Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

On the second day of the Temple Street Fair, Lin Ze and his wife did not go to the town to do business, but made bread, and asked He Xiangfeng and his two mothers to help them set up a stall in the town to sell.

After all, the bread business is indeed profitable now, and if you delay for a day, you will lose a few taels of silver. It is okay to delay occasionally, but it will also affect the reputation of the business if you don’t do business all the time.

So Lin Ze thought about it, and simply made a discussion with the He family. When there was a delay at home, he asked the two aunts of the He family to help set up the stall. It would save trouble when there is a store in the future.

As for why he still went to the He family instead of his own relatives from the Lin family, Lin Ze already had a plan in mind and was not in a hurry for the time being.

Someone helped to do the business, and Lin Ze wrote the petition at home the next day, while Brother Zhang Yuluo split up to find the people watching the theater.

And He Xiangfeng went to the town, in addition to looking for some beggars and homeless people for the role of 'propaganda', he was also responsible for inquiring about the Wei family.

Only by knowing your enemy and yourself can you win a hundred battles. The memory of the original body is limited. If you want to kill the enemy with one move, you need more powerful evidence...

And Mr. Wei didn't sit still after returning home, he hurriedly wrote a letter and asked the boy to send him the contacts he had made.

The county magistrate Wang also sent a letter. After all, he has been running a private school for many years, and he has a lot of students from his subordinates. He earns a lot of money, but he earns a lot of face. Small things can be easily resolved by sending a letter.

However, although Wei Hongyan hated Lin Ze for not knowing what was good and what was wrong, he was even more annoyed that he spoiled such a stupid and brainless daughter as Wei Yunying.

He used to think that although his daughter had a bit of a temper, it was normal for such a child in the family to be spoiled. Besides, his daughter was very smart, and she was good at everything, except for her bad temper. of.

But I didn't expect that a bad temper is a big bad thing. When encountering things, I get hot-headed, only care about myself and disregard the interests of the family, and even don't even show face to my husband-in-law outside!

What he is most worried about now is not Lin Ze, but that the Zhou family can't stand his daughter's temper and divorces his wife. He also knows a thing or two about her daughter's behavior in the Zhou family after she got married.

No matter how great his Master Wei's face is, it can't beat a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry.

In short, Wei Yunying's bad temper this time can be regarded as a big mess.

The next day, Nanyang Town seemed to be calm, but in reality it was the tranquility before the storm. Those who saw it at the Guo Family Banquet that day knew in their hearts that a big drama would soon be staged.

Because of this, Guo Yuanwai and his wife decided to go to Li Guangcai's house the next day.

What are you going to do?One, of course, is to ask Li Guangcai to ask Mr. Good for not sharing the news; the other is to discuss with Li Guangcai, whether he can take this opportunity to sell Lin Ze, so that his son can also pay homage to Mr. Li.

It is good to add flowers to the cake, but there is no deep friendship formed by sending charcoal in the snow. Guo Yuanwai is also a businessman and knows the truth of investing in advance.

Guo Yuanwai and his wife ran to Li's house excitedly, planning to beat Li Guangcai's old fox with "disloyalty" first, and then play the emotional card to talk about the husband.

Unexpectedly, Li Guangcai complained about his suffering before arriving at the Li family, and Perak Bala began to vomit the bitterness of hitting a wall and apprenticeship assessment in Lin Ze's hands...

"Brother Guo, I didn't deliberately not ask you to invite Lin Xiucai to be your husband. I'm going to take the lead. If I think it won't work, I will call you again. This way we have two chances. I will pay you back because of our friendship." Can I leave you? That can't be done!"

Li Guangcai's nickname "Old Fox" is not for nothing, he clearly has selfish motives and he still says it in a high-sounding manner.

Guo Yuanwai has known him for a long time, so it's strange if he can trust him. In other respects, Li Guangcai may be able to be friendly with him, but when it comes to children, which parent has no selfishness?What's more, both of them are only children, and they are looking forward to success.

