Shaxian County Government.
"Father." Yuan Bao sat on the autumn stem dangling a little bored, seeing Lu Lin, Yuan Bao jumped off the autumn stem.
You are alone." Lu Lin was slightly surprised to see Yuan Bao dangling on the swing alone. Yuan Bao usually hangs out with Mai Mai. The two are inseparable from Meng, and Meng is inseparable from each other. Their relationship is very good.
"Little uncle is studying." Yuan Bao puffed up his cheeks a little depressed, like a chipmunk.
Lu Lin looked at Yuan Bao's chubby face, and wanted to squeeze it.
Lu Lin: "..." Reading is really amazing. He originally thought that Xiaomai's reading was a three-minute passion. How long has it been? Xiaomai's enthusiasm for reading has not subsided yet.
"Did your little uncle receive the letter again?"
Yuan Bao nodded and said, "Yes! Dad, how did you know?"
Lu Lin: "..." Because every time Maimai receives a letter, there will be a period of time when the enthusiasm for learning to write is unprecedentedly high, and after a few days, I get lazy again, and this cycle repeats several times.
Yuan Bao looked at Lu Lin, and said sullenly: "Uncle said, there is a man named Brother Ji, who is going to join Qiu Wei soon, Dad, do you know what Qiu Wei is?"
Lu Lin: "...there is a man named Brother Ji? Yuan Bao was quite familiar with Ji Yun'an back then, but he is still too young and children have a great forgetfulness. If we haven't seen each other for a few years, we will forget it." Qiu Wei is the exam.
"Examination? What's the use of passing the exam?" Yuan Bao asked, biting his finger.
"If you pass the exam, you can become an official." Lu Lin said.
Yuan Bao's eyes widened, and he said, "Will you be able to become an official if you pass the exam? Dad, you also participated in Qiu Wei back then, did you pass the exam?"
Lu Lin smiled dryly, exams and so on, how could he have such free time!
"No, your father and I were paid for as officials."
Yuan Bao tilted his head, blinked, and said, "Father, you're getting something for nothing."
Lu Lin: "..." Are you kidding me? You don't have to work hard to earn money. How can you get something for nothing? "You don't understand this, you don't need to study if you have money."
Yuan Bao blinked, and said, "Then I have to work hard to make money. Studying is really troublesome."
Lu Lin: "..." My son looks like a scumbag at first glance. Fortunately, there is no college entrance examination in this place.
Lu Lin rubbed Yuan Bao's head and said, "Well, when you get older, you can start a business."
Yuan Bao clapped his hands and said, "I want to be like Second Uncle, open a lot of restaurants, and eat at any one I want to eat, and I don't need money to eat."
Lu Lin: "..." Does this guy Bao want to make money, or want to eat a big meal! "I like to eat big meals so much, be careful to become a little fat pig."
Yuan Bao blushed and said, "Father, it's really annoying."
Yuan Bao turned around and ran away. Lu Lin put his waist on him, looked at Yuan Bao who was leaving, and thought, "Yuan Bao seems to have grown up a bit, he knows how beautiful he is."
Chen Xiaomi came out and said helplessly, "What kind of nonsense ideas have you instilled in Yuan Bao?"
Lu Lin glanced at Chen Xiaomi and said, "Don't think too much, I'll tell him my experience, and it will save him a lot of detours."
Chen Xiaomi: "..."
"Ji Yun'an participated in Qiuwei, and I don't know if he can pass the exam." Chen Xiaomi murmured.
Lu Lin shrugged his shoulders and said, "I guess he failed the exam. How old is he? I think I should just try it out and gain more experience in the end."
Chen Xiaomi nodded and said, "It makes sense."
Lu Lin smiled. Many people in this place are very obsessed with exams, and the probability of father and son living together is very high. There are many people who passed the exam in their 70s and 80s, but they still persevere. Before, there was a candidate who was 80 The Jinshi who passed the examination at the age of two, was admitted at this age, which caused a lot of repercussions.
