Most of the people in the Yanxi period had two dreams, one was alive and the other was alive.

As the patriarch of the Han nation, Liu Zhi is undoubtedly very unqualified. When the people of the world wept bitterly over the cracked earth, Liu Zhi was busy changing the queen in the splendid palace. A year later, the clansmen's land was not harvested, those who starved to death starved to death, and those who left their hometowns left their hometowns, but Liu Zhi ordered the expropriation of the daughters of good families at this time.

In previous years, most of the spring festivals were held on time in Qingming, but this year, the emperor seemed to be unpleasant to his new queen, and ordered the world to find the most beautiful daughter for him, and even the spring festival was postponed to the time of the valley rain.

Zhang Jiao thought that not many people would be willing to run, but the magical reality was like a hammer hammer in his heart. When he drove the carriage to the county, there were people on the road who were leading the girls dressed in their own clothes to the county. They were either sitting in a car or walking on foot, but their eyes still shone with a longing light, as if they were dreaming of entering the palace and one day winning the favor of heaven, so that one person could attain the Tao and the chicken dog ascended to heaven.

"Where are you going?" Zhang Jiao stopped a big man who had received decoction and food in Zhang's greenhouse before.

"The emperor wants to choose the daughter of a good family in the world, and I will take my daughter to the county government to run for election." The man saw that it was Zhang Jiao, and said very respectfully.

"I remember how many acres of land you still have, and haven't you already planted the seeds? It's not that you can't feed people, why do you want to do this? Zhang Jiao didn't understand.

"If she can be elected to the palace in the end, it will be the best, even if she is not elected to the palace, in case she is favored by any dignitary, it will also be her blessing, it is better than following the little old man. Besides, if she really follows a high-ranking official, if she still remembers my upbringing, she can help me in turn, and I don't have to farm anymore. The big man seemed to be recounting a normal thing. looked at her daughter and felt very satisfied, and her expression was a little proud.

Zhang Jiao suddenly felt that the world had become very abnormal, or that he had become abnormal. His heart was filled with sorrow, and he was ready to weep. Without waiting for the big man to finish speaking, he drove away in silence.

He looked blankly at the world, the earth slowly became moist and fertile, the warm sun was full of green, the breeze blew through the fields, causing countless sprouts and green grass to ripple, everything seemed to be full of hope. But I felt a chill inside. Zhang Jiao felt that there must be an invisible hand that had taken something out of people's bodies. As for what it was, Zhang Jiao couldn't figure it out.

When Zhang Jiao passed by the county office, he was shocked again, and one or two hundred girls were neatly arranged in front of the county office. He had heard that in previous years, when the girls of good families were selected, there could be dozens of people in the county at most, and he thought that after the famine, there would be fewer people participating in the election, but the reality was that the number of people participating in the election had strangely changed.

There were several carriages parked on both sides of the county office, Zhang Jiao knew a few of them, they were all from some big families in the county, and as his eyes turned, Zhang Jiao found the carriage that sent Guo Jie to Zhang's house, and the two guards next to the carriage looked extremely familiar.

"Brother Zhang? How did it stop? Guo Jie lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked Zhang Jiao.

"That's... Is it your carriage, it should be Uncle Guo sitting in it? Zhang Jiao pointed in the direction of the two guards.

"Yikes! It's definitely my daddy, but what is he doing here? ”

Reality quickly answered Guo Jie's question. The county magistrate at the gate of the county yamen accompanied a eunuch to pick among the piles, as if he was picking a pile of fruits. Soon they selected a few people and took the girls and their families to the county government to register and make a register.

When the county magistrate and the eunuch entered the county office, some people kept coming down from the carriages watching on both sides, picking and choosing in the crowd. Then there were people who were picked up, or who were picked up by the carriage with their families, or who threw some gold and silver to their families, and only took the girl on the carriage and drove away.

Guo Jie looked at Guo Jianliang who was picking in the crowd angrily, his face was pale, and he got out of the car directly and went in that direction angrily. Seeing this, Zhang Jiao hurriedly picked up Zhang Ru, who was asleep in the car, and followed.

"Daddy, what are you doing here!"

"Huh? Good daughter back? Don't get Daddy wrong, Daddy is thinking that you will be back soon, so I will pick you a few clever maids. Guo Jianliang looked at the angry Guo Jie, pressed Guo Jie's shoulder, and explained that his face did not change and his heart did not beat.

"Really?" Guo Jie stared at Guo Jianliang's eyes suspiciously.

"This is Zhang Xian's nephew, haha, I haven't seen you for a few years, and the baby has grown so tall!" Guo Jianliang saw that a young man who followed was hugging Zhang Ru, he was in a daze for a moment, and he no longer paid attention to Guo Jie's question, stepped forward and patted Zhang Jiao's shoulder and said.

"I've seen Uncle Guo." Zhang Jiao hugged the sleeping Zhang Ru and nodded, which was considered a return of courtesy.

"This lord, do you still want my daughter?" The big man next to him abruptly interrupted the conversation of several people, pointed to the crying girl behind him and asked Guo Jianliang.

"I'm going to ask for it, your baby is called Hu Yuer, right?" Guo Jianliang took out two pieces of thumb-sized silver from his arms and asked while throwing them to the big man.

