Tang Chunming knew that he would be talked about by the villagers, but he just said it, since he won't lose a piece of flesh, so it doesn't matter.
Thinking of what Li Feng said yesterday to help him irrigate the land, and estimating the time, Tang Chunming assigned Da Mao and Er Mao the task of writing big characters, and left A Lin at home, then went out of the yard to check the situation. Mountain irrigation is the most troublesome thing. Especially for his current situation, so before he asked Dashan to help him pick up a few buckets of water, and sometimes Yu Mu and the others would help when they saw it, but he had to do the watering of the ground by himself, because He wants to mix the space spring water in it.
Da Mao is the oldest, so he left five large-character assignments, and Er Mao was younger, so he was asked to write three. Alin, to Tang Chunming's surprise, a three-year-old child was able to persist all the time, and followed him. Knowing dozens of characters, and insisting on practicing calligraphy with him every day, Tang Chunming let him play freely.
If this was in the previous life, such a child would be considered a little genius, but it's a pity in this world, as a brother has many inconveniences. However, in his opinion, it is good to know some characters and read more books, which can broaden one's horizon and mind, instead of sticking to trivial matters in one's own yard.
"Brother Ming, let's go to the field?" The people I met on the road seemed to be more enthusiastic than before. In a village, the news that someone from a restaurant in Tang Chunming's house had come to collect vegetables early in the morning had spread, even though behind the scenes They can say anything about this matter, but most of the people on the surface are unwilling to embarrass him or even take the initiative to show their favor.
"Yes, let's take a look at the situation in the field." Tang Chunming also greeted people with a smile on his face.
Before he reached his own field, he saw a figure carrying two buckets of water coming from another direction, who else was not Li Feng who offered to help. Seeing Tang Chunming appear, Li Feng was also a little surprised, didn't he say to help him? Isn't brother Ming willing to help himself? Li Feng's mood suddenly became a little depressed.
When Tang Chunming came up to him, Li Feng raised his dark eyes to look at him, and said, "I will help you."
Tang Chunming found out early on. When talking to this person, he had to use his brain to help him describe what he meant. For example, now, what he meant was, if I help you irrigate the ground, why would you come here? up? But it is easy to misunderstand his kindness if he puts it bluntly.
"I know, but I'll pour the water. Please continue to help me pick up a few loads of water. Your land should also be watered. Why don't you do your work first and call you when I need the water?" ?”
Li Feng looked at him silently, making sure that Tang Chunming was not reluctant, so he put down the pole on his shoulder, took the bucket Tang Chunming brought, turned around and continued to carry water. Looking at this man's back, Tang Chunming felt confused, he is really a good man.
While watering his own field, Li Feng kept an eye on Brother Ming's situation, worried that it would be inconvenient for him to do things with a big belly. Of course, there are very few brothers in the countryside who can't work when they are pregnant, except for those who are particularly weak. Yes, and a person like Tang Chunming who lives with a younger brother is even less likely to take time off from work.
I also helped him carry water with Yu Mu before, and paid attention to the situation in Mingge'er's field. In fact, even if you don't pay special attention to it, anyone who walks here will find that the crops in Mingge'er's field are growing very fast. It is better than others. Li Feng doesn't show it on the surface, but he thinks more than others in his heart. Perhaps Ming Geer's insistence on watering himself is the reason why his crops grow better than others'. With such thoughts, he will stop rushing to work .
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On the way back after pouring the water, Tang Chunming ran into Wang Chunhua unluckily, but maybe he had suffered more than one loss from Tang Chunming, this time Wang Chunhua was smart enough not to get too close, but stood far away with hateful eyes Stare at him.
Tang Chunming was taken aback at first. Is this person still Wang Chunhua? Last time I saw him, he was just a little thinner than before, and his complexion was a bit pale, but now this man, his face is bruised and swollen, and one eye is swollen and he has to squint to look at people. A lot of nail scratches were exposed on the upper neck, and the hair on the head seemed to be thinner.
