The boss is dressed as cannon fodder

It was dark when Jiang Hai returned home. The county town was a little far from the village. On the first day of his elder brother's accident, some villagers came to tell him that his elder brother was going to die, and they wanted to collect money for him to go hunting in the mountains.

Although Jiang Hai was anxious, it was not easy to find a car to go back to the village. There was only one person in the village who had a bullock cart, but he only came to the city when necessary.

Fortunately, the next afternoon, Lin the peddler in the city was going to several surrounding villages to collect some wild fruits and game. He specifically asked the gatekeeper to tell everyone that there was a horse carriage, so that he could make some money.

The carriage was full of people, and Lin found the best seat for the scholar Jiang Hai.

Jiang Hai ignored Lin's courtesy. He has always been smart. In his grief, he was already thinking about his future. The Jiang family was basically supported by his elder brother before he passed the examination. If his elder brother died, what should he do?

The eldest brother does all the farm work at home. He can also do some carpentry work and earn some extra income in a year. If it weren't for his eldest brother, he would not have been able to go to school. Last time at home, his wife Xiao Chen sighed to him that the family was short of money.

If the eldest brother passed away, there would be no pillar in the family, and he might have to give up studying...

Thinking of this, Jiang Hai's face darkened. He was ambitious and confident that he would definitely have a bright future in his official career, provided that he could continue to study.

No, maybe he didn't have to give up. Even though his eldest brother had passed away, the money in the family was enough for him to take the provincial examination. As long as he passed the examination and became a scholar this time, everything would be solved.

A scholar can take a concubine, a scholar can meet an official without bowing, a scholar can be exempted from corvée and public grain. As long as he passes the examination to become a scholar, even if his family is too poor to afford food, there will be many merchants who will send him money...

So the only way out is that he must pass the examination to become a scholar this time. He is thinking that he should save as much as possible on his elder brother's funeral expenses, because grand funerals are not popular in the village anyway.

He selectively forgets the fact that it is because the village is too poor to afford grand funerals.

The villagers who came to inform him left too early and did not know that Jiang He was just lame. He naturally thought that Jiang Da O should be hopeless. If he could be saved, he would have called a doctor long ago. He has experience in this. Last time, Goudan at the head of the village had already died, and his family did not find a doctor. Even if they did, it would be useless and they would have to pay for the consultation.

The villagers were very sympathetic and looked at Jiang Hai's gloomy face from time to time. What is going on? Seeing that Jiang Er O is about to die, Jiang Da O died at a very untimely time.

Of course, he didn't know what Jiang Er was thinking. If he knew, he would definitely curl his lips and think that Jiang Da's death was not worth it.

Jiang Hai sat on the ox cart. The spring breeze blew over with a bit of chill. His brain was clearer. He had to consider a cruel fact. Even if he took the imperial examination this time, he was not sure of passing.

Luo Fuzi once said that his talent was good in Qingyun County, but compared with the whole country, especially with the scholars in the south, he was not worth mentioning.

As a farmer's son, he didn't dare to think about passing the exam. He knew how difficult it was, so his goal was to pass the exam and seek a seventh-rank official.

There were many people in the carriage, and they were bored on the road, so several people started chatting.

"Speaking of which, the Luo family is very lucky. Old Mrs. Luo was so ill that the Luo family sold their house and land and even sold their two granddaughters as maids to save her... It was so touching! The county magistrate was deeply moved and gave his eldest son a sum of money and a plaque "filial son and virtuous grandson". You see, the Luo family's business is very good now, and everyone is happy to go to their house to buy things."

"Who are you talking about?" Jiang Hai asked with energy.

"Let's talk about the Luo family, the family that sells sesame cakes in Wutong Lane. They spent all their money to save Mrs. Luo. Mrs. Luo was saved, but the whole family had to become beggars. When our county magistrate's mother found out, she was deeply moved and lent them a sum of money so that their sesame cake shop could reopen."

"Thanks to that plaque, the Luo family's sesame cake shop was renamed the Filial Son's Sesame Cake Shop, and the number of customers has increased several times."

"Now the Luo family worships the county magistrate at home, and mentions the county magistrate's kindness to everyone they meet... The good reputation of the county magistrate has spread to our village."

"He is a good official..."

Jiang Hai didn't know what political showmanship was. He had only one thought at the moment: reputation!

As long as he had a good reputation, even if he didn't answer the test paper well, the examiner would give him priority.

So when he was about to get home, the smart Jiang Hai had already thought of how to improve the Jiang family's reputation: the chastity arch! The eldest brother died, and the eldest sister-in-law would definitely not let her remarry.

Asking for a chastity archway for her is a win-win situation. First, the Jiang family's reputation will become better, and his reputation will naturally rise. When he goes out, others will praise him for the good family tradition of the Jiang family and think he is different.

