Blessings of Time Traveling

The term "husband's brother" is actually a bit awkward for Qi Mingcheng, he is not very used to it, and always feels that he is a bit feminine.However, with Qi Mingcheng's current status, Zhao Sanlang and Zhao Silang are indeed his husband's brothers.At the same time, if Zhao Chengyi is still alive, then when he talks about Mrs. Qi and others, he should also use "sisters of my husband's family".

There is nothing wrong with it!

Men in the Jing Dynasty could form a contract. Although there were not many such cases, it was as legal as marriage between men and women.Qi Mingcheng didn't grow up in this environment, so he felt a little embarrassed. In fact, the Zhao family and Shen Shun didn't think his statement was problematic at all.

Reading history, we can always find something interesting.In the time and space before Qi Mingcheng traveled, his motherland had not yet passed the gay marriage law, and some people at that time seemed to have more conservative views on this aspect than the ancients, or more closed.

Of course, the development of each space-time is different.In this time and space, if there were no serious cultural aggression and cultural gaps after the Jing Dynasty, then during the transition from the feudal social system to the modern social system, the gay marriage law should have been established.

Qi Mingcheng quickly adjusted his mentality and let go of the slight embarrassment.

Shen Shun listened attentively to Qi Mingcheng.

Naturally, Qi Mingcheng would not make any request that would embarrass Shen Shun.He is a businessman, and a businessman is actually very good at measuring.

Qi Mingcheng smiled and said: "...In short, it would be great if I could get the scientific examination papers from previous years." For Shen Shun, who was backed by the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, it was nothing more than his little effort.

Yes, even Shen Shun's master didn't need to be alarmed, Shen Shun could handle this matter by himself.

Shen Shun's mood immediately relaxed, and asked again: "What else do you want?"

Qi Mingcheng saw that there was no reluctance in his eyebrows, so he continued: "It would be even better if I could get the matching excellent papers over the years."

"It's natural." Shen Shun's smile became more and more sincere, "Is there anything else I can help, please tell me along with it."

Qi Mingcheng felt that Shen Shun was too dastardly, and said, "It would be the best if we could add an analysis of current events. There is no need to deliberately collect such secret information, what is needed is that people who have lived in the capital for a long time can know ordinary news, Just let my third and fourth younger brothers know what they are doing."

Saburo and Shiro of the Zhao family must have no problems in their studies, and as farmers, they also know a lot about the sufferings of the people. The only thing they don't know is the political situation.But this is the worst!In any dynasty, the cost of being on the wrong side is high.

Therefore, Qi Mingcheng looked at Shen Shun as if he was looking at a small gold mine.

Although Qi Mingcheng kept saying that he only asked Shen Shun to help him obtain some superficial political information, everyone had selfish intentions. One can also figure out Shen Shun's three-point direction from it.And Shen Shun's bias is actually the bias of the master behind him, that is, the bias of Zhen Guo Gongfu.this point is very important!

From the memory of Daoist Mingzhen, Qi Mingcheng didn't get much useful information, but he knew one thing, after the current emperor, the emperor's nephew would succeed not the son of the emperor.The nephew also decreed to adopt an heir to the government of Zhen Guo.

what does that mean?This means that as long as they survive these few years, the future of Zhen Guogong's mansion, which has embraced the new emperor's thigh, will be bright!

Under such circumstances, if Saburo and Shiro have made achievements in the imperial examination, they only need to try their best to keep a low profile, save themselves through the darkest years of politics in the next few years, and properly favor the forces of the Zhenguo government. After the emperor succeeds to the throne, they will be able to stand out!

Counting their age, they will only be in their thirties at that time, even if the average life expectancy is not long at this time, this age is not too old.

Of course, these thoughts of Qi Mingcheng are not humane at this time.

Even if Shen Shun didn't know Qi Mingcheng's true "foresight and insight", he began to admire his thoughts at this moment.Because of his master's instructions, he never underestimated this family at first, and now he dare not underestimate Qi Mingcheng, and promised: "Don't worry, I will get it for you."

"Guan Shen is such a good character, why should I worry about it?" Qi Mingcheng said with a smile.

