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

The two continued walking along the country road.

I saw a paddy field. Under the setting sun, the withered lotus leaves in the field were mottled with sunlight. An autumn breeze blew by, and the withered lotus leaves swayed. The scenery of autumn appeared before my eyes.

"Uncle Liu, are you busy?"

Ye Changyan just greeted Liu Guihong, a villager who was working in the paddy field, and then a middle-aged man with a hunched back straightened up.

"Sanlang, where are you going?"

"Bring a friend out for a walk."

He pointed at Liang Jingcheng and then smiled at Liu Guihong.

"Sanlang, come here and take two lotus roots back to eat."

Liu Guihong pointed to the lotus root he had just dug and said to Ye Changyan.

"Want to eat lotus root?"

Seeing Liang Jingcheng's curious face, Ye Changyan asked him. Liang Jingcheng nodded with a greedy look.

"If you want to eat lotus roots, you have to dig them yourself."

“How do we dig this?”

"I haven't dug it either, but I can learn from Uncle Liu."

Liang Jingcheng nodded eagerly.

"Uncle Liu, let's go down to the fields and dig it ourselves."

"This is dirty. Just take two back and eat them. I have to thank you for yesterday. My son Niu was stung by a wild bee and the doctor didn't come. Fortunately, you asked the villagers to tell us how to detoxify. Niu is much better today."

"It will be fine once the poison is removed. Niu Wa is strong and will recover soon."

As he spoke, Ye Changyan tucked his robe in and started to take off his trousers.

Liang Jingcheng followed suit and started to lift up his robe, but he couldn't tie it up properly after trying several times.

"Brother Ye, why can't this be tied tightly?"

Seeing this, Ye Changyan smiled and walked behind Liang Jingcheng.

"Don't move, I'll give you the injection."

As she said this, she put her arms around Liang Jingcheng's waist, grabbed the robe in front, pulled it behind her, tightened the robe, and began to tie it.

“Will it be too tight?”

While piercing, he asked questions.

"It's OK. It's just right."

Soon, with the help of Ye Changyan, Liang Jingcheng's robe was tied tightly.

Liang Jingcheng also followed Ye Changyan's example, took off his trousers and placed them on the edge of the field. However, he found that his trouser legs fell off after he rolled up them and took two steps.

Ye Changyan had already rolled up his trouser legs and sleeves to go to the fields, when he saw Liang Jingcheng's rolled-up trouser legs fall down. He smiled helplessly and went forward to help.

"These trouser legs have to be folded up in circles so they don't fall off easily."

As he spoke, Ye Changyan folded up Liang Jingcheng's trouser legs in circles, gradually revealing his hairy white calves.

Ye Changyan helped Liang Jingcheng roll up his trouser legs above his knees, and then helped him roll up his sleeves.

"Uncle Liu, how do we dig this lotus root?"

Liu Guihong saw two handsome scholars going down to the fields. Especially Ye Changyan's friend, who was dressed luxuriously and looked like the son of a wealthy family. It didn't look like they were going down to the fields to dig lotus roots. They were probably just doing it for fun.

However, Liu Guihong still seriously taught the two how to dig lotus roots.

"First, find a dry lotus leaf, then follow the stem of the lotus leaf downwards, and you will find the lotus root in the mud."

As he spoke, Liu Guihong demonstrated personally and checked whether Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng's movements were standard.

"After you find the lotus root in the mud, don't be anxious. Slowly feel for the direction of its growth. After finding the right direction, slowly dig the lotus root out from the hard mud under the mud, little by little."

After listening to Liu Guihong's explanation, the two of them began to feel their way into the mud along the lotus stem. Sure enough, they soon touched the lotus root tuber.

"I touched it, I touched it, it's a big piece." Liang Jingcheng shouted excitedly to Ye Changyan.

"I touched it too, and it seems to be a big piece as well." It was also Ye Changyan's first time to dig lotus roots. He felt his way down along the mud and sure enough, he touched the lotus root.

Both of them were extremely excited and seemed to be trying their best to compete to see who could dig out the lotus root first.

"Ye Changyan, look, I dug it out."

After a while, Liang Jingcheng was seen holding a piece of muddy lotus root in both hands, and excitedly showing it off to Ye Changyan. In his conversation, he unconsciously turned to calling him by his name.

But before Liang Jingcheng could receive Ye Changyan's envious gaze, he heard Liu Guihong say from a distance.

"Sir, the lotus root should be dug out whole. If it is broken in the mud, the mud will penetrate into the lotus root flesh through the pores, which will be inconvenient to clean and will affect the taste."

"Haha, I'm telling you to be proud."

As soon as Liu Guihong finished speaking, Ye Changyan laughed at Liang Jingcheng.

"Uncle, why didn't you tell me earlier? Can't we just give up this lotus root?"

Seeing that the young man was about to throw away the lotus root, Liu Guihong quickly stopped him.

"Since it has been dug out, we should keep it. We can still eat it if we clean it. Sometimes we are not careful or don't fully understand the mud bottom and break the lotus root. We usually keep such lotus roots for ourselves."

"Uncle, didn't you say that this kind of lotus root would affect the taste? Then why did you keep it to eat?"

After listening to Liang Jingcheng's question, Liu Guihong sighed, he is really a child from a wealthy family, he didn't know how hard it is to get food, clothing, housing and transportation.

"Haha, sir, we usually clean the intact lotus roots and then take them to the market to exchange for some money. We plant these lotus roots in the hope that they can bring some income to the family during the slack season. The broken lotus roots are not good-looking and cannot be sold at a high price in the market, so we can only eat them ourselves. Sometimes, if there are too many, we give some to relatives, friends and neighbors."

After listening to Liu Guihong's words, Liang Jingcheng seemed to be thinking about something and was lost in his own thoughts for a while.

"Haha, Liang Jingcheng, look!"

Then Ye Changyan was heard shouting at Liang Jingcheng, holding a whole lotus root in both hands, with an excited look on his face, and he unconsciously turned to calling him by his name.

Liang Jingcheng's thoughts were interrupted. Seeing the lotus root in Ye Changyan's hand, he felt a little envious.

"Don't worry, I'll dig one that's longer and bigger than yours."

Just when the two were trying their best to have a competition, Lu Tingfeng came up with farm tools.

"Son!"

Lu Tingfeng could hardly believe his eyes. His own son was digging lotus roots in the field, and he looked so happy.

In Lu Tingfeng's memory, the young master he had followed since childhood had never done even the simplest housework. Even when he followed Mr. Cai to study abroad, he was responsible for his food and daily life. The scene before him shocked Lu Tingfeng.

"Tingfeng, come on, come down and help."

Hearing his own son's call, Lu Tingfeng was deeply touched. It turned out that his own son also had such a wild side.

Lu Tingfeng also rolled up his trouser legs, rolled up his sleeves, and went to the fields.

In the end, with the help of Lu Tingfeng, Liang Jingcheng achieved great results and left Ye Changyan far behind.

At this time, the clothes of several people were covered with mud, but they were unaware of it. They were all immersed in the freshness and happiness brought by this labor.