Traveling through books: Traveling through time with a golden finger to become a soft rice man

This time the Luming Banquet was very grand, with more than thirty tables occupied by the guests. Yang Yuanzu's table was especially lively, with Xie Yuan, Ya Yuan and Jing Kui all at this table.

Zhang Jiangguan was reluctant to sit at the same table as Yang Yuanzu at first, but was pulled over by the other party overly enthusiastically.

When everyone learned that the three of them were classmates, they all inquired about which college they attended. Master Jian's Shenghua Academy became famous for a while.

Yang Yuanzu and Suning had not seen Luo Mingshi's name on the red list before. To avoid missing it, he looked for it among today's visitors.

Feng Qingyang saw Yang Yuanzu looking around after sitting down and asked curiously: "What are you looking for, brother?"

Yang Yuanzu asked in return: "I wonder if Brother Feng has seen Luo Mingshi?"

Feng Qingyang shook his head when he heard this: "I didn't see his name on the red list."

Several other scholar friends saw this and also echoed the name of Luo Mingshi who had never seen him before.

Luo Mingshi was the youngest among them, and everyone just said that it would not be too late to take the provincial examination next year.

Before it was time to start dinner, the other disciples all wanted to come forward to make friends with this year's Jieyuan. Yang Yuanzu's table was very lively.

Every time someone came to see Yang Yuanzu, they would mention Ya Yuan and Jing Kui.

Zhang Jiangguan's face turned bad when he was reminded repeatedly when he was surpassed by someone inferior to him.

He strongly suspected that Yang Yuanzu invited him to sit at the same table in order to retaliate against him for deliberately speaking loudly about his success under the red list.

The governor appeared and took the main seat surrounded by a crowd of officials. Seeing this, all the officials fell silent and looked in the direction of the main table.

The governor said a few words as usual, and then asked the first three people to move to the main table and sit down.

After seeing the ceremony, several people and the adults took their seats. At this time, two waiters came out carrying a roasted whole deer.

Following Zhi Lu came out the dancers performing the Kuixing Dance.

Yang Yuanzu had never seen this kind of dance before, so he craned his neck to watch curiously.

A few waiters on the other side quickly put the roasted deer on plates.

A deer was allocated to each table and each table only got a small plate. Yang Yuanzu and his group were allocated the best parts, which were deer steaks and deer legs, and the portions were larger than those at other tables.

During the dinner, the governor revealed his subtle attempts to win over several people. Yang Yuanzu had no choice but to make excuses if he didn't want to offend others.

Nowadays, there are many parties vying for the throne in the court, and Yang Yuanzu does not want to stand in advance and become cannon fodder before he becomes an official.

Fortunately, the governor didn't really take these people to heart, and let everyone leave after the deer-crowing banquet.

Yang Yuanzu said goodbye to everyone and set off home the next day. Lu Jiazi took a ride back with Yang Yuanzu.

When Yang Yuanzu just left the city gate, he saw many refugees gathered at the door, and the guards at the door were blocking them from entering the city.

A large number of refugees entering the inner city would easily cause chaos, so the refugees were prohibited from entering.

Yang Yuanzu and others could not bear it when they passed by, but they did not give any charity.

They notice someone giving alms but these people hold on to them as if they are holding on to the last straw.

"Sigh... I'm sorry for how difficult the people's livelihood is..." Yang Yuanzu couldn't help but sigh. The turmoil in the Ning Dynasty would start from this drought.

"I don't know if there are any rescue measures from the government. I heard that drought has begun in the south." Lu Jiazi continued.

"It hasn't rained in Fengping Village this year, but fortunately our village has a small river that can be used by the whole village. I wonder what Brother Lu is doing there?" Yang Yuanzu asked.

Lu Jiazi sighed, and then said: "Most of the villages in the Ning Dynasty were built on water, and our village is no exception." He was just worried that if it didn't rain, even the river would dry up.

They were harassed by many refugees on the way back, and even encountered bandits when they reached a ravine.

Normally bandits would not rob a scholar easily, but Yang Yuanzu and the others had not returned to their respective county offices to change their status badges, so they were still using the status badges of a scholar.

It was no use for Yang Yuanzu to show his identity. The other party said arrogantly: "It's obvious that the scholar is the big boss. There are tens of thousands of poor scholars in the world. Come on, brothers!" The people are hungry and the bandits are also hungry. They have run out of food. After several days, the leader of the charge continued to shout: "It's up to you whether you can have enough to eat!"

The other party did not give Yang Yuanzu a chance to discuss. His life was at stake, and Yang Yuanzu did not dare to be careless. This was also the first time he faced life and death. He raised the bow and arrow he had carried with him all the way, pulled the bow, and shot the arrow, all in one go!

The enemies were hit by arrows and fell to the ground one after another. Arrows shot out their encirclement and opened a way out. Yang Yuanzu shouted: "Charge!"

Suning, who was getting ready to go, received the order and immediately set off on his horse.

The surrounding bandits were angered and rushed forward as if desperate.

The guardian guarded one side with a big sword, and Yang Yuanzu took out his sword to protect the other side of the carriage.

He had learned some superficial kung fu from Wu Fuzi in the academy, which was enough to deal with the unorganized bandits. As for those who had a few tricks, he left it to the nursing school to deal with them.

Lu Jiazi didn't know how to use fists and kicks, so Yang Yuanzu asked him to throw kerosene bombs at the enemy.

Yang Yuanzu put kerosene in a ceramic bottle, plugged the mouth of the bottle with cotton, and lit it. If the enemy came forward, he would throw it at them.

Lu Jiazi was a little panicked, but seeing Yang Yuanzu's master and servant calm down, they could definitely escape as long as they worked together.

He threw the soil bomb in the direction of the charging enemy, and the bottle exploded instantly when it was thrown on the ground.

Yang Yuanzu and others brought two carriages with them on this trip, one for people and one for cargo.

The horses carrying the goods seemed to know the terror of these bandits and followed the carriage in front closely.

Fortunately, there were not many of these bandits. In addition, they had been hungry for several days and had no strength. They were soon left behind.

After escaping, they looked at each other and laughed. Lu Jiazi said: "I didn't expect that Yang Xiandi would be both civil and military in the face of danger. Thanks to you today, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!"

"No, no, I was able to escape today thanks to everyone's concerted efforts. I just hope that we won't encounter bandits again on the next road."

Yang Yuanzu, a young man who grew up in a harmonious society, was panicked when he encountered this kind of shopping scene, but he knew that he was the backbone of the team, so he forced himself to calm down. If the backbone was panicked, others would follow.

On this return trip, many people encountered bandits on the way back. Some of them lost their lives, while others lost all their money or fainted or died of starvation on the road.

The number of refugees dying of starvation or illness on the road is increasing day by day. These deaths among them are not noticeable at all. Everyone just thinks that they are also one of these refugees.

Poor Han Chuang had studied hard for decades, and now he had achieved merit and died on the way back to his hometown.

At the intersection in Changping County, Yang Yuanzu said goodbye to Lu Jiazi, "Although we are almost home, Brother Lu needs to be careful along the way. Don't reveal your money on the road."