Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 59 Registration
Gao Aocao was welcomed into the mansion by Gao Yongle, and as soon as he greeted Gao Cheng, he yelled for Little Gao Wang to call Gao Jishi.

What kind of experience is it to be greeted by Gao Yongle?Gao Aocao in his previous life was not lucky enough to answer.

But today, he didn't even say thank you to King Gao for giving him this opportunity.

Of course, Gao Cheng would not blame him for this, he has always been kind and never expected to reciprocate, the last time he saved Yuan Mingyue, how could Little Gao Wang ever try to hug him with kindness.

Zhang Dexing, in his thirties, got out of the crowd in front of the notice in Fuyang County, Cangzhou. On the way home, all he could think about was the content of the notice.

Out of the city, back home in the small town, it was getting dark, and his wife was cooking porridge for him.

"Is the cloth sold?"

"Well, it's sold."

Zhang Dexing took out the money from his pocket.

The wife put away the money with a smile on her face. She usually weaves at home, but today she let her husband take time off to sell in the county.While fueling the fire, he chatted with Zhang Dexing.

"The group of Xianbei Suoru can be considered to have moved away. They are arrogant. If they don't know, they think Gao Wang is from their Xianbei."

While stoking the fire, his wife chatted with Zhang Dexing about those Xianbei people who had moved away.

The 30 Xianbei people who followed Gao Huan to Hebei to make a living have moved back to Shanxi for resettlement.

Zhang Dexing answered absently.

The wife seemed very interested in talking, and continued:
"The Suoru are gone. The fields they allocated before are not taken care of. The government can't let a good field go to waste."

"A notice was issued today, you can go to the county government to apply for a lease."

Zhang Dexing withdrew his mind and replied.

When the wife heard this, she became interested:
"I said, Mr. Lang is in a trance today. Did he apply for the land when he was in the county, and he was worried about whether he could get it?"

Zhang Dexing is unwilling to lie to his wife:
"I didn't apply for it."

"Why?! What's wrong with you? You rented the land and paid the full amount of taxes, but the rest is our own. Hurry up! Mr. Lang, go to the county again."

The wife rushed to push Zhang Dexing out of the door.

"I don't want to farm anymore. I'm going to Yecheng to take an official position."

Looking at his wife in patches, Zhang Dexing still expressed his plan.

"Being an official? What are you going crazy about, Mr. Lang! That's what rich people do, let's stop thinking about it, listen to Anu, and let's live our lives with peace of mind."

The wife persuaded.

She knew that Mr. Lang was not willing to be a farmer. Zhang Dexing grew up in a wealthy family and was educated. After the war in Hebei, his family was ruined. In order to make a living, he had to work in the fields.

But what is it like to be an official? It's all done by the children of the rich family. What does it have to do with people like them.

"There was a notice posted in the county seat, saying that it was a classified test, and the agricultural officer only took the test on farming. I have plowed the fields for several years, so I naturally know about farming. The notice clearly stated that as long as you can read, you can go to Yecheng for reference. I want to try it. try."

Zhang Dexing has his own thinking. Few people who live in the soil have read books like him.

The wife is also aware of this truth, but she still hesitates:

"Lang Jun has the ability, but the government may not be able to recruit."

"The prince of Bohai is the examiner himself. The notice says that regardless of family status, the ranking is only based on grades. He is a man of his word."

The wife remained silent for a long time, but she still agreed:

"If you really want to take the exam, you can give it a try. Anu will take care of the family affairs, so you don't have to worry about it."

She also heard the story of the prince of Bohai cutting off his son and making an oath. He is a rare good person who makes decisions for the people.

Saying that there is no need to worry, both of them fell into silence. Now is the time for the autumn harvest.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Zhang Dexing woke up and found that there was no one beside his pillow.

There was no shelter in the empty house, and he could see that his wife was not at home at a glance. Zhang Dexing guessed, he hurried to the field, stood by the edge of the field, and saw his wife who was busy.

Zhang Dexing didn't come forward to help, he ran all the way home, found some worn-out agricultural books from the bottom of the box, and read them word by word when the sky was slightly bright.

Time passed quickly, and today is the day Zhang Dexing set off.

The wife still got up early in the morning and was sweating by the stove.

When Zhang Dexing woke up, his wife was putting the pancakes into the package.

"It will take several days to go to Yecheng, so bring more pancakes to eat on the way."

In the past half month, his wife has lost a lot of weight and darkened a lot. Zhang Dexing held his wife's rough hands, rubbed the calluses in his palms, and said with a serious expression:
"I will let Xijun live a good life."

"It's a long journey, it's good that you can come back safely. Even if you don't pass the exam, we are much better now than in previous years. Thinking back to when we were working as servants, we worked in the fields all day long, and we couldn't even eat a full meal." If you can’t eat, Anu is already satisfied with this kind of life.”

The wife reassured.

Then he stuffed the money and goods from the sale of Bud a few days ago into Zhang Dexing's arms, and confessed:
"Don't walk, go to the county town to take a bullock cart, and go all the way to Yecheng where there is no energy test."

After bidding farewell to his wife, Zhang Dexing packed his bags and went to the county seat, still reciting the contents of the agricultural book.

The car dealers in Fuyang County are doing very well these days, and the prices have risen a lot. Zhang Dexing did not save this little money. His wife is right, the exam is the most important thing.

Sitting on the bullock cart, in the crowded carriage, there are scholars rushing for the exam just like him.

The bullock cart was jolting, and everyone was exchanging greetings, asking each other about the subjects they planned to apply for, such as criminal name, thieves preparation, farming, money and grain counting, etc. Zhang Dexing huddled in a corner without getting involved in their communication, and was still meditating in his heart The contents of the agricultural book.

After a bumpy journey in a bullock cart, he finally arrived in Yecheng. Zhang Dexing followed the crowd to the government office to sign up.

There were many queues, Zhang Dexing waited for a long time, finally there was only a thin man in front of him, trembling with a pen in his hand, but he couldn't get down no matter what, the clerk saw that he was sweating, put away the pen, and said coldly:
"Let's take the test after you know how to read."

He was ordered to drive him out.

Zhang Dexing hastily stepped forward to take the clerk's pen. He had known the process long before the man died, and wrote down his hometown and origin on the paper: Zhang Dexing, a native of Fuyang County, Cangzhou, was a farmer.

After the official sized him up, he said:

"The other column says: black face with short beard, tall and thin body."

Zhang Dexing wrote according to his words.

"In the third column, write the subjects to be tested."

Holding the brush tightly, Zhang Dexing wrote down the words Agricultural Department on the paper one stroke at a time.

The paper was handed over to the clerk, and after the clerk collected it, he explained:
"The Agricultural Department will come tomorrow to collect the test cards, and they will not distribute them after noon, so don't miss the hour."

Zhang Dexing hurriedly responded, he was glad that he had listened to his wife's words and rushed over in a bullock cart.

　There are two chapters before nine o'clock and before twelve o'clock in the evening.Thanks to the book friend Aruba No. [-] for the reward, thank you

　　
　
(End of this chapter)