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

There are a total of nine servants who cook and serve.

Because the village will not move in a few days, Lin Ze can only temporarily arrange people to live in the staff dormitory of the private school. Fortunately, the staff dormitory has more beds for everyone to rest when the dessert shop is busy.

When they arrived at the private school, they heard that the student was called Mr. Lin Ze. Only then did the servants realize that their new master was not an ordinary landlord at all, but a talented scholar with fame and wealth.

This made a few servants feel as if they were hit by a stuffed pie. Seeing that Lin Ze is young, not only famous but also able to open a private school, it shows that he is capable and knowledgeable. Naturally, his future is boundless.

And when the master is done, how can these slaves be worse in the future?Everyone was a little excited.

"There are not many rules in my house. You just need to memorize one of them now, be safe and obedient, and learn the others slowly later. Let Grandma Zhang take you to buy daily necessities first, and I will temporarily help with work in the private school for the past few days. Fulang, come back with me when the village moves."

All the servants have already been adjusted and taught by the dental clinic. Lin Ze didn't waste any more words. After a brief lecture, he asked Grandma Zhang to take everyone to buy things and get familiar with the environment of the new master's house.

Anyway, whether it is good or not, you will know in a few days. If you have the deed of selling your body, if it is not good, just sell it back.

The servants were counting on their master to live a benevolent life, so how dare they not listen, they nodded quickly.

Although it cost Lin Ze a lot of money to buy the servants, the benefits of having servants in the family are also obvious. With a group of servants who can call on them to help with any job, Lin Ze suddenly felt that life was much easier.

In the past, it was possible to hire people to work, but it was very troublesome to hire people, and it was inconvenient to keep secrets. My own servants were different. They didn't have so many scruples when using them. They were all revolutionary bricks where they needed to be moved.

Knowing that their new master's family has a future, several servants became more determined to stay, and worked hard to do things with all their strength, willing to bear the burden of hard work, hoping to be appreciated by the master.

Among them, the middle-aged man who is the butler is the most prominent. I heard that the other party has experience as a shopkeeper before, and he is very good at accounting and managing people. Later, he worked as a housekeeper in a small family member's house. Because he accidentally broke through his wife's private secrets, It was sold out.

Lin Ze was very satisfied, and first gave the other party the surname of the host family. Now the other party is called Lin Fu, which can be regarded as an expression of approval, and at the same time let Lin Fu come to him every day to learn something.

Being favored by the new master, and being able to learn from him, Lin Fu was excited, and made up his mind to do a good job at the master's house this time, and don't watch what you shouldn't read, and don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to. I think, otherwise he will be betrayed in middle age, and the rest of his life will be over.

Apart from Lin Fu who performed the best, the two maidservants and Brother Xiaonu came next.

The two little slaves were specially bought by Lin Ze to serve Zhang Yu. They are shy and honest. They were originally from a good farmer's family in the countryside, and they had to sell themselves as slaves because of their poverty.

So the two little slaves have a common language with Zhang Yu, and because they are used to rough work, they are very good at serving the chickens and ducks raised by Grandma Zhang in the private school, which is very commendable.

The other two maids also performed really well, because they can read and write, so they can help sort out and copy the study materials of the private school, which is very helpful.

The most important thing is that the two maids were brought up in a rich family before, and the female celebrities are even more delicate, comparable to the embroidered women from the embroidery village outside. Lin Dongdong likes the small clothes made for Lin Dongdong very much. Jiang Rongniang, who has stayed in the Hou Mansion for many years, praised her.

However, Lin Ze was a little displeased with the younger sister. It's fine if the girl's eyes are bright. It's good to be a clever person, but it took only five or six days for the other party to come back, and the "Four King Kongs" who were helping the dessert shop in front of them were all over the place. Running to the backyard every day, she has the potential of a butterfly.

He was going to think about that girl, he was surrounded by his own relatives, all of them were honest and honest, and he couldn't be harmed by others.

