In August 2012, on the front pages of major websites, all the headlines were the same news, and the title was extremely eye-catching.

"Alcohol abuse is risky, and you must be cautious when seeking pleasure!"

Curious people clicked in and took a look, they were all disappointed, cut, and it was the title party again.

The content of the news has nothing to do with pleasure, but reports that Xie Hong, who has been nominated for many times and won several major awards in the just-concluded World Handicraft Competition, was sent to the hospital for excessive drinking at the celebration banquet afterwards, and was finally rescued and declared dead at the age of 25......

Handicraft? What is that? Most of them dropped the page and went to see other news, and only a few were still lamenting the death of the art of handicraft and the death of a generation of masters.

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The eighteenth year of Hongzhi, May.

The sky was gloomy, Xie Hong's heart was also cloudy, he shook his head helplessly, and sighed again, the house leak happened to be raining, what should I do now? After thinking for a while, there was still no way, he rubbed his face with his hands, hid his sadness, and put on a smiling face, then pushed open the dilapidated courtyard door and walked in.

A dream for a thousand years.

Xie Hong did not die, but after a coma, he was surprised to find that he had traveled through time and space and became another person, a poor Xiucai born in the Ming Dynasty and in a small county town under the jurisdiction of the border town of Xuanfu, whose name was also Xie Hong.

When he first crossed, the original owner of this body was seriously ill at the time, and he thought that he should be incurable, so he was possessed by Xie Hong. After Xie Hong got used to it, he found that the life experience of the original owner of this body was really miserable.

His father was also a talent, but he died early, leaving only orphans and widows, and a dilapidated house. The mother worked hard to raise the child, and it was easy to wait until her son was admitted to Xiucai and had a little hope, but Xie Xiucai suddenly fell ill. In order to treat him, the family sold the only two acres of paddy land, if it wasn't for Xie Hong's possession, this family would have disappeared.

Seeing that her son got better, within a few days, Xie's mother, who let go of her worries, fell ill. I asked the doctor to come and see it, but he only said that he was tired for many years, and it was difficult to get up, and he could not be cured, so he could only be nourished with decoction.

Even if he didn't have the original admiration of this body, Xie Hong also deeply admired this mother, not to mention, he was still sick when he first crossed, and the old man couldn't untie his clothes at that time and took care of him meticulously. After he adapted to his current role, he transferred all the nostalgia for his mother in his previous life to this admirable mother.

It's just that the cost of medicine, from ancient times to the present, has always been the most feared thing for the poor. Even in modern society, there are still patients who are turned away from hospitals and waiting to die because they can't afford to pay for their medical bills, let alone in ancient times. The two of them fell ill in a row, which made this already poor family even worse, if it weren't for Xie Hong's talent status, he could be exempted from his own taxes and servitude, but he was afraid that it would be even worse.

Faced with such a situation, Xie Hong subconsciously wanted to use his craft to make money to support his family, no matter what, he always had to live. But as soon as he said this idea, he was dissuaded by his mother's tearful eyes.

The reason is also very simple, the Ming Dynasty people have scores and so on, the scholars are farmers, the military and the industry and commerce, and the scholars who have a reputation are scholars and are the best; The artisans were the lowest, like merchants and prostitutes. Xie Hong wants to make money by crafting, that is, he gives up his status as a scholar and becomes a craftsman, of course Xie Mu will not be willing.

Mother's opposition, coupled with the fact that the poor in the family have no tools and materials that can be used, Xie Hong, a clever woman, is also difficult to cook without rice, and is stumped by this money, and travels to the Ming Dynasty for more than half a year, and finally falls to the situation of selling ancestral treasures, which can be called the most miserable traverser.

"Brother Hong, you're back, are things going well?"

As soon as she entered the door, a slender girl greeted her, the girl combed her double bun, her thin eyebrows curved like the moon, and her delicate nose bridge was straight, she was very pretty and cute, but the clothes on her body were patched in many places, which was very shabby, and in Xie Hong's eyes, she was sad again.

The girl's name is Qing'er, an orphan girl adopted by the Xie family since childhood, a few years younger than Xie Hong, when Xie Hong first arrived in this world, what he saw when he opened his eyes was this little girl. The little girl is both sensible and cute, and for more than half a year, the relationship between the two is also very close, like brother and sister.

Qing'er's eyes were big and very smart, and when she spoke, she looked at Xie Hong without blinking, and Xie Hong could see a strong sense of concern in it.

"Well, it's going well, Qing'er don't worry." The answer was neat, but Xie Hong smiled bitterly in his heart, where would it be smooth, the damn court-worshipper thief in the Gu family's pawnshop was very slippery, knowing that the Xie family was in urgent need of money, he pressed the price again and again, and the last piece of good mutton fat jade pendant was actually only two taels of silver!

My mother's soup and medicine money for a month is one or two, the family of three still has to eat, and the fields and jade pendants can be sold, how can this be good? Although Xie Hong was not rich in his previous life, he was just a mess, but he really never had to worry so much about his livelihood.

