Bachelor

Chapter 10

Reading is not a strange thing for a modern person. Counting from the day a person is born, he has to go to kindergarten to learn the most basic cultural knowledge when he is two years old.Then there is the nine-year compulsory education. As an ordinary citizen, even if you don't want to, you will be forced by the law to study.Without a college degree, decent jobs are pretty much out of your reach.

But this is the Ming Dynasty, the ancient times with a lot of illiterates.Even in the prosperous Zhengde years, with a population of 3 million, the literacy rate in China was only 400%.Take Zouping County, where Sun Dan lives, as an example. Zouping has a population of [-] and is a well-known upper county in Shandong.But according to calculations, there are only three to four hundred people who can read and write.

In a sense, these three 400 people are the entire elite of Zouping.

Speaking of education level, I am a college student anyway, and in the Ming Dynasty, which is full of illiterates, I am definitely a top-notch person.

In the past, seeing how poor his family was, Sun Dan didn't think about what he was going to do.People always have to live. No matter what kind of predicament they encounter, they must not complain about others and be depressed.

He even encountered such unimaginable things as time travel, what else can knock him down?

It's not that he hasn't thought about what he will do in the future. Originally, doing business is a good choice.The so-called, no business no wealth.As long as you have money, you can completely change your life.

But there are two problems here.One, he has no business experience.Speaking of it, his life trajectory is very simple. He studied in school since he was a child, and after graduating from university, he did not work and was directly admitted to the civil service.Then, he entered the office and became an ordinary clerk.Sun Dan couldn't imagine the intrigue in the mall, nor had he seen it before.If you want to learn business from scratch now, you may have to lose your pants.Second, he has no capital, and his family is already poor enough to eat porridge with wild vegetables. Even if Sun Dan intends to set up a street stall on the street, he may not even be able to pay for the purchase.

Moreover, the status of ancient merchants was not high.The so-called scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants rank at the bottom of the four people. No matter how rich you are, a small county magistrate can find an excuse to confiscate your family and exterminate your family.

In a feudal society, doing business was not a good choice.Besides, after finally traveling to the Ming Dynasty, if you are only satisfied with being a rich man, earning his full warehouse of silver, marrying him seventeen or eight wives, having a lot of children, and then being so fat that you take a step and pant three times.This kind of life is too boring, and it does not meet Sun Dan's life goals.

Then, there is only one way that most suits Sun Dan's appetite --- to be an official.

Sun Dan was originally a civil servant. Although he had a miserable time in the work unit, he had seen the majesty of the leaders.A man cannot be powerless for a day. Only when he has seen the beauty of power can he know that the scenery there is so beautiful.

The government structure of the Ming Dynasty was very simple, and there were only more than 1000 counties in the whole of China.In other words, only more than 1000 people can reach the county magistrate level.Take Zouping County as an example. Although a county magistrate is only a seventh-rank official, in the eyes of [-] people, he represents the imperial court and is a high-ranking lord.If you say spank your ass, you will be spanked, and you will be made to kneel, so you dare not stand.This taste of power that determines the life of an ordinary person is not something a modern billionaire can enjoy.

Of course, Sun Dan's psychology is still so gloomy.He just suddenly realized that although he is in a miserable situation now, as long as he has a reputation and gets involved in the system, he can see officials without kneeling, and he can transform himself into a respected adult.

A dignified life is a happy life.

I am also a college student and I am also literate.In the Ming Dynasty, he could be regarded as a first-class scholar intellectual.

Exams, from childhood to adulthood, have I taken fewer exams?
Everything is inferior, only reading is high.

This sentence has more practical significance in the Ming Dynasty.

"Study, take the imperial examination, and become an official!" Three golden goals are ahead, seemingly far away, but within reach.

The strong impact caused Sun Dan to feel hot, and through Zhang Zhixian's words, he seemed to see a bright future.

The future is so clear, if you find the right path, just go on firmly.

Walking out of the yamen, the citizens who had gathered around the yamen's gate to watch the excitement had already dispersed, and only Zhi Niang stood there waiting.Probably because she had waited for a long time, the little girl was full of anxiety.Seeing Sun Dan coming out completely, his eyes turned red, and he hurried up, looked up and down at his fiancé, and whispered: "Are you okay?"

Sun Dan was in high spirits and didn't answer. With a smile on his lips, he walked forward slowly.

"Sun Lang, are you okay?" The little girl was so anxious that tears were about to fall, she took small steps to catch up, and while following behind, she murmured: "This is too bad, you are pretending to be the Marquis of Huichang!" People in the family...if something happens, what will happen. Sun Lang, no matter how hard it is, you will not make it this far! Who is Huichang Hou, how can you deceive them? This is over, this is over."

Sun Dan saw that she was really frightened enough, stood still helplessly, and spread his hands: "I am really a collateral descendant of the Sun family of Marquis Huichang, and I, Sun Dan, am not a person who misrepresents my ancestors, so don't worry."

"You..." Zhi Niang stomped her feet: "It's all like this, and you are still talking nonsense. It's just two taels of silver. At most, we'll go and beg Daddy. You can't do something like this."

After all, she is a little girl. Although she looks very strong on the surface, she is actually very fragile.Sun Dan couldn't bear it, although Zhi Niang was not the type he liked, even though he had a strong resistance to this feudal marriage in his heart.But he couldn't help but be moved by Zhi Niang's kindness to him, he sighed, comforted the little girl while walking, and calmed her down for a long time.

But even so, Zhiniang still felt very uneasy. When she got home, she said she would cook for Sun Dan, but as soon as she sat in front of the stove, she stared at the red stove with her chin in a daze.

Sun Dan didn't notice Zhi Niang's abnormality, he was in a state of excitement now, and he just lay on the bed thinking about things when he got home.After a long time, he realized that the atmosphere in the room was not right.

The stove was burning very vigorously, and the water in the pot was boiling, and the water vapor rose densely, mixing with the cooking smoke, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.

The room Sun Dan and Zhi Niang live in is very small, there is no separate kitchen, cooking and sleeping are all done in one room, it is crowded, dirty, and suffocating.

"The water is boiling, it's time for the rice." Sun Dan finally couldn't help coughing, and reminded Zhiniang in a low voice.

"Ah, I forgot!" Zhi Niang suddenly woke up from sleepwalking, she wiped her eyes, put her hand into the rice jar, but didn't do it for a long time.

"what happened?"

"No... no more rice..." Tears finally fell from Niang Zhi's eyes: "Sun Lang... I, I'm sorry for you, the family is so poor. I know, since you hit your head, you haven't eaten rice. What. Fortunately, I just spun a piece of cloth last night. I will sell it and buy some rice for cooking. The owner of the cloth shop is renting my father’s shop. For my father’s sake, I beg you He, see if he can give him more wages..."

Speaking of this, Zhi Niang suddenly realized that this shop belonged to Sun Dan before.Realizing that she had said something wrong, Zhi Niang lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry."

(End of this chapter)