dhibooks Chapter 419 Uncle He
Chapter 419 Uncle He
Because Lin Chengzong had to wait in the county town to attend the reunion of his classmates, and he would continue to return to the county college in a few days. People still live in Lin Zhai in the county seat.
People in the village knew that Lin Chengzong's county exam was over, but they couldn't see anyone else, so they were very curious about his grades.
Everyone asked Lin Huzi, but Lin Huzi didn't know anything about his son's situation. He couldn't explain what the villagers asked him.
When Lin Xiazhi, who may know the situation, returned to the village, he was warmly welcomed by the villagers.
Sure enough, before going up the mountain, someone saw Lin Xiazhi and quickly stopped him: "Brother Xia, how is your family's Zong'er doing in the county exam this time?"
"I don't know. I won't know until the county government releases the list." In fact, Lin Xiazhi was as unclear as Lin Huzi, because none of them asked Lin Chengzong about the county examination.
"I think I will do well in the exam. Niu Fulang's family's Tianci, Jiang Fulang's family's Pengyuan, and Mr. Zheng's son did not take the county exam this time. They all said that they are not sure. Our village only has Zong'er , Wenbo from Master Zheng’s family and Shengwen from Li Zheng’s family have gone, and all three of them will definitely pass the exam.”
"After Lin Juren, our Lin family village has another scholar. It's a happy event. After the rankings are announced, our village will set up a water mat again."
"Zong'er's child is very talented in reading. I think he will learn from his third uncle in the future. He has passed the examination of scholar and examiner. In the future, the Lin family will be able to select two candidates from one family."
"I see, it's not just Zong'er. The Wenbo and Shengwen who participated in the county examination this time have a chance. Look at their names, they all have the word Wen. It seems that they want to be cultural people."
"If you ask me, Tianci, Pengyuan, and Yingjie will definitely pass the county exam next time."
"You are really a cabbage on the street, put them one by one, it is so easy to pass the exam, why are there so many old students, it is because they have been unable to pass the exam for a long time, and after passing the exam, they want to take another exam Just look at how many years have passed since Lin Juren was admitted as a scholar, and you will know how difficult it is to pass the exam."
"Didn't Lin Juren be delayed by old man Lin and youngest Lin, and what was given to him by Lin Quanfu? He has only waited for so many years."
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Listening to everyone's discussions, Lin Xiazhi learned that Zheng Wenbo from Mrs. Zheng's family and Lin Shengwen from Li Zheng's family had also participated in the county examination. They didn't hear from everyone when they returned to the village last time. It seemed that everyone was keeping a low profile and didn't spread the word.
If Lin Xiazhi remembers correctly, both Zheng Wenbo and Lin Shengwen have passed the Tongsheng examination for several years, and it's time to end up taking the county examination. Maybe they can pass the examination of scholar together with their younger brother.
Taking advantage of the heated discussions, Lin Xiazhi took Lin Xiaodong to the side for two steps and left quickly.
"Young husband, everyone participated in this year's county examination in secret, and didn't know the news before the county examination." Lin Xiaodong muttered.
Lin Xiazhi pushed aside the branches covering his head: "It's troublesome to be known by others. It's okay if you pass the exam. If you don't pass the exam, it's embarrassing for everyone to keep discussing."
Lin Xiaodong ran two steps forward and helped Lin Xiazhi block the branches: "I see that some people in some villages just signed up and went out to spread the word. Why don't they feel embarrassed?"
"It's someone else. They feel that they have the ability to afford their children's education and allow their children to take the county test. Unlike our Linjia Village, it is not difficult for everyone to study and take the county test now." Lin Xia Zhi understands what people in other villages are doing, just a few years ago, Linjia Village did the same.
"Okay, okay." Lin Xiaodong was temporarily persuaded.
At this moment, Lin Xiazhi and Lin Xiaoqiu were already on the mountain. There were only some young leaves and new branches on the mountain when they came back last time. This time, Tuanxi Mountain was completely covered with greenery.
There were already some young leaves on the grafted branches, and Lin Xiazhi observed the growth of the junction, which was better than what he had expected at the beginning.
Just like Lin Huzi said, flower buds popped up on the branches one by one, the pear blossoms were pure white, and the peach blossoms were white with pink.
Due to the different varieties, the green leaves on the peach branches are less than those of the pear trees, and they look less vibrant, but the flower buds on them indicate that they have actually survived, and there is no need to worry about the peach trees.
In addition to the changes in the trees, the muddy ground under his feet is also different from before. After the bushes were cleared, a layer of fluffy weeds grew on the ground.
Since the plants that are not artificially raised are not evenly distributed, walking in a place with grass is like laying a thick blanket.
"I didn't think there would be such a big change on the mountain after clearing the bushes." Lin Xiaodong was not quiet for a long time, and he started chattering again.
"It looks a lot neater. There are trees and flowers at a glance. It's so comfortable to walk here."
"There are so many flowers to bloom this year, it would be a waste if they all fell on the ground."
"I don't know if these flower buds will all grow into fruits in the end."
