Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

For a person like Zhang Goutou, Lin Ze would not completely believe what he heard from Grandma Zhang.

Such a person with no credibility, no matter what the other party said is true or false, he has to investigate before he can rest assured.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't find a suitable person, Lin Ze really didn't want to arrest people like Lin Dakun and Zhang Goutou. He would need to spend time and energy on training. It would be very troublesome.

But without these people, he is really unmanned now. It is not difficult to find honest and honest ones. What is difficult to find is that he sometimes has out-of-the-box ideas. Ordinary people challenge the three views very much, and it is easy to cause ideological conflicts and unstable accidents.

Therefore, people like Zhang Goutou Lin Dakun who have a low limit and are used to slippery minds are the best choices. As long as they are properly trained, they will definitely be used in the future and will be of great use.

Still the same sentence, there is no absolute waste, only bosses who can't employ people, and the best use of everything is the only policy.

Ask Grandma Zhang to go back and break off the marriage, and Lin Ze immediately went to the yamen servants to help investigate.

He is familiar with all the yamen offices in the town, and has a relationship with the county magistrate. Now that he doesn't need to take the initiative, those people are eager to help him with errands, and they will actively go out to investigate for him as soon as they get the news.

Therefore, it is true to say that since ancient times, there are relationships and easy things to do.

Whether it is ancient or modern, the power and ability of the government are always stronger than you imagined. In less than half a day, a few government servants investigated the matter of Zhang Goutou clearly.

The debt is true, but it is not a gambling debt, but a debt. A group of people who have no business sense ran to do business and lost everything.

"Since it's not a gambling debt, why does that guy say he owes a gambling debt?"

Lin Ze was a little puzzled.

Borrowing debts is better than gambling debts, right? Business is a serious business, and even if you lose money, it’s gratifying to put it here with Grandma Zhang. After all, it’s good for a son to be self-motivated. Why doesn’t Zhang Goutu dare to say it?

"Mr. Lin, I guess Zhang Goutou is afraid that his mother will find out that he signed his son's name on the IOU. The old lady is counting on her grandson now. If she knows that her son is using his grandson to pay off the debt, she will definitely have to chop it up first. Let him vent his anger..."

The clerk who helped inquire was very careful, and asked the creditor thoroughly about everything big and small. The creditor was cruel to ordinary people, but he could only bow and nod to the government officials.

"Not only Zhang Goutou, but also the others who are doing business with him. They all get crazy when they borrow money. Zhang Goutou is not bad. He is an old gangster with a lot of connections. People in the village have land, and they can get things to sell. After finishing the family farm, we may be able to make up for it, and the other gangsters are all poor households in the town, except for one family who has no property at all, and now it is estimated that the whole family will have to pay off their debts."

A few yamen servants were also very sad, they knew that these oily ruffians would end up bad sooner or later, but they didn't expect to get to this point.

I deserve to suffer, but the pity is this group of people from the family who don't live up to expectations.

"How did these people get along in the town before? What did they do? Was there anything like burning, killing, looting?"

Lin Ze listened, his fingers resting on the table habitually moving slightly while thinking.

"It's not a matter of burning, killing, looting, it's just that they have no money and no background. How dare they have that kind of courage? To scare the common people who have never seen the market, charge some oil and water money..."

To put it bluntly, it is a group of people who have no big things but keep doing small things, who are lazy and do nothing.

"Only Zhang Goutou is a little more powerful. He has been in the town for a long time, and he knows a lot of people from all walks of life. He doesn't have a lot of face, but he has a lot of face. He mixed a group of Lengqingtou who have just entered the industry with the title of Dog Master. A local market in a poor alley."

It's funny to say, just because Zhang Goutou has no ability, no money, no money to others, and it's amazing that he can coax a group of people to be his younger brothers.

"It seems that I am going to go all the way to the dark on the path of the savior..."

Lin Ze shook his head amusedly, and handed over two ingots of silver to dismiss the servants.

When Grandma Zhang came back after breaking up the relationship, she told the other party the truth of the matter. After Grandma Zhang wrote down Zhang Goutou's contract of selling herself with red eyes, Lin Ze immediately started to act vigorously and resolutely as before.

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Dengjianglou, the restaurant with the best taste and decoration in Nanyang Town.

Although the recent appearance of the "Good Taste River Fresh Food Stall" has attracted many customers, it is a "roadside stall" after all, which cannot digest the entire town's customers. Business has also improved.

Moreover, the main customer groups of food stalls are aimed at the bottom, so the customer groups like Dengjianglou are all high-consumption restaurants, and the impact is even more negligible.

Every day at noon is the busiest time for restaurants and restaurants, and Dengjiang Tower is the same, the kitchen is very busy.

