Back in Suzhuang, Su Ce took off his armor and put on the blue scribe's robe made by Su's mother.
As usual, I polished my body in the morning, finished my meal at noon, and walked around the yard with my daughter in my arms.
The little girl recognized her as a child, but she was very close to Su Ce. As a new father, Su Ce would praise her to everyone he met while holding his daughter in his arms.
The two maids Mei and Zhu followed Su Ce, and Su's father and mother Su also gathered around Su Ce. The little girl didn't have a name yet, and she kept calling her nickname all day long.
"Give the baby a name!" Su's father held a small purple clay pot in one hand and took a sip from time to time.
Mother Su was doing needlework in her hands, and a small dress gradually took shape in her hands: "You left in such a hurry that you didn't even have time to give Dudu a name."
Wang Lan recovered quickly after giving birth, but the doctor asked Wang Lan to take a nap at noon every day so that her body would not be exhausted.
The little girl just spoke to Su Ce: "Yeah, yeah, yeah..."
The little girl looked at Su Ce with her big eyes and opened her small mouth: "Er, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah..."
The two of them were talking, and Su Ce suddenly felt a heat in his chest. He looked down and saw that the little girl was in trouble.
The newly made scribe's robe has a small group of deep marks printed on it.
There was no need to worry about names at this moment. Su Ce and his daughter both had to change clothes. The two maids Mei and Zhu carried the little girl to change her swaddling clothes and small clothes. Su Ce also returned to the room and changed into a white one.
Cloud pattern brocade clothing.
The business of Baiguojiang is getting better and better. Li Chang's brave temper has allowed the Su family to save a lot of money in a short period of time. Su Ce is not at home, and although Su's father does not take the initiative to check the accounts, Li Chang has to "
sensible".
At the end of every month, the Su family's account books would be brought to Su's father for inspection. During the past few days, Li Chang was not in Suzhuang. Instead, he took four of his guards to the foot of Nanshan Mountain to inspect the land.
Now there are twenty personal guards, people in Suzhuang call them Huyuan, and the title of personal guards is given to the gang of foodies who wear small leather armors all day long.
Su's mother made a lot of clothes for Su Ce. Su Ce is not at home on weekdays, but now he has time to wear them.
The thread is in the hands of a loving mother, and the clothes on the wanderer's body are tightly sewed before leaving, for fear of returning late.
When he went to war for his country, as a soldier, he didn't have many opportunities to wear clothes made by his mother. Most of them were dark clothes uniformly distributed by the Ministry of War, and then put on standard armor.
Su Ce's armor is undergoing maintenance. The armor plates made of iron do not need to be replaced, but the worn black paint on them needs to be repainted. The hemp ropes, leather ropes and ribbons connecting the armor plates also need to be replaced, as well as the cloth wrapping the edges of the armor.
The strips have also curled up with the wind and sun.
Armor is a life-saving thing, and it is also the face of a general. Although it is old armor, it needs to be taken care of well.
No, when Li Chang took people to Nanshan, he sent Su Ce's armor to the general for supervision and maintenance. Su Ce handed over his official position under the East Palace Guards, but he still had the military honors and titles, so Su Ce
You can also keep your armor.
However, the process of dismantling armor into armor cannot be done at home, otherwise it will become privately made armor, so it can only be sent to the general as a prisoner. After Li Chang explained his purpose, he handed over a bag of silver ingots. The quantity was only fifty taels.
But he got the guarantee from the little official who would be the supervisor.
"In five days, come here to pick up the armor and give it to your uncle!"
After changing clothes, Su Ce carried the little girl to the small pavilion. Su's father and mother were holding a page of paper and were discussing how to choose one of these names as Dudu's name.
"You make your own choice. Your mother asked Grandma Er to stew chicken soup. Let's go see how it goes. Come on, dear grandson, give your grandfather a smile!" Father Su pointed at the paper on the table and stood up.
, stretched out his head, bent over, and pointed at the little girl's face with his fingers. The wrinkled face had more wrinkles in her smile.