The maid sister is mature and sensible, and she does things well in An An's manner.

Xu Shi also found that his sister was not very sensible in dealing with people, and privately mentioned his young and ignorant sisters from time to time. He was also very annoyed that the younger sister was too flamboyant, and worried about the future of the sister. The love is also there.

But in general, everyone's performance is remarkable.

However, there is a person in the private school who has caught Lin Ze's attention recently, and that is Wang Maozi.

After a period of teaching and contact, Lin Ze now has relatively high expectations for Wang Maozi. This kid has followed his father as a shopkeeper since he was a child, and has great potential in business. After training, he will be a good assistant.

After studying in the private school for so many days, Lin Ze has also made great progress. Lin Ze plans to give the other party something to do today.

But in the past few days, Wang Maozi didn't know what was on his mind, he was absent-minded, and made small mistakes again and again, which made him feel a little bit hated that iron can't be made into steel. How could this kid lose the chain at a critical moment.

Let's ask someone to ask, but the other party hesitates and haws, anyway, he can't tell why for a long time.

There is no way, Lin Ze can only give people two days off, let people go home to rest and reflect,

"Seeing that you've been absent-minded these past two days, go back and rest for a few days and make adjustments. It's a waste of time to stay here with me. Come back after you've adjusted. If you have something at home, don't hold back. Only by speaking out can you solve it..."

Wang Maozi is a very hard-working young man. He guessed that the other party might have an accident at home, otherwise he looked full of thoughts.

"No, it's okay, Lin Dong's family, I just miss home, so I'll go home and rest for two days."

Wang Maozi stammered and dodged, but he still didn't say why.

"Okay, remember to review when you go back, and learn more Braille. There are other things for you to do this year."

Lin Ze had no choice but to let him go home.

Wang Maozi heaved a sigh of relief, and packed his bags and went home to rest that day. He really missed his family after being away from home for half a month.

But he wanted to leave the private school and go home for a few days, Wang Maozi knew very well that he was simply hiding from people.

He seemed to... fell in love with Lin Dong's younger sister.

Speaking of this matter, Wang Maozi felt very entangled and guilty.

In fact, if you like it, you like it. The relationship between a man and a woman is normal. He has also reached the age when he should get married. Lin Xiaolian is not particularly outstanding, but the Lin family has good genes, and she is also a beautiful girl. She often goes to private schools to meet. He likes it It's not surprising for others.

But the bad thing is that the girl has a partner and gets along well, which makes people uncomfortable.

Lin Xiaolian's partner, Wang Maozi, has met before. To be honest, he himself thinks that the other party is quite ordinary, and he has no positive ambitions at all. He just knows that he is a young man who is honest in farming and has a mild temper. , can be regarded as a well-to-do family in the village.

This kind of man is indeed the favorite of the villagers, but Wang Maozi despises it very much. As a man, how can he not have any ambition and live a stable life relying on his ancestors' family business?

And that young man really didn't have any opinions of his own, he was too honest and stupid, he didn't think he was good enough for Lin Xiaolian.

But who made Lin Xiaolian herself very satisfied? She got along very well with the other party, and it seemed that she might be engaged.

Wang Maozi was naturally sad in his heart. It was the first time in his life that he liked a girl, but she turned out to be someone with a partner. His little thoughts were over before it even started. It was really sad...

For this reason, Lin Ze asked him to go home and rest, and of course he agreed.

Otherwise, staying in the private school, Lin Xiaolian followed Jiang Rongniang to the town to see Lin Dongdong every day, and everyone looked up and down to see Lin Dongdong. If he couldn't help but say something inappropriate, wouldn't it be a joke?

It happened that I hadn't gone back for a long time, so I took the opportunity to go home to see my parents and younger siblings.

Because of helping the village contact Lin Ze to do a big business, the Wang family, an immigrant family, finally gained a firm foothold in Hebian Village. Last year, they also made some money and bought a lot of fields. Life is finally not as bad as it used to be.

