Chapter 20 Waiting

Three days later, when the entire project was completed, Ma Su felt that he had been reborn in a trance.

Looking at her tanned son, Liu's tears could not stop flowing, and when she saw the blood blisters that had begun to scar in her son's palm, her body almost went limp.

As Liu's only son in her life, she firmly believed in the creed that husbands should obey sons, but now that the son she brought up was the same as the farmers outside, she felt a little resentment in her heart.

After washing his face, Ma Su said to Mrs. Liu, "Mother, don't worry, I'm fine."

Liu said with tears in his eyes, "But...why did your teacher let you..."

"Mother be careful."

Faced with Liu's astonishment, Ma Su said without hesitation: "Mother, the teacher's move is full of deep meaning, and I have also realized it."

Fang Xing was at the gate of the compound at this time, with a few brats standing in front of him.

"Master, this is the fruit we picked from the mountain today, and we are not willing to give it to our brothers and sisters at home."

A child wearing a pair of cloth shoes showing thumbs said proudly.

Fang Xing felt warm in his heart. He took this unknown wild fruit and stuffed it into his mouth without fear of being poisoned.

"How about it, is it delicious?"

Seeing Fang Xing eating his delicious food, the little bear almost burst out of Mei's snot bubbles.

"Well, very sweet."

After Fang Xing finished eating the fruit, he magically took out a box of fruit from the porter's office. Every child gave out two, even the girl who needed to be carried by his brother.

"Hurry up and go home. Remember to wash yourself by the river first, otherwise you will suffer when you go home!"

Fang Xing sent the children away with a smile, then took out a red snake fruit from the cardboard box, and took a big bite with a click.

And when it was noon, the daughters-in-law who went to fill the silage feed envied the good luck of the children in the morning.

"That fruit looks like the Queen Mother's flat peach. My second child is very filial. Everyone in the family eats it. It's so delicious!"

"The young master is really a kind person! We are so lucky to meet such a master."

"That's right, if anyone dares to touch the young master's finger, I will tear him apart!"

"..."

Ma Su was also on the scene. While cutting the silage fodder into short pieces with a guillotine, while listening to the words of these peasant women, he had some understanding in his heart.

"The common people don't care who you are, the Ming Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty. He only cares about his own life. Only when the people's life is better, they will look at the world."

Fang Xing used another method to let Ma Su know the etiquette when he was honest, and honor and disgrace when he had enough food and clothing.

This effect is more effective than any book, and Ma Su feels that he has a deeper understanding of the words of those saints.

"How did it feel during this time?"

Tomorrow is the time when the results of the hospital test will come out. Fang Xing and Ma Su are standing by the side of the green storage cellar, looking at the farmers who are covering it with film, and finally sealing it with soil to isolate the air exchange between the inside and outside.

Ma Su's eyes are bright, "Teacher, I have learned how to get along with people during this period, how to organize people to work to improve efficiency, and I also know that there are so many mysteries in farm work."

Fang Xing nodded in satisfaction, but he still tapped: "This is not enough, you still need to understand the thoughts of these farmers, and know what they care about, what they like, and what they hate."

"And these will be the basis of your future governance, understand?"

Ma Su understood, he looked at Fang Xing who turned away and felt full and safe like never before.

The next morning, Fang Xing and Zhang Shuhui got up early, and after breakfast with Xiao Bai, they waited outside.

Soon, Liu Shi and Ma Su also came.

"Thank you very much."

Liu's gratitude was sincere, she knew very well that without Fang Xing's support, their mother and child would have been out of food for a long time.

Moreover, although Fang Xing didn't teach Ma Su how to make art, he gave Ma Su all his notes. This is equivalent to a candidate, or even a quasi-jinshi, teaching Ma Su in writing.

You must know that if it wasn't for the family change, Fang Xing was a genius with a high reputation in the middle school!

"Sister-in-law is polite, please sit down."

Zhang Shuhui stood up with a smile, and greeted Mrs. Liu with the most suitable attitude.

"teacher."

Ma Su felt a little uneasy, he was worried that he had not passed the examination of scholar, in that case, he felt ashamed of his mother and teacher.

Fang Xing sensed his mood, and said lightly: "It seems that your xinxing cultivation is not enough, so let's help them dig a canal."

A ditch still needs to be dug on the side of the cellar, otherwise Fang Xing was worried that the water would get in when it rained, so there are still some people working there today.

"Husband!"

Zhang Shuhui looked at Fang Xing dumbfounded, but Ma Su bowed and said, "Yes, teacher."

Ma Su went, Fang Xing also picked up the fishing rod and went fishing by the river behind Zhuangzi, and handed it over to Zhang Shuhui.

Zhang Shuhui turned her head and said with some embarrassment: "Sister-in-law, this is actually a bit..."

But after her son's persuasion, Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Young Madam, you are welcome, I understand your son's intentions."

Ma Su has been eating a lot lately. If it wasn't for the three catties of flour he got every day after he joined the project, then Mrs. Liu really couldn't afford to support her son.

After Zhang Shuhui and others served the tea, they said tactfully, "Sister-in-law, De Hua asked me to tell you something."

Liu nodded and listened.

"Dehua said that if Ma Su is selected as a scholar, firstly, he is not allowed to receive congratulatory gifts, and secondly, he is not allowed to collect donated land and servants."

Zhang Shuhui was really embarrassed. As a teacher, Fang Xing actually wanted to deprive students of the benefits of success in the imperial examination. This is really out of character!

Liu Shi was startled, and then said, "I'll listen to his teacher."

No matter what, Liu always believed that Fang Xing would not harm her own son, and respected the teacher like a father. Since it was Fang Xing's arrangement, she could only accept it.

If you are selected as a scholar, Ma Su's family is exempted from corvee and food tax, and can take in servants. If you do well in the exam, you can also receive some money and food from the yamen, which means that the country is supporting you.

And the most important thing is that if a scholar commits a crime, he generally cannot be punished unless you expel his student status first.

"When you see your parents, you don't have to worship, just call them your old parents. If you have anything to do with the yamen, you only need a two-finger-wide piece of paper, which says "Government XX..."

While digging the ditch, Ma Su thought about the various benefits of being a scholar, but gradually, his eyes were only on the hoe and the soil, and he had nothing else to do.

"Crackling..."

A burst of firecrackers came from outside Fangjiazhuang, and the householders who were digging ditches thought it was someone who was holding a wedding.

But when those people in yamen uniforms walked in, everyone was stunned, first wondering who committed the crime, but gradually, everyone's eyes focused on Ma Su.

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