ebookland Chapter 1 Who is Jingjing
Chapter 1 Who is Jingjing
In the 282nd year of the Sui Dynasty, on April nd of the th year of Yuanfeng, it was the fifth day after the results of the provincial examination were announced.
In Baisha Village, Huayang County, Xiangnan Prefecture, Chuxi State, under the golden sunshine, beside the Baisha River that looked like a swimming dragon, a thin figure in a light blue scholar's robe sat there stupidly all day.
He was like a fool who had lost his soul, motionless, occasionally muttering the same few incomprehensible sentences.
"Hey, Mr. Sun, is he crazy? He has been sitting up all day since this morning-----"
"That's right. When he woke up yesterday, you didn't see his appearance or hear what he said. His mother was really scared at that time-----"
"What did he say? Second Lady of the Zhang family, tell me, I heard it was quite lively------"
More than a dozen men and women who were working in the fields yesterday and had not been to the scene stopped their work in surprise, and stretched their gray, black, wrinkled heads to look at the most famous loudspeaker in the village - Zhang Er Niang.
"Sun Xiucai he ------ he-----"
As the person with the most say in the news in the entire Baisha Village, Zhang Erniang's wrinkled face trembled involuntarily when she thought of the scene she saw yesterday.
She looked and saw a figure several dozen meters away, standing still like a dead tree, straight as a sword out of its sheath, with only her ponytail simply tied with a moon-colored cloth ribbon, but her back looked particularly otherworldly and elegant.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Sun Xiucai asked us what dynasty it was, what year it was, and who was the emperor?"
As soon as these words came out.
This immediately caused several women who were working in the fields by the river, as well as several men who were paying attention to the women's conversation while working, to burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha, I laughed so hard!"
"He is a scholar, but he actually asked us which dynasty we are from and who is the emperor. Isn't this backwards?"
"We ordinary people don't care who is the emperor, as long as we have enough food to eat."
"Could it be that Mr. Sun passed the imperial examination and became insane? I heard from the old people that there was a Mr. Fan in the neighboring county who passed the imperial examination and also went insane for a while. He was finally slapped in the face and finally came to his senses."
"It's possible. I've heard about this before, but Mr. Fan is a very powerful official now."
"Mrs. Zhang, what did you answer at that time? Did you also slap the scholar in the face to make him sober up?"
"Mrs. Zhang Er, what did Mr. Sun say after he woke up?"
"We were all dumbfounded at the time." Zhang Erniang recalled the scene at that time, and remembered Sun Xiucai's empty, strange and cold eyes, and she couldn't help shuddering: "Later, his uncle told him that we are now in the Sui Dynasty, and it is the twelfth year of Yuanfeng, and the country has been established for about 300 years-----"
As she was talking, Zhang Erniang laughed strangely: "Who would have thought that before Sun Xiucai's uncle finished speaking and slapped him in the face, Xiucai slapped himself a few times and said-----"
"What are you talking about-----"
Several women who were listening to the story, when they heard the climax, saw Zhang Erniang suddenly stop talking, and couldn't help but urge her: "Second Madam Zhang, please continue talking, why do you only say half of what you are saying!"
"Ha ha ha ha-----"
Zhang Erniang saw that she had successfully attracted everyone's attention. Even the men in the village were staring at her. She felt very proud. After laughing for a while, she said strangely, "Sun Xiucai said that he wanted to be quiet, and then he drove all of us out."
"Quietly?"
"Jingjing? Who is Jingjing?"
"Is Jingjing from our village? It seems that Mr. Sun has grown up and it's time for him to find a wife!"
"That's right. Mr. Sun is sixteen this year and has passed the exam to become a scholar. He is considered successful. Even though he ranked last, he is still a scholar, right? I don't know who Jingjing is thinking of."
"Whoever marries Mr. Sun will be living a happy life now. He is handsome and educated. It's like marrying into a golden nest! At least they don't have to pay taxes or perform labor service-----"
A dozen women and men working in the fields were worrying about the marriage of Sun Shan, the only person in the village who had passed the imperial examination and became a scholar in decades.
