It's the end of the first month.

The examination date has finally been determined, and the first session of the county examination is scheduled for the sixth day of February, with the first session and the second re-examination, mainly the two four-book texts on the sixth day of February.

With the help of the palace, Zhu Hao's knot is handled very properly, and Yuan Rulin, as a candidate who took the same exam as Zhu Hao, became a knot with Zhu Hao, which is equivalent to guaranteeing each other.

"The county exam is not too difficult, there is Fan Xuezheng as your teacher, you have a great chance of success."

Tang Yin is very optimistic about Zhu Hao's exam.

Zhu Hao's knowledge is there, I was afraid of being targeted because of his young age, but the predecessor Benzhou Xuezheng is now a teacher in the palace, and Zhu Hao is the companion of the prince, and there is also the Jinyi Wei Zhu family as a backer, this relationship network is very hard, what else do you need to worry about being targeted?

Zhu Hao shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that the more this is the case, the more criticism I will encounter afterwards, and I will be targeted when the government exams are held!" ”

Tang Yin was still talking there and saying some words of encouragement, but when he heard this, he suddenly realized that his comforting words might be fine to others, but to Zhu Hao...... It's good that he didn't turn around and educate me, but I'm not bored?

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Since the end of the first month, Zhu San has rarely appeared in class.

Usually only comes once every two or three days, and the explanation given by Zhu Si is that his sister has been too busy recently, and she has learned a lot of things that the county lord must learn, such as women's studies, or court etiquette, and knitting women's red, etc.

Originally, outsiders thought that the noble little county lord didn't need to learn those things, after all, there was a maid around to take care of him, and he didn't need to do it himself, but who knew that it was not the case at all.

Zhu Hao doesn't know what about other palaces, but judging from the education of Xingwangfu, Zhu San and Zhu Si are really cultivated as children of ordinary people, and there is no special treatment.

King Xing hopes that his son will become a dragon, and he also hopes that his daughter will become a phoenix.

Now there are only three little guys left in the classroom, Zhu Si, Lu Bing and Jing Hong, as for Zhu Hao and Yuan Rulin, they were taken out by Tang Yin for separate pre-exam training to prepare for the upcoming county exam.

Zhu Hao didn't think about writing too many contemporary texts.

In his previous life, when he was studying for a doctorate in literature, he almost thoroughly studied the articles on the imperial examination, published dozens of papers for this purpose, almost dismantled the eight articles, and wrote corresponding articles that met his taste for different examiners.

Baguwen is a thing, it is easy to write too much, understand the basic routines, know how to propositions and topics, and the rest is to read more.

Confucianism is extremely complex, different people have different interpretations of the same content of the Four Books and Five Classics, and the writing of books and biographies is not the kind of easy to understand, and there is no interest in reading this kind of academic articles.

As for the Zhu family.

Suddenly stopped, as if he didn't want to pursue the matter of being cheated for two hundred and fifty taels of silver.

"Little owner, it's strange to say, recently the manager of the Zhu family didn't even come to the ferry, and he didn't say that he wanted to make a big deal and chase back the silver or something, so this is ...... Settle down? Jinyi Wei ...... I have heard that there are many means, do you need to be more vigilant? ”

The shopkeeper felt that it was too quiet.

The Zhu family suffered a dumb loss, but they really became dumb? This is not like the style of the Zhu family, it seems that a storm is brewing, but it doesn't know when it will erupt.

Zhu Hao narrowed his eyes and said: "Then the shopkeeper thinks that the Zhu family is targeting me, or business, or Su Dongzhu, or you?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head: "This, it's hard to say." ”

Zhu Hao smiled: "I'm not sure if they want to make a move, let alone the direction of their move, so we can only take precautions first, as long as we don't interfere with our business and start a war normally, and we have been paying attention to whether there are any unfamiliar faces wandering around our warehouse recently......

"Didn't I tell you before that I wanted to open a store in Jingshan County? Transporting the goods that are temporarily unusable here to Jingshan County, not to mention sharing the pressure, you can also make profits. ”

"The little proprietor is saying that the Zhu family may be unfavorable to our warehouse?" The shopkeeper had a thoughtful expression.

If the Zhu family finds someone to set fire, or steal, or do that murderous thing......

It's scary to think about!

Zhu Hao said: "It shouldn't be!" For more than 200 taels of silver, the Zhu family's pattern is inevitably too small. By the way, what's the situation on the Ouyang family's side? ”

The shopkeeper didn't expect Zhu Hao to be so interested in the affairs of the Ouyang family.

"Little owner, as far as I know, the Ouyang family's business is becoming more and more unsustainable, and their cargo ships are all mortgaged, and they will have to pay off their debts after the year, even if you helped them save hundreds of taels of silver before...... But they still couldn't pay their debts, and in the end, they ......"

The shopkeeper probably means that you are helping Ouyang Nu recover some of the losses, but the problem is that the hole in the Ouyang family cannot be made up for by that money.

Zhu Hao nodded: "The Ouyang family's cargo ship has been mortgaged?" Is the ship deed or something in hand? If you want to buy their boat......"

The shopkeeper said in surprise: "We really want to buy a boat?" Even if you buy it, you can buy someone else's, and this kind of ship is easy to cause some lawsuits, which is very troublesome. ”

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Cheap is the most important, our business wants to become bigger and stronger, and we urgently need transportation...... The collapse business is only one part of our business, if we get a few boats back, and then carry any goods in the future, we don't have to be threatened by the owners of those boats on the Han River, and in the long run, we will only make more money. ”

"The truth is such a truth, but the owner really doesn't need to bother with the Ouyang family, and they may not appreciate it."

