Crossing the Four Seasons Pastoral

Ye Xiaoan felt that marrying Zhou Nan was a good choice, but at the same time felt that he was thinking too simply.Still vacillating, it's time to go to the market again.There was nothing urgently needed at home, and Ye Xiaoan was reluctant to leave these few miles. In the end, he only asked Tian Fang, who came to invite him, to bring three catties of fat meat, but he stayed at home.

Li Jinyuan is not having a good time these days.The work in the field is heavy, and the work of the kitchen at home also falls on me.The second son used to be able to do some work, but now he was about to order him, but Ye Hefeng stopped him.Several times down, Ye Genbao also reprimanded him for not delaying his child's study time.

Let's talk about Zhang Hong'er, the two of them used to get close, and went to the mountains to cut firewood together, so their relationship is naturally extraordinary in the eyes of others.But ever since Zhang Hong'er made an embarrassing incident of sleeping with Er Manzi, Zhao Wanhao dealt him a serious blow and sent him back to his home.Now people in the village avoid Zhang Hong'er's affairs, and they often gather together in a lively manner, but when he approaches, no one speaks.Zhao Wanhao even swears twice on the side of the road after drinking, accusing Sang and Huai of saying that he is always unscrupulous in making connections.

Although it is not painful or itchy to be scolded a few times without naming names, Li Jinyuan still feels bored and panicked.He has been in Linxia Village for so many years, and he has never been so depressed. Taking advantage of the market day, he made an appointment with a few acquaintances, and made up his mind to restore the relationship with the neighbors.

He made a good move in this move, and he didn't reach out to hit the smiling man. After walking a few miles with the other three, they were already chatting in full swing.

"Oh, look at my memory. I have to buy pens and ink for the two boys first, so I won't go with you. This thing is extremely expensive. If you don't buy it first, you will spend all your money if you are not careful." As soon as he arrived in the town, Li Jinyuan slapped his head, his face darkened and he pretended to be embarrassed.

"Then you have to hurry up, and only your family is willing to provide such a generous sum for two children. When they become the number one scholar, they will not only shine on the lintel of the Ye family, but we will also be able to benefit from it!" He Shan, who was walking with him Qing's person hurriedly agreed, and what he said really touched his heart.

"The two bastards are very lazy. They are locked in the house to read all day long, and his father won't let me order them to do things. You say farmers, how can they raise children like this?" When it comes to two children, especially The eldest son, Li Jinyuan, was proud, and he was not in a hurry to leave. He complained for a while before inviting the other three people to say, "I'll just buy some pens and ink, why don't we go together? There is also a companion on the way back."

The others looked at each other. They couldn't read a single word, but they still had admiration for scholars in their hearts.I passed by the bookstore in the town more than once, but never stepped in.Now it is serious to buy pens and inks, and I can also take the opportunity to go in and open my eyes, so I agreed.

There are only two bookstores in the town, one of which is located next to the school, and the only bookstore they see on weekdays is the other "Moxiang" bookstore.When they walked forward, they found a group of people whispering outside the normally quiet bookstore.

"What are you looking at? Is there anything new in this bookstore?" He Shanqing's eyes were sharp, and he saw a piece of vermilion paper pasted on the door of the bookstore from a distance, with many words densely written on it.

"What's written on it?" Li Jinyuan couldn't help muttering as he couldn't read.Apart from the wanted portraits, they couldn't understand even the imperial list.But when he saw something red, he couldn't help shrinking his shoulders. On weekdays, the county lord would write notices like this when he had something to do.

"Here is the list of county examinations at the end of last year. The golden names on it are those who passed the exam. Now they are Wentong and can take the scientific examination. The black names are those who failed the examination." He hurried Squeezing in, many people looked back.A young brother next to him was squeezed so hard that his face was almost pressed against someone else's back, but he still spoke in a good-tempered manner when he heard what he said.

"County exam? How is your Hefeng exam? Get someone to help you take a look." He Shanqing was illiterate and wanted to squeeze out of the crowd, but he became interested after hearing this.

The various requirements of the county examination are not high, as long as children who have attended school will take the exam, even if they may not be able to pass the exam in the future, it will be convincing to help people in the village to judge papers after they have the status of a literary boy.

"He didn't go to the exam. Didn't the roads freeze last winter? The master asked him to go again this year." Li Jinyuan also wanted to squeeze out of the crowd. What's the point of the district and county exam rankings?Never heard of this being posted before either.

"He's still young, so he's not in a hurry." He Shanqing nodded in agreement when he heard the words, but he thought in his heart that the people who took the county test were not very old, and in a year or two they would be taller than everyone else, wouldn't it be embarrassing?