Chef Wang, who is in charge of the kitchen and arranges the kitchen, is as anxious as ants on a hot pan when he sees the mess in the kitchen. His forehead is sweating, and he keeps urging everyone to move faster.

"Aunt Zhao, have you washed the vegetables? Hurry up and bring them here, they are waiting to be cut here!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, the dishes are urgent, Aunt Zhao, Aunt Hong, can you two wash hands and feet hurry up, if you can't do it well, get out, how long have you been washing the dishes, can you afford to pay for the anger of the guests?"

"Master Wang, let me help. Aunt Zhao's son seems to be in trouble again. She has something on her mind and is slow to move. Please take care of her. I will help her..."

"Wait, don't worry, I won't worry about that guest! Forget it, go over and help, it's too busy."

Aunt Zhao is an old man in the kitchen. She has worked in the restaurant for ten years. Although she is a handyman and washes vegetables, her seniority shows that she is a good person on weekdays, so the kitchen staff take good care of each other.

Everyone knows about the affairs of the other party's family. Having a son who does not live up to expectations is a life of exhaustion. Every now and then, you have to find something to do. It is useless to beat and scold. What can you do with your own family? Take it easy.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Master Wang, I'll wash it right away."

Hearing the chef's greetings and what the assistant said, Aunt Zhao felt very uncomfortable, and hurriedly forced herself to concentrate on her work. No matter how everyone greeted her, if she really did something bad, she should be driven away or had to be driven away.

The odd job in the restaurant is not very good, the salary is so much, and the work is very tiring, there is no bright future for doing odd jobs.

But their family needs this salary. Their family has no land, and the house they live in is rented. Don't starve to death.

But now... It is estimated that even such a hard life cannot be kept.

The bastard at home never left the house alone, and they just died outside as if they were people, but they didn't want to, this time they owed so much debt quietly, and wrote the whole family's name on the debt repayment contract. Once the money is not paid, the whole family has to be slaves.

She has nothing to do with the two old things who are in charge of the family. Anyway, she has lived for half her life. She is just a poor newborn grandson and a virtuous daughter-in-law.

Every time I think of this these past few days, Aunt Zhao can't help crying.

"Yingzi, don't cry, you shouldn't keep this kind of evil thing, drive it out and let everyone worry about it, let him live or die. Wait until this difficult time is over, you and your family should be more cruel, and think about it now Let's talk about ways to collect money..."

Aunt Hong, who worked together, felt very sympathetic when she couldn't see it. It was really sad to see such a son as a mother.

Aunt Zhao also knew this was the reason, but this time the basket was too big,

"Sister Hong, 50 taels. We don't have any relatives in our family. How can we collect so much money? There's no way people can get away with repaying debts. I'm just thinking about my little treasure who just landed, only three Yue Da, and my daughter-in-law, our Zhao family is sorry for her."

"Hey, isn't there still a while, maybe things will turn around..."

Everyone was very sympathetic, but they couldn't say anything about borrowing money.

No one who came out to work was rich, not to mention that the Zhao family was obviously a bottomless pit, and no ordinary family would dare to touch it.

Aunt Zhao also understands everyone's situation, so she didn't think about asking these people to borrow money. Now she lives day by day, and when the debt collectors come, she can pack up her burden and serve as a servant, otherwise, what else can she do.

The restaurant is the busiest at noon, and odd jobs like Aunt Zhao basically call wherever they need it.

After the dishes were washed in the back kitchen, a few miscellaneous women hurried to the front to clean up the dishes, wandering around the private rooms in the lobby.

Aunt Zhao was arranged to tidy up on the second floor where there were few people because she was not in good spirits, so as not to accidentally bump into guests in the lobby on the first floor where there were many people, which would cause a bad reputation for the restaurant.

Aunt Zhao felt embarrassed about being rejected and taken care of every time, so she could only try to suppress her inner sorrow and speed up her work.

At this moment, the conversation of two guests came from the side screen,

"Master, you said that this dog's head is really heartless. It's okay to stay away from home all year round and ignore your mother and son. This time, it's so abominable that you owe dozens of taels of silver. If you can't pay, you will use your son to pay off the debt. It's really annoying..."

"This kind of person is used to it, and the family's heart is soft when you are sure, but this time Grandma Zhang is really angry. Her son is unkind in the first grade of junior high school, and her mother is also unrighteous. Zhang Goutou wants to sell her Grandson, she turned around and sold her son to me as a slave after she broke up with her, which is a sigh of relief after so many years, and she also got rid of a big burden."

"No, grandma should have done this a long time ago. That kind of conscience-stricken thing shouldn't be too benevolent. Just because of that one person, it's nothing to pay for the whole family. The little grandson will die if he doesn't understand anything at a young age."

Aunt Zhao often overheard the conversations of the guests when she was doing odd jobs in the restaurant, but they usually didn't take it seriously, and let it go, anyway, it's not about their servants' business.

