The courtyard is not big, and there are no high-end terms like "in and out" at all. There are only a few rooms arranged in a regular layout, but it is cheaper.
For the Xia family who are currently homeless, it would be nice to have a house to shelter from the wind and rain, and bicycles are also needed.
"Mr. Xia, here are the lease, the key, and the remaining money."
The clerk took out a few things from his pocket and handed them to Xia Jingyun. Xia Jingyun picked out a small piece of broken silver and placed it in the palm of the clerk's hand.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir. Don't be dissatisfied with your kindness."
The aunt on the side subconsciously wanted to dissuade her. A family of seven only has such a small amount of money, so why are you still giving out rewards that don’t know how much you have?
But before the words came out, I heard the clerk accept them with a smile, and then took the initiative to say: "Master Xia, do you want to buy rice, flour, bedding, etc.? I have some thin noodles in the city. If you need me to accompany you, how can I get more?" Save some money.”
My hair is long but my knowledge is short... My aunt immediately swallowed her complaint.
Xia Jingyun naturally agreed to the small official's proposal.
He called his cousin Xia Yunfei and took his mother Xia Li with him.
The rest of the people stayed in the house and cleaned it.
At night, Xia Jingyun, who had had a good meal, lay in the bathtub, feeling so comfortable that he almost fell asleep.
It wasn't until his fingertips were wrinkled and turned white from soaking that he forced himself to stand up despite his sleepiness.
The water droplets are left along the skin, dripping on the ground. The eyebrows are like swords, the eyes are like stars, the bridge of the nose is straight, the towering mountain roots are majestic, echoing the big pendulum, and the black hair is draped on the shoulders, setting off the handsome face. Getting paler.
World famous painting: Naked Gao Yang.
The thoroughly cleansed body exuded relaxation from the inside out, and then an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion and emptiness came over me.
He wiped his hair vigorously, walked into the room, and fell on the bed without hesitation, unconscious.
This time I slept until noon the next day.
It wasn't until he was so hungry that he had to get up.
In the small yard, no one else had gotten up yet, only Xia Yunfei moved a chair and sat down.
Seeing Xia Jingyun come out, he raised his fingers to his mouth.
When Xia Jingyun came over, Xia Yunfei patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "Then watch carefully, I'm going to bed."
Xia Jingyun was stunned, "You're not sleeping?"
Xia Yunfei smiled and said, "We're all asleep, who's coming to see our house!"
After saying that, he walked into the house.
Xia Jingyun looked at his solid back, his heart warmed slightly, and he smiled softly.
Sitting down on the stool, he held his chin with his left hand and rubbed his fingers with his right hand, silently thinking about the way forward.
The biggest personal crisis at the moment has been resolved. There is no need to worry about life and death for the time being. You can have time to think about the future direction.
In his memory, this world was not the same time and space as his previous experience, but it was roughly the same.
The current central dynasty is called the Daxia Dynasty, and the royal family, the Yang family, has been in power for nearly three hundred years. It is the 23rd year of Chongning. The emperor sitting on the dragon throne is also called Emperor Chongning.
Jiang'an County, where Xia Jingyun and the others are currently located, is a small county town in Jianning County within Sishui Prefecture, one of the thirteen states of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The court system of this dynasty did not develop as Xia Jingyun was familiar with, but like a shoddy costume drama written by a screenwriter who did not understand history. There were emperors, prime ministers, six departments, imperial examinations, and yes, of course, there were also The seventy-two concubines from the three palaces and six courtyards are mixed together, and they don't look so inconsistent.
As for whether there was any facial literature, Taoist literature, daughter-in-law literature, etc., the original owner, as a bookworm, naturally had a blank look and could only wait for Xia Jingyun to explore on his own in the future.
In such a world, what is the safest path to take?
Xia Jingyun naturally ran through some options in his mind, including doing business, farming, joining the army, entering the palace, hanging among flowers...
It finally settled on two words: imperial examination.
In the labor camp, the supervisors could kill the workers with impunity, and the supervisors knelt before the supervisors.
The steward was as cowardly as a tortoise in front of the county magistrate, but an ordinary female official from the palace could directly kill his confidants in front of the county magistrate, but the magistrate didn't even dare to let out a fart.
Just a few days' experience was enough for him to understand that this world was still built with power at its core.
If you want to live well here and obtain higher power, it is the surest way.
To achieve this goal, the most intuitive and brightest path is the imperial examination.
