Next.

Li Jinglan's life is very ordinary.

After getting her household affairs in order, she continued her real estate business.

He also bought two streets in the county seat of Nanli County, intending to sell them after they were built.

When those people learned that the wife of the top scholar came to buy the house, and the price offered by Li Jinglan was also very suitable, they basically sold the house happily.

The men from Xishui Village began to enter and rob the houses.

Li Jinglan provides three meals a day.

One meat meal every three days.

And it’s all dry rice, not watery soup.

The food alone is enough to make people nearby envious.

When it was time for dinner, the men from Xishui Village would run around the county town with their bowls of rice in their hands.

"Otherwise we have to say that our number one scholar is kind and righteous. Look, there is a smell of oil in this rice."

Take a big bite of steamed bun and then a big bite of vegetable.

The people around him were drooling.

"After eating the food of the top scholar, I never feel tired from morning to night."

If there is oil and salt in the rice, people will have the strength to work.

In spring, they performed corvee labor.

Li Jinglan also sent someone to deliver food.

Those who served labor service together with the men in Xishui Village were extremely envious every time they saw them eating.

Now everyone in Xishui Village is hoping that Li Jinglan’s house can last forever.

When they eat here, the family can save one person's food ration.

When there is a shortage of food, the saved rations will become life-saving food.

Time flies.

It's summer harvest season again.

Li Jinglan returned to Xishui Village.

This is the first time Li Jinglan has come back since Lu Bozhou became the top scholar.

It was warmly welcomed by the villagers of Xishui Village.

Of course, Prince Jin also followed with a lecherous look on his face.

Yang Laoshi was very happy to see Prince Jin and took him to see the harvest.

Extremely proud: "This year's output must be three stones."

"Three stones?" The Prince of Jin grew up in the palace, and the only farm work he had ever done was holding the plow.

That was also a mandatory requirement when my father was alive.

Later, after his elder brother ascended the throne, he no longer had to hold the plow.

Although it is impossible to tell the yield, it is obvious that Yang Laoshi's wheat grows better than other people's wheat.

Another tenant farmer was unwilling to admit defeat: "I have listened to agricultural books for a year and learned how to farm. Next year..."

The tenant patted King Jin on the shoulder and said, "Brother, come and visit my family next year. I guarantee we'll have a good harvest."

Yes!

We will definitely have a good harvest next year.

When the other tenants heard this, they also started laughing.

Although they didn't speak, King Jin could see relief and happiness on their faces.

Is it true that listening to agricultural books is so effective?

King Jin decided to come again next year.

After harvesting the wheat, we weighed it.

Yang Laoshi’s land is indeed three stones.

The highest plots of land even exceed Sanshi.

The King of Jin was greatly surprised.

The wheat has been harvested.

Li Jinglan sat in Mr. Gu's yard and held a meeting with the villagers.

"This year's harvest is very good. According to our agreement, any harvest over two stones will be yours."

"If we can exceed three stones next year, everything above will belong to you."

Now Lu Bozhou is an official.

Four hundred acres of land can be exempted from tax.

Hearing this, all the villagers were excited.

"Now we are rewarding the one with the highest yield per mu, one hundred yuan per mu."

Yang Laoshi stood up excitedly and took the 20 strings of cash from Zhao Zhengyi.

20 taels of silver is more than one tael.

How much meat can I buy?

The villagers were so envious that their eyes widened.

King Jin still couldn't understand why Li Jinglan not only gave the extra grain to the villagers for free, but also rewarded the one who grew the best crops.

What is the picture?

A lot of money?

Burning?

But I saw that the villagers looked very excited and ready to fight for the next year.

I vaguely grasped the key point.

As the person who received the award, Yang Laoshi still had to speak.

He stammered a lot and his words were not clear enough.

To sum up, I would like to thank Lu Bozhou and Li Jinglan.

Then, Yang Laoshi told Li Jinglan something that he was very interested in.

"I heard someone say that there is some rock on a nearby mountain that can be crushed into powder, and then sprinkled on the ground, and the grain yield will suddenly increase."

"I plan to take advantage of the slack season to go see what it is."

It should be one of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

Li Jinglan doesn't understand fertilizers.

But she can encourage.

"If you can really find something unique that increases production, there will be a reward."

Prince Jin glanced at Li Jinglan again.

Although Li Jinglan was wearing a veil, her expression could not be seen.

But King Jin could hear from Li Jinglan's tone that Li Jinglan really cared about farming.

It was just a rumor, but she took it seriously.

These two couples...

One of them talked at length about farming in great detail during the palace examination.

One of them actually went and mingled with the farmers.

The feeling that Lu Bozhou and Li Jinglan gave him was really different from that of other people.

King Jin also thought of the salt from Songjiang Prefecture.

I don’t know if the people who went to investigate found it.

If he didn't find anything, he would have to laugh at Li Jinglan.

Don't believe everything you hear.

Upon hearing the news that Prince Jin had come to Xishui Village again, Xu Feng, the magistrate of Nanli County, ran over in a sweat.

He didn't dare to recognize King Jin in front of outsiders.

Then he only talked to Li Jinglan.

"Has the arsonist been found?" Li Jinglan was speechless.

It’s been half a year!

You just found out?

This is really efficient.

Magistrate Xu touched his forehead, sweat coming out, not sure if it was from the heat or fear.

