These people were obviously not Qu Zhong's opponents, and within a few rounds, they were all beaten with black noses and swollen faces by the ruler.

"Are you still fighting?"

Qu Zhong smiled lightly, turned the ruler with his wrist, turned it a few times in his hand, and inserted it into the back belt.

"You wait..." The youngest young man was obviously still unconvinced, covering his face and staring at Qu Zhong viciously.

"Oh?" Mischievously raised his left leg again, Qu Zhong hooked his fingers at him, and saw the man's body trembling as expected, then put down his leg and just smiled.

The old woman outside the door heard the wrong voice in the yard, and didn't even dare to howl, so she got up and ran to Village Chief Liu's house.

"Quickly tell me, where did you come from, and why did you occupy my house?"

Old man Qu's face flushed red with anger, and his voice was full of nasality.

"We moved in because the house was unoccupied, and Village Chief Liu said that the whole family died on the way to escape."

One of the oldest middle-aged men was quite aggrieved. They obviously bought the house with money.

Village head Liu only said that they would be able to settle in this village after the county government came to re-divide the land.

Unexpectedly, after living in it for a few months, someone came and said that it was the owner of the house.

"Liu Wu."

Old man Qu gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "Look at these people, I'll go find the patriarch."

Folding his arms, Qu Zhong nodded, simply found a small wooden stool and sat down, looking very leisurely.

"Hey, Brother Qu, I'll go with you."

Thinking of something, Mr. Zhong hurriedly caught up with Mr. Qu with a cane.

The two walked away with their heads down and muttering.

"Even if there is no one in this room, according to the law of writing, this room does not belong to you."

Crossing Erlang's legs and exhaling, Qu Zhong half-closed his eyelids and made a sound.

"We only listen to the village chief. The village chief will definitely let the Yamen arrest you."

The young man was clutching his hot arm, but he dared to step forward, so he could only stare at Qu Zhong, and said through gritted teeth.

tsk tsk....

This still doesn't understand the law.

Young and frivolous and ignorant of the law, he carefully accepted the beatings from the society.

Shaking his head, Qu Zhong turned to look at the children standing blankly at the gate of the courtyard, pointed at the young man and said:

"See, this is the fate of not reading."

"Father, why didn't I know you fought so hard."

The silly son Qu Xiuqi clenched his fists and shouted excitedly.

At this moment, many people standing in the yard, except Qu Hou, looked at Qu Zhong with a little change of vision.

Especially Qu Xiuyan.

In the past few years, Qu Zhong has given him more and more surprises. When he was in the valley, he taught him all his knowledge.

His conversation, his knowledge and even his understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics are deeper than those of the masters in the county.

If he hadn't shown such a skill today, I'm afraid no one would know that he is still so good at kung fu.

"Second brother, what are these people doing?"

There was a thin and thin man under Qu Hou's knees, and he could not help but feel pity when he heard that they were deceived.

It's not right to let it go, and it's not right to continue to press it, so I have to ask Qu Zhong.

"Let it go, second brother, move all our things into the house."

After thinking for a while, Qu Zhong made a gesture of invitation to several people standing in the yard.

Seeing that no one moved, he simply got up and picked up the collars of several people, and threw all five of them out of the courtyard gate.

It's not a matter of time for old man Qu to ask for an explanation. It's getting late, so there's no need to waste time with a few people here.

Seeing the faces of the few people who dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out, Qu Xiuqi was very proud.

Holding the baggage on the cart, he deliberately swayed around in front of several people before walking into the yard with his head held high.

really..

The things are almost moved, old man Qu and his party haven't come back yet.

Many former villagers from Qujiawan also came out of the village. It turned out that the dove occupied the magpie's nest was not just their family.

And all of them are Qujiawan clansmen with the surname Qu.

Some people's faces were scratched, and some even covered their arms and stomachs.

It looked like it had been a fight.

"It seems that Village Chief Liu is planning to occupy the magpie's nest."

Qu Xiuyan stood by the gate and laughed sarcastically.

It seemed that Liu Wu was not just out to make a fortune, but probably wanted to take this opportunity to change Qujiawan's name.

"Second Uncle, Village Chief Liu, shall we go and have a look?"

Seeing Qu Zhong's relaxed demeanor without any anxiety at all, Qu Xiuyan couldn't help reminding him aloud.

Although the old Mrs. Liu quarreled fiercely, when it came to reasoning, she couldn't talk to the village head's wife at all.

