One morning in the spring of the fourteenth year of Dayan Suzheng. The sun was barely showing its face, and the morning sun was shining on the rows of cornices in a sprawling town at the foot of the mountain. At the highest point of this town, in the place where the village of Woniu was formerly located. Gone are the low-slung thatched huts of the past, replaced by a magnificent complex of buildings. On the grand main entrance of this complex, a huge plaque reads "Wo Niu Academy" in four vigorous and powerful characters. In front of the bluestone-paved plaza in front of the door, a wide stone path stretches into the distance. The road passes through the town of Woniu and extends to the Qinglong Bridge on the Daqing River, and is connected to the official road by the Qinglong Bridge.

The road can accommodate six horse-drawn carriages traveling side by side. With such a width, even the main street in Cangshan County can't be compared. On both sides of the road are rows of two-story shops with blue bricks and tiles, red pillars and red doors and windows. The houses of the whole Woniu Town are also centered on this road, neatly distributed on both sides of the road, with blue bricks and white walls, and cornices and arches. It was so quiet and peaceful on this spring morning.

In the stone ditches on both sides of the road, the water drawn from Baili Creek is crystal clear, and swimming fish and aquatic plants can be seen for a long time. In front of the shop, all kinds of flowers and plants are neatly planted. The colorful spring flowers that bloom early seem to give the street a ribbon.

On both sides of the street, there are a peach, apricot and begonia trees planted at short distances. The peach blossoms and apricot blossoms have bloomed, and the begonia branches have a lot of flower bones and buds to be released. A breeze blows, and pink and white apricot blossoms and pink peach blossoms sway in the wind. The petals fluttered like powder snow, dancing in the air for a moment before slowly falling onto the clean stone pavement. The blue-black stone pavement turns pink under the rendering of the fluttering petals.

Clang, the door of the Wo Niu Academy slowly opened, and a big rooster strode out of the door. It's really a big rooster, and it's bigger than an adult white goose. The golden dress with bright red feathers in the morning light was like a golden armor for it. The two long golden tail feathers are as beautiful as the two pheasant feathers on the heads of military generals in Peking Opera. Look at its thick legs like steel cast iron, the forked five claws are strong and powerful, and the tips of the claws glow with a faint cold light, as if they are made of hundreds of steel. It walked with a clattering sound, majestic. Even the person who opened the door was not as imposing as it.

The big rooster came to the door, fluttered to a pine tree, and raised his head and sang "Oh oh". The voice was loud and loud, and it instantly spread throughout Woniu Town. As soon as the rooster sang the world white, all the roosters in Woniu Town seemed to wake up together, and at the same time sang "oh oh oh". The silent Woniu Town woke up in an instant, and every household smoked gas and opened the courtyard door. The farmers carried their tools in twos and threes, leading the ploughing cattle to the fields. Shops are opening their doors and preparing to welcome customers. There are also many food stalls on the streets, and for a while the sound of hawkers and laughter fills the whole town.

"Xiao Jin come down, follow me to the morning exercise." Niu Tianci was dressed in a strong suit, carrying a spear on his shoulder, a hunting knife and quiver pinned to his waist, and a hunting bow on his back. Behind him were rows of academy students dressed in moon-white power suits, and they were running to the square in a neat line under the leadership of the martial artist.

This is a daily morning exercise prescribed by the college, with the purpose of exercising students' physique and developing their good work and rest habits. The plan of the day lies in the morning, no matter how well you read, your body looks like bean sprouts. The educational philosophy that the college has always adhered to is: excellent character and learning, strong physique, lofty ambition, and humble mind. In the past seven years, this concept has been implemented by a group of gentlemen led by Zhou Ruhai, the head of the academy. With the development of the academy, at the invitation of Zhou Ruhai, many unambitious people gathered to Woniu Academy from all directions. They use their profound knowledge, broad horizons, and rich experience to carefully teach the students. Today's Cangshan County School has been merged with Woniu Academy. In seven years, the students who graduated from Woniu Academy have emerged in the scientific examination of the imperial court with their profound knowledge and strong practical ability. Cangshan County has become the county with the most talents and jinshi in Dayan. crushed the southern scholars who have always been a gathering of literati.

