In the early morning, the yellow dog barked at the door, and the little sister stood at the head of the bed and pointed at Hanzhang and smiled: "My brother slept last night like a boxing toss, wasn't he frightened and hysterical?" ”

"While playing, what does the little girl know."

Cui Hanzhang woke up and felt like he had a fight with someone, his back hurt, the sky was blue and white in his dream, and his arms and legs were not his own, so he quickly washed his face and ate and had to go to the kiln with his father, and his mother sat down to eat and asked: "I haven't heard that there are mountains shaking in other places in Jianyang, why is it only so much tossing on this side of Xikou?" The father buried himself in eating, and after a while he replied:

"It is rumored in the ancestral hall of the Cui family that the earth cow has turned over."

"What is the ground cow turning over?" Han Ling asked.

"What do children do when they ask these things, stay at home with your grandmother" The father did not answer questions, and as a kiln burner in the countryside, I am afraid that he will not be able to understand what it means to "turn over the cow".

He has the impression of the ground cow turning over, in the ancient books recorded that the ground cow also happened in Yimao Mountain in the north of Taikang, very violent, the fire is soaring, the red pulp overflows and the surrounding three hundred miles are buried, and then the grass in this place has not grown, and it is rumored in later generations that all this sign is the birth of the evil star. At that time, I read this place, and the right was made up by the ancients, after all, there has never been a record in the official history, and there has been no incident of red pulp overflowing and burying no human and livestock. It seems that Xikou's "ground cow turned over" this time is also very different from the description in ancient books, and Hanzhang is careful to find an opportunity to consult Master Lou.

In the morning, I followed my father to turn a few small kilns and found that they were basically unrepairable, the collapse damage was more serious, and it was in disrepair, so we discussed simply filling and abandoning it, and re-selecting the site to build a new kiln. Before he had time to go back for lunch, he was called away by Cui Mingtang, saying that Mr. Lou had something to arrange, Hanzhang followed Mingtang to the school one after another, and Mingtang turned around several times to urge: "You are numb, what are you rubbing, why are your legs and feet weak when you go to Jin'an?" ”

Hanzhang can't say the bitterness, he got up in the morning with a sore back, gritted his teeth and followed his father to a few kilns, and also helped to carry and dig the stone and soil, and was pulled to the school by Mingtang before he had time to eat lunch, but his legs and feet were sore? "Don't scream, I didn't eat lunch" "Okay, I'll go back and get you sauce beef to eat in a while, my mother cooked it herself" Mingtang replied without replying, Hanzhang is the same age as Mingtang, playing since childhood, Mingtang is the third young master of the main family of the Xikou Cui family, thinking of the sauce beef made by Mingtang's mother, it is really saliva on the ground, and he has eaten and drunk since he was a child.

Mingtang's vein is not prosperous, there is an eldest sister Mingwei who has been sent to Taikang since she was a child for some reason, and she can't come back once in a few years, Hanzhang has seen it twice when she is so old, and the impression three years ago was terrible, and he was almost beaten, in Mingtang's words, you deserve it, dare to play hooligan on my sister, break your third leg sooner or later, Hanzhang shouted that the yellow mud fell into the crotch of his pants---- it's not shit but shit, obviously he was fooled by Mingtang to go to his room and wait, who knew that Mingwei, who was in the rain that day, was changing clothes.

The second brother Minglun was congenitally deficient, he had not learned to speak at the age of three, and then he was also confused, it was rare to be sober for a moment and a half, Hanzhang was very happy to see him every time, Minglun has always smiled at people, and the overflowing happiness can infect people. The whole Cui family is very sorry for Mingtang baby, how can this kid not be born to read materials, in the words of his sister Mingwei, it is to read to the belly of a dog.

