It is not difficult to get a household registration these days, especially since Wu Guixiang has become the actual manager of Lantang Village. Wu Guixiang will not refuse any request from Shen Qing. The court is also eager to register more people: many families have many children in order to pay less head tax, and they will think of concealing the fact. When the time comes, just register a refugee and settle him down, and no one will care.
But Shen Qing didn't want such a household registration. In particular, if he wanted to participate in the imperial examination, he had to check his ancestors three generations ago, and his father and grandfather's names, native places, and occupations had to be clearly recorded. If his ancestors had committed crimes or worked as actors, monks, beggars, or government officials, they would not be eligible to participate in the imperial examination. If he asked Wu Guixiang to register a household registration, he could only be recorded as a refugee. However, Shen Qing hoped that Song Kaiji would be able to pass the imperial examination in the future. Not to mention becoming an official, at least he could pass the examination to become a student or a scholar, which would be decent. Their lives would be smoother and save them a lot of trouble.
This may depend on whether County Magistrate Lin is willing to help.
When Song Kaiji came over at night, Shen Qing told him about this. Song Kaiji had studied for more than ten years, but he didn't expect that it was the end of the world and he had to learn traditional Chinese characters from the beginning to continue reading. His face suddenly became bitter, but looking at Shen Qing's expectant eyes, and then looking at the fragrant and soft fat girl in his arms, Song Kaiji's sense of responsibility as a husband and father suddenly exploded: "Study! Take the exam! You must take the exam!"
He could choose not to be an official. With his thoughts, being an official is actually very dangerous. In modern society, he has been taught that everyone is equal since childhood. Who knows what he might say by mistake in feudal society? Officials are all cunning people! Especially since his household registration and background have to be forged. If he really becomes an official and is investigated, he and Lin County Magistrate will probably not end well. But he has a reputation, and being a squire makes people awe-inspiring, so he can still consider it!
Their family had too many secrets, so it was not suitable for them to be too high-profile. It was better for them to make a fortune quietly in a small place. "If County Magistrate Lin doesn't agree, we will give him a lot of gifts." Through Shen Qing's description, Song Kaiji also roughly knew what kind of person County Magistrate Lin was. He was a scholar with aloofness and did not like to accept vulgar things such as gold and silver.
But everyone has a love, so when you give something to a person, you have to give it to him/her. County Magistrate Lin obviously loves political achievements: "He likes some grain seeds and improved crossbows so much. If we give him gunpowder, cement, and a method of smelting steel, he will be promoted, and we will be willing to help him."
They only lived in the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain for two or three days before moving to the farm in the east mountain. The family could no longer accommodate them. There were only two main rooms, not even a wing room. Before Song Kaiji came, Shen Qing and Haitang lived in one room. Shen Qing and the child slept on the bed, and Haitang slept on the couch next to them. At night, when Sister Quan cried or was hungry, Haitang could help take care of her.
Miao Chunlei lived in the same room with Xi Que, who did all the housework and washing clothes and diapers. When Song Kaiji came, it was inconvenient for Haitang to live in the west room, so she had to find an empty room in the workshop next door to live in temporarily. But the workshop was full of people, and it was inconvenient and unsafe for a boy to live there.
Now Shen Qing and Song Kaiji live in the west room with Quan Jie'er. They have to take care of the child at night, so it is not convenient for them to be affectionate with each other.
The manor in Dongshan is much more spacious. The manor was carefully built by the Golden Tooth man, using fine bricks, tiles and wood. It has a large courtyard with three entrances and a wide garden. It is built against the mountain. According to the Golden Tooth man, this is a good omen.
When digging the well, a small spring was also found. Although it is not a hot spring, it adds a living water pond to the garden, which makes water use interesting and convenient.
It was at this time that the villagers knew that the manor on Dongshan actually belonged to Qingge'er's family - the nobleman who bought Dongshan was Qingge'er's husband? Some people also said that the manor originally belonged to Qingge'er. Didn't they see that the memorial archway awarded by the county magistrate for killing the wolf was already built in front of the house? But no matter who it belonged to, now they were a couple, and the manor belonged to them.
