Good luck with koi carp

Chapter 147
Chili was wearing a fine cotton skirt and followed her father step by step, watching how he arranged the farmers in the fields for the autumn harvest.


In fact, there is no need to work too hard. As the owner, they do not need to work in the fields themselves. They only need to keep an eye on the hired farmers and not be lazy.


Because of the good care, the rice in the field was all full and heavy, bending the head.


The farmers held sickles in their hands and skillfully raised and lowered them. In a short while, they had harvested a whole bundle of rice ears, knotted their tails and piled them on the field ridges, and then continued harvesting.


These rice ears, which are packed in bundles, will then be taken to the drying field. Some relatively strong men will pick them up and knock them out of the rice grains, and then collect them to get the roughest rice grains. food.


Such grains can be used directly to pay taxes to the court without further processing. However, paying taxes on coarse grains and fine grains are different measures. In comparison, fine grains will be slightly more cost-effective.


Some families are too lazy to put in the effort, so they only pay the coarse grains. In order to save a little grain, some families grind the coarse grains manually to get fine grains to pay taxes.


In this way, the remaining rice husks can be used to feed poultry, which is a small savings.


The Chi family has a lot of land and a lot of grain. Since the basic amount is already large, they have to pay a lot of grain taxes every year. If the grain is made into fine grains and used to pay taxes, it will consume more labor costs and waste time and effort. It's not cost-effective, so I always pay for it.


"Our family always harvests all the grain and then calculates the share of the tax that needs to be paid, and then special servants will come to collect the grain."


Chi Xiucai left his daughter in the fields to supervise the farmers harvesting grain, while teaching her how to arrange various affairs during the autumn harvest season, the most important of which was collecting grain and paying taxes.


Since the Chi family has to pay more taxes, the county government will ask the master to bring the accountant and several government servants every year to help count the amount of grain that needs to be paid to avoid tax evasion.


This kind of treatment is not limited to Duchi's family. All wealthy households in the county who own more than fifty acres of land will be closely watched.


"Don't think it's troublesome to do this. Although it is a bit troublesome, the food tax collected in this way is real. In the future, excluding the portion turned over to the court, the daily expenses within the county government, hiring government servants, hiring master accountants, and repairs Roads and other things have to be paid for from here, so whether this tax can be collected every year and whether it is collected enough is very important."


Chi Xiucai taught his daughter sincerely. Chi Li realized that his father was using the pretense of paying taxes at home to teach her how to be an official in the future, so he also took the instruction seriously.


Although he has never really been an official, Chi Xiucai has actually taught official students, and he is responsible for so many things outside and often needs to deal with the government, so he is still more or less familiar with the twists and turns here. Know something.


He is not sure whether his daughter will be able to pass the exam this time, and he is even less sure whether she will take the road of becoming an official in the future. But for some things, it does not mean that he should not prepare in advance if he is not sure whether they will happen. Anyway, he tries his best to prepare for it. It is definitely right to teach your children more of what you know.


No matter how bad it is, won’t my daughter also have to deal with these things when she takes over the family business?


The autumn harvest lasted for nearly half a month. When the Chi family's grain and other crops were almost harvested, the government also came to collect grain taxes.


There are two scholars in the Chi family. Their family's grain tax must first deduct the output of two hundred acres of fertile land before the remaining field tax can be calculated. The tax rates required for planting different crops are also different. This needs to be calculated. There were so many things that the abacus of the accounting clerk who came with me was all fuming, and it still took him half a day to finally finish it.


Then the yamen servants began to sort out the taxable portions from the piles of high-piled grains, put them into bags and weighed them. After confirming that the quantities were correct, the leader of the team immediately showed a bright smile and said to Chi Xiucai and Chi Li. He bowed his head and praised: "The numbers are all in order. This year your house's grain yield per acre is so much more than last year. I must be taking good care of the fields."


"We farmers just rely on the land to eat. The whole family's food rations for the whole year are in the land. Naturally, we need to take more care of it. But it is also God's favor. The weather has been good in recent days, which allows the food in the field to be able to Be more productive." Chi Xiucai smiled modestly.


