Before dawn, Wang Jiang got up to boil eggs and boiled most of the pot.

At this time, it was the tail of Meng Dong, and it was about to enter the cold moon, and the boiled eggs could be stored for many days without being bad, just so that Wang Yuan could take them to eat on the way to the exam.

By the time Wang Yuan got up, Wang Jiang had already packed the boiled eggs.

In the morning, at the dinner table, the food was good.

After all, Wang Yuan was about to travel far away, and he ate corn porridge for breakfast, a boiled egg per person, and a plate of bacon was fried.

Wang Yuan asked, "Grandma, how many people are raising chickens in the village now?" ”

Wang Jiang said with a smile: "Except for the newcomers, every household raises chickens. Curved snakes (earthworms) don't cost money, and if you take care of them carefully, you can raise a lot of chickens, and fools don't raise them. ”

"That's good." Wang Yuan was very happy.

The peasants have their own labor wisdom, and Wang Yuan tossed for two years before he reluctantly tested the law of pit cultivation.

As a result, after the spread of the green village, the villagers actually made their own improvements.

First of all, the time for composting in the early stage is shortened, and some people use the method of farmhouse composting, which is to build up the silt, rotten grass, and a small amount of manure into a mound, and then cover the straw and tarpaulin, and it only takes four or five days to ferment for the first time. Then turn over the pile for the second fermentation, the fermentation efficiency is better and faster, and it is not easy to form foul odor and sour taste.

Then, someone invented the method of tank culture, that is, the waste soil is put into the large tank to raise earthworms, and holes are left at the bottom of the large tank and the waist to drain the water. In summer, you can move to the shade, in winter, you can move to the house to make a fire to keep warm, and you can also move out to bask in the warm winter sun when the sun is out. This method is more convenient and controllable than Wang Yuan's pit cultivation method, and there is no fear of earthworms freezing to death or escaping in winter.

Today's Chuanqingzhai feeds more than eight chickens per family on average, and some families even raise twenty or thirty chickens.

When Wang Yuan went to visit the owner of the village yesterday, he also specially asked the wife of the owner of the village and the mother-in-law of the eldest brother for the tricks of composting and tank farming. In the future, if he takes up a post in a local area, Wang Yuan plans to popularize it, not to mention raising chickens to get rich, at least to increase the income of the peasants.

Zhou Chong was very surprised, he found that this village seemed to be very poor, because sorghum was the staple food, and corn was not very common, let alone rice. And the clothes are also very ordinary, mostly with kudzu cloth and linen cloth, which is not far from the mountain people in other areas of Yunnan and Guizhou.

But the village seems to be very wealthy, and every family raises chickens, and often eats eggs. And there were a lot of livestock, as well as ten ploughing oxen, and hundreds of mules and donkeys!

If Jin Wei comes to Chuanqingzhai, he will definitely think that this place is a paradise.

Men and women weave, the folk customs are simple, life is worry-free, chickens and dogs smell each other, this is the favorite scene of readers.

In fact, the most important point is that since the Miao rebellion, the village has not paid taxes again, nor has it been levied - the tax officer of Zazuosi did not dare to go up the mountain, for fear of accidentally forcing the village to rebel.

"Brother Yuan, take the exam for good students, pay attention to safety on the road," Wang Quan sent his son to the bottom of the mountain and instructed, "Abba doesn't know anything about the imperial examination, so he can't help much, so it's all up to you to break through." ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "I know, Abba, don't worry." ”

Wang Meng patted his younger brother on the shoulder: "I take care of it at home, so don't worry about it." ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Big brother, if you don't want to study, then there is no need to force it." But I must read the official book I brought back this time, and if I don't know the words, I will go to Carpenter Liu for advice, sketch out the things I don't understand, and save up and go to the city to ask Master Shen. ”

In ancient times, when scholars became officials, they did not go to their posts with a black eye, but had a special official book as a guide.

In the Song Dynasty, there were "Outline of Prefectures and Counties", "Law on Governing Counties", "Hundred Officials", "Introduction to the Daytime Curtain", in the Yuan Dynasty, there were "Three Things Advice", "Reporting for the Good Politics", and in the Ming Dynasty, there were "Official Collections", "Records of Practical Administration", "Passing on Orders in Past Dynasties" and so on.

These books are rich in content, including laws and regulations, lawsuits, prisons, calendars, disaster management, anti-theft, and agricultural administration...... has elaborated that as long as you are an honest official according to the book, you will definitely be able to benefit one party.

