After listening to his son's words, Xiao Hairu was a little surprised. He thought that if his son could live in Luohe Prefecture for so long, someone must have hooked his soul to make him reluctant to think about it. The father and son had never had a heart-to-heart talk. Since the son had said so, Xiao Hairu had nothing to say. He picked up the wolf and dipped it in ink and landed it on the rice paper. Then he said, "You have always had a firm heart. I know that the Bai family's affairs are just an excuse for you to leave Beijing. Since you've been outside for so long, it's time to take care of yourself."
"Father, I have been living step by step according to your ideas all my life. You asked me to apply for subject examinations. I studied hard day and night and passed the examinations. You hoped that I would inherit the family business. As soon as I became literate, I began to learn how to use the abacus. "Father, I'm just tired and want to stop for a while, won't I be able to take a break?" Xiao Linyu felt a little uncomfortable, and the smile on his face became more and more bitter.
Xiao Hairu never thought that his son would say such a thing, put down the wolf in his hand, and looked at him with a distressed expression: "Since you were born, you are destined to be the next head of the Xiao family, and the future of the entire Xiao family is tied together. On you, you are becoming more and more presumptuous now, and you go to the ancestral hall to plead guilty to the ancestors, when you want to understand when to get up again!"
Xiao Linyu still wanted to say something, but seeing his father's expression of hating iron for not being steel, he sighed lightly, bowed his hands, and backed away.
In the end, Xiao Linyu knelt in the ancestral hall for seven days. The ancestors felt sorry for the eldest grandson. He couldn't bear it any longer, so he called Xiao Hairu to train him. Xiao Linyu's kneeling at the ancestral hall was over.
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As for the Su family in Luohe Prefecture, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Han Li followed Song Hua to the tea village, leaving Han Erhua to follow Uncle Wang at the Su family's house. The Su family's family was still quiet and the years were still mixed with laughter and laughter.
With the help of You Jin, You He took out his own money to open a small grocery store in Luohe Prefecture, selling some household items, needles, threads, etc. Although it is not a big business, it is still possible to earn household money. of. Youjin asked the person who went to Dingyuan to inquire about the news and brought back Han's letter.
"The third aunt did not mention herself in the letter, but only talked about other people's affairs, but I guess what the third aunt means is that Sister You He is not in Dingyuan, and she has no worries, it shouldn't be a problem to fight with the third uncle. "In Young Jin's opinion, Han's is a very intelligent and strong-willed woman, and Yueshou is still a bit far behind her.
Su Shi can still recognize a few words now, after reading Han Shi's letter roughly, she nodded in agreement with her daughter's words: "But we still need to pay more attention, if something happens to your third aunt, we can still help if we can. Yes."
"Don't worry, mother, I have my own arrangements." When You Jin went to Dingyuan to inquire about the news last time, he also found someone to help pay attention to the Yue family's affairs. If something happened, she would know the news as soon as possible. Good to deal with. Although the Su Clan has already reconciled with Yue Changlu, if the Yue family were to know the current situation at home, they would all rush over to suck blood!
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is the season of golden osmanthus fragrance.
The sweet-scented osmanthus in Su's family has bloomed very well this year, and only at the foot of the mountain can smell the faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus mixed in the refreshing autumn wind. Today is the day when the Su family receives the sweet-scented osmanthus, and it is also the favorite thing of the little girls in the Su family - shaking the sweet-scented osmanthus. So this morning, except for the sisters Young Yin and Young Pearl who are going to open a dim sum shop in the city, all the other kids got up early, and they all changed into narrow-sleeved tops and moved easily without needing to be reminded by Mrs. Su. The long trousers, and then let the maids and servants around them comb their hair into two braids, and then all of them stood in the front yard and waited for the eldest sister to say that they could go, and then they were ready to leave immediately.
You Jin was wearing a bamboo cyan dress with narrow sleeves today, and she also had two braids. Although it was an ordinary attire, the girl was bright and beautiful, and the bamboo cyan elegance made it look very good.
Holding Xiao Ba and walking slowly, while not forgetting to explain to a few younger sisters: "You can't run and walk around on the mountain in a while, and don't make trouble, you know?"
"Eldest sister, you said it yesterday, we all remember it! Let's go!" The impatient Xiao Qi pulled You Ling to the front, and responded quickly: "Eldest sister, hurry up, Uncle Song and Uncle Niu are both I'm waiting!" Niu Bo is the new driver of the Su family, and now there are three drivers in the Su family, one is responsible for picking up Xiaoyin Xiaozhu and others to and from Luohe Prefecture every day, the other is a special driver for Xiaojin's entry and exit, and another He is the driver who picks up Su Shi, Uncle Song and others on weekdays.
Uncle Niu stood in front of the carriage with a smile. Seeing that the seventh girl was the first to rush there, he picked him up and carefully placed him on the carriage: "Seventh girl, you have to sit firmly."
"Thank you, Uncle Niu!" Xiao Qifen politely thanked Uncle Niu, sitting on the carriage and beckoning to Young Jin and the others who had just walked to the gate: "Eldest sister, hurry up!"
Ever since Chen Laosan and others pretended to be thieves and tried to kidnap Young Jin, Su and Young Jin have paid more and more attention to the safety of the children in the family. On weekdays, there are not many opportunities for the children to go out and play wildly. So it's really exciting to be able to go out and play together today.
