Upon hearing this, He Siyi and He Sixuan hugged Chen Chen and kissed him, then lay down on the bed and gradually fell asleep.
After the two children fell asleep, Chen Zhen began to pack up the things in the room. The two elders had come, and they were He Ningyi's teachers and the Grand Tutor of a country, so they must sleep in the main room.
Although Wei Mingyuan said it was no big deal and there was no need to make such a fuss, as a scholar, He Jinshu must not break the rules and etiquette, otherwise it would be detrimental to his reputation, so they had to move to the east wing to sleep tonight.
In the study, Wei Mingyuan first tested He Jinshu's homework. Seeing that he answered fluently, had novel ideas, and made no mistakes, he said to him, "You've done well these years."
"Azhen has helped me a lot in the past two years. If there is anything inappropriate in his words today, please don't blame him, Grandpa Wei." Wei Jinshu said respectfully.
"Hmph, you are protecting him." Wei Mingyuan said angrily.
Upon hearing this, He Jinshu deliberately said, "Ah Zhen's braised food is amazing. He can make things like braised edamame, braised peanuts, braised meat, and cold-mixed pig ears. He can also make wine. If you build a good relationship with him during this period, you'll be able to enjoy a lot of delicious food."
When Wei Mingyuan heard this, he pretended to be indifferent and asked, "What kind of wine does he make?"
"He can basically brew all kinds of wines, including fruit wine, rice wine, yellow wine, and white wine, and his village has a wine-making workshop." He Jinshu replied.
Wei Mingyuan pretended not to care when he heard that, then stroked his beard and said calmly, "I understand."
When He Jinshu heard this, he knew that there would be no big problem for Chen Chen to get along with Grandpa Wei in the future.
After finishing this conversation, Wei Mingyuan talked to He Jinshu about some of the situation in the capital, then handed him a few pieces of paper and said to him, "These are some clues I have found over the years. Maybe they will be helpful to you."
He Jinshu took the paper and looked at it for a moment before closing it. He then bowed and said to Wei Mingyuan, "Thank you, Grandpa Wei."
Wei Mingyuan waved his hands and said with some regret: "If I had been able to stop your father from being demoted to a prefectural governor, perhaps he wouldn't have died so early."
"Grandpa Wei, you don't have to blame yourself too much." He Jinshu comforted him. Even if he didn't go to the local area to be a prefect, as long as He Ningyi blocked the way of some people, these people would still not let him go. If he wanted to blame anyone, he could only blame those people for having too despicable minds.
Upon hearing this, Wei Mingyuan sighed and then said, "Your Majesty's attitude is unclear right now. You must be more careful in your future actions."
"Don't worry, Grandpa Wei, I know what I'm doing." He Jinshu said.
After the two of them finished chatting about this, Wei Mingyuan said, "I heard that you planned and built Wujia Village. So, can you accompany me for a walk outside?"
He Jinshu naturally agreed to this, and when Grandpa He knew that they were going out, he followed them out as well.
In the backyard, Mrs. Wei looked at the neatly tidied vegetable patch and poultry shed. With tears in her eyes, she patted Grandma He's hand and said to her, "You've worked hard these years."
Hearing this, Grandma He just smiled and said, "You'll get used to it. I do these things now purely for the enjoyment of the process. Besides, I find dealing with poultry and vegetable fields much easier than dealing with people."
In fact, Grandma He used to be a simple and beautiful girl who had never done housework. Not to mention farming and growing vegetables, she rarely even went into the kitchen.
But ten years of life in the countryside taught her how to make fire and cook, wash pots and dishes, and also allowed her to learn how to grow vegetables and raise poultry.
At first, she felt it was very hard because she knew nothing and could do nothing. Later, after she became proficient, she felt that this kind of country life was actually quite good. Dealing with vegetable fields and poultry was much easier than dealing with people. At least she didn't have to think twice before saying a word, and she was afraid that she might not take good care of them.
She used to grow vegetables to make a living, but now she grows vegetables to enjoy life.
After hearing this, Madam Wei said, "Tell me about the method of growing this vegetable someday. I will try to grow it and feel the process."
"Sure. When I have time, I can teach you how to plant flowers in pots. Brother Ting taught me a lot of flower-planting techniques. The pots of flowers in the main hall and the yard were planted by me." Grandma He said.
"In that case, I must learn from you. I think your orchids are more beautiful than the orchids in the Wei family's house." Mrs. Wei said with a smile.
Grandma He naturally agreed to this.
When they returned from touring the village in the afternoon, Wei Mingyuan found a chance to pretend to be indifferent and asked Chen Chen, "Jinshu said you can make wine?"
"Of course." Chen Zhen said.
"Can you make rice wine?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"I, I'm just asking casually." Wei Mingyuan said uncomfortably.
Chen Zhen glanced at him and then suddenly realized, "You want to drink yellow wine?"
"I just don't know whether the wine you brew tastes good or not." Wei Mingyuan said deliberately.
After hearing this, Chen Zhen said, "Even if it tastes good, I won't let you drink it."
"Why?" Wei Mingyuan glared at him.
"Don't you see how old you are? Why are you still thinking about drinking? Be careful of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases." Chen Chen said directly.
"Can't I just drink less?" Wei Mingyuan retorted.
"You've already come to me privately, can you drink less? I'm afraid you'll have to ask me to keep it a secret from Grandma Wei after I make the wine, right?
If Grandma Wei found out, would you still say that this was a gift from Brother Zhen to me?" Chen Zhen said distrustfully.
Wei Mingyuan was so angry at Chen Zhen's words that he blew his beard and glared. Then he scolded: "You stupid kid, I just want to have a drink, how can you have so many crooked thoughts? Stop speculating about me here."
Seeing that he was angry, Chen Zhen gave him another sweet date: "I can help you brew wine, but you can only drink one cup a day. If you drink more than that, I won't brew wine for you. The wine I brew is much better than the ones sold outside."
"Two cups a day." Wei Mingyuan bargained.
"Okay, two cups is enough. Is the lunch I made today delicious?"
"good."
"Just okay?"
"It's delicious, okay?"
"Grandpa Wei, your words are too perfunctory. Do you still want to drink?"
"It's delicious, very delicious. I have never eaten such delicious food. Is this okay?" Wei Mingyuan thought to himself, why is this dead kid so vindictive?
After hearing this, Chen Zhen nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Grandpa He, "Send someone to bring some wine to Grandpa Wei tomorrow."
Wei Mingyuan nodded with satisfaction when he heard this. It was a filial gift from his grandson and son-in-law, so he could have a couple of drinks openly tomorrow.
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