Cub Nursery

The maids and eunuchs serving in the palace changed again, and some people were executed in the cold palace, and even some families in the capital were silently beheaded.

There are only a few people who know the truth, but when others see the emperor's methods, they naturally have guesses in their hearts.

For the princes, these changes may be opportunities, or they may be an invisible guillotine hanging above their heads.

Now Qin Shisan holds an important position in the Ministry of Households, Qin Liu has made friends with many rich and powerful people, Qin San is in charge of typhoid granules, and has a high reputation among the people, Qin Si is in charge of coal transportation, and is in charge of a train, Qin Shishi is in charge of shopping malls, they They all had a good relationship with Yan Xun, and after getting the hint from Yan Xun, they went about their errands with peace of mind, no longer asked about those things, and didn't accept the secret support of some courtiers.

Although Qin Qi has a normal relationship with Yan Xun, but he is aware of current affairs, Qin Yi has just left the East Palace, so he needs to be careful in his behavior, and dare not cause trouble.

"The second prince is still recuperating?" Yan Xun asked.

"My father met the second prince once. He is very afraid of my father. He has been living in a mansion in the capital these days and rarely goes to the seaside." Shaking Mountain Cub said.

Qin Er was ordered to guard the seaside. If he was willing to go down-to-earth, guarding the city might not give him a chance, but he was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he was extremely afraid of monsters. , Seeing the guard city, I can't wait to hide.

The dignified second prince has only become a nominal existence, and he is useless in this matter, even if the emperor orders it to be useless.

"My lord, Dad gave me a lot of sea fish." Shaking Mountain cub said happily.

Yesterday, Shaanshan's cub went to the beach to find Weishoucheng for dinner. When he came back today, Weishoucheng brought him a lot of fresh sea fish.

There are very few sea fish bones, and the meat is delicate and delicious. Yan Xun and the cubs especially like to eat it.

"Great, let's eat sea fish at noon." Yan Xun said happily, "I'll call your daddy later, let's have a meal together. The workshop has a new batch of chickens, and I'll send some to the beach later."

"En." Shaking Mountain cub hurriedly wrote it down.

Yan Xun specially opened up a workshop to raise chickens. Inside are layers of iron cages. Hens and roosters are raised separately, and they are fed with specially formulated feed. The chickens raised grow faster and the hens lay eggs. Many, grow fat.

These chickens are basically stored in braised cans and supplied to border towns and seasides, and are rarely sold.

Shaking cubs like to eat chicken legs the most. Every time Yan Xun takes a lot of chicken legs and braises them together, and gives them one for each cub. Sometimes other cubs will give their own chicken legs to Shaking cubs, telling him to have a meal Eat two chicken legs.

The court test did not need to be submitted to the emperor for a decision, but because ten cubs were involved this time, the examiner did not decide the ranking, so he directly submitted a booklet to the emperor.

The emperor has become more and more comfortable in his movements in the past few days, and the cuts on his body have healed. Except that he cannot ride horses, run, jump, etc., he is really no different from ordinary people.He was shocked by Yan Xun's medical skills, and he was glad that he was saved.

Once on the verge of death, he could only wait to die, but was rescued by Yan Xun. Now, although there are still steel nails in his body, his actions are no different from ordinary people. A few words about Yan Xun.

Now seeing the papers sent by the examiners, the emperor frowned and said with a smile, "Yan Xun is quite talented."

The cubs are well educated, this time they are all ranked in the top ten, and they just occupied the top ten.

They are well educated, naturally Yan Xun taught them well.

Zhang Rui smiled and said, "It's the emperor's eyes like torches."

If the emperor hadn't nodded his head back then, Yan Xun would not have been able to become the prime minister of Honglu Temple, let alone have the opportunity to enter Honglu Temple to meet these cubs.

The emperor smiled when he said this, and with a tick of the ink pen, he ranked the cubs.

Waiting for the results of the courtyard examination, many families sent their servants to wait at the gate of the yamen in the middle of the night, so that they could see the rankings early.

