Chapter 331 Classmates
Shen Yueyao's family also planted corn and hired people to harvest it these days.
She simply had the corn placed on the bungalow of the house to dry.
Once the corn is dry, you can shell the kernels and grind them into cornmeal.
Anyway, we harvested a lot of wheat this year, and with potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, it would be enough for the family to eat even if we didn't buy grain.
When she arrived at the field, Shen Yueyao took the hoe and started digging the ground.
Seeing Shen Yueyao's movements, Su Xueyi said, "Let me do it!"
Su Xiuye hurried forward from behind and said, "I'll do it, Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law. I have the strength. Just tell me how to throw it."
Shen Yueyao explained, "Sweet potatoes grow underneath, similar to potatoes, so just toss them carefully. Once the roots come out, you'll see the sweet potatoes. If you're not careful, the sweet potatoes will split in half."
Su Xiuye listened to these words and nodded seriously.
Then he took a hoe and dug the ground.
Su Daya and Su Erya squatted with Dabao and Erbao not far away and watched attentively.
Su Daya protected Dabao and Erbao and said, "Don't come too close, or you will get hurt by the hoe."
Dabao and Erbao followed behind Su Daya, blinking their eyes and looking ahead curiously.
Su Xiuye carefully dug the ground, and after a while, he dug out the sweet potatoes.
“Is this a sweet potato?”
Shen Yueyao squatted down and said with a smile: "This is sweet potato. I didn't expect there would be so many under such a vine. It's more than I imagined."
The sweet potatoes look big and good.
"Brother, like this, with this as the center, dig around and get all the soil out. Once it's loosened, pry out the whole piece of sweet potato..."
Shen Yueyao was very happy and explained in detail how to peel sweet potatoes.
Immediately afterwards, Shen Yueyao also began to dig the vines next to her.
Su Xueyi grabbed Shen Yueyao’s hand, not letting her move, and said, “Let me do it!”
So they got two large baskets, put them on a cart, and pushed it home.
Madam Meng was very happy and said, "I didn't expect the sweet potato yield to be so high. There are so many growing under a small vine, almost as many as potatoes."
Su Xueyi looked at the sweet potato and was also shocked.
He had seen the potato yield before.
It is conceivable that if such high-yield crops are promoted, they will bring benefits to the people.
Shen Yueyao said: "We will roast sweet potatoes tonight."
"It's just right to use sweet potatoes to make small dumplings and serve them as dessert for everyone."
Everyone was chatting and laughing when they arrived at the door, and saw two people standing there.
Shen Yueyao looked from a distance and found that it was Su Xueyi's classmate.
They are Lin Ce and Du Song.
The two men came in a bullock cart, both carrying things.
As soon as they saw Su Xueyi, excited smiles immediately appeared on their faces.
“Brother Su, sister-in-law!”
"Madam, Brother Su..."
Lin Ce and Du Song came over to greet everyone and exchanged a few words.
Su Xueyi invited the two into the house.
Lin Ce and Du Song looked at the things on their carts with curiosity, all of which were things they had never seen before.
However, although the two were curious, they did not ask any further questions.
Su Xueyi took them to the tea room for tea.
Shen Yueyao prepared the tea and tea sets.
Three people can chat while drinking tea.
Seeing Shen Yueyao about to go and get busy, Lin Ce and Du Song both stood up and respectfully bowed to Shen Yueyao and said, "Sister-in-law, we have to thank you and Brother Su for being able to pass the imperial examination this time."
This time, the two of them brought some local specialties and some things made by their family members to express their gratitude.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "You're welcome. You are Xue Yi's best friends. It's only natural for everyone to help each other."
"Xueyi is also very happy that you passed the exam. You can chat slowly. It's rare for you to come. I will make something to eat. Let's eat here tonight."
Lin Ce and Du Song had eaten the food made by Shen Yueyao, so they naturally knew how good her cooking skills were.
When I heard that, I didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.
Both of them had smiles on their faces.
Shen Yueyao went into the kitchen with Madam Meng and the others to prepare dinner.
Lin Ce and Du Song then sat down and talked to Su Xueyi about what had happened during this period.
"Brother Su, when we learned that you passed the imperial examination, we were so excited. Congratulations!"
"Yes, Brother Su, this time it's all thanks to you and sister-in-law. You guided me on my essays, and I know I've made great progress. I also relied on the medicine sister-in-law gave me during the exams, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to handle it..."
The two people were not just talking nonsense, they were truly grateful to Su Xueyi.
Su Xueyi said, "You don't have to be polite. I'm happy for you that you passed the exam. By the way, where's Zhuang Mao?"
Lin Ce sighed and said, "Zhuang Mao didn't make the list this time, so he was too embarrassed to come over. After hearing the news, he returned to Fucheng College to continue his studies. He said he would come over in the future to thank you and sister-in-law."
Su Xueyi could understand Zhuang Mao's feelings.
Everyone has paid a lot to pass the exam.
They are all students from poor families, and their families have made a lot of sacrifices for their exams.
Fortunately, after passing the examination to become a scholar, I was able to receive money and food from the government office, which reduced the burden on my family.
As he was talking, Du Song seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, Brother Su, when we came here this time, we heard something."
Su Xueyi poured tea for the two people and asked, "What's the matter?"
Judging from the expressions of the two people, it should not be a trivial matter.
Du Song sighed, "It's about the Xu family. I didn't expect that the Xu family is the largest family in our counties. I heard that because they colluded with officials and were involved in forming a clique for personal gain, they were directly closed down by officials from above. All the Xu family members involved were arrested, and the huge Xu family was gone just like that."
Du Song and the others didn't know what was going on in the Xu family, so they just sighed as if they were listening to a story.
Lin Ce said, "After hearing this news, I thought it was a good thing that I had already explained to my parents that after I passed the imperial examination, some wealthy merchants came to offer gifts, but I refused to accept any of them."
"Brother Su, you don't know. Some people even gave houses and banknotes as gifts. My parents have never seen so many banknotes, let alone such a big house. They were shocked by the gifts."
"It took me a lot of persuasion to get my mother to return all the things. She didn't take anything."
Du Song also nodded and said, "When we passed the imperial examination, people came to give us gifts. Fortunately, Brother Su reminded us. We all know that we must stick to our original intentions at this time."
Lin Ce said, "That's right. If you accept those gifts now, when you become an official in the future, they will use these gifts as an excuse to ask you to do things for them. You will be constrained in whether to do them or not."
"I used to only think about doing well in exams and serving the people as an official. But now that I've seen all this, I know some things aren't that easy, and it's easy to be tempted by them."
Even he was stunned when he saw the gifts those people gave him.
He naturally wanted his parents to live a good life, but he was rational and knew that he could never use this method to collect money.
Su Xueyi listened to the two people say these words and looked at their expressions. She understood that they were not tempted and knew what to do and what not to do.
The reason why he contacted them in the first place was because he knew that they were of good character.
"Oh, Brother Su, there's one more thing. Now everyone in our clan wants to put the land under my name so that we don't have to pay rent."
Speaking of this, Du Song looked at Su Xueyi seriously.
I don’t know why, but they are now accustomed to consulting Su Xueyi whenever they encounter problems.
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