The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The place where the manager took him was a small hexagonal pavilion with ventilation on all sides.

In such a cold weather, a man dressed as a scholar in the booth was sitting at the table, wiping his sweat, and scribbling on the table in a hurry.

Seeing the manager coming, the man got up quickly and saw Lu Xiuyuan standing beside him, as if he had thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he came up enthusiastically to shake his hand.

He was a little disgusted, and avoided it without showing a trace.

He didn't catch it, and the other party didn't change his enthusiasm, and said excitedly: "Brother, I'm looking forward to you, if I remember it, I'm going to collapse!"

The steward cleared his throat beside him.

The man rubbed the tip of his nose in embarrassment, "Then Mr. Wang, you are busy first, and I will leave first."

After speaking, he left with brisk steps.

Seeing the scholar leave, Director Wang explained, "Although the environment here is a bit rough, but the owner said that he would subsidize more money, I hope Lu Xiucai doesn't mind..."

"Understood, understood." After all, he only worked for a month, and he didn't want to know too much about other people's business secrets, which would only increase trouble, and cold spots would be cold spots. As long as there was enough pay, there was nothing wrong with it.

He walked to the desk and looked at what the scholar had recorded.

Manager Wang waited for him to finish reading, and then began to tell him the tasks to be done every day.

These delivery carriages in the post station all come here to transfer and unload goods. He only needs to remember how many carriages come and go every day, and the number of boxes of various colors. Each box has different prices, and the total is how much.

Lu Xiuyuan thought it was quite simple, and nodded slightly to express his understanding.

At this time, a delivery carriage drove over, and he picked up a pen and started to record behind the handwriting of the scholar just now.

Manager Wang saw that he was proficient in movements and unrestrained in temper, so he was finally relieved, and the problem of temporary cargo registration was finally solved.

My heart relaxed a lot, and my mood also relaxed, and the feeling of wanting to take an apprentice surfaced again.

He thought that Lu Xiuyuan's clothes were neat but not expensive, and he thought that the other party had an older brother who also worked here, and his family was not very rich, so it was easier to control.

He is old, and he has climbed to this position in this life, but he can let his apprentices continue to climb up by accepting apprentices.

Someone as fast and intelligent as the other party may be able to work in the compound in the future.

Sunset, dusk.

Lu Xiuyuan, who had been busy all day, was finally at leisure. He sat in the carriage that Mr. Wang had found for him, and started home with the candied haws he bought for Xiao Lian.

The purpose of going back this time is to tell my family that I will live in the town this month, so that they don't have to worry.

By the way, bring the pen and ink at home, and continue to write his scriptures at night. Lu Xiuyuan, who earned two shares of money, expressed his happiness.

When they got home, Mrs. Zhang was a little worried when she found out, but she didn't say anything. She just told the two brothers to take care of each other outside.

In the post station, carriages coming and going to deliver goods stop and go, which is a lively scene.

Lu Xiuwu had a good life these past few days.

The work he is doing now is much easier than before. Although it is also lifting boxes, it is much better than pulling big rocks before.

What's more, his family's Erlang turned into an accountant, and he was sitting in the pavilion busy at this moment.

For this reason, the supervisor here did not dare to assign too much work to him, so he lived very comfortably these few days.

A wagon full of goods stopped.

Lu Xiuyuan in the pavilion picked up his pen and began to register. Next to the inkstone on his right hand side, there was a token with a Zhao character engraved on it.

Lu Xiuyuan's mood is a bit complicated, this Zhao family can be met everywhere.

But Mr. Wang really gave him this kindness. He was afraid that when the post station was busy, there would be too many people, and Lu Xiuyuan would be offended by some people who didn't have a good eye, so he gave him his own brand. .

He himself doesn't feel much about these things. Anyway, he has been working here for a short time. According to his life plan, he is to write scripts. Serve the old age.

Keeping accounts here, apart from being a bit cold in the wind, there is no need to check the accounts, it is very easy, and when you are free, you can sit there and watch other people work.

At present, his ancient life seems to be quite leisurely, but he is still a little worried about the Zhao family and Shi Yunchen, and hopes that if the two sides fight in the future, he will not be involved.

After registering today's goods, Manager Wang came here specially to say that it was over, and asked them to go back early and have a good rest.

Picking up the account book kept by Lu Xiuyuan, he opened it and looked through it. All kinds of goods were clearly remembered, and it was clear at a glance.

"Not bad." The supervisor stroked his beard and observed again. If there is no problem with his mind, he can accept apprentices.

Here, Lu Xiuyuan was about to go back with his elder brother, but found that his elder brother was called away by the same village as before, and both of them looked panic-stricken.

Lu Xiuyuan said his goodbyes to Mr. Wang, and then chased after him.

The inn they were in was a bit remote, and Lu Xiuyuan had to chase after him so hard that he had to call his elder brother to wait.

Hearing the voice behind him, his elder brother turned his head to see Lu Xiuyuan, frowned and said, "Erlang, why did you follow?"

Lu Xiuyuan took a breath and calmed down, "I see you ran away in a panic, worried about something."

