These people were originally victims of starvation, and they had already started to change their children for food. At most, they still had family affection for their close relatives. After experiencing a chaos like hell, those who survived had no sense of reason.
Then the prefect arrived, and the prefect told them that the food had arrived. These people felt safe, and the backlog of sadness and fear broke out together.They just need someone to resent, the culprit of the drought is God, they can't resent, the government has sent relief, they can't resent, just have Gu Cijiu who has no power ? !
If he was honest and let people kill him quietly, then their relatives would be able to wait for relief from the government today!Although the relatives who died before cannot be rescued, at least the relatives who died last night will not die!
——When the drought is over, when their lives return to calm, some people may regret and feel ashamed when they think of what they have done today.It is also possible that some people will always resent Gu Cijiu until they know that they are dying, because it will at least make them more comfortable...
The young general also said: "Your relative is going to kill you, how can you not protect yourself? If there is trouble, how can you blame you two children. But, you can't stay here anymore."
"The villain will take his righteous brother and leave..."
"Nonsense!" The teenager knocked on Gu Cijiu's forehead with a brain collapse, "I just said you can't stay here, how can I say that I want to drive you away? There is a monk's temple in front of this place, and I will send you two away. go."
"Thank you General!"
Gu Cijiu has not been in contact with the prefect for a long time, and he may have found that he is tolerant but not cowardly, decisive but not stubborn.The people around the prefect are also good people.That's why he dared to estimate that the plan was contradictory. He knew that the result of doing so would be to protect it alone, instead of being thrown out to let the victims vent their anger.
The monk's temple that the young general is talking about is the monk's temple where the two of them are now.This temple is called Yiye Temple, and it can be regarded as a big temple.Now Taishou Sun and his entourage, as well as the large amount of food they escorted over, are all in this temple.
After Duan Shaobo finished listening, he said on the face: "The prefect is really a good official." In private, he said [Eldest brother, it is too dangerous for you to do this. 】
[Our identities, if we want to contact the upper class as soon as possible, there is only one way. ] Gu Cijiu saw Duan Shaobo's brow raised, and quickly said again: "It's my fault, I won't do it next time. 】
Duan Shaobo felt that what he said was insincere, but he couldn't help it: "Then what happened to the victims now? Can we go home?"
Gu Cijiu shook his head: "I don't know either. Just stay in the room and rest. If you get bored, go outside to bask in the sun. I'll come and help." [Don't worry, I've already made up my mind. 】
Duan Shaobo stood up and wanted to talk, but sat back obediently because of his trembling knees.Although he didn't know what Gu Cijiu was there to help, but with his own state, going out might only be a disservice to him.
Duan Shaobo [Obviously when I first came here, my body was better...]
Gu Cijiu【Your body has always been the best. 】
System: I always feel that the background of this channel suddenly turns yellow.
Gu Cijiu went to help in the kitchen of the monastery, because One Leaf Temple used to be a big temple, and the kitchen not only had to take care of the hundreds of monks in the monastery, but also feed the pilgrims who came to offer incense and stay overnight, the kitchen was also very big.There were two large cauldrons, both Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo could go in and take a bath together.
But now the two pots are gone, only the two small stoves on the side are still there.The pot didn't go anywhere else, it was still in the temple, but it was moved from the kitchen to the front hall, where it was placed on an earthen stove in the courtyard at the entrance of the front hall, and porridge was cooked day and night for the victims outside to eat. It's all porridge made by them.
"Uncle Liu, Uncle Wei, Uncle Zhang..." Gu Cijiu carried the bowl and tray of Duan Shaobo's meal into the kitchen, and called someone respectfully before putting the bowl and chopsticks aside. Inside the big tub.
Now the person in charge of the stove in the kitchen is an old man with one arm but a big waist, and the rest of the people don't look like ordinary cooks.
After putting down the bowls and chopsticks, Gu Cijiu went to fetch water, then took a stone and sat down to wash the dishes.When you're done brushing, put it away.Gu Cijiu walked up to Uncle Liu who was squatting at the door smoking a pipe: "Uncle Liu, do you know where to recruit troops?"
Uncle Liu spit out a smoke ring: "Why? You little brat want to be a soldier?"
Gu Cijiu nodded: "Boy, grandparents are already dead, and relatives at home feel that I have harmed someone. It is at this time that there is Prefect Hu's care, so that both the boy and the righteous brother can have a full meal. But wait until the prefect Let's go, if the two of us go back to our hometown, I'm afraid we won't survive two or three years."
When Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo were brought here, Uncle Liu had also heard about what happened to them, otherwise he wouldn't have let Gu Cijiu bring chicken soup and porridge to feed Duan Shaobo.Hearing this, Uncle Liu let out a puff of smoke and sighed: "You are pitiful, child. But you are not old enough, and you have no parents at home, so you cannot be recruited for the army."
