Chapter 220 That's His Chance
Ye Caiping took another small fish home.
Old Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Du looked at each other in bewilderment.
Mrs. Du laughed: "Hahaha, there was one last time and there is another this time. Tell me the truth, little sister. Was this brought to you by a cat?"
Ye Caiping was annoyed: "Nonsense, how could a cat bring me fish?"
"Of course I won't. I heard from some people that someone saved a bird, and the bird brought him insects every day. There was also someone who saved a wolf, and the bird brought him hares every day. You... must have accidentally saved a kitten, so the kitten brings you fish every day."
Ye Caiping: “…”
"Otherwise, where did this fish come from?"
Ye Caiping thought for a moment and said, "It was given to me by Manman's family."
"Is that Miss Shen? Why did you give you a small fish?"
"Well... I don't know either, but he gave it to me anyway. Anyway, we stewed it at noon." After saying that, Ye Caiping walked into the kitchen and put the fish in the water to keep it alive.
noon.
Ye Daquan drove a carriage to pick up Ye Xuan and his three companions.
The county examination is the first step in the imperial examination and it is the easiest test, so it can be completed in half a day.
As soon as Ye Xuan and Ye Peng got out of the car, Mrs. Du, Mrs. Wei, and Old Lady Ye came over and asked, "How did you do on the exam?"
Ye Xuan smiled and nodded: "It's not difficult."
Ye Lu who was standing behind sneered and said, "Why are you pretending?" It's obviously difficult!
Mrs. Du, Old Lady Ye and others breathed a sigh of relief.
Wei asked anxiously, "Where's Peng'er?"
"As for me, hahaha... I don't think it's difficult. It's all the same to me." Ye Peng scratched his head. "Anyway, I don't understand it. Whether it's difficult or easy... I can't tell! Can I not go to the provincial examination the day after tomorrow?"
Sitting in the examination room answering questions, he felt like it was hell!
Wei pulled his ears and said, "No, you have to go. Maybe you'll pass the exam!"
"Let them go in and eat first!" Old Lady Ye said, and then looked at Zhao Jinshan and Ye Lu: "Jinshan Donkey, do you want to eat here?"
The two of them quickly refused.
…
Li Zhiyuan and Zhang Shuiniang also came to pick up Li Zimo.
Instead of going home, the three of them chose a restaurant, ordered three dishes and a soup, and had lunch together.
"Zimo, how did you do in the exam?" Zhang Shuiniang looked eager.
"I think it's good and simple." Li Zimo picked up the teacup.
Li Zhiyuan looked very proud, he really deserved to be taught by him! This talent is like him!
"Hey, it's brother Zhiyuan! Haha, long time no see." A hearty laugh rang out.
Li Zhiyuan looked up and saw a yamen runner walking towards him.
Li Zhiyuan's face turned a little dark. This man was from the He'an Village next door. Because he was a yamen runner, no one dared to mess with him. He usually liked to call his friends and drink with them.
But he never paid for the drinks. When he went to someone's house, he would ask for wine and meat and ask them to treat him.
"Haha, it's Brother Chen, what a coincidence." Li Zhiyuan tried hard to force a smile. Even though he was a scholar, he didn't dare to offend the yamen runners.
"We haven't had a drink for a long time. Now that we meet today, let's have a drink!" Chen Yacha sat down next to him.
Li Zhiyuan said, "I'm sorry. I would like to have a drink with Brother Chen, but my wife is here today, so I can't drink too much. Let's make an appointment tomorrow when we are free."
Chen Yachai laughed and said, "Okay, let's make another appointment! How about in the evening? I'll come to your house in the evening. I've been craving for some girl's red wine recently. I'll cut some good meat and we can have a drink together."
After saying that, he left without waiting for Li Zhiyuan to refuse.
Li Zhiyuan was so angry that he had to spend money to treat people to drinks for no reason!
It would have been fine if it was in the past, but now he has to support a whole family!
The meal was not pleasant because of the interruption by Chen Yachai.
When returning home, Li Zhiyuan reluctantly bought two jars of daughter's red wine, and also packed a pound of peanuts and a roast chicken to take home.
In the evening, the yamen runner Chen came as expected.
Li Zhiyuan brought Li Zimo to entertain him.
After drinking a few more glasses, Chen the yamen runner started to talk endlessly and blurted out everything.
