When Xie Ning woke up again, he was alone in the carriage, and the carriage stopped to rest. He opened the carriage curtain and saw his family sitting by the side of the road.

Zhou Jinnian immediately noticed his sight, and walked over with long legs in two steps, "Wake up? Come down and walk around."

"Yeah." Xie Ning bent down and got out of the carriage, and was pinched and hugged by Zhou Jinnian.

After standing still, Xie Ning looked at the sky. It was strange, how did he feel wet? He raised his head and rolled his eyes to look around at the sky.

Looking around, he was blocked by her husband's handsome face. Zhou Jinnian had a smile in his eyes and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Xie Ning shrugged her nose and sniffed the air, which was still moist, "It's so wet..."

"Huh?" Zhou Jinnian raised an eyebrow and asked.

Xie Ning pursed his mouth and smirked. He liked the expression of seeing her husband the most. He raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips because of doubts, which made him look evil and handsome.

Zhou Jinnian was softened by Xiao Fu Lang's smirk, raised his arm, his sleeves blocked the two of them, and bowed his head and kissed Xiao Fu Lang's lips.

"I don't know why, I think the air is so sticky, I don't like it..." Xie Ning licked his lower lip and explained.

It is a reasonable reason not to like being here in Zhou Jinnian, Zhou Jinnian stopped asking, turned around and said a few words with the two fathers, and then invited the coachman to continue on the road.

After rectifying for a while, he set off again, and returned to the carriage. Xie Ning was rested and full of energy, relying on Zhou Jinnian to mumble, "What is the county grandfather calling you to do?"

"Ask me what I found in the Nüwa Temple and what's unusual." Zhou Jinnian thought for a while and then said his doubts, "It seems that I am very afraid that the Nüwa Temple will be leaked out.

"The county grandfather is kind, if it is announced, even if nothing has happened to the person who has been to the Spring Lady before, I am afraid that he will not be able to take care of himself."

Zhou Jinnian nodded, "Since the county magistrate He has ordered the temporary lockdown of the Nuwa Temple, he wants to conduct a thorough inspection, so that no more women will be victimized in the future."

"That Spring Lady has lost the reputation of a poor man who died tragically innocent!" Xie Ning was indignant.

"Who cares about what happened after death? No matter what, she can't enjoy it anymore, but the living people can breathe a sigh of relief because of this secret. This is the most important thing."

Xie Ning pursed his lips and nodded. The atmosphere was a bit heavy. Xie Ning broke the silence again: "Go to Fucheng, I want to open a wonton restaurant."

"Good." Zhou Jinnian agreed.

Xie Ning continued to twitter about the plan, Zhou Jinnian embraced him, mostly nodded in agreement, and occasionally gave an idea in one or two sentences.

When the horse-drawn carriage lined up at the gate of the city, but it was only in the afternoon when the sky was dark, it was raining at a rhythm, and depending on the dark clouds, it could not be drizzle.

As soon as I entered the gate of the city, a violent storm raged, and two people on the street rushed away. The vendors also picked up baskets and rushed home, and all the shops began to clean up the things at the gates.

Xie Ning feels better now. Before it rains, the atmospheric pressure drops, so he feels the air is stuffy and humid. It was different after it rained, he was like a little fish floating on the water, and he got plenty of oxygen.

"It turned out to be raining." Zhou Jinnian looked down at him, "My Ninglang can actually know the weather?"

Xie Ning raised his head, his lips changed, and he was taken aback for a moment, and immediately nodded with joy, "Hmm!"

After that, he sat by the window, opened a small corner of the car curtain, and looked at the scenery of the city outside. The streets are twice as wide as their towns, and some pavements are decorated with ornaments and palm lanterns are hung with red knots, which are very luxurious.

Moreover, a cloth fan was hung on the side of the shop, and a bowl was painted with ink on the white cloth, which should be a noodle restaurant. Most of the people are illiterate, see paintings and know things, and occasionally go to the wrong shop. The second shopkeeper and the like will not mind, and they will follow along and give directions.

The boundaries of the city are large, and there are many people living in the city, so it is more tolerant and friendly.

The raindrops soon fell, and finally got some rain, and the family finally arrived at their home in Fucheng.

Because there is a small deposit in the family, the house in Fucheng is fairly atmospheric. The gate of the courtyard has been hung up with a plaque on the door of the "Zhou Zhai", which was sent by the store and house clerk when the relocation registration was processed by the government to show the first face of the case.

