The son who had not yet recovered from his injury, because of the fall of his father, was surrounded by creditors who usually ate and drank and owed a lot of debts to ask for arrears, and Yu Youxia was broken because he couldn't repay the loan shark.

After Yang Xianmao successfully removed the nail, he was in a very comfortable mood, and now it was time for the New Year.

In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the family is happy. During the first month, including Lord Cao Duo and Cao Yunshi, others came to pay New Year's greetings. For Yang Xianmao, except for a few who had to go to pay New Year's greetings, he was exempt from everyone else.

Because he needs to spend more time guiding Hua Youying. After the fifteenth day of the first month, the preliminary examination of the Taiyi Academy will be held, and it is necessary to ensure that Hua Youying successfully passes this exam, so Yang Xianmao is even more urgent, Hua Youying In addition to studying at Fei Shenyi during the day, Hua Youying basically studies in Yang Xianmao's medical hall at night.

Doctor Fei also changed his attitude towards Hua Youying, and began to focus on cultivating him, because after almost a month, he had found that Hua Youying was very hopeful, and he could pass this exam. And now, Hua Youying belongs to such a person.

These days, Yang Xianmao's medicinal incense society still holds an association every five days, taking turns to be the east, and every time the association is formed, Yang Xianmao will not deliberately show off, but, in moderation, but despite this, the two county lords still benefit a lot, and they respect him even more.

Yang Xianmao found that they were just respectful, and the two did not show any signs of love for him, Yang Xianmao knew that everything had to be done slowly, and it was impossible to achieve it overnight, especially in the face of the county lord.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was indeed the first examination of the Taiyi Academy.

Because once admitted to the Taiyi Academy, there is a certain probability that you can be an official, so it has attracted the interest of countless Langzhong and doctors all over the world, and nearly 10,000 people have participated in the examination in the capital, from all over the country, and the majestic scene is no less than the imperial examination.

These tens of thousands of people are competing for the final 200 places, and only 60 of the 200 can enter the customs, which is a very small proportion. But every Lang Zhong seems to have the idea that maybe he will be lucky.

They all hope to be one of these two hundred, and eventually win as sixty people, so they all come to reference, of course, there are quite a few people who are self-aware and know that they can't pass, but they still want to try it, and they can also find relatives and friends, and increase their knowledge.

The test venues of nearly 10,000 people are arranged in the co-examination room. The whole process of the examination is the same as the imperial examination, the only difference is the content.

Yang Xianmao and Hua Youying also took the exam, and three days later, the results of the preliminary exam came out. Of course, there is no specific score, only a shortlist of 200 people. However, there was something unexpected to Yang Xianmao, that is, he was only ranked second, and in front of him was a person named Zuo Jinsheng.

Following Yang Xianmao to see the list was Hua Youying and the people in their dormitory, Hua Youying saw that he was also shortlisted, although the ranking was relatively low, but he was already very excited to be shortlisted, and he only giggled there.

Seeing Yang Xianmao, listed behind Zuo Jinsheng, the two county lords couldn't stop sneering, Fei Shuyun was also indignant, and said: "It seems that there are still people who are playing tricks in the entrance exam of this Taiyi Academy, and this disciple can actually get the first place." ”

Yang Xianmao was a little curious and asked, "Who is this Zuo Jinsheng?" Fei Shuyun replied: "His father is Zuo Qiantong, the deputy envoy of the Third Division. ”

Yang Xianmao immediately understood when he heard this, the deputy envoy of the third division is equivalent to the financial department of the imperial court, the power is very large, and the real power in his hands is even greater, if you don't consider Zuo Jinsheng's own medical skills, just from his father's identity, people always think about that aspect.

It is not clear whether he relied on his own strength or his father's relationship? Of course, for Yang Xianmao personally, he was more inclined to the latter.

Because after he obtained the Green Capsule Sutra of Hua Tuo's Divine Doctor, he boasted that he should not be able to surpass himself in the field of medical skills.

Of course, that's talking about medical skills, and the exam has a considerable amount of chance. Because the level of grading depends to a large extent on the person marking the paper. And that's not as sure as the answer that one plus one equals two.

Subjective factors account for a large proportion, for example, if you meet a very harsh examiner, and Zuo Jinsheng encounters a relatively loose examiner, each grading papers, then his score is not as good as Zuo Jinsheng.

Therefore, Yang Xianmao smiled and said, "As long as you can pass, why care about the ranking." Let's go. ”

The two county mothers were muttering with their faces on their faces, and although they had lowered their voices, Yang Xianmao still heard what they were saying. What the county lord of Yaoxiang said was that he had to tell his father about this matter, and the county lord of Bai Zhi said not to say it, otherwise if his uncle asked why he wanted to speak for Yang Xianmao, he would probably know about their association with Yang Xianmao as soon as he explained it. That uncle may not be happy, but there are extraneous branches, since Yang Xianmao has said, don't care about the ranking, just pass, then don't go to have more rights and wrongs.

