The small turmoil in the county test ranking calmed down in a moment. Because in the next few days, the next Fucheng county was hotly discussed about another matter, that is, the big case that just happened in Hangzhou.

Although there was sporadic news of turmoil in Beixinguan a few days ago, because of the lack of clarity, most people only regarded it as a rumor, but now that the waterway is unimpeded again, there are more people coming back from Hangzhou, and all kinds of news are gathered together, and it is easy for people to put together a complete picture. Knowing that Wang Xiaoguan, who was famous in Huizhou Mansion, had just arrived in Hangzhou, and that he was still able to get involved in such a major event, some people were amazed that at the same time, there were also those who wanted to take advantage of the county to make waves and immediately stopped.

As for Wang Fulin himself, in addition to Mrs. Xu and his own sister-in-law, the old lady of the Cheng family and Mrs. Cheng's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took him over and asked him very much, but other people didn't dare to come to him to inquire about this and that. It's just that Wu Xingcai and Zhang Xingzhe, who had just returned by boat from Hangzhou City, were inevitably surrounded by people and probed. The two of them didn't follow Wang Fulin to experience that farce for fear of trouble, but after they came back, many relatives and friends complained, and even their brothers and sons couldn't help but mutter.

If you are bold and follow Wang Fulin for a trip, maybe you can also make a familiar face on the ground in Hangzhou?

In this chaotic atmosphere, the wharf of Yuliang Town is a different situation. Twenty or thirty grain ships came from Hangzhou in one go, and they were all about to block the waterway! Few of these grain merchants from afar were Hangzhou natives, including both Jiangxi and Cantonese merchants. But among them, Zhejiang merchants are the most. It's all because of the lack of food in Huizhou after hearing about Zhang Xingzhe and Wu Xingcai. I also learned that Wang Xiaoguan, who had caused a big disturbance in Hangzhou City before, personally escorted three grain ships back to Huizhou, so he hurried over.

The reason why there are so many people is because as soon as the first batch of grain ships arrived in Yuliang Town, they saw that a large granary was being built near the wharf, which was said to have a capacity of up to 70,000 stones! Of course, the grain merchants will not be completely confused by such an appearance, so they have to go ashore to inspect it. Soon. They learned that this was the general warehouse of the Huizhou Rice Industry Guild, because it was built in Yuliang Town, so not only did the old soldiers of the Qi family army be responsible for instructing how to defend, but also a group of people brought back from Hangzhou by Wang Fulin were responsible for the specific defense.

According to Yu Wen, the young man who Wang Fulin stayed in this general warehouse to supervise the construction, or he personally hired him, this is the person who was handed over to Wang Fulin to supervise labor by Huang Tuiguan of the government on the order of the Fu Zun!

Get this message. The grain merchants had no doubts, and hurried back to Hangzhou from Huizhou on the same day. On the way back, there were another 10 or 20 grain ships, which is why the wharf is now full of grain.

But the grain has arrived, not to mention that Wang Fulin does not show his head, and the group of Xiuning businessmen who are most familiar with these merchants in the past did not show up at all. It doesn't matter if it's like this for a day or two, but it's like this for three or five days, and the grain merchants can't help but be anxious when they calculate all kinds of costs. As a result, they couldn't catch others, and no one dared to provoke the old soldiers of the Qi family army and Yang Wencai who were trained in the general warehouse, so they could only stalk Wen every day. What poor Yu Wen envied the most was that Ye Qinglong became a legend from a young man to a big shopkeeper, and now he was directly thrown here by the irresponsible Wang Fulin, he was tired every day, and he was about to cry.

After several days of life and death, he finally couldn't stand it anymore, and said bluntly: "My little officials are busy, and the two members of the family are taking the government exam, so how can I take care of anything else." ”

Wang Fulin's family situation, of course, the grain merchants will not forget to inquire after arriving in Yuliang Town, where will they not know. But an adopted son, an expelled little guy, where is it really so important, even comparable to big business? In desperation, some people went to the rice shops and grain stores of Xiuning people in Fucheng to inquire, but there was only one answer from the people - the president of the rice industry guild was Wang Fulin, who had already signed the deed, and Wang Fulin had to make a decision on the activities of collecting and selling grain to the outside world.

In the words of Zhang Xingzhe, a fat grain merchant: "In the past, we offended Wang Xiaoguan by not knowing Mount Tai, and we almost didn't get caught in the ditch, but now we are a family, he eats meat, we drink soup, and we don't have to use our brains, it's good." This general warehouse can't be empty, and the rice will definitely be bought, but if you have the strength to entangle with us, you might as well go to Wang Xiaoguan and talk about it. ”

Speaking of which, you still have to find Wang Fulin! But more than a dozen grain merchants have not been to the Wang family in the back street of the county, but they are all empty, either saying that Wang Xiaoguan is in Ye County, or that Wang Xiaoguan is in the mansion, or that he is in the Lvye Book Garden or Xiyuan Yashe, in short, just four words, I can't catch people! In the end, the ruthless grain merchants could only scatter a handful of rice, two people from the Wang family on the back street of the county, two from the Xu family on Doosan Street, two from the Cheng family at Huangjiawu, and two more at the door of the old mansion where the Qi family temporarily lived. Only the government is strictly controlled because it is the eve of the government examination, and they are not too presumptuous.