Seeing the hatred in Wang Chunhua's eyes clearly, Tang Chunming only thought it was funny and absurd. Neither the original Ming brother nor the later him took the initiative to take revenge on them. I won't say how much Ming brother was bullied before. What he did when he came here was to draw a line with them. The consequences of this person's current situation were not caused by them themselves. They came to hate him as an outsider instead of looking for their own reasons
Tang Chunming sneered and was about to walk in front of Wang Chunhua, but he stopped him and said through gritted teeth, "Tang Chunming, it's all because of you that I am in this state. Are you proud of yourself? Damn you!" Hu Meizi, don't be too arrogant!"
Tang Chunming turned around and sneered: "Why did I harm you? Is it because I no longer allow you to oppress and oppress you at will? Or now that I let you arrest and sell for money, you will be satisfied." ?Wang Chunhua, I have never seen such a stupid person like you. Is it impossible to treat everyone else as a fool and only you as a smart person? I never owe you or your Zhao family anything."
After speaking, he left regardless of Wang Chunhua's feelings. Wang Chunhua wanted to catch Tang Chunming's charming face in his eyes. The better Tang Chunming lived, the more his misfortune was brought out, and he blamed all of this on Tang Chunming. But there were no other people on this side, especially there was a person behind him carrying a bucket carrying a bucket, so Wang Chunhua had no choice but to turn around and leave.
Now not only is Zhao Laoma using the method he used to treat Tang Chunming to torture him, even Zhao Daniu's attitude towards him seems to have changed after yesterday's incident. Wang Chunhua only regretted it afterwards. , but forgot that the man in his family was also watching everything, seeing that he refused to take out the money, he was afraid that he was already unhappy, and when he went to bed at night, Zhao Daniu even asked him what was going on and just carried the money alone. Fell asleep in front of him, which has never happened before.
Wang Chunhua hated it secretly. He didn't think he was bad, but just a moment of negligence. Didn't Mrs. Zhao do a better job than him, paying so much money for her youngest son that she wouldn't even spend the little money from the corvee? Didn't he do that to force Old Mama Zhao to let the people in the village see how partial Zhao Mama is
Li Feng in the back squinted his eyes and looked at Wang Chunhua who was going away. He knew that with Brother Ming's teeth and sharp mouth, this brother Wang Chunhua would definitely not be able to take advantage of his mouth, but this bad-hearted brother might not Reluctant to let it go, Li Feng secretly thought about how to get rid of the trouble.
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Once or twice, Tang Chunming suddenly discovered that he and Li Feng had formed a tacit understanding at some point. Whenever he went to the field, Li Feng would silently pick up water and put it on the edge of his field, waiting for him to come. Watering, when he finished pouring two buckets of water, another two buckets of water had already been placed on the edge of the field. Ever since Tang Chunming said that he would water the water, Li Feng never said that he would help, and only took on the responsibility of carrying water. task.
If it happened only once or twice, Tang Chunming might be regarded as a warm-hearted person, but every time it happened like this, he couldn't let him stop thinking about it. What does this guy Li Feng mean? Although I often cook more dishes and take them along when Da Mao and Er Mao go to learn martial arts, is this person really just reciprocating? Tang Chunming felt like drinking honey when he thought that there might be someone secretly in love with him behind him.
Is it really not self-indulgent? It's really not that I am passionate about myself!
Hey, buddy, in fact, there is no need to have a secret crush at all, just come and openly fall in love with me, don’t you know that this stylish cool guy is what I like the most? I don't know how much saliva has flowed behind my back.
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Tang Chunming has now specially opened up a small piece of land in the corner of the backyard to grow various seedlings, replanted his own land, and half-sold and half-given the land to Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo's family. These two families publicized, Everyone in the village knew that they paid for those vegetable seedlings, which stopped those who wanted to go to Tang Chunming's house to beg for vegetable seedlings, and couldn't help but mutter in their hearts, isn't it just vegetable seedlings? Is there any difference? He also said that Tang Chunming was so stingy that he had to spend money to buy even a vegetable seedling, so most people were waiting and watching. If Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo's family really made money, they might be moved.
However, two other companies came to buy them, one was Mrs. Shen, and the other was Uncle Zhao Liu. Fulang Shen had eaten his family's food before, so he didn't think it was strange to come to Tang Chunming, because his family was not short of these small moneys, and he was going to give some to Li Zheng's family, so the relationship with Li Zheng's family must be good. In the future, if something happens, the Lizheng family will stand up and say one sentence more than ten sentences of others. And Uncle Zhao's arrival surprised him.
