The ancient life of a master craftsman

There was an extra wooden rocking chair in the yard. Liu Chuncheng was lying on the rocking chair basking in the sun. When he saw him coming in, he stopped the rocking chair and said, "You're back?"

Li Enbai closed the door, "I'm back, sir."

He approached Liu Chuncheng, cupped his hands and bowed deeply, "Sir, Linfeng has not dishonored your reputation, this time you have successfully passed the hospital examination and won the prize of Xieyuan."

Liu Chuncheng reached out and touched the top of his head, "You have always been very smart, worthy of your name. Go and make a copy of all the answers you wrote this time."

Li Enbai knew that Liu Chuncheng was going to give it to people in the capital, so he didn't say much, answered, and went back to the house to write silently.

Yunli and Brother Qing were both in the living room, and the joyful and lively voices of several people could not be blocked even when the door was closed. Liu Chuncheng sat back in the rocking chair and continued to bask in the sun, but felt that the originally quiet space had brought a lively atmosphere, which made people feel happy. People are in a good mood.

Hearing the news that Li Enbai had returned home, old man Yun, father and son, Liu Mingxi, and Zhao Ping'an arrived together.

Liu Mingxi and Zhao Ping'an already knew about Li Enbai's grades, and they didn't have any worries in their hearts, especially Liu Mingxi hugged Li Enbai directly, "Congratulations, Li Jieyuan!"

Zhao Pingan also congratulated sincerely, "Congratulations, Li Sanyuan."

It was the first time that old man Yun and Yunhe heard their names, and asked quickly, "Linfeng, how did you do in the exam? How did you rank?"

Liu Mingxi helped explain, "Uncle, Linfeng won the No. 1 exam this time, because he was the first in three consecutive exams, and he also won the reputation of "Xiao San Yuan". This is a great joy!"

Only then did Old Man Yun come to his senses, and shouted out in a jerk, "Little Sanyuan!"

"Really?!" Yunhe's eyeballs almost popped out, "Linfeng, you really got a little Sanyuan?" He looked like he wanted to believe but didn't dare, and he carefully made people feel sympathetic.

Li Enbai nodded, "Father, brother, that's right, officers and soldiers will come to announce the good news at noon tomorrow at the latest."

The old man Yun immediately flushed with joy, and his breathing was short of breath. Seeing that he was about to pass away, Li Enbai supported him worriedly, "Father?"

However, old man Yun pushed Li Enbai's hand away, laughed and ran out, "Our village has a little Sanyuan! Hahahahaha!"

"Father?!" Li Enbai didn't know where Old Man Yun was going to run, seeing that he was in a bad state, he hurried to chase him.

People can't suddenly be overjoyed and overjoyed. Excessive joy is not a good thing. The old saying goes that extreme joy breeds sorrow. Old man Yun is a bit older and his body is not as strong as that of young people. Li Enbai is naturally worried.

But old man Yun ran much faster than he thought, and ran out of the yard in two or three strokes, Yun He followed behind, "Brother-in-law, you go back, my father is just happy, it's okay, it's okay! Hahaha."

Yunhe couldn't suppress his joy either, he could understand his father's feelings, a scholar in the village would be enough to honor his ancestors, and his brother-in-law even managed to come back with No. .

For nearly a hundred years in their village, my brother-in-law is the only little Sanyuan master!

Hahahahaha!

Thinking of this, Yunhe couldn't help being complacent, look, this is the husband-in-law chosen by his younger brother himself, so promising!

Thinking of this, Yunhe chased the old man Yun and ran to the houses of several uncles, and after a while, several old men and eldest sons all gathered at the house of Mu Laosan.

Old man Yun's complexion is ruddy now, and he is smiling happily, like a Maitreya Buddha. Looking at it makes people feel joy in their hearts.

"Sixth son-in-law, did your son-in-law really pass the exam?!" This is the fourth son with the hottest temper. Congratulations, dancing with joy.

"Of course! Officers and soldiers will come to announce the good news tomorrow!" Old Man Yun said with a big laugh.

"Hahaha, it's true!" Mu Lao San was also full of joy.

Even Boss Mu, who has always been dull and serious, smiled all over his face, "A great joy! We have to open the ancestral hall and tell the ancestors!"

"That's right, big brother is right, we have to tell our ancestors!" Mu Laoer also agreed very much.

The other brothers also seemed to be rejuvenated, and they participated in the discussion one after another. Some said they wanted to set up a water table, some said they should tell their ancestors first, and some said they wanted to set up a brand for Li Enbai...

The old people couldn't help laughing while talking, and the young people of the mountain generation who were listening outside were also smiling.

"Our Huaimu Village has finally produced a master scholar!"

"That's right, I finally don't have to be looked down upon by other villages!"

"Our village is no longer the village where eight villages from ten miles away were unwilling to move around. Now we are all sweet potatoes!"

"No, who made our life easier now, thanks to Linfeng, otherwise we wouldn't have such a good life."

"Hahaha, the good days are yet to come! When the official arrives tomorrow, we will really have a good day!" Although Yunhe was happy, he also knew that it was not the time to publicize it.

