Crossing the Qinghe Landlord gl

Li Qinggui took a day off to go to shops in the city with Li Qingshi to buy items for the wedding, while Zhang He went to various restaurants to sell eggplants.When the people in the restaurants saw her, they hurriedly made an agreement with her, but she didn't want to be restricted too much. In the end, the shopkeepers of the restaurants made a verbal agreement with her, which didn't make her feel embarrassed.

Although it was a verbal agreement, Zhang He would also abide by it.

Now every time she goes to the city, she can sell forty baskets of eggplants, making a total of eighteen pennies in the past month.Excluding the grass and living expenses she prepared for the cattle when she went to the city, she also earned fifteen guan.

Even so, there are more than [-] main restaurants and more than [-] foot restaurants in the huge city of Fuzhou, and the restaurants that trade with her are only a very small number.

At noon, Zhang He and Li Qingshi met and went back to Qinghe Village together.Li Qingshi changed from yesterday's boredom, and on the contrary looked very refreshed like a spring breeze.

Zhang Hedao: "It seems that brother Qingshi can't wait to start a family."

Li Qingshi smiled and said: "I can't say I can't wait, but I'm looking forward to it. Erlang, you are not young anymore, are you ready to say kiss?"

Zhang He cleared his throat and avoided his gaze: "I haven't thought about that yet!" She looked at the things Li Qingshi had prepared again, "What kind of things have you prepared?"

Li Qingshi took out a few things lightly and said: "This is a flower bun for makeup, this is a gold hijab, and there are also flower fans, flower powder plates, and painted thread fruits. These are all to be sent to Chen's family three days before the wedding ceremony. Yes, there are also candles, incense balls, cool umbrellas, etc. As for the gifts, Mother has already prepared them, so I don’t need to prepare them. Remember, Erlang, they will come in handy when you get married.”

Zhang He really took note of it carefully, it wasn't that she thought she would be useful one day, but that she wanted to be familiar with it so that she wouldn't appear ignorant in the future.

Li Qingshi told Zhang He that it was necessary to ask her for help when welcoming the bride, and even Li Qinggui would rush back to help.Zhang He thought it was not difficult, so he agreed.

Send Li Qingshi to Aunt Li's door, but Aunt Li must be in the field and not at home, she helped unload the things into the house and went home.Zhang Xian had already voluntarily and consciously gone to the village school, and the mansion became a little quiet. She led the black cow back to the cowshed, boiled water to wash it, and then went back to sleep in the house.

Zhang Xianshen left school at the beginning of Shichu. When he returned home, he saw the black cow in the cowshed but Zhang He was not there, so he knew she was resting in the room. In the middle of the day, practice writing according to the master's exhortation.

This is the time when people feel that there is a gap with the Zhang family. How can children of ordinary families have so many pens, ink and paper for them to consume for reading. They practice calligraphy on stones with a brush dipped in water.Zhang Xian has the paper that Zhang He bought for him, and he uses paper to practice calligraphy.

However, Zhang Xian will not waste paper because of this. Although Zhang He has never studied the Four Books and Five Classics, she has taken interest classes in brush calligraphy when she was a child, and she can also write regular script with great skill.In the past year, she has taught Zhang Xian a lot, and in Zhang Xian's practice, there are seven or eight characters on a piece of paper with her charm, and he can write even better in time.

It wasn't until Youshi that Zhang He woke up consciously. She saw that the outside had been dyed red by the clouds, and saw Zhang Xian's door was open, so she called out, "Lu'er."

Zhang Xian put down his brush and ran out: "Second brother is awake!"

His hands and sleeves were stained with ink, Zhang He smiled and said, "Are you hungry?"

Zhang Xian nodded: "I'm hungry."

"Then wash your hands quickly, and I'll cook."

Zhang Xian washed his hands and ran to the kitchen to help Zhang He. Seeing that Zhang He was able to start a fire in a short time, he exaggerated: "Second brother can make a fire!"

"Second brother has always been able to light fires!" Zhang He said, but it took a long time before.

"It must be from Sister Xia's church." Zhang Xian said.

The first time he heard him mention Xia Jiniang, Zhang He's heart sank a bit, she didn't answer Zhang Xian's words, but Zhang Xian didn't notice, but asked: "Second brother, is sister Xia not coming home? ?”

"Ah."

Zhang Xian's small face wrinkled all of a sudden, and he said sadly, "Why can't Sister Xia come?"

"She's going to marry after all, so naturally she can't come."

