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In August 2012, all headlines on the homepages of major websites were the same news, with extremely eye-catching topics.

"Abuse of alcoholism is risky, so be cautious when seeking pleasure!"

The curious people clicked in and saw that they were disappointed. They were the title party again.

The news content has nothing to do with having fun. Instead, it reported that Xie Hong, who had won multiple nominations and won several major awards in the just-closed World Crafts Competition, was sent to the hospital for excessive drinking at the subsequent celebration banquet. In the end, the rescue was invalid and he was declared dead at the age of 25...

Handicrafts? What is that? Most people dropped the web page and went to read other news. Only a few were still sighing at the withering of the art of handicrafts and the death of a generation of masters.

May in the 18th year of Hongzhi.

The sky was gloomy, and Xie Hong's heart was also cloudy. He shook his head helplessly and sighed again. It was raining. What should I do now? After thinking for a while, there was still no way. He rubbed his face with his hands, hid his sad face, changed into a smile, and then pushed open the dilapidated courtyard gate and walked in.

A dream for a thousand years.

Xie Hong did not die, but after a coma, he was surprised to find that he had traveled through time and space and became another person, a poor scholar born in the Ming Dynasty and was in a small county under the border town Xuanfu, and also named Xie Hong.

When he first traveled through time, the original owner of this body was seriously ill at that time. I thought it would be out of treatment, so I was possessed by Xie Hong. After Xie Hong got used to it, he found that the original owner of this body's original owner's life experience was really miserable.

His father was also a scholar, but he died early, leaving only an orphan and widowed mother, a broken house. The mother raised her child with great difficulty. After finally waiting for her son to pass the exam for the scholar. When she had some hope, Xie Xiucai suddenly fell ill. In order to treat him, the family sold the only two acres of paddy fields. If Xie Hong had not possessed him, the family would have disappeared.

Seeing her son recovering, within a few days, Xie's mother, who had let go of her worries, fell ill. She asked the doctor to see her, but said that she had been tired for many years and had difficulty in aging and could not cure her. She could only take medicine to nourish her.

Even without the original admiration of this body, Xie Hong also deeply admired this mother. What's more, he was still ill when he first traveled through time. At that time, the old man was not untied and took care of him meticulously. After he adapted to his current role, he transferred all his nostalgia for his mother in his previous life to this admirable mother.

However, this medical expense has always been the thing that poor people fear the most. Even in modern society, there are patients who are turned away from the hospital and wait for death because they can't afford the medical expenses, let alone in ancient times. Two people fell ill continuously, which made this already poor family worse. If Xie Hong had not been a scholar at least, he could have exempted his own taxes and corvee service, he would have been even more miserable.

Faced with such a situation, Xie Hong subconsciously wanted to use his skills to make money to support his family. No matter what, life always had to be lived. But as soon as he said this, his mother was dissuaded from tears.

The reason is also very simple. The scores of the people in the Ming Dynasty were the scholars, peasants, military, industrial and commercial, scholars who had fame were the best, and craftsmen were the lowest, just like merchants and prostitutes. Xie Hong had to make money by craftsmanship, which means giving up the status of scholars and becoming a craftsman. Of course, Xie's mother would not be willing.

My mother opposed it, and even though the family was poor, there was no use of tools and materials. Xie Hong, a clever wife, was unable to cook without rice. She was stumped by the money. After traveling to the Ming Dynasty for more than half a year, she finally fell into the situation of selling hereditary treasures, which was the most miserable time traveler.

"Brother Hong, are you back? Is things going well?"

As soon as he entered the door, a delicate girl came up. The girl was combed with her bun, her thin eyebrows were curved like the moon, and her pretty nose was straight, which was very pretty and cute. However, her clothes were patched with multiple patches, which were very worn. In Xie Hong's eyes, she felt sad again.

The girl's name is Qing'er. She is an orphan adopted by the Xie family since childhood. She is a few years younger than Xie Hong. When Xie Hong first arrived in this world, he saw this little girl when he opened his eyes. The little girl was both sensible and cute. For more than half a year, she has been dependent on each other for life, and the two have also had a close relationship, like brother and sister.

Qing'er's eyes were big and very agile. When she spoke, she looked at Xie Hong without blinking. Xie Hong could see a deep sense of concern in it.

"Well, it's going well, don't worry, Qing'er." He answered neatly, but Xie Hong smiled bitterly in his heart. How could it go? The damn pawnshop of Gu was very slippery towards the thief. Knowing that the Xie family urgently needed money, he suppressed the price and then. The last piece of the best mutton fat jade pendant was only used as two taels of silver!

My mother only needs one or two taels of medicine for a month, and the three of them in the family still have to eat, and the fields and jade pendants can be sold. What should I do? Although Xie Hong was not rich in his previous life, he just had enough food and clothing, he had never been so worried about the issue of livelihood.

"Brother Hong, isn't the money for pawning enough?" The girl was meticulous. Although Xie Hong tried her best to cover it up, Qing'er still noticed a trace of worry between his eyebrows. The little girl tried hard to cheer Xie Hong up: "Brother Hong, don't worry, Qing'er will work hard and take good care of her mother."

What a cute little girl, innocent like crystal. Looking at the strong and serious little face, Xie Hong felt a ray of sunshine penetrated through the dark clouds, and the haze pressed on his heart was also swept away a lot. "Qing'er is so sensible, don't worry, life will definitely get better with her brother. How's it?"

