If the people who come to Beijing to take the test can be divided into Han people, Manchu and Mongolian, Han army and clan according to their background, it is said that the Shunzhi Dynasty opened a branch and took scholars and divided into two lists of Manchu and Han. But in Han Xiufeng's view, there are only two kinds of people who enter Beijing to take the exam: one is from a wealthy family with silver in his pocket; One is from a poor family and has few taels of silver.

He Heng, Liu Shanyang and Ren He undoubtedly belong to the masters who are not bad for money, they are not only worried about getting sick on the way to the exam, but also want to come to familiarize themselves with and adapt to the environment of the capital as soon as possible, and they also want to see the demeanor of the world's talents, so they are more than two months in advance, and they don't care about the expenses of more than two months.

The day before yesterday, Yang Juren of Jiangbei Hall, He Juren of Tongliang County, Bao Juren of Rongchang County and Cao Juren of Qijiang County knew at a glance that there was no money, and the four of them made an appointment, and they did not bring a family member, and they did not have much luggage.

It doesn't matter if they have money or not, as long as they come, they have to be warmly received.

Han Xiufeng accepted the museum fee and asked Pan Er to go to the street to drink and buy food, and set up a banquet for them to catch the wind.

Although Qian Junchen is not a good person, he still abides by the rules, seeing that there are only three champion rooms left in the hall, and the four fellow villagers who just came can't live there, he took the initiative to pack up his luggage and move away, vacating the west wing, and the few who just came were very embarrassed.

After helping them settle in, the hall was calm again.

There are only ten days left before the exam, and even if the sky falls, it will not affect the hard work of the seven people in the courtyard, including the three family members of He Heng and Liu Shanyang, everyone is not to mention making loud noises, and they are even tiptoeing to walk. Pan Er had nothing else to do every day, so he sat at the gate of the courtyard to drive away the children who liked to laugh and play in the alleys and the hawkers who shouted and shouted while walking.

I used to drink the well water from the well in the yard, and the water quality was not good, bitter and astringent.

The seven people are going to be able to try, so they can't drink the well water of the hall anymore, and now they eat and drink all the "sweet water" they bought with money, and even Han Xiufeng makes the big head light for three meals a day, and they must not let them eat bad stomach at this juncture.

Everything for the sake of the test, everything for the test.

Han Xiufeng even went to the provincial pavilion to ask Director Zhang what precautions there were before the exam, and then came back to help a few people prepare carefully...... No matter how big or small, he can think of almost everything he can do, and he has done it all, He Heng, Fei Erye and Liu Shanyang and others are grateful in their eyes.

Han Xiufeng didn't know what others thought, after everything was ready, his heart suddenly became empty, sitting at the door listening to the sound of reading in the courtyard, and then thinking of everything that Zi Shuang'er had done in the past month or so, his heart was sour, and he couldn't help but burst into two lines of tears.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high!

It was only at this moment that he realized that Zi Zuo was so envious of scholars. It's not that he is envious of other people's full of economy, because as long as he is willing to learn, he can also be as familiar with the subset of scripture and history as others, but he is envious that people can participate in the scientific examination and enter the imperial examination, but no matter how hard he works, it is useless, and he can only pin his hopes on future generations.

Pan Er noticed that something was wrong, and subconsciously asked, "Fourth brother, what's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing, sand in my eyes." Han Xiufeng relieved himself and hurriedly rubbed his eyes.

"Why is it so windy and sand in the capital!" Pan Er dusted off his legs and muttered, "I really can't figure out why the emperor has to live here, what's good here?" It's cold to death in winter, and it's so windy and sand in spring, I heard the second master say that it's hot to death in summer. The streets are dirty and smelly, you can't even find a thatched house, and the water is not good. ”

"The capital is not as good as our hometown." Han Xiufeng said perfunctorily absentmindedly.

"It's not that it's not as good as our hometown, it's far worse than our hometown! Fourth brother, I'm not afraid of your jokes, before I came, I thought how prosperous the capital was, and I thought that everyone in the capital was rich. When the result came, I realized that there were more poor than rich. Look at the people outside the city, they only eat two meals a day, all of them are yellow and thin, and they are dressed in tatters, almost like Hanako. ”

"Our Sichuan is the land of abundance, and the capital naturally cannot be compared with our Sichuan."

"So I thought about it, I will learn from you how to be an official first, and after I learn it, I will go to the ministry to confess, spend some money to make up for the vacancy, and then leave office and return to ......my hometown after being an official."

Pan Er was looking forward to a bright future, and a familiar figure came to the mouth of the alley, and Han Xiufeng hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Zhixing, such a big wind and sand, what are you doing sitting at the door?"

"Second master, aren't they working hard inside, I'm worried that the children in the alley will be fighting, so I'll stay outside with Changsheng."

"They're all working hard, so I'm not going in." Jiang Haoxuan stopped and looked inside.

"Master Jiang, there is a teahouse at the mouth of the alley, why don't I accompany you to have a bowl of tea?"

"Okay, I'm thirsty."

Han Xiufeng asked curiously as he walked, "Master Jiang, why did you think of coming here today, is there something wrong?" ”

Jiang Haoxuan smiled: "It's nothing, I just happened to pass by, and I came in when I walked to the mouth of the alley, and I saw what you were up to." ”

"I'm tired of Mr. Jiang's worries, everything is fine in the hall."

"It's not that I'm worried about the guild, but I want to ask you about filling in the gap."

"I just went to ask Director Zhang the day before yesterday, and he said that there was a shortage last month, but it was too far away, so I didn't ask someone to help me make up for it."

"How far?" Jiang Haoxuan asked in a low voice.

"In Xinjiang, it seems that the inspection of Yili Huiyuan City is remote. It is said that as long as you can be selected, as long as you are willing to go, you can issue a test language guarantee question at the end of the three-year period according to the example of Miao Jiang. If you are talented and hardworking, you can still follow the example of Miao Jiang for three years. ”

Jiang Haoxuan stared at him and asked, "Zhixing, do you want to go, do you want to make up for this shortage?" ”

Han Xiufeng smiled bitterly: "Master Jiang, I know that this is not a fat shortage, but it is not a matter of always waiting like this." ”

"Don't be stupid, you don't want to think about what kind of place Ili is, it's a real bitter cold place. I have to go for a year just to take office, and I don't know how many officials who went to Xinjiang to take office died there, and Director Zhang didn't help for your good. ”

"I'm just waiting a little anxiously."

"You've only been waiting a few months?" Jiang Haoxuan patted him on the shoulder and sighed lightly: "If you are anxious, think about me, how many years have I been walking in the Criminal Department, this year is fine, I can't wait for an errand for a year in previous years." ”

Han Xiufeng was stunned, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Master Jiang, have you got an errand?" ”

Jiang Haoxuan smiled knowingly: "I was just entrusted with an errand a few days ago. ”

"What's the errand?"

"Follow Lord Debao to investigate the case of Zhou Xingyuan, a copper official in Yunnan, who is short of copper catties."

"Zhou Xingyuan, the main hall of Dingyuan County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan!"

Jiang Haoxuan subconsciously asked: "Zhixing, do you recognize that criminal official?" ”

Thinking of the sworn enemy who fought from Ba County to Kuizhou, Han Xiufeng couldn't help but smile and said: "Not only do I know it, but I have also fought and made moves." If I hadn't kept a few more eyes, I would have really planted his turtle son's hands. ”

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