Qin Yunhe studied hard behind closed doors every day without slacking off, and Mr. Gu would test him from time to time.

Qin Yunhe was quite intelligent to begin with, and now that he had calmed down and focused on his studies, he was able to answer the teacher's tests smoothly, if not fluently.

Mr. Gu saw the changes and progress of Qin Yunhe and was very pleased.

Thinking about this little disciple of mine, he is completely different from the playful and perfunctory one a few years ago.

It seems that I was indeed too young and had an unstable mind before, so I couldn't stop playing and couldn't concentrate on studying.

Now that I am older, I have finally calmed down. It seems that going to school too early is not a good idea.

Time flies when you focus on studying.

In the blink of an eye, it was already May, and it was time to register for the academy examination. In order to register, one had to find a student on government stipend to act as a guarantor and issue a guarantee.

Mr. Gu seemed to have been prepared. When Qin Yunhe mentioned it, he said, "You can ask Feng Zhuo to take you to find Lin Zhaotang. He is a student on the government stipend and is familiar with Feng Zhuo."

"Okay, I'll go talk to Feng Zhuo and ask him to help introduce me."

Feng Zhuo was a very warm-hearted person and had always had a good relationship with Qin Yunhe, so he naturally agreed and agreed to go together the next day.

Lin Zhaotang lived in Ma Ti Lane in the west of the city. His family relied on his wife selling oil for a living.

When Qin Yunhe and the others arrived at the Lin family, the family was in chaos, with children crying and women shouting and cursing loudly.

"What else can you do? You are so grown up, you can't carry anything on your shoulders or hands, and I asked you to look after the child, and you can't even burn the child."

"I was out delivering oil for half a day and when I came back I couldn't even have a hot meal."

The door of the Lin family was open, but Qin Yunhe and Feng Zhuo stood outside the door, looking at each other, not daring to go in.

The two were hesitating whether to go back and come back another day, but two people walked out of the door.

One of them was dressed like a student, in his thirties. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve while seeing someone off.

The other one was carrying a medicine box, obviously a doctor, and he was still giving instructions as he walked out.

When the two met at the door, the doctor said goodbye and left without saying anything more.

The man dressed as a student was startled when he saw Feng Zhuo, then he reacted and said, "Brother Chaofan, why are you here?"

As he said this, he invited the two people in.

Qin Yunhe and Feng Zhuo were very embarrassed and could only bite the bullet and say, "Oh, a friend of mine is going to take the college entrance examination and would like to ask Brother Zhaotang to be a guarantor."

Then he pointed at Qin Yunhe and said, "This is Qin Yunhe, Brother Qin."

Finally, he felt that it was not appropriate to talk about this at this time, so he quickly said, "Let's come back another day."

"It's okay, come in first." Then he let Qin Yunhe and Feng Zhuo in.

The woman in the room was still throwing things and yelling from time to time.

Lin Zhaotang explained somewhat embarrassedly: "I boiled some water, intending to use half for cooking and scoop out the other half for my wife to wash up when she comes back. But just as I scooped a little, the child suddenly rushed over, and the water spilled all over the child's arm. Alas——"

Lin Zhaotang lowered his voice slightly, his tone full of self-blame.

Qin Yunhe and Feng Zhuo were embarrassed and didn't know what to say, so they asked about the child's condition.

"I got a lot of blisters, but the doctor gave me some medicine."

The woman stopped talking when she saw Lin Zhaotang leading two scholar-looking men in, but her expression still showed that she was unhappy.

There are three main rooms in this house, and the one on the right seems to be used as a study. Lin Zhaotang led the two of them in and sat down.

"I wonder how old Brother Qin is and where he is from?" Lin Zhaotang's voice was gentle, and he didn't seem to be too emotional because of what happened before.

Qin Yunhe did not answer this question first, but said: "Brother Lin Xian, there is something I want to talk about first."

Lin Zhaotang gestured to him.

"A few years ago, I passed the imperial examination and was awarded the title of scholar, but... I was later stripped of my title because of... inappropriate use of words in the imperial examination."

Qin Yunhe was feeling nervous. Although the teacher said there was no problem, he was actually a little worried that no one would be willing to vouch for him.

This matter is not a big deal, but it is not a small one either. He felt that he should tell Mr. Lin about it first.

Even if he knows and refuses to guarantee it, it is better than keeping him in the dark.

Lin Zhaotang pondered for a moment and said, "You used an inappropriate word... We have indeed been stricter in recent years. But since you were allowed to take the exam again, I believe that the academician knew that you did not do it on purpose, so he let you learn this lesson as a punishment. That's it."

In his two lives, Lin Zhaotang has always been kind, open-minded and honest.

Qin Yunhe didn't say anything more. He stood up and bowed deeply to express his gratitude.

Then he answered: "I was born in the year of Bingyin, and I am 23 years old this year. My surname is Qin, my given name is Wen, and my courtesy name is Yunhe. I am from Fengle Village, Gushui Town. Thank you, Brother Linxian."

Lin Zhaotang didn't ask any more questions. He quickly wrote the guarantee and handed it to Qin Yunhe.

Qin Yunhe was very grateful and took out a piece of silver worth about five cents and presented it to him: "Thank you, Brother Lin Xian."

Lin Zhaotang quickly refused: "Why would it cost so much to be a guarantor? Especially since you are Chaofan's good friend, I didn't intend to take any money."

Of course you have to pay money to act as a guarantor, but it is not really that much. Usually one or two hundred coins is enough.

But when he thought about how Lin Zhaotang, after learning about his experience, not only was he willing to be his guarantor, but also said a few words that eased his worries.

Especially since his child had just been scalded, Qin Yunhe planned to give him more.

"Brother Lin Xian, please don't refuse. The extra money is for the child. Just think of it as us buying some supplements for the child. I'm really sorry to cause trouble at this time."

Lin Zhaotang refused to accept it, and as the two sides pushed and resisted each other, the child on the other side started crying again.

Lin Zhaotang hurried over to see the child.

Qin Yunhe and Feng Zhuo also followed over and saw that the child's arm was indeed covered with red and swollen blisters, which were covered with a layer of ointment.

The two men didn't dare to cause any more trouble, so they put the silver down and quickly said goodbye and left, even though Lin Zhaotang was calling out to them from behind.

Only after leaving the Lin family did they feel relieved.

Unexpectedly, before the two men got out of the alley, a woman started chasing them from behind.

The two men looked back in surprise and saw Lin Zhaotang's wife holding a string of money and wearing an apron. When she came closer, she threw the money into Qin Yunhe's arms.

"My master only charges 100 coins for each guarantee. Here is 400 coins. You can take it back."

After saying this, without waiting for any reaction from the two people, he turned around and went home.

The two looked at each other again.

Feng Zhuo sighed: "This sister-in-law of the Lin family is really an amazing woman. Although she has a hot temper, she is very particular about what she does."

In his previous life, Qin Yunhe knew that Lin's wife had a hot temper, which was well-known in the neighboring county. Even when Lin Zhaotang became the county magistrate, she would often yell at him, so that the people in that county knew that the county magistrate had a fierce wife.

But I didn’t expect that although Lin’s wife had a hot temper, she was very decisive in doing things.

But think about it, Lin Zhaotang has always been loyal to his wife, tolerant and considerate, so there must be something good about Lin's wife.

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