"Grandma! My godfather and godmother are coming to have dinner with us tonight to celebrate brother Qingyuan's good grades!"
When Mo Ziwan got home, she ran to Song Nanzhi and shouted about the meal.
"It's time to celebrate. I'm going to see what's available in the kitchen." After saying this, Song Nanzhi got up and prepared to go to the kitchen to see what's available so that he could get ready early. He didn't think it was any surprise that the Han family came to eat. Or you may complain because you are not prepared, but you may feel that this is a good thing and that you should have fun together.
"Go take a look and tell me what's missing. It's still early so I can go to the county to buy it back." Mo Tingyu looked at Song Nanzhi who was getting up and said hurriedly.
Mo Tingyu's words made Song Nanzhi stop and turned to look at Murong Qingyuan, "Qingyuan, tell your father what you want to eat and ask him to buy it."
Murong Qingyuan enjoyed the two people's concern and was also happy that they were taking care of their own affairs. He opened his mouth and said, "I want to eat the dumplings made by grandma."
"Bao, I'm going to make some bread right now."
"Besides dumplings, what else do you want to eat?" Song Nanzhi asked again.
"Sister Wanwan, what do you want to eat?" Murong Qingyuan turned to look at Mo Ziwan beside him and asked.
"I want to eat fish balls!"
"I'm going to buy fish and come back." Mo Tingyu said.
"Wait a minute, I'll go to the kitchen first to see if there's anything missing so we can buy it together." Mo Tingyu said complainingly.
"I just told you to go and see what's in the kitchen first. You're here and reluctant to leave."
"Why don't I leave? How can I know what Qingyuan wants to eat if I don't ask clearly?" Song Nanzhi also said back without any politeness.
What the two said made Mo Ziyuan and Murong Qingyuan cover their mouths and snicker.
After saying this, Song Nanzhi went to the kitchen and walked out after a while, carrying a large backpack on his back, "I'll go with you to prevent you from buying half and forgetting half."
"Okay, you know better what to cook." Mo Tingyu said and took a step outside.
"You go ahead and do your business. Let's go buy the things we need to buy so we can make them tonight!" Song Nanzhi did not forget to warn the two of them before leaving.
It was clear that they had just returned home a short time ago, and now they were rushing to the county again, but the two of them did not feel tired at all. They could not hide the smiles on their faces along the way, chatting and laughing at everyone they met.
When you go back to the village, you say it once, and when you go out again, you say it again. You probably have to say it again with a grin when you come back.
In the evening, the two families naturally ate, drank and laughed happily. Han Shuxian said to Mo Tingyu: "Uncle Mo, you have suffered hardships in the past few years, and in the future you will only enjoy happiness."
"You taught these two children well, otherwise I wouldn't be able to enjoy this blessing." After Mo Tingyu said politely, he seemed to think of something, and then continued: "We are all blessed people. When Qingyuan If you pass the exam to become a scholar, your face will be bright as well."
What is a scholar? If Qingyuan keeps studying with his current enthusiasm, he will be able to get Jinshi.
Li Linsong's father, Li Changfeng, was also invited over for a drink. After drinking a glass of wine, he sighed: "If Lin Song can get such good grades in the future, I will wake up laughing even when I fall asleep."
"Yes!" Mo Tingyu said decisively, "I can definitely do it. Judging from how hard he studies now, he will definitely be able to pass the examination for you and come back as a scholar."
After taking a sip of wine, Han Shuxian said, "We can't keep an eye on the scholars! The scholars are just the beginning. There are no scholars who are officials in the imperial court! As long as they keep up with their current study momentum, even the Jinshi can be passed."
Jinshi?
Mo Tingyu and Li Changfeng looked at Han Shuxian with blank faces, "What is a Jinshi?" Li Changfeng asked.
"Jinshi is the last step in the imperial examination. Only those who pass the imperial examination can stay in the court."
"Good Jinshi, good Jinshi! Let Lin Song take the Jinshi exam and become a high-ranking official in the future." Mo Tingyu immediately changed his previous opinion about taking the Jinshi exam and felt that the Jinshi exam was better.
After the two families celebrated, the days returned to the past, but better than before.
In order to get good grades in the government examination, Murong Qingyuan studied even more intensely. The Mo family's house was repaired, and the two Mo family elders were busy inside and outside every day.
The Han family doesn’t know either
In addition to being busy with the luncheon meat workshop, the construction of the paper mill cannot be completely let go. Now that the school has been repaired, the tables, chairs and benches in the school, as well as the teachers to be invited, must be prepared.
By May, it was even busier.
In order to be able to send Murong Qingyuan to Beijing for the exam in the middle of the month, the Mo family planned to plant the seedlings and red sweet potatoes in the ground in early May. The other boss Qiao planted some at home first, and the rest will be planted slowly after the middle of the month.
After Li Changyu learned about the Mo family's plan, he went home and called his family members to help.
May and June are the busiest times for farmers. Fortunately, this year the Mo family has money and can hire people to help. With the help of people from the Li family, the work in the fields can be done quickly.
"Grandma!" Mo Ziwan looked at Dong Biyu in the yard and rushed forward.
"My granddaughter!" Dong Biyu hugged Mo Ziyuan who rushed over and kissed her sweetly.
"Grandma, I miss you so much. Why did you come to see me just now!" Mo Ziyuan threw herself into Dong Biyu's arms and acted coquettishly.