As Shen Ling's right-hand man, Shen Shun is supposed to be a person who has experienced storms, but he doesn't want to be too boastful, and Qi Mingcheng's ears are red when he says it.

Qi Mingcheng got up and went to Sanlang and Shiro's room to get a pen and paper, and wrote down the recipes of various bean products on the paper in detail.The effect of his continuous practice of handwriting since time travel has finally shown. Although his handwriting is not amazing, it is at least upright and generous, and he can meet people.

After Shen Shun left, Zhao Dalang rubbed his hands, called Qi Mingcheng "Adi", and then he didn't know what to say anymore.

The old lady Zhao also looked at Qi Mingcheng with emotion, and said: "This recipe is yours, but now you are doing it for Sanlang, Shiro..."

Even though Qi Mingcheng has worked hard to integrate into this era, people at this time value Fang Zi far beyond his imagination.Before Qi Mingcheng crossed over, he could know the world's affairs by surfing the Internet. Although knowledge is priceless, from a certain point of view, information seems to be worthless again.But it's different now, the news is blocked and the productivity is low. Of course, good things have to be habitually hidden.

Prescriptions, experience, craftsmanship, etc., these cannot be easily taught to others.

Why didn't Erniang Qi dare to teach Mrs. Qi the acupuncture technique taught to her by Zhao Xiaomei?Because art should not be passed on lightly is the consensus of the whole society.

Qi Mingcheng seemed to be able to see tears welling up in the eyes of this honest man like Zhao Dalang, so he hurriedly told Zhao Dalang the reason why he didn't sell the recipe, and said: "The third and fourth brothers are scholars, if they If I'm lucky enough to be admitted to fame, won't I also benefit from it?"

Zhao Dalang nodded again and again: "You are right! You have done so much for them, they will definitely respect you in the future."

Qi Erniang pursed her lips and smiled.Although she felt a little pity for those prescriptions, since Qi Mingcheng had already made a decision, she naturally couldn't say anything more.Moreover, Qi Mingcheng is his own younger brother, if her own younger brother did this, wouldn't she have a good face in her husband's house?Qi Erniang touched her slightly pregnant belly, and felt that her life was getting better and better.She quickly recited the Buddha's name in her heart again.

The weather will turn colder, and the Chinese New Year will soon be here.

Just entering the twelfth lunar month, everyone began to prepare for the New Year.Qi Mingcheng wanted to join in the fun, but he was not used to the weather at this time, so he was frozen into a sad husky.After he got up every day, he was glued to the stove, and he didn't dare to leave the stove easily.

For Qi Mingcheng, falling asleep and getting up every day has become a difficult thing. It is difficult to fall asleep because it is too cold inside the quilt, and it is difficult to get up because it is too cold outside the quilt.Qi Mingcheng was the most frustrated in the whole family, even Qi Erniang, a pregnant woman who needed special care, was not as afraid of the cold as he was.

If their family hadn't burned their own charcoal this year, the charcoal would definitely be enough, Qi Mingcheng would probably feel that this winter would be even more difficult.

After the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the schools of Saburo and Shiro also closed for vacation.

They are all smart people, but after knowing what Qi Mingcheng did for them, they couldn't say a single nice word except "thank you".Saburo would patiently help Qi Mingcheng bake the quilt every day before going to bed, and Shiro silently took out the book and urged Qi Mingcheng to continue studying.

On the second day after Sanlang and Shilang returned home, the two pigs raised by the Zhao family were due to be slaughtered.

There is a pig butcher in the village, and it costs money to hire a pig butcher to kill a pig.In addition, because a pig is quite heavy, it will not be killed obediently, so it is necessary to find two or three strong young men to help catch the pig's trotters.Killing a pig is a happy event, so naturally we can't let the helpers do it for nothing, so someone is invited to help catch the pig's trotters at home, and after the pig-killing rice is ready, they need to give someone a bowl of pork.These are the established rules.

Mrs. Zhao has four sons, even if Zhao Chengyi is not at home all year round, there are still three, so when catching pig's trotters, she never needs to ask others to help.This year, Zhao Chengyi is gone, but there is another Qi Mingcheng, and Qi Erniang is pregnant, and the family is still prosperous.

