The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

Kyoto is a great place, especially for powerful people.

Although Shen Ge is not considered powerful, but in the Xun family, it really opened his eyes.

Vegetables grown in the greenhouse, incense balls in the quilt, clean and convenient toilets like flush toilets, all kinds of fragrant and pleasant flower dew... Chen Ge has only been in Xunfu for a few days, and he has seen all kinds of Unexpected events.

If he hadn't been reborn in Shenjia Village in this life, he would have had the illusion that he just came to this ancient time and space for vacation.

There are quite a lot of good things in this time and space, even if compared with later generations, some places are not much better, but the vast majority of people can't enjoy it.

Shen Ge looked at the exquisite inkstone and brush washer in front of him, and deeply felt that no matter what time and space people are, their wisdom is not far behind, the only difference is productivity, and once this productivity is supplemented, why worry about falling behind?

Shen Ge rushed all the way to the capital, and he was so energetic on the road that he didn't feel it. After arriving in the capital, he relaxed and raised himself with fine clothes and food, and fell ill immediately.The whole person had a fever and was vomiting and diarrhea, which frightened everyone, fearing that something would happen to him.

Xun Cheng was very attentive and immediately invited a famous doctor over.

After seeing it, the doctor prescribed two medicines for Chen Ge. After taking the medicine for three days, one paste was bitterer than the other after frying. vomit.

Fortunately, Shen Ge has drank the medicine so many times, and he is very used to drinking medicine. After the medicine cools down, he squeezes his nose and gulps it down. It is reassuring.

Xun Cheng also found that Shen Ge is an excellent person to serve. He has a good temper, can bear hardships, and hardly asks for anything. Suppress your temper, and then slowly communicate with you.

Xun Cheng has served Xun Feiguang for many years, and he has seen all the monsters and goblins in the Xun Mansion. When he suddenly came to Shen Ge, a young man who was almost a gentleman, Xun Cheng was very moved.

Xun Feiguang, the dignified Duke of the Town, can be said to have power over the world to a certain extent. From the perspective of status, there are not many people who are worthy of him.On his level, he doesn't need to marry anyone. From this perspective, the character and temper of the person standing next to him is particularly important.

In any case, Xun Cheng himself was extremely satisfied with Shen Ge, even though it was completely out of his turn to speak about this matter.

Shen Ge was originally an easy-going person, but after Xun Cheng's side warmed up, Shen Ge's life became more and more smooth.

After staying for a few days, Shen Ge knew that Xun Cheng was not only the chief steward of his side, but also the chief steward of the Xun Mansion. He was extremely busy every day, so he could only spend some time in the morning and evening to come to his side.

Even so, Xun Guanshi still came every day.

Shen Ge himself wanted to read books and visit friends. He watched the barbarians follow in and out, and he didn't have time to teach him for a while, so he asked Li Mianyan and others to teach him some boxing skills.

Li Mianyan was originally appointed by Xun Feiguang himself, he listened to Shen Ge's words more than Xun Cheng's, so he agreed immediately.So Manzi was arranged by Shen Ge to go to Li Mianyan's side to learn martial arts, and the two would meet sooner or later throughout the day.

Manzi disagreed at first, but Shen Ge knew what he was thinking, and said, "You said you want to take care of me, but now you can't do anything if you are not good at writing, so it's hard to play a role. As for running errands, the big manager assigned me Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen She's sharper than you and has more winks, so you don't have to worry about it at all."

After Shen Ge said this, Manzi followed Li Mianyan to practice hard.

Shen Ge recuperated for six days, until the doctor invited by Xun Cheng said that Shen Ge was fine, and he was allowed to go out, but he had to bring Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen with him.

Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen are only about [-] or [-] years old, they are half-year-olds, but they are very winking, and they are also diligent in running errands. Shen Ge likes them both.

Xun Cheng originally arranged for two maids to take care of Shen Ge's daily life, but Shen Ge is not used to outsiders, and everything can be done by hand, and there is no need for maids at all, so he declined.

Now Shen Ge is mainly followed by Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen, no matter where Shen Ge goes, they can basically be seen.