According to the setting of this world, the range of military households in the Wei Dynasty is very wide, just like Luzhou, as long as they are from a good family, regardless of whether they are farmers, merchants or craftsmen on their household registration, they are actually among the military households.But when it comes time for conscription, the only child will not be recruited, the father and mother will not be recruited if they are seriously ill, the disabled will not be recruited, the adulterer will not be recruited, and the son-in-law will not be recruited.
However, in addition to military service, there is also corvee service. If corvee service is first recruited, it is the son-in-law and people with bad conduct.
For example, Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo have only one seedling left in their families. Unless the country has reached the point where no one can use them, they will not be recruited according to the law.
Uncle Liu looked at Gu Cijiu with worry on his face, and said again: "The old man listens to you with a bit of elegance, but has he read books?"
"Yes, when my father was around, I let the kid go to a private school." After Gu Cijiu finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle Liu, then...do you know the kind master?"
"Good-hearted master?" Uncle Liu was thinking about something while smoking the dry cigarette. Hearing Gu Cijiu's question, he was stunned for a moment before he realized it. He immediately looked serious, and kicked Gu Cijiu's calf, "Nonsense!"
Gu Cijiu was kicked until he sat down on the ground. He stared stubbornly at Uncle Liu: "Uncle Liu, you know that selling yourself as a slave is something your ancestors don't want, but that is also a way out!"
Uncle Liu sighed: "Don't think too much, get up! Have buns tonight!"
Gu Cijiu got up and patted his buttocks, and followed everyone behind him to help.In fact, he already understood in his heart that it would be no problem to be taken away now.
In the last modern world, it was said that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the cooking class, and the same is true for these fire heads who are not young now.They were all Taishou Hu's personal soldiers. They fought with Taishou Hu for many years, and they were all disabled or sick. The child is hot on the kang.So starting from Uncle Liu, the servants in Taishou Hu's house have all become old soldiers who have retired from the army—not just cooks, but when Taishou Hu goes out, he is surrounded by the current soldiers, and these servants all run away. When the fire started.
These fire bosses didn't tell Gu Cijiu about these things, but on the way here, the kind young general was worried that he did something wrong impulsively, so he told him all about the origins of these old soldiers.He repeatedly told Gu Cijiu not to offend these seemingly ordinary old people.
Gu Cijiu followed to help peel the vegetable leaves, Liu Bo gave Gu Cijiu a big bowl of peanuts and sent him away.Gu Cijiu went back and gave the peanuts to Duan Shaobo, but it turned out that Duan Shaobo wanted to come back with him desperately, so the two came back together.
"Go! Go! Two little boys! I'm so busy waiting, I don't have time to take care of you!" Seeing the two coming, Uncle Liu tried to drive them away like a fly.
The two had to be disobedient and went in to fight for it. There were so many people in the kitchen, there was hot water and kitchen knives, and everyone was busy. If they insisted on squeezing in, they might hurt someone. Standing obediently outside the kitchen, the sun was scorching hot, no matter how I looked at it, I felt that the two sallow and thin young men were pitiful.Uncle Liu couldn't bear it, so he called them back again: "Can you roll the skin?"
"Yes!" Both of them nodded. Not only did Gu Cijiu know how, but he could roll five skins in one go, but now is not the time for him to show off.The two of them cleaned their hands obediently, and when they came back, they stood side by side holding a rolling pin to roll out the skin.
Just like that, Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo had a place in the kitchen.No matter what it is, they both know what to do, never talkative, quiet and calm.These old soldiers have no children, and they gradually changed from being pitiful at the beginning to liking them, taking good care of them both.
Another month passed, and when autumn came, Prefect Hu was going back to Si'an, the state capital of Luzhou.Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo could indeed go with him, not only the two of them, but also the other 20 orphans. They were all under 15 years old, and most of them were boys.
Most of the girls who are too young are abandoned or even killed early. Now the surviving ones are at least eight or nine years old. They have all been adopted. This adoption is not a good thing for most girls, because the people who adopted them The family does not want them to be daughters, but to be child brides, and even directly let a man who has no wife and children become a wife.
But there is no way to manage this kind of thing, after all, they survived.
Prefect Hu did not adopt these orphans, but placed them in Si'an's nursing home, but Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo were exceptions, because Liu Bo accepted them as apprentices before he left.
In fact, it was originally intended to adopt a foster son, and the relationship between foster father and son is also very close these days.Uncle Liu said to the two of them, "You two don't need to change your surnames, and you don't need to be called Dad. The old man is just getting old and wants to find someone to burn paper for himself in the future."