Mother Su covered her mouth and chuckled, pulled Su's father, and said: "Dudu is still young, how do you know what laughter is now? Follow me back to the West Courtyard."
He turned around and twisted Su Ce's arm again, cursing: "We are all fathers. It has been so long and I still haven't thought of a name for my child. This is the name given by the lecturers at our Suzhuang Academy."
Name, you pick the one you like."
Su Ce praised quickly: "Okay, okay, okay, this is my choice!"
Su Ce sat on a small stool in the pavilion holding Dudu in his arms, holding Dudu in one hand and holding paper in the other.
The paper was filled with names. Su Ce read and muttered them, and then observed Dudu's expression.
"Su Jin, Su Man, Su Li, Su Er, Su Li, Su Ling, Su Fu, Su Han, Su Bin, Su Yu, Su Ying, Su Zhu, Su Jing, Su Bin, Su Meng, Su Hua, Su
Jin, Su Yuan."
When he read Su Yuan, Dudu stretched out his little arms and shouted in his mouth, "Hey, Su Ce read Su Yuan a few more times, and repeated Yuanyuan a few times."
Dudu's eyes were full of energy. Su Ce called out "Yuanyuan" and Dudu responded with a "yay" sound.
Su Ce pointed his finger at Dudu's nose, which itched so much that Dudu puckered his lips. Su Ce laughed and said, "Dudu, Su Yuan will be your name from now on!"
Su Ce called out Li Chang's name, but received no response. Dong Mei beside him smiled softly and said, "Steward Li, I went to Nanshan to look at the land today."
Su Ce glanced at the two maids beside him. Su Ce was not used to having women around him to serve him, but he was used to being surrounded by rough men like in the army.
However, many things require adaptation. Su Ce also understands that this is the current situation in Daqian. Although the people have fields, they cannot withstand natural and man-made disasters. For those who seek a livelihood on the land, they may lose their livelihood due to a serious illness.
Take away the land they depend on for survival.
As a result, there are many more refugees. These refugees can either be tenant farmers if they are lucky. There are also many unlucky ones who sell their children and daughters. Not everyone is willing to sell themselves into slavery, but life can always be done.
It forces people into that kind of desperate situation, so there are people in Daqian.
There are two parts in the human market, the smaller part is made up of large-scale refugees who cut grass and sell it for themselves, and the other part is made up of people who come from outside the large-scale area, including defeated captives from other countries or slaves captured by foreign merchants.
When a large number of refugees sell themselves into slavery, it is actually more of a contract. A good contract is signed under the witness of the government, and the period of time and the corresponding remuneration are stipulated. Then, for the next period of time, the slave will be dedicated to the master.
Do things at home, abide by the rules of the contract and the laws of Daqian. After these few years, you can regain your freedom.
Farmers are lower than owner-peasants and higher than tenants. Although they also sign a contract with the owner, the nature of this cooperation contract is completely different from that of slavery.
Now the two old maids and six maids of the Su family are slaves. However, the two old people of the Su family are kind-hearted. The Su family has a small population and does not have the intrigues of the deep house. Therefore, regardless of the eight slaves in the Su family,
, or the banker who helps the banker to increase the value, all feel that they have met a good family.
In fact, the people who suffer the most from the intrigues in the deep mansion are only the servants in the mansion.
The six maids in the Su Mansion were not selected beauties, but hardworking people who worked hard. Among the villagers in Suzhuang, there were several young men who were already sixteen or seventeen years old, and it was time to marry. Every day at home,
The old father refused to let him do any work, so he rushed to the Su Mansion with a stick to help.
People of every class have their own wisdom about life in this class. The six maids of Su Mansion are now sixteen or seventeen years old. Although they are not as beautiful as gods, for the villagers, such a daughter-in-law will
Working, and what's more, I learned a lot of rules from two old ladies who came from the palace, read a lot of books, and understood a lot of truths. Marrying such a woman home is no different to the farmer.
Yu Gao climbed high.
In the afternoon, Su Ce handed Dudu to Wang Lan and also told his parents and wife Dudu's name, but everyone preferred to call the child Dudu by his nickname.