"Come on, stop talking nonsense, tell me honestly what your idea is..."

Guo Yuanwai held onto his beard and refused to enter. Now that he also has his eyes on Lin Ze, Li Guangcai doesn't want to monopolize it all by himself.

"What idea can I have? It's not like you don't know that my Sheng'er doesn't like reading. He's not suitable for studying. As a father, I naturally have to find another job for him. Our silk and satin factory has been passed down for several generations and he inherited it. "

Li Guangcai looked distressed, Guo Yuanwai's son was born stupid, his son didn't work hard the day after tomorrow, he was tired.

"You should know the nearest 'love at first sight' dim sum stall in town. The owner of that stall is Lin Ze..."

"What, really?"

Guo Yuanwai was shocked when he heard this.

He knew that Lin Ze was doing a small business as a street peddler to make ends meet, but he didn't know that Lin Ze's small business was a bakery stand of 'love at first sight'.

Now who in the town doesn’t know this signature dim sum, even though it’s just a small stall, it can be described as ‘making money every day’. This is no exaggeration, a small business that doesn’t even have a shop assistant earns a few taels of silver a day , Absolutely terrible news.

Although the business people in the town didn't react much, they all turned their eyes away, especially the fellow bosses who were in the dim sum business.

The reason why Lin Ze has not been troubled so far is because everyone is overwhelmed by his fast-growing business methods.

In just over a month, a signboard can be launched. Such a skill is indeed worthy of fear.

Anyone who understands knows that those who dare to show up in such a way are either smart people with absolute strength or extremely stupid idiots. Therefore, the merchants in Nanyang Town who are jealous of Lin Ze's business are still under observation and consideration.

"Lin Ze can make such a big sign in such a short period of time. Do you think he is the kind of fool who doesn't know the consequences? I don't care whether Lin Ze can take the imperial examination or whether he has a good reputation. Anyway, my Sheng'er is not a student. Guess, as long as Lin Xiucai is willing to teach my Sheng'er a few tricks, I don't need this old face..."

Li Guangcai is very confident in his ability to see people, but he thinks well, but it doesn't mean that Lin Ze is willing.

"However, Lin Ze has a weird temper. I blame me for being confused. I dealt with it the way I used to deal with those gentlemen, but I shot myself in the foot with a stone. Then Lin Ze gave me a problem. The time limit is one month. Have no idea yet."

In the past few days, the Li family has been having a lot of headaches over Lin Ze's problem. It is simply impossible to sell a broken pottery bowl for dozens of taels of silver. matter.

Who in the world would be so stupid as to be willing to spend dozens of taels on a broken pottery bowl!

"Then it's really your own fault, who called you an old fox, you've run into an opponent now..."

Seeing Li Guangcai's worried expression, Guo Yuanwai felt a little more at ease. This kind of gloating feeling that he is not only hitting a wall is comforting.

But thinking about it was wrong again, Lin Ze gave Li Guangcai a difficult problem in his head, he must have the same difficulty of assessment if he wants his son to become a teacher?Immediately, his expression was not as relaxed as that of Li Guangcai.

Thinking about it this way, Guo Yuanwai felt that it was imperative to make gestures with Li Guangcai,

"Brother Guangcai, Lin Xiucai's problem for you is nothing more than dissatisfied with your attitude. Now, let's try it together and sell him. Even if Lin Ze doesn't accept our son as a disciple, he will definitely be fine as a student. "

"You mean about Master Wei this time?"

"No, no, we don't need to worry about this matter. Since Lin Ze dared to expose Mrs. Wei's face, he naturally has a way. Besides, the two of us have no other skills except money. I mean, Brother Guangcai, why don't you come out with me? How about some blood..."

"Don't hold back your fart if you have something to say!" Li Guangcai was annoyed.

Guo Yuanwai chuckled,

"Look at what you said, brother, am I the kind of person who can hold back bad things? Although Lin Ze is good at business, he is a scholar after all. His biggest hope is the imperial examination. He used to suffer from his reputation and family background..."

