Besides, Xu Zhijin was in the private school, received the task assigned to him by Hua Qiao, and stared at the corpse for a long time during the day, Xu Zhijin's mind was full of mercury and corpses, and he didn't sleep well all night.

When he got up in the morning, he grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth, and was about to run out.

"Third brother, have nails under your buttocks? All day long, I know how to run out. After a while, my mother asked me, I won't help you with the ambush...... Unless, when you come back, help me buy the mille-feuille oil cake on the corner! The second brother Xu Zhiheng yelled at Xu Zhijin while biting the bun. Eating in the bowl and looking at the pot, it was him.

Xu Zhiheng is a mirror person, and he doesn't look at people. Didn't he sneak out to play whenever he was free? Yesterday, I went to Drunken Moon Tower to drink with a few buddies, and when I came back, I was scolded by my eldest brother. When I got up from sleep, I forgot about being scolded and caught the third child to blackmail.

Brother Xu took the Tongsheng examination in the hospital the year before last, and was called home to help his father take care of the family's business, and no longer continued to study. The eldest son does not leave home and reads, what if he wants to go to other places to be an official in the future? Someone still needs to take care of the family's business, right?

Let the second and third continue to take the exam, if there are two officials in the family, it will be enough to have face.

Master Xu said: "Shinong industry and commerce, business is the last. Our old Xu family has been in business for three generations, worked hard to earn the family business, and became the richest man in Baoying County. Although it is not as rich as Ying Tianfu, it can also make you worry about food and clothing from generation to generation.

No matter how rich we are, we can't resist the exploitation of our businessmen by the officials. The second and third children, the two of you have to earn back your fame, so that the old Xu family will raise their eyebrows from now on and no longer suffer from the cowards of those shrimp officials. ”

The Xu family has a pharmacy, a rice shop, a cloth village, and a teahouse, and the silver is a lot of money, but the merchants are inferior, and whoever comes is the uncle, and the old man Xu can only comfort himself: go to wealth and eliminate disasters.

"Dad, don't worry, I not only have to be admitted to the Lifter, but also to be admitted to the tribute students, participate in the palace examination, and be a protégé of the Son of Heaven." Xu Zhiheng's chest was patted loudly.

He is a smart person, and he saw it during the college exam, Xu Zhihua, the boss who is usually better at schoolwork than him, answers the questions at a glance, and he is not as good as the examiner, and Xu Zhiheng, who memorizes the examiner's article, ranks high.

Mrs. Xu originally thought that it would be okay to marry a businesswoman to eat and wear, but the worst thing was that no matter how rich a businessman was, he couldn't wear good clothes, and he was not as good as a farmer who rented land and farmed. I don't know how aggrieved it is! How can any girl be willing to marry in the future?

But since her three sons were on the same list, she felt that the girls in Quanbaoying County were not worthy of her sons, and she regarded the township test of the second and third children as the top priority.

When Mrs. Xu was young, she was also one of the best beauties in the county, and the three sons she gave birth to were even more handsome than the other, and even she felt that it was the green smoke from the ancestral tomb that could have such a blessing.

Xu Zhijin stepped out of the room with one foot, and the eldest brother Xu Zhihua came over.

"The third child, my mother stewed bird's nest porridge for you, and after eating, hurry back to the room to warm the book, now this is the top priority, yesterday you had to go to Xiaowangzhuang for me to collect rent, and my mother scolded me for a long time." Xu Zhihua is a good-tempered person, but in the matter of managing his younger brother, he is not inferior to his mother.

Xu Zhijin frowned, and immediately bent down to hold his stomach and said, "Ouch...... Ouch...... My stomach hurts, big brother, I'll go to the pharmacy and pick up the side medicine and come back. Soon, right away! ”

"You go back to your room and wait, I'll go and call the doctor in the pharmacy." The eldest brother saw that his facial features were wrinkled together, and hurriedly said with concern.

"No, no, I can still walk......" Xu Zhijin said while humming, and raised his legs and went out: "Big brother, I'll go back as soon as I go, don't tell my mother......" Before the words fell, the person had already run away.

Little liar!

"Big brother, don't worry about him, the third child is not angry, and I am there." Xu Zhiheng came over with a hippie smile.

The eldest brother glanced at him and snorted: "No matter how angry he is, he is also the first place in the college exam!" How did you get on the list, dad doesn't know, don't I know yet? ”

Xu Zhiheng hurriedly smiled: "Aren't I ashamed and brave? The township test will definitely impress you! However, I also have to go out today, I made an appointment with Lu Dalang, and he said that I can find the collection of strategies and essays of Master Li, the chief examiner of this year's township examination...... Big brother, support some silver! ”

Xu Zhiheng took the opportunity to stuff the meat bun that he had been holding for a long time into his eldest brother's mouth.

Xu Zhihua took the bun out of his mouth, frowned and asked, "Can this work?" Although the last township examination was the main examination of Lord Li, but after three years, no one knows whether the imperial court will send him to Yangzhou again this year......

"Hey! I'm not 'anyone', I have a hard relationship. Lu Dalang's aunt is the cousin of the second lady of Lord Li, you see, the relationship is so close, what can be wrong? Lu Dalang assured that this year, Master Li must go to Yangzhou to take the main exam, and the luggage has been picked up. ”

"You blow! For the autumn exam, what luggage does he pick up in the spring? ”

"Master Li...... Parents in Yangzhou...... Perhaps, he is pretending to be a public servant and going home early to visit his parents? Anyway, you don't care what he's doing when he comes back, he came back just to get his collection of strategies. Brother, do you deserve to be the master of our old Xu family? ”

Xu Zhiheng saw that the eldest brother's face was a little loose, and hurriedly spread his palm up to the bottom of the eldest brother's nose: "Fifty taels of silver." ”

"Fifty taels? Lu Dalang grabbed money! Xu Zhihua couldn't help but scream, now that most of the family's accounts are in charge of him, using such a large amount of money is not like cutting his flesh? He pushed the pig's trotters stretched out by his second brother and rolled his eyes at Xu Zhiheng:

"Yesterday, the third child went to Xiaowangzhuang to collect rent, and only received ten taels of silver, and you will need fifty taels to buy this collection of policies. Do you think our family's money is blown by the wind? ”

"Of course I know that our money is not blown...... However, big brother, don't forget, Dad taught us, what is Tao Zhugong's saying...... Coming with a boat and a car? Xu Zhiheng couldn't remember what he said, so he had to scratch his head and smile.

"Drought is a boat, water is a car. Did you forget about it? Xu Zhihua said angrily.

"Oh, that's what I mean, I'm not drought, am I? After the great drought, there will be heavy rains, and if you give me financial assistance, I will be prepared! And there is also a third brother and I to share, the cost is shared, and one person is twenty-five taels of silver...... "Xu Zhiheng is still moving with affection and knowing reason.

That's right, my own family is two people at the same time to take the test, buy a policy for two people to see, it is also half price, it is indeed not a loss.

Xu Zhihua took a bite of the bun and said, "Then you will go to the account room with me to get the money now...... Remember, take the collection of strategies and discussions, and ask someone to copy a copy to the third brother first! ”

"Gotcha!"