Du Zhongxiao looked at it coldly and did not speak.

For a few months, Du Zhongxiao has not fully adapted to this era, and feels that this kind of thing is absurd. The Han family and "Qixiangju" are just business partnerships, and when these two people came, they became powerful and blessed, which made people disgusted.

The times are different, the rich and powerful families enjoy a variety of tricks, but the life of the poor suffering is difficult to change much. The Han family opened a foot shop, and outsiders looked like a well-off family, but in front of a wealthy family like the Wu family, they were like slaves.

In fact, Wu Kejiu regarded Han Lian as a slave of his own family, and when he saw him pushing back there, he refused to let Yueniang come out to drink with him. At first, he was surprised that this old man was so unexpected. After a long time, the boss became impatient in his heart.

After drinking a glass of wine, Wu Kejiu slammed the wine bowl on the table, pointed at Han Lian and said, "You old man, it seems that you are determined not to let your daughter come out to accompany the wine?" Don't regret it! ”

Han Lian made a series of gestures: "Don't blame the little ones!" The little woman is clumsy and slow, and she really can't do such a thing. ”

"Humph!" Wu Kejiu sneered. "Then don't blame me! Let me tell you clearly, I see that your little lady is quite beautiful, and I like it. If it's good, I'll take her as a concubine, and I'll eat and drink well for the rest of my life, and you will follow suit. I didn't expect you to push back here. Okay, I'm short of a little maid by my side, so let Yueniang come. Tomorrow, I will arrange for a tooth man to come, write a deed, and let her serve in my house! ”

Han Lian said with a sad face: "The little girl has never done such a thing since she was a child-"

"Then learn! Don't you know how to serve people? Wu Kejiu said sharply. Let me tell you, if we don't comply, our family will chase the capital here. When you have no livelihood, I don't think you will follow! ”

Du Zhongxiao couldn't stand it anymore on the side, and stepped forward and said: "Qingping world, Langlang Qiankun, in broad daylight, someone is here to forcibly buy people's daughters, is there still a royal law?" ”

Wu Kejiu glanced at Zheng Zhongxiao and said disdainfully, "What are you?" ”

Han Lian hurriedly said: "This is a small official from the county township Gongjin Shi Du Juren, and he is very helpful to the store——"

Hearing this, Wu Kejiu "snapped" and slammed the table. "It turned out to be the Du family's misfortune! Your old man is off the list in the capital, I don't know if you live or die, you little thief still have time to take care of other people's affairs! ”

Du Zhongxiao was taken aback, listening to what this means, this Wu Kejiu still has a grudge against his family?

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao's face was full of doubts, Cao Jucheng on the side smiled and said: "This kid is still pretending to be confused!" There are only two people in our Linying County who have solved it, and it was Du Xun's thief who grabbed the quota and made my cousin delay for a few more years. I didn't expect it to be a bad thing, and I didn't pass the provincial test in Kaifeng Prefecture, so I was embarrassed! ”

I see, Du Zhongxiao understood a little in his heart. Scholars who take the state examination and obtain the qualification to go to Beijing for the examination are called liberation. The amount of relief is distributed by state, the amount is fixed, and in some places it will be assigned to the county, and the number of people who take the release test every year is fixed. This was originally a practice in the Zhenzong period, according to the proportion of the number of people who participated in the liberation test, and it was a practice that has been inherited. Now it is not proportional, but has been changed to a fixed amount, and the quota limit is of little significance.

Wu Kejiu originally wanted to participate in the release test, because he was involved in the case of hurting people with his servants a few years ago, and there was a lot of uproar at the time, but he did not make the trip in the end. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with the Du family, but who knew that because Du Xun had passed the release test, he put the account on the head of the Du family, and always thought that Du Xun was a troublemaker and opposed himself.

Du Xun entered Beijing, and the title of the gold list was just that. It's just that he himself is not angry, he didn't pass the provincial test, and he fell off the list early, where can Wu Kejiu swallow this breath. The tiger fell in Pingyang, don't bully the Du family at this time, and wait until when to go.

Du Zhongxiao has been in this world for a few months, even if his father is a lifter, he has not completely sorted out what is going on with the imperial examination system at this time. There is a fixed amount of relief in the state, and there are people in the county who participate in the release test, but how to distribute it is a confused account. The number is not only related to the population, but also related to the economy, and related to the level of education, and at the same time, it is affected by the number of Jinshi who have been produced before, which is accumulated by the founding of the Great Song Dynasty for decades.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao didn't speak, Wu Kejiu said: "I don't know if your old ghost is alive or dead." I heard that I was sick in Beijing and struggled to return to my hometown, and now most of them are dying on the road. You little thief don't pick up the bones, but you have the leisure to meddle here!" ”

Cao Jucheng shook his head and said: "Du Juren must be dead if he dies, but I don't know where he died, and it is unknown whether the bones can be picked up." Such poor and small households also learn from others to take the Jinshi exam, and they still need to be pieced together, where can they still have the face to return to their hometowns if they fall off the list? Alas, the Zhongjin sergeant is an official, and the poor people just think about it, how can they take it seriously? No, it doesn't count if you die on the side of the road, and you make your family so poor that you eat chaff vegetables. ”

Du Zhongxiao was taken aback, how did this Cao Jucheng know the situation of his family?