It's a pity that many magistrates like to mess around, claiming to rule by doing nothing, but in fact they are just to make money.

After saying goodbye, Wang Yuan took Zhou Chong to Guizhou City.

After staying in the city for a day, Wang Yuan, Jin Wei, Zou Mu and Zhang Yun traveled eastward together, and former classmates and friends came to say goodbye.

Yue Zhen had to wait until after the Chinese New Year before going to Nanjing Guozijian to study.

And Tian Qiu has returned to Sinan Mansion, the distance from Guiyang is equivalent to the distance from Guiyang to the border of Yunnan, and the route taken when going to Beijing to catch the exam is different.

Wang Yuan's route out of Guizhou was to the east through Longlisi, Xintiansi, Pingyuewei, Qingpingwei, and Xinglongwei. To the partial bridge can be changed to take the waterway, after the town is far away, Sizhou has entered the boundary of the lake.

This Spring Festival, the four of them spent it in Yuezhou Mansion (Yueyang).

He even visited Dongting Lake together, and continued to set off after a few days in Yueyang.

Then it's much faster, and it's basically waterways. Went down the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang, and then went north to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, but the horse made Hei seasick for several days.

In Zhenjiang, you need to hire a new boat, in fact, you need to spend some money and take those "downwind boats" that transport goods. Merchant ships often follow official ships, which can prevent bandits and avoid trouble from the authorities.

This kind of long-distance water transport trade, even if the boss does not personally charge the goods, he will choose to send henchmen to be responsible.

If it is in the beginning of spring, the head boat that the boss takes is often not loaded with goods. Stopping at the pier for a few days, just waiting for the examiner to come and board the ship, which is not only convenient for the reader, but also can earn a lot of ticket money. Moreover, the toll of the ship that is not loaded is much lower, and the official will not embarrass the merchants when they see that the ship is full of scholars.

More than sixty percent of Wang Yuan's four neighbors on the boat were Guozi prisoners.

These guys set off from Nanjing, and they can go to Zhenjiang to change boats in one day, and they are extremely lively in groups.

On the way, everyone gradually became familiar with each other, and they got along with each other quite well.

"This is Yu Kuan, whose name is Zhongli, is my friend in Guozijian." Jin Wei introduced.

Wang Yuan hugged his fists and said: "I have seen Brother Zhongli, in the next Wang Yuan, the words are empty." ”

Zou Mu and Zhang Yun also hurriedly greeted each other, and Yu Kuan was obviously much colder towards Zhang Yun. Just because Zhang Yun belongs to the deputy list of tribute students, no matter how good he is in the exam, he can't become a serious jinshi.

This kind of guy who makes friends based on his identity, Wang Yuan secretly despised it in his heart, and turned it into the kind that cannot be deeply befriended, but he became more enthusiastic in words.

It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain!

Jin Wei's other prisoner friend, Lin Wenjun, is much more refreshing. This gentleman is a native of Putian, Zhejiang, although he is only twenty-four years old, but it is rare to be old and respectful, polite to everyone, and communicate with him like a spring breeze, belonging to the real erudite gentleman.

There is also Zhang Chong, a native of Tongchuan, Sichuan - the same name and surname as the second brother of Zhang Yu, the general manager of the Yunnan-Guizhou Township test, but not the same person.

This man was dressed very simply, his clothes were washed white, but he was reluctant to change into new clothes.

Although there were countless scholars on the ship, the only new friends who fell in love with Wang Yuan were Lin Wenjun and Zhang Chong.

Wang Yuan saw that Zhang Chong was having a hard time, and always looked for an opportunity to have a banquet, and brought his friends to his room to drink wine.

Jin Wei and Zhang Chong committed a crime and quarreled when they met. One is like a spendthrift, arrogant and arrogant, and has no spare eyes, and the other is poor and thrifty, has a strong temperament, treats people sincerely, and both sides are unforgiving, and they are not used to saying it directly, and when they say it, they quarrel.

At such times, it was Wang Yuan and Lin Wenjun who played a round, and Jin Wei and Zhang Chong were angry and no longer spoke.

Historically, the thrifty and fierce Zhang Chong, as well as Yu Kuan, who watched people in the crack of the door, would become Yang Tinghe's henchmen. In the end, in the Great Rites Discussion incident, one was demoted by Jiajing, and the other was imprisoned by Jiajing.

The civil official faction really can't be divided by character, and there are all kinds of people in it.