I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 465 Journey

Chapter 465

Unlike Longyou Road, where the weather is cold, windy, sandy and rainy, Qianzhong Road has a pleasant climate. Although it is still not as livable as Jiangnan, it is cooler in June than Jiangnan.

"The ancient trees are cloudy and cool in June, and the flowers are fragrant in the four seasons..."

Zhan Feiyu was also slowly reciting poems as the carriage drove slowly on the official road. Although the carriage and horses were tiring, he got used to it after walking on the road for more than half a month.

"Miss, you can arrive in Liu County in half an hour." He Sheng, who was driving the carriage, said that he had stayed in Longyou Road for more than half a year, and seeing the lush greenery on both sides of the official road, He Sheng felt a little uncomfortable. It is no wonder that young ladies are interested in reciting poems.

Liu County is not far from the prefectural capital of Qianzhong Road. Zhan Feiyu opened the curtain and walked outside. The wind was blowing on his face and his eyes were full of green. Jinlin Village."

"Miss misses home?" He Nuan was doing needlework, and couldn't help but look up at Zhan Feiyu who was lying on the car window and looking out. Most of his body was almost sticking out of the window. After all, Miss is only a half-grown child. It's been more than half a year since he left home, and He Nuan is not sure if Zhan Feiyu is homesick just thinking about Jinlin Village.

Zhan Feiyu was in a daze for a moment. Every month, she would send a letter back home, but only half a year later, she received a letter sent back, which was written by the fourth brother of the village Zheng family.

Now the vegetable business in the village is doing very well. Every household not only opened up wasteland but also raised a lot of chickens and ducks. These were sent to restaurants in Shangsi County, and every household had a lot of money.

Now the beauty makeup workshop has also expanded in scale, not only the villagers can work in the workshop, and get paid every month, the villagers in the neighboring towns also want to come and work.

Today's Jinlin Village has almost doubled in size in just over a year, and houses have been built outside the village.

Because of the glory of the village, the Zhan family is now prosperous, and the old patriarch and the elders are also very authoritative in speaking and doing things. Regardless of the fact that they were close to the old Zhan's family in the past, they still have festivals. Lao Zhan's house.

It's just that compared to the people in the old house, the one who really benefits is the Li family who moved out.

"My father has now moved back to live with my mother. I heard from my elder brother that my father and mother have been taking medicine to recuperate their health." The boss's stupid filial piety, this yearning is discounted.

Now knowing that they are doing well, and may even have another biological child, Zhan Feiyu feels at ease, and this longing is pressed to the bottom of his heart.

Keenly aware of the flash of loneliness in Zhan Feiyu's smile, He Nuan hesitated for a moment, then explained in a gentle voice: "After the provincial examination, the young lady is going to the capital, and Gu Xueshi and Qiye are also here."

Compared with the people in Jinlin Village, He Nuan feels that Gu Xueshi and Yin Wuyan are Zhan Feiyu's relatives, even if they are not related by blood.

"No, I have to study under the teacher's nose every day when I go to the capital." Zhan Feiyu laughed, like a carefree little girl, "Just say that this time I went to Qianzhong Road, the teacher asked me to go to Linjiang The Academy never lets me relax for a day, I just hope the master won't let me write poems all day long."

Linjiang Academy is the largest academy in Qianzhong Road. The academy is built on the hillside and is famous for being facing the river on one side. Unlike Fuxue and other academies, Linjiang Academy also recruits female students.

It’s just that the academies don’t treat them differently. Women who want to enter the academies need to take the exam with other people. They just need to pass the exam. The same goes for the daily teaching.

After all, the academy is only responsible for preaching, teaching, and solving doubts. Because of this, the female students in the academy can be said to be rare. Whether it is a family of officials or a scholarly family, they generally have ethnology, and the family can afford a teacher to teach alone .

After all, if there is no imperial examination, there is really no need for a woman who is a student to be proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, and to be good at current literature and policy theory. It is better to spend more time on piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and then learn how to housekeeper.

The carriage entered the city gate when it was dark, and the shops on both sides of the street had already hung up lanterns. The street market was still lively, and the people coming and going could be seen to be richer than ordinary county towns.

