The sturdy life of crossing

Jian Leyang generously gave 100 taels of silver to his younger brother as pocket money, and left the remaining 400 taels for his mother's family.

It has to be said that Li Xiucai and Li Xiucai were lucky enough to bet twice in a row. 400 taels of silver is not a small amount of wealth for an ordinary farming and studying family. They still have to carefully consider the top five. Although they are optimistic about Father Jian, there are too many factors that affect their grades in the scientific examination, just like the final Xie Yuan in the rural examination this time. To everyone's surprise, he is a little-known Scholars, and already in their 40s, no one guessed correctly before the provincial examination.

Among the most popular candidates in the local examination this time, Sheng Chongming was actually the best. If Jian Dong hadn't stepped on him unexpectedly, maybe Sheng Chongming's reputation would be even better now, but who would have expected It was such a mistake, so Sheng Chongming and his group of followers couldn't be happy.

"Brother, third uncle didn't pass the exam this time?" Jian Wenyuan asked his brother later, curious all the time, when picking up his father at the gate of the Gongyuan three times in a row, two of them met third uncle, but everyone even Not a word was exchanged.

Jian Leyang hooked his lips and said, "Of course he didn't pass the exam. You still hope that he can go to high school like our father."

Jian Wenyuan did not make a clear statement that he had no expectations at all, no, it should be said that he expected his third uncle to never pass the exam.

Jian Leyang patted him on the head. In fact, he saw Jian Guirong's figure on the day when the rankings were announced. He saw him squeeze out from the crowd, his clothes were wrinkled like pickles, and he was knocked almost to the ground. I can't believe it, I don't need to ask Jian Leyang to know, the reason why I lost my soul is because he failed the list again, and he was no name on the list again, I can't believe it, needless to say, I saw Jian's father's name.

After the list was released, Father Jian became even busier. Because he is the chief executive, he received more posts about participating in various gatherings than before, and he will also attend the Luming Banquet soon. Even in the place where they lived, people kept sending congratulatory gifts. Just registering these congratulatory gifts, Jian Niang was so busy that she finally pulled her youngest son along with the person who received the presents to help her.

As for Jian Leyang, he left quietly on the second day after the ranking was released, and he could not wait until the time to return home with his family. Although Jian's father and mother were sorry, they knew that it would not be easy for Jian Leyang to stay until this time. Jian Leyang had to go to work They knew what was going on, and Jian Leyang was also very regretful that he couldn't go back to the hometown with his parents to see the reaction of the family in Jian's big house. Of course, the happy news would arrive at Yong'an Village first.

Yongan Village.

Mr. Jane sat at home and sighed, as he often did recently, this time he was even more depressed.

It was time for the township examination again. In the past, the old man always had some expectations for the third child, but he failed every time, which made him gradually lose confidence. Especially this time, that wicked son actually took the exam with him. He knew this Hui Lao San met his biggest competitor, but it was a pity that he couldn't find a chance to make a move. If he missed one, others would suspect him and Lao San. He couldn't ruin his future.

Suddenly there was a faint sound of gongs and drums outside, and the old lady who was feeding the chickens rushed into the house quickly and shouted: "Old man, did you hear the sound? This is the sound of gongs and drums coming from the yamen to announce the good news. Got it?" The old lady's voice got higher and higher, and she couldn't hide the joy on her face.

The old man thought it was an auditory hallucination before, but he didn't expect that he was the only one who heard it. His heart trembled, and he almost ran out with excitement. He raised his buttocks and sat down again. He said with a sullen face, "Don't forget This time there are still people in the village taking the test, such as...

If the third child hadn't passed the exam, they would have rushed out in a hurry, not to make the villagers laugh to death.

"Nonsense, just that bastard, why should he be compared with our youngest? How could he have such a life." The old lady cursed, but she didn't dare to run out, but walked around the room, stopping from time to time to scold A few words, as if this can scold Mrs. Jian's fate away, and at the same time prick up your ears to pay attention to the movement outside, hoping that the sound of gongs and drums is coming from home.

They could hear it, and the villagers living at the entrance of the village also heard it earlier, and ran out one after another to check what was going on.

The yacha told the villagers with a smile on his face: "We are here to announce the good news to Mr. Jian. Mr. Jian passed the provincial examination and ranked fifth in high school."

