For a whole day, the ears are full of noise, and you have to deal with all kinds of inquiries with a smile, and when you are idle in the evening, Huan Chong is also tired, sitting in a bamboo pavilion among the pine forests, holding a freshly brewed tea soup and sipping it lightly, finally enjoying a little rare leisure.

"Brother Young Son, my friends and I agreed to visit Yique at night later, can we go together?"

A fellow student of Xinshiguan walked by the pavilion, and when he saw Huan Chong sitting in the pavilion, he waved his hand and greeted him.

Huan Chong hurriedly stood up and waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am physically cold, so I won't disturb my classmate Yaxing." Wait until the recent banquet is over, and then invite friends to have fun. ”

failed to invite Huan Chong, the young man was a little disappointed, but he was no longer reluctant, and left with his hand.

It was getting late, and Huan Chong had rested enough, so he stood up and returned the tea set and went to the engineering institute. Along the way, there were also apprentices from the engineering academy cleaning the courtyard, and after seeing Huan Chong, they all saluted respectfully and did not dare to be dismissive.

The dispute between outsiders and the academy was very fierce, and there were even several debates and quarrels before, and there were even many bachelors in the museum who reprimanded the engineering academy for not learning scriptures and misleading people's children.

But in fact, there is not no communication between the museums and institutes in private, and there is a lack of scholars in the institutes, and they often hire bachelors to teach, while the museums lack the degree of use, and often have to rely on the engineering institute to help. Moreover, the restoration and remediation of some old books in the museum often rely on the skilled craftsmen of the engineering academy.

As for the lower level of students, there are indeed all kinds of contempt and belittlement, but they are not the mainstream. In particular, Huan Chong has a very bad feeling for the engineering institute, and if it were not for the strong request of his mother, he would have been even more willing to work in the engineering institute.

Without him, because the various benefits of the Academy of Engineering are so good, the apprentices are often arranged for less than a year of study, and they are arranged to have all kinds of general work experience, if they are fortunate enough to join in some lucrative matters, the various compensation commissions alone are generous, enough to support the family.

The Huan family may have had a scripture inheritance in the previous generations, but in this generation, the style of learning no longer exists. Even Huan Chong didn't remember much, his father died in Xuancheng, and several brothers were also lacking in knowledge, so naturally they couldn't talk about family learning.

Huan Chong has always lacked a sense of security, probably due to the experience of being pawned as a child, and he longs for a stable environment more than others. Although he followed his mother's wish to enter the Xinshi Pavilion, and it can be said that he has achieved success in his studies and shows off his peers, he is still a little unsteady, and he hopes that he can be more useful to get the attention of his parents.

The monthly examination of Xinshiguan includes many academic ceremonies such as village shooting, and there are also many merit-based rewards, but it is really difficult to compare with the apprentices of the Academy of Engineering.

In the early years in Jiangdong, because his brother Huan Wen was able to govern the family, he could be regarded as a few years of prosperity.

However, with the turmoil a few years ago, his family fell to the bottom again, and his eldest brother was convicted and sentenced to prison labor. Some of the protégés were also separated by fear, and the second and fourth brothers were unable to keep their jobs. After the Su Zu disaster, there was still General Shen and the Yu family to protect the family, but this time no one came to pay attention to his family again.

Although he will not even come to embarrass his family again, many Wu people and township sects know that Liyang is coming from the east, and his brother Huan Wen is also among them. As a last resort, the second brother had no choice but to pawn the business, and then led his family north to Heluo to join the third brother.

The third brother is in Rong Brigade, and it is rare to take care of him at home, although he has always told Huan Chong to study with peace of mind and worry about family affairs. But Huan Chong was precocious when he was young, and he knew that the third brother was the only pillar of the family, in addition to his academic intentions, how could he enjoy the reward of the third brother's desperate fight in the field with peace of mind, so whenever he got the opportunity, he wanted to work hard to get a little family supplement.

The Chinese Banquet is a grand event for the university, and the Institute of Engineering itself is understaffed, so it naturally has to hire manpower from other school houses, and the remuneration is handsome. It just so happened that his studies had not been heavy recently, so Huan Chong signed up to help.

"This year, there is no use for the platform, and there are many good talents from all sides, and I don't know when I will be hired. It's better to try to be an official in the spring of next year, if you can get it, in addition to subsidizing the family, you can also accumulate a little deeds. ”

Huan Chong made his own calculations while walking, he actually wanted to participate in the official examination from the beginning of this year, but he was strongly opposed by his mother, and only said that the children of the Huan clan could not follow this path to enter the office.

But my mother doesn't know the current situation of Heluo, the prestige of the stage is scattered and the four fields, there is no shortage of wild sages everywhere vying to enter, and there is really no shortage of talents in the use of the platform, even those who have a wide reputation have to wait for the selection, and he just wants to get a student of the Xinshi Pavilion to get it, I don't know what year and month it will have to be.

Of course, the expedition is not a meritocracy, there is still room for human manipulation, but his family affection has long been consumed in the previous turmoil. Even if there are three brothers in charge, they are young after all, and they are mostly confined to the army, and it is difficult to take care of their families.

Like his second brother Huan Yun, he has been seeking progress from this way, but he has thrown out many prayers, but in exchange for cold eyes, he has spent most of the third brother's first money.

Thinking of this, Huan Chong couldn't help but sigh again. Every time the second brother asked for entry to no avail, when he returned home, he would complain that the eldest brother had affected the family, so that all the brothers were disgusted by the world, and the grandmother also sighed again and again, and often cursed.

