"Virtuous brother, look, this is a time written by the foolish brother according to the method of eight strands."

Li Hanzhang, who had disappeared for a month, found Zhu Ming and brought the article as if offering a treasure.

Bai Chongyan stood beside him, his face full of joy: "Brother Kezhen and I, I have searched through the Jinshi Shiwen for nearly ten years, and specially selected those with eight characteristics to study. After a month of contemplation, I finally gained a lot. ”

These two sons and brothers actually studied Bagu Wen.

Zhu Ming took the article written by Li Hanzhang, and just started to read it, Li Erlang was already talking endlessly.

Li Hanzhang said: "Most of those brilliant Jinshi Baguwen have one thing in common. That is, between the same strands, the sentence structure should be long and short, and the pen should be scattered and scattered, just like the previous imperial examination to write the fu. This way of writing is the most imposing, and a few sentences are like a sea of mountains. ”

Bai Chongyan added: "Among the eight shares, the shares can be opened and closed. Or want to promote first, or want to suppress first, or the main topic is the first to reverse, or the opposite topic is the first to be correct. ”

Zhu Ming suddenly felt guilty, if this thing spreads, I'm afraid that all the candidates in the world will have to go to the Bagu Essay.

That is the style summarized by countless candidates in the Song Dynasty in one or two hundred years, and directly formulated a detailed template for the Jingyi article, and when entering the examination room, you only need to stuff it into it according to the routine - it depends on who has the best level.

Li Hanzhang said: "After only one month of research, there is such a harvest. Two years later, when we arrive in Bianliang, our generation will be a blockbuster! ”

Bai Chongyan also had confidence in the entrance examination, and said: "Thank you for the guidance of the successful brother, there will be a good reward in the future!" ”

"Don't dare to take credit." Zhu Ming responded modestly.

After chatting for a while, Bai Chongyan asked, "Ling Zun can be at home?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "I went up the mountain to cut wood. I invited a few tea households, cut down trees and flattened the ground, and dried the wood in the shade by the way. ”

Bai Chongyan said: "My father has something to invite. ”

"Is it okay to go back to your mansion tomorrow?" Zhu Ming asked.

Bai Chongyan said: "Naturally, it can be in the morning and afternoon. ”

Li Hanzhang also sent out an invitation: "In another month, it will be my father's birthday, I will return to Yangzhou with Brother Juncai, why don't you go to Yangzhou City with Brother Xian?" With the great talent of the virtuous brother who penetrates the three classics, when he arrives at Yangzhou Academy, he will definitely be shocking to the world. ”

"Let's go next time, it's been very busy this year, after all, even the hut hasn't been repaired." Zhu Ming declined.

Li Hanzhang arched his hand and said: "Then I will be in Yangzhou City, waiting for the virtuous brother in the morning and evening." ”

Sending the two away, Zhu Ming went back to the house to get the harness.

The bridle is made of cooked sheepskin, and of course it is better to use cowhide, but that thing is not easy to buy.

Hook and stirrups, directly with a mulberry stick.

The saddle was the most shabby, made of softened linen, filled with reed flowers, sewn up like a pillow. This kind of saddle hurts your butt after sitting for a long time.

Equipping the cornucopia with the whole set of harnesses, Zhu Ming turned over on the horse with a bamboo whip.

He didn't dare to ride too fast, first, his skills were not good, and second, the roads in the village were narrow, so the speed was like riding a donkey.

Zhu Ming inquired, and the master who nailed the horseshoe could only be found in the county seat.

But this official horse can't enter the city, so he can only make do with it for the time being, don't consume the meat hooves too hard.

didn't go far, but he met a villager and greeted him with a smile: "Zhu Xiucai went up the mountain?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "Go up the mountain, Uncle Thursday just came back?" ”

The villager said, "Go and see the wheat in the field and calculate when it will be harvested." ”

"Then you're good to go." Zhu Ming said.

At this time, it is the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and the wheat should be harvested, and the summer grain will be handed over after the wheat is harvested.

The summer grain of the fifth-class households is a silk horse for seven households.

