Anyway, no matter how much County Magistrate Yang's veins jumped, he still had to admit that this seeder did exceed his expectations and it was very useful.

Zhang Xiaoshan was not idle all morning. Not only did he finish several plots of land, but he also tried wheat, barley, and rapeseed.

He even tried peas - yes, he had a small piece of land at home, and peas were planted in winter.

You can eat the young pea tips, the young pea pods, the young beans and rice, and finally you can harvest a bunch of old peas.

It is also very economical and does not require much care.

Xu went back to cook in the meantime.

By noon, a table of dishes had been laid out, and Magistrate Yang was invited to come and eat.

Mrs. Xu was a little embarrassed: "It's a daily meal. Magistrate Yang and everyone must not dislike it."

Zhang Xiaoshan also patted his head and said with a smile: "Yeah, yeah, you're already here, why not have dinner at my house. This way we can continue to try other places in the afternoon. I have found someone to discuss it."

Magistrate Yang originally thought that it wasn't too far away and he could just go back for dinner, but he didn't expect Xu to arrive so quickly.

At this point, he nodded and agreed, but he took out the money and insisted on giving it.

Seeing the two people refusing to accept the offer, Zhang Sijiu simply said: "Second Aunt, if you don't accept it, Magistrate Yang and the others will feel uneasy about eating. In this way, how much does it cost for you to buy groceries? We will only spend our efforts and our thoughts."

We have arrived, and Magistrate Yang is at ease."

A meal is nothing. It would not be like this if it were a slightly more casual official.

But Magistrate Yang was not like this because he was rigid, but because he truly cared about the people under his rule. He knew that people's lives were not easy and he was unwilling to ask them to spend money.

A meal may not seem like much, but if you calculate it carefully, it may be the expense of this big family for many months. Especially in rural areas, you basically only buy meat and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and the monthly expenses are very small.

Ms. Xu still felt something was wrong and said she didn't buy any food.

Zhang Sijiu pulled Xu's hand and said, "Let's forget it, Second Aunt. It only counts what we bought, not what our family owns."

If you raise something at home, it costs almost nothing. Especially vegetables, which are even less valuable.

So Mrs. Xu gave the amount - it was indeed not much, it was probably just the money to buy some fish and meat.

Magistrate Yang gave it and was a little surprised: "Why is it so cheap?"

Although he is an official and grew up in fine clothes and fine food, he is not really incompetent in common affairs.

Mrs. Xu said cheerfully: "I only bought meat. The rest are from our own family and those from the villagers. How much convenience did you bring to us by building the ferry? Everyone respects you and each of them brought a lot of food."

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Magistrate Yang was surprised for a moment, and then smiled: "Then you should be paid."

It can be seen that he is really happy.

Yang Yuanding bumped into Zhang Sijiu and complained about his father with a smile: "My father likes to pretend the most. He is obviously very happy, but he still wants Yun Danfengqing to pretend not to care."

His voice was so low that only Zhang Sijiu could hear it. Zhang Sijiu couldn't help but pinch him: "I think your dad is quite cute. He's a nice person. He just has a good face, nothing more."

There were so many people that there were not enough tables, chairs and benches at home, so Mrs. Xu also set up two tables in the yard. The tables were borrowed, as were the bowls and chopsticks.

Moreover, Zhang Sijiu also recognized several aunts who helped with cooking, all of whom were usually close to Mrs. Xu.

Not only were they close friends, Li Zheng’s daughter-in-law also came to help.

There are not many dishes, five dishes and one soup.

Cold cucumber slices, stir-fried fungus, lettuce and meat slices, braised fish, beans and braised pork cubes, and a large platter of braised vegetables. The soup is meatballs, winter melon and fungus soup.

Magistrate Yang was a little surprised: "In this season, are there still fungus?"

When Mrs. Xu heard this question, she immediately became proud: "Only our family has it, and it is fresh fungus. As a joke, Jiuniang in our family brought back a rotten mulberry tree in the summer, and the fungus grew on the wood. As long as we have it every day,

Water it and it will grow!”

Hearing Xu's proud tone, Zhang Sijiu felt a little embarrassed: How should I put this? It's just a small thing. There is no need for such a tone as if he has won some international award. It's shameful.

Magistrate Yang was even more surprised. He turned around and asked Zhang Sijiu: "Jiuniang, how do you know that fungus can grow on that wood?"

Others also raised their ears in unison: Yes, it's really a joke? Then why can't their children play? They usually hide it and don't tell the truth, but this time when the county magistrate asked, they should tell it.

Zhang Sijiu coughed and could only come up with a reasonable explanation: "I don't know if it can grow. But I found that it grows as soon as it rains, so I thought, if it's sunny, I'll pretend to water it as if it's raining.

?It’s just a piece of wood, and you can’t tell whether it’s really raining or not. So if you were fooled by me, maybe it will grow back?”

She felt embarrassed and smiled at Magistrate Yang: "The main reason is that the fungus is expensive and I want to sell it for money. I thought it would be free to give it a try. What should I be afraid of?"

Zhang Sijiu's words were very playful, especially the word "liar", which made everyone including Magistrate Yang laugh out loud. They felt that this was completely the mentality of a child: that is, only children are like this.

.Adults don’t think so.

However, these words also make people believe that Zhang Sijiu really did it by mistake.

Yang Yuanding smiled and smoothed things over for Zhang Sijiu: "I'm just saying that Sijiu is obsessed with making money. As long as he can make money, he will treat any junk as a treasure!"

Zhang Sijiu said confidently: "Then I am poor!"

Magistrate Yang looked at his son, then at Zhang Sijiu, and suddenly felt the urge to change his child.

He glared at Yang Yuanding and praised Zhang Sijiu vigorously: "Jiu Niang neither steals nor robs. She makes money with her own hard work. She is much better than you! Shut up, you have the nerve to talk nonsense?!"

Mrs. Xu hurriedly said: "How can Jiuniang be better than Sanlang? Sanlang is smart, good-looking, and caring and filial. Only someone like you, Magistrate Yang, can raise such a good child."

At this time, Li Zheng finally intervened and brought the topic back to the seeder: "Yes. Saburo's talent is obvious to all. The fungus is just a side dish, but the seeder really saves a lot of effort! Where is the nine?

Can my mother compare?"

Everyone began to praise Magistrate Yang again. As for the real hero, Yang Yuanding, he secretly complained to Zhang Sijiu: "You are an upright person, but you are a bit of a loser."

Zhang Sijiu saw through the crux at a glance: "There are so many surrounding villages, but there is only one seeder now. If we try to use it here, we will gain both fame and fortune there."

Under such circumstances, what does it mean to say a few words?
Chapter completed!