Quickly pass through and refuse to be cannon fodder

Although less than half of the villagers are willing to follow Yuan Jing and the patriarch to try to grow herbs, Yuan Jing said that the result is already very good. This is not a modern information-explosive society. If you want to change the farmers who have been living on farming all their lives It's really hard to make up your mind.

Lesser ones took out half an acre, and some took out half an acre of the family's field. The herbal medicine planting in Taojia Village kicked off. rations, and the rest was used to grow herbs.

As for where to sell the herbal medicines, Yuan Jing felt that his father could take over the job well and train two followers. As long as the herbal medicines were of good quality, they wouldn't worry about not being able to sell them.

When everyone's life becomes more prosperous, in another two years, Yuan Jing thinks he can suggest to the patriarch to set up a school in the village for the children in the village to study.

It's just that he needs to leave now, and the time agreed with Yu Xiao and Zou Weiting is coming soon.

This time, Niu Niu knew that his brother would not be able to come back after going for a day or two. He hugged his brother's leg and cried loudly, not letting him go. Go to the academy together?"

"Okay, okay." Niu Niu abandoned his parents and grandma without hesitation, and let Xiao Song tear his face angrily. This youngest son is a little white-eyed wolf, and he doesn't see her as a mother anymore.

"Brother, can you make an agreement with Niu Niu?"

"What agreement?" Cow milk asked in a milky voice, sometimes sobbing.

Yuan Jing touched his little nose: "If Niu Niu reads well, after three and a half years, my brother will take Niu Niu to the capital together, and he will never be separated from Niu Niu again."

Three and a half years?Xiao Niu Niu started counting on his fingers how long it took three and a half years, but when he heard his brother said that he would never be separated again, he became happy again: "My brother keeps his word, Niu Niu will definitely study hard, and he will take the same exam as his brother in the future."

"Okay, it's a deal, let's pull Gougou."

"Pull Gougou, hang yourself, and don't change it for 100 years."

Tao Dayong has seen it through, and only the eldest son in the family can comfort the younger son. Look, after pulling the hook, the youngest son will no longer pester his brother to let him go, even the little eyes make his heart tremble .

"Grandma, mother, the conditions at home are good now, if you have to hire someone, you should hire someone, or let daddy go to buy a house and come back," Yuan Jing didn't want to be the maverick who opposed human trafficking, "keep healthy Live a long life, and enjoy the blessings of grandchildren and sons in the future."

"Hey, grandma listens to my grandson."

"Mother also remembers, mother will help your son and keep an eye on your grandma." The old man is getting older, so he has to take good care of it.

Yuan Jing knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Song and Mrs. Song, then got up and left with his father. This time, it was his father who sent him out to the academy. He was accompanied by a new bookboy who had insisted on buying it. He came and said that he went to the academy to help him take care of his life so that he could concentrate on studying.

As for the Wang family who has more and more thoughts in the village, Yuan Jing who left Taojia Village is not worried at all. With the patriarch and grandma in charge, can the Wang family jump out of their Wuzhishan?

It was because he was selected as a scholar, and Tao Daya was finally able to talk about a good marriage. It is also fate. It is still the family in Tao Yuzhu's memory in the previous life. Without Tao Yuzhu's mixing, Tao Daya and his wife will live happily Very prosperous.

If there is a difference, there may be one point, that is, the life when the original body was alive was really good to the sisters, and he taught the sisters how to read while studying, which is one of the reasons why Tao Sanya was able to marry well later. But in this life, if it was him, the family had already been separated, so how could he have the idea of ​​teaching them how to read, and he would not take Tao Sanya's affairs on himself. How they will live in the future depends on their own. It's up to you.

Bailu Academy is located between the province and neighboring provinces, and the journey took longer than going to the provincial capital. Tao Dayong sent his son to the academy and helped him settle everything before leaving reluctantly. He had never been separated from his son so much For a long time, before leaving the academy, I felt that I missed my son.

It's just that I have to leave no matter how reluctant I am. There are only two women and one child in the family. Although I entrust my elder brother to take care of him, I don't feel at ease in the end, so I still have to hurry back.

Yuanjing's academy life began, and after he got involved, he gradually fell in love with it. Not to mention the high level of teachers here, you can also choose courses in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, riding and archery, and there are well-informed information about what happens in the court. Here you can know it immediately, and Yuan Jing can read every issue of the imperial palace newspaper.

