I'm just a dude

Qi Yuan had never felt so uncomfortable before, cold water poured in from all directions, choking his nose and throat sorely as if a knife had been scratched.He vaguely knew that he had been murdered, and he struggled with his hands indiscriminately, feeling oppressed, when he heard someone shouting in his ear: "Master?"

Qi Yuan opened her eyes and found herself lying on a wooden bed with a musty smell. The room was dimly lit and had an unpleasant smell. There was a stove in the middle, and the fire was half-extinguished.

He was stunned for a while, feeling in a daze of not knowing where he was, staring blankly at the old nanny in front of him.

Seeing that he woke up, the old mother quickly wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, and brought over the medicinal soup: "Young master, are you sick again? The doctor said that you are suffering from liver deficiency, and you need to take care of it. This medicine can't be stopped..."

Qi Yuan stared at the bowl of medicinal soup in a daze for a long time before realizing that she had another nightmare.

Speaking of which, he has been reborn for ten days.

Ten days ago, Qi Yuan passed out after falling into the water, and when she gradually woke up, she found that the world had changed before her eyes, and he himself had become a stranger—it is said that the name of this body was Qi Yuan , is the eldest son of Uncle Zhongyuan.

It was Uncle Zhongyuan who was about to be beheaded...

This family is unlucky enough to say the least.Uncle Zhongyuan Qi Zhuo spent two years fighting the rebellion in Yachuan, and had little contact with his family.In February of this year, the Yachuan army suddenly sent a battle report, saying that Bo Zhongyuan Qi Zhuo rushed forward underestimated the enemy, and was ambushed by the rebels.

When the news came, the imperial court was shaken, but within half a day, there were rumors in the capital, saying that Qi Zhuo must have defected to the enemy secretly, acting as a trick.

Qi Zhuo's wife, Mrs. Peng, originally wanted to take her children back to her natal home to visit their parents, but upon hearing the news, she had to turn back halfway.Halfway through the boat, for some reason, Qi Yuan suddenly fell into the river and died.

I don't know if it was a coincidence of God's will or his life was undeserved, Qi Yuan, the little playboy in Yangzhou, woke up on this person by accident.He was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he was shocked and frightened, and he was dumbfounded for a few days.After I realized what was going on, I thought about the idea for a few days, diving into the water and throwing myself into the well, thinking that I would die and go back to my own home.

Mrs. Peng saw her son dying and refusing to recognize his mother, so she wanted to cry to death several times.Qi Yuan also missed her parents, siblings, and cried loudly.

In this way, both sides cried aggrievedly for several days, and Qi Yuan gradually changed her mind, thinking that she would never go back after death, and instead of tormenting other people's parents here, it is better to be filial for others for the time being, and later on. Opportunity, and then planning to escape back to Yangzhou.

He turned a corner in his mind, and remembered the miserable end of the old man in "The Story of the Wrong Soul". He was afraid that he would be exposed, so he forced himself to temporarily forget Qi Yuan's name, and reminded himself every day that he was Qi Yuan.

Xu Shi occupied someone else's body and was too guilty. He would have nightmares every night, and he had to relax for a while after waking up.

Mother Zhou saw the little master staring at the medicine bowl in a daze, worried that he would suffer from hysteria again, so she hurriedly picked up happy things and told him: "Madam went to Songlin Temple to offer incense yesterday, and met a family who happened to be going to the capital too. The family said that there are still empty cabins on their ship, and they can take us a ride without paying any money, but we have to wait for two more days. Young master, let’s make it right first, and when we return to the mansion, Madam will invite Song The imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment will not delay the young master's report to the Imperial College."

Qi Yuan came back to his senses, digested for a while, and asked her: "Does that family know that we are Uncle Zhong Yuan's family?"

During the time of the first emperor, there was a family member of a traitor who brought a secret order to Beijing. Later, when the incident happened, all the boatmen and postmen involved in the journey were punished for the crime of treason, and all their families were copied and executed.Now the story of Uncle Zhongyuan's rebellion is spreading, many boat owners are afraid of getting into trouble, so they find excuses and refuse to rent a boat to them.

Nanny Zhou hurriedly said: "I've said it, Madam made it clear early in the morning. The family said it's okay, it's their own boat, and there are no outsiders who gossip."

Qi Yuan nodded, thinking that this family is quite courageous.

Seeing his complexion move slightly, Mother Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, turned her face and shouted outside: "Tiger crouches!"

A little girl with a round bun hurried in and looked at her timidly.

Nanny Zhou felt that this maid was too young and not stable enough, but she had no other people around to use, so she could only frown and ordered: "Take the medicine and heat it up."

Qi Yuan didn't want to drink the medicine, so he hurriedly glared at the little girl, then secretly looked at the mother's face, and said slowly: "Mother, there is something... I don't know if I should say it or not."

Mother Zhou was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Young master, please tell me."

Qi Yuan considered his words, frowned and sighed: "I know my mother is worried about me, but after taking the medicine for a few days, I feel more and more terrified. It's better when I don't take the medicine." After he finished speaking, he learned the script again The sour and rotten scholar bowed to Nanny Zhou, "Please tell mom that I'm cured. There is no need to continue to take this medicine. We should go back to Beijing as soon as possible."

