Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

In the morning, wash up.

The "toothpaste" used by the father and son now is higher-end than anything in the Palace of Tokyo. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty only used green salt and pepper to brush his teeth, and they also added aconite, which has the effect of repairing bones and strengthening teeth.

Toothbrushes were already very popular in the Song Dynasty. Apart from the material difference, the appearance is exactly the same as it was hundreds of years later.

However, farmers are not so particular, and the majority do not brush their teeth. For those who prefer cleanliness, they can also use plant fibers such as wicker to brush their teeth.

"Brother, my teeth are loose and it hurts when I brush them."

Bai Qi was also taught to brush his teeth together. Now he was standing next to Ju Ming, grinning and raising his head.

Ju Ming looked at it and said with a smile: "You are changing your teeth. Don't brush too hard."

"What is tooth replacement?" Bai Qi asked.

Ju Ming explained: "It means that the teeth are lost and they grow back and bite with more strength."

"Oh." Bai Qi was a little panicked.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stood under the eaves and watched. After the father and son finished brushing their teeth, they immediately went back to the house to get two pieces of clothes.

Shen Yourong took it to Zhu Guoxiang, and Mrs. Yan shouted to Zhu Ming: "Da Lang, come in and try on your new clothes."

These are two silk clothes that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law made in a hurry.

Watching Ju Ming change his clothes, Grandma Yan said with a smile: "Scholars should have some dignity. It just so happens that our family won't pay summer food this year, so we can save a lot of silk. I will accompany you to study for the past few days. Please don't wear any more clothes." Mai, you are really making people laugh."

Shen Yourong said nothing, just watching Zhu Guoxiang changing clothes, his eyes watery and affectionate.

Grandma Yan was happy but also a little sentimental: "My unlucky son was fourteen years old when he went to the county to study. He was about the same age as Da Lang. I also asked him to wear silk clothes when he went out."

Ju Ming comforted him: "Don't be sad, grandma. From now on, my father will be your son."

Upon hearing this, Grandma Yan turned around, looked at Zhu Guoxiang who had changed into silk clothes, and suddenly said happily: "What a talented person."

In addition to new clothes, there are also silk scarves.

The father and son traveled through time for more than three months. Although their hair had grown longer, it was still too early to tie it up and put it into a bun. They usually wrapped their heads with Gebu scarves.

The scarf style is most suitable for them, covering the top of their heads tightly.

In the past, it was wrapped in a Ge cloth scarf, also called a Ge cloth scarf, which was mostly worn by common people in common clothes. What I am wrapping today is a silk scarf, also called a silk scarf, which is mostly worn by nobles and elegant people.

Bai Qi's eyes were filled with excitement. These clothes were so beautiful, and he wanted to wear them too.

Shen Yourong stroked his son's head and warned him, "Brother Qi, you must study hard. From now on, when you become more knowledgeable, you will be able to wear clothes like this."

"Mom, I must work hard." Bai Qi became more motivated.

I stayed at home in the morning and went to see Lu Ti in the afternoon. Zhu Guoxiang wanted to present an article on agriculture.

The status of the father and son was once again elevated. When they arrived at the door of Bai's house, they were taken in directly by the servants without any further notification.

Lu Tixue is busy, and it is his own job - commenting on the meaning of Shizi Jingyi.

The twenty accompanying scholars from this county brought not only poems but also classics and texts. Now we are queuing up in the courtyard, one by one, presenting scriptures and meanings for students to judge.

"Success is here, come here and help me review the article." Lu Tixue already regarded Zhu Ming as his junior.

Zhu Ming handed over his hand and said: "I have little talent and little knowledge, and I dare not evaluate the classics and meanings."

"I'll let you comment, just comment, don't refuse," Lu Tixue pointed at the group of scholars, "The three at the end, hand over your classics and meanings to Chenggong."

The three scholars were a little reluctant. Although they admitted that Ju Ming was knowledgeable, he was definitely not as good as the dignified scholar.