But today is different, why is the name of 'Zhang Goutou' in the mouth of the guest next to me so familiar?

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Aunt Zhao pricked up her ears.

The voice of the conversation next to her became more and more strange as she listened to it. She seemed to have heard the name Zhang Goutou somewhere.

By the way, isn't that an old gangster who idles around with her son, who often calls him a dog?

And this time her son can owe so much money, it's this shitty guy and his gang who called him to do some fucking business!

After finding out who Zhang Goutou was, Aunt Zhao was refreshed.

It's not that she blames Zhang Goutou and others for all the current responsibilities of her family. She also knows that her son is so bearish. Compete.

But there is still some resentment, so when she heard the name of Zhang Goutou, a group of people who also went into business, she especially wanted to know what happened to the others.

The conversation of the guests on the other side of the screen continued, and the topic always revolved around Zhang Goutou.

Aunt Zhao listened to it for a long time and sorted out her thoughts. The general situation is that the dog's head is similar to her son. He borrowed a lot of money for business.

As a result, the old lady at home found out that Zhang Goutou took advantage of the opportunity to use his grandson to force his old lady to take money. The old lady was very angry, but she had to bow to her fate for her grandson.

But the old lady is also ruthless, you are not benevolent, I am not righteous, here I took the money and came out to break the relationship between the son and the grandson, and then turned around and asked the owner to sell the son instead!

This, this... can you still do this? ?

Like Grandma Zhang, Aunt Zhao felt that she had opened a door to a new world.

"Sir, although the words of mother selling her son are not pleasant to the outside world, Zhang Goutou deserves it. If Grandma doesn't do this, her little grandson will be gone."

"That's right, when you are constantly being disturbed by it, the momentary reputation is compared with the easy life in the rest of your life. Grandma made the right decision. You really can't be soft-hearted towards these people, you must be decisive, otherwise these people will sooner or later. Make even bigger troubles... The reason why the other party dares to make so many troubles is actually because the family members will be soft-hearted and clean up the mess, I'm used to it."

The voice of the young man on the other side of the screen was flat and analytical.

Aunt Zhao agreed very much.

It makes sense. Her son's unsatisfactory things are just holding back the family's soft heart. Every time something happens, the family will carry it. As time goes by, everyone gets used to cleaning up the mess. The son seems to be really Even more confident.

At least Zhang Goutou knew how to get some money outside to make up for it, but her son went home straight away, and asked the family to take out 50 taels like a master with his hands spread out!

The chat on the other side of the screen is still going on, this time it's not talking about a dog's head, but the young couple are counting the money at home, the young husband is a bit complaining,

"Hey, Xianggong, why did you buy a dog's head? Although our family is short of servants, that guy is old and has a bad character. You can buy a young and strong man for 30 taels of silver. Why spend the money on him Well, 30 taels..."

What?Zhang Goutou was sold for 30 taels?So how can an old guy sell himself so much?

Aunt Zhao became energetic again when she heard Yin Zi.

She lives in the town, and she is very clear about the prices of all aspects in the town, not to mention that because of her son's debts this time, she has secretly calculated how many people in the family will have to be sold to pay off the debts.

In the end, the whole family was sold, and everything in the house was added, because the population was worthless.

According to the market price of the tooth shop, a strong man can sell for more than 20 taels at most, and the other ten taels are about the same. The premise is that he is young and able to work. It's basically a half-sell and half-free price.

She knew that Zhang Goutou was not only old, but also fat. At first glance, he looked like a waste who couldn't do work and couldn't fill the market. He sold it for 30 taels? !

Aunt Zhao's heart was pounding, and her young and strong son suddenly flashed through her mind.

While thinking like this, the young man on the other side of the screen coaxed his husband and laughed,

"Don't be annoyed, my husband. It's useful for me to spend so much money to buy people. These idle bastards really don't have normal skills, but they still have advantages. These bastards are actually talents..."

Pfft... Aunt Zhao couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing when she heard this.

This young man is right, people like her son are still talents?The number of people is about the same. As a mother, she feels that people are redundant in the family. She wished she had never given birth to such an annoying son. Someone still thinks that her son is such a talent.

But the complaints are the ones, she was really curious about the plans of this young master who spent a lot of money to buy a dog's head deed.

The little husband over there, like her, can't understand what talents are saying. Anyway, he feels that he is at a loss. The young master has a good temper and has been coaxing him, but he didn't let go of his words.

Not only do I feel that I have made money by buying a dog head for 30 taels, but I also have to spend a lot of money to buy servants,

"Daughter-in-law, those in the tooth shop are leftovers. It's okay to work honestly and honestly, but they can't do things well. If we want to buy them, we have to buy smarter slaves. Anyway, there is a slavery contract, and the government has closed the case. If you get tattooed, you can't escape, you have to work honestly..."