Yan Xun brought the cubs to wait early in the morning, the gate was already crowded with people, and it was impossible to squeeze in, but Yan Xun didn't even think about squeezing in.

The top of the carriage they ride in can be opened, and there are special wooden boxes that can be buckled together to form steps.Step on the wooden box to the top of the carriage, and then take out the binoculars. Not only can you see the innermost part, but you can also see the expressions of the people below.

"My lord, do you have any?" Shaking Mountain Cub stood in the carriage, looking up at Yan Xun.

Yan Xun stood on the top of the carriage, holding a telescope to watch carefully, "Not yet, come and watch..."

"Okay." Shaking the mountain cub hurriedly climbed to the top of the carriage and replaced Yan Xun.

When the list was posted, Yan Xun knew and saw it earlier than the crowded people below.

In the binoculars, the name list in the distance is very clear, there is still a big blank in front, and further down are the images of the cubs drawn with a brush.

"I got it, I got it!"

"Hahaha, I actually got hit, and I was still a grannie."

"Miss..."

Some people who saw the list were ecstatic, while others were extremely disappointed.

The one who passed the exam was a scholar, and with the fame of a scholar, and the food subsidies issued by the imperial court, Lin students could go to the state capital to study, and if they passed the exam next year, they would have the opportunity to become an official.

This is the first step to success in the imperial examinations. If you fail in the future, you will be a gentleman of a scholar. Exemption from military service, tax cuts, and being an official is not expensive. Even a scholar in the village can be a decent rich man. holding.

This is the beginning of the glory of the ancestors and the glory of the family, and it also allows the white scholar to take the first step to achieve fame.

"Congratulations!" Yan Xun held the binoculars and saw the images of ten cubs with his own eyes, and said with a smile, "The tofu festival will start tomorrow, and some rich families will give out money to those who pass the exam. Running water mat, we will also send some things when the time comes."

"Okay." The Bright Cub agreed.

Although the cubs were very happy, they were not ecstatic, but started preparing for the tofu festival.

For the cubs, the courtyard test is not difficult, but the electromagnetic circle and the magnetoelectric conversion that have not yet been produced are much more difficult.

The list of names is clearly posted on the top, and even an illiterate person can see the images of the ten cubs in front of them at a glance.

Everyone knows that the cubs don't have names, and Yan Xun didn't give them any names, and let the cubs choose their own names.Now everyone only knows Doctor Xiaohua, Master Xiaodan, and Messi, and the other cubs are distinguished by their appearance.

Ordinary babies are born with a baby name. When the family tree is listed, the elders will give them the first name, and when they are older, they will also pick the characters.

The cubs in the nursery school are different. These names should have been chosen by the elders, but they have to pick them all by themselves. As the elder, Yan Xun is to teach them knowledge and make them sensible.

Originally, many people raised their beaks, and even Zhou Guang talked to Yan Xun alone, thinking that the cubs should not have proper names, if it is not possible, they can choose a nickname first and call them later, but Yan Xun did not agree at that time.

Now that the cubs all have the reputation of being a scholar, many people think again, they are all scholars, of course it is good to name themselves.

I don't know how many people have a scholar named by a master, and they are all named by their own illiterate men and brothers. Minger called Goudan, Gousheng, Maodan, Iron Rod, and Buffalo can be found everywhere. Just adding the surname is the first name, how can it be so particular.

While the cubs were around during the dinner, Yan Xun asked: "Now you all have fame as scholars and have read a lot, but do you want to make a name for yourself?"

"My lord, I haven't made up my mind yet," said the bright cub.

The other cubs also nodded, and they didn't even think of a name for themselves.

This is the opportunity Yan Xun gave them. They always have to choose a name that they are satisfied with. It is really difficult to have a name that sounds as good as an adult's name and has artistic conception.

The most important thing is that this is the choice Yan Xun gave them, a very important choice, not only to satisfy themselves, but also to satisfy adults.

"Me." The snake cub raised the tip of its tail and shook it.

Now the snake-body cub is also a little scholar. He has grown up a lot, and the tip of his tail is more flexible, but his face is still round. He is wearing straight clothes and sitting cross-legged, waiting for the other cubs to finish speaking. Only then did I speak.

