Plundering the Dao of the Immortal Journey Chapter 36: Ship Club
Sangbei Township·Xiaodonghe
Member Chen and Pei Ziyun walked along the river for a while, then Member Chen stopped, pointed and said, "Msang Gong, it is not difficult for you to buy scattered fields."
"But it is not easy to buy a whole field. The fields of each household are crossed, and the whole field is often a piece of land. It is very troublesome to get more than a dozen households."
"But you see, the Xiaodonghe River was attacked by water bandits along the river, resulting in a sparse population, but this land is a good land. If you divert water for irrigation, it would be a good paddy field."
" Xiang Gong can take advantage of this to receive this piece in his hands, and the price now is only 32 acres!"
Pei Ziyun took a look and nodded in his heart: "This Chen Yuanguo has some talent and luck."
"Originally, a few years after the Xiaodonghe River, the government built the embankment, planted willows all over, and irrigated it. The nearby barren fields were turned into good irrigated land. The price rose to 10 taels per acre. Tax exemption for two years and normal tax payment for the third year."
"I don't want this Member Chen to see it at a glance."
Mother is a womanly family. There are many inconveniences in this society. Pei Ziyun said: "Okay, you can go to the county to buy this land with my name sticker."
"Sang Gong, how much to buy?" Chen Yuan was eager to try.
"The price is so cheap, just buy 500 acres, and 50 acres near the clan shrine!" Pei Ziyun said lightly.
The clan field is the industry of the whole clan, and the output is used for clan studies, sacrifices, and relief of the poor among the clan. This is what it means in this era.
"Msang Gong, there are three thousand acres near the Xiaodonghe..." Member Chen was a little unwilling.
Pei Ziyun closed the folding fan and pointed: "Idiot, don't say I'm just a talented person, not Juren, even Juren, I don't eat alone."
"If I put all these three thousand acres of wasteland under the name, even if I am a Juren, even the county prince would be jealous, which would cause unnecessary trouble and misfortune-you, just short-sighted. "
There is a saying that this member Chen is shrewd and capable in trivial matters, can sing and dance, so he made a fortune, but he did not know how to advance or retreat, and was later imprisoned and his family property confiscated.
Member Chen did not really understand the meaning at this time, so he had to respond: "Yes!"
Pei Ziyun stopped coming forward, looking back, and saw that the farmers were all working in the fields, and the construction of his own ancestral hall on the riverside had already begun. Looking from a distance, I saw a dozen people busy.
"I have bid farewell to my mother."
"You will handle the affairs of the wasteland. I hope that everything will be done when I come back." Seeing that the bullock cart is not far away, Pei Ziyun got in the cart and ordered.
thought to myself: "When I am in Juren, both the maid and the servant are indispensable, and the bullock cart is also a must."
"That's how gentry is respectable."
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Luhe
Pei Ziyun looked from a distance, and saw a painting boat approaching the shore, the river was sparkling, the sun was shining, and when I glanced at it, I saw a lot of talents on board, leaning on the boat to see the scenery, or Talk in groups of two or three.
Pei Ziyun boarded the boat, and saw many talents surrounding the teaching and talking, but the teaching seemed to have arrived early, looking from a distance, the teacher was serious, he only listened less and nodded from time to time .
"I have seen a teaching metaphor!" Pei Ziyun went up to salute, and this amount of etiquette was indispensable.
Seeing Pei Ziyun salute, the teacher nodded with a smile, but did not speak.
"Brother Pei, you are finally here, come, let me introduce you, this is Brother Chen, second in the previous official test." Tang Zhen appeared and said with a smile.
"I have seen Brother Chen!" This person is Chen Yigui. After giving his name, Pei Ziyun smiled: "Speaking of this boat club, what's the matter? I'm only here for the first time."
Chen Yigui smiled: "In fact, it is to let the talents of the county know each other, go boating and river cruises, there will be a poetry society, the county scholars will compete, and there will be a banquet after the literary meeting. And drama."
"New talents must show their skills so that they can be accepted by county scholars."
said again: "The boat meeting is not far from the provincial test. Generally speaking, after the boat meeting is over, you can set off to the province. In fact, Jiangping County has water transportation, not far from the provincial capital, if it is another county. County, we are leaving half a month in advance."
Pei Ziyun nodded. Ancient roads are not easy to follow, and what should I do in case of a disease, so go to the provincial capital in advance, and if you have a minor illness, you can be treated for ten and a half months, so that you can avoid delaying the examination room.
Tang Zhen smiled: "Brother Chen always mentions some rookies, he is really kind!"
As everyone walked into the building, the hall was very large. Pei Ziyun saw a lot of people, and they all bowed to each other and said a few words, but that’s all.
While was talking, the servant came up with a copper plate: "My son, this is the poem of the last boat meeting, please take a look."
Pei Ziyun took it, and saw a thin booklet with the three characters for boat gathering, which contained poems and essays, landscapes and scenery, farewell gifts, chanting history and nostalgia, more than 30 talents in the county have read it stand up.
"Poetry and prose are average!" Pei Ziyun read it again, and now his level seems to be generally normal, but he also understands the purpose of this boat club.
