Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

After staying up late to carefully write just such a book, and carefully selecting the three most proud poems, the sky is already bright.

The originally quiet neighborhood gradually became noisy, and it was clearly audible that the people next door, only separated by a thin wall, were fetching water for washing and getting busy for the start of the day. It's never been better.

Regardless of his lack of energy, because his home is quite far away from the state school, it is time for him to get up, and after finishing his busy work, it is impossible to fall asleep for a while.

Worrying about Erlang who was in a trance, he also didn't sleep well all night. Zheng, who often got up at night to peek at the light shining through the crack of the door, got up early, boiled water and made breakfast.

As soon as breakfast was ready, Ouyang Xiu, with his eyes red from staying up all night, changed into the plain robe he wore when he was going to school, and sat down at the table in an orderly manner.

"Xiu'er," Zheng said with difficulty hiding her worry, "If you are not feeling well, why not—"

"Mother, don't worry." Ouyang Xiu raised his eyes, full of eagerness: "I'm fine."

Zheng Shi met his eyes, seeing that he was completely different from the confused and undecided appearance he saw last night, so she was completely relieved.

Ouyang Xiu carefully carried the poems and manuscripts he had prepared overnight, first went to the state school to attend classes, and then followed the crowd to a private school in the suburbs.

When the private school was over, the individuals parted ways, and each went home, Ouyang Xiu suddenly looked at Li Shu, and directly invited him: "I intend to visit Lu Gong at the door, please advise, brother Li, would you like to go with me?"

When Li Shu heard this, he was taken aback on the spot: "You just borrowed the book, why did you just transfer it to the other end?"

It is self-evident that there is a big difference between entering the other party's sect seriously, becoming a disciple who begs for guidance, and just borrowing books.

To put it bluntly, they didn't even know the specific name and surname of the owner of the manor surnamed Lu, so how could they worship the master?

Before Ouyang Xiu opened his mouth to explain, He Qiyun, who kept his ears pricked up to listen to their movements, couldn't suppress the surging emotions in his chest, walked over at once, and sarcastically said: "I see how noble you are on weekdays, and you still have some I admire it, it turns out it’s nothing more than that!”

"I'm afraid you're not crazy!" Li Shu was first startled by He Qiyun's sudden turn of the face, which was usually quite gracious, and then irritated by this provocative remark: "What did you say? Uncle Yong went to pay a visit to Lu Gong , what does it have to do with you?"

"Lu Gong?" He Qiyun was full of unwillingness and anger at this time, and he pushed Li Shu away unceremoniously, and said with a sneer: "If I hadn't taken the lead that day, you are afraid that even where the gate of Lu's Manor is facing?" I don’t even know if it’s on!”

Really why!

He was the one who got the news first, and he was also the one who got the strings. In the end, he didn't catch anything. The fruit he planted with hard work was cheaper than Ouyang Xiu, who was usually silent and won the praise of all the people in the academy because of his hard work. !

He Qiyun had long since disliked Ouyang Xiu.

He lost his father when he was young, and only his widowed mother remained in the family. He was regarded as destitute and could only barely get by; his uncle Ouyang Ye, who was attached to him, left Suizhou earlier; beside him...

He is obviously just a poor man who should be timid, but everything he dreams of is at his fingertips, how can he be happy?

Facing the menacing He Qiyun, Ouyang Xiu only frowned.

He was not irritated by He Qiyun at all, what he felt more was still inexplicable: "...you came first before I had time to ask you."

He Qiyun snorted coldly: "You also know—"

"Lu Gong once said," Ouyang Xiu interrupted him expressionlessly, and directly repeated what Lu Ci said yesterday: "'If your friend surnamed He also wants to come, you can bring him along'."

He Qiyun was instantly speechless.

I don't know how long it took before his arrogance disappeared, and he asked anxiously: "Grandpa Lu really said that? Could it be that you made up something to make fun of me?"

The corners of Ouyang Xiu's mouth twitched slightly.

"...I'm not that idle."

After he finished speaking, he was too lazy to entangle with the inexplicably crazy He Qiyun, and asked Li Shu another question. After the latter shook his head hesitantly, he set foot on the road to Lu's Manor alone.

He Qiyun, who was left behind, had an unpredictable expression. He finally gritted his teeth, turned his head, and walked in the opposite direction.

That's it.

Even if the elders in the family persuade him to befriend the other party more, don't they not know the ins and outs of the other party at all?

And he had tried his best before, and he had tried his best, and he didn't get a good face from Mr. Lu. On the contrary, Ouyang Xiu, who didn't put in any effort, got the advantage.

Now that Ouyang Xiu was one step ahead of him and won Lu Gong's favor, just now he couldn't restrain the anger in his heart and completely offended the other party... Instead of going to the door with Ouyang Xiu with a shy face, he risked being accused of blackmail and wearing small shoes. It's better to give up this unknown way completely.

Anyway, to be able to come to Suizhou, and still look like a long-term residence, it is impossible for him to be from a family of poetry and books, a big family.

Ouyang Xiu didn't care about He Qiyun's failure to keep up.

After conveying Duke Lu's words on his behalf, he focused all his attention on the important matter of going to visit Duke Lu.

It's just that after being nervous all the way, Ouyang Xiu arrived at Lu's Manor, but he received a response that disappointed him - he came at an unlucky time, Mr. Lu had just gone out on business, and he didn't know when he would return.

Seeing that the pale and thin young scholar couldn't hide his frustration, the servant knew somewhat how the master treats him differently, so he warmly invited him to come into the hall and sit and wait.

