On the fifth day of the eighth month of the first year of Renwu, Qian Jin and several fellow villagers of the county school rushed to Linhai Mansion, the provincial capital, and there were two days before the autumn festival.

The autumn festival of the Tran Kingdom is held every three years, and is generally arranged to be held in the eighth month of the lunar calendar. The exam is divided into three sessions, the first of which is eight shares, most of which are related to "Sub-Theory" and "Science"; the second is to test "Chen Lu"; The third session is the examination of current affairs. Each test takes three days.

Qian Jin is not afraid of the second and third exams, in his previous life, he did everything every day to write reports, at most Chen Lu was a little troublesome, and he needed to memorize. The most troublesome thing is the eight-strand text, which has the most old-fashioned and cumbersome format requirements.

That night, it had just rained and the house was still a little stuffy, so Qian Jin pushed open the window of the inn to let in some air.

After the rain, the sky is very clean, there is a bright moon hanging in the air, and the fragrance of osmanthus is faintly wafting in the air. Qian Jin took a deep breath and felt a little refreshed.

At this time, a chanting voice came from the side:

The moon is full in the sky, the moon is half in the world, and the moon is full and half in the moon;

Tonight, the end of the year, the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the end of the year.

Qian Jin turned his head to look sideways, and saw a man in a long robe leaning out of the next room, leaning on the windowsill and drinking to the moon. He said hello and said, "This brother is a good pair." But who participated in the autumn festival together? ”

The man squinted at him, but did not speak. He poured a sip of wine into his mouth and said to himself: "The world is bustling, and it is all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. ”

Qian Jinxin said that this person didn't scold him for being a person who chased fame and fortune. He glanced at it casually, and saw that the man had a little pointed monkey cheeks, so he didn't continue talking.

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Early the next morning, Qian Jin had breakfast at the inn and was ready to go shopping.

There are still two days to take the exam, and it is only right to relax your mood, after all, the next three exams will take nine days, and the challenge is not only knowledge, but also physical strength.

There are not many pedestrians on the street, but there are many small traders and vendors who occupy a favorable position early with their loads.

Qian Jin walked around casually, saw a relatively large bookstore and went in.

When the shopkeeper saw a customer coming to the door, he hurriedly came over to greet him warmly. He pulled the money into the corner and whispered, "This prime minister, you just want to be in high school." I have a new exam question here, which was only released last night, and it only costs ten taels of silver. ”

Qian Jin smiled and hurriedly said no, but said in his heart that if the exam questions in Qiu Yu became rotten streets, he might as well go home directly.

Although the shopkeeper was a little displeased, there were customers entering the store later, and he continued to fool around.

Qian Jin glanced inside the bookstore, which was crowded, with only two bookshelves standing side by side. Most of the books on the first shelf are related to the imperial examinations. Qian Jin looked at it slightly, and then felt bored, and walked directly to the second bookshelf.

There are a lot of surprises for Qian Jin here, and most of the books in it are based on wild history novels and boudoir love. What amazed him even more was that there were some books on farming and textiles on it.

Qian Jin found a line-bound wild history novel and flipped through a few pages at random, and decided to buy it when he felt it was okay. He is not familiar with Linhai Mansion left and right, and he is going to read idle books behind closed doors in the past two days.

Just as he turned to go to the shopkeeper to pay the bill, he was greeted by a tall man wearing a greasy green cloth gown, with two mustaches on his mouth. This person has thief eyebrows, and the first impression is that he is extremely obscene, and it is the brother who drank to the moon next door last night.

The gap between the two bookshelves was not spacious, and Qian Jin smiled and motioned for him to go first.

When the man saw Qian Jin's courtesy, he said with a shy face: "This old brother, I lost my words after drinking last night, please forgive me for offending a lot." ”

Qian Jin is not aggressive, and said with a smile: "Brother Tai is polite." Everyone is here for the autumn season, that is, they are like-minded people. Thank you for your continued care. ”

"Contemptible Jin Taiming, a person from Conghua County."

"It turned out to be Brother Jin. In the money in, the people of the sea city. ”

Jin Taiming randomly took out a book from the bookshelf and handed it to Qian Jin, saying, "This book is good-looking." It's all vernacular, I'm not tired of reading, and the writing is good. ”

Qian Jin took a look, the title of the book was "Liu Sanniang", and he flipped it slightly, it told the story of love and hatred of a woman in a green building, so he smiled and said: "It turns out that Brother Jin has studied this very much." ”

Jin Taiming smiled and said, "I can't talk about research. I've already read this book, and it's more interesting than "The Theory of Sons" and "Science". ”

"In this case, I thanked Brother Jin. The younger brother wishes the title of the gold list in advance. ”

Jin Taiming hugged his fist and went to find the book he liked to read.

After coming out of the bookstore, Qian Jin went to a few lively places to shop.

I have to say that there is still a big difference between this Linhai Mansion and Guanhai City. There are many workshops and shops in Guanhai City, and there are many merchants coming and going from the south to the north on the street.

Linhai Mansion is the political center of Guangdong, and there are many high-gate compounds in the city. In the middle of the city is the government office, and next to it are the Ti Si Mansion, the Metropolitan Mansion, and the Prefect's Mansion. The surrounding area is mostly the mansions of officials and the residences and shops of some wealthy merchants.

