I raised a husband in ancient times

Chapter 50

Taking advantage of the few days off at the beginning of the year, Lu Yiming and Pei Xing brewed three more jars of wine and put them into the wine cellar.

There are not many hanging grapes left, but there are already new flower buds on the branches. It is expected that the branches will be full of fruits in the near future. Pei Xing was surprised when he looked at these little flower buds.

Leisure days are fleeting, and busyness is the eternal theme.

On the early morning of the eighth day of the lunar month, Lu Yiming lifted up the quilt and got up from the bed. His movements were slow and gentle, but he still woke up someone who was sleeping restlessly.

He leaned over and lay half beside the bed, patting his back gently through the quilt, as if coaxing a child to sleep: "I slept late yesterday, let's sleep a little longer, okay?" "

Husband..." Pei Xing was half asleep and half awake. She grabbed his clothes, not wanting him to leave, "Husband is going to town?"

"Well," Lu Yiming put his hands exposed to the air back into the quilt and placed a kiss on his forehead, "Come back in the evening , no need to wait for me at the gate of the courtyard."

The person on the bed fell asleep again, and he didn't know if he heard him.

Lu Yiming looked at his sleeping face for a while, and suddenly remembered a sentence: From now on, the king will not go to court early.

Spring nights are too short. I never thought that one day he would feel this way.

The place agreed upon by ******

and Feng Tingji was a courtyard in the town near the Yamen. It was not very big, but it had all the necessary facilities, including a martial arts training ground and an archery range.

Lu Yiming came to the appointment with a book box on his back. The boy who opened the door was a boy who had met at the racecourse before. After taking down Lu Yiming's book box, he led the people to the archery range.

Before the time arrived, there were already two people sparring in the martial arts field. They were sweating. They must have been practicing for a while.

"Brother Lu is here?"

Feng Tingji put down the bow and arrow in his hand, greeted Lu Yiming, and introduced another person beside him: "This is Li Yuanzhen, a well-known archery talent in the town."

Lu Yiming stretched out his hand to talk to the person . Fighting: "Nice to meet you, my surname is Lu, Lu Yiming."

Li Yuanzhen called: "Brother Lu."

The two people who were in the martial arts field before rushed over. They were a pair of twin brothers named Tian Aiwen and Tian Aiwu. Lu Yiming looked at the slender figure. The two men were strong and strong, and they looked like martial arts practitioners. The two big men stood like two walls in front of them.

Feng Tingji introduced from the side: "Just call them Datian and Xiaotian."

The Tian brothers looked fierce, but in fact they were very honest. Now they were smirking at Lu Yiming. They still had two almost identical faces, twice as naive.

"How about some practice?"

A person's aura is a subtle thing. For example, when Li Yuanzhen saw Lu Yiming, the desire to win was always in his blood, wanting to compete with the person in front of him.

The Tian brothers on the side also felt this way, but since Li Yuanzhen spoke before them, he took a step back in tacit agreement and handed the venue to the two of them.

Lu Yiming was very calm. He also wanted to know the level of people from the official school: "How to compare?" "Shoot

according to the test steps, fifty meters, nine shots to see who has more hits."

"Okay."

Feng Tingji leaned aside and said nothing. Participating in the competition between several people, he had seen Lu Yiming shoot at the racecourse. His archery skills were on par with Li Yuanzhen's. Although his riding shooting was not as stable as him, his walking shooting was definitely better than him.

As for skill and bravery, Lu Yiming's skills that day can show that Lu Yiming's reaction is very fast. The details are not yet known, but it is probably not a problem to tie with the Tian brothers.

The only thing I can't grasp is his strategy.

I don't mean to look down on it. Generally speaking, private school teachers are indeed inferior to those academic officials in official schools in terms of policy analysis. One teaches based on his own experience, while the other follows the pace of the imperial court. Many academic officials even have the right to participate. Those who grade papers will naturally see and hear more than ordinary teachers.

The superiority of official school students is surprisingly consistent in this regard.

"Awesome!"

