Chapter 318 Accompany Me to the Banquet

While the second elder brother was engaging in literary diplomacy, the people at home were extremely busy.

With spring plowing approaching, Tang Qingshan had some time off from the workshop, so he took his eldest brother-in-law and his family to take over the 500 acres of fertile land bestowed by the emperor.

Uncle Lin and his wife, as well as Lin Xingsong and Lin Xingbai, all know Kung Fu. Uncle Lin is a very honest person, but he has really developed a good eloquence through years of escorting. Mrs. An is also a cheerful person, and Lin Xingsong is already twenty years old. It is no problem for the family to manage a farm.

Here, Xinbao was like a mighty general, taking Yan Shenjue, Big Brother Yuan, Old Escort Lin, his second and third uncles and the idle A Niang up the mountain.

The fences have all been built, the larger trees have been cleared, and the grass has only been roughly cleared, and will be cleared again when it is time to plant.

Old Escort Chief Lin took a look at the fence. It was really high, and the vines wrapped around it had grown very densely. An ordinary person would definitely not be able to get through. Even rabbits and pheasants would have a hard time getting through. It was very safe.

Madam Lin pointed to the pile of chopped trees nearby and said to him, "When you need firewood, just come over and drag one back. Fan'er always chops it right here and then carries it home, otherwise it's too big to drag."

"Wow!" Uncle Lin said in surprise, "It's so old, it must have been burned for several years!"

Madam Lin said, "We have sold some of these. The ones that are good have been sold. These are useless. They can't be used to make weapons. They can only be used to make fire..."

Several people walked up while chatting.

Soon, the old escort leader Lin discovered something was wrong.

He always thought that a family brought their children out to play, and took a look at the mountains, and everyone discussed what to do. Unexpectedly, he saw the fat boy in front opening his mouth to speak, and Brother Yuan next to him was still taking notes?

Xinbao is as unreliable as he is professionally.

With a complete encyclopedia of plants in his mind, he only needs to take a close look at the grass growing in a certain place to infer the soil quality. Then he will look at the terrain to see whether it faces the sun or not, and whether it is moist or not, and then he can decide what kind of fruit trees to plant, how many feet apart they should be, how large the planting area should be, and what else needs to be paid attention to. He can talk very quickly with his little mouth.

So much so that Second Uncle Lin couldn't even ask "Xinbao knows this?", and instead asked: "How did Xinbao learn this? How come he can even say this so easily?"

"Alas, there is nothing I can do." Madam Lin had already accepted the fact that her daughter was a genius, and said proudly, "Although I am stupid, I can give birth! I always give birth to geniuses accidentally. Rong'er also has a photographic memory, Xinbao is the same, and even Jue'er is the same. You have been escorting for so many years, have you ever seen half a genius? I have three at home now!"

Lin family: "..."

Old Escort Leader Lin smiled but said nothing.

Uncle Lin San hurried over and took the pen from Brother Yuan, wanting to help take notes. However, after taking a few notes, he gave it back to Brother Yuan in shame... He simply couldn't keep up.

He could only do the work within his ability, moving stones to mark where to plant what... separating them piece by piece.

Xinbao walked more than half the way in one breath with his short legs. He was tired from squatting and walking. He looked back at the old escort leader Lin and asked him, "Are you tired, Grandpa?"

Old escort leader Lin said with a smile: "Grandpa is not tired. He is tall, one step is equivalent to three steps, and he doesn't walk fast, so he is not tired."

Having said that, Xinbao still came over and took a look at his expression.

Old Escort Chief Lin smiled and sat down on the stone next to him, letting Xinbao sit on his lap.

Madam Lin took out bamboo tubes to give everyone water to drink. Yan Shenjue also took out Xinbao's special bamboo tube and fed her a few sips of water and two bites of snacks. Xinbao's little face turned red from the heat. She sat on her grandfather's lap, looked back and forth, suddenly sighed, and looked at Yan Shenjue.

Yan Shenjue nodded and touched Tuanzi's head comfortingly.

Mrs. Lin happened to see this and asked him, "Jue'er, what were you doing with Xinbao?"

Yan Shenjue said: "Nothing."

"What do you mean by nothing?" Madam Lin was very curious: "Why do I feel like you two are whispering to each other?"

Yan Shenjue had no choice but to explain: "Xinbao has been thinking about big brother these days, but she also said that if she keeps mentioning it, everyone will miss him and feel sad, so she only told me a little and didn't say it out loud."

Is this okay? Madam Lin raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Then Xin Baoer doesn't miss her third brother?"

Yan Shenjue glanced at her and said, "When you think of your third brother, you look at him in a different way."

Puff! Madam Lin laughed repeatedly and said, "Don't you miss Uncle Shen and Uncle Yuan? Can you tell them apart from so many looks?"

Yan Shenjue glanced at her again and sighed: "If you miss Uncle Shen or Master, you can just tell me directly. It's not like you won't miss him, right?"

Madam Lin: “…”

She almost couldn't stop laughing, and several people from the Lin family also burst into laughter.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

The group rested for a while and then continued walking inside. They spent the whole morning touring the entire area.

After returning home, Xinbao was exhausted. He ate a few bites of food and fell asleep. Yan Shenjue sorted out Brother Yuan's records and considerately drew a flat diagram and gave it to the old escort leader Lin.

Although the two families were in partnership, the Yuan family was only responsible for buying trees. They didn't take care of things like organizing people to dig holes or daily management.

The advantage now is that it has been tested and Xinbao does not need to plant it by itself, even just sprinkling a handful of soil will do, so after everyone has finished planting, Xinbao can go and stroll slowly.

Now the workshop has been built, and the villagers can come directly to dig tree pits seamlessly, still working for the Tang family. Although the Lin family is not very familiar with the villagers, the villagers are really obedient now. They will do whatever they are told to do without them having to worry.

Old Escort Lin wanted to go and take a look, but Madam Lin and Xinbao, two men, one big and one small, were guarding him and would not let him go no matter what. Old Escort Lin could only give up silently.

Uncle Lin Er and Uncle Lin San couldn't sit still, so they started digging themselves, and were covered in sweat at the end of the day.

Mrs. Lin had a way to deal with her brother. She bought a nice piece of clothing for each of them and forced them to wear it. Without saying a word, the two of them refused to wear it and wanted to hide as far away as possible, fearing that they would get dirty. They learned to be lazy in one day.

After the second elder brother came back from the banquet, he told his family and prepared to move to the county government office to study. He asked Liang Ruoxu for advice when the time came. At the same time, he said to Yan Shenjue, "The day after tomorrow, March 3, accompany me to the banquet at Feifeng Tower."

Yan Shenjue asked: "Why?"

The second elder brother said, "You don't go there, and you don't go here. If you plan to never socialize with people for the rest of your life, what kind of official will you be in the future?"

Yan Shenjue said, "I don't know how far these people can go, what's the point of knowing them? It won't be too late to socialize with them after the provincial examination. For me, socializing with people is like doing something I'm not good at. It doesn't matter whether I can do it well or not. I don't think it's fun."

The second elder brother said, "Which of the candidates is not one in a million? You are not familiar with them now. In the future, you will be socializing with a group of people who are one in a million. Who knows what mistakes you will make? Who knows?"

Yan Shenjue: “…”

(End of this chapter)