Thirty miles south of Tianmu Mountain, there is a market town, called Tianmu Town, named after the mountain! It is the seat of the county seat of Ji'an County, Anping County.

The town is not small, with four or five thousand families and a population of tens of thousands. Two bustling streets cross through the town, and the center of the town is the crossing, which is the seat of the county government.

To the northeast of the cross street is the Red Yeast Wine Workshop, which is a century-old shop, and the old wine Red Yeast Wine is well-known far and wide.

The town's landmark, the Ji'an Dart Bureau, is located on the southeast side of Cross Street. On both sides of the gate of the dart board, there stands a pair of stone lions with angry eyes, and under the main house of the eaves and beams, there are four golden characters of "Ji'an Dart Bureau". In front of the gate, there is a flagpole about five zhang high, and at the top of the flagpole, a big red background, gilded words, and black gilt dart flags flutter in the wind. On both sides of the threshold of the gate, there are two decorative stone drums that are more than one person high, and there is a neat row of horse-tied stakes opposite the gate, and the whole dart game is full of majesty and magnificence.

In the early morning of Tianmu Town, the sun shines through the thin morning mist, with a warm breath, scattered into the streets and alleys, every household.

The morning in Tianmu Town, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, is quiet. The town is hazy, and the water on the wide river next to the town is crystal clear, like a large mirror as clear as a mirror, reflecting the emerald green mountains in the distance. The turquoise water reflects everything around the town like an ink painting. The river along the street is full of all kinds of boats, one next to the other, and from time to time there is a leaf boat under the stone bridge, quietly drilling out of the half-moon-shaped bridge hole!

To the south of the town is a tall antique building with grey tiles and white walls and a tall gatehouse with intricately carved walls. In the building, whether it is the main room or the verandah, it is magnificent; And the courtyard is full of trees, mountains and rocks, in the yard, several long bamboo pole frames, crawling with flowers and vines, dense green leaves lined with purple-red flowers, delicate, and bright, looking from afar, like a beautiful colored satin. There is a plaque hanging in front of the main house with beams and cornices, which reads the four regular script characters "Ji'an County School".

The sound of reading and chanting came from it, neat and crisp, but from the slightly immature tone, it was clear that this was a group of children who were not yet adults.

"The gentleman, the powerful are not flattering, the powerful are not attached, the captivating are not served, the evil is not shy about it, the strong are not afraid of it, the weak are not bullied, the good are friends, the likes and evils are abandoned, the long are respected, and the young are sheltered. Those who live in peace for the people, perform their duties for the officials, are not unrighteous in poverty, and do not deviate from the way, this gentleman acts accurately. ”

In the room, the old gentleman with a mustache on his lips held a ring ruler and slowly paced around the house, and more than 30 teenagers sat upright, shaking their heads and reading textbooks with Mr.

Zi said: "Learn and learn from time to time, don't you also say it? Have friends come from afar, are you happy? People don't know and are not ashamed, aren't they also gentlemen? Zeng Zi said: "I am three times a day and I am self-conscious: I am not loyal to others? Making friends and not believing them? Are you used to it? Zi said: "I have five out of ten and am determined to learn, thirty and stand, forty and not confused, fifty and know the destiny of heaven, sixty and obedient, seventy and do what I want, do not exceed the rules." ”

The teenagers, the youngest of whom was only eight or nine years old, and the older one who had not yet reached the age of sixteen, were reciting the Analects aloud. In Wu Zhouguo, sixteen years old is the age of adulthood, and generally those who have not obtained fame will no longer stay in the county school, but will officially step into the society and learn the way of survival.

Those who can go to school in the county are generally from better family conditions, and their families also have a certain status in Ji'an County. After all, the number of places in the county school is limited, and the tuition is not cheap. It's good for ordinary people to go to a private school in the town. The students in the class were basically well-dressed, one of them was a thin boy sitting in the back row, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with white skin, delicate appearance, his hair was tied with silk rope at will, and he was wearing a blue silk gown.

The father of the thin boy is a famous doctor in the town, and he opened a pharmacy called "Huichun Tang" in the east of the town, and invited more than a dozen men to do chores. Because he had cured the headache of the previous county magistrate for a long time in his early years, the young man entered the county school under the shadow of his father.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high! In order to let the young man glorify his ancestors, Jinshi and the first, the family also placed great hopes on him. Although the boy does not have to worry about food and clothing, he was not born in a wealthy family, and he was very sensible when he was taught by his parents. The teenager studied very hard, because he had a good education, he went to school early, and came to the county school at the age of six. The year before last, the county's children's examination lived up to expectations, and he was famous at the age of 14.

If nothing else, in the triennial county-town and urban examinations next year, the teenagers are very likely to pass the examination, and then they will be qualified to enter the Beijing examination. If you can enter the Shi and rank in the examination, you will be able to enter the career of the glorious ancestors.

On this day, it is the 50th birthday of the shopkeeper of the Red Yeast Wine Workshop, there are many people in the town who come to celebrate, the door face of the Red Yeast Wine Shop is draped with red silk, people come and go in front of the door, the river is endless, and the festive permeates the entire cross street.

The front shop of the Red Yeast Wine Workshop is located in the back, with a row of eight doors in front and a courtyard with three entrances in the back. The large courtyard is full of square tables, chairs and stools, which are as draped in silk as the outside of the gate. The guys at the wine shop and the chef at the Tianmu Restaurant next door to the hotel were busy arranging a banquet.

In front of the winery stood a tall and fat middle-aged man, with a ruddy complexion, a short beard on his lips, and a brown brocade robe wrapped tightly around his body, this is the owner of the winery, Guo Tiande Guo's shopkeeper.

Shopkeeper Guo stood in front of the winery, constantly arching his hands to the guests who came to congratulate, smiling. It was nearly noon, and there were two large and one small people walking on the east street of Tianmu Town. The middle-aged man in front of him held his head high, his hands behind his back, and his long black beard under his chin was gently blowing in the wind. The thin young man in the back followed suit, hanging his hands, and his wide-sleeved robe swayed back and forth. These two are the shopkeepers of the Zhendong Huichun Hall Pharmacy, Zhou Guangsi, who is proficient in the art of Qihuang, and his youngest son, Zhou Moyang, who is studying in the county.

The father and son walked slowly and unhurriedly. In the middle of spring, the sun is a little hot and dry on the body almost noon. Father is okay, still walking in a figure-of-eight step, brisk and unfazed. Zhou Moyang was already sweating.

"It's here!" The boy followed two steps, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and muttered to himself.

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