Originally, Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo thought it would be good to go to the nursery. They didn't know that Prefect Hu would do this. If they had known earlier... they would still do it. After all, the more people they know, the more contacts they have.Now Uncle Liu's proposal is naturally more in line with the two of them.After all, the conditions in the nursing home would not be too good. Although the two of them had the confidence that they could get better anywhere, there had to be a process of improving conditions when things were not so good.
Gu Cijiu suggested: "Uncle Liu, since that's the case, why don't we both recognize you as our teacher."
When Uncle Liu heard this, it made sense, so he simply said: "Old man, I don't have much ability, but I will teach you everything I can teach!"
So they followed Uncle Liu back to Si'an. At first, they lived with Uncle Liu in the prefect's mansion. Before the first snow fell, Uncle Liu finally bought a suitable small yard and let them settle down in the city— ——Although Uncle Liu is the servant of Taishou Hu, in fact he is not only not a slave, but also has a military title, but the title is not high.He was also worried that the two children would act as servants in the prefect's mansion, and then they really treated themselves as human beings.
Uncle Liu did teach him everything. Although this old man only knows a lot of characters, he has been fighting for many years. Speaking of his experience on the battlefield, many soldiers also listened with their heads probed. If he did, he might be able to save his own life.
In addition, Uncle Liu is also a man with lofty vision, so he asked the two teenagers to pay homage to a literary master in Si'an and continue to study literature.
Before Zhao Shuwen brought papermaking technology, the paper of Wei Dynasty was extremely expensive, so although the imperial examination was open to all students, it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to study.
Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo's original bodies could read and write, because the Gujia Village and Sanhuai Village where they lived before the drought were relatively wealthy villages, and by chance, a down-and-out scholar lived in seclusion in Sanhuai Village, and later simply built a school to enlighten children.
In the whole school, only the teacher has a book and no blackboard, so he can only write words on the dirt floor for the children to follow suit.Before Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo transmigrated the two original bodies, they would be able to memorize the three hundred thousand, but they still couldn't write all the surnames.
In Si'an City, the Master Wen that Uncle Liu found for them, surnamed Liu, named Zhou, was the younger brother of the current head of the Liu family of the Si'an family.The previous head of the Liu family had many wives and concubines, and had more than 40 sons, so Liu Zhou was worthless in the family. His father probably didn't even know his last name.
When Liu Zhou became the head of the family when he was a child, he died. His mother who was a concubine redeemed himself, and remarried after leaving the house.Of course, Liu Zhou, who entered the Liu Family Ancestral Hall, could not be taken away by his mother, but his brother-in-law will continue to support him, that is, once he wears the crown and becomes an adult, he will take a random wife for him, and then the next day after his wedding , was separated from the family.
The Liu family gave him a small yard, and there should be some money, and then it is up to him whether it is good or bad.
This Liu Zhou is quite a bookworm, but he also knew that it would be impossible to sit and eat, so he opened a private school.
When Uncle Liu sent the two of them to Liu Zhou's private school, he even had the audacity to ask for a name card from Taishou Hu. Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo looked at his Shuxiu, and they all felt in private that it is true that the teacher is here in this era. High profits - two fresh big pork legs, two catties of smoked jerky, two handfuls of celery, two jars of brown sugar, and of course, two slings of money.
In modern times, I have heard the proverb that "the poor are rich in literature and martial arts", but in this era, both civil and military people get rich. There are those literary masters who love money and are willing to teach poor children who are hardworking but hardworking.But the premise is that a child from a poor family must be able to enter the threshold of other masters, so that people will know that he is diligent and eager to learn, and he has no money.
But learning from Liu Zhou is really talented, and those Shuxiu are worth the money.
After discussing with Duan Shaobo, Gu Cijiu felt that some minor changes were okay.I went home to discuss with Uncle Liu, made a whiteboard, added charcoal pens, and gave it to Liu Zhou as a birthday present in the first year.
Liu Zhou, a bookworm, is still proficient in bow and horse, and a gentleman is proficient in all the six arts. This is an era when the brains of literati have not yet solidified. Liu Zhou is very happy about the gifts of the two students. The books copied by him and a set of the Four Treasures of the Study were presented as presents.
The two lived peacefully in Si Antai for two years. Although this world is not as rich and colorful as the modern world, there are always countless knowledge for them to explore, but this world also gave them many novelties—— This is what they ignored when they were flying in the sky as monks.Right beneath their feet, mortal life.
In the third year, when the two were 15 years old, they took part in the local children's examination together.
"Boss! Second!" Uncle Liu, who was already tall, waved a pipe in the crowd, making it impossible to ignore.
"Master!" The two young men standing side by side immediately walked towards him when they saw him.
"You guys...you still say you won't let me pick you up, so you can go back by yourself?" As the two approached, Uncle Liu saw that Duan Shaobo was not only carrying two test baskets by himself, but also supported Gu Cijiu, "Forget it, Don't talk too much, go with me in the car and go home! Go home!"
