The shameless female county magistrate shocked the government and the public

After the imperial examination, the top three candidates, in addition to receiving a settlement allowance, could also live in the luxurious Dengke Inn and wait for the emperor to assign them positions.

Dengke Posthouse has been bustling with people these days, and has received constant stream of visiting cards.

Yu Jiuer, the top scholar in the imperial examination, must return to Yinshan County to serve as the county magistrate. This is her fate. She doesn't even have to wait for the transfer order because it will be directly issued to Liangzhou Prefecture.

So, while the top two candidates were busy attending poetry competitions and flower-viewing banquets to build interpersonal relationships, Yu Jiuer was wandering around the streets, trying to find ways to make money!

There is no other way. Others travel through time to support a family, but she has to support an entire county. She has to make money!

The emperor awarded her 10,000 taels of silver, but the settling-in fee was only 100 taels of silver. She only had a little over 10,000 taels of silver on her. What could she do with it?

It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. She must have enough money to have the confidence to lead the whole county to a well-off life!

What's more, it is already mid-February, and she has to sow seeds at least before May so that she can harvest the first batch of crops before the October frost in Yinshan Mountain.

Time is running out!

It was obviously unwise to let two thousand able-bodied men go home to farm, so she was brewing a plan in her mind!

But how can she get money quickly in the capital city where gold is everywhere?

Yu Jiuer's eyes shifted to the pile of books she brought from home, and her eyes lit up: "Yu Tao, Cheng An, come with me! Let's go chat with the top two candidates!"

Yu Tao and Cheng An followed obediently. Ever since Yu Jiuer did one unexpected thing after another, they had developed an inexplicable trust and admiration for her. Even if they didn't know what she was going to do, they would silently support her.

After knocking on the door of the top scholar, Yu Jiuer, after some false flattery, bought the manuscript of the top scholar at a high price of eighty taels.

He then bought the runner-up's book for sixty taels.

After returning to the room, Yu Jiuer said excitedly, "The manuscripts of the top three have reading notes on them. If they are sold tomorrow, they will surely be worth several times as much, right?"

Yu Tao and Cheng An's foreheads throbbed when they heard this.

Yu Tao hesitated for a moment, choosing her words carefully: "My Lord, this book is not cheap, are you sure you can make back your money?"

Cheng An sighed: "I just inquired, and I spent 140 taels to buy this book, which is already a high price!"

"I know." Yu Jiuer explained, "But how can a person not have some confidence? Tomorrow I will attend the students' forum and poetry meeting to find potential customers. The day after tomorrow I will invite them to the Sunset Restaurant for tea. Then I will rent the Sunset Restaurant's stage to sell books!"

Yutao and Chang'an were in a mess!

Ancestor, that’s not self-confidence, that’s arrogance, right?

Who doesn't know that Sunset Restaurant is one of the most luxurious restaurants in Beijing? It's very expensive to rent its stage! And you have to invite people to have tea, can you still make a profit?

Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the two men. They were afraid that they would lose all their money before they could get home!

Two days later, at Sunset Restaurant.

Yu Jiuer starts an auction to sell the manuscripts of the top three candidates in this palace examination!

After yesterday's screening and promotion, the lobby on the first floor of Sunset Restaurant was filled with students today.

"This scientific expedition is different from previous ones. We, the top three, can stand out thanks to these books in our hands. They contain our accumulated experience over the years. Whoever can take a picture of them will not be far from being in the top three next year!" Yu Jiuer's clear voice sounded.

The students were eager to learn, and Yu Jiuer announced loudly, "The auction starts now, the highest bidder wins! The first item is my manuscript, the first place winner. The starting price is ten taels. Raise your hand and the bid will increase by ten taels each time!"

"Young Master No. 5, twenty taels! Student No. 12, thirty taels!..."

When the price reached eighty taels, a man in blue clothes stood up and shouted, "One hundred taels!"

In the end, Tanhua's manuscript was sold at a high price of one hundred taels!

Yutao breathed a sigh of relief, and Cheng'an's trembling feet gradually calmed down. The book of the third place winner could be sold for one hundred taels, and the books of the second and first place winners would definitely not be sold at a lower price than this, so it shouldn't be a loss!

As a result, the second place manuscript was sold at a price of two hundred taels!

Yutao and Chengan were so excited that they almost hugged each other.

The last item to be auctioned was the manuscript of the newly crowned number one scholar, which was bid up from ten taels to four hundred taels.

Under the tireless encouragement of the host Yu Jiuer, all the students stood up.

Even those who were not very interested at first were infected by the intense atmosphere and felt that the top scholar's manuscript was extremely valuable.

Many people are determined to win, while others just want to prove themselves, as if they can become the top scorer by taking a picture of the top scorer's manuscript.