Uncle Zhao Liu came with his eldest grandson. His eldest grandson is only six years old this year, a little older than Ermao. When he came, he seemed very shy. When he saw Ermao, he was a little better. He often played together in the village. Yes, Tang Chunming asked the three children to entertain this little friend with some snacks.
It could be seen that Uncle Zhao Liu felt very sorry for his eldest grandson, perhaps because he transferred the love he had for his brother back then to his eldest grandson, Uncle Zhao Liu could persist in surviving all these years.
"Uncle Six, don't say whether you can buy it or not, I'll send it to you when it comes out in a few days."
"Don't, don't," Uncle Zhao quickly waved his hand, "There are so many eyes in the village, I can't make an exception, and I can't make it difficult for you to be a man in the village in the future. Besides, I also want to earn a little more money, so I go to town every day , it will be very convenient to sell some vegetables by the way, I know Brother Ming, your vegetables can sell for a price."
"Okay, since Uncle Six said so, I'm not being polite anymore, tell me what Uncle Six wants, and I'll prepare."
"Hey, okay." Uncle Liu's face blossomed with a smile.
In addition, Tang Chunming didn't forget Hu Langzhong's side, and would send some vegetables over from time to time. When he first came here, it was Hu Langzhong who rescued him, and later when he was arguing with Mrs. Zhao and Wang Chunhua, Hu Langzhong helped him cover up, and even helped him talk openly and secretly, otherwise he would not have passed the test so easily that day.
Tang Chunming sat on the kang and took the money jar out of the space, and counted his current property again. Jin Kee would come to pick up the food every few days, and he had earned a total of ten taels of silver from Jin Kee. During this period of time, he didn't spend too much money, plus the time he sold it in the county The money for the vegetables totaled nearly sixty taels of silver. Jin Kee kept urging him to expand the planting area as soon as possible, and even once said that if there was any difficulty in money, Jin Kee could pay part of the cost in advance. .
Tang Chunming refused, but he could indeed buy land. The surrounding area was wasteland, and the price would not be too expensive. Buying the land and having the fence built would only cost a small part of the current property. It's a pity that the money in his hand is still too little, otherwise he would like to buy the entire mountain land behind, so that he can raise chickens and sheep without worrying about space.
Taking out twenty taels of silver and putting the rest in the space, Tang Chunming walked out of the room, A Lin who was playing with Xiaohua looked up at his mother. Tang Chunming waved his hands and said, "I'm going to Uncle Lizheng's house, should Ah Lin take care of the house or go with me?"
"I'm going, I'm going with my mother, let Xiaohua look after the house." Alin walked quickly and rushed to Tang Chunming and patted Tang Chunming's leg.
"Well, let's let Xiaohua take care of the house, and Ah Lin stays with my mother." Tang Chunming touched his son's head with a smile, and Xiaohua held his head up at their feet and yelled twice, as if saying that it would take care of the house for the master. Yes, keep the chickens and sheep at home.
Tang Chunming didn't go there empty-handed. He carried a basket of vegetables in his hand, as well as fresh gherkins, which were the freshest to eat at this time.
When the villagers saw Tang Chunming again, their eyes were a bit complicated. The people who had been watching him do business with the restaurant did not expect that the restaurant kept coming to pick up vegetables, and some people could pick their own vegetables, so they waited to stop the restaurant by the side of the road The carriage wants them to see their own dishes, so it doesn't matter if they give them cheaper prices, but the people in the restaurant will not listen to them, and the Tang family's dishes are not at the same level as theirs. I didn't see that the business of Jinji Restaurant is booming now. , it's not because of the food at Tang Fulang's house.
Someone told Tang Chunming as a joke, but Tang Chunming just listened to it and didn't take it seriously. They were able to find sales on their own, and their own dishes were not afraid of people who didn't know what to buy. Of course, if the villagers can get inspiration from his actions and broaden their horizons instead of just staring at their own few acres of land, maybe they can come up with other ways to get rich. He grew up in the countryside and witnessed the development of the countryside. The earth-shaking changes in more than ten years, first of all, the change in thinking is the most important.
When he walked over, Tang Chunming knew that the villagers must be discussing how much money he earned from Jinji Restaurant again, and when the news of his land purchase came out, he would probably become a hot topic in the village again.