"Master Jian? Which Master Jian? The two people in our village who are going to participate in the rural examination are both named Jane." The villagers did not dare to draw conclusions first, but wanted to find out who they were, so as not to let the relevant people rejoice in vain.

The Yacha only remembered this, and patted his head and hurriedly corrected: "Master Jian, Mrs. Jian Dong, last year it was my brothers who came to announce the good news to Mr. Jian. We know the door, so we won't go astray. "

Mrs. Jian's high school was more popular with the villagers than Jian's third child. Everyone was overjoyed immediately, and some people ran to the village immediately to inform those who stayed at home of Jian's family to get ready to meet the servants.

Tian Lizheng heard the voice and came out to meet him. He was also one of the members who was anxiously looking forward to it. When he saw someone running towards him from a distance, shouting as he ran, and heard the content of the yelling clearly, Tian Lizheng slapped his thigh hard. It hurts, it seems to be true, Father Jian really passed the exam and became a master of Juren.

"Hurry up, go to Mrs. Jian's house quickly, this family is really, every time the whole family is dispatched, and no one is left behind to receive the happy news."

Tian Li was complaining in his mouth, but his mouth was cracked at the root of his ears, he was overjoyed.

Those who came to the Jian family's big house could only be disappointed. The sound of gongs and drums passed by their door, but they didn't even have the intention to stay, and soon went away. The old man wanted to rush out to pull people back. go down.

When Yu Youcai's family saw Tian Lizheng approaching, they hurriedly welcomed him in. They didn't know what to do when they heard that the villagers came to report. After all, they were just servants of Jian's family, and at the same time, they were very happy. , They are the current people and have the honor to go out and be beautiful.

The village elders also grinned from ear to ear, Master Juren, the first Master Juren in Yong’an Village, this is a great joy. I didn’t expect Mrs. Jian to be so upbeat. If I had better luck in the early years, I might have become a master Juren. , even the master Jinshi can imagine it.

In the past, there were people who said sour words behind their backs. At this time, I wish I could go back and slap myself a few times when I said sour words. What is Jian's third child? I haven't seen one of them come back after tossing. Now Mrs. Jian is the one. The first-class family in Yong'an Village, even in Canghe Town and the entire Xindan County, is also a decent family.

Outside Yong'an Village, the happiest people are probably the parents who sent their children to Mrs. Jian. Now they feel that the decision they made was so wise. While ordering people to prepare gifts, they turned around and told their sons to study hard with Mrs. Jian. With such a good teacher teaching, if you fail to pass the exam, you will lose not your own face but the teacher's face.

All of this has nothing to do with Jian Leyang for the time being. Although he really wants to participate, he can't leave Jiang Zuofei alone. Since Jiang Zuofei left last year, he has been creating and supporting the current situation by himself, except for the initial support. The Canghe gang didn't help much with the sea salt recipe, but Jiang Zuofei gave more to the Canghe gang.

Today's cheap and high-quality sea salt has had a great impact on the big salt merchants and the forces behind them. Those people are afraid that they will dig out the people behind this sea salt at all costs, so Jiang Zuofei is the most difficult right now. At that time, Jiang Zuofei couldn't give up, let alone the situation that Jiang Zuofei opened up to build ships and develop shipping, because this is the foundation for Jian Leyang and the Canghe Gang to gain a foothold in the Daxing Dynasty in the future. Only by developing shipping can Jian Leyang lead his family to advance and attack You can retreat and defend, and you will be invincible! Young master Jane has left?missing? "Hua Jia asked the servant in charge who came back from Mrs. Jian.

The servants who came back didn't know why their young master was interested in this brother, but the servants had no room to comment, and replied respectfully: "Yes, master, the young ones didn't see Mr. Jian appear, listen to Mrs. Jian Said something happened and left."

"The little one also went to check. Mr. Jian didn't show up on the second day of Master Jian's senior high school. The little one didn't find out where Mr. Jian was going." This is what the steward who went to investigate said.

Hua Jia waved his hand to make people retreat, and didn't intend to let the steward continue to investigate. He stroked his chin and pondered. This is the meaning of what Jian Leyang said on the boat before. At this time, where he will go at this time is definitely not going back to the warehouse. Hezhen, because there is no need to hide his whereabouts when he goes back, and the Canghe Gang has nothing particularly important right now, so Jian Leyang can let go of such important things as celebrating with his family. This only shows that what Jian Leyang is going to do is more important than celebrating It is more important, so I choose to leave after the ranking is released.

