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Chapter 227 227. Letter from Beijing
The cold snap came fiercely, and the Shen family once again lived a life of staying at home.

No matter how miserable the refugees are outside, the small farmyard is quite comfortable. Shen Xingluo mostly stays in the study, Shen Xingqi is busy embroidering screens, and Cheng Xi learns medical skills from Old Xu day after day.

The only fortunate thing is that the cold current resisted Qin Zheng's footsteps to eat. Every time Mr. Xu enjoyed delicious food and wine, he felt much happier than before.

"Girl, what exactly is your separate room?"

"A plant that can be both filling and fried."

"Oh? So strange?"

Mr. Xu was just asking casually at first, after all, it was a bit strange that half of the living room was being used to grow seedlings, but now he didn't think so.

In the past few days, he could see that neither his apprentice nor his son-in-law were easy-going lamps, and the things they tossed out could not be viewed with common sense.

"I'll go take a look!"

Mr. Xu got up and walked towards the separated space with great interest. What he saw was layers of shelves. Each layer was filled with wooden troughs two inches thick, covered with thin red soil, and three inches high. The green seedlings are very regular like a formation of troops, densely packed in a large area.

However, there are more green leaves in a piece of gray-red soil, which looks vibrant and eye-catching.

"So many seedlings?"

"It looks like a lot, but in fact these can only be planted on ten acres of land."

Cheng Xi calculated that about 3000 potato seedlings are needed for one mu of land, and the two cultivated about 3 potato seedlings.

First, the idle space in the house is limited, and it is impossible to let go if there are too many, and second, it is difficult to explain the source if there are too many, so I simply took 10 acres of seedlings to test the water.

Meals have to be eaten bite by bite, and the road has to be walked step by step, so there is no rush.

Mr. Xu didn't care about this, "Can this seedling be used as medicine?"

Cheng Xi: "."

Four days passed in a flash, and the sky cleared up again under the expectation of everyone.

This day, Shen Xingluo first went for a walk in the field, and went to discuss matters with Liu Shugong without even returning home.

After Shen's Chengxi finished the class, he saw Fu Guang walking in behind Wang Shu.

"lady."

"My husband is out, and I'm sure he won't be back until noon, so come in first."

"Thank you ma'am."

Cheng Xi opened the window to let the potato seedlings bask in the sun, "What's going on in Fucheng these days?"

Fu Guang glanced at the hostess, pondered for a moment and said:
"The trial of the former prefect Zhou Lesong's case was completed yesterday, and three days later the Zhou family and his son will be sentenced in the Eastern District."

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The fifth prince is domineering!
"Where are the rest of the Zhou family? I remember that there are still many officials involved in the case in Lin'an Mansion?"

"All the men, women and children of the Zhou family were sent to Lingbei. Most of the officials involved in the case did not deserve to die, and all of them had their homes ransacked and sent to prison."

Cheng Xi was silent, and looked at Fu Chenglan again.

This fifth prince was not only decisive and strict with himself, but also had a bit of kindness that military generals seldom have.

"In addition, news came from Beijing that His Majesty is merciful and ordered the students to go to Beijing for additional examinations in the fall of this year. The original palace examinations in April have also been postponed to later in the autumn."

As soon as Fu Guang finished speaking, everyone else in the room laughed happily.

"Great, my brother can participate in Chun Wei, isn't it, it's Qiu Wei, huh? That's not right either!"

Shen Xingqi couldn't figure out what the upcoming exam was for a while, but Mr. Xu next to her felt that it didn't matter what it was called. The important thing was that his disciple's husband's profile was about to return to normal, and he was about to take the scientific exam.

"This kid is a bit lucky."

Although Cheng Xi knew about this a long time ago, he also laughed when he saw that everyone was so happy.

However, she does not agree with her master's statement of "lucky luck". Maybe Shen Xingluo has good luck in this life, but in the previous life she was indeed an unlucky one.

Of course, she is also unlucky.

"It's really a big event worth celebrating. Add food at noon."

"Girl, I want to drink the wine I drank last time!"

"no problem."

With a big wave of his hand, Cheng Xi dragged Shen Xingqi and Wang Shu to the kitchen without hesitation.

When Shen Xingluo came back from the outside, the house was in full swing and everyone looked happy.

"what happened?"

On weekdays, Fu Guang, with a straight face, told a few pieces of news in Fucheng one by one, and the person concerned tapped the table with his right hand regularly while listening.

"You mean someone from Beijing, when?"

"I just entered Fucheng early this morning."

Seeing his strange expression, Fu Guang also stopped smiling, "My lord, what's wrong?"

"There are people coming from the capital, and the matter of Zhou Lesong can't be kept secret, and it is bound to spread back to the capital."

"Master, you mean that there will be changes in this matter?"

"Change? No."

Shen Xingluo shook his head, "The fifth prince in the government office is not someone who is easily influenced by others, but the capital is afraid that it will cause a bloodbath."

The bloody storm in the capital may have to wait for a few more days, but major events are happening in Lin'an Prefecture.

With the trial of the case, Zhou Lesong's piles of crimes were exposed to the sun. Ren people wanted to break their heads, but they didn't expect that the good official Mr. Zhou in their impression would be such a crazy person.

"God, it turns out that Qingshan Village was raised by Mr. Zhou!"

"The benevolent businessman Li Da in our city died in the hands of bandits a few years ago. He thought it was just an accident. It turned out to be man-made, a conspiracy!"

"Collude with bandits and kill officials ordered by the court. What else do such officials do? Kill him!"

"Chop him, chop him!"

The crowd was outraged, how much the people loved Zhou Lesong back then, and how much they hated him now.

Of course, chopping must be chopped, and it must be chopped as soon as possible.

Fu Chenglan wrote a memorial and was about to kill Zhou Lesong and his son before sending it to the palace, when the officials from the capital city entered the city.

"General, the messengers are riding fast post horses, so the news of coming here must be spread back to the capital soon."

From Lin'an Mansion to the capital city can be reached in 4 days according to the normal transmission speed, but it can be shortened to 3 days if you ride a fast horse at a post station for urgent processing.

Don't look at the difference of only one day before and after. In the ancient times when the news was not smooth, many things could be done on this day.

"No problem, it will be sent back sooner or later."

Fu Chenglan put down his pen, "Zhou Lesong will be executed in three days. No matter how long Prime Minister Zhou stretches out his hand, it will be too late to stop him. As for the matter in Beijing, I will discuss it with the teacher again."

He looked up at Song Zhi, "You just came back from outside the city?"

"Yes, the crops outside the city are not very good."

"Tell me."

"It rained a few days ago. Although there was no accumulation of water, most of the ground was frozen due to the severe cold. It has not warmed up in the past few days. Eighty percent of the wheat in the field was frozen to death."

The good blue wheat is not too yellow now, and it will be more obvious when the sun comes out today.

"How did the people react?"

"The people in the neighboring villages said that the wheat might not be able to survive. It would be too late to grow rice in paddy fields, so they could only grow beans."

However, beans are mostly for livestock.

Hearing Song Zhi's words, Fu Chenglan frowned more and more, "Where is Mr. Jiang now?"

"In the government office."

Fu Chenglan handed the written memorial to him, got up and walked towards the government office.

"Send it to the capital as soon as possible."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)