Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1137 Who is the visitor?

Who else could enter the small study, or rather, who else would be near the small study? Gu Wenxuan, who was interrupted halfway through his sentence, immediately listened attentively.

"Looking for you, busy man."

Zhou Banxia recognized the footsteps as belonging to Gu Dachang's family. Knowing what Gu Dachang's family wanted to see her about, she nodded in understanding and stood up to leave the study first.

really.

They came to report on the progress of preparations before the wheat harvest, as well as arrangements for mobilizing manpower among neighboring villages during the subsequent harvest season.

The former is the same every year, and it was the same before last year's wheat harvest. By the time the head of the village reported to Gu Dachang's family, it was basically certain that there were no problems.

Is it the latter?
Because several new farms were added to the area this year, even though the farms are not far apart, the wheat on each plot of land ripens at different times.

Therefore, she didn't really understand how to coordinate and concentrate manpower to rush the harvest, based on the predicted maturity time of the wheat in the fields.

Fortunately, her father was also a skilled farmer.

Although it's not yet at the level of visually estimating the optimal harvest time for a particular wheat field, it's still possible to tell how much longer it will take to harvest the wheat simply by biting into an ear of wheat.

In short, all she had to do was pay; the final decision rested with her father, even if her father-in-law was home. He would still have to listen to what her father said.

There's no way around it. To sum it up in her father-in-law's joke, he knows everything except farming. He's been doing farm work for half his life and he's still clueless.

Indeed, to be honest, of the old man's four sons, only the third son was like a farmer, and even this third son didn't understand farming as well as his father.

Her father was a true farmer, so passionate about the land that he couldn't sleep soundly without taking a daily stroll through the fields.

This year coincides with the wheat harvest season. Should I go to Beijing to celebrate my great-nephew's 100th day?

For her father, this must be the biggest test.

“Your uncle isn’t home, and your third uncle has gone too, so I have to go. Once all the farmhands and laborers have been recruited, I’ll be heading out.”

Zhou Banxia didn't have to wait long. Just as Gu Wenxuan had told her, her father came to Yuyuan before dark, after Gu Dachang's family had left.

It wasn't because Xiaohe came after school; then Li was invited by Liu to come over, so Zhou Sishun simply came directly from the brickyard to Yuyuan for dinner.

His main purpose in coming to Yuyuan was to discuss the wheat harvest. Today, he visited all the farms his third daughter owned in the area, except for those north of the city.

After walking around the wheat fields in these farms to get a general idea of ​​the situation, he brought back the bricks and tiles that had been fired in the past two days from the brickyard to show his third son-in-law and daughter.

Before he could even meet his third son-in-law, his third daughter, unusually eager, asked him as soon as she saw him, her father, whether he was going to the capital this time.

Is there even a need to ask?
He's not usually very quick-witted. No matter how important the wheat harvest is, can it be more important than your nephew's 100-day celebration? Didn't your third uncle invite your father and me to go to Beijing together earlier?
"Really going? It's settled then?"

Hey, you're still asking?!
On Thursday, Zhou Shun almost walked with the wrong gait. He stopped and turned to look at his daughter, both amused and exasperated. Looking around at his daughter, he noticed that the maid had long since disappeared.

"Your third uncle, the clan chief, has to make a trip to the capital to celebrate the 100th day of your uncle's eldest grandson's birth. How can I, as your uncle's second brother, not show up?"

"So you've been carried around by your third uncle." Zhou Banxia said with a laugh, tugging at her father's long sleeves—no, his sleeves, because her father had changed his clothes again.

"Dad, where are the robe and boots you were wearing when you left this morning? Why did you change them again? Did you do something to get them like this?" Zhou Sishun looked at his daughter Sanya and originally wanted to tug at his sleeve to let him continue walking, but he didn't expect to escape his daughter Sanya's question again.

"You really did the work yourself?"

"Keep your voice down, you're acting like your father is some kind of precious treasure. I didn't do any work, I just went to your fields for a bit, and that's how I got this one word."

Zhou Banxia was exasperated. "Didn't I say you could go and check on things after the head of the estate has made arrangements? Why are you rushing off to do something else?"

Aren't you tired? You got up before dawn and were running around everywhere. I beg you, Dad, can't you just rest a little longer?

"We're not poor anymore, Dad. We have plenty of money. If you keep working like this, I'll definitely sell all those estates later!"

"You dare?! Hahaha..." You're being silly, aren't you? Do you really think your old man is so afraid of being poor that he doesn't take a break? "You, what do you mean by being busy forever?"

All you do is eat and sleep all day, do nothing but talk and talk. You want Dad to rest a little longer? You might as well let Dad lie on the kang (heated brick bed) and not move.

Father knows you're worried about me getting tired, but I can sit in a carriage if I walk a few steps, and if I walk a few more steps, there are people who would love to carry me in a sedan chair.

Tell me, what could your father possibly be tired about? Don't worry, your father will definitely take care of his health. How can I leave in peace if I don't see Yuan-ge'er get married, have children, and be filial to you?

"father!"

Alas, who doesn't have to leave this world one day?
Zhou Sishun sighed inwardly and turned to the side, "Pah, pah, pah, bad things don't work, good things do. Look, your dad is sure to live as long as the evergreen pine of Nanshan."

"Yes!" Zhou Banxia laughed heartily and reached out to take her father's arm as they walked forward. "You will surely have boundless happiness and longevity!"

There's one good thing about our Zhou family: longevity. Look at our Zhou family, not to mention my great-grandfather, wasn't he long-lived?
Then look at my great-uncle and great-great ...

Take my great-grandfather, for example. He was a frail scholar, but now he's in excellent health. When he brandishes that ruler, even Sixth Brother can't dodge it.

"Hahaha..." Zhou Sishun was overjoyed. If it weren't for the fact that the backyard was just beyond the passageway, he would have liked to hear what other nonsense his Sanya was going to spout.

Even if your sixth brother couldn't escape, your great-grandfather wouldn't bear to touch your sixth brother's palm. Don't be too afraid of hurting your sixth brother's hand and delaying his imperial examination.

Your great-grandfather taught for most of his life, and he only recognized your talent early on, knowing you were destined for academic success.

Your great-grandfather is very proud of you, so don't be too fond of your sixth brother.

These past two days, every time I see my father, he immediately asks, "Did you see Liu Lang studying over there?" He seems afraid that Liu Lang will slack off, as if he wants to keep an eye on him himself. Oh, right, "Where was my third son-in-law at first?"

"study--"

"Xiaohe is in the study too?"

Zhou Banxia was interrupted halfway through her sentence, and upon hearing this, she almost lost track of her father's train of thought, "No, my brother has long been fond of his nephew."

Therefore, it is impossible to disturb your third son-in-law's studies.

"But, your third son-in-law should have come out of the study too. Isn't that your third son-in-law?"