"Everything is inferior, only the reading is high" - Wang Su, a famous scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty
introduction
In the eyes of the ancients, all industries were lowly, and only reading and entering the world was the right way.
Therefore, in order to get ahead, many men have begun to study diligently since they were young, just to pass the imperial examination, obtain meritorious names, and win the official and half-positions.
You know, the imperial examination at that time was like the current college entrance examination, thousands of troops and horses crossed the single wooden bridge, if you can be admitted, it is really the glory of the Guangzong Yaozu. And the texts we used to learn
"Fan Jinzhongju"
It also borrows a satirical narrative style to express the importance of the imperial uniform at that time.
At that time, if you can lift it, the whole family can follow the light, and it is not difficult to enjoy the glory and wealth after that.
However, the leader to be introduced by the lifebuoy today, his descendants live a bitter life of living alone and begging. What's going on here?
The Qing Dynasty built the Zhuangyuan Mansion
Located on the top of the mountain in Nantun Village, west of HugaoGuan on the edge of the Yellow River, stands the last Yuanfu of the Qing Dynasty. This title was named Niu Fengshan, and after being appointed by the emperor as a champion, he returned to his hometown with full of glory and rewards.
After that, he built his own Zhuangyuan Mansion on the mountain, and specially invited Mr. Feng Shui to refer to the construction, and finally built it on a piece of feng shui treasure land.
According to the Qing Shilu, Empress Dowager Cixi, because she liked Niu Fengshan's works very much, granted him the title of first-class bodyguard, and under Niu Fengshan's teaching, the eldest son Niu Sixun also passed the jinshi examination and entered the court as an official.
With the appreciation of Empress Dowager Cixi and the emperor, the Niu family's road to becoming an official seemed smooth, but why did it end up falling?
Gradually declining
The reason is naturally inseparable from the background of the times at that time.
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the identity of the Yuanyuan was no longer popular. The collapse of the imperial court forced the officials of the Niu family to be laid off, and the Niu family slowly went downhill. After the founding of New China, the Niu family had already become an ordinary family, living by farming.
When the Niu family's sixth generation niu shi jing, due to the impact of the agrarian revolution, a lot of the Niu family's land was also divided. Niu Shijing didn't even have to plant land.
Make a living by begging
Faced with this dilemma, many Niu family members chose to go out to work and left their hometown, leaving niu Shijing alone. One man guarding a mansion seems a bit extravagant. But at this time, the Niu family had nothing left, only the Zhuangyuan Mansion.
As he grew older, Niu Shijing could only make a living by picking up scraps and begging, barely maintaining his daily life.
The original glorious cattle family has fallen, which is lamentable.
Today, the Zhuangyuan Mansion has long been dilapidated, not even water and electricity, and the old man Niu Shijing has long since lost his labor force and has become a veritable beggar.
Looking at the old and haggard appearance of Niu Shijing, who could have imagined that this was the descendant of Niu Fengshan, the once brilliant Yuanlang?
And the Zhuangyuan Mansion stands in this way, witnessing the changes in the history of the Niu family.