From the first class to the fourth class, it is not so simple, and you must pay according to the number of acres. If the family does not have enough money, they go to sell the wheat themselves, and the big landlords can take the opportunity to exploit the small people through the exchange of money and grain.

Sometimes, when the people have just exchanged wheat for money, they suddenly say that they will switch to silk cloth or grain this year...... This situation is extremely common, and the government and the gentry play together.

The wheat fields in the whole village are already green and yellow, the mountain wind blows, and the wheat waves are swaying.

Zhu Ming rode a horse and wandered on the mountain road, unspeakably comfortable, but unfortunately when he reached the steep place, he had to get off the horse and lead him.

These days, the cornucopia often walks the mountain road, and the good river horses are about to become mountain horses.

Walking slowly to his own mountain forest, there is a piece of land that has been cut down and ready to be leveled out to build a house.

Zhu Guoxiang was directing the harvesting, and the logs were piled up.

There are also some pieces of wood, which have been sawn down in short sections.

Zhu Ming pointed to the sawn wood and asked, "What are these used for?" ”

"Grow shiitake mushrooms," Zhu Guoxiang took out a cloth bag, "This is the wild shiitake mushroom I picked, I can take it back to make mushrooms." Many chemicals are not available, and only soil methods can be used, and the effect is definitely not so good. ”

Zhu Ming instantly became interested and asked, "When will the strains of Ganoderma lucidum be made?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "I haven't found a ripe Ganoderma lucidum yet. ”

Zhu Ming looked at the open space that had been cut out: "This place is quite far away from the water source, and if you build a house and live in it, I'm afraid life is a little inconvenient." ”

"There's no way, it's the most suitable place," Zhu Guoxiang said, "It's really not good, let's live in Shen Niangzi's house for two more years first." As for here, it is dedicated to growing mushrooms and reishi. ”

After explaining the matter to the lumberjack, father and son led the horses down the mountain.

As I passed through the cornfields, I came across several tenants working.

In more than a month, the corn seedlings have grown to a height of 80 centimeters, the sweet potato seedlings have been cutting, and the newly planted beans have begun to sprout.

A thriving scene, this year's harvest is expected.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "The planting area is too small, and the corn must be pollinated manually, otherwise the yield will definitely be greatly reduced." ”

"When the time comes, we will have to be busy again." Zhu Ming has already experienced that farming is really tiring.

……

Eight days ago.

Zhang Guangdao and Bai Sheng escaped by boat with their children.

They didn't dare to paddle upstream, because there was Xiabai Village. If the little white man goes out and there are chasing soldiers behind him, he will be directly blocked at both ends.

Only downstream.

After nightfall, the black rumbles.

The two rowed to the opposite bank, abandoned the boat and ran up the mountain, and the bandits behind them searched for a while, and finally chose to give up the pursuit.

When the night cooled down, Zhang Guangdao stripped and wrapped the child, and the wound on his right rib finally stopped bleeding.

Finally staying up until dawn, Bai Sheng asked, "Does Fifth Brother Zhang have a place to go?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Guangdao shook his head gloomily.

Bai Sheng sat on the ground dejectedly: "I don't have anywhere to go." ”

Two big men, holding a one-and-a-half-year-old child, sat in the mountains and forests dazed.

The world is vast, where is their shelter?

After being depressed for a long time, Zhang Guangdao began to say to himself: "You can't go to Xia Bai Village, Bai Zongmin has too close a relationship with Yang Jun, he will definitely arrest us." The nearest village downstream is Heiyangba, which takes most of the day by boat, and there is no acquaintance there. I have injuries on my body, I'm afraid it's not easy to settle down, and Chen Yuanwai there knows me. Let's continue into the mountains, there are still some escapees in the mountains, so let's ask for some food for the children first. ”

Bai Sheng was surprised: "Where are there escapees in the mountains, Fifth Brother Zhang even knows this?" ”

Zhang Guangdao sighed: "Since I was fourteen years old, I have been selling salt with Brother Yao (Yao Fang), and I have traveled all over the four miles and eight towns. The officials had to arrest us for inspection, and the big salt lords couldn't tolerate us, so they could only carry twenty or thirty catties of private salt on their backs, drill ravines and sell them to those escapees, and they couldn't earn a few from exhaustion. Seriously, those days were not as good as those of the country tenants. ”

"Fifth Brother Zhang has good skills, when I was fourteen years old, I was still herding cattle in the village." Bai Sheng said admiringly.