The red lacquered gate, entering the gate is the front yard, and crossing it is the veranda, which runs through the entire house. The veranda surrounds the inner courtyard, and there is a pavilion in the middle of the inner courtyard, a place for a family to admire the moon or entertain guests outdoors.

On the left and right sides of the veranda are four independent small courtyards of the same pattern. Above the veranda is the main hall. The courtyard and the yard are separated by a certain distance, and the family members also have good privacy protection.

The heavy rain lasted all night, and after a sumptuous dinner, they went back to their rooms to rest.

Xie Ning was holding Zhou Jinnian and rolling around him.

The new environment made him uncomfortable. Besides, Zhou Jinnian was about to go to school soon, and he only took a three-day break a month.

Zhou Jinnian also felt Xiao Fulang's reluctance and reliance, and lightly coaxed: "Then you pretend to be a book boy and let me go to school? Huh?"

Xie Ning rolled his eyes and pressed his forehead against Zhou Jinnian's waist, pouting, "No, I want to open a big restaurant."

He was like a little calf, playing with Zhou Jinnian on the bed.

Zhou Jinnian grabbed the edge of the bed, his whole body tensed, his waist and abdomen muscles bulged.

Unmoving, Xie Ning took off his shirt, immersed in his face, pressed his husband's warm abdominal muscles.

However, he was used to Xiao Fu Lang Liang Si Si'er's body temperature, that is, Ning Lang's wet lips rubbed against his abdominal muscles, a little itchy, Zhou Jinnian sat up, picked Xie Ning and placed it on his thigh.

"Then do what you want to do, and I will take you on an outing."

Xie Ning was bound by his arms, lying obediently on Zhou Jinnian, with his hands tucked into his stomach, the whole person was boneless and limp.

"Then you have to accompany me these few days, let's go shopping in the city tomorrow." Xie Ning whispered.

Zhou Jinnian smiled, but his Ning Lang was so coaxing, "Okay."

In the summer of Fucheng, the night is still hot, Xie Ning must sleep in Zhou Jinnian's arms, just like Lifu Jun warms him in winter, he also wants to relieve the fever in summer. Although it was really uncomfortable at first, I have gotten used to it this month.

On the second day, the husband and wife went out to visit the market together. The first gift Xie Ning and Zhou Jinnian asked for was a small basket.

Shoppers are carrying a small bamboo basket, and some are carrying a cloth bag like a fortune teller.

Xie Ning also wanted one, and Zhou Jinnian naturally agreed, so he grabbed Zhou Jinnian's carpenter's shop and started to pick it up, and finally picked one that was round and big.

I went shopping with joy in my hands. The streets were bustling at noon, and a few strange-looking people with big beards came walking with strange horses.

It was the first time Xie Ning saw him, carrying a small basket, just like some people on the street, staring blankly at people.

"Huren, they lead camels. They are nomads. They come to China to walk through the desert, so they don't ride horses. Camels are their mounts." Zhou Jinnian took him over and gave Xiao Tubao a sense of security.

"Then what are they doing here?" Xie Ning asked curiously. He also got married with Zhou Jinnian and walked out of Dajing Village for the first time. There were many things the village adults had never heard of, not to mention him.

"Come to the businessmen, they bring foreign specialties, spices, medicinal materials, jewellery, food, etc., in exchange for our tea, silk, porcelain and so on."

It wasn't until the Hu Ren leading the camel left that Xie Ning withdrew his gaze and asked Zhou Jinnian to please, "I want to taste Hu Shi."

Zhou Jinnian took him to inquire about it and went to a shop run by the Hu people. There were raisins, sesame cakes, naan, colorful twist cakes and so on that Xie Ning had never seen before.

As long as Xiao Fulang was interested, Zhou Jinnian bought a little, and the small basket quickly spread. Xie Ning was speechless, it took three hundred words for this little thing!

Why are things so expensive? Xie Ning broke off a small piece of naan, and couldn't even bite.

When Zhou Jinnian saw him competing with a small piece of naan, his lips were red from chewing, and his face was "cheated" unhappy.

"Just this is so expensive?"

"The expensive thing is not the food, but the cost of transportation. They came here on a merchant ship carrying the goods, arrived in Fuzhou, and then came here, and some rode camels across the desert, arrived at Luoyang and then turned there. The journey was arduous. , These manpower and time costs make it expensive."

Xie Ning made a few bends in the word "Ah", and then this small piece of naan looked like gold, which was finely polished with his white teeth.

Does that mean that the hot sauce and dried eggplants he made are shipped out and sold, but they can also be sold very expensive?