Mrs. Shen also just came back from his own farm, and he was very happy to see the big and the young. His elder brother who married into the town is now pregnant, although this first child hopes that his elder brother will give birth to his son-in-law. He is a boy, but if he is as well-behaved as A Lin, he can only like it.
He couldn't be more happy now that Brother Ming can live a good life: "Brother Ming is looking for your uncle, right? He should be at home." Then he raised his voice into the yard: "The head of the house, is he there? Brother Ming I have something to do with you." Because Tang Chunming seldom walked around the village except for business or working in the fields, but he and a few other acquaintances went to Ming Ge'er's house more often, after all, with his current status There were a lot of inconveniences, so Shen Fulang was sure that Brother Ming came to his house to find something to do with his man.
"You, come as soon as you come. What kind of vegetables do you bring? Now, no one in the village knows that you have to keep these vegetables for money. You won't allow them next time." Shen Fulang looked at the basket in Tang Chunming's hand and said strangely. , but I also know that Brother Ming has his own mind, and I guess it will be like this next time. It is no wonder that I like Brother Ming like this. He is more trouble-free than other brothers in the village, and I am willing to help him more.
"Understood," Tang Chunming replied casually, "I won't let you and Uncle Lizheng try something new. The cucumbers that have just come down will definitely take a while to be eaten at your family." Shen Fulang said hello after seeing it.
"Good boy, Ah Lin, give me a hug, oh, we haven't seen each other for a few days, our Ah Lin is getting heavier, and if we grow longer, we will not be able to hold Ah Lin anymore." Shen Fulang hugged Ah Lin and A Lin Tang Chunming went into the courtyard together and teased A Lin.
"Alin wants to grow up quickly and embrace my younger brother." Alin wanted to grow up quickly, so he ate hard, and now his little face was rounded by Tang Chunming.
"Our Ah Lin will definitely be the most sensible and good brother in the future." Shen Fulang boasted, just walking out of the back room in the courtyard, with a smile on his face, he asked: "Brother Ming, what do you want me for? What's the matter?" Just speak up."
"Uncle Lizheng," Tang Chunming asked bluntly, "is there anyone on the land next to my house? If no one wants me to buy it, there is too little land in the yard to grow and supply vegetables. "
Shen Fulang and Li Zheng both looked at Tang Chunming in surprise, making sure that he was not joking, only then did they realize that he had indeed earned a lot from Jinji Restaurant during this period. Now even Lizheng was a little envious of Tang Chunming, put away his astonishment and smiled and said, "Go into the house and talk, don't worry, no one is looking at those places, it's easy to do what you want."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Lizheng first." Tang Chunming replied with a smile.
When he arrived at the house, Li Zheng corrected his attitude and treated Ming brother as a family member, not the weak brother who needed to be taken care of in the past. Although he didn't do a few things, in Li Zheng's view, Ming My brother's family is stronger than some men in the village.
The land around Tang Chunming's house was barren and there were a lot of broken stones. Most people bought this kind of land to build houses, but few people were willing to buy it for other uses, and it took a lot of effort to sort it out. Lizheng gave Tang Chunming three taels of silver and one mu of land according to the lowest standard. About five mu of land around his house was vacant. The idea is that the rest of the twenty taels of silver can almost build the wall. So I told Li Zhengyi about this matter, and asked him to help find someone to clean up the land and build the fence. When the time comes, he will pay the wages, just like the original Li Feng's house repairs. He only cares about the wages and ignores the food, otherwise he will be busy alone. not come.
"That's fine, the head of the house, take advantage of the time when you're not busy and pack it out quickly, Brother Ming won't be able to wait any longer, and the idle men in the village are willing to go and help at this time." Shen Fulang was beside him. Said, although some men went out to serve corvee, but some people stayed, and because the money was paid on behalf of the corvee, the family's money is tight, so don't you just hope that there is some work for them to earn some money to supplement some .
"Okay," Lizheng tapped on the tobacco pipe very simply, "I'll take care of this, I'll go to the town to get the land deed first, and then I can help you get some people to look at it, and let them do their best to hurry up." Done."
"Then I will thank Uncle Lizheng, and I will inevitably trouble Uncle Lizheng in the future." Tang Chunming laughed.