"Brother Hong, isn't the pawned silver enough?" The girl's mind is delicate, although Xie Hong tried his best to hide it, Qing'er still noticed a trace of melancholy between his eyebrows, and the little girl tried hard to cheer Xie Hong: "Brother Hong, don't worry, Qing'er will work hard and take good care of her mother." ”

What a cute little girl, innocent as crystal, looking at that strong and serious little face, Xie Hong felt that there was a ray of sunshine breaking through the dark clouds, and the haze pressed on his heart was also swept away a lot, "Qing'er is really sensible, don't worry, with my brother in the world, I will definitely get better, how is my mother?" ”

"Mother......" The girl hesitated, Xie Hong's heart tightened, and she wanted to enter the house when she raised her feet, Qing'er hurriedly grabbed the corner of his clothes, and said in a panic: "Brother Hong, my mother is asleep now, don't wake her up." ”

Xie Hong turned around and asked, "Qing'er, when I was away, did something happen at home?" ”

"Hmm...... Originally, my mother said that I wouldn't let you know first, but the villain surnamed Chen came again, and this time he also took our family's IOU, and he said that if we don't pay back, we will ......" Qing'er's anxious little face turned red, and she was in a dilemma, and finally said it.

Xie Hong became angry when he heard it, the villain surnamed Chen in Qing'er's mouth is called Chen Guangyuan, who is the biggest scourge in Beizhuang County, this person has the identity of a classic history, and he does all kinds of evil in Beizhuang County. A few months ago, I got the news from nowhere, I fell in love with Qing'er, and came to the door several times to disturb and buy people, but of course Xie Hong refused.

Fortunately, Xie Hong has a reputation for showing talent, and he can be regarded as a scholar, so he doesn't dare to go too far. Unexpectedly, he just went out today, and this scourge actually deceived him again, and this time he will not rest with him, Xie Hong's heart was on fire, and he turned around and walked out of the door.

"Qing'er, you take care of your mother at home, I'll go back when I go."

Qing'er hurriedly chased after her and called, "Brother Hong, it's going to rain when you see the sky, where are you going?" ”

"This bastard is disturbing the scholar, I'll go to the county government to sue him!" Xie Hong was full of anger, replied from afar, and walked quickly in the direction of the county office.

"This thief God, when he crosses, he doesn't let people choose the era. If we travel to the Apocalypse Dynasty and meet the good emperor who loves carpenter work, we must not be surprised by the emperor for this craft, and then eat fragrant and drink spicy food? As a result, what is the Hongzhi year now, so that my brother can't use his skills, and he was bullied by a small official, which is really infuriating. ”

"And what is the era name of Hongzhi, there is this emperor in the Ming Dynasty?"

Along the way, Xie Hong also calmed down, although he can sue Chen Dianshi for harassing scholars, but the money owed will still have to be repaid after all, and the officials protect each other, ancient and modern, this Chen family is the head snake in Beizhuang, and I am afraid that the complaint will not work. Besides, it is not a good thing to have a lawsuit in court these years, and I am afraid that knowing it to my mother will make the elderly worry again.

What to do? has arrived at the place, Xie Hong hesitated.

He raised his head a little dazedly, and suddenly saw a group of people surrounded in front of the eight-character wall next to the county office, such a lively scene is rare in Beizhuang County. Xie Hong was puzzled, but someone among the onlookers recognized him and greeted him from afar:

"Xie Xiucai is here, it's just in time, come and write something about this notice for everyone?"

Xie Hong replied and stepped forward to look at the notice. There are two notices, one large and one small, the big one is the yellow list, and the small one is black and white. Although the traditional Chinese characters are not easy to read, and the tongue is very twisty, Xie Hong can still barely understand it.

The yellow list is equivalent to the central news broadcast in later generations, and the news on it is naturally quite amazing.

"Emperor Xiaozong died..."As soon as Xie Hong read it, the people next to him were beating their chests and stunning, and they looked inexplicably sad, only he didn't know why, could it be that this Emperor Hongzhi was very famous? Why don't I seem to have heard of it before?

Xie Hong, a historical novice, naturally does not know, Ming Xiaozong is diligent in political affairs, strict thrift, tax reduction, under his hard work, the Hongzhi period became the best period in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, known as "Hongzhi Zhongxing". It's just that the history of the Ming Dynasty has been distorted so much, so people who are not very interested in the history of the Ming Dynasty will not know about these contents.

"Change Yuan Zhengde next year?" Xie Hong suddenly realized, it turned out that Hongzhi was Zhengde's father!

Emperor Zhengde, Xie Hongke knows, this is very famous, the Eight Tigers, the dragon and the phoenix, as well as the royal driving and parade in the south of the Yangtze River, that are all allusions to Emperor Zhengde. Well, I heard that this person likes to eat, drink and have fun, and if he meets us, it will be developed. Compared with the Four Books and Five Classics, we will definitely not succeed, but than eating, drinking and having fun, can someone in the Ming Dynasty be better than me?

Xie Hong has not really integrated into this era, and he has no feeling for the change of imperial power, and in the midst of everyone's discussions, he turned his head and looked at the small notice, which was relatively easy to understand.

"Collect the world's exquisite things, but those with wonderful ideas and full of interest, can be presented to the local government, and once adopted, there will be a great reward." There is also a line of small words next to it, "In January, the public solicitation will begin in front of the county office." ”

The crowd of onlookers did not react to this news, how can ordinary people know anything delicate.

Compared with the indifference of others, this news made Xie Hong's heart ecstatic. The notice was vaguely written, but Xie Hong knew that this must be the most fun-loving Emperor Zhengde who started looking for toys. This is a good opportunity, if you make something interesting and offer it, maybe you can attract the attention of the emperor, even if it doesn't go so well, at least it can attract the attention of the magistrate, and there is a big reward?

Now there's a way! Xiao Zhengde, you came too soon. We must seize this opportunity and do something? This has to be planned well, it must be a blockbuster, Xie Hong secretly made up his mind in his heart.

On the way home, he had been thinking about it, so he didn't notice that the sky that was still cloudy just now suddenly began to clear up.