Unexpectedly, Qu Zhong didn't turn his head, but just waved his hands: "No, with Father Zhong around, I can't suffer."

Even he can't say enough about this old man, let alone Liu Wu, the village chief who doesn't know much.

And after getting along for so many years, Qu Zhong felt that Master Zhong's identity as the imperial chef still needs to be investigated.

The theory taught is a set of routines, but if you really want to practice it, you haven't seen it once in several years.

"Oh, I'm off to work then."

"Go, watch those brats, and don't let them rummage through other people's things."

"It's too late, it's already turned over."

Shrugging, Qu Xiuyan gave up half of his body, revealing the scene in the yard.

Qu Zhong turned around and was speechless:  …

"Have you finished moving things? Qu Xiuqi."

Every time you don't need to think about these things, it's Qu Xiuqi who leads the way. I don't know where this kid got so much curiosity.

In the past few years, he even explored every pit in the valley.

"Right now, right away."

As soon as Qu Zhong's voice sounded, Qu Xiuqi's head was buzzing as if under a magic spell.

Especially today he showed his skills, which made Qu Xiuqi fearful.

Not even daring to turn his head, he ran into the room he lived in immediately like the wind under his feet.

"Second Uncle, what are you doing with these things?"

Qu Xiuwen looked at the things in the yard and asked with some embarrassment.

"Move them all outside."

Standing by the door frame with folded arms, Qu Zhong replied loudly.

With him standing here, the few men who dared not speak out could only stand there and curse in a low voice.

After a period of frantic moving, the family's belongings were finally moved outside the courtyard.

Qu Hou even removed the threshold and led his own old cow into the yard.

And Qu Zhong guessed right...

With Mr. Zhong present, the Qu family won this quarrel unilaterally, and the old patriarch has decided to call the whole village to re-elect the village head tomorrow.

As for how to discuss between Liu Wu and those who occupy the magpie's nest, it is not their concern.

These things are all the old patriarch and old man Qu are concerned about.

And Qu Zhong...

He is preparing mock exams for several children who are preparing for the exam.

The imperial court's county examination is scheduled for the sixth day of next month.

This time there are a total of eight composers going to take the exam.

With Qu Xiuyan as the head, Qu Xiuyuan, Qu Xiuqi, Qu Xiusui, Qu Xiuliang, Qu Xiuwen, Qu Xiuming, and Luo Yongming.

Because he stayed on the mountain all the time, Qu Zhong was afraid that several people would not get used to the exam for several days, so he came up with this method of mock exam.

With old man Qu around, it only took one day to build eight small houses with wooden boards in the Qu family's yard.

This room was painted by Qu Zhong in imitation of the examination shed of the Gong Yuan.

The Tongsheng Exam takes three days, so they need to stay in this palm-sized room for three days.

And the time for the next Xiucai trial and Juren trial will be longer.

"Okay, let's go in."

Imitating the exam process, Qu Zhong issued a number plate to everyone and asked them to enter their own numbered room.

Then there was a sound of knocking on the copper basin, and the exam officially started.

From now on, the Qu family's front yard cannot surpass people.

Everyone can only come in and out from the backyard, and they can only huddle in the kitchen for a quick meal.

It's just that on the first day, the elders of Qu's parents couldn't take it anymore, and they all went out with farm tools to find something to do.

Letting them talk quietly at home is more torture than not being able to enter the main room.

"Father, do you think it's okay for the second brother to toss about these things?"

Sitting on the edge of the field, Qu Kuan was plucking the weeds next to him boredly.

It is too late to plant rice now, so some soybeans and corn are planted in the Qu family's field.

I only hoe some grass in the field, and there is no work.

"What the second child said, do you dare to do it?"

Especially speechless, he glanced at his eldest son, old man Qu took a puff of his cigarette.

Now the grandchildren in the family are all headed by Qu Zhong. He said that the children in the family can run faster than anyone else.

Much more useful than his grandfather.

"Father, you still dare not say it."

Unconvinced, he replied to old man Qu, and Qu Kuan looked at the two younger brothers who were afraid to speak.

For a moment, the father and son were silent.

Especially Qu Ren, this feeling is particularly strong.

The three children now have a much closer relationship with Qu Zhong than his father.

Even after saving money, the first thing he bought was to honor Qu Zhong.

"That's all, it's getting dark, let's go home."

Standing up with a hoe, old man Qu patted the soil on which he was sitting, and looked back at the three sons who were dumbfounded.

sigh...

