Everyone in Dahe Village was a little anxious.
They had just sent the child over to study and read, and within a few days, Cheng Zhao was leaving.
They had regretted that Cheng Zhao could no longer take the scholar examination before, but at the same time they were very happy. It was precisely because Cheng Zhao could not take the college examination that he stayed in Dahe Village to be a teacher for the children.
Now that Cheng Zhao has received the county magistrate’s personal guarantee, it’s natural for him to go back to school.
They couldn't bear to leave Cheng Zhao.
At the same time, I felt very selfish in my heart. In order to let my children study, I actually wanted Cheng Zhao to stay.
Cheng Zhao has a bright future waiting for him. After passing the college examination next year, he will be an official and will no longer be in the same world as them.
"I'm not going home." Cheng Zhao said firmly, "I said I would stay, and I will stay. I will go back after the New Year."
The whole village was in disbelief.
They thought Cheng Zhao would leave without hesitation... After all, there was no way to stay if he stayed, but now that there is a smooth road ahead, everyone knows which choice to make...
Cheng Wanwan had long expected that Cheng Zhao would not leave.
This child has a very mature mind, and he knows how to repay a favor. She paved the way for him to solve the hospital exam matter, so he will naturally choose to stay and repay his kindness. He will at least teach Ergou and Sidan before leaving. .
However, she did not feel that this was a delay in Cheng Zhao's studies. The content of the college examination was to write articles and poems. The propositions of the articles were extracted from the Four Books and Five Classics, and they were basically related to current affairs. In the past two years, there has been either a locust plague or a drought, and there are still people in the south. The flood, she guessed, might be related to the hospital exam.
Cheng Zhao personally participated in the extermination of locusts and devoted himself to practice. What he wrote would definitely have a new angle and be different from others. This was his advantage.
Mrs. Cheng still wanted to make trouble, but Cheng Zhao was determined and Patriarch Cheng let it go. There was no point in making trouble for her alone.
"Grandma, I will definitely get the honors and honor my ancestors. You and Uncle Six will take everyone back." Cheng Zhao said slowly, "I will go back before the Chinese New Year. Grandma doesn't have to come to me again."
Every time grandma came over, she made the second aunt's house a mess, and he blamed himself very much.
Mrs. Cheng was taken away by the Cheng family.
Cheng Zhao wanted to say something, but Cheng Wanwan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Youshi is here. Get ready to teach the children."
At this time, several village women spoke up and wanted to send their children to school, and Cheng Zhao naturally responded.
"Li Zheng, hurry up and measure the land." Old Mrs. Zhao said angrily, "Ask a few more people to join us. Before it gets dark, this matter must be settled as soon as possible."
She was frightened by Mrs. Cheng's shamelessness. With so many people staring at her, she dared to steal money. If no one was around at night, would she climb over the wall and steal money?
This money was used to buy land so that I could feel at ease and secure.
Li Zheng took his two sons, and Mrs. Zhao took Zhao Dashan and Zhao Ergou together. A group of people measured and recorded. These must be written clearly on the document, and they must be taken to the town for stamping tomorrow morning. This land will be Will truly belong to Cheng Wanwan.
She didn't understand this, so she didn't go along and stayed at home to cook.
The county magistrate came today, and the Cheng family made a fuss, and the cooking time was much later.
I used to go to class after eating, but now class has started and the fire in the stove has not even started yet.
She got a reward from the county magistrate today and bought a piece of land. There she was working with the old lady helping her, eating and drinking as much as she wanted.
She took down the pheasants and rabbits from the eaves. One pheasant was stewed directly in the soup, and some mushrooms bought in the mall were put in. Two of the hares were taken off and braised in braise. A handful of the green vegetables that had just sprouted in the yard were cooked with lard. Stir-fry, and also stir-fry a wild bracken from the mountain, then take out four eggs from the chicken coop, spread out an extra large egg cake, and make a large bowl of egg soup.
