As the head of this family, Lian Zining couldn't understand the situation at home. When my mother was sick, all the savings in the family were exhausted. The former owner of his body was also a person who could not manage the family business and could only go out but not in. Now there are less than two dou of rice left in the family, and it is impossible to get enough wheat harvest.

But when he first came here, he could be said to be unfamiliar with everything here. Everything depends on the original memory of this body, without his own personal experience. This body, the original Lian Zining, was limited to the vision of this era, and it was not a very outstanding task. Those memories and impressions were inevitably biased and omitted. He had just experienced such a big change, and his mind was so dull that he could not come up with an idea for a moment?

Just as he was thinking, Cheng Yu had already packed the food and walked out of the kitchen with a boxwood plate and said, "Brother, I have prepared hot water for you in the kitchen. I have washed my face and hands by myself. After eating, why are you still standing there?"

Although the family was already ruined, Lian Zining's father was once a small Beijing army officer, and he still made a lot of money. In the living room, there were large blue bricks everywhere, and all the water was filled with rosewood furniture.

After washing his face and hands, he changed into a blue shirt that he often wore. Under the dim oil lamp in the living room, Lian Zining ate his first meal since he arrived in the Ming Dynasty.

Dinner was very simple, a plate of shredded carrots, a plate of pickles, a plate of bitter vegetables brought back by Lian Zining today, a plate of sauce next to him, a bowl of white porridge in front of him, and a plate of boxwood next to him was filled with mixed grain steamed buns.

Lian Zining looked at the table of food without any oil in front of him and could not smile bitterly.

He loved eating meat very much. He had a small bowl of meat every day since he was a child. If he hadn't exercised a lot, consumed a lot of energy, and maintained a good figure, just this way of eating meat would be afraid that he would have high blood lipids and high blood pressure at a young age. Later, when he went to college, his girlfriend was not very beautiful, but she was also very virtuous. The two of them went out to live together since their sophomore year. In order to please him, they tried to make good food every day. In short, although they couldn't say that they were rich and well-behaved, they had never eaten such bland and miserable food.

It is indeed difficult to let a person who has no meat to eat this white porridge and pickles when he is not hungry.

Lian Chengyu had a very happy meal. For her little heart, it would be very happy to have a warm dinner with her brother at such a time.

He picked up a chopstick of bitter herbs for him. The tender bitter herbs were placed in a white plate. The red ones were green and crystal water droplets on them, which looked very pleasant. These bitter herbs were the result of Lian Zining leaving the city today. Seeing that the family could not get rid of the pot, Chengyu, an unmarried girl, was not good for showing up in public, so he went out of the city to pick some wild vegetables, shepherd's purse, bitter herbs and so on.

"Brother, eat it quickly! You study every day, you can make your eyes clear, eat more!"

Looking at Cheng Yu's bright eyes, Lian Zining had to pick up the chopsticks, dip them in his mouth and chew them carefully.

The bitter vegetable was crispy. He chewed it and felt that it was very bitter at first. He almost wanted to spit it out, but after chewing it carefully, there was a sense of sweetness that made people feel very wonderful.

Lian Zining praised: "Well, this bitter vegetable is good."

"Then you eat more! You have worked hard to study, but now you are about to have a provincial exam again. You need to make up for it until late at night." Lian Chengyu looked at him with his eyes flashing, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and pushed the plate with bitter vegetables to him.

Although Lian Zining is the head of the family, in fact, Lian Chengyu is taking care of him at home. Lian Zining has been spoiled by his parents since childhood. He is not diligent in all four bodies, not to mention sewing and repairing clothes, he can even cook by himself. If Lian Chengyu hadn't cooked, washed clothes and mended clothes at home, I would have been afraid that Lian Zining would have starved to death to death.

Lian Zining was moved and said, "You are the time you grow up, so you can eat more!"

"Yes!" Lian Chengyu responded obediently, his eyes full of smiles.

After calming down, these bland and boring meals have become much sweeter in their mouths, and they are as light as beans. In this era, such a meal is hard, but it is also a bit warm.

After eating and drinking, Lian Chengyu began to hold the dining table. Lian Zining was used to doing this kind of thing in his previous life, so he wanted to go up and help, but Lian Chengyu pushed it away and said angrily: "Brother, you are a scholar, how can you do this kind of thing! I'll do it, you can go and study with peace of mind!"

"Scholar? Is scholar valuable?"

Although I disagree with it, it was just that the thinking of leading the people had not completely changed. Even Zining knew in his heart that the fame of a scholar was of course very valuable in this era.

The Ming Dynasty had the strictest control over the people. Lao Zhu was afraid that others would follow his old path when his family was not well-off. Therefore, he was extremely powerful in surveillance in all walks of life, but he was extremely generous in one profession - a scholar.

Nowadays, the era of emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce. Even if a merchant is rich, his social status is not as good as a small landlord with only three or five acres of land. Even the clothes made of silk have to be worn secretly at home. If he dares to wear boots, he will chop off his feet directly. Therefore, the way to get promoted and make money depends almost entirely on being an official, and the main way to enter the official career is the imperial examination. Although Lian Zining is just a scholar now, in this era, the status of a scholar is an amazing person, whether in the city or in the countryside. Some scholars may not be able to pass the exam even if they are in the seventies and eighties.

The Ming Dynasty had the strictest supervision of the people. Even if you leave your hometown to visit relatives and friends, you must be guided by the local government. Passing the pass and stamping the seal, and you will not be careless. However, scholars and scholars with fame are different. They have the right to wear sharp swords, green silk shirts, and travel casually. Officials along the way are not allowed to stop the prison. When they meet those county magistrates who may never meet in their entire lives, they don’t have to kneel down and have seats. In the eyes of ordinary people, such people are naturally very identifiable people.
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