Chapter 78 A conscientious businessman
The five people walked all the way, and everyone along the way closed their doors.
No one greeted them until they passed through this long passage.
Until the last house in the passage.
The door was open, and a family member stood at the door: "You two gentlemen, please come in. This house is your place to stay."
Lin Su and Lin Jialiang looked at each other...
"You two young masters, have no doubt. Although the Zhou family is powerful, not everyone will succumb to him. My master has nothing to fear from him."
Lin Su smiled: "I just said, how can one merchant control the whole city? Let's go, we finally found a place to stay."
Entering the courtyard, it is antique and the materials used in the construction are high-end.
In the inner courtyard, there are many rooms and all kinds of clothing, food and supplies are available.
But no matter how you look at it, it's just a businessman's layout, because it doesn't have the elegance unique to literati, and all kinds of high-end materials are just piled up in a haphazard manner.
At least Sister Chen feels it's a bit wasteful...
But no matter what, this kind of residence has exceeded their expectations.
"Butler, tell me a price!" Chen Si began to negotiate the price, and she had no intention of counter-offering. Even if the other party offered to offer one hundred taels in ten days, she would still give it, and she felt angry.
The butler shook his head slightly: "My boss said I won't take any money from you!"
"Why?"
"My boss is over there. You can discuss it in detail with me face to face."
There was a reception room in front of him. A businessman in his forties stood up and introduced himself with a smile.
His name is Lin Xiangdao, and he is a local merchant. Like the Zhou family, he is also in the silk business. He is the Zhou family's rival in the shopping mall...
All five members of the Lin family understood.
Opponent?
The enemy of my enemy is my friend? So he steps up to help them?
"It's not what you think. Although our opponents in the shopping mall are rivals, they are just matters in the shopping mall. Lin is not willing to bring this tendency into his daily life. My name is 'Xiang Dao', and what I yearn for is actually 'Wen Dao' ', I just lacked talent, could not acquire literary roots, and could not be a scholar, but I always firmly believed that the way of a scholar is sacred and solemn! A few days ago, several students came to Huichang to take the exam, but they were maliciously targeted. One of the students collapsed and committed suicide three days ago. Lin never wants to see another student suffer such a sudden disaster."
Lin Su bowed slightly: "The way of a scholar is sacred and solemn, but there are always mosquitoes, flies, maggots and ants that can't be swept away. Thank you, Boss Lin, for taking me in. I'll give you three jars of wine to express my gratitude!"
Chen Si was slightly startled, but still took out three jars of wine from one of her storage boxes. The three jars of wine were enlarged on the ground, and large golden characters were written on them: Baiyunbian (A)!
Boss Lin was shocked, Baiyunbian?
Or A?
Who in the world doesn't know the illustrious reputation of Fairy Wine beside the white clouds?
Even if it is the Ouchi Imperial Palace, Baiyunbian is only for the exclusive use of the emperor, and even the queen can only be given a few cups!
What's more, Baiyunbian is also divided into grades. Grade A Baiyunbian is the first-class wine with the highest alcohol content, and a jar is worth three hundred taels of silver! There is no price at all. According to legend, only when the heads of the Immortal Sect gather, they will use it to entertain guests.
The person in front of him directly gave him three altars!
"Sir, this...this is absolutely impossible! How can Lin bear such a valuable thing?"
"What's precious? It's precious to offer help in times of need!" Lin Su smiled: "Boss Lin Mo Ci, these extraneous things are my thoughts after all."
"Young Master...Who exactly is Young Master? Could it be that he is from the Young Master's family in Haining Tower?"
Everyone in the world knows that Haininglou is the owner of Baiyunbian Wine. Perhaps only the young master of Haininglou has such courage.
Xiaoxue suddenly became excited. She wanted to shout out, Haining House is nothing, their wine is all given by my young master. If you haven’t seen the appearance of the owner of Haining House, you would like to roll in front of my young master...
But Lin Su stopped her and said with a smile: "Boss Lin is really sincere. He knows nothing about us and pulled us into the house with his passion. Only people like you are worthy of the conscience of the business world. You don’t have to guess our origins. If you don’t have any power, you still have some money. No matter how you guess, you will probably be wrong, haha..."
Boss Lin also laughed. After laughing, he looked at the three jars of wine: "Sir, this Baiyunbian wine is no small matter. When you come to take the exam, you will inevitably have to deal with some relationships. Otherwise, I will use these three jars of wine to pave the way for you." how?"
Lin Su was a little moved.
real!
He didn't expect that the person in front of him would actually say these words.
He shook his head: "Boss Lin, I have made you a friend! I accept the kindness and accept the wine. As for taking care of things... I naturally have my own way."
Boss Lin went there with an expression as if he was dreaming.
The yard was quiet.
Xiaoxue went to the kitchen to clean up. The items here were all available. There were still water stains on the vegetables. It was probably the boss who had just sent them.
Lin Jialiang opened the window and could see the Confucian Temple in the distance. The autumn wind blew in, making people feel refreshed.
Xiaojiu chose a room by herself and happily jumped around the room. She pulled Lin Su over to look at her room. Lin Su glanced at her buttocks: "Is your injury healed now?"
