back to the field

During the busy season when farmers are scrambling to harvest late rice, Tang Qingman also officially came to Shouyi to pay homage to Miaozhen as his teacher and become a monk to practice.

There are many Taoist priests who have been monks since they were young. They were quite curious about Tang Qingman who became a monk at this age. They ran to Tang Qingman's house in their free time when they didn't need to do homework. Young, the family didn’t have extra money and food to support us, so we were sent to become monks, what about you? I heard that your younger brother is an official.”

When Tang Sixian sent Tang Qingman to practice, the group of Taoist priests were watching, so they naturally knew Tang Sixian's identity.

Tang Qingman was a little older than them, but according to the seniority of the Taoists, he had to call them "Senior Brother".

She said: "I followed Master to practice not because life is difficult, nor is it because my siblings are at odds, but because I feel that practice can make my life more... more comfortable."

"No wonder Uncle Miaozhen accepted you as an apprentice." They murmured.

Tang Qingman was a bit curious about what the "destiny" meant by Miaozhen at the beginning, but Miaozhen was her master after all, and as a disciple, it seemed that she shouldn't take the initiative to gossip.

The group of lively Taoist priests took the initiative to tell her that Miaozhen's family background is not bad, because the whole family believes in Taoism, and she has been practicing since she was a child. After getting rich clothes and fine food, he went to Shoudao Temple to become a monk.

Tang Qingman felt that it was not good to listen to Master's gossip when he first arrived, so he said, "Little Green is almost hungry, I'll feed it first."

"Is Xiaolu the giant turtle given by my younger brother?" The young Taoist was also very curious about this.

"Exactly."

They were suddenly excited: "Can we go with you? I want to see it."

Tang Qingman thought, Xiaolu is raised in the pond outside, they can watch it anytime, can't they?However, this is an opportunity for her to establish a good relationship with her classmates, so she did not refuse, saying: "Then let's go together!"

When she got outside, many Taoist priests had already stopped by the pool. She was very puzzled, and when she got closer, she heard a few brothers talking: "I heard that the giant turtle can be lifted by four people, and it is very fierce. Uncle was at the front, and was almost bitten by it."

"Isn't it? After it was put into the pool, it was not happy and wanted to run with its master. But later, I don't know what the layman threw into the pool, so it swam to the middle of the pool, and it is still there now, refusing to rely on it." shore."

Living in a place with many rivers and lakes, everyone has seen giant soft-shelled turtles to some extent, but giant soft-shelled turtles as big as Xiaolu are still very rare, so these Taoist priests are curiously gathered around the pool, just wanting to see Xiaolu's elegant demeanor .

"Junior brother, can you make Xiaolu swim to the shore?" the little Taoist priests asked Tang Qingman.

Tang Qingman thought that Xiaolu might not be used to looking for food by herself at first, so she brought some fish when she came here. She didn't know whether Xiaolu had been frightened by the Taoist priests by staying in the middle of the pond.After thinking about it, she tapped the barrel as usual.

Xiaolu seemed to have sensed something, pulled her limbs, and turned her head to look at her.

Just when everyone wondered whether Tang Qingman could really let it swim over, it suddenly dived into the water.

The pool is more than one meter deep, and the water is not clear, but slightly green.After Xiaolu sank, she disappeared without a trace.

Just when everyone was disappointed, they saw it suddenly jumping out of the water in front of Tang Qingman, biting the fish in Tang Qingman's hand, and then lying on the shallows, eating slowly.

Everyone was taken aback by it, even Tang Qingman.But seeing that it still recognizes him, he is full of joy.

"Junior brother, can you let me try?" The Taoist priests were eager to try feeding Xiaolu.

Tang Qingman hesitated, and gave them the bucket.They grabbed a fish to lure Xiaolu, but Xiaolu ignored them, and instead wanted to hide in the pond.

"This giant turtle really recognizes its master!" A Taoist exclaimed softly.

