News came back from Huzhou soon.
On the fourth night after Liu Kui was arrested, a group of assassins sneaked into the prefect's dungeon and almost killed Liu Kui.
Fortunately, the prefect was well prepared and sent a large number of men to lurk around the dungeon. They captured the four assassins in one fell swoop and then kept them in separate custody.
After the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in the capital arrived in Yangzhou, Magistrate Zhu personally escorted the prisoners to Yangzhou City and fully cooperated with the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in investigating the case.
Before any clues about this case could be found, Cheng Wanwan had to be busy with other things.
In autumn, potatoes mature in large quantities. More than 20 villages under the control of Dahe Town have planted potatoes. The yield per mu is extremely high, ranging from three thousand kilograms to five thousand kilograms. After these villages are busy harvesting rice and cotton, , devoted themselves to digging potatoes, and everyone’s face was full of joy of harvest.
Regarding potato delicacies, in addition to the four types auctioned here by Cheng Wanwan, ordinary people have also developed a variety of other delicious snacks. In addition to selling potatoes, these people also keep some for their own consumption. After all, these things are durable. , as long as it is stored properly, there will be no problem until next year. It can save lives when there is a shortage of food.
Because potatoes are produced in the first year, the price is at a relatively high level. One pound is five cents, and the income from one acre of land can reach about twenty taels of silver.
Of course, the sale of potatoes is controlled by Cheng Wanwan. She will put an end to vicious competition in the market, and she will also ensure that the potatoes are not unsalable. The most important thing is that she needs to randomly check whether the potatoes are qualified. The crayfish poisoning incident cannot be allowed to happen again.
It can be said that regenerated rice has prevented the people here from going hungry, cotton has prevented the people from suffering from the cold, and raising crayfish, growing tomatoes and potatoes, etc., has made the people here in Dahe Town truly rich.
It turns out that most of these villages have thatched houses and then adobe houses. It is impossible for anyone to build blue brick houses.
But since the villagers became rich, slowly, two brick houses and a courtyard were built. Although it is not big, it also reflects from the side that the life of the people is indeed getting better and better.
Amidst all this busyness, the triennial rural examination is coming as scheduled.
Eighteen students who achieved scholar status in the college examination were organized by Dahe Academy and led by Mr. Zhou to go to Yun Province to participate in the provincial examination.
Although Zhao Sidan is fourteen years old this year and is taller than Cheng Wanwan, for an old mother, no matter how old the child is, he is still her youngest child. Naturally, she has to accompany the child when he travels far away... ...Of course, the most important thing is that she is afraid that something will happen to Sidan in Yun Province. It doesn't matter whether he passes the exam or not. She is most afraid that the He family will send someone to mess with him. If Sidan is framed, it will be difficult to escape.
At the beginning of the year, Cheng Wanwan asked Zhao Ergou to buy a house in Yun Province. The large courtyard with four entrances was spacious and exquisite, with rockeries and flowing water everywhere. Living here was clean and comfortable.
She let the students stay temporarily in the wing room at the back of the courtyard to prepare for the exam. She provided accommodation, and the meals were divided among the students. Mr. Zhou made unified arrangements. Naturally, Lu Yingxue also came with her. In addition to accompanying her son, she would also take care of the students. daily life.
Qian Hui doesn't live here. He has a house prepared by the rich man, served by servants from the rich family, and has a beautiful girl by his side.
When Qian Hui came to review lessons with Mr. Zhou during the day, Leng Rushuang would also come with him. At first she was a little embarrassed, so she came and sat for a while before leaving.
With Lu Yingxue, a social expert, Leng Rushuang quickly became familiar with Cheng Wanwan.
"My cough has been much better since I took the medicine given by Suishu people." Leng Rushuang said with gratitude, "In the past, when autumn came, I couldn't go out and would cough when I saw the wind. Now I sit in the yard , the cool breeze blows on my face, and I don’t feel any discomfort at all. I don’t know how to repay Suishu people for their great kindness.”
