When he woke up in the morning, Liu Pet rubbed his face and got up. Listening to the silence around him, he felt nervous. At this moment, there was a faint wake-up call outside the window, which made Liu Pet immediately find his origin, and the vague discomfort disappeared.

When I turned over and got up in the dark, I felt that the bed I slept in was very different from that of the unit. Liu Pet remembered that he was not in Jinan, but in his new home in Hangzhou. Light the candles, and the inside of the house will be bright.

Just like in Jinan, Liu Pet went to brush his teeth and wash his face after getting up. When he arrived in the kitchen to find his toothbrush and toothpaste, Liu Pet saw what his mother repeatedly emphasized before going to bed. At home, a water tank with water is installed next to the stove, and when you open the lid, you can scoop hot water out of it. Although he was not used to it, Liu Pet still gave it a try.

Brush your teeth with warm water, and there is no winter irritation at all. Washing your face with warm water is also soft and comfortable. It's a bit of a feeling like being in my mother's arms when I was a kid.

After tidying up, Liu Pet went out for a run. Wake-up is at 5:30 in the summer and 6:00 in the winter. When I ran into the community, it was still dawn, and there was no one in the community. Passing by the maple tree, Liu Chong smelled the faint fragrance of maple leaves. Thinking back to Shandong, the leaves of the trees have long since withered and yellowed at this time, and the leaves have fallen off in many places, and compared with Shandong, Jiangnan and Shandong seem to be two completely different worlds.

Moreover, the air in Jiangnan is much wetter than in Shandong, and you can feel the cool breeze in your nose after running, but you don't have that hot stinging feeling. Having stayed in both places, Liu Pet only ran for less than ten minutes before he determined that the climate in the south of the Yangtze River was indeed much gentler than in the north.

As he ran, he saw that light began to shine through the windows of each house. After a while, before dawn, the students went out. Some people picked a lantern, and more walked with classmates they knew, smearing in the direction of the community gate.

Listening to the words of the little ones, they are all "have you written your homework", "borrow me to copy", "it's difficult to have questions" and so on.

Listening to this, Liu Pet was envious, he didn't have so many classmates together when he was studying. When he was a soldier, it was the third year of the Republic of the Great Song Dynasty, that is, the 315th year of the Great Song Dynasty. It's been five years now. He was 18 years old that year, served as a soldier for three years, and then went to work in the Jinan Intelligence Bureau. Time flies, and five years have passed in a blink of an eye.

If he hadn't seen Ding Fei and them arrest Song traitor Sun Gui on the street at that time, Liu Chong would probably have studied like these students and spent five years in school now. Looking back on all the experiences he has experienced in the past five years, Liu Pet feels that being a soldier is really the right thing to do. At the age of 23, I am still in school, and it feels scary to think about it.

Just as I was rejoicing, I saw two familiar figures. My sister and brother went out of the house with their school bags. Five years later, Liu Chong's sister is 21 years old and his younger brother is 19 years old. Both are sophomores in high school. According to the school system, the two of them will have to take an annual subject exam the year after that. If they can get into college, they can go to work as clerks after graduation.

The siblings didn't see their brother running outside, but just walked all the way with their schoolbags on their backs. Liu Pet looked at the backs of his younger brothers and sisters, and sighed in his heart, if the two of them went well in their studies. It takes five years to graduate from college. However, five years is very fast, and Liu Pet is very confident in this.

As I ran, the sky slowly brightened up a little. By this time, the older students had already set out, and the adults showed up in the community with five or six-year-old children. Compared to the big guys, the little ones are much cuter. The adults seemed to be in a hurry. Looking at Liu Pet, a stranger, many adults took a few more looks. And the look in his eyes doesn't seem to be very friendly.

After a while, Liu Pet, who had finished exercising, returned home. When he was about to wash his face with hot water, he only made some slightly warm water, and it seems that the amount of water used in his house for washing is really not small. In the dining room and living room downstairs, I saw that there was already a lot of food on the table. Fritters, soy milk, pickles, steamed buns, all kinds of them. There are also pickled vegetables and sliced sausages.

"Mother. Your cooking skills have skyrocketed! Liu Pet flattered his mother.

"Hah! I never cooked. At most, I'll stir-fry. These are bought. Liu Pet's mother replied cheerfully.

