North and South groceries

Self-preservation is an instinct, and almost everyone knows to carefully protect themselves and keep their bodies and minds from harm.

But there are always some people who will regard themselves as a piece of fine iron, and don't care about the harm that falls on the body and mind.

This kid Qiao Junlin has been going too far recently, just because there are two vacancies in Taixue.

He is currently studying Simenxue. Before Simenxue, there are Guozixue and Taixue. According to the law, Simenxue can make up for Taixue, and Taixue can make up for Guozixue. If the students in the school perform well, or because of various other factors, they also have the opportunity to transfer to a good school.

These three schools originally had clear regulations to limit the number of students, but for now, the number of students in Guozixue and Taixue is basically controlled within the prescribed amount, and the number of students in Simenxue has already been seriously overcrowded. .

Rare things are more expensive. With so many students enrolled in the Four Schools, students who graduated from this school are naturally becoming less and less rare. Students of the Four Schools who want to become famous are naturally becoming more and more famous. Disaster.

So this time, after the news spread that the Taixue said that it would make up two places from the four schools, many students among the four schools sharpened their heads and wanted to occupy the next place, and Qiao Junlin was quite prominent among them. one of.

But it's hard to say whether it will make up for it.Although Qiao Junlin studied hard, many gentlemen in the school still prefer students who are smart and transparent, or students with aristocratic demeanor. To put this kind of orientation in a more straightforward way, first you have a good family background, and then you But also smart and stylish.

Qiao Junlin is not very good at these two aspects. When he was riding Yan Erfei and shooting arrows on the training ground, some people would not only think that he was handsome, but would think of these two words in his mind : poor and sour.

Of course, not everyone has this kind of mentality. There are still many teachers in the four schools who appreciate Qiao Junlin's diligent and progressive character, as well as his tenacity that ordinary people can't match.

Especially the instructor who taught them how to ride and shoot highly admired Qiao Junlin.

If it is strictly calculated according to the ranking, it is still relatively difficult for Qiao Junlin to win a spot this time.

But for these two places this time, Qiao Junlin is very clear in his heart that the ones who can successfully make up for Taixue in the end may not necessarily be No.1 and No.2 in their school, nor may they be No.3 or No.4.

There are many variables in this matter. It may be just a matter of a word from a certain school leader, or an irrelevant official may also intervene in it, and the attitude of those clan children may also be considered. In the three schools of Xuexue and Taixue, the students all have a considerable right to speak, because they are of noble origin.

Qiao Junlin wanted to enter the Taixue, he also wanted to be from a prestigious school, and he also wanted to jump into a higher circle.

At this time, the imperial examination system did not adopt the system of anonymous names, so in the process of the examination, the more famous people are, the more beneficial they are. If you want to be famous, first of all, the stage is very important.

At such a critical time, Qiao Junlin worked harder than usual to highlight his sense of existence, performed well in all subjects, and actively participated in social activities.

The continuous study and socializing made him feel physically and mentally exhausted, but this young man didn't take them seriously. He believed that as long as he endured it, it would be fine. When dealing with people who are taller than him, his self-esteem will inevitably be hurt, but he also believes that as long as he bears it, it will pass.

There are many people in this world who are born with a halo. Standing on those high platforms built with wealth and status, they are born superior.

In addition, there are some blessed guys, no matter what kind of corners God puts them in, they can still shine and become famous all over the world.

Qiao Junlin has no extraordinary background, and he doesn't think he has any extraordinary talent. The only thing he can compete with others is hard work.

boring?Many people think that Qiao Junlin is quite boring.However, for Qiao Junlin now, there is nothing more interesting in this world than realizing his plan step by step.

In the early morning of May, Qiao Junlin rode Yan'erfly through the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, all he could think about was the day's lessons.

This boy is sixteen years old this year, his pretty face is still immature, and his stature has not yet fully grown, but he has the fortitude and forbearance that many adults do not have.

He tempered himself as a piece of refined iron, and gradually, his body had a light like refined iron, cold and hard.

Only in some inadvertent drooping eyes will the fragile emotions that do not match the strong surface be revealed.

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In Xipo Village, in Qiao Junlin's eyes, Luo Sanlang, who was blessed with the ability to shine even if he was thrown in a corner, was squatting on a round stone the size of a millstone, watching his apprentice Liu Huo gelding.

A few days ago, Luo Yong asked his disciples and Wang Dang to help him spread the word, saying that he wanted to collect lambs, and then in the past few days, people have been driving lambs to him to sell, most of them are from nearby farmers. There are more than a dozen heads, and the few are two or three.

Luo Sanlang's soap is well known to be difficult to buy, but it is said that if he wants to buy something, you deliver it to his door, and he will exchange it for soap.

There was an old man by the Sanchuan River who wanted to buy a dowry for his daughter, and wanted to buy her some soap from Luo Sanlang's family as a prestige, but there were too many merchants queuing up, and they couldn't buy it for a while. It's too high, how can ordinary people afford it.

This time when he heard that Luo Sanlang wanted to buy lambs, the old man picked up grain and went to a distant relative's house in the mountains in exchange for two lambs, and rushed all the way to Xipo Village.

At first, I was also worried that I would make a trip in vain, but when Luo Sanlang heard about the cause and effect, he agreed readily and gave him several pairs of wormwood soap and mulberry soap. This mulberry soap is a new style recently, and many people I haven't even seen it at all, I just heard the name.

With these soaps added, his daughter's dowry will look better. Poor people are afraid of being looked down upon by others, and afraid that their daughter will not be a good person in the family after they marry.