Nanny Zhou was dubious, but seeing that his expression was steady now and his speech became more refined, she could only hesitate and nodded.

"The old slave will tell Madam now." Mother Zhou said, "Does the young master want to use something earlier?"

"No need." Qi Yuan couldn't eat the pasta from the north, so he said with a serious expression, "I'll tell Hufu to buy it when I'm hungry, so let's go first, mammy."

Nanny Zhou agreed, turned around and left, told the little girl a few goodbyes and left in a hurry.Qi Yuan looked out and saw that she was out of the hospital, so he sat back on the bed with a sad face, and wrapped himself in the quilt indiscriminately.

It is also February, and the south of the Yangtze River is already in full bloom, but the north has only just melted the spring snow.

The original body only had a half-worn silk shirt, which could not keep out the cold, and it was not very attractive. I don't know why the young master of the uncle's mansion is so poor.On the other hand, the two boxes of books with him were wrapped in layers of soft cloth, obviously cherished extremely.

Qi Yuan fumbled through it randomly, and found that it was all a collection of classics and history or works of great Confucians transcribed in lower script.It's a pity that he didn't know anything about these things. After looking through them, he felt that he couldn't sell them for money, so he simply picked a heavy one and threw it into the furnace next to him.

The half-extinguished flame suddenly jumped up, licking the book and burning it up, and the room seemed to be warmer.

Qi Yuan tried his best to lean over there, and began to plan for his future.

Judging from the information he has heard in the past few days, this original body is actually very talented.It is said that he became a scholar at the age of ten, and together with two other child prodigies, was summoned by Emperor Yuanzhao, the current sage, to answer questions in front of the palace.The Taifu of the current dynasty once praised the three of them as "youthful and intelligent, and the talent of the prime minister will surely make a name for themselves in the world".Emperor Yuanzhao also liked the three of them very much, but considering that they were young, although they were talented, they still needed to sharpen their minds, so he ordered the three of them to concentrate on their studies and explore the principles of sages. Think again.

Only then did Yuanshen return home and continue to study hard, reading hundreds of schools every day, researching poor scriptures and history, and hadn't been out of the gate of the uncle's mansion for several years.

This visit to his grandfather's family was his first long trip in recent years.Because the 16-year-old appointment has come, when he comes back this time, he will go to the Imperial College to study and prepare for the exam, preparing for the next year's exam.

Qi Yuan didn't dare to let others know that he was a dandy with a wrong soul, but when he thought about it, he couldn't help but get dizzy.

Although the Qi Mansion also spent huge sums of money to build a family hall and invited famous Confucian scholars to be teachers, but he was too lazy to do it. Every time he went to the school, there were servant girls who brought tea and fruit, and the servants sat with him. I can't remember for a long time.After finally memorizing a section, go back to sleep and play, and go to school the next day, then forget it all again.

So over the years, the gentlemen have been angered one after another, and his "Four Books" has been procrastinated, and he has not finished reading it until now.

At this time, it is difficult for him to go to the family school to find a good student, let alone go to the Imperial College to sit in prison?

He had heard before that all the gentlemen in the Guozijian had official positions, and if the students were disobedient, some of them would be beaten to death.

The more Qi Yuan thought about it, the more frightened he became, his mouth puckered and he wanted to cry again.

The fire in the stove dimmed at some point, he caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, quickly suppressed his tears, and added a few more books into it, thinking that maybe the hard days were just for a few days, this Uncle Zhongyuan was considered an honored man anyway Home, it's not as good as a merchant like them, right?

At that time, I will go to my grandmother to act coquettishly and sell it well, and maybe I can get a lot of money.Of course, I have to save some money this time, and I have to reduce the rewards for the servant in the future.Save up enough money early, and go back to Yangzhou to recognize relatives is the business.

He was optimistic by nature, and the thought turned his worry into joy.

Thinking about it again, fortunately this Qi Yuan is not ugly, he secretly looked in the mirror a few times and was barely satisfied.

On the morning of the third day, the family that Nanny Zhou had mentioned finally received a letter.

For the past two days, Qi Yuan mixed the books with the charcoal from the inn and burned them intermittently, and it was just two days warm.

Early this morning, he asked Hufu to carry two empty boxes, and he stalked behind to meet Peng.

Mrs. Peng and her daughter Yunlan had already packed up, Madam Zhou picked up the burden, and the group rushed to the pier before the hour arrived.

Sure enough, there was a black-covered boat with five bright tiles parked beside the river. , with a cotton handkerchief wrapped between the forehead, extremely simple.

Peng quickly walked a few steps and thanked the woman.

The woman avoided it sideways, and said with a warm smile, "Madam, you are welcome. There are so many cabins on this ship that our family of three can't accommodate them. It's just a convenience." Peng and his party entered the cabin.