As he gets older and knows more things, Huan Chong often doesn't understand why his brother Huan Wen did that back then, but he just doesn't understand, and he can't talk about resentment. Even if he doesn't follow people's feelings, there is no shortage of ways to get promoted to the stage, he just feels that the second brother is angry and doesn't pay attention to his own shortcomings, which is really a little unreasonable. Of course, this kind of thought is only hidden in his heart, and he will not confide in front of his family.

When he got out of the West Mountain, it was getting late, and Huan Chong quickened his pace and went to the south of the city.

On the way, he passed by a military camp, which was mostly inhabited by some prisoners who violated the prohibition and committed crimes, and suddenly Huan Chong vaguely heard people calling "Huan Da", his face changed suddenly, and he went directly down the road to the military camp.

Although most of the camp dwelling was hard labor, it was not dirty, and some daily chores were neatly stacked in one place waiting to be burned. There was no shortage of servants in the camp, and although their expressions were blank and their clothes were ragged, they did not have that disgusting rancid smell.

On this point, I have to mention that in the spring of last year, Xingtai presided over the disaster relief and extinguished the epidemic, and Huan Chong, as a student of Xinshikan, also participated, and his main job was to supervise the boiling water immersion of the laborers, and it seems that this rule has been maintained.

An outsider approached the camp rashly, and soon attracted the attention of the guards guarding the camp, and two people stepped forward to drive them away with bamboo canes. Huan Chong could only take a few steps back, standing in the distance and looking around, but after watching for a long time, he couldn't find the heroic posture of the majestic shore in his memory.

At this time, the sky was getting darker and darker, and Huan Chong could only return to the avenue with a sense of loss and continue to walk towards Luoyang City.

Outside Luoyang City, it was already completely late. Although there is also a curfew in the city, it is mainly implemented on both sides of the Luoshui River, and the south of the city can still enter and exit freely.

After entering the city, Huan Chong did not rush back home, but moved to a nearby night market.

There are more and more residents in Luoyang City, but most of them are extremely poor and small, even if they have any needs for food, clothing and drinking, they do not need to make a special trip to visit several big cities in the city, so various private markets in the market came into being. As for the goods sold, they are also very simple, whether they are grain, rice, eggs and poultry, or flax and salty, all of which are the private property of small households and the needs of ordinary people.

Huan Chong entered the market in a school robe, which still attracted some attention, and there was no shortage of villagers who came forward to sell goods. It's just that when he saw that the villagers were gathered, the city staff stepped forward with a cane to disperse, and did not forget to smile at Huan Chong.

The people live together, and it is naturally not easy to maintain law and order, and it is inevitable that evil things will happen to bully men and women, but Huan Chong's robe is a layer of protection. Earlier, an apprentice in the museum was killed in the workshop, and the division strictly investigated and pursued him, and the offender was directly beheaded, and many people who were just watching and not saving were also sent as prisoners.

Under such severe punishment, the atmosphere of the world can be solemn. Otherwise, just relying on Huan Chong to enter this kind of market chaos on Chinese New Year's Eve is simply looking for death. There is no excuse for bad people to kill people, just a belt and a pair of leather shoes are enough motives.

The maids of the engineering institute are all paid daily, Huan Chong put his hand into his sleeve and counted out half of the amount, and then made more purchases in the city, the price of goods here was low, nearly 100 yuan to buy a full board of goods, there is no shortage of meat such as poultry and fish, and even half a fan of dog meat.

This is already a large transaction for a small market, and some villagers have been kind enough to help deliver the goods because of Huan Chongkuo's early sales. Huan Chong did not refuse this, so he led two villagers who helped through the small market, and by the light of the torch at the head of the city, he crossed another road, and arrived at a workshop that was more than half under construction.

The workshop was still working at night, and when the supervisor saw Huan Chong entering, he laughed and walked up and said, "Huan Lang came to visit the servant again?" ”

"I have Lao Fengjun to take care of it."

Huan Chong raised his hand in response, and motioned to the villager who helped to give half a fan of dog meat to the other party.

Seeing this, the supervisor's smile couldn't help but be even more cheerful, and he repeatedly said that he would take good care of Huan Lang's servants. His daily communication is a vulgar crowd, how can anyone know how to call "Jun", this Huan Jialang Jun is courteous, and he can grow Huili, so it is also doubly courteous.

"There's just one case, I'll be transferred to another place later, but I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of it nearby. Tonight is the arrival of Huan Lang, I will inevitably bring up the old things, although it is just a contempt, but also admire Huan Lang's family Renze, I am willing to ask Kui Niang to be a wife, and then I will also respect the Zunfu......"

The supervisor took the dog meat in his hand and said shyly.

"I have written it down, but Kwai Niang is unusual in my family, and I can't force her to disobey what she wants. But whether it succeeds or not, we must thank Feng Jun Huinian. ”

Huan Chong replied slightly, and then changed his career to a corner in the middle of the workshop. Here is a small courtyard with a cramped pattern, the fence door is just hidden, Huan Chong pushed the door in, saw that the room was dark, and called in a low voice: "Kwai Niang can be at home?" ”

"In, in...... Slave in ......"

A moment later there was a whisper of surprise in the dark room, and a moment later the latch of the door was raised, and a figure hurried out, and by the moonlight it was a woman in a silk skirt.

When the woman saw Huan Chong standing in the court, her face was happy at first, and after a while, she said in panic: "The road is dangerous in the middle of the night, why should Lang Jun come to see him...... If, if yes, alas, how can a cheap slave be worthy of Lang Jun. ”