I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 108

The legendary qinggong?In the darkness, Zhan Feiyu's eyes were like stars, shining brightly.

"Don't move around." Yin Wuyan looked down at the excited little girl, the moment her toes touched the ground, a slender figure crossed the towering wall and entered the courtyard, her movements were slight and did not alarm anyone.

Zhan Feiyu looked around, lowered his voice and said, "Big brother, should we go to the study or the bedroom?"

"Bedroom." Yin Wuyan walked quickly towards the inner courtyard with the little girl in his arms.

After a while, Zhang Xiucai fell into a coma after being tapped.

Zhan Feiyu stomped his feet on the ground, and touched the bedposts and carvings aside, "Will there be a secret room?"

Before Yin Wuyan could answer, Zhan Feiyu went to the wall again, and tapped on the wall with his fingers.

"Outside the wall is the yard, there will be no secret room." Yin Wuyan glanced at the bedroom, and then walked towards the small study room connected to the bedroom.

Zhan Feiyu tiptoed after him, looking no different from a thief, "Will Zhang Xiucai deposit the 4000 tael bank note in the bank?"

Tong Xu left in a hurry, and Zhang Xiucai didn't have time to give him the banknote, but it would be easy to attract thieves in a private school, after all, Zhang Xiucai came to ask for money with great fanfare in the morning.

The small study is not too big, behind the desk is a whole row of bookshelves, the right side is facing the window, and the left side is a shelf for antiques, Yin Wuyan squatted down, rubbing his hands under the desk.

In the silence, the clang was very clear, and Zhan Feiyu's eyes widened suddenly.

A drawer popped out from the hidden compartment under the desk. Inside was a small iron box with a special copper lock on the top, and the bottom of the iron box was fixed in the wall by an iron chain. Unless the lock was unlocked, the contents inside could not be taken out. .

Zhan Feiyu squatted down, "Want to pick the lock?"

There was a silver needle in Yin Wuyan's finger, and he fiddled with the keyhole for a long while. Under Zhan Feiyu's expectant eyes, the copper lock was opened with a click.

"Zhang Xiucai is quite rich." Zhan Feiyu looked at the land deed in his hand. In addition to the three-entry courtyard of Zhang's private school, there are two shops and the land deed of [-] acres of fertile land.

Zhan Feiyu picked up the banknotes and quickly counted them. In addition to the 4000 taels that he took from him in the morning, there were two 500 taels and ten 100 taels, adding up to 6000 taels.

This is just a hidden silver ticket. Presumably Zhang Xiucai still has cash in hand, not to mention some antique calligraphy and paintings that he usually collects. Based on this calculation, Zhang Xiucai's worth is tens of thousands of taels.

Yin Wuyan locked the copper lock again with a click, and pushed the hidden compartment back again, "Put away all the bank notes."

Zhan Feiyu smiled like a little wild cat who succeeded in stealing fish, and split the bank note into two, "Then I still earned 2000 taels."

"It's all for you." Yin Wuyan didn't accept the 4000 taels of silver that Zhan Feiyu handed over, he was not short of money, and besides, he might not be able to get in touch with the little girl for a long time, so he left some more silver for her.

"Could it be too much?" Zhan Feiyu hesitated for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Big Brother, can you stay under the Dragon Guard's hands after you are injured? I can use these bank notes to open a shop .”

Yin Wuyan had just walked into the yard with Zhan Feiyu in his arms. He paused when he heard this, and looked suspiciously at the little girl in his arms with dark eyes.

"I promise it's just an ordinary recipe, at most you can earn some money." Zhan Feiyu hurriedly expressed his attitude, and Zhan Feiyu widened his eyes and smiled innocently.

In addition to the movable type printing and gunpowder recipes, she still has cement recipes in her hand, but it still needs trial and error.

Of course, the recipe that Zhan Feiyu planned to make money was the most common soap, but no one in her hands couldn't open a shop, and even if she opened a shop, she couldn't keep the recipe, so she said that someone in the court was easy to handle.

