The son-in-law of a prosperous family

Ten days of hard work in exchange for long-lasting happiness in the future, this deal is a good deal no matter how you think about it.

After he finished memorizing, Zhao Yunchuan gave him some test questions to fill in the gaps.

After repeating this process, Duan Wenshu improved rapidly in a short period of time. Zhao Yunchuan compared the previous test questions and nodded: "When did our current county magistrate come from?"

Duan Wenshu didn't know why he asked that, but he still answered, "I've been here for ten years."

"Has it been so long?"

Duan Wenshu nodded, then lowered his voice and said, "Lord Xu has no connections in the capital, and he himself is not particularly outstanding. It is difficult for someone like him to get promoted. I will only tell you quietly, and you must not tell anyone."

Zhao Yunchuan hummed.

In fact, whether in modern times or in ancient times, there are only two ways to succeed.

1. Have connections;

2. You have outstanding abilities;

If both conditions are not met, it will be extremely difficult to succeed.

"By the way, why are you asking the county magistrate? You don't want to give him a gift, do you?"

Duan Wenshu looked at Zhao Yunchuan in surprise, and then he looked extremely disapproving: "No, no, do you know what the greatest advantage of our county magistrate is?"

"what?"

"honest!"

Zhao Yunchuan became interested: "How honest is he?"

"According to custom, we merchants give some to officials every year... You know, the county magistrate has never confiscated it once. I thought he had a good family background, but who knew..."

"The county magistrate's undershirt is all patched."

Zhao Yunchuan: (⊙_⊙)

It is normal for ordinary people to wear patched clothes, but the county magistrate is an official, how can an official live in such poverty? !

"That's not all. The county magistrate also grows vegetables in his backyard. He says he wants to be self-sufficient, but in fact, he does it to save money on vegetables."

"And there's more..."

Zhao Yunchuan: "Anything else?"

"The county magistrate only has two servants, a coachman and a cook. That's all. He lives worse than the average wealthy countryman."

Duan Wenshu clicked his tongue twice: "How dare you say that such a county magistrate is not honest?"

Zhao Yunchuan was a little confused. He had met the county magistrate before, but he didn't seem like what Duan Wenshu described. He was just an ordinary official.

Although he doesn't look like a corrupt official, he is not too clean either. One can still tell from his words that he is a seasoned veteran.

But who knows?

Human nature is the most complicated. Maybe someone is just an honest but poor old fox.

Duan Wenshu sighed: "So don't even think about giving money, it's unrealistic. If giving money was useful, would I have failed the exam after three years of studying?"

"And the county exam is just the first step. There will be the prefectural exam after that."

Zhao Yunchuan said: "I didn't mean to give you money."

Why should you force money on something you can do yourself?

With this money, wouldn’t it be nice to buy two more pounds of pork ribs and stew them?

"So what did you ask the county magistrate just now?"

"Are you stupid? The same person who sets the questions will naturally focus on the same thing, and the difficulty level will generally not change much."

Duan Wenshu suddenly realized: "So this is what you mean?"

"if not?"

Could it be that you are really curious about the county magistrate?

Time passed quickly and soon it was time for the county examination. They arrived at the county town one day in advance and originally wanted to stay in an inn, but Duan Wenshu disagreed.

"Living in an inn is not as comfortable as being at home. Come stay at my house. My house is bigger!"

Zhao Yunchuan didn't bother to be polite with him. He had been to Duan's house and found the environment there quiet and elegant, which was indeed suitable for living during the exam period.

The county examination only lasts one day, with a total of five sessions. Examinations start in the morning and end in the afternoon. Examination students have to prepare their own dry food for lunch. Zhao Yunchuan prepared mung bean cakes and chestnut cakes for himself, which are not greasy and very filling.

Duan Wenshu didn't want to eat snacks, so the cook at home made him several large meat patties. Zhao Yunchuan frowned slightly.

"Bring something else."

"Why?"

"Meat patties are delicious when they're hot, but when they get cold, the meat inside will solidify."

Everyone has different tastes. Some people like to eat cold meat patties, but Zhao Yunchuan can't get used to it and finds it too greasy.

"That makes sense. Then I'll bring a few more steamed buns and a bag of side dishes."

It can be eaten with just the side dishes and steamed buns.

The problem of food is easy to solve, but the problem of clothing is a bit of a headache. According to the requirements, candidates can only wear one piece of clothing, but it is cold in spring, and they are bound to suffer from the cold if they wear this.

Fortunately, Zhao Yunchuan was in good physical condition, and his clothes were made of thicker fabric. Although it was cold, it was not unbearable.

But Duan Wenshu's teeth were chattering from the cold.

Fang Huai looked at Zhao Yunchuan with a worried look on his face. He was holding a bamboo tube filled with ginger soup in his hand.

“Is it true that we can’t bring this in?”

Zhao Yunchuan shook his head: "You can only bring food in. Hot water is provided inside."

"But...it's so cold, what if I get sick from the cold?"

Zhao Yunchuan pinched his face, then pounded his chest with his hands, saying, "You know how strong your husband is. I won't get sick, don't worry."

"Um…"

What could she do whether she was relieved or not? She couldn't change the exam rules. She could only watch her husband enter the exam room in just a single layer of clothes.

As soon as the bell sounded, everyone lined up to enter the examination room.

"Brother Huai, be good and don't wait for me outside. It's cold."

"I know. I'll go back to the Duan Mansion and wait. My husband, you should also keep a calm mind. Don't be nervous and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Finally, she lowered her voice and said, "No matter whether you can pass the exam or not, you will always be the most powerful husband in my heart."

Hearing this, a bright smile instantly spread across Zhao Yunchuan's face. He really wanted to make a dirty joke, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. There were a lot of people outside and it would be bad if someone heard him.

"Don't worry, my husband, I will study hard and try to make Huai'er an official wife in the future."

Duan Wenshu felt very upset as he listened to this. He couldn't understand why Zhao Yunchuan liked Fang Huai so much. Judging from their appearance, the two of them didn't seem to be a good match at all.

"Alright, alright, stop talking, we have to go in quickly."

Zhao Yunchuan looked at Fang Huai reluctantly. If there weren't so many people outside, he really wanted to go up and give him a kiss.

"Go ahead, husband. Come on!"

Zhao Yunchuan: “Come on!”

Two people joined the queue, and Duan Wenshu asked curiously: "What is refueling? What kind of oil do you add? Where do you add it?"

Zhao Yunchuan glanced at him sideways: "You talk too much."

"I'm just nervous, right? I talk a lot when I'm nervous. Stop talking nonsense. Tell me what 'come on' means first."

He was really dying of curiosity.

"Come on, that means... go for it!"

"rush?"

Zhao Yunchuan: "Well, go!"