Just as Li Xian's retreat was blocked, Duan Hongshi's retreat took a while to make the trip, because the things he had to prepare were more troublesome than Li Shi's. It was a troublesome thing to choose Duan Hongshi's favorite waiter from the orphans he bought, and what made Li Xian even more headache was that he didn't find what Fushan tea the old man asked for, so he couldn't find it, so he asked someone to go to the Xiniudu Tea Shop that the old man said, it turned out that most of the tea planters in the area of Fushankeng hung up most of them in the chaos, and this tea naturally couldn't be made again.

"You say that the way of the world, can it not be reversed!? It's hard to even taste the tea you want! ”

Duan Hong complained angrily, typical of an addict.

"When our business is done, give the teacher a circle of counties for you, and plant all of this floating mountain tea!"

Li Xi comforted him with nonsense, and the old man muttered for a while, and reluctantly took over substitutes such as Blue Mountain Tea and Zhangling Tea.

"By the way, about your identity, I said it before I left, and now I want to hear your thoughts first."

Duan Hongshi mentioned this troublesome matter that Li Shi had been worried about.

Li Shi's idea is very simple, he doesn't want to read any books, since he has gold and silver in his hand, then learn Zhong to donate a prisoner?

"Confused!"

Duan Hongshi frowned and scolded, "How old are you?" How big is the bell? In the year of the weak crown, you still donate your own funds, and you will have 10,000 taels of silver all the way, and you will be eaten up by layers of scribes! Silver is still a trivial matter, you get this file, how can the teacher open his mouth to deliver a message for you? ”

Li Xian was surprised, it turned out that the donation in this era is not just about money, not only to guarantee, but also to have a family background and a proper reason, that is, whether a reasonable surname is enough. Before Zhong ascended to the throne, he was a landlord with dozens of hectares of land, so it was logical to donate. But he was only seventeen years old, and the government had no property except for thirty acres of land. If you want to donate, you have to go all the way to the household department, and it is not Li Zhushou, the county magistrate, who can speak. 【1】

As soon as Li Xian's file went up, the scribes on every floor would see that something was wrong. Of course, they are not loyal to their duties, but use these unreasonable to make things difficult, and when the time comes, the layers of relationships will be opened, and they don't know how much money it will cost, and they will leave a file with many doubts.

"Besides, this donated prisoner has always been a fat sheep in the eyes of the government, if you have a bigger career and step out of Yingde County, you will have to come and take a bite of it. Although you should have a way to deal with it, you still can't stand the trouble. ”

Duan Hongshi is thinking about the long term, just donating one prisoner, it is safe to nest in Yingde County, and if he goes out, it will not be an umbrella, but will attract vicious dogs and wolves.

How is that good...... Duan Hongshi shook his head, with a look of hatred that iron does not become steel: "There is a promising teacher, you are not a matter of being able to catch a show!?" ”

Li Xian's bitter face, test Xiucai!? Not only did he not want to pour out any eight-strand literature, but he was also a little mentally clean, and he didn't want to test the talent of the Tartar court.

"My head is already dragging a braid, so why bother with these small sections."

Duan Hongshi touched his braids and educated Li Shi.

Also, not only do you have to put up a protective umbrella, but you also have to put on a layer of body armor on your body, and before you are fledgling, you can only let go of this spiritual cleanliness.

Li Xi was stunned for a while, and a name turned in his mind...... Hong Xiuquan, that guy embarked on the road of rebellion because he didn't get into Xiucai, and he was good enough to take the Xiucai exam in order to rebel. 【2】

"That's it, it's time to be different from Hong Xiuquan now."

Li Shi reluctantly made up his mind, he had to be admitted to Xiucai.

It's just that this year's children's exam has passed, and if you want to take the test, you will have to wait next year, so you can't wait for a year.

"Are you looking for someone you can trust, but can't you help donate?"

Duan Hongshi was helpless, his own disciple, when it comes to heaven and reason, his brain is really unparalleled in the world, but when it comes to officialdom changes, he is just a goose.

Li Xi also came to his senses at this time, and laughed out loud.

In the past few days, his brain has been immersed in the Heavenly Dao and other mysteries, and it is really difficult to turn in that direction.

Speaking of trustworthiness, he understands the meaning of the old cunning Duan Hongshi's words very well, that is, with the prisoner, and even with the person behind the official, he can still control it.

After sending Duan Hongshi to "retreat", Li Shi began to think about candidates, if he wanted to say that he could be trusted and had the right conditions, he would be Guan Fengsheng and Tian Dayou, but neither of them was suitable for showing up outside, so the others ...... After thinking for a while, Li Xi suddenly felt that he should expand the scope of "trustworthiness", maybe it was time to hold the third bloody alliance.

It's just that...... Can the people who are then brought in really be trusted?

Back at home, Li Xian's mind was churning with such thoughts, and then he fell asleep under Guan Xuan's skillful elbow and knee massage skills.

"The fourth brother is really tired enough, so he went to sleep again at noon, and I don't want him to close up in the future."

Guan Xuan pitifully covered Li Xi with a thin blanket, the rhythm of the cicadas outside the house was leisurely, and the little girl who had worked hard to serve Li Xi yawned, fell beside Li Shi, and also snored.