"Shengcai was drunk and went to Zhao's house to ask for money. Your elder brother Li was afraid of accidents, so he called me over to join us. It's not a big deal. Erlang, you can go back." His elder brother didn't take this matter too seriously.

When Lu Xiuyuan heard about the Zhao family, Lu Shengcai was still drunk, worried that today's affairs would be difficult, and afraid that his elder brother would be affected, so he followed his elder brother despite his elder brother's refutation.

With the guidance of the worker from the same village, they arrived at Zhao's house after several rounds of detours.

The imagined thing did not happen, the door of Zhao's house was closed, and Lu Shengcai was sleeping in the middle of the door like a dead dog.

There are many onlookers around who are pointing.

Lu Xiuyuan heaved a sigh of relief.

His elder brother and the fellow villager were very embarrassed. They stepped forward and each raised an arm to support him.

Lu Shengcai was woken up by the movement. He opened his eyes and saw that it was his fellow villager. He seemed to have gained confidence in his heart, and immediately began to cry.

"This Zhao family is not a person. He asked someone to trick me into drinking, not to mention all my money, and even stripped off my clothes, leaving me a middle coat. I was almost frozen to death. I want to lose some money." Isn't the fee okay!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, Lu Shengcai threw off his arms and was about to smash on the door.

His elder brother and that coworker almost failed to hold the drunk,

"Stop making money and go home quickly! Third Aunt will be worried if you do this again!" His elder brother persuaded him.

Who would have thought that the drunk would get higher and higher, Lu Shengcai had already stretched out his right foot, and kicked the door from the air.

"I'm going to fight him, my sister's life can't be just 20 taels!"

Seeing that there was a commotion here, there were more and more people on the sidelines. After hearing this, those people didn't understand the cause and effect, but it didn't prevent them from gossiping together.

Lu Xiuyuan couldn't stand it any longer, and said directly to his elder brother, "Knock him out and take him back, so as not to cause trouble."

It's really not good to make trouble in front of other people's house, his eldest brother nodded, and slashed Lu Shengcai's neck in an unskilled way.

The other party shook and rolled his eyes, as if fainted.

Lu Xiuyuan asked his elder brother to carry the man to Li Shun's ox cart with the fellow villager, and he would take him home later.

They walked three streets with a drunk, and they were embarrassed by the pointing eyes of others.

Li Shun, who was smoking next to the bullock cart, was startled when he saw them dragging Lu Shengcai over, thinking that something had happened.

Lu Xiuyuan explained the ins and outs, and left the rest to Li Shun, and then they left, after all, they didn't even have dinner until now.

Looking at the sky, the sun is about to set. At this point, there is no food to go back to the station, so we should settle it outside.

The fellow villager was reluctant to spend money, so he bought three steamed buns and a bowl of water at the food stall, for a total of one penny.

When his elder brother was about to say the same thing, Lu Xiuyuan had already told the boss about six big steamed buns with plain stuffing, and ordered two bowls of hot water by the way.

"Erlang, why do you buy so many steamed buns? I can just eat steamed buns." He quickly grabbed his hand to stop him.

"We're outside now, so we should eat better." He patted his elder brother on the shoulder, signaling him not to care.

His elder brother lowered his voice, "Forget it this time, but don't allow it next time."

"Next time when I make a lot of money, please go to the Drunken Immortal Building for a meal." Lu Xiuyuan laughed.

Lu Xiuwu looked disapproving, "Of course Erlang has made a lot of money, he wants to marry a wife, so there is no need to invite elder brother to dinner."

He took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun, and directly ignored the other party's answer.

Who would have thought that just after they finished their meal here, Li Shun, who was driving the ox cart, suddenly came over and asked them if they had seen Lu Shengcai.

Didn't Lu Shengcai be chopped up and thrown on the bullock cart?How could it be gone.

They all said they didn't see it, and the group started looking for the drunk again. After all, they were all from the same village, and they were afraid that something might happen to him.

Lu Xiuyuan didn't want to go very much, and in the end his elder brother dragged him to the door of Zhao's house for a walk on the grounds that they were all of the same clan and wanted to take care of each other.

There was no sign of Lu Shengcai at the gate of Zhao's house.

"Maybe I went somewhere to drink again, we're all gone." There's really no need to look for it, and it's not that he was drunk once or twice, how grown-up Lu Xiuyuan is, he'll be annoyed by this kind of person.

"I hope to make money and stop causing trouble, and go home quickly." His elder brother sighed, seeing that he couldn't find it, everyone went back.

What is Lu Shengcai doing now?

Seeing that the Zhao family ignored him, he had an idea and came up with a brilliant idea.

So he came to the sacrifice shop, where he bought paper money and gold ingots.

Didn’t the Zhao family not come out, so he squatted at the door of his house and burned the paper money. They would definitely be pissed off, and when they came out, he would ask them for the remaining 30 taels.

A drunk person has no sense at all. His only thought at the moment is to let the Zhao family come out to lose money. If they don't come out, they will burn paper money until you come out.

But he never thought that if the other party came out, he would not be able to bear the consequences.