The small courtyard is not big, and there is no high-end word such as a few in and a few out, only a few rooms are arranged according to the conventional layout, but it is cheaper.

For the people of the Xia family, who are now homeless, it is good to have a house to shelter from the wind and rain, and what kind of bicycle do they need.

"Young Master Xia, this is the lease deed, the key, and the rest of the money."

The little official took out a few things from his arms and handed them to Xia Jingyun, who picked out a small piece of broken silver from it and put it in the palm of the little official's palm.

"It's hard work, a little heart, don't dislike it."

The aunt on the side subconsciously wanted to dissuade her, a family of seven is just such a little money, do you still reward yourself for a few pounds and taels?

But before the words came out, I heard the little official accept it with a smile, and then took the initiative to say: "Xia Gongzi wants to buy rice, noodles, and bedding?" There is a little bit of thin noodles in the city, and if you need to accompany you, how can you save more money. ”

I have long hair and short knowledge...... The aunt immediately swallowed back her complaint.

Regarding the little official's proposal, Xia Jingyun naturally agreed.

He called his cousin Xia Yunfei and took his mother Xia Li out with him.

The rest of the people stayed in the house and cleaned up.

At night, Xia Jingyun, who had eaten a full meal, lay in the bathtub, so comfortable that he was about to fall asleep.

It wasn't until his fingers wrinkled and turned white that he forced himself to get up from sleep.

The water droplets are left along the skin, dripping on the ground, the eyebrows are like swords, the eyes are like stars, the bridge of the nose is straight, the towering mountain roots are majestic, echoing the big pendulum, and the black hair is draped over the shoulders, setting off the handsome face more and more pale.

World Famous Painting: Naked Gaoyang.

The thoroughly cleaned body exudes a sense of relief from the inside out, and then a sense of exhaustion and vanity is overwhelming.

He wiped his hair vigorously, walked into the room, and fell headlong on the bed, unconscious.

This night, I slept until noon the next day.

It wasn't until he was so hungry that he had to get up.

In the small courtyard, none of the rest of the people had gotten up yet, only Xia Yunfei moved a chair to sit.

Seeing Xia Jingyun come out, he stretched out his finger and raised it at his mouth.

Waiting for Xia Jingyun to come over, Xia Yunfei patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Then you look at it, I'll go to sleep." ”

Xia Jingyun was stunned, "You didn't sleep?" ”

Xia Yunfei smiled, "It's all asleep, who will come to see the house!" ”

With that, he walked into the house.

Xia Jingyun looked at his solid back, his heart warmed slightly, and he smiled softly.

Sitting down on the stool, he rested his left hand on his cheek and rubbed his fingers with his right hand, silently thinking about the way forward.

Now that the biggest personal crisis has been lifted, there is no need to worry about life and death for the time being, and there is time to think about the future direction.

In his memory, this world and his experience were not the same time and space, but they were about the same.

At present, the central dynasty is called the Great Xia Dynasty, the imperial Yang family, and has enjoyed the country for nearly three hundred years, and now it is the twenty-third year of Chongning, and the emperor sitting on the dragon chair is also called Emperor Chongning.

Jiang'an County, where Xia Jingyun and them are located at the moment, is a small county seat in Jianning County in Surabaya Prefecture, one of the thirteen states of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The court system of this dynasty is not as developed as Xia Jingyun is familiar with, but like an inferior costume drama written by a screenwriter who doesn't understand history, there are emperors, prime ministers, six ministries, and imperial examinations, oh yes, of course, there are also three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines, mixed together, and it doesn't look so inconsistent.

As for whether there is any noodle literature, Taoist literature, daughter-in-law literature, etc., the original owner, who is a nerd, is naturally blinded, and can only wait for Xia Jingyun to explore it on his own in the future.

In such a world, what is the safest path to take?

Xia Jingyun's mind naturally crossed some options, business, farming, joining the army, entering the palace, and lingering in the flowers......

In the end, it was fixed on two words: imperial examination.

In the labor camps, the overseers could kill the laborers with impunity, and the overseers groveled before the stewards.

The steward was like a turtle in front of the county order, but an ordinary female official from the palace could directly kill his henchman in front of the county order, but the county order didn't even dare to let out a fart.

Just a few days of experience is enough for him to understand that this world is still built with power as the core.

If you want to live well here, you can get higher power, which is the safest way.

And to achieve this goal, the most intuitive and bright path is the imperial examination.

