Fengxi winds eastward, folds to the north under the temple mountain, there is a large piece of flat land on the south bank of the river bay, surrounded by mountains on all sides, Shitian Village is located on this land, there are about more than 100 households, two cross-shaped streets neatly divide the stone fields in the high wall, four stone arc door openings in the east, west, north and south, thick wooden doors, from the east gate to the west gate, from the south gate to the north gate, slowly pacing over it will not take half an hour-

Most of the households in Ishida have opened shops, hotels, cloth shops, rice shops, medicinal herb shops, tobacco shops, tailor shops, shaving shops, butcher shops, grocery stores, blacksmith shops, coffin shops, even people who don't have the capital to open a shop also do a little handicraft business through the façade, such as weaving hats, playing straw shoes, selling Qingming fruits, selling zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival, selling scones in August, selling scones for the Mid-Autumn Festival, selling sugar cakes for the New Year, and the people scattered in dozens of miles around Shitian are all centered here, and the market days of March, June and September are crowded here and lively-

This is the street scene of Ishida Village that Zeng Yu saw.

Shitian Village is Zhengde years before gradually living and prospering, which is related to Zeng Yu's grandfather, Shitian Zeng's family is originally from Sanliao Village, Xingguo County, Ganzhou Prefecture, Sanliao Village is very distinctive, there are three surnames in the village - Yang, Zeng, Liao, these three surnames are not in the list of Shinong industry and commerce, their profession is Kanyu Master, commonly known as Mr. Feng Shui, the ancestor of the surname Yang is the famous Jiangxi Feng Shui patriarch Yang Yunsong, known as saving the poor immortals, Yang Yunsong in the late Tang Dynasty when the Emperor was in Chang'an as an official, because of the Huangchao rebellion to Ganzhou, Sanliao Village was still a wilderness at that time, Yang Yunsong thought it was auspicious soil when he passed there, suitable for Feng Shui masters to live for generations, so he built a house to teach apprentices, Zeng Yu's ancestor Zeng Wenyuan was Yang Yunsong's proud disciple, until the Ming Dynasty, Zeng's family produced a master named Zeng Congzheng, who served in Qin Tianjian with feng shui techniques, and the Beijing Imperial Mausoleum was once from the political survey and selection of the place, and the reputation was extremely loud-

During the Zhengde period, because of family conflicts, Zeng Yu's grandfather moved to Guangxin Mansion alone, and built two large houses with typical Gannan characteristics under the temple mountain in Yongping Township, Yongfeng County, the people of Sixiang and Bawu heard that Mr. Feng Shui of Sanliao Village came all the way to Shitian to buy land and build a house, of course, he thought that the feng shui of Shitian was excellent, and there were relatively wealthy people who built the house to Shitian, after more than 40 years of life and gathering, Shitian became the largest and richest village within a radius of dozens of miles, in the eyes of people who do not know the details, Shitian Village is really good feng shui, The people of the village are rich.

This is the history of Ishida Village, where Soyu Chi Doi is located.

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The twilight is sinking down, dyeing the verdant temple mountain into a blue color, and gradually dissipating into a vague darkness, Zeng Yu and the four happy master and servant duo and the black donkey crossed Fengxi by boat again, the river bay is Shitian, enter from the stone arch in the east, the donkey's hooves step on the granite street loud and bright, but Zeng Yu's mood is obviously not as happy as the black donkey, after life and death, but it is still difficult to do the heart like water pampered and humiliated, if this time passed the hospital examination to become a showman, then returning to Ishida is by no means so cold.

Sixi led the black donkey and walked fast, afraid of greeting the villagers, and the master and servant were simply rushing home.

Zeng's mansion is located at the southeast end of the village, bypassing more than ten large camphor trees can be seen, two brick and wood structure houses before and after, there is a horizontal patio in the middle, and the two sides are connected by armpit corridors, constituting a closed house, Zeng Yu stands in front of his own door, the four big characters of "three provinces heirloom" on the door list in the night are vaguely recognizable, and the four words of the door list are the allusions of Confucius disciple Zeng Shen "I have three provinces in one day", because the Zeng family of Gannan claims to be the descendant of Zeng Shen -

Sixi hasn't knocked on the door yet, the black donkey has called first, it's been half a month away from home, this familiar feeling of being home is so good, the black donkey barked more vigorously, the horse neighed like a smile, and the donkey screamed like a cry-

At the opening of the gate, the dim light spread out, and an old servant hunched his waist and said, "Young Master Li" is back. As he spoke, he came over to help Sixi unload the books and other things on the donkey's back.

