Chapter 481: County Exam
Sitting in the carriage, Qi Long and the others looked surprised, for no other reason, but because they felt the difference in the carriage under the seat.
They all often ride in carriages, so they naturally know what the bumps will be like once the horses accelerate, but the Xu family's carriage basically doesn't feel the bumps, and the speed of the horses is not slow, not only is it not slow, judging from the scenery by the window, this carriage runs faster than a normal carriage.
When they thought about it, they were even more surprised.
An hour later, the carriage stopped smoothly in front of the gate of the pasture, and the six servants who had been temporarily transferred had already been instructed to run over to salute.
Xu Qingyan smiled, turned her head to the cattle dealers who were getting off the car, and said, "This is this ranch, the number of cattle in it is enough for you to want, you can enter and choose slowly." ”
The cattle dealers nodded happily and followed Xu Qingyan into the pasture, where there were several long rows of cowsheds on the endless grassy plain, with wood as the wall and thatch as the roof, and a few cow cries from time to time.
Walking into the cowshed, looking at the big black cow with a smooth and smooth body, strong and energetic, Qi Long and the others instantly brightened up
As cattle dealers, they are experts in this way, and they can tell at a glance whether the cattle are good or bad, and they are surprised because they are insiders.
These cattle of the Xu family are not only good, they are simply the best quality, if they were placed in the past, they would be sold for forty taels, and some people rushed to ask for them.
Just now ....
Oh, it's a pity!
That's what all the cattle dealers are saying!
Such a good cow can be sold at a high price, and the price of the sick cow and the old cow is even lower! I really don't know what the Xu family thinks.
Because the quality of the cattle in the cattle pen is all the same, and it is really superior, Qi Long and the others have nothing to pick, as long as they divide the male and female slightly, so the process of picking the cattle is very fast, and it will end in less than half an hour.
Because they mainly came to pick cattle this time, the cattle were not brought back immediately, but remained in the pasture, and when they returned, they sent their family members to come over and take them away in several times or sell them nearby.
It is said that the ranch is in Qingshui County, and it is only forty-five miles away from Qingshui County, so you can try to open the Qingshui County market first.
The news that the Xu family sold cattle at a low price has not yet been sold, even if it is transmitted, but due to the distance, it is impossible for the people of Qingshui County to go to Xi County to buy cattle, so the market in Qingshui County is still blank.
Several cattle dealers thought of this as well, so they kept their cattle behind.
After making the deal and telling the guards about the precautions, Xu Qingyan took the car back.
When I got home, it was already sunset, and there were only a few people left to buy cattle outside the house.
I think there will be a lot fewer people who will come to the door tomorrow, but fortunately, Qi Long and others have already bought a batch of cattle, so they will definitely put the market in the three counties around Xixian County and even Fucheng.
With them transporting the cattle, she can save a lot of trouble, at least not having to be blocked by the people who buy the cattle every day.
After dinner, Lingxian came with a booklet for selling cattle: "Miss, this is a record of selling cattle, a total of 863 cattle were sold in two days. ”
Xu Qingyan took it, flipped it twice at random, and handed it back to her: "In the future, I will put the booklet for you, and you and Zelan will help me manage these account books in the future." ”
Zelan and Lingxian are personal rings, and they have been trained, so they are not scared, and they hurriedly respond.
A few days later, it was the day when Xu Qingwen and Xu Qingjun took the county exam, and all the family members of Xu's mansion got up early in the morning. Cao, Xu Guangqi, Xu Guanghua, Hu and Wu were all dressed up, and their expressions were both excited and nervous.
"I've brought everything with me, can I miss anything like pen and ink?" Cao asked with concern.
"I've brought it all and checked it several times." Two small answers
"What about the food, but you can take it with you, there is no food in the examination room at noon." Hu rummaged through their cages and checked their food.
The first time I sent my child to the exam, parents were always more excited than the candidates themselves, Xu Qingwen and Xu Qingjun were not nervous, but they were asked left and again, and they were also a little nervous.
Xu Qingyan came to the hall dressed up, and when she saw this painting scene, she shook her head and smiled: "Mother, it's good for them to check these things by themselves, but in the small county test, you are nervous like this, if you take the township test in the future, what should you do?" ”
"My mother also knows that she shouldn't be nervous, but she can't control it." Hu Shi stood up and said.
Cao Shi also said: "No, grandma has gone through a lifetime of ups and downs, and she is inevitably a little nervous at this time." ”
Xu Qingyan smiled: "They are still young, even if they don't win this time, it's nothing, just go to visit the exam venue." “
"Thinking about it like this, I don't seem to be so nervous." Wu exhaled a few deep breaths.
After a simple breakfast, the family went out together to send two children to the county for the examination, and when they arrived, the open space in front of the examination institute was already full of all kinds of ox carts and carriages.
Those who came early had already spontaneously lined up to wait for admission to the hospital, and when the Xu family saw this, they hurriedly asked the two children to line up, and at this time, there were more than 20 candidates lined up in front of the two brothers.
There are two people standing on the left and right in front of the entrance of the examination center, who are responsible for searching the body and the cage on the other hand, and the inspection is extremely detailed, and the people who inspect the cage even have to break the food they bring to prevent entrainment, so it is also extremely time-consuming.
It wasn't until two quarters of an hour later that the two brothers lined up, and seeing that they successfully passed the inspection and entered the examination room, the Xu family breathed a sigh of relief.
The time of the county examination is not long, and the examination room can be entered at the beginning of the morning, and the examination room can be left at the beginning of the afternoon, so the Xu family did not go back immediately but waited in the county seat, but it was not interesting to wait, so the family discussed and found a teahouse, planning to wait while listening to the play.
Xu Qingyan was not interested in this, so she went out of the teahouse and took Lingxian and Zelan to the Half Lotus Pavilion.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the things that should be busy in the mansion gate are also busy, and the ladies and ladies are also free to come to the Half Lotus Pavilion to shop.
Before Xu Qingyan entered the door, she heard someone laughing inside: "Jingshan's marriage is decided?" ”
Mrs. Fu's familiar voice came: "Not yet, it's also sad, it's not like your family is peaceful, and you have settled early." “
Jin Anrong's husband's family is a Fucheng family, since ancient times, high marriage and low marriage, the same is true of the Jin family's in-laws, in terms of financial resources are higher than the Jin family, and the future son-in-law is the eldest son in the family, and will inherit the family business in the future, Jin Anrong is the housewife.
can envy many ladies, especially Mrs. Fu, Fu Jingshan's marriage is a big stone hanging in her heart, and if she doesn't decide for a day, she can't let go of her heart for a day.
is in the same circle, and there are a lot of contacts on weekdays, Mrs. Jin naturally knows about the turmoil caused by Fu Jingshan's original marriage, and she is very sympathetic to it. As a wife, naturally she can't look down on the matter of spoiling her concubine and killing her wife, but she is indignant and indignant, in the end, it is someone else's family matter, they are sympathetic and sympathetic, but it is not easy to interfere.
I had to comfort: "Sister Fu, don't be anxious, my family has someone to help that wild girl, not to mention Jingshan's talent, this girl's blessing is behind, this time is undecided, it can only be that the time has not come, and there will be a good fate in the future." ”
"Then inherit my sister's auspicious words." Mrs. Fu replied with a smile, but her heart was bitter.