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Chapter 15 Military Merit (1)

As March begins, people in Basil drive dragon boats, hunt and kill various kinds of "dragons" in the river, and worship the dragon gods, praying for good weather, good harvests and safety and health of their families in the coming year.

The so-called promotion and wealth in later generations, people at this time did not have the desire for this, because even the counties and counties in the "county system" were not actually what ordinary people could do - its basic need was titles.

Those who can have corresponding titles at least have no worries about food and clothing and can see the way to rise. Do they still need to ask such an illusory wild god to bless themselves with promotion and wealth? What they ask for is real people, and what they do is to exchange visible and tangible interests.

Ju Zizhou took Xu Qingcheng and Zhengliu, and the three of them lived in a small village near the water around Jiangzhou County.

Coincidentally, Xiake Village where they live is very close to Shangke Village where Ju Zizhou met when he first entered Jiangzhou County.

Because the two villages were so close, Ju Zizhou was really teased by her when she moved in.

"Why did you come to live in my neighboring village? Did you like me?" She smiled and joked, "Can you help me engrave some words?"

"It depends on what words are engraved." Ju Zizhou said with a smile: "And there is a fee for engraving!"

"Don't worry about money." When it comes to money, Lan Ruo was quite proud: "You will not be less hard-working."

Xu Qingcheng looked at Lan Ruo up and down, a little surprised: "I didn't expect that there was such a beauty in this remote countryside!"

The girl of fifteen or sixteen years old is about seven feet tall, with a graceful figure and a graceful figure. Although her face is somewhat traces of hard work, she is full of youth and has white skin and red skin. She is really a beauty.

Of course, in this era, she is already an adult beauty.

"Can't there be beauties in remote areas?" Lan Ruo smiled and said, "How much do you look down on poor places?"

"It's not that I look down on poor places, but that I think that in this poor place, even women have to work hard every day to take care of their family. As long as they do hard work, the beauty's texture will change from tender jade to rough sand and gravel. Even if there are beauties, after they grow up, a beauty like you will naturally disappear!" Xu Qingcheng turned around Lan Ruo with appreciation and looked up and down: "You don't look like you are at all."

"Go." Lan Ruo proudly raised her slender neck: "I'm not that I have never been to wind and frost, but my natural good looks and my sister-in-law's protection. Shaoli Fengshuang, so her appearance is naturally very good."

"Being born beautiful." Ju Zizhou copied the observation records, sorted them out a little, and then suggested: "Actually, in my opinion, if you ask me to buy engravings, it is better to learn to read by yourself. In this way, you can write whatever you want in the future, and you don't have to pay for it. Isn't that great?"

Lan Ruo looked at Ju Zizhou contemptuously with a look of looking at a fool: "Learn to read?"

"Yes." Ju Zizhou nodded: "It is not difficult to simply recognize some words, and it will be very beneficial to you in the future!"

"Who will teach me if I learn to read?" Lan Ruo asked disdainfully: "Even if someone is willing to teach me, how much does it cost to Shu Zi? I went to learn to recognize words, and my brother went to war again. My sister-in-law still had to take care of the children in my family. Who would do my job in my family?"

To a large extent, the recognition of words means that it requires getting out of business and spending money. The economic conditions of ordinary families are not enough to support such activities.

Lan Ruo's brain was quite clear and she was not too excited by Ju Zizhou's proposal.

Ju Zizhou sighed: "I can teach you, but I can't charge a lot of money. My teaching method is quite special and it doesn't take up too much time for you."

Lan Ruo was skeptical: "Really?"

"Of course!" Xu Qingcheng said with a smile: "You are so beautiful, even if Mr. Ju refuses to teach you, I will definitely teach you, and I don't want your Shu Xiu!"

Lan Ruo listened to Xu Qingcheng's words and looked at Ju Zizhou suspiciously: "Don't you have any ideas about me, right?"

Ju Zizhou shook his head: "Don't worry, I'm not interested in a child like you."

"Child?" Xu Qingcheng exclaimed: "Mr. Ju isn't a good wife?"

Ju Zizhou was speechless.

Zhengliu was a little unhappy and ran over from the side and stepped on Xu Qingcheng's instep.