The streets of Fucheng are indeed lively, rich and rich. Xie Ning has encountered a sedan chair twice in one street, with two strong men carrying them on the back and forth, and walking on the ground with a servant on the side.

There is no car in the sedan chair carried by two people, and you can clearly see the sitting person, wearing silk and satin, the luster of silk catches the eye, wearing jade beads on the neck, and gold threads on the shoes.

Xie Ning glanced at the other excitement, and was surprised at the same time. It turned out that Fucheng can sell everything for money compared to the town where you have to buy firewood by yourself!

This stall sells soybean paste. A large jar is filled with salty sauce. The person who comes to buy it is handing a bowl. The stall owner uses a bamboo spoon to fill a bowl. The person takes the bowl back and puts it in the basket. It is made of white cotton. Cover it and leave.

There are also those holding or holding children standing in front of a large ocean bowl. They are mixing sugar. Two bamboo sticks go down and spin a few rounds of thick syrup. The sweetness is very popular with children.

There are other weird things, many of which are made by the people in the village or town and are self-sufficient. But in Fucheng, as long as you work hard, everything seems to be able to sell money.

Seeing Xie Ning staring straight at the food, Zhou Jinnian wanted to take someone to eat it, "Are you hungry? There is a roast duck restaurant in front of you, can you?"

Xie Ning nodded, "Yes, go to the vegetable market after eating, the small bamboo basket is not full yet."

He doesn't like to eat home-cooked dishes when he spends money on meals outside. He can cook meat stew, stir-fry and stew by himself, and it is even more of his family's taste. So when he goes out, he likes to eat some delicacies that he can't cook, and Jinnian knows him very well.

The interior decoration of the roast duck restaurant is exactly the style of restaurants that Xie Ning likes, with dine-in on the first floor and private rooms on the second floor.

Seeing Ning Lang turning his head to look around, Zhou Jinnian simply went to lead him.

"Two nobles, please here." Xiao Er, wearing short shirts and trousers convenient for work, led them to sit down at the table against the wall.

"I'll give you food. Our signature Jinling roast duck. If you like to drink soup, have fungus in duck soup..."

Xie Ning only wanted to eat roast duck, so she ordered Jinling roast duck. Then Xiao Er continued: "Our roast duck is fat, and the duck racks have soup. You are only two. I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish it, so I’ll order another one. Just a small stir-fry, you can order it if you two are not enough."

Finally, I ordered a course of sweet and sour fish and stir-fried seasonal vegetables. When Xiao Er went to the kitchen to report the food, someone immediately came over with tea.

No one at the table, Xie Ning said: "No wonder this roast duck restaurant is famous, it really saves us."

Zhou Jinnian helped him roll up his sleeves and praised him, “This shop features roast duck first, and then special features. It’s a food business, and it tastes good and authentic, so it’s naturally famous.”

Xie Ning nodded. The roast duck waited for a long time. The store also gave a dish of fried peanuts. You must know that it costs three cents to buy a dish outside.

When the roast duck was on the table, Xie Ning knew why Xiaoer said that he was afraid that they would not be able to finish it.

A large plate of good roast duck meat, a sea bowl of duck soup, a large plate of roast duck sauce, shredded white onions, shredded cucumber, a plate of noodles, a signature dish is almost all over the table.

The thin, almost transparent lotus leaf cake rolls with shredded green onion and cucumber, plus the fat and thin roast duck meat, smeared with savory sauce, the duck skin crispy duck meat is tender, Xie Ning is very satisfied to eat.

Sitting on the first floor for dining, you can also take a look at what other tables are ordering. I learned that Jinling Roast Duck must be ordered at the table. It seems that this brand is well-known.

Xie Ning is also starting to think of signs for his goals. Why not open an all-fish banquet? The signature is grilled fish?

Carrying a basket of vegetables and food, the two went home.

Lin Jin also went with her husband to hire two servants during the day, a man named Shishi, and a girl Luhe.

"What did you buy here?" Lin Jincheng gave the basket that Erfulang handed over.

Xie Ning took the vegetables out and left the ready-to-eat ones in the basket.

Dad likes to eat raisins, and his father likes to eat biscuits. He used to farm, so he likes to eat these really chewy things.

...

In the afternoon, Xie Ning ran to the stove Zhang Luo for dinner. He bought fish and planned to make grilled fish.

The luckiest thing about him is that, whenever he has a little idea, Zhou Jinnian will support him 100% and stand behind him to overcome all difficulties to support him.