"En?" Yan Xun looked over with a smile.

The snake-body cub is different from other cubs. He has the most special appearance. Many people will be scared when they see it for the first time. Fortunately, many people have seen the snake-body cub now. In addition, there are snake-body cubs in several squares. The image of the cub, many people are not afraid of it subtly.

"I've made up my mind." The snake-bodied cub raised the tip of its tail and gestured, "My pet name is A Zhu, and my big name is Yan Zhulong."

This name was not found in the books that the snake-body cub read, nor did the snake-body cub come up with it himself, but he had heard the story told by Yan Xun, and he had kept it in his heart ever since.

Later, he started to study, and gradually gained fame as a scholar. The snake-body cub found that he hadn't found a better name.

The first name that was branded in the bottom of my heart was the best, so the snake body cub made up his mind to make a decision for himself before the other cubs could find a name.

After saying his name, the snake body cub looked at Yan Xun eagerly.

He still remembers Yan Xun's appearance when he was telling stories. At that time, they were still living in Honglu Temple, and the concrete building had just been built. The cubs' nests were still the same, and they were a little broken, but none of the cubs disliked them. .

At that time, the snake cub was lying in its own den, listening to what Yan Xun said.

The oil lamps in the room were all off, and it was dark everywhere. Yan Xun's voice was very pleasant, giving the cubs a feeling of peace of mind.

"There is a big monster called Candle Dragon. When you open your eyes, you see day, when you close your eyes, you see night. When you breathe out, it's summer, and when you breathe in, it's winter. The monster is eight thousand miles long, covering the sky and covering the earth. , but a giant dragon with a human face and a snake body..."

The snake cub also has a human face and a snake body, but he is not that big, nor is he as powerful as Zhulong.

He was still a cub, small and fat.

But the snake-bodied cubs still remember what Master Yan said, they all have to have goals in their hearts, otherwise what is the purpose of living?Going out and living, eating and drinking, for the country, for the country, for power, for pleasure, these can all be goals.

At that time, the snake body cub thought in his heart that he had many small goals, but the big goal must be a very good one.

Since the candle dragon in the story is so powerful, then he should also approach in that direction.

"A Zhu, Yan Zhulong?" Yan Xun raised his eyebrows.

"En." The snake-body cub nodded hastily.

"Very good." Yan Xun affirmed.

The snake-body cub grinned happily, with small white teeth, curved eyebrows, and a round face.

Yan Xun reached out and squeezed the face of the snake-bodied cub, but he was thinking about the big monster he had heard about in his previous life: It is rumored that there is a big monster in the monster country, with great supernatural powers, able to cover the sky and block out the sun, and even create monsters in the daytime. Out of the night, the night can also create the day. Many people call it the candle dragon, even if it is not the candle dragon, it must be related to the candle dragon.

In his previous life, Yan Xun had never seen that big monster, so he didn't know what the big monster looked like.

Looking at the snake-body cub who was excitedly running to whisper to other cubs, Yan Xun thought of a possibility, but he couldn't be sure, and it would take thousands of years to verify everything.

Back then, the cubs in the nursery school all had the reputation of being a scholar, but they were all just cubs!

It only took me two years to learn all kinds of knowledge, and this kind of ability is really amazing.And there are still ten cubs. If these are human beings, they are ten geniuses.

The aristocratic family was afraid of Yan Xun's ability, while some people began to ask when the No. [-] and No. [-] schools would recruit new students, and even wanted to find connections to put their children in.

The cubs learn so well, they are smart on the one hand, and they have to be taught by someone, and the cubs are taught by Yan Xun, and the students in the school also have the opportunity to listen to Yan Xun's lectures, so many people start to play in the school idea.

For some small wealthy households and gentry families, the game of the upper class has nothing to do with them. Instead, it is worth sending their children to school.

In addition to inquiring about the teachers of the school, these people also started to inquire about the students of the school.

