In order to confirm his identity, the young man also took out a token of his mansion.

It's not a bronze plaque, it's an iron plaque engraved with lines.

Gu Jiao has not been here for a long time, and the people she contacts are the villagers on weekdays, and she has very little contact with big families, but she also knows that such tokens have a very strict control system in Zhaoguo.

Ordinary large families can only use wooden cards, and then above are fishdom cards, and only officials can use iron cards.

But the iron plate of the official body has the emblem of the Zhaoguo government behind it, and this iron plate obviously does not have it.

Then there is only one possibility, although the other party is not an official body, but the origin may even be greater than the official body.

"Jiaojiao?" Xiao Jingkong looked at Gu Jiao with a puzzled expression, he was still young, as if he didn't understand what the situation was.

Gu Jiao touched his little head and said to the young man, "Okay, I'll go with you." Then he said to Xiao Jingkong, "Go find my aunt." ”

"Don't, don't!" The little headroom rattle shook his head, he went to school in a private school every day these days, and he didn't have time to play with Jiaojiao, and finally had a day off, he was going to become a petite little tail!

Gu Jiao looked at his big eyes full of anticipation, and finally did not refuse: "Okay." ”

The young man smiled and gestured: "Please! ”

Gu Jiao first went next door to explain to Xue Ningxiang, asking her to take care of the house, and then sat in the carriage prepared by the young man with Xiao Jingkong, and the young man himself followed by the horse.

The carriage soon arrived at the town's only tea house.

The owner of this tea house is from the provincial city, and it is said that he has a lot of origin, and the people who come to visit the door on weekdays are the people who have heads and faces in the town, but today the tea house is empty, and it seems that it is a chartered field.

The other party is really generous.

Gu Jiao and Xiao Jingkong were led into an elegant and chic wing room by the young man.

The young man let his subordinates serve tea and snacks.

He seems to be very attentive to Gu Jiao, if he is an ordinary person, he is afraid that he will already be a little fluttering, but Gu Jiao is very calm.

As the saying goes, if you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, there will be a demon when things go wrong, and her current identity can't afford to be served like this.

The young man said: "Mrs. Xiao, please wait a moment, I will go and ask Steward Zhou to come over." ”

Gu Jiao snorted.

The young man's politeness to him was actually superficial, Gu Jiao could feel the contempt in his bones, but Gu Jiao didn't force it, some people were blind at a young age, it was his loss and not hers.

The young man really didn't take a little village woman too seriously, especially Gu Jiao was so ugly, so he was even more disdainful.

It's just that the steward has explained to him, and he must be courteous to the talented lady, and there must be no slightest contempt.

The young man turned and went to ask for his housekeeper.

Steward Zhou came quickly.

In the end, he is a person who can do things, and his expression management is much better than that of the youth, at least the smile on his face looks extremely sincere.

Xiao Jingkong took a plate of snacks on the table and handed it to Xiao Jingkong: "Go to the yard to play for a while, I'll talk to someone." ”

"Well, good!" Xiao Qingkong jumped down from the wooden bench, took the snack plate, and staggered out.

The window was open, and the position where Gu Jiao was sitting could have a panoramic view of the entire courtyard.

Xiao Jingkong found a small stone bench and sat down, shaking his little short legs while eating. Probably noticing that Gu Jiao was looking at him, he turned his head and smiled sweetly at Gu Jiao!

Gu Jiao also smiled, he was so happy that he flew up and continued to bury his head in eating snacks.

Steward Zhou patiently waited for the pair of sisters and brothers to finish interacting before stepping forward and arching his hand at Gu Jiao: "Zhou has seen Mrs. Xiao." ”

Gu Jiao didn't get up to greet him, nor was she flattered, she only bowed her head, and she was light-hearted.

Steward Zhou was a little surprised, he glanced Gu Jiao up and down, as if she was just an ordinary village girl in terms of clothing and appearance, and even because of her disabled appearance, she should be inferior and embarrassed compared to ordinary women.

However, instead of doing so, she gives people the illusion that they are unattainable.

Steward Zhou settled down and said to Gu Jiao: "Mrs. Xiao, I am from the Lin family in the provincial capital, I don't know if you have heard of the Lin family?" ”

"No, I didn't." Gu Jiao said succinctly.

Steward Zhou was surprised, is this girl a local? Why haven't you heard of the Lin family? The Lin family is the emperor of the soil in Youzhou, and even the state pastor has to give the Lin family three points of face.

The Lin family was born in salt transportation, and in the early days of selling private salt and setting up their own salt gang, the imperial court sent troops to attack the salt gang, but both sides were defeated, and the court later adopted the Zhao'an policy to incorporate the salt gang.

Although it was co-opted, the salt gang was still governed by the Lin family, but the silver obtained from the salt transportation was divided equally with the imperial court.

And the salt gang can no longer oppress the people, loot the people's fat and ointment, and if necessary, they must also assist the imperial court to exterminate the water bandits.

