After leaving the Zhou Mansion, the two of them took the prescription to the pharmacy to grab the medicine, although they took the medicine for a month, it only cost twenty taels of silver. Geng Qiu and Ah Hao both understood that the bottle of pills sent by Dr. Li was not cheap. Such a large bag of herbs weighs nearly 100 catties. Geng Qiu looked at these herbs, and admired Ah Hao in his heart, drinking a big bowl of bitter medicine every day, and he didn't see him say a word. He smelled the medicine and wanted to vomit.

Every day, the smell of Chinese medicine fills the house. Because Ah Hao wants to drink these bitter medicines every day, Geng Qiu also specially asked Dr. Li if he can eat some sweet snacks when drinking this bitter medicine, he has seen it on TV and novels before, what honey-made fruits some people will eat after drinking medicine.

As a result, Dr. Li said directly: "Just buy some red dates." It can be eaten as a snack, and it can nourish blood and nourish people. So Geng Qiu and Ah Hao went to buy red dates, which are actually not expensive, much cheaper than sugar. It is still a real pure natural, pollution-free red date, Geng Qiu tasted a few and thought it tasted very good. I simply bought five catties at once.

"Ah Hao, are you really going to take the top prize?" Geng Qiu asked. Recently, he felt that Ah Hao had suddenly become studious, and he must have some plan in his heart, and this time listening to his conversation with Master Yi, he couldn't help it anymore.

"Champion? You think it's beautiful. I'm going to take the exam, but I don't know if I can pass the exam. Ah Hao smiled. Geng Qiu's words were said lightly, as if the champion could go to high school casually. But he didn't know that he had to do his best to have hope for a show.

It's been a long time since I've studied and practiced calligraphy. Besides, it wasn't these things that he had learned the best before, and he hadn't thought about the imperial examination before. A person from a family of military generals, no matter how good his knowledge, can only follow the path of a military attaché. Therefore, the rest of the study is all about the army.

"Yes, you have to take the test first, and then take the test, and then you can take the top exam again?" Geng Qiu said with a smile. In his limited ancient common sense, he only knew that the ancient imperial examination had to have this process. It's like a modern person who has to be admitted to a university first, then go to graduate school, and then study for a doctorate. You can't just go to Cobo in the first place.

"Yes. It's easy to come and that's it. But I didn't plan to take the test step by step. It's good to have a showman's identity. ”

"Why don't you continue to take the exam, I heard that you have to at least be promoted before you can choose an official." Geng Qiu asked curiously. He thought that Ah Hao wanted to be an official, and he was wondering if he would become an official's family member in the future?

"You think it's so easy to take the exam. With my qualifications, I may not be able to pass the exam if I study hard for ten years. Ah Hao said that there was another sentence he didn't say, that is, instead of spending ten years of hard work, it is better to work hard in other aspects. In another ten years, even Brother Ning may be able to pass the exam. Ning Ge'er is also seven years old, there are not many seventeen-year-old champions, but there are many seventeen-year-old lifters.

What's more, he found out early on that Brother Ning'er has good qualifications, as long as he has cultivated since he was a child, he has great hopes, and no matter what, it is much more valuable than studying hard by himself. And himself, who is old, as the head of the family, has too many things to think about in his heart, how can he be able to concentrate on only reading the books of the sages. In the future, I have to find a good master for Brother Ning and study seriously.

"Oh, what's the good of Xiucai?" Geng Qiu asked casually. He only knew that Xiucai was a learned person and was very respected.

"You, you don't have anything useful in your head except for eating. The benefits of Xiucai are great, you don't have to pay taxes or serve, and you don't have to kneel and kowtow when you see an official of this level in the county. You can also travel around, and when you see an official, you can call yourself a student, and so on. Ah Hao had to popularize some basic knowledge for him.

"That's good. Come on, Ah Hao, you must take the test. Although our family doesn't spend much money on paying taxes, we can save money. By the way, does Xiucai have any silver to take? The most important thing is that there is no forced labor. I heard that this is very fatal. Geng Qiu became excited. The main road of dishes and saucers.

"I still get silver, but Xiucai is also divided into three classes, and the best endowment can receive a little grain and silver every month. Conscription is very life-threatening, and what is even more life-threatening is military service. If there is a national war, they will casually go to the countryside to pull people to the battlefield, and these people will be sent to death. ”

"Alas, the unluckiest people in war are always the people at the bottom. However, now that it is a peaceful and prosperous era, it should not be able to casually pull people to the battlefield, right? Geng Qiu asked worriedly. He was mainly worried about whether he would be dragged into the battlefield, in ancient times, it was a cold weapon battle, the soldiers were poorly fed and clothed, and the equipment was not good. He didn't want to die on this ancient battlefield.