The four good guys stood in a row. Those who came to watch the slaughter of pigs at the gate of their yard saw this scene, not to mention how envious they were.

Mrs. Zhao was on crutches. Even though she had experienced the pain of losing her son half a year ago, she was seriously ill because of it. At this moment, a rare joy finally appeared on her face, and she said: "It can be seen that there are more men in the family. It is an advantage. "After saying this, she immediately felt something was wrong, so she couldn't help but glance at Qi Erniang.Seeing that Qi Erniang was busy greeting the folks and didn't hear her own words, old lady Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

God knows, when Mrs. Zhao said this sentence just now, it was really just a sigh, without any special meaning.But if Erniang Qi heard it and felt that she was looking forward to her grandson, wouldn't that add burden to Erniang Qi?Even if the old lady really wanted to hold a grandson, she would not say such things in front of her daughter-in-law.You know, too much worry is not conducive to production, and everything must be focused on the daughter-in-law in the past few months.

When the pig butcher started to sharpen his knife, Qi Mingcheng felt that he couldn't stand up in the cold wind, so he planned to hide in the kitchen.Qi Erniang also happened to go back to the kitchen.She was used to the scene of slaughtering pigs, so she didn't feel scared, but she was pregnant now, so it was better not to face the bloody smell directly.

"Brother, can't you bear to watch it? Don't be afraid, later sister will cook meat for you, you will find it delicious!" Qi Erniang joked.

Since time travelling, Qi Mingcheng hasn't eaten much meat yet.In the beginning, it was because he wanted to keep a filial piety for Zhao Chengyi. After the filial piety was over, because the original body was in poor health, he had always been used to eating light food. Qi Mingcheng was worried that he would be seen as wrong if he changed his taste, so he could only endure it.

When it comes to keeping filial piety, although the folks also value it, they are definitely not as important as the dignitaries.To use an analogy, even if the parents are dead, if it is time for harvesting, everyone still has to go out to work in the fields the next day, otherwise, will the whole family be allowed to starve to death?

The granary knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing are sufficient to know the honor and disgrace.That's roughly what it means.

After Zhao Chengyi's death, Mrs. Zhao, as an elder, did not have to observe filial piety for her son.Therefore, the Zhao family did not formally observe filial piety, but chose to wear hemp as a vegetarian out of heart.Qi Mingcheng, as Zhao Chengyi's "husband", according to Lidong Town's practice, he needs to observe a hundred days of filial piety.However, Qi Mingcheng's situation is special, because he wants to pray for Zhao Chengyi, so he has to stay for three years.

However, after all, a hundred days have passed, as long as you don't get distracted from praying for blessings, you can relax other precautions when observing filial piety.

In other words, Qi Mingcheng can eat meat now.

The Zhao family killed two pigs, and some of the meat was directly bought by the surrounding villagers. This one was bought for a catty, and the other for half a tael. He bought more than ten or twenty catties in one breath, and sold a lot of pork very quickly.

One thing that Qi Mingcheng couldn't understand was why in the era when there was no such telephone, the news always spread very quickly in the nearby villages?For example, Zhao's family is going to kill a pig, and I haven't told anyone much about it, but people in the surrounding villages who want to buy meat can come to them immediately.It is cheaper to ask the neighbors and villagers to buy meat than to go to the pork shop in the town to buy meat.

The unsold meat would be handled directly by the pig butcher, pierced with holes one by one, tied with some kind of plant stems, and then all hung under the ceiling of the main room.Yes, there is no need to smoke or apply salt, the meat is just hung up and let them dry on their own.The house at this time is well ventilated, and the pork will not stink or spoil if it is hung like this for a year or two.In short, these pork must be eaten for at least a whole year.

And these are also things that Qi Mingcheng, a modern person, can't understand.

Um, anyway, as long as it doesn't smell bad and doesn't grow worms, the meat is still edible, right?

Qi Mingcheng looked up at the rows of pork hanging in Zhaojiatang's room, and thought it was very spectacular.