"You can't use the people from the Forbidden Dragon Guard. After you become a teacher, ask Xueshi Gu to find some people for you." Yin Wuyan hugged Zhan Feiyu and crossed the wall. After a while, the sound of horseshoes sounded, and the direction was Jinlin Village.

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At the beginning of June, the news of movable type printing spread in the Daqing Dynasty, and the children of poor families knelt down in the direction of the capital, shouting excitedly, long live the Holy Spirit.

Although it is no longer possible to make money by copying books, books that originally cost a few hundred or even a few taels of silver now only cost twenty or thirty. Living with a belt, just to squeeze out money for children to study.

The Sun family's account books were handed over to the Yamen by those who knew the righteousness and extermination of their relatives. In addition to evading commercial taxes, the Sun family also occupied hundreds of acres of fertile land. people disabled...

Under a series of criminal evidence, the Sun family was seized. Tong Xu took out all her dowry instead of her aunt Sun. Scholars can get a set, this is Sun's atonement for the Sun family.

Outside the official road, the villa.

"The Tongfu abandoned the Sun family, but it also restored a bit of reputation." Gu Qingzhou said loudly, smiling at Zhan Feiyu who was sitting beside him, "Now Zhang Zhifu has established a firm foothold, but Tongzhi still maintains his official position. Tomorrow If you don’t dare to do anything, you will be tricked when you go to the Nanxuan Mansion to take the exam in the future.”

The court test is divided into three sessions, the county test is outside Shangsi County, and the government test goes to Nanxuan Mansion, which is the territory of the same mansion. Even with Zhang Zhifu's protection, the secret calculations are hard to guard against.

"Why don't I become a teacher?" Zhan Feiyu asked with a smile. She was young, and her crooked eyebrows and eyes were not flattering.

Finally, the game was brought back. Gu Qingzhou, who didn't answer, was drinking tea leisurely with a teacup. The poor kid knew he was afraid now, hehe, it's too late!

"Teacher." Zhan Feiyu leaned over cheekily, picked up the teapot and poured tea for Gu Qingzhou, "If something happens, I will do my best. If you have anything to tell the teacher in the future, just open your mouth. I will be a student, and I will say nothing!"

Gu Yuan on the side stared dumbfounded at Zhan Feiyu who was slapping her chest loudly. How could she look like a scholar with her fawning appearance?

Gu Qingzhou asked with a smile: "What are you going to do about the teacher's ceremony? I don't have tens of thousands of taels of silver. I can't look down on me as a teacher."

Uh... Zhan Feiyu looked at Gu Qing who was "opening his mouth" in disbelief. After realizing it, he complained with a bitter face: "Teacher, you are too cruel? All my net worth is not worth 1 taels." !"

1 taels?Gu Yuan was also dumbfounded, and looked at Gu Qingzhou with dull eyes, is this an evil move, my lord?Would you ask for money?And even if she sold Zhan Feiyu, she still couldn't afford 1 taels!
Gritting his teeth, Zhan Feiyu stretched out his fat paw and shook it, "5000 taels, no more!"

"Eight thousand!" Gu Qingzhou unceremoniously raised it up to three thousand. It seems that Yin Wuyan is really willing to break the child.

"Six thousand, teacher, you have to let me have some money by your side, right?" Zhan Fei was in pain, and he became a gentleman once, not to mention the two thousand silver, he still had to pay 4000 taels!
Seeing Zhan Feiyu's sore face, Gu Qingzhou felt relieved, and sighed: "Forget it, six thousand is six thousand, who made you poor? If you were in the capital, there would be people crying at 6 taels." Kneeling down and wanting to be a teacher, you cheap child."

