A fruit with a mysterious origin allowed Chen Jianchen to fundamentally change his frail physique; while a small piece of fruit flesh made the old hen rejuvenate, and it actually laid three eggs in a row in one day, which was contrary to common sense and really strange.
This world is anything but simple!
Chen Jianchen made a conclusion based on the general direction. As for how it is not simple, it remains to be further understood. He vaguely felt that the world in front of him was actually far broader than imagined.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and the weather is getting colder. Finally, on a night with dense clouds, heavy snow falls all over the sky. The sky and the earth are suddenly covered in silver, and there is a vast expanse of white.
There is a charcoal fire burning in the study, which is not as good as those in wealthy homes. It is just filled with an earthen basin, emitting steaming heat.
Charcoal, the most common type of charcoal, has a strong smell of fireworks.
Chen Jianchen was not reading, but writing and writing couplets.
Writing couplets is a "welfare" for scholars. Every year before the Spring Festival, they can help people write couplets and receive a certain amount of remuneration. Or some money, or a piece of meat, or a chicken, etc., to subsidize their living.
"Thousands of households are always replacing old talismans with new ones."
Every New Year's Eve, basically every household has to tear up the old couplets and replace them with new ones to pray for a new year and a new image. Even the poorest people will save money and save money and come to ask people to write couplets. Who to ask for?
, only those who are basically at the level of scholar or above can be regarded as respectable.
Chen Jianchen is the only scholar in Jingyang Village, so this year almost all the New Year's couplets in the village are arranged by him alone - this is something that everyone is happy about, and the villagers no longer need to go to other distant places to find scholars like in previous years.
, and for Chen Jianchen, he can not only help others, but also earn some family income, so why not do it?
In fact, many scholars from poor families would make a special trip to Jiangzhou City to set up street stalls and write couplets, which was a small business. When the business was booming, they could earn dozens of pennies a day.
——In the Tiantong Dynasty, copper coins were the lowest currency in circulation. One coin was one cent, and one thousand coins was equivalent to one coin. One coin was equal to one ingot of silver ingot, and ten ingots of silver ingot were equal to one ingot of gold ingot.
The silver ingots and gold ingots here are all standard dynasty coins in customized quantities. They are well made and very beautiful.
Of course, for Chen Jianchen, gold and silver are too far away. The monthly living expenses for him and his mother are only fifty cents.
However, since Chen Jianchen became a scholar, his family's living situation began to slowly improve. This year is definitely the most "fat year" in the history of the Chen family. Chen Jianchen wrote couplets for others and received a total of 136
Wenqian, three chickens, two ducks, and a full thirteen kilograms of meat.
These supplies are enough for a good year.
So Chen Jianchen felt very happy that he was finally no longer a parasite on his mother. Letting Mo Sanniang live a good life has always been one of his ideals.
Those who earn their own living are honored.
Moreover, writing couplets is not difficult. The paper is prepared by others. He only needs to use pen and ink and write by hand.
Those Spring Festival couplets are very simple, nothing more than cliche words such as "Heaven increases years and people increase life span". Anyway, as long as they are neatly paired and can express good intentions, it is enough.
Once he becomes proficient in writing, Chen Jianchen can write dozens of pieces a day.
At first, he was not used to writing with a brush and ink, but after practicing for a few days, he gradually became accustomed to it; and with the help of the memory of his predecessor, he was able to write beautiful handwriting.
——Writing is one of the important criteria for measuring the depth of a scholar’s skills.
Chen Jianchen was able to get the first place in three examinations. How can he be an ordinary person in this regard? His "regular script" writing skills are called "everything is even and smooth, and there is no leakage." The standard cannot be more standard.
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"The spring breeze brings good fortune to the house, and the years renew and fill the door with blessings."
The last couplet is finished.
Chen Jianchen put down the evil-dispelling pen in his hand and blew on the paper. After the ink dried, he gently folded it and put it aside, waiting for someone to come and pick it up.
He stretched his waist, and a proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
These experiences were something he had never done before; it seems that with the status of a scholar, there are suddenly many ways to make money. It is a pity that such good things as writing couplets can only be done before the Spring Festival every year. As for polishing the pen, it is even more lucrative.
How can such a young scholar like him get his turn for such projects as inscriptions and plaques?
To be eligible, you must at least be a civil servant, or be famous in calligraphy.
"Well, should I also go to Jiangzhou City to set up a stall and take the opportunity to make a fortune?"
Chen Jianchen thought so and picked up the evil-proofing pen with his fingers - writing with this pen is purely a personal preference, but it is very easy to use anyway.
"Liuxian, I don't agree with you going to Jiangzhou to write couplets."
Mo Sanniang's tone was very firm: "You have been admitted as a junior student by Minghua Academy, and you have no worries about food and clothing. Therefore, you should study wholeheartedly and prepare for the provincial examination."
Chen Jianchen understood her objections and concerns very well and could not bear to go against his mother's wishes in this regard. Even if he stayed at home, he had no intention of studying.
The couplets he had written were taken away one after another, and Chen Jianchen's life returned to the same state as before. However, under the stagnant life, his body became stronger and stronger - not to say that it became bigger and bigger, becoming a muscle.
Male; but his energy is getting better and better, full and strong, and it seems that he will never get tired.
With his strong physical condition as the basis, his Jeet Kune Do power has increased, even far beyond imagination. He once broke a tree as thick as a cup with a single punch.
This is the best proof of strength.
Unknowingly, Chen Jianchen has transformed from a thin scholar with no power to restrain a chicken, to a powerful "strong man" - the physique of a scholar and the body and bones of a warrior are really unbelievable.
Therefore, such a huge change occurred in a short period of time, and the mysterious fruit sent by the white fox was indispensable.
In the past, his appearance was more delicate than masculine, always giving people a feeling of weakness, but now he is full of a vigorous, sunny and healthy atmosphere.
This kind of transformation is quite obvious from the outside. Not only Mo Sanniang, but also other people in the village noticed it. However, they didn't think much about it. They only thought that Chen Jianchen would be the first in the three tests and not only become a scholar, but also a scholar.
He was admitted as a junior student at Minghua Academy, and his future was bright and blossoming.
The so-called spring breeze brings you a happy mood.
If you are in a good mood, eat well, and sleep well, your physical condition will of course be improved. From this point of view, it is normal to have a healthy heart and a fat body.
That's good, it saves you a lot of trouble.
But every night in the dead of night, as Chen Jianchen lay in bed, he couldn't help but think of the psychic little white fox. The white fox's actions were undoubtedly very consistent with the plots of some strange novels in his previous life - a kind-hearted scholar rescued a fox in trouble.
, and the fox is grateful and repays the favor, the only thing missing is "transforming into a beautiful woman and promising her body"...