It is too important for someone to support and cheer, Zhou Jinnian gave Xie Ning confidence, he was not afraid of failure and dared to try.

Xie Ning cleaned up the fish, wiped the whole head with salt and pepper, stuffed the fish with ginger, shallots and spices, and then grilled it on the brazier over charcoal.

Who knew that he was grilling on the brazier, the fish was just unripe, and the surface of the fish was scorched black, so he was so angry that he had to summon Lvhe to help the fire and re-season the fish to stew tofu.

I don't want this fish that is grilled and then boiled, it is even more delicious, and the tofu is even more spicy.

Seeing that his family loves to eat, Xie Ning's brother even scooped up bibimbap, and said, "Tomorrow, I will make it again, father, you can help me think of more flavors. I want to open a full fish banquet restaurant!"

Zhou Jinnian also ate more. Since the little fish was raised at home, he almost ate aquatic products, his memory has improved a lot. And this grilled fish stew is really delicious, the meat is fresh and tender, there is no fishy, ​​and the taste is spicy and layered.

Hearing Xiao Fu Lang say this, he laughed and teased, "A whole fish feast? I have a lot of appetite."

Lin Jin gave the'no-go' son a look and coaxed the nearest Jin Bao, "A big restaurant? Okay, Ning Lang is ambitious, and Dad will give you a trick."

He also hoped that his family would earn more money and have a family business, so that he could take over a child from Zhou's family and not treat others badly.

Later, Zhou Lao Sanjia, connected to the grilled fish that had been eaten for four or five days, spicy grilled fish, grilled fish with chopped pepper, grilled fish with sauce and grilled fish with garlic, the first two are spicy and the latter two are salty.

There is still a whole year to leave the country for the test. Zhou Jinnian is not in a hurry.

At the end of June when the lotus was in full bloom, Zhou Jinnian returned to Dajing Village. The harvest of rice and fish farming is very good. The fish loosen the soil, eliminating the hard work of Thursday’s arable land; saving land, fertilizer, etc.; the fish eats the chironomid larvae on the water and protects the rice.

Finally, a double harvest of fish and rice will be realized.

Zhou Jinnian was a scholar who could meet with the county grandfather. After showing the situation, he took the county grandfather to Dajing Village to see the harvest and wrote a detailed handbook of rice and fish farming.

The county grandfather walked around the rice, the order officer salvaged the plump fish to see and praised him, "The chief of the Zhou case is really the blessing of Qingshui Town, and the officer will immediately explain this farming method."

Pointing to the acre of rice, he said: "If it can be like this, it will be a bumper harvest. By then, the official will report to the court and I will be able to give you a reward."

"My ancestors farmed for generations to make farmers have a good harvest. This is what students should do." Zhou Jinnian was humble.

The head of Dajing Village on the side was also highly praised for this. After sending away the county grandfather, the head of the village stayed Zhou Jinnian for dinner. He was very excited. If there is a bumper harvest this autumn, Dajing Village will be the richest village in the surrounding area. As the village head, how can he have an honor.

Now the villagers get together to discuss one or two, "Why do you think this scholar is so good? If you can write and go to the earth, there is really a golden house in this book?"

"Sneez...that's not everyone can fish for gold. There are three scholars from the old Zhou family. Look at the other two."

"So it makes sense for the older generation to start a family and start a career."

"It's still Xie Jianing's brother Wangfu..."

Every household praised Zhou Jinnian, but it made the old Zhou family sour, and the two families of Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Laoliu had a quarrel!

What's the reason? Both families want to be a book boy for Zhou Jinnian. Zhou Wenshu and Zhou Jinnian are about the same age, so it's not impossible to be a book boy.

This Saturday, there are quite a few people in the 30s, and want to follow Zhou Jinnian to go to school to study, but he has already passed the exam, and he must have no face to serve his nephew. How can this be good?

Zhou Jinnian drank a few glasses of wine, but he was not drunk. The village head sent him out, but he was blocked by his uncle's.

Zhou Jinnian decisively pretended to be drunk, and he dragged the village chief and sent him to the house of Xie Dashu, the father-in-law.

In this way, early the next morning, he was still blocked at the entrance of the Xie Family Courtyard.

Zhou Jinnian borrowed Zhang Yue’s family yard to make it clear to his uncle’s family, “Brother Wen Shu hasn’t gotten a family yet, and he will be delayed in entering the house, which may spoil life’s major events. Don’t panic aunt, but tell Brother Wen Shu about marriage. I also became a relative with Ninglang before I changed my luck."