Second, the eldest sister-in-law cannot remarry, and she can do the housework to save the money of hiring someone to do farm work. As for her, a woman, doing farm work that men find tiring, Jiang Hai doesn't think there is anything wrong with it. Anyway, the eldest brother died. In the eyes of outsiders, it was the eldest sister-in-law who killed him. Shouldn't a woman who killed her husband work hard for her husband's family and make up for her husband's family after her death?

There is also a third point. The two nieces have good facial features at a young age. When they grow up, they can find a rich family to marry and get a large betrothal gift... In this way, even if he is not talented enough in his career, his life in the Jiang family will not be bad.

The more Jiang Hai thinks about it, the better it is. He is almost not sad now. Instead, he thinks that the death of the eldest brother is too cost-effective. His death has made his dream of rising to fame come true.

Then when he saw Jiang He, who was almost full of life except for his injured leg, his face almost cracked.

**

Mrs. Chen burst into tears as soon as she saw her beloved son.

"Er, it's great to have you back. Go and see your elder brother." Seeing her elegant and handsome second son, Mrs. Chen felt like she had someone to rely on, and she almost shed tears.

"Mom, I'm going right away."

Jiang Hai's mind was in a mess, as if he had picked up a hundred taels of gold and was robbed before he could be happy.

Why didn't eldest brother die? His Qingyun dream was shattered all of a sudden...

"Your eldest brother may have been hit too hard and his words are unpleasant. Please be more patient." Old Chen thought for a while and then said. Since the morning, her eldest son had been asking her repeatedly with expectancy on her face when she would ask the old imperial doctor to come over. Old Chen couldn't resist anymore. It is impossible to ask a royal doctor unless you don't spend money!

The eldest son seemed to see something and started to feel weird again.

Old Chen sighed, rubbed his eyes and followed Jiang Hai into Jiang He's room.

"Brother, when I heard the news that you were injured, I wanted to go home, but there was no carriage and the road was long..." Jiang Hai's gentle face was full of Chen Ken, the big hands holding his hands tightly, and the smile in his eyes With tears in his eyes, the brotherly love was vividly performed.

Mrs. Chen wiped her eyes happily. The relationship between the two brothers was so good. She was more confident about persuading Jiang He to give up treatment. "Big O, you see how good Er O is to you. He is so anxious to go back to the village without a carriage." no."

Jiang He agreed, "Yes, my second brother is very good to me, but my body is too weak... I can't bear to take a carriage and walk to the city for two hours on weekdays. I didn't expect that my second brother wouldn't be able to walk for two hours." ...Sigh, I heard that the imperial examination is not an easy task, even weak scholars can't pass it. I'm really worried about my second brother. "Hahaha, we are so affectionate as brothers. We walked back to the village yesterday, tsk, and we still have to wait until the third day." He came back only two days after a carriage arrived. Scholars are so noble. On weekdays, he took an ox cart to the city and the old Chen said he was not thrifty.

Jiang Hai narrowed his eyes. Sure enough, his mother was right. The eldest brother was resentful, but... can a lame leg increase his IQ?

"Brother, my health is indeed not good enough. I fainted when I heard you were injured yesterday. It was already night when I woke up, otherwise I would have come back yesterday." Jiang Hai explained calmly.

"So my second brother's health is indeed a worry. Then you should give up the imperial examination this time and wait until the year after next to take it. By then, I will be cured and I can earn more money for you to take the exam." Jiang He said hypocritically He said, "Brother, I'm also worried that you won't be able to resist. There must be candidates who die in the exam hall every year."

Jiang Hai's face was very ugly. Before he could say anything, Old Chen became furious and said, "Big o, you are so frustrated and crazy. There is only one last game left for the second o. As long as he passes the exam, he will be a scholar! If he succeeds in the exam, he will be a scholar." Are you afraid that you don’t have enough money to treat your legs?”

Little Chen was also trembling with anger. Before her husband even went to the examination room, his uncle cursed him to die in the examination room. Sure enough, the old saying is true, it is only in this adversity that you can see your character!

Jiang He immediately turned his face, "Mom, I knew you didn't want to treat my leg! Why wait until my second brother passes the exam? He will take the exam next year, but my leg can't wait. Didn't you listen to the old doctor? This If it is not cured within three months, I will be a cripple for the rest of my life.”

Mrs. Chen was so heartbroken that she cried, made trouble, and hanged herself in a woman's way, "Big o, you are trying to force me to death! When did you become so unreasonable? You knew full well that the imperial examination was It’s a big deal for our family. If you tell him not to take the exam, I’ll die for you. Old man, if I don’t live anymore, I’ll go underground to accompany you!”

Old Chen cried and wanted to hang himself.

Jiang Hai was so anxious that he said to his brother: "Brother, you see my mother is so sad, you should just follow your mother first..."

Jiang He cried as if his mother was dead, "Mom, please slow down, my son will die with you, you can hang up one more rope! By the way, my son can't walk now, please take your son to hang yourself first before you come back." ...I will continue to be filial to you when I go underground, so that you will not be lonely on your way to hell."

On the first day Jiang Hai returned home, he was filled with trivial things and felt exhausted mentally and physically.