Destiny Koi, I'm cheating after rebirth

"Qingqing, you can play with these little things first. If this is really a mine, we will need jade in the future, right?"

On the way back, the brother and sister continued the topic.

"Brother, if it is really a jade mine, what are you going to do with it?"

Gu Qingzhi felt distressed when she thought of this. Da Qi did not allow private mining, but owners could cooperate with the court, and the share they could get could be negotiated.

Gu Yan had already planned for this, and he was confident: "There is no need to worry about this matter. This is the fiefdom of Prince Yan's Mansion. All taxes on the fiefdom belong to Prince Yan, and the ore is naturally no exception.

Looks like I have to use the connections of the 'Fourth Young Master'."

Fortunately, they had already come across the illegal mining case before, and Prince Zhao was a good person, so they could cooperate with him.

It seemed that her brother had already made up his mind, and Gu Qingzhi was completely relieved.

He lowered his eyes and happily looked through the jade stones he had found, thinking about what he could make with them.

Well, this one is small, I can make an earring with it; this one is okay, I can make a ring for my brother; well, this one is not bad for making a small jade pendant...

In the following days, because of this incident, Gu Yan went back to leaving home early and returning late.

It wasn't long before this matter was confirmed that there was indeed a jade mine here.

Moreover, according to surveys, the jade reserves are still very rich. With the current manpower and material resources, it is estimated that they can be mined for hundreds of years.

Gu Qingzhi and Tang Wang also used this time to provide free medical services near Luling.

Occasionally, when she had time, Gu Qingzhi would go up the mountain with the people in the farm to collect herbs.

Of course, if her brother was not around, she would never dare to go into the mountains alone.

After all, you have to cherish your own life.

Even just on the outskirts of the mountains, she still found many rare medicinal herbs, and even found fifty-year-old wild ginseng and eighty-year-old wild Ganoderma lucidum!

Such luck is simply incredible. No wonder my brother said that this farm is very suitable for growing medicinal herbs.

To this end, he specially purchased all the mountains and forests around the village, and planted medicinal herbs on several mountains.

In this way, more than half a month passed, and it was already July 16th.

Gu Yan finally said that we could set off.

"Brother, have you dealt with the jade mine?"

In the carriage, Gu Qingzhi looked at Gu Yan curiously.

During this period, my brother went out early and came back late, and they hardly said a word to each other.

"Well, that's about it. Someone will follow up on the next matter."

He also had someone get a piece of jade with very good quality and plenty of water, and has given it to a master craftsman to make it, so that he can give it to his sister as a surprise.

By the way, he also opened a jade shop in Luling, so he can buy any kind of jade jewelry he wants in the future.

Gu Qingzhi was very happy to hear that, that’s good.

Now my brother can concentrate on preparing for the exam.

This time they will go directly to Hongzhou without stopping along the way, otherwise they may miss the provincial examination.

However, Gu Yan said that there was still plenty of time and there was no need to rush.

Gu Qingzhi was a little confused. Didn’t her brother need to go back early to prepare for the exam?

Gu Yan smiled lightly, "I can prepare for the exam even in the carriage."

Okay, she didn't make trouble for her brother. The brother and sister each read a book in their hands, and both entered their own world.

Because of the hot summer, the travel time has been slightly adjusted.

Go out early every morning, and find a cool place to rest around noon and stop rushing.

Wait until the afternoon when the sun is not so strong before continuing.

The sun was shining and the weather was unbearably hot. If we continued on our journey, it would surely be extremely tiring.

However, no one complained along the way.

Everyone gritted their teeth and secretly vowed to return to Hongzhou as soon as possible.

Create the best conditions for Gu Yan to prepare for the exam.

A few days later, the team finally arrived in Hongzhou.

Compared with Jiangzhou, Hongzhou appears more spacious and the environment is cleaner.

In addition, Gu Yan plunged into intensive preparations for the exam as soon as he returned to Hongzhou.

Gu Qingzhi, Tianxuan, Xiaotao and others toured the streets and alleys of Hongzhou.

Tianji had arrived in Hongzhou several months ago.

When we heard that they were going out for a stroll, we specially arranged for a local who was familiar with the place to take them around.

After all, the master had made it clear that Madam Zhi must be taken good care of.

The mansion that Gu Yan purchased in Hongzhou is located behind a busy street in the outer city area.

Hongzhou is very different from Jiangzhou.

As the fief of Prince Yan, the residence of Prince Yan is located in the inner city area.

In addition, high-ranking officials in Hongzhou also live in the inner city area, and those lower-ranking officials cannot move in at all.

As for the outer city area, some wealthy gentry with a certain status live there, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enter.

For a scholar like Gu Yan, it was not easy for him to buy a four-courtyard house here.

This is a symbol of status!

Of course, what Gu Qingzhi didn’t know was that this house actually had a certain relationship with the black mine discovered in Jianyang at that time.

At that time, although Gu Yan did not clearly state his identity, based on the few words he left behind and the fact that he did not deliberately conceal it, Prince Zhao Zhen of Yan quickly found out his true identity.

Therefore, when Gu Yan came to Hongzhou and intended to purchase a mansion here, he found this suitable house soon after, and naturally, the contribution of Prince Zhao was indispensable.

This house is very close to the Imperial Examination Hall, and it only takes a quarter of an hour to get there on foot.

In addition, it is adjacent to the street market and is quiet in the midst of a bustling city. It can be said that it has an extremely advantageous geographical location.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the provincial examination is approaching.

In the Da Qi Dynasty, the provincial examination was also called the Da Bi or the Qiu Wei, and only scholars who passed the imperial examination were eligible to participate.

The provincial examination is held every three years and is divided into three sessions, scheduled on the 9th, 12th and 15th of August respectively.

This provincial examination was completely different from the imperial examination my brother had taken part in before.

Each provincial examination will last for three days, which actually means that the candidates need to spend a full nine days and six nights in the examination room, and all their daily life must be done in the examination room during this period.

When Gu Qingzhi heard people talking about the provincial examinations, her scalp tingled. She could not imagine how those scholars could persist in such a harsh environment.

It seems that the person who can successfully cross the single-plank bridge among thousands of troops is indeed not an ordinary person.

However, she still wanted to know more about the provincial examination, so she pestered Gu Cheng and asked, "Dad, I heard that the place provided to the scholars in the Imperial Examination Hall is very small and shaped like a pigeon cage. Is that true?"

At the end of July, Gu Cheng and his wife also rushed to Hongzhou, because this was an important moment for their nephew, and as uncle and aunt they naturally had to pay attention to it.