Chapter 5: Metamorphosis

A fruit with a mysterious origin made Chen Jianchen fundamentally change his weak physique, and a small piece of fruit flesh made the old hen spring tide, and actually laid three eggs in a day, which is contrary to common sense, which is really very strange.

This world is by no means simple!

Chen Jianchen made a conclusion from the general direction, as for how it is not simple, it remains to be further understood. He vaguely felt that the world in front of him was actually far wider than he imagined.

The Spring Festival is approaching, the weather is even colder, and finally on a cloudy night, the goose feathers and snow are shaken off the sky. The sky and the earth were suddenly covered in silver, and they were white.

There was a charcoal fire burning in the study, which was not as good as those rich and noble houses, but it was just casually packed in a clay basin, emitting steaming heat.

Charcoal, which is also the most common form of charcoal, has a strong smell of fireworks.

Chen Jianchen was not reading, but writing, writing couplets.

Writing couplets is a "welfare" for talents, and they can help people write couplets before the Spring Festival every year, so as to receive a certain amount of remuneration. Or some money, or a piece of meat, or a chicken, or whatever, subsidize life.

"Thousands of households always replace the new talismans with the old talismans. ”

Every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, basically every household tears out the old couplets and replaces them with new ones, in order to pray for a new image for the new year. The objects sought are basically above the level of show talents, and they are considered decent.

Chen Jianchen is the only talent in Jingyang Village, so this year, the New Year's couplets in the whole village are almost all wrapped by him alone - this is a happy thing, the villagers no longer have to go to other distant places to find Xiucai as in previous years, and for Chen Jianchen, he can not only help others, but also earn some family, why not?

In fact, many Xiucai from poor families will make a special trip to Jiangzhou City to set up stalls on the street to write couplets, which is expedient as a small business. When business is booming, you can earn dozens of dollars a day.

——In the Tiantong Dynasty, copper coins were the lowest level of circulating currency, one penny, one thousand wen was consistent, always equal to one silver ingot, ten silver ingots was equal to one gold ingot.

The silver ingots and gold ingots here are all standard dynasty currencies with customized rations, which are well-made and very beautiful.

Of course, for Chen Jianchen, the things of gold and silver are too far away. He and his mother live on nothing more than 50 yuan a month.

However, since Chen Jianchen was admitted to Xiucai, the living situation of his family began to improve slowly. Let's just say that this year must be the "fat year" in the history of the Chen family. Chen Jianchen wrote couplets for others, and received a total of 136 yuan, three chickens, two ducks, and 13 catties of meat.

These materials are enough for a big fat year.

So Chen Jianchen felt very happy, he was finally no longer a parasite of his mother. And letting Mo Sanniang live a good life has always been one of his ideals.

Glory to those who are self-reliant.

Moreover, it is not difficult to write couplets, the paper is prepared by others, and he only needs to spend pen and ink, as well as handwriting.

Those Spring Festival couplets are very simple, nothing more than old-fashioned words such as "the days increase the years and the people increase their longevity", anyway, as long as they are neatly paired, they can express good intentions.

Writing proficiently, Chen Jianchen can write dozens of paintings a day.

At first, he was not accustomed to writing with a brush and ink, but after a few days of practice, he gradually got used to it, and with the help of the memory of his predecessor, he was able to write a beautiful hand.

- Writing is one of the important yardsticks to measure the depth of a reader's skills.

Chen Jianchen was able to take the first place in the three examinations, so how could he be idle in this respect? Which one of the "regular scripts" written in one hand is called "five flat and eight stable, and not a drop of water leaks" can no longer be standardized.

......

"The spring breeze sends joy and wealth into the house, and the years are renewed and the door is full of blessings."

The last couplet is finished.

Chen Jianchen put down the evil pen in his hand, blew it on the paper, and after the ink dried, he gently folded it and put it aside, waiting for someone to come to the door to pick it up.

He stretched his waist, and the corners of his mouth showed a slight smug smile.

These experiences have never been done before, and it seems that with the status of a showman, there are more ways to make money all of a sudden. It's a pity that such good things as writing couplets can only be done before the Spring Festival every year. As for projects such as the more lucrative inscription plaque, where can it be his turn to be such a small showman?

At the very least, a person with a status or a reputation in calligraphy is eligible.

"Well, do I also want to set up a stall in Jiangzhou City and take the opportunity to make a lot of money?"

Chen Jianchen thought so, and picked up the evil pen--using this pen to write was purely a personal preference, and it was easy to use anyway.

"Liuxian, I don't agree with you going to Jiangzhou to write couplets. ”

Mo Sanniang's tone was very resolute: "You have been admitted as a student by Minghua Academy, and you have no worries about food and clothing." Therefore, you should study wholeheartedly and prepare for the township exam. ”

Chen Jianchen understands her opposition and concerns very well, and can't bear to disobey his mother's wishes in this regard. Even if he stayed at home, he had no intention of studying.

The written couplet 66 was taken away, and Chen Jianchen's life returned to its old state, but under the state of life like a pool of stagnant water, his body became stronger and stronger—not that he became bigger and bigger, becoming a muscular man, but his energy was getting better and better, full, vigorous, and seemed to never get tired.

With his strong physical condition as the foundation, his Jeet Kune Do power has risen to the limit, and even from a distance, he once broke a tree the thickness of a cup with a single punch.

That's the best proof of power.

Unconsciously, Chen Jianchen has changed from a thin scholar who has no power to become a powerful "strong man" - the body of a scholar, the body of a martial artist, it is unbelievable to say. The reason why such a huge change can occur in a short period of time is due to the mysterious fruit sent by the white fox.

In the past, he was more than handsome, lacking in masculinity, and always gave people a feeling of weakness, but now he is full of a vigorous sunny and healthy atmosphere.

This kind of metamorphosis is quite obvious from the outside. Not only Mo Sanniang, but even other people in the village appeared. However, they didn't think much about it, they only thought that Chen Jianchen was the first in the three tests, not only became a showman, but also was admitted to Minghua Academy as a student, and since then the future has been bright and full of flowers.

The so-called spring breeze is proud, and the mood is naturally very good.

If you are in a good mood, eat well, and sleep well, your physical condition will of course be improved. The heart is wide and the body is fat, from this point of view, it is normal.

It's good that you don't have to worry about it.

However, every time in the dead of night, Chen Jianchen was lying on the bed, and he couldn't help but think of the psychic little white fox. The white fox's actions are undoubtedly very consistent with the plots of some strange novels in his previous life - a kind-hearted scholar rescued the fox in distress, and the fox was grateful and reciprocated, which was almost the link of "turning into a beauty and promising each other......

So, what kind of world will it be in?