I can't say how rich I am now, but everyone in the family can have enough to eat, and there is good land in hand, so there is hope for life.

Lin Ze was very appreciative and willing to promote himself. Wang Maozi also made up his mind to seize the opportunity and work hard. He is also the eldest brother of the family. When his father is old, he should support the family.

The Wang family couple are very pleased with their son. Who else can earn a fortune for the family in their teens like Maozi of their family?Their son is definitely the first in ten miles and eight towns.

But the good times are coming slowly, now the most urgent thing is to marry a wife for the son, the son should have been married at the age of the village, but the family was too poor before and they were not willing to get married.

Seeing that their son was able to go to the private school to attend classes now, many aunts and daughters came to visit.

The Wang family and his wife have taken a fancy to several of them, and they are waiting for when they will come back and tell them to choose one to finish the marriage while the iron is hot, and if they drag it on, their son will become a grown-up boy.

As a result, Wang Maozi, who wanted to go home to clean up for two days, failed to achieve his goal, but was annoyed for a while by his parents who urged him to get married.

Listening to the series of girls and brothers that his parents said, he didn't dislike them, or he just "broke up in love", no matter how he looked at them, he felt that something was missing.

This beauty is beautiful, but she is too dumb, and she can't handle things when she gets married and becomes a sister-in-law.

This is beautiful and capable, but the relatives in the family are too complicated, and they have to bow their heads because of something outside the Wang family.

This seems to be good for everything, but there seems to be something wrong...

So after being read by his parents for a few days, he was almost dragged to see him, Wang Maozi couldn't stand it anymore.

It just so happened that the little old man who sold Nanyang beans to Zhang Jue and Zheng Xiaoluo came to him last time and told him that the Nanyang merchants were expected to arrive at Hebian Village in two days this year, and asked him to tell Lin Dong's family quickly.

Wang Maozi stared, quickly packed his things and ran back to the private school without saying a word.

It's too scary for parents and elders to urge marriage!

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After Lin Ze learned about Nanyang beans from Zhang Yu during the Chinese New Year, he has always taken it to heart.

The main reason is that as the modern young generation, they prefer to drink coffee. It has been a long time since he was a little greedy, and then he wanted to play with cocoa beans.

□□Because the strange taste is not acceptable to everyone, but cocoa beans are different. The chocolate made is suitable for all ages, and it just matches the beet sugar business he has been preparing. The two together make chocolate profits will definitely double several times.

As an essential businessman, how could Lin Ze not dig the huge golden mountain in front of him?

So during the Chinese New Year, he asked Wang Maozi to go back to the village to say hello to the little old man who had been buying Nanyang beans for a long time, and asked him to notify him when he bought Nanyang beans this time.

As soon as Wang Maozi came back to tell the news, Lin Ze hurriedly arranged the private school courses, and spared time to wait for the Nanyang merchant's boat at Hebian Village.

Because Nanyang Town is too small to consume Nanyang goods, most Nanyang merchants will not stop at the town’s wharf, but go to the nearest village to supply food and leave quickly. It is cheaper to buy food directly in the village.

Most of the people parked at the pier in the town are small runners and local businessmen.

Originally, Lin Ze planned to ask Wang Maozi to take him back to Hebian Village, but the boy refused to go home. Finally, after being forced for a long time, he was aggrieved and embarrassed to say a reason for "urging the marriage"...

Lin Ze couldn't help laughing. He habitually looked at things with modern eyes and regarded Wang Maozi as a little brother, but he forgot that Wang Maozi was already a man who could be a father in the village at his age.

That being the case, he can only call out He Xiangfeng, who has been working hard on the research of sugar refining technology. Anyway, cocoa beans are going to be put into the sugar refining business.

"Your guy's boat is a thief boat! I just got the beet sugar production process smooth, and I'm still waiting to refine it. You've given me another trick. I can only be a father in this year of the monkey!"

He Xiangfeng was injured internally as he was about to get a new mission.