Liu Pet himself is also a person who eats in the canteen, and he can only bury his head to eat when his mother answers so sincerely.

After breakfast, Liu Pet's mother asked Liu Pet to sit opposite her and asked seriously: "I'm going to give you a little bit about getting married, do you think it's good?" ”

“…… This, not good. Liu Pet replied with a snort.

The scholars of the Great Song Dynasty generally got married late, and those who excelled in their studies all hoped to be admitted to the Jinshi, at least to be famous. In that case, they can carp and jump into the dragon gate and double their worth. Marriage with a higher family membership. Generally speaking, they marry after the age of 25. Because at this age, whether or not you have the ability has been determined.

got married in his early twenties, or he was a monster like Zhao Jiaren who was admitted to Jinshi at the age of thirteen. Either Liu Meng, the current secretary of the ministry, knows that he is not a reading material, and he has not even been admitted to the show. Either it is a guy like Sima Kao, the current Minister of Justice, who is from a famous family and has determined the marriage partner early.

Liu Pet's father Liu Jingwen was twenty-six years old when he got married, and he was already twenty-eight years old when he had Liu Pet. Liu Jingwen is a jinshi, and the people around him are similar to him. Growing up in such an atmosphere, Liu Pet felt that he was only twenty-three years old, and it was still early to get married.

To such a shy son, Liu Pet's mother said, "Da Lang." The last time you wrote to me, you said that you were already an official. ”

"Yes." Liu Pet replied proudly. According to the new official system set by the Zhao official family. What is the name of the director, section chief, captain, that is all for the department. The real core is the level. If you want to become an official, you have two requirements. The first is that there must be a real shortage, such as the county tax bureau, where the director is really short. The second is a vague statement up to now, and it is generally believed that the deputy section level is already the lowest level of officials. However, there is also a view that the sub-section level is a preparatory level.

Now Liu Chong, as the head of the first section of the Intelligence Analysis Section of the Jinan Division of the Great Song Intelligence Bureau, is a real shortage. The treatment at the regular level is also real. It is indeed an official official in the list of officials.

After listening to such an accurate answer, Liu Chong's mother continued: "Since you are already an official, it is natural that you should get married. Didn't your friend get in touch with him? ”

Hearing this, Liu Pet's face turned red.

The phrase "reciprocating the peach" comes from the Book of Songs. It refers to the gift of plants to each other when men and women are interacting. You have to get plants, if you go with geese, it's to propose, not to socialize.

Unlike the culture after enslavement, even in the Great Song Dynasty, the interaction between men and women was considered a normal thing. And it is generally believed that it is necessary to create conditions for young people to socialize. Of course, in China, a country of etiquette, it is definitely not okay to let the children be blind themselves. This is a whole system of communication.

The specific operation process, the first time I participated was with my parents. I don't talk about any like getting married, we just go to play together. After the meeting, the little ones will be led to play games, as well as archery, horse riding, music and other activities. After participating, you don't have to like it much, but if you appreciate it and want to make friends, the boys will give the girls peach blossoms, and the girls will give the boys a thorn of vegetables.

In the second year, the children exchanged letters in March and April, and met during the Dragon Boat Festival. When they get older, they go to more social festivals. Have a good time and meet again the next year. In a sense, whether it is a little boy or a little girl who is qualified to participate in such a system, there will be more than a dozen people who have been talking for many years since childhood.

Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island. My Fair Lady, Gentleman.

Jagged wattles, left and right flowing. My Fair Lady, I covet it.

I can't ask for it, but I can't think about it. Leisurely, tossing and turning.

Jagged wattles, picked left and right. My Fair Lady, Friends of the Piano.

Jagged wattle, left and right. My Fair Lady, bells and drums.

This passage in the Book of Songs describes the desire of young men who participate in such activities for ladies. The various entertainment activities in it are the content of activities that young people participate in during festivals. As for the tossing and turning, it is the mood for the sweetheart after the event.

With such a communication system and process, there will also be an emotional foundation after getting married.

Liu Pet is just within the scope of being able to participate in this system. When he was told by his mother, he was also a little embarrassed. In the past few years, he has worked in Jinan and has also exchanged letters with his former female friends. However, there is still a considerable distance between this correspondence and marriage.

