Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 733: Old Friend's Recent Situation

Moreover, Chengze Prefecture was also very poor, and apart from the salary, there was really no other benefits. Even if there was, Uncle Han did not have the courage to take it. Some of the education given by Han's grandfather since childhood was still deeply rooted.

As for me, since I had no official position, although I was working in the state government, my salary was pitifully small. Neither Lin nor Wang knew how to make a living, so the farm was not well managed.

In addition, the brothers' families have spent a lot of money on marrying off daughters and daughters in recent years, so they only have a little money to spend.

Since Prefect Cheng did not allocate any money, his own pockets were not full either. However, he had boasted that he could not take it back, so he had to ask Second Uncle Han to go to Hualei in person to borrow corn seeds.

"Second uncle, you came too late and didn't write to inform us in advance. It's really impossible to get a large quantity of corn seeds now.

The corn seeds from General Bai were sent over when they were harvested last year. The corn seeds from Xi'an Prefecture were also sent over before the New Year, and the remaining ones were enough for Xichang Prefecture to plant.

If the quantity you want is not large, I can squeeze some out and give some to you. If you want a large quantity, why don’t we wait until next year? There should be extra corn seeds next year.” Hualei said.

After hearing Hua Lei's words, Han Erye's face was a little disappointed for a moment. Han Dajiu expected that he would have a thousand kilograms like Xi'an Prefecture.

However, from what Hualei said, it was obvious that there were no more now. The two brothers had never thought that Hualei had lent her own corn seeds to Bailiyun.

If you want more, you’ll have to wait until next year, which is even harder to wait.

When the corn seeds were harvested last year, the two brothers had no idea. It was only after they heard that Xi'an Prefecture had obtained the corn seeds that they came up with the idea.

If you had thought of it at that time, you could have written a letter to let me know first, and your chances would have been much greater.

"Why don't we distribute some of it evenly and plant it this year? Just as a way to accumulate experience?" Master Han looked at the flower buds and said cautiously.

"Okay, originally, when my cousin from Xiaofu came over before the New Year, he sent me another 500 kilograms of corn seeds. However, as you saw, there was a mud cannon throwing competition outside, so I took out more than 200 kilograms.

So now it's less than 300, how about I round it up and give 300 kilograms to Xining Prefecture? If I give 300 kilograms, I can probably plant about 50 acres.

If the crops are good, there will be about 3,000 kilograms of corn next year. Then, let Prefect Cheng write a petition and maybe we can keep more corn seeds." Hualei said.

"This..." When he heard that there were only 300 kilograms, Mr. Han was disappointed again. However, compared to having less than one kilogram, 300 kilograms seemed acceptable if he could plant again next year.

So, Mr. Han nodded. To be honest, he never thought that one day, he would be so nervous in front of Hua Lei.

Hua Lei, who looked calm and composed, actually made him feel more pressured than Rong Jin, who had a gloomy face next to her.

Thinking back to the beginning, his wife, Wang, wanted to ask Wen Bing to marry Hua Lei. Now thinking about it, it was really like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh, what wishful thinking.

After finishing the official business, Mr. Han talked about personal matters. Speaking of which, two years ago, Han Qingge had been married, and her husband was a relative of the Anping County Magistrate, whose surname was Fan.

Our family's conditions are average, but my husband is a good student. He passed the imperial examination a few years ago and is still working hard to gain fame.

Han Qingge now has three daughters. The eldest daughter is two years older than Jinnian, and the youngest daughter is two years old. However, she does not have a son yet, and her mother-in-law is quite dissatisfied with this.

A few years ago, the mother-in-law gave her son a concubine. The concubine gave birth to a son, who is five years old this year, the same age as Jinnian.

Therefore, Han Qingge was under even greater pressure. In addition, Han Qingge herself had a rather picky and strong-willed personality and looked down on concubines, so the couple would often quarrel.

A few years ago, after being promoted, Han Dajiu left Anping County. However, as a married daughter, Han Qingge did not follow her parents to Chengze Prefecture, but stayed in Anping County.

So, Uncle Han hasn’t seen Han Qingge for a long time. I wonder how she is doing recently?

Han Wenbing also married Jiang, the daughter of a wealthy local businessman, a few years ago. Jiang's dowry was generous, and she was also good at business, so her farm and shop had made a lot of money in the past few years.

After Uncle Han was promoted, Jiang also sold several of her farms and shops in Anping County, and followed Uncle Han's family to settle in Chengze Prefecture.

Then they bought a few farms and shops in Chengzezhou, which were doing well. The couple also had two sons and a daughter, and they lived a pretty good life.

However, Jiang was a shrewd person who attached great importance to money. Apart from the daily filial piety given to Mr. Han and his wife, she kept the rest of the money tightly in her own hands and did not provide much help to her family and younger siblings.

Han Wenbing had no choice but to ask her for money. As for Mr. Han and his wife, they were too embarrassed to ask their daughter-in-law for a dowry to support the family.

Therefore, the second branch of the Han family often had to look to Jiang's face for some money. This time, they originally wanted to borrow some money from Jiang to buy corn seeds.

However, because the amount was quite large, Jiang made all sorts of excuses and so, Uncle Han had to come empty-handed.

Han Qingge's younger brother, Han Wenxing, had always been at the bottom of the class in the clan school at the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion. However, after he went to the local area, he may have had some comparisons and his mentality changed.

He has started to work hard and his performance is pretty good now. He already qualified as a student last year, so Uncle Han is now focusing on training this legitimate son.

The other children of the Han family had mediocre grades. Even though Uncle Han encouraged them and gave them rewards and punishments, they were all eliminated from the examination for status as a student.

Perhaps considering the actual situation of his family, Uncle Han has put aside some of his pride and let his nephews and nieces start learning about business. However, there has been no success.

After listening to what Mr. Han said, Hua Lei also nodded. She was quite in favor of Uncle Han putting aside his reputation as a scholar and letting his nephew learn business.

In reality, this is the case. Some children are born to study without the need for others to push them. Some children will also achieve good results if they work hard.

However, some children, no matter how hard you try or how adults encourage them, just won't be able to read. If studying and taking the imperial examinations are really not good enough, then maybe you can find a way to succeed by taking a different path.