Female-to-male: I live on farming

"Ahem... Well, let me say a few words first! Recently, everyone has been very busy, running around. Now that the autumn harvest has been successfully completed, I discussed it with my wife and felt that we should reward everyone."

As he spoke, he handed out the money bags on the plate one by one.

"Thank you, my dear! Thank you, my dear lady!"

Li Nanqiao and others who received the bonus were all smiling happily, even the usually serious Lei Zhong smiled.

After all, who would refuse silver and money?

"Me too?" Pei Xiu never thought that she would have a share. She had only been here for over a month, and strictly speaking, she was a member of the Gu family.

"Yes," Qin Ke nodded as a matter of course. It is better to treat this kind of thing equally, otherwise people will be dissatisfied. "Since you are here now, you naturally have your share."

"Yes, Sister Pei, just keep it."

Pei Xiu nodded with a smile. Perhaps the money in it was nothing to her, but it made her feel a very strange emotion. Looking at Qin Ke who was talking and laughing without any airs, she lowered her eyes slightly.

"Madam, have a try. This is the rice we grow ourselves. See how it tastes." Qin Ke served Lu Youqing a small bowl of rice. She didn't eat much at night, so Qin Ke only gave her half a bowl of rice.

Lu Youqing looked at the crystal clear and glutinous white rice in the bowl. The grains were full and the color was translucent. When she just stepped out of the study, she could already smell the rich rice aroma, which made her mouth water.

It tastes sweet, soft, and elastic. You can chew the delicateness and toughness of the rice grains in every bite, and it has an excellent taste.

"I have never eaten such delicious rice, my dear. The rice you grow is amazing." Han Qi had long been tempted by the aroma, and when he saw them picking up their chopsticks, he couldn't wait to start eating.

"Try it with this." Qin Ke picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in her bowl.

Lu Youqing looked at the rosy-colored, rich-flavored spareribs and took a bite out of curiosity. The aroma of the sauce instantly filled her mouth, and the ribs were so tender that they fully absorbed the essence of the seasoning.

Looking at her eyes that suddenly lit up, Qin Ke could guess that she liked this dish, and immediately put two more pieces into her bowl.

Pei Xiu is worthy of being the housekeeper of the Gu family. Every time she tastes a dish, in addition to tasting its flavor, she also silently compares it with the dishes in Caiyue Tower in her mind, studying the feasibility of improving the recipe.

Qin Ke didn't know that she didn't forget her work while eating. Anyway, he was very satisfied with the meal, especially the rice produced by the system tasted great.

But the only pity is that Qin Ke has been here for more than half a year and has never eaten anything spicy, which makes it very difficult for him, who used to love spicy food, to adapt.

At this time, Qin Ke had quietly added peppers to the first batch of vegetable varieties grown in greenhouses.

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With sufficient funds, Qin Ke began to prepare for the next plan.

He asked Lei Zhong to find someone to clean up the original rice fields and melon fields. The remaining melon vines and rice stalks in the fields needed to be cleaned up. Now that the autumn harvest in the village was almost over, it was not difficult to find someone.

After cleaning up, the field needs to be plowed again, because the growth of potatoes has high requirements for the soil, and it needs loose and breathable soil, so when plowing, it needs to be turned deeper.

This is also a large amount of work, but Qin Ke has plenty of money now, so he can just hire more people.

As for Li Nanqiao, she was asked to go around the village and ask if anyone was planning to sell their land. She grew up in the village, so it was just right for her to do this kind of thing. It would be best if the land was connected and she could buy as many as she could.

Qin Ke has more important things to do now. The county's imperial examination is about to begin, and he is not at ease letting Lu Youqing go out alone to take the exam.

Now that Lu Youqing was a commoner, she had to first take part in the county examination. The county examination was presided over by the magistrate of Yong'an County, and the main content of the examination was eight-legged essays and poetry.

While Lu Youqing was preparing for the exam, Qin Ke also took a look at her writing materials. His conclusion was very confusing. It was simply a death sentence for him to learn to write eight-part essays when he was not familiar with classical Chinese.

Moreover, all the poems and songs that he was asked to memorize in school were returned to him after graduation, not to mention that his handwriting was not much better than that of a seven-year-old child.

However, he was very confident in Lu Youqing. If one had to say that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, then there was nothing wrong with that.

Gu Lanxi is a really great boss. When she knew that Lu Youqing was going to take the imperial examination, she sent a carriage over. It's no wonder that the Gu family is full of talented people. Even Qin Ke is willing to work under such a boss.

It was many times more advanced than the simple donkey cart that Qin Ke's family had before. The carriage space was also much larger, and there were secret compartments for food and books.

For convenience, Qin Ke planned to stay in the city the day before. He remembered that during large-scale examinations in his previous life, the prices of surrounding hotels increased drastically, and it was not certain that a reservation could be made even if one wanted to.

Qin Ke thought about it and decided to just rent a yard in the city and have someone clean it up in advance. It was spacious and had a kitchen, so it was better than staying in an inn.

In the morning, Qin Ke took Han Qi and Lu Youqing to the city. It must be said that the comfort of this luxurious carriage was incomparable to that of a donkey cart. After entering the city, they found that there were a lot of people on the streets today. There were many people dressed as scholars walking on the streets with books in their arms.

They all seemed to be here to take the imperial examination. Qin Ke looked around and found that most of them were teenagers in their teens. Some of them were smiling and full of confidence; some looked nervous and seemed to be a little worried about the exam; and some were concentrating on reading books and preparing for the exam.

When passing the main street, a prison van came from the opposite side of them. The person leading the team was very familiar to Qin Ke. He was the person who went to his house to arrest him.

However, he did not notice the carriage passing by them. He was looking around and staring at the surrounding environment. Qin Ke lifted the curtain of the carriage. Lu Youqing looked up and saw the disheveled, lifeless man with his head hung sitting in the prison car.

"Isn't this Song Yaozu from our academy?"

"Haven't you heard? He committed murder intentionally and was sentenced to be beheaded today."

Qin Ke heard clearly the discussions of the people around him. He thought he would be happy and satisfied to see his current fate, but his mood was complicated.

Everything in the world is just a thought away from heaven or hell.

Pei Xiu's Observation Notes:

Qin Ke is usually casual and seems to have no concept of hierarchy. He treats servants well, is good at cooking, and loves his wife.

But one thing is that it is really unbelievable that a tall and strong man always sticks to his wife and acts like a spoiled child.