Xiaojiu had just sat down and felt very comfortable. When he heard these words, it suddenly bounced up and directly into his arms. He had a grimace and said in pain: "The injury is not healed yet... you rub it... "
Depend on! It's still broad daylight. Can I help you rub that spot?
Aren't you afraid of something happening?
Xiao Jiu twisted around in his arms, and the strange fragrance on her body made Lin Su unable to stand even for a breath. Suddenly, his eyes fell on Xiao Jiu's arm. There was a bright red spot on this arm. Last time I didn’t see it. Are you injured? bleeding? What you injured was not your buttocks but your arm?
As soon as Xiaojiu's eyes fell on his arm, it suddenly bounced up and his expression changed...
"This is……"
"My mother...my mother went too far...order some gonggong sand...I almost forgot..."
ah? Shou Gong Sha?
Of course Lin Su knew what Shou Gong Sha was.
It is to use special things to put dots on a girl's body. Once a girl "breaks" her body, the gonggong sand will disappear. It is a thing used by parents to monitor their daughters.
Regardless of whether this thing has scientific principles, Lin Su knows that such a thing does exist.
This thing sends a very unusual signal.
Isn't it normal for women from the Fox tribe to seduce men? Is she still a virgin?
Otherwise, the palace guard sand would not be able to be lit at all.
In addition, you, the patriarch, are a bit unreasonable. You asked your daughter to come to my place and order some gongshu sand temporarily. How much distrust does this show in me?
Jiu'er held her gugong sand and walked around the room, jumping...
While this thing is here, you... you better not touch it! You just hugged me, and I thought... If you touch me, something will happen...
If I don't keep it, I'll be in trouble...
Lin Su understood. The patriarch was not worried about him, Lin Su, but his daughter. She was right...
"What if you don't hold on... cough... I mean what if, just use an analogy and don't think too much..." Lin Su asked carefully: "What will happen?"
Jiu'er's face changed a little: "My mother said that the first thing she did after returning was to check Shou Gongsha. If not, she would send me to Qingtan Death Prison and be closed for three years."
Lin Su was so surprised...
Jiu'er comforted him: "Don't be so disappointed. My mother also said that you promised to give her something. If she is satisfied with the thing, she will also ask me to come back and give you a message, how long will I stay at your house?" It's all day long..." When she said this, her eyes rolled and her mouth raised. Obviously, in her dictionary, staying at your house for a few days can leave a lot of room for imagination...
Lin Su was stunned. Patriarch, are you really okay with this?
Use your daughter's innocence as a bargaining chip in exchange for the formation map.
Jiu'er spoke again, "How about you give me a hug? I think I can still bear a hug..."
Jumping up and throwing herself into Lin Su's arms, Lin Su couldn't bear it...
There was a cough outside the door...
What's going on? The first thing anyone does when asking for a meeting is cough...
"Come down, my second brother is here."
"If I don't come down, I'll be injured..."
Snapped! Lin Su slapped her on the buttocks and threw her onto the opposite bed like a basketball.
After calming down for a while, he walked out of the door.
"Third brother, we need to go to the Yamen to get approval for the examination."
Although the joint examination is basically controlled by the liberal arts college, some processes are also participated by the government. The government has a teaching and learning department. Students from various prefectures who come to the state government need to get approval first before they are eligible to take the exam.
Of course, this is a process.
Lin Su took the provincial examination at Qiankun Academy, and the transcript will be sent to the teaching and learning department of the state capital the next day. Lin Jialiang had already taken the examination three years ago, but failed. His name was sent to the teaching and learning department three years ago. .
The two of them left the courtyard and headed to the state capital.
The streets are full of students coming to take exams.
The Huixi Examination is an imperial examination that is one level higher than the Provincial Examination. If you pass the exam, it is called a Juren. If you pass the Juren, you can accept an official position in the government, such as a county magistrate. Don't underestimate a small seventh-grade magistrate. At that time, The county magistrate is much more powerful than the county secretary in modern society. He is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials in the county, financial power, judicial power, and even the military. He is truly responsible for life and death.
The rural examination is a stepping stone for literati, and the general examination is a stepping stone for officials.
Therefore, the period of the joint examination is no small matter. Everything is done for the examinees, and all industries are served for the examinees. There have even been special cases of the two countries being besieged and not attacking because of the scientific examination, which is enough to show the importance of the examination. People all over the world attach great importance to scientific examinations.
The students who take the scientific examination are also different.
Some people have come to Huichang as early as half a year ago, studying hard somewhere near the Confucian Temple or Baishui Academy, euphemistically called: soaking up the literary spirit.
Some people have even stayed in Huichang for decades, taking scientific examinations again and again, from their youth to their old age.
Some people also just arrived.
Some people even never come and die on the way.
The scientific examination is related to the turning point of a person's destiny and the rise and fall of a family. For example, two major families have been in conflict for a long time. One of the families has a literary genius. Once he wins the examination, he leads the family to take off. How can the other family take off? Not allowed to die?
As a result, all kinds of cunning tricks appeared.
Some families hire assassins on the road.
Some people will use the Zhou family's tricks to win over candidates' will and affect their results...
Literature is sacred, but how can the road leading to literature be sacred?