The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

Languan is located in the south of Zishui County. read

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It's not far from Bailuyuan.

Looking south from the outskirts of Bailu Village, although the majestic passes in the Qinling Mountains could not be seen, the young people couldn't help but recite this ancient poem when they saw this mountain and the scenery.

After everyone recited a few lines of ancient poems describing the spring scenery, they could no longer bear the loneliness caused by the winter and began to play and play in the mountains and rivers.

The group of people who were originally a little alienated became more harmonious after a few jokes.

Walking to a hilltop, you can overlook the entire Bailu Village. You can also see other villages in the corners. Unlike the cement buildings of later generations, the dark green tiles almost blend with the scenery, which is very similar to the splash-ink landscape painting of traditional Chinese painting. .

"Brother, I heard the people in our village talk about it, saying that your father is planning to arrange a marriage for you?"

Bai Xiaowen broke off a piece of dogtail grass and held it in his mouth, seeming to mention this incident accidentally.

"What?"

"Brother Bai, are you getting engaged now?"

A few teenagers were at the beginning of their youth. Half a month ago, Lu Zhaoqian took them to see Bai Xing'er, a banker in the village, grooming a horse. Although they didn't understand why they did this, their thoughts were not on poetry. It's in the book.

In the past, I couldn't help but look at the young girls and young wives coming and going, and look at Pingting's graceful figure.

My throat was dry and I was drooling, and I swallowed it in my stomach.

At this moment, they heard that Bai Gui, who was slightly two years older than him, was planning to get engaged. They were scratching their heads and wondered what a man and a woman would do when they got married. This was not taught in the book.

Bai Gui squatted down at this moment, folded a few willow sticks, peeled off the skin, and used the tender white willow branches to weave a grasshopper cage. Soon, he had weaved a lifelike little grasshopper with his hands and handed it to him casually. The two younger ones, Bai Xiaowu and Lu Zhaohai, who had been waiting for a long time, finally replied: "It's not a matter of how big your forehead is. This gentleman has said that he will give some of us guarantees to take part in the county examination in the county. Get acquainted with the atmosphere of the imperial examination, come and go, get engaged? I’ll be busy next summer too!”

The county examination is usually held in February every year.

The county examination in Zishui County is held in late February as usual. The freeze has just been thawed, and there are still more than two months until the county examination.

Xu Xiucai and the people in the village had different views.

Most scholars take part in the imperial examination by making up the numbers, and it is unlikely that they will be on the list in one go. There are also many benefits to participating in the imperial examination. You can familiarize yourself with the rules, sharpen your temperament, and master knowledge faster before preparing for the exam...

Therefore, under Bai Gui's "hint" of asking for advice, Xu Xiucai made up his mind and felt that this was indeed a good idea. He planned to select a few people to take part in the county examination, make up the numbers, and go through the motions to know how big he was compared to those children. difference.

Only Confucian students who passed the county examination and prefectural examination could be called Tongsheng.

In the assessment, not surprisingly, Zhou Yuan ranked first in the school, second in Lu Zhaopeng School, third in Bai Gui School, followed closely by the rest of Lu Zhaohai and Bai Xiaowu, and then the other Meng children. .

"Yes, the most important thing is to pass the county examination first." Zhou Yuan said with some pride: "I have been to three private schools, and I know the progress of those students. Now I am still far away from it. As long as I take the exam, I will definitely win. !”

What he said is not false.

Although Zishui County belonged to Jingzhao during the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was Ji County. At that time, the academic spirit was at its peak, and people such as the great poet Wang Wei liked to live in seclusion in Zishui County to cultivate their sentiments. There are countless poems describing Zishui County.

During the Tang Dynasty, the counties in the world were divided into ten levels: Chi, Cichi, Ji, Ciji, Wang, Qin, upper, middle, middle lower and lower. At that time, Zishui County was under the direct jurisdiction of Jingzhao and was a Ji County with a higher status.

However, since the Song Dynasty, Jingzhao has been in decline, and Zishui County is also getting worse day by day.

Nowadays, among the counties in the Qing Dynasty, Zishui County is just a lower county.

The culture and education of Bailu Village is actually not much different from other villages and towns in Zishui County, and is even slightly better than other villages and towns. After all, the private schools used by other villages and towns are not necessarily talented... Zhou Yuan can stand out in one village and come out on top, compared to other students of the same age. Not necessarily comparable to him.

"Brother Bai, we have a girl who is a third-year-old in the family. After we come back from taking the county examination, we will make the decision. Whether you pass the county examination or not, I will persuade my father to betroth my sister to you. Then we will It’s just kiss after kiss.”

Zhou Yuan patted his chest and assured.

He also knew that the scholars who did not participate in the examination were the first ladies to get into the sedan chair, and they were stealing money. After failure, there will be nothing left to do. But he knows how powerful Bai Gui is...

Given time, Bai Gui will definitely go further than he did in the imperial examination.

"Third Miss? It's a hard life. You are really not ashamed to be betrothed to your noble brother." Bai Xiaowen curled his lips.

"Then it's the Third Lady, and it's also my sister." Zhou Yuan blushed. Bai Xiaowen's words seemed to say that he was unloyal. He regarded Bai Gui as his best friend, and glared at him: "This is the only one. Sister, if Brother Bai gets engaged, the dowry will be given to him in a dyeing shop in Xi'an City and twenty acres of land in Pangjia Village, that's all!"

Tian doesn't feel bad for his son.

When Zhou Yuan was a young man, he had never thought about the value of a dyeing workshop and the value of twenty acres of land. This was at least five to six hundred taels of silver. Not counting the gold and silver buried at home, 80% of the Zhou family's belongings were It's all here.

Listening to the quarrel among several people, Bai Gui finally figured out what the third girl meant.

It turns out that Qin Opera has a play "Wang Baochuan".

This Wang Baochuan is also known to everyone in his later generations, and the TV plays it on a loop all day long. Although he didn't like watching this kind of TV series in his previous life, the old man liked to watch it. He watched it a few times with him and knew the general plot.

Wang Baochuan has sex at home, so she is the third girl.

The general plot of "Wang Baochuan" is that the third daughter of Wang Yun, the prime minister of Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, insisted on marrying the poor Xue Pinggui, regardless of her parents' advice. Later, Xue Pinggui went out with the army to pacify Xiliang, but Wang Baochuan also stayed in Hanyao for eighteen years. Later, Xue Pinggui ascended the throne as emperor, took Wang Baochuan back to the palace, and named him queen. However, Wang Baochuan only served as queen for eighteen days before he died of illness. Death.

Coincidentally, there is the Guhan Kiln where Wang Baochuan lived in Wudi Spo near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an City.

This opera is almost well-known to everyone in Qin Province. Therefore, the third girl is also considered to be short of luck in life and doomed to a miserable life.

"Brother Zhou, Hou Huo Qubing, the champion of the Han Dynasty, once said that the Xiongnu are not destroyed, so why should we take care of our family!"

"Now I have no fame and no good land in my family. Anyone who marries me will have to endure hardship. Besides, now that foreign invaders are causing trouble, it is the time for my generation to use force. How can we stay within the same family..."

Bai Gui smiled bitterly and stepped forward to persuade.

Talk about people when you see them, talk about ghosts when you see ghosts. The words you used to persuade Bai Youde cannot be used on Zhou Yuan. If you say I don't want to marry your sister, it will offend someone... It's best to find a noble reason and refuse politely.

Scholars also fall into this trap.