Village Flowers and Female Scholars

Waking up the next day, Zhuang Wan asked Xu Qiuyang and Gong Chengping to confess their identities.

Because of Xie Yan's relationship, Zhuang Wan had been in contact with these two people for a while when they were in Shangyan Village.

In addition, everyone has supported each other along the way, and they have a deep understanding of each other's character. Based on this, Zhuang Wan dared to tell the truth, and let the two of them stay in the inn where a group of examinees were staying, so as not to be caught by the police with Zhuang Wan. implicated.

Xu Qiuyang and the two of them were shocked when they learned of Zhuang Wan's identity. After thinking about it carefully, they both said that walking away at this time is definitely not what a gentleman would do.

Ying, who has always talked less, said: "Staying at this time will be a burden, and it is good for both of us to separate."

The enemy's target is Zhuang Wan. Once Xu Gong and Gong are bound to her, the enemy will have two more targets to deal with in the future, but these two are feeble scholars with no power to restrain them, not only can't help, On the contrary, it will give the enemy more opportunities to take advantage of.

The two of them naturally knew this truth, so they had no choice but to bid farewell.

Fleeing in a hurry last night, Xu Qiuyang, like Xie Yan, did not forget to pick up their bags and run away together. Both of them carried their money on their upper body. Clothes and the four treasures of the study can be bought again when they are gone. The best result is that people are fine.

The two rejected the silver tael offered by Xie Yan and left reluctantly.

Among the remaining six people, only Zhuang Wan and Xie Yan needed to be protected, and Ying and the others could concentrate their energies more.

Xie Yan wants to go out to buy paper, print and sell books.

A few days ago, she sold a hundred and ten story books, which gave her a taste of the sweetness. The people in the state capital are much richer than the people in Furong County. Xie Yan raised the price of a set of books to [-] taels, and there is still an endless stream of people buying books .

Out of the 300 taels of banknotes I carried with me from home, seven or eight hundred taels have already been credited to my account after selling books.

This is also the reason why Xie Yan always brought his baggage and mimeograph with him when he fled.

After all, if you want to travel thousands of miles to Kyoto, you can't just walk there on two legs.

The three horses that came here were nowhere to be found, and the carriage was burned by the thieves, and it would cost money to replace it.

Hearing that Xie Yan was going to buy paper, Zhuang Wan refused without thinking.

Xie Yan said: "I don't think there are many minions of the old thief in Zhongliangzhou. They are mainly used for communication. Even if these people rush the letter to the capital by [-] miles, it will take half a month. The first time they failed. If we take us down, I’m afraid we’ll have to wait for news from the capital for the second time.”

This analysis is not unreasonable, Zhuang Wan still shook her head and refused to let her go

But she sent one of the grooms to buy paper for her.

Seeing this, Xie Yan rested her mind, but after the story book was printed, she started to move around again, carrying the story book to the inn to sell it.

The innkeeper was very dissatisfied with this behavior, but since Xie Yan gave him a set of scripts, he was immediately fascinated, and even helped her sell them.

The groom didn't understand, and asked Zhuang Wan if she sold books with such a big fanfare, wouldn't she be afraid of attracting thieves?

Zhuang Wan looked at the little girl who was having a heated fight with a group of guests downstairs, narrowed her eyes and said: "That's what you should do, the more you hide and hide, the easier it is for those people to succeed, but if If we can make everyone pay attention to us, they will definitely be wary, and they will not dare to act in broad daylight."

The groom nodded half-understanding.

Zhuang Wan asked the groom to keep the ranking early in the morning on the third day, and then asked another groom to pay attention to the person who announced the good news.

The place where he lived before has been burned, and once he is on the list, he will bring the newspaper to the Laifu Inn, and everyone will know that there is a female scholar on the list.

If you look familiar, everyone will recognize you when you walk on the street.

Those thieves are even more afraid to go up.

Of course, all of this must be based on Zhuang Wan's being on the list.

Until noon on the third day, the sound of gongs and drums came all the way to Laifu Inn.

Behind the team was a large group of spectators, and the street descriptions on both sides stopped, wanting to know who was at the top of the first round of this year's provincial examination.

The reporter who was beating the gongs and drums said with a smile: "Great joy, the leader of this exam is a female scholar from Furong County. Just now, a staff came to report that this female scholar lives in the Laifu Inn. Let's go to have fun together." lively."

The onlookers were surprised when they heard that the leader was a female scholar. After all, since the dynasty, there have been very few female scholars who have been able to participate in the provincial examination, let alone top the list.

The importance of the three township examinations is gradually decreasing. The results of the first test are the most important, the second test is second, and so on.

Everyone speculated whether this year's Xie Yuan would be this female scholar.

Waiting for the team to announce the good news came to the gate of Laifu Inn, the shopkeeper also beamed with joy. Although their inn has always had some scholars from rich families rushing to take the exam for accommodation, but there has never been one who topped the list, so he hurriedly asked people to go upstairs to invite Zhuang Wan down.

Zhuang Wan performed steadily in the first exam, but she couldn't help being surprised when she heard that she was No.1.

But then the corner of his mouth hooked up, and he took Xie Yan downstairs to welcome the good news.