"I see that although he looks like he has no intention of official career and is willing to degenerate, it's scary that it may not be true. If that's the case, we might as well send charcoal in the middle of nowhere."

"How to send it?"

"Private school, Lin Ze claimed at my house yesterday that he wanted to open a private school. I remember that Brother Guangcai has a house that has been vacant for a long time at the pier. You pay for the land, and all lack of sincerity is due to not spending enough money."

"Yes! For that stinky boy at home, I will lose all my money!"

Li Guangcai's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh to applaud.

******

Fangjia Village.

In the evening, the smoke was lingering, and the villagers who had been busy all day carried hoes and plows home, and they were all ready to enjoy the harvest dinner.

The annual harvest season is the happiest time for the villagers besides the New Year, because at this time everyone can open their stomachs and eat for a few days, and they can also enjoy the usual polished rice and white noodles.

Those who are more affluent these days are full of oil and water on the table, and these days are the days to replenish oil and water throughout the year.

The Fang family next to the willow tree at the east end just put the food on the table and prepared to eat.

It's just that unlike the villagers who all enjoy the fresh grain during the harvest season, Fang's family still eats old grain, not to mention not a single grain of rice, even the sweet potatoes boiled in the pot are leftovers from last year.

In fact, the Fang family's various harvest festivals are like this every year. There is little water in the soup.

But this year the atmosphere at the table was particularly heavy, especially when he heard the woman coughing from the room, the atmosphere in the Fang family became even more silent.

After finishing the meal, Father Fang smoked a pipe and looked at his son, sighing,

"Shanyuan, tell me what you think, Cuifen is a good person, but the situation at home is like this..."

"Father, Cuifen has worked hard for me for many years, and even gave birth to a son for me, and asked him to abandon her...the son can't do it."

Fang Shanyuan slumped his back, his mouth full of bitter taste.

Fang's father and mother sighed, their daughter-in-law is virtuous and they don't know that it is their Fang family's blessing to marry Cuifen. The family has been supported by their daughter-in-law all these years, and they are also very pleased, but God is not open, and the poor can't toss rise.

Seeing that the money is sent to the pharmacy every day, and the daughter-in-law's condition is not getting better at all, how can the family live on.

Fang Niang wiped her tears and said for a while,

"Matchmaker Sun came over yesterday and said that Landlord Ma took a fancy to Brother Yu and wanted to hire his son. Although Young Master Ma is a fool, fortunately, the Ma family is honest. Master Ma said that he would give us 50 taels of betrothal money. Yes? It's just this time, whether Cui Fen can do it or not depends on fate."

It is said that it is a marriage, but the bride price of 50 taels does not mean buying.

Fang Yu, the younger brother of the Fang family, grabbed the hem of his clothes and lowered his head. He didn't refute or speak, and accepted his fate...

"No, brother Yu is only fifteen, and he has learned to read with me. It is more than enough to find a family in the town. The son of the landlord Ma is in his thirties."

"But Ma's family is rich anyway, and he was a real husband after marrying him. Brother Yu will have nothing to worry about for the rest of his life. In fact, he doesn't need to marry to work in the town, huh..."

Fang Niang cried even harder. She said so, but she didn't feel sorry for her little brother in her heart. No matter how good the environment is, it can't compare with the love of husband and wife.

But there is no way, I have to stop my daughter-in-law's medicine and make people wait to die, or I can only marry off my younger brother. Cuifen has supported their Fang family all these years, and it is because of their Fang family that they are tired, and their son can't live or die. Willing to give up, that's all.

Although Landlord Ma's family is not satisfactory, he is a landlord anyway, and the master and wife are also kind-hearted. Except for the stupid husband, Brother Yu will have a good life for the rest of his life.

"Cui Fen is my wife, Brother Yu is also my own brother, father and mother, I will find a way to get the money, please stop talking..."

Fang Shanyuan looked at his docile and obedient younger brother, his elderly parents, and at his son who was waiting to be fed, and finally made up his mind.