The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The next day, it was still the familiar place, but today the people standing behind were replaced by the guards and the underdog Nan Xing.

He originally wanted Nan Xing to go with Shi Yunchen, as long as he had a guard on his side, but Shi Yunchen insisted that the guards would not take advantage of him, and left Nan Xing to him.

Lu Xiuyuan cleared his throat, and the chaotic crowd in front of him gradually quieted down.

Compared with yesterday, the number of people today is nearly doubled.

Probably because he said yesterday that men and women are not limited, today a large group of men and women came.

Yesterday I talked about Emperor Ming's intentions to let the people feel patriotic. Today, some newcomers did not hear yesterday's content. Lu Xiuyuan briefly summarized yesterday's discussion for everyone to listen to.

When the atmosphere became active, he began to tell the stories of those soldiers on the border.

A few years ago when he was a scholar, he traveled to the border. When he went to the snow mountain to find the source of the plague, the soldiers told him many war stories. Now he tells these stories to the people who are not in the war before him.

In addition to them, there are many people living on the war-torn border, and their lives are threatened at all times...

After a few stories, the newcomer can't hold his temper anymore.

"My lord! What you said is so substituting, I can't bear it anymore! Can you kill a few barbarians secretly when they enter Beijing after a while?"

Hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the man.

He was a strong man with a long beard.

"This brawny man, I know you have a good heart, but that barbarian is extremely cunning. If he really wants to kill a few secretly, the other party will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble."

"I didn't listen to the adults before. I, Hu, don't understand what those barbarians are doing. It doesn't matter to me whether they surrender or not, but now!" The opponent clenched his fists: "Hu doesn't want to bear it anymore!"

It seems that this person has a violent temper, Lu Xiuyuan hurriedly comforted him: "Strong man, please calm down and listen to me."

The man took a deep breath: "My lord, please tell me."

"I understand how you feel. I can't wait to go up and kill those people, but we are a big country after all. If everyone goes up and there are no rules and regulations, wouldn't things be messed up?"

The man nodded thoughtfully.

"Don't worry about this strong man. Faced with the current problem, His Majesty has long been prepared for it. Everyone in our capital has a clear division of labor. Everyone here just needs to stand upright and do their duty. It is best not to embarrass the Qing Kingdom. So patriotic!"

"I'm a small vendor. Because of my fierce face, my business is usually not good. I want to participate in this training, but can you let me join the guards?"

The man looked sincerely: "Under this situation, I don't have the heart to do business. I don't make money anyway. Can you let me contribute?"

"Of course." Lu Xiuyuan praised: "The strong man is so loyal, everyone present can feel it. After today is over, I can apply to His Majesty to organize a private patrol team."

"After all, it is impossible for the army to patrol in one place all the time, and to recruit a few people with insight like strong men to help. In case the barbarians want to eat free food or provoke troubles, they can also protect the people of our country from being bullied. !"

After hearing this, the able-bodied people in the crowd raised their hands and signed up: "Master Lu! I am strong and strong, and my family has food reserves. I don't rely on selling things to eat. I am also eligible! I will sign up!"

"Lord Lu! Me, me, me!"

"My lord! I can do it too!"

I didn't expect so many people to sign up before the mobilization meeting was over today, Lu Xiuyuan felt relieved.

"Okay, everyone, stand in line and come here to register!"

He sat down at the table, beckoned to the guards next to him to hand out the money, he had almost said what he had to say, so he simply took advantage of the atmosphere to end it early.

"Those who want to sign up for the militia and those who are training, come to me to register, and you can get the money back if you don't intend to."

More people came to register today than yesterday, and Lu Xiuyuan was so busy that he didn't even have time to look up.

As the line gradually shortened, the bald old lady who sneaked away yesterday with her back in poor health also lined up in front of the guards.

After receiving the money, he was grabbed by the neck by the old lady just as he snatched it away.

"Son, don't you want to sign up?"

"Hey! Mother, please be gentle!" The bald head quickly raised his head high: "The neck is about to be strangled."

The old lady patted him on the back: "Hurry up and sign up, and do something for the Qing Dynasty."

The bald head hesitated: "Who will take care of you when I went to participate? And our family's business, my mother-in-law alone can't take care of it!"

Upon hearing this, the old lady grabbed the bald head by the ear: "My mother is not dead yet. My daughter-in-law can live a day by cooking and eating casually. You don't need to take care of her. As for business, if you are too busy, sell less. Our family is not short of that little money."

"This……"

The bald head looks embarrassed. Their family sells tofu, and I start working every night. I take care of my elderly mother while selling tofu with my wife during the day. Although I can't make a lot of money, I have been working for more than ten years after all, relying on regular customers Can also sustain life.

If you go to a training camp, your business will definitely be affected. Even if you have money for the training camp, you will not be able to compete with others in the later market.

The bald head was entangled in his heart, hesitating and wandering in place.

Their actions were quickly noticed. Nan Xing looked at the bald head in front of him. He was also there for yesterday's incident. Looking at the old man behind the bald head now, he probably knew that the other party might also have difficulties.

"This strong man, the training camp is not mandatory. If it is not convenient at home, you don't need to participate."

As soon as these words came out, the bald head couldn't move.

The old lady behind her grabbed her son's ears and tugged.

"You boy, you don't even listen to my old lady now, do you?"

"No, no! Mom, be gentle!" The bald head was tense and did not dare to hide, so he could only stand still and let the old lady pull her ears.

Hearing the familiar voice, Lu Xiuyuan stopped writing and looked up, only to find that it was yesterday's bald head.

Looking at the picture of the other party clearly being a 1.8-meter strong man, but being held by the ear and unable to move, he persuaded: "Old man, our side is not mandatory, and those who are not convenient at home may not come here."

"No force, no force. Anyway, my tofu is not worth a lot of money. Why don't you let this kid come and join the militia team? You can do your part for the country!"

Hearing what the old lady said, Lu Xiuyuan was also very surprised. The other party was only a year old lady, so she had such a high awareness.

He thought for a while, and then asked: "Old man, how many catties of tofu do you make every day?"

The bald man next to him said without hesitation: "My lord, because we don't usually go out to sell, we make two big pieces of tofu every day, about 160 catties."

160 catties, well, although it's a bit much, it's not too much to consume.

Lu Xiuyuan thought that during the two-day training camp, so many people needed to eat, and this tofu would just help solve the problem, so that the bald head could not only earn money for the training camp, but also take care of business by the way, so he said: "You guys stay here first, After I register the information here, we can talk about it alone."

Hearing this, the fat man hugged the old lady and sat next to the table with his wife anxiously waiting for Lu Xiuyuan to finish.