"Yes, yes, it's called Hu Yu'er... Hu Yuer. The big man was very surprised, took the silver and bit it, and then said busily.

"In addition, there is an old cow, a stone of grain and rice, and two horses of silk cloth, you can come with me to my house to get it."

After Guo Jianliang bought Hu Yuer, he felt his daughter's eyes like he wanted to eat people, and he was ready to go home.

Immediately surrounded by several old men and their own women, blocking the way of Guo Jianliang and his party, and knelt on the ground.

"This master, you are okay, look at my daughter again, you can leave them to do laundry and cooking, help." An old man in ragged clothes pointed to the beautifully dressed child next to him.

Then Guo Jianliang selected two seventeen or eighteen-year-old women from this group of people and left with a group of people.

Those women who were not selected in front of the county government, some of them breathed a sigh of relief as if they had been amnestied, and some were like crying, feeling like they had been picked by someone to pick the leftovers, and the days after returning home would be even more sad, and even some of the older ones would soon be designated by the imperial court to forcibly marry after this appearance.

The group soon arrived at Guo's mansion, Guo Jianliang stopped in front of the magnificent gate, and sent someone to take out grain, rice, cloth and other goods at home and hand them to the three old men who were watching outside the door.

"I hope the lord can treat my daughter well."

"Thank you, sir!"

One of the three men took something and turned around and left, while the remaining two knelt on the ground and kept thanking, and even one of them even cried.

"Daddy..."Hu Yuer is fourteen years old, and when she was washing at home today, she was called to the room by Daddy and Auntie to freshen up and dress up. This is Hu Yuer's most beautiful day since she was so old, but when she arrived at the county office, she realized that it was because His Majesty was recruiting a good girl.

Hu Yu'er was sad in her heart, her eyes were full of tears, and she soon put on her makeup and cried, and the county magistrate and eunuch who came to choose people walked in front of her without even looking at her, which provoked her father, who had never beaten her, to give her a slap.

When Hu Baiyang wanted to lead his daughter away, Hu Yuer was selected by Guo Jianliang, Guo Jianliang gave Hu Yuer a handkerchief, wiped off the fat powder makeup blurred by tears, and revealed a stunning and soft face.

Guo Jianliang gave the price very high, not only silver, but even grain, rice and cloth. As soon as the price was negotiated, Guo Jie came over. So Guo Jianliang said that he was a maid bought for Guo Jie.

"Please treat my daughter well." Hu Baiyang knelt in front of Guo Jie in front of Guo's mansion and cried, listening to the old man say that Yu'er was bought to be a maid for this girl.

The other two old men had already left with some money, grain and rice, Hu Baiyang looked at Hu Yu'er among the crowd not far away, bowed to Guo Jie again, got up and took the head of the ox cart and left without looking back.

Zhang Jiao, who witnessed the completion of the journey, had a gloomy face, did not say a word, and gently stroked the back of Zhang Ru, who was sleeping on his shoulder. I feel infinite grief in my heart.

"You two go to the lady in the backyard, she will arrange for you, and as for Yu'er, follow Miss and serve Miss in her daily life." Guo Jianliang pointed at the three of them without waves, when he saw Hu Yuer's pear blossom with rain, he was a little angry in his heart, and what Hu Baiyang said to Guo Jie when he left broke the little Jiujiu in his heart, and there was a dark curse in his heart, "Phew, this old fox!" ”

"Listen to the master's arrangement." Although the two eighteen or nineteen-year-old women were uncomfortable, their emotions were not revealed, and when the family pooled money for them to buy clothes and rouge gouache, most of them guessed the current ending. After looking at the Guo family's magnificent courtyard and the yard full of flowers and plants, I even had some expectations in my heart, because the original family was not good to them, and maybe it would be much easier to come to such a big family in the future.

"Is your name Yu'er? Let's go, I'll take you back to your room. Guo Jie snorted coldly at Guo Jianliang, and then walked up to the crying Hu Yuer and took her hand and went into the house.

"I'll go too, Sister Guo will wait for me." Xiao Zhang Ru on Zhang Jiao's shoulder woke up at some point, and when he heard Guo Jie's voice, he got down from Zhang Jiao's arms and chased Guo Jie and the two in. When I ran over, a drop of crystal water fell to the ground, I don't know if it was tears or saliva that had just woken up.

Zhang Jiao saw the water droplets and the little sister running towards Guo Jie's back without looking back, and he was worried in his heart. Could it be that the little sister has woken up a long time ago?

"This girl is used to being spoiled by me, the virtuous nephew smiled, haha, the virtuous nephew, please, accompany my uncle to drink a few pots tonight." Guo Jianliang was glared at by his daughter, stunned at first, and then quickly came back to his senses, and patted Zhang Jiao, who was in a daze looking at Zhang Ru's back with a warm smile.

"Okay, Uncle Guo please." Zhang Jiao smiled very stiffly and saluted Guo Jianliang.

Guofu is really very magnificent, the huge mansion is full of blue tile high-rise buildings as far as the eye can see, and even the courtyard wall is a dock wall composed of high-rise buildings, and you can see a watchtower standing between your eyes. The ground is paved with bluestone, and you can see neatly trimmed flowers and plants from time to time while walking.