Chapter 67 Chapter 67 Unexpected Visitors (Additional Update)...
After Huo Xingxing, Miao Ying couldn't sleep anymore, so he simply got dressed and got up, wanting to find something to do. He cleaned the yard very cleanly and put everything in order.
He simply took steamed buns and cornbread to find Fu Lingzhi, not knowing how he was doing living alone.
When they arrived at Fu Ling's house, Mantou and Wotou had already smelled Yoyo's scent and ran straight to find it. Miao Ying knocked on the door, thinking he would have to wait for a while, but unexpectedly the door opened very quickly.
There were dark circles under Fu Lingzhi's eyes, and it was obvious that he hadn't slept well. When he saw Miao Ying, he was stunned for a moment, and then let Miao Ying in.
"Not quite used to it?" Miao Ying asked.
Fu Lingzhi nodded somewhat embarrassedly. The winter night in the mountain village was too quiet. Even the chirping of insects and birds in summer was gone. Only the sound of his own breathing remained.
"It's okay, you'll get used to it." Miao Ying sat with him in the yard. "Are you ready to make breakfast?"
Fu Lingzhi nodded, but because the fire was so difficult to light, the pot was now cold.
Miao Ying did not help him directly, but just reminded him. With Miao Ying there, the fire soon lit up. Fu Lingzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and remembered what his grandmother taught him about cooking. He slowly added water and rice, and soon he cooked a pot of porridge. However, he did not control the amount well and cooked a little too much.
Miao Ying naturally stayed here to eat with him. He didn't cook any dishes, but just picked some pickles from the jar. Even if it was just to get by with the meal, it was a good start for Lingzhi.
There was nothing to do after dinner, so Fu Lingzhi took out the needle and thread and wanted to embroider a handkerchief. This was the only way he could think of to make money so far. He couldn't rely on Miao Ying's family for the rest of his life. The money given by his eldest brother was already unexpected wealth, and he couldn't keep thinking about it.
Miao Ying was a restless person and didn't want to sit still, so he pulled Fu Lingzhi out again. Fu Lingzhi thought that he hadn't taken Youyou out for a walk in the past two days, so he agreed. The two of them, two dogs and a deer went to the fields.
Miao Ying mainly wanted to see whether his rapeseed had bloomed and how the harvest was this year.
When we arrived at the rapeseed field, we saw only a few flowers blooming sporadically a few days ago, but today we saw that most of the flowers had bloomed.
Fu Lingzhi was also stunned when he saw the sea of flowers in front of him. He had seen plum trees and peach blossoms in spring before, but none of them were as eye-catching as the flowers in front of him.
"What's the point of growing these?" Fu Lingzhi really couldn't imagine what livelihood these flowers could bring to this family. Are they beautiful?
Miao Ying didn't want to hide it from him, so he picked a flower and handed it to Fu Lingzhi: "When the flower dies, you can use the fruit to make oil."
Fu Lingzhi looked at the light yellow flower in the palm of his hand. Will it eventually turn into oil?
Seeing the shock on Fu Lingzhi's face, Miao Ying smiled and said, "I'll show you when the time comes. Once I can squeeze out the oil, I can make more delicious food. I want to set up a snack stand with Huo Xing and make enough money to feed us, and then raise Huo Xiaobao and Xiao Mu to adulthood."
"You can definitely do it." Fu Lingzhi said, "You are very capable."
Then they walked back slowly, and Miao Ying told him about the preparations they had made: "But they are all on the mountain, and they were all made by Huo Xing."
"So that's what we went up the mountain to do." Fu Lingzhi really admired them. They could really accomplish whatever they wanted to do. He also remembered that there were many miscellaneous books in his previous study. There should be some similar to "The Exploitation of the Works of Nature". It would be great if he could bring them out. At least he could help them.
Thinking of this, he turned back and looked at the field, imagining what a beautiful scene it would be when all the flowers were in full bloom.
He recalled that among his elder brother's friends, there were also those who loved to recite poetry and paint. There was once a young man who was obsessed with poetry and songs. He spent several taels of silver to buy a piece of stone used to press pickles. If he saw this golden piece of land, would he also give some money to Miao Ying and the others?
But he is no longer the second son of the Fu family, and he can no longer contact the people in his previous circle. He turned his head to look at Miao Ying, wondering if Miao Ying would have a solution.
Miao Ying didn't have any thoughts about this. After all, he didn't want too many people to know. But then he thought, there was nothing he could do. Once the flowers bloomed, it would be hard not to attract attention.
Sure enough, when the rape flowers were in full bloom, the villagers' topic was all about Miao Ying's rapeseed fields. I don't know where the villagers heard it from, but they said that Huo Xingjia planted this flower just to please Miao Ying.
When Miao Ying went out, almost everyone's eyes were on him. Ye Feng and Fu Lingzhi, who knew the inside story, felt that he was really patient. Even though the gossip had spread like that, he acted as if nothing had happened.
The news about the flower field spread more and more, and many people went to see Miao Ying's field. They all felt that the flowers were blooming luxuriantly, and had a unique flavor in this spring season.
Fearing that someone might sabotage the fields with malicious intent, Miao Ying stayed in the fields during the day. At night, he had no other options. Miao Ying thought that even if someone sabotaged the fields, not too many would be harmed. So when he got up early to check, he discovered that the rape flowers were still growing well in the fields.