For example, after Yuan Jing came, he heard people talk about the situation of Zhenbei King Mu Cheng'an, and learned about the origin of Daxia Zhenbei King, a king with a different surname, from other people.

The King of Zhenbei, as the name suggests, guards the northern border against the invasion of foreign enemies. The news did not spread until King Zhenbei returned to the capital with injuries. After Yuan Jing came to the academy, he heard many people talk about the injury of King Zhenbei, and some had different opinions arguing with each other.

In fact, the Great Xia Dynasty was not established for a long time, and it is only the third emperor today. When the Tai and Zu raised troops to overthrow the old dynasty, the first generation of Zhenbei King made great contributions. Tai and Zu once said that without Zhenbei King, there would be It is impossible to have the world of Zhen, so Li Zhenbei Wang is a king with a different surname to share the world.

It’s just that the previous kings of Zhenbei did not live long. The current King of Zhenbei, Mu Cheng’an, is the fourth. If this one is also killed in the attack, he will soon be the fifth king of Zhenbei. Noble.

Knowing these things, Yuan Jing doubted the reason why the kings of Zhenbei had a short lifespan in the past. A master of Zhenbei was enough to kill the king of Zhenbei. Mu Chengan was attacked on the way. Who was the person who attacked him?Is it an external enemy or an internal enemy?

Yuan Jing felt that even if there were foreign enemies, it would be strange if they could sneak into the country without attracting the attention of King Zhenbei without the cooperation of insiders.

Yuan Jing remembered that there was such a scene in the plot, that is, before meeting the heroine, the heroine heard gossip about the hero's life experience, saying that she was adopted by the old king of Zhenbei to become the heir, but the hero is very likely to be a Although Long Zi was born outside the palace, he was often taken to live in the palace by the sage. When the old Zhenbei king expressed his intention of not marrying, he even adopted the male protagonist under the old Zhenbei king's knees, waiting for the one who would inherit his throne. one day.

Although there is no specific mention of the hero's life experience in the back of the plot, Yuan Jing thinks that some things will not be targeted indiscriminately. If the hero is really a wandering prince, that is, the illegitimate son of the current emperor, then behind Mu Chengan's distress this time, there is It's even more worth thinking about.

However, he believes that Mu Chengan, who is in the game, should be more aware of his situation than himself, and knowing that Mu Chengan is now back in the capital, he is safe, so he feels more at ease, concentrates on his studies, and waits for the day when he goes to Beijing for the exam arrival.

The capital, Zhenbei Wangfu.

Mu Chengan's injuries were almost healed, but he stayed in the mansion as if he was seriously injured and needed to be bedridden to recuperate. Father's side.

This day, Mu Chengan was talking to his staff, who just came back from the frontier and looked at the pale face of the master worriedly: "My lord, your injury..."

Mu Chengan waved his hand, and patted a few acupuncture points on his body. Soon, his face slowly returned to rosy, and the staff went from being surprised to knowing that the prince was used to deal with outsiders.

Mu Cheng'an said: "The Holy Majesty just sent the eunuch by his side to visit the sick. This king must let him know that this king is indeed seriously ill, so that he can rest assured."

The staff member's heart sank: "That's really..." He stretched out a finger and pointed in the direction of the palace.

A trace of hostility flashed in Mu Cheng'an's eyes, but it quickly disappeared: "He took great pains. The position of King Zhenbei will come to an end with me, but he can't feel at ease even if this king is still alive. The king will pass on the throne as soon as possible."

The aides felt wronged by their master, and there was no previous king of Zhenbei to guard the northern border. How can the Holy One stay in the palace with such peace of mind?

But what every emperor wants to do is to be ready to kill the donkey at any time. In the generation of the prince, the blood of Zhenbei King has actually been cut off, because the prince told the one in the palace to be sterilized early in the morning so that he would not be able to have his own offspring. The throne will fall into the hands of the royal family themselves.

"The border cannot be relaxed. My Mu family has guarded it for generations. We must never allow foreign enemies to enter and invade the people within the border. In a few days, you should go back to the border and let the king keep a close eye on all the people sent here."

