Hearing this, the old woman almost didn't get angry, and hit Liu Shengshu for the first time in her life.

The crisp slap made the people around him really hear, and they just knew what the purpose of this group of people was coming.

The people in the gambling house are covered by officials, and this kind of money-making business is not something that anyone can open, and even if the village chief arrives, he can't control it.

The crowd more or less dispersed, and Liu Shengshu, who was the protagonist of this matter, was now pale and at a loss.

"Okay, there is really no silver, according to the rules of our gambling house, a finger is worth ten taels of silver. If you tell us to cut off a finger, I'll give you five taels of silver, what do you think? The strong man said jokingly, of course he would not give the silver in vain, anyway, the silver given out would definitely return to their hands.

The main reason why he said this was to see if there was any silver in this house, and they couldn't come for nothing, right?

Liu Shengshu had a hesitant look in his eyes, and he even felt that cutting off a finger could be exchanged for ten taels of silver, and this transaction was quite cost-effective.

Before he could speak, the old woman was already frightened, and shouted, "Don't! Don't cut off my son's hands! I'll give you silver, I'll give you silver!" ”

The old woman took out some broken silver and copper plates from her bosom and gave them to the strong man.

The strong man looked at it carefully and said, "This is not enough for a tael of silver!" What do you send to beg for food? Playing Lao Tzu again, Lao Tzu cut you down or not? ”

The old woman's face turned pale with fright from the strong man's words, and she didn't dare to argue with the strong man head-on, so she hurriedly knocked on the ground in the room.

"I remember it was around here." The old woman was in a hurry, and finally she lifted a wooden board on the ground, and inside was a silver bracelet.

The old woman was a little reluctant, this was the only thing of value in the house, and it was worth twenty taels of silver.

The strong man looked at the old woman with some surprise, he didn't expect that someone in such a small village could afford to buy a silver bracelet, and this trip was not in vain.

The strong man snatched the silver bracelet, and then said to the people around him, "Find them ten taels of silver." ”

Hearing this, the old woman really didn't stand firm, and just lay on the ground and fainted.

The strong man kicked the old woman impatiently, scolding and scolding, "Phew! What's it packed in? ”

Liu Shengshu hurriedly took the ten taels of silver in his hand, ignoring the old mother lying on the ground.

"Alright, let's go."

When these words fell, the group left here with smiles on their faces.

"This group of people is too greedy, don't negotiate with them, find a way to make Liu Shengshu lose a big one." Qu Xiaoqi left this sentence and left, and Ji Xiaoxiao stayed in place to watch the show.

Seeing this group of people leaving, Liu Shengshu said to the people outside the door: "Okay, it's all scattered, don't gather here." ”

The crowd was a little dissatisfied with Liu Shengshu's opening to drive people away, but in the end they didn't say anything and left in all directions, after all, there was nothing to see here.

Seeing that there was no one around, Liu Shengshu lifted the plank again, but he was disappointed that there was nothing in it.

It seems that this silver bracelet has been in it for a long time, otherwise his mother would not have remembered where to hide it.

I don't know why a silver bracelet suddenly appeared in the house, Liu Shengshu touched the ten taels of silver in his arms, and smiled.

That's ten taels of silver, I've never seen so much silver before.

Glancing at the old woman on the ground, she thought that her mother would definitely hide the silver elsewhere, otherwise she would not be able to afford her own education for so many years, and she didn't know how she got the money.

Thinking of this, he stepped forward to lift the old mother up, but his current strength was simply unable to lift people to the bed.

There was only one room in this room, and he had to live in one room with his mother when he was so old.

Thinking that there was a silver bracelet at home, and his mother didn't even build one more room, he complained a little in his heart, and he didn't bother to care about her, so he got up and walked out of the door.

He is going to find Qian Sanduo, and now that he has silver, and he has so much at once, he naturally wants to take his good brother out for a drink.

If his deeds were to be spread, he would definitely be scolded by the people in the village, but unfortunately the old woman did not have anyone in the village who could speak, so naturally no one would know that she was now thrown on the ground by her own son and ignored.

Qu Xiaoqi has been keeping an eye on the progress of the project, perhaps because Qu Xiaoqi often goes to see it, and those workers don't mean to be lazy, and they make themselves sweat profusely in this winter.

The main reason is that they know that this beautiful girl who seems to be very rich does not have a man yet.

This made some people in the team who didn't have wives like they had been beaten and worked hard, as if they were working for their own family.

The foreman was sometimes worried that these young men would not fight, because the progress was much faster than usual, so that the few little guys who were left behind to learn the craft were busy and kept their feet on the ground!