"I found out about it two months ago, but it was a critical moment for the imperial examination, so I kept the news secret."

Magistrate Xu handed Li Jinglan a copy of the interrogation record.

"The Hu family?" After reading the interrogation record, Li Jinglan frowned.

"Do I have a grudge against the Hu family? How did they frame me?"

"The specific reason is unclear, but it is absolutely true that the Hu family ordered people to set the fire."

County Magistrate Xu has already arrested all members of the Hu family and ransacked their home.

Then, Magistrate Xu asked a very delicate question: "How much compensation does the lady want?"

This is the convenience brought about by the change of status.

If Lu Bozhou were still a student now, he would probably handle his business as usual.

And now.

Li Jinglan can ask for compensation.

Li Jinglan thought for a moment and said, "I paid for the houses built for the neighbors, and the compensation will be paid exclusively to my family. Five hundred taels."

When County Magistrate Xu heard that Li Jinglan only wanted five hundred taels, he felt that it was a bit low.

"I've seen your newly built house. I'm afraid five hundred taels is not enough." County Magistrate Xu waved his hand and said, "The government will decide. I'll compensate you with one thousand taels."

Prince Jin glanced at Magistrate Xu.

I used to think this guy was pretty smart.

Why does it seem stupider the more I look at it?

Li Jinglan told him personally that three or four hundred taels would be enough to build a house.

The five hundred taels that Li Jinglan asked County Magistrate Xu for was not beyond his expectations.

But the one thousand taels given by the foolish County Magistrate Xu really exceeded the expectations of the King of Jin.

Magistrate Xu only felt a chill down his spine, but he didn't understand what was going on.

After County Magistrate Xu left, Li Jinglan decided to return to the capital that day.

There are a lot of things going on in the capital.

Li Jinglan just left.

Xia Jifang brought Li Fengxian to Xishui Village.

Heard the news that Li Jinglan had passed away.

Li Fengxian felt lost.

I was thinking of letting Li Jinglan take care of the two children.

After a moment, she made up her mind: "Let's go to the capital and live for a while."

Hearing that Li Fengxian was willing to live in the capital, Xia Jifang was delighted: "In this way, we can visit brother-in-law more often."

The top scholar who won six prizes in a row!

Xia Jifang now regrets deeply.

Why didn’t he read carefully the annotations that Lu Bozhou sent him before?

As for the Hu family, whose property was confiscated for arson, Xia Jifang had long forgotten about it.

A drinking buddy!

How can it be more prestigious than being an official?

Xia Jifang and his wife had just left.

Li Chengyue is here too.

I heard that Li Jinglan left after the wheat harvest.

Li Chengyue was silent for a long time.

"When she returned home, she didn't even see you as her father. It's obvious that you are not in her heart at all." Li Wu's voice came from the carriage, sarcastic.

Li Chengyue retorted: "If it weren't for the son you raised who framed Bozhou, would she have said such a thing as breaking off the relationship?"

Li Wu sneered several times, "Don't you always praise her for being filial? But she doesn't even care about Aunt Zhao! You Li family are all equally cold and indifferent."

Li Chengyue remained silent.

After returning home.

Zhao Zhengyi was waiting at home.

"I am sending something to the master, mistress and concubine on the orders of the eldest lady."

Mrs. Li Wu looked at the gift list and was a little satisfied, but she snorted, "I thought she didn't care about us as parents anymore."

Zhao Zhengyi smiled apologetically and cupped his hands: "Madam, you are joking. Our eldest lady misses the master and the mistress all day long and wants to reunite with them."

At this point, Zhao Zhengyi changed the subject: "Our eldest lady wants to take the concubine to Beijing to stay for a few days. I hope Madam will grant her permission."

"No!" Li Wu refused decisively.

Zhao Zhengyi took out a land deed and said, "This is our lady's gift to you."

Mrs. Li Wu took the land deed and looked at it. It was a hundred acres of land.

His eyes lit up.

"You can only stay for a few days." said Mrs. Li Wu.

"Madam, you are so kind. We will remember it in our hearts." Zhao Zhengyi bowed.

After Prince Jin returned to the capital, someone was waiting for him.

After reading the news brought back by his subordinates, King Jin was shocked.

"Did the salt workers destroy all the salt fields?"

The subordinates reported: "It started with a salt tax officer who robbed a salt collector's wife and beat the collector to death. Now it's out of control and has spread to the entire Songjiang Prefecture salt field."

"Songjiang Prefecture sent troops to suppress the protests with brutal means... I saw many corpses hanging on the roadside to dry in the sun."

"How dare you!" King Jin was furious, "Follow me into the palace!"

Hear the news that Prince Jin has gone out.

Li Jinglan just smiled and nodded, "Leave the door open for Mr. Wu You at night."

then.

She picked up a post.

The county magistrate's wife, Xu Xianzhi, came to the capital and invited her to her house for tea.

Logically speaking, civil officials cannot associate with nobles.

Collusion between civil and military officials is a taboo in the imperial court.

But the relationship between her and Xu Xianzhi is that of protector and protected.

Last year, because Xu Xianzhi was willing to invest in the soap workshop, she had fewer troubles in Nanli County.

Moreover, Xu Xianzhi sent the invitation in his personal name, not the Xuguo Mansion.

This invitation.

She had to respond.

must go.

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