Xia Chen just felt it was a pity that her husband had to study hard for so many years, but after knowing that his whole family would die tragically, she couldn't even say the words of persuasion.
"Of course I believe in your choice."
Xia Jinjun smiled and looked at the books that had accompanied him for many years. He really couldn't bear to part with them.
But if he puts down the book, he can be reunited with his family, which is a good deal.
"From now on, Madam, you will have to support me. Please don't despise me."
Xia Chen was amused by his pitiful appearance. She always thought that her husband was her sky, someone she needed to look up to, but for so long.
There were also some changes in her heart. It turned out that she no longer had to rely on anyone. On the contrary, she could be their support.
She really fell in love with this feeling.
The Xia family celebrated the New Year in a lively manner. At midnight, everyone was given copper coins to eat.
Everyone had a strange look on their faces. "Mom, why did you put so many this year?"
Old Mrs. Xia was surprised. "I just put one in there the same as before. What's going on?"
Xia Zhiliao pursed her lips and smiled secretly, and everyone realized that it was this little girl who was responsible.
“Grandma, are you unhappy now?”
"Happy, happy, everyone will have good luck in the coming year. It's all thanks to our cicada who thought so carefully. There's not enough for one person to share!"
Old Mrs. Xia said with a smile.
After dinner, Xia Jinyu and Xia Jinheng set off some fireworks again. There weren't many, but Xia Jinheng had spent a lot of money and dragged people to get them.
Ordinary people cannot afford it even if they have money, let alone have no money. It is considered good to have a few firecrackers to hear the noise.
After the Chinese New Year, the weather became warmer day by day, the earth revived, the ice and snow melted, and the road that was originally full of ice was now covered with yellow mud. Xia Zhiliao was too lazy to go out to avoid getting dirty.
Time flies. Although there is still some time before spring planting, the most important event of the year for farmers is about to begin. When everyone meets, they discuss what to plant this year.
Because the harvest in the past few years was poor, many people paid special attention to this matter.
The Xia family also owns several acres of land, and Old Lady Xia also discussed these matters with Xia Jinjun.
"Although our family doesn't rely on the land for financial support right now, land is the foundation of farmers. When we have land in our hands, we will never be worried. You are the head of the family now, and we have to rely on you in the future. You decide what to plant this year!"
Xia Jinjun scratched his head and didn't think too much of it, but this really made things difficult for him.
In the past, he was only focused on studying and didn't care about other things. Now, what his mother said is right. Since he has given up his official career, he should take care of the family.
"Mom, this...whatever other families grow, we grow the same!"
Old Mrs. Xia nodded. She said, "God is unpredictable. What you plant and what you harvest is all decided by God. So you might as well plant some drought-resistant crops. But there was too much rain and the crops died."
Xia Jinjun breathed a sigh of relief, "Mom, I heard they said they are going to plant sorghum this year, why don't we plant sorghum as well."
Xia Zhiliao came in from the yard and shook his head hastily, "We can't grow sorghum."
"Why?" Xia Jinjun asked.
Xia Zhiliao took a deep breath and thought about what to say.
[We have yellow mud here, which is too acidic, and sorghum can only be grown on loose soil. Besides, growing sorghum is not profitable! ]
"Dad, sorghum doesn't taste good!"
Although Xia Jinjun didn't understand what his daughter said, she was definitely right.
"Then we'll plant whatever you say tastes good!" Xia Jinjun said excitedly.
"Grow fruits and vegetables!" Xia Zhiliao said.
Otherwise it would be such a waste for her to be a PhD student at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. There are so many useful things in the space, it would be a waste to just grow sorghum.
"I looked in the fruit section. That thing is rare and hard to buy."
[Vegetables are fine too. We can just grow what other families can't grow. Dad, even though you won't be the top scholar in the imperial examination, I can make you a farming king.]
Xia Jinjun wanted to laugh, but held it back.
"Mom, what do you think of what Zhiliao said?" Xia Jinjun knew that the old lady was still the boss of the family, so he couldn't bypass her. "I think we can give it a try."
What Xia Zhiliao said just now was not only heard by Xia Jinjun, but the old lady also heard it clearly, but Xia Jinjun didn't know it.
"I think it's a good idea. Zhiliao is our lucky star. She said that you can harvest whatever you sow. Since you don't plan to take the imperial examination, then you can help your wife while farming. Maybe there are other ways out!"
Xia Jinjun was actually a little nervous, but he never expected that his mother would agree to it so easily.
"Dad, are you really not going to take the imperial examination? The spring exam is about to begin!"
Xia Jinjun thought Xia Zhiliao was just testing him, and he was very determined and relaxed. "No, no, no, Dad is not that kind of person."
Old Mrs. Xia sighed softly, thinking that her second son had been wronged for the sake of the whole family.
Xia Zhiliao thought that since his own fate had been changed, it also proved that the fate of the characters in the book could be changed, then perhaps the fate of his family members could be changed as well.
But she really didn't dare to gamble.
After all, the prosperity of the capital city is too easy to dazzle people's eyes.
"Dad, you have to farm well and plant more crops."
"A lot? We don't have much. We only have three or four acres of land." Xia Jinjun said with a smile.
"So little?" Xia Zhiliao was surprised. They only relied on these few acres of land to make a living, and they had to hand over a part of it. It was really not easy for anyone in the family to not starve to death.
[If I say I want to rent or buy some more land, I wonder if Dad will agree? ]
Xia Jinjun rolled his eyes and said, "I was thinking of buying some and buying some land to make life more comfortable."
Xia Zhiliao nodded vigorously.
[I didn't expect that Daddy has good taste. ]
Old Mrs. Xia also agreed.
"We, the second branch, will pay for this, but I'll have to discuss this with my wife later." Xia Jinjun smiled bitterly, "After all, she earns the money."
[It's over. Grandma, you won't think that Daddy is such a loser, right? Actually, my mom is not mean at all. It was Daddy who insisted that my mom manage the money.]
Old Lady Xia cleared her throat and said, "That's as it should be. It's not easy for Mother Zhi to make money, but this is a good thing. It will be more stable to buy land. You should discuss it carefully."
Xia Jinjun picked up his daughter and happily went to discuss with Xia Chenshi, but found that Xia Chenshi was not at home.
"Where's your mother?"
"My mother...just went out, I forgot about it!" Xia Zhiliao stuck out her tongue. Her mother asked her to follow her, but she disliked the muddy road and did not go.
Xia Jinjun waited for a while, but felt uneasy, so he decided to go out and look for a wife so that he could discuss it as soon as possible.
Xia Zhiliao also went with them because her father was there and she didn't have to walk by herself, so she wouldn't get her shoes dirty.
However, when the father and daughter walked onto the street, a group of women were chatting and laughing about how Xia Jinjun had become a gigolo.
Xia Zhiliao hurried to see his father's expression.
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