Chapter 115 If you can’t make weapons, learn to grow vegetables
Zhao Lingmeng had no idea how the emperor made his decision, but she continued to live her life as usual. It wasn't that she didn't want to contribute to the front lines, but in this era, iron ore and other resources were controlled by the imperial court. Without the emperor's permission, she wouldn't dare to do anything privately. After all, in this era, if one person made a mistake, the entire family would be executed. She couldn't do anything that crossed the line.
So when the emperor had not decided whether to let her know such a top-secret matter, she just slept, ate, played with the baby every day, and soaked in the hot springs when she was tired. Her life was so comfortable.
Especially now that Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming have followed Wu Zhonghui, they have completely run wild on the farm. All day long, they either climb trees to pick fruits, dig out bird nests, or go to the fields to catch loaches and eels. There is nothing they haven't done. They are not as particular about eating as before. Now, as long as it is cooked, they will eat it with relish.
Not only did Zhao Lingmeng not say anything to them, she also felt that this change was the right thing to do. She would just remind them not to neglect their daily literacy training, and to have someone to serve them no matter what they did.
She didn't care where they went to play all day. Recently, the two little guys had been playing so hard that they didn't even want to come back for lunch. Zhao Lingmeng didn't care about them either. After all, children would find food by themselves when they were hungry. Boys didn't need to be restricted in their activities.
The brothers, Zhao Houjing and Zhao Lingmeng, had discovered the joys of the farm. Knowing their mother and brother wouldn't leave, they weren't as clingy to Zhao Lingmeng, giving her more free time. Lately, she'd been sorting out the steelmaking and ironmaking techniques she'd learned in her previous life and stopped thinking about this matter. After all, the decision wasn't hers.
Zhao Lingmeng had lunch alone that day. The Zhao Houjing brothers had come to ask for lunch at Master Wu's. Zhao Lingmeng didn't say anything, but ate alone. She changed into some neat clothes and took her companions, an old farmer from the farm, and most importantly, the clingy little guy, Zhao Houyang.
They weren't going to do anything big, but Zhao Lingmeng had nothing better to do, so she decided to learn how to grow vegetables from the old farmer on the farm. Neither she nor the original owner had ever grown anything before, so she wanted to learn it seriously. That way, when she returned, she could plant some vegetables to pass the time. Her mansion was big enough, so she could grow anything.
Her eagerness to try reminded her of a friend she'd heard say during her previous life studying abroad: "Infrastructure Maniac." She was in that same mood now, wanting to build anything she could think of, so she could only tell herself to find something to do.
Zhao Lingmeng followed the old farmer to turn the soil and was learning how to sow seeds. They were planting the simplest and easiest to grow small green vegetables, which were very suitable for beginners like Zhao Lingmeng.
Zhao Lingmeng was panting as the old farmer planted seeds, buried the soil, and watered the plants. She didn't let Qiuyue and the others help, just told them to keep an eye on Zhao Houyang. Zhao Lingmeng was learning seriously, feeling that this kind of thing was only fun if she did it herself.
Not long after, Zhao Houjing, Zhao Houming, and Wu Zhonghui arrived from somewhere, all filthy. Seeing Zhao Lingmeng from afar, the three children rushed over.
"Greetings, mother\/Princess." The three children hurriedly ran up to her and did not forget to bow. Zhao Lingmeng was still very satisfied.
She believed that things should be done in a certain era, and Zhao Lingmeng would never instill her old ideas into her children. That was not loving them, but harming them. So when Nanny Sun was teaching the two brothers the rules, Zhao Lingmeng never interrupted.
No matter how satisfied Zhao Lingmeng was with the performance of the three little guys, she still looked normal, as if they had done something they were supposed to do. "Wake up! Where have you three been playing?"
"Mom, let me tell you, we went to see the oxen plowing the fields. It's amazing! So this is how crops are grown."
When Zhao Houming said this, the two children next to him nodded in agreement with shining eyes.
"So you can't be picky about food, okay? Try to eat as much as you want, otherwise it will be a waste." Zhao Lingmeng took the opportunity to educate the three children.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Zhao Houjing looked at his mother's appearance and was very curious.
"Yes, mom, what fun things are you doing? You didn't even call me!" Before Zhao Lingmeng could say anything, Zhao Houming asked first, and after asking, he looked at Zhao Lingmeng with a look that said, "Mom, you've abandoned me."
Zhao Lingmeng was so amused when she heard this that she went over and gently patted Zhao Houming's butt with her dirty hand, "You didn't come back for lunch, and you blame your mother?"
"Mom is learning how to grow vegetables. Do you three want to learn with me? The kind we usually eat on the table."
Zhao Houjing and the other two all agreed, so Zhao Lingmeng used a hoe to divide a small piece of land for each of them. "We can grow our own vegetables and see whose vegetables grow the best in the future."
Zhao Houjing and the other two became even more interested when they heard what Zhao Lingmeng said. They kept asking questions of the old farmer who grew vegetables on the farm that Zhao Lingmeng had brought with her. For a moment, the entire field was filled with their voices.
It took Zhao Lingmeng and the other three a long time to finish planting their own plot of land. Zhao Lingmeng held her aching waist and looked at the place she had planted alone, feeling a sense of accomplishment. She had planted the vegetables herself!
"You three can come and take a look every day when you pass by, but you can't step on them or dig up the soil. Wait until they all sprout, then I'll ask you to come and pull out the weeds together, okay?" Zhao Lingmeng looked at the three children who were so tired that they were just sitting casually on the road next to her, and her heart was full of pride.
Especially when I think of the first day when the Zhao Houjing brothers came, they were so pretentious that they wanted to be held even when they were stepping on the mud. This change is huge, they are like two different children.
"Mom, why are you smiling at the three of us?" Zhao Houjing looked at his mother curiously.
Zhao Lingmeng was generous with her praise. "I think the three of you are really amazing. You can finish cultivating your own land."
"That's right. I will be even better in the future. Whatever mother wants to eat, I will grow it for her!" Although Zhao Houming was very tired, he felt that he was able to do it again when he heard his mother praising him, and he promised shamelessly.
"I'm going back to take a hot spring bath. What about you three?" Zhao Lingmeng saw that the sun had not yet set, so she asked for their opinions.
"Let's go to Master Wu's place and soak in the hot springs! We're both men, and Master Wu can tell stories. My brother and I will be back later to have dinner with Mom."
After hearing what his brother said, Zhao Houming nodded in agreement and said, "My brother and I will come back to have dinner with Mom later."
Zhao Lingmeng felt a bit like them, like a child saying they have grown up. She walked over and touched the heads of the three children, "Little brats, go play! I'm going back first."
Zhao Houming and the other two stood up, bowed, and ran away before Zhao Lingmeng could finish speaking.
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