After passing the exam, this person was waiting for a vacancy, but he passed away before he could wait. It took so much effort to get into Jinshi with great difficulty. As a result, he passed away without being an official for a day. It's pitiful. Of course, this one passed the exam anyway. There are also some people who keep taking the exam, keep taking the exam, and still fail to pass the exam until they die. There is also one candidate who is a great-grandfather. This grandson, When his great-grandson went to take the exam, he also went to the exam. The son and grandson advised him not to take the exam and take a break. However, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder cannot afford to be hurt. Although they are old, they still have dreams, but , For many things, just having a dream is not enough. This person failed in the exam at the end of the exam.
Yuan Bao looked at Lu Lin and said, "Uncle said, Brother Ji can pass the exam."
Lu Lin: "... this guy Mai Mai has quite confidence in this guy Ji Yunan. What your uncle said may not be accurate." Lu Lin said sourly.
Yuan Bao tilted his head and said, "But, my uncle said, Brother Ji is very smart."
Lu Lin: "..." This guy Mai Mai is obsessed with ghosts! I have so much confidence in Ji Yunan.
Rubbing his chin, Lu Lin thought to himself: Ji Yun'an is going to participate in Qiu Wei, and it seems that Lu Chengyu is also the same. I heard from Chen Xiaocai that Lu Chengyu seemed to have been in the academy all the time, and he studied very seriously. I don't know if he can pass the exam this time. In a blink of an eye, several months have passed.
After several months of construction, Chen Xiaocai's hot spring hotel has begun to take shape.
Because the hot springs are relatively remote in the mountains, the difficulty of the project far exceeded Chen Xiaolai's expectations, and the budget also greatly exceeded expectations. Chen Xiaocai had already spent hundreds of taels of silver on this project. The geographical conditions of the mountains are special, and the construction is very difficult.
Chen Xiaocai often walks in the mountains, watching the hot spring hotel gradually take shape.
Some wealthy sons came to Sha County one after another. After these rich sons came, they lived in the best restaurant in Sha County and ate the most expensive food in Sha County. They didn’t want the cheap ones, but Chen Xiaocai paid a few. Disciples of the Gao family sat in the restaurant and talked loudly.
Gao Heng was the prime minister in the court, and the status of the disciples of the Gao family also rose accordingly.
Although Gao Heng has a very high status in the court, there are many outstanding talents in the direct line of the Gao family. These people are escorted by Gao Heng. As long as they pass the imperial examination, they can make their way to the top.
It is not easy for Gao family's collateral disciples to succeed.
There are too many Gao family members, and the prime minister can no longer take care of his direct disciples. Naturally, he doesn't have much time to take care of these collateral disciples. However, no matter what, they are labeled as Gao family. easier ones.
Because the Liao Kingdom wanted peace talks, several collateral disciples of the Gao family came to Sha County to investigate the situation and look for opportunities to make their mark.
"This hot pot is really a good thing!"
"That's right! After this prince ate in Sha County, he has never forgotten the food in Sha County."
"It is said that the palace also has this item. Unfortunately, the prince treasures his broom and does not take it out. It's just that people who are occasionally invited into the palace can eat it."
The prince is very proud of the hot pot. The hot pot in the palace is also very famous in the capital. It seems that even the emperor visited the palace in private and ate there.
"I didn't expect such a small Sha County to have so many good things." Gao Yuan glanced at a child sitting on a high chair next to him, and thought: There are such good things in this store , the design is really humanized.
"It is said that this store is run by the brother-in-law of the county magistrate of Sha County, and that county magistrate is quite capable."
"Is that Lu Lin? It seems that he made the trolley. It's very useful. However, our county magistrate, the official position is bought, and it seems that he doesn't know a lot of big characters."
Most of the disciples of the big families in Kyoto started studying at a young age, and they are jealous and despise people like Lu Lin.
For Lu Lin, it doesn't matter what impression people from the capital have on him, the important thing is that these people are willing to spend money.
The prices of many shops in Shaxian County are still a bit high, and the locals are still not able to afford it.