"Wouldn't it be nice for the second brother to marry her? If the second brother marries sister Xia, she will come here often!"

Zhang He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she understood that Zhang Xian was somewhat dependent on Xia Jiniang, and it was difficult for her to accept Xia Jiniang's departure, let alone the childish Zhang Xian.As far as children are concerned, they can only express the most straightforward thoughts - if Xia Jiniang left because she wanted to marry someone, then it would be fine if Zhang He married her.

"Second brother can't marry her." Zhang He said.

"Why can't you marry her?"

Because of your second brother, I am a real little lady!

Zhang He didn't answer, but Zhang Xian was obviously unwilling to get an answer. He kept asking, but Zhang He could only say: "Because your sister Xia doesn't like me!"

"Second brother is talking nonsense. If elder sister Xia doesn't like second elder brother, why would she help second elder brother? Elder sister Xia comes to take care of second elder brother when second elder brother is sick. Is this also dislike?"

It was difficult for Zhang He to explain the definition of "like" to him. She threatened: "Don't talk anymore, and don't ask anymore, otherwise you won't be allowed to eat."

Sitting aside, Zhang Xian was sulking, and swiped a small wooden stick at the haystacks on the ground. Zhang He ignored him, and he involuntarily began to write on the ground after a while.He extinguished the fire when the tip of the small stick burned, and the charcoal black part was just right for writing on the ground, but it disappeared after a while, so he continued to burn with the stick...

"It's time to eat when you've played enough," Zhang He said.

He shook the wooden stick and ran to wash his hands, then sat down at the Eight Immortals table.Zhang He said again: "Recite what you learned today."

She would ask Zhang Xian to recite what he had learned every day when he returned home, and he could only eat after recitation. Zhang Xian had already prepared, and opened his mouth to recite the "Thousand-Character Essay" he had learned these days.He didn't dare to fool Zhang He, after all, Zhang He checked against Zhang He with a book, and he memorized Zhang He while reciting.

"Understand its meaning tomorrow." Zhang He said.

Zhang Xian pursed his mouth, and it was easy to recite it, but it was really difficult to understand the meaning without the teacher's teaching.Even if the teacher taught it, it will be difficult to deepen the impression without memorizing and reading, and you will forget it after a while.He didn't even understand why Zhang He was so strict with him.

Whether it is a prominent family or a commoner, the size of the marriage battle, the procedures are similar.After the matchmaker talks about the matchmaking, it has to go through several steps. After "passing the eyes", the ceremony is negotiated. Aunt Li sent the chosen auspicious day to the Chen family, and then began to give the dowry gift.

There are also several steps in making the betrothal gift. First, make the betrothal gift, and then make the betrothal gift.Regardless of whether it is a fixed gift or a dowry, the requirements for financial resources are reflected, especially in the link of making a dowry. After the man gives the dowry, the woman’s family also needs to prepare a dowry. The Chen family has prepared a lot of money for the equipment There are ten guan, ten mu and so on.

And giving the dowry after the betrothal gift means that the marriage has been finalized, there is no need to go back on the word, and the families of both men and women have to give everything...

Zhang He didn't know why Xia Jiniang didn't have a dowry until he met him.The situation of the Chen family belongs to the third-class households, and the third-class households are divided into the situations of self-cultivating farmers and small landlords.If it weren't for Zhang He's shadow, she would probably be classified as a third-class household.

Li Qingshi's family belongs to the fourth-class family, and they are inferior to the Chen family in terms of financial resources alone. However, the Chen family cannot find a better family for the Chen family, because if they give too much dowry, their own family will be destroyed. Had a hard time.

And a big family like Xia Jiniang, unless she is allowed to marry a fourth-class household, but even the dowry requested by a fourth-class household may not be acceptable to the Xia family, so she is more likely to marry a fifth-class household.

Zhang He shook his head. Isn't this kind of custom not the issue of betrothal gifts and dowry that are discussed in modern times?Where money is involved, there will always be disputes, but the reason why the dowry is much higher here is because the dowry is the woman's personal property, and the fields and houses purchased with the dowry after marriage still belong to the woman, and are subject to the law. Protect.

Li Qingshi's wedding was scheduled for the second half of the year, and after the betrothal ceremony, Aunt Li asked Li Qingshi to take time to visit relatives' homes.The relatives of the Li family are basically in Qinghe Village, and the branches and leaves of the Li family are not considered lush, so there are not many people. The only relatives of Aunt Li who are still walking around are the Xia Cui family.

