Chapter 171 The real side of the B-character scroll
This spring break is also of great significance to Feng Ziying.
This was the first time he felt the charm of such a traditional festival after coming to this world. He took a rest for twenty days. The entire capital city was immersed in a kind of intoxicating prosperity, and he could not feel the world at all. There are still many dissatisfactions.
Even the small households in the city who are slightly well-off will try their best to use such a festival to relieve the toil and hardships of the past year, and the big families even put up lanterns and colorful decorations to fully enjoy the prosperity brought by the Great Zhou Dynasty. Happiness and peace.
Similarly, Feng Ziying can also feel a certain hidden chill under the afterglow of the prosperous age.
Beggars can also usher in the happiest time of the year during this important festival. Wherever they go, they can be greeted by smiling faces. The leftovers can basically feed them, and occasionally they can also be welcomed by their hosts. To send away the scattered copper coins, naturally I also want to send a sound of blessing and peace.
Behind this, there will still be a night after heavy snowfall, and countless frozen corpses will be quietly carried out of the city from the ruined temple or under the bridge.
Feng Ziying saw this situation with his own eyes one day, but he was powerless and had no choice.
The capital city has a population of one million, and there are thousands of beggars inside and outside the city. There are hundreds of beggars in every village. In the first year of the year, there was a severe famine in the surrounding provinces.
Some of them are half-beggars, half-thieves and half-cheats, some are half-beggars and half-blind people who help out by the way, and some are real professional beggars. They all end up different, but in general they are struggling on the line of life and death.
Maybe he died of a sudden illness one day, or he froze to death on the roadside one day, or he was lucky enough to be favored by a family and sold himself into slavery because his identity was clear. These phenomena happen every day, every month, and every year. When floods and droughts hit Zhili, Shanxi, and Shandong, this type of situation will increase explosively.
This is a true portrayal of "the bones of the rich are frozen to death on the road where wine and meat are smelly", but Feng Ziying deeply felt that as a time traveler, she was deeply saddened by such things and became increasingly numb, even to the point of being at peace with herself.
"It snowed heavily the night before yesterday. Last night, two or three more people were taken away from the Wansong Old Man Pagoda on the east side of Brick Tower Alley, and one was taken away from the gate of Nengren Temple at the west end. They were all older and couldn't survive it. ..." Ruixiang put his hands in his sleeves, stamped his feet, exhaled white air, and muttered: "Our Xianyifang is pretty good. Take a look at the Chenghuang Temple on the Jiufeng Temple Street in Jinchengfang. Carrying away twelve of them at night was frightening."
Seeing Feng Ziying's sideways glance, Ruixiang immediately didn't dare to say anything more, but he was muttering in his heart, why don't you ask me again about the situation outside during the heavy snow these past two days? I told you honestly, but you don’t like to hear it, so what should I do?
Fortunately, Yun Shang came in from outside the courtyard. Her pretty face was red from the cold. She rubbed her hands and breathed. It made Feng Ziying feel a little distressed. "Where are you going? Don't you think you're too cold?"
"I went to see my wife. I'm afraid that if she wants to go out and you want to use the car, I'll run into you," Yun Shang said quickly.
“Aren’t there three cars?” Feng Ziying was surprised.
There are not many people using cars in the Feng Mansion. My father often walks or rides a horse and doesn’t like to ride in a car. Only my mother and a few aunts use cars when they go out. Three cars are enough, but the house is still planning to add one after the new year. vehicle as a backup.
"The wheel of that car is broken and is still being repaired." Yun Shang stamped her foot, "Master, why don't you go inside? You can bear the cold, don't you feel uncomfortable?"
"It's better to freeze a little, stay energetic! When will the car be repaired?" Feng Ziying also imitated Yun Shang and stamped her feet. Today some students from the academy are going to the city to play, and he has to accompany them. They must first gather in front of his house, and then go Visit Baishi Village and Zizhu Temple.
Baishizhuang is located to the north of Baishi Bridge in the western suburbs. It is a famous scenic spot in the western suburbs. It is surrounded by thousands of willows, surrounded by streams, and has a courtyard dedicated to old locust trees, cypress pines, peonies and peonies. There is also a Yugang Pavilion overlooking the Moon Pond.
Although it is not a good season to go to Baishizhuang, there are trees and water, and it is very spacious. It is also not far from another scenic spot - Zizhu Temple, so I chose it there.
The only people who had made an appointment with Feng Ziying before were a few people in the house. Except for Chen Qiyu, a few others, including Fu Zonglong, were coming, plus Lian Guoshi, Fan Jingwen, He Fengsheng and Wang Yingxiong, plus Zheng Chongjian, it was exactly nine. Individuals, including myself, there are ten people.
"It's probably still early, but my wife and concubine don't go out, so two cars are enough." Yun Shang is very concerned about these things, better than Ruixiang. Ruixiang has to learn from this.
