The World of Yellow Sky

The official road in Shangai County has a division of labor for the people, and many recruiters have already been recruited in Shangai County.

For example, in order to drive four-wheeled carriages, all major main roads in Bingzhou need to be expanded, newly built or renovated. When going to Ai County, many people who are willing to sign up were recruited to join the road workers.

For this reason, Xu An also specially set up a road administration office under the Department of Internal Affairs, which is specially used to manage road workers, maintain and build roads.

The road workers recruited in Mintun should not leave too far away.

"16 years old..."

Chen Feng glanced at Chen Sheng's size, then looked around, and after thinking about it, he still pulled Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng is 14 years old today. Although his face looks quite small, he is about the same size. It is fair to say that he is 16 years old.

Chen Sheng understood, followed behind Chen Feng, and the two walked towards the queue.

Recruitment has been held several times, and almost every once in a while, there is a new job vacancy. This is the third recruitment in Mintun.

When Chen Feng's wife was recruiting for the second time, she entered the village and became a textile worker.

There were not many people gathered in the open space, and this time the recruitment was much more than the previous few days, and several recruitment spots were opened at the same time, and soon it was Chen Feng's turn.

The clerk at the registration office just glanced at Chen Sheng and quickly recorded his name and age information.

But when it came to Chen Sheng, he was taken aback for a moment.

"Are you father and son?"

After glancing at Chen Sheng, the clerk asked Chen Feng a question, and the two looked alike indeed.

"Is 16 enough?"

"Enough, enough, I just turned 16 this year."

When Chen Feng heard the question from the official, he nodded quickly.

The civil official raised his hand to stop Chen Feng's follow-up words, and asked Chen Sheng instead.

"Are you over 16 this year?"

Chen Sheng glanced at his father secretly, then looked away. He raised his head to meet the clerk's gaze, without avoiding it.

"It's over sixteen, but I don't eat much, so I don't grow tall, but I can do some work, help Ah Weng with farm work at home, and I have strength. If the Shangguan recruits me, I will definitely not suffer. .”

When the official heard Chen Sheng's answer, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

This young man didn't show timidity at all, and he didn't show too many flaws, but his father Chen Feng's nervous face showed that he was definitely not old enough.

"Name."

"Chen Sheng."

"age."

"sixteen."

"Can read, or have other skills."

"I don't know how to read. I used to learn carpentry from a carpenter for a period of time."

……

The clerk wrote down Chen Sheng's answer stroke by stroke, and Chen Sheng answered every question very fluently without wasting any time.

The official blew on the yellow paper, then handed it to Chen Sheng, smiling.

"Take it, if you lose it, you will be in trouble when you get paid."

Chen Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward to take the yellow paper, and thanked him, "Thank you, Shangguan."

Seeing this, Chen Feng also breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them received more money for their work and could buy more things, so next year's life will be easier.

The two turned around to leave, but the clerk suddenly stopped them.

"and many more."

Chen Feng's face was a little ugly, and his heart skipped a beat. He didn't know why the official stopped him suddenly.

Chen Sheng turned his head away, showing a puzzled look, and asked, "Is there anything else Shangguan wants to do?"

The clerk got up and left the table and chair, and looked Chen Sheng up and down, with a little approval in his eyes.

"My surname is Chen Mingyu, and I am a civil servant in the eldest son city. It is a kind of fate that I have the same surname as you two."

"You are young and quick-witted, and you are not as timid as ordinary children. Apart from my job, I have another duty, which is to recruit students for the Meng School in the eldest son city."

Seeing that the doubts on Chen Sheng's face did not change, Chen Yu continued.

"Mengxuetang is the school of Mengxue. It is a place to teach people literacy and judging meaning. There is no need to spend money on board and lodging. Those who are outstanding in their studies can also get scholarships every semester. After graduating from Mengxuetang, they can also enter the county school. Once they enter After you come out of the county school, you can become a civil servant like me and receive a salary."

"On top of the county school, there is also the Chinese school. The Chinese school is located in Jinyang City. You must all know Jinyang City. After entering the Chinese school city, after coming out, you can even directly become an official in the Jinyang government office."