Li Qingshi asked Zhang He to borrow an ox cart, and when Zhang He heard that he was going to Xia Ji's mother's house, his heart moved, and he said, "Why don't I take you there!"

"What's so funny about that?"

"I still remember the way to Liujiaqiao Village."

Li Qingshi was at a loss for words, he forgot that he had not set foot in Liujiaqiao Village for many years, and he had already forgotten how to get there.He knew that Zhang He must have a purpose, so he didn't refuse, and said with a smile: "Alright then, I'll trouble Erlang."

"The journey is long, and one more person will provide more security."

Although it is rare to see bandits blocking roads and robbing in today's peaceful and prosperous times, it is really troublesome to encounter rascals who run rampant in the village.Li Qingshi believed it deeply, and said, "What Erlang said is true."

So early in the morning, Zhang He got up again and pulled the ox cart with Li Qingshi to Liujiaqiao Village.

Naturally, Li Qingshi didn't go empty-handed, he prepared some gifts for visiting relatives according to Aunt Li's order, so as not to let Xia Cui's and the others come to drink the wedding banquet.

I came to Xia's house in Liujiaqiao Village with a familiar road. Xia Ya and Xia Jin were playing in the yard, which made the chickens cluck and cluck, and the sound of looms "cheep" faintly came from the thatched cottage. There was no sign of Old Man Xia.

"That's Miss Xia's niece Xia Ya and nephew Xia Jin." Zhang He said to Li Qingshi.

"The last time I came here, Xia Ya was just born not long ago, and now she is so old. I only heard that Da Lang had another son, but I didn't expect him to be this old." Li Qingshi said.

Hearing the voice, Xia Ya raised her head to look at Zhang He, and she recognized it immediately, and immediately shouted into the room: "Auntie, Auntie!" Xia Jin didn't understand the situation and followed her in calling.

The sound of weaving in the thatched hut stopped, and the window was pushed up, and Xia Jiniang's figure stood there looking at Xia Ya and the others: "What's wrong?"

Xia Ya pointed to Zhang He and Li Qingshi outside the door, and Xia Jiniang followed her fingers, her heart skipped a beat.She fixed the window, turned around and walked out from the door, looking at the two people with a hint of joy on their faces: "Cousin Shi, Zhang Erlang, why are you here?"

"Why do you think we are here?" Li Qingshi laughed.

Zhang He also had a smile on his face, but she noticed sensitively that Xia Jiniang was not wearing the hairpin she gave her at this time, but a wooden hairpin instead.

"Come in and sit down, little girl, go and call your mother and the others back." Xia Jiniang said.

Xia Ya ran away, Li Qingshi and Zhang He put their things into the main room, and Xia Jiniang went to the kitchen to pour some water to quench their thirst.Li Qingshi looked around and asked Xia Jiniang, "Has your elder brother ever come back?"

"He is studying hard at the state school now, so he has no time to come back." Xia Jiniang said.

Because Xia Luojin came from a poor background, he studied for many years, and it was not easy to pass the county school examination to enter the county school, and then he was promoted in the state school entrance examination. Although he still failed to pass the examination, as long as he If you work harder, you will be promoted to Taixue.Although the students of Taixue also have to take the imperial examination, the gold content of Taixue students is different.

Zhang He learned that the "Fajie Examination" was equivalent to the "Qiu Wei" of the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty, and it was also the starting point of the imperial examination. Scholars who passed the Fajie Examination were Juren.Juren is useless here, except that Juren himself can be exempted from corvee, it will not bring any benefits to the family, and if you want to benefit the family, you must at least be a Jinshi.

The road to becoming an official in the Qin Dynasty was still difficult for poor scholars. After all, the existence of the family yin system made them realize the gap.

There are differences even among scholars. The Fajie Examination is generally taken by scholars from county schools, prefecture schools, and private schools to the tribute colleges of each state, while scholars from the Imperial Academy go directly to the tribute colleges of the Ministry of Rites to take the exams. "Don't try", and there is another kind of "lock hall test", let's not talk about it for now.

Li Qingshi did the calculations, next August he will take the exam, and Xia Luojin really has to study hard.If old man Xia also hoped that the Xia family could return to its former glory, he would not have had the opportunity to continue reading. These expenses are also the reason why Xia Ji Niang's dowry has not been able to save enough.

The author has something to say: The protagonist will not take the imperial examination, so the situation of the imperial examination will not be detailed~~

By the way, I laughed while reading everyone’s comments yesterday, everyone is so cute hahaha

Why is the word Shen-yun also harmonized? JJ couldn't understand more and more.