"Ah Sheng, you guys go to the inn first, and Ah Nuan and I will go over there." Zhan Feiyu moved her stiff body a bit, and after riding in the carriage for a day, she would rather come down for a walk and visit the night market in Liu County by the way.

If he hadn't left the territory of Longyou Road, He Sheng really wouldn't dare to let Zhan Feiyu and He Nuan act alone. After all, the young lady had too many feuds. Not to mention the remnants of the Jin family and Commander Xie who was escorted back to Beijing, but the palace Those princes might also attack secretly.

However, it has been half a month since this journey, and it has been calm. Besides, Qianzhong Road is the territory of the Qiu family, so He Sheng doesn't have to worry about Zhan Feiyu's safety.

If those people really wanted to make a move, they would have already ambushed halfway, and they would never make a move in Qianzhong Road, and if they would save it in Mr. Qiu's hands, the gain would not be worth the loss.

"We will stay at the Changxing Inn tonight." He Sheng told He Nuan a few words, and then drove the carriage back towards the inn.

"Ah Nuan, let's go." Zhan Feiyu couldn't wait to walk forward, and the gluttons in his stomach were aroused by the strong fragrance.

Seeing this, He Nuan laughed, "Every food here adds chili peppers, miss, you can't eat spicy food!"

"A Nuan, you're such a disappointment!" Zhan Feiyu suddenly complained, puffed up his cheeks, stretched his neck and looked at the small stall in front of him, but the red color made Zhan Feiyu stop in an instant, " I eat without spicy, and some wine."

Although it is not hot in June, Zhan Feiyu has an appetite just thinking about the chilled fermented rice and boiled soft red beans, "Ah Nuan, go and take a seat, I'll come when I'm done buying."

Without waiting for He Nuan's answer, Zhan Feiyu followed the flow of people to a small stall not far away, and the front of the stall was full of people, so the taste must be good.

He Nuan took a look and saw that the person secretly protecting Zhan Feiyu had quietly mixed in with the crowd and followed him, so He Nuan felt relieved and walked over to the other side of the stall.

"Big sister, can you help me hold the bamboo dragonfly?"

The corner of his clothes was ripped off, Zhan Feiyu looked down at the little girl in front of her who was wearing a bun. She looked only four or five years old, and the little girl pointed to the alley behind her.

Seeing Zhan Feiyu's friendly expression, the little girl also laughed, her voice became a little louder, and she said in a childish voice: "The bamboo dragonfly is stuck in the wall, I can't get it."

Although this is a street market, there is a residential area behind the alley. I think the little girl is playing alone in the alley.

Zhan Feiyu nodded, "Take me there."

After turning two turns, the noise of the market can still be heard from the side of the alley, but there are obviously fewer pedestrians. Zhan Feiyu looked in the direction of the little girl's finger. The wall has been in disrepair for a long time, so it has a finger width. One of the bamboo dragonfly's wings just got stuck in the crack.

Compared with the four or five-year-old girl, Zhan Feiyu instantly felt that she was slender, and took off the bamboo dragonfly as soon as she raised her hand, "Here you are."

"Thank you, sister." The little girl took it and ran further into the alley, probably going home.

Zhan Feiyu turned around and was about to leave when suddenly a woman with a cloth scarf on her head came out from the side alley. She looked about 30 years old, dressed in gray clothes with patched cuffs, and carried a bundle on her shoulders. At first glance, she looks like an ordinary woman who is about to go out.

The moment they passed by, the woman suddenly stretched out her hand and grabbed Zhan Feiyu's arm, "Er Ya, didn't mother tell you not to run around because there are too many people on the street, and follow mother to find your third uncle. "

Before Zhan Feiyu could speak, the woman shouted at the entrance of the alley at the top of her voice, "My son's father, Erya has found it, it's getting dark, we have to hurry, otherwise it will be dark at Third Brother's house. "

When the woman here shouted, a man in bunt hurried over from the entrance of the alley. He was not tall, and he looked half a head taller than the woman. There is no difference between the peasants on the Internet.

On one left and one on the right, the woman and the man put Zhan Feiyu's house in the middle. At first glance, it seemed that the parents were worried about the child running around, so they had to watch him under their noses.

(End of this chapter)