Jing Xingzhi's ancient daily life

The crowd outside the county government office in Huanshui County was crowded with people.

Many people in Jingjia Village stood outside the county government office, craned their necks to look inside, and occasionally encountered some unknown people asking about it, so they would popularize the matter of Jing Weizhi and his wife who were going to be interrogated today.

Jing Bainian, the mayor of Jingjia Village, two clan elders, Jing Erniu, Liu Fang and others were all standing in the lobby, and you could see the appearance of the county magistrate above the lobby.

In the lobby, amidst the sound of the killing stick and the sound of "mighty", the county magistrate He Zhifang tried to open his eyes wide, listening to the noise outside.

He Zhifang patted the gavel unhappily, and asked, "Who is in the hall, and why did you come to beat the drums to complain?"

Jing Xingzhi wore a square scarf on his head and a blue blouse, and replied: "Student Jing Xingzhi, beat the drum to complain for his mother."

He Zhifang said "hmm", "Then tell me the details."

"My mother died eight years ago because my brother-in-law Jing Weizhi and Lancao intentionally killed me. They locked my mother in the room, took away the money and refused to send my mother a doctor, and locked me up when I was young. Entering the firewood house, this led to the death of my mother. This matter was a matter of years, but yesterday the brother and sister-in-law unexpectedly went crazy, and I confessed the truth."

"I have heard about this matter." He Zhifang nodded, looked at the people standing aside, and asked the mayor of Mingxi Town in a procedural manner, "Mayor Hu, is there any deviation from what Jing Xiucai said?"

Mayor Hu shook his head: "There is no deviation from what your lord said. These two people have already admitted themselves!" Mayor Hu pointed to Jing Weizhi and his wife who were gagged on the ground.

The two were delirious and would scratch the yamen servants, so they simply blocked their tongues.

Seeing that there was no objection to the matter, He Zhifang picked up the document approved by Wu Qing, the master bookkeeper on the table, and said, "Then the official will sentence him directly. Jing Weizhi and Lancao murdered their biological mother for the sake of money, which is a heinous crime. Jingwei After the autumn, the orchid grass will be exiled for three thousand miles, and it will not return to its original place for the rest of its life!"

"His family property includes two houses and three shops. One of the main houses and three shops were awarded to Jing Xingzhi, and the other residence was awarded to Jing Dabao because of the ignorance of young children."

Jing Dabao, Jing Weizhi, and Lancao knelt together, and when they heard that their shop was gone, they burst into tears and wept loudly with an astonishing volume.

Some of the people who heard it were still in the same situation as Dabao, who was about to lose his parents at a young age.But there are more people who don't sympathize. Jing Dabao is fat and tall, and he looks a little anxious. Although he is ten years old, he looks older than Jing Xingzhi.Comparing the two sides, it is natural that Jing Xingzhi, who grew up without a father and mother, is more pitiful.

Jing Weizhi and Lancao still looked unconscious, desperately trying to break free from the tall and burly yamen servants, with sackcloth stuffed in their mouths, hesitating.

Jing Xingzhi glanced at Jing Dabao who was crying loudly, and walked out surrounded by the village chief and others amidst the sound of retreating.

When Jing Xingzhi went outside, he nodded to Liu Fang, indicating that there was no accident.

Liu Fang saw it and smiled at Jing Xingzhi.

Liu Hua grabbed Liu Fang's hand, smiled and leaned into the ear of the young and tender brother: "Brother Fang, why doesn't he smile at Aunt Hua, am I not good-looking?"

Liu Fang was blushed: "Aunt Hua, don't make trouble."

***

The front is lively and lively, and the atmosphere is harmonious.

The county government closed the door, but He Zhifang was a little dissatisfied. He looked at the chief bookkeeper Wu Qing: "Old Wu, why did you give that house back to that little fat man? There are also those three shops. In recent years, the shops in Mingxi Town have been closed. rise."

He Zhifang used to be from a poor family, so her vision was relatively small.What's more, Huanshui is a big county, and there is a faction of county magistrates who can identify him, which makes him tied up making money.Now that I have been in Jiangnan for a few years, I know how to enjoy it, and I think about money even more.

How could Wu Qing tell the truth to He Zhifang? Could it be that he made money behind He Zhifang's back?He coughed and explained: "That little fat man is young. If the adults give him the small house, he will definitely have a better reputation. When the three-year period expires, it will be the best to be able to balance the nearby counties."

Huanshui is not the richest place in the south of the Yangtze River, let alone the richest place involves salt administration and shipping administration, which is not something that rootless officials like He Zhifang can get involved with.In fact, Wu Qing believed that He Zhifang was lucky enough to be able to go to Huanshui Town, and Wu Ming was in control of all matters for him after being an official for two years.Wu Qing thought to herself that she didn't have the talent to continue studying, but her brain was much better than He Zhifang's.

"Oh, that scholar doesn't know how to wink, and he doesn't know how to show me some filial piety." He Zhifang felt a little pain in his heart when he thought of the expenses of a house full of concubines.

"My lord!" Wu Qing couldn't help shouting, "That Jing Xingzhi is studying in Huanshui Academy, and there are nine out of ten chances of taking the mid-term exam next year. How old is he?"

