Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

"How old are you two? You're still playing like three-year-olds in the snow."

When Master Cai came out of the room, he saw his two disciples rolling and wrestling in the snow, trying every means to stuff snowflakes into each other's collars and under their hems. He thought that these two disciples looked even more like children than Xing Wang who was watching the fight.

After hearing Mr. Cai's shout, the two men stopped fighting. However, they kept staring at each other and were very cautious about each other, fearing that they would be ambushed by the other party when they were not paying attention.

The two men stood up, brushing off the snow on their bodies, both panting. Although their hands and faces were red from the cold, they looked at each other and smiled.

"Why don't you change your clothes that are soaked by the snow? It's no big deal if you catch a cold, but if you delay your preparations for the exam, I think you'll regret it too late."

Ye Changyan glanced at Liang Jingcheng and saw that he was listening to Mr. Cai's lecture obediently, so he quietly grabbed a handful of snow, and while Liang Jingcheng was not paying attention, he quickly stuffed the snow into the back of Liang Jingcheng's neck, then ran into the room with a laugh.

Liang Jingcheng, who had reacted, was unwilling to suffer a loss, so he quickly grabbed two handfuls of snowflakes and chased in. Soon, Ye Changyan's screams were heard in the room.

When Mr. Cai saw these two disciples who were in high spirits, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He sighed, smiled and shook his head.

The snow fell for two days and one night, and gradually stopped in the evening of the second day. The snow on the ground was thick enough to reach above the calves.

As the New Year is approaching, the heavy snow has covered the entire Shengjing City in silver, which has a unique charm in Ye Changyan's eyes.

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the sky cleared up and every household began to sweep the snow. Ye Changyan pulled Liang Jingcheng to pick up a shovel and followed the crowd to the streets of Shigu Lane to sweep the snow.

But Ye Changyan didn't come out to sweep the snow. Soon he started having a snowball fight with the kids on the street.

There were quite a few children on this street. They united to fight Ye Changyan, who was quickly defeated. Then, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face, he pulled Liang Jingcheng to help.

Soon the two brothers became good friends with these kids and became the kings of the kids in Shigu Lane.

The snow on the official roads around Shengjing was basically cleared by the morning of the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month thanks to the temporary teams organized by the garrison and government offices to protect Shengjing.

Yang Lin, the manager of Sanyuan County Farm, watched as the snow on the official road beside the farm was cleared. The whole family went into the greenhouse and were busy harvesting fresh vegetables.

After lunch, Yang Lin took Da Hu with him, and the father and son pushed two baskets of vegetables and headed towards Shengjing City.

Teacher Ye Changyan and his students were having a class in the study when they heard the housekeeper Dai Xing knock on the door and say that Yang Lin and his son were pushing two large baskets of vegetables over.

Teacher Ye Changyan and several students paused their ongoing lessons and went to the front yard.

When I came to the front yard, I saw two wicker baskets in the yard, covered with straw hats.

Ye Changyan greeted Yang Lin and his son, then excitedly lifted the bamboo hat covering the baskets. He saw that the baskets were full of freshly harvested vegetables. On top of one of the baskets was a bundle of green and tender leeks.

"Seventh Master, we followed your teachings and planted green vegetables and leeks with short growth cycles in the greenhouse. We finally lived up to your expectations. It seems that the test plot was a success."

Seeing Ye Changyan's face full of joy, Yang Lin excitedly reported the situation to Ye Changyan.

Ye Changyan nodded towards Yang Lin with satisfaction, then turned and looked at Mr. Cai.

"Sir, our test plot was successful. We can finally eat some fresh vegetables. Look how well the chives are growing. I can make chive dumplings for you tonight."

When Mr. Cai saw the green vegetables and leeks in the basket, his face was filled with joy. He didn't expect that the experimental field set up by Sanlang would produce results so quickly.

Then Ye Changyan spoke to the butler Dai Xing.

"Uncle Dai, it looks like the test site was successful. It's almost the end of the year. After the New Year, please help me build a greenhouse on the land I circled last time according to the standard of the current greenhouse. It will be of great use to me later."

Dai Xing nodded and agreed, then Ye Changyan turned to look at Yang Lin and his son.

"Manager Yang, the success of this experimental plot is largely due to the efforts of your family. When you go back, you can grow seedlings of the vegetables planted around Qingming Festival in the greenhouse, such as cucumbers and eggplants. After the new greenhouse is built after the New Year, we can plant and transplant them."

To outsiders, Ye Changyan's words just now sounded like those of an outsider. If Yang Lin had not grown vegetables and leeks in the greenhouse, he would have thought so too.

But it was under Ye Changyan's command that Yang Lin managed to grow fresh green leafy vegetables in this cold winter. Yang Lin did not have any doubts and nodded in agreement.

"Also, Manager Yang, please find a way to buy some strawberry seedlings. After the New Year, we can dig them up directly. I plan to build a greenhouse specifically for growing strawberries."

"Many farms in Sanyuan County have the habit of growing strawberries, but strawberries are not durable in storage and transportation, so most people grow some for their own consumption. If an entire greenhouse is to be planted with strawberries, I would have to go to each farm and buy enough seedlings to plant an entire greenhouse."

Ye Changyan nodded, and then added something to Yang Lin.

"Manager Yang, you can go ask who has bees on the way, and then buy two boxes of bees. It will be convenient for strawberries and vegetables to florist, and your family can also eat home-grown honey."

Yang Lin heard that honey is a very good tonic. If his family could produce honey, then his whole family could eat honey. Thinking of this, Yang Lin couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and nodded to Ye Changyan in agreement.

"Originally, I planned to let Dahu and Erhu come to the city to learn from the teachers in the city. However, after the greenhouse is built, things will get busy on the farm very quickly, and things in the greenhouse cannot be easily exposed to outsiders. So I planned to let Dahu and Erhu go to the private school in the nearest town to learn to read and write. This way, after Dahu and Erhu finish school, they can learn some skills to manage the greenhouse."

Ye Changyan's words made Yang Lin and his son's eyes light up. This Seventh Young Master actually let Dahu and Erhu go to school and learn to read and write, and at the same time they could learn the skills to take care of the greenhouse. Yang Lin and his son looked at Ye Changyan with joy on their faces and nodded continuously.

"Since you have no objection, after the New Year, please ask Uncle Dai to contact the private school in the nearby town. The expenses of this tuition and the necessary books, paper and pens will be charged to my account."