"Your Hefeng didn't go? I remember you said he was in the Baiyuan Church? Well, that's his name on it." Xu Jiaqin had seen them a long time ago, so he asked strangely at this time.He was also attracted by this notice. In the past two years, there were a dozen or so children in the village going to school.

Li Jinyuan's heart skipped a beat, seeing that the three words he pointed to looked familiar, but he still said: "Uncle Jiaqin, don't lie to me. Hefeng told me that he didn't take the exam, and he didn't take the exam. You can't hide it from me, can you?"

Xu Jiaqin didn't like him very much after the incident last time, and didn't say much after hearing the words, and said: "Then I don't know, anyway, the name on it and the name of the church are correct."

Xu Jiaqin went to school by himself, and he is also convincing in the village.When He Shanqing heard this, he looked at Li Jinyuan with suspicion.

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Tian Xifan gesticulated Li Jinyuan's expression in front of Ye Xiaoan, and said: "When he saw that Uncle Jiaqin was pointing at the black characters, how could he believe it? He insisted that they had the same name. But there was someone named Ye Hefeng's classmate, remembering that he is from Linxia Village, said that there is no second Ye Hefeng in their school!"

Ye Xiaoan also couldn't help laughing: "Will the list of county examinations be posted every year? If so, how can Ye Hefeng think that he can hide it?" There are not many people in the village who can read, but posting the list is a lively event Yes, there must be people watching.

"I haven't heard of it before, and I don't know who made it this time. I heard from the shopkeeper of the book store that someone took five taels of silver and asked him to stick it in front of the door for three days. Hey, this money is really good money!" Tian Xifan said He drank water from a bowl, Ye Hefeng used to look at people with his chin up in the village, this time he was able to watch.

"The money is not that easy to earn. The location of the book store is good, so it will cause a lot of trouble now, right?" Someone paid for it and posted it for three days?Ye Xiaoan instinctively felt that it was tricky, but he never imagined that anyone would be willing to pay this money.If it was posted by the government, it would definitely not be at the door of the bookstore, let alone give money.Now the only one who is unlucky because of this way of posting is Ye Hefeng...

"No, at that time your brother-in-law still said that the list was fake, but there were many children studying there, and all the conditions were correct. He left in despair." Tian Xifan went shopping with Tian Fang this time. The bazaar was a little far away but I also witnessed the whole process with my own eyes.After sending Ye Xiaoan the pork they bought, he kept talking non-stop, wishing he could go to Li Jinyuan's house to check on the situation at this time.

"Don't look so happy outside, people will say that you are narrow-minded." Ye Xiaoan couldn't help reminding him seeing him beaming.

After sending Tian Xifan away, Ye Xiaoan picked out most of the fat from the pork, fried it in a red pan, and got a big bowl of lard.A drop of water was thrown inadvertently, and the contents of the pot crackled, but it was rare for him to think about the recent things quietly in his heart.

I heard that when Zhang Honger was beaten by Zhao Wanhao, she refused to admit that she ran out by herself. She shouted that she had run into a ghost, and that Zhao Wanhao deliberately wanted to find an excuse to send him home.Even Er Manzi refused to admit that he had an affair with Zhang Honger, insisting that he climbed into his bed, and he never found out.But at that time, many people watched them come out of a room with their own eyes. No matter how you say it, there is no possibility of overturning the case.

And Ye Hefeng, if someone hadn't posted the list in a big way, the villagers would have never noticed whether he had taken the exam.As long as he passes the exam next time, this matter will be covered up...

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In the Zhou family, Zhou Nan brought a large stack of books to the study room. Zhou Bei glanced over and jumped in front of him with the books in excitement: "Brother, where did you buy these books?"

The teacher of the school once made a list of books for them, but he couldn't find it after searching for a long time.Although there is no shortage of money, some books are simply not available in the town.He thought he would have to wait for his elder brother to go to Annan City next time to bring it back, but he didn't expect to get it so soon.

"I went to the county, knocked on the door of a bookstore and bought it." Zhou Nan sat down and avoided his embrace.

"Brother, I said, why did you go out so early in the morning? You didn't go there specifically to buy me books, did you?" The county town is twenty or thirty miles away from here, and it takes a lot of time to drive an ox cart.

"No." Startled by his touched face, Zhou Nan quickly denied it, and said, "I went to the county to get something, I happened to remember that you finished reading the storybook a few days ago, so I brought it back for you by the way. "

"What is so important that you get up early in the morning?" Zhou Bei asked suspiciously.He admired his eldest brother in every way, but it was not easy for him to leave the bed when he was young.

"It doesn't matter, it's useless now." Zhou Nan patted him on the shoulder, remembered the play he saw in the town and smiled again, and said, "Just read the book, I'm going out."

Although he ran back and forth for more than two hours, he was in a particularly happy mood, and he couldn't wait to see Ye Xiaoan's relief.