But he didn't know that Cao Jucheng came from Fujian Road, where the imperial examination was prosperous, where there were many people studying and it was difficult to solve problems. Cao Jucheng thought of a trick and ran to his uncle's house.

Since the late Tang Dynasty rebellion, the Central Plains has been mostly attacked by wars and the population is sparse, and it is the same here in Xuzhou. In the more than 60 years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, although it has tried its best to develop the Central Plains, Xuzhou has only recovered a little. If the population is small and the economy cannot develop, there will be fewer people to study. However, Xuzhou is not far from Kaifeng Mansion, and there are more places to solve problems, and the difficulty of solving them is much smaller than that of Fujian Road.

At this time, the easiest solution is Kaifeng Mansion. It is the best place, there are many scholars, and there are many people who have stayed in the capital over the years, and there are hundreds of people who have been released every year, dozens of times more than other state armies. The second is Xijing Luoyang, which is only less than Kaifeng Mansion. If you want to say that it is easiest to get rid of it, it is the state army that is close to the border along the three roads of Hebei, Hedong, and Shaanxi. The population there is sparse, and almost every year there are equal amounts, that is, the number of people who participate in the release test is not enough to meet the quota given by the imperial court, and everyone has a share.

However, it is easy for the Kaifeng Prefecture and the border states to be relieved, and the imperial court is also strict, and there are restrictions on the qualifications for dismissal. For example, Kaifeng Prefecture stipulates that only those who have a local industry and have lived there for more than seven years can take the liberation test, otherwise they can only return to their hometown. The same is true for the border state army, and the household registration is more strictly checked, after all, there is also the meaning of preventing spies and spies.

In the words of Du Zhongxiao's previous life, these people who started to solve in other places are college entrance examination immigrants.

The Central Plains state army in Xuzhou is less than the upper and more than the lower, and the investigation is not so strict. Just like Xuzhou, as long as there is a field industry in the state, you can immigrate and participate in the liberation test here.

Cao Jucheng's family has money, and buying some land and property in Xuzhou is nothing at all. He bought dozens of acres of land in the countryside of Linying County, just completed his household registration, and prepared to take the liberation test in Xuzhou two years later.

People who come from a place like Fujian where there is fierce competition are different from the locals. They were tortured badly by the release test, and they guarded against every competitor. In the end, Du Xun has successfully passed the liberation test, and most of the next time he will go bankrupt, he will also participate, and there is a great opportunity. There are more wolves and less meat, and Cao Jucheng certainly wished that he had already died on the side of the road.

Where did Du Zhongxiao know this? Seeing that Cao Jucheng knew the situation of his family, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Seeing Du Zhongxiao's expression, Cao Jucheng laughed and sat down again to drink. In his heart, the most important thing is the next imperial examination, and he is not interested in anything else.

Taking a breath, Du Zhongxiao said: "My father is just unwell, and he wants to come to a hotel on the road for treatment, and he can't return to his hometown for a while." No matter what, Daddy is also a townsman, a decent person, how can you curse him like this! ”

Wu Kejiu laughed when he heard this: "Decent person, you let your father get an official first!" What's so great about Xianggong Jinshi? It's not a positive jinshi. Let me tell you, my father still has an official body! ”

In this era, it is possible to donate officials, and Wu Kejiu's father spent money to donate a petty official. It's just that this petty official can only be used to show off, and the treatment of the official household is not, and it is really not as good as Du Xun's township tribute jinshi. It's just that the Du family is rich? With money, the identity of that Xianggong Jinshi can be supported, otherwise it will be useless.

With money, you can move around with the scholars and officials in the state and county, and even participate in various gatherings, so that you can have all kinds of opportunities. The family has no money, and they can't even afford to invite others to eat, what is the use of the identity of this township tribute? Only by recruiting a few village children to teach, you can charge others more tuition.

Thinking of this, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but feel irritable. The knowledge learned in the previous life, how great it was to be famous for reading in ancient times, even if he was a showman, he was also respected. I didn't expect it to be my turn, and my father was useless.

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao was deflated, Wu Kejiu laughed: "Little thief, you are still too busy to take care of yourself, and you still come to meddle with other people's affairs?" Listen to my advice, honestly go and find the bones of your old ghost, so as not to be infamous for unfilial piety! ”

After speaking, he said to Han Lian, who had been standing next to him: "You are selling my family's wine on credit, why are you so indecent!" How can such pickled characters also let them into the store! Get out of here and let your daughter come and drink with me!" ”

Han Lian sighed secretly in his heart, and saluted: "Don't blame the small staff, the small one opens a store, naturally any guest can come, how can you refuse to let people out?" Besides, Du Xiaoguan's family is well marinated with sheep's trotters, which has attracted a lot of business for the store——"

"Ah, it turns out that this sheep's trotter is his family's stew! No wonder, no wonder, I taste a little weird! Lao'er, if you put this kind of thing in the store, it will ruin my reputation as 'its fragrant residence' for no reason! ”

Wu Kejiu said as he picked up the basket next to him and threw it out. Watching the basket roll around on the ground, Wu Kejiu clapped his hands and looked at Du Zhongxiao and sneered.