Zeng Yu said "Uncle Li is hard", and then stepped into the door, the eldest brother Zeng Qian sat alone in the foyer drinking tea, and when he saw Zeng Yu coming in, he didn't get up, he just nodded and said, "Come back, go to the kitchen to eat, we have all eaten." ”

Zeng Qian is twenty years older than Zeng Yu, and he is not a sibling, so the relationship between brothers is naturally weak, but when Zeng Yu came back from the exam, Zeng Qian didn't ask about the exam, which was too ruthless.

Zeng Yu didn't have anything to say, so he made a gesture to the eldest brother, and was ready to eat in the kitchen, remembering that Sixi was also hungry, so he called Sixi to eat too-

A deafening female voice suddenly sounded: "Sixi, Sixi, you lazy person also knows how to come back, hurry up and cut angelica, otherwise there will be no food tomorrow!" ”

I only heard the sound and saw no one, but it had already made Xiao Xi Sixi, who was moving the books, frightened, and hurriedly agreed: "The little one will go and cut the medicine." He moved a bamboo-woven book basket to the steps beside Zeng Yu, and said softly: "Young master, I'll cut the medicine." Hurriedly ran from the left armpit to the back, for fear that he would be scolded again if he was one step too late.

Zeng Yu said to the room on the left that showed light: "Sister-in-law, Sixi has traveled more than sixty miles today, it's very hard, let him rest first-"

Before Zeng Yu finished speaking, the piercing female voice interrupted: "What's the hard work of going out to travel in the mountains and rivers, is it more hard than us at home, this family eats a lot of white food, is it easy to run a family, who works harder than whom!" ”

Zeng Zhen in the hall shook his head and said: "It's not a time to cut medicine, isn't it expensive to cut medicine at night." ”

Zeng Qian only dared to whisper this, but the people in the wing room heard it at the tip of their ears, and said sharply: "Fei lamp oil, what is the cost of lamp oil, two people and a donkey went out for half a month, and they actually had to take two taels of silver, could this silver fall from the sky, so they don't cherish it - you ask him, how much silver is left to go home?" This is to let Zeng Qian ask Zeng Yu.

Zeng Yu didn't wait for his brother to speak, and replied, "There are still three coins and five cents of silver left." ”

The woman in the wing room shouted: "It cost two taels or four dollars of silver in half a month, and this family can't afford to squander it like this even if it has mountains of gold and silver!" ”

Zeng Yu felt pathetic, the travelers spent a lot of money, who had ever seen him scolded for two taels of silver, and he was not spending money indiscriminately, this was going to Fucheng to catch the exam, half a month to eat and live outside, two people and a donkey only spent two taels of silver, very thrifty.

Zeng Qian got up and went to the outside of the hall and said: "If you go out, you have to use money everywhere, just don't talk about it, little brother, you go to eat quickly." ”

The woman in the wing room said sharply: "No, let's make things clear today, this family will be defeated if it continues like this." ”

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- Zeng Yu's grandfather has two sons, according to the old tradition of Sanliao Village, Zeng Yu's uncle Mr. Shaolong inherited the ancestral business and went out to make a living with feng shui, Zeng Yu's father stayed in Shitian to practice medicine, Mr. Shaolong wandered all his life and never got married, Zeng Yu's father had a wife and a concubine, and each of his wives and concubines had a son and a daughter, Zeng Yu was a concubine and gave birth to a son, and he passed on to his uncle as an heir since he was a child, because his uncle was away for many years, so Zeng Yu was raised by his biological parents, and his uncle would come back every two or three years, Zeng Yu was smart and studious, and he was very much loved by his uncle. Uncle taught Zeng Yu to recite feng shui secrets, practice eight sections of brocade guidance, and taught Zeng Yu fencing and loose hands, Zeng Yu was nine years old to participate in the prodigy banquet of Wu Baipeng in Zhixian County, impromptu composition, brilliant words, Wu Zhixian greatly appreciated, known as Xie Jiabaoshu, this is to compare Zeng Yu to the Eastern Jin Dynasty famous Xie Xuan, is a very high praise, Zeng Yu became famous, and the ambition of the title of the gold list was set at a young age -