"Mr. Qian and I are old acquaintances. You are his grandson's wife, so why should you repay me?" Cheng Wanwan said with a soft smile, "Mr. Qian has two biggest wishes. One is for his grandson to go to high school, and the other is, I hope you will have your grandson soon, and you can be ready after you recover."
Leng Rushuang blushed and hummed softly.
She has been married for half a year, and she is really not young anymore. If she is not pregnant again, there will be bad news outside.
"Our Xiaozhan is already fourteen years old, and I don't know what kind of daughter-in-law he will marry me." Lu Yingxue said, holding her chin, "This boy is not very old, and has an mature personality, similar to his father. I hope that in the future If I meet a powerful girl, give me a good treatment. While his wings are not hard yet, I have to quickly find out if there is any good girl recommended by Sui Shuren..."
"Mom!" Yu Zhan just came out of the back study room and his face turned dark when he heard his mother say some outrageous words. "I wonder if mother has prepared the quilts, clothes, food and food that will be used in the examination room tomorrow?"
Lu Yingxue waved her hand: "You don't need to tell me about this, I've already prepared it."
Yu Zhan pursed his lips: "Then go check it out again. Let's go, I'll go with my mother."
He was really afraid that his mother would start chatting with Sui Shuren and then find him an inexplicable woman to come back and get married to...
"Hahaha!" Qian Hui laughed, "Brother Yu, why are you so shy? You are fourteen this year. It is normal to get a wife. You will know how happy you are when you have a wife."
Yu Zhan glared at him fiercely.
Qian Hui came over and stood in front of Cheng Wanwan: "Auntie, you have to stay in the examination room for nine days and nine nights for the provincial examination. I don't worry about Shuang'er staying alone in the house over there. Can you let her come and stay with Auntie for a few days? ?”
This matter was a trivial matter, so Cheng Wanwan naturally would not refuse and agreed directly.
The next day was the time for the provincial examination. As soon as we left the yard after packing up early in the morning, we saw many students heading to the examination room accompanied by their families.
Mr. Zhou took all the students, plus Cheng Wanwan and Lu Yingxue, and the group was very large and eye-catching.
Someone on the side recognized their group.
"Look, this is a scholar from Dahe Academy."
"Dahe Academy, something sounds familiar to me. Where did you hear about it?"
"You know the school in Dahe Town, Huzhou, where Suishu people are located. It is said that during the college examination last year, eighteen talents were admitted."
"Is Dahe Academy so powerful?"
"My father also wanted to send me there, but Dahe Academy only accepts local people, and many people who have money can't get in."
"I wonder how many people they can win this time..."
The eighteen students of Dahe Academy felt inexplicably proud when someone mentioned them. This was a feeling of pride that Dahe Academy brought to them.
They hope that one day, they can also bring glory to Dahe Academy.
Soon I arrived at the entrance of the examination room. There were people everywhere, a sea of people. Some parents sent their children in, but they blocked the door and watched from a distance, unwilling to leave.
Cheng Wanwan is also telling her son: "Jing Si, you are still young, don't put too much pressure on yourself. It's a good thing if you can pass the exam. It doesn't matter if you can't. Your cousin was almost twenty years old before he passed the exam... …”
Zhao Sidan nodded: "Don't worry, mother, I'm just going to test the waters. I'll accept it if it works or not. It's getting late, so I'll go in first."
He picked up his quilt, luggage, dry food, water bottle, and pen, ink, paper and inkstone, turned around, and followed the other students of Dahe Academy towards the examination room.
Lu Yingxue held Cheng Wanwan's arm and sighed: "Why am I so uneasy all the time? I'm really afraid that something will happen to Xiao Zhan..."
"The children are all in, let's not worry about it." Cheng Wanwan was actually a little uneasy, but she couldn't do anything outside the examination room, so naturally she could only relax and said, "Zhaoer's daughter will be pregnant soon." It’s my first birthday, I have to prepare some first-year gifts, let’s go, you come with me to pick them out.”
Lu Yingxue had no choice but to suppress her anxiety and follow along.