"What's the trouble? Isn't he just upright? These things are not what he should do. If you have anything, just ask him. If he refuses, hehe." The head of the family made trouble, and Li Zheng couldn't laugh or cry. When did he say that he wouldn't do it for Brother Ming.
The land deed was issued quickly, and someone came down to measure the land and circled it. Seeing that Brother Ming bought the land not long after it was allotted, the whole Pingshan Village was a sensation. It means that Brother Ming has become rich, I don’t know How much money did you earn from Jin Kee Restaurant, otherwise how could you sell so much money to buy so many lands all at once
Naturally, there were also people who made trouble in front of Mrs. Zhao and Wang Chunhua. They both hated them so much. They didn't think that Tang Chunming could really earn so much money by selling vegetables. It must be that Zhao Dahu's money made Tang Chunming I was confused, but because of my third uncle's warning, I couldn't find Tang Chunming to make trouble.
Some people also spread these words, but most of them just listened to them and smiled, thinking that it was Mrs. Zhao who were jealous of Tang Chunming's money and said such words. It's disgusting. Duo subsidized their money in those years Still missing? Even if there is money left to Tang Chunming, it has nothing to do with them. Zhao Dahu was separated from the Zhao family a long time ago. Isn't what he earns his own
Lizheng helped Tang Chunming and brought ten men to help with the work. Li Feng and Dashan were inside. Lang stopped him, Fulang Shen was sure that Boy Feng really liked Brother Ming, but he just waited for Brother Ming to show his filial piety before he could find a matchmaker to come and talk about marriage.
Normally, Dashan's help to Tang Chunming's family was done for nothing, but this time he was paid. Of course, Tang Chunming had to take care of the people he had a good relationship with first.
This side just started to work in full swing, but there was a happy event from the Zhao family over there, which immediately suppressed the hot discussion caused by Tang Chunming's land purchase.
The third son Zhao came back and passed the examination as a scholar. The grandma Zhao, who had been sluggish for a long time, became arrogant again. The always stingy, he actually said that he would throw a big banquet at home for his son to celebrate.
The third uncle also laughed in front of people, and when he met everyone, he praised Zhao Laosan for how well he learned, how he was filial and sensible, so he almost boasted him to the sky, and brought his own son and grandson to Zhao Laoma's house, just like that. Even people from better-off families in the neighborhood also came to visit.
Although Li Zheng felt that the smug smiles of Mrs. Zhao and the third uncle were a bit of an eyesore, but anyway, since the last old scholar passed away, no one in Pingshan Village has passed the examination for a scholar. It's a good thing, so I also help Mrs. Zhao's family to entertain guests.
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Zhao family.
Mrs. Zhao dug out the new clothes that she was usually reluctant to wear, and sat in the middle of the inner room, as if she regarded herself as an old lord, smiling and listening to the flattering words of others, surrounded by people from the village and from other villages. There were also relatives from the mother's family who came here. The Zhao family hadn't had such a lively scene in many years, and his beloved son greatly enhanced his face.
Wang Chunhua was also sitting on the lower seat, with a smile on her face, she couldn't tell how haggard she was before, and she brought tea and water to Mrs. Zhao from time to time, with the utmost care, and she couldn't see the howling of the two when they were killing each other before. The whole village can hear the scene when the movement is happening, can't you be more filial and caring at this moment.
"Oh, what are you talking about? My grandmother is the best nanny. It is a high incense that I can marry into Zhao's family. It is said that my grandmother is the best at training people. Not only does she teach a talented man, but also , you see, my son was brought up by my aunt, not to mention how filial and caring. Son, what are you doing standing there stupidly, why don't you beat your mother's shoulders quickly." Wang Chunhua swung an embroidered handkerchief to cover it. Smiling, the corners of the mouths of those who knew the truth couldn't help twitching. Wang Chunhua's acting skills are probably second to none in the village.
"Hey, I got it, Mama, I'll give you a thump." Zhao Dong is not as fat as before, although he is not happy that his mother always makes him do this and that all day, but the mother said, uncle After being selected as a scholar, the good life of the family will not be worrying, and no one in this village dares to bully them anymore. Zhao has been looking forward to this day for a long time. Those people in the village did not take him to play, which made him very annoyed .
"Mommy, how hard am I using it? Is it comfortable for Mommy?" Zhao Dong said.
