Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 276 Still can’t hold it back

Zhou Banxia had just tried it secretly, and now she could easily move the large solid wood screen in the inner room. It was obvious that her strength had become stronger.

Not only the strength, but also the ear strength, if you have to concentrate carefully, you can seem to hear someone talking in the concierge in front, and you can vaguely distinguish whose voice it is.

Not wanting to disturb Gu Wenxuan, who was studying too much for exams, he exited the study and went to the east wing to look at Xiaohe, who was sleeping soundly, and Dajiang, who was concentrating on studying.

Then I went to the front and chatted with Xiaobai for a few words to listen to what was going on at the front.

Everything was fine. After returning to the room, Zhou Banxia acted alone.

Now that money can buy food, it is impossible to farm in a down-to-earth manner.

No matter how much time is wasted, embroidery is more profitable than farming.

Furthermore, the properties of these lands have not yet been determined.

Who knows whether it will violate the laws of nature like the fruit tree in the front yard and actually produce fruit without bees for pollination, or whether it will produce fruit only every three months.

Definitely need to do an experiment first.

I made an excuse for myself, dug out the seeds, and even buried the cores of the half-packed dried longans and dried lychees in the storage, one by one, into the soil.

After they were buried, Zhou Banxia remembered that some seeds still needed to be soaked and then buried in the soil.

What to do?
Fortunately, the space is small, and not all of the seeds are buried, so they can be remedied.

She is indeed a clever girl!

While enjoying herself, Zhou Banxia decisively forgot that she originally wanted to be lazy and conduct an experiment first, which had nothing to do with the size of the place.

She dug a hole, buried the seeds, watered them, soaked the seeds that needed soaking, left them alone, and went back to her room to take stock of her money.

According to the news I got from shopping today, as expected of the province, the handicap for the hospital exam this time is wider than that for the government exam. Unfortunately, Xuanzi's odds are still too low.

Compared with other prefectural examination case leaders, as for Xuanzi's odds, the current odds of three to one are not as good as the five to one bet at the beginning of the imperial examination.

Disdain is disgust.

Crooked Brain glanced at the time on the alarm clock, and remembered Gu Wenxuan who was still burning the midnight oil, Zhou Banxia reached out and pulled out a banknote.

Just collect a thousand taels of silver.

If he won double happiness, one thousand would become three thousand; if he couldn't win the small three yuan, Quan Dang spent four thousand taels of silver to buy this house and the village outside the city.

The next day.

It was another morning when Gu Wenxuan got up before dawn. Zhou Banxia woke up early. After breakfast, Gu Wenxuan and others went to the Yamen ceremonial room to sign up.

The registration process is the same as that of the government examination, and the sealing fee is also three hundred silver per test. However, the registration fee has increased because it takes several days of continuous examination in Gongyuan, which costs five taels of silver.

It can be seen how difficult it is to support a scholar. For ordinary farmers, let alone Shuxiu, the various examination expenses alone are a huge burden.

Similarly, the case leaders from all the prefectures and cities here have not yet signed up. This shows how early the handicap opened. The odds of whether Gu Wenxuan can be the case leader of the Intermediate Court came out yesterday.

After Gu Wenxuan and others went out to register, Zhou Banxia also got up early and let Xiaohe read and practice calligraphy before taking Gu Dachang's eldest son Gu Youxing and setting off to a teahouse.

On the way, she gave herself a boyish look.

He wears a jade crown on his head, a crescent-white brocade robe, a jade sachet hanging on his waist, and an arty paper fan in his hand.

Arriving at the teahouse, as soon as I walked in, I was met by a boy about ten years old.

Under the guidance of the young man, Zhou Banxia went to the private room on the second floor.

The private room on the second floor faces the street. Not only can you see the street view, but you can also see the crowds of people not far away in front of the counter (gambling room). Good ears come into play.

Before even having a cup of tea, Zhou Banxia vaguely heard that today's odds in each prefecture's handicap, which was called "elegant move", had changed again.

Listen carefully.

As she listened, she could tell that there were dedicated clerks in the locker room watching the registered candidates entering and exiting the Yamen Ceremony Room.

Among the desk clerks in each house, Gu Wenxuan should be the last one to register in the ceremony room.

There were people in the locker room shouting and singing, and all eight heads of the four houses and two houses were present.

In other words, there is no possibility of betting on which case leader will be refunded if the other party does not come to participate in this college examination.

The purchase is gone.

Putting down the tea cup, Zhou Banxia raised his chin towards Gu Youxing, who was waiting on the side.

Gu Youxing nodded knowingly, exited the private room, and took the two people with him.

The three of them went to the locker room and took advantage of the crowd of people at this time to take custody of the head of the case in Gu Wenxuan Intermediate Court.

Just like in Fucheng before, the banknotes were taken out with receipts.

After Gu Youxing and the others returned to the private room one after another with the receipts, Gu Youhua also arrived with people and brought the latest news.

When he sent Gu Wenxuan and others to register, he met five children from Zhaojiacun who had just entered the city and were rushing to register at the Yamen to participate in the college examination.

Accompanying the five children to register were Zhao Xiucai and the Zhao family steward from Zhaojiacun. Gu Wenxuan and others met them and went to the Zhaojia Villa.

In addition, as the college examination is approaching, in addition to Gu Wenxuan and other students who have just graduated from high school, there are also many students who have failed in their previous exams or have to observe filial piety and come to the province.

The cost of staying in hotels and residences in Zhending Mansion has increased again.

It is said that among the children who came with Zhaojiacun and the others, in addition to some going to relatives' homes, others had to find an inn to check in before signing up.

After hearing this, Mr. Zhou quickly handed over the remaining banknotes to Gu Youhua and returned home first, lest Gu Wenxuan could not find her if something happened.

If she guessed correctly, the reason why Gu Wenxuan went to the Zhao Family Villa must be to see if the residence there was spacious.

If someone really couldn't find a suitable inn, and the Zhao family courtyard couldn't accommodate him, he would definitely invite someone to come to his house and squeeze in.

After all, he is a fellow villager in the county town. He can't help but sit back and watch. I just don't know how big the Zhao family's yard in Zhending Mansion is.

"It's quite big. It's similar to ours. Except that even though the inner courtyard is vacant, the steward doesn't want outsiders to move in. There are almost twenty rooms."

The so-called twenty rooms, Zhou Banxia could imagine that Gu Wenxuan included the concierge and the living room.

Where do you want the servants of the Zhao family to sleep?

"When I passed by, the servants of the Zhao family brought back two candidates, and the other candidates had basically settled down. Seeing that the arrangements were made, I didn't stay any longer."

To understanding.

In fact, since you plan to take the college examination, normally you have planned it before departure.

Those from a well-off family will be better off, but those who are tight on money may want to check into an inn farther away from Gongyuan in advance.

As long as there is no misfortune to lose money on the road, or there is any sudden change, it is impossible for me to come here regardless of money shortage.

More candidates will still arrive early, and while the cost of staying in hotels has not increased significantly, they can stay in the hotel first, and then study and prepare for the exam while copying books to make money.