Chapter 61 Help (Part 2)
After returning, he didn't tell his mother. He didn't come out again until the next day, crossed the street, stood on a bridge, and stared at the surroundings.
In my memory, this place is Congjiang Prefecture, and its name is "Da Chu", which is obviously not any dynasty that I know.
From the bridge, there are crowds of people below, and there are some vendors on the west side. There are knives, cutters, and groceries on the stalls.
Sell ​​tea, fortune telling, and snacks.
On the middle avenue, there is a bustling crowd, most of which are pedestrians, some are driving donkeys to transport goods, pushing wheelbarrows, and some are jumping on the load. Of course, by chance, people who are sitting in sedan chairs and riding horses pass by, are not noble but rich.
Under the bridge, there are many boats in the river. Although most of them are small boats of about a ton of tons, they can be said to be a competition of thousands of sails and hundreds of boats competing for the current.
A little further away, it is a noble area with houses lined up, including tea shops, wine shops, butchers, temples, public halls, etc. The shops include silk, satin, jewelry, spices, incense, paper and horses, etc. In addition, there are medical clinics, cart repairs, fortune-telling, facials and face repairs, and all walks of life are available.
It is obviously this dynasty, or at least this place, which is still in a relatively prosperous era.
Good fortune is really unfathomable. This is the world and life. Looking up, I saw the sun in the sky and couldn't help but laugh. When I asked someone where the Shen Mansion was, I slowly turned around.
After passing through the lively neighborhoods, I gradually arrived at the large-scale residential area. Most of them were big houses, and they were rich if they were not expensive. The natural environment was different. Before I knew it, I had already walked to a wall by a wall.
This place is mostly made of brick walls, but it is not very high, only two meters away, and there is still a flower wall. From it, there are gardens and gardens inside. Peach trees are planted here. At this time, although it is no longer the time for peach blossoms to bloom, it has only passed.
When I arrived at the door, a plaque hung at the main entrance with the words "Shen Mansion" written on it. I immediately stepped forward and said, "I am here to see Li Rui, and I also request to see the noble son."
The two looked at him and saw that he was wearing a coarse Confucian robe. Today he was washed clean, but not a blue robe. However, he looked calm and calm. He had seen many people at the Tongzhi door, but he would not be too arrogant. One of them said, "It was you who picked up the young master's bag yesterday?"
“That’s right.”
"Then come with me and go to see the general manager. The young master has already given instructions." As soon as he said, he took him in, walked through the outer room, and came to the garden. The garden covers a large area and planted all kinds of trees. He arrived at a room in the middle house. When he arrived at the door, the person said, "General Xu, I have brought it."
"Come in!" Walking inside, I saw a middle-aged man, tall and thin, with two beards and squinted eyes and looking at him.
Fang Xin stepped forward and bowed: "Student Li Rui has met General Manager Xu."
Mr. Xu coughed, and took the tea from the small porcelain pot on the table and took it, moistening his throat. Seeing that he was young, he had a calm demeanor. Although he stood with his hands down, he had neither humility nor self-pride. He nodded slightly: "I heard that you are a scholar. He was a student at the age of twelve. He returned the young master's bag yesterday, which seemed to have obtained the ethics of a saint. The young master had already ordered him, come, not to be a servant in the mansion, but go to the study to copy books and give you two taels of silver a month. I wonder if you are willing?"
Fang Xin smiled and bowed to his hands and said, "For yesterday's incident, the students were scholars, so they naturally followed the etiquette of sages and wise men. They should not have taken the initiative. However, the family was in a quiet and the mother was sick. Before the autumn examination this year, they also planned an errand to support the mother. Therefore, the young master and the noble family were kind to each other, so the students respectfully accepted it."
Haha, Mr. Xu said, "Your filial piety is already good. The young master and the master will be very happy. Since that's the case, the young master has already told you that you can spend a month's money in a while. You don't have to be here today. Let's copy it tomorrow. Go to the library. Come in the morning at chen pm, and there will be a meal at noon, and you can leave at sen pm, but I will give you a guide."
"President Xu also asked for advice." Chen Shi, it was from 7:00 to 9:00 in the morning, and Shen Shi, it was from 15:00 to 17:00. Well, the time is quite relaxed, so I took special care of it.
"You are not a man in the mansion. No matter the rules, you are a scholar, and you have a broad future. I won't say much about this, but there are many female relatives in the mansion. You should pay attention to this. If you commit a crime, no one can save you."
"Of course, the students still understand this etiquette. Of course, the students do not enter the inner courtyard and do not have much trouble. Just copy it carefully." Fang Xin bowed his hand to the court again.
"Since that's the case, then go and go with someone outside the door. He will take you to the account room to pay two taels of silver and a set of Confucian clothes. This is specially rewarded by the young master. You need some decent entry and exit from the Shen Mansion."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, General Xu." After that, Fang Xin withdrew, and sure enough, someone took him forward.
"I would like to ask you if you want to know?"
