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Chapter 7 How much sweat and how much food you eat <Part 2>

Even if the poor and small rural people feel sorry for their son, there must be someone doing the work in the field. Moreover, at such an age as Tang Que, he should have been a strong laborer at home. So even though he was tired and wanted to die of death the next morning, Tang Que still got up and went to the field with the two elders.

The days of farming were very tiring and boring, and time passed very slowly. After two or three months of intense farm work, Tang Que's face and arms were a little darker, his muscles under his raised trousers were also much more solid, and the calluses on his hands were thin. At the same time, his waist, which had not been straight for the first few days, is now as straight as loose, unlike the looseness of his office in later generations, where he seems to be holding on.

Not only that, the strong physical labor that Shuxing slept at night also brought another benefit to Tang Que. He, the once very serious insomnia disease in later generations, was cured without any medicine. Thinking about it, now he is so tired every day that he can fall asleep after getting on the pillow. What's the insomnia? After getting rid of this problem, the faint trace of decadence and erraticness in Tang Que's eyes completely disappeared.

Tang Que occasionally thinks about the nihilism of later generations, and he feels like a different world. Thinking about it carefully, he has a bit of a sense of whining about future generations. What is the meaning of life? In fact, this question is not philosophical or mysterious at all. It is just a down-to-earth farming and a real life. For today's hard work, tomorrow's good harvest is meaning. When it comes to medium-term planning, its significance is to completely change the poverty of the entire family, move out of the current dilapidated house, and the family can eat well and dress well. As for the further life goals, it is a bit vague for Tang Que, but generally it should be good to let himself and his family live a decent life.

Look at these short, medium and long-term plans, and there is still a little nothingness? Every piece is real, and it is also a desire and responsibility that Tang Que can work hard to realize.

Use labor to transform the soul, touch the soul by tiring his skin and flesh. If the great responsibilities of heaven are given, he will first starve his body and be poor! No matter what, after working hard for three months and living a life of saving food, Tang Que's people are rougher than before, but their spirits in their bones are tempered by fire, which lacks the frivolity and impetuousness of the young people in later generations, and they all exudes peace and stability. After perfectly integrating with his inner temperament cultivated by more than ten years of elite education, this temperament is still wearing old clothes, but Tang Que doesn't look like a farmer's boy, so many villagers who see Tang Que are amazed. Although these villagers can't tell the story of temperament, they all said that the Tang family boys are now more and more like the gentlemen in Yunxi City.

It was during the break of work that Tang Que took the opportunity to find out the situation in the village school. The Tang Dynasty began to establish a complete education system since Emperor Gaozu. After the three dynasties of Taizong, Emperor Gaozong and the Wuhou, not only has the imperial examination system become a permanent example, but even the school system at all levels has been fully established. The official educational institutions have the Imperial College in the central government, and the Chongwen and Hongwen Pavilions are also located in the palace, which are specialized in collecting children of princes and nobles. In addition to the Taoist teachings of various Taoist teachings, the above are also known as official schools, where students can study Confucian classics, calligraphy, mathematics, and law. As for the examinations, they are also selected from the provincial schools, and then they are selected through the examinations to enter the provincial schools. There will be examinations every year in Taoist teachings. Those who have both good character and academic performance are recommended to the Chang'an Ministry of Rites to participate in the annual ritual ceremony to seek fame and fame.

As for the village school that Tang Que was thinking about, it did not belong to the official school system. Most of the teachers in the school were old teachers who retired from prefectures and counties, and mainly collected poor children from nearby villages. As for their income supplement, they did not eat imperial grain, but allocated a portion of public land to support them. In this way, the children of poor families were exempted from the annual maintenance expenses. Although this name still exists, it is mostly just a meaning, and the students' families really cannot afford valuable things. Because of the strong charity nature of this village school, it is also called Yixue. It is somewhat similar to the charity village where there is no owner-owned body.

As for the management of Yixue, the management in Yixue is far less formal than that of the official school. The students here think more about knowing a little word and knowing how to calculate simple accounts. No one expects to get a fame from here. Therefore, the entire teaching order seems to be scattered. When encountering busy farming, most students go home to help with their work. The gentlemen just turn a blind eye and let it go.

"This one is very consistent with my situation." After listening to the introduction, Tang Que thought in his heart. In his current situation, the most difficult understanding of the meaning of the scriptures for other students is not a big problem. What he urgently wants to learn is the most basic things, such as practicing brush calligraphy, converting simplified and traditional Chinese characters, etc., and such a learning process can be completed privately at home, so there is no need to spend lying in the school and shaking his head to recite scriptures.

After secretly recording these situations, Tang Que spent more time wandering around the village school during work, but the family's problems were not solved, so he was not inconvenient to make such a request.

After three months of hard work, the four grasses on the slopes were hoeed, and the farm work was free. The farmers took advantage of this time to rest and prepare for the busy double rush after the wheat was ripe.

After working hard for three months, Tang Que was idle and was really uncomfortable. He couldn't stay at home that day, so he simply put on half of his arm made of linen, "Mom, I'll go out for a walk and have some breathing."

"Aunt Li, this is all done, you are still busy."

"Hey, what a big fish, it's still peach petals. Brother Zhang is so lucky! I can have two drinks tonight."

Tang Que went out and greeted the villagers he met casually, while walking towards the village school. After wandering around these days, he liked to go to the village school to relax when he was idle.

When he arrived near the village school, Tang Que didn't wander around and saw a piece of paper sticking on the earthen wall near the main entrance. He went up to check and found that it was a notice to recruit an accountant, which stated that he wanted to hire a man who could do the accounting. In addition to serving three meals a day, he also had a salary of 120 cents.

At this time, the craftsman who built a house and was responsible for hanging the upper tamping boards was only 100 yuan a day. At present, the price of 120 yuan is really a high salary. Moreover, the owner still manages three meals a day. If the food is a little better, it is almost 150 yuan a day. Tang Que was surprised that no one had revealed such good conditions. He realized it after seeing the four words "Gaomen Li" signed.

Since the person who asked the accountant was a poisonous widow, it was not surprising at all. His reputation as a harsh man had long developed into a harsh man. Now even the illiterate farmers dare not deal with her more, let alone these scholars who are literate and avoid taboos?

Tang Que didn't believe in the saying of defeating men. Now he is in a time when he is short of money. Thinking about it, he should be fine if he settles his account, so he took the notice and turned around and walked towards the village where the poisonous widow was poisoned.

"It is easy to live in the Sihe House, and be attentive to the wife in the hall." This is a common saying by the Tang people. The family of the Du Widow is a Sihe House at the west end of the village. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water. It is the blessed place of golden chairs and jade belts on Feng Shui geography. Since the Du Widow killed two men here, her neighbors have slowly moved away in the past ten years, and the small manor that guards this place alone seems to be extra quiet.

Seeing Tang Que coming from the stone bridge and gathering under the big willow tree outside the village to enjoy the cool air, the Zhuangwu looked at him curiously. None of these Zhuangwu was from the village, and they were all poor men from the deep mountains to the west, so they didn't care too much about making a living.
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