It is warm in the south and cold in the north. When we arrived in Cangzhou, it was already covered with ice. The sky and the earth were covered with snowflakes. A gust of wind brought snow flakes to our face. Ye Qing leaned forward and said, "Is it cold? Can I have another bottle of wine?"
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The coachman was startled for a moment, then smiled: "Thank you, Master!"
After saying that, he took a bottle and drank. Suddenly he felt a warm current rushing to his pubic area, shouting: "Good wine!"
Ye Qing looked at the surrounding environment and smiled after hearing this: "It's usually green and green, what's so good about it?"
"Young master thinks it's ordinary, but I think it's a good wine. I've been here with you for half a month. Apart from anything else, I've eaten a lot of good wine and meat, but it's just a bit cold!"
Ye Qing listened to the driver's words, pointed to a short distance and said: "You can stop here, after hundreds of miles, we will finally arrive!"
After saying that, he slowly got off the bullock cart, helped Qianqian down again, took out two silver ingots from his arms, thought about it, and added a piece of broken silver, and said: "I'll give you the meat and wine in the cart.
It’s not easy to take me all the way, so of the ten taels of fare, use the remaining three taels to drink some warm wine to replenish your health.”
Ye Qing said and walked away, leaving behind the coachman who was extremely grateful.
It's December now, and it's been a few months since he left. He looks a little strange, but the hand holding his hand reminds him that Qianqian is still around him.
Ye Qing couldn't help but smile, he was reborn, and only this maid stayed with him.
In the previous life, there were struggles in troubled times, catastrophes between heaven and earth, Ye Mansion was destroyed, and Qianqian disappeared. I don’t know if there was another chance, but it was more likely... to die directly!
Such a thing will never happen again in this life.
But at this moment, he thought too much about these things. Ye Qing laughed to himself and went straight to the gate of Ye Mansion.
"Oh, is Mr. Qing back?" The gatekeeper was so cold that he rubbed his hands and stamped his feet. When he saw the visitor, he didn't take it seriously at first, but after taking a closer look, he hurriedly came out to greet him: "The third master even mentioned you a few days ago.
, I’m thinking of you! Now that you’re back, I don’t know how happy I am.”
Ye Qing smiled, took a couple of silver coins from his pocket and threw them over: "Here you go!"
After saying that, he pulled Qianqian and walked away quickly. As he walked away, someone said: "It seems that Young Master Ye Qing is back. Should we go and report it?!"
"Nonsense, of course, go, go, go!"
After Ye Qing left, he left behind a lot of gossip among the servants. Even though Ye Qing had been gone for a few months, he could not stop people's gossip even though he was now famous.
Little people have no joy in their own lives and can only seek a little happiness elsewhere. Ye Qing deeply understands human nature. Although he has vaguely heard the comments, he is not prepared to be unreasonable.
Walking according to memory, they arrived in front of the hospital soon, and both of them were stunned.
I saw that the fence had been renovated. The courtyard was originally very large, and a rockery with ponds was built inside. Even if it snowed, there was still running water flowing.
The inside was completely renovated and divided into three main rooms. There were corridors on both sides. Behind the corridor were five side rooms. There were two maids cleaning the room. When they saw him coming in, they recognized him. They all came up to him with a smile and said, "I've seen Young Master Qing."
, I’ve met Miss Qianqian!”
After saluting, he continued: "We are sent by the clan to serve Young Master Qing. Please accept Young Master Qing!"
Such courtesy made Ye Qing stunned and couldn't help but ask: "Is it true that only scholars in the clan are treated like this? Why are you here?"
"Young Master Qing, it has been reported here that you have been invited to the Dragon King's banquet and won the title. The clan leader personally ordered the renovation. The craftsmen worked hard and finally completed it before you came back."
The maid said, leading her into the room. First she saw three main rooms, all with mulberry paper on the walls. One was the living room for guests, one was the study room, and the other was the bedroom. The bed in the bedroom was covered with a large mattress.