Lu Yiming and Li Yuanzhen drew their bows at the same time and fired, hitting the target seven times in a row. Tian Aiwu on the side couldn't help but marvel.

On the eighth time, Li Yuanzhen made a mistake and missed the shot, and finally lost to Lu Yiming by one arrow.

Lu Yiming handed over to him: "I accept."

Li Yuanzhen felt a little pity and at the same time looked at this peasant boy with admiration. He hit nine out of nine shots. He was really powerful. He really couldn't underestimate anyone.

After adjusting his mentality, Li Yuanzhen was more serious than before. He competed with Lu Yiming for two more games, and both of them hit nine out of nine shots.

"I admire it." Li Yuanzhen originally thought that Lu Yiming had a bit of luck in it, but now he was truly convinced, "I wonder if Brother Lu is free tomorrow? We can go to the racecourse to compete in riding and shooting."

Lu Yiming is very good at it . , nodded in agreement. Except for Mr. Jiang, no one has been able to compete with him for a long time. He is looking forward to tomorrow's riding and shooting.

Feng Tingji said with a smile: "Brother Lu, be careful, Brother Li is a man from the prairie." In

Lu Yiming's impression, the image of the prairie people is still what the song describes as "a man riding a horse, mighty and majestic"...

now When I met the real person, he didn't wear a mandarin jacket or a beard, and his physique was not as rugged as the Tian brothers. I really didn't notice it for a while.

Stereotype is not advisable.

"Okay, okay, Lao Li, after three games, it's our turn, right?"

Tian Aiwu couldn't hold himself back for a long time. Seeing that Li Yuanzhen was holding him back, he couldn't help but remind him.

Feng Tingji was also very curious about Lu Yiming's skills and was watching the show with Li Yuanzhen.

They did not choose to compete in weightlifting. After all, this was not interesting. Instead, they went directly to the martial arts training platform to test their martial arts. Lu Yiming naturally chose the best sword, and Tian Aiwu chose the short lance.

After Mr. Jiang's "beating", he is no longer as ignorant about ancient guns as before. Instead, he has learned many targeted moves, which are just right for Tian Aiwu this time.

The two fought back and forth for several times, and within half a quarter of an hour, the outcome was decided.

"This..." Feng Tingji didn't say anything else. Li Yuanzhen frowned and finished for him, "Isn't it too fast?"

Even a top student in the official school would have to fight for at least a quarter of an hour against Tian Aiwu. Doesn't this mean that Lu Yiming is more powerful than the people in Jiangzhou Prefecture?

There was such a powerful martial arts student in Jushui Town. Why was there no news about him before?

Not only Feng Tingji doubted life, but Tian Aiwu also doubted life when he looked at the short gun that had escaped from his palm. Was he still dreaming?

He was dragged down by his twin brother in confusion. He stared blankly at his brother who also couldn't hold on for a quarter of an hour. He finally came to his senses. It was not his problem, it was Lu Yiming's problem!

Is this person really not a member of the Beijing government?

After everyone was shocked, their thinking was surprisingly synchronized: This time the test was interesting to watch.

Combined with the shooting and fighting just now, they were a little gloating, but they wanted to see how the people in Jiangzhou Prefecture looked when they were slapped in the face, and whether they could still maintain their usual aloofness.

Hey, don't say it, they really can't wait. They have never been more eager for the coming of the test than today!

The eyes of several people looking at Lu Yiming changed, and they began to pull Lu Yiming closer.

"Brother Lu, how did you read the Seven Martial Arts Books?"

"It's passable."

"Can you recite them all and write them down silently?"

"Yes."

He should have a passing level in strategy. Their eyes turned redder when they looked at Lu Yiming!

"Which gentleman taught you this martial arts? Is it so powerful?"

"The one you met last time was Mr. Jiang Runshan."

Lu Yiming answered their questions in order, and gave a strange look when he said this. Feng Tingji, haven't you seen this person before?

The latter touched his nose and had forgotten about it a long time ago. After all, the gentleman's presence was very low: "Then he still accepts disciples?"

