Sun Yuan did not rush home after the exam, but returned to his sister's house first.

This matter is already four o'clock in the afternoon, it has entered autumn, the night is long and the day is short, and it will be dark in the next hour, and it will be impossible to go out at this time, it is better to stay with my sister.

Seeing Sun Yuan coming back, Sun Xiaohua couldn't help but ask: "Brother, you went out early in the morning and came back at this time, what are you busy with?" ”

Sun Yuan half-jokingly replied: "Sister, isn't the county lord presiding over the county exam today, you probably don't know that I have signed up for reference, right?" No, I haven't finished the question until now. Three days later, the list will be released, and these **** will have to live with you here. ”

Sun Xiaohua: "Brother, what about you, when did you know how to read and write again, and you still went to take the exam." ”

She was still cutting slices, and her shirt was already soaked with sweat, revealing a craggy skeleton.

Sun Yuan felt sad when he saw that her body was so bad, so he pulled his sister away and sat down to help. While cutting the pieces, he smiled and said, "Sister, you underestimate me, your brother used to be a failure." But after wandering outside for several years, I learned a few words from others. Didn't I offend Retai? If the county tried to be the protégé of the county magistrate this time, the so-called don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face, then Lei Tai wouldn't think about it? ”

Hearing that her brother could read and write, Sun Xiaohua was naturally pleasantly surprised. But as soon as she heard Sun Yuan talk about his grievances with Lei Zhubo, she was full of sorrow: "If you can't win, how can it be good, how can it be good, brother, can you win?" ”

Sun Yuan smiled: "It's still possible." ”

"What's about?" Sun Xiaohua began to get angry

"Then let's get it." Sun Yuan smiled even more heartily.

Gao Quan, the brother-in-law next to him, saw that Sun Yuan was back again, and said that he would live in his house for three days, and his face was full of unhappiness. snorted coldly: "What kind of cowhide to brag, you are a bastard, and you can deceive your sister." ”

After saying that, he slammed the door and went out.

Seeing her husband's ugly face, Sun Xiaohua's expression was a little frightened.

Sun Yuan is also not easy to comfort her sister, her sister is not having a good time in her husband's house, and that is because there is no one in her mother's family.

However, now that he has replaced the original Sun Yuan, the situation is different. One day, he will be asked to worship his sister as a bodhisattva.

Of course, it's useless to say these big things in front of my sister now, things have to come step by step.

The fourth day after the county exam is the day of the list. Because Sun Yuan was admitted to Zhouzhi County on the spot, he felt that there was no need to squeeze to see the list early in the morning. Moreover, there is no need to rush to meet the magistrate, so I just slept lazily.

When it was sweet, brother-in-law Gao Quan's voice sounded in the patio outside: "Hit, hit!" It's unthinkable, it's unthinkable. ”

Sun Yuan looked up and saw that it was already three strokes of the sun outside, and it was estimated that it was almost noon.

My sister's Sun Xiaohua asked timidly, "What's wrong?" ”

"What else can it be, naturally your brother has won and passed the county test. This kid used to be full of lies, but none of them were true. A few **** days ago, he said that he was going to participate in the county exam hosted by the county, and I thought he was talking big. But I didn't want to, it turned out to be true, and it was on the list. ”

"Ah, my brother has been hit...... How many places? Sun Xiaohua's voice trembled slightly.

"Twentieth, hum ......" Gao Quan snorted heavily.

"Amitabha, Ah Di is actually a scholar, and our Sun family is hopeful." Sun Xiaohua began to cry.

"Look at how happy you are, it's not famous, it's not a big deal. Our Rugao is a country of culture and education, and there are not 10,000 readers, but there are always 35,000, so do you really think you are a big man? Also, you are my Gao family, but you are not surnamed Sun, don't always remember your mother's family. Gao Quan was even more unhappy, and scolded his wife loudly.

Sun Xiaohua was afraid in her heart and didn't dare to make a sound.

Sun Yuan's heart was on fire when he heard this, so he put on his clothes and came out, wanting to say something, but after thinking about it, he was going to go out without eating, and only said that he was going to meet the county honor.

Sun Xiaohua's eyes were red, flashing with surprise, and she was bold: "Brother, I have to prepare some gifts to meet the county master......

Before he finished speaking, Gao Quan said in a weird manner: "Brother is also a scholar now, so he is naturally prepared." Besides, these tattered goods in our house are taken to thank the teacher, but I am afraid that the county will not look down on it. ”

Sun Yuan can't be angry now, he thought that after passing the boy's test, his brother-in-law would be better to himself and his sister, but he didn't expect it to be the same. Come to think of it, there are too many people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and a child is nothing at all.

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"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, that kid surnamed Sun...... Boy ......"

Panting, he ran into Leitai's study, swallowing his saliva.

I was probably running too fast, and my forehead was covered with sweat.

"Sun Yuan is on the list, and he is also a student of the county, so it's hard to move him now, isn't it?" Raytai was teasing the parrot on the shelf.

