The Nameless of the Common Clans

Dangli did not have too many problems with the Taiping Sect, but I heard that the Taiping Sect had already become a disaster throughout Qingzhou, and there were often Taiping Sect thieves who crossed the border to cause trouble.

In the next few days, Chen Mo mostly followed his teacher and watched him handle official business.

Compared with Quyang, Zang Hong was obviously less cautious in his home field. In addition, he had people in his hands and the gentry in the county were willing to help. In order to prevent the spring plowing from being destroyed by the Taiping thieves, Zang Hong sent out the 300 elite soldiers he brought with him to inspect the villages. At the same time, he took the virtuous and respected people of Dangli to the villages to help and encourage the people in the villages under Dangli's rule to build their own defenses. If there were Taiping thieves coming, these village warriors would not have to kill the enemy, but at least they could protect themselves.

In addition, Zang Hong also had people build beacon towers in each village, and divided the county guards in the county town and the 300 elite soldiers he brought with him into ten teams. Once the beacon fire was discovered, they would immediately rush to help.

In addition to defense, Zang Hong also personally went to Huang County, the seat of Donglai County, to persuade the governor to coordinate the counties and absorb refugees, that is, those who were held hostage by the Taiping Sect.

However, in March, not only did the people's livelihood in Dangli recover, but the entire Donglai was gradually pacified and began to absorb refugees from all over the country. By June, although there were still bandits in the Donglai County area, there were basically no large-scale Taiping Sect running here. However, according to the news from various places, the Taiping Sect was still rampant in Qingzhou, and nearly half of the cities fell, and the situation was still not very good.

However, for Chen Mo, the chaotic world seemed to be far away, and his life became regular. He practiced martial arts and read books every day, followed Zang Hong to handle various official duties or attend various banquets.

In the past, Chen Mo thought that a meal of brown rice was the best food. The three-cent rambutan at the home of the village head Aweng was rare now, but he could eat it from time to time. Compared with the past, life was many times better.

Now he no longer needs to run around for farm work, and all his time is spent on studying. In addition, he has the skill of memorizing... Well, this is indeed a skill, a way to exercise memory. In three months, it has risen to level six. Now Chen Mo can't say that he has a photographic memory, but he can memorize books like the Analects and Mencius in about three days. For a scholar, this is a great skill.

In three months, Chen Mo gradually figured out the law of recovery of luck. Generally, after using it once, it will recover a little the next day, and then a little a month. It has not yet recovered to 25 points, and Chen Mo is not sure whether it can be recovered. As for the way to improve luck, the first time was when A Weng borrowed books, and the second time was to become a disciple of Zang Hong. As for other times, there was no increase or sudden decrease.

As for destiny, Chen Mo found that as he continued to study, his destiny was increasing little by little. Although not much, it has reached 17 points now.

Chen Mo had a guess that the growth of his knowledge and skills might improve his destiny, but the manure and farming skills that he learned automatically at the beginning did not seem to improve his destiny. What was the reason? Chen Mo was still unsure at the moment, and could only continue to learn little by little to strengthen his destiny.

As for the meaning of destiny, Chen Mo was not very clear at the moment, so he could only continue to explore.

"Brother Chen." A young man of the same age as Chen Mo came in, first bowed to Zang Hong, and then looked at Chen Mo who was wandering in the world.

"It's Brother Tang." Chen Mo came back to his senses and bowed to the young man. In three months, he had gradually gotten used to the life of a scholar, and began to make friends with some of the sons of the noble families in Dangli County with the encouragement of Zang Hong.

This young man surnamed Tang is named Tang Yuan, eleven years old. The Tang family has a high status in Dangli. Tang Yuan is the eldest grandson. He has a cheerful personality and is good at socializing. Although he is young, he is already a leader among the children of the nobles in Dangli. Chen Mo was able to integrate into this circle with the help of Tang Yuan.

However, Tang Yuan's personality is actually somewhat different from Chen Mo. Chen Mo also likes to make friends now, but he rarely cares about the other party's background. He can talk to the nobles and gentry, and he doesn't mind making friends with people from all walks of life, including peddlers and hawkers. In the past three months, Chen Mo has been quite popular among the people of Dangli County. In comparison, although Tang Yuan is cheerful, he has his own pride in his bones and disdains to make friends with these people from all walks of life.

However, both of them are talented and learned people among the young generation. Although their ideas are different, they are the best to talk without talking about this.

"Teacher..." Chen Mo turned his head and looked at Zang Hong.

"Today's political affairs are over, go." Zang Hong waved his hand and smiled. He was very satisfied that Chen Mo could quickly integrate into this circle of young people. The war did not make his disciple lose his humanity, which was good.

After the two bowed and said goodbye to Zang Hong, they left side by side.

"Mr. Ziyuan has asked you to handle the documents?" After leaving the government office, Tang Yuan looked at Chen Mo and said with some envy.

Although there were also people in the Tang family who entered the government, they were not in the government. Tang Yuan also wanted to go to the government office to show what he had learned in his heart. It was a pity that because of his age, his family would not let him mess around.

"Just help fill the vacancy." Chen Mo shook his head. It was not his turn to handle the documents. Zang Hong just asked him to follow Zang Hong and observe. As for what he could learn, Zang Hong would not care.

"Hey, Chen Mo is a man of great talent, but because of his age, he cannot get involved in politics. It's really... Alas... Is age so important?" Tang Yuan shook his head regretfully. He wanted to use Chen Mo's example to convince his elders to let him work in the government office, even as an official. Now it seems that there is no hope.

Chen Mo thought for a while and said, "Most people at this age can't handle things alone, and government affairs are not as easy as you think."

"I'm not saying I'm well-educated, but I'm better than those people in the government office. They can work in the government office just by knowing how to read. How can they compare with us?" Tang Yuan said unconvinced.

"Some things have nothing to do with knowledge." Chen Mo shook his head. This is what he felt most deeply when he was with Zang Hong. Those clerks or Gongcao in the government office naturally didn't have much knowledge, but they were very capable in handling things. Chen Mo tried it secretly. For the same thing, before he figured it out, they had already given methods, and most of them were effective.

This may be what the teacher said about experience, and this is also the reason why Chen Mo can calm down. Talent may be important for learning, but many things require years of accumulation.

"You haven't told me what you want to see me for?"

"Go hunting. I heard that Brother Chen is an unparalleled archer, and everyone wants to see it."

"Okay, I'll go get the bow and arrows." Chen Mo was a little moved when he heard it. After all, he is just a half-grown child. Although he is studious on weekdays, he will also want to go out and play after a long time.

"No need, it just so happens that Xue Yu has prepared a good bow for you, which is much better than your soft bow."

"This... is not appropriate!"

"Return the gift to him in the future, let's go!"