Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 744: Poor Care

In addition, there was no friend of the same age around him, and the teacher didn't talk much. After a long time, Jinnian, who was already a bit talkative, felt bored.

Rong Jin, who had originally promised him that he would take him out horseback riding every ten days, had too many things to do and the weather in Xichang was hot. Over the past year, the number of times Rong Jin took him out horseback riding was less than one could count on two hands.

During the Chinese New Year, Hua Lei did take them out, but they were only there to handle government affairs, and they would come back straight away after they were done, which he really didn't like.

When celebrating the New Year in Shangjing City, Xiaoyuan and Rongjue would take themselves and a large group of children out to hang out in Shangjing City, visit various relatives' homes, get red envelopes, buy food and toys, and have a lot of fun.

During the more than one year in Shangjing City, although I did not receive formal education, I often followed other children of similar age in the mansion to the clan school to play.

There are many teachers and playmates in the clan school. Moreover, the marquis's mansion also has a special martial arts teacher who teaches Jinnian how to ride a horse.

The course arrangement of the Marquis's clan school, whether it is the liberal arts or the martial arts examination, is relatively reasonable and well-paced. The most important thing is that there are classmates around, and everyone is lively and lively. Jinnian likes it very much.

The most important thing is that Zhenzhu’s son Qilin is of similar age to her and they have been inseparable since they were in Mobei.

Even after the two of them returned to the capital, because they had not yet officially started to learn, they would get together every now and then and be very happy.

But when they arrived in Xichang, Qilin was gone, and so were all his friends. Jinnian's favorite horse riding and archery were gone too.

In addition, the weather in Xichang is hot, so Jinnian and Jinshi are often confined to the three-story house and cannot go out. Facing Jinshi, who is out of sync with her, Jinnian misses Qilin, who grew up with her.

At first, because he had just arrived in Xichang and was still fresh to the surrounding environment, he could accept it. However, as time went on, Jinnian became a little unhappy.

However, he thought about his parents' situation and figured that he could go back after waiting for two years, so he kept it in his heart and didn't say anything.

Some time ago, I received a letter from Xiaoyuan and Qilin. In the letter, Xiaoyuan asked about how my studies were going.

Qilin asked himself when they could go back to the capital so that they could ride horses together, saying that he had become very good at riding horses.

At that time, I was a little upset. However, at that time, Hualei and Rongjin went to patrol the state capital below, and Jinnian didn't have time to tell his parents.

Now, Hua Lei took the initiative to ask him if he wanted to go back. Jin Nian thought that Hua Lei had also seen the letter from Uncle Xiao Yuan and Qi Lin, so he directly expressed his thoughts. He wanted to go back.

After hearing Jinnian's words, Hualei sighed. It seemed that Jinnian had wanted to return to the capital for a long time. However, it was indeed very uncomfortable without friends around.

At that time, I also thought about finding a companion for Jinnian. Unfortunately, there were not many children of Jinnian's age in the government office.

Even if there was, due to various reasons, they were not able to be sent to study with Jinnian. I forgot about it later when I was busy with my own things.

Alas! No matter what age you are, you need friends of the same age. No matter how good a mother you are, it cannot replace the role of a friend.

So, Hualei told Jinnian that if he really wanted to go back to Shangjing City, then he could go back. However, Rongjin and herself would have to wait another year and a half before they could go back.

If Jinnian went back, he might not see her for a year and a half, so she asked him if it was okay. After struggling for a long time, Jinnian still wanted to go back.

So, Hua Lei told him again that she would ask Rong Jin to write a letter back to Old Marquis Pei to inform him of his return.

I will also write a letter to my cousin Xiaofu, and ask him to let Jinnian go back by boat next time he comes. However, it may take some time before the boat reaches Xichang. Is that okay?

Jinnian nodded again, and so it was decided that Jinnian would return to the capital. The next day, Hualei and Rongjin's letters were sent out together.

Jinnian was visibly happy. However, looking at the three-year-old Jinshi, Hualei was in a dilemma again. Should she send Jinshi back as well?

When asked for Jinshi's opinion, Jinshi, who is only three years old, said today that he wanted to go back with his brother. Tomorrow he said that he wanted to stay with his mother and not go back. He is so unstable.

Anyway, it would take some time, so Hualei put aside the brothers' affairs. Anyway, Jinshi was still young, so whether he went back or not was just a matter of course.

Next, Hua Lei decided to visit various state capitals to check on the construction progress of the academies.

Since the address of the academy was determined, the various prefectures submitted their approval documents and Hualei signed their consent. The academies in various prefectures have already begun to be built.

Although the local government did not need to allocate silver, building the academy required purchasing bricks, hiring craftsmen, and a series of other things.

The prefects of each state and the workshops of the prefectural government were in charge of all matters. Hao Ren, the attendant of the workshop of the prefectural government, was in charge of and supervised all matters of the academy in each state.

According to the work progress manual submitted by Hao Ren, many academies in state capitals have already dug their foundations and started building walls.

So, Hua Lei prepared to go down and take a look. After explaining the situation to the brothers Jinnian and Jinshi in detail, Hua Lei and Rong Jin went out together.

In addition to more than 20 guards, Hua Lei also brought Hao Ren from the workshop and a dozen yamen officials. After changing into casual clothes and dressing up as business travelers, he went out. However, just after leaving the government office, Hua Lei suddenly thought of something.

I don’t know what the current situation of Peng Dong’s winery is like, so I made a temporary decision to go and see Peng Dong’s winery first.

The winery was to the west of the government office, three quarters of an hour away. After Mr. Peng had chosen the address, Hualei kindly reminded him that he could buy the land directly.

In this way, even if he leaves Xichang Prefecture after his term of office expires, the winery will not be controlled by the next prefect. After all, the agreement signed by Hualei is for five years.

Although he suspected that Hualei was giving the suggestion in order to get money from him to buy the land, after considering it, Peng Dongjia actually adopted Hualei's suggestion.

I hope to develop in Xichangfu for a long time, and buying a piece of land will be beneficial to me. However, considering that I don’t know much about Xichangfu, I want to test the waters in Xichangfu first.

Therefore, I didn’t dare to invest a large sum of money, but decided to buy 50 acres of land and build a small winery first. After a few years, if the business develops well, I will continue to expand.