Since he was very young, Wang Yuan often had all kinds of strange dreams, such as dreaming that he was an engineering dog in his previous life.

For a small child, it is difficult for him to figure out, which breed of engineering dog exactly belongs to?

In addition to this, Wang Yuan also dreamed of many high-rise buildings, which were taller than all the houses in the cottage combined. I also dreamed of an iron bird called an airplane, and people could go straight to the sky by airplane. Or a kind of big car called high-speed rail, which can travel thousands of miles a day, thousands of times faster than the donkeys in the stockade.

When Wang Yuan was three years old, Abba went down the mountain to exchange animal skins for salt, and when he passed by the official road of Zazuoyi, a derogatory official died on the way.

The official was really miserable, not only did he live in the barbarian land of Guizhou, but even his clothes were stripped clean by the barbarians when he died.

By the time Abba went, the unlucky officer had been repeatedly touched to his body, and there were only two books left unattended. A copy of "Mr. Hui'an's Poems" is a poetry manuscript of Liu Jian, the first assistant of the Hongzhi Dynasty; A copy of "Dafang Guang Buddha Huayan Sutra" belongs to the Buddhist scriptures engraved by the people.

Adhering to the simple concept of "thieves don't go empty", Abba took the two books home and planned to throw them in the hut to wipe his buttocks.

Wang Yuan, who had never studied before, suddenly pointed to the Buddhist scriptures and said, "Be generous and wide Buddha!" ”

Abba was confused and asked, "What kind of generous Buddha?" ”

Wang Yuan pointed to the cover of the book and said: "This book is called "Dafang Guang Buddha Huayan Sutra", which is a Buddhist scripture. ”

The whole cottage is also Liu Carpenter's literacy, and Abba immediately picked up the three-year-old Wang Yuan and took two broken books to ask what happened.

Carpenter Liu is a craftsman who fled from Guizhou City (i.e., Guiyang), and he can be regarded as well-informed. He didn't believe that he was born to know, so he opened the scriptures and said, "Wang Er, you said that you know words, read it to me." ”

Wang Yuan looked at the dense text, and countless messages suddenly poured out of his mind. Some of the words looked different from what he remembered, but he could read them even with a guess, and he immediately pointed to the book and recited: "As I heard: For a while, the Buddha became enlightened in the Bodhi field of Alan Rafa Bodhi in the country of Magati......

Carpenter Liu was stunned and asked Abba: "Wang Quan, you really didn't teach it?" ”

Abba was also confused, scratched his head and said: "I don't know a few big characters, and even my son asked you to help name me, where do I know any Buddhist scriptures?" ”

Carpenter Liu looked at Wang Yuan, then looked at the scriptures, and then looked at Wang Yuan again, suddenly had a great fear, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Liu Han, the grass people, I don't know the reincarnation of the Buddha, please don't blame the Bodhisattva!" ”

Since then, Wang Yuan has become a popular figure in the cottage.

It's a pity, that's all, because I can't find a few people who believe in Buddhism when I look through the cottages. They believe in the five gods, and by the way, they also engage in totem worship, and wear masks and dance to pray for the spirit.

The name of the cottage is "Black Mountain Ridge Village", which is not a bandit's nest, but the birthplace of Guizhou.

It is not affiliated with the Guardian and is outside the direct management of the Tusi, so such a place is called "Shengji". There are "raw places" everywhere in Guizhou, and there are all kinds of ethnic minorities living there, and to put it bluntly, they are all foreign people of the Ming Dynasty.

And the Black Mountain Ridge Village where Wang Yuan is located is different, this is a "green village", and all the people living in it are "wearing green people"!

Green is Dai, the distant mountains are like Dai, and generally speaking, it is blue and black.

The Han and Tu people lived in the village, and they were neither regarded as Han Chinese by the outside world, nor accepted by the Tu people of all ethnic groups, so a new ethnic group was formed.

They collect mineral pigments from the mountains and like to dye their clothes blue and black to show their difference from the Han (blue clothes) and the Tu people (plain clothes) – hence the name of the people who wear green clothes.