Seven years have passed, and the small Woniu Village is no longer at all visible. If you are an outsider who comes here, you will definitely think that this is the county seat of Cangshan County. And people who have been to Cangshan County will definitely feel that Woniu Town is bigger than Cangshan County, clean, tidy, and prosperous, and even the Jizhou Prefecture does not have such a heritage and temperament as Woniu Town. Because there is a famous Woniu Academy in the northern states of Dayan, which is also the essence of the entire Woniu Town.

"God-given seniors early." A warm greeting sounded, and every student who passed by Niu Tianci would take the initiative to greet him. They adored the senior, who was younger than them. Everyone knows that the Woniu Academy was actually opened by Lao Niu's family, and he did almost everything for the academy. High investment naturally has high returns, and the best of each graduating student has a close relationship with Niu Tianci. Seven years is enough time for Niu Tianci to weave a huge network of relationships. What's more, the main purpose of running a college is not to make money. What makes money is the trading workshops everywhere, as well as Wantong Money, which is known as one of the three treasures of Woniu Town.

As soon as I heard the name, I knew that the boss of the money village was Wantong, but no one knew that the real owner was Niu Tianci. Today's Vantone has completely boarded the ship of Niu Tianci, and is willing to earn a large amount of wealth for Niu Tianci's grand cause. Of course, Niu Tianci will not treat him badly. Look at the annual dividends, Wantong is about to have a heart attack, you can know that now it is holding a knife to force Wantong, and Wantong is also resolute not to get off the heaven-sent boat.

Niu Tianci greeted the juniors with a smile, and now he is tall and healthy. At the age of eleven, he was about the same size as a man of fifteen or sixteen. Not to mention the appearance, just look at the aunts and aunts who step on the threshold of his house every day, you can see how handsome Tianci must be now. Young and golden, talented, handsome, which girl is not moved.

The heaven-given Divine Dragon Technique has reached the fifth level, and it has faintly formed Qigang. The family kung fu is also perfect, but the experience of facing the enemy is still very lacking, so this needs a chance. Catching a thief and killing a beast in Woniu Town, Tianci has no interest in such things. Regarding Niu Tianci's martial arts that can be so clever without being taught by others, Niu Dazhuang's explanation is: "My family is sent by the mountain god's grandfather, and I don't need others to teach me, I am born with it." ”

Zhou Ruhai's explanation is: "Born different, creation is natural." That means something similar to what Niu Dazhuang said.

Looking at the juniors who ran away, God beckoned. The big rooster Xiaojin jumped under the tree, blew his wings and ran over to make love with God. According to God's height, you can touch Xiaojin's head without a cat's waist. Think about how tall Kim is. There are three treasures in Woniu Town, and the academy, money village, and golden rooster report dawn. This golden rooster is referring to Xiaojin.

Xiao Jin was not born like this, it was when Niu Tianci was five years old, and he had a whim on the farm to see if living things could be put into the space. So I grabbed a little rooster and put it in the space, but I didn't expect the little rooster to live in the space. Tianci tried to transform the little rooster with golden light again, and then threw it into the flock. Within a few days, the cattle and tigers in charge of the farm came to God.

"The eldest nephew is not good, what did you give that chicken to eat? Hurry up and take a look, if you delay a little longer, we won't even have any chickens crowing at home. ”

Tianci ran over to take a look, good guy, only to see Xiao Jin rampaging in the farm of Nuoda, killing on a large scale. There was a pile of white chickens lying behind it, but fortunately not many died. When the godsend came, Xiao Jin had already flown to the sheep next to him to play majestic. I saw that its five claws were grasping the head of the head sheep, and its sharp beak pecked at the head of the sheep again and again, and its mouth was bloody. The sheep lay on the ground screaming, without the slightest prestige of being a leader.

Xiao Jin was too fierce for anyone to dare to stop him. However, as soon as Xiao Jin saw Niu Tianci, he threw down the sheep and ran over with his head shaken. When he ran to Tianci's side, he kept rubbing Tianci's legs with his head. It seems that the golden light has not only changed Xiaojin's physique, but also made it smarter. This is a baby, Niu Tianci was about to pick up Xiaojin happily, when a mountain eagle flew over and landed on a tree outside the farm, staring at the chickens. When the predators appeared, the chickens immediately blew up the nest and ran into the chicken nest with hulala. The old hen with the chicks ran slowly, so she had to spread her wings to protect the chicks under her belly, and lay on the ground shivering.