"Mr. No. 1, five hundred taels! Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price? If you want to become the number one scholar and bring honor to your family, hurry up and seize the opportunity!"

The auction reached its climax and the situation almost got out of control!

At this moment, a conspicuous bag strode into the door.

He was dressed in bright red brocade robes with exquisite embroidery, and a priceless jade pendant around his waist. He exuded the aura of gold and silver. Following behind him was a flirtatious dog, the same dog that had eaten pork chop rice in front of the Sunset Restaurant that day.

Yu Jiuer glanced at him and felt like drooling!

Xianyan Bao put his hands on his hips and shouted arrogantly: "One thousand taels!"

Everyone in the lobby took a deep breath. One thousand taels? Who dares to raise the price?

"One thousand taels once, one thousand taels twice, one thousand taels three times!" Yu Jiuer made the final decision, "Congratulations to this gentleman in red, the manuscript of the No. 1 scholar's book belongs to him!"

Yutao and Changan were so shocked that they almost fainted!

Everyone present was also stunned.

One thousand taels! A set of top scholar manuscripts was sold at an unprecedented high price!

A noble man sitting on a wheel on the second floor glanced at the people below calmly, put down the wine glass in his hand, and said to the people around him: "The manuscript of the top scholar is sold for one thousand taels? Auction? Interesting! Some items in the palace storehouse have been covered in dust for many years, so we can hold an auction before we leave!"

Downstairs, the man in red who had bought the book impatiently ordered his attendant: "Take the book and go! Don't delay my Cuju competition! The old man is really something. He insisted that my son take a picture of the top scholar's manuscript. How can I have time to read it?"

Yu Jiuer looked at his back thoughtfully. She was just looking for a fat sheep to slaughter, and now it was delivered to her door.

"Young Master, you are drooling. Are you craving for dog meat?" Yu Tao reminded.

Yu Jiuer slurped her saliva with a slurp, her eyes gleaming, "I'm not interested in that frivolous dog, but I'm interested in the fat sheep!"

After the auction, Yu Jiuer did not go back to the inn directly, but walked to the bookstore. As soon as she entered the door, she asked, "Boss, do you have any old paper? It would be best if it's the kind that hasn't been sold for several years."

"Yes!" The shopkeeper took out a stack of yellowed paper. Some poor scholars couldn't afford good paper, so they used this kind of rough paper.

"Not this kind. What I want is the old paper that has been stored in the bottom of the box for several years." Yu Jiuer explained more clearly.

"There are some in the warehouse. They have been there for a few years and are a little moldy."

"Great! I want that kind!"

After buying some old paper, Yu Jiuer found a piece of charcoal and started painting on it.

Isn't Cuju just football? When she was an undergraduate in modern times, she was a member of the school's women's football team. Thanks to the football skills passed down for thousands of years, she hopes to make a fortune.

She is not good at Chinese painting, but carbon painting has been her hobby since childhood.

The charcoal was used up in a few strokes. Yu Jiuer looked up and told Yu Tao and Yu An: "Go find me some charcoal like this. The more the better!"

Yu Tao and Cheng An hurriedly nodded in agreement. They now regarded Yu Jiuer as a god, their eyes full of admiration. Seeing Yu Jiuer making another move, they couldn't help but get excited!

There's money again!

On the second day, Yu Jiuer took Cheng An to practice Cuju.

Cheng An was skilled in martial arts and was also very agile, so he was able to get the hang of it after Yu Jiuer gave him some pointers.

At night, Yu Jiuer continued to paint by lamplight.

Three days later, everything was ready, and Yu Jiuer confidently went to find the conspicuous bag with the booklet in her hand.

He was the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, named Xiao Yun, fifteen years old, and fond of Cuju.

When Yu Jiuer appeared on the Cuju field, Xiao Yun and Wang Zhen's teams were playing.

After watching for a while, Xiao Yun's team was defeated, and Yu Jiuer said to herself: God helps me!

Yu Jiuer came closer and heard the young man next to Xiao Yun say in frustration: "Hey! Wang Zhen is so arrogant. They won last year. If we let them win twice in a row this year, how can we survive? There is another game next month. We must not lose!"

Xiao Yun hung his head and said, "It's a small matter of face, but if I lose this time, I will be locked up at home to study. Isn't this going to cost me my life?"

"Puchi!" An inappropriate laugh sounded behind them. Everyone turned around to see the new top scholar looking at them with a mocking and provocative look.

"Why are you so arrogant, you from Yinshan? Come on if you have the guts!" someone shouted in dissatisfaction.

"The people of Yinshan have been slaves for more than ten years. I heard that they can't even get enough food now. How can they know how to play Cuju?"

"Who let them in? What bad luck!"