Mingtang climbed halfway down the road and went to the backyard of Cui's Mansion to get the sauce beef, and asked Hanzhang to wait for him at Mr. Xuetanglou. I usually climbed to the school atmosphere without taking a breath, but now it is really a lead on my legs, the master of the building stood in front of the door and carefully looked at the Hanzhang who climbed up step by step, although the footsteps are soft but the limbs are full, and the essence is inside, which is very different from yesterday, the kiln can grow strength, but the practice of the chapter is still far from being able to wash the marrow and cut the bones, let alone gather the divine will. The master of the building was surprised and didn't think much about it, Mingtang over there had already carried a big package and caught up with him like an ape, and the three of them walked into the inner room together, spread out the table and put on the table sauced beef, roast goose, lion's head, crispy fried fish and other dishes, and brought a bottle of Taikang soju, "Good guy, you are going to bribe the master of the building" Hanzhang immediately protested when he saw these delicious belly.

"It's lonely and unheard, how can I bribe the master of the building, tomorrow will be my crown ceremony, and the ban on drinking will be released."

Unknowingly, the two teenagers have grown up, and Mingtang is about to perform a crown salute, and the chapter has been raised. Lou Shi looked at these two disciples and couldn't help but smile, it is not bad to be a writer and a martial artist, not to seek to reach the princes, peace and security is a blessing, speaking of Mingwei's female doll A woman is lonely and helpless in Taikang, and it is difficult for her. Han Zhang was reminded by Mingtang to realize that time had indeed left traces on the two teenagers, at least Mingtang's mouth had already appeared a fluffy piece, and his voice was no longer immature children's voice.

The master sat on the windowsill, signaling the two to sit down and eat first, "the first opening of soju amber" when the "Northern Tang Dynasty poets" were also obsessed with this Taikang shochu, saying that it is the most suitable to use a white marble bowl to hold wine, Taikang City shochu workshops are everywhere, all kinds of inherited shochu are not less than ten kinds, but to say that the thousand-year-old inheritance is the "September frost" at the northern foot of Yimao Mountain, only this one has won the name of Taikang burning, "September frost, October cleansing field, friends Sifang, killing lambs every day, among the other courts, called the other, longevity without borders", There is no need to repeat the name of Taikang Burning September Frost.

The sky gradually darkened, and Mr. Lou sighed that this good time of leisure was like a flood, and it was difficult to find it, and he would be involuntary when he went back to Taikang. Hanzhang devoured most of the meal, and Mingtang chewed slowly and ate the sauce beef, his eyes glanced at the bottle of Taikang Yao from time to time, the master of the building knew the idea of this kid, and turned out a three-dollar wine cup for him to pour it full, Mingtang monkey spirit like a person immediately nodded and took the wine glass when he heard the strings, first took a sip lightly, and then immediately raised his head and drank it all, and then his face flushed and the wine surged up, and he exhaled a breath of "cool", and continued to look at the wine bottle with his eyes, which means that he didn't drink enough.

"What you said earlier makes a bit of sense, tomorrow is your crown ceremony, and it is okay to drink alcohol in the future, wine and wealth are people's great desires, but everything has a scale, and the scale is the gist of walking in the world, your temperament is like a tiger, and you are often unscrupulous in doing things, but everyone has a scale in their hearts, and they will only count after they have weighed it, and tomorrow Japan should give you a crown ceremony, but I want to rush back to Taikang and can't participate, I have left a gift with you on your father's side, I hope it will help you in the future" Mr. Lou said and poured a glass for MingtangThe latter sipped slowly with his glass in his hand, pondering carefully.

Hanzhang ate until he was full of burps, and it must be the first time he was so hungry. The master looked at it again and found that his aura was different from when he climbed the mountain just now, as if he had grown a little. The master turned out another wine cup, poured a penny of wine to Hanzhang, and said, "You have a steady temperament, but you must remember that the husband is not brave and diligent, you still have more than one load before the crown ceremony, today the ceremony will let you drink a glass of wine, there are so many things in this world that you need to go through and try, it doesn't hurt to try." Hanzhang choked and coughed after drinking half a sip, quickly ate two mouthfuls of food and pressed it, and after a short rest, he raised his head and drank the remaining half of the wine. The master here looked at the two of them and smiled, and at the same time quietly filled the empty cup of Mingtang, Hanzhang raised his head and asked, "Master Lou, you go back to Taikang, I don't know when we will meet in the future?" ”