Without waiting for Niu Tianci to pick up his bow and arrows, Xiao Jin's wings fluttered, and he flew over at the mountain eagle, and in the blink of an eye, an eagle and a fought together. Of course, Niu Tianci couldn't let the mountain eagle hurt Xiao Jin, so he bent his bow and arrows to see the opportunity to shoot an arrow, and the mountain eagle screamed and fell to the ground from the air. Xiao Jin flew over and grabbed the mountain eagle and flew to the front of Tianci and fell, and a pair of iron claws still grabbed the mountain eagle and didn't let go. Is this still a chicken? This is simply the legendary battle chicken.

Since then, Xiao Jin has followed Niu Tianci. has also become the king of chickens in Woniu Town, and only after Xiaojin reports the dawn every day, the other roosters dare to crow. Over time, Xiaojin became one of the three treasures of Woniu Town.

"Ah, big brother, you're so early. You see, the little brother actually got up very early, but he was fascinated by reading books and forgot the time. It's not like I'm coming out when I hear Kim's scream, hehe. The beautiful child who spoke was Zhou Xiaoxian. This kid has now become Niu Tianci's right-hand man. Yuan Chong's evaluation of him is: He looks like a delicate baby and is as wise as a demon.

If she looks like a girl, it means that Zhou Xiaoxian is a boy and a girl, and generally this face is a rich and noble face. Wise as a demon means that he is resourceful, full of wisdom, and not as intelligent as a human. This evaluation made Zhou Xiaoxian very proud, he originally regarded himself as the most beautiful man in the world, and now Yuan Chong gave such an evaluation, which made him even more fluttering. But he didn't dare to claim to be the wisest man in the world, because Niu Tianci was much smarter than him.

"Don't gossip, follow me to practice." Tianci didn't look at Zhou Xiaoxian squarely, the two were intimate like one person, and Tianci had long known Zhou Xiaoxian's careful thoughts and tricks. Xiaoxian is good at everything, but he is a little lazy. For example, Tianci passed on the Divine Dragon Recipe to Xiaoxian, not to let him champion the three armies, but to give him the ability to protect himself. Zhou Xiaoxian did not disappoint Tianci, and it didn't take long to break through the first level and stabilize in the second realm. But then he didn't bother to cultivate, because he was too tired. Unless Niu Tianci threatened with force, Xiao Xian would never take the initiative to cultivate. Niu Tianci really wanted to tempt him with a gold ingot every day, but now Xiaoxian is not the time to sell fakes. Every day, he handles no less than 100,000 taels of silver, and a single ingot of gold has long been out of sight. And Tianci couldn't get used to his stinky problem, so he had to use force to suppress it.

"Oh, big brother, not today. I promised my mother to go to the house for breakfast. Also, I have to go to the bank. Today, several big businessmen from Suzhou, Cangzhou, Qingzhou and Yunzhou are coming to us to discuss the opening of the Qianzhuang branch. There is no delay in this. Hehe, big brother, I'm not going to practice today, right? Zhou Xiaoxian pulled God's arm, a pair of peach blossom eyes blinked, how cute and cute they were. If this had been changed to Chunniang, she would have nodded and agreed a long time ago. It's a pity that Tianci knows Xiaoxian too well, and he won't eat that set no matter how cute Tianci is. The two of them slept on a small kang, and Niu Tianci had long been immune to him.

"Run with weights, ten laps. Say one more word and add ten laps. ”

"Okay, just ten laps. Big brother, you are really ruthless, I still have a long body, I can't be tired. Zhou Xiaoxian muttered that he was carrying a hundred pounds of stone locks in each hand and ran around the square. Although Zhou Xiaoxian is lazy, after all, he has reached the dual realm of the Divine Dragon Jue, and this weight is still bearable for him.

After the two brothers finished practicing, they walked towards the spacious compound next to the academy. The several large courtyards side by side have the Tianci family, the Zhou Ruhai family, and Yuan Chong and Miao Youdao. At the very edge is the Wantong family. Miao Youdao was also a disciple of Zhou Ruhai, and when Yuan Chong told him the news that his teacher was in Woniu Academy, Miao Youdao immediately sent his son Miao Qing to the academy. He also built a house next to the academy and lived next to his teacher.

