Chen Wenxiang behaved very cheerfully, although the business did not succeed, but he drank very happily. The two drank for an hour, and Chen Wenxiang said goodbye and left in a daze.

He did not go back to his room, but left the inn and walked into the distance.

Jia Rui called Wang San and whispered a few words in his ear, and Wang San quietly followed behind Chen Wenxiang.

As soon as Chen Wenxiang left, Hu Xingshan knocked on the door and came in.

Hu Xingshan lives opposite Jia Rui, who participated in the scientific examination a few years ago, but failed to be admitted, and returned to the scientific field this year.

His father was a tea merchant, and the family also had a lot of tea plantations, which was quite wealthy.

He was reluctant to follow the path of public service, but his father forced him to follow this path.

Hu Xingshan has a bold personality, and he and Jia Rui hit it off at first sight, and he was willing to chat with Jia Rui when he had nothing to do.

"Brother Hu, have you eaten, do you want to eat and drink together?"

"I've already eaten it, I'm looking for you to drink some tea, my own tea, it's safe."

Hu Xingshan took out a bag of tea, asked the man to bring water, and made tea by himself.

"Chen Wenxiang is looking for you?"

Hu Xingshan asked casually.

"yes, we had a drink together, and we just left. Brother Hu knows him? ”

"Know, nature knows. There are a few people in Yingtianfu Science Field who don't know Chen Wenxiang. After taking the exam eighteen times, even the chief examiner was not as familiar with the Gongyuan as he was. ”

"I see, I thought he was talking big."

"It's not a big deal, it's just that his business is real. He once came to me for the last scientific expedition, and I disdained that kind of rooster and dog thief and rejected him. Later, it really fell off the list. ”

"Maybe it's bad luck, but this year's luck has improved."

"Bad luck? Wherever the luck comes from, it is a man-made disaster. ”

"Brother Hu's words seem to mean something."

"It's just a little emotional. Watching Chen Wenxiang jump up and down, I remembered a friend of mine. He lost his father when he was young, and his mother guarded a few acres of thin fields, struggling to support him and let him study. ”

"He is also a genius, he reads books at a glance and ten lines, recites them at a glance, and his writing is turbulent and talented. Last time, I went down with me, alas. ”

"What's wrong? Didn't hit? ”

"If you really don't win, it's nothing, just accept your fate, but stay up for two years and then take the test. I never thought that he couldn't think about it for a while, and he actually threw himself into the river and died. ”

"Why bother, is there any grievance?"

"The grievance was great, and his test paper was cut by others, and someone else was fulfilled, and that person won the fifth place. Now this science field, don't talk about it. ”

No wonder he said that Chen Wenxiang's business is real, it seems that Chen Wenxiang can really cheat with others and help others succeed. It's just that their success comes at the expense of others.

"When the water is clear, there are no fish, and it is not surprising that there are some drawbacks in the field."

"So I'm here to persuade Tianxiang, if Chen Wenxiang is looking for you, promise him. He really has some skills and won't deceive people. In this matter, after so many years, he has a good reputation and a good reputation. ”

Alas, fraud can create a brand.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not his lobbyist. To tell you the truth, this time I also learned to be obedient and did business with him. If you want to be lifted, you might as well do as he says. ”

"I know it's not good, but that's the way it is. If you want to be a good person, you have to suffer. Everyone in the world is drunk and I am sober, and everyone in the world is turbid and I am alone, and I am destined to be intolerable. ”

"Thank you, Brother Hu, I have my own ideas on this matter."

"That's fine, let's not talk about it. After the scientific expedition, is Tianxiang willing to go to the shipyard? My house is three miles away from the shipyard, and it happens to be a few days away from my house. ”

"Shipyard? Where is that? ”

"Don't you know? Hahaha, it's not surprising, generations. The shipyard I am talking about has a deep relationship with your Jia family. When the first generation of your family was Rong Guogong, he supervised the construction of warships in the shipyard. ”

"Ouch, look at my memory, remember, there really is such a thing. It's okay, I'll go and see it then, and I'll bother Brother Hu by the way. ”

When the first generation of Rongguo Gong became famous, he received the emperor's order and was responsible for supervising the construction of warships.

It's a big job, and it's a fat job. Rongguofu also made a fortune because of this.

At this time, Wang Xifeng's ancestors were in charge of foreign trade business, which was what Wang Xifeng said about the tributary affairs of all countries.

At that time, both the Jia family and the Wang family were on the rise.

"That's what it is. After the third exam, I left, stayed for a few days and came back, and it happened to be released. ”

There was movement in the next room, and Chen Wenxiang came back.

Hu Xingshan chatted for a while and then left.

After a while, Wang San came in.

"I have been following, he arrived at the gate of Yingtianfu Yamen, called someone to report, and soon Master Song came out. The two spoke for a while and then separated. After that, Chen Wenxiang came all the way back and did not go anywhere else. ”

"Okay, I see, you can go and rest."

Master Song is the master of Jia Yu Village. He was the one who gave Jia Rui money last time.

Since Chen Wenxiang met with Master Song, he must be doing things in accordance with Jia Yucun's intentions.

Sure enough, this Jia Yucun, does he really want to help me, or does he want to grab a handle in his hand?

Hu Xingshan's words also made Jia Rui shake.

Cheating in the field this time seems to be a common situation.

If everyone else cheats and doesn't do it yourself, you will undoubtedly suffer a lot.

But this incident is also endless, and there may be a thunderstorm at any time.

It's just that Jia Yucun's character is too bad, if it is Lin Ruhai, even if he cheats, he won't leave much trouble.

In the blink of an eye, on the eighth day of August, the first exam of the township examination began.

Tomorrow is the day of the official examination, enter early in the evening, candidates stay in the examination room for the night, and tomorrow the evening will start to distribute the test papers, the questions will be released, and the exam will begin.

Jia Rui didn't go to Chen Wenxiang, he would rather miss this time than leave a handle for Jia Yucun.

Jia Yucun is an important promoter of the collapse of Jiafu in the future, if he catches the handle this time, he will not let go of himself in the future.

Entry checks are as strict as usual, at least on the surface.

The inner curtain officials and outer curtain officials such as the supervisor and the probation officer, the inspector officer, and the promotion officer were on the Mingyuan Building, and the entrance was going through the motions in a serious manner, and everything seemed so formal and serious.

"Ying Tianfu's township test is much more serious than ours, so it's fair."

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old scholar behind Jia Rui sighed.

Needless to say, Jia Rui knew that this scholar, like himself, also came from other places and came to his hometown for reference.

I said, boy, you're naïve.

It shows that the last book is serious, and it looks like everything is legal and compliant. Secretly, this year's quota is probably about the same.

It's probably darker here than it is back home.

Honest people like us, even if they have good grades, can only choose the remaining places of others.

Of course, they won't divide up all the places, but they will always keep some of them, which can stand up to the test and be used to decorate the façade.

The appearance is too ugly, and in the end it provokes a strong backlash, which is also a situation they don't want to see.