I became the villain's deceased wife

Xie Yunzhe was the son of an official. If he wanted to become an official, he only needed a recommendation from other officials. He did not need to pass the imperial examination like ordinary scholars.

But it was different now. His father had lost his official status and he was the descendant of a criminal, so the court stipulated that he could not take the imperial examination.

But the original book that Song Tian had read did indeed say that he was a top scholar, which meant that there must have been other ways for him to take the exam.

Xie Boyong is a school teacher and has passed the imperial examination. Song Tian feels that he must be familiar with the rules.

"Well..."

Xie Boyong stroked his long beard and thought for a long time.

It was so long that Song Tian thought he might not know any way out, and then he spoke:

"I don't know anyone like Yunzhe, but I have heard of a method that might work..."

Song Tian pricked up her ears and listened carefully.

No one knew what had happened to Xie Yunzhe at work, and now he even quit his job as a porter.

Although he didn't say it, Song Tian knew that he was quite depressed.

It would be a good thing if he could take part in the imperial examination and rekindle his hope to study hard.

But what Xie Boyong said next disappointed her again.

"It is said that as long as an official of the fifth rank or above is asked to come forward as a guarantor, even if his father has committed a serious crime, he can still take the imperial examination."

The highest official in Fenglin County is the county magistrate, who seems to be only a seventh-rank official.

Where could she find an imperial official of the fifth rank or above?

"Bo Lan's previous official rank was not high, he was only a sixth-rank official.

Although it was a capital crime, his family was not harmed, which shows that he could not get a good reputation in the eyes of the emperor or his close ministers.

As long as someone recommends Yunzhe and says that he has good character, it shouldn't be a problem for him to take the imperial examination."

Seeing Song Tian's confusion, Xie Boyong added another paragraph.

But why did Song Tian feel that he looked down on Xie Bolan's official rank from his words?

I couldn't help but complain in my heart:

Even if he is only a sixth-rank official, you can only dream of him.

"Thank you, Uncle, for clearing up my confusion."

After all, he helped to come up with the idea, so Song Tian thanked him obediently.

Xie Boyong nodded, and just then he heard the clan elder teaching Xie Boqing:

"Boqing, you were raised by us uncles, and we old men have some understanding of your character.

Judging from the things you have been dealing with recently, supporting the entire clan may be a bit far-fetched for you, why not..."

"My dear uncles, please let Rong Boyong say a few words."

Seeing that Xie Boqing was about to be stripped of his hat, Xie Boyong hurried over to support him.

The gist of it was that Xie Boqing had just lost his father and was worried. In addition, the clan had been very busy with affairs recently, and his eldest brother had never handled clan affairs alone before.

Although he made some mistakes, they were not serious. We should give him more opportunities to practice.

The clan elders all respected this nephew who was a juren, and finally they listened to his advice and did not directly remove Xie Boqing from power.

But they all appointed young men they trusted and asked to give them some say in handling clan affairs.

"Hey, girl!"

Xie Yunzhe followed Xie Bocheng back to get the silver.

Song Tian wanted to watch Xie Boqing's farce of seizing power, but someone called her.

When I looked back, it turned out to be that liar.

He had his hair loose and was being held by two strong young men from the tribe, but he was smiling obsequiously and showed no sense of urgency about being whipped.

"What do you want to ask me?"

Song Tian took two steps towards him curiously.

The liar smiled with his lips wide open, and his smile looked a bit obscene.

"How do you know all my tricks?"

He was a little curious. Although he was not an expert in the industry, with these two tricks, he could make a living in the fraud world.

How did this little girl see through his tricks at a glance? Could she be his colleague?

Song Tian snorted twice, of course it was because she had received nine years of compulsory education.

"Of course there is a master who can give me advice."

She made up a lie, pinched the fake headpiece in her hand, and asked him curiously:

“If you want to pretend to be a monk, why don’t you just shave your head?

Are you still reluctant to part with your three thousand strands of worries? "

The man freed one hand, stroked his head, and laughed twice:

"You don't understand. Some people believe in Buddha, but some people believe in Lao Tzu. In our business, we also need to treat people differently."

Song Tian: ...

As the saying goes, love what you do, and this is also considered as being dedicated to your work.

She threw the wig at him and asked:

"I made you get whipped today, do you hate me?"

She just wanted to protect herself, but she didn't intend to hurt anyone.

Although this person is a liar, he doesn't look vicious. He may have to cheat people because he has to make a living.

The man took the wig with ease and even said thank you.

"To put it bluntly, our line of work is a detriment to one's moral character. It's already good enough that I was only whipped today."

He is quite self-aware.

Then he looked at Song Tian with interest:

"It seems that the young lady has done some research on this. If we meet again in the future, Kong Que would like to learn more from her."

Song Tian quickly refused three times:

"No, there's no need, don't do it!"

Although she didn't think he was that bad, Song Tian wasn't kind enough to discuss technical issues with a liar.

……

The Xie family’s courtyard was burned down, and the family of four was left homeless.

Aunt Nine took them in for one night, but this was not a long-term solution.

Song Tian thought that the money he had was almost enough, so he went to the county town to rent a small courtyard to live in temporarily, and then bought a house when he had saved enough money.

But when Cheng Shuangshuang came to learn embroidery the next day, she was reluctant to let Liu go when she heard that she was leaving.

"Master, I will be married in more than a month, and my veil is only half embroidered. You can't just leave me like this."

Her fiancé, the He family, lives in the county town, but she hasn't married there yet.

"This……"

Liu had been with this apprentice for a long time and had developed some feelings for her. Besides, she had promised to guide Cheng Shuangshuang until she finished embroidering her wedding dress, and now the task had not been completed yet.

"Shuangshuang, it's not that my mother doesn't want to teach you, but now our house is gone, and she has nowhere to live if she wants to stay."

Cheng Shuangshuang held Liu's hand and refused to let go.

"It's hard to say. My house has an unused courtyard with a door at the back corner, so it's convenient for entering and exiting. If you don't mind, Master, you can move in directly."

Song Tian looked at Liu, meaning that she should make her own decision.

Liu was still thinking about Cheng Shuangshuang's embroidery work, and was reluctant to spend the monthly salary of one tael of silver.

Although I can't compare to what Song Tian earns, it's earned by my own ability, so the feeling is different.

"That's fine, Master will stay here until you get married."

She finally nodded in agreement.

Cheng Shuangshuang was so happy that her teeth were visible but her eyes were not.

Liu was worried about Hao'er, so she took him over as well.

So, only Xie Yunzhe was left. He planned to go to the county town with Song Tian and help her run the shop.

The family finally had lunch together in town and then went their separate ways.

"Do you know any officials above the fifth rank? Wu Bogong said that as long as an official above the fifth rank guarantees you, you can take part in the imperial examination."

On the way to the walking trail, Song Tian asked Xie Yunzhe.