Chapter Forty-Eight: Enko
(Transition Chapter)
The characteristic of the Heavenly Master's Mansion is that the idle people and others are out of the way, and naturally, both the officials and the family of Master Qian are blocked out.
The rest of the people guarded the door, and the ghost cried and the taciturn middle-aged man entered the courtyard together.
The yard was littered with corpses, and the drizzle of cow hair blew away the bright red.
In this regard, the taciturn middle-aged man stopped, he did not have any opinion of the corpse, but bent down and picked up a ghost-headed dagger on the ground. He looked at it and took it into his arms.
"What, there's something wrong with that dagger?" Ghost Cry asked.
"Hmm. The middle-aged man said, "A magic weapon." ”
When the two entered the house, the maid had already burned charcoal, and the house was warm. The ghost cried and pointed to the Taoist who was already unconscious in the corner of the wall: "It's him." ”
The middle-aged man nodded, then turned to look at the children lying on the bed. The oldest is only seven or eight years old, and the youngest is only four or five years old. He observed carefully for a while before he slowly spoke: "You have to stay here for a while for this matter." ”
Ghost Cry nodded: "Okay!"
The rest of the people began to run errands, and Ghost Cry had only one task, to hold this place, and no one could be allowed to enter or leave unless there was a sign from the Heavenly Master's Mansion.
He took out his knife, and after wiping it carefully, he took out the whetstone he had brought with him and sharpened it before applying sword oil.
Then he put away the knife, looked at the people in the room, sat down on the table, shook the wine jug on the table, there was still wine in it, he simply took a cup, and began to fill his stomach with the snacks on the table.
As soon as I drank wine, the ghost cried and my eyes lit up, good wine!
......
It wasn't until dawn that Ghost Cry wore a somewhat torn robe and hat and walked home.
Last night, it was a busy night.
That Taoist was arrested, and I don't know where he was caught.
The children were also asked by the government to find their families.
With the intervention of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, they didn't dare to play other tricks.
"Brother Ghost, are you back?" Cai Wei, who went out to pour water, saw the figure of the ghost crying from a distance and greeted her happily.
"Hmm. Ghost Cry exhaled a cloudy breath: "I'm back." ”
In the next few days, there were not many twists and turns.
Ghost Cry only caught a few troublemakers, mostly dog demons, cat demons, mouse spirits and the like, they didn't do much evil, just made trouble, and stole some food.
Devil Cry taught them a little lesson, and then let them go.
Just after the Lantern Festival, the sign of the Heavenly Master's Mansion was returned, and the ghost cried and got the news that Qian Shangshu was sick and died, Uncle Qian was in charge, and several of his brothers and sisters were driven back to their hometown.
Then, the Qian family didn't bother with ghost crying.
Maybe it's because they don't know who Ghost Cry is, or maybe they don't want to get into trouble at all.
In the palace, Zhao Wende, the monarch of the Great Song Dynasty, is painting a picture of a beauty.
Zhao Wende is not good at being the emperor, but he still has a little bit of literary talent, he is good at calligraphy and painting, and at the same time he can draw a bow, and his equestrian skills are also good, and his own talent is still very good.
Bi Wencai, the minister of the Manchu Dynasty, he is also at the top.
In the martial arts competition, the generals will not be mentioned, and among those civil servants, he can fight ten with a pair of fists.
It was precisely because of this that he was able to escape from the hands of the Great Zhou army repeatedly, so that Emperor Zhou looked at Jiang and sighed: "Zhao Feiyan!"
And across from him was one of his beloved concubines.
A eunuch came up and whispered a few words in his ear. Zhao Wende's hand paused, a little ink fainted in the scroll, and suddenly, the whole flower was wasted.
The corners of his eyes were raised, he looked at the flowers that had been discarded, sighed, and then said happily: "Great, he is still alive." ”
Then he instructed the eunuch: "Since he has not returned, then do not disturb him." ”
The eunuch nodded in agreement.
Zhao Wende said again: "By the way, his brother-in-law, I remember that it seems to be a lifter, isn't it?"
The eunuch thought for a moment: "It seems to be so." ”
The ghost cried that brother-in-law Chu Junwen, who was born to read, he only participated in the imperial examination once, passed the township examination, and became a lifter, but in the examination, his health was not good, he failed to pass, and after he came out, he was seriously ill, which scared Chu Xianglian enough.
It can be said that it is not the examination ability that restricts him, but the physical fitness.
Zhao Wende thought for a while and said: "The national chaos is initially decided, and the people's hearts are unstable, so let's go and inform the other ministers and ask them if they should open Enke." ”
"No!"
......
Hearing that the imperial court was planning to open Enke, a group of people went crazy.
They reported good news to each other, and even set off firecrackers, invited dragon and lion dances, and smiled every day.
The imperial examinations are held every three years, with a long interval between them. According to the past, this autumn will be autumn, and next spring, it will be spring.
And this time, because of time, there is only Chunqiu, which means that if you don't hit this time, you can come again next year.
The lifters in Jiangnan are particularly excited, they are different from the lifters in the Central Plains, they have not suffered from the war, nor have they experienced the sorrow of being far from home, so their advantages are particularly obvious.
In addition, now Hangzhou City is the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and they don't have to travel long distances, and they have a great advantage over Bashu.
Predictably, this is the time for them to show their strengths.
People who are caught in the carnival go out in groups, enjoy the lanterns at night, and linger in singing and dancing.
At this moment, Chu Junwen, who temporarily lived in the home of Ghost Cry's former colleague Li Wenwen, turned down all other invitations and locked himself in the house, reading louder and louder.
Ghost Cry wore a hat, held a fishing rod, sat by the water, listened to the loud sound of reading on the other side, and smiled: "This kid is really calm." ”
The war made Chu Junwen far away from his hometown and suffered, but it also made him mature.
His EQ is still so low, and he has friends, but they are just nodding friends, and there is a banquet notice.
But he will see more, and after settling here, eating and drinking well and exercising every day, his body will be much stronger.
While everyone else was celebrating, going out, going out, and attending various banquets, he locked himself in his room and studied hard, coupled with his own talent for reading. If there is no accident, this time Enko is on the list, and he is the one.
Once he is a high school jinshi, Li Wenwen will definitely be eager to marry his daughter to Chu Junwen.
He is a martial artist, but he has a virtue with his father-in-law, and hopes that his descendants will follow the literature.
He adopted Chu Junwen, not only because Ghost Cry and Ghost Cry father-in-law were his colleagues, but also because Chu Junwen himself was a good reader, so he had the reason to adopt him as his son-in-law.
Seeing this situation, the ghost cry was happy in his heart. Just wait for his brother-in-law to enter high school, go to a good wife, and start a family, he can leave with confidence.
After that, it will no longer be limited to the small place of Suzhou City, and the world is so big that he can go.
His hand trembled slightly, the ghost cried unhurriedly, and played Tai Chi with the fish in the water, and after a while, the fish was exhausted and was hung up by him.
"Drink, what a big fish. Ghost Cry carried a grass carp nearly two feet long and walked towards the house in a leisurely manner.