Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

Time flies, and more than three years have passed. The family business is booming and the population is increasing.

Biyue is now a little girl over nine years old. She has grown a lot taller and has become more beautiful because of the spiritual spring water.

There were many young boys in the village who were a few years older than her and couldn't take their eyes off her. But they knew that they were not worthy of her because of their status. Her father was a ninth-rank agricultural official, so she was considered a daughter of an official. In this small mountain village, the village chief was nothing in front of her father.

Two years ago, my second aunt gave birth to her third child, another boy. The whole family knew that she wanted a daughter, but her wish was not fulfilled. However, she was happy looking at this soft little son.

Wang became pregnant half a year after Li Sumei and gave birth to a son two years ago. Now she has three sons and a daughter. The Chen family is truly prosperous.

Liu Weihong is married to Wu Ben and now has a one-year-old child, also a son. She now does housework in the countryside with Wang and Second Aunt, and also takes care of the child. At least the couple will not be separated. The county braised food shop is short of staff, so she hired two young men from the village to work in the shop.

My fourth uncle was also over 20 years old, and there was a constant stream of matchmakers coming to propose marriage to him. My grandmother said to the matchmakers, "We can discuss marriage for our youngest son after he finishes his imperial examination this year." In this way, many of the families that came to inquire about his future were gradually driven away.

Today, the Chen family is a wealthy family in the surrounding area, with fields, wineries, and shops. Who wouldn't be envious? The younger one is still young, and the older one is a scholar. Most people don't dare to come and propose marriage, thinking that they are out of reach.

In the morning, Biyue studied at Doctor Lin's house. The master's family now has three grandchildren. He smiles every day. After three generations of single-child inheritance, his son finally has three boys. In ancient times, boys were preferred over girls. The idea of ​​passing on the family line is deeply rooted.

The Chen family is now the backbone of the village. Every family in the village raises ducks and chickens, and they have no worries about selling them when they grow up. The Chen family buys them at market prices. The poor families in the village have built new adobe houses, and with the planting of potatoes, every family has surplus food, so having enough to eat is not a problem.

In February of this year, Tingsong passed the examination for a Tongsheng degree, which made Qingyun even happier. Although he was not as good at studying as his fourth brother, he was proud of his son's passing the examination at such a young age.

July is the harvest season, and my fourth uncle is preparing for the imperial examination, which will be held before the Mid-Autumn Festival in August.

Grandpa and grandma told him not to come back. The difference between a scholar and a juren is not the same level, but two different classes. The highest level of a scholar can only teach and educate people, while a juren can be appointed as an official. The two are not on the same level. If someone in the family passes the juren, it can improve the status of the entire family. So the Chen family hopes that he can pass the exam this year, and the whole family is very supportive.

This time the examination for the Juren degree will be held in the provincial capital, and the grandparents plan to bring their granddaughter with them to escort their youngest son. The two old people think that their granddaughter is a little fairy, and if she goes, their son's chances of passing the exam will be more than 80%.

If Biyue knew about this, she would definitely complain. This is a psychological effect. Her grandparents treat them as mascots.

Since grandparents want peace of mind, then go ahead and witness for yourself the feat of a provincial scholar passing the imperial examination.

On July 25th, the grandparents took their granddaughter in a horse-drawn carriage to the county town. When they arrived at a house, there was a plaque with the words "Chen's House" written on it.

Grandpa went forward and knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was a lame old man in his fifties. When he saw the visitors, he welcomed them in with a big smile on his face and held out his hand to lead the carriage.

The old man fainted on the roadside and was rescued by Tian Liujin who went to work in the store that morning. Later, it was discovered that he was a veteran who had been on the battlefield. Because of a broken leg bone in a battle, he was allowed to return home. However, he was disabled and could not do heavy work. How many years could the compensation money last? He had no children, so the villagers helped him at first. The countryside was full of poor people, and he could not take care of himself. As the saying goes: help in emergencies but not in poverty, so his life was very difficult.

Later, he had no way to leave the village to beg. He was so poor that he fainted from hunger on the roadside. Fortunately, he was found by the kind-hearted Tian Liujin, who asked him to stay in the store temporarily to help. A few days later, his grandparents and Biyue came to the county town to buy a house and learned about the situation.

Biyue asked his grandparents to keep him in the newly bought house to guard the door and clean the house, giving him a place to stay.

This feudal society is cruel and ruthless. A healthy young man fought for his country and the people on the battlefield, but now he is in the situation he is in now. He is sent away with just a few taels of silver and his life is over. There is no telling how many people are in the same situation as Old Man Tian. This is the responsibility of those in power in a country. As a woman who lived in a peaceful era in her previous life, I cannot stand such a feudal system. I can't change anything by myself, so I can only do my best.

Old Man Tian was extremely grateful to Liu Jin and the Chen family. He had been here for two years, and now he was not only familiar with the Chen family, but also greeted the neighbors with a smile, and his personality became much more cheerful. He took special care of Tian Liu Jin and his wife, and when they came back from the store at night, he would prepare hot water in the pot for them to use when they got home.

Every time Biyue saw him, she affectionately called him Grandpa Tian, ​​and the old man happily agreed, thanking God for still blessing this helpless, lonely and adrift old man.

The three of them returned to their room, packed up, and prepared to go to the store first. They had lunch in the store at noon, told Old Man Tian, ​​and then went out.

When I went to the store, the business was still good. In recent years, the braised food has gradually added several varieties, such as chicken feet, chicken necks, chicken wings, etc.

The roast duck business is also stable. A few restaurants in the county saw that Chen's business was good, so they also tried to make it. The taste was always not as good as Chen's. But they still had business.

Several female employees in the store also married the servants in the family and became pregnant. The older young people finally had their own families, which also fulfilled my grandmother's wish to be a matchmaker.

Because the female employees were pregnant and their period was getting late, it was difficult for them to work in the store, so they found a few boys around 15 years old in the village to work in the store. Tian Liujin and Guan Changqing were now masters, and their monthly salary increased to four taels. Lu Yiping was the shopkeeper, and her monthly salary also increased to five taels. The three of them managed the store in an orderly manner.

Not only has the scar on Lu Yiping's face healed, but she is even more beautiful than before. She and Guan Changqing are a loving and happy couple, and she is especially grateful to Old Lady Liu and Biyue.