After getting out of the crowd and before getting into the bullock cart, Gu Cijiu couldn't bear it anymore, and threw up while leaning on a corner of the wall.
Duan Shaobo didn't have time to explain: "It's unlucky for senior brother, he was ranked in the rightful mouth of the stinking name."
The children's examination and the rural examination are not enough to detain people in the examination room. Candidates can walk around and go to the toilet.This is not necessary for the candidates to produce and hear about themselves, but it will be bad luck for those who are ranked in the ranks, such as Gu Cijiu.
He thought he was mentally prepared for the matter of saving the world, but now the facts tell him that he is still broken.
Seeing him like this, Uncle Liu not only didn't feel sorry for him, but instead laughed and joked: "I always listen to you two studying, boss, is this the same as being smoked by ink now?"
Gu Cijiu had already recovered a little bit, but after hearing Uncle Liu's words, he turned his head and vomited again.
Seeing Gu Cijiu like this, Duan Shaobo couldn't help calling out in a bit of a complaining tone: "Master!"
Uncle Zhao, who was helping to drive the car, also raised his arm, and nodded at Uncle Liu: "You said you old man, the child is already suffering so much, what are you talking about?"
In fact, Uncle Liu felt a little regretful seeing Gu Cijiu's appearance, but he couldn't bear to apologize after what Uncle Zhao said.Just turn aside without looking at them.
After Gu Cijiu finally recovered, the two got into the car and hurried home.The ox cart was slow, the wooden wheels were bumping violently, Gu Cijiu was lying on Duan Shaobo's lap, his face was gray and his lips were purple, Duan Shaobo wiped his forehead with a handkerchief dipped in cold water— ——After all, it was early spring in February, and the sky was still bright, so Duan Shaobo didn't dare to put a cold handkerchief on his head directly, for fear that he would catch the cold.
"Fortunately, it's still February. If you get bad marks in the provincial examination, then you..."
"Stop it!" Gu Cijiu covered his mouth, the discomfort obviously came up again, but he didn't eat much during the exam, and now he was completely vomited.
"My fault, don't say it, don't say it!" Duan Shaobo thought about it and regretted his talkativeness, thinking that it was really impossible to be so unlucky that he got a bad name twice in a row.At most this time senior brother, next time it's his turn... that's all.
When they got home, Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo took a bath first, Duan Shaobo ate something, but Gu Cijiu couldn't eat anything, they fell on the bed one after another, sleeping For a whole day and night.When he woke up, Duan Shaobo was completely fine, but Gu Cijiu hadn't recovered yet—he always felt like a salted fish, with that indescribable smell from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside.
After waiting for another day, Tong Sheng tried to release the list.
Uncle Liu felt that the second child in his family still had connections, and as for the eldest... the way he was about to vomit, he really didn't seem to be able to hit it.But it's okay, the two children are only fifteen, and the children's test is available every year, so take your time.
But who knew, after the list was released, Gu Cijiu was the first and Duan Shaobo the second!
The Tongsheng Examination is nothing, but no matter what, it is the first step to enter the imperial examination after passing the Tongsheng Examination. The old man was so happy that he laughed his big teeth out-no exaggeration, just laughed off one of his front teeth... …
"Old Liu, this is..." Taishou Hu is a handsome uncle. Uncle Liu suddenly asked for an audience today, and as soon as he entered the door, he handed over a lacquer box. When he opened it, it was full of caramel, and Taishou Hu couldn't laugh or cry.
——Liu Bo is the first generation of soldiers around Taishou Hu. He was left behind by Taishou Hu's father, so he is more than ten years older than Taishou Hu. Although he is now a cook when he is out, he is a handyman at home. On the surface, the relationship with Taishou Hu is extraordinary, and Taishou Hu also takes care of him as his old brother.
"This is the wedding candy for the villain's two apprentices, although it is only a boy, but..." Liu Bo smiled honestly, "I also want to thank you for giving me a famous card back then, so that they can become famous teachers. created today's good fortune."
The scholars of Da Wei are still very valuable, including Tong Sheng.Even if ordinary children can't take a step forward, it will be enough to join the family of some master in the future, to be a accountant or something.If Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo couldn't go any further, Uncle Liu would risk his face and find them a job as a clerk in the yamen, that would be enough.
In short, as long as you struggle a little in this life, you will be able to live comfortably.If you want to go further, it depends on your ability.
"Oh? So it's wedding candy? Of course you want to eat it!" Prefect Hu took a piece of caramel candy and threw it into his mouth, "Sweet! But it's so sweet!"
Uncle Liu smiled even more happily, and was about to leave when he heard Taishou Hu ask, "Old Liu, those two disciples of yours were taken in during the drought, right?"