"I don't know about that. I will ask the gentleman for you tomorrow." Lu Yiming actually felt that Jiang Runshan would not accept any more disciples, but he couldn't bear the entanglement of these people and decided to ask them.

While they asked Lu Yiming, they also revealed a lot of information to him.

Except for Lu Yiming, all those present were students from the Jiangzhou Prefecture Official School. Feng Tingji learned from Feng Tingji that there were only four of them in the Jushui Town Official School, and there was exactly one missing, so he asked Lu Yiming if he was willing to join them.

Calculated based on this number, plus the martial arts candidates who were acquainted with the horse field and were privately educated like him, the statistics were less than ten.

There are really few people taking the martial arts exam, far less than the number of applicants for the liberal arts exam. No wonder the next two exams have been cancelled. Even if they were held, not many people would take part. By then, no one had passed. I don't know if I should take the test. Whose face.

The data is more intuitive. According to the 300-year history of Dajing Kingdom, the average number of people who passed the Jinshi examination in the martial arts examination was twenty-five, while the number of people who passed the liberal arts examination was one hundred. The same is one move every three years. The martial arts examination is only four points of the liberal arts examination. one.

Most of the annual martial arts scholars are northern grassland people who are good at riding and shooting. They know that they can't compare with each other. Naturally, in the south, martial arts is not valued as much as liberal arts.

"Will the official school year in Jiangzhou Prefecture start later?" Logically speaking, March is the scientific examination. It is impossible for the official school to let these martial arts students go. It is time to strengthen training.

Feng Tingji curled his lips, a little displeased, but not to Lu Yiming: "Jushui Town is not a wealthy place to begin with. Most people in our counties did not have good grades in official schools. People from Jiangzhou Prefecture's official schools naturally have high demands on us. We are allowed to go back to our place of residence and register before we go, no later than the beginning of February."

Tian Aiwu slapped the table and said angrily: "It's too much to bully people. Originally, we didn't need to come back, we directly gathered enough people at the official school to submit the list. Everything was fine once we got there, but as a result, the students from Jiangzhou Prefecture united to suppress the people in our counties and prevented us from gathering people. However, the academic officials and edicts turned a blind eye and didn't care about the matter. In fact, we knew nothing about it. , this is just a ploy to bias those local students in Jiangzhou!"

Tian Aiwen looked simple and honest, but his thoughts were very delicate. He scolded his compatriot brother in a low voice: "Be careful!"

"Exactly," Tian Aiwu sat back down, But he didn't care on his face, "Just telling the truth."

"Still talking?" Tian Aiwen frowned and looked at his stupid brother. If he couldn't get rid of this bad habit with his mouth, something would happen sooner or later.

Feng Tingji came forward to smooth things over: "Hey, I made Brother Lu laugh."

"Nothing," Lu Yiming helped change the subject, "I wonder when will you leave for Jiangzhou Prefecture?"

"We will leave after the Lantern Festival. It was originally scheduled to be on the 17th day of the first lunar month. Brother Lu, do you think it's inappropriate to set off?"

The four of them had already decided on this before they invited Lu Yiming. Now if Lu Yiming wants to join them, they need to ask about his time arrangements.

The Lantern Festival is very lively, and it can be said to be the second Qiao Qiao Festival. They have family arrangements and they can't shirk it, so they set the time after the Lantern Festival.

Although they could go back in early February at the latest, it was indeed easier to slack off at home. After much thought, they decided to go back on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, so that they could spend time with their relatives at home and catch up with the pre-exam training at the official school.

"On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, it's okay."

Lu Yiming originally planned to go on the twentieth day of the first lunar month, but it doesn't matter if he goes a few days earlier. It's just a few extra days of accommodation and food expenses, and he can take his husband to visit the bustling Jiangzhou Mansion. He has only seen it in TV dramas and historical books and paintings, but has never experienced it in person, so he is a little curious.

Moreover, if there are many people, there will be someone to look after him on the way. After all, he is not afraid of people who are unfamiliar with the place, but his husband is also there. If something happens, he is afraid of scaring him.