Some people in the village, even those who had no grudges against Shen Qing, still couldn't get over it. They had seen Qing Ge'er grow up, and he was not good-looking, just like a man. In their slightly wealthy villages, they had no problem finding a wife, but no family was willing to marry Qing Ge'er in the past. Even though Qing Ge'er became rich later, some families were interested in him, but it was for the money, not the person. Who would have thought that this wealthy nobleman would be so discerning?
On the day of the move, many people in the village went to watch the fun and lend a hand, which really made many people cry. Qing'er's man stared at Qing'er without blinking, and that look gave others goose bumps. Who would have thought that a man could look at Shen Qing with that kind of eyes? He gave birth to a girl and held her in his arms like a golden nugget and refused to let go. The village believed that it was better to hold a grandson than a son, but who had ever seen a man love a girl so much and hold her in his arms without letting go?
The key point is, this man has not even married yet, and he is not treating Qingger as a mistress or concubine. He has announced that he wants to marry Shen Qing as his principal wife, and will hold a wedding in a few days!
The people who were muttering these words in the village did not have any ill will towards Shen Qing, but the facts were beyond their understanding since birth, and they were just baffled, very baffled.
Some people who boasted that they were well-informed and had listened to some storytellers from various places would sneer and say, "What do you ignorant people know? Only rich people spend money on entertainment. Some rich people don't like women or boys, they only like men. Don't you think it's strange?"
The people who were chatting took a deep breath. What? Men like men? The men present couldn't help but look at their partners beside them, then quickly looked away. The thought of kissing and touching the buttocks of men made them feel a little disgusted!
How can I eat this!
The knowledgeable man laughed and said, "You are not amused. Some rich people just like this! What do you call it, Longyang's preference? You said Qingge'er looks like a man, but many boys in our village are not as tall and strong as Qingge'er, and they can even have children. In the eyes of rich people who like this, isn't it like picking up a treasure?"
After hearing this, the villagers were still shocked that a man was with another man, but they also understood why the nobleman liked Qing Ge'er. Even some families who didn't get along with Shen Qing, who had some small thoughts, gave up the idea after hearing this: if the nobleman just liked this, they didn't have a boy who looked like a man!
After moving into Dongshan Manor, Shen Qing transferred some servants from the city to live in the first courtyard outside, guarding the safety of the mansion and doing some household chores. He and Song Kaiji lived in the second courtyard with Quan Jie'er, and Miao Chunlei lived in the last courtyard. At night, Shen Qing could also let the maids hold Quan Jie'er to sleep next door, and he and Song Kaiji also had a warm space. As for the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain, Shen Qing originally planned to renovate it and turn it into a school, but Lian Ou came to him hesitantly.
Lian Ou was followed by another person, who was wrapped tightly in a hooded cloak, so that even his face could not be seen clearly. Shen Qing looked at him curiously for several times before asking Lian Ou, "Why do you want to buy that yard?"
Now Lianou supplies goods to Shenqing's shop in the county town, and sells some defective goods at the Miaoqian Village fair, so he has a lot of money on hand. At Shenqing's instruction, he also found a few skillful girls and boys in the village and taught them how to weave basic knots. Lianou only needs to do secondary processing on the basic knots, saving a lot of time and energy and making more money. He can afford that yard. But the Lian family has built a new house, so why would Lianou think of buying another small yard?
Lian Ou nodded, then shook his head: "It's not me, it's, it's..." He made way for the person behind him.
Shen Qing was a little curious. His small courtyard at the foot of the mountain was not very good, with only two rooms and a remote location. If he and Miao Chunlei had not been driven out of the Shen family in a hurry, they would have preferred to ask the village chief to spend a little money to buy a piece of residential land and build a house that they liked. Why did they have to buy a ready-made house? Was there something urgent?
Lianou's face became redder and redder, but he stole a glance at Shen Qing, and heard Song Kaiji's voice coaxing a child from outside the yard. He thought of Qingge'er's style of doing things, and felt that his own affairs might not be a big deal in Qingge'er's eyes, so he said with shame: "Hui Ming and I... No, Brother Ming and I have talked to my mother. He has left Miaoqian Village, and it is not convenient for him to live in the temple now, and it is not convenient for my family to take him in. He has no place to live, and we want to... get things done before the New Year, and it is a bit late to build a house now."
