diskusbooks Chapter 321 New Booklet
Chapter 321 New Booklet
She saw that although Gu Wenxuan was also wearing a silk dress, there was no embroidery on it and she was wearing very little jewelry, which showed that her family background was very ordinary.
In addition, Gu Wenxuan's face was very unfamiliar to her. She was not at all the daughter of those well-known and prominent families in Qingshan County, which made her look down on Gu Wenxuan even more.
If that were the case, the girl might not have been so blatant in bullying Gu Wenxuan. It was the content of the conversation between Gu Wenxuan and Peng Nian'an that made her finally determine that Gu Wenxuan was a genuine "peasant".
A wild country girl who still needs to work in the fields, she can be rolled or flattened as she wants!
With this in mind, the girl took her anger out on Gu Wenxuan. However, she didn't expect that although Gu Wenxuan seemed like a soft persimmon that was easy to bully at first glance, she was actually a tough guy who could fight both of them at once.
Now that the matter has gotten out of hand, Madam Zhao wants to drive them away. Not only will their original plan fail to materialize, but they will also surely be increasingly despised and alienated by the prominent families in Qingshan County in the future. How can this be allowed?
Before the mother and daughter could make a few more quibbles, Madam Zhao waved her hand and called the strong maid behind her to "invite" them out, "Remember to return the gifts they sent to them."
The news that the mother and daughter were driven away by Madam Zhao quickly spread from the backyard to the front yard. The woman's husband and son were on pins and needles. They secretly hated Gu Wenxuan's arrogance and Madam Zhao's unfairness, but they could only shamelessly apologize to Magistrate Peng.
Magistrate Peng has been the local official in Qingshan County for so many years. He has dealt with many local gentry and naturally knows very well the character of this family.
That mother and daughter were quite nice to treat their guests at his son's wedding banquet.
County Magistrate Peng secretly put this family on the list of people to stay away from, and then said to the father and son with a smile: "You two are both scholars. I think I don't need to explain to you in detail the importance of self-cultivation and family harmony, right?"
The two of them nodded in agreement.
County Magistrate Peng did not say much to them. He just waved his hand and told them to go and cool off.
Bai Jingzhou, who had also received the news, had a bad look on his face. He stared coldly at the father and son.
The other guests who were originally chatting and laughing with him looked at each other in surprise. They had not expected that Bai Jingzhou, who always gave people a gentle feeling, actually had such a fierce side.
Everyone witnessed his face-changing skills with their own eyes, and no longer dared to think of him as a good guy who was as soft as dough.
Bai Jingzhou took in all the changes in everyone's expressions, but did not restrain his own anger.
He had no intention of establishing a "harmless" image, and his upbringing made him approachable most of the time. But when necessary, Bai Jingzhou didn't mind showing off his edge and intimidating the villains.
Because the father and son did not take Gu Wenxuan, a "country bumpkin", seriously, they never asked about Gu Wenxuan's background, and naturally missed the best opportunity to learn about her relationship with Bai Jingzhou.
They apologized to Magistrate Peng and shamelessly continued to try to build relationships with prominent local gentry. They thought that the cold treatment they received was because their female relatives had offended Magistrate Peng's family. However, they were unaware that many of the guests were secretly laughing at their family for being so blind that they dared to offend Bai Jingzhou, a rising star who had been commended by the emperor.
If he calls someone's wife a smelly dirtbag, then what is Bai Jingzhou, Gu Wenxuan's husband, like?
Not to mention that these people were basically from farming families for three to five generations. Even if they were not, they would not be stupid enough to scold the wife of a scholar who was often praised by the emperor for his farming skills.
The emperor praised them, but the mother and daughter treated them as their own flaws, and kept on insulting and attacking them. What? They wanted to overthrow the emperor and go against him? They were so stupid.
These people kept complaining in their hearts, but no one dared to meddle in the father and son's affairs.
Bai Jingzhou did not seek revenge at Peng Xuan'an's wedding banquet. He put the matter aside and waited patiently for Peng Xuan'an's wedding to be over.
Although the Peng family's ancestral home is not in Qingshan County, there were many clansmen who came to help and congratulate Peng Xuan'an on his marriage. In addition, many relatives from Peng Xuan'an's maternal grandparents also came, so at the family recognition banquet at noon the next day, County Magistrate Peng directly asked the kitchen to set up eight tables to entertain the guests.
Bai Jingzhou had a very detailed understanding of the marriage procedures of those days, so he did not choose to meet County Magistrate Peng in the morning, but waited patiently until mid-afternoon before submitting a letter to the county government office requesting an audience.
County Magistrate Peng was a diligent and people-loving official. For the sake of his son's marriage, he had piled up a lot of official duties some time ago. Now that he finally had some free time, he immediately came to the yamen with his legal advisor.
Bai Jingzhou had been dealing with him for many years and knew him well. When he heard the servant he sent over say that the county magistrate had already gone to the yamen, Bai Jingzhou immediately took the booklet he had prepared in advance and went to the county yamen with Yang Wandong.
When County Magistrate Peng heard the bailiff say that Bai Jingzhou wanted to see him, he was very surprised. He thought Bai Jingzhou had returned to the academy early this morning, but he didn't expect that he would choose to come to him suddenly at this moment.
When the two met, Bai Jingzhou raised his hand and bowed, "Hello, sir."
County Magistrate Peng waved his hand, "No need to be polite. Sit down."
Bai Jingzhou did not bother to be polite with County Magistrate Peng. After the servant gave them freshly brewed hot tea, Bai Jingzhou took out the booklet he had brought with him.
There are a lot of things recorded in that booklet.
The first part is their methods and experiences in growing crops such as rice, yam, watermelon, and strawberry in Qingshan County.
The second part is their experience in mixed farming of lotus roots, fish, shrimps and crabs.
The third part is their methods and experiences of planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms in Qingshan County, which also includes methods of drying mulberries for medicinal purposes and making wine, as well as their methods of making cocoons, reeling silk, and weaving silk and silk samples.
The fourth and most important part is the various problems caused by continuous cotton cropping. Specifically,
1. Seedlings die, roots rot, seedlings are weak, and no roots grow, etc.;
2. Cotton is not strong and is more susceptible to diseases, insect pests, and premature aging;
3. Low cotton yield and poor quality - the yield and quality of cotton produced in the same field are best in the first year, second best in the second year, and third best in the third year.
Bai Jingzhou wrote a sentence at the end of the booklet, "Based on the above, we can make the following reasonable inference: the longer the continuous cropping period, the greater the reduction in production, and the more problems caused by continuous cropping."