"You are stupid" Mingtang said: "In the future, you will go to Taikang to be an official, I will go to Taikang to join my sister and naturally see Mr. Lou, you are all in Taikang, I think I will also go to Taikang to do business in the future, anyway, my father often nagged me to throw me out and toss, don't harm the township." "Hanzhang is not as big as Mingtang, he knows that he can't joke in the scientific examination, and he has seen the heroes from all over the world to know the size of the world, and he doesn't mention it far away and says that the three mansions on the Jiahu Lake in Qingyuan, Jin'an, are full of talents, and the talents of the same generation are like carp across the river, among which there are also many young geniuses, and the name of the poem spreads all over the state capital, which is not ten years of hard work?

"Don't" Master Lou stroked his beard and said solemnly: "Since then, you and I have not seen the best, and we have never met, remember to remember." Mr. Lou meaningfully told the two of them that they came to Xikou to teach and make a living, and it was also fate, and now fate has to go away, "You are still young, and you will know it in the future", Master Lou sternly warned the two to keep secrets and hope to urge each other to practice the kiln and practice the kiln style, and then sent the two down the mountain. On the other side, Mr. Lou returned to the inner hall and found that there was only half a glass of wine left for Mingtang, and scolded this little monkey head with a smile.

Mr. Lou changed into a long shirt, gave the Holy Ancestor three pillars of fragrance, and then walked down the mountain quickly from the other end of the school to take advantage of the moonlight, took the horse prepared by the Cui family butler at the foot of the mountain, turned over and went straight to Taikang. Coincidentally, in the second half of the night, I just got off the horse at the Jin'an Post Station, and met six galloping horses on the official road, and the soldiers and men were all wearing green brocade clothes and chain mail, hanging goose feathers on their waists, wearing phoenix wing helmets, and now they had a gold wire cover, and they went straight to Jianyang after going out of the city in Jin'an Mansion non-stop.

The next day, Hanzhang had breakfast and was about to go to Mingtang's house to watch the ceremony, Hanling ran over and pestered him to cheer for Mingtang's brother, Hanzhang couldn't help but take her out with her, but she didn't expect the door of Cui's Mansion to be draped in red and hung colors, the inner hall was fragrant and sideburns, and the crowds were crowded and noisy, it is estimated that the people of the entire Xikou came to watch the ceremony, and the other Song Xie Er's solidarity and common qi Lianzhi must be present not to mention, it is said that the big people of Jianyang Mansion are here, Hanzhang had to take his little sister to the back door through the corridor and walk the building, and go to Mingtang with twists and turns, When he found Mingtang, he had been tossed by the maid and the old mother who was in charge of dress etiquette and had no temper, and he was right, colorful, and obedient, and Mingtang sat there paralyzed after bombardment in turn, and he wanted to laugh when he saw Hanling, Mingtang said to Hanzhang: "Where is this my crown ceremony, it is simply a feast for Cui Song and Xie's three families, save me from the sea of suffering." ”

"After today, there will be no more childish words, and no nonsense." Hanzhang pulled Hanling to sit down and pour tea and drink tea with Hanling, but he was busy preparing for almost two hours, as the voice of the housekeeper in the outer hall "Ying-Bin" gradually stopped, most of the guests had arrived, and the maid came to the inner hall to invite the third young master to go out to salute, and everyone gathered in the Ming Hall to the hall to meet the governor of the state capital, local squires, etc. Hanzhang and the little sister themselves to find the grandmother's table to sit over, for a time the salute sounded, the gongs and drums were noisy, Mingtang walked to the center of the hall according to the instructions of the ceremonial officer began to bow three times, one worship the grace of parents and relatives, need to throw five bodies to the ground, two worship the teacher and the predecessors to grow up, the building master is not directly to the governor of the state government and the squire elders, three worship the ancestors of the merchant goods through the world, drinking water and thinking of the source. Then the ceremonial officer read out the word "respect" in Mingtang, accepted the gift of the old lady, and officially completed the ceremony.