"Comfortable, Mammy is the most comfortable, or my grandson is filial, and I will learn from your uncle in the future." In order to save face, Zhao Laoma just glanced at Wang Chunhua coldly and said nothing, but Saner told him Nothing can happen to disturb today's good day.
"Okay, mama." Zhao replied reluctantly. He was most afraid of studying, and it gave him a headache, so no matter how much Zhao's grandson loved his eldest grandson, he was not as good as his younger son. It is far inferior to the younger son.
"Look at how capable my uncle is. This good life is not all earned by him. Some people just don't have that life and can't enjoy this blessing. A brother's family shows up to talk about business with other restaurants. Yes, I have to give up such a shameless brother. Fortunately, my grandma has already seen through this person's true colors and separated him out in advance, otherwise my uncle's face will be lost and his reputation will be ruined." Wang Chunhua With a disgusted expression on his face, he saw that there were still people agreeing with him, and Mrs. Zhao also smiled at him in a flustered manner. She was so proud of herself. Now he really wants to see Tang Chunming, a bitch, show regret and envy. .
"Hmph, I just said that he is a Kefu, and he is also a broom star, and the good life of my Zhao family will come when he leaves, otherwise, if the future of my third boy is delayed, I will kill him. "Mother Zhao had a look of disdain, and spat on the ground bitterly.
Zhao Laosan happened to lift the curtain and come in, and saw Grandma's behavior at a glance, and frowned displeasedly. Grandma Zhao showed a smiling face immediately after seeing her son coming in: "Ping Chuan, aren't you greeting guests outside? Is there anything you want Mom to do?"
"Everyone, I'm sorry. Mom, there are people from the Shen family in the town. Mom, come out and greet the guests of the Shen family for me." Zhao Pingchuan politely apologized to everyone present before inviting Mrs. Zhao out. Anyone who sees him will praise Zhao Laosan's politeness. No wonder Zhao Laoma has worked so hard to train him. If you say Zhao Dahu, it is also unlucky to lose your life in the mountains, otherwise you will not be able to wait for a few months. I can enjoy the blessing of my brother. Although it was a bit hard for Zhao Laosan before, but after Zhao Laosan passed the exam, will he treat this second brother badly
As soon as Mrs. Zhao heard that it was the Shen family in the town, her eyes lit up immediately, and so did the others. Speaking of this family, everyone in Pingshan Village knew that it was a well-known and wealthy family in the town. There is an unmarried brother who came to the Zhao family at this time... Their eyes on Zhao Pingchuan became brighter.
Mrs. Zhao also thinks the same way. He has been worrying about the marriage of the third child, but no matter whether it is the third child or the third uncle, he insists on waiting for the third child to finish the examination before making a decision. It will also be higher, and it won't be too bad if you don't meet someone who looks according to the age of the third child and the status of a child. Now that the third child has been selected as a scholar, he has become a scholar's mother, and the requirements for this place have increased. This ordinary family can't catch his eyes at all. It is impossible for him to find a rough village brother like Wang Chunhua for the third child. Son, you have to be from a big family to be worthy of the status of Saner.
The Shen family is a big landlord, with hundreds of acres of fertile land and a lot of shops. My brother will definitely bring a lot of dowry when he marries into their Zhao family. San is the most filial to him, and he can live a life of being served.
There was a carriage parked in front of the Zhao family, and Li was coming out with the third uncle to welcome the middle-aged couple who got on and off the carriage. The middle-aged man warmly congratulated them: "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations on the birth of a talented man from the Zhao family, where is this talented man? Why is there no one there?"
"Master Shen, please come in quickly. This is not Pingchuan. He heard a distinguished guest coming and asked his mother to come out to entertain the nobles. See, this is not coming." The third uncle is also a man who can talk, and he has been laughing so hard that day. Come together, Mr. and Mrs. Shen Dahu's coming in person will undoubtedly add more appearance to the Zhao family. If good things can be paired again, that would be great.
Li Zheng shook his head secretly. He also envied the scenery of the Zhao family in his heart, but he still couldn't do it if he wanted to marry the Zhao family. He hoped that his two sons would let him enjoy it in three years. Everyone looked enviously, thinking of his master's evaluation of his two sons, Li Zheng couldn't help puffing out his chest.