The hot kang was very warm, and the wind and cold of Du and Xiaoman was almost cured without medicine, and Xie Yi's body was completely recovered.

When I wake up in the morning, a part of my body rises high, and a thin quilt will be supported on a small hill.

Xie Yi sighed in his heart. He had heard in his previous life that sleeping in a hot kang is easy to get angry, and it turns out to be true! In addition, there is a beautiful woman like a flower next to her, and she can only watch but not eat it. It would be strange if the fire doesn't rush up.

Xie Yi turned his head and found that Du Shi beside him was gone, leaving only the neatly folded bedding and his sister Xiaoman who was still sleeping soundly.

The little girl's sleep is surprisingly good. In addition to setting up her urine at the third day of the day, she does not cry, makes a fuss or wet the bed. She has not yet gotten up until the morning.

Being well-behaved, considerate, sensible, and adorable. If you have a girl like this, what else can your husband ask for?

As for sister-in-law Du, she was nowhere to be busy. Xie Yi got up from the kang and decided to cook some breakfast and surprise her when her sister-in-law came back.

But……

When he opened the lid of the rice jar, it was empty inside. Xie Yi was stunned. Is the food out of food?

Born in a peaceful and prosperous era, I had no worries about food and clothing, and had no idea about food shortage. However, when I first came to the Tang Dynasty, I encountered a food crisis.

Very scary, very bad, not fun...

But life still has to be lived, so you can’t let the two women in your family go hungry. As the head of the family, you have the responsibility and obligation to buy rice to support your family.

However, before Xie Yi left, Du came back, holding a small cloth bag in his hand, heavy as if it was food.

Seeing Xie Yi, Du smiled and said, "I sold the woven silk cloth early and bought a bucket of rice... But it seems that Guanzhong has lost harvest this year's drought, and the government transported grain from Jianghuai to Chang'an, so the rice price has also risen a little, and I bought less..."

Well……

Jianghuai is a land of fish and rice, but the food prices rose due to the drought in Guanzhong. What's the point? In an instant, I gave a discount on the first impression of the capital of the Tang Empire.

As rice prices rise, life becomes more difficult, making money to support the family is becoming more and more necessary. How can you just rely on your sister-in-law to spin and weave cloth?

"Sister-in-law, I'll go out to Huaiyang City later to see if I can find a job or a way to make money..."

Xie Yi finished speaking, and Du did not have the pleasure of praise or support, but said righteously: "Sanlang, don't do these lowly things..."

"A lowly thing?" Xie Yi was suddenly full of black lines. He was surprised. How did Du's attitude like this? Think carefully, in ancient times, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and all kinds of religions, and it seems that he is not up to the top when he is a craftsman or businessman.

But now is different. The Xie family is already in this state. Wouldn't you starve to death if you don't let go of your figure? Du's words may make sense, but she is too indulged in Xie Yi. The lawlessness of the prodigal son in the past is probably related to her indulgence.

Xie Yi was amused and cried, and said softly: "Sister-in-law, the situation at home is different from the past. Although I was born to be useful, I will come back after spending all my money, but now I have to find some ways to make money first."

Du's eyes lit up and asked in surprise: "I was born to be useful, and I will come back after all the money is gone. Is this a poem?"

“Uh, yes…”

"Yes, you used to study with your second brother... Lang and you could write some poems." Before Xie Yiduo could say, Du said to himself: "Sanlang, I see that you are different from the past, and it seems that you have changed your mind. My parents are sure to be relieved in the spirit of heaven. Since that is the case, you should study hard at home, and I will make a living."

"Study, do you get a Jinshi?" Xie Yi was a little stunned and puzzled, "There are very few Jinshis in the Tang Dynasty, and almost all the children of high-ranking nobles. I am an unknown and unsophisticated boy like me, where can I have a chance?"

"Sanlang, I heard from the market this morning that the new governor of Chenzhou was the Duke of the current dynasty and had a prominent position... If you study hard, if you have to write good poems, you can go to the governor's office to write a book and submit poems."

Du said leisurely: "As for family background, what are you afraid of? The Xie family was born in the Xie family in Chen County, and they were also a family in Wuyi Lane back then. How could there be a saying that a poor family came from?"

Chen County Xie Family!

It feels so awesome. I seem to have heard of it, but I can't remember it for a while. Until Du brought the Xie family genealogy, Xie Yi was surprised to find that he had forgotten his ancestors, which really shouldn't have been!

Wild grass and flowers beside Zhuque Bridge, sunset at Wuyi Lane, and swallows in front of Wang Xie Hall in the old days flew into the homes of ordinary people.

