Ye Xuan looked at the serious look of the pawnshop owner, and almost choked on his own saliva, this good bitter love scene instantly turned into a critical scene. But after thinking about it carefully, there is really some truth. The man's husband, studying, going to Beijing to take the exam, and also need his old mother, as an ancestral heirloom in exchange for travel expenses, this is really a bit unreasonable.

But the old woman hurriedly waved her hand and retorted. "On this road to study, the most taboo thing is distraction, if my son goes to do those hard jobs, how can he have the energy to study and catch the exam. We are all from a hard life, and we also know that the work is the most energy-consuming, if for that point of the exam fee, it consumes my son's precious study time, then it is really not worth it, after all, the work can work for a lifetime, but the exam is to rely on the youth. When I was in high school, all the hardships were worth it, and of course, even if I didn't go to high school, I just came back and continued to work. ”

"Pity the parents of the world, then I will keep this hairpin for you, and you will be able to redeem it when you are the champion of high school. The pawnshop owner listened to the old woman's words and did not refute. And the scholar who entered Beijing to take the exam, if he can really go to high school, it is really a carp jumping over the dragon gate, it is the fastest way to cross the class, you don't see the Qing Governor for ten years, the old saying of 100,000 snowflakes of silver, can be passed down to this day, it is not groundless, having power is the fastest way to get money, and it is also the purest place in the hearts of the world's scholars. Although the scholars of the world will often belittle the court, or publicize themselves as the so-called thousand horses, or cry that the world is dark, and there is no Bole discernment, but in the final analysis, the world's scholars, those ten years of cold windows, after all, want to step into the dragon and tiger land, display their ambitions, you don't see, even if the world is in the darkest time, there will still be a group of people of insight who are fighting at the forefront and determining the development process of most demon clans. To plan for the stability of future generations for thousands of years, even if the relationship is complicated and the situation is dark, there is still a determination to carry on tens of millions of people. A truly strong person is not afraid of hardships, and will learn many lessons from them. This is the ultimate meaning of suffering losses is blessings, and all the losses that have been suffered will eventually turn into wealth in life!

The pawnshop owner looked at the old woman's eyes with a little respect, a woman worked hard to pull her son to grow up, and her son also won the qualification to enter Beijing to take the exam, "Zhengnanhai" This is the most desirable place for the world's scholars. Even if you go to Beijing to take the exam once, you can see a lot of the market, although Yecheng is a big city in this Nanzhan Zhou, but in the face of the most central place of the Holy Sect, the most sacred capital of the demon clan, the center of the center, there is still a little bit of a big deal. You don't see, when Nanzhan Zhou was divided into seven countries, there was a dragon demon named Su Qin, who was born blatantly, and his family was poor, but in the end, he was wearing the seal of the six countries, with a clever mouth. United Six. In one fell swoop, it prevented the eastward expansion of the Great Qi Empire, the most powerful demon clan country at that time, and finally when Su Qin returned to his hometown, he was also standing in front of the Zhengnan Sea Demon Clan's Holy Sect Mansion, and sighed: "But back then, I had Luoyang Erqing Field, and An Neng Pei Six Kingdoms were sealed." Then he set up a stone tablet in front of the Demon Clan's Holy Sect's Mansion with one hand, and carved it on the stone tablet with his finger to turn the sword into a sword. "God rewards hard work". Then he left in style, and then returned to the mountains and forests. However, the scholars of Nanzhan Zhou admired and went to watch, and Su Qin became a legend among the scholars of the demon clan that has been circulated to this day. And Luoyang is the political center of Nanzhan Zhou today, and the south sea is in Luoyang! The imperial city is majestic, so far Nanzhan Zhou is a country dominant, the vicissitudes of the sea, but the great legend is still circulating, especially the sentence "Heaven rewards diligence" has inspired how many scholars to study!

The Imperial City Examination, which is held once every five years, although Yecheng to catch the exam is not a few, there are nearly 120 or so people, but most of them are from rich families, after all, ordinary people have a weak background, it is difficult to support a scholar, and there will be one less laborer in the family, if you can't read a book, it is also a job, it is better to learn a skill to be cost-effective, and make a lot more money. Even if it is a rich and noble family, who vigorously invests in it, if you meet unscrupulous descendants, do not fight, love to live in the land of fireworks and willows, have no intention of studying, or are talented and stupid, then there is no chance to enter Beijing to catch the exam. These 120 scholars, in front of the tens of millions of people in Yecheng, are as rare as a rarity. So the pawnshop owner couldn't help but look up at the old woman a few times, and the admiration in his eyes. Not to mention that, he stretched out his hand and said: "Originally, your hairpin could only be sold for ten taels of gold, but the old man made an exception today to give you fifteen taels of gold." If you keep ten taels of gold by yourself, you can buy a house and land in this Yecheng and live in peace. Five taels of gold will be used as a subsidy for your son's entrance examination in Beijing. If the noble son enters Beijing to catch the exam and is selected as an official, this hairpin money is not needed by the old man, and you are returned, if the noble son is named Sun Shan, then the hairpin will belong to the old man, and the noble son must work in me for free for three years. ”

The old woman thought for a moment before nodding heavily. "Okay, the old body should be you. "This woman is used to hardship, and she doesn't like luxury, these ten taels of gold are enough for her to live three lives without worrying, and the rest of the five taels of gold are naturally enough for his son to go to Beijing for a few round-trip expenses, winning is equivalent to getting fifteen taels of gold for free, and the name of Sun Shan is only free to work for three years, this transaction is not a loss, and even a little profitable, after the old woman weighed it, she agreed.

Then the pawnshop owner wrapped the hairpin on the table again with the worn red cloth, then took out a bamboo stick, took a pen and engraved the year, month and day and price on it, and asked the old woman's name, and engraved it together. Then he placed the bamboo skewer on the red cloth that wrapped the hairpin and picked it up, turned around and pulled out a drawer from the wall behind him, put the thing in, and then closed it. There was a sound on the wall behind the pawnshop owner, until the sound stopped, and the pawnshop owner opened the original drawer again, but saw a large black package placed in the drawer, and on top of the black package, there was a roll of bamboo slips. The red cloth package and bamboo skewers that had been put in were gone.

With some difficulty, the pawnshop owner picked up the black package and placed it on the table, spreading his hands out. "That's fifteen taels of gold, and it's not bad at all. You can open it and take a look. ”

The old woman didn't refuse, and after opening the black package and looking at it, the corners of her eyebrows stretched. hurriedly thanked: "Thank you really for the shopkeeper." ”

The pawnshop owner smiled: "It's okay, it's all about credibility when you go out to do business, I wish you a high school champion this time." But old lady, you have to sign the contract. After saying that, the pawnshop owner took the bamboo slip in the drawer in his hand and placed it on the large table in front of him.