Falling Talent GL

In the 22nd year of Baiyue, Ci County, Jiangjia Village.

It was autumn, and the cool wind blew through the mountains and forests. Outside Jiangjia Village, a young man was staggering and carrying a basket of firewood. He looked thin and weird on this country road.

Jiang Sanyan carefully tore off the hem of his long robe. Most of the clothes at home were remade from old clothes. If they carried firewood directly, they would probably be torn if they were not careful. That's why they put firewood in baskets like this.

She stopped to look at the sun, it was almost noon, the results of the rural examination should be released today, and people from the clan will come to announce the good news in a while.The Jiang clan, after Uncle Jiang became the only scholar in Jiangjia Village, is about to have two more children.

Another Tongsheng student who passed the exam was her cousin Jiang Jiejin. When Jiang Sanyan thought of the life in his memory, his eyes flickered with a little bit of unwillingness.

Jiang Laoer and his wife had one son and three daughters. The eldest son went to the battlefield and never came back, and the second daughter died when she was born.When Jiang Sanyan was a daughter again, Jiang's mother's body was completely injured at this time, and after a few years of suffering, she gave birth to Jiang Xiaoya, and then she let go.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, Jiang's second child stumbled and brought Jiang Sanyan to the age of 12, and fell ill.But he couldn't let go of the regret of having no heirs, and insisted on setting up a female household for his third daughter, so he followed Jiang's mother.

Now Jiang Sanyan is 16 years old. In recent years, he and his cousin Jiang Jiejin have been learning to read and write with Uncle Jiang.The township exam is held once a year, and my cousin failed the exam for five years. She saved enough money to apply for the exam this year, but she passed the exam for the first time.

Originally, Uncle Jiang maintained his status as a scholar and cared about the face of the same clan. Although he seldom took care of the sisters, he maintained a superficial kindness. It was not until this year that their decency was finally destroyed by themselves.

Only because his cousin Jiang Jiejin failed the provincial examination five times, he passed the examination this year when he was over 16 years old, while Jiang Sanyan was only [-] years old and passed the examination once.With the contrast and the gap, the sympathy that Uncle Jiang's family had for their sisters turned into malice.

When passing by Uncle Jiang's house, a shout came from the yard, "Sanyan is back, come with your cousin to meet the patriarch and the two patriarchs."

Uncle Jiang, whose surname is Jiang Manzheng, has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a straight nose and thick lips. He is honest and handsome, and because he seldom goes to the fields, he does not look old at the age of 40.Wearing a brand new blue robe, he stood out from the crowd of dusty villagers.

Hearing this, Jiang Sanyan hurriedly put the bamboo basket in front of the courtyard gate, walked in and greeted them one by one, then stood with Jiang Jiejin, and saluted the two oldest elders in the Jiang family. It is the rule of Jiangjia Village that when there is a happy event in the clan, one must thank the clan elders, so that they will bless the future of the younger generation to continue to be smooth after a hundred years.

"Thanks to the blessings of our ancestors, there is hope for successors to our Jiang family." The family leader Jiang Dashu stood next to the two elders and gave a few words of encouragement.Although Jiang's second child has gone, his daughter is lucky, but it's a pity that she is a girl after all, and sooner or later she will marry a foreign surname.After a few words of exclamation, he took everyone away and left two pieces of money when he left, which was regarded as a subsidy for the clan.

The copper coins circulated by Baiyue are one penny per coin, and a string of one thousand coins is consistent, and can be exchanged for one tael of colored silver.For a village that is not rich like Jiangjia Village, two pennies is not a small amount. The patriarch and the patriarch made such a large amount of money after discussing with the patriarch. and corvee.

Although the money was given to two people, the patriarch knew that no matter how much money was invested in the girl's family, there would be no return, so he directly handed over the money to Uncle Jiang.

Uncle Jiang collected the money, glanced at Jiang Sanyan indifferently, and did not speak. Jiang Lin, who had been standing beside him, instantly understood that Mr. Jiang is a master and a scholar, and some words are not suitable for saying. , their husband and wife have already reached a tacit agreement on this situation.

Jiang Linshi coughed, raised her head slightly, and said in a soft voice with the posture of a talented lady: "Third girl, Auntie will keep the money for you, and I plan a lot for your sisters on weekdays. The little girl is too thin, she should make up for it, and the eldest aunt will kill a chicken for you."

"Thank you, auntie." Jiang Sanyan's lips moved, but after all, he only sighed in his heart and did not speak again.If she didn't expect, this usual money can only be exchanged for a bowl of chicken, which is less than a dozen pennies.

If she tried to fight like she did in her previous life, the eldest aunt would cry and complain that their sisters were ungrateful and heartless. They obviously didn't help much, but they were said to be the ones who raised her and her sister.

Jiang Sanyan bent down silently to lift the bamboo basket, and within a few steps, he arrived at his home next door.The courtyard wall of Uncle Jiang's house is made of gravel and grass, which is considered the best in the village.More are like their house, with a fenced yard surrounded by wooden sticks, and the whole yard can be seen at a glance.

