On the sixth day of the lunar month, the sky was bright, the north wind was fierce, and an ox cart drove away from Xujia Village and moved slowly along the winding mountain road.

Xu Jin and Xie Xiaowan sat on the side of the ox cart, and there was not much luggage on the cart, except for the new quilt and the daily change of clothes, all of which were Xu Jin's books.

There were still some pots and pans at home, but these things were not worth much, and it was troublesome to carry, so Xu Jin simply didn't want them and gave them all to the neighbors, so Xiaowan's girl complained for a long time.

Xu Jin's original plan was to study with Guo Fuzi for a period of time, and then move to the county seat after the New Year, and by the way to participate in the county exam to be held in the county seat tomorrow in February, but now the situation has changed, he has to rush to Xinjiang Academy to report before the year, so he moved the plan in advance, it just so happens that Xinjiang Academy is on the outskirts of the county, and it is convenient to go to school after living in the county seat.

Xie Xiaowan frequently looked back at Xujia Village behind her, with a reluctant face, although it has only been less than half a year since she married into Xujia Village, since she married Xu Jin, it means that her roots are rooted in this small mountain village.

As the so-called homeland is difficult to leave, the ancients relocated to the land, in addition to the nostalgia for their hometown, perhaps more worries about wandering in a foreign land and an unknown future.

Xu Jin held Xie Xiaowan's cold little hand and said with a smile: "Xiaowan, when Xianggong High School is ready, I will take you back to your hometown, and then we will build a big manor and buy thousands of acres of fertile land!" ”

Xie Xiaowan smiled sweetly and hummed, tilting her head slightly and leaning on Xu Jin's shoulder.

Erniu, who was driving the car, turned around and smiled: "Uncle Ten, if you become an official master in the future, I will give you a housekeeper?" ”

Erniu's sudden turn back startled Xie Xiaowan, the girl, and moved away from Xu Jin with a red face.

Xu Jin didn't think so, it's common for modern couples to talk to each other in public, don't they just lean on their shoulders and say with a smile: "Erniu, look at your talent, the ideal in this life is to be the master of the official?" ”

Er Niu Han smiled and scratched his head: "Otherwise, what else can I do, except for hard work, I don't know anything." Isn't there a singing in the play, the third rank official in front of the prime minister, if the tenth uncle becomes the prime minister in the future, the second cow will be majestic even if he helps the tenth uncle watch the door! ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be surprised, this fool could say this, and said with a smile: "Erniu, there is no prime minister in this dynasty, only the first assistant of the cabinet!" ”

Er Niu rolled his eyes: "Won't Uncle Ten get a cabinet chief?" ”

Xie Xiaowan couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, Xu Jin couldn't help crying and laughing, I opened you when you were the court, you can be whatever you want.

Xujia Village.

After the patriarch Xu Deming finished breakfast, as usual, he moved a rocking chair to the yard to bask in the sun, and a layer of wool blanket was spread on the rocking chair, and it was very warm to lie on it.

At this time, Li Zheng Xu Youguang walked in and shouted: "Patriarch! ”

"Brother Jin left?" Xu Deming opened his eyes slightly and said lazily.

Xu Youguang nodded and said, "I set off at the end of the day, and I ordered Erniu to take them to the county seat." ”

Xu Deming hummed lightly and said slowly: "There is light, do you think Brother Jin can win?" ”

"It's hard to say!"

"Don't beat the horseman's eyes, you are a clear and transparent person among your peers in the clan."

Xu Youguang smiled and said: "Brother Jin seems to have changed since he fell into the river, and the patriarch also learned that day, he is as stable as a person, and it is not surprising that he passed the exam." ”

Xu Deming nodded and said, "The old man has learned from Guo Fuzi, and he is also sure of Brother Jin, and he also recommended Brother Jin to Xinjiang Academy. ”

Xu Youguang's heart moved, and he said, "That patriarch is still like that...... I'm afraid that there will be a gap in the heart of the tenth brother! ”

Xu Deming smiled indifferently, even if Xu Jin has a gap in his heart, his label of Shangrao Xu's family cannot be erased, one is prosperous, one is lost, even if Xu Jin soars in the future, his roots will always be here, in Shangrao Xujia Village.

Xu Jin felt that the most painful thing in ancient times was that the traffic was inconvenient, there were sixty or seventy miles from Xujia Village to Shangrao County, and it took nearly ten hours at the speed of an ox cart, and the time was wasted on the road.

The ox cart walked slowly on the uneven dirt road, and Xu Jin took out the "Book of Changes" and recited it silently to pass the time.

However, the journey did not seem to be too smooth, and near noon, one of the wheels of the ox cart broke off and broke down in the middle of the official road.

Erniu checked the situation, scratched his head depressedly and said, "Uncle Ten, this car can't go, it will take a few hours to repair, and it won't be able to catch up with the county seat when it's dark." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help frowning, it was freezing on this day, it was not advisable to spend the night in the wild, and it was not safe, there were many thieves and bandits in the Ming Dynasty, gathering in the mountains and forests, lawlessness, killing a person is no different from killing a chicken.

Erniu hummed and said: "Uncle Ten, a few miles ahead is the Xinjiang River, or let's go to the river with our luggage to try our luck, see if there are any fishing boats passing by, and take a boat down the river faster!" ”

Xu Jin nodded helplessly, now it can only be like this.