Recently, due to the influx of a large number of foreigners into Sha County, Chen Xiaocai specially launched some "limited high-end" delicacies. He can use this to earn more money, and these foreigners can just spend more money to satisfy them. of vanity.
This Sha County is extremely expensive in the eyes of many villagers, but in the eyes of people from Kyoto, it is just the price of cabbage.
When Lu Lin returned home, he found that the atmosphere in the house was a bit unusual.
Seeing the person who suddenly appeared at home, Lu Lin was taken aback.
Ji Yunan smiled at Lu Lin, and bowed halfway, "Master Lu, long time no see."
Lu Lin was a little surprised, and said, "Why are you here?"
Ji Yunan smiled and said, "I'm here to study."
Lu Lin: "..." When I came here for a study tour, what was Ji Yunan thinking? A tempting scent entered his nose, and Lu Lin saw a table of various meals.
"There are so many dishes!" Lu Lin couldn't help but said.
Ji Yun'an nodded and said, "Well, Mai made it for me."
Lu Lin: "..." Mai Mai likes to cook very much, but this guy also depends on his interest in cooking. When he is in a good mood, he will be in a bad mood when he cooks a table. If he doesn't do anything, there will be several dishes on the table Well, it seems that Ji Yunan likes to eat, this beautiful guy.
Chen Maitake glanced at Lu Lin and said, "Brother Lin, would you like to eat some?"
Lu Lin shook his head and said, "No need, I ate outside." Lu Lin rubbed his chin, vaguely feeling that what he left behind was like a large light bulb. Under such circumstances, he should avoid it first. Better.
Chen Xiaomi glanced at Lu Lin and said, "You saw Ji Yun'an."
Lu Lin nodded and said, "Yes!" When he left, he was still a kid, but now he seems to have grown a lot taller.
Chen Xiaomi stroked his chin and said, "That kid, it seems that he has grown a lot."
Lu Lin: "..." It seems much more annoying than before.
"Why did this guy come back suddenly? I heard that this guy passed the exam."
This autumn test is a big deal! After Ji Yun'an passed the exam, he sent a letter to Chen Xiaomai to announce the happy news, and Lu Lin knew about it.
Now that he passed the exam, he should stay in Kyoto and wait for the vacancy! At this time, Ji Yun'an came to Sha County, but he didn't know what his plan was.
Chen Xiaomi nodded and said, "It is true that he passed the exam, but his ranking was not very good. He plans to take the exam again."
Lu Lin frowned, and said with some horror: "Take the exam again?"
He has already passed the Juren exam, but he still wants to take the exam again. This guy, does he know how difficult it is for ordinary people to take the Juren exam
Lu Lin suddenly thought of some news that he saw in his previous life. Every year, people who did not do well in the college entrance examination jumped off the building. The re-reading is really unreasonable.
Ji Yun'an is probably the prodigy in the legends. This big prodigy has been in front of his eyes before, but he didn't realize it. Now that he thinks about it, he really has blind eyes. However, he can't be blamed for this. After all, Ji Yun'an doesn't look like a child prodigy either.
A few years ago, this guy climbed over the wall and was caught by Mai Mai, and his reputation was ruined. However, many prodigies are guys who can't take care of themselves. Compared with this, Ji Yun'an seems to be okay.
Chen Xiaomi nodded, and said: "He said that the exam was a little bad this time. If he enters the officialdom with this rank, his future development prospects will be limited. He wants to wait another three years. He is not very old now, and there are still many time."
When Lu Lin heard Chen Xiaomi's words, his impression of Ji Yun'an was overturned. "This brat who only knows how to eat and drink for nothing has dreams. I really underestimated him before."
Chen Xiaomi: "..."
"This guy, if he hits the street next time, he will be finished." Lu Lin shook his head and said.
Chen Xiaomi and Lu Lin have been in contact for a long time, so they naturally know what it means to rush to the street, "You can't think better of others!"
Lu Lin smiled dryly and said, "I'm not planning for a rainy day!"