In the eyes of the shopkeeper, the Ouyang family lived up to Su Xigui's kindness, and ran to Anlu to grab the mirror business, never wanting to be pitted by the Zhu family to the point of losing all their money, it was purely self-inflicted.

Zhu Hao said: "Old Ma, do you think I'm doing charity?" If it weren't for the desperation, you think they would have sold us the ship? If you want to take over their business channels, do you think it's that easy? Next, I have to add a fire to them, I don't want the Zhu family to earn that silver, and in the end it will all fall into my hands! ”

Horse shopkeeper: "......"

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The days are approaching day by day.

Because her son is about to participate in the imperial examination, Zhu Niang has no intention of doing business recently, and she is a bit of a god, so she likes to run to the dead husband's spiritual seat and mutter, as if she hopes that the deceased husband can bless her son and let Zhu Hao pass the county examination successfully.

As for business......

As an "accountant", she is only responsible for accounting whether there are deviations in the accounts, and this kind of thing is basically no problem as long as she can plan it.

The person who manages the business, runs before and after is busy outside is Ma Yan, and the person who makes suggestions and decisions is Zhu Hao, but Zhu Niang is only the nominal boss and enjoys the benefits brought by her son.

"Xiao Hao, you said that you want to buy a boat, a big ship of 400 materials, even if it has been launched for five years, it will cost at least 100 taels of silver, and the freight is only a few dollars of silver at a time, should you think about it?"

Zhu Niang wanted to save money, but she felt that her son's proposal was right.

Now she will consult Zhu Hao about anything.

Zhu Hao said: "If you buy a ship to pay off the debt, it is estimated that you can take it for seventy or eighty taels of silver, and we will buy five of them at a time, and with the money we make from the collapse of the house, we should be able to pay for all the expenses." ”

Aunt Li next to her said happily: "This business has only been done for three months, and it can earn five big boats, who will believe it?" If you want to say that Young Master Hao can do business, then the shopkeeper is also a capable person, and then the master of Su Dong is really well-connected, so he will be so happy. ”

Investing with the money you earn sounds fine.

"Mother, I know what you're worried about, you want me to use the money I earned to prepare for the imperial examination in the future, but I can't spend a lot of money on the imperial examination...... If I really have a chance to be promoted in the examination, or even to be admitted to the Jinshi, I will have to go to other places to become an official, and it is useless to buy too much real estate in Anlu at that time. ”

Zhu Hao smiled and looked forward to Zhu Niang's future life.

Zhu Niang glanced at her son: "How can it be as easy as you say?" ”

Aunt Li said: "I think Young Master Hao has the ability, maybe he can really succeed in the future?" With the teaching of famous teachers and the support of the royal government, do ordinary children have such a hard relationship? ”

Zhu Niang looked at Aunt Li curiously, as if she felt that the attitude of this sister in the boudoir today was very abnormal, and they were all speaking for Zhu Hao.

"Xiao Hao, there is one more thing I want to finalize with you, you go to participate in the imperial examination, without the permission of the Zhu family, is it really okay?"

Zhu Niang said her last worries.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "No problem, I have completed all the procedures for participating in the imperial examination, just waiting for the day of the examination." ”

Zhu Niang seemed to put down the big stone hanging in her heart, and her face was a little resolute: "Then I can rest assured that I am a mother." ”

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The prefectural examination deadline is approaching.

While Zhu Hao was preparing for the exam, it did not affect his business under his name.

The troupe is operating normally, and since returning to Anlu in the first year, just operating the opera garden has brought Zhu Hao a profit of about three hundred taels, and this is still in the case of removing the high share of the people in the troupe.

However, the local market has basically been squeezed dry, and bottlenecks have appeared.

Zhu Hao's pursuit of the business of the opera garden is not high, so let the people in the opera troupe practice their skills well, and when they return to a bigger city, they can also set up a stall and engage in some entertainment industry.

The contract expired before Gongyeling.

She didn't renew the contract here, but she didn't leave, at this time, the troupe is on stage, the local pear orchard business is comparable to the provincial capital, and there is no local troupe that can compete with them, plus the generosity of the owner, the dividends are high...... Whoever walks is a fool!

But the people in the troupe began to have opinions.

It's okay for you Gongyeling to sign a deed of sale and be a starring actor in the troupe, but now that the contract has expired, you still occupy the position of the leading actor and refuse to let it out, making a lot of money, why are you?

The manpower of the troupe has grown from more than a dozen people at the beginning to more than 30 people now.

is only a female actor, and there are now eight people who can take charge of the stage alone, and everyone covets the position of Gongyeling's female lead.

Gong Yeling can only say that during the period after the New Year, after Zhu Hao settles down, he will leave the troupe, and will only come over as a special guest to perform a few shows in the future, but when people in the troupe hear it, they can't say it at all......

Especially the new female actors, everyone wants to be on the throne.

And the decision is only on Zhu Hao alone.

So every time Zhu Hao appeared in the theater station or backstage, the beautiful female actors threw their eyes together, making Zhu Hao feel that spring was coming......

Exuberant!

But the question is......

My spring will not arrive in a few years.

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