They are the sons of the Xun family, authentic people from Kyoto, Shen Ge has never been to Brother Wu's house, it is much more convenient for them to lead the way.

The three of them carried presents to Senior Brother Wu's house. Because there were so many alleys, Shen Ge was bored at home again, so they had to walk to the house.

Xiao Wu walked through the main street, passed through a number of residential areas, and finally led Shen Ge to an alley. He introduced: "This is Anhuai Alley. Most of the students living nearby are students of the Imperial College, so it has another name. It's called Xuezi Lane."

Although Xiaowu and Xiaowen are servants, they are still young and lively, and they are not restrained in front of Shen Ge. Shen Ge knows a lot of things in the capital from their chattering mouths.

Xiaowen continued to laugh and said, "Mr. Shen, don't look at this is just a back alley. It's actually quite famous here. Did you see the shop you just walked by? His shop specializes in selling red bean cakes. The crust is crispy and the filling is soft and clear. Sweet, the most delicious, but many people come here to buy it.”

As soon as Shen Ge heard it, he knew that the child was greedy, and said with a smile: "In that case, let's go buy it and try it."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen let out a clear "Hey", and immediately walked back with Shen Ge in their arms.

The shop owner was still baking cakes, seeing Shen Ge, hurriedly came out from inside to say hello: "Guest officer, are you buying cakes?"

"Well, what kind of cakes do you sell here?"

"There are red bean cakes, mung bean cakes, melon strip cakes and fragrant meat cakes, which one do you want?"

"The red bean cake weighs two catties, and the other three kinds weigh one catty each."

"Hey, okay." The shop owner immediately brought oiled paper over to Shen Ge to say.

Seeing his movements, Shen Ge said: "Don't wrap the red bean cakes first, and give me two more sheets of paper, one for three."

The shopkeeper nodded, and quickly weighed the cakes for Chen Ge at his request.

Shen Ge took the two small paper bags first, stuffed one for each of Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen, and said with a smile, "Eat the cakes just out of the oven while they're hot."

The shop owner thought that Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen were Shen Ge's nephews, and echoed from the side: "It's very, very, just came out, you feel it, it's warm now, it can't be more crispy after one bite."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen didn't expect Shen Ge to buy it for themselves, and they were a little embarrassed for a while.

Shen Ge took the other packs of wrapped cakes, and said, "It's just a few cakes, young man, don't be shy."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen then took it and started eating the cake with a smile.

Shen Ge went to his senior brother's house and specially brought a big basket. According to the etiquette of Kunjiu County, it is the most formal and enthusiastic way to bring a big basket to see relatives, and it seems that he has a close relationship with the host's family.If you don't have a big basket and just carry a few bags casually, then the ceremony of being a guest will not be grand enough.

Although Shen Ge has come to the capital, he is still from Kunjiu County in his heart, and now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, the ceremony must be more grand.

Shen Ge knocked on the door in front of a small courtyard according to the disciples given by Senior Brother Wu earlier.

The first to respond was a childish voice asking: "Who is it?"

The courtyard door was not locked, it was just ajar, and soon someone came to open the door.As the door opened with a creak, inside was a short-legged man who was not as tall as Chen Ge's thigh. He had fair skin, dark eyes, and looked very intelligent.

The little short leg looked at Shen Ge, raised his head and asked again, "This uncle, who are you looking for?"

"Is it Mai'er?" Little Short Legs nodded, and Shen Ge squatted down to look at him, "We met when you went back to your grandparents' house last year, do you remember?"

Wu Yushi's eldest son, nicknamed Mai'er, was only in his early fours when he returned to Kunjiu County last year. Shen Ge had no hope for his memory, and his eyes had already bypassed him and looked into the courtyard.

Not wanting Mai'er to recall, she nodded and replied solemnly: "Uncle Shen Ge."

Shen Ge smiled and rolled his eyes, reached out to rub his hair, "It's me, I'm here to be a guest."

At this time, a female voice asked inside, "Mai'er, who is here?"

Maier shouted, "It's Uncle Shen."

Ran Suxuan was puzzled, she couldn't think of any Uncle Shen for a while, she quickly put down her work and came out to look, she saw Shen Ge squatting at the door talking and laughing at Yan Yan.

