The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

There are many shops on both sides of the street, and the banners hanging in front of the shops are swaying in the wind.

The roads in the capital extend in all directions and are full of traffic. There are many small stalls on both sides of the road. There are many pedestrians and horses on the road, which makes the wide road congested.This is the capital city, at the foot of the emperor, bustling with people, bustling and bustling.

Those who came to the capital for the first time were all dazzled by the prosperity of the capital.

"As expected of the capital, there are so many people here."

"That's right, our small place in Qingping Town is incomparable with this capital city."

"Then while my father and uncles are coming to the capital this time, let's take a good look around the capital." Just taking advantage of his father's coming to the capital, Li Wen took two days off to take his father with him. Take a stroll in the capital with my uncles and see the prosperity of the capital.

They are used to seeing it here in the past, and they are used to the many people here in the capital.

However, for those who are new to the capital, there is still a big difference between the capital and other places, and there is a lot of interest in the capital.

"Will we delay your work when we come to the capital? Why don't you go and do your work, dad and your uncles can just hang out outside, and you don't need to come and accompany us." Li Shanshan was still worried Don't delay your son's work in the Yamen just because they are here in the capital.

"It's okay, I still have some time to accompany daddy and you for a walk in this capital."

Li Wen smiled and said, "Father, you have finally come to the capital. There are many interesting and delicious things in the capital. I will take you for a stroll first. When you are familiar with it, next time you come to the capital, you don't need me." Take, you all know the way, and know where there is good food."

It was a long way to the capital, and his father finally came to the capital. As a son, he couldn't spare the time to walk around the capital with his father.

Anyway, he was in the city, and there were only a few places where he came and went. The household department or the emperor asked him for anything, and he could go there at any time without hindering anything.If he is not in the capital, there is no way to do it, but at this moment he is not in the capital.

"well.,'

This trip to the capital, Li Shanshan found that this son had really grown up, and was no longer the child who was carried on his back by his father to study.His son passed the No. [-] examination and came to the capital to become an official. Li ShanGu, the father, is extremely proud of his son. Now, no one in Qingping Town knows that there is a No. [-] man in Lijia Village.

"If you have something to do, go and do it for you. Father is not an outsider, so you don't need to accompany him on a special trip." Li Shanshan said.

"Father is certainly not an outsider, but you are my own father." Li Wen said as a matter of course.If it was an outsider, he wouldn't spend such a lot of thought on making a special trip to accompany him.

Hearing his son's words, Li Shanshan couldn't help laughing.

The relationship between father and son has been excellent for so many years, but for so many years, father and son have not spent much time together, so Li Wen cherishes the days when he can be with his relatives very much.Otherwise, he wouldn't have specially asked for leave to accompany his father and the others to stroll around the capital, and he could just send a servant to do this.

"This is Yipin Building, father, let's sit inside and have a cup of tea before leaving."

Everyone walked slowly all the way, Li Wen brought people to Yipin Building, and asked for a private room upstairs.

The location of Yipin Building is very good, it is at a turning fork, sitting on the upper floor here and looking down, you can see the cars, horses and pedestrians on the street outside, and you can have a panoramic view of this piece of scenery.

"Father, two uncles, please sit down." Li Wen led someone into the box and asked his father and the two elders to sit down. He pulled out a chair and sat down.Li Shanshan was sitting next to his son. He has been to many places over the years, but this is the first time he has come back to this capital city, and he said with admiration, "Sure enough, this capital city is different."

The waiter brought tea and snacks, and Li Wen asked people to go out.

The two uncles who followed were a little embarrassed. They had never been in such a good restaurant in most of their lives. Drinking a cup of tea here would cost a lot of silver, right?The two took a sip of the tea in front of them, thinking that this tea was indeed better than tea from other places.

"Father, how long do you plan to stay in the capital this time before going back?" Li Wen took a sip of hot tea,

asked.

"Father will only stay in the capital for three to five days at most, and we are going to go back. Seeing that you and your brother are doing well here in the capital, dad is relieved. There are many things in the village, and dad will not be able to stay out for too long. , and your mother and your grandma are at home, father is not too relieved." This trip Li Shanshan didn't plan to stay in the capital for a long time, and it would take a lot of time on the way back and forth. It takes two or three months to come back and forth.

He is still the head of the village now, and he is still in charge of several workshops, which are now used by every household in their village.

largest source of income for households.There is still an old mother and wife at home, and he doesn't feel at ease at home after being out for so long, so Li Shanshan still wants to go back as soon as possible.

Hearing his father's words, Li Wen also understood in his heart, but he was reluctant to let his father go.