"It's the two of them."
Then the prefect arrived, and the prefect told them that the food had arrived. These people felt safe, and the backlog of sadness and fear broke out together.They just need someone to resent, the culprit of the drought is God, they can't resent, the government has sent relief, they can't resent, just have Gu Cijiu who has no power ? !
If he was honest and let people kill him quietly, then their relatives would be able to wait for relief from the government today!Although the relatives who died before cannot be rescued, at least the relatives who died last night will not die!
——When the drought is over, when their lives return to calm, some people may regret and feel ashamed when they think of what they have done today.It is also possible that some people will always resent Gu Cijiu until they know that they are dying, because it will at least make them more comfortable...
The young general also said: "Your relative is going to kill you, how can you not protect yourself? If there is trouble, how can you blame you two children. But, you can't stay here anymore."
"The villain will take his righteous brother and leave..."
"Nonsense!" The teenager knocked on Gu Cijiu's forehead with a brain collapse, "I just said you can't stay here, how can I say that I want to drive you away? There is a monk's temple in front of this place, and I will send you two away. go."
"Thank you General!"
Gu Cijiu has not been in contact with the prefect for a long time, and he may have found that he is tolerant but not cowardly, decisive but not stubborn.The people around the prefect are also good people.That's why he dared to estimate that the plan was contradictory. He knew that the result of doing so would be to protect it alone, instead of being thrown out to let the victims vent their anger.
The monk's temple that the young general is talking about is the monk's temple where the two of them are now.This temple is called Yiye Temple, and it can be regarded as a big temple.Now Taishou Sun and his entourage, as well as the large amount of food they escorted over, are all in this temple.
After Duan Shaobo finished listening, he said on the face: "The prefect is really a good official." In private, he said [Eldest brother, it is too dangerous for you to do this. 】
[Our identities, if we want to contact the upper class as soon as possible, there is only one way. ] Gu Cijiu saw Duan Shaobo's brow raised, and quickly said again: "It's my fault, I won't do it next time. 】
Duan Shaobo felt that what he said was insincere, but he couldn't help it: "Then what happened to the victims now? Can we go home?"
Gu Cijiu shook his head: "I don't know either. Just stay in the room and rest. If you get bored, go outside to bask in the sun. I'll come and help." [Don't worry, I've already made up my mind. 】
Duan Shaobo stood up and wanted to talk, but sat back obediently because of his trembling knees.Although he didn't know what Gu Cijiu was there to help, but with his own state, going out might only be a disservice to him.
Duan Shaobo [Obviously when I first came here, my body was better...]
Gu Cijiu【Your body has always been the best. 】
System: I always feel that the background of this channel suddenly turns yellow.
Gu Cijiu went to help in the kitchen of the monastery, because One Leaf Temple used to be a big temple, and the kitchen not only had to take care of the hundreds of monks in the monastery, but also feed the pilgrims who came to offer incense and stay overnight, the kitchen was also very big.There were two large cauldrons, both Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo could go in and take a bath together.
But now the two pots are gone, only the two small stoves on the side are still there.The pot didn't go anywhere else, it was still in the temple, but it was moved from the kitchen to the front hall, where it was placed on an earthen stove in the courtyard at the entrance of the front hall, and porridge was cooked day and night for the victims outside to eat. It's all porridge made by them.
"Uncle Liu, Uncle Wei, Uncle Zhang..." Gu Cijiu carried the bowl and tray of Duan Shaobo's meal into the kitchen, and called someone respectfully before putting the bowl and chopsticks aside. Inside the big tub.
Now the person in charge of the stove in the kitchen is an old man with one arm but a big waist, and the rest of the people don't look like ordinary cooks.
After putting down the bowls and chopsticks, Gu Cijiu went to fetch water, then took a stone and sat down to wash the dishes.When you're done brushing, put it away.Gu Cijiu walked up to Uncle Liu who was squatting at the door smoking a pipe: "Uncle Liu, do you know where to recruit troops?"
Uncle Liu spit out a smoke ring: "Why? You little brat want to be a soldier?"
Gu Cijiu nodded: "Boy, grandparents are already dead, and relatives at home feel that I have harmed someone. It is at this time that there is Prefect Hu's care, so that both the boy and the righteous brother can have a full meal. But wait until the prefect Let's go, if the two of us go back to our hometown, I'm afraid we won't survive two or three years."
When Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo were brought here, Uncle Liu had also heard about what happened to them, otherwise he wouldn't have let Gu Cijiu bring chicken soup and porridge to feed Duan Shaobo.Hearing this, Uncle Liu let out a puff of smoke and sighed: "You are pitiful, child. But you are not old enough, and you have no parents at home, so you cannot be recruited for the army."