She walked into the back room and opened the food cabinet. The cabinet was locked and only she could open it. There was still a lot of food in it.
She originally wanted to use white flour and rice as the staple food, but after thinking about it, she decided to forget it. She took out some cornmeal and corn, planning to make some corn pancakes and cook some dry corn rice that was neither hard nor soft.
Cheng Wanwan prepared all the ingredients and left the cooking process to Wu Huiniang.
Seeing that the food was almost cooked, she said, "Sidan, go call your grandpa, grandpa, and grandpa Li Zheng to come and eat."
It happened that Li Zheng walked in with a land deed: "There are forty-one acres of land in total, which is twenty taels of silver and five cents more."
Old Mrs. Zhao followed in and said, "Da Shan Niang bought forty acres of land in one go. Shouldn't it be time to wipe out the five dollars?"
"Sister-in-law, if you don't say this, I will also erase the five cents." Li Zheng handed over the field deed and said, "Let Cheng Zhao see if there are any mistakes in the field deed. If there is no problem, we will go to the town to build it tomorrow morning." A chapter."
Cheng Zhao took a look and saw that there was basically nothing wrong with it. He folded it up and solemnly handed it to Li Zheng's hand.
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said: "Uncle Lizheng, mother, please stay and have a meal. Although the magistrate has rewarded me with money, I don't have time to go to town to buy meat, so I'll just eat what's left at home."
When Li Zheng and Mrs. Zhao entered the yard, they had already smelled the aroma of meat.
The two of them looked towards the main room. Good guy, there was a table covered with food, a large pot of braised rabbit meat, a pot of soup, and a large plate of egg pancakes. This was really more sumptuous than the Chinese New Year meal.
Mrs. Zhao opened her mouth and wanted to call her a prodigal.
But if you think about it carefully, the pheasants and rabbits are all brought by the wolves on the mountain, the wild vegetables are dug from the mountain, and the green vegetables are just grown in the yard. As for the eggs, they are also born by hens picked up from the mountain. The only pity is that cornmeal and You must eat at least three or four kilograms of corn in this meal...
Forget it, the county magistrate has rewarded me with one hundred taels of silver. I don’t know how much food I can buy. It’s okay to eat just one meal.
Mrs. Zhao immediately changed her mind and said, "Li Zheng, take a seat."
At this time, Zhao Sidan called Old Man Zhao over. The two of them sat down at the table. Cheng Zhao and the four boys also sat down. Old Mrs. Zhao and the other three women went to the side to eat with their bowls. The villagers There is no rule that men and women sit at different tables. The main reason is that the table is too small to fit in, so we just go to the kitchen to eat with a bowl, leaving a portion of all the dishes.
Li Zheng tasted Cheng Wanwan's braised rabbit meat for the first time. After taking a bite, he was shocked: "Tie Zhu also caught a wild rabbit before, but the rabbit meat made at our house doesn't taste as good as the rabbit meat." Your family, this is too delicious."
Zhao Sidan muttered with his mouth full: "Grandpa Lizheng, my eldest cousin said that this braised rabbit meat is more delicious than the one made in the restaurant in town."
Li Zheng took two bites of meat and did not dare to put down his chopsticks again. Everyone is hungry for meat these days, so he helped measure the land. How could he eat meat for free at other people's houses? He lowered his head and ate corn and cornmeal pancakes. In the past, I could only eat three to four cents full, but this time I was eighty cents full. Li Zheng put down his chopsticks very satisfied.
After the meal, Cheng Wanwan took out twenty taels of silver and handed it to Li Zheng.
Li Zheng has quite a lot of money now. The money he received from the county magistrate for digging ditches last time, as well as the money for selling the land, are all public funds from Dahe Village. They are all put here with him. He is really afraid that someone will give them to him in the middle of the night. Stolen.
Li Zheng whispered: "Da Shan Niang, hide the money in your hand well, don't let anyone steal it..."