"Father, you have come so far, you only stayed for three or five days before leaving. Why don't you go back after staying for two more days, anyway, it's not too short of two days." Father came from a long way, and the journey was so hard, Li Wen still I think his father can stay here for two more days, rest and adjust before leaving, otherwise he is on the road, and it will be too hard.

"Since you said so, well, let's stay for two more days before going back." Li Shanshan couldn't bear to refuse his son, so he had no choice but to nod in the end. Anyway, it's not short of two days, so he should spend more time with his son Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know when I will come to the capital next time.

Seeing his father nodding, Li Wen had a smile on his face, and his eyes were bent when he smiled, "I will make arrangements for these two days, and I will take my father and you for a stroll around the capital, and see what's interesting by the way. Cloth and jewelry, take them back and give them clothes for A Niang and Grandma.”

"You child, your mother is working all day, where is the time to wear beautiful clothes and jewelry?

That being said, when he turned around and saw something good, this man who loved his wife like his life couldn't help but take out the silver and buy it back for his wife.

At noon, they had lunch at Yipinlou, and walked around for a while before going back.

Seeing his father stealing money to buy things, don't think it's all for his mother, Li Wen pretended not to see

A group of people walked back slowly and returned to the mansion.

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Li Wen personally saw the people sent by the clan, ten men and ten women, the youngest was ten years old, the oldest was fifteen years old, and the young girls were younger.In later generations, children of this age would still be in elementary school and junior high school, but because of the different era, children at the age of twelve or thirteen could marry wives in this era, so children of this age are not considered small.

Because a school has been set up in the village in the past two years, children under the age of 12 are free to study, and children from every household in the village are sent to study, so this deduction: The children sent here are basically literate and can do arithmetic .

The purpose of Li Wen’s proposal to set up a school in the village at the beginning was actually to cultivate talents in Lijia Village in the future, and to let the children of the right age in the village study, read and know how to calculate accounts. It will be easier to walk.

"Among you, is there anyone who is good at studying and wants to take the imperial examination?" This question must be asked clearly first, lest any children have different ideas in their hearts, Li Wen asked, "What are your thoughts in your heart, now You can talk about it in front of everyone.”

There is a pair of brothers here, named Xiaowen and Xiaowu. Xiaowu is the elder brother and is 15 years old. Xiaowen is the younger brother. He is 12 years old this year.At this age, the Tongsheng test is a minority in their village.

Li Wen ordered the child to come out. The child lowered his head, looking a bit shy.

"You are Xiaowen, right? Why don't you want to continue studying and come to the capital?" Li Wen asked.

After all, in the eyes of the world, they still think that everything is inferior, and only those who study well are the only ones who are good at studying. Besides, this child can pass the qualification of Tongsheng at a young age. It stands to reason that the clan should train this child to continue studying and take the imperial examination.

These children grew up listening to Li Sanbao's name, and they knew that there was a number one scholar in their Li family village, and the children in the village all had a blind admiration for Li Wen.Now that they met people face to face, these children couldn't hide the admiration in their eyes.

"My lord, I don't want to continue my studies. I want to come to the capital to work with my lord." Xiaowen said firmly, looking at the lord who asked him something.

"Me too, I also want to do things with adults."

"We all want to do things like grown-ups."

The other children also said one after another that they wanted to follow the adults to do things.

This group of children knew that they had been selected and were able to come to the capital, and they were all very happy about it.Although they will be far away from their hometown and relatives in the next few years, this also prevents them from coming to the capital to pursue Master Li's fanatical heart.

"..." Li asked.

Hearing these children's words, Li Wen didn't expect such a reason. Is it all because of him?

Li Wen is not in the village these years, so I don't know that he has become a legend in Lijia Village. The adults and children in the village often talk about him, so these children worship him very much in their hearts. ,

I want to be like Li Sanbao.

But not everyone can be as powerful as Li Li Sanbao, a nine-year-old scholar, looking at the whole of Chengdu, he can't find another one.

Li Wen was a little dumbfounded, but he still had to tell these children clearly, "The capital here is not as beautiful as you imagined...I must tell you that in the next three years, the things you have to learn are very important. Too much, it will be very hard. If you can't bear this hardship, it's too late for you to regret it now.

If anyone wants to go back, they can bring it up now.Wait a few days for the village chief and the others to go back, and you can go back with them. "

His words fell, but no one stood up.

"I'll give you two days to think about it carefully, and if you want to go back, you can bring it up." Li Wen glanced at the group of children standing in front of him, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "I know there are still some of you who are sick. Yes, take a good rest for the next two days."

After that, he let these children go down to rest, and get used to the capital first.

"Have you arranged for a doctor to come over and see the sick ones?"

"Return to master, the doctor has been invited in this morning." Yingchun said.