"Congratulations, Fan family lady, your second boy was shocked by the old master in the public and private school of Nama. Now, all the people in these seven miles and eight towns have spread, and they all say, saying that the two boys in your family are the ones who were born to know or something. ”

The two boys of their own family have only been in the private school for about half a month, and every time they go out and meet familiar neighbors, when they say hello, they often talk and chat, and they always talk about their two boys, especially the two boys, who can always attract similar admiration, envy and even jealousy. Some familiar or unfamiliar neighbors see a group of people chatting together, and after a while, the people will gather more and more, so after learning something or still at a loss, they don't know what this group of people are talking about, and finally they all slowly disperse after a large number of "ah, oh, wow, amazing" and so on.

Although the lady of the Fan family is a little unbearable, she is very happy, and at this time, she is always polite and modest with her neighbors. What mother doesn't like to hear people praise her child?

"Hey...... I thought Nameless was the second child in my family, but now he's the eldest in our family. It was originally the boss's roller blinds, but every day his brother shouted in front of and after his brother, pestering Nameless to teach him what poems to write and what words to write, and pestering Nameless to teach him to take stones and throw birds at a quasi-skill, saying that he was going to play with birds on the way to and from the private school. It's strange to say that the two brothers born to this mother look at them now, but they find that they are becoming less and less alike. The roller shutter looks more and more like Boss Fan, and he must be a rough man when he grows up; And this nameless is becoming more and more handsome, and he will definitely be a little lady in the future, and it seems that he will follow my appearance. "The lady of the Fan family is happy every time she thinks of this, and she still has a little bit of secret self-pride and intoxication, which only she knows best as a mother, and even Boss Fan doesn't know it very clearly.

It's no wonder that Boss Fan has no work to do in the field in this winter, looking for odd jobs outside all day long, and sometimes, he can still find a job to do a day outside, anyway, he is also a person who is not afraid of dirty and tired, and he can suffer hardships and offends. But there are many times when you can't find any work, and you will waste that day's time. No, I went to the county seat of Napei County a few days ago, and I haven't come back for several days. It's no wonder that these two boys went to the private school, although Old Master Ma didn't accept the money and food, but the two sons looked like a day by day, and they ate more and more. Boss Fan doesn't understand the big truth that no one has long-term worries, but seeing that the rations in this family are almost gone, he is very anxious. You can't always eat the birds and hares that the two boys often come back with some unknown means, and besides, you have to eat some of the staple grains. You still need some money to buy some salt, and if you don't eat salt for a long time, people will lose their strength. In addition, in this winter in the countryside, everyone has nothing to do, and they are looking for food in the countryside when they have time, and they are seeing more and more birds and rabbits. It is said that his second brother Fan Xu has followed Liu Ji, who is said to have returned from Xianyang City not long ago, and took Lu Juan and a large group of village boys and a few ruffians and half-sized children from neighboring villages to fight several fights, winning and losing each other, and they have drawn a good line, and it is agreed that no one will cross the line again, otherwise the other parties will be punished. This final decision is said to have been proposed by Liu Ji, and the people present did not know what this "co-punishment" meant, according to Liu Ji, that is, which side crosses the redrawn foraging line, and the other parties will fight the side that crossed the line together. As for the one that someone asked, what if a villager inadvertently crossed the line? As for those who don't know and have no intention of crossing the line, as long as they have a good attitude, do not resist, can apologize, and take the initiative to let go of all the gains, those who do not know will not be guilty. Now the children in the village have obeyed Liu Ji, and some young people in the neighboring villages also admire him very much, and many people always scream hot when they see him.

That Liu Ji often took his group of fox friends and dog friends to drink and eat meat in his second brother Fan Hao dog butcher shop, saying that this is what it is called, only he Liu Bang is the first to look forward. Tell me, what kind of Liu Bang has become this Liu Ji. My wife is also a little resentful, a few times Fan Lao Dalu went over to see his wife, and the old lady kept nagging. It's okay, as long as everyone has money in their pockets, they will always give the money for the wine, meat, vegetables and rice. If you really don't, you have to hang the account. As for Liu Ji going to the dog meat shop to eat alone, it was a book, and his second brother didn't know whether he had recorded his account or not, anyway, as long as the store was not busy, they would sit down together to drink and brag. Tell me, these boys who eat and drink all day long are infinitely beautiful, eating, drinking, fighting in groups, and demarcating the boundaries of the wild foraging for food in the village in winter, except for those who really don't know, no one really dares to cross the line.

