Sangbei Township·Xiaodonghe

Chen Yuan and Pei Ziyun walked along the river for a while. Chen Yuan stopped and pointed and said, "My husband, it's not difficult to buy scattered fields."

"But it is not easy to buy land to complete the land. The fields of each household are crossed, and often they are built together, which is very troublesome to deal with more than a dozen families."

"But you see, the Xiaodong River was attacked by bandits along the river, resulting in a sparse population, but this place is all good land. If you dig in water and irrigate, you will have the best paddy fields."

"My husband can take advantage of the moment and receive this piece in his hand. The price is only 3 taels per acre now!"

Pei Ziyun looked at it and said in his heart: "How many points does Chen Yuanguo have to do with luck?"

"Originally, after a few years of Xiaodong River, the government built a river embankment, planted willows everywhere, and irrigated water. The nearby deserted fields suddenly became good irrigated land, and the price rose to 10 taels of silver per acre. If the land was opened, it would be tax-free in the first two years, and the tax payment was paid normally in the third year."

"I don't want this Chen to see it at a glance."

After all, my mother is a woman and there are many inconveniences in this society. Pei Ziyun said, "Okay, if you take my famous post, go to the county to buy this land."

"My husband, how much do you buy?" Chen Yuan was eager to try.

"The price is so cheap, just buy 500 acres. The 50 acres close to the tribe temple are divided into 50 acres for the tribe temple!" Pei Ziyun said lightly.

The clan land is the industry of the whole clan, and the output is used for clan studies, sacrifices, and relief to the poor in the clan. This is a natural meaning in this era.

"My husband, there are three thousand acres near the Xiaodong River..." Chen Yuan was a little unwilling.

Pei Ziyun closed the folding fan and pointed: "Idiot, don't say I'm just a scholar, not a juren. Even if I am a juren, I'm not a juren, but I'm not a juren, but I'm not a juren."

"If I take all these three thousand acres of wasteland under my name, even if I am a juren, even the county magistrate will be jealous, which will cause unnecessary trouble and disasters - you are just short-sighted."

There is no saying that Chen Yuan is smart and capable in small matters, able to sing and dance, so he became rich, but he did not know how to advance and retreat. Later, he was imprisoned and his family property was confiscated.

At this time, Chen had not really understood the meaning, so he had to respond: "Yes!"

Pei Ziyun stopped coming forward and looked back and saw that the farmers were all working in the fields. The ancestral hall on the side of the river had already started to be built. From a distance, he saw more than a dozen people busy.

"I have said goodbye to my mother."

"You will handle this matter of the deserted fields. I hope that everything will be done when I come back." Pei Ziyun got on the cart not far away, so he ordered.

I thought to myself: "When I pass the imperial examination, both maids and servants are indispensable, and ox carts are also necessary."

"This is considered decent for the gentry."

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Luhe

Pei Ziyun looked from a distance and saw a pleasure boat shore. The river was sparkling and the sun shining. After a glance, he saw that there were many scholars on the boat, looking at the scenery from a distance, or talking in groups of two or three.

Pei Ziyun boarded the boat and saw many scholars surrounding Jiaoyu and talking. Jiaoyu seemed to have arrived early. From a distance, Jiaoyu looked serious and heard less, nodding from time to time.

"I've seen the teachings!" Pei Ziyun went up to salute, and this etiquette was extremely rare.

When Jiaoyu saw Pei Ziyun saluting, he nodded with a smile, but did not say anything.

"Brother Pei, you are finally here. Come on, let me introduce you to you. This is Brother Chen, the second in the previous provincial examination." Tang Zhen appeared and said with a smile.

"I've met Brother Chen!" This man was Chen Yigui. After getting his name, Pei Ziyun smiled and said, "By the way, is there anything wrong with this boat club? I'm only here for the first time."

Chen Yigui smiled and said, "In fact, it is to let the scholars in the county know each other and raft the river. There will be a poetry and literary gathering. The scholars in the county will compete. The scholars will be judged by the teachings. There will be a banquet after the literary gathering, and there will be a drama in the middle."

"New scholars must show their skills so that they can be accepted by the county ristians."

He said again: "The boat meeting is not far from the provincial test. Generally speaking, after the boat meeting is over, you can set off to the province. In fact, our Jiangping County has water transportation and is not far from the provincial capital. If other counties are not far from the provincial capital, they will have to set off half a month in advance."

Pei Ziyun nodded. In ancient times, the road was difficult to walk, and what if there was a disease, so I went to the provincial capital in advance. If I had minor illnesses, I could also treat it for ten days and half a month, so I would not delay the examination room.

Tang Zhen smiled: "Brother Chen has always mentioned rookies, he is such a kind person!"

As they said that, everyone walked in, the boat was carved with beams and painted buildings, and the hall was very large. Pei Ziyun met many people and greeted each other and said a few words, and that was all about friendship.

While he was talking, the servant came up with a bronze plate: "Dear young masters, this is the poem by everyone of your husbands at the last boat meeting. Please read it."

Pei Ziyun took it and saw a thin booklet with the words "Collection of Boats". It contains poems, essays, landscapes, gifts, farewells, and nostalgia. More than 30 scholars in the county started reading it.

"The poems and essays are average!" Pei Ziyun read it. Now his level seems to be generally ordinary, but he also understands the purpose of this boat club.