Monk Huiming also took off his hood, revealing a head covered with a layer of short furry hair.
Shen Qing: ????
Lianou said a few words to convey the message, but only he knew the hardship. When Huiming left the temple, the abbot did not embarrass him, let alone break his legs. Huiming was from a family in a nearby village. They had too many children to raise, so they left them at the temple gate. Eight out of ten young monks in their temple had such a background.
They grew up in the temple out of necessity, not because they truly believed in Buddhism, but because they had no choice. Therefore, Huiming wanted to return to secular life, and he talked to his master, and the abbot was very reasonable and let him go.
Moreover, the market in Miaoqian Village was established by Huiming. He was also a capable man. He had all kinds of ideas when he was just over ten years old. He had a dull mind, but there was nothing he could do. Life in the temple was really hard, the incense was not strong, and it was difficult to have enough food. He was a half-grown child, but he managed to turn their small temple, which was almost unable to make ends meet, into a regular market for the surrounding villages. Every stall owner had to pay the temple a stall fee.
The temple was able to live a good life thanks to Huiming, so the abbot decided that the market in the village in front of the temple would be under Huiming's management, and he would share the profits with the temple 50-50. He also gave him the surname Ming, and no longer had to use the Buddhist name Huiming.
Huiming gave himself the name Ming He, which has the same pronunciation as Lian Ou's name.
The market has been around for more than ten years now, and Huiming is already twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.
This is why Miao Hexiang was unhappy! Their boy Ou was only seventeen, as young as a flower. But this monk was already an old man of twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. Who would have thought that the monk did not abide by the rules and secretly seduced her boy at such an old age! But Lian Ou really liked him and was determined to live with this monk. The monk took out a lot of gold and silver to show his strength and swore to let Lian Ou live a good life in the future.
After a stalemate lasting for quite some time, during which even Ou Ren had lost a lot of weight, Miao Hexiang finally reluctantly agreed to the marriage.
Being with a monk who had returned to secular life was a hot topic in the village, especially since it was not arranged by her parents but chosen by herself. Shen Qing did not expect that Lian Ou, who had always been well-behaved, would do such a thing. However, he was very happy for Lian Ou. Being able to freely choose the person she liked was something worth being happy about, even if it was considered shocking by the people around her. He immediately agreed to sell the small courtyard to Lian Ou and Ming He at half price.
This good mood lasted until the night, and Shen Qing's steps became lighter. Song Kaiji also found his expression funny: "Why are you so happy that someone has found their sweetheart?"
"I never thought I could live like this before." Shen Qing said. In the past, parents would arrange marriages for people in the village. They didn't feel ashamed to talk about love or affection. Shen Qing himself was pessimistic about so-called love. He often thought about Shen Zhigao's change of heart. He also had pessimistic thoughts when he saw Lian Shi and Yu Ge'er before.
But Shen Qing later found Song Kaiji himself and realized how wonderful it is to be in love with each other. Naturally, he also wanted his friends and more young men to find someone who is truly good to them and truly loves them like him.
Love is love. They have the freedom to love, the confidence to deserve love, and the confidence to support the future.
He kissed Song Kaiji on the lips, his eyes shining. It was great to be able to stay with the one he loved forever. "It's great."
Song Kaiji was so teased that his face turned red all the way to his ears. Sister Quan was taken by the maids to sleep in the next room, and there were only the two of them in the room. The candlelight flickered, and Song Kaiji reached in and touched her a few times: "You...you feel good, right?..."
Shen Qing hummed softly and untied Song Kaiji's belt.
On the second day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Yu finally went into labor. This was his second child, and it took only two hours to give birth to a boy very smoothly. Miao Hexiang was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. Her bad mood caused by Lianou finally improved a little, and she was reluctant to let go of the child while holding him.
"I don't value boys. My Ou'er and Rong'er are better than many boys in the village. It's just that I always feel anxious when there is no boy in the village." In addition, Wang said sour things outside, saying that Yu'er's belly was round and she was pregnant with a girl, and she was not destined to have a boy. The second branch has been making a fuss about dividing the family. In the future, when there is no boy and the family dies, the family property will still belong to their first branch.