Mingtang finished the crown ceremony and went back to the inner hall to change clothes and rest, everyone heard the noise outside the gate, the housekeeper and the little maid hurriedly came to report that it was the official who came from Jin An to arrest people, and repeatedly explained that the house gave the young master a crown salute They didn't listen and broke in directly, at this time the officials of Jianyang Mansion were sitting in the hall, and when they heard this, they suddenly got angry where did the officials not have long eyes, and they got up to reprimand, who knew that after the guards around them reprimanded, they saw six military masters wearing green and splendid clothes showing their waist cards in Jin'an Mansion and arched their hands:

"The matter is urgent, the imperial examination fraud case, the saint is angry, the three divisions will be tried, and we are ordered to take people ......"

Wang Futai ate a soft nail and smiled helplessly at the old lady of the Cui family, after all, Jin'an Mansion is not something that little Jianyang can point fingers at. Then inform the Gongyuan that the imperial examination fraud case found that there is a scholar surnamed Cui implicated in the special to take people, everyone invariably turned their eyes to the table of Hanzhang, the entire Xikou this year only Cui Hanzhang went to Jin'an to participate in the imperial examination, Cui surnamed scholar Mo is not only Cui Hanzhang alone, Hanling was timid to see the fierce military man and everyone's eyes frightened and cried, these six people were from Jin'an City Starry Night last night galloped to the road, early morning into the Xikou has inquired to confirm that Hanzhang is not at home to Cui Mansion to watch the ceremony, now the situation is clear and quickly surrounded, Without saying anything, he took Hanzhang, in the countryside of Xikou, everyone had never seen such a situation, and suddenly the scene was chaotic for a while, and there were not a few children who were scared and crying by the vicious soldiers, and the whole auditorium was in an uproar.

Mingtang just came out of the inner hall to change his clothes and saw such a situation, Han Ling was crying, Han Zhang was held by the two armies left and right, and Grandma Cui was out of breath, and suddenly rushed forward and shouted: "You need to have credentials to arrest people, Lord Wang, where did they come from?" Father Cui hurriedly stopped Mingtang and whispered in front of him: "The Gongyuan imperial examination fraud case has occurred, and the Jin'an Mansion has already arrested many people, and now it is found that Hanzhang is implicated." It was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day in Mingtang's brain, he didn't believe that Hanzhang would do fraud, but since it was the Jin'an Mansion official who came to take people, I was afraid that it would be difficult to be good, and when I was thinking about it, I saw that Hanzhang had been surrounded by six people and escorted away, and Hanzhang had to shout loudly to break free: "The Qing is self-purifying, Mingtang must help me take care of my grandmother and Hanling."

Mingtang hugged and wanted to rush forward to Han Ling, for fear that she would be injured by mistake, after all, the six fierce military men had a cold sword on their waists. Come fast, go fast, the six people took the Hanzhang and quickly went down the mountain to ride their horses to Jin'an Mansion City. Here, with the help of everyone, Grandma Cui came to her breath after drinking water, and was helped home, and Cui's Mansion continued to hold a banquet, but after this trouble, everyone had their own hearts and minds and whispered about this strange thing during the banquet.

For a while, Hanzhang's involvement in the imperial examination fraud case spread throughout Xikou, saying that he was taken away directly by the official of Jin Anlai at the banquet with the flail, and said everything, and many people seemed to know for the first time that Cui Hanzhang was such a person. On the other side, Hanzhang's father, who had just gotten the news, ran to Cui's mansion and pounced, so he quickly ran home, and saw Mingtang talking comfortingly by Grandma Cui's side, Hanling saw his father coming back, and cried in his arms and said, "My brother was arrested by the official, arrested and went to Jin'an Mansion, saying that my brother was cheating in the imperial examination", the huge man was also shocked when he heard such news, and couldn't help but take a step back,

"Hanzhang, this kid is enlightened very early, he has been sensible since he was a child, how could he do such a stupid thing, it is impossible." After appeasing his sister, he carefully inquired about Mingtang, but unfortunately everyone knew very little, since the matter was in Jin'an Mansion, he had to go to Jin'an Mansion to inquire about the news, where can ordinary people withstand the wind and rain, the happy courtyard is miserable at the moment, and since then the peace of Xikou has been broken.