At this moment, Hei Fu was not at Huyang Pavilion, but took advantage of the rare opportunity to take a break and brought his younger brother Jing to the county town.
It is not easy for country people to enter the city. The last time Jing Jing came to the county town was many years ago. At that time, he was still young and his family was poor. He just walked casually with his mother and went back without buying anything. Jing Jing only
I remember that at that time, I really wanted to eat the tangerines sold at the market, but my mother refused to buy them because she was short of money, which made him cry and howl all the way...
So this time, Heifu brought Jing into the city and let Jing follow him. He walked around a lot. The two brothers stood at the pier and pointed out the ships going south and north, guessing where they would go next; in the Guansi District
Looking at the auspicious animals on the eaves from a distance, he called out their names one by one and pointed out the names of the official offices under different eaves.
"That's the county jail. It looks a bit chilly and gloomy, right? It was there that I confronted people in court for the first time when I came to the county town, and finally proved my innocence."
"That is the courtyard of the chief official, responsible for the advancement and retreat of officials. On the first day of December last year, it was there that I answered twenty legal questions correctly in one breath, and was appointed as the chief of the pavilion and awarded a red robe."
"That is the county lieutenant's office. It is heavily guarded. As the chief of the pavilion, I am in charge of that. If the county lieutenant gives orders, I have to obey..."
It was very enjoyable to hear it. Watching Brother Zhong confidently pointing out these high-ranking government offices and greeting the officials he knew, I not only admired him, but also envied my brother's rich and colorful experience.
Any one item is enough to brag to your companions for a long time.
Finally, Heifu bought a new set of clothes for Jing in the market. After putting them on and wearing a dagger, Jing transformed into a well-dressed young man with a weak head and no longer looked like a country gangster.
After walking around in Anlu County, I couldn't help but be filled with envy: "Brother Zhong, this county is really nice. The market is lively, the clothes are nice, and even the little girls are well-kept."
"I don't know."
Heifu laughed and scolded: "No matter how lively it is, it is just a small county town. When you go to the county town in the future, you will see more things! If you can go to Xianyang, you will see things you have never seen before in your life! Palaces, towers, and busy traffic, everything is there.
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"The county town is still possible, but Xianyang..."
Jing said with some suspicion: "Xianyang is the capital of the country. How can I just go there if I want to? Brother Zhong hasn't been there either?"
"I will go there one day, and not as a garrison soldier, but in a chariot!"
"Four horses and carts..." He bit his tongue in surprise, not daring to think about it.
Heifu patted his younger brother and said, "The same goes for you. As long as you work diligently in the school and graduate smoothly, you will have a smooth career in the future."
Heifu brought him to the county town this time, not for anything else, but to send him to the county school and become a disciple.
Last month, the news of Qin's attack on Chu came, which made Heifu break out in a cold sweat, so he advanced the time for Jing to enter school from the beginning of spring to October.
This advance made the boss feel less confident. He rubbed his hands and muttered: "Brother Zhong, although I have tried hard to read in the past six months, I can only barely read and write. I heard that if you want to get out of the school, you must be proficient in reading and writing."
Five thousand words to write official documents! In addition, you must be proficient in laws and regulations, numeracy, driving, and fencing... These are all things that officials have learned since elementary school, but I don't understand them at all."
His worries are not unnecessary. His foundation is too poor and he cannot compare with the children of officials. The officials and pens handed down from generation to generation have very good tutors. For example, in a few decades, at the age of seven or eight, he will learn how to learn
His father handled the case, and Zhang Tang interrogated the mouse...
Of course Heifu knew that, but he did not seek to be outstanding in the school. He only hoped that he could be a disciple for three years and avoid military service in the Unification War. Of course, it would be best if he could graduate smoothly. In that case, his family would have a bright future.
Landed.
He himself followed the path of a military officer and a pavilion commander, licking blood from his sword to catch thieves, and went to fight on the battlefield to gain a chance to rise higher in the great era.
My sister-in-law took the route of a craftsman. Although he is only a small craftsman now, his superb skills have been appreciated by the county engineer.
As for brother Zhong, if the effect of the composting method is confirmed by Tianbe Zuo of Yunmeng Township, Zhong can also successfully enter the field official system and become Tian Dian in the sunset. Tian Dian is the safest place for a small official, and there has been a heinous theft
, in the murder incident, all the local prison guards will be punished for dereliction of duty, but Tian Dian does not have to be responsible. As Tian Dian, you only need to urge the people to work diligently in farming, complete taxes, and improve farming techniques by the way.
After all, there is only one civil servant left in the family who is working within the system. Jing is the youngest and most malleable, so he is naturally the first choice.
Ke Jing looked unconfident, and Heifu felt that in addition to words like "future", he needed to give Jing a little stimulation.
So he coughed and said: "I forgot to tell you something. Some time ago, when I was recovering at home, I went to visit Zhang Yan in Banli..."
Suddenly his eyes lit up: "Brother Zhong, when you visited Zhang Yan, did you see Lady Yan?"
Ever since I had my first glimpse last year, I have never forgotten that little girl.
Hei Fu said with a smile: "I haven't seen her, but I heard that she is about to reach the age of marriage. The father-in-law is very ambitious and threatens that his granddaughter will not be allowed to marry unless she has a betrothal gift of ten thousand yuan, and she will not marry unless she is an official..."
He was stunned for a moment: "How could this be so!"