Everyone in the village knew that Wang was so jealous that she went crazy and spread nonsense all over the world, but hearing her nonsense also affected her mood: "I'll let her see, she's dreaming if she wants to eat our family out! When she gave birth to Lian Bao, she held him like a golden nugget every day, but now Lian Bao can't even talk or run properly. Who can't give birth to a boy? Our Yu Ge'er can give birth to a boy too!"
Miao Chunlei agreed with her in her heart. Qing Ge'er in her family didn't care about the gender of the child, but who in the village could compare with Qing Ge'er? Most people were incompetent, so they had to live according to the rules of the time. If Zhao Yu couldn't give birth to a boy, Rong Jie'er would have to marry a son-in-law in the future. Otherwise, if the family really had no descendants, the eldest wife would be so shameless as to come forward. There were many such things in the countryside.
After talking about the child for a while, they talked about Lianou's marriage. Miao Hexiang's face immediately fell, as if someone owed her eight hundred taels of silver, and she said reluctantly: "I found the date set by the monk's master, the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, and we will get married after Laba."
Wu Guixiang looked at her expression and advised, "You've already agreed, so don't put on such a face. If your brother and son-in-law see you, they'll be upset and it will affect the relationship between you two."
"How dare he!" Miao Hexiang glared, and then lost her temper. She didn't care whether he was a monk or not. If he was a young monk of 18 or 19, she would have nothing to be unwilling about. But Ming He was almost ten years older than Lian Ou! Miao Hexiang was not even 40 years old this year, so she was only ten years older than Ming He!
He was the old man who managed the affairs of Miaoqian Village. He was so cunning that he was even more cunning than the two of them. Miao Hexiang always felt that this old man was suspected of tricking and abducting her young son.
However, what this man showed at the moment was indeed sincerity: he gave a large sum of money as a betrothal gift, and said that he would settle down in Lantang Village and buy a house immediately, and that in the future all the money in the family would be managed by Ou Ge'er...
After glancing at Miao Chunlei, Miao Hexiang's depression was slightly relieved: It would be best if he treated her brother sincerely, but if he was a bad person, they were not afraid! They could just divorce in the future. Their brother had the skills and his parents' family, so he was not afraid of anything!
After thinking about it, Miao Hexiang was happy again: If it were in the past, who would dare to try and make mistakes in the marriage of my brother? Now it's really good, it's good to have money, and the atmosphere in the village is also good, all of this is thanks to Qing Ge'er!
When talking about Lianou's wedding, it's inevitable to talk about Shen Qing's. Miao Hexiang nudged Miao Chunlei: "Brother Qing is back, and his injuries are almost healed - young people have good physiques. He was like a blood gourd before, but now you can't see it at all. When are they going to do it? I think it's best to hurry up." Although there was no one else in the room, she still lowered her voice a little, curled her lips and said: "There are some shameless people in the village, they are all thinking about your brother and son-in-law. He is handsome and rich. Wang Liuzi's wife instigated her father-in-law and mother-in-law to sell Wang Liuzi's sister to your brother and son-in-law. The whole family took the money and went to exile with Wang Liuzi."
Miao Chunlei was speechless: "If they want to sell their daughter, then they want to sell her. Why are they targeting my family? If they want to sell her, then my brother-in-law must have her?"
Miao Hexiang clapped her hands and said, "That's what I said." After all, these people still looked down on Shen Qing. They felt from the bottom of their hearts that Qing Ge'er didn't deserve such a good life and didn't deserve such a noble man. If Qing Ge'er could do it, their daughter would definitely be able to do it. Even though Shen Qing was far ahead of them now, these people still maintained their old perspective and clung to the past.
Miao Chunlei snorted coldly, not taking it to heart at all. She had seen all of Song Kaiji's character recently. His heart was tied to their Qingge'er, and he didn't even look at anyone else. When the young couple got along, even Miao Chunlei felt jealous. Apart from anything else, the maids in their family were all more beautiful than Wang Liuzi's sister. Song Kaiji didn't even glance at her. He was a real gentleman, unlike those useless people in the village who would stare at a pretty girl and stick their eyes on her.