Chen Yu stepped forward, bent down a little, and said to Chen Sheng.

"I don't know if you are willing to enter the Meng School to study."

Chen Yu never doubted his ability to know people. Chen Sheng is definitely a malleable talent. Not to mention Chinese studies, there is absolutely no problem in entering the county school.

Chen Yuye had met many children before, but none of them were half as good as Chen Sheng, so at this time he threw an olive branch to Chen Sheng without hesitation.

Chen Sheng was slightly taken aback. He didn't know the meaning of literacy, nor did he know what the school was for.

What Chen Yu said, he only heard one sentence clearly, that is, as long as he enters the county school, he can become a civil servant and receive a salary just like him.

"The official..."

Chen Sheng looked at Chen Yu eagerly.

He also once saw those civil servants who went to the countryside in his hometown, shouting and hugging, so majestic.

But he didn't care about pomp or prestige.

Chen Sheng glanced at his father, Chen Feng.

Chen Feng was also a little at a loss, and he didn't quite know the meaning of Meng Xuetang. Although Chen Yu said it, literacy and reading were too far away for them.

Just like the white clouds in the sky and the black soil on the ground, they have never communicated.

He had never even seen the bamboo slips with engraved or written characters, but he knew that what the clerk in front of him said in person must be very important, otherwise he would not have stopped his son specially.

Chen Feng wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to choose, he didn't dare to answer this question for his son.

He was afraid that his son would go astray because of his choice.

Seeing the expression on his father's face, Chen Sheng didn't continue to ask.

He looked up at Chen Yu, and there was a voice in his heart that wanted him to agree, and there was a voice that kept telling him that agreeing was the best choice, and it would be the choice to change his fate.

Chen Sheng asked his own question. "After entering the school and becoming a civil servant, can I have enough to eat?"

Chen Yu nodded and said with a smile, "Yes."

Chen Sheng asked the second question: "Will my parents and my younger sister be full and no longer hungry?"

Chen Yu restrained his smile, and replied solemnly: "It's also possible."

"I am willing."

Chen Sheng raised his head and replied solemnly.

Chapter 4 Farewell

It was cold and windy, and it had been snowing for more than ten days, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground.

Snowflakes fell from the sky one after another, and the earth was already a vast expanse.

White jade-like mountains lie across the wilderness, and snow-covered forests stand on both sides of the wide avenue.

Yushan is winding and lying, its curve is like a white mang, gradually closing the sight, Yushu Qiongzhi is like a cage of white smoke, spreading all the way, directly connecting with Yushan in the distance.

Covered with ice and snow, the sky is vast and white, forming an endless stretch.

Beside the official road, a group of about 50 people in different clothes are hiding in the simple shacks, avoiding the increasing wind and snow.

Chen Sheng huddled in the corner of the shack, took a mouthful of cold dry food, and chewed with difficulty.

After chewing almost all the dry food in his mouth, he raised his head and took a sip of the warm water in the water glass.

The warm water brought some warmth to the finely crushed and cold dry food, which made Chen Sheng swallow it all.

The Meng School on Taiping Road is not open at this time. It will not officially start until the beginning of February this year, when the civil servants who recruited students from various places return with the children.

Originally, Chen Yu meant to let Chen Sheng stay in the school office in Li Hall with other students who were waiting to enroll.

But there was still about one month left. Chen Sheng asked Chen Yu to be a road worker to earn some money for his family.

Chen Yu finally agreed to Chen Sheng's request.

Schoolchildren like Chen Sheng, as long as they can be successfully promoted to county schools, will generally become civil servants in some key places, handling government and civil affairs.

Bearing some hardships and knowing the difficulties of life can motivate them to forge ahead.

Chen Yu is not a wealthy family, like most of the Yellow Turban Army, he used to be a member of the loess with his back to the sky.

In the seventh year of Guanghe, the Yellow Turban rose up, and the whole world responded, spreading far and wide.

The Taihang Mountains were also implicated, the various ministries of the Yellow Turbans were powerful, and the Han army was not to be outdone, and a war broke out between the two sides.