When Zeng Yu was ten years old, his uncle Mr. Shaolong died of illness, and on his deathbed told Zeng Yu's father not to let Zeng Yu take the road of the imperial examination, saying that he had shook the dragon for 40 years and traveled all over the Ming Dynasty, Beijing and 13 provinces, read countless people, and saw how many talented people from teenagers to whiteheads trapped in the field of science and not for sale, and finally poor and even crazy and stupid, and even if the imperial examination was successfully made an official, Jiangxi Guixi Cabinet First Assistant Xia Yan was robbed of his house and killed the head was the year before last. It is still a trivial matter to be ruined and discredited, and there are many people who are not guaranteed to save their lives and cannot save their wives when they are exiled, and it is better for feng shui masters to travel in the three religions and nine streams, as long as the art industry is fine and famous, the princes and princes will be extended to be guests, and the status is not lowly, and it is more than enough to make a living, so it is best to let Zeng Yu inherit the ancestral business and be Mr. Feng Shui-

But the young Zeng Yu didn't think much of his uncle's words, he still wanted to take the road of the imperial examination, he told his father that if he became a student at the age of twenty, then he would study according to his wishes and seek progress, if not, then according to his uncle's last words to go out to make a living, his father agreed to Zeng Yu's request-

Unexpectedly, in the next three years, Zeng Yu's father and mother Wu have passed away, Zeng Yu's biological mother Zhou is alive, but there is no status in the family, can not be in charge of the family business, fourteen-year-old Zeng Yu and one-year-old sister only live with the eldest brother Zeng Qian, Zeng Yu's wife Xie is the eldest daughter of Xie Yuanwai who opened a pharmacy in the county, that Xie is not very virtuous, when her in-laws were alive, she was still restrained and not obvious, after the death of her in-laws, she took charge of the house, and the jealousy was revealed, and the food and clothing supply of Zeng Yu's mother and son was increasingly weak, The Xie family only gave birth to two daughters, and has never had a son, so he refused to let her husband Zeng Qian take a concubine, and was worried that all the family property would go to Zeng Yu after she had no son, so she tried to drive Zeng Yu's mother and son out of the house, on the grounds that Zeng Yu was the heir of the uncle and should not live here-

Fortunately, although Zeng Qian is afraid of guilt, but he is more face-saving, Zeng Qian is a doctor in the county nursing home, and he is considered a person with status in Ishida, and his parents just died and drove his younger brother out of the house, he can't do this kind of thing, but Xie is soft and hard, Zeng Qian was forced to do it, so he reminded his father that he would let Zeng Yu study until he was twenty years old, and if he couldn't go to school at the age of twenty, then let Zeng Yu be a feng shui gentleman-

Zeng Qian's words are reasonable, and Xie has to be patient, but in the past few years, he has spoken coldly in front of Zeng Yu's mother and son, but he has not said less, the young Zeng Yu is holding his breath and wants to be admitted to Xiucai, he encouraged himself with Su Qin's story, Su Qin lobbied Qin at first and was unsuccessful, and when he returned home, his sister-in-law didn't cook for him to eat, Su Qin was angry and read hard, his head was cantilevered and pierced, and finally the six countries worshiped the prime minister, and went home again, his sister-in-law did not dare to look up, how high-spirited Su Qin was at that time, and the man should be like this!

However, what the young Zeng Yu didn't understand was: Su Qin is an inspirational model who has been left in the annals of history, and he is a very few, and more of them are what his uncle Mr. Shaolong said From a teenager to a white head, he died on the Bagu Wen all his life, and those talents are the silent majority.

It is precisely because Zeng Yu in the past didn't understand this truth, so when he was not on the list in this hospital test, he couldn't bear it, so there would be the scene of the Garan Palace, of course, the current Zeng Yu is different from the past, and he is also ready to face the predicament, but he didn't expect this moment to come so soon, sister-in-law Xie couldn't wait even a night, and he had to explain things clearly to him the moment he stepped into the house, what things to make clear? That is to drive him out of the house.

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