"Oh, my surname is Xu, my deacon in my mansion." The man said, his surname was Xu, and it seemed that he was either Mr. Xu's son or nephew. It was common for ancient family traditions and service from generation to generation.
Now, I came to a loft. This loft is very ordinary, especially compared with the main house in the inner courtyard, it is inconspicuous, but it is the place where the account room is located.
"The young master gave the order and took him to come and get the money and clothes." Deacon Xu said to a middle-aged man inside.
The accountant didn't answer, looked at it, took out a booklet and said, "Let's write your name."
Fang Xin then walked to a few cases. At this time, he saw that there were all brushes and ink. He picked it up and leaned over to write down his name. The pen was like a dragon and a snake, and the passion for his opinion was fulfilled in one go. This was not Fang Xin's handwriting, but Li Rui's original handwriting. After all, he wanted to take the imperial examination, so the word "is sloppy" was rude.
When the accountant saw this, he looked at him, his expression softened. He took out a stack of clothes and two silos of copper coins and said, "Just take it, and come to me to pay at the beginning of every month from now on."
"Thank you." Fang Xin bowed his hand and took it away. This was not rude, but he was already polite.
"Now you can also go to the mansion freely. I said to the guard, "Also, do you want to have a meal in the mansion today? If you want it, the young master will give you an order and count it as the middle-aged man." Deacon Xu said.
"I'll ask Deacon Xu to say so."
"There are custom-made dining in the mansion. In addition to the host family, the mansion is divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower levels, namely one dish, one soup, two dishes, one soup, three dishes, one soup. If you eat rice, two dishes and one soup. If you are a scholar, you will be sent to the library. When the time comes, someone will send it to the library."
This is indeed deliberately treated preferentially at the current level, but others didn't say much. After all, Li Rui was a Tongsheng. Although Tongsheng is not considered a fame, he is also a scholar. Moreover, Tongsheng is a twelve-year-old, and this year he may become a scholar. He may become a scholar this year, so he is not beyond the rules.
"I'll recognize the location first, come again tomorrow!"
"Okay." Deacon Xu took him to the library. The library seemed to be renovated. After entering the library, he saw that it was full of books. After estimating for a moment, he estimated that he would have about ten thousand books. He couldn't help but be surprised. In ancient times, there were ten thousand books, which was very amazing.
"This is a new construction of Gongzi. You can collect more good books from Gongzi. There are no rare books in them. You should be careful when copying them and be careful of fire candles." Deacon Xu seemed to be very familiar with this. He said one by one, and said to the three people who were looking at the building, so he arranged it on the third floor, with a table, a chair and a bedroom.
After meeting him, Fang Xin said goodbye, but he still arrived at the door and asked his disciples to recognize him. Fang Xin came out.
After touching the clothes, he found that although they were cloth, they were fine, but whether the color was green. Fang Xin thought about it from his memory and realized that in this world, ordinary Confucian scholars would not be able to use blue shirts if they had no fame.
The blue-robed scholar-in-law is actually used by scholars and scholars. A scholar can be seen as a county magistrate who does not kneel down and bows to him as a courtesy. The status of a juren can be even closer to that of a county magistrate. If he does not take the Jinshi exam, he will directly enter the official position and be appointed as an eighth rank.
Such a Jinshi did not wear a blue shirt because the Jinshi must be given an official position, so naturally there is only official uniforms to wear. Li Rui still has no right to wear a blue shirt.
After touching the two jin of money, the two thousand jin was really heavy, Fang Xin couldn't help but smile.
At this time, the price is only 10 yuan per dou of rice, and one bull is equivalent to about 5 kilograms. In this way, the money is equivalent to 1,000 yuan, and 2,000 yuan a month is indeed a generous salary. It is more than enough to satisfy the family’s food and clothing, and you can also eat some meat.
Now, I bought two dou of rice and took the rice bag. It only cost twenty cents and bought another pound of meat. In fact, the meat is only 15 cents per pound now.
"Oh, Li Rui, are you? Are you rich?" He went back with these things and shouted when someone knew him.
When he returned home, a beneficiary informed his mother, He, who was waiting for the door early. When he saw him, he hurriedly asked: "My son, what have you done, come on."
Fang Xin was a little surprised, but after a second thought, he realized that scholars should not do business or be servants at this time, and that would not be the imperial examination. He smiled and said, "Mom, don't panic, the child is not stupid yet."
I immediately mentioned the situation one by one, and emphasized that going to Shen Mansion is not for the servants, but just going to the library to copy books. It will not damage your identity. It doesn’t matter if you say it out, but it will make people praise it.
After hearing this, He finally calmed down. As soon as he relaxed, his feet became weak. Fang Xin hurriedly helped him in.
He then said, "My son is incompetent, but my mother is incompetent!"
"If you want to copy books, it is a gentle thing to do. Moreover, if you are not in good health, how can I bear to do this? Copying books is also beneficial to your studies. When this fall, I will be a scholar, and I will stop doing this."
"If you can think like this, mom will feel at ease."
Chapter completed!