In this way, it took three days, and after the third and final game of the government test, they finally succeeded in intercepting Wang Fulin on the street in front of the house, only to find that he was followed by a boy, a teenager, who was clearly Jinbao and Qiu Feng. Although it is obviously not a good choice to negotiate business in front of their children, they have been by Wang Fulin for half a month, and no one wants to waste this rare opportunity at this time. The old Gan merchant who started said with a smile: "Little official, our grain ship has been here for several days, and if we stop like this, we will lose all our money." You just set a price for collecting grain, and if it doesn't work, let's discuss, right? ”

Today's last house exam, the test is a strategy, two days in a row, Wang Fulin started to wait outside, he heard the candidates complain again and again when they came out, the question came out so that one is strange and one is biased, and when Jinbao and Qiu Feng came out, their faces were also clearly a little delicate, and he also specially comforted the two of them with a few words. After all, being young and strong does not mean that the understanding of cognitive ability is strong, and although the two of them learned the literary and artistic strategies at this time, they learned from Master Li, Mr. Fang, and Mr. Ke, but after all, the heat is not almost. At this moment, he glanced at these blocked grain merchants, and arched his hand helplessly.

"You misunderstood, I just couldn't spare time for a while, but I didn't expect to make you suffer losses, but this time the food was really too much. In this way, according to the price of the grain I collected from Hangzhou before, it will be reduced by 10%, 400 taels of white rice for 1,000 stones, and 60% of the price of white rice for rice. If you think you can accept it, you can go directly to the main warehouse of Yuliang Town to sell the grain, and I will have someone greet the other side and prepare to collect the grain. ”

The grain merchants thought that they would either be skinned today, or they would have to talk about wearing out their skins, but no one expected it to be so light. Even if he scolded countless profiteers in his heart at the beginning, he was relieved at this time, and for a while, there was an endless stream of people who bowed down, and then hurriedly said goodbye and left. As soon as they left, Qiu Feng, who had been silent just now, asked in a small voice in a puzzled voice: "Didn't the little officials drag them with a delaying tactic before?" How did you loosen your mouth so quickly? If you delay it a little longer, maybe they will take the initiative to offer a lower price. ”

Wang Fulin suddenly smiled: "Do you think I dried them to lower the price?" If I did my best with them from the beginning, even if I opened 400 taels and collected 1,000 stones, people would still think that it was a loss, and they would bargain, or even stalk me to the death, and they would scold me behind my back. But now that I'm relieved, they'll all think that I forgot about them because I was busy, and the price is really fair and fair! Moreover, let them know that Huizhou merchants are all on the same line, and it will be much easier to negotiate the price next time. ”

This time, it was changed to Jinbao's eyes widening: "So the three and four days of the government test, my father personally sent us on the first day, and picked us up today, is it just a trick?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy chestnut burst on his head. He covered his head suddenly, screamed softly in pain, and then heard an annoyed voice: "What kind of trick, last time in the county test, you were questioned that Ye Xianzun was biased, how can I not go to the government test in person this time, and see who dares to pluck the hair in the tiger's mouth!" How could I be in the mood to care about these guys during the exam days, let them wait for more than ten days and not die, anyway, they will receive their food at a fair price in the end! ”

Qiu Feng suddenly laughed to himself, seeing that Jinbao still had some aggrieved tears in the corners of his eyes, but he smiled in an instant, he knew what was going on, and the little hesitation in the examination room at the beginning was all thrown into Java. But at this time, in front of the public, people passing by on the road often glanced at their faces once or twice, so he didn't dare to tell the truth like this, and said half-truthfully: "Why don't Brother Bao and I recite the articles we did in the last two games to the junior officials, and see if we do a good job in solving and undertaking problems and strategies." ”

Wang Fulin didn't have time to stop it at all, so he just listened to Qiu Feng push Jinbao, and Jinbao came as soon as he opened his mouth, so he had to listen carefully helplessly. When he walked all the way through the Desheng Gate to his door, Jin Bao and Qiu Feng's first four-book questions and the last strategy had been memorized, but the more he listened, the more surprised he became. The topic of the strategy is indeed very strange and biased, but the problem is that the two articles of Jinbao and Qiu Feng are so good that they are so good that they almost make him a little dumbfounded! Even if he has a good foundation in ancient literature, and he has also received special training from Mr. Fang and Mr. Ke, he may not be able to outperform the two of them when he makes a strategy on this topic.

Could it be that the people around Duan Fuzun leaked the problem? Or did someone close to me get the problem...... How is this possible, Duan Chaozong is not Ye Junyao!

It wasn't until he stepped into the hall where he usually lived that he knew that outsiders would not trespass, so he stared at Jinbao and Qiu Feng and asked, "Have you prepared these two articles in advance today?" ”

Qiu Feng was still about to be vague, but Jin Bao had already said honestly: "A few days ago, Mr. Ke and Mr. Fang asked us to do ten current articles and ten policy essays, and specially instructed us to refine them, some of which are almost the same as these two topics. ”

Wang Fulin suddenly fell into some kind of indescribable madness. Is this a missed question, or is it a rhyme? Even if it's twenty to one, that's too accurate! This is not a propositional essay! (To be continued......)