"Hmph, peaceful and prosperous? What do you want to do so much. Ah Hao snorted coldly, obviously not wanting to talk about this topic again. Geng Qiu said secretly, and he didn't come up with any valuable information. He also thought that Ah Hao would talk about the past, he already knew from some words of Ah Hao and the third uncle that Ah Hao's father used to be a general, and his status was not low, and his family background was definitely not bad. The people Ah Hao came into contact with before should all be from powerful backgrounds. Maybe a few casual words can let him know some family and country affairs.

He now wants to know some state affairs very much, he is completely ignorant of some of the basic national conditions of the dynasty in which he lives, and now he is mixed with the lowest level of the common people, and it will never be possible to understand this society. I don't even know the most basic legal system, so how can I protect my own life.

In any case, from some palace scheming and what kind of niangniang plays, he learned something about the situation of human rights in ancient times. It seems that those slaves have no human rights, and the master can do whatever he wants. And low-level people like them now seem to have a lot of restrictions, they can't do this, they can't do that, and even the clothes they wear have restrictions. And he had no idea about it. You can only judge by the clothes of the people around you. As for what he did, he didn't know if it was identical.

It's easy to cross the line, and if you break any of the rules that day, your life may be lost. He didn't want to die in a daze. It's hard to become a member of the crossing army, not to mention how to use modern knowledge to live a beautiful life, no matter what, you have to finish this life safely.

After he knew that Master Zhou was a prefect, he asked Ah Hao what kind of official this prefect was. Ah Hao's explanation made him understand that this prefect is a four-grade, which is equivalent to the highest governor of a relatively large prefecture-level city, that is, the mayor and concurrently serves as the □□, all the administrative laws are in charge, and he is also in charge of several counties.

"This official is really not small. It's completely possible to cover the sky with one hand. Geng Qiu sighed. You know, he hasn't even seen the youngest magistrate until now. In his impression, the youngest sesame official is the magistrate, but he doesn't know that the magistrate is not a sesame official, but a seven-pin, and there are nine pins below. In fact, the power of the magistrate is not small, and it may be so great that he is surprised.

Ah Hao listened to his words, and didn't bother to pay attention to him, a four-grade prefect was placed in the past, where would he put it in his eyes, of course, now he still has to hug other people's thighs. This person is from a Jinshi background, not to mention anything else, there is no shortage of literary talent. The so-called literati are actually sometimes annoying. It's all about the heart. According to his previous grueling personality, he didn't want to associate with such a person. But after going through so many things, he is no longer the simple hot-blooded boy, and now I am afraid that some people will say that he has more eyes than a fishing net.

Because he had to prepare for the exam, Ah Hao didn't plan to copy any more books, and after the shopkeeper of the bookstore took the silver and settled it with him, he said with a smile: "You have time to come and copy two more books." ”

"Good. Thank you for taking care of it. Ah Hao also smiled, he knew that this bookstore must have some way, and he could take out the military book for him to copy, and he had long planned to come here occasionally to look for it, and he might be able to meet a book that would be useful to him. The so-called scheming and the art of war are rare books.

After returning home, Ah Hao also said to the third uncle and third aunt: "I am ready to prepare for the exam with peace of mind." If you can come back next year, your home will be safer in the future. ”

"Great, eldest prince, if you pass the Xiucai examination, your status in this family will be higher in the future. You don't have to hold back like you do now. "The third uncle is overjoyed, and even the honorific title that has not been called for a long time has come out. They are all people who have lived in the official family, and they have seen people with status, and their lives are many times stronger than the ordinary people, and they can better understand the benefits of fame than Geng Qiu.

"Yes. I have to plan for the kids. You can't let them be ordinary people for the rest of their lives. Besides, if Brother Qiu wants to get any greenhouses in the future, he doesn't have to worry too much about any new ideas. Ah Hao said with a full face.

Geng Qiu felt that Ah Hao at this moment was full of strength, and the person who was originally a little thin suddenly seemed taller, which made him feel like he wanted to be high. At this moment, he suddenly felt that his nose was sour. It turned out that Ah Hao had been planning for everyone all along, but he was excited that he could earn a few hundred taels of silver by writing two recipes casually. When money is exhausted, and in ancient times the most important thing was status. The higher the status, the more money will naturally follow. And the status is something he can't fight for for everyone, only by relying on Ah Hao.

Now Geng Qiu only knows that the change of identity will bring them some benefits, but he has not really seen it. Otherwise, he would have pushed Ah Hao to do these things early in the morning. As soon as he came, he followed Ah Hao to live the most ordinary life, and among the low-level commoners, Ah Hao would never suffer, so his life was relatively good.

The most senior person he saw now was Master Yizi. And the master of the ceremony is not an official, and he is just a person who is locked up in the inner house and is not allowed to go out. Therefore, he did not see the life of the high-class people, nor was he exploited and oppressed by these people. I don't clearly understand the feudal society, how difficult is it for a low-level common man like him to live well? So he didn't have the mood of Ah Hao and the third uncle who urgently needed to change their identity and status. It's just that I'm infected by them.