The brains of the three of them are not as good as that of the second child alone.

"Then let's go back and walk lightly, or..."

Just about to kick open the backyard door, Qu Hou's feet froze in mid-air when he heard these words.

He almost got into trouble again...

The father and son shrank their shoulders and gently opened the back door like thieves...

You can open the door.

I still received a sound from the old Liu---shh.

These days continued until Qu Zhong finally led a large group of children into the county town.

Only then did the people who stayed in the house let out a long breath of relief.

***

Annan County, Gongyuan.

Finding a teahouse where you can see the Gongyuan at a glance, Qu Zhong ordered a few cups of tea and chatted with Mr. Zhong.

And the children who couldn't hold back for a long time had already run away, leaving only Qu Xiuqi and Qu Xiusui by their side.

The imperial court opened up Enke, and the county examination and government examination were arranged in the same year.

The eight children of the Qu family participated in the county examination and all passed.

In the government examination in the same year, Qu Xiuyan actually won the first case, and a total of six of the eight members of the Qu family made it to the list and won the title of scholar.

For a while, the old man Qu's house in Qujiawan became the biggest talking point in Shili Baxiang.

The people who came to the Qu family to propose marriage almost leveled the threshold of the Qu family.

Qu Chun and Qu Xia have already taken a fancy to the family, and they are waiting for the Qu family to get married after they pass the local examination.

"Second Uncle, can we win this time?"

Feeling uneasy, Qu Xiuyan stroked the teacup in his hand, and asked Qu Zhong again.

Forehead...

Qu Zhong was also beating drums in his heart, although he knew a lot of knowledge, but he couldn't stand that he hadn't passed the exam.

"Stop arrogance and impetuosity, have you forgotten what your second uncle taught you?"

Picking up the teacup, Qu Zhong pretended to reprimand Qu Xiuyan a few words.

In fact, he just diverted the topic along the way, not daring to make random conclusions.

If it's not accurate, it's a slap in the face.

The image of his omnipotent second uncle also collapsed.

"I'm being impetuous."

Looking at Qu Zhong with admiration, Qu Xiuyan felt extremely ashamed.

Qu Xiusui next to him also looked at Qu Zhong with the same expression, he almost wrote Qu Zhong Brain Fan on his forehead.

"Cough cough."

Seen by the two of them, he was almost sweating coldly, Qu Zhong coughed lightly and pointed to the students sitting next to him at a few tables: "Why don't you go and chat with these students to relieve your boredom."

"It's the second uncle."

"It's dad."

The two got up as they said, and really went to the next table to greet a lively person.

call.....

"You stinky boy, you pretend to be quite like it."

Only Mr. Zhong saw through Qu Zhong's guilty conscience at a glance, and couldn't help laughing and cursing.

"See through and don't say through."

With a hey smile, Qu Zhong also stretched his head out of the window.

There was a loud gong outside, probably the government servants who posted the list had come.

"Boy Zhong, your godfather, I'm going back to Yucheng."

Suddenly, Mr. Zhong's voice reached Qu Zhong's ears through the deafening gong sound. ,

"Go home, you're not..."

Turning his head in surprise, Qu Zhong asked.

But the question was only halfway through, and he didn't continue, because he suddenly remembered, didn't Master Zhong say that his family members were all dead.

then this is...

angry words....

"I'll be waiting for you in Yucheng. In a few years, you will be able to come to me."

Smiling and nodding, Mr. Zhong gently blew on the tea leaves floating on the tea water.

It's time for him to go back, even if he doesn't care about that little property, but now he has a son and a grandson!

What's more, he is such a son who loves money.

Qu Zhong couldn't hear the sound of the good news coming from afar.

He just looked at the person opposite, then sighed and nodded slightly: "Three years later, the children will definitely come to you."

Clearly uttering the promise in his mouth, Qu Zhong looked at the two brothers who had received the good news in a daze.

Just the same day.

Qu Xiuyan ranked first on the official list and became Jie Yuan of Annan County in the 78th year of the Kaiwen Dynasty.

And Qu Xiusui followed closely behind his elder brother with the second result. At the age of 16, he became the youngest candidate in this provincial examination.

Qu Xiuming was also admitted to Juren with a No.9 score.

The remaining three are regrettably off the list.

But no one looked unhappy, they all hugged and congratulated each other excitedly.