He said vaguely, "After the New Year, my brother-in-law said he wants to bring his mother over as well. How can we have a proper wedding without our parents here? Maybe we can hold it together with Sister Quan's 100th day. There's still some time."
At this moment, Shen Qing and Song Kaiji were indeed preparing to go to the end of the world to pick up Zhang Sujuan first.
This time, Song Kaiji brought the blood of Zhang Sujuan, Qu Weiwei, and Tang Wenjie. These three were people they absolutely trusted, and the other one was Tang's mother. They planned to take Zhang Sujuan over before the New Year, so that the family could have a reunion, and let Zhang Sujuan meet Sister Quan. Zhang Sujuan still didn't know the secret of the other world. Song Kaiji kept his mouth shut. He promised Shen Qing not to tell her, and waited for Shen Qing to tell Zhang Sujuan in person.
Naturally, he didn't know about Sister Quan'er's existence.
After the New Year, I will slowly tell Tang Wenjie and Qu Weiwei about the existence of another world. If they accept it well, I can take Tang's mother to live with them first, and try not to leave a weak rib without fighting power in the end times. The only thing that makes people hesitate is the relationship between Tang Wenjie and Qi Zhan.
"I wonder how happy my mother will be when she sees Sister Quan." Song Kaiji was looking forward to it. When he gave the jade pendant space to Shen Qing, Zhang Sujuan was a little reluctant, but in the end she couldn't get away from Song Kaiji. Now she has a safe living environment and a big fat granddaughter, can she still feel that she is losing out? She must be fascinated to death!
Shen Qing poured Zhang Sujuan's blood on the big bluestone, but it didn't seem to react at all, which made Shen Qing unsure whether their guess was right or not. "Let's go. The sooner we go, the sooner we can come back. We can catch up with the third birthday of the grandson of Second Aunt Lian's family."
This time, when they came out of the cave, Song Kaiji first took Shen Qing to the highway, and then drove to the new base. The closer they got to the new base, the better the road conditions and the fewer zombies there were. Shen Qing also saw from a distance that there were several teams of iron cages killing zombies nearby.
Now, after many experiments and planning, there is a fixed process for killing zombies. The new base encourages ordinary people to join the zombie hunting team to dig crystal cores. A few superpowers lead a dozen ordinary people. After the superpowers attack, the ordinary people quickly dig out the crystal cores, which is very efficient.
Space users would regularly collect the zombie corpses on the roadside and drive them to a distant place to discard and burn them. The closer to the base, the cleaner and tidier it was. Even the faint stench of rotting corpses in the air had almost disappeared.
It's very different from the Hongcheng Base.
There was no refugee camp stretching for several kilometers at the entrance of the new base. Two kilometers away from the base, there was no sign of zombies at all. Wood-type psychics were walking around the fields casually like farmers before the end of the world, promoting the growth of food. Some ordinary people and earth-type psychics near the city gate were working together to strengthen and thicken the city wall.
It was very similar to what Shen Qing had seen in the video, the civilized world before the end of the world. Their base was so good, it looked many times better than the Hongcheng base - Shen Qing was even more confident in taking over the Hongcheng base.
When Song Kaiji's car drove over, many people stopped to look at him, and some greeted him enthusiastically. There were also newcomers who didn't know Shen Qing, and curiously asked the people around them about Shen Qing's identity.
However, when Song Kaiji parked his car in the parking lot, he saw a car nearby that looked familiar yet strange. He looked around and saw Yu Le planning the area for new houses with others: the base has more and more people, and the total population has exceeded 7,000. There are about 2,000 people with special abilities, and most of the rest are family members, and there are a small number of young and middle-aged people who do not have special abilities but are good at using crossbows and guns. Even if the two existing hotels can accommodate ten people in one room, they are not enough, and they are planning to build some more residential buildings.
Seeing Shen Qing, Yu Le's eyes lit up. She hadn't seen Shen Qing for a long time. As an old employee, Yu Le knew that this was the real boss: "Little Boss Shen!"
Song Kaiji pointed at the car next to him and said, "Whose car is this? Is there an outsider entering the base?"
"It's Shao Nan." Yu Le said, "He has come here several times recently, and each time he came alone. He is now upstairs, talking to Sister Weiwei and Sister Jiaqian."
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