Chapter 32: Selection [I]
In the autumn and August of the second year of Xiping (173), the weather in the morning was neither hot nor cold, refreshing and pleasant, Wang Shangying was sleeping fragrantly, and suddenly heard a noisy sound. He was a little steward, and he had something on his mind, so he held back his sleepiness and struggled to wake up.
"When?"
"It's still early, who will call you when the time comes......" The lady of the Wang family replied softly, and the child was still asleep.
"It's still early? How could there be so many people rising up early? No, I'll have to check it out...... Every time after the day, he only got up after shouting and shouting......" he muttered as he dressed.
"Puff~"
Seeing that her husband was in a daze, the lady of the Wang family couldn't help laughing and laughed. Wang Shangying then remembered that today is the day when the Zhang family chooses people. It's no wonder that yesterday's autumn festival was crazy all day, and today I got up early.
The two social festivals in spring and autumn are major events in the middle of the year, and the farmers will also pool money to sacrifice, and then feast all day long. As the main family, the Zhang family will also produce some thin wine and meat.
Seeing that her husband was not moving, the lady of the Wang family knew that he was awake, so she talked about family affairs.
"Do you really want to let Xiao San go?"
The third child is their son, the third in line, although the eldest and second have died, but the name of the third child has continued.
"Alas~, what can you do if you don't go? I heard that the Zhang family chose people to serve the guests this time, and they attach great importance to it, and they also want to teach these people to read......"
Wang Shangying fell back and lay down again. He doesn't really want his son to go, the junior is only ten years old, and he can't rest assured that he is away from home. However, he is just a small steward, and he is still far from winning a place for his son to go to the clan to study!
"If I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid the junior will never have the opportunity to read and write again......"
"But the junior is still young, and he ...... alone outside"
"It's not small. The third child was born in the sixth year of Yanxi, and now he is ten years old...... Besides, the junior is smart and won't suffer......"
"That's too," the lady of the Wang family became optimistic, "Maybe Xiao San can learn a good skill, maybe he will really be promising...... At the beginning, Master Kong also praised Xiaosan for being smart, how did he say that sentence, heaven, heaven ......"
"Talented," seeing that his daughter-in-law was anxious, Wang Shangying replied in a sullen voice, Xiaosan is very smart, but that old master, when he went to deliver bacon, he didn't say so, and his daughter-in-law really believed it.
"I don't expect him to be promising, he doesn't press down, he learns a little, it's a little ...... In the future, he will come into contact with more people, and there will always be more opportunities than farming here. The Zhang family is also a kind-hearted family, and they won't starve his ......"
“……”
The lady of the Wang family stopped talking. Mr. and Mrs. Wang Shangying are from Wang Village, Jing County, Hanoi, and they are originally from a medium-sized family. In the second year of Jianning (169), a catastrophe occurred, and a tragedy of cannibalism occurred in Hanoi, Hedong. He has been in Zhang's house for three or four years, and he knows a few big characters, and he is clever and willing to work, so he was soon promoted to steward. After a few years, I also know a little about the Zhang family. The Zhang family's work is more, and when they don't let people have a break all year round, they don't treat people harshly; As long as you are willing to work hard, it is not a problem to be well fed and clothed; If you really want to get sick, there will be a doctor to treat you......
Under the teaching of Tianshu, Zhang Zhao understood the way of the spread of the epidemic, and attached great importance to environmental hygiene. Even if the slave gets sick, it is a loss for the Zhang family. In Zhangwu and Zhang's farm, he built toilets, designated garbage points, and tried to find some doctors. However, doctors are rare in these years. Often there are only one or two doctors in a farm, and they are sometimes ineffective, and they can cure some headaches and brain fevers. Because the doctor's main task is to prevent the epidemic, his scope of treatment includes all the households. In the eyes of everyone, this is naturally a rare kindness.
Just when Wang Shangying and his wife were talking in a whisper, Wang Xiaosan had already woken up. Quietly dressed, took a piece of bread, and ran out.
Old Master Confucius's words, Wang Shangying didn't believe it at all, and it was logical. Old Master Confucius, who has told lies all his life, occasionally tells the truth, of course, there are fewer believers and more unbelievers. Wang Xiaosan is really a talented and intelligent person, at the age of six, he studied "Poems" with Master Confucius for more than half a year, and he can still memorize it from beginning to end. Therefore, Master Kong's praise of him is true. In addition, Master Kong also specially named Wang Xiaosan, called "Wang Wenxiang".
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Looking at the roaring in the threshing floor, Zhang Han frowned imperceptibly, and his movements were very slight. Otherwise, Tian Guosheng will come to trouble. Zhang Han didn't pay attention to such a small action of Zhang Han, Tian Guosheng not only did not ignore it, but also figured out Zhang Han's thoughts from it.
"Go, go, all work, it's useless for you to stay here, go ......"
In an instant, Tian Guosheng turned around the large and small stewards, and cleaned up the threshing site without a moment's effort. The idle people, from the steward downward, were all driven to work, and the rest of the old and weak women and children were also standing outside the threshing floor.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Han couldn't help but be a little amused.
'Talent, having this ability to stay in the Zhang family as a steward is really overkill. If he is sent to the palace as a purifier, he must be one of the ten permanent attendants......
Thinking of these things that he didn't have, Zhang Han turned around. Liu Wenbiao led the people to stand in a straight row, and when they saw him turn around, they all straightened their chests again.
"Take a break!
Are today's tasks clear? ”
"Clear!"
The sound of neatness made the threshing floor silent.
"Good! From east to west, each person leads a team, and the people are selected according to the criteria first, and then the test is conducted.
Go ahead! ”
The criteria for selecting slaves and maids, Zhang Han has already ordered someone to copy them, and each student in charge of the assessment has a copy.
"Both men and women must be between ten and fifteen years of age; Good looks; Be in good health and have no diseases; Articulate and fluent; lived in the Zhang family for more than two years; ……”
If these conditions are met, the slave and maid pass the first level. In July, Zhang Han had already counted the slaves of the Zhang family, and he had a roster in hand, so he was not afraid of someone cheating. The selection of this level is very simple. Everyone walked in front of the assessor, said a few words, answered a few questions, and the students judged according to the standard, and left if they were qualified, and eliminated if they were unqualified.
The students are assessing these teenagers, and Zhang Han is also assessing the students. Some people like to judge people based on their first impressions, and Zhang Han prefers to analyze people from their daily actions. As soon as he walked around, the reactions of the students were different, Zhang Han could see many things from it, and based on these many details, Zhang Han could naturally deduce a person's ability and character.
For example, Zhang Yan. Zhang Han stood beside him, and after standing for a while, he realized that he was attentive in doing things, but not good at observing; He didn't talk to Zhang Han, and his actions were a bit blunt, but he didn't make mistakes in doing things - he was not good at dealing with people, sensitive, nervous before pressure, and his control was not bad; After a while, he relaxed, turned his head and nodded to Zhang Han - the reaction was a little slow, but he would regulate his emotions, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
This kind of screening criteria are clear and naturally fast. Zhang Han turned around twice, and the screening was over. The losers were driven out of the field by Tian Guosheng.
For testing, Zhang Han has a lot of ideas. However, considering the time and personnel, Zhang Han still chose running as the main test.
[Be kind, read a book and smash the ticket]