But because of this, I became more and more curious, what is the important thing?After much deliberation, he couldn't find a clue, and he couldn't let the people of Huajia Commercial Firm pay attention to the traces of the Leyang gang leader with great fanfare. Once he let that guy know, Hua Jia didn't dare to think about it anymore. He didn't want to try to annoy Jian Leyang easily. s consequence.

Jian Leyang rode alone and didn't ask anyone to follow, because no one could keep up with his speed.

He can go on the road non-stop for two days and two nights, and after a short rest, he can return to his peak state. If others know his state, they will probably say two words: abnormal, abnormal, or: non-human .

At night, Jian Leyang suddenly heard a familiar call from the sky, and then whistled, a strong wind came from the sky, and a black shadow swooped down.

The leaves were blown to this side by the strong wind, but the person in the center was not affected at all, and stretched out an arm. The black shadow above screamed again, and fell on the arm with a thumping sound. An adult falcon, with its wings folded and standing on its arm, was still very tall, and its eyes were even sharper. When Jian Leyang stretched out his other hand, the falcon seemed unwilling to send its head over, letting Jian Leyang touch it. After a few clicks, he took it back.

Jian Leyang chuckled. This was a fierce animal he tamed in the Northland at that time. Others raised the eagle from young and had to boil it. He was born when he accidentally saw the eagle raised by a bastard surnamed Yan. However, he prefers to directly tame adult monsters, the more fierce the better, so after cleaning up the bastards surnamed Yan, and continuing on the road with the Canghe gang caravan, he went out for a few laps while camping at night , then there is the existence of the eagle today.

After returning from Beidagger, he raised this eagle in the deep mountains. Jian Leyang often went to the mountain to get in touch with the eagle and falcon, and now he has formed a certain tacit understanding. Of course, this eagle is still full of wildness and has a very aggressive temper. Except for Jian Leyang, no one else Don't even think about getting close.

Jian Leyang felt that using this eagle named "Old Black" by him as a messenger was much better than a pigeon, and it was also safer and faster. Currently, Old Hei was in charge of the communication between him and Jiang Zuofei, and Jian Leyang didn't know about Jiang Zuofei either. Were you surprised the first time you saw Lao Hei who delivered the letter?

Jian Leyang took off the letter from Old Hei's paw, and stretched his arm forward: "Old Hei, go hunting by yourself."

Old Hei circled twice in the sky above Jian Leyang, and flew away with a soft cry.

Jian Leyang opened the letter and looked at the moonlight, his brows were slightly frowned, and his handwriting was a bit hasty. The situation was more serious than when Jiang Zuofei sent the letter before. Jian Leyang rubbed the paper in his hand into pieces and scattered it. He was planning to rest for an hour or two before heading out His plan was also cancelled, and after judging his position, he disappeared into the dark night.

In a coastal fishing village, a few dark shadows got off a fishing boat, walked into one of the houses, and lit the oil lamp.

"Brother Jiang, what shall we do next? Boss...can he arrive in time to deal with that group of people?" It's no wonder they had such doubts when one of his subordinates questioned them. A stronghold was destroyed, and dozens of bags of white salt were thrown into the sea. Thinking about how much money those salts could be exchanged for, this heartache almost bleeds.

"Boss is probably on the way now. Dunzi has seen the strength of boss. No matter what, we can't expose the place where we produce sea salt and build sea ships. We can't at any time. That's the truth. The foundation of our existence, the salt destroyed today is nothing." Jiang Zuofei said in a low voice.

Xu Dun cursed a few words: "It's all that bastard who is crawling around, otherwise we wouldn't have exposed it so quickly. Brother Jiang is right, as long as those two places are not exposed, we can turn around at any time, no amount of salt is enough. Fortunately, the traitor hadn't gained Brother Jiang's full trust and brought him there."

Suddenly there was a commotion outside, Jiang Zuofei waved his hand, and the oil lamp was extinguished with the palm of his hand, and the room was immediately plunged into darkness.

"Someone has entered the village, everyone, be careful. I'll go out to check first. If the situation is wrong, everyone will split up and escape as much as possible, and then find a chance to meet again." Jiang Zuofei lowered his voice and then got down and got out .