Looking at her son's expression, Liu Pet's wife said decisively: "If you don't like it, I'll give you a blind date." ”

The blind date system of the Great Song Dynasty is similar to that of the 21st century, first the parents contact each other, and when they find something similar, they organize their children to meet. If you think it's good, let the adult children of the organization meet. If young people feel okay after meeting, they can participate in festival activities. Increase affection through contact. If you feel okay after a few contacts, then get married.

This is tantamount to compressing and implementing the system of aristocratic reciprocation, and the effect is naturally not as deep as the feelings cultivated since childhood. But it is much better than an arranged marriage that only relies on the words of the matchmaker and the order of the parents.

"Mother. My department, I have to report when I get married. Liu Pet said.

"Huh!" Mrs. Liu sneered loudly, "Don't bluff me." I also know a little bit about your department, and the report you mentioned is that you apply for a report after you have a marriage partner. You don't even have a marriage partner now, what kind of report do you take! ”

"Don't mention this! Don't mention this! Liu Pet resisted.

"Oh?" Mrs. Liu observed her son's resistance, and suddenly smiled: "It's hard that you have already met the person you like?" ”

Even if he killed people in the battle without blinking, Liu Pet's face couldn't help but turn red. Just then, there was a knock on the door. Liu Pet hurriedly stood up and fled to open the door. As soon as the door opened, I saw a young man standing outside the door, and at first glance, the uniform was probably someone from the Intelligence Bureau. After seeing Liu Pet, he asked, "Is it Section Chief Liu Pet?" ”

"Yes." Liu Pet replied immediately.

"This is a letter to you, please report to the intelligence bureau at the time specified in the letter." The staff took out a letter and handed it to Liu Pet as he spoke.

Liu Pet was greatly disappointed, and after taking the letter, he asked, "Aren't you going now?" ”

The staff member opposite shook his head and said, "No." ”

asked Liu Pet to sign the receiving documents, and the staff put away their things and walked away. Liu Pet used work as an excuse to hide in his room. When he opened the letter, he asked Liu Pet to report to the General Intelligence Bureau of the Great Song Dynasty on time at half past eight in the morning two days later. And in the past two days, Liu Pet has to prepare for his debriefing.

At this time, Mrs. Liu chased after her reluctantly and wanted to continue to talk about marriage with her son. Liu Pet showed this official document to his mother, and then said: "I can't be sloppy in the debriefing, I have to prepare well." I have to tell all the credit for my work in the past two years. ”

Even if she knew that her son didn't want to talk about getting married, Mrs. Liu also knew the severity. There are not many opportunities in officialdom to report one's own merits, and this is the time to prepare something that will impress the boss. She said, "Go upstairs to the study." It's bright there. ”

When Liu Pet took out some of the materials he had prepared and was about to go to the study, Mrs. Liu told again: "Those errands that you don't do very well, you should also prepare carefully." Don't get caught taking the blame. ”

Liu pet went up to the second floor, and as soon as he entered the study, he felt that this south-facing house was good. Because the windows are large and filled with glass instead of window paper, the inside of the room is very bright. In order to block out the excessively bright sunlight, there are also two layers of gauze curtains on this side of the window. It can be seen that Daddy Liu Jingwen is really willing to spend money on the configuration of the study. The study is against the wall with large bookshelves filled with books and handwritten booklets. Three desks are also filled with books. This should be the desk of Daddy Liu Jingwen and Liu Pet's younger siblings. Looking at this, Liu Pet sighed a little. Purely in terms of reading, he can probably only compete with his mother at home.

Finding the most tidy desk and sitting down, Liu Pet took out some of the materials he had prepared. However, when I looked at the window with my chin propped up, I thought of a graceful figure on the grass by the forest. At that time, Liu Pet went around from behind a big rock, and the silver ornaments on the woman's body glittered in the sun. And the sun on that day was as bright as it is today. Even the silence felt similar. Unlike now, there was probably only the sound of the woodpecker in the forest beating on the trunk.

Liu Pet remembered that before he saw the woman, he was also attracted by the sound of the beating, and looked up to see the bright and dazzling red crown on the woodpecker's head.

I miss that feeling so much. I really miss it, at that time Liu Pet knew what possessiveness was.