It was summer nap time, but the small market outside the inner fort of Li Zhuang was a little more lively than before. The shoe store launched a pair of hard-soled sandals, two dollars and six cents of silver, for those bitter mud-legged men, the price is still too expensive, but in the eyes of the elite who are struggling to eat, this shoe is steady, cool and durable, and it is worth investing in a pair. Therefore, there is an endless stream of people who come here to buy shoes, and there are even merchants from Huxun, county and even other counties to discuss wholesale purchases.

The number of unfamiliar faces in the bazaar continued to increase, and a few brightly dressed men entered the bazaar without anyone paying attention, until they quietly pulled people to ask questions, which attracted the people around to look over.

"Turn off the stove? He has long been out of the stove, and now he is the director of Qingtian Company, and he sits in second place in this Li Zhuang. Tian has not been a head inlay for a long time, and he is the same director, which is the third position. ”

Hearing the question, Liu Rui, who was walking around outside the shoe store and couldn't make up his mind to buy shoes, interjected.

The men glanced at each other, and one of them, a squint-eyed man, stepped forward to talk.

"Do you know where they are?"

Liu Rui shook his head: "It's rare in Zhuangzi, and it is said that they are busy with some business." ”

The squinted-eyed man asked again: "Who else in this Zhuangzi can speak?" ”

Liu Rui smiled: "Who?" Of course, it is Li Shi, who is in the first place, the fourth brother, but he is a fairy and does not show up easily. ”

The squinted-eyed man gave a look, and those people came over and faintly surrounded Liu Rui, and then the squint-eyed man spread out his palms, and under the fierce cry, the light of the silver fell in Liu Rui's eyes, flashing his heart, this piece of broken silver is enough for three or four dollars.

"Tell me, the original mine in Fengtian Village has been sealed, where is the mine now?"

When these words came out, coupled with the foreign accent of the person who came, Liu Rui's heart beat higher.

"I ...... I don't know, I'm not one of them. ”

Although the silver was hot, Liu Rui couldn't wait to grab it with one hand, but he subconsciously felt the danger and stammered perfunctory.

The squinted-eyed man frowned, his hand was grasped, Liu Rui was anxious again, turned his head to look around, but saw two people through the cracks. As if he had found something of other value, he pointed over and said urgently: "That kid's name is Tian Qing, he is Tian Dayou's son, and that girl's name is Guan Yunniang, and she is Guan Fengsheng's daughter, so it should be clear to ask them." ”

The squinted-eyed man looked over and saw the beautiful girl and a woman walking in front, and not far away, a young man cowered and followed. The man's eyes lit up, he turned around and left with the others, Liu Rui nodded and followed with a smile, spread his hands with a bad face, and signaled where the broken silver was, the squint-eyed man shook his Adam's apple, snorted, and spit a mouthful of thick phlegm into Liu Rui's hand.

"The Guangzhou people who entered the mother!"

Liu Rui had a stinky face, wiping his hands on the ground while scolding at the backs of those men, and he could hear the accents of these people.

After wiping his hands clean, he had just straightened his waist when he heard a gasping sound behind him, as if he had seen a fairy. Liu Rui turned around, his eyes were suddenly flashed, and he saw Guan Yunniang standing on the sewing shop and picking up the silk thread, a string of crystal clear chains, shining on his wrist. At noon, the sun shines down, and the chain flashes everywhere, faintly shining with colorful light.

Not only Liu Rui was stunned, but dozens of people nearby became wood carvings, and after a while, someone near Liu Rui woke up and murmured dreamily: "That's crystal glass!" Or dragon tears! This...... How is this possible!? ”

The other person should be from Fengtian Village, and said with a smile: "What's impossible, the treasure of the fourth brother." The fourth brother and the Guan family's relatives before...... Now look, the fourth brother is planning to take Yun Niang into the door. ”

Everyone else also came back to their senses, and in the buzzing whispers, they all had the name "Li Xi", and some people even wanted to slap themselves: "I said it a long time ago, how could the fourth brother give up the eldest sister of the Guan family!" Why was I so cheap before, and I was talking about the ...... of the Cloth merchant in the north."

Guan Yunniang was still the widow next to the king, and this would also cover her mouth and shout, and it took a long time before she asked in a low voice: "Fourth brother really wants to welcome you into the door?" ”

The girl was not wearing a veil at this time, and she was blushing from the voices around her, but she forced herself to raise her head, not avoiding everyone's gaze at all, and her wrist was deliberately placed outside, so that the crystal glass beads could appear complete. Hearing Widow Wang's question, she smiled reservedly, and her words were quite false: "Auntie, don't talk nonsense, he didn't speak." ”

"This thing has been given, and it doesn't count as an opening?"

The king's widow widened her eyes, and she didn't believe her at all.

Guan Yunniang was immersed in this gaze and whispering, as if her grievances were washed away, and her head was raised higher.

In the midst of the bustle, Tian Qing on the side shrank next to another shop, his face was already pale. In his scattered eyes, the transparent and flickering chain was like a rope, piercing through his eyes and sharpening his heart back and forth.

The shock of this crystal glass bead spread throughout the bazaar, grabbing everyone's minds, and when a few more people rushed into the bazaar, almost no one paid attention.

"Mother's in it! Crystal glass beads! ”

A rough howl with a strange accent took everyone's sanity away from the bead, everyone looked at it, and their faces suddenly changed, and several officials wearing red tasseled hats, wearing number clothes, and carrying waist knives suddenly appeared, Liu Rui even took another breath of cold air, and the eyeballs in front of him bulged out, staring at Guan Yunniang's wrist in a daze, wasn't it the squinted-eyed man who was talking to him just now?

(To be continued)