"I also miss my good granddaughter. Grandma will stay with you for a few more days this time." Dong Biyu said dotingly.
"Okay." Mo Ziyuan responded and said immediately: "Grandma, our new house is repaired and we will have a place to live in from now on. Grandma will live here for a longer time. I want to honor her."
Dong Biyu's nose felt sore after listening to the words, "Okay, I'll wait for my Wan Wan to be filial to me."
Song Nanzhi waited for his grandfather and grandson to finish speaking before greeting him with a smile: "Wanwan is right, the home is spacious now. You can come and stay for a few days at any time in the future."
"Why didn't you come at any time? Changfeng Changyu has been causing trouble for you and Lin Song in the village every day."
"It's no trouble at all! Since their brothers came to the village, we two old people have become much more relaxed."
Li Changliang raises cattle at home and has never come to Lanwan Village. The two brothers who come to the village are Li Changfeng and Li Changyu. The two brothers take turns. No matter who is in the village, they come to Mo's house to help whenever they are free. What to do.
"According to what you said, you are still taking care of Lin Song."
Li Changfeng said after his mother's words: "That's right, Lin Song is saying that he is living and dining with you, Auntie, and that his mother and I don't care about him!"
Guo Minying stepped forward, held Song Nanzhi's arm, and called Song Nanzhi, "Auntie." Then she turned to look at Mo Tingyu, "Uncle." After calling, the two of them continued, "Thank you very much."
"We are all a family, please don't thank us." Song Nanzhi greeted Dong Biyu and Li Changfeng. When Li Changyu and his wife entered the house, Du Shi, Mo Li, and Murong Qingyuan served tea.
Murong Qingyuan sent the tea to Dong Biyu, "Grandma, drink tea."
Dong Biyu looked at Murong Qingyuan, "Qingyuan, I heard that you got first place in the exam!"
Murong Qingyuan nodded and said, "Well, the county exam is relatively easy."
"If it's easy, why don't you get first place in the exam? You study well and are willing to work hard, so you do well in the exam. If you pay more attention, you will be able to support this family from now on." Dong Biyu said with seriousness.
"Grandma, don't worry. I will definitely support our family from now on, respect my grandparents, protect them, and take good care of my sisters." Murong Qingyuan looked like I was the eldest grandson of the Mo family.
"That's good! That's good!" With his words, Dong Biyu felt that the life of the Mo family was promising. It would be better if he was adopted into his son-in-law's name.
While Murong Qingyuan was talking to Dong Biyu, Mo Li also delivered the tea to Guo Minying and Li Changfeng in turn. Guo Minying also praised Mo Li after taking the tea from Mo Li.
After the Li family came, they first planted the seedlings in the fields, and then cut the milkweed at the foot of Cuilong Mountain. However, they still left ten acres of land uncut, and the rest was cut, cut and plowed again. Not only had people from the village been invited to help, but just relying on the Li family and a few members of their own family, it would have taken at least half a month to plow dozens of acres of land.
Even if we invited people from the village to help, we were busy for five days.
After the ground was leveled, the red sweet potato vines were cut and planted. This year, not only the Mo family planted more red potatoes, but also other people in the village planted more red potatoes.
Make more varieties so you can sell them to the Mo family.
The Li family members only helped plant the seedlings. After cutting the vetch at the foot of Cuilong Mountain, they helped plant red sweet potato and corn in the ground and then went home.
After the Li family left, Mo Tingyu and Boss Qiao were not worried about the land in Cuilong Mountain. They thought of waiting for the people in the village to be almost busy before asking the villagers to help farm the land.
Except for the ten acres of milkweed grassland that will not be planted, the remaining fifty-three acres will be planted, twenty acres will be reserved for medicinal herbs, and the remaining thirty-three acres will be planted half with soybeans and half with cotton.
In mid-May, the whole Mo family went to Beijing to send Murong Qingyuan to Beijing to take the imperial examination.
This time when they came to Beijing, the Mo family lived in their own courtyard. After entering the newly purchased courtyard, Mo Li shouted excitedly, "Grandma, this is the second time this month that we live in a new home."
Song Nanzhi smiled so much that the wrinkles on his face deepened a lot, "I never dreamed that we could buy a house to live in the capital."
"Grandma, if you think more about it in the future, maybe you can realize it after thinking about it." Mo Ziyuan said, buying a house is just the beginning. We all need to have what we should have, so that we can be worthy of the money we earn.
In order to let Murong Qingyuan get used to living far away, the Mo family came to Beijing two days in advance.
After arriving in Beijing, Song Nanzhi and Mo Li worked in the kitchen during the meal, while Mo Ziwan accompanied Murong Qingyuan to study.
In order to accompany Murong Qingyuan in the exam, Mo Ziyuan gave everyone another five-day holiday, treating it as the busy farming season and letting everyone go back to work at home.
Although studying is important, children from farm families should not forget their roots. Even if there are people doing the work in the fields, Mo Ziyuan wants them to experience the hard work and hard-earned food, so that they will understand why they study? Why study hard?
Of course, what's more important is that although reading can make people jump over the dragon's gate, they are a minority after all. More people will still run for life. He doesn't want to teach Kong Yiji to come out, unable to take off his long gown, and he doesn't want to go back again. Go dig in the soil for food.
