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Song Kangcheng still had several villages to inspect. After circling around Dashi Village, he disregarded the heat and led everyone to the next village.

When they left, Fu Man'er brought several children with a water bag containing a cooling tea made from lotus leaves, perfect for summer.

She actually only intended to prepare these for Xu Genshu, Xie Ming, and the village chief, but she brought a few more because she was afraid that others would be envious.

Zhao Yongkang and Xu Genshu secretly took all the water bags, since Song Kangcheng had said that it was just an inspection and people's belongings should not be taken.

Otherwise, would they be so cautious?

"Man'er, go home quickly, don't run around outside, the sun is strong." Xu Genshu whispered to her. Fu Man'er's face was flushed from running, and her nose was covered in sweat.

Although the little girl runs around outside every day and hasn't gotten much of a tan, it's better to be safe than sorry.

"Yes, I know." The little girl wiped the sweat from the tip of her nose with the back of her hand. The more readily she agreed, the more perfunctory she seemed. Going home obediently was out of the question.

Xu Genshu didn't have time to say much to her. He took the water bag and followed the people in front of him. When he looked up, he saw Song Kangcheng looking over.

His heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show it on his face. "Lord Song, the weather is hot. This is homemade herbal tea. It's refreshing and thirst-quenching. Please try it."

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He had great respect for Song Kangcheng. He had read Song Kangcheng's essays during the last assessment, which were far beyond his reach. However, Xu Genshu was still a little nervous about dealing with government officials for the first time.

"Hmm." Song Kangcheng took the water bag she handed him, opened it first and took a sip. The lotus leaf tea was left to cool in the well, and it tasted very refreshing.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xu Genshu handed the water bag in his hand to Xie Ming and asked him to help distribute it to everyone. Several village chiefs looked at him gratefully. If they had to walk like this all the way, their throats would have been parched.

"Your family name is Xu, so why is your niece's surname Fu?" Song Kangcheng suddenly asked.

"Man'er was adopted by the family." This was no secret in the village; anyone could find out by asking anyone.

Song Kangcheng was speechless. He hadn't expected the little girl to have such a background. But judging from her appearance, she seemed to be doing very well. The smile on the child's face and the look in her eyes were genuine. It was truly remarkable that the Xu family could raise an adopted girl so well.

Xu Genshu didn't get home until dark during this patrol. In fact, the patrol ended in the afternoon, and he walked around the village for a long time after he got back.

Today, Song Kangcheng gave them the final test question: how to get the people to raise fish in rice paddies.

Xu Genshu hadn't figured out how to support him yet, but he had already figured out why the people were unwilling to do so by the afternoon.

Just as Zhao Yongkang said, everyone is afraid. This method is unprecedented, and we cannot get an accurate result by just looking at the Xu family's small plot of land.

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However, once this test question was presented today, Xu Genshu knew that the newly appointed Lord Song was very bold and wanted to try this method.

However, there are also concerns. If the rice is affected by the fish, not only will people's lives become more difficult, but even collecting taxes will be difficult. Moreover, if this method of raising fish in rice paddies becomes widespread, where will the fish come from? Will they be caught in the river?

A series of questions made Xu Genshu realize that this test was not so simple, and it was different from the ones they had taken before. This was not something that could be discussed in theory or talked about with empty words.

Because of this test question, he didn't even go to town the next day. He stayed in his room and wrote countless papers, but none of them were satisfactory.

Just as she was feeling annoyed, a crying sound came from the courtyard. When she heard the door being pushed open, Fu Man'er sat down on the ground guiltily, but Xu Genshu did not notice.

"Uncle, sob sob..." It wasn't Fu Man'er calling out, but someone else.

Xu Genshu's brows furrowed even more. Why was Wang Chunni here? "Uncle, Zhao Di, she pushed me, boohoo..."

With two lines of tears on her face, Wang Chunni pointed at Fu Man'er and complained, "How can that brat be so strong?"

Fu Man'er retorted, "Uncle, she's trying to steal my meat bun." She held the big bun tightly in her two little hands. It was made for her by Liu Fang and was twice the size of a regular bun. One was enough for her.