But when there is a big battle, there is no peace, and bandits are rampant in the Taihang Mountains.

Chen Yu and his younger brother Chen Wu joined Huanglong's army in this way. Later, Xu An led troops into Taihang Mountain and unified the central part of Taihang Mountain. They also took advantage of the opportunity to join Xu An's command.

Chen Wu entered the military camp through selection, while Chen Yu was smart, followed Fu Zhu to learn medical classics, and became a Fu Zhu.

Later, Xu An led the Yellow Turban Army to capture Shangdang County and build a Taoist hall, in which Chen Yu was nominated to study.

After he graduated, he was appointed as a civil servant in the eldest son city of Shangdang County, in charge of agricultural administration.

It is precisely because Chen Yu lived a difficult life, so he can understand why Chen Sheng wants to make money, and he can understand Chen Sheng's state of mind.

Chen Sheng drank all the warm water in the cup, and the coldness of the winter in Bingzhou was terrifying. The water in his cup was just scooped out of a clay pot before, but it turned into lukewarm water after a while. , if he waited a little longer, the water would be completely cold.

Chen Sheng looked at the water glass that had no water droplets, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.

The life in Bingzhou is very different from his life in his hometown. The difference is not in the local customs or food, but in some details.

In the villages, there are special toilets, and there are regulations that you must go to the toilet to go to the toilet, and those who violate it will be punished.

"In the toilet, there are a lot of people talking, it's not the same... The place where the words are filthy should be repaired frequently to make it clean."

There are also some small household matters, such as drinking water, laundry, etc. There are also some regulations. What to drink must be boiled water, and it is not allowed to drink water that has not been boiled. That kind of water is called raw water.

It is said that in the raw water, there is the breath of the plague god, which can cause diseases. Only after boiling can the breath of the plague god be completely eliminated.

This was said by the great virtuous teacher himself, so everyone dare not believe it, so as long as they have the conditions, they will drink the boiled cold water.

"what is that?"

Someone in the shack looked not far from the official road and asked questions, which immediately caused some commotion in the shack.

Everyone looked at Guan Dao one after another, looking for the man's question.

Chen Sheng also subconsciously glanced outside, but he was in the innermost position. Because of the noise and curiosity, many people stood up. Chen Sheng sat on the ground and couldn't see anything at all, but he was not that big. Curiosity has to find out.

Now is the break time at noon, he will take this opportunity to rest for a while, and he has to repair the road in the afternoon, which is a physical labor.

Usually there will be noise in the shack, but it will soon calm down due to the passage of time. If it is not stopped for a long time, the soldiers who maintain order will come to persuade them.

But this time, it was a bit of a surprise, the noise in the shack became more and more loud, and the soldiers did not come to persuade them.

Chen Sheng glanced at the entrance suspiciously, but he didn't see any unusual scenery, it was still a vast expanse of whiteness.

"clang----"

There was a crisp sound, and everyone stopped talking and whispering.

Chen Sheng looked at the entrance of the shack, and saw that the standing crowd slowly separated towards the two sides, and a person wearing an ivory robe and a yellow Taoist crown walked into the shack.

Chen Sheng recognized that it was the clothes of Yinglangwei. He had seen them in Zhangshui and Taihang Mountains.

Wearing ivory-white clothes, he looked like the captain of the Eagle Wolf Guard. He heard those ordinary Eagle Wolf Guard Tiqi respectfully address Baihu, and those Eagle Wolf Guards in black and blue clothes were particularly respectful.

When Chen Sheng was listening to the conversations of the uncles around him, he heard a rumor.

It is said that when Xu An, a great virtuous teacher, led the Yellow Turban Army into the Taihang Mountains, he lost his way. On the way, he met a goshawk that hovered over the Yellow Turban Army. Finally, he followed the goshawk and found the right way. .

But later, because there was no food in the mountains, the Yellow Turban Army fell into a predicament again, but a group of gray wolves suddenly appeared in the Taihang Mountains, as if they were sent by heaven to help the Yellow Turban Army. They caught prey to help the Yellow Turban Army satisfy their hunger and overcome difficulties. .