In addition to these houses, the neat rows of two-story blue brick buildings not far away are the residences of the gentlemen in the academy. How do outsiders know that Woniu Town actually lives with a doctor from Guozijian, two county magistrates, and a large group of doctors and professors from Guozijian and Taixue. The grade of these people back then was not low, if you compare, Yuan Chong and Miao Youdao were the lowest grade among these people. Fortunately, there is Wantong, a grass farmer, at the bottom, so Yuan Chong and Miao Youdao will not be too embarrassed.

Chun Niang stood at her door and watched her two sons come back with a smile. After all these years, Niu Dazhuang and Chunniang have not had a second child. Therefore, Tianci has become a treasure in the eyes of the two people. Even Zhou Xiaoxian was stained with light, and was treated like her own son by Chunniang.

Now the Niu family is a big family, and Chunniang is well maintained. She was reluctant to wear it before, but now she also wears a well-fitting satin dress and brings a few pieces of jewelry. This style of being a housewife is immediately apparent. In the past few years, the family has also bought some maids and servants sold by the government, but Chunniang is still used to taking care of the diet and daily life of the two masters. No, as soon as she saw the two sons coming back, Chun Niang immediately walked down the steps and wiped the sweat of the two children. Tianci was a little embarrassed, but Zhou Xiaoxian didn't have that self-consciousness, and he complained in Chunniang's arms. said that the eldest brother didn't know that he felt sorry for his younger brother and tossed him every day. How miserable he is, only by eating the food made by his mother can he relieve the pain.

The son is the meat of the heart, and Chun Niang is a pain in the eyes of the two children. Moreover, this is also a parent-child activity that must be done every day between mothers and girls. Chunniang was carried into the house by the two sons, listening to the two brothers' teasing words, her heart was sweeter than eating honey.

Zhou Ruhai was already sitting in the right seat, and Niu Dazhuang was on his right hand side to help him serve water and vegetables. Two years ago, the old lady Wang passed away due to illness, and Niu Dazhuang and his wife held a grand funeral for the old lady. Now there is only one old man in the Niu family, and that is Zhou Ruhai.

Lao Zhou's current life has been more than that of the gods. The entire town of Woniu respects him, a character who trembles when he stomps his feet. His family is two grandchildren and grandchildren, and he is close to the Tianci family, so the two families are a family, and Zhou Ruhai really enjoys the happiness of his children and grandchildren.

Tianci and Xiaoxian greeted Zhou Ruhai in a proper manner. It's not so formal at home, and the two children call Zhou Ruhai their grandfather, which makes it more like a family.

"God, now you've graduated. Those of yours who are in the same year, who go to school, who are officials, are officials. I'd like to hear your thoughts. Zhou Ruhai put down his chopsticks and said to Tianci.

"Grandfather, God-given is still young, and it is too early to enter politics as an official. Moreover, now that the Great Yan Dynasty is in chaos, the people are miserable, and chaos has appeared. Every time I wrote in the same year, I was depressed, and I sighed that my ambition was hard to pay. Grandfather, I think it's better to stand on the ground and wait and see what happens. ”

Zhou Ruhai nodded approvingly and said, "What you said is right, the court situation is indeed as you said, and chaos has appeared." Only Cangshan County and Fuling County are still stable. This cow town is like a paradise. We must keep this pure land. You go and tell your master that in the future, taxes should be paid with money, and warehouses should be set up to store food and daily necessities, so as not to change and respond to all changes. The old man calculated yesterday that Dayan was afraid that there would be a catastrophe. Alas. ”

"Grandfather, don't worry, I will definitely tell Shizun and Uncle Miao. Let them communicate with the nearby counties and work together to prepare for disasters using their grandfather's methods. ”

Zhou Ruhai nodded and continued to eat with confidence.

Chunniang touched Tianci's head and said, "Son, after you go to see the county today, remember to bring Yuan'er to live in our house." I haven't seen her for a few days, and my mother misses her. And when passing by Jinyun Xiuzhuang, remember to send the game prepared by your mother to Aunt Chu. When I came back from the county seat, my mother was waiting for you in the embroidery village, and by the way, I tried on the finished clothes for Yuan'er. Your Aunt Chu's craftsmanship is top-notch in the capital. The color of the material chosen by the mother is also good, which matches Yuan'er's skin color best. Remember, don't forget. ”

"Remember, mother, I remember everything, and my eldest brother must remember it too. Mother~~~~~ when will you give me a heart? My brother has Sister Yuan, and I'm still alone. You can't choose one over the other. Zhou Xiaoxian hugged the rice bowl and leaned on Chunniang's back and forth.