Fortunately, there was not much luggage on the car, and Xu Jin did not need to do it, so Erniu quickly packed all the things and put them on the back of the buffalo.

The three of them drove the buffalo for half an hour, and finally came to the edge of the Xinjiang River, fortunately, Xu Jin exercised every day during this time, if he was still a weak nerd, he would definitely not be able to bear it.

At this time, but see a blue river in front of you, the river surface is about fifty or sixty meters wide, the water flow is not turbulent, this is the Xinjiang River that originates from the upstream Poyang Lake, you can reach Shangrao County by boat down the river, and it is also the seat of Guangxin Mansion.

"Hey, Uncle Ten, Auntie, let's go shit luck, there's a big boat over there!" Erniuhan smiled and pointed.

Xu Jin fled what he was counting on, and sure enough, he saw a large ship moored by the river, and there were more than a dozen carriages parked on the shore, and someone was moving things to the boat.

"Let's go over and ask!" Xu Jindao.

"Okay!" The second cow whipped the buffalo's ass and ran over at a trot.

Xie Xiaowan was obviously a little frightened, whether it was the big ship and a dozen exquisite carriages, it showed that the main family was either rich or expensive. For example, if there are more than a dozen tens of millions of famous cars parked in front of you, will a poor person with a few dollars in his pocket dare to come forward and talk to others? Not to mention the hierarchical antiquity.

Erniu is an outlier, of course, Xu Jin is even more, the business sea has been up and down for decades, and he has never seen any big scenes.

"Don't be afraid, I've got you covered!" Xu Jin took Xie Xiaowan's little hand, the latter blushed and broke away, and said in a low voice: "Xianggong goes first, Xiaowan follows, that will be laughed at." ”

Women in the Ming Dynasty were not allowed to leave home casually before leaving the cabinet, and they were relatively free after marrying a woman, but if they walked with their husbands, they could not walk in front of their husbands, nor could they walk side by side, and they had to follow behind men.

Xu Jin was a little helpless, but to correct the concept formed by the little girl since childhood, she would definitely not be able to do it for a while, and she could only rely on her.

"What man, stop!" As soon as Xu Jin and the three of them approached, three healthy servants immediately rushed up to stop them, dressed in short costumes, and carrying a single knife, looking at the dress, it should be a martial artist of a large family.

Xu Jin arched his hand and said: "A few big brothers, we are the villagers of Xujia Village, Shangrao, the ox cart broke down on the way to the city, can you give us a ride, we will pay the fare." ”

The leader looked at Xu Jin and the three of them, as well as the big buffalo with luggage, and said with a slightly soothing expression: "We have female dependents on the boat, it's really inconvenient, you can find another boat!" ”

"The boat is so big, let's stand at the stern of the boat for a while, it shouldn't collide with the lord's daughter, can the eldest brother be more accommodating!"

"If it doesn't work, it won't work, don't be wordy, hurry away!" One of the nurses waved impatiently away.

Xie Xiaowan tugged at Xu Jin's sleeve and whispered, "Xianggong, let's find another boat!" ”

Xu Jin naturally understood that he couldn't come hard, and he didn't have the capital to come hard, so he was about to beckon Er Niu to leave, but the rope on the back of the buffalo suddenly broke, the luggage fell down with a bang, the burden of the books was scattered, and the books fell to the ground.

"Ahh Xie Xiaowan hurriedly bent down to pick them up, these are Xianggong's treasures.

At this moment, an old man in a blue-gray robe walked over and said in a deep voice, "Zhao Xing, what's the matter?" Did you knock over someone's luggage? ”

The head of the nursing home hurriedly shouted: "The chief steward has wronged us, it was their own rope that was broken, it's none of our business!" ”

Xu Jinwei arched his hand and said: "The big housekeeper is not strange, it is indeed none of their business, the rope of our luggage is broken!" ”

The three nurses all cast grateful eyes, the Fei family is a scholarly family, a century-old family, the head of the family has always been very strict, and the subordinates dare to bully the commoners outside, and they will be whipped and punished with a cane until they are expelled from the house.

The chief butler looked at Xu Jin again, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he said secretly: "What a spirited little Langjun!" ”

Xu Jin was originally handsome, but the nerds in the past were dull and sickly, but now Xu Jin is completely different, his eyes are like paint, his expression is bright, he has a kind of calmness that does not match his age, and he is calm and comfortable.

Moreover, during this period of time, Xu Jin practiced every day, and obviously became stronger, although he was still very weak, but his waist was straight, which made people ignore the shabby clothes he was wearing. This is probably the so-called poetry and bookishness!

The big butler smiled and said, "I see, dare to ask what this little boy is called?" ”

Although the young man in front of him was dressed shabbyly, his calmness far beyond his age still made the big housekeeper look up to him, and as a descendant of a scholarly family, he was still more polite to the reader.

Xu Jin took the opportunity to arch his hand and said: "In Xia Xu Jin, a native of Shangrao Xujia Village, I was going to move to the county seat today, but the ox cart broke down halfway, can the big housekeeper be accommodating and give me a ride?" ”

"This ......" the big butler looked a little embarrassed.