Just as he was thinking about it, the door to the side room was also opened, and his father Xia Hengzhi came out yawning.
"Gao Yang, what are you thinking about?"
Xia Jingyun moved slightly to the side to get out of the way, "I'm thinking about how to go next. Father, I remember that Qiu Wei is coming soon, right?"
As a scholar, Xia Hengzhi hesitated inexplicably when faced with this question that could be easily answered.
After a while, Xia Jingyun said with doubtful eyes: "Gao Yang, you can't pass the imperial examination."
Xia Jingyun's heart sank and he quickly asked: "Why?"
Xia Hengzhi sighed, "Although we are exempted from hard labor now, the name of crime is still there. According to the laws of Daxia, the criminals are not allowed to take the imperial examination within three generations of their immediate descendants."
He sighed sadly, "It was us who harmed you!"
Xia Jingyun sat blankly on the bench, with chaotic thoughts flashing through his mind. What else could he do if his path to the imperial examination was cut off?
Is it riding a horse and leaning on a leaning bridge, with red sleeves all over the building?
Or write about the red leaves with regrets, and remember the brothels with good fortune?
Is it the dream of sleeping in Yangzhou for ten years and winning the reputation of a brothel?
Or do you walk along the road full of poplar flowers and go to the brothel with red makeup?
Is this the only thing that can happen in this life?
Xia Jingyun suddenly shook his head. In the labor camp, he had passed so many difficult life-and-death tests before, so there was no reason to give up now!
He looked at his father, "Father, can you tell me in detail why we were convicted?"
"Hey, there is no crime at all!" Xia Hengzhi once again let out the habitual sigh of a frustrated scholar.
"Our Xia family has always been honest and law-abiding, farming and studying to pass down the family, but for two generations in a row, no one has been elected. Although the foundation is still there, without the protection of the skin, it will inevitably attract the covetousness of interested people. The county magistrate's wife and brother took a fancy to it. You stole our family's ancestral property, deliberately provoked us, and insulted our ancestors. Your uncle was angry and took action, but the other party falsely reported injuries to the officials. We thought that justice was right and wrong, but who knew that the county magistrate actually ransacked our home and ordered us to The whole family was sent to this labor camp.”
It turned out that Xia Jingyun was not discouraged after hearing this, but instead became more determined to take the imperial examination.
Without the protection of the official skin, no matter what you do, it will be a tree without roots and cannot withstand the slightest bit of wind and rain.
He said: "Since it is an unjust case, if it can be vindicated, can I take part in the imperial examination?"
"Of course it's possible to be rehabilitated, but it's not easy. We have a county official as our backer, and the documents are sent to Dazhou County. It's hard for us to reach the sky!"
Xia Jingyun smiled confidently, "A few days ago, could my father have thought that we could walk out of that labor camp so easily? It all depends on the person."
Xia Hengzhi couldn't help but look sideways at his son. His face was clearly the same handsome and elegant one, but his confident and high-spirited look was something he had never seen on his own son before.
"What did you two say?"
Behind him, Xia Jingyun's uncle Xia Mingxiong also opened the door and walked out, interrupting the exchange between the two.
Xia Hengzhi sighed: "We are talking about how to redress the unjust case and get back the ancestral property."
Xia Mingxiong snorted coldly, "This is not easy! In a few days, I will find a group of old friends from the past, sneak back together, and chop off that guy's head!"
The corners of Xia Jingyun's mouth twitched, he was indeed a martial artist.
"Brother, what are you saying? Your politeness has turned into rudeness. Then we will really be sinners."
"That's easy to do. Let Dingyuan surrender to the army. When he becomes a general, he will bring the troops back. I'm afraid they won't obediently stick out their butts and send the things back."
I hope I can live to see that day... Xia Jingyun stood up silently, "I'll go to the kitchen to take a look."
"Gao Yang, the gentleman is far away from the kitchen."
"We haven't finished discussing it yet, why are we leaving!"
The two of them called from behind, but Xia Jingyun turned a deaf ear.
After a while, the three women who were sleeping in the master bedroom also got up one after another, washing themselves for a while, the smoke of fireworks rose, and the aroma of food began to waft in the small yard.
It was peace, peace and reunion that I had not seen for a long time.
The night was like a curtain, pulled over by a pair of invisible hands, covering the entire sky.
The lights are dim, and the small courtyard feels peaceful and contented.
At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Everyone in the room trembled, with frightened expressions on their faces.