"Oh, how could my mother forget Xiaoxian? But you're not in a hurry. My Xiaoxian looks like this, I have to find a good match for a good woman. Mother can't wronged my Xiaoxian. ”

"Hehe, mother, you still love me. Thank you, mother~~~~. ”

"Xiaoxian, how old are they. is still coquettish with our mother, just like this, you are still looking for a daughter-in-law. I think it's better to find you a wet nurse. After Tianci finished speaking, he knocked Zhou Xiaoxian's head on the spot.

"Mother, my eldest brother bullied me, you help me beat him."

Chun Niang smiled and went back and forth between the two sons. The two children are her heart, and they are both so good, she is reluctant to fight. Zhou Ruhai and Niu Da Zhuang looked at this lady funny, and their eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile. They all hope that this comfortable and good life will go on forever.

Tianci set up the carriage by himself, threw Xiaoxian into the carriage, waved at his father and grandfather, and drove the carriage to Cangshan County. It's not that there are no servants in the family who drive the car, this is the rule of the college, and everything must be done by yourself. All the disciples of the academy strictly abide by this rule, and even after leaving the academy, the disciples of the academy always consciously abide by this rule.

Six times a month, this is a gift from heaven and Yuan Chong. The first is to visit Shizun's family. The second is to seek advice from the teacher. The third is to assist the teacher in handling government affairs. Yuan Chong said well, we must unite knowledge and action. If you want to become a pillar of the future, in addition to studying, you must also start from the grassroots level. Familiar with the process of imperial court affairs, familiar with the people's livelihood, and understand the rules of various industries. In the future, he will be able to be an official and have a purpose, and he will not give orders indiscriminately.

On the smooth street, people come and go. The petals on the road are still there, not because people are lazy, but because the old gentlemen of the academy don't let them be cleaned. The old gentlemen said that they liked the artistic conception of stepping on the powder snow. Along the way, pedestrians and traders greeted Niu Tianci warmly, and everyone knew in their hearts that without Niu Tianci, there would be no Woniu Town. Although Tianci is small, in everyone's hearts, he is the soul of Woniu Town.

There are many trading workshops in Woniu Town, with a complete range of industries from all walks of life. There is only no such business as a green house and a gambling house. This is not only the idea of Niu Tianci, but also the wish of the gentlemen of the college. How can the humanistic land of Woniu Town accommodate those dirty things, so there are no green buildings and gambling houses in Woniu Town. Even if there were people who secretly did these two businesses, they would have been expelled a long time ago.

Wantong Money Village is still so lively, as soon as the carriage of heaven stops, Wantong will run over, he is fatter than before, but that skill is still sharp.

"Oh, my master, you're here. I'm waiting for all of them to be on fire. Wantong said as he picked Zhou Xiaoxian off the carriage.

"Virtuous nephew, are you going to see the county honor? Give this to the county honor, this is the four treasures of Huzhou's study, and the county has been thinking about it for a while. Nephew, let's go discuss the matter of opening a semicolon, and wait for you to come back and tell you the result. ”

"Uncle Wan, you and Xiaoxian will discuss it, and I can rest assured that you will do something. I'll go to the embroidery village to find Aunt Chu first. ”

"Okay, you get busy first." Wantong ran into the money village with Zhou Xiaoxian in his hand. These two people are still very relieved to do things. When Zhou Xiaoxian was doing business, it was like a different person. It can be described as a comprehensive calculation, and the negotiation method is also very sophisticated. This kind of negotiation is all Zhou Xiaoxian and Wantong cooperate with each other, one sings red and the other white, and there is no disadvantage. This pair of old and young combination is the wishful money rake in Niu Tianci's hand, and it is easy to use to make peace of mind.

"Aunt Chu, I'm here, my mother asked me to bring you these game." Niu Tianci walked into Jinyun Xiuzhuang with a big bag of things.