However, if the emissary gives orders, he must obey them even if he is unwilling to do so.

Ju Ming cupped his hands and said, "I'm presumptuous."

"It's okay, let's learn from each other." The three scholars returned the greeting.

The title of the first article on the meaning of the scripture is: The Master said that attacking heresy would only cause harm.

Zhu Ming scanned the article first and found that it was not in eight-legged format. Looking at the topic, it seems a bit mediocre. The subsequent discussion is quite exciting, but it seems bloated and confusing in some places.

Evaluating other people's articles is different from writing your own articles.

Ju Ming may not be good at writing, but he is very good at commenting!

Just like a gourmet, he or she cooks ordinary food, but when he evaluates others, he is very clear-headed.

Another example is a certain Chasing Dreams director whose film reviews are full of flowers and colorful, but when he makes his own movies, he makes shit.

Ju Ming first circled the bloated parts, meaning that the author could rewrite them. Then, directly change the part that breaks the title and write one sentence: The world has different paths and the same destination. If you know its origin, everyone will do good deeds.

The scholar who wrote this classic text was stunned when he saw the broken title. He was surprised and said: "This is Uncle He Ping (He Yan)'s annotation of Wei Linggong. It is just right to use it to break this sentence. Why didn't I think of it?" ?”

Ju Ming laughed and said: "Uncle He Ping is also quoting "The Book of Changes·Xici Zhuan". The Analects of Confucius and the "Book of Changes" are connected in these places."

The scholar was so impressed that he bowed his head and said, "I've been taught a lesson! No wonder they say they have successfully mastered the Three Classics."

Even the scholars who were waiting in line to learn how to comment on Lu Ti couldn't help turning around after hearing this, wanting to know what Ju Ming had just written.

Lu Tixue waved: "Bring it here."

Before Ju Ming could leave, the scholar came over with the article.

After Lu Tixue read it, he praised: "If you succeed in taking the imperial examination, you will definitely get the high school Jinshi!"

Ju Ming just smiled and knew his own affairs. He would definitely be awesome if he could solve the problem, but if he wanted to write the entire sutra beautifully, he would have to train hard for at least a year and a half.

Ju Ming also quickly provided revision suggestions for the next two articles on scriptures and meanings.

Seeing this, Lu Tixue gave him three more articles.

The two of them worked together to review all the articles. Lu Tixue warned all students: "The Book of Changes is the ancestor of hundreds of classics. Even if you do not study the Book of Changes, you should read more in your daily life. It will be a big help to you in writing the meaning of the classics." It’s good. Of the six articles that Cheng Cheng judged, four of them used the Book of Changes to solve the problem. The words are concise but concise, and the technique is really excellent."

"We have learned a lesson!"

The scholars first bowed to Lu Ti and then turned around to salute Ju Ming.

This is related to their future in the imperial examination. What they have learned is what they have learned, and they must pay due respect.

After talking about learning for a while, Lu Tixue picked up Zhu Guoxiang's agricultural article.

Chapter 1: How to rotate rice and rapeseed.

From controlling water and drought to raising seedlings, to raising and transplanting rapeseed seedlings, all the precautions in each link are clearly written.

Especially those with fine management are extremely helpful to areas with developed water conservancy. The people at the bottom who have no access to water should not follow the instructions casually, as they may lose their clothes if they are not careful, Zhu Guoxiang repeatedly warned in the article.

Part Two: Thirteen Methods for Interplanting.

Through how to interplant crops, the requirements of plants for soil, sunlight, water, air, and fertility are explained. He also classified fertilizers into categories. He called nitrogen fertilizer soybean fertilizer, potassium fertilizer he called gray fertilizer, and phosphorus fertilizer he called bone fertilizer. It also discusses in detail the circumstances under which these fertilizers should not be mixed.

Part 3: Sweet potato cultivation and consumption.

Part 4: Corn cultivation and consumption.

