"I don't dare agree to this. The key is that I don't have the funds. If I want money to go to Nanfeng Pavilion, my father will probably have to chop me up." Chen Fan weighed the pros and cons in his heart and decided to refuse.
"We are still young, let's talk about it in two years." Chen Fan said haha and used the dragging technique.
"We are not young anymore, we should treat ourselves as adults!" Seeing that Chen Fan did not refuse to die, Gong Qing felt that there was a chance and continued to increase his offensive.
"Do you think our parents will allow us to go?" Chen Fan decided to use his parents as a shield.
"Your eldest brother has been there, and your father didn't do anything to your eldest brother." Feng Can's deep voice sounded.
Chen Fan immediately elevated this fat little black man to the level of not only having dark skin but also a dark belly. He felt that he was seriously mistaken and underestimated this little fat man who didn't talk much. At the same time, he was secretly surprised, how could the fat man know such a confidential matter. However, due to his severe memory loss, he couldn't ask directly. Instead, he glanced at Gong Qing and saw that Gong Qing also showed an interested expression.
"Okay, Feng Can, how did you know?" Gong Qing punched the fat man and asked.
"When his eldest brother went there, he called out to my second brother. My second brother invited me as a guest. When my father took care of my second brother, the second brother said so." Feng Can confessed honestly under the gaze of the two.
"Look, what am I saying? Even if we go, we have to go secretly. But in this small county, do you think we can hide it from others?" Chen Fan looked like it was indeed the case. In fact, I was secretly complaining. No wonder Xiao Hei didn't treat him. He was afraid of being punished by his father. It seemed that the shadow was quite heavy.
"What about Gusu? It's a county town there, and there are so many people coming and going, who will pay attention to us." Gong Qing became more energetic for a moment.
"Let's talk about it later." Chen Fan decided not to let go now, otherwise it would be embarrassing and embarrassing if he couldn't do it.
"Okay, let's talk about it later. Just don't forget it then." Gong Qing estimated that he wouldn't get the answer he wanted for a while, so he decided not to worry about it anymore, and Xiao Hei didn't say anything.
"It's still early, let's take a walk in the city." Chen Fan suggested. It is estimated that the chess game is not over yet, and his father will not go home so early. Now that he is out, it is good to have the opportunity to see more.
"What's there to do? It's less than two miles from here. I'm tired of wandering around a long time ago." Gong Qing lacked interest. He probably won't go to Nanfeng Pavilion now and has no interest in anything else.
"Isn't this just after dinner? Let's take a walk." Chen Fan encouraged.
"There's nothing to do when we go back, so we might as well hang out outside." Xiao Hei finally said something decent.
So the three of them started wandering around aimlessly. The county town is really not big. It is a square siege made of blue bricks. It is estimated that it is only two miles in front and back. The city wall is four or five meters wide and six or seven meters high. , there are arrow towers on the four city gates. In this age without machinery, they are solidly built. It is definitely no problem to prevent theft. However, no matter how strong the city wall is, it must be defended by people. Can it prevent bandits and soldiers? , then it’s hard to say.
The facilities in the small town are quite complete. In addition to the restaurants and Nanfeng Restaurant mentioned earlier, there are also a number of shops such as cloth shops, rice shops, bun shops, and butcher shops. Feng Can’s family deals in fabrics and clothing, and Gong Qing’s family deals in rice, noodles, grains and oils. . Also, in this city, if you don't make a living by running a shop, you have to be a waiter, or a rich man, living by collecting rent. However, Chen Fan found out from the conversation that the Gong and Feng families had a village and farmland outside the city, and they were considered well-off. However, their status in the family was different. Gong Qing was an only son, and he was the son of the head mother. , Baby, no, Feng Can, like Chen Fasheng, has two older brothers in the family, and their treatment is relatively poor. As for whether Feng Can is a direct descendant, it is not clear.
What impressed Chen Fan deeply was the small river in the city. At first glance, there were traces of artificial excavation. On both sides of the river bank, there were green bricks in some places. The river was clear and flowing slowly. The river surface was four or five meters wide. It looks like there are women washing clothes and fetching water by the river. What makes Chen Fan feel regretful is that the river passes through both ends of the city wall. There is no water gate, but it is sealed by iron fences, making it impossible for boats to pass. If this river is used for transportation or a cruise ship is set up, will it be possible to make money? money? Chen Fan felt that the top priority was to find a way to make money.
After walking around, Chen Fan was surprised that he didn't see Tianshui College. Could it be that it was as far away as Suzhou?
Chen Fan did not directly ask you if you knew where Tianshui Academy was, but instead told you that he was going to study Taoism.
"There are still more than twenty days before school starts. Do you still plan to go to Tianshui College?" Chen Fan asked.
"Of course, you don't plan to go, right?" Gong Qing asked with a hint of confusion.
"It's possible that my father plans to let me study Taoism." Chen Fan said in an uncertain tone.
"You're going to study Taoism? Didn't your father not interfere with you before? Why did you change your mind?" Gong Qing asked in surprise.
"Do you know anything about souls?" Chen Fan decided to ask a profound question first.
"I've heard that it's the soul. It's said that people have three souls and seven souls, but I don't know whether it's true or not." Feng Can replied.