Boss Fan has been in this county for several days, but he has not been able to find any work to do, seeing that the dry food made by the child's mother is almost finished, he is very anxious, and he can't help but be a little upset after thinking about it. But it's not a way to spend it in this county. For the past few days and nights, he has been looking for work with some people like him, and some of them know each other from the same village, and live in the dilapidated temple three miles outside the city, which I don't know what kind of temple it is.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Boss Fan and a few people from the same village walked out of the city together with the flow of people out of the city, and they couldn't get out if it was too late, and there was no place to stay in the ruined temple when they went out. Stay in this city, and you don't have money to live in a hotel, if you are met by the patrolling soldiers at night, it will be unlucky, and those who have money to do it are better, at most they will be scolded for a dog's blood, and they will not be an example. No, I'm sorry for you, I immediately grabbed it and took it away and put it in the county prison, which is often the end of nine deaths. It's good that the family members who reacted quickly to the news and were rich and able to find someone to take care of it, that is, they ate a few meals of the prison meal that was said to be not for people at all, and they went in honestly and brightly, at most they might just have to be whipped by the jailer who guarded it. Others, it is said that later, some were sent to Xianyang as conscription to repair the palace for His Majesty the Emperor, some were escorted to repair the Great Wall outside the Saiwai, and some people secretly said in private, and some of the so-called widows and lonely people who wandered without relatives and no reason, whether old or young, good or disabled, were finally accused of rebellion by some adults of the Yamen, and they were cut off and went to the Shangguan to ask for merit and reward. It's scary to think about.

These old men were hurriedly walking outside the city, and they saw a group of people around the place where the notice was posted at the gate of the city from a distance, thinking that the government had posted some new notice. Looking up at the sky, the sun is estimated to take a while to set, and several people also surround it.

I saw that there were those who could read the words, and they were shaking their heads in front of the notice and reading it to the people, and those who were also saying something, and I don't know how many of them could understand it, but probably most people could still understand the meaning. The notice in front of me roughly means that there is a certain Lord Xu in the Xianyang City Palace who has asked His Majesty the Emperor for permission, and wants to select 10,000 boys and girls between the ages of five and nine in the whole country to go to Xianyang City, and first enter the official school, and finally from these 20,000 people, 5,000 boys and 5,000 virgins will be selected from each of the best, a total of 10,000 people, and go to sea with Lord Xu, and take the high-rise ship that is said to be the size of their village, and go to Penglai Immortal Mountain in the East China Sea to ask for some immortal medicine for His Majesty the Emperor. It is said that there will be an army of golden armor to protect it at that time. Whoever was selected to go to Xianyang, His Majesty the Emperor was gracious, and gave some graces that exempted him from several years of forced labor, military service, etc., and the most important thing was that the boys and girls who were finally selected to go to the Penglai Immortal Mountain could also receive a reward of ten gold per family of His Majesty the Emperor. As for those who failed to make the final trip, they would be sent home with the money and food. In short, this time is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Oh, it's really a great grace. Not to mention the exemption from all kinds of service, as well as this, the last ten gold rewards. There is also such a clause in the detailed rules of this notice, but it is said that if there are more than one boy or virgin in a household, you only need to choose the best one to go to Xianyang. This is really His Majesty the Emperor's compassion for all the people. There was an old man in the crowd with gray hair, who said excitedly, and immediately knelt down in the direction of Xianyang City in the west, and kowtowed again and again. At this moment, it's terrible, a large area of hulala, everyone at the city gate knelt down, even the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate also knelt down, Fan Boss was also infected with excitement, kneeling on the ground and shouting long live with everyone.

"Well, the sun is about to set, and those who want to get out of the city should get out of the city quickly. When you return to your village, remember to proclaim the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor. After five days, the adults in this city will accompany the adults from Xianyang City who are in charge of the selection of boys and girls in this county and the immortal chief to the teaching hall in front of the Surabaya Pavilion in the city. Thinking about it, tomorrow, this notice will also arrive in every town, township, and pavilion. I saw a city guard, with leather armor on his shoulders and a steel knife on his waist, standing up from the ground first, looking at the people kneeling and bowing, and said here, and raised his hand according to the handle of the knife towards the city gate: "Okay." Whoever should get out of the city get out of the city quickly. ”

"Oh, oh...... Let's go. Everyone began to disperse, those who should go out of the city went out of the city, and those who should go back to the city returned to the city, and they were talking in small voices as they walked, only to hear someone in the crowd asking: "This, what kind of official is this immortal chief?"