Communications, literary clubs, and also have the meaning of promoting the cultural style of the county. Of course, if you are very good, you can increase your reputation through this-participating in the boat club is the essence of the county. You must stand out and become famous soon Can spread throughout the county, and then spread throughout the county.
Chen Yigui flipped through the pages, smiled, and said: "You can use the pen and ink as you like here. You can think about it. If there is a good product, you can also put it on the screen."
pointed to the screen: "These annual boat meetings, you don’t need a brochure, you can see them."
It turned out that there is still this thing, Pei Ziyun went up and took a look, and saw that the work on the screen was indeed better. Just thinking about it, he suddenly smelled a fragrance.
"Hey, what fragrance is this?" Pei Ziyun had already thought about it, and was suddenly surprised.
"I don't know what fragrance is, but as soon as the fragrance is burned, the essay will officially begin. You see, everyone is thinking hard." Chen Yigui said with a smile.
See you at Pei Ziyun. It turned out to be a small furnace in the corner with incense slices, and the smoke rose slowly, scattered throughout the hall, thinking to himself: "Come!"
At this time, the curtain was raised, and the parable came to the hall. Everyone saluted together. After seated, the parable said: "All previous boat meetings, regardless of the topic, or the essays, poems, or words, can be exquisite and elegant. It can even be included in the county annals, you can’t slack off."
"Yes, teaching metaphors."
There is a sound of ink researching in the hall now, the breeze is blowing outside the window, the window screens are blowing, and the aroma of the banquet is constantly spreading from below, it is obvious that the banquet is in preparation.
The scholars raised their sleeves and began to write. In fact, few people played on the spot. The boat meeting once a year was an opportunity to be famous, and some even took a year to prepare. The writing is very fast.
Pei Ziyun spreads out a piece of paper, calms one corner, and finishes the ink, Pei Ziyun picks a pen, dips the ink a little, and starts writing. If you want to say what you are afraid of plagiarism, you are afraid of copying a famous article. When I asked, I immediately exposed the original form, but now Pei Ziyun is a Hanlin talent, but he is not afraid of anything. I saw that he wrote: "An ancient scholar must have a teacher. A teacher, so the preaching is subject to karma to solve the puzzle."
"A person who is not born to know, who can be free from confusion? If you are confused and do not follow the teacher, you will be confused, and you will never understand it. Before I was born, I heard the truth before me, and I learned from it; After I was born, he heard the Tao before me, and I learned from it."
These five hundred words, Pei Ziyun wrote them all the way, but only deleted the last sentence. At this time, the writer of the poem had already handed in the paper, and some of the writers were confident enough to hand in the paper, and Pei Ziyun also handed in. Go up.
Instructor glanced at the paper, raised his head and glanced at Pei Ziyun, without saying anything, Pei Ziyun bowed and stepped back.
read the instruction one by one, and took out a few relatively well-written poems and essays to comment on, and Pei Ziyun's article, after putting it at the end, looked at it, calmly, and said nothing.
The poem meeting is over and the banquet begins.
Tang Zhen hinted at this moment, not far from the Qian’s painting a boat, and gradually leaned in.
The banquet was set up on the deck, and the instructor himself lifted the pot and poured the wine, and everyone was flattered.
Pei Ziyun was eating silver carp, steaming saury, and drinking wine. At this moment, the painting boat of the Qian family was approaching, and the sound of silk and bamboo came. Everyone saw that the painting boat of the Qian family was on the stage.
Under the sun at noon, listening to the soft music, everyone was drunk, and when they got closer, they found that the famous literati of the former dynasty was singing on the stage. Gong Hua, dressed in a python robe, playing horses in the Royal Street, they are all screaming and envious. This is right to his appetite. Tang Zhen said: "Teaching, how to do if there is wine and no songs, the Qian family has always respected scholars, both With this play, it’s better to lean on a boat and enjoy it together."
The ministers suddenly yelled hello. After listening to these words, Pei Ziyun sneered in his heart. This person seemed sincere and didn't want to be so treacherous, but everyone thought it was normal, and even the instruction nodded.
The two boats are leaning against each other, the side of the boat is then the side of the boat. It is said that the painted boats have a large foredeck and a semi-circular arcade. When they are connected, the site suddenly becomes much larger.
"It turned out that the second son of the Qian family took a boat trip with his family to listen to the show."
After a short greeting, there were servants moving the banquet. The crowd gathered around the stage and had a banquet together, and bursts of cheers came out.
The three yuan in a row is really a dream for scholars.
The second young master of the Qian family seemed very generous. He ordered the people to add food and wine. The banquets on the boat party were all paid for by the talents. Although they passed, they were not exquisite. All the talents are praised for a time.
Pei Ziyun looked at it, Guo was not far away, and found this lady of the Qian family, with the maid on one side, as if watching the play and the scenery.
To be fair, this young lady was sitting on her knees, wearing a blue and white skirt, half of her body shrouded in light, her face was calm and pretty, her eyes were deep and thoughtful, she looked really beautiful, these The days have been investigated, and I sighed in my heart: "This woman is called a lady in the county, beautiful and gentle, able to calligraphy and painting, and now looks more dignified and beautiful, but who knows her details?"
Pei Ziyun thought, he was eating vegetables, and this time a special servant brought wine. Tang Zhen came up at this time and took the initiative to pour the wine: "Come on, Brother Tang, let's have a drink."