Chapter 5: Male and female flowers and artificial pollination.

For the time being, I only wrote these contents. Lu Tixue learned a lot after reading it and said to Zhu Guoxiang: "I will add some more in the future and I will compile it into "Yuanzhang Nongshu"."

"We must make up for it and send it to Xingyuan Mansion when the corn is harvested." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Lu Tixue suddenly asked: "Yuanzhang really doesn't understand the meaning and rhetoric of the scriptures?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "The seven orifices open up the six orifices."

"Hahahaha!" Lu Tixue was amused and laughed.

Lu Tixue led everyone to walk to the riverside to enjoy the wind. Looking at the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers, he couldn't help but sigh: "This Xixiang County deserves to be called the Little Jiangnan of the Qinling Mountains."

"It's a pity that there are too many mountains." Xiang Zhixian said.

The climate in Xixiang County is very suitable for living and farming, and it is even praised by UNESCO as "one of the most suitable places for human habitation".

The only disadvantage is that there are many mountains and there are too few places to grow rice and wheat. Moreover, the main farming areas are clustered around the county. Shangbai Village and Daming Village are both remote areas.

For the next few days, Lu Tixue spent his time sightseeing.

This old man was already fifty years old. He could climb the hills and climbs as fast as he could and made all the scholars miserable.

Everyone cheered when they heard that they were about to return to the county.

Before leaving, Lu Tixue asked Bai Zongwang: "Thanks to the hospitality these days, my son is studying in Yangzhou?"

Bai Zongwang quickly replied: "The dog's name is Bai Chongyan, and his courtesy name is Juncai. He once won the imperial examination."

Lu Tixue nodded and said he remembered. Bai Zongwang was overjoyed. The service these days was finally not in vain.

The father and son finally decided to give gifts. Zhu Guoxiang held the Hu pen and said: "My family is poor and has nothing, so let's give a pen as a gift."

Lu Tixue didn't take it seriously and just asked his entourage to accept it.

He said to Ju Ming: "Successful young people are knowledgeable and talented. Remember to study hard and don't hurt Zhongyong."

"Thank you for your admonishment." Zhu Ming bowed.

Everyone moved to board the ship, and the scholars clasped their fists to say goodbye. They were completely convinced. No matter whether it is a scripture or a poem, it cannot be faked, not to mention that Ju Ming also helped to comment on the article, which benefited several scholars a lot.

These are representatives of scholars in this county. After they go home, Ju Ming's talent and learning will surely spread throughout the county.

Watching the fleet go away, Bai Dalang sighed: "I'm finally gone. It's really hard to take care of this envoy."

Bai Zongwang said, "Come here."

Bai Dalang hurriedly came closer, and then cried out in pain: "Dad, why did you hit me?"

Bai Zongwang said angrily: "No matter how difficult it is to serve the academic envoy, I wish I could keep him for a few more days. This is an academic officer, and he is the biggest in Lizhou Road. The longer he stays in our house, the more beneficial it will be to your third brother!"

"I...I know." Bai Dalang covered his forehead, his expression a little aggrieved.

Bai Zongwang said to his father and son again: "Thank you very much for your help these days, otherwise it will be difficult to serve the academic officers well."

"It should be." said the father and son.

Bai Zongwang asked: "Why don't you let me help arrange the marriage between Brother Yuanzhang and Lady Shen?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "No need, just set up a few tables."

But it was said that Lu Tixue returned to the county seat and stayed for another day before turning back to Yangzhou.

After he passed the fast and dangerous Huangjin Gorge, he took out a brush to write an article on the boat, and finally remembered the Hu brush given by the father and son. I didn't take it seriously. I just moistened it and started writing. As soon as I started writing, I felt something was wrong.

This is a wool pen, which requires a high level of calligraphy skills.

After writing and researching repeatedly, Lu Tixue couldn't help but laugh out loud: "This big Zhu and Xiaozhu actually hide good goods and give them gifts. I can't justify not helping."