After all, the original person has been out of Jushui Town, but for Xiaoxing, this is the first time he has traveled far away. He can't leave a bad impression on others. He also wants to take people to travel around Dajing.

"Okay, let's decide on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month." Feng Tingji paused, and considering the distance to Wuhe Village, he thought about the specific time. "We will gather here and set off at that time." The

five people who met today all thought that the other party was good. , worthy of their co-guarantor, after filling out the guarantee form, handed it to Feng Tingji for safekeeping, and waited until the sixteenth day of the first lunar month to present it to the county and hand it over to Jiangzhou Prefecture.

As for the floating ticket, which is the modern admission ticket, after handing in the guarantee certificate, you need to go to the Yamen in person to get it stamped to prevent taking the exam for others.

"This is this?" Feng Tingji took a small bottle of wine in his hand and shook it.

Lu Yiming brought four small bottles, one for each person: "Home-brewed wine from farmers can help sleep and promote blood circulation. It has a low alcohol content and is suitable for women and men. It is also suitable for the elderly."

Originally they thought they had brought white wine. The children were not drunk enough to return. At this moment, they heard the implication of Lu Yiming's words. Was he promoting his own wine?

"Brother Lu, you want to start a wine business?"

"Yes, a business that makes a living. If you trust me, you can try the effect of the wine. However, we haven't opened a shop in the town yet. We have to wait until I come back from the scientific examination." ."

What Lu Yiming didn't say was that there wasn't much wine left to drink at home, and he couldn't open it now. He could only wait for the new grapes to mature in a month before making wine.

Taught Mother Lu how to make wine, and when they return from Jiangzhou Prefecture, they will have about a dozen jars of wine, and then they can officially start business.

He is not afraid of people learning how to make wine. After all, special grapes cannot be reproduced, and others cannot achieve this effect, so he is naturally not afraid of competition.

"Can men drink?"

Lu Yiming glanced at Feng Tingji who asked the question and nodded.

"Okay, if the effect is good, I will order from Brother Lu."

Feng Tingji and the others did not say too much, although for them, the family has some money, and there is nothing wrong with helping this farm classmate, but the specific amount of help is still It depends on the effect.

After all, they don't want to spend this wasted money.

******

"My husband is back?"

Lu Yiming said in the morning that he would not wait, but he still saw someone standing at the entrance of the courtyard early, holding a lantern and waiting for him to come back.

"Well," Lu Yiming touched his head and took the lantern in his hand, "Come in and show you something good."

Pei Xing was a little curious. The last time his husband said this, it was a bronze mirror, and the last time it was a wooden comb. , up, up, up... I wonder what it will be this time?

"Woof woof woof!"

"Woof woof!"

Before entering the house, Lu Yiming heard two dog barks from the basket on his back.

Good guy, I didn't give him face and let people know in advance.

"It's a puppy!" Pei Xing's eyes were bright, obviously he didn't expect the gift this time.

Looking at the curious husband, Lu Yiming's unhappiness just now disappeared. Please forgive these two brats.

"Why would you buy a puppy?"

The two dogs' fur color is dark brown, and they look the same as ordinary local dogs that are two or three months old, but their eyes are sharper, and they are barking excitedly. , probably a little hungry.

"These are wolfdogs. We are leaving for Jiangzhou Prefecture in a while. I plan to let them look after the house and the courtyard. Firstly, they can protect the grapes. Secondly, they can accompany my parents and not look so deserted. Lonely."

Pei Xing petted the dog for a moment, but he didn't show it on his face, but he actually took action when he went to bed.

"Why are you so enthusiastic today?"

"I want to have a baby with you as soon as possible."

In the darkness, Lu Yiming clearly saw the man's shy but still acting expression, his eyes darkened, and he couldn't help but Turn the person over and put him down: "Then my husband will help you."

The author has something to say: You are so powerful and majestic, man!

Lu Yiming: Stupid author, why are you still singing?

(Late, as usual)