Chapter 12 The ownership of a cabbage (Part 2) (This chapter is free)

Zhao Xing was not anxious, but Cheng Tong was very anxious. Seeing Zhao Xing shook his head, he didn't care about pretending to be an old fox and said stutteringly: "Master, my Chengjiaao Cheng tribe is a branch of the Cheng clan in Jiangxia, and has been separated from the clan for many years. The greatest wish of our clan is to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, so that the people of the Changzhi of Jiangxia knew that Chengjiaao had not humiliated the name of the Cheng clan in Jiangxia.

It was two years old. Earlier, my Yuanzu tried his best to make the prosperity of Chengjiaao, and only when I was old were old could he be able to pass on the family line. In this way, all the clan leaders remembered the clan's teachings. Four generations of the past were married only after they were old. Why? It was not easy to live in the mountains.

Since the Master came, God opened his eyes. Chengjiaao, my husband has been rich for three consecutive years, and has achieved "full food and clothing". If one more tribute scholar is released - even if only one tribute scholar is released, we can become a naturalized person and no longer be a citizen of the foreign country. At that time, the Cheng family of Chengjiaao could be swayed to Jiangxia... Master, you are the great hero of my Chengjiaao, and I, Chengjiaao, remember your great kindness for generations!

Master, I know you are very talented. If you have not used half of your knowledge, please reach out to help me with the Cheng clan! What do you want, my Cheng clan promises you!"

Zhao Xing pondered for a moment and replied: "Okay!"

Zhao Xing made up his mind: I don’t believe it, “Modern professional corroder” can’t handle a small county magistrate of the Song Dynasty?

"The most urgent need to go to the exam is to buy books." Zhao Xing only has thousands of characters, three characters of classics, and a hundred families. The candidates for Juren, "Yi Guanyi", "Book of Songs", "Book of Books", "Book of Books", "Book of Rites", and "Book of Rites" are called great scriptures, "Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" are called common scriptures, which are a must-read book for scholars who take the exam.

These books can be bought nearby, but Zhao Xing also needs a dictionary. He didn't know if there were dictionaries in the Song Dynasty. So he needed to search in big cities.

"I guess these books can't be bought in Huangzhou, so I have to go to Yangzhou, or Quanzhou... Just Quanzhou." Why is it Quanzhou? Because Zhao Xing is not naturalized, but he inquired that the port cities of this era were Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and Mingzhou. Only similar cities with densely populated foreign cities, such as Zhao Xing, can breathe freely without being conspicuous.

"Listen to the Master", Cheng Tong answered without hesitation.

Next is to determine the academic status.

Generally speaking, the quota for tribute students is 80 to 1 in the proportion of candidates. Huangzhou has more quota for tribute students, which is easier to deal with.

"Well, I, Chengjiaao, was not originally a member of the family, so I was cheaper in Huangzhou this time." Cheng Tong immediately made a decision and then said: "We will become a naturalized person in Huangzhou Prefecture City, and we will treat it as a mountain residence (a mountain farm affiliated to the gentry).

The Master took the river boat in Huangzhou Prefecture. The Master said: This boat has no sails, and it is extremely inconvenient to travel against the current. However, this boat is extremely stable and is suitable for ferrying in Huangzhou. I plan to sell the boat in Huangzhou, and add some more money to the clan to buy two large ships. From then on, the Master went to Huangzhou and did not need to walk the mountain road."

As he was talking, Cheng Xia led a few classmates in with a smile. They carried Cheng Azhu's cage, which contained her dowry. The students seemed to be smiling and stood at the door and didn't know how to proceed to the next step. Zhao Xing looked at this lightly and sat steadily on the stool and had tea. Cheng Azhu was raising soup at his feet, his ears were red like cherries, and he didn't even dare to lift his eyelids.

Seeing this, Cheng Tong coughed dryly: "Teacher, what's going on with Azhu?... I wonder when the Master plans to get married, so I'll let the tribe members prepare?"

Zhao Xing didn't know if the Song Dynasty had this rule - men and women could live together when they get engaged. Perhaps, this was just Cheng Tong's illegal operation. He lifted his eyelids and said unconsciously: "It's too small!... It's better to wait for a few years!"

Cheng Tong asked tentatively: "What about next spring? Azhu originally planned to get married next spring. I think that if the Master got married next spring, he could still catch up with the spring festival."

Zhao Xing meant: Azhu was so young, if she got married in a hurry, it would be dangerous when she gave birth. The reason why the difficulty in labor was so high in ancient times and the low survival rate of young children was closely related to the young age of getting married... However, this principle cannot be explained clearly to the Song people.

Cheng Tong meant that it would be best if Zhao Xing could marry Azhu before the Spring Festival next year. In this way, he would like to participate in Jiangxia worshipping ancestors as the Cheng clan's son-in-law... Of course, all of this was on the premise that Zhao Xing completed the state examination this autumn.

"Okay, then just before the day of the day...it's the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month." Zhao Xing flipped through the book casually and replied lightly.
Chapter completed!