Immediately, Xu Qingcheng hugged his feet, jumped around with one foot, and shouted "It hurts and it hurts."

"If you are not interested in me, do you still want to teach me?" Lan Ruo became even more alert. She took a step back: "Aren't you lustful to my sister-in-law? Do you want to be with me, a sister-in-law?"

Xu Qingcheng was jumping and shouting pain. When he heard this, he put down his feet with a confused look on his face and looked at Lan Ruo.

"I don't have this idea." Ju Zizhou shook his head: "What I want to do most now is to do investigations, and I have no interest in men and women."

"Then why did you teach me for?" Lan Ruo was very curious: "There must be a reason, right?"

Ju Zizhou shook his head: "If you have to say a reason, I think you have more value in observation."

"Observe the value? What is that?" Lan Ruo was puzzled.

"Nothing." Ju Zizhou smiled: "You can understand that I just want to see you and will not do anything to you."

Lan Ruo nodded: "So that's how it is."

"What is your answer? Is it to learn from me or not?"

"I won't learn!" Lan Ruo said crisply.

After saying that, he took off a few talismans from his neck and his arms.

Two tooth amulets, one copper plate amulet, and two peach wood board amulets.

"Carry the words for me, how much does it cost?" Lan Ruo handed the amulet to Ju Zizhou.

Ju Zizhou said casually: "Five talismans, fifteen cents, but they are too large, so give them ten cents."

As he said that, Ju Zizhou slowly engraved the words.

"Ten coins..." Lan Ruo took out the purse from herself, took out the ten coins, and handed them over to Ju Zizhou.

Ju Zizhou waved his hand: "Leave it to him."

Xu Qingcheng immediately took the money from Lan Ruo tactfully.

Lan Ruo's big eyes, which were clearly black and white, turned around and looked at Ju Zizhou in confusion: "You don't seem to care much about money."

Xu Qingcheng grinned.

How could Ju Zizhou care about money?

I really care about that thing. How much does he want to stay in Xianyang City?

But he ran out.

A simple and clumsy excuse as a reason.

I have quit the rich and elegant food that is within my hand in Xianyang City... I cannot say it is rich and elegant food.

Because of those things, Xu Qingcheng had never seen Ju Zizhou enjoyed them.

The ten or fifteen cents in front of you are of little significance to Ju Zizhou.

Xu Qingcheng smiled and stuffed ten coins into his purse, pressed Zhengliu's head with glaring eyes, and said earnestly: "Mr. Ju is afraid of getting money. I'm going to take money for him, which is something he is willing to do."

However, Zhengliu ignored him and just wanted to beat him up.

Of course, Zhengliu can't beat Xu Qingcheng, so his glaring eyes are meaningless.

Xu Qingcheng was proud and poured himself a glass of wine, drank slowly, watching Ju Zizhou carve the handwriting on the amulet.

[The phoenix has no colorful wings, and the heart is in harmony.]

It's very neat, but it doesn't fit the rhythm of the words, and it's even difficult to read.

Moreover, this kind of words doesn't seem to be written by Ju Zizhou.

"These two sentences are pretty good, they are just difficult to speak and awkward." Xu Qingcheng said.

"This is someone else's poem." Ju Zizhou said: "Isn't it very strange?"

"Is this a poem?" Xu Qingcheng wondered: "Why are there such a poem?"

This poem is a Tang Dynasty poem. In the Tang Dynasty, it was full of rhythm and catchy, but at this time, it was difficult to pronounce, especially in terms of format, the temperament is not expressed. The strict comparison has similar parallelization in expression, but as a poem, it seems particularly boring.

"There is such a poem." Ju Zizhou carved one, followed by another.

After all the five amulets were carved, Lan Ruo looked at the beautiful words on the amulet and said happily: "Thank you, I still have work to do at home, so I'll leave first!"

As she said that, she put on the amulet and ran away immediately.

Ju Zizhou was so strange that she couldn't figure out Ju Zizhou's thoughts, so she didn't want to stay for a long time.

After the carving, Xu Qingcheng asked, "There is a market in Xiake Village today. Do you want to go and have a look?"

"It's good to see." Ju Zizhou put down the carving knife and held Zhengliu's hand: "Let's go, let's go out and have a look."
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