When the child is in his arms, he looks like an angel when he doesn't cry or fuss. When he cries or makes a fuss, he looks like a devil. After Su Ce handed over the crying Dudu to Wang Lan, he had nothing to do and thought of going around the village.
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When Su Ce came out of the inner courtyard door, he found seven or eight young men coming to help in the front yard. They were holding scissors in their hands, but their eyes were fixed on the inner courtyard door. The person who came out was Su Ce, although he looked very respectful.
He said hello to Su Ce, but his eyes inevitably showed disappointment.
The young man's admiration could not be hidden. Su Ce thought about it and realized what these young men were thinking. Their intention was not to help the Su Mansion, but to come here for the six maids of the Su Mansion.
Su Ce wasn't angry, and he didn't know which of these people were right. He would have to tell his mother later. If he was really right, the Su family would give dowries to these poor girls. Thirteen
He was sold into slavery at the age of four, and he already knows how to read words and emotions at the age of sixteen or seventeen, which makes people feel heartbroken.
No one can avoid lust. Su Ce has deep feelings for Wang Lan. After all, they grew up together. If Su Ce were to touch the maid in his house, Su Ce would really not be able to do such a thing.
Things to do.
Even when changing clothes, Su Ce asked Wang Lan to help him put on his underwear, and then asked the maids to help him put on his outer clothes at most.
Walking out of the front yard, looking at the old people knitting things in their hands, chatting, and basking in the sun, Su Ce also greeted them one by one. These old people were all parents and elders of the villagers.
After walking around the school a few times, he saw the lecturers in the school warming their books while answering questions for the children in the village. Su Ce did not go in to disturb them, but just looked out the window for a while and then left.
It has been more than a year since I came to Suzhuang for these lectures. I am studying by myself and teaching calligraphy to the children in the village at the same time. It can be regarded as a dedicated job.
Spring is coming at the end of March. Su Ce thought about it and decided to write a letter to Jiang Lan tonight. The lectures in Suzhuang's school are all in the capacity of a scholar, and Jiang Lan needs to clear them up, which is worthy of these lecturers.
More than a year of hard work.
Not everyone has such luck as Su Ce, but there is a saying: Time is also fate. Behind every achievement is the hard work that others don’t know. Instead of envying other people’s luck, it is better to work hard secretly. At that time,
Only when the opportunity arrives will you be able to seize it and achieve yourself.
During the Northern Expedition two years ago, under the command of Li Sizhe, the Anbei Protectorate won a great victory. Su Ce remembered that there were nearly a hundred people leading the army alone at that time, but he could only name himself and a dozen counts, and the others
Either he seizes the opportunity to rush into battle, but unfortunately dies in the battle, or he can't find the opportunity to rush into battle and just wanders around the battlefield.
As fate would have it, Li Sizhe gave hundreds of lieutenants in the audience a chance, but only a dozen of them seized the opportunity.
In a month's time, the drama lecturers at Suzhuang Academy will also face their own destiny. All Su Ce can help is to remove a threshold from their path, but they still need to walk the road ahead on their own.
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As for what is this threshold? The imperial examination is fair, but it is also afraid of burying talents. Under the execution, no one dares to influence the examiners of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel. Most of these examiners are noble officials in the court. These officials are responsible for their actions.
It is Qingming, so it is noble.
Not to mention disregarding the fairness of the imperial examination for the sake of personal gain. However, if we know the academic emphasis of these noble examiners, and the papers produced have a greater emphasis, we will be much more confident about passing the examination.
This is the reason why Su Ce wrote to ask Jiang Lan to help. There are people in the Duke of Qi's mansion who are going to take the exam. They will definitely not be able to get the questions, but instead of being confused and not knowing the examiner's preferences, it is better to know the examiner better.
, always good.
Fraud in the imperial examination may occasionally occur in local and state capitals, but it has never happened in an exam at the level of tribute students, because everyone knows that fraud in the imperial examination touches the backbone of civil servants, just like those of nobles.
Ni Lin is the same as the foundation of the Fu soldiers. If you touch it, you will die. You will not give any chance to quibble.
If a scholar draws his sword, a warrior must step aside.