Yang Xianmao admired in his heart, this Baizhi county lord is calm, which is indeed impressive.

Yang Xianmao returned to the medical hall, and the guy who came with him before had already run back and reported the matter to the old lady, Tang was very happy, and had already instructed his family to prepare a good wine banquet for his godson.

Seeing Yang Xianmao come back, he happily held his hand and said: "My son, you not only won the title of the gold list, but also won the second place, but in order to win glory for your mother's face, as soon as you get the news, the neighbors come to congratulate, you look at the things sent, they are almost piled up into a hill." Let's celebrate at home tonight, and tomorrow I'll be at the restaurant again, feasting the neighbors, what do you think?"

Yang Xianmao looked at the old lady with excitement on her face and said with a smile: "It's all up to the godmother." ”

That night, when the wine banquet was set down and he was about to eat, the guy in front ran in and reported that a few people had come to the door, claiming to be surnamed Shi, and they were the old lady's mother-in-law's family, and they had come to thank Da En.

Tang Shi frowned and looked at Yang Xianmao. Yang Xianmao immediately understood, Old Man Shi and his son were broken by the debt collector, but there was no follow-up, and the Shi family quickly understood that the reason for such a result was that Yang Xianmao did something from it.

That's why they began to understand that this young Langzhong actually has the ability to reach the sky, even if they are not so sure, but they must want to take this opportunity to climb this relative, and they will have a backer in the future. So the whole family ran over and thanked them.

Yang Xianmao was very uninterested in this family, but he didn't stretch out his hand to hit the smiling person, after all, they were the godmother's mother-in-law, so let them deal with it themselves, so he asked Liu Dongyan to accompany the old lady to the door to see what was going on.

After Tang heard Yang Xianmao say this, he roughly understood his thoughts. So accompanied by Liu Dongyan, he went to the door, and after a while, he went back and said, "Okay, send them away." They heard that you got second in the exam and came to celebrate. said that even if they didn't recognize them as relatives, they should be celebrated as neighbors. ”

After a pause, he said, "I heard them say that, just think about it." In fact, their family, except for the sister-in-law's mouth that is too poisonous and disgusting, the others are not too excessive. ”

Yang Xianmao knew that the Tang family was kind-hearted, so it may be in his heart that he somewhat forgave the Shi family, so he smiled and said: "It is a denial that their godmother is in charge of her own affairs, but I don't want to see this family, so I am too lazy to see them, and the godmother will handle it herself." ”

"Godmother knows, don't talk about this, let's continue to eat. ”

The family raised their glasses again and began to laugh and drink, looking forward to a better future.

Yang Xianmao's iron ore has finally begun to be mined, and Cao Yunshi and Cao Duo have helped to operate from it, and a line has been built. From mining and transportation to selling to the imperial court, everything has been arranged.

When a steady stream of coal mines was transported to the capital, sold to the imperial court, and then when a large amount of silver was sent to Yang Xianmao, Yang Xianmao himself was stunned.

However, because mining was completely manual in the Song Dynasty, the excavation capacity was low. Although this mine is basically an open-pit mine and can be excavated directly, in the absence of gunpowder and mechanical mining equipment, it is completely manual and requires a lot of manpower.

However, the effect of mining is not satisfactory, because the mining volume is not enough, and the cost is relatively high, so the money sent to Yang Xianmao is far from that of the mine bosses of later generations.

But for Yang Xianmao, it can already be regarded as a daily income, and this kind of money, basically without his hard thinking and management, will be continuously sent to his home, which is no different from pie in the sky.

The old lady Tang was also so surprised when she saw the boxes of copper coins sent every day, and praised Yang Xianmao, the godson, for his high ability.

Yang Xianmao said in his heart, if it weren't for the godmother, you would be the god of wealth, Yue Ruyi, who cultivated and achieved positive results, and was reincarnated as a human being, so that he overcame the five disadvantages and three deficiencies and kept the money. Otherwise, the money will be a flash in the pan, and I won't be able to keep it.

After a few days, Yang Xianmao calculated the monthly income of the mine, which was about one hundred taels of silver. That's a lot of money for everyone else. But for Yang Xianmao, he is still not too full.

Because of such wealth, in front of the two county lords, it is simply a drop in the bucket. If you want to rely on this money, you have to go to the county lord to ask for marriage, which is tantamount to making people laugh, and he must really reach the rich world to be possible. In this way, it will not feel shabby to be juxtaposed with the county lord.

Judging from the current county lord's feelings about him, Yang Xianmao didn't find anything special, so he had to make himself rich and strong as soon as possible. Making money in the Song Dynasty is different from other dynasties, making money in the Song Dynasty is an important benchmark for a man's ability and level.