Just thinking about it, the door of the side room was also opened, and his father Xia Hengzhi yawned and walked out.

"Gao Yang, what do you want?"

Xia Jingyun moved slightly to the side and moved out of the way, "I'm thinking about how to go next." Father, I remember that autumn is coming, right? ”

As a literati, Xia Hengzhi faced this question that could be easily answered, but he hesitated inexplicably.

After a while, Xia Jingyun said in his puzzled eyes: "Gao Yang, you can't take the imperial examination." ”

Xia Jingyun's heart sank, and he hurriedly asked, "Why?" ”

Xia Hengzhi sighed, "Although we are exempted from hard labor now, the name of crime is still there, according to the laws of Great Xia, the person who commits a crime is not allowed to take the imperial examination within three generations." ”

He sighed gloomily, "We hurt you!" ”

Xia Jingyun sat on the bench in a daze, and chaotic thoughts flashed in his heart, what else could he do if the road to the imperial examination was broken?

Is it riding a horse leaning on the bridge, full of red sleeves?

Or do you write red leaves with a grudge, and Bo Xingji remembers the Qinglou?

Is it a dream of Yangzhou once in ten years, winning the name of Qinglou Bo Xing?

Or is it galloping Yang Hua full of royal ditches, and red makeup is on the green building?

This is the only way to do it in this life?

Xia Jingyun suddenly shook his head violently, in the labor camp before, such a difficult level of life and death has passed, how can there be any reason to give up at this time!

He looked at his father, "Can you tell me more about why we are guilty?" ”

"Hey, what's the sin!" Xia Hengzhi once again let out a habitual sigh of the literati.

"Our Xia family has always been honest and law-abiding, cultivating and reading heirlooms, but for two generations in a row, there has never been a lifter, although the foundation is still there, but without that layer of skin protection, it will inevitably attract the covetousness of people with hearts. The wife and brother of the county magistrate looked at our family's ancestral property, deliberately provoked, and insulted the ancestors. We thought that justice was at ease in the hearts of the people, but who knew that the county order had directly raided our home and sent our whole family to this labor camp. ”

So it turned out, Xia Jingyun was not only not discouraged after hearing this, but was even more determined to take the imperial examination.

Without the protection of the official skin, no matter what you do, it is a rootless tree, and it can't withstand the slightest wind and rain.

He said: "Since it is an unjust case, if it can be rehabilitated, will I be able to participate in the imperial examination?" ”

"It's naturally okay to be rehabilitated, but it's not easy to talk about, people have a county as a backer, and the documents are also from the prefecture and county, just with us, it's as difficult as climbing to the sky!"

Xia Jingyun smiled confidently, "A few days ago, could my father have thought that we could get out of that labor camp so easily?" It's up to people. ”

Xia Hengzhi couldn't help but look sideways at his son, his face was clearly still that handsome and elegant face, but that confident and high-spirited look was something he had never seen in his own son.

"What do you two say?"

Behind him, Xia Jingyun's uncle Xia Mingxiong also opened the door and walked out, interrupting the communication between the two.

Xia Hengzhi sighed: "We are talking about how to redress the unjust case and get back the ancestral property." ”

Xia Mingxiong snorted coldly, "It's not simple!" After a few days, I found a bunch of old ones, sneaked back together, and chopped off that dog's head! ”

The corners of Xia Jingyun's mouth twitched, worthy of being a martial artist.

"Brother, what are you talking about, aren't you polite and rude, and we will really be sinners then."

"That's easy to do, let Dingyuan go to join the army, and when he becomes a general, he will bring the troops back when the time comes, and I'm afraid that they won't send things back obediently."

Hopefully I'll live to see that day...... Xia Jingyun got up silently, "I'll go to the kitchen to have a look." ”

"Gao Yang, the gentleman is far away from cooking."

"We haven't finished discussing it yet, what are we going to do!"

The two called out from behind, but Xia Jingyun turned a deaf ear.

After a while, the three women who had fallen asleep in the master bedroom also got up one after another, freshened up a little, the smoke rose, and the aroma of food began to waft in the small courtyard.

It was a long time ago, peaceful, peaceful and reunited.

The night was like a curtain, pulled by a pair of invisible hands, covering the entire sky.

The lights are dim, and in the small courtyard, it is comfortable.

At that moment, there was a soft knock on the door.

The people in the room trembled in unison, their faces terrified.