Socializing and literary associations also have the meaning of promoting the literary style of the county. Of course, if you are very awesome, you can increase your reputation through this - participating in the boat club is the essence of the county. You must have a talent to stand out, and your reputation will soon spread throughout the county and then spread throughout the county.

Chen Yigui flipped over, smiled, and replied: "The pen and ink here can be used at will. You can think about it. If there are really fine products, it can be carried on the screen."

He said and pointed to the screen: "These annual boat meetings can be seen without a booklet."

It turned out that there was something else. Pei Ziyun went up to take a look. Seeing that the works on the screen were indeed better. Just as he was thinking, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.

"Hey, what is this?" Pei Ziyun had thought about it and was shocked.

"I don't know what fragrance is. But once the fragrance is burned, the literary meeting will officially begin. Look, everyone is thinking hard." Chen Yigui said with a smile.

When Pei Ziyun saw it, it turned out to be a small furnace in the corner, with incense slices on it. The smoke slowly rose and scattered in the whole hall. He thought to himself: "Here you come!"

At this time, the curtain was raised, and Jiaoyu came to the hall. Everyone saluted together. After taking a seat, Jiaoyu said: "In all the boat meetings, there are no topics, no matter whether they are written or poems, it is also a good thing to have, and it can even be included in the county annals. You must not slack off."

"Yes, teach the metaphor."

There was a sound of grinding ink in the hall, and the breeze was blowing outside the window, and the window screen was whirling, and the fragrance of the banquet continued to spread below, indicating that the banquet was being prepared.

The scholars raised their sleeves and started writing. In fact, few people performed on the spot. Once a year, they were all opportunities to become famous. Some even took a year to prepare, so they all had a draft and wrote very quickly.

Pei Ziyun spread a piece of paper and calmed down a corner. After grinding the ink, Pei Ziyun picked up a pen, dipped it ink, and started writing. He wanted to say what he was afraid of plagiarism, but when he was asked, his true colors were immediately exposed. But now Pei Ziyun is a talented man in the Hanlin world, but he is not afraid of anything. He wrote: "In ancient times, scholars must have a teacher. Teachers are therefore preaching and learning to solve doubts."

"Who can be without confusion without confusion? If you don't follow the teacher, you will never understand it. If you are born before me, you will hear the Tao before me, and you will learn it before me. If you are born after me, you will also learn it before me, and you will learn it after me."

Pei Ziyun wrote down these five hundred words along the way, only deleted the last sentence. After writing, the person who wrote the poem had already handed in the paper, and several people who wrote the article had handed in confidence, and Pei Ziyun also handed in it.

The teacher glanced at the paper, raised his head and looked at Pei Ziyun. Without saying anything, Pei Ziyun bowed and stepped back.

The teacher read one by one and took out a few relatively well-written poems and essays to comment. Pei Ziyun put the article at the end and looked at it without feeling sarcastic and without saying anything.

The poetry meeting is over and the banquet begins.

Tang Zhen secretly suggested that the Qian family's painting boat was gradually approaching in not far away.

The banquet was set on the deck, and the teacher personally raised a pot to pour wine, and everyone was flattered.

Pei Ziyun was eating silver carp, steaming knife fish, and drinking wine. At this time, Qian's pleasure boat approached, and the sound of silk and bamboo came. When everyone saw that Qian's pleasure boat opposite was setting up a stage.

In the afternoon sun, listening to the melodious music, everyone was drunk. When they got closer, they found that the famous literati of the previous dynasty was singing on the stage, who won three yuan in a row and praised the top scholar.

Everyone saw palace flowers on the stage, wearing python robes, and hitting horses on the street, and they were all stuttering and envious. This was just in line with their appetite. Tang Zhen said: "Teacher, how can you do if you have wine or not songs? The Qian family has always respected scholars. Since this play is worse than leaning on the boat and enjoying it together."

The ministers immediately shouted ok. Upon hearing this, Pei Ziyun sneered in his heart. This man seemed sincere and didn't want to be so treacherous, but everyone felt that it was normal and even the teacher nodded.

The two ships leaned against each other, and the side of the ship was connected. The pleasure boats had wide front decks and semicircular arcades. At this time, when they were connected, the territory suddenly became much larger.

"It turned out that the second young master of the Qian family took his family's family to watch the opera."

After a greeting, servants moved the banquet, and everyone surrounded the stage and had a banquet together. The cheers came out.

To be able to win three consecutive years is something that scholars dream of.

The second young master of the Qian family seemed very generous and ordered his servants to add wine and food. The banquets at the boat party were all paid for by scholars. Although they had passed, they were not exquisite. However, at this time, the wine and food were good, and they were successful on the stage. For a moment, the scholars praised them.

Pei Ziyun looked at him and found the lady of Qian not far away, and was on the side with the maid, as if she was watching the play and the scenery.

To be fair, the lady was kneeling at this time, wearing a blue and white skirt, half of her body was shrouded in the light, her face was quiet and pretty, her eyes were deep, thinking, and she looked really beautiful. She had already investigated these days, and she sighed in her heart: "This woman is called a celebrity in the county, beautiful and gentle, able to write and paint, and now she looks even more dignified and beautiful, but who knows her background?"

Pei Ziyun thought, just eating with the food. This time, a special servant was delivering wine. Tang Zhen came up and took the initiative to pour wine: "Come on, Brother Tang, let's have a drink."
Chapter completed!