Now there are more guards sent by Xiao Linyu at home, and Youjin asked the captain of the guards to pick seven or eight boys with good qualifications to come back for training. They will be used as guards in the future. Now the safety work at home is much better than before, and Youjin dares to rest assured Take a few sisters out to play.
On the mountain in Houjiawan, a group of long-term workers had been instructed yesterday. The girls of the host family were going to shake the osmanthus flowers on the mountain. They had prepared the sackcloth to pick up the osmanthus flowers early in the morning, as well as the white sugar water for the girls of the host family to quench their thirst. already ready. Except for the manager who was still waiting for the arrival of the main family in front of the thatched hut at the foot of the mountain, the other long-term workers had already gone up the mountain to collect osmanthus flowers in the morning.
"Hello, eldest girl. Yesterday I heard that the girl was coming, but it made us very happy. Now everyone is waiting for the girl!" The steward saw the carriage from a distance and knew that the Su family had arrived, and the carriage had not stopped yet. Went up to meet him, smiling and complimenting.
You Jin got out of the carriage first, then got off with Xiaoba, and the other sisters got out of the carriage in turn. Standing in front of the steward, Young Jin also had a faint smile on his face: "It's just that a few children are going out to play, Uncle Hou doesn't have to spend so much time preparing things." , and explained a few more words: "I will talk to the uncle in charge for a while, Youbao, you are an elder sister and you want to take care of several younger sisters."
The barren hills of the past two years are now in good order, and more than half of them have been planted with various trees, among which osmanthus, jasmine, and thorn roses are the main ones. Today, there are nearly 20 acres of osmanthus trees in bloom. A big project.
"Don't worry, eldest sister, I will take good care of the younger sisters." Youbao nodded earnestly, and then set off with the cheering and excited sisters who were going to explore. The guards and maids they brought hurriedly followed in the footsteps of the masters, for fear The master bumped into each other.
Seeing a few younger sisters walking away laughing and making trouble, You Jin came back to his senses and continued talking to Uncle Song and Hou Jiawan's steward.
"How many osmanthus flowers are still confiscated now?" The three of them were walking on a flat mountain road. Young Jin looked at the rosy osmanthus flowers, and asked Manager Hou, who was half a step behind him.
Guanshi Hou was originally a long-term worker hired by the Su family. He was promoted to be a steward just because he was a person and worked steadfastly. He replied respectfully: "As for the girl's words, it's more than half of the collection now, and it will be almost collected in two days. The recovered sweet-scented osmanthus has also been dried, packed, and put into the warehouse."
You Jin nodded with satisfaction, and said to Uncle Song next to him: "When this year's osmanthus flowers have all come down, along with the dried jasmine and thorn rose flowers, we only have enough for the consumption of the dim sum shop here. , you can arrange to send the rest to the tea village, let Song Hua prepare it, try it with autumn tea first, and when it is ready, try it next year."
The Su family's tea garden in Tea Township naturally did not produce tea so quickly, so Song Hua and Han Li's task in Tea Township was not only to manage the daily tea garden and tea workers, but also to find a good tea garden to supply them for the past two years. The tea needed has been dealt with in a special period when the tea gardens of their own did not produce.
"Don't worry, ma'am, the old slave has already contacted someone. As long as the sweet-scented osmanthus here has been collected and put into storage, we can arrange to send it to the south." Uncle Song always knew what his eldest girl was going to do. Naturally, everything is well thought out, so the follow-up finishing work has been arranged early in the morning.
"In addition, the chickens we raised this year are not bad. Let's go to Yunweixuan in a while to see how much more is there this year. If you don't want much, you should contact the restaurant next door." There are thousands of chickens waiting to be released on this mountain. They are all chickens raised on the mountain. The taste is much better than that of ordinary domestic chickens. In addition, there are not many chicken farms nearby. They all like to cooperate with these chicken farms that can supply stable supply. Naturally, Yunweixuan has always been the first choice for the Su family to cooperate.
"Okay, I'll go to Luohe Prefecture in two days when I get free time." Uncle Song took the matter to heart after hearing this, and figured out that when he got free time, he would quickly go to Yunweixuan's steward. Yes.
The three master and servant walked around the mountain. The long-term workers all knew the eldest girl from the master's family. When the eldest girl came over, they all stopped their work and said hello to the eldest girl.
"Everyone has worked hard. After this period of work is over, I will give the big guys a few more days off after the winter." In winter, there is less work on the mountain, and Young Jin is also willing to give the long-term workers a holiday. After all, it's hard work. After a year of work, it's so easy to get cold, so it's time to let the big guys take a break.
"Thank you, big girl!" The long-term workers thanked them happily, and then began to concentrate on their work again, spreading the sackcloth on the ground, and then one person could vigorously shake the osmanthus tree, which has not grown to much. The osmanthus flowers hanging on the branches all fell down like a torrential rain with the force of man. After a while, only a few small buds were left behind the leaves. The sweet-scented osmanthus fell on the sackcloth spread on the ground.
By the time Youjin finished dealing with the garden and went to find some younger sisters, the children had already gone crazy.
He was originally a child who grew up in the countryside, and he has been locked up at home for a long time, so when he arrives in the field, he still doesn't play like a wild horse running away? The servants who were standing by looked at the girl eagerly, for fear that something might happen.
You Jin smiled and reassured everyone: "It's okay, they also grew up in the mountains when they were young. It's not a problem to bump into each other, let them play!"
Seeing that the eldest girl said so, the servants were no longer so nervous, but they didn't dare to relax, and they stayed aside.