Be a master through ancient times

After returning from the village school that day, Chu Ci revised the subsidy plan again. When children in the village go to school, all the expenses for pens, inks, papers and inkstones will be paid by the clan field.

Why not all free?It's not that Chu Ci can't afford the money.It's just that people don't cherish things that are at your fingertips.

He has already asked, the masters of the village school are not limited to money.They collected food from home, wild game from the mountains, and firewood.

If there are still people who can't even pay the miscellaneous fees, it can only mean that this person's family has no desire to study. If this is the case, there is no need to waste resources on him.You know, even a sixty-seventy-year-old lady can drag a bundle of firewood in half a day if she goes up the mountain.

After taking care of everything, the time is gradually approaching the first day of October.

This time only he and Jiang Huai were admitted in the county. Last time he sent a letter to Jiang Huai asking when Jiang Huai would go to Beijing for the exam, but he heard that his grandfather was ill. OK.

Chu Ci expressed his condolences in the letter, and sent some nourishing herbs to him, hoping that the old man would get better soon.The last time Jiang's family had a banquet, he saw that the old man was still in good health, which showed that his illness was coming like a mountain.

Chu Ci suddenly had a sense of crisis. He cut half of the old ginseng that the Zhang family sent at the beginning, put it in a box and put it in his parcel, and handed over the other half to his elder brother for safekeeping.

On the first day of October, Chu Guang drove an ox cart to send Chu Ci to the county.Along the way, he told Chu Ci the things that need to be paid attention to on the road.The previous few times when Chu Ci went out, he was accompanied by someone, but this time there was only one person, how could he not be worried?

Chu Ci listened patiently. Although his mother and sister-in-law had said the same thing hundreds of times, he still liked to hear it.

"Here we are. Xiaoer, as soon as you arrive there, remember to write a letter to our family immediately, so that we can rest assured!" Chu Guang looked at the caravan waiting in front of him, feeling a little uncomfortable. It is better not to accompany my younger brother to the exam than to let him wander outside alone.

"Brother, don't worry, I will write to you as soon as I get to the place where there is a station." Chu Ci carried the package on his back, cupped his hands towards Chu Guang, and then walked towards the caravan.

"Oh, wait!" Chu Guang suddenly remembered something, he ran a few steps, and then whispered in Chu Ci's ear: "Your sister-in-law sewed two 200 tael silver notes into the interlayer of your cotton coat , if you encounter a situation, you must remember to take it out. By the way, don't wash the cotton clothes!"

Chu Ci was stunned for a while, then nodded in response.No wonder his mother and sister-in-law insisted on stuffing that old padded jacket in.

He originally thought that it was because they had the same considerations as him that they made this preparation, but it turned out that there was an arrangement.

Chu Ci set a two-word policy for this trip, which is to keep a low profile.

His status as Xie Yuanlang may be very important in Xijiang Province, but when you are away from home, others will not take you too seriously.And if you meet a ruthless person, he is afraid that you will retaliate in the future, so he will simply do nothing and continue to do evil.

In ancient times, criminal investigation methods were not as diverse as in modern times. If he disappeared, he would be gone for nothing.

"Huaijin!! This way!"

When Chu Ci was walking towards the caravan, there was a sudden cry from the front.He took a closer look, and it turned out to be Zhang Wenhai and Fang Jinyang.

"Brother Kuo, Brother Zhuguang, are you two here to see me off?"

"Of course, you still refuse to tell us when you will leave. Fortunately, my Zhang family is also in this caravan. I will know as soon as I inquire." Zhang Wenhai complained.

"Hey, I'm also afraid that the parting scene will be too sad. Instead of being sad together, it's better for me to leave quietly." Chu Ci sighed.

"You're wrong. Earlier you advised us not to be sad, but now you're acting like a little girl? You're just going ahead and paving the way for us in the capital."

"I haven't seen you for a few days, Brother Kuo's eloquence has improved a lot!" Chu Ci found it very interesting.

"I spend the whole day with you, Huaijin, how can I not be affected by it?" Zhang Wenhai was very proud.

"Huaijin, you don't know, these days, Kuozhi has really improved a lot, and he no longer needs to be urged to read, but whenever I see him, he is reading." Fang Jinyang said.

"Hey, am I afraid that I am too far away from you? Although I know that even if you are admitted to Juren, you will not look down on me. But I still think that it is better to keep pace with you than to watch you silently from below. Some."

Zhang Wenhai said this in a casual tone, but the seriousness in his eyes moved the other two.Chu Ci patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Two years later, I will wait for the two masters in the capital, see you there then!"

