Some honest little boys responded and quickly walked out of the door.
When the seven or eight young men of similar age outside the door saw him, they immediately became happy.
A young man with handsome features and neat clothes lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Many outsiders have come to the village recently, and they are all asking about the stone monument in the mountain. We have thought of a way to make money. Come and follow us.
Together."
Xiao Chong’s official name is Wang Chong!
Because Chong Chong has the same pronunciation as Chong Chong, he is called Xiao Chong by his friends in the village. It is a nickname that is quite familiar.
Xiaochong's honest face was stunned, and he asked blankly: "If you have any way to make money, just do it! Why do you have to call me? You all know that my mother is strict, it is impossible
Let’s have some fun with you guys.”
Several teenagers immediately started laughing and winking. It was the handsome young man who said first: "We don't want you to sneak out. As long as you draw a map of where the stone monument is, we will sell it to outsiders."
It doesn’t take much trouble for people.”
Xiaochong shook his head and said: "I don't know about stone tablets. If you want to make money, go ahead. Mom wants me to memorize articles and I don't have time to play with you, so I'll go back first."
Xiaochong waved his hand and retreated into the front door of his house. Several teenagers looked at each other with no idea, and all looked at the handsome young man.
The handsome boy couldn't help but swore a curse word, waved, gathered everyone together, and said in a low voice: "The old man with the white beard took us to the mountain to see the stone monument, but now we can't even remember going in.
It's gone, but Xiaochong has a photographic memory, so he will definitely remember it."
A tall and sturdy young man couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Chong refuses, what else can you do? Besides, we don't remember, so he may not be able to remember."
The handsome young man shouted angrily: "Those people announced in the village that they were willing to pay a few hundred taels of silver for someone to guide them. Do you know how much a few hundred taels of silver cost? Your family can't save enough in ten lifetimes to buy most of us."
A village.”
The tall young man immediately fell silent and asked sarcastically: "What should we do? Ye Jiuer, you have a lot of ideas. Come up with an idea quickly so that we can get those outsiders' money."
Ye Jiuer thought for a while, suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted: "I have a solution, you come with me first."
These teenagers cheered and disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the front door of Xiaochong's house became deserted again.
Xiaochong opened his ears slightly, and when he heard that everyone outside was leaving, he couldn't help but feel a little distracted. He was a bit honest by nature, and when he was not thinking, he was a bit dull.
"The old man with the white beard took all the young people in the village to the mountains and asked us to read those inscriptions. Those inscriptions are really weird. They are not the current writing, and no one can understand any of them. The old man with the white beard saw him
We didn't even understand the words on the stone tablet, so we got angry and wanted to kill us, but later, for some unknown reason, we were released."
Xiao Chong's hands suddenly started shaking, a chill came from the bottom of his heart, and deep fear burst out from his bones.
At that time, everyone's life and death hung in the balance for a moment, and the danger was so tight. He didn't understand why the children in the same village couldn't remember what happened at that time after they came back?
So Xiaochong never wanted to get involved in this matter again, and would rather refuse his friends in the village on the pretext of studying.
He returned to his study room sadly and sat at the desk where he usually studied. There were thirty-six pages of rice paper on the desk, each page was filled with strange words in small regular script. Xiao Chong relied on his photographic memory.
, I remembered all the images of the inscriptions I saw that day, and wrote them down silently after returning home.
He didn't mention this matter to anyone.
Looking at these dozens of pieces of rice paper, Xiaochong was in a daze for a moment. He had read it many times and looked for ancient books at home to compare, but still could not identify a single word.
After reading these words for a long time, there is a faint power to confuse the mind, which is very strange.
Xiaochong heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, and quickly threw the silent inscription into the brazier, pretending to be studying seriously.
After a while, Wang Chong's mother Pingpingtingting came out.
Although his mother is ugly in appearance, she is quite charming and has a graceful manner in every move she makes. She feels comforted when she sees her son studying hard.
Wang Chong's mother was originally from a wealthy family. She was well-known in the village for her poetry and calligraphy when she was a girl. However, because of her ugly appearance, although she married into a scholar's family, her husband also came from the imperial examination and became a minister from the county magistrate, but the relationship between the couple was not harmonious.
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After giving birth to her son, because her husband kept taking concubines and rarely came to his room, Wang Chong's mother simply asked her husband to return to her place of origin to guard the old house, and everyone was at peace.
Wang Chong's father agreed and sent mother and son back to their old home in the countryside.
Wang Chong's mother served her parents-in-law, kept the house in order, and taught her son. She acted like a mistress, but she didn't care much about her husband, who was an official in the court.
But there was always a suffocation in her chest, and she expected her son to stand out and give her some recognition, so she taught her very harshly, and Xiaochong was usually most afraid of her mother's anger.
Xiaochong studies diligently and has an excellent memory. He can never forget anything he reads once, and he can memorize it every time he reads it three or five times. Although he looks dull because of his dull temperament, he is actually a talented child.
The mother knew that her son was bound to have a bright future, and that he would most likely be on the gold medal list in the future. Her teachings were not in vain, and she felt happy but also a little worried.
Not long ago, all the children in the village were taken away by an old man with a white beard who cast some strange spell in the middle of the night to see some inscription.
Although they were all sent back and the children were fine, there was a lot of commotion and she was very worried that something would happen to her son again.
The mother looked at it for a while and then suddenly said: "Chong'er, you are twelve years old now. You have already won the title of scholar. You will go to the provincial examination next year. My mother plans to send you to an academy."
Xiao Chong was shocked and stood up and shouted: "How could my mother think of sending her son away?"
The mother sighed and said: "What happened a few days ago really scared my mother. If there is some old man with a black beard or an old man with a yellow beard who captures you, my mother will not live anymore."
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Xiao Chong was slightly shocked and suddenly speechless.
His mother paused and then said: "There have been many outsiders in our village recently, and they want to ask about that stone tablet. I don't know where the stone tablet came from, but it is not a good thing. What if these people know about you?
My children have gone to see the stone monument, and it is a very inappropriate thing to come here to cause trouble for you. I have arranged the carriage and will be on the road today. When you leave, take Yue Yaer with you to be your personal maid, and then
Bring Liu Zi as a book boy, and having them take care of you will make my mother feel at ease."