Chapter 387： child

The next day after Jiang Jie returned home, there was an endless stream of people coming to celebrate.

Even the county magistrate sent people to send congratulations and invited him to speak to the county government.

Three days later, Jiang Jie and his cousin Jiang Yuanbao went to the county seat to meet the county magistrate, and they also brought a few specialties from their shop.

Yingbao didn't go anywhere. After all the guests at home had left, she ran to the Deer Park to release some horses.

After a period of intensive training, the injured horse has recovered, but it can no longer be used as a mount.

However, it’s okay to carry something on your back or pull a wheel occasionally.

As for the dead horses, Ying Bao took the time to release them and asked her father to cut the meat and sell them.

Leave the two carriages in your cave until they are needed later.

“Sister, what are you doing?”

The child ran into Yingbao's room, sticking his buttocks out and trying to climb onto the kang.

"Don't come up." Yingbao pushed him back: "Also, don't call me sister!"

The child blinked: "What did I call you?"

Yingbao ignored him and kept reading.

The little boy persevered and continued to climb onto the kang, crowded around Yingbao, stuck his head out to read the book in her hand, and asked, "Sister, what are you reading? Show it to Yuanbao."

Yingbao turned his head away and said, "I told you not to call him Yuanbao from now on."

The little boy curled his lips in aggrieved tone: "My mother-in-law calls me Yuanbao."

Ying Bao made a serious face: "Then you go find your mother-in-law."

"Okay, I'll call you Xiaotong from now on." Xiaotong finally compromised and looked at Yingbao eagerly: "You should give me candy now."

Ying Bao lost her temper because of the child's troubles. She took out a candy from her bag and gave it to him: "Take it and play with it. Don't bother me again."

The child took the candy, slid down the kang with a smile, and ran to find Mr. Wu.

“Daddy! Daddy! My sister gave me some candy, and Yuanbao... the little boy left it for daddy.” The little boy threw himself into Mr. Wu’s arms and forced the candy in his hand into his mouth.

Mr. Wu had no choice but to bite off half of it and gave the other half to the child, saying, "You will call me grandpa from now on."

The little boy didn't seem to hear it, so he took it and stuffed it into his mouth, then nestled in Mr. Wu's arms and said, "Dad, do you miss grandma? Yuan Bao... the little boy misses grandma."

Mr. Wu sighed, patted him and changed the subject: "Can I teach you how to read?"

The little boy was confused, nodded and shook his head: "Dad, just read it, little boy, listen."

So Mr. Wu recited a section of the Three-Character Sutra, and when he looked again, he found that the child had fallen asleep.

A few days later, Jiang Jie came back from the county town and brought back many books, some of which his sister had asked him to find.

"This is the Qinchuan County Chronicle. I asked the county magistrate for it." Jiang Jie pulled out a copy of the county chronicle and gave it to his sister.

Yingbao was very happy and immediately opened it to read.

This county chronicle records major events that have occurred in the county over the years, as well as important figures in the county, as well as some anecdotes, but there is no record of the Jiuyang Temple.

However, there is an anecdote above, saying that more than a hundred years ago, a sky fire broke out in the Chuanhe Town area, burning a large area of ​​forest, and the surrounding villages were not spared.

He also said that the fire burned for more than two months and was finally extinguished by a heavy rain.

Ying Bao frowned.

Since the Taoist temple was burned down by fire from heaven more than a hundred years ago, where did Chen Wan’s memory come from?

 Chen Wana's meaning is very obvious. She was abandoned when she was born, and was later picked up and raised by Taoist priests or Taoist nuns, and then recognized by the Han family.

This scene is very similar to my previous life or this life.

Anyway, no matter which life you live in, you are destined to be abandoned.

The drama of being abandoned and recognized again is repeated over and over again. It’s just that I have been resisting, so I can’t let the plot get on track.

What on earth does that book want her to do?

Ying Bao closed the county journal and decided to wait for spring to go to the mountains to look for the Taoist temple. It’s the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.

The county government suddenly sent a notice saying that in February next year, the court would select warriors in each county and let interested families sign up their children for reference. Anyone aged 12 to 20 can participate.

Not only were warriors selected, the imperial court also selected people with superb medical skills, regardless of gender, and allowed those with lofty ideals to sign up.

The notice was posted under the jujube tree at the entrance of Dongchen Village, and many villagers came to watch.

Ying Bao was unmoved, but his younger brother Jiang Wu was very excited.

“Sister! I’m going to take the martial arts exam!” He will be twelve years old after the Chinese New Year. Well, he is actually twelve years old, which is just enough for him.

Ying Bao: "Okay, if I pass the exam, our family will move to Jiankang."

My younger brother Jiang Jie is already a civil servant and will definitely become an official in the future. He will definitely go to the capital when the time comes.

If Jiang Wu also passes the martial arts examination, then his family will be a proper official's home, and he will definitely not be able to stay in the village anymore.

Just like this time when Jiang Jie won the election, squires whom he didn't know from other places came to give him gifts to establish friendship. If he didn't accept them, he would be looking down on them.

If someone commits a crime or something else, it is estimated that the threshold of their own family will be breached.

One careless move can injure his younger brother.

Hence Yingbao hopes that Jiang Wu can also pass the martial arts examination, and then the family will move to Fucheng or the capital.

The martial arts exam is on the eighth day of February, so you must register with your household registration in the twelfth lunar month.

Jiang Sanlang and Chen Zhu drove two carriages and rushed to the county town with several children.

That's right, not only Jiang Wu went to sign up, but Huzi, Wei Zhan, Wen Hengyin, and Zhang Min Xiaoyao also went.

Huzi and the others took the martial arts exam, while Wen Hengyinze took the medical exam.

Fortunately, the new court's selection of talents is very broad this time. As long as they have a household registration and a local person guarantees them, they can participate.

That's why Wei Zhan and Zhang Min could take the exam locally.

After registering their names, several young men began to practice **** horseback and archery. In the evening, they also had to learn the art of war and formation of troops, all of which had to be tested.

Fortunately, Zhang Meng knew a little bit about everything, and Mr. Wu was on hand to teach the art of war, so the young men made rapid progress.

The child has been living with Mr. Wu at Jiang Sanlang's house, eating and playing with Jiang Wu and others.

 Occasionally he plays with Niu Niu from the Chu Chu family, but Niu Niu always teases him for being illiterate.

The little boy was very aggrieved. Seeing that his "father" had no time to pay attention to him, he ran to find Yingbao.

“Sister, I want to read.” The child climbed onto the kang, squeezed in front of Yingbao, pointed at the book on the kang table and said, “Sister, teach me how to read.”

Ying Bao didn't understand why this child wasn't afraid of her and actually liked being close to her, so she could only say, "If you can't learn, my sister will slap your hand."

The child subconsciously put his little hands behind his back and whispered: "I can learn it!"

"Well, don't cry when the time comes." Yingbao took a three-character scripture and taught him to read it word by word: "In the beginning, human nature is good..."

Children study very seriously and can pronounce a few sentences decently.

“Sister, I can read!” He raised his head for praise.

Yingbao nodded: "Well, that's right. I'll have to read one every day from now on."

The child shrank his neck and responded in a low voice: "Okay, then sister will teach me every day."

Ying Baobao hummed and gave him a piece of milk cake: "This is to reward you. Only by studying hard in the future can you be sensible."

The child happily took it, slid off the kang, and quickly ran to find Mr. Wu: "Dad! My sister gave me the cake!"

Thanks to Yan and Mie Baobao for the reward.

Thank you all for your continued support.