"Everything has animism, this giant turtle has been kept for a long time, so it naturally recognizes the aura of its master." Some Taoist priests also said profoundly.

Everyone is quite in awe of the animals and plants with spirituality. Hearing this, everyone dare not look at Xiaolu with the attitude of looking at playthings.

Tang Qingman didn't care about all the rumors. After feeding Xiaolu, she went back contentedly.

Not far away, Tang Sixian and Qin Zhen, who were a little worried about Tang Qingman, were also relieved to see that she had successfully integrated with the Taoist priests and gained a lot of popularity.

Tang Sixian still muttered to herself, in order to prevent Xiaolu from running away with her, she deliberately threw a spring bead the size of a longan into the center of the pool.It stands to reason that the spring beads are the most attractive to it, how can it recognize Tang Qingman?

After thinking about it for a while, she understood.Presumably, the three of them had spiritual springs in their daily meals. The spiritual springs nourished their bodies and perhaps left a unique aura, so Xiaolu recognized them.In addition, Tang Qingman is the person who has been with Xiaolu the longest, so Xiaolu will naturally look for its familiar aura when it is in a strange environment.

Qin Zhen said: "When the officials sent Xiaolu over, didn't they think of using Xiaolu to help Ah Tang quickly gain the approval of all the Taoists?"

Tang Sixian: "..."

She straightened her waist and replied, "It's good that the lady knows, you don't have to say it."

Qin Zhen glanced at her meaningfully, but didn't expose her.

When they went down the mountain, Tang Sixian looked back.Xiange Mountain is surrounded by mountains and clouds, and it is very spectacular when you look around.How many houses were covered by dense branches and leaves, and occasionally birdsong came from the valley, which became lighter and lighter as she walked away.

After all, they came to the avenue at the foot of the mountain full of people. Rao was mentally prepared, but Tang Sixian still felt a little disappointed.

Qin Zhen noticed her turning around and said, "Fortunately, it's not far away, and it won't take too much time to come and find Ah Tang."

"Ok!"

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On the third day after Tang Qingman became a monk, Gu Yishan, Qin Zhen's sister-in-law, went to Zhouxue to give Qin Ruanlun autumn clothes, and stopped by her as a guest.The two of them had nothing to do, so they simply went to Xiange Mountain for a walk together.

In the house where the Taoists lived, Qin Zhen saw that Tang Qingman was studying scriptures and practicing calligraphy, so he didn't bother him.

"Since you're here, why don't you ask for a divination?" Gu Yishan said.

Qin Zhen didn't believe in these things, but he also agreed to accompany Gu Yishan to the divination, and when Gu Yishan finished the calculation, he asked her, "Aren't you going to ask for a divination?"

Qin Zhen said: "I have nothing to ask for."

Gu Yishan smiled and said: "In that case, let's go back!"

After she returned to the Qin family, she told the Su family about Qin Ruanlun's study in the state, and also mentioned the matter of going to Xiange Mountain with Qin Zhen.She said: "I asked my younger sister why she didn't ask the last question, and my younger sister said that she had nothing to ask for, so mother can rest assured that Tang Chongban didn't put pressure on her."

Su nodded. The last time she told Qin Zhen about having a baby, she was worried that Qin Zhen would be under pressure but dared not tell her.If Qin Zhen really felt the pressure, he would definitely ask the gods for help, but she didn't, which means that there is nothing that she can't solve and needs to ask the gods and Buddhas for help.

Qin Zhen didn't know that Gu Yishan's act of asking the hexagrams contained such a deep meaning. When she went back, she thought that the winter solstice was still a month or two away, so she turned a corner and went to the duck farmer's house near the tea farm to buy ducks, preparing to make cured duck festival.

Tang Sixian was an official in the tea farm, and Qin Zhen occasionally went in and out of the tea farm. The duck breeder recognized her, and while leading her to the garden to catch ducks, he asked, "Usually, when Tang officials leave the tea farm, they stop by to catch ducks." The two ducks went back, why is Mrs. Qin coming today?"