So the six old men, plus the five young men of the mountain generation, stayed at Mu Laosan's house, because they were so happy, and they were afraid that they would not be able to help making a big splash when they went out.

Boss Mu and Lao Er Mu both discussed the opening of the ancestral hall tomorrow. In the past, when they went to worship their ancestors, they had to choose auspicious days, but this time they ignored the auspicious dates and decided to tell their ancestors the good news as soon as possible.

"Yunshan! Go, go to the butcher's house, cut two catties of meat, let your wife cook it, and then go buy two jugs of wine, the six of us must drink a jug of wine today!" The youngest Mu laughed.

The other brothers also agreed very much, but they have to drink, how can such a great event be done without some wine?

So not only Yunshan was ordered to go shopping, but everyone else had to go out and buy food and drinks.

In the early morning of the next day, old man Yun and the others gathered at the entrance of the village, looking constantly at the official road. Many villagers also appeared at the entrance of the village from time to time and wandered around. In fact, they all had the same purpose as old man Yun and the others.

Just like this, the official messenger who came to announce the good news finally showed his figure, and the old man Yun quickly stood up, "The official messenger is here!"

The other old men also stood up and looked at the official with excitement and expectation.

The official had a big red flower pinned to his chest and held a gong in his hand. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he was startled to see six old men looking at him with green eyes.

Then he calmed down, "Old man, may I ask how to get to Mr. Li Enbai's house in Huaimu Village?"

The old man Yun and his elder brothers looked at each other, swallowed at the gesture of the older brothers, "Excuse me, is the official servant here to announce the good news to Li Enbai?"

"Exactly, Mr. Li ranked first in all three exams, and he won a small three yuan!" The official chap and You Rongyan replied loudly, because they got a small three yuan in the county, and the county magistrate's political performance has improved a lot.

Behind this official was followed by a small official, also full of pride, but he came on behalf of the mayor.

"Hahaha, thank you, Master Guancha!" Old man Yun was beaming with delight, and hurriedly led the officer to Li's house.

The official came to announce the good news, and he was on a mission. The old man Wang Yun was willing to lead him to Li's house. After asking about the distance, he dismounted and was about to tie the horse to the locust tree at the entrance of the village. horse.

Seeing their happy faces, the officials thought that these people were Li Enbai's elders, so they were very polite and insisted on tying the horses to the entrance of the village. There were official marks on the horses, and no one dared to steal them.

While following the old men, the officials beat the gongs and drums, "Happy news—Master Li Enbai of Huaimu Village won the No. 1——"

The Annunciation Officer is very skillful in shouting, and the voice is very penetrating, and can be heard from a long distance.And the time interval between each pass is enough.

Coupled with the sound of the gong, it sounded like a thunderbolt resounding through the village. Almost everyone who heard it ran out to watch it, crowding on both sides of the road and following the officials step by step.

When they reached the gate of Li's house, the officials stopped shouting, put away the gong, and knocked on the door.

Li Enbai and the others had already received the letter. As soon as they heard someone knocking on the door, Li Enbai straightened his clothes and opened the door. An official was standing at the door.

The official bowed his hands and saluted, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Li Enbai?"

"It's a student." Li Enbai also saluted.

"Congratulations, Mr. Li, you won the No. 1 exam in the middle court!"

Li Enbai stuffed the red envelopes he had prepared into the official servant very kindly, and the official servant squeezed the red envelope, with a bigger smile on his face, and said kind words to Li Enbai loudly, "Master Li, you already have a scholar." For fame, please register with the county government within one month."

"Because Mr. Li is the first scholar in our county to receive a small three yuan, the magistrate decided to exempt you from land tax of 50 acres and reward you with [-] taels of silver!"

"You are a granary student. You have monthly bills of silver, 20 catties of corn, 5 catties of flour, half a catty of sugar, half a catty of salt, and 5 liang of soybean oil. Just go any day during NO.20."

Although Li Enbai knew that the Song Dynasty favored literati, he was still amazed by the great generosity of the Song Emperor. Twenty acres of land does not pay taxes, and it is no problem to support a family of five, let alone money, rice flour, oil, sugar, and salt. collar.

He thanked the official messenger again, and sent away the official messenger who came to announce the good news under the envious eyes of the villagers.He was about to talk to old man Yun and the others, and he followed the little official who announced the good news, "Master Sanyuan, this villain is here to deliver the invitation for the mayor."

Li Enbai took the invitation and opened it for a look, then asked the little official, "Who else did the mayor invite?"

The little official replied very honestly, "I also invited Master Liu, Master Zhang, the head of Xinglong Academy, the two masters, and Master Chen."

"Master Chen?" Li Enbai frowned, and he asked again, "Who is Master Chen?"

The little official seemed very surprised, didn't he say that Chen Xiucai and this little Sanyuan were from the same village?Why does the little Sanyuan master seem to know nothing about this person?

"It's Chen Yingcai and Chen Xiucai." The official replied.

There was a lot of booing around, making the little official confused, and even the old men who were happy before are now unhappy.

Li Enbai looked a little embarrassed, "It turned out to be him... this... alas... this is really, alas... please report to the mayor, Li will definitely come to the banquet."

The little official went back to his command with full of doubts.