"Your skills are getting better and better." Luo Yong squatted on the boulder, watching Liu Huo, with the help of his old father and elder brother, he gave two lambs to the gelding.

"Master taught well." Liu Huo said with a smile.Ever since this guy learned this skill, his personality seems to be much more cheerful and confident than before.

Liu Huo's parents are both present, and there is an elder brother above him. The elder brother has already married a wife and had children, but he has no sons. He has two daughters, the oldest is six years old and the youngest is four years old.

The Liu family’s appearance genes are not good. Liu Huo’s elder brother is black and strong, and the daughter-in-law he married is not considered beautiful. He gave birth to two daughters, both of whom have small eyes and noses. Liu Huo loves him very much. The two nieces and the two little girls are also relatively cheerful.

Now their family has also moved to Xipo Village, but not for farming, but to herd sheep for Luo Yong.

Luo Yong made a deal with them. Now he will hand over all the lambs and pastures to them. In the future, every ten sheep slaughtered in his farm will be given to the Liu family. In addition to providing some straw, soybean meal, salt and other things regularly, Luo Yong doesn't care about anything else, and the Liu family has to handle the breeding work. Luo Yong doesn't buy lambs every year.

Let's work together for a year or two. If the Liu family can't help him manage the pasture well, Luo Yong will definitely have to change people.

"There are few people here. When you are working on weekdays, you have to keep a close eye on these two little dolls." Luo Yong reminded the grown-ups of the Liu family.

"Of course I know." Liu Huo said, "Xu Sanlang asked us to send these two children to him to play with his youngest daughter. I think it's okay."

This method is not bad. There are so many people in Xu's guest house, and there is also a lot of food. As long as the children are nourished, they will grow up quickly, like his fourth mother and the others. If I take out the clothes and wear them again today, the sleeves and trouser legs will be short.

Looking at the pasture in front of me, the grass seeds have been sown, and a lot of lambs have been bought.

Near the side of the dirt road, a square adobe yard was built, which is the sheep house, which Luo built with the help of his disciples.

In the days to come, Luo Yong will continue to buy goats. This year he plans to collect [-] to [-] goats first, and maybe add some more next year. The next year, his own lambs should be able to breed. Out.

"Da da, da da..." At this time, another horse came running from the direction of Lishi County.

The man on horseback wears a cyan cape on his head, and is dressed in a cyan robe. He has a vigorous figure and a bit of a literati temperament. At first glance, he looks like an elite talent capable of literary and military skills. Although this era is not developed, but like this There are quite a few young talents in China.

"May I ask this young gentleman, how far is it to Xipo Village?" The man reined in his horse beside the sheep house, and asked Luo Yongdao, clasping his hands.

"It's just one point ahead." Luo Yong casually pointed in the direction of Xipo Village.

"Thank you!" The man cupped his hands again, then flicked his horsewhip, and ran away again.

"Da da, da da..." After a while, the horse ran back again.

"Dare to ask this little gentleman, do you know Luo Sanlang?" Isn't this nonsense, living so close, a celebrity like Luo Sanlang, there will be people who don't know him from all over the world, I think this guy must run away While running, he suddenly remembered that the boy he saw on the side of the road just now might be Luo Sanlang, so he ran back again.

"I am Luo Sanlang." Luo Yong grinned.

"I have admired Luo Sanlang's name for a long time!" The man also grinned, his snow-white teeth almost gleamed in the sun, he turned over and got off the horse, his posture was very handsome, but it was a pity that he fell off the horse. Steady, a stagger almost did not fall.

"Du Gou." He cupped his hands at Luo.

Doug?

Because of his contact with Du Xi, Luo Yong also paid attention to the Jingzhao Du family. For the Jingzhao Du family, Luo Yong had the deepest impression of only two people, one was Du Yu in the late Three Kingdoms period, and the other was Du Ruhui in the early Tang Dynasty.

This Du Gou is the eldest son of Du Ruhui, who led the army to suppress bandits, and later resigned because he injured his hamstring during the war and settled down in Laizhou area. There are still stories about him teaching the people of Laizhou to fish for needles and fish. It's a pity that this person was eventually implicated in his younger brother Du He's conspiracy, exiled to Lingnan, and died in the border fields.

"It's Du Dalang!" Luo Yong also got down from the round stone, stood on the side of the road, and greeted Du Dalang.

After learning that the other party was Du Gou, Luo Yong realized that his stagger just now was not because he pretended too much and failed to stand firmly, but because of an injury on his leg.

Du Gou came here this time to learn the method of making soap from Luo Yong. Although the soap recipe is now in a semi-public state, people outside the power center often have no channels to learn this soap making method. method.

I heard that the sages have sent people to the grasslands to teach this method, but they just have to wait for the soap-making recipe to spread widely, and I'm afraid it won't be realized overnight, so idlers like Du Gou had to ride horses from Jiaodong Peninsula for thousands of miles to come here. On the Loess Plateau, I came to find Luo Yong to learn.

He didn't come empty-handed. In the bag on his back, besides coins and dry food, there was also a bag of seeds.

Speaking of this seed, it really has a lot of background, it is the famous Champa rice.

Champa rice is an indica rice, quite drought-tolerant, and it is said that the growth cycle is very short. If they want to plant it here, they should be able to grow it. They only need to sow it in the warmest season around summer.

If it is really planted by them, then they will have rice to eat here in the future, although the taste of indica rice is still slightly worse than that of japonica rice.

Du Gou lived in Beijing for many years, and made some friends. This rice seed was obtained from a friend in the south. He originally planned to grow it in Laizhou area. He heard that Luo Sanlang was also collecting seeds from various places, so he I took some over and wanted to learn how to make soap with him.