And on the same day, Qu Zhong led the children to bid farewell to Mr. Zhong.

It wasn't until watching him board the green shed carriage that he led the children home in a low mood.

After returning to Qu's house, Qu Zhong suggested that the brothers go out for a year's study tour together.

Then go directly to the government school to study, and prepare for the exam in three years.

Qu Zhong is still self-aware of his own knowledge, and the teachers of the prefectural school must be more qualified in the subsequent exams.

"Then second uncle, do you want to take us with you?"

Unexpectedly, just after Qu Zhong finished speaking, Qu Xiuyan asked.

"As the eldest brother, you can take the younger brothers to go, and I won't go." Patting Qu Xiuyan on the shoulder, Qu Zhongyu said earnestly.

In fact, I was already overjoyed.

He doesn't do this kind of drudgery. When these brats leave, he will go around alone.

Just like the last world, look around the scenery and come back after having enough fun.

Anyway, he had already given Master Zhong's address to the children, and the old man would take care of him when he went to the city for the exam.

"Second uncle, don't worry, I will definitely take care of my brothers."

Qu Xiuyan patted his chest to reassure, his expression was always calm.

"Well, I believe you, I will go back to the house first, and you are ready to leave the day after tomorrow."

Unable to control himself from laughing, Qu Zhong hurriedly got up and hid in the room under the pretext of going back to the room.

"father.."

"Second Uncle..."

Before entering the room, Qu Zhong's wishful thinking was completely in vain.

Qu Xiuhe and Luo Yongming stopped him anxiously, and then...

He proposed that he wanted to open a restaurant, and handed over the tens of thousands of taels of silver notes left by Mr. Zhong to Qu Zhong.

Qu Zhong: ......

"Master said, let us give this to you."

Holding up a stack of thick bank notes, cold sweat was about to drip down Qu Xiuhe's usually simple and honest face.

At the beginning, the master handed over the silver ticket to him, saying that he would take it out when the big brothers were going to go out alone.

He didn't know why.

However, he did so carefully.

But looking at Qu Zhong's gloomy face that was about to drip water, he seems to have a vague understanding of why.

"Father, do you want to travel alone?"

Qu Zhong didn't take the bank note in his hand for a long time, Qu Xiuhe stubbornly held it in front of him, refusing to let go.

This...

He was actually seen through by Mr. Zhong.

I don't know where he saw it.

While muttering, Qu Zhong reluctantly took the bank note in Qu Xiuhe's hand.

What a fortune...

"Then tomorrow we will go to the county town to find a shop, and if we want to do it, we will make it bigger."

The running plan ran aground, and Qu Zhong could only comfort himself that he was not losing money with so much money in hand.

"Father, I will spend all the money I earn in the future on you."

The big stone in his heart finally fell, and Qu Xiuhe felt that his nose was a little sore.

He knew that his father must have no money, so he wanted to sneak out to earn money for his brothers' exams.

Now that I have so much silver, I don't have to go.

Qu Zhong: ...What a beautiful misunderstanding.

In fact, he just wanted to play.

"I also give it to my second uncle and my father, half of each."

Not to be outdone, Luo Yongming quickly raised his hand to express that he would do the same after earning money.

"Okay, then I'll wait."

The serious expressions of the two people opposite were clearly reflected in Qu Zhong's pupils, which made him soften his heart.

That's it.

After a few more years, it won't be too late to leave when these brats have their own homes.

Stuffing the banknote into his bosom, Qu Zhong went back to the house while brainwashing himself.

The conversation of the three did not avoid the crowd, they didn't care about the banknote in Qu Zhong's hand, they just heard Qu Xiuhe asking.

As soon as Qu Zhong entered the room with his front feet, everyone surrounded him with his back feet.

Hearing what Qu Xiuhe said, all the children in the room fell silent.

They have enjoyed Qu Zhongdi's contribution with peace of mind all these years, whether it is money or hard work.

Everyone didn't realize that the money might be earned by Qu Zhong's hard work.

"I, Qu Xiuyan, swear that I will be a good official and earn a lot of money for my second uncle."

Qu Xiuyan stretched out four fingers and swore to the sky.

This was a matter of conflicting with each other, but unexpectedly, Qu Xiuyan really did it.

Ten years later, he took the post of Minister of the Household Department and started shipping and salt importing.

In these two aspects alone, he collected a lot of property in front of the new emperor, and more than half of the silver was exchanged into various gold, silver and jewelry and transported to Qu Zhong's yard.