The interior of this black-covered boat is very spacious, there are circular screen doors between several cabins, and patterns are painted on both sides, some are portraits of Qin Shubao and Yu Chigong, and some are paintings of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum.The cabin in the middle is the most open, with four fairy tables in the middle and an incense burner on the table.A place to rest later.There is also a stove in the back of the boat for making tea and cooking.

The wife's family of three lived in the two front cabins, and the middle cabin and the two rear cabins were lent to Peng and the others.Feeling sorry, Mrs. Zhou asked Nanny Zhou to take out the thank you gift she had prepared long ago.

It was the first time for Qi Yuan to see the black-covered boat, and after seeing the people over there, he still wanted to talk for a while, so he sneaked out, looked around curiously, and then stared carefully at the big bird painted on the bow.

A boy just jumped on the boat, seeing him curious, he smiled and introduced: "This is a jaguar, painted on the bow of the boat to keep you safe."

It was rare for Qi Yuan to meet a companion of the same age, and he felt close in his heart, so he said to him, "We don't have this on board."

He was referring to the painting boat he took in Yangzhou.Those painted boats are specially for people to go boating on the lake and appreciate the wind and moon. Of course, they are different from this kind of passenger boats.

The young man only said that he was the son of Uncle Zhongyuan's family, and that he had probably been on an official ship for the family members of officials before, so he retorted solemnly: "That must be because you didn't pay attention. I went out with the young master and took an official ship before. , also draw this on the bow.

Qi Yuan didn't know who his young master was, but hearing what he said was affirmative, he opened his eyes slightly, blushing and tried hard to remember.

The young man glanced at him, but suddenly felt embarrassed, turned his face and asked, "Didn't you bring the survey card? How fast is the postboat, and you don't have to pay taxes."

Qi Yuan asked: "What is Kanhe card?"

"You don't even know this?" The boy looked at him in surprise.

Qi Yuan shook his head.

The young man said: "It's the one issued by the Weaving Department. There are many checkpoints on the canal. With the Kanhe card, not only can the road be unimpeded, but you can also go to the post station to eat, drink, and get it. It's very convenient..."

Qi Yuan's thoughts moved slightly, he had never been out of Yangzhou Mansion since he was a child, if he would go home in the future, he would have to rent a car and take a boat, so why not ask this young man first.

"I seldom go out, so I don't know anything about it." Qi Yuan smiled sweetly, tilted his head and asked, "What's your name, brother?"

The young man smiled innocently: "Just call me You Ji."

Qi Yuan hurriedly clasped his hands in a bow: "I'm Qi Yuan."

"I know." You Ji said, "You have been selected as a scholar since you were ten years old. You are a young prodigy in our Shuntian Mansion."

Qi Yuan's face suddenly became hot, he couldn't help feeling guilty, his eyes rolled around.

You Ji only thought that he was shy, and asked from the side: "Mr. Qi, will you take part in the examination next year?"

Qi Yuan swallowed, and nodded in a pretentious manner.

You Ji exclaimed, "That's great!"

Qi Yuan asked: "What's wrong?"

You Ji said: "Mr. Qi doesn't know, those Jiangxi talents are so proud now! Our son is studying in the Imperial College, and he said that those Jiangxi people are sure that they will be the number one scholar!"

The style of imperial examinations in this dynasty is the most prosperous place in Jiangxi. It is said that there are Yijingli Lanes and households recited by households.

Qi Yuan's first husband in Yangzhou was from Jiangxi.

Although he is not serious about business studies, he is well-informed about these news, so he said: "I don't blame them for their arrogance. These two champions in a row are all from Ji'an Prefecture. As a fellow townsman, can you be proud?"

"So what, our Shaoxing talents are not bad!" You Ji's hometown is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang Shaoxing has a very prosperous literary style, not only the Imperial Academy, but also famous scholars.

Qi Yuan nodded in agreement, and couldn't help but secretly compare in his heart, his hometown Yangzhou...

Yangzhou is good at learning, but after all, it cannot compare with Suzhou, nor can it compare with Jiangxi and Shaoxing.As for the elders of Hanlin Pavilion in the current dynasty... He doesn't know who is a fellow.

Qi Yuan was used to comparing himself with others, he was secretly frustrated and a little unhappy.

But You Ji still encouraged him from the sidelines: "Young Master Qi, you have to fight for our Shuntian Mansion this time. Scholars in the north have been suppressed and can't hold their heads up!"

Qi Yuan said "hey": "Aren't you from Shaoxing?" After a while, he understood it first.The master of You Ji is from the Shuntian Mansion, so he must be fighting for the little master.

It seems that the little master is also worthless.

It's a pity that Qi Xiaocai drowned, and now standing here is Qi Xiaocaobao.

Qi Yuan couldn't help but feel heartbroken for Shuntian Mansion, losing a number one scholar in vain.

"Ahem, it's easy to say." Qi Yuan pretended to look up, looking confident, and asked about the matter after a while, "Your son is studying in the Imperial College, so do you know what's going on in the Imperial College? "

You Ji said: "I know, of course I know!"

Qi Yuan hurried forward a little, holding his breath to stare.

You Ji said: "The management there is very strict. Someone cheated in the exam last month, and two of them were killed just now."