The poor and the small traders and peddlers came from the outskirts of the city or from the villages and towns. Every day, these vendors carry all kinds of goods to Linhai Mansion to sell, which not only provides for the needs of the family, but also ensures the daily supply of Linhai Mansion.

Qian Jin saw an old man in front of him mending hoes, so he walked over and watched with interest.

The old man eats with a coal stove at one end and an anvil and a hammer at the other. From afar, you can smell the faint smell of sulfur when the coal fire burns.

The hoe was cut in two from the middle. I saw the old man clamping the hoe with iron tongs and putting it on the coal fire, and threw a small piece of iron in the shape of a long strip aside, and then kept pulling the bellows. After the tea, the iron hoe and the small piece of iron used to make the seams were burned red.

Seeing that the fire was almost over, the old man fixed the two hoes on the anvil, connected the small iron pieces to the fracture, and then began to swing the hammer vigorously. After a burst of knocking, the broken part of the hoe was already connected, but it still looked rough.

The old man put the hoe on the coal fire again, grabbed a handful of toner from a nearby bag and sprinkled it on the fracture, and then pulled the bellows with all his might until the connection was red. After about a quarter of an hour, he took out the hoe and hammered it a dozen more times until the interface was flat, and then threw it directly into a nearby bucket.

Just listen to the snort, and the heat rises inside the bucket. When it comes out of the bucket, the hoe is repaired. The old farmer who was making up the hoe looked at his eating guy with satisfaction and gave the old man two cents.

The whole process is carefully watched by the money. Although there is also a large smelting workshop in Guanhai City, irrelevant people are not allowed to enter, so he has not observed the iron-making process in this world.

is such a job of mending hoes, but the old man uses three processes: thermal welding (1), normalizing (2), and carburizing (3). Qian Jin couldn't help but yearn for Chen Guo's casting technology.

"Uncle, business is good." Qian Jin accosted.

The old man had already noticed that the money had come in, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I've already taken over three businesses today, and I can almost make a pot of wine." ”

Qian Jin once thought about hitting a dagger, but he never found a suitable craftsman, so he asked with the attitude of giving it a try: "Can you fight with a sword?" ”

As soon as the old man heard this, he looked around vigilantly, and said to Qian Jin in a low voice: "Young man, seeing that you are a scholar, I reminded you that this sword can only be fought in the government-run workshop, and the common people will be punished for swords." ”

Qian Jin and the old man also met in Pingshui, and when they saw that he was embarrassed, they changed the topic and asked, "Uncle, where did you learn this craft?" ”

"Of course, it is the pull passed down by the ancestors, and the craftsmanship of eating is passed down from son to daughter."

"Is there a lot of iron over here?"

"That's a lot. There are several large iron-making households around this Linhai Mansion, and there are naturally iron-making people who strike iron. The old man also struck iron when he was young, but now that he is older, he helps people tinker and earn some wine money. ”

Qian Jin thanked him, put ten copper plates on the anvil for the old man to drink, and went back to the inn.

Along the way, Qian Jin pondered the old man's craftsmanship. Looking at the situation, Chen Guo's smelting and casting technology already has a considerable foundation. It's just that these crafts are passed down from generation to generation, and it's hard for outsiders to steal them. Otherwise, he could consider opening a smelting workshop in the future.

Back at the inn, Wang Gang and several fellow villagers seemed to have been waiting for their return. When he came to Haifu, Qian Jin walked with them.

As soon as Wang Gang saw Qian Jin, the first thing he said was: "Brother Qian, where are you going to be happy, let's have a good meal." ”

Qian Jin felt that Wang Gang's enthusiasm today was a little excessive, so he asked, "Wandering around for a while, is there something urgent?" ”

"My brothers wanted to take you to Linhai Mansion to see the world, but you disappeared early in the morning." Wang Gang said.

"There's a son from a big family who wants to befriend you......" another fellow interjected.

Qian Jin sneered in his heart, he has lived for almost forty or fifty years in his two lives, and he still needs a few of you to take him around? Besides, he didn't know any rich sons in Linhai Mansion. Qiu Yu was imminent, and he didn't want to cause more trouble, so he politely declined.

sent those fellow villagers away, Qian Jin ordered some light food, and closed the door to watch the "Liu Sanniang" he bought.

Jin Taiming's vision is really good. This book is a bit like a modern romance novel, it is effortless to read, but the description of the characters' feelings is very delicate, and there are many customs and habits mentioned in it.

In a blink of an eye, two days passed. In the past two days, the money has been in and out of the house, and when I was hungry, I asked Xiao Er to send some food, and when I was tired, I lay on the bed and went to sleep, and finally finished reading this book.

He stretched and groaned in comfort.

Autumn is finally coming......

Concentrate:

(1) Thermal welding: a metal joining process that uses an external heat source to heat the metal workpiece to be processed, and then machining the workpiece to make it an integral structural piece.

(2) Normalizing: refers to the process of heating the workpiece to a critical temperature and keeping it warm for a period of time, and then cooling it in air, water and oil. The main function is to increase the hardness of the workpiece and improve the performance.

(3) Carburizing: a kind of ancient metal surface treatment process, which mainly makes carbon penetrate into the surface of the workpiece and improve the carbon content and hardness of the workpiece.