According to the setting of this world, the range of military households in the Wei Dynasty is very wide, just like Luzhou, as long as they are from a good family, regardless of whether they are farmers, merchants or craftsmen on their household registration, they are actually among the military households.But when it comes time for conscription, the only child will not be recruited, the father and mother will not be recruited if they are seriously ill, the disabled will not be recruited, the adulterer will not be recruited, and the son-in-law will not be recruited.
However, in addition to military service, there is also corvee service. If corvee service is first recruited, it is the son-in-law and people with bad conduct.
For example, Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo have only one seedling left in their families. Unless the country has reached the point where no one can use them, they will not be recruited according to the law.
Uncle Liu looked at Gu Cijiu with worry on his face, and said again: "The old man listens to you with a bit of elegance, but has he read books?"
"Yes, when my father was around, I let the kid go to a private school." After Gu Cijiu finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle Liu, then...do you know the kind master?"
"Good-hearted master?" Uncle Liu was thinking about something while smoking the dry cigarette. Hearing Gu Cijiu's question, he was stunned for a moment before he realized it. He immediately looked serious, and kicked Gu Cijiu's calf, "Nonsense!"
Gu Cijiu was kicked until he sat down on the ground. He stared stubbornly at Uncle Liu: "Uncle Liu, you know that selling yourself as a slave is something your ancestors don't want, but that is also a way out!"
Uncle Liu sighed: "Don't think too much, get up! Have buns tonight!"
Gu Cijiu got up and patted his buttocks, and followed everyone behind him to help.In fact, he already understood in his heart that it would be no problem to be taken away now.
In the last modern world, it was said that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the cooking class, and the same is true for these fire heads who are not young now.They were all Taishou Hu's personal soldiers. They fought with Taishou Hu for many years, and they were all disabled or sick. The child is hot on the kang.So starting from Uncle Liu, the servants in Taishou Hu's house have all become old soldiers who have retired from the army—not just cooks, but when Taishou Hu goes out, he is surrounded by the current soldiers, and these servants all run away. When the fire started.
These fire bosses didn't tell Gu Cijiu about these things, but on the way here, the kind young general was worried that he did something wrong impulsively, so he told him all about the origins of these old soldiers.He repeatedly told Gu Cijiu not to offend these seemingly ordinary old people.
Gu Cijiu followed to help peel the vegetable leaves, Liu Bo gave Gu Cijiu a big bowl of peanuts and sent him away.Gu Cijiu went back and gave the peanuts to Duan Shaobo, but it turned out that Duan Shaobo wanted to come back with him desperately, so the two came back together.
"Go! Go! Two little boys! I'm so busy waiting, I don't have time to take care of you!" Seeing the two coming, Uncle Liu tried to drive them away like a fly.
The two had to be disobedient and went in to fight for it. There were so many people in the kitchen, there was hot water and kitchen knives, and everyone was busy. If they insisted on squeezing in, they might hurt someone. Standing obediently outside the kitchen, the sun was scorching hot, no matter how I looked at it, I felt that the two sallow and thin young men were pitiful.Uncle Liu couldn't bear it, so he called them back again: "Can you roll the skin?"
"Yes!" Both of them nodded. Not only did Gu Cijiu know how, but he could roll five skins in one go, but now is not the time for him to show off.The two of them cleaned their hands obediently, and when they came back, they stood side by side holding a rolling pin to roll out the skin.
Just like that, Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo had a place in the kitchen.No matter what it is, they both know what to do, never talkative, quiet and calm.These old soldiers have no children, and they gradually changed from being pitiful at the beginning to liking them, taking good care of them both.
Another month passed, and when autumn came, Prefect Hu was going back to Si'an, the state capital of Luzhou.Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo could indeed go with him, not only the two of them, but also the other 20 orphans. They were all under 15 years old, and most of them were boys.
Most of the girls who are too young are abandoned or even killed early. Now the surviving ones are at least eight or nine years old. They have all been adopted. This adoption is not a good thing for most girls, because the people who adopted them The family does not want them to be daughters, but to be child brides, and even directly let a man who has no wife and children become a wife.
But there is no way to manage this kind of thing, after all, they survived.
Prefect Hu did not adopt these orphans, but placed them in Si'an's nursing home, but Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo were exceptions, because Liu Bo accepted them as apprentices before he left.
In fact, it was originally intended to adopt a foster son, and the relationship between foster father and son is also very close these days.Uncle Liu said to the two of them, "You two don't need to change your surnames, and you don't need to be called Dad. The old man is just getting old and wants to find someone to burn paper for himself in the future."
Originally, Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo thought it would be good to go to the nursery. They didn't know that Prefect Hu would do this. If they had known earlier... they would still do it. After all, the more people they know, the more contacts they have.Now Uncle Liu's proposal is naturally more in line with the two of them.After all, the conditions in the nursing home would not be too good. Although the two of them had the confidence that they could get better anywhere, there had to be a process of improving conditions when things were not so good.