If Wu Qing were He Zhifang, he would definitely prefer to be one of the kings.That way, when Jing Xing came out, he would never forget Wu Qing's help at the beginning.But He Zhifang had been in charge for two years, and his mind was full of money. Wu Qing didn't bother to tell him too much, and only planned to find a new job after these three years.

Wu Qing bowed her head and did not speak, letting He Zhifang complain to herself that the money was not enough.

***

After the lawsuit, the Jingjia Village group said they would go back to Mingxi Town by boat, but Jing Xingzhi was the only one left behind.Because Jing Xingzhi was going to study in the college, the village head and others stopped him from going back to waste time, hoping that he would work hard.

Although the goal was not given, Jing Xingzhi knew that this was probably another brain supplement of the "old ancestors", the Guangzong Yaozu series.

Seeing that he looked like a child who didn't want to go to school, Liu Fang deliberately stayed behind to accompany Jing Xingzhi around the county academy.

After spending money to buy some new pens, inks, papers and inkstones, Jing Xingzhi found two more books on the miscellaneous books shelf.A book on physiognomy, a book on geomantic omen, he specially folded a page of that book on physiognomy, thinking it might be useful.

After buying the books, Liu Fang went back by boat, and one of Jing Xing went back to the academy alone.

***

When Jing Xingzhi arrived at the academy, the master of the academy was posting the red list.The top [-] of each exam will write their names on the pasted red paper in order to encourage students to concentrate on learning.

Wu Mingrui squeezed behind the students, alone, looking a little listless.

Jing Xingzhi walked over and patted his back: "Brother Mingrui."

Wu Mingrui turned around and finally had a smile on his face: "Okay, you're back. I'll post the list right away. It's a pity that you missed the monthly exam this time. I don't know who will take the first place this time."

Looking at the list of the top [-] posted, it is natural that people like to watch the excitement, and the top students will crowd over to watch.

Just after Jing Xingzhi and Wu Mingrui said a few words, some students in front of them started to sign up.

"No. 20..."

"No. 18..."

Wu Mingrui saw the posted rankings, and said, "All right, let's take a look at the rankings this time, otherwise I just pay attention to the red list, and I may not even hear you."

Jing Xingzhi nodded, he took it as a familiarity with his classmates.

Wu Mingrui looked nervous, while Jing Xingzhi rolled his eyes lazily, falling on one classmate after another.

Some of the people whose names were read out looked delighted, and Jing Xingzhi thought this was an improvement.

Another one who slapped his thigh angrily, probably lagging behind.

"No.5: Juda."

As soon as the noun was pronounced, Qiqi lost his voice.

What Zhu Da and his group did in the whole scene was naturally considered by the students to be inferior to others, so they made small moves.

But who would have imagined that Zhu Da and the others sacrificed a Li Huasui and made Jing Xingzhi unable to take the exam. As a result, Zhu Da, who had been taking the second place in the exam, lost his chain!Zhu Da actually only got No.5 in the exam, which is the usual ranking of Wu Mingrui, who reads books with Jing Xingzhi.

Everyone looked at Zhu Da with subtle eyes. Standing at the front, Zhu Da suppressed his anger and said with a stiff smile, "It seems that he didn't rest well, and the impact is not small."

Of course, the people around Zhu Da would chime in and say a few words, comforting him: "I'm too busy copying books, I guess it's about the same as Brother Da."

Zhu Da was said to feel better. After all, it was "excusable" to fail the exam.

The strange thing is that everyone who played well comforted Zhu Da, but Zhang Kaiwei didn't speak.But Zhu Da didn't notice it, and his colleagues didn't notice it either. Anyway, Zhang Kaiwei didn't have a high sense of existence before.

Then the fourth and third places announced were a classmate from a poor family whom Jing Xingzhi didn't know very well.

"No.2: Wu Mingrui."

The student in front reported his name, and Jing Xingzhi looked at Wu Mingrui with a smile: "Brother Mingrui, you are the second favorite, treat me to dinner!"

Wu Mingrui laughed: "Please, please, I will ask the book boy to bring a table of Taibailou food, and we will have a drink in the evening."

Zhu Da looked at the two, his face darkened a lot.

The person in front reported No.1: "No.1: Zhang Kaiwei!"

Hearing his name, Zhang Kaiwei looked calm, and even had a slight smile on his face, making him look very warm, and it was appropriate to say that he is a gentleman.

Jing Xingzhi's eyes are quite good. Seeing that Zhu Da's complexion was extremely dark, he looked at Zhang Kaiwei with gloomy eyes.

Jing Xingzhi watched the excitement together, and Zhu Da on the other side sneered, and released a big news: "I heard that the head of the mountain wants to accept disciples, Brother Zhang must have a plan in his mind!"

Zhu Da didn't expect that Jing Xingzhi missed the exam after trying his best to catch the cicada.Zhang Kaiwei dared to be a squirrel and picked his peaches without any effort!

But he wants to see if Zhang Kaiwei can eat this peach!If he can't eat it, Zhang Kaiwei doesn't want it either.Zhu Da's reputation has been ruined, and Zhang Kaiwei will never want to be a clean white lotus.

In a word, it aroused countless people's imagination!

But most of the people thought of the same point - no wonder Zhu Da made great efforts to toss Jing Xingzhi, it turned out that it was for the sake of the mountain chief to recruit disciples!