There are tables and tables, and the study room has a row of bookshelves full of books, while the living room has a screen and a reception table, which is very elegant.
I went to look at the side rooms again. The first room was the cash cabinet of the accounting room, and the next room was the rice storehouse. There were dozens of stones of new rice piled there, as well as some sundries. Ye Qing didn't look at it, so he turned to the left. This is where people live.
Yes, the room is not big, but the walls are also covered with mulberry paper, and a wooden couch takes up a small half of the room.
Ye Qing looked at the two maids looking at them eagerly, and said: "Qianqian, just take care of these things. These two maids will stay, and you can arrange to live in them, one for each."
"Thank you, Young Master Qing!" The two maids saluted quickly, and one of them said, "The monthly money has been released this month, but the clan has made preparations. I will send it to you when Young Master Qing comes back to check it out."
"There's no need for me to take a look." Ye Qing said casually: "Qianqian, I'll leave these things to you. You go and get the next month's money. Also, inform the clan hall that I'm back and I'll go there early tomorrow morning.
Please greet me."
Qianqian smiled, but immediately ordered the maid: "You should clean the upper room as soon as possible so that the young master can have a rest!"
The maid went, and after a while, charcoal was burned inside, making it warm. Qianqian took off Ye Qing's clothes and put on another one.
"After I greet you tomorrow, I will study the scriptures and prepare to be admitted as a scholar. If anyone comes to disturb me, I will reject it." Ye Qing warmed his hands and said to Qianqian.
These are superficial words, but they are actually meant to speed up practice and prepare for the next step.
Qianqian was overjoyed in her heart and agreed. After going out, she ordered the maids to tidy up and clean up, and then contacted the kitchen. Qianqian went to the clan hall by herself.
I heard that it was Qianqian who belonged to Mr. Qing. The guard didn't even bother to report it, so he took Qianqian inside. Looking from a distance, he saw a pavilion with a stone table and bamboo chairs, and Ye Zifan and a few people were enjoying the snow and laughing.
"Oh, it's Qianqian, Qing'er is back?" Ye Zifan came back to his senses.
"Yes, Third Master. Young Master Qing ordered me to pay my respects to you. He also said that it is late today and it is not in line with etiquette. I will personally come to the clan leader and Third Master to pay my respects early tomorrow morning."
After hearing this, Ye Zifan felt a little sad and sighed: "It should be... The patriarch has ordered that Qing'er will now receive the scholar's monthly schedule, the fifteenth day of the month, the solar terms, and the cloth and silk. These have been ordered. You can go and do it yourself."
Take it!"
"Also, you can build a small chef business, but Qing'er didn't win the scholarship in the end. If you want it, you have to pay for it yourself."
"Yes, I will tell the young master right now."
"By the way, the news that Qing'er rushed to the Dragon Lord's Banquet to win the title has been reported here. You followed her there. Is this the case? Tell me in detail!"
"Yes, it's just that I don't have the luck to follow him to the banquet, but I still know about other things." At that moment, Qianqian said everything she could. There were some things, especially money, that she didn't say.
After hearing this, Ye Zifan felt happy and sad at the same time. He said after a long time: "I have thought a lot these days. Some families have misunderstood the meaning of their children. They are blindly critical and critical, which has deceived many elders in the clan.
Qing'er has suffered some grievances, but now the clouds have cleared. Even Wu Tiezi's evil wife, I have demoted her to raising pigs, so that Qing'er will not have any prejudices in the future and study hard. The procedures for the spring exam tomorrow have been completed.
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Qianqian naturally agreed, but her heart trembled. The young master had no choice but to kill Wu Tiezi, and he did not deserve to die. However, Wu Tiezi's wife caused some trouble, and the young master and herself felt a little emotional, but they did not feel that it was wrong.
Not wanting to win the title of Shigui this time, the clan immediately changed their attitude. Instead of building a house and a monastery, they demoted Wu Tiezi's wife to raise pigs. Qianqian felt that this was too harsh.