"See you soon!"

Fang Jinyang and Zhang Wenhai stood there watching Chu Ci board the carriage, and then waved at him.

In the county school, Mr. Qin paced to the window while listening to the students reading.He looked into the distance and silently said "Treasure" in his heart.

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Wuchangfu is adjacent to Nanfu Province, where there is also a small port in Taiping County.

As soon as he entered the county seat, a smell of sea tide rushed over his face, and the wind carried a little fishy smell, which poured into Chu Ci's nose, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

This time the caravan has a tight time to get the goods, so it is relatively fast on the road.Chu Ci was already able to adapt to the carriage here, but he also vomited a few times because it was too bumpy.

"Master Chu, Taiping County is here, do you think you went to the pier with our brother to find a place to live, or did you just find an inn in this city?"

"I'll just stay in this city, thank you, big brothers."

Chu Ci took the package and got out of the carriage, he had to lie down for a while.

"Master Chu, you are being polite. There is still a package here. Our young master told me to give it to you when I arrive at the Wuchang Mansion."

A shopkeeper in the caravan took out a package from his carriage and handed it to Chu Ci.

"It's work."

Chu Ci was curious, but it was not easy to open on the street, so he carried two packages and went to the inn.

This road may lead to the pier, and seafood is sold all the way.Huge crabs and lobsters crawled around in the baskets, as well as small miscellaneous fish and shells, all over the street.

When Chu Ci passed by a fish stall, the boss slashed on the head of the big fish with a big knife, and the fish blood spattered, Chu Ci couldn't dodge in time, and a drop was splashed on his face.He wiped it with his hands, and a strong fishy smell rushed into his nose. He was already uncomfortable, but now he would smell the smell, his face changed, and he rushed to a corner and vomited.

After spitting out a few mouthfuls of sour water, Chu Ci finally calmed down.He saw an alley in front of him, thought for a while, and walked in through the alley.He thought with lingering fear: No matter how dirty the inside is, it shouldn't be full of fish and shrimp smell, right?

Chu Ci walked in indiscriminately, and suddenly heard a few wailing and scolding voices coming from the front.He originally thought that he was unfamiliar with the place of life, so he carefully avoided it first, so as not to cause trouble, and then reported to the official after he left the alley.

When turning a corner, he accidentally saw a wheelbarrow overturned in front of the noisy family.An old man was lying curled up on the ground. When he saw him, his eyes lit up and then became numb again, as if he had decided that Chu Ci would not stand up for him.In addition to him, there was another three or four-year-old child who was crying loudly in an overturned wheelbarrow.

"Stop, in broad daylight, how can you allow you to run amok! Why do you guys gather together and beat up an old man?" Chu Ci still didn't turn around after all, but walked over there with a sullen face.

Hearing someone reprimand, the strong man in the head turned around. He looked carefully for a while, and saw that Chu Ci was pale, wearing a somewhat old scholar's shirt, and the bottom of his feet was full of mud, so he immediately ignored him. It's the same thing.

"Where did this poor scholar come from? Get out of my way! Are you from somewhere else? Don't even look at whose house this is! I advise you not to meddle in your own business!" a strong man shouted.

"Young master, the old man just pushed the cart past their door without doing anything!" Seeing that the young master dared to take care of this matter, the old man struggled to sit up and cried loudly.

"Who said you didn't do anything? The cart you pushed was a dung cart. Things fell and polluted the road in front of the gate of Mr. Mo's house. Let alone hit you a few times, so what if you were killed?" the man It was very rampant, and words of slander came out of his mouth.

Chu Ci walked over, took the child out of the car first, and said, "You said it was a dung truck, so have you ever seen someone put a doll in a dung truck? Even if it is really a dung truck, the dung will fall So what if the road in front of the gate is polluted? The road is owned by the government, and everyone can walk on it, so you are too overbearing, right?"

"Heh, we're still domineering, how about it? Why don't you go and find out who is in charge of this area first, and then come and stand up for this old bastard!"

"This place is the county seat. Isn't this the place under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate? Are you not afraid that I will report to the officials?"

"The county magistrate is the eldest, and our master is the second! If you want to report to the official, you can just report it!"

"Your master is the county magistrate here?"

"What is the county magistrate? When he comes to my lord, he still has to do a little trick!"

"Okay, remember what you said today, I hope you can still say the same thing when you are in court in the future!"

Those people still laughed wildly, and after watching Chu Ci and those two people leave, the strong man in the lead said: "Find two people to watch that scholar and see if he has a backer, if he doesn't have a backer, let him make trouble. If so, come back and tell me!"

"Yes!"