Zhang Guangdao said: "Don't call me Fifth Brother Zhang in the future, I will be ranked third in the family, and Zhang Wu is the seat of Heifeng Village." ”

"Then I'll call Third Brother Zhang." Bai Sheng changed his words.

As he spoke, the child in his arms burst into tears.

Zhang Guangdao stood up and said, "The child is hungry again, hurry up and find something to eat." ”

The two of them walked hungry for a full day, and finally arrived at the escape settlement in the mountains before dark.

There are only seven or eight families, living on mountain springs, and cultivating wasteland to serve some barren mountain areas.

Just like an old horse knowing the way, Zhang Guangdao soon came to a house, knocked on the door and shouted: "Second Uncle Du, I am Zhang San who sells salt." ”

The door soon opened, and a young man came out: "Third Brother Zhang, my father has been dead for two years." If you don't come to sell smuggled salt, we can only go to the white market to buy salt by ourselves. Not to mention that the salt there is more expensive, and it is very difficult to walk all the way, my father broke his waist when he went down the mountain, and the family has no money for medical treatment...... My father, my father didn't eat, starved to death, saying that it was not a drag on the family. ”

Zhang Guangdao was silent when he heard this.

The young man said, "Come in, the doll is crying so much, I'm afraid it's starving." ”

After staying at this house for one night, Zhang Guangdao felt that it was not a solution.

The fugitives in the mountains were too poor, and he didn't have much money with him, so he couldn't always rely on the poor to help.

After some discussion, Bai Sheng said: "It's better to vote for Brother Zhu." ”

"Which Brother Zhu?" Zhang Guangdao asked.

Bai Sheng said: "It's those two outsiders, I still want to grab horses at that time." ”

Zhang Guangdao asked: "Have they gained a foothold?" ”

Bai Sheng said: "In Shangbai Village, I heard that I was appreciated by the old white staff and sold them twenty or thirty acres of land. I also heard that Zhu Xianggong had obtained the immortal method, and the cultivation was very tight. ”

Zhang Guangdao shook his head: "I was chased and killed by Heifeng Village, Shangbai Village is too close, if the news leaks, I am afraid that it will bring disaster there." ”

Bai Sheng said: "Don't be afraid of Heifeng Village, don't be afraid of the old white staff." He has been the chief bookkeeper for more than 20 years, and he has also been a secretary for more than ten years, and his father has also been a secretary of charge, and there are many officials in the county, all of whom were promoted by their families. Even the county magistrate has to give the old white man an outside, how dare the bandits rob there? ”

Zhang Guangdao thought about it seriously, but still didn't make up his mind.

Bai Sheng continued: "The old white staff and the little white staff outside, the two families fell out in the previous generation, and they also gathered villagers to compete for shops and fields. I heard from the elders that at that time, hundreds of people were fighting, which was no weaker than the bandits. Little White Outside...... Phew, Bai Zongmin is in a gang with Heifeng Village, let's go to Baicun, and the old white staff will definitely be willing to accept it. ”

"He's an old fox, and he doesn't want to cause trouble." Zhang Guangdao shook his head.

Bai Sheng said: "Don't do it, Third Brother Zhang will definitely do it." ”

Zhang Guangdao thought about it repeatedly, and felt that it was a big deal to be low and small, and to take care of the old white staff: "We can't go along the Han River, we have to take a detour in the mountains, bypass the white village, and go down from the back mountain of the white village." ”

Bai Sheng exclaimed: "It's still that Third Brother Zhang has the ability, but I don't know that there are mountain roads to walk." ”

Zhang Guangdao took out all the money on his body, bought some grain from the fugitives in the mountains, and made it into dry food and carried it with him.

After walking for seven days, I finally went around to the back mountain of Shangbai Village.

is similar to Zhu Ming's father and son, they were embarrassed when they went down the mountain, and the child was also suffering from a high fever.

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