Lin Ze said it easily, but he was tormented to death. From last year to now, he spent more than half a year researching the process of beet sugar production thoroughly. Finally, he had time to make a baby with his wife. Now Lin Ze gave The whole 'chocolate', he really had to hold his son for a long time.

Lin Ze was also very embarrassed, and patted his shoulder to comfort him,

"It's okay, I can make chocolate, as long as the sugar is solved, it won't take much time, kid, don't worry, let your daughter-in-law take care of her body and get ready, she will come when it's time..."

"You just stand and talk without back pain. If you have the ability, don't let Brother Yu live with you in a private school."

He Xiangfeng punched his fist angrily, but he didn't say he wouldn't do anything.

What Lin Ze asked him to do was digging for gold in the long run. The more he did now, the more money he would make in the future. If he worked hard before the child was born, he would be able to live a good life after the child came out.

The two simply packed up their things and set off to Hebian Village.

Now they are unceremoniously saying that they are the parents of the villagers in Hebian Village. Knowing that they are coming, Lizheng specially cleaned up the clean room for them to live in, and warmly entertained them with good things from home.

Lin Ze was not polite, and accepted the hospitality, otherwise he would not be able to find an inn in this village without staying.

He doesn't put on airs to the enthusiastic villagers, and he will accompany them one by one when they come to chat with him, although the topics of the villagers are all insignificant flattery and things in the field.

However, in Lin Ze’s view, reading thousands of books is not as good as walking thousands of miles. The things in the books are not as real as what you see with your own eyes, and the imperial examination may also test the theory of farming. Now you have the opportunity to learn more.

Also, he plans to vigorously develop and plan these lands near the river bank when he takes office in the future. Of course, he needs to know more about the actual local conditions.

After staying in the village for three days and getting acquainted with the villagers by the river, the long-awaited Nanyang merchant fleet finally appeared on the shore.

The Nanyang people mentioned by the villagers are actually the Westerners that Lin Ze is familiar with. At first, he guessed that they were Westerners. He was full of confidence thinking that he could speak English, but unfortunately there are many western countries. This group of Nanyang caravans passing by this time None of them speak English.

Therefore, listening to a group of "babbling" language, Lin Ze can only express his regret that he is not all-rounder, and he is still a science student, so he encountered difficulties this time.

At most, because he has been in contact with a lot of foreign trade business in the past, he can tell what language the other party is speaking, and he can know a few basic words such as "hello", "nice to meet you", and "no", which are commonly used in meeting. Others look confused force.

Fortunately, those Nanyang merchants can speak a little Daji Mandarin, at least they can't even make price gestures clearly.

But the downside of the language barrier is that sometimes people don’t even know you, and because you can’t communicate, you can’t negotiate the price.

This made Lin Ze unhappy.

He would be willing to be tricked by someone because of his incompetence, but he would not be reconciled if he was wasted money like this.Besides, the cocoa beans he wants are not a small amount, but a very large amount, and they need to be supplied for a long time.

A catty of things is given an extra penny, a hundred catties is a hundred pennies, a thousand catties is a thousand pennies, and the loss is immeasurable!

In addition, if you want to do long-term and stable foreign trade business with Nanyang merchants in the future, the language issue must be resolved.

He Xiangfeng also frowned, "Lin Ze, we don't understand what they are saying, so how can we negotiate the price? As long as they understand us, they will definitely cheat us..."

"Don't worry, don't they have to buy food here before leaving? Let the village by the river help us delay for a few days. They have a good plan, and we also have a wall ladder. There is no way to play this kind of trick."

Lin Ze sneered, and turned to Li Zheng to delay the time.

Everyone is from the Great Ji Dynasty, not to mention anything else, Lizheng is of course helping his own people in this regard, and immediately went to those Nanyang people to make gestures, saying that this year's harvest is not good, and the food will wait for two days.