"She was busy with business, and I happened to be passing by, so I stopped by to buy it." Qin Zhen said.

The man helped her catch the ducks, and she carefully selected ten fat ducks, weighed them and paid the first payment, saying, "Help me deliver them to my home."

"Hey!" The man hurriedly responded, and said a few good things about Qin Zhen to her, "Ms. Qin is really virtuous and virtuous!"

It happened that Tang Sixian appeared, heard the words, and said with a smile: "That is, my wife is the most virtuous, gentle and considerate, dignified and generous!"

"Is Tang Daguan coming too?" The man greeted him with a smile.

"Well, I heard from my subordinates that I saw the lady, so I'll come over and have a look."

Qin Zhen explained softly: "I bought ten ducks to make preserved duck."

"Do a ritual?"

"Ah."

Tang Sixian whispered to Qin Zhen as if no one was around, and the duck seller always felt that he seemed to be in the way, so he backed out and helped Qin Zhen put the ten ducks she picked into the cage.

Tang Sixian and Qin Zhen went home together, and the man followed behind and delivered the duck to their house.

It is very troublesome to make dried salted duck, especially the plucking of the duck in the early stage.Besides, with ten ducks, Qin Zhen would definitely not be able to handle them all by himself, so Tang Sixian was there to help her.

Fortunately, Tang Sixian's physical fitness passed the test, and he had the patience to pull out the short hairs on the ducks one by one.But seeing the sweat on Qin Zhen's forehead, she said distressedly: "Forget about eating bacon next year, it's easier to make bacon."

"These are gifts for others, one for father and mother, one for A-Tang, and your Shangfeng, colleagues, Liang Beiwang, neighbors and our hired workers..."

Although they definitely received more gifts in return than they sent out, but that's how it is during the festival, and there must be exchanges.

"Fortunately, there is a lady here, otherwise I wouldn't do this!" Tang Sixian quickened his hands, "Lady, why don't we hire someone, now I am getting more and more busy, and you have your own affairs, many things are under pressure On your shoulders, hiring someone to come back and do some chores will lighten our load too."

Speaking of which, Tang Sixian is also an official, but there is not even a servant in his family, so his life is very simple.

"But you are not afraid that your secret will be known?" Qin Zhen asked.

"It's enough to hire someone who lives nearby, and it's enough for her to come here every day to wash, cook, and clean."

Qin Zhen felt that her method was feasible, so he went to the neighbors the next day to ask if there were any candidates who were diligent and clean.

Neighbors are enthusiastic when recommending candidates, many of whom are their children or relatives.After thinking about it, Qin Zhen selected a few young girls to "interview" based on the descriptions of these neighbors.

These girls are all from low-class families, and they are used to rough work at home on weekdays, so I believe they will not be lazy and play slippery.In addition, Qin Zhen also had to choose those who had tighter mouths and less distractions.

After some interviews, she finally chose the 16-year-old girl named Li He'er, and signed a contract with the other party's parents, hiring her to come and work every day, with a salary of [-] yuan a day, on the fifth day of the next month. pay wages.As for the working time, it is from Chen Shizheng to You Shichu.

When Qin Zhen arranged tasks for Li He'er, he said: "In addition to washing and cooking, all you have to do is clean. But you don't need to clean the room between me and the officials. Clean the rest of the place when it is dirty on weekdays, and then half It needs to be cleaned once a month."

Hearing this, Li He'er suddenly realized that what she had to do was easier than expected. Qin Zhen gave her sixty cents a day, which was so conscientious!

But she found that every time she came to Tang's house, Tang Sixian would just go out - she didn't need to prepare the Tang's breakfast, because Tang Sixian or Qin Zhen usually got up very early and prepared it by herself. ——And Tang Sixian didn't come back until she was ready for dinner.

She worked in the Tang family for five days, but she didn't even remember Tang Sixian's face.