Zhan Feiyu stared speechlessly at Gu Qingzhou, who got cheap and acted like a good boy. He really should let the scholars all over the world see that this is the great Confucianism they adore and reverence!It's so ruthless, I'm going to leave 6000 taels at once!
"Teacher, the banknotes are still there. How about we let them make money?" Zhan Fei rolled his eyes and dragged the chair in front of Gu Qingzhou. The master and apprentice began to mutter about how to open a shop to make money.

who I am?Where am I?Gu Yuan looked at the master and apprentice who smelled like copper in disbelief. Before a stick of incense, Zhan Feiyu was in high spirits when he talked about opening a shop, while Gu Qingzhou nodded from time to time, obviously also in high spirits.

After a stick of incense, the master and apprentice argued again. What Zhan Feiyu said was spitting, and Gu Qingzhou retorted sharply. The two directly fought for the dividends of the shop, and they were even more vulgar than those greedy merchants.

After another stick of incense, the result came out.

The master and apprentice walked to the desk, Zhan Feiyu grinded it, Gu Qingzhou picked up the pen, brushed the two contracts, and the two contracts were completed. The master and apprentice also signed and pressed their fingerprints solemnly.

"Teacher, I'm definitely the most filial disciple in the world. I give out recipes and money, and also take care of the shop. I'm so hardworking that I only get [-]% of the profit." Zhan Feiyu shook his head like a kid. It looks like a big loss.

Knocking on Zhan Feiyu's forehead with his fingers, Gu Qingzhou said angrily: "Your teacher and I only have [-]%, who told you to turn your elbows out."

Zhan Feiyu, who tried his best to get a three-point bonus for Yin Wuyan based on reason, grinned. Although his mouth was dry from the quarrel, the result was gratifying!

"Xiao Yuan, there is still a bonus for you." When Gu Qingzhou opened his mouth, he couldn't help laughing at the stunned Gu Yuan. Compared with the poor kid, Gu Yuan's honesty made people feel distressed.

"Me?" Gu Yuan was really dumbfounded. Looking at the smiling Zhan Feiyu, he blushed in embarrassment. He has always looked at Zhan Feiyu disliked. Although he didn't dare to say anything clearly, he often secretly stared at her. .

"Whoever sees it has a share." Zhan Feiyu waved his hand indifferently, and looked forward to the future, "When our shops open all over the country, Gu Yuan, you just wait until you count the money and get cramps."

"The shop hasn't opened yet, so you dare to think and speak." Gu Qingzhou pinched Zhan Feiyu's cheek, a broken kid is quite ambitious.

"Teacher, you and the Holy Spirit are classmates, so I entrust you with the plaque of this shop." Zhan Feiyu raised his head, calculations flashed in his eyes with a smile, and with the inscription of the Holy Spirit, the soap business is definitely in short supply.

Gu Qingzhou raised his eyebrows. In terms of courage, the broken kid dares to be the first, and absolutely no one dares to be the second.

"Although movable type printing was not invented by me, I told the court about it. I just asked the emperor to mention a word. It is my loss anyway." Seeing that Gu Qingzhou refused to agree, Zhan Feiyu hummed pretending to be dissatisfied .

Gu Qingzhou squinted, and looked at the little girl who dared to complain with dangerous eyes. Bao Liang's voice sounded extremely scary, "With me as a teacher, are you still not satisfied?"

"How could it be?" Zhan Feiyu stood up straight with a serious desire to survive, "How could the teacher belittle himself so presumptuously? The inscription is just an addition."

Gu Qingzhou, who was not fooled at all, pointed to the dividend contract on the book case, and jokingly said: "Don't be false, or if we renew the contract, as a teacher, we should get a [-]% dividend, otherwise how can we be worthy of the teacher's identity."

Uh……

Zhan Feiyu smiled flatteringly, "Teacher, talking about money hurts my feelings. I brought two art articles, and I ask the teacher to give me some pointers."

Gu Yuan watched the two masters and apprentices sit down again, and began to talk about the articles written by Zhan Feiyu. They talked one by one and listened to each other. Gu Qingzhou taught seriously, and Zhan Feiyu listened attentively.