The staff stood up to receive the order respectfully, and then asked: "What about the little prince? Your Majesty wants the little prince to go to the border to exercise."

"Yeah, I want him to take over the king's army as soon as possible. You don't have to worry about it. Just leave first. The king will be there for the rest. This kid has been raised and raised in the capital. He is not qualified to be the successor of the Zhenbei army." people."

Hearing what the prince said, the staff members were also relieved. When he came, he met the young prince. I have to say that the young prince is indeed too tender.

Now the prince is fine, he knows that there is no need to worry about the next thing, the prince will arrange it properly.

After the staff left, another man in black sent some news from outside. Mu Chengan opened it to read. If Yuan Jing was here, he would find that what was written in the letter was exactly his situation after entering Bailu Academy.

He was the only one in the study room, and the corners of Mu Chengan's mouth curled up, no longer cold. After reading it, he flicked the letter in his hand, and murmured: "It's a little fox, who can be so quick in a place where talents are born." The Bailu Academy is like a duck to water."

It's just that he can only pay close attention to his little savior so secretly. If the old emperor knows that it was Tao Yuanjing who saved his life, Tao Yuanjing will not want to live, and his family and clan will be affected. Cheng An was a little upset, he was still waiting for the little savior to enter Beijing, but after entering Beijing, he couldn't meet face to face.

Thinking of this, anger appeared in his eyes again. His patience with the old emperor was coming to an end, but how to properly handle the follow-up matters was the key, so he had to slow down again and take his time.

Just like what Mu Chengan saw in his letter, Yuan Jing was indeed like a fish in water at Bailu Academy, and he was also loved by teachers of various subjects. Soon after, the dean of the academy accepted Yuan Jing as a closed disciple. Of course, Yu Xiao was also taken as a disciple by another vice president, and the two quickly established a reputation in the academy.

In addition to preparing for the scientific examination, Yuan Jing also learned chess and painting, and learned a musical instrument, the flute. Later, he can learn the piano when he is free. In addition, his performance in riding and archery is surprisingly good. The only bad thing about being in the academy is that it is too far away from home, and you can only go home every half a year, and you usually rely on letters to communicate.

In order to be able to exchange letters with his brother, Niu Niu insisted on being able to read and write in a very short period of time. Although the handwriting was crooked, Yuan Jing could still understand it, and he could imagine how his brother was lying on the desk with his mouth pouted Those who wrote letters covered their faces and hands with ink, which made my mother take care of it.

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye. Not to mention Yuanjing himself, even Taojia Village has undergone great changes. Every time Yuanjing went back, he found that it had changed a little bit. Now every household has planted herbs and processed them into medicinal materials. Afterwards, the market was very good. Since the opening of the market, medicinal material dealers from far and near did not use Taojia Village to deliver goods to their door, but ran to pick them up.

The school in the village was also opened under Yuan Jing's suggestion. The master was introduced by a child student through Master Chen. It was enough to teach the children in the village to read and write. If you want to go further, you can go to the schools in the town and the county.

Three years later, Yuan Jing, who had grown quite a lot, came to Wenchang City again. Yuan Jing wrote to his father saying that he didn't need to come, but Tao Dayong was worried, so he arrived here a few days earlier, but this time he didn't need to rent a house. , Yuan Jing directly lived in the teacher's house in Wenchang City, the place was spacious enough, Yu Xiao and Zou Weiting came with him.

As soon as the three of Yuan Jing arrived, they saw Tao Dayong waiting for them at the door. The concierge knew Tao Dayong's identity, so of course he wouldn't keep him out.

"Father, I said I don't need you to come, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth."

"Father has nothing to do anyway. If you don't come to watch in person, you won't be safe at home. Your grandma and mother are worried, and they have already urged me to go on the road." Tao Dayong smiled, and his complexion was much better than when Yuan Jing first came. , greeted Yu Xiao and Zou Weiting very freely.

Sun Wenmin didn't come this time. He barely passed the college examination three years ago, but he was not sure about the township examination, so he didn't come to suffer. Usually, he and Yuanjing had letters to each other, and they would discuss homework in the letters.