Looking at Ruixiang, Feng Ziying thought of what Duan Xigui had said about Zuo Liangyu and Wang Pei'an.
Wang Pei'an is quite good, he can calm down and study hard. Although he started a little late, he studies hard. According to Duan Xigui, the master who teaches is very optimistic about Wang Pei'an and thinks that if he continues to study like this, he will definitely be a scholar. It’s not hopeless, but that will be seven or eight years later.
But Zuo Liangyu was not a good student. After learning about a hundred words, he became a little unable to sit still. If Feng Ziying hadn't left the words he left there before leaving, he would have escaped long ago.
Even so, this guy spends three days fishing and two days drying nets. He is not serious. Fortunately, people from the prefectural government office and inspection department, as well as people from the Shanshan-Shaanxi Grain Gang, are already familiar with him, so this guy is now in Linqing Prefecture is a very popular city.
It seems that Zuo Liangyu will still have to follow the old path according to historical inertia, which is even what Feng Ziying expected.
At first I felt that this guy had a bad temper. My only hope was that he could read a few books and know a few words, and not be blind. Even if you want to join the army, if you want to move up, you don't know a few hundred words. How can you be a qualified general if you can't even read documents?
It all depends on the staff? Then you have to wait until you have endured to a certain extent to qualify.
Now that he has only learned a hundred words, he can't sit still. It seems that he has to type and write a letter. He has to write a reply to himself. This way, he has to be forced to learn a few more words.
Feng Ziying waited until the third quarter of the lunar month before these guys arrived.
But it’s hard for these guys. You have to get up early in the morning and go out, and you have to go hungry. There is no one in the academy to prepare these for you this early in the morning. At most, you can hide two of them on the first day. Congbing.
I have to say that Qingtan Academy is really shabby. Even during the festival, there are not many delicious dishes. Basically, it follows the usual style.
Seeing a bunch of people finally coming to the door, Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief.
Feng Ziying took the promise that they would go on a trip together very seriously. It was related to her own commitment, and it was considered a very important gathering. In a sense, this should be an attempt and opportunity for a small, loose group to start to unite people. .
Perhaps many people in the academy are not aware of it yet, like those in his dormitory, as well as Wang Yingxiong and Zheng Chongjian, who are still studying in the second dormitory of Dongyuan. They are too young to realize it, but Feng Ziying believes in practicing The state affairs can definitely be figured out, but Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng may still be a little confused.
Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng are a little younger, but they have always been the leaders of Dongyuan Jiashe, so they should be more or less aware of this aspect, but they are far less than Feng Ziying who has started to implement his plans step by step. strategic steps.
However, Lian Guoshi is a kind person. He may know a thing or two about Feng Ziying's intentions, and he is indeed very supportive. This probably has a lot to do with his excellent impression of Feng Ziying, and he also believes that Feng Ziying will be unusual in the future. Such behavior On the contrary, it was within his expectation.
Stepping into the outer courtyard of the Feng Mansion, the older students such as Lian Guoshi, Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng can still remain calm. Zheng Chongjian and Xu Qixun, who have a calm temperament, can also be stable, but people like Fu Zonglong, Wang Yingxiong, Song Shixiang, Fang You After a few people, they couldn't sit still. They couldn't help sighing and sighing, and naturally there was also a bit of envy in their words.
"Come on, don't sigh." Feng Ziying knew that this was inevitable. Seeing that several people were dazzled, she couldn't help but shake her head: "This is nothing in our family, and Uncle Fang, don't keep tutting. In the future, you will It won't be a bad idea to become an official after Chinese style."
Although Song Shixiang was envious, he could also understand. He was from Shaanxi and knew the situation of the generals here. He glanced at Fang Youdu and said lightly: "Uncle Fang, this uncle took dozens of orders from the Tatars." You got it from fighting in the years. If you have the ability, you can also join the army. Otherwise, you can only do as Ziying said, study hard and stand out in the autumn and spring competitions. You must really dare to take the exam before you are twenty years old. With a Three-Tripod Armor, Brother Yu can be sure that all the dignitaries in the capital will dare to list him for his son-in-law!"
"Don't talk about Sandingjia. As long as you can take the Jinshi exam before you are twenty years old, Brother Yu will dare to say that Uncle Fang can't get out of the gate of the capital. The mountain chief and the others will have countless matchmakers come to your door." He Fengsheng also joked with a smile. Fang has a degree.
Fang Youdu's family is in She County, Nanzhili. Logically speaking, he should approach his parents for matchmaking, but since his parents are in his hometown, it would be more appropriate to seek help from people like his master.
Most of the students at Qingtan Academy are from poor backgrounds, and at most they can be considered small families, especially those like Fang Youdu who are probably the most common. It can only be said that they can afford to eat in their hometown and not go hungry. He does not belong to the extremely poor class, but when he comes to a family like Feng Ziying's, he is naturally overwhelmed.
(End of this chapter)