Ran Suxuan was very impressed with her husband, who was a good-looking younger brother, and immediately remembered the person when she saw him, and hurried out to welcome him to sit in the room.

"Brother Shen, you sit in the room first, the Imperial College hasn't finished school yet, your senior brother won't be back until later."

"Okay, thank you sister-in-law." Shen Ge hurriedly took over the basket that Xiao Wu was carrying, "This is something my master and mistress asked me to bring to you, you have a taste."

Ran Suxuan saw the paper bag on it at a glance. She would occasionally go to the alley to buy cakes to satisfy the greed of her two children. She was very familiar with this paper bag, knowing that at most half of these things were given by her mother-in-law, and the other half should be given by her mother-in-law. It was written by this junior brother, so I hurriedly took it over to express my thanks.

While talking, Liu Er, Ran Suxuan's youngest daughter, also came out. She timidly grabbed Ran Suxuan's skirt, half-hidden behind Ran Suxuan and looked at Chen Ge, she looked very cute.

In order to avoid suspicion, it was inconvenient for Shen Ge to be alone with Ran Suxuan, so she gave Xiaowu and Xiaowen a wink and asked them to follow him in.

As a young woman, Ran Suxuan hid in the kitchen after making tea for Shen Ge, while her two sons and daughters stayed in the living room to accompany the guests on behalf of their mother.

Wu Yushi probably didn't have a lot of money. The small yard he rented was not big, with a kitchen, a living room, two bedrooms and a small yard outside.The room is extremely narrow, and only a table and a few stools are placed, and it is impossible to turn around if there are a little more people.

Shen Ge took a look and knew what was in his mind, he thought it was fortunate that he didn't come to live with Senior Brother Wu, otherwise he didn't know how much trouble he would have caused to Senior Brother.

When Mai'er and Liu'er were both cute, Liu'er was still a little shy, sitting on the stool and not talking, but Mai'er had already begun to enlighten, speaking with a strict eye, and Shen Ge couldn't help but laugh again with his appearance of a little adult Sigh again.

Shen Ge gave the brothers and sisters the cakes on the table to eat, picked up some daily things and asked Mai'er, and asked him what books he had learned and where he knew the characters.

Maier answered one by one, he liked this uncle very much in his heart, because Shen Ge was good-looking and had a kind attitude.Shen Ge couldn't see his liking, but Ran Suxuan was surprised by his son's rare enthusiasm.

Wu Yu came back in a hurry after school. He hugged Shen Ge and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a year. I didn't expect to see brother in Beijing. You got the third place in the Daoning Mansion in Qiuwei. Brother hasn't said congratulations yet."

Shen Ge also laughed: "Thanks to the master for teaching me well."

"That's not necessarily the case. Father taught so many students, but only a few of them passed the exam. It can be seen that you have studied well."

After the two were excited, they sat down on both sides of the table.

Shen Ge took out a letter from his pocket, "Brother, this is when Master knew that I was going to Beijing, so I specially wrote it for me to take it with you."

It was inconvenient to send a letter back to Kunjiu County in Kyoto, Wu Yushi hadn't received a letter from home for a long time, when he saw the letter from Singer Shen, he hurriedly took it with both hands.

Seeing him carefully opening the letter, Shen Ge glanced at it with both sad and happy eyes, completely ignoring talking and not disturbing him.

Wu Yushi read the letter three times in a row before turning his eyes from the letter paper to Shen Ge's face, and asked with concern: "My brother has been walking on the road for a few days, are you tired? Where do you live now?"

"It's been a total of seventeen days. I often ride in a carriage along the way. I'm not tired or hard. Thanks to the help of a few experienced elder brothers along the way." Shen Ge replied to him, "Now I live in Brother Xun's house. Senior Brother, do you still remember Brother Xun? Last time you went home, I took him to see you."

Wu Yushi nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Of course I remember, do you really have a bad memory when you are a senior brother? Master Xun's majesty and majesty are unforgettable. I have never met a second person with such aura in my life."

