Yan Shu looked at Xu Ping and didn't speak for a long time. Finally, he nodded solemnly: "Excellent!"

Yan Shu knew Xu Ping very early, and Xu Ping was still in white at that time. Because of Shi Yannian's relationship, Zhang Zhibai introduced him to Yan Shu. Unfortunately, Yan Shu had a very bad impression of Xu Ping and always thought that he was a playboy who was ignorant in a wealthy business family. Even later, Xu Ping made contributions to Lingnan in high school, and this initial impression was not completely changed.

I can only blame Xu Ping for being famous, but the two of them did not have much time to serve as officials in the same dynasty and had little contact.

As a native of Kaifeng, Xu Ping's bad deeds when he was young were well known to everyone in the court, and he could not hide them. However, some people were familiar with Xu Ping later, and they just thought it was the nonsense when he was young and ignorant, and they didn't take it seriously. But Yan Shu was obviously not like this. In his impression, Xu Ping never got rid of his previous shadow.

Yan Shu was successful when he was young and served as a high-ranking official in the court for many years, but his political achievements were mediocre and he had no achievements. However, he liked to bring back his back and had a good vision. Almost half of the promising middle-level officials in the court now have left his subordinates. For example, Fan Zhongyan returned to the court and was promoted to the court for a long time, and Yan Shu did a lot of efforts, but Xu Ping could not catch the bus.

Before he became famous, there were many people who were willful and trolling, such as Zhang Yong, a famous minister of the Taizong Dynasty, Liu Kai, a famous minister of the Zhenzong Dynasty, and Liu Han, a judge of the salt and iron under Xu Ping, who became famous. After they became famous, Xu Ping compared the little things he did when he was a child, he had never snatched the girl from the family, and had never killed anyone. He just liked to hang out in the brothels and fight dogs, and sometimes bet on money. According to historical records in later generations, they only liked to be a hero when they were young, traveled with young people in the neighborhood every day, studied for a period of 15 years, and finally became a famous minister in high school.

Unlucky is the one who is unlucky. When Xu Ping and Yan Shu met, Yan Shu asked afterwards that Prime Minister Zhang Zhibai actually introduced an incompetent young man to know him. The impression made him really deeply remember it.

Seeing that Yan Shu, who had always been very fond of learning from the backwards, was so proud of his words this time, but he gave Xu Ping two words "excellent" comments, Ding Du was surprised.

There is a reason why the old ministers don’t like Xu Ping. These people always see the shadow of Ding Wei back then, and the shadow left by Ding Wei was too big. No one in the court dared to mention this name, pretending that there was no such person in the world, but when there was a stir in Daozhou, I don’t know how many people were frightened. The empress dowager passed away and the emperor took power. Ding Wei was unable to move to the Central Plains several times, and he was also implicated by Xu Ping. If Ding Wei had not been there, he might have been allowed to return to the Central Plains to retire.

He likes to do things, is good at doing things, and is not afraid of hard work. He takes into account every detail in every aspect and often makes a difference. Once the time comes, he is ruthless. Xu Ping and Ding Wei are almost exactly the same in this regard. However, Xu Ping is not like Ding Wei and flattering to the powerful, but the problem is that Xu Ping has an emperor as the backstage and does not need to do this.

What can make the old ministers feel a little relieved is that Xu Ping does not build a private party and does not engage in personal interests. No matter what he does, it can be clearly seen that he has no selfishness. However, who knows what will happen after Xu Ping takes office? After Ding Wei falls, he doesn't have the bad luck with him, such as Kou Yu, but he is standing up with Xu Ping.

Now Ding Wei has nothing, and even his followers are scattered. But in the hearts of many people, even if this person rides a donkey and goes to Beijing alone, he can turn over the sky of the Song Dynasty. It is enough to meet one of these people in his life, and no one wants to deal with another.

Xu Ping was truly inferior to Ding Wei because of his literary talent. Ding Wei first became famous because of his articles. His literature followed Han Liu, and his poetry was like Du Fu. People's evaluations were no different in the first year of high school. Although Xu Ping was also a first-class Jinshi, the impression he always gave people is that poetry and prose were not his strengths. It was one aspect of not having good articles to spread, and it was also one aspect of subconsciously distinguishing him from Ding Wei.

Although Xu Ping is sick and recuperating at home, his reputation is high. He regards him as a loyal minister from all over the court. Suddenly, he can also write a few lines of poetry, and it is indeed good. The two scholars feel a little strange.

Ding Du coughed and smoothed out the situation: "'There is no choice but to fall in the flowers, and the swallows are returning like a familiar one', this is indeed a good match! Mr. Yan got another good word, which is a joyful congratulation! Ha, by the way, is this door in front of him where watermelons are planted?"

It is rare for Xu Ping to remember this masterpiece of Yan Shu. When he used it at this time, he felt a little complacent and was waiting for the two to praise him. Unexpectedly, he called him haha, and it was over? If you have the ability, you won’t use it in the future!

After coming back to his senses, Xu Ping took the lead and replied: "Yes, this is the watermelon field outside. There are mud and sand silted by the Yellow River many years ago, which is suitable for planting melons. Two bachelors are asked-"

The servant opened the door, and Xu Ping took the lead and arrived outside the door together.

I leaned against the door to build a melon shed, and a few loofahs and gourds were planted next to it, and all of them climbed onto the shed. The long melons that were born hang down along the edge of the shed, exuding a strong pastoral style.

Standing in the melon shed and looking out, I saw that the watermelon fields were all invisible, as if a green blanket was laid on the ground. From time to time, big round watermelons were exposed, which was very gratifying.

"It turns out that watermelons look like this. I have only heard people say it before, but I have never seen it."

Ding Du said as he approached and bent down to look.

Taking this melon shed as the boundary, the right is planted according to the current Khitan method. The lower ridges are raised and the melon seeds grow naturally for the duration of their term. Without pinching the heart, the melon vines grow everywhere. The melon can be planted as much as the melon can be. The left is planted according to the method Xu Ping remembers in his previous life, and they are planted on the ridges. However, after the melon button grows, the heart of the seedlings is pinched, and only two melons are left on the melon seedlings. As for the grafted seedlings, there are both sides.

Yan Shu stepped forward and looked at the appearance of the watermelon in the field with Ding Du, and saw the difference between the two sides at a glance.

Turning around and asking Xu Ping, "Xu Waijian, why are the melons on both sides different? The melons on this side are bigger, but there are fewer melons on the seedlings. The opposite side is the opposite. Are they different seeds?"

"When I go back to the bachelor's, the seeds are the same, but the planting methods are different. On the other side, the less melons are left behind after the watermelon flowers bloom, and the others are removed. And the top of the seedlings is pinched off so that the branches and leaves will not only grow and consume nutrients. On the other side, this is not done, just by planting melons in normal ways."

Yan Shu nodded and said to Xu Ping: "In farming, Xu Ping is very proficient in the Commission for the Commission, and the civil and military officials in the court are not as good as you."

Ding Du said: "The melon seeds on both sides here have their own philosophy. For example, whether to cultivate talents, is it a special key to cultivate, or to cast a wide net and catch less fish, it is difficult to distinguish between high and low even after a thousand years."

Yan Shu nodded silently without saying a word. Xu Ping gave him a key sentence. After walking this path, a new poem had taken shape in his heart. He sang silently in his heart, and felt that it was really a masterpiece in his life. Especially the couplet Xu Ping gave, it had a sense of finishing touch, and the artistic conception came out all at once, which made people feel endless aftertaste.
Chapter completed!