"That's still inseparable from your good management, Mr. Chi." The master complimented again, then his eyes fell on Chi Li behind Chi Xiucai, and said with a smile: "This is the lady of your house, I heard that Miss Chi's age I have been very talented since I was young, and now I have been selected as a scholar. I also took the provincial examination this year. I would like to congratulate Miss Chi for being on the list and winning the examination."


"I would like to give you your kind words, but my daughter is still young and has only been in school for a short period of time. Her knowledge may be slightly lower than that of other students who have studied hard for ten years. The results of this provincial examination are probably hard to say, but I just wanted to let her try it out in advance, so that she can know what the sky is and the sky is high, haha..."


Chi Xiucai couldn't let his daughter be given a high hat for no reason. Even if the master was mainly doing it out of compliments, if he accepted the words at this time and his daughter failed the exam, wouldn't it be a joke? ?

So he directly blocked the other party's words tactfully and prevented him from mentioning this matter again.


The master was also used to seeing other people's expressions. He knew that he was being flattered this time, so he couldn't help but chat a little. In the end, in order to ease the embarrassment, he could only make up for it with a few words, and then found an excuse to talk to Chi Xiucai's father. The two women said goodbye and turned around to order their men to load the collected grain into the car and transport it back.


After they walked away, Chili heard her father whisper to her: "I heard that the county magistrate is going to be promoted. If we count the time, the new county magistrate sent by the superiors to take over should be here soon. No wonder the master is anxious."


Aren't you in a hurry?


The county magistrate will not take the master with him when he leaves, so I don’t know what the temperament of the new county magistrate is. If someone doesn’t like the master, his former subordinate, and wants to support someone else to take the position, his position as the master will also be Just sit till the end.


That's why the master is anxious to strengthen contact with the wealthy households in the county. He doesn't want to cause trouble for the new boss, but just to prove his usefulness so as not to be replaced.


"Li'er, if you encounter these things in the future, pay more attention to them, and then think about the various methods in your heart, which may be useful to you in the future. Anyway, it won't hurt if you know more." Chi Xiucai told his daughter.


"I know, Dad." Chi Li responded.


After all the autumn harvest work was completed, everyone in the family was so tired that they almost fell asleep.


The result was that after an unknown amount of time, the sound of gongs and drums gradually came from outside the door. There was no one in the Chi family who could take charge. The Chi family housekeeper was so frightened that he hurriedly ran to knock on Xiucai Chi's door.


"Master, master, the official is here to announce the good news. Master, I am so happy. Wake up quickly. Our young lady has passed the examination. Master! Wake up!"


Seeing that no one was moving, the housekeeper's shouts gradually became more and more shrill. Chi Xiucai was so frightened that he woke up from his sleep in a cold sweat.


Having just woken up, he hadn't heard clearly what was being shouted outside. His first reaction was just to be thankful that he came to the study alone to sleep in order not to disturb his wife's rest, otherwise she would have been frightened by the ghostly noise. .


When he gradually regained consciousness, Chi Xiucai, who finally heard what the housekeeper was shouting outside the door, suddenly became excited. Then he didn't even bother to put on his shoes. He quickly got up and ran to the door of the room, opened the door, and pulled it open. The housekeeper, who almost fell down, asked in a trembling voice: "What are you talking about? Who won the prize? Didn't I hear wrongly? Please tell me clearly!"


"Oh sir, who else in our family can win the prize, of course it is the young lady. Come on, come on, the official who announced the good news is already waiting outside the house. You hurry over and have a look. The young lady has already ordered someone to call the lady. "


The housekeeper was extremely anxious when he saw Chi Xiucai still looking confused.


"Oh, oh, yes, the officials are here. I have to go out to entertain them, so I can't neglect them!" Chi Xiucai, who had just woken up from a dream, was about to rush out of the gate, but was stopped by Mrs. Xu who came in a hurry. Stop drinking.


"Husband, even if you want to go out to welcome guests, you have to tidy up your clothes first. If you just run out with disheveled hair, those who don't know think that our Chi family is an ungrateful family, and you have embarrassed our Li'er for nothing."


This was because the scholar in Shuluochi was so excited that he didn't even sort out his image. Running out like this would embarrass their daughter.