"Your brother wants to follow, but he came here to cause trouble for you. We stopped him. Maybe he will complain in the letter next time he writes to you." Tao Dayong knew that his son was homesick, so he told him Regarding the family situation, although his wife didn't give him any more children, he was very satisfied. Whether it was the eldest son or the youngest son, they were all his pride.

Yuan Jing also laughed: "Come on, Dad, do you want to be in the capital?"

Tao Dayong's eyes widened slightly: "Yuanjing, you mean?" The son is so sure that he will pass the examination and then go to Beijing to take the Jinshi examination?

My son is only 13 years old this year.

Yuan Jing thought for a while and said: "I think it will pass if there are no accidents, so we have to make plans early, Dad, I want our family to move to the capital, and after the township test, we can start to make arrangements. It’s too hasty to save next year, and it’s hard to find a house in Beijing.”

Tao Dayong stood up excitedly and rubbed his hands. He really wanted to go to the capital. Although he had thought about it, he didn't expect it to come true, and he came so soon, but he also had concerns.

"What about the sheep at home? Don't raise them, or give them to your uncle's family?" Although the events of the past have passed, and the relationship between Tao Dayong and his elder brother is quite harmonious now, the events of the past are still left in his heart. Without a shadow, he couldn't trust his elder brother wholeheartedly, so he never thought of handing over the prescriptions for raising sheep to his elder brother.

In fact, the eldest brother is helping him raise sheep and planting herbs, and his life is not bad. No, he has built a new house, a brick and tile house. How can the eldest brother live such a good life without relying on his son, no matter how much, Tao Dayong was stingy.

Yuan Jing suggested: "After arriving in the capital, you can buy a small village nearby and raise it in the small village, or Dad will see what else there is to do to make a living when he arrives."

Tao Dayong realized that it was not too difficult to go to the capital once his son told him, so he smiled: "Okay, when I go back, I will discuss it with your grandma. It is up to your grandma to decide on this matter, but your grandma will definitely Listen to you."

Tao Dayong knew that his son's words were more useful than his own, so how could his mother be willing to separate from her grandson and not be able to see her for a long time.

Yuan Jing smiled, and he also thought it was not a problem.

He actually has a lot of silver in his hand now. After studying in Bailu Academy, he has a lot of monthly expenses, and he can't just rely on his family to provide for it. Besides, there will be more places to spend money when he goes to the capital in the future, so Yuanjing thinks about it. , actually embarked on the path taken by the heroine in the plot, which is to cultivate flowers.

With the spiritual spring water, he has cultivated many famous flowers. Except for gifts to teachers and teachers of other subjects, Yuan Jing mainly relied on Yu Xiao and Zou Weiting to sell the rest. They or the family connections behind them are very important to this There is a demand for famous flowers.

Yuan Jing didn't cultivate a lot, but over the past three years, he has saved several thousand taels of silver, which should be enough to buy a house in the capital.

His actions did not attract the special attention of the teachers and students of the academy, because many students regarded it as a way to cultivate their sentiments. However, Yuanjing cultivated a little more famous flowers here, and the success rate was extremely high. When it is one of his skills, some people are especially good at growing flowers.

Yuan Jing hasn't told his father about this yet, for fear of scaring his father, let's talk about it after he finishes the provincial examination.

This time the treatment is different from three years ago. People often send posts to invite them to participate in literary and poetry meetings. In addition to Yuan Jing being the head of the court examination case, he is also the closed disciple of the dean of Bailu Academy. This status has been greatly improved. With his status removed, Yuan Jing didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

It's just that the three of them agreed to study behind closed doors, and wait until the exam is over before participating in outside activities.

In the past three years, Yu Xiao and Zou Weiting have been like enemies. In fact, Yuan Jing used a word to describe their relationship. He prefers to describe their relationship as loving and killing each other. This person, the two started a bet again Betting on the order of the three of them this time, Yu Xiao is still full of confidence in Yuan Jing, thinking that it's fine if Yuan Jing doesn't participate, and participating will definitely get Jie Yuan from the township examination.

Neither Yuan Jing nor his father participated, Yuan Jing actually wanted to remind them that the bet they made three years ago was not fulfilled, did they forget it by mutual agreement?So what's the point of this bet?

But the two of them were very interested, and for a while they were blushing and neck-deep, but after a while they came to Yuan Jing with the same problem to solve it together.

In this way, the day of the provincial examination finally came.