"Two years ago, I ate the fruit from the wild fruit tree, and it was so sour that my teeth fell down. Young husband, do you have any way to make these fruits sweet?"
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Lin Xiaodong asked many questions one after the other, whether Lin Xiazhi answered or not depends on his mood.
Although he disliked Lin Xiaodong's talkativeness, his words also indirectly reminded Lin Xiazhi that so many flowers can be used.
Flower Cake, Flower Cake, Peach Blossom Paste, Pear Blossom Paste, Peach Blossom Stuffed, Pear Blossom Stuffed...
There are more than one things related to flowers. Now that there is distillation, wine making is a good choice. Lin Xiazhi can discuss it with Yang Yusheng.
In addition to the petals that can be used, it is also a good choice to raise bees on the mountain. When there are more fruit trees on the mountain in the future, raise some bees to collect nectar and make it into flower nectar.
Walking around the mountain, Lin Xiazhi happened to meet someone on patrol. When he saw his boss coming, he quickly took the dog in his hand.
Previously, some people on Tuanxi Mountain were found to be lazy in doing things. After changing a group of people, the people on the mountain worked more diligently and attentively than before.
Thanks to everyone's quick action, one-fifth of the wall has been repaired, separating Tuanxi Mountain from the place where other mountains connect.
After cleaning up the bushes, Lin Xiazhi found a few people to patrol the mountain every day, and gave each of them two puppies. When they grow up, they can not only guard against wild animals, but also scare them. Some people want to go up the mountain A person who steals.
The pup was brought up by the Lin family's tofu house. The dog's parents are both good housekeepers and nurses. When they grow up, they stand about half the height of a person.
If you want to raise a dog well, you have to feed the dog well, so the dogs on the mountain patrol are all fed by the people in the tofu house. Now there is no patrol at night, and the dogs are also kept in the tofu house.
It’s not that he can’t trust the people hired to patrol the mountain. The main reason is that these dogs will have to stay on the mountain after the fruit trees on the mountain grow up, so Lin Xiazhi thinks it’s better for them to stay closer to the mountain.
Because these dogs were raised in the tofu house, they hadn't seen Lin Xiazhi much, and the patrolling people were worried that the dogs would bite the owner.
In fact, his worry was a little superfluous. Although Lin Xiazhi hadn't been to the tofu shop very much, Lin Xiazhi had hugged every dog in it when he was a child, and these dogs all knew his breath.
Lin Xiazhi saw the two dogs being tightly pulled by the patrol, and cheerfully advised him: "Uncle He, it's okay, they know me, so don't pull them so tightly."
After listening to Lin Xiazhi's words, Uncle He loosened the leash a little, but kept his eyes on the two dogs all the time.
After being loosened a little, the two dogs jumped directly at Lin Xiazhi. It was not the kind of fierce attack that wanted to bite, but the kind of action that was joyful after seeing the owner and wanted to play with the owner.
They kept jumping around Lin Xiazhi, rubbed their heads against Lin Xiazhi's legs, ran around Lin Xiazhi, and wagged their tails very happily.
For Lin Xiaodong who was standing by the side, the two dogs obviously didn't have such a good attitude, they sniffed around the trembling Lin Xiaodong, and then they were not interested in him.
Seeing this scene, Uncle He felt relieved: "It's better to be careful, there was a person from another village who wandered up the mountain to take a look, but they were thrown to the ground by the two of them, and the scared person from the other village urinated on the spot—"
Realizing that he seemed to have said something inelegant, Uncle He quickly stopped and looked at Lin Xiazhi awkwardly.
Lin Xiazhi pretended not to hear, in order to reduce Uncle He's embarrassment: "The dogs are well-raised, and they have learned to look after the mountain guard house. After the fence at the foot of the mountain is repaired, there must be someone to stay on the mountain. Uncle He, what do you want to do in the future?" Stay on the mountain?"
"Can I stay on the mountain?" Uncle He was pleasantly surprised. He glanced at his leg, "My leg... Mr. Cheng, you paid this amount of money and you can find a younger, stronger man to do it."
Uncle He is not from Linjiacun, and he still has a little limp. He was able to have this opportunity because a nephew who married into Linjiacun recommended him.
Uncle He and his husband had only one elder brother, and Fu Lang died of dystocia while giving birth to his elder brother. He raised and brought up the child by himself.
Now, the son is married, and he is old. There is a big family to take care of the son, so he can't pay much attention to him. It's not good for him to live alone.
"Why not? The thing on the mountain is to patrol during the day and watch the night at night. This kind of errand can't go home, which is most suitable for you." Lin Xiazhi understood what Uncle He meant, and the problem he unilaterally thought was not for Lin Xiazhi Question, "There is no heavy work to do on the mountain. If you have nothing to do, you can walk the dog in the woods. Someone will bring you three meals a day. If you want to take a bath, you can go down the mountain to Lin's tofu house. You can consider it."
It is because you have to stay on the mountain every day and can't go home at night, so you can't find those young men for the job of guarding on the mountain. Young men are strong, but they can't live without their husbands. At Uncle He's age, there is nothing wrong with him. The person who cares about is just right.