Tian Shun went to Mrs. Tian early this morning to say hello, and she heard Mrs. Tian ask, "Brother Shun, when will your school recruit students? If there are students who want to go now, is that okay? It doesn't matter if you pay more, as long as you can Just go in."

"Grandma, is someone begging you?" Tian Shun's face was displeased.

Since the results of the hospital examination came out, all the cubs of Honglu Temple were on the list, and relatives came to Tian's family.

Originally, the Tian family had been down and out for many years, but those relatives had gotten along well and had already severed ties with them. Now that they heard that Tian Shun was studying in the school, they had the audacity to contact them again.

Seeing that Mrs. Tian was silent, Tian said by the way: "Our school has a program to perform on the Tofu Festival these few days. I may come back later at night, so grandma doesn't have to wait for me to eat."

"Success." Mrs. Tian hurriedly agreed.

"It's enough for the relatives in the house to live here for a few days, and it's enough to invite them to the shopping mall later and have a meal." Tian Shun said.

The Tian family is no longer the same as before. If the relatives don't leave, Tian Fei will have to lead them to the mall to meet Qin Liu to see if they still have face.

Tian Shun left the residence with a serious face, and hurried into the carriage to go to the school.

This year’s Tofu Festival is still held in front of the Honglu Temple. The concrete road has been widened, and now it has been blocked early and leads to the gate of the shopping mall. Wooden sheds have been temporarily set up on both sides, so that merchants from all over the world can rent it.

A tall concrete platform was set up in front of the gate of Honglu Temple, and the chunky images of the cubs that were originally made of cement have been repaired, and even the concrete building of Honglu Temple has been carefully organized, everything is completely new.

The merchants who had tasted the sweetness at the Tofu Festival last year came early this year as soon as they got the news, and chose the temporary wooden shed with the best location for rent, especially willing to spend money.And more merchants who come here especially for the name are continuously gathering in the capital.

At the gate of the city, people entering the city formed a long queue.

Mu Ge'er set up the awning with his hands and looked at it anxiously: "Father, mother, can we still catch up?"

"It should be possible." The old man Mu looked at the long queue in front, hesitantly said.

Granny Mu stepped on her feet and looked ahead, and murmured: "Tie Niu sent us a letter, and it took nearly a month to go back and forth. Maybe it's really late."

"I just said let's hurry up on the way." Mu Ge'er whispered.

Their family is from the same village as Tieniu, and they got a message from Tieniu a few days ago, saying that the tofu festival is about to open, but they are not sure when, so they are asked to come to the capital to try their luck.

Although they haven't participated in the Tofu Festival, they have heard of it from many people.

There are huge crowds of people, gold and silver everywhere, and if a small shop is placed there, many people will buy food and play with silver coins, and earn more money in a day than in a year.

The tofu made at Muge'er's house is the best in the village, so he thought of selling tofu in the capital, but now looking at the people at the gate of the city, it seems that they are all coming to the city to do business, so Muge'er is a little bit discouraged.

"I saw the train passing by our village a few days ago." Mugeer murmured, "I should be able to catch up."

What does the Tofu Festival have to do with trains? I'm a little anxious and don't know what to say.

Muge’er’s village is actually not close to the train track, but if you climb up to the roof, you can see a huge train. If you are lucky, you can see the train meandering like a giant dragon. The children in the village like to watch it the most. .

After finally queuing up to the front, seeing those fierce defenders, Mu Geer became nervous again.

"Get all the guides ready, and unpack all the bags." A city guard said, took Mu Geer's guide and looked at it, and took out a very strange glass from his arms to stare at.

It was a magnifying glass, Mu Geer knew, he had heard it from a salesman in the village.

"What are these?" the city guard asked, pointing to a pair of shoes in the bag.

Brother Mu was taken aback, he didn't believe that the guards didn't know that they were a pair of new shoes.

This pair of new shoes was made by Tie Niu. The cotton cloth was extremely soft and breathable. After Mu Geer sewed close-fitting clothes for his parents, he was reluctant to use the rest, so he sewed a pair of shoes for Tie Niu.

"This is a shoe, I sewed it." Mu Ge'er whispered.