Wu Yushi finished laughing and said: "Master Xun is also in Beijing? But when you are busy?"

Shen Ge avoided his first question without answering, and said with a smile: "Indeed, he is probably very busy now."

Wu Yushi knew that the two of them were close, so he didn't try to persuade them much. He just confessed: "Senior brother also has a vacant house at this end. If you want to discuss homework with me, you can move in and live with me at any time. No exception."

Shen Ge's heart warmed up, "I know, senior brother, don't worry, I won't cheat on you even if I cheat on anyone."

Seeing his serious appearance, Wu Yushi laughed loudly, "Succeed, that senior brother won't be out of touch with you either. You are about to see Chun Wei, how are you preparing for your studies, why don't you write a handwritten article and have a look with your senior brother?"

Shen Ge didn't delay, and followed him to stand up and walk to the study next to the living room.

The study room is very small, with only a table, a stool and two rows of bookshelves, but it is cleaned very cleanly. There is a large bottle with a wide mouth on the corner of the table, with a bunch of plum branches stuck in it.

Looking at the yard outside the window, Shen Ge couldn't help but sigh, "Brother, you still think that this is a humble room, there are flowers, books, and a virtuous gentleman, why is there such a shame?"

Wu Yushi patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "I don't know that my younger brother speaks differently now, but no matter how much you praise him as a brother, this article still needs to be written."

"Just do it, come on, I'll show my brother a hand."

Wu Yushi didn't say much, he took out "University" from the bookshelf, opened one of the pages, and asked Shen Ge to write an essay.

Shen Ge was also unambiguous, spread the paper and rubbed the ink on the spot, and the ink was rubbed well, and the article about this sentence was also conceived in his mind.Shen Ge sat down, picked up the pen and wrote quickly.

Wu Yushi himself was not lazy, he moved a chair and sat down on the other corner of the desk, and wrote the article with the same sentence.

Ran Suxuan came over with a pot of burning charcoal on the way, the two brothers and sisters were still concentrating on writing, neither of them raised their heads to take a second look.

Ran Suxuan was very sweet in her heart watching the two of them write articles.The happiest thing in the world is that a loving husband is dedicated to making progress, and can support this small family with himself.

Seeing Shen Ge writing articles in the study, Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen didn't bother, and took the initiative to coax Maier and Liuer to play in the yard.It's rare that they are quite different in age, and they can still play together.

Shen Ge's writing has always been full of thoughts, and the articles in his mind flowed into the pen one after another. The momentum is extremely magnificent, and the reading is done in one go, which is refreshing to the mouth and ears.

Wu Yushi was slow in writing articles, but he was always composed, and his writing was as dense as water, drip-tight, and his reading often made people nod and admire.

Shen Ge wrote faster. After he finished writing his article, he went to see Wu Yushi's. After reading a few lines, he found that his senior brother Wu was worthy of being a Juren of the previous class, and his article was extremely calm and sophisticated.

Shen Ge has read so many Jinshi articles, and he thinks he has some eyesight. From his point of view, a Jinshi in his senior brother's department, Chunwei, should have no choice but to run away.

Shen Ge put down his pen for a while before Wu Yushi finished his article. His writing was shorter, but it was short and concise, and it was more powerful than Shen Ge's long article.

Wu Yushi saw that Shen Ge was reading his own article, so he walked over to read his.

After reading the article, Wu Yushi was quite surprised. He only read Shen Ge's article at his father's place last year. At that time, his article was not bad, but this good was only good, with occasional witty words , but the full text looks a little mediocre.

Looking at it now, Shen Ge's article is magnificent. Although there are not many allusions and the theory is not so rigorous, it is full of emotion. It seems that through the article at any time, you can see the high-spirited and enterprising spirit of the young man who wrote the article .

If Shen Ge's article last year was able to try his best to test candidates, today's article can explore the way to become a Jinshi.

Wu Yushi read Shen Ge's article three times in a row, and asked himself that if he wrote it, he would never be able to write such an emotional and powerful article. He couldn't help but sighed, and said sincerely: "Farewell for three days. Brother, this handwriting is really beautiful."