Ouyang Xiu hesitated for a moment, first because he was thinking about his mother and younger sister at home, and second because he didn't know when Lu Gong would return, so he reluctantly declined, leaving only his poems and manuscripts, and went home first.

Lu Ci, who left Ouyang Xiu in vain, was indeed in the state city, dealing with matters that required him to appear in person.

When he returned to the manor, it was already time for the lights to come on.

"Uncle Yong came today?"

After hearing the servant's report, Lu Ci raised his eyebrows slightly, skipped the three manuscripts for the time being, and opened the book left by Ouyang Xiu first.

"I heard that in the past, I built a golden house, and headed north to compete for the trend; with the name of Qingyun, I made the west mountain and raised the price. Those who sincerely seek the trace of a thousand miles, first go to the city..."

Lu Ci smiled lightly.

After only reading the first one, the reason for Ouyang Xiu's visit is clear at a glance.

He quoted three allusions at the beginning of the chapter, claiming to be a "Maximum"... The heartfelt song that is eager to be supported and taught has undoubtedly been revealed.

After reading all of Ouyang Xiu's poems with a smile, Lu Ci asked, "Did he leave anything before he left?"

The housekeeper hurriedly replied: "He once said that he will come to the door after class tomorrow."

Lu Ci nodded: "When he comes tomorrow, just bring him to my study."

Even though the master has not made it clear, the housekeeper already knows that this really means to keep Ouyang Xiu under his door and to support him.

He didn't dare to be negligent, and after responding immediately, he slowly exited the room and conveyed the Lord's order.

After a busy day, Lu Ci read Ouyang Xiu's poems again, and now he was lying on the couch, closing his eyes and resting his mind, while thinking about the next thing to do.

The reason why he treats Ouyang Xiu particularly preferentially is not because of his reputation in history, nor is it because he is good at being a teacher or loving talents.

After repeated attacks by Liu Yong, Fan Zhongyan, Di Qing, Zhao Zhen, Teng Zongliang, Yan Shu, and even the young boy version of Sima Guang, he has been an official for ten years, and he has a deeper understanding of being in this era. It will be a big fuss if you accidentally meet a lot of historical celebrities.

It's purely because Ouyang Xiu's family has a widowed mother and younger sister, and he needs to get ahead as soon as possible to support his relatives. He is under the worry of being discouraged, but he does not feel sorry for himself, but has a positive and enterprising attitude...

It made him more or less empathetic, and touched the scene with sadness.

Of course, he has other plans besides pointing Ouyang Xiu once in a while to ease his mood.

However, he said that after recovering a little these days, he sent people back to Mizhou to count the assets and mats left by his mother.

Because he had never asked about his mother's finances in the past, so he didn't know if he didn't check. After checking, even he was a little surprised.

It turns out that because their family has always been very popular, and because he is the first high-ranking official from Mizhou, which makes the villagers feel very proud, so when Lu's mother runs the shop, she can always get some support from the government and the people. assistance and convenience.

In addition, Lu's mother was afraid of being poor in the early years, and she couldn't stay idle when she was rich. She always wanted to leave him more money to avoid being bullied by the powerful Yue's family. An extremely considerable fortune.

As far as Lu Ci is concerned, not to mention that he has a very rich family with the generous salary brought by the Jiedu Envoy. The money went wild.

When Lu Ci was thinking about how to properly handle the property, he happened to see Ouyang Xiu and got inspiration from him.

Why not divide the money into two, one half in Mizhou and the other half in Suizhou, and each establish a Yizhuang?

Zhou Shan is a poor family similar to their lonely and helpless situation back then, so that in this remote state and county, where the mother is most attached to, some people have always remembered their mother's name because of the favor they received.

But after thinking about it, if the Yizhuang is not to make small troubles, but to open up a road that can last for a long time, it will require huge manpower, material and financial resources, which is definitely not trivial.

Lu Ci was not trapped by the unimaginable difficulties at all, but he was glad that he had finally found a motivation after being lazy for so many days.

He has always faced difficulties head on, as long as he makes up his mind, he will definitely accomplish it.

On the day when Ouyang Xiu was in vain, he rode the newly purchased little gray horse and ran around the city and outside the city for a whole day to determine suitable fields and bedding.

Early the next morning, after this year, the largest dental shop in Suizhou, which had been depressed all the time and had not yet officially opened, suddenly ushered in the well-dressed servants of the Lu family, and also received the servants who made everyone excited about it. The jaw-dropping list——

"...Five hundred acres of land, thirty mats?"

Hearing this, the owner of the tooth shop thought that he had not woken up, and that was why he had such an outrageous dream, and even smiled and patted his head.

As a result, as soon as the filming went on, I didn't wake up from the dream, but my head started to hurt.

Only then did he regain his composure, looked at the serious servant of the Lu family, and then at the other fellows who were also too shocked to speak, and asked sincerely: "Is this guest officer crazy? Or am I crazy?"

Even in Suizhou, a remote border county, the price of one mu of fertile land is worth at least [-] yuan.

Buying [-] acres of land in one go, that's a total of [-] yuan. Is this a wealthy family that has gone crazy, or sent people with bad intentions to make them happy!

The author has something to say: Notes:

For the price of the land, refer to "Knowing the Song Dynasty: The History of the Song Dynasty Written to My Daughter"; the land price in the Renzong Dynasty of the Northern Song Dynasty was relatively low, and one mu was calculated at 10 guan. If Suizhou is located in a remote area, it will be reduced a little.