Chapter 512: Step on Step
The county government was closed, and Yang Heshu had nothing to do for the past two days. When Manbao and the others came to his house, he was playing the piano for fun at home.
As soon as he saw Manbao and the others, he immediately waved and said with a smile: "You came at the perfect time. I was just feeling like there was no one to talk to me."
The three of them ran up. Yang Heshu was sitting in an open pavilion, but there was a brazier at his feet. Seeing Manbao staring at his zither with sparkling eyes, he asked with a smile, "Do you want to learn?"
Manbao nodded, Bai Erlang shook his head, but Bai Shanbao said, "I will."
"Oh?" Yang Heshu looked at Bai Shanbao and said with a smile, "At your age, you should really learn music. Has your teacher not started teaching you yet?"
The three of them shook their heads, and Bai Shanbao said, "But my grandmother taught me, and I just practice it occasionally."
Yang Heshu nodded and said, "It's good to learn some music. It can help you relax in your spare time."
Bai Shanbao blinked, but this was not what his grandmother taught him. What his grandmother said was that scholars should know some musical instruments, otherwise they would be laughed at when they go out.
Yang Heshu became interested and started telling them about the zither. He talked for a long time before stopping and asking, "Why did you have time to come and play with me today?"
Bai Shanbao took the gift from Daji and said, "We also brought you a gift."
The three of them told Yang Heshu about their plan to eat their way through the entire county. Yang Heshu looked at the three children and couldn't help but burst into laughter. He said happily, "What a rare childish way to be so childish! What delicious food did you eat yesterday?"
The county town is so small that even if there are more vendors setting up stalls now, it is still not enough for County Magistrate Yang, who lives here permanently, to eat. So no matter what food they talk about, Yang and Shu have eaten it all.
The four of them opened the gift boxes while discussing the delicious food.
Seeing the pen holder inside, Yang Heshu was stunned.
The three children were very proud and asked Yang Heshu, "Isn't it beautiful? There is only one such pen holder in the whole Luojiang County. We spent a lot of money to buy it."
"..." Yang Heshu couldn't help but ask, "How much did it cost?"
"It's very expensive anyway," Bai Shanbao said, "enough for me to buy ten pairs of pen holders on a regular basis."
Yang Heshu nodded, "That's quite expensive."
It’s a pity that he can’t appreciate it?
Yang Heshu stared at the childlike pen holder for a long time, shook his head and laughed, then handed it to the servant and said, "Put it in the study."
The servant agreed and carefully carried the pen holder down.
Knowing that Manbao was going to open a shop in the county town, Yang Heshu was delighted. "Your family's life is getting better now. Can you afford to buy a shop?"
"I bought it for my sister-in-law. My father was reluctant to buy it." Manbao told Magistrate Yang everything her father had said, and said, "I guess my father wouldn't be willing to spend money to buy a shop unless he saved money for three to five years."
Yang Heshu smiled and said, "Your father's words are not wrong. There are natural disasters and man-made disasters in this world, as well as sudden misfortunes and blessings. It's always good to keep some cash at home. By the way, what do you plan to do with your sister-in-law's shop?"
"Make food."
Yang Heshu clapped his hands and laughed, "I guess so too. I will definitely go to support you when the time comes."
Manbao laughed heartily, "Master Yang, you also think the food my sister-in-law cooks is delicious, right?"
Yang Heshu tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying, "It's not exactly delicious. I've eaten countless meals that are better than your sister-in-law's, but your sister-in-law's cooking isn't bad either. Most importantly, for some reason, it makes people really enjoy eating it."
Yang Heshu laughed and said, "It could also be because every time I eat, your family's food always tastes sweet, so I think it tastes a little better just by looking at it."
Yang Heshu had eaten at Lao Zhou's house twice in total, and both times were when he went to buy wheat seeds from Lao Zhou's family.
To be honest, he still likes the food cooked by Xiao Qian.
Manbao became proud and said, "When the master passes away, I will ask my sister-in-law to give you a cheaper price."
Yang Heshu smiled and nodded, "Okay."
The four of them were chattering away when it was time for lunch. Yang Heshu was very generous and invited them to stay for lunch together.
The kitchen knew that there would be guests today, so they prepared a table with great care.
There are really too few masters in the backyard, only Yang Heshu, and he has many requirements. He wants a wide variety of food, but also wants to save money and not waste anything. Every time the kitchen cooks for him, he has to think again and again, which makes him almost annoyed.
So the kitchen is the place where guests come the most.
Once there are guests, they can cook more dishes and don’t have to control the quantity so much that they feel restricted when cooking.
It is precisely because of this that Manbao and his friends like to eat at County Magistrate Yang's house the most. Not only is the food delicious, but the servants in the kitchen are also very welcoming.
Because they had company, Yang Heshu's appetite was whetted. He chatted with them while eating. "The wheat seeds I bought from you this spring and autumn have been distributed to each household. I ordered the farmers who received the wheat seeds to plant winter wheat. Unfortunately, the quantity is not large, so there is still some shortage."
Manbao said, "That's because you are too picky. The rest of the wheat can also be used as wheat seeds. If you don't like the wheat seeds that we haven't selected, we can sell them to you at a lower price."
Yang Heshu shook his head. "That wheat seed was mutated in your Qili Village and hasn't been tested anywhere else. It's better to be cautious. Let each household plant some first. If the yield is indeed high next year, we can then purchase more."
Yang Heshu laughed and said, "So you guys shouldn't pre-order all the wheat seeds to Mr. Bai."
Bai Erlang said, "We've planted a lot of new wheat on our farm this year, and the yield is very high. We don't need to buy wheat seeds from outside anymore."
Yang Heshu asked with a smile, "Then why is your father still competing with me for the two harvests this year?"
Just as Bai Erlang was about to speak, Bai Shanbao secretly kicked him. The words on his lips stopped, he blinked, and said nothing.
Yang Heshu didn't want his answer. He just smiled at Manbao and said, "I'll have to ask you to go back and tell your father and the villagers about this."
Manbao looked at Bai Shanbao and nodded, "I will tell you, Lord Yang. In fact, it's not just our village that's planting new wheat this year. People in other villages are also planting it."
Yang Heshu nodded. "I know. Those seeds all flowed out of your village. I've already checked. The harvest from the new wheat fields this year is indeed better than the old wheat fields. But the area is still within Baimaguan Town, so we're not in a hurry."
"My father is not so particular," Bai Erlang had his foot stepped on by Bai Shanbao. Even Manbao, who was sitting next to Bai Shanbao and one seat away from him, kicked him. Bai Erlang instantly had tears in his eyes and felt very aggrieved.
The three children's movement under the table was not loud, but it was not insignificant either. Yang Heshu noticed it and saw tears in Bai Erlang's eyes. He couldn't help laughing and said happily, "I know, I know, but I am different from your father. He is in business, and I am an official."
So he has to be more careful.
The next chapter will be around 8 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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