Although Mrs. Xu was so excited that her limbs were shaking, she still remembered to tell her maid and mother-in-law to hurry up and clean up for her before going out to welcome the guests.


After being reminded by his wife, Chi Xiucai noticed how embarrassed he was now. He chuckled twice and quickly went back and closed the door. After a while, the elegant and handsome uncle came out after a while.


Along with my beloved wife, I met my daughter who was also woken up from her sleep to wash up and dress up and go out to welcome the good news.


Seeing that her daughter was still covered, Mrs. Xu pulled her and reminded her to wake up: "Don't be confused, hurry up and go out to welcome your happy event."


"I wonder where I got in the exam?"


Chi Li was very happy when she heard that she had passed the exam, but this result was not a surprise to her. She should have known that her academic level had grown many months after she started to rank first in Henglu Academy. At a certain level, it can even be said that even if she takes the provincial examination in the more involuntarily Bohe Prefecture, she will most likely be on the list.


What's more, the exam environment here in Nanhuai Prefecture is relatively relaxed.


So instead of being excited and happy about passing the exam, Chi Li is now more concerned about her ranking. After all, she has really studied without sleep and food for a long time, just waiting for the results to be announced this time.


I hope the ranking will not fall too far behind.


The official who came to announce the good news didn't expect that they had to wait for a long time after arriving. When the door of Chi's house opened and saw the host's family of three, the first official immediately put aside his little impatience and said, He raised his brightest smile and sang loudly: "Congratulations to Chili, a student from Da'an County, Nanhuai Prefecture, for getting the title of Zhongxiang Examination!"


"Congratulations to Nanhuai Mansion..."


Other officials behind also sang along, and the gong and drum team remembered that someone was setting off red firecrackers. For a while, the scene was extremely noisy and lively, attracting neighbors and passers-by to stop and watch.


After hearing that it was Miss Chi's family who had won the exam, everyone first opened their eyes in disbelief, and then there was an overwhelming shout of congratulations.


Some people are still sighing.


"Be a good boy, this girl from the Chi family is really awesome!"

"The Chi family will ascend to heaven from now on."

"Miss Chi's family passed the exam. This is a real change. From now on, the Chi family will be different from others."

"I remember that Miss Chi was also taught by her father since she was a child, right? I wonder if Chi Xiucai's private school still accepts students?"

"I also want to enroll my girl." "My daughter, my daughter seems to be quite smart, how about... send her to study too?"

"Her father, that's what I have in mind."

"Who says girls are useless in studying? Isn't it very useful? Look at Miss Chi, she has passed the exam and passed the exam. I remember she can become an official."

……


Chili herself didn't expect that just by receiving the good news, she would gather a lot of merit around her.


After thinking about it for a moment, she understood why.


This is the power of example.


Because of her existence, many people have seen the benefits of women studying and taking the imperial examinations, which has given many girls who had no chance to study before a chance to change their destiny. The merits resulting from this naturally belong to Chi Li. It has set a good example of positive results.


Ordinary people may not understand many principles, and their vision is not as far-sighted as that of some smart people, but they know how to follow the trend. Who is living a good life and how they live a good life? They see it and want to make their own family live a good life. If you want to live such a good life, you will naturally follow suit.


Although this kind of behavior is not easy to criticize, in fact, the result is good and it does not harm others. On the contrary, it can help many girls get the opportunity to study and improve. That's it.


My daughter passed the examination and was ranked No. 1 in Jieyuan!


The Chi family couple were excited and happy. If they hadn't worried about the presence of outsiders, they would have wanted to dance on the spot. In a good mood, they were quite generous.


Every official who came to the Chi family to report the good news received a heavy purse. There was no need to open it and look at it. Just weigh it with your hands and you would know that it contained at least dozens of taels of silver.


This time, the official officials had completely lost their impatience after waiting for a long time, and were only filled with joy. They kept saying all kinds of nice things to the Chi family. Everyone, including the passers-by who were watching, was beaming with joy. land.


Because in addition to the silver reward given to the officials, the Chi family also generously asked people to bring in several large boxes of candy cubes and distributed candies to everyone who was watching.


"You're welcome, come and get a piece of candy to sweeten your mouth. The master's family is very happy today, let's celebrate together!"