If it weren't for the two contracts with fingerprints still on the table, Gu Yuan would almost have thought that the previous scene was an illusion.

So the lord has never accepted apprentices in the capital, not because those scholars have no talent, but because they are not like Zhan Feiyu who can open a shop with the lord to make money?
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After sunset, Zhan Feiyu returned to Jinlin Village in a carriage.

"Little fish, drink some water." Mrs. Li took the bookcase in her hand, and handed over the wrung cloth towel, "This is the watermelon that the fifth aunt sent over in the afternoon. The old patriarch and the others are looking for you."

After wiping off his sweat and drank a glass of water, Zhan Feiyu finally felt a little cooler and asked in puzzlement, "Mother, what's the matter with Grandpa?"

Since Zhan Feiyu took out 4000 taels of silver notes to compensate Zhang Xiucai, Tong Xu left and never came back, and the marriage proposal with the third son was naturally invalidated.

Wan Yunhao and Qin Ye hurried back to Nanxuan Mansion as soon as they heard the news about movable type printing. After all, the Qin family ran the largest bookstore in Nanxuan Mansion, and the new printing technique had the greatest impact on the Qin family's business. Lin Village returned to calm.

"It seems to be a business issue with Taifu Restaurant." Mrs. Li only heard a few words from the fifth aunt, and she still had more than 100 taels of silver from Zhan Feiyu.

Mrs. Li, who is not short of money, only takes care of the vegetable field, and then takes care of Zhan Feiyu's daily life, and is not interested in making money in the village.

Zhan Feiyu looked at the sun outside, "Mom, I'll go to my great-grandfather's house first, and I'll eat when I come back."

After listening to the teacher's two-hour class in the afternoon, Zhan Feiyu was still feeling dizzy and uncomfortable, so he just went out for a walk to let his mind relax.

The old patriarch, the villager and several other elders were sitting in the yard enjoying the cool air, but they didn't expect Zhan Feiyu to come so soon.

"Xiaoyu, you haven't had dinner yet, have you?" Cunzheng hurriedly said, Zhan Feiyu went to the county school every day to study, and came back around this time.

"I ate watermelon before I came here, so I'm still not hungry." After Zhan Feiyu said hello one by one, he sat down on the stool, "Grandpa, what do you want from me?"

"Let Wencheng tell you." The old patriarch looked at Zhan Wencheng who was on the side. They were already old, and the hope of the Zhan clan rested on them, the younger generations.

Zhan Wencheng has now opened a shop selling oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar at home. The price is fair, and most people in the village will come here to buy things.

"Xiaoyu, I have already negotiated with Mr. Xie. In the future, all the chickens and ducks in the village will be sent to restaurants." Zhan Wencheng looked more sophisticated now, and quickly told Zhan Feiyu about the contract For a moment, after all, Master Xie is willing to let the villagers make money because of Xiaoyu's face.

Zhan Feiyu understood, but he didn't understand. There was no need to tell him about this business.

"Xiaoyu, we have discussed this business, and Wencheng is not allowed to do this business." The old patriarch took the words, looked at the puzzled Zhan Feiyu and said with a smile: "Chicken, duck, and dry goods and wild animals in the mountains Everything else will be purchased by the clan, and then sold to Taifu Restaurant."

"As for the money earned, it is counted every year at the end of the year. Half of the money is used to buy clan land, and half of the money is distributed to each household, so that everyone can taste the sweetness. As for the future of the clan farm, when enough money is saved, the village will build A private school, and the money will be used for the children in the village to study in the future."

The old patriarch, the village chief, and the clan elders discussed this decision. Originally, according to Zhan Feiyu's idea, Zhan Wencheng was to take the lead in this business. Just like the vegetable business, Zhan Wencheng acted as a middleman to earn some money. Hard work.

But the villager is worried that his family earns too much money, and the people in the village will be dissatisfied in the future, and he also guards against Mr. Xie's use of making money to divide the villagers. Most of them also belong to the village and are not owned by individuals.

(End of this chapter)