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

Liang Jingcheng didn't pay much attention to it when he blurted it out, but as soon as the words came out, Liang Jingcheng saw that Ye Changyan's cheeks, which were already a little red, had turned red all the way to his ears. Seeing Ye Changyan's embarrassed expression, Liang Jingcheng seemed to realize something and instantly felt his cheeks getting hot.

Liang Jingcheng stood there in a daze, motionless. For a moment, the air in the dormitory seemed to be stagnant.

It took a long time before Ye Changyan's low and hoarse voice was heard.

"Then why don't you just stand there? I'm sore all over now and I can't take it off by myself."

Ye Changyan's sudden words brought Liang Jingcheng back to his senses. He blushed and didn't dare to look at Ye Changyan. Then he carefully went to help Ye Changyan.

Little did Ye Changyan know what was going on in his mind just now, and he said such a strange sentence.

When Liang Jingcheng was applying hot compress to his legs, Ye Changyan kept his eyes closed the whole time, as if he was pretending to be asleep, but his red face and ears were particularly eye-catching.

Liang Jingcheng was busy and frantic, and he even ran out to refill the kettle with hot water. He was also busy helping Ye Changyan to constantly change the hot towel. After all the trouble, he finally managed to give Ye Changyan a hot compress all over his body.

At a glance, I saw Ye Changyan's eyes were closed, his cheeks and ears were still red, and I didn't know if he was really asleep.

Liang Jingcheng carefully covered Ye Changyan with the quilt, then tiptoed out of the dormitory, closed the door, and went to class.

Hearing the sound of the door being closed, Ye Changyan quietly opened his eyes and confirmed that Liang Jingcheng had left, but his face and ears were incredibly hot. Thinking that he had just been seen naked, Ye Changyan felt his heart pounding.

However, after Liang Jingcheng's meticulous and considerate hot compress, the aches and pains all over his body were indeed relieved a lot, and Ye Changyan fell asleep again in a daze while lying on the bed.

By the end of March, spring had already arrived in Shengjing and the flowers were in bloom. Farmers were busy in the fields, and the strawberries in Caijia Farm in Sanyuan County had begun to ripen gradually.

Yang Lin has personally picked the earliest ripe strawberries and delivered them to Cai's house twice.

Mr. Cai was so happy that his teeth were showing as he ate the sweet strawberries, and Xing Wang was even happier. Yang Lin brought him two baskets of strawberries at a time, and at least one basket would go into Xing Wang's stomach.

Senior brother Ye Changyan and I had made an appointment early on to go for a spring outing during our day off, and now it was a good opportunity for us to go to the farm to pick strawberries.

Early in the morning on the day of rest, all of Mr. Cai's disciples came to Shigu Lane with their wives and children.

"Grandpa, Daddy said you planted a lot of strawberries. Did you know that Fubao likes to eat strawberries the most, so you planted so many strawberries?"

Zhu Yuchun's family and Lu Ge'ang's family arrived at Shigu Lane one after another. When they entered Cai's mansion, Fubao threw himself into Mr. Cai's arms and acted coquettishly to him in his childish voice.

"Hahaha, Grandpa Shi knew that Fubao loved to eat strawberries, so he and your Sixth Uncle and Little Uncle Shi planted a lot of strawberries on the farm. Now that the strawberries have just started to ripen, Grandpa Shi asked your father to take you two brothers to the farm to pick strawberries."

Although Mr. Cai has no children of his own, having these disciples and grandchildren around him is another kind of happiness.

Seeing that Mr. Cai was laughing happily, the three older children, Zhu Shan, Zhao Guangdi and Ji Furong, also ran up to Mr. Cai and asked questions non-stop.

"Grandpa, can we eat as many strawberries as we want?"

"Master, can I just pick whichever one I want to eat?"

"Grandpa, can I pick some for my grandmother? She usually saves the delicious food for me."

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"Okay, okay... Shanbao, Guangdi and Furong are all good and sensible children. Today, Master is the boss. You can pick whichever you want to eat and as many as you want. You can also take some for your grandparents or your friends. But you must agree to one request of Master."

When the children heard that Mr. Cai had agreed to all their requests, they were delighted and nodded in agreement without waiting for Mr. Cai to finish his request.

"Children, these strawberries are planted in the ground. When we go to pick them later, Master's request is that you must not trample the strawberry seedlings. Also, you can only pick ripe strawberries and must not waste them for no reason. OK?"

When the disciples saw Master Cai talking happily with a group of children, they all smiled. The children nodded obediently and sensibly in agreement. Even Lu Geang's two-year-old son Lu Yuanxiang nodded happily.

I saw a group of children running into the yard, cheering and chattering.

"I want to pick the biggest and reddest ones."

"I'm going to fill up all the baskets I brought."

"I want to pick five... no... ten... the biggest and reddest ones for my grandmother!"

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Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng, who were standing by, laughed heartily when they heard the children's childlike discussion.

At this time, Ye Changyan saw Xing Wang bringing a large wicker basket from somewhere, and his face seemed full of anticipation. Thinking of what his master said last night that Xing Wang could eat a whole basket of strawberries at one time, Ye Changyan looked at Xing Wang in surprise, wondering if he could eat such a big basket at one time?

The last one to arrive was Wang Xinkuan. Wang Xinkuan exchanged greetings with his fellow disciples. When Mr. Cai saw that everyone was present, he ordered everyone to set off for the farm in Sanyuan County.

Shanbao and Fubao were clamoring to ride in the same carriage with Mr. Cai, so Ye Changyan asked Xingwang to ride in Mr. Cai's carriage so that he could protect Mr. Cai in time if anything happened on the way.

Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng squeezed into Wang Xinkuan's carriage, and soon a convoy of six carriages left Shigu Lane and headed towards Sanyuan County.

"Fourth Senior Brother, I heard from the teacher last night that His Majesty is also very concerned about your marriage, and is planning to grant you a marriage?"

The three brothers were sitting in the carriage and chatting all the way. When Wang Xinkuan heard Ye Changyan asking him about his marriage in a gossipy manner, he shook his head helplessly, stretched out his hands and rubbed his face hard for a few times, sighed, and then spoke with a wry smile.

"My grandmother and the Queen Mother are cousins. They were like real sisters when they were in the boudoir. A few days ago, my grandmother went to the palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother. During the conversation, the Queen Mother asked about my grandmother's marriage. I don't know how His Majesty knew about this. A few days ago, he summoned my grandfather to the palace and said that the Duke of Yan was interested in marrying my family and wanted His Majesty to grant the marriage."