"I know these are shoes, but what I'm asking is the cloth, where did you get it?" the guard sternly said.

This kind of cotton cloth is only sold in shopping malls in the capital, and the price is not low, even the local people are not willing to use it to make shoes.The city guard looked at the clothes Mugeer was wearing, which were made of burlap, obviously they couldn't afford this kind of cotton cloth, so they asked.

The people who were queuing up at the back saw the defender's tone suddenly changed, and all backed away in fright.

The fabric was brought by Tie Niu, and Mu Geer knew it in his heart, but he couldn't say it out of his mouth, he was frightened.

Mrs. Mu and old man Mu hurriedly grabbed Brother Mu, trying to stop him behind.

"Can't tell?" the city guard shouted loudly, "I think you are very suspicious, explain carefully, if you can't explain it, take it to the yamen."

"Ah..." Mu Geer was startled.

Just at this time, an iron donkey galloped up and stopped at the gate of the city.

"Wait a minute." Someone shouted.

Mu Ge'er looked up and saw Tieniu stop the donkey with one hand and strode over, tears fell from his eyes immediately.

"Do you know them?" The city guards looked at the iron donkey and then at the clothes on Tieniu's body. Although he had a broken arm, the guards did not dare to underestimate him because the clothes worn by Tieniu were only Only those who work in the mall can wear it. The fabric is much better than that of Mugeer who sews shoes.

"This is from my hometown." Tie Niu knew why with a glance in his eyes, and simply explained, "I asked someone to bring the fabric to Brother Mu. I wanted him to sew clothes..."

The shoes in the bag are very big, they must not belong to old man or old lady Mu, even brother Mu is too big to wear by himself, and there is no other man in the Mu family who can wear them, so it is obvious who these shoes are for.

After talking to the city guards, Tieniu went to push the iron donkey again, and led Mu Ge'er's family into the city.

The iron donkey is very clean, and the wheels are very round, which looks very strange.

Mu Geer stared at it for a while, and said, "Is this the iron donkey? I've heard people say it."

"En." Tie Niu nodded, "I rented a wooden shed for you, and now go to the place where I live to rest, and I will bring you there to decorate tomorrow. If you don't have enough money, I still have it here. Get ready in advance and it will be easy to make money that day."

"Thank you." Old Mu and Mrs. Mu looked at each other, thanked each other and stopped talking.

Although they got the message, they were not sure when they would come to the capital. According to the city guards, Tieniu would come here almost every day, apparently to wait for them.

Now I heard Tie Niu say that the wooden sheds are already leased, and I didn’t even think about asking them for money, and helping to arrange a place to live, and looking at Mu Geer, whose face was reddish, the old couple still didn’t understand. This was obviously intended by Lang Youqing, and the two saw each other right.

If Tieniu retired from the military, he was weak and not as good as an ordinary man, and he didn't make a living in the village. The old couple definitely didn't agree that Mu Geer was with Tieniu, but it's different now. Tieniu's body has recovered, and his cultivation base He also recovered, and still has an errand in the capital, so I'm afraid Mu Geer is not good enough for him.

I followed Tieniu all the way to the back door of the shopping mall, took a carriage and crossed the Danxin Bridge to the opposite side of the river.

Looking at the concrete buildings rising from the ground, and seeing the flat concrete road under their feet, both the old man and the old lady Mu were so shocked that they couldn't open their mouths.

Mu Geer was also very surprised. He always knew that the prosperity of the capital was not something that ordinary people like them could come to, but now that he took a closer look, he found that what they thought was far less than the prosperity of the capital.

When the carriage stopped at the gate of the compound, entered the compound, stepped on the stairs to go upstairs, and finally entered the house, Brother Mu was speechless.

The room in the cement building is not big, but it is very clean.

As soon as you enter the door is the living room, with seats, coffee tables, etc., next to bright glass windows, a small room for cooking, and two rooms with beds, which are completely different from the houses in the village.

"This is my dormitory. After working in the mall for five years, this place will be mine after I pay some money." When Tieniu spoke, he kept looking at Brother Mu.