"Mom..." The girl hesitated a little, Xie Hong's heart tightened, and she raised her foot and wanted to enter the room. Qing'er hurriedly grabbed the corner of his clothes and said in a panic: "Brother Hong, Mom has already fallen asleep now, don't wake her up."

Xie Hong turned around and asked, "Qing'er, did something happen to my family when I was not here?"

"Well... I originally said I won't let you know for now. The bad guy named Chen is here again. This time he also took our IOU. He said that if we don't pay back the money, we will have to..." Qing'er's face turned red in an anxious way. In a dilemma, she finally said it.

Xie Hong became angry as soon as he heard this. The bad guy named Chen named Chen Guangyuan in Qing'er's mouth was the biggest disaster in Beizhuang County. This man relied on his identity as a divine history and did everything he could do in Beizhuang County. A few months ago, he got the news from nowhere, but he fell in love with Qing'er and came to disturb him several times to buy someone. Of course, Xie Hong refused.

Fortunately, Xie Hong had the reputation of a scholar and was considered a scholar. This talent dare not be too much. Unexpectedly, he just went out today and the disaster came to his door again. He would definitely not have a break with him this time. Xie Hong was furious and turned around and walked out the door.

"Qing'er, you are at home to take care of your mother, I will go back."

Qing'er hurriedly chased after him and called out, "Brother Hong, it's going to rain when it's going, where are you going?"

"This bastard is harassed the scholar, I'll go to the county government to sue him!" Xie Hong was full of anger, replied from afar, and walked quickly towards the county government.

"This thief, God, will not let people choose the era when traveling through time. If you travel to the Tianqi Dynasty and meet that good emperor who loves carpenter work, our skills will not be shocked by the emperor, and then we will be so popular that we can drink spicy food? As a result, what is the Hongzhi year now? It makes me unable to use my skills and be bullied by a minor official. It's really angering."

"And what is the year Hongzhi? There was this emperor in the Ming Dynasty?"

Along the way, Xie Hong calmed down. Although he could sue Chen Dianshi for harassing scholars, he still had to pay back the money he owed. Moreover, officials and officials have protected each other, and the Chen family is a local tyrant in Beizhuang, so complaining is probably not feasible. Moreover, it is not a good thing to go to court to harass scholars these days. I am afraid that the old man will worry about it again when he knows it.

What to do? He had arrived at the place, but Xie Hong hesitated instead.

He raised his head in a daze and suddenly saw a group of people surrounding the eight-character wall next to the county government. Such a lively scene is rare in Beizhuang County. Xie Hong was puzzled, but some of the onlookers recognized him and called him from afar:

"Xie Xie is here, it's just right. Come and read what to write about this notice for everyone?"

Xie Hong responded and went up to look at the notice. There were two notices, one big and one small, the one big one was yellow list, and the one small was black and white. Although traditional Chinese characters were not easy to identify, and the five and six were very twisted, Xie Hong could still barely understand them.

The yellow list is equivalent to the Central News Broadcast of later generations, and the news above is naturally quite amazing.

"Emperor Xiaozong passed away..." As soon as Xie Hong thought about it, the people next to him looked like they beat their chests and stamped their feet, and they looked inexplicably sad. Only he didn't understand why. Is this Emperor Hongzhi very famous? Why do I seem to have never heard of it?

Xie Hong, a historical novices, naturally did not know that Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty was diligent in political affairs, practiced frugality, and reduced tax exemptions. Under his efforts to rule, the Hongzhi period became the best period in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and was called "Hongzhi Revival" in history. However, the history of the Ming Dynasty was very distorted, so these contents were not known by those who were very interested in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

"The reign of Zhengde will be changed next year?" Xie Hong suddenly realized that Hongzhi was Zhengde's father!

Emperor Zhengde, Xie Hongke knew that this person is very famous, including the Eight Tigers, Dragons and Phoenixes, and the Imperial Commander and Tour of Jiangnan. These are all the allusions of Emperor Zhengde. Well, I heard that this person likes to eat, drink and have fun. If he meets us, he will be developed. Compared with the Four Books and Five Classics, we will definitely not be able to do it, but compared with the Eating, Drink and Fun, can anyone in the Ming Dynasty be better than me?

Xie Hong has not yet truly integrated into this era and has no feeling about the replacement of imperial power. As everyone was talking, he turned around and looked at the small notice. This one was easier to understand.

"If you collect exquisite things in the world, but those with wonderful ideas and interesting ideas can all be presented to local governments. Once adopted, you will have a heavy reward." There is also a line of small words next to it, "The public collection will begin in front of the county government in one month."

The onlookers did not respond to this news, and no ordinary people knew anything exquisite.

Compared to the indifferent others, this news made Xie Hong ecstatic. The notice was written vaguely, but Xie Hong knew that this must be the one who loves to play with the most, Emperor Zhengde has started looking for toys. This is a good opportunity. If you make something interesting and offer it, it may attract the emperor's attention. Even if it is not so smooth, it will at least attract the attention of the magistrate, and there is a heavy reward?

Now there is a way! Xiao Zhengde, you came too timely. You must seize this opportunity and do something? You have to plan it carefully and make a big splash. Xie Hong made up his mind in his heart.

He was thinking about this on the way home, so he didn't notice that the sky, which was still cloudy just now, suddenly began to clear up.
Chapter completed!