People from the same inn knew that there was a No. 1 in the store, and they all gathered around.

The men in black who were hiding in the crowd looked at Zhuang Wan, who was like the stars and the moon in front of her, and then at the expressionless shadow beside her, gritted her teeth and walked away resentfully.

Xie Yan had already prepared the broken silver, and after the little official congratulated him, he stuffed him with a few broken silver, so happy that the little official could see the back molars.

For a while, the whole scene was very lively, and it was rumored in the streets and alleys that the leader who won the first scientific examination this year was actually a female scholar, and some people even bet on whether this female scholar could win this year's provincial examination.

Under such attention, Zhuang Wan passed the next two exams safely.

After all the exams were over, after several days of reviewing, the results finally came out.

In the end, Zhuang Wan successfully won the No. 1 rural examination in Zhongliangzhou after passing five tests and became the first female Jie Yuan since the dynasty.

For a while, the whole Zhongliangzhou was boiling, and some people were dissatisfied that the woman was crushing on their heads, but most people felt that the opportunity in Zhongliangzhou had come, and the happiest thing was the women in the prefectural city, who ran out spontaneously celebrate.

Gong Chengping's grades were not bad, he was ranked No.20, and he also won Juren.

Xu Qiuyang failed the list without any accident. Fortunately, he didn't report any hope. He was more happy than anyone else to see Gong Chengping in high school.

Xie Yan kept printing books for several days without sleep, and the grooms also helped her, printing thousands of scripts at once, and took the opportunity to sell them.

Suddenly earned ten thousand taels of silver.

Ying and the grooms were stunned, after all, Aunt Lan had not been able to save so much money in all these years when she started an escort agency.

But Xie Yan's next move made them very puzzled.

"Now that the township examination has passed, it is almost November now, and the examination is less than four months away. It will take at least two months on the way to Kyoto. If there is an accident, there will be delays, so it is better to get on the road as soon as possible. .”

A groom asked puzzledly, "Then why did you give away the mimeograph machine?"

"The mimeograph machine was not sent by someone else. I also wrote a better printing method. I plan to go to the magistrate today to present the mimeograph machine and the movable type printing method together, and ask the magistrate to send troops to escort us to Beijing."

The groom suddenly realized: "The government sent troops to escort these sharp printing tools, and they escorted us by the way, that's wonderful."

Ying Wenyan said with some pain: "This thing can make so much money at once, it's really distressing to give it away."

Xie Yan smiled: "Don't worry, I have a lot of other things that can make money. If Wanwan can pass the test, how can she have the time to write a storybook?"

A few people think about it too, they only hope that this matter will be settled soon, and then they will settle down and earn money with Xie Yan.

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In Shangyan Village at this time, it is the season of harvesting rice.

Cao E's family only grows three acres of rice now, and she doesn't plan to hire someone this year, so she cuts it bit by bit every day.

Xie Yuangu followed behind with a small basket, picking up ears of rice, while chasing the sparrows that came to steal the rice.

This year's Escort Bureau's business is good, and the boys have to go everywhere to guard the Escorts, and only Lan Xi is free to help Cao E cut the rice.

Now that the two have been dating for several days, Cao E is finally not as shy as she was at the beginning when facing Lan Xi's flirty remarks from time to time.

But seeing Lanxi holding a sickle and going to the field to cut rice with her, I couldn't bear it anymore.

"It's just over two acres of rice. I'll cut it by myself in a few days. Why are you meddling with this?"

"I feel sorry for you, otherwise you should stop planting. Anyway, the family is not short of money."

"If I don't farm, what can I do these days, I don't have to be idle."

"You have to go back to the store in the morning, and it's not like you're left idle all day."

"What's the work in the store? Standing there to get the powder, and I don't have to bask in the sun. I won't be idle when I come back."

Hearing what Cao E said, Lan Xi knew that she had no way to persuade this little woman, so she had to accept her fate and take the sickle to go to the field.

Cao E couldn't persuade her so she had to stop her and wrap her headscarf.

Pulling the towel to wrap around her chest.

"Why do you want to surround it?" Lan Xi said in a delicate voice.

Cao E looked at the white snow exposed by the wide open collar, and said with averted eyes: "If you get scratched by the ears of rice, you will be so itchy that you can't sleep when you go back at night."

Lan Xi stared at her treacherously and said, "Didn't you help me stop the itch in the past? I'm not afraid."

I'm not afraid, I'm still very useful.Lan Xi thought silently in her heart.

Cao E blushed instantly when she heard her nonsense, and she barked her ears and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, it hurts to get scratched."

Lan Xi put on her straw hat and said, "If you cover it up, you won't be able to see it."

"Cough cough—cough," Cao E almost choked on her own saliva, "I'm doing my work, how can I have eyes to see you, I'll see you when I go back tonight."

"You can't see it in the dark at night." Lan Xi's eyes were full of spring.

Cao E hastily avoided her eyes and said, "I've been very tired harvesting rice these days, so I don't have the time to look at this and that."

Lan Xi stared straight at her and said, "You just need to lie down comfortably if you are weak."

The author has something to say: the plot is all supported by the coquettish words of Boss Lan and Da'ezi.

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Thanks to the little angels who threw mines: generosity, one pencil;

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