Hei Fu said: "Brother Ji, I know what you are thinking. Brother Zhong has said it first. If you can successfully leave the army in three years, I will take ten thousand yuan to Yan Zhang's house to propose marriage for you!"
"Is this true?"
Sure enough, he immediately gained fighting spirit and said hurriedly: "Three years is not enough. Yan's Yushu is already fourteen and will get married in two years. Brother Zhong, two years! I must get married within two years."
A teacher from the school becomes an official!"
"Two years?"
Heifu did the math. In two years, Qin had not completely destroyed Chu, right? He immediately said with a serious face: "You should keep up with your studies first, and then you can boast!"
After saying that, Hei Fu took his surprise to the school in the north of the county. There was nothing like a government-run school here. There was neither a pan pond nor an apricot altar. According to the tradition of the Legalist "Queen of the Queen", there was no worship.
A certain sage had only a few simple houses.
The teachers here are dressed the same as ordinary officials. The sound of reading loudly in the school is not "Poems" and "Books", but boring laws and regulations.
Taking the law as teaching and officials as teachers are the characteristics of Qin education.
Heifu and Jing met the master of the school, who was the younger brother of Doctor Xi. His name was Gan, and his title had not changed. Heifu had met Heifu once, so Heifu entrusted his younger brother to him and gave him a gift...
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With a sense of surprise, Heifu first went through the procedures to become a disciple, and stamped his seal on the new "ID card" that Heifu received, and then Heifu breathed a sigh of relief.
This means that as a disciple of the school, Jing can be exempted from all regular service and military service before finishing his studies. He will definitely be able to avoid the battle against Chu.
In this way, Heifu has made arrangements for all the men in the family, but for Jing, Heifu can't use the knowledge of future generations to help him. It depends on him how to go in the future.
When Hei Fu was sent out of the school in shock, Hei Fu seemed to have remembered something and said to him: "You stay here, don't move around, I will come back as soon as I go."
Shocked and a little confused, I looked at my brother's tall figure and walked to the other side of the road. He asked a few farmers squatting on the ground to sell things. He came back soon. There was something else in the sack in his arms...
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When Heifu got closer, he could see clearly that it was an armful full of tangerines!
Heifu grinned and said, "My mother often said that when she first brought you to the county town, you wanted to eat tangerines. The family was poor at the time, and she was reluctant to buy them for you, so you cried all the way..."
Shocked and embarrassed: "Brother Zhong, my mother has been talking about this little thing for more than ten years. Every winter, she has to bring it up and talk about it at the dinner table. It really annoys me."
"That's why I can remember." As he said that, Heifu stuffed all the oranges with yellow and green skin into Jing's arms.
"The most delicious fruit in Jianghan is the tangerine. The tangerine in late autumn is so sweet!"
Heifu peeled an orange and put it into his mouth. He was surprised to taste the sweet and sour orange flesh. When he was a child, he thought it was the most beautiful food in the world. When he grew up, he realized that it was actually just a more delicious sour fruit.
"Brother Ji, do you still remember the story I told you about "Yan Zi Envoys to Chu"? How did Yan Ying talk about oranges in it?"
"Remember."
Jing Jing nodded. For more than a year, every time Brother Zhong came home, he always liked to tell him about people and things outside, such as Yan Ying and Su Qin, which gave Jing a lot of knowledge.
"Yanzi said, if oranges grow in the north of the Huaihe River, they will become zhi, and if oranges grow in the south of the Huaihe River, they will become oranges..."
"That's right." Heifu said, "The leaves are similar, but their taste is different. So why? The water and soil are different."
"Brother Ji, if you have been living in a remote place in the sunset, playing around with those country boys, I'm afraid your future prospects will be the same as them. But now, you have arrived in the county, getting along with the officials, and taking the legal officials as your teachers.
With more knowledge, just like the orange trees transplanted from Huaibei to Huainan, your future will be different. So, don't belittle yourself."
Hei Fu pointed at his head and smiled: "Besides, they are both born to the same parents. Your brother Zhong is so smart. He can answer twenty legal questions correctly, let alone you?"
"Brother Zhong is bragging in a different way." He laughed in surprise, but for some reason, his worries about the future were relieved a lot.
"Just take care of yourself." Although his brother was young, he was a smart man. Hei Fu didn't say much, waved to him and left.
Seeing Hei Fu walking away, she was shocked and stopped smiling, and bowed deeply to his back.
Although he didn't say it, Jing was always grateful to Heifu for guiding him along the way.
"Brother, you should be diligent and never let down Brother Zhong's high expectations!"
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On Heifu's side, as soon as he left the school and turned a corner, he met a man on horseback passing by in a hurry. As soon as the man saw him, he quickly stopped his horse and shouted: "Heifu, I found you."
Got it!"
Heifu saw that it was Wei Shi Anpu. After the cooperation in handling the last case, the two became friends and had a very good relationship.
"So it's Wei Shi." Heifu smiled and said, "What do you want from me? Are you planning to invite me to your house again?"
This Anpu family was also from Luyou, Anlu County, and their cooking skills were very good. After Hei Fu visited once, he never forgot about it.
"How long has it been and you still want to have a meal and drink!"
An Pu dismounted, pulled Hei Fu over, lowered his voice and warned: "Hei Fu, I heard the news. Zuo Lieutenant appointed you to escort the prisoners and garrison soldiers north to serve as corvees. This is a hard job, and there may be more.