Chapter 1: The Way of the World

Humanity is the miracle of the gods, and the universal benefit of all sentient beings.

But I don't know that the gods are also troubled, you and other mortal beings. You ask for high-ranking officials, you ask for wealth and accessibility, and you want to be the emperor.

Who will be the little mortal?

It is the gods and immortals who burn incense and pray for blessings and longevity in front of the people, so they can only ignore the things outside the window, and each returns to its original place, and no one blesses it.

I don't know the gods and sorrows in the world, and I still do my own thing.

On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Tianyunguo, Liangzhou, Hangshan Mansion, Chengyang County.

It is rumored that the eighteenth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of Shinto. Good men and women have traveled, praying for an increase in my longevity, a long life for everyone, and a free illness and disaster.

There are too many pedestrians and the road is crowded. The business was so good that the owner of the incense seller smiled and bloomed, counting the money until his hands cramped.

Everyone thought that they had worshiped the gods and added a few years to their life, and they all laughed.

There is no one in this Chengyang City who is unhappy, and there is no one who is not happy.

"If this is true for the gods, why should you see a doctor when you are sick? Why should you be buried when you die? Where in this world will there be the root of trouble, sorrow?"

There was a young man standing on the street, the young man was slender, but he did not look thin, he was handsome but not dazzling, he was wearing a blue Confucian shirt, and he looked polite.

There is a smile on his face, and there is a kind of game free and easy.

The young man's surname is Chen Guhong, the word is fishing, and he is a local. Both parents died, and he is currently living with his sister and brother-in-law. This time I went out on the order of my sister to pay homage to the birthday star.

In the country, the imperial examination is prevalent, and everything is inferior, only the reading is high.

There is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book.

Chen Guhong was also a teenager, studying at the age of five and taking the children's examination at the age of thirteen. is twenty years old this year, but he has repeatedly failed to pass the exam, failed to pass the show, and became a showman, and he is still a child.

However, there are many Chen Guhong like this in the entire Chengyang County, so Chen Guhong is not very conspicuous.

Of course, Chen Guhong also has his own little secrets, he is a time-traveling person.

In his previous life, he was an unemployed young man, anxious all day long, looking for a job, looking for a partner, and running for that bright future. I don't know how many years I haven't played, I don't know how many years I haven't had a good time.

Gradually, he lost his nature and became a social youth who lived for society.

"Although this world is a bit absurd and funny, it is already a paradise compared to my life in my previous life. Stretching his waist, Chen Guhong held the mentality of a game, bought incense and worshiped the birthday star, and then shook it step by step, and went home leisurely.

The family lives in Chenqu Lane, the house is not big, it is ordinary, and the neighbors on the left and right are also flat-headed people.

There were children playing near the left, and when I saw Chen Guhong, he gave up his hands like a little adult. No way, although he is a child, Chen Guhong's social status is still quite high.

Nodding at the little dolls, Chen Guhong stepped into the house.

My sister's name is Chen Xiuxiu, a housewife.

My brother-in-law's name is Wang Zheng, and he is a small owner of a grain store.

When Chen Guhong came back, Chen Xiuxiu was about to go out to buy some soy sauce and come back to cook rice, when she saw her younger brother, she smiled and said, "Little brother, is it fun in front of the Shouxing Gong Temple?"

Because of the death of both parents, Chen Xiuxiu is very fond of this lone brother. This time, the excuse is to let my younger brother go to meet the birthday star, but in fact, I want my younger brother to go out to play. He also privately gave fifty copper plates for his younger brother to buy food.

"Everybody is happy and I'm happy. Chen Guhong knew in his heart that his sister cared for him, and he also smiled and said happily.

"Huh. Just be happy. Chen Xiuxiu smiled even more, and then explained: "My sister went to buy soy sauce, you stay by yourself." If you're hungry, there's some pastries in the kitchen. ”

"Uh-huh. ”

Chen Guhong said with a smile.

"It's nice to have a virtuous sister. Looking at the back of Chen Xiuxiu leaving, Chen Guhong's heart was full of warm feelings.

After pausing for a moment, Chen Guhong turned around and went to his room. The room is divided into two parts, the inner is the bedroom, the outside is the small study, the small study is full of all kinds of books, the study room has a lot of four treasures.

Looking at these furnishings, Chen Guhong's face showed sorrow.

"I've been studying for many years, and I'm not famous, and I eat white food all day long. Although my sister and brother-in-law didn't say anything, I was also uneasy in my heart. It's better to discuss with your brother-in-law and make some serious living. ”

Chen Guhong has had this idea for a long time, but he was afraid that his sister would be sad, so he didn't dare to bring it up. But now, he felt it was time too.

made up his mind, Chen Guhong waited for his sister and brother-in-law to come back.

Not long after, Chen Xiuxiu returned. After Chen Xiuxiu came back, she cooked the meal, beckoned Chen Guhong to sit down and wait, waiting for her husband Wang Zheng to come back.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, Wang Zheng returned.

But it scared Chen Xiuxiu, and Chen Guhong was jumped.

I saw Wang Zheng crying with a sad face, as if his father and mother had died.

"What's the matter?" Chen Xiuxiu hurriedly went up and said with concern. Chen Guhong also came up on his hind feet.

"This year's conscription did not happen. Wang Zheng said with a wry smile.

"The conscription was not done?" Chen Xiuxiu's eyes widened, and her snow-white teeth were almost crushed. A look of horror appeared on his amiable face.

Chen Guhong's heart was also tight.

This is similar to the ancient society, where people had to pay taxes and have to be forced into labor.

Conscription is a conscription activity, such as the construction of a city wall, such as the movement of a large army, and the people are responsible for transporting food. For example, in ancient China, Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall and gathered the people, which is a kind of conscription.

In an ancient environment, travel long distances, travel thousands of miles. There are not a few people who die in a foreign land, so every year they are forced to serve, they must be full of tears.

In the entire Heavenly Fortune Country, only high-ranking officials and dignitaries and scholars with meritorious fame can be exempted from forced labor.

And Wang Zheng is a small businessman, and his family is relatively wealthy, so he can make a little silver every year, and make a little relationship so that he and Chen Guhong can perform forced labor nearby, or simply be exempted from forced labor.

Although it is ruined, it also eliminates disasters and happiness.

"It's been done every year, why hasn't it been done this year?" Chen Guhong asked calmly.

"Someone is making it bad. Wang Zheng said with a wry smile.

"Bad?" Chen Guhong frowned.

"It's Wang Shun's kid, he recently found a small official with the size of a sesame mung bean in the county government, although it is small, but it just stuck us. Wang Zheng showed a look of disdain on his face, and his wry smile became even thicker.

"Wang Shun?!" Chen Guhong's face showed a little murderous aura.

This Wang Shun's family is next door, and Wang Zheng is not only a neighbor, but also the same great-grandfather. can be regarded as brothers of the same race. This Wang Shun is cunning and has no bottom line.

He's a stupid thief.

Five years ago, Wang Shun stole the hen at Wang's house, but was caught red-handed. At that time, Chen Guhong felt that this person's temperament was too bad, so it was better to report to the official.

But Wang Zheng cared about the friendship of the same clan, and the king couldn't help but plead, and Wang Shun's daughter-in-law came to kowtow with a few dolls and beg for mercy.

In the end, the incident was not reported to the police, as if it had not happened.

Over the years, the two families have also been harmonious, and I thought that this matter had long become the dust of history. Unexpectedly, now that Wang Shun was prosperous, but he bit Wang Zheng instead.

"It's not a thing. Chen Guhong thought in his heart.