The more I talk, the more excited I become.
Sun Shan, the only person in Baisha Village who passed the imperial examination and became a scholar in the past forty or fifty years, said he wanted to be quiet after sleeping for three days.
Everyone is very concerned.
Although, Sun Shan was ranked last among the 150 scholars this time.
But he is also a scholar.
We also have to treat the last scholar as not a scholar.
You know, no matter which rank of scholar one is, his family can be exempted from taxes on 50 acres of land, and the whole family can be exempted from corvée labor.
All the villagers hated the forced labor that had to be performed once a year and lasted from twenty days to a month.
In good years, one can bring his own food and serve nearby in the county.
If a bad year came and the state or prefecture needed manpower, they would have to leave their homes and transport all kinds of military supplies for the border troops that were fighting all year round.
This could very likely result in loss of life.
That’s right. Sun Xiucai’s father, Sun Xiaoping, lost his life in the reinforcement labor service two years ago.
"Whose family is Jingjing from? Is she from our village?"
"It shouldn't be. Mr. Sun should have high standards. He usually looks up to people, so he should have higher standards when looking for a wife."
"High? What's so high about it? He doesn't even look at his family. They are in debt and can't even afford to eat."
"So what? He is well-born and now he has the status of a scholar. That's incredible!"
When everyone was chatting happily, Sun Tieniu, who was some distance away from the women, suddenly thought of something, slapped his thigh, raised his voice, and asked Zhang Erniang, who was more than ten meters away: "Second sister-in-law, do you know the name of your Zhang family's second daughter? Does it have the word Jing in it?"
"There seems to be a word 'Jing' in it. What was her name, Jing? I can't remember it right now."
Zhang Erniang shook her gray-haired head, patted it vigorously, and then shouted excitedly: "I remember now, the second girl of Third Uncle's family is named Zhijing-----"
Then, she jumped up from the muddy field and laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, could it be that Mr. Sun has a crush on our Zhijing?"
Then, without waiting for the reply from the dozen or so people in the field, she excitedly walked out of the mud field, onto the ridge, and ran away.
"I'm going to go back to my third uncle's house first. I think Sun Xiucai is a good guy and a perfect match for our Zhijing. I'm going to go back and talk to my third uncle now-----"
At this, the villagers who were working in the fields and talking happily were all stunned.
He looked at Zhang Erniang who ran away quickly, and then looked at the back of Sun Xiucai who had been sitting by the river for the whole day.
I thought to myself, could this be true?
Could it be that Mr. Sun really fell in love with Mr. Zhang’s second daughter, Jingjing?
Maybe it was because the noise behind him was too loud, and the topic was all about himself, Sun Shan, who had been thinking for a whole day, finally came to his senses.
He didn't know why, although he was dozens of meters away from the villagers working in the fields, he could hear their voices and movements almost the same.
Could this be the new ability I gained after traveling through time?
However, this ability seems to be of little use.
Sun Shan, sitting by the Baisha River, has been testing himself in various ways since early morning to see if he would have any so-called time-travel benefits after traveling through time.
For example, system, cheat code, space and so on.
As a result, as a time traveler, he not only felt clear-headed but also had amazing hearing and memory.
On the other hand, he is not much different from the cowardly scholar Sun Shan in this world.
This 23rd century citizen of the People's Republic of China, also known as Sun Shan, a special forces soldier, was on a mission in Mount Wudang to track down the ancient treasure of Laozi to save the country - the "Laozi Neijing".
But just when he successfully snatched it from the Berry Country agent, hid in the corner, opened it and looked through it, checking whether the cultural relic was damaged or intact.
There was a muffled gunshot behind me, and it felt like I was hit in the head.
In the intense tearing pain, within his remaining sight, blood spurted out like a blooming flame, spraying everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, he fell headfirst on the "Laozi Neijing" which he had just opened.
Then, I seemed to be in a very long dream.
The self in the dream recalled every bit of life in this era for more than ten years, from the time when I could remember until I finished the college entrance examination, gritting my teeth and walking out of the examination room in a daze.
Finally, he collapsed outside the examination room.