Traveling to the ancient harem

Huang Ye asked the young man: "I heard from your mother that you are very smart in studying. I have already written a letter to your grandfather. When you arrive at the mansion, arrangements will be made for you to continue your studies and take part in the imperial examinations in the future. It will be of great benefit to your future. If you sign the indenture, you will not be able to take part in the imperial examinations in the future. Do you still insist on signing the indenture?" This was a question she had thought about for a long time last night.

In this dynasty, slaves had a very low status. Not only could they not take part in the imperial examinations, but even their descendants would be slaves, unless their slave status was abolished and their civilian status was restored.

"I have to sign it." The young man insisted, "My lady, you are so kind. Even if I study, it is so that I can use what I have learned to help you in the future. As for the imperial examination, I don't care." He really didn't care. Without the lady, he would have a problem even to survive, let alone study. In the Great Xia Dynasty, studying was very expensive, otherwise why most people couldn't afford to study.

Huang Ye saw that he even called himself a slave, so he didn't insist anymore. There was no rush now. He could wait until he really had a bright future in his studies and release them from slavery. Then he could still take the imperial examination.

The headman drove his big black ox back, said hello to Huang Ye and the others, and then started to harness the ox cart. Wansheng and his mother had already packed their luggage, and they got on the ox cart and headed for the town.

The time to arrive in town was about the same as last time. Huang Ye asked Hongdou to give some copper coins to the headman so that they could buy food like last time. The headman waved his hands and said that he had more silver than he had given last time and he couldn't be so conscienceless to bully the young master. He told them to go and do their thing and he would wait for them here.

Huang Ye heard the head of the village say this and knew that he was a real person, so she didn't say anything. She led a few people to the post station they had been to the day before, mailed the letter to her grandfather, and then went straight to the government office. (The ancient government office, she would see it soon, she was so excited.)

After asking people along the way, they finally found the government office.

Looking at the not-so-big entrance to the yamen in front of her, Huang Ye's fantasy was a little shattered. This yamen was not like the one in the TV series, with a tall gatehouse and spacious rooms (she was wrong, it was the county yamen, this was just a small town). There was only a small house with a table inside. A middle-aged clerk sat behind the table, with his head down, copying something in his hands. There were two young yamen runners chatting idly next to them. Huang Ye felt that these two people were similar to modern guards. A few people walked in, the two yamen runners stopped chatting, and the clerk also looked up at them. No one spoke for a while.

Huang Ye thought that they must think that their combination was a bit strange, right? Two little nuns, an old woman, and a young boy, it looked strange no matter how you looked at it.

Huang Ye stepped forward respectfully and performed a Buddhist salute. Hongdou did the same as her. The two of them performed the standard greeting.

"Hello, sir. I would like to ask you to help me with some paperwork." Huang Ye handed over the two indentures. She had never called herself a nun. In her heart, she considered herself a complete person, not a little nun who was isolated from the world.

The middle-aged clerk took the contract and took a look at it. The contract had already been signed with the writing brush of the post station, and it only needed to be filed.

"How can you, a little nun, buy someone?" a yamen runner couldn't help but ask.

"We are practicing with our hair uncut and will return to secular life soon." Hongdou answered on behalf of Huangye.

The middle-aged clerk nodded, thinking this made sense. As usual, he questioned the mother and child, and after confirming that they were willing, he went to the back of the room and came out with a thin booklet in his hand with all the details recorded. Just like that, the matter was settled.

After leaving the yamen, Huang Ye and his friends found a restaurant. The town was not very big and there were no restaurants, only some restaurants. The difference was that some of the restaurants were better decorated.

Huang Ye asked about a relatively famous restaurant, went in and asked for a private room, ordered two meat dishes for Wansheng and his mother, and ordered a few vegetarian dishes for her and Hongdou, as well as a vegetarian soup and a large bowl of rice.

Not long after they sat down, the food came up. Several people sat down together. There was no saying that servants could not sit down and eat with their masters. Seeing Zhang's fearful look, well, Huang Ye forgot that she had always treated these three people equally, without distinction between superiors and subordinates, so it was natural for her to invite them to sit down and eat.

"Special matters need special treatment. I'll talk about the rules when I return to the capital. Now sit down and eat." Huang Ye ordered Wansheng and his mother. As for Hongdou, she didn't think there was anything wrong with sitting down to eat with the young lady. The young lady asked her to sit down and eat, how could she not obey.

Wansheng and his mother sat down awkwardly. Huang Ye saw that they were just eating the rice without any meat and said to them, "This meat is for you. Hongdou and I can't eat it. It will be a waste if you don't eat it." She had asked just now, and the two of them also had meat for every meal at the head of the village house. If it weren't for her, she really wouldn't dare to let them eat too much, for fear that they had been vegetarians for a long time and would have diarrhea if they suddenly ate too much meat.

The two of them started eating, and in order not to waste the food, they ate up all the meat dishes. Huang Ye was very pleased, and while they were eating, they discussed the safety issues on their way back to Taiyuan Prefecture.