Gu Cijiu suggested: "Uncle Liu, since that's the case, why don't we both recognize you as our teacher."
When Uncle Liu heard this, it made sense, so he simply said: "Old man, I don't have much ability, but I will teach you everything I can teach!"
So they followed Uncle Liu back to Si'an. At first, they lived with Uncle Liu in the prefect's mansion. Before the first snow fell, Uncle Liu finally bought a suitable small yard and let them settle down in the city— ——Although Uncle Liu is the servant of Taishou Hu, in fact he is not only not a slave, but also has a military title, but the title is not high.He was also worried that the two children would act as servants in the prefect's mansion, and then they really treated themselves as human beings.
Uncle Liu did teach him everything. Although this old man only knows a lot of characters, he has been fighting for many years. Speaking of his experience on the battlefield, many soldiers also listened with their heads probed. If he did, he might be able to save his own life.
In addition, Uncle Liu is also a man with lofty vision, so he asked the two teenagers to pay homage to a literary master in Si'an and continue to study literature.
Before Zhao Shuwen brought papermaking technology, the paper of Wei Dynasty was extremely expensive, so although the imperial examination was open to all students, it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to study.
Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo's original bodies could read and write, because the Gujia Village and Sanhuai Village where they lived before the drought were relatively wealthy villages, and by chance, a down-and-out scholar lived in seclusion in Sanhuai Village, and later simply built a school to enlighten children.
In the whole school, only the teacher has a book and no blackboard, so he can only write words on the dirt floor for the children to follow suit.Before Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo transmigrated the two original bodies, they would be able to memorize the three hundred thousand, but they still couldn't write all the surnames.
In Si'an City, the Master Wen that Uncle Liu found for them, surnamed Liu, named Zhou, was the younger brother of the current head of the Liu family of the Si'an family.The previous head of the Liu family had many wives and concubines, and had more than 40 sons, so Liu Zhou was worthless in the family. His father probably didn't even know his last name.
When Liu Zhou became the head of the family when he was a child, he died. His mother who was a concubine redeemed himself, and remarried after leaving the house.Of course, Liu Zhou, who entered the Liu Family Ancestral Hall, could not be taken away by his mother, but his brother-in-law will continue to support him, that is, once he wears the crown and becomes an adult, he will take a random wife for him, and then the next day after his wedding , was separated from the family.
The Liu family gave him a small yard, and there should be some money, and then it is up to him whether it is good or bad.
This Liu Zhou is quite a bookworm, but he also knew that it would be impossible to sit and eat, so he opened a private school.
When Uncle Liu sent the two of them to Liu Zhou's private school, he even had the audacity to ask for a name card from Taishou Hu. Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo looked at his Shuxiu, and they all felt in private that it is true that the teacher is here in this era. High profits - two fresh big pork legs, two catties of smoked jerky, two handfuls of celery, two jars of brown sugar, and of course, two slings of money.
In modern times, I have heard the proverb that "the poor are rich in literature and martial arts", but in this era, both civil and military people get rich. There are those literary masters who love money and are willing to teach poor children who are hardworking but hardworking.But the premise is that a child from a poor family must be able to enter the threshold of other masters, so that people will know that he is diligent and eager to learn, and he has no money.
But learning from Liu Zhou is really talented, and those Shuxiu are worth the money.
After discussing with Duan Shaobo, Gu Cijiu felt that some minor changes were okay.I went home to discuss with Uncle Liu, made a whiteboard, added charcoal pens, and gave it to Liu Zhou as a birthday present in the first year.
Liu Zhou, a bookworm, is still proficient in bow and horse, and a gentleman is proficient in all the six arts. This is an era when the brains of literati have not yet solidified. Liu Zhou is very happy about the gifts of the two students. The books copied by him and a set of the Four Treasures of the Study were presented as presents.
The two lived peacefully in Si Antai for two years. Although this world is not as rich and colorful as the modern world, there are always countless knowledge for them to explore, but this world also gave them many novelties—— This is what they ignored when they were flying in the sky as monks.Right beneath their feet, mortal life.
In the third year, when the two were 15 years old, they took part in the local children's examination together.
"Boss! Second!" Uncle Liu, who was already tall, waved a pipe in the crowd, making it impossible to ignore.
"Master!" The two young men standing side by side immediately walked towards him when they saw him.
"You guys...you still say you won't let me pick you up, so you can go back by yourself?" As the two approached, Uncle Liu saw that Duan Shaobo was not only carrying two test baskets by himself, but also supported Gu Cijiu, "Forget it, Don't talk too much, go with me in the car and go home! Go home!"