Articles that are not rigorous enough can be practiced, but the spirituality in them is really rare. Many people can't practice that kind of spirituality after a lifetime of practice, and they can't practice that little bit of enthusiasm for the country and the people.

Shen Ge put down the article in his hand, and sighed, "I still had some confidence in my article. After reading my brother's article, I should consider whether to go back home and come back in three years."

Shen Ge's words were of course a joke, but the joke naturally contained his admiration for Wu Yushi's article.

Wu Yushi put the two pages of the article together, and said, "Although my article is more sophisticated, it is not as passionate as yours. Who knows who will be the examiner next year? Maybe that lord likes articles like yours, and fate is fate." , don’t say despondent words.”

"I am sincerely sighing, Senior Brother, your subject should be fine."

"It's too early to say this now. There are still three months left. If you work harder, the article may be improved." Senior Brother Wu clicked on Shen Ge's article, "Your article is good in everything, but not Very rigorous, if you meet a steady-tempered examiner, I'm afraid you will suffer."

Shen Ge was a little distressed: "Brother Xun also told me about this issue. I am much better than before, but it is still a bit worse. It seems that I am born with difficulty in writing rigorous articles."

In Shen Ge's previous life, this kind of logical thinking in science was not good, otherwise he would not have chosen liberal arts, and eventually became a scumbag who was not very good at liberal arts.

Wu Yushi comforted him, "It doesn't matter, there's still three months left, so there might be some effect."

Wu Yushi said that he found several booklets in the bookshelf, handed them to Shen Ge and said: "This is the record of my brother's listening to the master for many years. It contains a lot of experience in writing articles. You can take it back and see if you can use it. superior."

Shen Ge quickly took it, "I'll make another copy when I get back, and send it to senior brother in a few days."

They are all candidates, Shen Ge estimated that if these review materials are taken away, his senior brother will not be used to reviewing in the next few days.

Wu Yushi didn't care, "I've been familiar with these things for a long time, don't worry about returning them to me, even if you bring them to me after the exam, there will be time."

Shen Ge himself was extremely afraid that the pre-examination materials would be borrowed by others, so he judged himself and others. He thought that the senior brother must be the same, so he copied the book again within a few days after getting the book back, and sent the original book back to his senior brother. At the same time, he also sent his senior brother a bunch of materials collected by Shen Ge himself and with the help of his brother Xun.

Candidates from all over the world gather in Beijing, and there are 300 Jinshi candidates. Even if his senior brother fails the exam, there are others who want to compete with him. Shen Ge doesn't mind giving his senior a copy of the materials. It is best that his senior brother can pass the exam with him.

It's not that Shen Ge is not afraid of competitors at all. When he gave the information to Wu Yushi, he specially asked his senior brother not to leak the information.

Wu Yushi had already taken the Jinshi examination once, and he was more familiar with these things than Shen Ge, so he didn't need to say more.

Wu Yushi didn't expect at all that he just sent a few notebooks written by himself to his younger brother, and his younger brother reciprocated by sending him a bunch of extremely difficult to collect materials. He was deeply moved and secretly confessed to his wife that in the future, he would definitely treat Shen Ge as his own. Brother treats.

These are all things to say later, I am still worrying about my junior brother at this moment, I am afraid that he will travel thousands of miles to Beijing, and the trip will end up in vain.

Shen Ge accepted the booklet, and after lunch, he returned home with gifts from his senior brother and sister-in-law.

On the way, Shen Ge saw a building full of people. Walking on the street, he could still feel the lively atmosphere in the building. He couldn't help asking Xiao Wu and Xiao Wen curiously, "Where is this place? It feels so lively inside."

"This is the teahouse. There is a storyteller talking about the world's affairs in it. Many people like to come here to listen to it after dinner. You see, there is a plaque on it. It was given by the late emperor when he came to this teahouse to listen to books." .”

Shen Ge looked up and found that it was true. The plaque above said "No. [-] Tea House in the World".Even if it is written, the teahouse will not hang such a plaque.

Shen Ge became interested on the spot, and greeted the two behind him: "Let's go in and have a look."

Looking at it, Shen Ge didn't expect to get news from Xun Feiguang.