Xu Genshu stepped past Wang Chunni, picked up Fu Man'er, and even patted the dust off her bottom. "You're quite strong, how did you end up sitting on the ground?" Could it be that Wang Chunni pushed her?

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"She sat on the ground by herself," Wang Chunni continued to complain.

Fu Man'er continued to argue, "I didn't stand properly." She was afraid of being scolded for pushing someone, so she simply sat down. If her uncle scolded her, she would cry, but it seemed that her uncle was not scolding her now.

"Be careful, doesn't it hurt to see all this flesh on your body?" Xu Genshu knew the answer in his heart.

"Ugh, it hurts, my bottom hurts." The little girl's face changed so quickly; she was so well-behaved just a moment ago, but now she looked so pitiful.

Xu Genshu placed his hand on her chubby bottom and rubbed it, and Fu Man'er said with satisfaction that it didn't hurt anymore.

The two seemed to have forgotten that someone was still sitting on the ground. Wang Chunni called out unwillingly, "Uncle!" She was crying so hard, shouldn't he at least look at her?

Xu Genshu finally turned around and looked over. "Wang Chunni, this is the Xu family home. Call me Uncle Xu." That "Uncle" was what his nephew and niece called him.

“But…” Wang Chunni wanted to say that her family wanted to become godparents to the Xu family.

Xu Genshu interrupted her without any politeness, "Our family has already refused the idea of ​​adopting godparents. My mother has also said that you are not welcome in the Xu family."

The Wang family is just too shameless; even if the couple doesn't come, Wang Chunni will still come over from time to time.

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"Yes, you're not welcome!" Fu Man'er grinned at her. "I'm telling you, I'm a four-year-old big kid, not a three-year-old little kid. Don't try to fool me."

"Uncle, she wants me to give her the meat buns, and then she'll get me some peach shortbread when we get home. Humph, does she think I'm stupid? What if you eat all the buns and then deny it? Then I'll lose both the peach shortbread and the buns."

Fu Man'er tilted her little head back. She had heard many stories and could recognize many words. She was so smart that she wouldn't be fooled.

Xu Genshu laughed when he heard this. "That's right," he said. "Who would do something like that if they want to give away what they have before they've even seen any benefits?"

Wait, what does he think...?

"Man'er, if she were holding a peach shortbread right now, would you give her the steamed bun?" Xu Genshu looked at Fu Man'er with shining eyes.

"Huh?" Fu Man'er thought about it seriously for a moment. "If she has the peach shortbread, she should let me have a bite first so I can see if it tastes good. If it does, then I'll have to see if her peach shortbread is big. My meat bun is big, so I can't be at a disadvantage."

They, the lucky koi, will never suffer a loss. If they do, they will be laughed at after they pass away.

Xu Genshu's smile widened. Yes, no one wants to suffer a loss.

Wang Chunni wanted to cry again. Why? She was crying like this, and they were still laughing. Besides, her family didn't have any peach shortbread. She just wanted to eat Fu Man'er's meat buns. They were just lying to her.

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"Uncle, what are you laughing at?" Fu Man'er looked up at him. Why did her uncle look so silly when he laughed? Even the two goats in the backyard looked smarter than him.

Xu Genshu was delighted and ignored the look of disgust on Fu Man'er's face. "Man'er, you've really done your uncle a big favor. Your uncle will buy you some golden flower cakes."

Golden Flower Cake? Fu Man'er felt her mouth watering. "I want to eat it." She only remembered the food and automatically forgot about helping out.

Wang Chunni swallowed hard. She wanted to eat it too. She had eaten it once at her great-aunt's house before. She heard that it was not cheap and that you had to queue up very early to buy it. She only took a small bite then and wished she could swallow her tongue along with it. It was so delicious.

She licked her lips, about to speak, when she was lifted up. Xu Genshu grabbed her shoulders and carried her to the door. Before Wang Chunni could react, the door closed.

She could even hear the sound of the door bolt falling and Fu Man'er's laughter.

"Man'er, come on, let's go help your uncle." He scooped up Fu Man'er and walked towards the room. In that brief moment, he had thought of a solution.