Chapter 603: Reading for Work

Huang Shi and Guiguzi heard that what Hu Yi said was not real, but a story, which was too incredible.

Without slaves, the nobles' subordinates can leave the nobility at any time, and the nobles dare not bully people at will, and everyone will make your descendants have no way to participate in the imperial examination, which is simply unbelievable.

Hu Yi kept talking about a lot of changes in Xianyang City, and time passed minute by minute, and I don't know how long I waited, and finally it was the turn of the three of them to enter the hotel.

"It's finally our turn. In order to explain to you about Xianyang City, I am dying of hunger. Shouldn't you two invite me to dinner?" Hu Banban said jokingly.

His eyes were fixed on the two of them, trying to see a little change in them, but unfortunately, there was no change in either of them.

"Okay, you don't want to ask, then I'll go."

Then, Hu turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait." Guiguzi suddenly stopped Hu Yi.

When Hu Yi heard this, he smiled, and said in his heart, "Lunch is finally over."

"Old man, what else is the matter with you?" Hu Yi asked.

"I want us to ask you to tell me clearly, why bother going around and about, saying so many things that we don't know if it's true or false." Guiguzi said.

Hu Yi, who was originally happy, suddenly said unhappily: "You can say that I am poor, or you can say that I am cheeky, but you must not say that what I said is false.

You go out and inquire, did I call out the name of Xianyang City's know-it-all casually?"

Guiguzi smiled, "Is this in a hurry?"

"Hmph." Hu Yi pouted and ignored him.

At this time, the shopkeeper came to Guiguzi and asked, "Two guest officers, are you two or three?"

"Three." Hu Yi replied first, "Bring your good wine and food, and the two of them will settle the bill."

The shopkeeper glanced at Hu suspiciously, and then moved his gaze to Guiguzi and Huangshi.

Guiguzi immediately took out a golden cake and said, "Is it enough?"

The shopkeeper took the golden cake and immediately said with a smile, "Enough, enough. I'm going to serve the restaurant's signature dish now."

"Go ahead." Guiguzi said.

Huang Shi also took Hu Yi's hand, came to his seat, and said, "Since you want to use the land for a treat, you can talk more about the changes in Xianyang City."

"Don't you don't believe me?"

"Nope. It's not that we don't believe it, but we're too curious to believe it." Huangshi explained.

Hu nodded and said, "Indeed, if I wasn't in Xianyang City, I probably wouldn't believe it.

However, what I said is true, and many people want to read now, and I am the same, in the past, it was the privilege of the nobility to read, but now everyone can read.

Especially children, that is a requirement to go to school, of course, the real poor can't do it, but as long as you can get a job in the city, then you will definitely be able to afford the tuition.

I've saved up enough for school and now I'm just waiting for school to open."

"What do you mean? Can't you still read?" Huangshi asked.

Hu Yi said: "The school has a rule that every year from March to June, and September to February is the time to study.

The main reason is that July and August are the hottest months of the year, and it is the time for the summer harvest, so students can help their families."

"Good rules, study and work at the same time." Huangshi said.

Just when they listened to Hu Yi's words with relish, the shopkeeper brought the wine and delicacies.

"Objectively, this is vinegar live fish, this is hairy crab, this is ......" The shopkeeper explained to the three of Huangshi while bringing out the dishes.

Hu Yi waited until the shopkeeper left, then immediately picked up the chopsticks and said, "Two old gentlemen, let's eat quickly, if it's not, this vinegared live fish will change its taste."

"Is this a live fish?" Huang Shi was shocked.

"That's right, the fish is still alive." Hu Yi said, "At this time, eating is the most delicious time for him, and when it dies, the taste will be much worse. Eat it."

Huang Shi looked at the fish that was still blinking, and couldn't help but say, "It's amazing. It's amazing."

"This must be the work of the emperor?" Guiguzi said.

Hu nodded and said, "That's right, this method of stir-frying, the idea of a restaurant, the seasoning of stir-frying, etc., were all invented by Mr., even this wine.

It's much better than the wine we used to make, but unfortunately we can only buy this cheap wine, and if we want to drink good wine, we need people and luck."

After Guiguzi took a sip of wine, he suddenly made a hearty voice and said, "This wine is okay, I don't know how much better it is than what I drank before."

Huang Shi took a sip and said, "It's really progressing again."

Hu Yi also took a sip of wine, let out a satisfied sound, and said, "Good wine, this wine is much better than what I used to drink. But it's not the top, the top is in the hands of the palace and big families or rich people.

The better the wine, the smaller the quantity."

Huang Shi nodded and said, "I have a chance to ask some nobles for those fine wines."

Hu Yi said: "Then you have to be advanced to the Ministry of Education, and as for the imperial examination, you have no hope."

"Why? Are you afraid that we won't be able to pass the exam?" Huangshi asked.

"Definitely." Hu Yi explained, "Those who are over 60 are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, and some people say that people over 60 are already old and frail and can't live too long, so why not give the younger generations some opportunities?

This is not rough, indeed, you are sixty years old, you are still thinking about being an official, this is not obvious that you want to compete with young people?

What's more, it's not so easy to study, it costs money, and the more people who read, the fewer people who work, which is not a good thing for the imperial court."

Huang Shi smiled and said, "Your words are very contradictory, the imperial court is now building a academy, the purpose is to let everyone in the world study, but what do you mean is that it is not a good thing to have more scholars?"

"No, no, no, you always misunderstood, what I said is that everyone thinks that the imperial examination is not a good thing.

In addition, as long as everyone in the world is studying, then it is not uncommon for people to read, and everyone knows whether they can be admitted to the imperial examination.

Do I know that I have to take the test even if I can't pass, it's just nothing to do. In addition, the purpose of studying now is not the imperial examination, but a good job.

You have seen the changes in Xianyang City, but the biggest change is in commerce, and there are all kinds of workshops in Xianyang City, and the wages of those new workshops are frighteningly high, especially the wages of scholars."

"Oh, I'm curious, how much can I get paid?" Guiguzi asked with a smile.