Li Zhiyuan suddenly remembered the day he met Magistrate Lu, and said, "Some time ago, I seemed to see the Magistrate coming to our neighborhood."
"Yes...cheers!" After drinking a cup of yellow soup, he ate a piece of roast chicken. The taste was so delicious.
Li Zhiyuan wanted to ask but didn't dare to, for fear that he would be furious if he heard that it was related to Ye Caiping.
Li Zimo said: "Where are you going, County Magistrate? What are you doing here..."
"I can't say that."
"Why can't you tell me? Come on, Uncle Chen, have another drink." Li Zimo poured him a glass of wine. "Is it related to the Ye family in Qinghe Village?"
"How do you know that?"
Li Zhiyuan and his son felt a chill in their hearts. Was it really related to her?
How did that bitch get involved with the county magistrate?
The yamen runner Chen was so drunk that he said, "My master Luo told Brother Bai and Brother Liu...something about finding non-toxic cassava...hiccups, the county magistrate was so happy that he said he would report it!"
Li Zhiyuan's face darkened: "That bitch, how come she always gets all the good things?"
Li Zimo was also unhappy. The more capable Ye Caiping was, the less valuable his mother seemed.
After a while, the two jars of wine were empty and Chen Yachai staggered away.
Li Zhiyuan was just about to go to bed when Gu Han suddenly walked in and asked, "Uncle Li, did the Ye family grow non-toxic cassava?"
"So what? Why mention her?" Li Zhiyuan was angry. "How did you know?"
"I was just chopping wood in the yard and heard everything. No, the key is how did I know?" Gu Han asked anxiously, "The Ye family has grown non-toxic cassava, that's a big deal."
Li Zhiyuan's face was dark. He just couldn't stand hearing Ye Caiping say anything nice: "What's the big deal? It's just a few more rewards. If you say anything bad about her again, get out of my house!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Li Zimo also gave him a sidelong glance and left.
Gu Han stood there blankly, staring at the father and son in amazement.
That’s non-toxic cassava! Cassava was already a great discovery, and although it had its flaws, it solved a large part of the famine problem.
The cassava yield is so large, if it weren’t for its high toxicity and the difficulty in detoxification, it would have caused such a sensation!
Now it’s non-toxic cassava!
If it is really reported, it will be a great achievement, so it is just a matter of rewarding some money, right?
After all, you are a scholar, after all, don't you realize the importance of this matter?
Gu Han was shocked and speechless. Farmers are indeed farmers. Even if they become scholars, their horizons are limited!
Thinking of this, Gu Han rushed out of the door.
Fortunately, the moonlight is bright tonight, so it is not difficult to see.
After limping for a long time, he finally found Chen Yachai.
Chen Yachai had already fallen drunk to the ground, still muttering "drink, drink, drink".
"Uncle Chen!" Gu Han hurriedly helped him up, "Let me help you go home!"
"Okay, thank you, nephew." Chen the yamen runner staggered to his feet.
As they walked, Gu Han asked, "Has the cassava been reported?"
Chen Yacha spoke incoherently: "I don't think so... There is an imperial examination recently, and the yamen is also trying a major murder case... Hiccup... The county magistrate is so busy that he has to keep his feet on the ground."
Gu Han's heart started beating fast: "Then... where are the cassava plants grown by Ye family?"
"I accidentally heard Brother Bai tell Master Luo that...it seems like she planted it in her own yard..."
"Where is the yard?"
"How would I know... I wasn't there at the time, so how could I be worthy of being with the county magistrate..."
Gu Han asked a few more questions, but got nothing out of them.
"Hmm, have you arrived home?" asked Chen the yamen chopper confusedly.
"We're here, we're here!" Gu Han would never see him off.
He pushed him forward, letting Chen the yamen runner fall to the ground, then turned around and left.
Gu Han walked back under the moonlight, deep in thought.
He knew that if the non-toxic cassava was really reported, it would be a great achievement! Ye Caiping was a peasant woman and might not get much compensation, but she would definitely have her name on the list.
But what he cared about was not how much reward Ye Caiping could get.
Rather, non-toxic cassava is an opportunity!
What if he reported it to the capital?
By then the emperor will notice him, and as long as the higher-ups speak, he will immediately resume his position as the crown prince!
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