The boat traveled on the water for a day and a night, and arrived at the port of Jinzhou in the afternoon of the next day. After getting off the boat, I had to take a carriage to the inn.

They came early, and there were still three days before the state test began.

The state test is located in the examination hall next to the state capital. The topic was written by Jinzhou Prefecture in cooperation with the people sent from Shangjing. Before the exam was finished, those people ate and drank Lazar somewhere in the examination hall, which was to prevent the questions from leaking.

The carriage stopped at an inn, and the innkeeper immediately came out to greet him. The secret door had already arranged everything in advance.

The Zhong family brought Wang Po and the alley, while Li Qing handed over the things to Yan Qing and asked him to take care of them.

"My sister needs to buy some servants, there are too many things, it will be very tiring to do it yourself, and some chores will be handed over to the next person, and we will also free up more time."

Li Qing looked at Wang Po and Xiao Alley doing things, nodded and said, "It's time to look for it." ”

The secret door is training a maid for her, but unfortunately she has not found a reason to put it on the bright side, maybe this is an opportunity. Li Qing thought secretly.

"Originally, there was no tooth shop in Lexu County, but there was one in Jinzhou, and when Yun and they went to the exam, we two sisters went to the tooth shop to pick some maids, these, it is better to cultivate earlier, and where to go in the future."

Then Zhong told Li Qing in detail how to choose the slaves, along with the training method.

Li Qing listened to it and felt very useful.

She is still equal by nature, but not here, the people here are divided into three, six, nine and so on. The gap between the nobility and the commoners is usually unbridgeable, unless there are children in the family who can do scientific research and then excel.

She was very polite to the maid and the maid, and the assignment of work was within her ability, and she gave enough money.

Zhong's words today seemed to teach him a lesson. The minds of the slaves were integrated into their hearts, and if their original civilian nature was awakened with so-called sincerity and equality, it would inevitably lead to a lack of human hearts. It is inconceivable that there will be a phenomenon of slavery devouring masters.

That's why there is a set of royal techniques.

Slaves are to be spurred on, and they must not be allowed to become lawless.

However, the secret door cultivates it, but there is no need for this set.

Yan Qing was on the side, hearing the conversation between the two clearly.

After the meal, several people sat together and drank tea, Li Qing said to Yun Ji and Guan Shangxuan: "In the past few days, you have read the pre-exam booklet carefully and figured out some rules by yourself, but the most important thing is not these external objects, but the heart, use your sincere heart to write the test paper, don't be nervous, feel free and safe, just do your best." ”

"Yes, Aunt Qing."

Zhong quipped: "I can only do logistics for you, if you have a problem with knowledge, just ask her to go, don't listen to her nonsense, what are you fumbling around, where is there a teacher who comes quickly?" ”

Yun Ji and Shang Xuan smiled maliciously at Li Qing.

Li Qing yawned and said, "Usually work hard, it's much faster than cramming Buddha's feet temporarily." ”

They've worked so hard? It's just a short cantilever cone and a thorn strand.

Yun Ji silently complained in his heart.

I am nervous because I feel that I take it too seriously, and the attention is high, so I am naturally nervous.

Guan Shangxuan failed once, and if he didn't do well in the re-examination this time, he had to go home to inherit the family business, marry a wife and have children, and leave it to the housekeeper before he could take the exam.

If you don't hit this time, the next time it will be three years later.

So you have to pass the test.

"Don't panic, these are small things." Li Qing didn't want the two children to be nervous and unable to take a step before they went to the examination room, and they couldn't lift the pen. "The small scene, all of them are people who have experienced it three times, what are you afraid of."

"Mother, I'm not afraid." Yun Ji waved his hand. "It's just that Brother Xuan is not so indifferent."

"My little white is worthy of being born by me, and he doesn't panic when he encounters problems, like me." Li Qing said with a smile. "But Shang Xuan, you still need to be enlightened and enlightened, we will only increase the pressure on him."

"Yes, yes."

At night, Li Qing sat on the edge of the bed, and the candles in the room were lit, dimming the dim light.

Yan Qing stood on the floor, and the fat boy looked at him vigilantly.

"You also heard what Zhong said to me, arrange it, and choose a few to take advantage of."

"I want to eat roast chicken." Yan Qing licked her lips and said.

"There is a secret roast chicken in Jinzhou City, here are ten taels, you can buy a lot of them." Li Qing threw Yan Qing a cloth bag with two pieces of broken silver in it.

As long as Yan Qing is given something delicious, he can do everything beautifully.

An assistant who can do it without money, she feels refreshed with it.

"Deal."

Yan Qing dodged and disappeared into the room.

It seems that in this world, she has this benefit, and she can use the mountain spirits.

Early the next morning, after Yun Ji and Shang Xuan had breakfast, they listened to the news from the alley.

This time, more than 400 people came to Jinzhou City to participate in the state examination, and the seats in the examination hall were not enough, and the people in the state capital were borrowing them from door to door.

"I heard that there are not enough seats for the state examination, and we are urgently adding seats." There was a group of scholars in the lobby of the inn.

"It seems that it will be difficult to pass and get the ranking this time."

"Not necessarily, what if everyone doesn't do well?"

The crowd was talking about it.

"Oh, let's talk about something else." Among the scholars was a man with a large mole on his face, and he sat in the middle of a group of people, looking like the center point of the group.

"Eh, since cotton has been promoted, the price of cloth has dropped, and I heard that the official family no longer transports silk to the Beiban, and it should be cotton cloth, which has led to a large number of domestic silk unavailability, but I am sad that the gang of merchants who hoarded Juqi died." The scholar with the big mole pinched the small puff of beard on his lips, and his eyes shrewd.

Li Qing stood on the second floor and listened to all the words of this group of scholars. She turned to Yun Ji beside her and said: "That scholar with a mole on his face is very interesting, readers can't bury their heads in hard reading, they should notice the changes in their lives, and then think about why they have changed, whether such changes are good or bad, if you can observe them like this, you will definitely grow into a useful person." ”

Yun and thought so.

He also does not approve of dead reading, and the purpose of reading is to apply what he has learned. On the one hand, cultivate sentiment, and on the other hand, be able to use what you have learned to change the world. This is what a reader should pursue.

"Tianqi's commercial tax is not easy to bear, and this blow is estimated to cause many businesses to collapse." Another scholar expressed his opinion.

"That's right, the businessman has been profiting for personal gain, and he has harmed many people, and this sudden fall can be regarded as retribution."

The big mole scholar showed a disapproving expression on his face, and said: "As everyone knows, although these merchants are treacherous, they have fed a large number of people, so that they have food, clothing, and can support their families. ”