"I told you that I fell ill for no reason some time ago and rested for a while. I was really ill, and you didn't care about me. At that time, the doctor diagnosed that I might have an injured soul. My father came from Gusu I invited a Taoist priest to treat me. He was a mage. Before he came, I was cured. I don’t know if it was a matter of the soul. But after the mage came, he thought my qualifications were acceptable, so he accepted me as a doctor. I have become a disciple. My father decided to let me study Taoism, saying that it can strengthen the soul. In the end, the result has not yet been decided." In order not to arouse the resentment of his two classmates and friends about his not going to Tianshui College, Chen Fan tried his best to To learn Taoism, blame it on objective coincidence.
"I didn't expect that you still have the potential to practice Taoism. You didn't learn from Mr. Xiao from your family. He went to learn Taoism. You said before that learning Taoism was not good. Why don't you object now?" Gong Qing asked sourly. road.
"It's not that I don't object, I'm just looking at opportunities. If you can really practice Taoism and become an immortal, then there's nothing wrong with learning Taoism. Besides, aren't I listening to your opinions?" Chen Fan defended.
"Nowadays, I haven't heard that one can attain Taoism and become an immortal by practicing Taoism, but I have heard people say that it happened in the era of the Five Emperors." Feng Can broke a piece of news that was extremely exciting for Chen Fan.
Since Chen Fan arrived in this world, he has always suspected that this world can cultivate immortality. Whether it is the pages of the heavenly book, the spiritual source beads, or the feeling of "spiritual power" flowing in the body, Chen Fan feels that there may be immortals in this world, at least there have been immortals.
Through what Xiao Qing said before about Shattered Void, Feng Can said today that there were immortals in the era of the Five Emperors. Chen Fan felt that it was probably due to some reason, such as the loss of spiritual power in this world, that the world could not produce true immortals at present, but cultivating immortals The method must exist.
During the Age of Five Emperors, Chen Fan remembered that he had put a slip introducing the Age of Five Emperors on his desk. It was a historical record. Before he had time to study it carefully, it seemed necessary to read it. Maybe there were records about cultivating immortals.
"You know quite a lot." Chen Fan praised Feng Can, and then said: "We will not discuss whether I can become an immortal for the time being. If I want to continue to go to Tianshui College, what can you do?" I can't go to the Taoist temple. Chen Fan still prefers to go to Tianshui College. It is always good to make multiple registrations first.
"This mainly depends on your father. The key is that you convince your father to support you in going to Tianshui College." Feng Can replied.
"Isn't this nonsense? The key is how to persuade Fa Sheng's father." Gong Qing carried forward his usual style of criticizing people and said something to Feng Can.
"Then do you have any way to convince my father, for example, what are the benefits of going to Tianshui College?" Chen Fan asked enlighteningly.
"Go! Tianshui Academy has a chess subject. You won the hand-to-hand match this time, which means you have a talent for Go. If you enter the first rank, you may also enter Xiantian, enter the Tao through chess, and become a chess saint. You can also ascend." Gong Qing said excitedly.
"It's probably because of Gong Qing's own brain-boosting that he can soar in chess. I've never heard of it. But I told them that I might go to learn Taoism. If I go later, they won't be too surprised." Chen Fan thought to himself.
"It is easy to become an official at Tianshui College. The current dean of Tianshui College, Wang Boming, once served as a third-grade official and a servant. Later, Ding You returned home. Now that the period of filial piety has expired, he is likely to be reinstated at any time. If he is dismissed from the hospital If I take a fancy to you and recommend you to be an official, you will be prosperous." Feng Can said.
Regarding Ding You, Chen Fan fully understood that in ancient China, when a parent died, the children had to mourn for three years, during which they were not allowed to get married. Officials had to put down all their duties and go home to mourn. But what makes Chen Fan feel strange is that there is no need to take an exam to become an official, can it just rely on recommendations?
"Can the dean recommend people to become officials?" Chen Fan asked doubtfully.
"Of course, the dean is the recommender. Although Ding You is at home now, the recommender can still be used." Feng Can said with certainty.
Recommendation officer? Could it be that the "nine-grade Zhongzheng system" is implemented? Chen Fan suddenly remembered that during the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, the official selection system of the "nine-grade Zhongzheng system" was implemented. Zhongzheng refers to the prestigious recommending officials, usually held by officials of the third grade or above. Talents were selected based on family background, moral character, and talents. The system of recommendation for officials was abolished until the Sui Dynasty, when the imperial examination system was implemented.
In any case, Chen Fan saw that his purpose of telling them that they might go to study Taoism had been achieved today, so he decided not to get entangled in the issue of how to go to Tianshui Academy. He changed the topic and said, "Let's wait until after this chess match. Let's talk about these two. Please help me think of any other good excuses. Let’s go back today. Will you come to the Go match tomorrow?”
"I won't go. I'll cheer you on at home." Feng Can said. He probably felt the pain of waiting for someone today and decisively refused.
"I'm not going either. Let's get together the day after tomorrow to see how the results of your competition are. I hope you can win." Gong Qing probably felt that it was pointless for him to go alone, so he decided to wait until the results of the competition came out before gathering together.
"Okay, let's see you the day after tomorrow." Chen Fan didn't plan to ask them to come over tomorrow to cheer him up. Anyway, the arena is right across from home, which is very convenient. Playing chess is not a big deal, and there is no need to work hard.
For Chen Fan, the key thing now is how to start the money-making model?