Miao Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fu Lingzhi had recently been living alone in the courtyard, and he was slowly getting used to it. When news of Miao Ying's flower fields spread in the village, he wondered if it would spread to the county town as well.
Miao Ying's life has been going on as usual these days. When the weather gets a little warmer, there is more work to do in the fields, so Miao Ying follows her grandmother and mother to the fields.
In the end, they did not send Huo Xiaobao to Yunshan Academy. After all, the child was still young, so they planned to place him with Master Song to lay a more solid foundation. Miao Ying also sent Xiao Mu to Master Song and others, and like Huo Xiaobao before, let Master Ning teach him.
Naturally, the two children's tuition fees would have to be higher, but fortunately they could afford it. The only difference was that the expenses for pens, ink, paper and inkstone would have to be higher, but that was not too bad, they could still afford it.
The days passed uneventfully, and the rape flowers in the field bloomed more and more prosperously. It was estimated that they would wither soon, indicating that the rape seeds in Miaoying would slowly grow out.
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"Just accompany me for a trip, just to relax." Mei An, the third son of the Mei family, also known as Mei Sanlang, heard from somewhere that there was a sea of yellow flowers and insisted on going to see it.
Fu Lingyou had no intention of accompanying him. There was still no news from Fu Lingzhi, as if he had disappeared out of thin air.
So many things happened after Fu Lingyou came back from the capital that he couldn't even have a peaceful New Year. His parents were sick, Fu Lingzhi was missing, and he had to accept a brother who was a complete stranger. They all knew that it was not his fault, but after all, they had feelings for each other since childhood, and he and Fu Lingyao found it a little difficult to accept for a while.
"I just saw that you've been too tired lately, so I asked you to relax for a while," Mei Saburo said. "Maybe things will turn around if you relax."
In the end, Fu Lingyou got on the Mei family's carriage. Mei Sanlang had made every preparation, with snacks and fine wines, as if they were just going for an outing today.
The further the carriage went, the more remote the road became. After a while, they seemed to see a village. Mei Saburo's attendant got off the carriage to ask for directions. When the people at the entrance of the village heard that they wanted to see the yellow flower fields, they showed them the way.
The road to the fields became long and narrow, and the carriage could not enter, so they had to get off and walk.
Fu Lingyou looked at his muddy shoes and didn't quite understand why he had to go through the trouble of following the mentally ill Mei Sanlang to see some flowers. Instead of wasting time, he might as well send another team out to look for Fu Lingzhi.
Soon they arrived at the rumored flower field. Mei Saburo slapped his thigh and said, "People always exaggerate. This isn't a flower field at all! It's just an ordinary field of crops!"
Fu Lingyou sneered: "You always realize you've been deceived only after seeing it with your own eyes."
Having said that, the flowers are indeed bright and gorgeous. If there were more of them, forming patches and covering the mountains and fields, it would be quite interesting.
Mei Sanlang approached the crop field and placed himself among the flowers. He could smell some of the fragrance, but it wasn't very strong. So he called out to Fu Lingyou, "Brother Fu, I've got a poem."
Fu Lingyou had no intention of listening to his erotic and sour words, and urged him to return quickly, but he didn't expect to hear a voice: "Who's there?"
Miao Ying heard from the villagers that someone was going to his land in a horse-drawn carriage, so he had to rush over to take a look. Unexpectedly, he met an acquaintance.
"Mr. Fu?" Miao Ying was shocked. Could it be that he had discovered that Fu Lingzhi was hidden by him?
"It's you?" Fu Lingyou looked at Miao Ying. He had a deep impression of this person. He always appeared in front of him inadvertently, which was not a good thing.
Miao Ying nodded: "This piece of land is mine, and the things on it are also grown by me."
Mei Saburo also came over. His originally indigo clothes were stained with a lot of yellow pollen, but he didn't care at all. "Is this your land? What are these yellow flowers?"
Miao Ying's heart was beating fast. Now was a very good opportunity to talk to Fu Lingyou, but Fu Lingzhi was still in his house. He knew that Fu Lingzhi might not want to see Fu Lingyou at the moment.
"It's just an ordinary plant. Well, my husband thought I like flowers, so he planted it to please me."
Fu Lingyou looked at him, and his sharp eyes made Miao Ying break out in a thin layer of sweat on his back.
Mei Saburo's eyes widened: "Your husband planted so many flowers for you just because you like them!"
It was a lingering love, so he had endless inspiration.
Fu Lingyou just looked at him. He didn't believe what Miao Ying said. Although he had never farmed before, he knew that land and food were the foundation of their livelihood and the necessities of their lives. No one would waste the land just to grow flowers.
The person in front of him was very strange, Fu Lingyou thought.
"Is it possible for me to ask for some water to drink?" Fu Lingyou asked.
"Ah?" Miao Ying quickly waved her hands. "It's not convenient, it's not convenient. My husband is out, so we have to avoid suspicion."
Just after Miao Ying finished speaking, a voice sounded behind him: "What's the inconvenience? Your mother and I are still at home. If the distinguished guest wants to drink water, we have plenty at home."
Miao Ying turned around and saw his grandmother coming over. He turned around, with his back to Fu Lingyou, and winked at his grandmother, but his grandmother didn't understand and asked Miao Ying if there was sand in his eyes.
Miao Ying: ...
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