When she returned home, her family asked her about things related to Tang Sixian, and she replied, "I don't know."

"How come you don't know? You work in the Tang family, and when you meet a senior official, you just strike up a conversation with him? Why don't you know how to open up your brain!" The Li family scolded her.

Li He'er said: "When I go to Tang's house every day, the high official has already gone out. When the high official comes back, I have been cleaning the kitchen and have no chance to talk to him."

"Then you should go earlier and take the initiative to talk to him every day. After a long time, he will definitely pay attention to you. When the time comes, let him accept you as a side room, and your life will be better than now!"

Li He'er felt a little embarrassed: "Father, mother, the big lady pays me a lot of money and treats me well, I can't do this."

"For you, you are always a servant!" Father Li pointed to the cramped house, "Look at the place where our family of eight lives, there is not enough to eat. And look at the size of the Tang family, there are only two people live, and eat and eat every day. Do you want to live this kind of life for the rest of your life?"

The Li family has two elderly people who are sick in bed, and Li He'er's younger brother and sister. The family of eight lives in a small house with only three rooms, and the other is a temporary thatched house. My son and his sister live here.

In the whole family, the grandparents who were bedridden could not work, and her younger siblings were still young.Before she went to work in the Tang family, only Li's father, who helped watch the door of a wealthy family, had a monthly income of [-] yuan, and some subsidies she got for being a female celebrity with her mother.

If it weren't for her hard work, her parents would have thought of selling her into a rich family and making her a concubine.

Unexpectedly, they are still unwilling to give up now, but they have their eyes on Tang Sixian who is an official.

Li He'er thought to herself, Qin Zhen seems easy-going, but in fact it seems that nothing can be hidden from her eyes.In front of such a wise and intelligent woman, how could she hook up with Tang Sixian? She even suspected that the working hours Qin Zhen arranged for her were based on Tang Sixian's time at home.

Besides, she felt that Tang Sixian was not a normal man. When she saw Tang Sixian for the first time, Tang Sixian only glanced at her, and after confirming her identity with Qin Zhen, he never had any contact with her again. passed her.

Sometimes she suspects that Tang Sixian simply forgot her existence.

In this case, why can't she think about listening to her parents?If hooking up with Tang Sixian fails and she loses the job instead, she will really be sold by her parents as a concubine.

It is better to be a slave than a concubine, so she can only talk perfunctorily to her parents, and still do her work in the Tang family down-to-earth.

After a few days, Qin Zhen suddenly said to Li He'er, "You don't have to come tomorrow."

Li He'er's heart tightened, and she asked in a panic: "Why? Madam, what did I do wrong?"

Qin Zhen was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood why she had such a big reaction.She couldn't help laughing: "I don't want to drive you away, I want you to rest at home tomorrow."

"But I'm not tired, so I don't need to rest." Li He'er thought to herself, one day less work means less wages, which is not worthwhile.

"Tomorrow, the officials and I will go out. You have to rest if you don't. Don't worry, you will be paid." Qin Zhen paused, and added, "From now on, every seven days, you can have a day off."

Li He'er was very grateful for Qin Zhen's kindness, but she begged: "Miss, if I rest tomorrow, my parents ask about the salary, can you..."

Qin Zhen understood what she meant, and said: "If someone asks, I will say that there is no wages on the rest day."

Li He'er was overjoyed and thanked again, and then worked harder.

In the dead of night, when she was thinking about where to hide the [-] Wen private money, a thought suddenly flashed in her mind: "Tomorrow seems to be a day for the officials to rest and take a bath every seven days. Is it the same as the days when the officials rest?"

She suddenly felt that she understood the intention of Qin Zhen's arrangement...

The author has something to say: Tang Moujian: What is your intention, lady?

Qin Fuhei: It's just to prevent her from discovering your secret!

Tang Moujian: Just admit it, you just care about me!

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Toothache, beep...

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I have never eaten cured duck, I have only eaten sour wine duck (really delicious!)

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