"Be quiet, I don't know. This immortal chief should be the person of the Xianyang Xu Lord Xu Daxian Master. That Lord Xu is now a celebrity next to His Majesty the Emperor, and it is said that he is specially for His Majesty the Emperor's medical treatment......"

"Bold. You, you just said that His Majesty the Emperor is sick and sick? His Majesty the Emperor rules the world, the dragon spirit and tiger are fierce, the dragon is healthy, immortal, and longevity, you, you are ...... Your Excellency, Your Excellency...... "A middle-aged man with a pale face, who looked at his clothes and listened to the shouting, and who seemed to be a scholar, shouted loudly in the crowd, and waved vigorously at the city gate officer: "My lord, here, here, here, my lord, there is a man here who intends to rebel."

"What?" The city gate official couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, this was okay just now, everyone shouted long live together, and at this moment there was an intention to rebel, and this is worth it. With a "swish", he drew his knife in his hand: "Come on, follow me and take down the traitor." The crowd that was slowly dispersing around them, when they saw this posture, the timid ones scattered as quickly as birds and beasts, and the more daring ones only sneaked their heads out not far away, wanting to see how the final outcome of this matter would end.

A small group of officers and soldiers guarding the city gate quickly surrounded a person, and when they looked closely, it turned out to be the old man who took the lead in chanting and bowing down just now, facing the cold jungle of knives and guns around him, he was sitting on the ground in fright, and tears flowed: "My lord, my lord, the little old man dare not dare that, how, how can he do that rebellious thing."

"Hugh has to quibble, you just said that ......," the white-bearded middle-aged man pointed to the old man who was sitting on the ground and was about to say something, but he suddenly stopped saying this.

"Alright. Come two people, you, you, you two hurry up and take these two people away, it's getting late, and the official office must have been locked. I will first take these two people to the prison in the city with my waist card, and wait for the Shangguan to be revealed tomorrow, and the Shangguan will make a decision. The city gate officer took out his waist card and gave the taller one of the two soldiers he had just named: "Go, go quickly, go back quickly."

"Yes, sir."

"My lord, my lord, you can spare the little old man...... The lord ......, "The two guards stepped forward and dragged the old man away." The middle-aged man who testified to him with a white face and no beard followed forward with some smugness. I thought that I would go to the prison for two days first, and when the adults in the Yamen had passed the hall and understood everything, I would be able to get a reward again. I think the last time I got this benefit, it was more than half a year ago, the eldest nephew in my family who always didn't look at him seriously, that time he drank too much, and he actually talked nonsense, saying that His Majesty the Emperor's overhaul of the Afang Palace was a waste of money for the people. It's just a bold and daring to talk about the supreme emperor, and he can't live for his own evil. I got a reward of three gold medals that time, but why is this money so unspent. I just think I'm a little sorry for my brother who died early, and I don't know if my eldest nephew was sent to repair the Great Wall to death or was beaten to death by the officers and soldiers and overseers. It's better to die early, die early and ascend to heaven early, so don't suffer hardships. The point is that if he dies, I can attack my nephew and daughter-in-law, who has a small appearance and a waist, but has not yet given birth. Hehe, just thinking about it makes my heart hot. It seems that after taking this reward this time, do you want to consider finding a way to find someone, go to the yamen to find some people to inquire about the news of the eldest nephew, and see if he is dead. Let's just think about it.

"You, you, hurry up and follow, don't go away, fall behind there, what do you want to do? In a few days, you'll have to confront each other in court. The tall gatekeeper who was walking forward with the old man in front suddenly turned around and glanced at the white face of the old man who had just been pointed out with disdain.

"Come, come, master, keep up, keep up." The white face trotted all the way to keep up, nodding his head and bowing his waist, and flatteringly accompanied the smiling face.

The sun had set, and the gates had been locked. Most of the people on the street have gone back to their homes, and those who should have left the city have also left the city, but under this sky, there are always some people every day, for various reasons, who have left their homes and never been able to go back.

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