Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 70 Social Issues
“快马每5天把2斤半干花混在胭脂盒里藏着，而且送金陵走的是400里加急。这玩意和600里、800里不同的是，到了各处驿站时可以换人和换马。

No one cares what we give away, and most people don't know that the things are ours, otherwise eunuch Xia would not ask me to buy them.

Definitely ask me directly. "

Shi Zhongkui's eyes lit up, and secretly sighed that Xue Baochai was really a good wife, knowing how to use rouge to cover up the fragrance of flowers, and no one would really care about a few small boxes.

"Thank you Bao girl for me. It's just that I only have 15 catties of goods every month. Any more is not a matter of money and friendship. So if you lose 5 catties, you won't have any problems, right?"

Xue Pan laughed, "My brother also has times when he can't figure it out."

Shi Zhongkui was taken aback for a moment, and Xue Pan said, "The less things are, the more precious they are, and each family has one or a half taels less. Those gentry in the south are more concerned about it, and the price will definitely go up a little more."

Only then did Shi Zhongkui realize that as long as the original customers can continue to buy it, it's really not a big problem to order less and more, and the reason is easy to find.

There is a lot of rain on the road, when a caravan encounters robbers, or even simply say that this kind of top-quality saffron, the merchants on the plateau can’t guarantee the quantity themselves, and they can buy the current products only by relying on their relationships for many years.

Smiling and shaking his head, Shi Zhongkui said, "Although you and I are in-laws, I can't let the Xue family suffer. From now on, it will be calculated as 15 taels of silver. I don't care how much you can sell it for."

Xue Pan was also polite this time, nodding directly in agreement.

Then Shi Zhongkui asked again, "You are responsible for purchasing the saffron for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, how much do you plan to quote?"

Xue Pan said without concealment, "30 taels."

Shi Zhongkui looked at Xue Pan in amazement, but he saw this guy giggling, "Brother doesn't know, according to what my mother said, the things my father bought in the past were at least double the price.

Otherwise, if you report less, you may die outside someday. "

Shi Zhongkui immediately understood that this was a large group of people colluding internally and externally to suck the blood of the royal family, and the quotation was just a quotation, so it was difficult to say the actual quantity.

This is also why the imperial merchants were forced to be helpless, otherwise they would lose money and be hostile by a large group of eunuchs and other imperial merchants.

Thinking of this, Shi Zhongkui couldn't help cursing inwardly, it doesn't seem that the servants of the Rongning Second House are vampires, but that the rich and powerful families in the whole society have such problems.

Maybe 5 catties of saffron was only 1500 taels of silver, which was a price of conscience in the eyes of the eunuchs. When they searched for it, they would have no money to make in the hands of Xue's family.

It's no wonder that the Jia family has such a high tolerance for the corruption of servants. In fact, you can't stop it, and the children of the Jia family are the beneficiaries themselves.

Not to mention Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, Jia Qin, etc., and even Jia Dairu, the grandfather who taught in Jia's clan studies.

And to put it bluntly, we are all relatives, so there is no benefit, so why should you humble yourself in front of you?
Take ten thousand steps back and say, as long as anyone with a little ambition can't afford to provoke you, can I still hide?

Shi Zhongkui sighed heavily, and said to Xue Pan, "It seems that it is right for me to be married to your family. From now on, I will be in charge of outsiders, and Miss Bao will be in charge of insiders, but there is one thing. I only want the house to be peaceful and the rules must be established."

Seeing that Shi Zhongkui said it so straightforwardly, Xue Pan laughed, "Don't worry, brother, my sister is well educated and sensible, she is the most wise.

On the contrary, my younger brother is reluctant to let my younger sister marry into your family. "

Shi Zhongkui understood this as soon as he heard it. In the past, Xue Baochai helped take care of it, and Xue Pan only needed to have fun.

Seeing off Xue Pan, who left happily with 50 catties of 6 taels of ordinary peaches and 50 catties of fresh grapes, Shi Zhongkui resisted the idea of ​​going to the new house and calmed down, lying on the recliner and thinking about the hospital examination.

Three days passed in a flash, and before 3 o'clock in the morning, I brought Shun'er and several servants of the Yu family to the Shuntian Mansion Tribute Court, which was outside the Tribute Court of the Ministry of Rites.

I thought I came early, but I didn't expect that the surroundings of the Gongyuan were already brightly lit and crowded with people.

There are fewer students in the north than in the south, but the number of people taking the exam around Gyeonggi is no less than that in Jinling. The reason is simple and expensive.

There must be no fewer rich families in Gyeonggi than in the south, and of course there are many scholars.

The Four Treasures of Study presented by Xue Baochai were actually just a moral, and they couldn’t be brought into the Tribute Court at all. After undergoing an obviously insulting inspection, they had to take off their clothes.

Shi Zhongkui followed the guards of the Gongyuan to his cell, and the first thing he did was to check whether there was any problem in the cell.

Not even a scrap of paper, not even a single word on the table.

Then he took off his robe and fell asleep.

And the examiners and invigilators who came over to take a look, were not surprised but delighted to see him doing this.

This is a performance that some seniors have specifically mentioned, and their mental quality is also excellent.

Three days passed in a flash, Shi Zhongkui was full of joy, and even walked out of the tribute courtyard with a little excitement.

Shiwen and Stereotypes are okay to say, the shortcut is to keep doing the questions, according to Yu Honggao, even if he takes the exam, he will be fine.

But to Shi Zhongkui's surprise, there was a question of "encouraging learning" this year, and he copied the song "Song of Tomorrow" without even thinking about it.

Tomorrow is tomorrow, tomorrow is so much.I am born to wait for tomorrow, and everything is in vain.

This cannot be passed, Shi Zhongkui flew upside down and stopped playing.

As for the original author, he was originally the No. [-] scholar in the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, this is the Great Zhou Dynasty. Anyway, Shi Zhongkui did not find any information about the original author, and it is impossible for a No. [-] scholar to have no records.

"Boqian, how did you do in the exam, how did you do in the exam?"

Seeing Yu Tongfu's anxious expression, as well as Xue Pan, Jia Lian, Uncle Fu, Shun'er who were traveling with him, and even Jia Quan who was hiding aside and cowering.

Shi Zhongkui smiled slightly, and while nodding, he said, "Before the list comes out, don't say too much, lest you become a momentary laughing stock."

When the students around him heard what he said, some nodded along, and some thought that he had failed the exam. While feeling refreshed, they were free from jealousy and other bad thoughts.

"Let's go, let's talk when we get home", Yu Tongfu pulled him and walked out, but to Shi Zhongkui's surprise, this time was not the way back to his previous home.

Three days later, in a compound with three courtyards in the west of the capital, Shi Zhongkui drank tea comfortably and looked at a copybook, while Xue Pan at the side turned around like an ant in a hot pot.

It seems that it is not Shi Zhongkui who is testing for talent, but him.

This new house is said to be a pavilion, quiet and elegant. Fortunately, the cornices and rockery are not too high, and the waterside pavilion is just a lotus pond.

On the carved beams, there are only some carved beam paintings with blessings such as elk, bats, and birthday stars.

While living comfortably, there is no need to worry about problems.

That is, there are too many houses and few people.

(End of this chapter)