But of course he couldn't say anything at this time, so he immediately agreed, said a few more words, and then left.
At this time, the sky was gloomy and the snowflakes were getting bigger again. Ye Qing was meditating on the couch in the inner room. When he returned from the oxcart, he put down everything and practiced wholeheartedly in order to achieve success in building the foundation. The morning glow would rise after practicing every day.
The purple energy comes from the east, the moon rises with the tide, and the moon shines brightly, the tranquility is extremely pure.
The accumulation of the five elements in the body is getting thicker and thicker. This depends on the luck of the person, and more importantly, the six yang diagram.
The Six Yang Diagram is said to be a method passed down from the Tao Lord's sect. It is so subtle that it is unfathomable. What Ye Qing values more is that it can protect his own spiritual roots and not be eroded by the evil spirits of heaven and earth. This is the most important thing in a great catastrophe.
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Ye Qing's breathing was getting slower and slower. Every breath caused the energy and blood in his body to vibrate, and there was a faint rolling sound. This was a sign that the foundation was about to be laid.
After a while, Ye Qing collected his Taoist power and thought intently.
These days, I have come to understand that changes in destiny are a matter of days, and I cannot change it, but I do have choices. No matter what destiny brings, as long as I keep my loyalty and go to the path, what can I do?
With the success of the Dragon Lord's Banquet, it can be said that there is no difficulty in being a scholar, and there is no big difference between others. Poems and prose have been memorized for three thousand years, and they are always timely, so there is no need to think about them.
The only thing is Taoism.
Although the imperial examination does not test Taoism, but only the purity of Taoism, those who could not bear the loneliness in the middle and learned a lot of Taoism and magical powers were despised and thought that Taoism was impure. Even if they were admitted to the Jinshi, they would probably be the same as the Jinshi.
However, the Six Yang Diagram is a technique that will be handed down personally by the Dao Lord's descendants during the Great Tribulation in the future. It is naturally pure and pure, and there will be no problems at all.
Although the examination of scholars and the promotion of scholars are only to gain the authority of Taoism, they do not really rely entirely on the imperial examination. When the great catastrophe comes, they will ultimately have to rely on their own Taoism to gain a foothold.
From this perspective, Taoism is still above the imperial examination!
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a sound outside, and then Qianqian came in, excitedly saying: "Master, I have received the monthly certificate, three months, forty-five taels, and a horse of high-grade gray silk."
As she spoke, she told more about the process, but when she mentioned Wu Tiezi's wife, her voice lowered: "Sir, I just took a sneak peek."
"Wu Tiezi's wife is very haggard and skinny, living in the ice and snow, raising pigs with her two children. It's almost dusk, and no one has sent food yet."
Ye Qing listened and said nothing. He just twitched the muscles on his face and listened to Qianqian whisper: "Moreover, many people also bullied mother and son, many of whom are from the same courtyard."
At this point, Qianqian felt the coldness as if she was the same person, trembled, and said no more.
After hearing this, Ye Qing was stunned for a long time and let out a breath. Wu Tiezi was not a good person. He peeked at Qianqian and wanted to climb up on his own to please his master. He also dared to block the way at the critical moment. He killed himself without regrets. He would do it again.
Killed as well.
But Wu Tiezi's wife and children are pitiable.
At that time, when Ye Qing aroused public outrage, many sons from the family united and pushed them out to compete in the ring. However, when he was a child and won the title of Shigui, the sons from these families turned against each other one after another. In order to cleanse them, they stepped on this with all their strength.
The mother and son wanted to torture them to death in order to show their loyalty to themselves.
This is human nature!
"Transfer them to my private field. It's a good thing for them to farm far away from the house. I'll give them ten taels of silver to make a home. I'm afraid they won't be able to keep it and it will harm them instead - Qianqian, do you think I'm being too pretentious?
?" When Ye Qing said this, he couldn't help but laugh at himself.