"It's hard to move him, it's hard to move him." The parrot monster has a strange voice.

"Brother-in-law, how do you know?" I didn't feel it.

In fact, he rushed into Rugao City early this morning to watch the list. As long as Sun Yuan's name was not on the list, he was ready to lead people to violently resist the imperial grain and national taxes, and brought the officials to take Sun Yuan into prison.

In his opinion, Sun Yuan has never studied seriously, and if he really went to the examination room, he probably just went through the motions. But it backfired, Sun Yuan's name Huo Ran was written on the wheel list, which was like a basin of cold water poured on his head, which made him feel cold.

Only then did he hurriedly run to Lei Tai to report, not wanting that brother-in-law to know about it earlier.

Lei Tai sneered: "Your brother-in-law has been the county government master for more than ten years, and the yamen is my eyes and ears, and I don't know how many people have been cultivated by a certain person." To tell you the truth, three days ago, in the examination room, the county Zun ordered Sun Yuan. ”

"Then why don't you tell me."

"Say to you...... Can you do it? Lei Tai looked at his brother-in-law with disdain.

"Yes, yes, yes." Mao Cheng's face turned red: "But brother-in-law, that Sun Yuan insulted you so much, can't we just take him?" ”

"What are you anxious about?" Lei Tai snorted lightly: "The county examination is held twice in three years, and how many students are accepted by the county every year, I am afraid that his old man himself is not too clear." After waiting for a while, maybe Sun Yuan will be forgotten. When the time comes......"

As he spoke, he handed a peanut to the parrot.

Mao Cheng was overjoyed: "Yes, yes, wait for a while, let's clean him up again." Hehe, those three acres of paddy fields are really good! ”

Leitai: "It's the autumn harvest soon, you have to hurry up and collect the taxes." Liaodong Jiannu is still in Beijing to punish the scourge, the traitors in Shaanxi and Henan are also making a lot of trouble, and the imperial court is very short of money. Our Jiangnan is an important place for the imperial court, and we don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at it! This tax has doubled compared to previous years. If it is not collected on time, it will be in great trouble. To tell you the truth, this year's autumn tax of Rugao has not been paid, and the top has been angry, and the Yangzhou government has come to urge one after another documents, one is more severe than the other, and the prefect almost pointed to the nose of Zhou Zhixian and scolded his mother. The county is very unhappy, and your brother-in-law's life is not easy. ”

"Mao Cheng, your brother-in-law and I are also old men in the yamen, and the previous magistrates have to be polite when they see me. It's good now, it's the first time I've been reprimanded like my grandson. Obviously, the county is also anxious. You still do the work at hand, and you can be regarded as helping me. ”

This is the first time that my brother-in-law has talked to him about officialdom, and he suddenly came to his senses and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, Zhou Zhixian is also a confused official, if he wants to do this official smoothly in Rugao, doesn't it depend on you?" Since he offended his brother-in-law, let's drag him on the matter of autumn tax. When the time comes, it is indispensable to be investigated by the imperial court, but he can't escape a crime that is unfavorable, and the black gauze hat on his head is afraid that he can't keep it. Hehe, get rid of Zhou Zhixian, who will dare to be disrespectful to you in the future? ”

"You know what?" Lei Tai snorted coldly: "Bastard thing, full of nonsense." The reason why I, Lei Tai, has been able to sit firmly in the position of the master for more than ten years is not because of my ability to do things, no matter who is the magistrate, he has to rely on my surname Lei. But really speaking, where Rugao is, I don't know how many talented people are reading, and there are many more powerful people than me Leitai. If you use this method to get rid of Zhou Zhixian and ruin your reputation, will others dare to use me when they come to be Zhixian in the future? All my power is based on the title of Lord Bo, and without this messenger, I am nothing. ”

"Yes, yes, my brother-in-law is right." Lei Tai said, nodding his head.

When his brother-in-law finished speaking, Mao Chengcheng asked, "What about Sun Yuan's matter, is it possible to let him go like this?" ”

"What else else?" Lei Tai said lightly: "It's just a small farmer, although he has passed the boy's test, he is not a scholar, let's talk about it later!" ”

Looking at Mao Cheng, who went out with a lost face, Lei Tai spat out: "Pig, what is three acres of land!" If you want to treat the person surnamed Sun, there will be a chance in the future, as for piggybacking on Zhou Zhixian? ”

Parrot: "Pig." ”

When I thought of Sun Yuan's humiliation of myself in the county yamen that day, I felt that my crotch was slumpy. A bitter hatred rose from his heart, making Lei Tai's cheekbones bright red as blood.

A sentence came out of his teeth: "Dare to scold me for being a eunuch, Sun Yuan, you will die!" Two months at most, you will die without a corpse! ”

Parrot: "Eunuch, eunuch, eunuch...... Ga! ”

Lei Tai slapped it out, and directly pulled the unknown flat-haired beast off the shelf.