Living in the mountains for a long time, it is quiet and peaceful. Birds chirp in the morning and dusk. The most persistent one is the chirping of cicadas. The hotter the sun, the louder they chirp. And the Chenjiawu round tower at the foot of Jiuyao Mountain sits like a giant.
Then he silently breathed in the cool water of Mingsheng Lake in the distance.
Because of the sound of reading, Chenjiawu Tower seems to have become spiritual.
The chirping of cicadas filled the air and suddenly they all fell silent. Chen's uncle and nephew in the west building were reading and practicing calligraphy in the shadow of the cicadas. Ran Sheng, a tall young man, was also reluctantly learning to read and was responsible for Ran Sheng.
It was Run'er who was enlightened. The funny thing was that Run'er found a bamboo ruler from nowhere and pointed at the words in the book to teach Ran Sheng how to read. When Ran Sheng read it wrong, Run'er tried to hit him on the palm of his hand. He was very strict like a teacher.
Twelve-year-old Ran Sheng felt ashamed to be disciplined by a six-year-old girl, but he also knew how to respect teachers and never dared to complain. It was just that he couldn't avoid it except in the study room.
Run'er, Ran Sheng is just one word - hide.
June passed quickly. On the second day of July, Laifu got news from the county. The order for registration inspection had been issued. From the third day of July, the official Yaxu from the county office went to various residential areas in the county in batches to start the registration inspection.
Fifty infantry archers led by the county captain also strengthened their inspections on various roads. The refugees without household registration were detained in Guanyi and transferred to the county. They were then sent to various overseas Chinese states for resettlement according to their place of origin. It is said that the entire registration check required
Lasts until August.
Although Ge Xianweng interceded with Magistrate Wang, Laifu's family was still a little uneasy, fearing that one day a group of government officials would rush in and drag his family to the county. It would be terrible. After all, he was such a shady person.
Household registration is illegal. Why didn't Ge Xianweng let Magistrate Wang give him a household registration for Laifu and his family?
Ran Sheng and Uncle Jing were about to escape and ran to Kuaiji County. The counties in Kuaiji County did not check their registration. The one-armed old man Jing Nu with a fierce face said to Chen's mother Li: "Mother, Jing Nu and Xiao Sheng will go to the next door first."
The county is evacuated and we will return to Chenjiawu in September. The two of us have been wandering in Jiangdong for five years and have never met such a kind master as the Chen family. We will definitely come back, and Xiao Sheng will continue to pay tribute to her.
Mr. Cao and Mrs. Runer are learning to read and write."
Although Ran Sheng was afraid of literacy, he did not want to leave Chenjiawu. He looked tall, strong, and powerful, but after all, he was still a twelve-year-old child, and he was about to shed tears.
Chen Cao said: "Why go to the neighboring county to escape! I reported to Master Ge a few days ago and asked Uncle Jing and Ran Sheng to go to Chuyang Taoist Temple for temporary refuge. Ran Sheng helped Master Ge collect medicine and make elixirs. Just be diligent.
, who dares to go to the balcony to catch you?"
Jing Nu and Ran Sheng were so happy that they immediately packed their bags, kowtowed to Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, and followed Chen Caozhi to Chuyang Taoist Temple. When Ge Hong saw them, he arranged for them to stay and discussed "Bao Bao" with Chen Caozhi.
When leaving, Chen Caozhi borrowed eight volumes of Ge Hong's medical work "Emergency Prescriptions" and went back to copy them. Ge Hong originally had hundreds of volumes of "Yuhan Prescriptions" and "Yuhan Prescriptions".
"Jinzhu Prescriptions" was too numerous in volume. Ge Hong did not recommend Chen Caozhi to copy and study it, saying it was too energy-consuming. Chen Caozhi did not intend to use it to help the world, so a concise eight-volume "Emergency Prescription" was enough.
In the next few days, Chenjiawu was safe and sound, and no officials came to inspect the registration. The Laifu family also felt at ease. The so-called evaluation of land grade was no longer mentioned. It was not until the sixth day of July that two officials came.
When he arrived at Chenjiawu, he was received by the clan leader Chen Xian, who presented him with money and the family records of the Chen family in Tang Dynasty, and checked the population one by one.
These two officials were not arrogant at all, and they did not do anything to deliberately create difficulties. They did not show any surprise when they saw the Yinhu Laifu family listed in Chen's household registration. They had obviously received orders from Magistrate Wang.
Previously, Mrs. Chen of Xilou thought that the stormy July registration inspection had passed so peacefully. It was so easy that people couldn't believe it. They suspected it was a dream, but that was the fact.
…
Since Chen Liu was expelled from the clan, he has been staying in the county town. At first he did not dare to show his face for a while, but recently he has calmed down and has become a servant of Master Lu.
At midnight on the seventh night of July, Chen Liu followed the orders of Chief Lu and paid a visit to Lu's residence. He gave him a lot of gifts, but Chief Lu didn't come out to see him for a long time. This made Chen Liu worried. He thought about it and didn't know where to offend him.
Master Lu was frightened when he saw Master Lu coming out of the inner hall accompanied by a middle-aged man applying powder and incense. Master Lu's demeanor was quite respectful.
Chen Liu hurried up to greet him, said with a flattering smile: "Master Lu, we have a distinguished guest——"
Chief Lu nodded slightly and said to the man applying powder: "Cui Jun, this is Chen Liu and Chen Ziquan whom I just mentioned below."