"Tomorrow I plan to go to Yongxiang to post a notice. There are many poor gangsters over there. Let's see if there are any bright-minded people willing to sell themselves."

"Sir, I'm sure not. Those bastards are all lazy. They only think about how to steal, rape and play tricks. Who would voluntarily sell themselves as slaves to work."

"What I want is that they will steal and play tricks. Let's pay a high price, 20 taels per person. You don't need to be physically strong, you just need to be smart. If they don't sell it themselves, maybe their family members will agree. Granny Zhang, who is eager to get rid of her burden, knows that she will harm the family if she is unkind and unrighteous, so I don't want this kind of son."

"Hey, it seems to be the same. These gangsters are always dragging down the family. Maybe there is such a visionary as Grandma Zhang. After all, there is no son and grandson to count on..."

"Okay, let's not talk about them. Let's eat quickly. After eating, I will accompany you to the cloth shop to buy two bolts of silk and satin, so that I can make some clothes for this little thing in your belly. You can wear them when you land. The child's skin is tender." , you have to dress better."

"Understood my husband, let's raise a few more sheep at home, in case we can't find a nanny."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

The topic of the loving couple next to him gradually drifted away.

When Aunt Zhao heard what was said about the child later, she could only describe it as sad.

New clothes and milk are fully prepared before their children are born. Her grandson has been on the ground for several months. Not to mention silk and satin, even a few cotton diapers are saved by the family. If the milk wasn't for the fact that the daughter-in-law was a woman, her grandson would have starved to death if she married a younger brother.

Even though he lives in the town, his life is worse than that of the country people. Why?Isn't it because there is a 'spread money boy' in the family.

"If you know how to harm your family if you are unkind and unrighteous, you don't need this kind of son..."

The sudden words of the young master just now floated in his mind.

Yes, unkind and unrighteous, isn't that bastard at home just unkind and unrighteous.

In the past, when people were eating delicious food and drinking spicy food outside, their family squatted in the house and ate bran swallowed vegetables;

When people are full of food and drink, strolling and shopping, their family works like cows and horses;

People were laughing and loafing outside, and their family was staring at the wall at home.

Now it's because the other party's family wants to go in and serve as slaves for others...

The more Aunt Zhao thought about the tragedy at home, the angrier she became.

You are right, this kind of son who has no conscience and knows to harm the family is not worth it!If you can't count on your son, don't you already have a grandson in your family?Why are they so stupid, reluctant to part with such unkind and unrighteous relatives.

Think about it.

Aunt Zhao finished her work and was busy at noon, so she immediately asked the shopkeeper for half a day's leave, and then rushed home angrily to discuss with her husband about 'selling her son'.

After hearing his wife's words, old man Zhao was immediately enlightened, thinking that it really made sense.

In the past, they only thought that it was their own son and they couldn't help it. Parents had to suffer because they were all crooked, but now they couldn't do it. The whole family was about to get involved because of that bastard thing, so what was the son doing?Still sleeping comfortably at home!

Sell, you must sell this moth!

What about the son, the whole family is more important than one person, and besides, who knows what troubles will happen in the future if you keep such a disappointing son, he still has a grandson without a son, that bastard just go away.

Together, the couple turned a corner in their thinking and finally made up their minds to fight hard for the sake of the family.

By the way, I also shared this 'good idea' with other families who lived in the same alley and were also worried. I added fuel and vinegar to vent my anger.

"Sell them, let's make up some more by ourselves, the debt will be settled, and our life will be easy without those scourges in the future. They don't care about our life or death. Why do we still feel sorry for this kind of beast... If we don't do this, we have to go Repay the debt."

As a result, the few parents/women who were still worrying and distressed suddenly became sober.

Yes, the bastards in the family are unkind, why should they be so loyal, they don't have sons/husbands, they still have grandsons/sons, why would they throw the whole family into it for such a bastard.

"Sell it! Sell it now! You're right, it's better for all of them to be slaves than our whole family."

This person is so ruthless that it only takes a moment, as long as he thinks it through, it's not a problem.

A group of parents/women who had been harassed for a long time gritted their teeth and went to find someone who could write that night, and quietly wrote the deed of prostitution, moving faster than lightning.

Then early the next morning, he tied his son/husband who hadn't woken up and ran to the entrance of Yongxiang, and unceremoniously threw him in front of the "silly rich" young master who wanted to buy gangsters to work.

"My lord, you want to buy servants, right? We sell, we sell, and the contract is dead! We have written the contract ourselves, and after paying the money, you take the people away, and we have nothing to do with life or death. Don't let them come back. Just do it!"

"Woooooooo..."

The few prodigal sons who were tied up by Wuhuada screamed anxiously and struggled hard. They couldn't figure out why the parents/wife who cooked for themselves yesterday became so heartless overnight? !