I don’t know how much time has passed.
All things come back to life, nourished by rain and dew.
It's just like spring rain in a dry land, so beautiful and refreshing.
But it also makes this bitter and cold winter a little warmer.
"I am just a poor scholar, how could I be so lucky as to marry a beauty like Jiaoniang?"
In the woods, a man and a woman snuggled up to each other.
It turned out that the young woman who had just been rescued from the river by Ning Caijun was named "Wei Jiaoniang".
She was a weaver girl working in a cloth shop in Yongning County. She had just returned from visiting her relatives at home. Unexpectedly, she slipped and fell into the river while crossing the bridge. Fortunately, she was rescued by a scholar.
The feeling of relief at being reborn after death made Wei Jiaoniang's heart beat faster. She was thinking about the kindness of her benefactor. The two men and women were alone in the mountains, and their eyes met. Her heart beat even faster like a deer, and she quickly fell in love with Ning Caijun.
Since ancient times, there have been countless dramas of heroes saving beauties and dedicating themselves to them.
I didn't expect that it would be Ning Caijun's turn this time. It's not an exaggeration to say that good times will come after bad times.
"Ning Lang, you are my benefactor and my second parent. Without you, there would be no me. I am willing to do all this. No matter how miserable you are, I am willing to follow you!"
Ning Caijun was deeply moved after hearing this, but he also sighed and shook his head. He told about his experience in Yongning County and was worried about digging winter mice.
"Ning Lang, shall we elope?"
"Elope? But where are we going?"
"No matter where Ning Lang is, I'm willing to go!"
"No, no, I am Ning Caijun's husband, how can I let my lovely wife suffer and wander around with me?"
Ning Caijun held Wei Jiaoniang's hand and said solemnly, "Next year's imperial examination will definitely earn me the title of Scholar, and the following year's Autumn Examination will earn me the title of Juren. When the time comes, I'll bring you home in a sedan chair carried by eight men, and marry you with a formal ceremony!"
The imperial examinations lasted three years each year. In the first year, one became a scholar, in the second year, one became a juren, and in the third year, one became a jinshi, and the cycle continued like this.
Originally, Ning Caijun had to wait three years before taking the exam again, but this time, the new king of the Dali Dynasty ascended the throne and urgently needed a team of clean officials, so a special special examination was set up to recruit talented people.
Wei Jiaoniang nodded and looked at her lover lovingly: "Okay, I will wait for you in Yongning County!"
As he was speaking, he heard several shouts and curses from outside the forest: "Damn it, where has Ning Caijun gone to?"
"Let it dig a winter mouse. It won't go to sleep in some corner, will it?"
"Brother Zhao, do you think that kid won't run away?"
"Run? Master and Madam are hoping he'll run away. If he runs away, it will just prove the lies we've made up. Then we'll be the ones to blame him for anything."
Ning Caijun heard it clearly, and suddenly her heart tightened. She immediately said to Wei Jiaoniang beside her, "Not good! Jiaoniang, run quickly, don't let them find you!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard a surprised voice from outside the forest: "Brother Zhao, look, Ning Caijun is there!"
"Hey, there seems to be someone around!"
Before Wei Jiaoniang could escape, several guards from Huichun Hall surrounded her, with confusion and a hint of greed in their eyes.
The leader, Zhao Liu, frowned and pointed at Ning Caijun's nose, saying, "Well, I told you to catch winter mice for medicine, and you're having an affair with someone else!"
Several guards looked up and down at Wei Jiaoniang's body like wolves, their eyes glowing with green fire.
Ning Caijun stood in front of Wei Jiaoniang, protecting her tightly. He puffed out his chest and said righteously, "Don't mess around!"
"What the hell?" Zhao Liu exchanged a brief glance with the other guards, then kicked Ning Caijun to the ground. The two guards rushed over and pinned him to the ground.
"No, don't!"
Ning Caijun's head was smashed into the ground by two pairs of hands. She listened in despair as Zhao Liu and the other two guards walked towards Wei Jiaoniang with obscene and evil grins.
"Beast! Beast!" Ning Caijun, who was pinned to the ground and unable to move, gritted his teeth, veins on his forehead exposed, and two lines of hot tears flowed down uncontrollably.
At this moment, a man was crying out in the forest, but no one answered him.
Lying on the ground alone and helpless, he could only swallow his broken teeth.
The misery here cannot be described in words.
I won’t go into details for now.
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evening.
A few night birds chirped in the mountains. The crescent moon hid in the willow branches and dared not come out. There was not a single star in the dark night sky, and the whole earth was dark and without light.
“Comfortable!”
Several guards were whispering to each other, sharing their results, and occasionally letting out some strange laughs.
Ning Caijun's eyes were bloodshot, the anger in his heart had long been accumulated to the extreme, the seeds of hatred were deeply buried, and the last glimmer of hope in his heart was also swallowed up.
"Mr. Ning Cai, if you tell anyone about what happened today, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
A guard came closer and spoke in a condescending and arrogant manner.
"That's right. When the time comes, we'll pin this whole thing on you and see whether the people of Yongning County will trust you, a scoundrel with bad deeds, or the well-known Huichun Hall!"
"Hey, hey, so smooth!"
Zhao Liu waved his hand, slapped Ning Caijun across the face, and said viciously, "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. Now I allow you to go and comfort that beautiful lady, and tell her to be sensible and not cause trouble for us. Huichuntang has connections from the city guards to the constables, and who doesn't give face to the master? If you try to make trouble, you will be the ones who suffer in the end!"
After saying this, the man waved his hand and led a few guards down the mountain: "Hurry up and catch up when you're done, or I'll have to wait and come back to look for you!"
Ning Caijun lay on the ground in a daze, motionless.
His tears had dried up and he didn't dare to look up to face the scene before him.
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