After getting out of the crowd and before getting into the bullock cart, Gu Cijiu couldn't bear it anymore, and threw up while leaning on a corner of the wall.
Duan Shaobo didn't have time to explain: "It's unlucky for senior brother, he was ranked in the rightful mouth of the stinking name."
The children's examination and the rural examination are not enough to detain people in the examination room. Candidates can walk around and go to the toilet.This is not necessary for the candidates to produce and hear about themselves, but it will be bad luck for those who are ranked in the ranks, such as Gu Cijiu.
He thought he was mentally prepared for the matter of saving the world, but now the facts tell him that he is still broken.
Seeing him like this, Uncle Liu not only didn't feel sorry for him, but instead laughed and joked: "I always listen to you two studying, boss, is this the same as being smoked by ink now?"
Gu Cijiu had already recovered a little bit, but after hearing Uncle Liu's words, he turned his head and vomited again.
Seeing Gu Cijiu like this, Duan Shaobo couldn't help calling out in a bit of a complaining tone: "Master!"
Uncle Zhao, who was helping to drive the car, also raised his arm, and nodded at Uncle Liu: "You said you old man, the child is already suffering so much, what are you talking about?"
In fact, Uncle Liu felt a little regretful seeing Gu Cijiu's appearance, but he couldn't bear to apologize after what Uncle Zhao said.Just turn aside without looking at them.
After Gu Cijiu finally recovered, the two got into the car and hurried home.The ox cart was slow, the wooden wheels were bumping violently, Gu Cijiu was lying on Duan Shaobo's lap, his face was gray and his lips were purple, Duan Shaobo wiped his forehead with a handkerchief dipped in cold water— ——After all, it was early spring in February, and the sky was still bright, so Duan Shaobo didn't dare to put a cold handkerchief on his head directly, for fear that he would catch the cold.
"Fortunately, it's still February. If you get bad marks in the provincial examination, then you..."
"Stop it!" Gu Cijiu covered his mouth, the discomfort obviously came up again, but he didn't eat much during the exam, and now he was completely vomited.
"My fault, don't say it, don't say it!" Duan Shaobo thought about it and regretted his talkativeness, thinking that it was really impossible to be so unlucky that he got a bad name twice in a row.At most this time senior brother, next time it's his turn... that's all.
When they got home, Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo took a bath first, Duan Shaobo ate something, but Gu Cijiu couldn't eat anything, they fell on the bed one after another, sleeping For a whole day and night.When he woke up, Duan Shaobo was completely fine, but Gu Cijiu hadn't recovered yet—he always felt like a salted fish, with that indescribable smell from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside.
After waiting for another day, Tong Sheng tried to release the list.
Uncle Liu felt that the second child in his family still had connections, and as for the eldest... the way he was about to vomit, he really didn't seem to be able to hit it.But it's okay, the two children are only fifteen, and the children's test is available every year, so take your time.
But who knew, after the list was released, Gu Cijiu was the first and Duan Shaobo the second!
The Tongsheng Examination is nothing, but no matter what, it is the first step to enter the imperial examination after passing the Tongsheng Examination. The old man was so happy that he laughed his big teeth out-no exaggeration, just laughed off one of his front teeth... …
"Old Liu, this is..." Taishou Hu is a handsome uncle. Uncle Liu suddenly asked for an audience today, and as soon as he entered the door, he handed over a lacquer box. When he opened it, it was full of caramel, and Taishou Hu couldn't laugh or cry.
——Liu Bo is the first generation of soldiers around Taishou Hu. He was left behind by Taishou Hu's father, so he is more than ten years older than Taishou Hu. Although he is now a cook when he is out, he is a handyman at home. On the surface, the relationship with Taishou Hu is extraordinary, and Taishou Hu also takes care of him as his old brother.
"This is the wedding candy for the villain's two apprentices, although it is only a boy, but..." Liu Bo smiled honestly, "I also want to thank you for giving me a famous card back then, so that they can become famous teachers. created today's good fortune."
The scholars of Da Wei are still very valuable, including Tong Sheng.Even if ordinary children can't take a step forward, it will be enough to join the family of some master in the future, to be a accountant or something.If Gu Cijiu and Duan Shaobo couldn't go any further, Uncle Liu would risk his face and find them a job as a clerk in the yamen, that would be enough.
In short, as long as you struggle a little in this life, you will be able to live comfortably.If you want to go further, it depends on your ability.
"Oh? So it's wedding candy? Of course you want to eat it!" Prefect Hu took a piece of caramel candy and threw it into his mouth, "Sweet! But it's so sweet!"
Uncle Liu smiled even more happily, and was about to leave when he heard Taishou Hu ask, "Old Liu, those two disciples of yours were taken in during the drought, right?"
"It's the two of them."
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