Farming and reading family

Lu Yong's face instantly turned ugly. This Chen Ke was actually pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. Judging from the expressions of others just now, it was obvious that they were worried that Chen Ke could not write it.

Huo Ji also applauded: "I didn't expect Brother Chen to be so talented and yet he could bring his poetry to the sky. Brother Chen is really an open-minded person."

Open-minded?

Why does Du Weiqing feel that he doesn't look like Chen Ke at all, but more like Gao E.

However, he did not expose Chen Ke. Instead, he looked at Lu Yong and asked, "Mr. Lu, what do you think of Mr. Chen's poem?"

Lu Yong said sternly, "It's just one song."

"You can't say that." Chen Ke looked at Lu Yong's expression of dissatisfaction but unable to speak. "If a poem can be passed down through the ages, it will also be remembered for eternity. I wonder what poem Mr. Lu has prepared."

Lu Yong knew this, and his expression became even more awkward: "I haven't even sat down yet, so I'm naturally not as good as you who have been here for a long time."

"Excuses, these are all excuses." Huo Ji looked at Lu Yong. "If you can't write it, just say it. I can't write a poem like Mr. Chen's."

Chen Ke felt embarrassed when he heard this and could only smile. However, judging from everyone's reactions, it was clear that no one knew the poem.

Lu Yong's face looked even uglier. He was a man of high decency and couldn't say no, unlike someone like Huo Ji, who was a scoundrel.

The eldest princess also heard Chen Ke's poem and approached Prince Bin and asked, "Do you know that person?"

"The man's name is Chen Ke, from Baotou Village. This Qingtan Gorge is his place." Bin Wang introduced.

"Does he have any achievements?" The eldest princess felt that this was a rare talent.

"Now he's a scholar."

"Just a scholar?" The princess was a little unconvinced. "What a pity."

Prince Bin hesitated for a moment, but decided to explain to his sister that the imperial examinations were not just about poetry: "The imperial examinations are actually..."

"It's a pity that he is not handsome enough." The eldest princess glanced at Prince Bin.

Prince Bin was stunned for a moment and smiled: "Yes, not handsome enough."

Fortunately, he is not handsome enough.

The disputes among literati have always been fought with soft knives. Chen Ke made such a stunning debut that Lu Yong has always been passive.

The people outside were waiting for the poem written by the person inside to be heard. When they heard the autumn poem written by Chen Ke, they were shocked and started to ask who Chen Ke was.

They thought that the masterpieces of this gathering must have come from Huo Ji and Lu Yong, but they didn't expect that there would be such a good poem at the beginning, and it was written by an unknown person.

The Yaji is in full swing, and Gao E is leisurely checking the growth of the cuming clams.

The environment in this area is surprisingly suitable for the growth of cuminghai clams. The survival rate of clams implanted with pearl nuclei is very high. If this pace continues, in two or three years all the clam ponds will be full of pearl clams that can produce pearls.

At that time, the first batch of pearls can also be harvested.

Gao E plans to keep two clam ponds for breeding seedlings, two of which will be used to make nucleated pearls, which take a long time to grow and are large in size, and the rest will all be ordinary pearls.

Of course, fine pearls are sold directly. Those with defects that can be made into jewelry will be made into jewelry, and those that cannot be made into jewelry will be ground into pearl powder.

At noon, she had lunch with the deaf-mute people. Hao's cooking skills were very good, and now the deaf-mute people were also very energetic.

In addition to implanting pearl nuclei, they also have to manage the clam pond and clear the weeds around it.

Lotus roots were planted in the clam ponds that had not yet started raising pearl oysters, but they grew sparsely in the first year. By this time of year, the lotus leaves had already turned yellow, and there were not many weeds.

She had no idea when she bought the land before, but now she is a little surprised to see all these lands. She has really become a landlord now.

When I went back in the afternoon, I saw Zhengyan following his elder brother in the field. I didn’t know what he was busy with.

"Mom." Chen Zhengyan shouted happily when he saw his mother.

Gao E walked over and asked: "Brother, what are you busy with?"

Chen Qing took the pottery jar and let Gao E take a look at the insects and eggs inside.

"My uncle said that as long as we understand the patterns of insect growth, we can avoid pests as much as possible," Chen Zhengyan explained.

Gao E saw that Zheng Yan had grown a little taller and said: "Your uncle is right. You should learn from him in the future."

Chen Qing laughed and said, "I still need to read more. Some of the things I've thought about for a long time are clearly written in books."

"It's just that there are too few books on farming. If I see them in the future, I will buy them all. Brother, please make a record of them and compile them into a book later to help others avoid detours." Gao E said with a smile.

Chen Ke nodded.

"By the way, there is a lot of compost now. Big brother, please calculate how to apply the fertilizer to maximize the benefits of the fields." Gao E brought up the matter again.

"I'm already recording it." Chen Qing nodded.

However, the per-mu yield is affected by various factors and cannot be calculated accurately, so we can only give an approximate estimate.

For example, in years with sufficient rainfall, the yield per mu will naturally be higher if more fertilizer is applied.

If there is a lack of rain, applying more fertilizer will be useless and may even burn the seedlings.

There is also a big difference in when to apply fertilizer. Excessive growth in the early stage may be detrimental to ear formation in the later stage.

Gao E chatted with her elder brother for a while before leaving. The yield per mu is too low now, and the academy will have more people and higher consumption in the future, so these things need to be planned in advance.

Lu Yong and his group came with great momentum, but were suppressed by Chen Ke's poem throughout the day and left dejectedly at night.

Everyone wanted to keep Chen Ke to celebrate, but Chen Ke wanted to go home.

"Everyone, everyone." Du Weiqing helped Chen Ke hold them back. "Everyone is exhausted after a long day. We have to continue tomorrow. Who knows, Lu Yong and his men might come up with some difficult problems tomorrow. Let Mr. Chen go back and get some rest."

Only then did everyone give up.

On the way back, Du Weiqing hesitated several times to speak, and Chen Ke didn't dare to ask him what he wanted to say.

When they arrived at Chen's house, Du Weiqing began to talk enthusiastically about the Danyang Society's failure.

"Mrs. Chen really should go and see her today." Du Weiqing said and drank a large cup of chrysanthemum tea.

"Are they willing to do that?" Gao E gestured to Lianxin to add another pot of tea.

"Of course he won't accept this. He'll probably start trouble tomorrow." Du Weiqing looked at Chen Ke but didn't ask.

He suspected that Qiu Ci was not written by Chen Ke, but if he asked, wouldn't that mean that Chen Ke copied it?

"With Mr. Du here, we are not afraid of any questions they ask." Gao E praised Du Weiqing.

She saw Du Weiqing looking at Chen Ke from time to time, probably wanting to ask what was going on with Chen Ke's poems.

As long as Du Weiqing didn't ask directly, Gao E wouldn't say anything.

"Well, today it's mainly Mr. Chen who's making it so difficult for the people in Danyang Society to hold their heads up." Du Weiqing waved his hand.

When Chen Ke heard Du Weiqing say this, he lowered his head even lower.

"When it comes to poetry, sometimes it's just the artistic conception that makes it possible. The real talent still depends on you," Gao E complimented.

"Let's stop complimenting each other and think about how Danyang society will make things difficult for us tomorrow." Du Weiqing looked at them.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Du." Gao E nodded.

Du Weiqing wanted Gao E to agree to something. After all, she had made such a promise before, and Chen Ke had indeed made a big splash, but in the end she had shown herself to be completely wrong.

"Okay, then I'll go back first." Du Weiqing looked at Chen Ke again, and left when he saw that Chen Ke didn't respond.