The man applying powder and incense was Chu Wenqian. He glanced at Chen Liu indifferently and asked nonsense: "Are you Chen Liu?"
Chen Liu bowed his waist and held his head high, and said humbly: "The fool is Chen Liu, whose courtesy name is Ziquan."
Chu Wenqian didn't look at Chen Liu, but looked at the Pisces lamp on the wall of the hall, and asked, "I heard that you were expelled from Chenjiabao?"
In an instant, Chen rushed to the door with blood flowing out. He was not angry, but extremely ashamed. His face was swollen purple and he was speechless for a moment.
Master Lu said: "Ziquan, please sit down. Mr. Chu has something to ask you."
Chu Wenqian had a look of disgust on his face and said, "No need, Chief Lu just told him those things and I'm leaving."
Chief Lu sent Chu Wenqian back and sat down in front of Chen Liu. It seemed casual, but actually he was rude and said, "Zi Quan, do you know who the distinguished guest just now is?"
Chen Liu knew that it was probably a member of Qian Tangchu's family, and he was probably the one who lost to Chen Caozhi in the calligraphy competition, but he said he didn't know and asked Chief Lu to clarify.
The plump Master Lu smiled proudly and said: "You are a disciple of the Qiantang Cu family, and I am a close friend——"
Naturally, Chen Liu wanted to compliment him greatly, saying that all the people Lu met in Qiantang were from famous families, and that Lu actually had the style of an aristocratic family.
Chief Lu was very happy, but with a serious expression on his face, he asked: "Do you know why I want to call you here?"
Of course Chen Liu didn't know, so he asked cautiously.
Master Lu knew that Chen Liu now had no family protection and had no choice but to surrender to him wholeheartedly. He immediately told Chen Caozhi that he had offended Chu Wenqian, saying that Chu Wenqian was looking for a secret to frustrate Chen Caozhi.
Ask Chen Liu if he has any good ideas?
Only then did Chen Liu realize why Chief Lu was bent on robbing Chen Caozhi. It turned out to be because of the Chu family. He couldn't help but feel excited, but said: "Then Chen Caozhi has Ge Zhichuan to intercede for him. It seems that it is not easy to seek help from him again."
Land——"
"Let's not talk about the land now," Chief Lu interrupted: "Chen Caozhi is self-reliant on his talent, and he definitely wants to show off at the Deng Gao Ya Gathering in September in an attempt to gain fame and attract the attention of the visiting Zhongzheng officials from the county——
Chen Liu, you have to understand that if Chen Caozhi can get an official position like his father and brother, then you will really be dead in Qiantang, so you should go into exile as soon as possible."
Chen Liu was sweating coldly, and said in a dry voice: "Master Lu, if you have anything to do, just give me your orders. I, Chen Liu, am no longer a descendant of the Chen family of Qiantang, so I won't worry about anything."
Chief Lu nodded and asked, "In addition to calligraphy and music, what other talents does Chen Caozhi have?"
Chen Liu didn't know much about Chen Caozhi. He only knew that Chen Caozhi was a dull boy in the past. He had no other praiseworthy qualities except being filial to his widowed mother. But this time he had eaten Chen Caozhi in the ancestral hall.
He was so disappointed that he had to look at Chen Caozhi with admiration. After thinking about it, he said: "Chen Caozhi is quite good at memorizing. He could recite "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mao Shi" at the age of ten."
Director Lu disagreed and said: "Rote memorization is not considered a talent. I asked him how he is about his philosophy and whether he can explain Mao's poems and the Analects of Confucius?"
Chen Liudao: "Maybe he only half-understands it. There are only a few books in the Xilou collection, and his father and brother died young. There is no one to teach him. How can he understand the principles by just memorizing books on his own?"
Chief Lu was quite satisfied with Chen Liu's answer. He nodded repeatedly, and then said: "But we still have to think of a perfect strategy. We must not let Chen Caozhi become famous at the September Gathering. If we can make him dishonored, then it will be the best."
good."
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How can you feel the beauty of life when you are a troubled person and a villain who only knows calculations and disputes all day long?
At this time in Chenjiabao, Chen Cao's family of four, as well as Yinggu, Xiaochan and Qingzhi, were sitting on a mat on the terrace on the third floor. Plums, grapes, and sweet cookies were placed on the small table.
Today, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, is the Qiao Qiao Festival. To eat fruits, sweets and sweets, young women have to kneel down and pray to the Heavenly Sun and the Weaver Girl.
The sky was full of stars and the Milky Way was about to flow. Chen Caozhi told Zongzhi and Runer the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Xiaochan and Qingzhi heard it freshly. They asked Caozhi where Xiaolangjun heard it from. It was really interesting.
Chen Caozhi thought that the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl might not have spread yet, so he said, "I read it from Master Ge's collection of books."
Zongzhi and Runer raised their little faces and opened their bright eyes wide, looking for the morning glory and the Vega——
Chen Caozhi pointed it out to them and taught them to recite:
"The distant Altair, the bright river, the Han girl.
The slender hands are slender, and they are playing with the machine.
I can't make up my mind all day long, and my tears are like rain.
The river is clear and shallow, how far has it gone?
There is a room full of water, and my pulse is speechless."