Steward Zhou roughly explained the origin of the Lin family, and then began to wait for Gu Jiao to be surprised.

As a result, Gu Jiao was still very calm.

Isn't this girl stupid?

It's okay to be a fool.

Steward Zhou smiled and said to Gu Jiao: "This time I came to Qingquan Town, I actually came here. Xiao Xiao's little brother has not congratulated Mrs. Xiao on being admitted to the school, this is a congratulatory gift, please accept Mrs. Xiao with a smile. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the people outside the house.

A maid entered with a heavy box in her hand.

After placing the box on the table, Steward Zhou waved his hand to let the maid retreat.

Steward Zhou opened the box, revealing the white silver inside.

Gu Jiao's gaze fell on those silver ingots, and she asked nonchalantly, "Steward Zhou has something to say." ”

When the countrymen saw that so much silver was so calm, Steward Zhou became more and more puzzled about this Xiao Niangzi in his heart, but his face was not obvious, he smiled and said: "Xiao Niangzi is really a refreshing person." After reading his article, my lord admired Xiao Xiao's talent very much, and wanted to invite Xiao Xiao's little brother to the provincial capital Lin family as a guest. ”

Gu Jiao didn't rush to respond.

Steward Zhou continued: "My master is really befriending Little Brother Xiao, and I also ask Mrs. Xiao to make it easier." ”

Gu Jiao said lightly: "Why don't you go to him directly?" Or did you look for it, but he rejected it? ”

Steward Zhou choked.

Gu Jiao said: "It seems that I refused." ”

After that, Gu Jiao got up and left.

Steward Zhou was stunned.

Is it so neat? Don't even give a chance to bargain? Or is it not a woman anymore? No, or is it not a person anymore?

Steward Zhou hurriedly stopped her: "Mrs. Xiao! Mrs. Xiao, please stay! But do you think Zhou's sincerity is not enough? These factors are just congratulatory gifts, everything is negotiable! ”

Gu Jiao was still unmoved.

Steward Zhou caught up with her, sweating profusely and said: "Seeing that there are not many days left to leave the hometown, Little Brother Xiao is going to the provincial capital left and right, it is better to live in the provincial capital first!" Our Lin family will take care of everything for Little Brother Xiao! ”

The day of the township test is indeed near.

Gu Jiao paused and looked back at him: "Then what does he need to do?" The roll covers the past, and you leave after the exam? ”

"Ah......" Steward Zhou was so choked by Gu Jiao's straightforwardness that he almost couldn't answer, "That's the case, my son-in-law is also going to take the township test, and I also ask Brother Xiao to mention my son-in-law's homework a little during the days when he lives in the house." ”

Gu Jiao sighed: "It turned out to be a teacher, but since he has already refused......"

"No, no! He didn't refuse! ”

Gu Jiao looked at him strangely.

Steward Zhou sneered: "To be exact, what he refused was not our request. ”

It turned out that when Steward Zhou went to Tianxiang Academy to find Xiao Liulang, what he said to Xiao Liulang was that as long as Xiao Liulang guaranteed that the son of the Lin family could be admitted to the examination, their master would reward Xiao Gongzi with 2,000 taels of silver.

Although I knew that the old man was very valuable in ancient times, I didn't expect it to be so valuable.

Isn't it fragrant to be a rich second generation who eats and drinks?

Do you have to squeeze your head to test people?

This has always been the heart disease of the Lin family, the Lin family said that the good thing is that they were born in the salt gang, and the bad thing is that they are salt dealers, who once had a nest with water bandits, snakes and rats, and the Lin family is so poor that they only have money left.

Why did the imperial court rest assured that the Lin family was recruited, didn't it just fancy that the descendants of the Lin family were unproductive, and they would have to decline within two or three generations?

At that time, the Salt Gang will completely fall into the hands of the imperial court, without spending a single soldier.

It's not that the Lin family didn't expect the family's crisis, but at that time, they looked brave, but in fact, they no longer had the strength to fight against the imperial court, even if they fought against the water, at most they would kill thousands of troops in the imperial court, but the Lin family would not have a single survivor.

Being recruited to be able to provide the Lin family with a stable life for decades, the Lin family is counting on the heirs to have some success and be able to support the overall situation of the Lin family in the future.

No, after the Lin family came out with more than a dozen little gentlemen who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, they finally came to a sixth son who was admitted to Xiucai.

The sixth prince is born from the concubine's room, but he is diligent and studious, and both Master Lin and Mrs. Lin attach great importance to him.

The entire Lin family took these six sons as treasures, and in order to cultivate him, the Lin family can be said to have made a bloody investment.

Xiao Liulang was recommended by a Mr. Xixi of the Lin family, the old man of the Lin family is a reckless man, where does he know what Baguwen? But he trusted Mr. Xixi from the capital.

Mr. said that Xiao Liulang's writing was better than any gentleman in the Lin Mansion, and he would definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort by teaching the sixth son.