What he said seemed to be humble, but in fact, he was angry with Dad-in-law Zhou, that Xie Ning should have belonged to her son from the beginning. This change...it's a pity, as the villagers said, Xie Ning is really a great husband!

Zhou Da's daughter-in-law was so hot, her face couldn't help smiling, she couldn't help her lips, she turned around and went out of the Xie's yard to find a matchmaker.

On Saturday, my daughter-in-law was happy, thinking that her husband could go to school with her, "Isn't it! In a lonely year, you are not afraid of delays when your sixth uncle gets married, so I will go back and clean up your burden for your sixth uncle."

Zhou Jinnian said unhurriedly, "Six aunts go quickly. The carriage arrives in three quarters, and I have to go to town."

He is confident that his sixth uncle would never wronged himself to be a book boy for his nephew, so why didn't he respond openly?

Unsurprisingly, Zhou Laoliu and his wife quarreled again. Ever since Zhou Jiyan said the secret recipe for dried eggplants they learned in the book last year, Saturday’s daughter-in-law couldn’t look down on her husband in every possible way. Hard gas. It's a pity that she is a woman and she hasn't learned anything, she can only take advantage of what is good to hear.

This has caused her to make a lot of big and small jokes in the past six months. Satsuma Feng is also irritable. The wife used to say that her mouth is broken, but he will be fine if he ignores it. Trouble him!

Before the sauce pot was poured, he just took a look, but now everyone is forced to help it up! He is a great scholar, alas, he feels sad when he mentions it.

"Your nephew is also a scholar, he is skilled in culinary skills, and he has also tested the case! What about you? What about being a book boy? He is your nephew, he really dare to call you down?!" Saturday The daughter-in-law wiped tears anxiously.

"Women! I have a good list of scholars! Going to be a book boy for the scholars? What does this look like?" Sai Feng was also full of anger.

"What's the matter with the talent? You sit in the study every day, and you keep trying to test Master Juren. Am I doing it for your own good?"

"You! It's hard for women to raise them, I won't tell you." Feng Yi shook her sleeves to drive her out on Saturday.

On Saturday, Feng had watched his brothers farming and plowing the land against the sun since he was a child. At first, he really wanted to get a glorious fame, but his failure in the exam year after year let him know that fame is not so easy to test. !

But he was unwilling to go farming without the exam, how tired he is! In order to escape the hardships of real life, he could only die on the way to study and test his fame. In this way, he didn't need to farm or do housework. He looked at the script and made dreams every day, and occasionally participated in a literati feast. , Hugging left and right, how happy?

"Saturday Feng! Are you trying to force me to death! This family does not cost any money to eat and drink? Although you are a talented person, you are free from labor, but can you hire people to farm for no money? How can our family have income? Will I still eat next year? NS?"

When Saturday's daughter-in-law finished speaking, she shook off Saturday Feng's hand in pushing her out and screamed.

She is really too difficult. She takes her son to serve her mother-in-law with laundry and cooking. On holidays, she also has to tie her son to do a small business to sell. In this world, what can she do to support her family as a woman?

She only knew now that it was right for her mother-in-law to not separate the family. They took a huge advantage regardless of the family, but they were also persuaded to divide the family. Now the family is supported by her.

"Then sell the land, no one will cultivate it, and there will be long grass." Zhou Feng can only use his identity as the head of the family to suppress his wife.

"No matter how unreasonably you make trouble, the family law will take care of you."

Grandma Zhou listened by her side. For the first time, she didn't stand by the side of her youngest son. After the separation, she had a harder life.

It is also the first time she knows that it’s not great to take a talent exam. The sixth child is not a young student, and there is no silver to receive. In addition to being invited to preside over the weddings and funerals of neighbors and villagers, and drafting documents to earn some copper, unless you open a private school Find a library to accept a few students in order to earn some money for repairs.

It's a pity that people in the village felt that Saturday Feng broke up when his eldest brother had an accident. It was not authentic, so no one wanted to ask him.

She suffers, she only knows her daughter-in-law's suffering when she suffers.

...

Zhou Jinnian took the carriage back to the town, and spent another night at the fourth uncle's house. The next day, he collected the shop revenue from the fourth uncle, and invited the familiar coachman Xiaoliu to dinner.

Discuss with the fourth uncle and the coachman Xiaoliu, the fish will be transported to Fucheng at the end of the month, once a month. Xiao Liu naturally agreed. He could transport fish on the rest day, and the money he earned was all his own. This income could cover his half-month's wages.

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