Looking south from the outskirts of Bailu Village, although the majestic passes in the Qinling Mountains cannot be seen, a group of young people could not help but recite this ancient poem when they saw this mountain and this scenery.
After each person recited a few lines of ancient poems describing the spring scene, they could no longer bear the loneliness they had endured in the winter and began to play and play around in the mountains and rivers.
The group of people who were originally a little alienated became more harmonious after a few jokes.
Walking to a hilltop, you can overlook the entire Bailu Village. You can also see other villages in every corner. Unlike the cement buildings of later generations, the dark green tiles almost blend with the scenery, which is very similar to the splash-ink landscape painting of traditional Chinese painting.
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"Brother, I heard the people in our village talk about it, saying that your father is planning to arrange a marriage for you?"
Bai Xiaowen broke off a piece of dogtail grass and held it in his mouth, seemingly mentioning this incident accidentally.
"What?"
"Brother Bai, are you getting engaged now?"
A few teenagers were at the age when their youth was budding. Half a month ago, Lu Zhaoqian took them to see Bai Xing'er, a banker in the village, grooming a horse. Although they didn't understand why they did this, their thoughts were not on poetry.
It's in the book.
In the past, I couldn't help but look at the young girls and young wives coming and going, and look at Pingting's graceful figure.
My throat was dry and I was drooling, and I swallowed it in my stomach.
At this moment, when they heard that Bai Gui, who was slightly two years older than him, was planning to get engaged, they felt prickly in their hearts. They were curious about what a man and a woman would do when they got married. This was not taught in the books.
Bai Gui squatted down at this moment, folded a few willow sticks, peeled off the skin, and used the tender white willow branches to weave a grasshopper cage. Soon, he had weaved a lifelike little grasshopper with his hands and handed it to him casually.
The two younger ones, Bai Xiaowu and Lu Zhaohai, who had been waiting for a long time, replied: "It's not about the shadow. How big is your salary? This gentleman has said that he will give us a few guarantees to go to the county to take part in the county examination."
Get acquainted with the atmosphere of the imperial examination, come and go, get engaged? I’ll be busy next summer too!”
The county examination is usually held in February every year.
The county examination in Zishui County is traditionally held in late February. Now the freeze has just thawed, and there are still more than two months before the county examination.
Xu Xiucai and the people in the village had different views.
Most scholars take part in the imperial examination by making up the numbers, and it is unlikely that they will be on the list in one go. There are also many benefits to participating in the imperial examination. They can familiarize themselves with the rules, sharpen their temperament, and master knowledge faster before preparing for the exam...
Therefore, under Bai Gui's "hint" of asking for advice, Xu Xiucai made up his mind and felt that this was indeed a good idea. He planned to select a few people to take part in the county examination, make up the numbers, and go through the motions to know how big he was compared to those children.
difference.
Only Confucian students who passed the county examination and prefecture examination can be called Tongsheng.
In the assessment, it is no surprise that Zhou Yuan ranked first in the school, Lu Zhaopeng second in the school, and Bai Gui in the third. The rest were Lu Zhaohai and Bai Xiaowu, followed closely, and then the other Meng children.
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"Yes, the most important thing is to pass the county examination first." Zhou Yuan said with some pride: "I have been to three private schools, and I know the progress of those students. Now I am still far away from it. As long as I take the exam, I will definitely pass.
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What he said is not false.
Although Zishui County belonged to Jingzhao during the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was a Ji County. At that time, the academic style was at its peak, and people such as the great poet Wang Wei liked to live in seclusion in Zishui County to cultivate their sentiments. There are countless poems describing Zishui County.
There are too many to count.
During the Tang Dynasty, the counties in the world were divided into ten levels: Chi, Cichi, Ji, Ciji, Wang, Qin, Shang, Zhong, Zhongxia and Xia. At that time, Zishui County was under the direct jurisdiction of Jingzhao, and Shiji County had a higher status.
high.
However, since the Song Dynasty, Jingzhao has been in decline, and Zishui County is also getting worse day by day.
Nowadays, among the counties under the Qing Dynasty, Zishui County is just a lower county.
The culture and education of Bailu Village is actually not much different from other villages and towns in Zishui County, and is even slightly better than other villages and towns. After all, the private schools used by other villages and towns are not necessarily talented... Zhou Yuan can stand out in one village and come out on top, compared to other students of the same age.
You may not be able to compare with him.
"Brother Bai, we have a girl, and we are married to each other. After we come back from taking the county examination, we will make the decision. Whether you pass the county examination or not, I will persuade my father to betroth my sister to you. Then we will
It’s just kiss after kiss.”
Zhou Yuan patted his chest and assured.
He also knew that the scholars who did not participate in the examination were the first big girls to get into the sedan chair and robbed Jingui. After they failed, they would be left with little money. But he knew the power of Baigui...
Given time, Bai Gui will definitely go further than he did in the imperial examination.
"Third girl? It's a hard life. You are really not ashamed to be betrothed to your noble brother." Bai Xiaowen curled his lips.
"Then it's the Third Lady, and it's also my sister." Zhou Yuan blushed, Bai Xiaowen's words seemed to say that he was unloyal, but he regarded Bai Gui as a close friend, and glared at him: "This is the only one.
Sister, if Brother Bai gets engaged, the dowry will be sent to Brother Bai in a dyeing shop in Xi'an City and twenty acres of land in Pangjia Village, that's fine!"
Tian doesn't feel bad for betraying his father.
When Zhou Yuan was a young man, he had never thought about the value of a dyeing workshop and the value of twenty acres of land. This was at least five to six hundred taels of silver. Not counting the gold and silver buried at home, 80% of the Zhou family's belongings were
It's all here.
Listening to the quarrel among several people, Bai Gui finally figured out what the third girl meant.
It turns out that Qin Opera has a play "Wang Baochuan".
This Wang Baochuan was also well known to everyone in his later life, and the TV played it on a loop all day long. Although he didn't like watching this kind of TV series in his previous life, the old man liked to watch it, and he watched it a few times with him, and he also knew the general plot.
Wang Baochuan has sex at home, so she is the third girl.
The general plot of "Wang Baochuan" is that the third daughter of Wang Yun, the prime minister of Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, insisted on marrying the poor Xue Pinggui despite her parents' opinions. Later, Xue Pinggui went with the army to pacify Xiliang, but Wang Baochuan also stayed at the cold kiln for eighteen years.
Later, Xue Pinggui ascended the throne as emperor, took Wang Baochuan back to the palace, and named her queen. However, Wang Baochuan only served as queen for eighteen days before she died of illness.
Coincidentally, on Wudi Slope near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an City, there is the Guhan Kiln where Wang Baochuan lived.
This opera is well-known to almost everyone in Qin Province. Therefore, the third girl is also considered to be short of luck and doomed to a miserable life.
"Brother Zhou, Hou Huo Qubing, the champion of the Han Dynasty, once said that the Xiongnu are not destroyed, so why should we take care of our family!"
"Now I have no fame and no good land in my family. Anyone who marries me will have to endure hardship. Besides, now that foreign invaders are causing trouble, it is the time for my generation to use force. How can we stay within the same family..."
Bai Gui smiled bitterly and stepped forward to persuade.
Talk to people and talk to ghosts. The words you used to persuade Bai Youde cannot be used on Zhou Yuan. If you say that I don't want to marry your sister, it will offend people... It's best to find a noble reason and refuse politely.