Xie Yi's first reaction was this poem. The king of the poem, Xie was the most powerful and noble family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

The Wang family is the Wang Dao and Wang Dun family. The father and son of Wang Xizhi, who are of top calligraphy, belong to this family; Xie is the Xie An and Xie Xuan family.

As for the origin, it must start from more than 300 years ago. During the Taiyuan period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Former Qin Emperor Fu Jian led a large army to the south. The Eastern Jin Dynasty on the banks of the An River was greatly shocked. Xie An and Xie Xuan were ordered to fight the enemy in the face of danger.

In 382 AD, Xie Xuan led 80,000 troops to fight fiercely with the Former Qin Emperor Fu Jian's millions of troops in Feishui. He defeated the enemy with few attacks but won a great victory. So much that Fu Jian was so angry that he was full of troops and defeated. This was the famous Battle of Feishui in history.

This battle saved the Han family in Jiangnan. Xie An and Xie Xuan's uncle and nephew made great contributions, and the Xie family quickly rose to prominence and became the top family of the Wang family. Since then, the Xie family has emerged in many talents, such as Xie Lingyun, who was only one of the first to win, was the direct ancestor of the Xie Yi family.

After the demise of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Southern Dynasties passed through Song, Qi, Liang and Chen. After the Liu Song Dynasty, the Xie family became increasingly indifferent in the court. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Xie family in Chen County was no longer as prosperous as before, and few high-ranking officials showed their titles in the court.

The descendants of the Xie family scattered and settled in various places. A descendant of Xie Lingyun returned to his ancestral home, Chenzhou, Huaiyang and other places during the Tang Dynasty. One of them was the Xie Yi family.

Xie Yi smiled. He thought it was just a small family in the countryside, but he didn't expect it to be a descendant of the Xie family in Chen County. His ancestors were once a family in Wuyi Lane.

Although the present is different from the past, the Xie family of Chen County is a prominent family after all. This identity is still very useful in the Tang Dynasty, which is very particular about family background.

Du said softly: "Although your home has changed its residence, you still have the books you have from that year. You should study hard, try to write good poems and go to the governor's office to conduct the books. As long as you don't want to be willful and have a more upright character, you will have a great chance to achieve a good future as a child of the Xie family in Chen County."

Xie Yi roughly knew that the book book was a way for scholars to recommend themselves to the powerful. The Tang Dynasty emphasized family status, and ordinary people, especially those with low family status, went to the powerful and noble mansion, in order to appreciate and recommend their talents, or become famous, and thus rose to the top.

Of course, the scriptures have a certain meaning to be a nominee. If you are appreciated and recommended by a powerful person, the applicants and others will become their disciples and subordinates, at least they must follow the horse's tail and follow the horse's head.

The main way to perform the book is poetry and prose. Tang poetry is prosperous, from emperors, generals and ministers to the people and the common people to read poetry. Therefore, if you can write good poetry, your talent will be famous and your chances of being appreciated and recommended can be increased by dozens of percentage points.

Writing poetry is a technical job, but it is not difficult for Xie Yi. Remember some of the 300 Tang poems, and just "drawing from" two famous poems can make a splash.

Just a book...

This form that is similar to a contract for selling a body and is not necessarily reliable, Xie Yi is skeptical and even a little resistant.

Du said, "When my father died, I hoped that the children of the Xie family could study and become officials and regain the glory of their ancestors. Among the three brothers, you have good talents. My father had high expectations for you, but you... My father felt regretful and depressed, and ended up being the main reason. Now that you are a prodigal son, if you can study hard and get involved in the officialdom, your father can also be in peace in the sky..."

Well……

The question of whether the dead father can rest in peace has suddenly become much more serious. In addition, the prodigal son was too unfilial in the past. If he ignored his father's last wishes, he might be suspected of being unfilial and under great pressure!

Moreover, in ancient society, scholars, farmers, industrial and commercial ranks were clearly divided. If they did not become officials and had no status at all, how could they live a happy life? What's more, they also had the advantage of being from the Xie family of Chen County and a prominent family.

So, it seems necessary to become an official.

But there are really few ways to enter the officialdom. It is not a second-generation official title, and there is no chance of hereditary, so it is even more difficult to start from scratch. Unless he was raised with Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, or a Xuanwu Gate mutiny with Li Shimin.

Unfortunately, I missed the two opportunities to seek wealth and honor. Now I want to enter the officialdom... After all, I still can't avoid the business.

Forget it, then let's try it out!

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