Gao Aocao was welcomed into the mansion by Gao Yongle, and as soon as he greeted Gao Cheng, he shouted for King Xiao Gao to summon Gao Jishi.

What is it like to be greeted by Gao Yongle? Gao Aocao in his previous life had no blessing to answer.

But today, he didn't even say a word of thanks to Xiao Gao Wang for giving this opportunity.

Of course, Gao Cheng will not blame for this, he has always been kind and does not hope to repay, last time he saved Yuan Mingyue, how could King Xiao Gao ever hold him by grace.

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In Fuyang County, Cangzhou, Zhang Dexing, who was thirty years old, got out of the crowd in front of the notice, and on the way home, all he recalled in his head was the content of the notice.

When he left the city and returned to his home in the town, it was getting dark, and his wife was cooking porridge for him.

"The cloth is sold, right?"

"Well, it's sold."

Zhang Dexing took out the money in his arms.

The wife put away the money and smiled, she usually weaves cloth at home, and today let her husband take time off to sell it in the county seat. While adding to the fire, he chatted with Zhang Dexing and gossip.

"That group of Xianbei Suo captives can be regarded as moving away, arrogant, I don't know, I still think that King Gao is their Xianbei people."

While adding fuel to the fire, his wife chatted with Zhang Dexing about the Xianbei people who moved away.

The 300,000 Xianbei people who followed Gao Huan to Hebei to make a living have moved back to Shanxi to resettle.

Zhang Dexing replied absentmindedly.

The wife seemed to be very talkative and continued:

"The Suo Lu are gone, the fields they were assigned before are unattended, and the government can't let a good piece of land go barren."

"A notice was issued today, you can go to the county government to apply for a lease."

Zhang Dexing retracted his mind and replied.

As soon as his wife heard this, she became interested:

"I said why is Lang Jun in a trance today, did he apply for the land when he was in the county seat, and he was worried about whether he could get it?"

Zhang Dexing is unwilling to lie to his wife:

"I didn't claim it."

"Why?! What's wrong with you, you have rented the land, paid the tax in full, and the rest is our own, quick! Lang Jun went to the county seat again. ”

His wife was in a hurry and wanted to push Zhang Dexing out of the door.

"I don't want to farm anymore, I'm going to Yecheng to take an official position."

Looking at his wife who was dressed in patches, Zhang Dexing still said what he wanted.

"Being an official? What is Lang Jun crazy about! That's all done by rich and noble people, let's not do that extravagant thinking, listen to Anu, let's live our lives with peace of mind. ”

The wife persuaded.

She knew that Lang Jun was unwilling to be a farmer, Zhang Dexing grew up in a wealthy family, he had studied, and later the Hebei War was in turmoil, and the family was in ruins, and in order to make a living, he had to work in the fields.

But what is it to be an official, it is all the work of the children of the big clan, what does it have to do with people like them.

"The county posted a notice, saying that it was a classification exam, and the agricultural officer only tested agriculture, I have been plowing the field for a few years, and I naturally know about farming, and the notice is clear, as long as you are literate, you can go to Yecheng for reference, I want to try."

Zhang Dexing has his own thoughts, and people who beg for a living in the soil rarely read books like him.

His wife also knew this, but she still hesitated:

"Lang Jun has the ability, but the government may not hire him impartially."

"It is the prince of Bohai who is the examiner, and the notice says that regardless of the family, he is only ranked by grades, and he is a man of his word."

The wife was silent for a long time, but she still agreed:

"If Lang Jun really wants to take the test, just try it, the affairs of the family are handled by Anu, Lang Jun doesn't have to worry."

She has also heard the story of the prince of Bohai cutting his hair and swearing, and he is a rare good person who makes decisions for the people.

said that there was no need to worry, but both of them fell silent, and now it was the time of the autumn harvest.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Zhang Dexing woke up to find that there was no one by the pillow.

There was nothing to cover in the empty house, and he could see at a glance that his wife was not at home, Zhang Dexing had a guess, he hurriedly ran to the field, stood on the edge of the ridge, and sure enough, he saw his wife who was busy working.

Zhang Dexing didn't come forward to help, he ran all the way home, took out a few worn-out agricultural books from the bottom of the box, waited for the sky to be slightly bright, and read it word by word, the more he looked at it, the more sour his eyes became, and he couldn't help but cry.

Time flies quickly, and today is the day of Zhang Dexing's departure.

My wife still got up early in the morning, and she was busy by the stove and sweating.

When Zhang Dexing woke up, his wife was putting the cooking cake into the package.

"It's going to be a few days to go to Yecheng, bring more cooking cakes to eat on the way."

In the past half a month, his wife has lost a lot of weight and darkened a lot, Zhang Dexing held his wife's rough hands, rubbed the cocoon in his palm, and said with a serious expression:

"I'll let Xijun live a good life."

"It's a long way to go, it's good that you can return safely, even if you don't get in, we are much better now than in previous years, think about the time when I was working for someone else, I worked in the fields all day, and I couldn't even eat a full meal, and Anu was satisfied with such a life."

The wife was relieved.

He stuffed the money and goods he had sold some time ago into Zhang Dexing's arms and explained:

"Don't walk, go to the county seat to take an ox cart, and go all the way to Yecheng where there is a spirit and spirit test."

After saying goodbye to his wife, Zhang Dexing packed his bags and went to the county seat, still reciting the contents of the agricultural book in his mouth.

The car dealership in Fuyang County has been very good these days, and the price has risen a lot, Zhang Dexing did not save this money, his wife is right, the exam is the most important.

Sitting on the ox cart, in the crowded carriage, there are all students who are rushing to take the exam like him.

The ox cart was bumpy, everyone was greeting each other, asking each other about the subjects they planned to apply for, such as criminal names, preparing for thieves, farming, money and grain counting, etc., Zhang Dexing shrank in the corner and did not mix with their communication, still silently reading the content of the agricultural book in his heart.

After a bumpy ride on an ox cart, he finally arrived in Yecheng, and Zhang Dexing followed the crowd to the government office to sign up.

Divided into many queues, Zhang Dexing waited for a long time, and finally there was only a thin man left in front of him, holding the pen and trembling, but he couldn't fall down, the scribe saw him sweating, put the pen away, and said coldly:

"I'll take the test when I know how to read."

He was sent out.

Zhang Dexing hurriedly stepped forward to take the scribe's pen, he had already known the process behind the man, and wrote down the origin of his origin on the paper: Zhang Dexing, a native of Fuyang County, Cangzhou, is a farmer.

After looking at him, the scribe spoke:

"The other column reads: black face and short beard, tall and thin."

Zhang Dexing wrote according to his words.

"The third column is written with the subjects to be examined."

Zhang Dexing held the brush tightly and wrote the three words of agricultural affairs on the paper one by one.

He handed the paper to the scribe, and when the scribe had collected it, he explained:

"The Agricultural Affairs Department will come tomorrow to get the exam card, and it will not be distributed after noon, so don't miss the hour."

Zhang Dexing hurriedly responded, and was glad that he listened to his wife's words and drove over in an ox cart.