"Sister, you're back. They said you won the Tongsheng exam. Do we have meat to eat today?" Jiang Xiaoya ran out and hugged her sister's arm when she heard the movement. There is meat to eat.

"Well, I'll have chicken to eat at night." Jiang Sanyan tilted his head, hiding the wetness in his eyes. His sister is only nine years old, and she doesn't know the sufferings of the world, but in the end she was sold by her aunt to Yalang in the county. In the end, because of her outstanding looks, she was sold to others to be a concubine.

Not to mention the Jiang family lineage, they all have outstanding looks. Unlike Uncle Jiang's thick lips, Jiang Sanyan's sisters have thin lips like their mother's.

And Jiang Lin, who looks ordinary, hates the looks of their sisters the most. She has broken her mouth with others more than once. People with thin lips are the coldest. When they grow up, they must be white-eyed. It's getting worse.

That night, Jiang Lin really only brought a bowl of chicken, as usual, there were no chicken wings and drumsticks, but some bones with little meat, which was her usual style.

After dinner.

"Xiaoya, I'll change your name in the future. My sister is so smart and should have a nice name." After the two sisters had dinner, Jiang Sanyan thought about changing Jiang Xiaoya's name. I will definitely protect my sister.

"Okay, I will call you whatever name my sister gives me." Jiang Xiaoya answered vaguely, and fell asleep in the blink of an eye.

The ninth day of September is the Chongjiu Festival, also known as the Climbing Festival. Xiangbei Prefecture, where Ci County is located, belongs to the north-central plain on the Baiyue map. mountains.

Ci County is just close to Xiyue, and it is about [-] miles away, but it is far enough for ordinary people. Only some people with rich families will bring their families and children, or rent or drive their own carriages on this day Set off early in the morning to climb a mountain to pray for blessings in the neighboring prefecture.

More ordinary people choose to liven up the county to seek auspiciousness, students go out and recite poems together in autumn, girls are keen on admiring chrysanthemums and arranging flowers, and villagers are busy worshiping ancestors.

Jiang Sanyan didn't have a good student, nor a girl he knew well, and he was not qualified to participate in the worship.She read the books in the courtyard, and inexplicably remembered that once, about the ninth day of the 26th year of Baiyue, she had already been selected as a scholar at that time, and received a letter of invitation from Miss Qian's family.

It's a pity that after the eldest aunt found out about this, she took the greeting card away on the grounds that it is not suitable for a woman to show her face outside when she is unmarried, and finally her cousin went to meet her on her behalf.Later, a matchmaker came to the door to find a wife for the Qian family. Thinking of this, she shook her head slightly, and couldn't read the book anymore.

A few years ago, the dynasty promulgated the law on the establishment of female households, but intermarriage between women and women is really rare, so she refused at the time without even thinking about it. As for his identity, he always felt that his reputation would be humiliated by associating with the Qian family, and after a few times of refusal over time, there was no news from there.

It's a pity that scholars who are self-respecting and have eyes higher than the sky look down on merchants and Jiang Xiucai who hates the smell of copper, but in the end he died of poverty.She had no money to see a doctor and suffered, but in the end her strong willpower still failed to overcome the serious illness. Isn't that what a poor scholar who lives on old age should end up with?

At the same time, Ci County and Qian Mansion.

"Xiao Qiao has also reached the age of marriage, so she should take a good look at her." Qian's father's name is Qian Yi, and he is one of the best gentry in Ci County.

However, no matter how rich he is, he is still a low-level businessman. Those nobles don't even bother to look at you. His only wish in this life is to hope that his son will become famous in school, but it is a pity that his son is really not good at studying. Talented, this wish gradually turned into a regret.

"My daughter is not in a hurry. Why don't you wait for the results of the county examination next year? Daddy will find a poor and motivated student among those students to join our Qian family?" Qian Xiaoqiao has her own plan in mind. The rule of keeping two doors open is useless in front of her.

She is quite talented in business, and Qian's father spoiled her very much, so she took her daughter to and from his own shop to learn how to run it, and after a few years, she was able to stand on her own.

Although the imperial court has promulgated various laws and regulations to improve the status of women, there are many people in this world who are ignorant and eager to condemn you. Although the folk customs in this county are simple, the wisdom of the people is not developed, and most of them are old-fashioned.

Qian Xiaoqiao doesn't want to be a noble lady, nor does she want to be the housewife who is confined in the backyard. She wants to stay in the Qian family, and with her father's support, she can flex her muscles in the shopping mall as she likes, and be the one who doesn't lose. For men's women.

Father Qian frowned when he heard the words, and nodded after a while. His son is useless, and he would never want his well-bred daughter to marry another housewife. Recruiting a wife seems to be the best solution.

However, people with status and status generally don't get married, and friends in the mall are just profitable, even if they send their sons, he doesn't dare to recruit them.

What his daughter said touched his heart, if he finds a son-in-law from a poor family and trains him with all his heart, if he wins the election in the future, he will be an official, and it will be the icing on the cake for the Qian family who are merchants.

"Forget it, Dad doesn't want you to marry, so it's up to you."

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(The typo has been corrected, thanks to "Da Yu Haitang" for their hard work in catching bugs)