This ethnic group is abundant in the Yunnan-Guizhou region, and its composition comes from a variety of sources, even continuing hundreds of years later. Although they are not officially recognized as ethnic groups, on their first- and second-generation ID cards in New China, the ethnic columns are written "Qing Nationality" and "Wearing Qing People" respectively.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there was already the title of "Piercing Qingren", but the daily names were "Li Minzi" (descendants of the bureaucrats) and "Turen" (different from the Tujia family), and they were even mistaken for belonging to the Black Miao ethnic group.

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In the blink of an eye, several years have passed, Wang Yuan is already ten years old, and he likes to be in a daze more and more.

Memories of past lives have become clearer and more profound.

Even, Wang Yuan still has the thinking mode of an adult, and he is very sure that he has crossed over.

It's just that compared to the other traversers, he is really dressed a little miserably. Neither a family of princes and generals, nor a rich and powerful family, it's okay to wear an innocent and good citizen, what the hell is this damn reincarnation into a barbarian village?

I don't even have a serious hukou, how can I take the imperial examination?

If you don't go to the scientific expedition, how can you get ahead in the Ming Dynasty?

Even if you go outside, you have to solve the household registration problem, and you can't always nest in the mountains, so your wife and children are hot on the kang, right?

That's too embarrassing for the traverser!

In the evening of that day, Abba and his eldest brother returned from hunting, and Grandma was serving dinner with her sister on her back.

Abba's name is Wang Quan, a fugitive military household in Guizhou.

Grandma Wang Jiang's family, the Miao girl in the west of the Da Miao Mountain.

Wang Jiang gave birth to a total of five children, but due to backward medical conditions, one son died in childbirth, and one daughter died at the age of half a year. Only the eldest brother Wang Meng is left, the second brother Wang Yuan, and a little sister who has not had time to name it.

The bowl is stoneware, and there are a few gaps missing, and the chopsticks are also casually cut from wood.

The rice is a red rice porridge made from sorghum mixed with bran, which has a particularly bad texture and taste. The dishes are even less particular, a large bowl of wild vegetable soup, and some houttuynia cordata is thrown in to taste.

Today's harvest of Abba and eldest brother is okay, they have hunted a hare and a squirrel, and tomorrow they will have meat to eat.

Seeing that Wang Yuan didn't move his chopsticks for a long time, Grandma Wang Jiang asked, "Brother Yuan, why don't you eat?" ”

The eldest brother Wang Meng smiled and continued: "Is it that you were not called for hunting, and you are unhappy?" ”

Abba Wang Quan said proudly: "Brother Yuan has practiced good archery, and his strength is terrifying. After a few years, the body will grow stronger, and it will definitely be a good hunter of the first class! ”

"Of course, Adi's archery is more accurate than mine, and last time an arrow hit the pheasant in the eye." Wang Meng grinned stupidly.

The family atmosphere was very harmonious, and Wang Yuan couldn't help laughing. But he quickly put away his smile again, and said with a straight face: "Abba, grandma, big brother, I want to study!" ”

The whole family was silent.

After a long time, Wang Jiang said: "Brother Yuan, there is no money at home." ”

Wang Quan shook his head and said: "If you have money, you can't read a book, and there is not even a social science within a radius of dozens of miles, only the Song clan study run by Master Tusi himself." Not to mention that we have no nationality in the mountains can't enter, and even the good people under the mountain don't accept it, and only the children of the Song family are allowed to go to school there. ”

Wang Yuan said: "Abba, Grandma, I've been thinking about this question for a long time. You don't have to go to school to study, you can have a teacher, and it's the same for reading at home. ”

Wang Quan was still shaking his head: "Carpenter Liu is literate in the village, although the names of your two brothers were given by asking him to help." But he is also a half-bucket of water, how can he be qualified to be a teacher? ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "There is no one on the mountain, there is one under the mountain, just ask a gentleman to go up the mountain." ”

"Please sir is very expensive, and he can't make up for us to sell." Wang Jiang reminded.

Wang Yuan said his plan step by step: "On the official road of Zazuoyi, are there often exiles and demotion of officials? ”

Wang Meng nodded and said, "It's a lot." ”

Wang Yuan continued: "Among these exiles and degraded officials, have any of them ever read a book? Is it possible to be a teacher? ”

Wang Meng suddenly realized and slapped his thigh: "Yes, just grab one to go up the mountain to be a teacher, or Brother your brain is good!" You're so smart! ”

Wang Yuan, who had a good brain, hurriedly corrected: "Big brother, it's please, not robbery." ”