The most bitter thing is that the masters of several of them are really bachelors, and they are more energetic with each other, and the unlucky ones are naturally their little guys.

The foreman was very satisfied with the four little ones, which was really clever, and he learned much faster than the apprentices he brought.

Seeing his house being built little by little, Qu Xiaoqi was happy in his heart.

But today is a special day, she didn't go to see the situation at the construction site, and was rushing to the city with Aunt Caifeng.

Zhang Jiayong was taken away yesterday, saying that he was participating in today's imperial examination, which is directly called the imperial examination.

Aunt Caifeng looked very casual at Zhang Jiayong, whether she could pass the test or not, as soon as Zhang Jiayong left, she became nervous.

It looked more like she was going to take an exam, which made Qu Xiaoqi cry and laugh.

"That kid is smart, he'll definitely be admitted." Qu Xiaoqi comforted, this is just a test for a child, the test will be completed in one day, and after three days, he will be notified that he has not been admitted to the test, which is completely different from the level of the test.

I heard that Kao Xiucai was going to stay in a small room for three days, eating, drinking, and Lazar in it, which was very torturous.

Moreover, the results of the examination show will not be released until after the 15th, which is not a grade of examination at all.

"I just watched Liu Shengshu's kid take the exam for a child, and he didn't pass the exam for five years, so I don't know the bottom in my heart." Aunt Caifeng shook her head and said.

"What do you compare to that Liu Shengshu, he doesn't read books at home all day long, and his mind is all about gambling, it's strange if he can be admitted."

Qu Xiaoqi actually didn't care much about it, after all, she also saw it in the children's examination today, all of them were eleven or twelve-year-old children, and there were even seven or eight-year-old radish heads.

It is estimated that it is to test some words and phrases, and it should not be tested for any poetry and songs, or to make articles and explain great truths.

Why don't you ask a seven or eight-year-old child to say?

In this, Qu Xiaoqi even saw an acquaintance, Xu Zi'an!

This little guy is only six years old this year, right? looks like he's grown up, and it's really on par with a seven or eight-year-old child.

He should be followed by Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu, and both of them came to accompany him, this little guy is really favored.

Old Man Xu's status in this city is not low, and the people around him are all low-eyebrowed, looking respectful and ruthless.

Qu Xiaoqi and Aunt Caifeng stayed in the carriage and did not go out.

This also attracted the attention of Old Man Xu, after all, the people who have carriages in the city are either rich or expensive, I don't know if they are out of themselves, and which children from other families come to take the exam?

Thinking in my mind, the children of the nobles in the city have all passed the Tongsheng examination, and Xiucai's imperial examination will be held tomorrow, who is this person?

Mrs. Xu also saw the carriage, but she didn't think about it so much, and put all her thoughts on her child's exam.

At noon, Qu Xiaoqi told Ji Xiaoxiao to buy some food, and they solved the food in the car.

Not long after eating, people came out one after another, some with confident smiles on their faces, some crying and dejected, and even running out crying, which is really varied.

Qu Xiaoqi looked funny, but looking at the worried look on the face of Aunt Caifeng next to her, she didn't laugh out loud.

After all, reading is not what everyone is good at, if the children can't pass the exam, the big families are fine, at most because of the shame of beating people. If it was like Aunt Caifeng or other people in the village, I am afraid that they would have been persuaded not to read any more, after all, this silver cost too much.

After Zhang Jiayong came out, he ran over like Ji Xiaoxiao, and the smugness on his face was particularly obvious.

"This little guy is not afraid of the people next to him beating him." Qu Xiaoqi quipped.

Aunt Caifeng also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and picked up Zhang Jiayong.

After watching Zhang Jiayong get into the carriage, the carriage drove away, but Old Man Xu still didn't see whose carriage it was, and he was even more puzzled in his heart.

"Zi'an came out." Mrs. Xu's voice shifted Old Man Xu's gaze to Xu Zi'an's body, and his face immediately sank.

Looking at Xu Zi'an's expression, he must have not done well in the exam, and the whole person was like a little quail, moving out little by little, and he didn't want to go home at all.

"Shame on you! Don't hurry up! Old Man Xu scolded.

Mrs. Xu was reluctant and retorted: "What are you so good at with this kid?" If you have the ability, you can go to the imperial examination by yourself, and you can raise someone or something, so that the Xu family can glorify your ancestors! ”

Mrs. Xu's words made Old Man Xu's face blush, he now has the reputation of a showman, and he was also bought back with money, he is not a reading material at all.