Because these Nanyang merchants traveled on the sea and rivers for a long time, the food they set out to take was basically exhausted, so they waited to supply enough here, and then rushed directly to the most prosperous city to trade goods without stopping on the road.

Moreover, Nanyang Town is remote, so the things in the village here are naturally cheaper. The principle of a businessman is of course to save as much as possible.

Even two days of work can't be delayed too long, just to disembark to relax, so the Nanyang businessman had no objection, nodded in agreement, disembarked to find a place to set up a tent, and rested on the spot.

Taking advantage of this time, Lin Ze asked He Xiangfeng to take the villagers to ask the Nanyang merchants the price of their goods in turn in a way of being 'curious'.

And he wandered over to the slaves of the Nanyang merchants.

Slaves are a characteristic of this era, not only in the Daji Dynasty, but also in almost all countries around the world.

In comparison, in fact, the Daji Dynasty treated the slaves very generously. At least as long as the slaves are obedient and work, the master will not beat, scold and abuse at will. If the master has a lintel and money, then maybe the slaves People's lives are better than ordinary people, except those who have a special habit of abusing others.

But in Nanyang, slaves are really not treated as human beings.

These slaves brought out by Nanyang merchants are actually a kind of their goods, because most Nanyang people are men with sturdy bodies and women with enchanting and exotic looks. Many wealthy people in the Daji Dynasty like to buy a few to take home. Work and warm the bed as a "rare ornament", everything is fine.

Therefore, Nanyang slaves are a very popular "goods" in Daji, and Daji people also call these slaves "Nanyang slaves", which is similar to the Kunlun slaves that were popular in the Tang Dynasty.

Lin Ze's target is these Nanyang slaves. He can't speak Nanyang language, but these Nanyang slaves can.

These Nanyang slaves have been bullied in their hometown and sold as goods. From the bottom of their hearts, they have no sense of belonging to their own country.

What's more, most of the West in this era has no countries, only tribes and tribes. With continuous separation and integration, the sense of belonging is even less.

Lin Huang Youze observed for a long time, and finally fell in love with a Nanyang slave sitting in a corner with a lonely and unwilling expression.

The other party was about thirty years old, with a strong body, but his leg was injured, and the wound had rotted and inflamed because he had not received timely treatment. If the other party was not for his strong body, he would have died early.

But even so, if he didn't get treatment, he would have to wait for death.

It's not that the master didn't see it, but he seemed to have given up. He ignored the other party when distributing the food. The surrounding slaves looked at the other party's numb eyes with sympathy and loneliness. it's my turn...

But the eyes of the slave who was waiting to die showed strong unwillingness. If he didn't get food, he would eat the green grass and wild vegetables around him, and pursue the belief of living at all costs.

Chris didn't want to die, he didn't want to die.

He wants to survive, and only after he survives can he return to his hometown to look for his lost wife and children in the tribal war. His wife is so beautiful, and his son is so cute.

He believed that the wise wife must have hidden away safely with the children, and they must be waiting for him to return somewhere.

It's just that the wound on his leg is getting worse day by day, and his body is getting weaker and weaker. Seeing that his wound has not healed, the master doesn't want to waste medicine to treat him. The master wants to throw him away. It is best not to give him food today prove.

Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, he will never see the sun again the next day.

But he is not reconciled, without a tribe, without a husband, what should he do with his beautiful wife and lovely children?

But he couldn't help it, he really couldn't bear it anymore, the weeds in his mouth made him want to vomit.

Chris lay on the ground and couldn't help but want to cry. Warriors can't cry, but he really couldn't help it. He missed his wife and children whose whereabouts were unknown in the distance.

This is the most desperate moment of his life, and it is also the moment of his new life.

In a daze, he saw a refined-looking young man from the Daji Dynasty walking in front of him, and said something with a smile on his face.

Chris couldn't understand Dajichao dialect, but he could understand their own.

He heard a shriek of surprise from his master,

"Oh, God, there are people who want to buy this kind of dying slave. Is this Daji man an idiot?"