The new emperor could only be greedy, but there was nothing he could do. This was his decree to personally approve it.

"Me too."

"Me too."

"I swear too."

For a while, the yard heard the sound of oaths one after another.

Old Man Qu: Very angry.But nothing to say...

Qu Kuan: My son said that if he becomes an official, he will definitely be able to do so.

Qu Hou: I envy...

Qu Ren: Sad, my son didn't say to give me money...

***

Kaiwen 81 years, in Yucheng.

"Father, are you alright?"

Impatiently urging Qu Zhong, Qu Xiuqi almost put clothes on his father himself.

Today is the day when the elder brother and the younger brother are the number one scholar parading the streets, but I didn't expect that my father hadn't woken up yet.

"Okay, okay, what's the rush?"

After picking and choosing for a while, Qu Zhong finally chose a light green gown, and then put it on with satisfaction.

Just kidding, he is the second uncle of the number one pick and the second place father, so he has no choice but to dress up.

Qu Xiuqi:...

crunch--

The door was finally pushed open, Qu Zhong slammed open the folding fan, and turned around in a smart way.

Crowd:  …

This light green gown almost blinded their eyes.

"Let's go, why are you standing still?"

Qu Zhong, who feels good about himself, seems to have found the feeling of a playboy in the previous world.

Ignoring everyone's speechless gazes, he swaggered out of the yard where he lived.

A year ago, they received a souvenir from Mr. Zhong, saying that Yucheng had found an academy for a few children and asked them to leave for Yucheng ahead of schedule.

So Qu Zhong led a large group of children to Yucheng.

It was only then that I realized that Mr. Zhong really had a different status.

Zhong Tianhan, the emperor's uncle and the elder brother of the empress dowager, is one of the most respected people by the emperor.

The Zhong family is the largest imperial merchant in Kaiwen Kingdom.

Nine years ago, Mr. Zhong took his eldest son and this son to Annan County.

The original intention was to allow the two of them to take over their own business slowly, and a group of people went to inspect their own business while having fun.

Unexpectedly, when they walked to Luogu Town, there was a sudden news of war and change.

The eldest son and the second son only ran away with their own family members, and even forgot about him as a father.

Discouraged, he had planned to end his life right in town.

Unexpectedly, he met Qu Zhong and was brought back to the mountain by him, becoming the old man Zhong of the Qu family.

It's not bad that I planned to live my life like this.

The eldest son of the Zhong family reported to the emperor that his father had lost his life in the civil unrest, and the body was nowhere to be found.

But the empress dowager didn't believe it.

If you want to see people, if you want to see people, if you want to see dead bodies, if Mr. Zhong doesn't return to the city, she won't be able to hand over the family's property to her nephews.

And the emperor has been looking for Mr. Zhong in his busy schedule.

After searching for six years, I finally found Mr. Zhong in Qujiawan.

then..

When Qu Zhong and his party arrived in Yucheng, Qu Xiuyan and the others had already registered in front of the emperor.

And Mr. Zhong returned to the Zhong Mansion a long time ago, and took back all the rights in the hands of his sons.

It took half a year to package and sell all the properties in his hands.

All were exchanged for silver notes and gold and silver jewelry.

I bought a seven-entry house and moved in by myself.

As for those sons, he only left two shops and the house in Zhongfu.

Nothing else was left.

As soon as Qu Zhong entered Yucheng, Mr. Zhong took him back to the newly bought house.

And the sign on the door of the house turned out to be Qu Mansion.

On the same day, Qu Zhong had to hand over a key to the warehouse.

That was all the property Mr. Zhong had earned so hard in his life.

Qu Zhong went to see it later, and was almost blinded by the flash.

The gold, silver and jewels that filled the room almost lit up the room.

"Let's go, let's go, anyway, if you have money, you won't be afraid of him squandering it."

Mr. Zhong waved his hand, holding his forehead helplessly to keep up.

And old man Qu even lagged a few steps behind, staying far away from Qu Zhong.

"Father looks so funny."

Covering his mouth, Qu Xiuhe endured very hard.

作者有话要说:感谢在2020-10-2017:58:41~2020-10-2217:32:14期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 1 fish that swam past;

Thanks to the little angels who irrigate the nutrient solution: 20 bottles of Fenglan; 15 bottles of Maomao; Fei Du's sweetheart, little baby, 琑: Xiaoyao Gongzi, 1 bottle of lusali;

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