Giving candies is much more pleasurable than scattering coins. After all, sugar is expensive, and no matter how many coins you grab, you only have a few pennies, and you can't even afford a piece of candy.


The candy produced by the Chi family is brown sugar cubes cut into thumb-sized pieces. Whether you sell these candies for money, or soak them in water and drink them to replenish your body, it is very cost-effective, so everyone is happy with the candies. High outside.


It's a pity that each person can only receive one piece of candy, but it's still good.


After all, it is free, so how can you choose?


Everyone who received the candy would happily say congratulations to the Chi family. Those who really couldn't think of a message would also say congratulations or thank you, and no one ever had a smile on their face.


The candies were being distributed outside the door for almost an hour. Naturally, Chili and her parents would not stand there waiting. After seeing off a few official servants, the family of three turned around and returned to the house, leaving only the servants who were still distributing the candies. Continue working until all the large boxes of candy are distributed.


After entering the main hall, the door was closed, and sure enough, Chi Xiucai and Xu were already happily hugging each other and jumping up and down. They didn't have the stability of parents at all. Chi Li didn't watch anymore this time, and she couldn't bear it. Zhu excitedly joined his parents.


Jumping together.


She got No. 1 in the provincial examination. This was a result that completely exceeded expectations. How could she not be happy?

It's not in vain that she studied hard for so long. When she was in the fairy world, she didn't even learn magic that crazy.


Fortunately, everything has paid off now.


Not only Chili's family was happy, but the county magistrate who had not officially left office was also very happy. Unexpectedly, when he was about to leave, he could actually produce a candidate under his rule, and he even came back with a high degree of achievement, which can be said to be It gave him a great face, and also added a beautiful touch to his political achievements.


The only flaw is that it's a woman.


The county magistrate himself had always disagreed with the policy of allowing women to take the imperial examination, but he liked the benefits he could get, so after careful consideration, he ordered someone to send a congratulatory gift to Chi Mansion.


Da'an County is such a big place, relying solely on word of mouth, and the news circulates quite quickly.


In less than three days, the news that Miss Chi's wife had won Jieyuan spread throughout the county, shocking almost everyone.


Those who responded quickly quickly prepared generous gifts, fearing that they would not be able to leave a good impression on the Chi family if they were too late.


The status of a Juren is far beyond that of a scholar. You must know that the magistrate of Da'an County is also a Juren. Therefore, Miss Chi's passing the exam has actually entered the door of officialdom and completely achieved a class leap.


I don’t know how the daughter of the Chi family was raised, but she is so powerful that she can overpower a group of men with a woman’s body and become No. 1 in the entire province.


Recently, the Chi family has received a mountain of congratulatory gifts from wealthy households in the county, some relatives and friends, and the county magistrate. Faced with such a huge amount of congratulatory gifts, Mrs. Xu first classified them according to distance and distance. Register again and select different processing results according to different objects.


Congratulatory gifts from relatives, friends and county magistrates can be accepted directly. The former will naturally return gifts slowly in the future in the course of human relations, while the latter will not need to return. Gifts from people who are not very familiar with each other will be returned on the spot.


Of course, this so-called return does not mean the return of the original item, which would be too disrespectful to others. The Chi family just did not want to be involved in any interest relationship with others for no reason, and did not want to offend others, so they found a gift that was equal to the value of the gift. When returning things, if you really can't find anything suitable, you can simply convert them into silver coins, or exchange gifts from the two families and return them.


In this way, both parties can save each other's face and not take advantage of each other. At the same time, it can also be regarded as expressing to the outside world that they appreciate everyone's good intentions, but are unwilling to accept such expensive gifts.


The person who received the gift in return understood what the Chi family secretly meant, and sighed that it was not that easy to get into someone else's family, while also praising the Chi family's high moral integrity.


This kind of Chi family also made some people who were a little hesitant suddenly become firm, as if they had made up their minds.


Within a few days, the Chi family private school welcomed a large number of new students. Surprisingly, nearly half of them were young girls, which surprised even Chili.


But after a brief surprise, I was delighted.


Even if they are strangers to each other, she still likes to see the little girls sitting in the school and receiving education.


The admission threshold for Chi Xiucai's private school is not high, or in other words, the most important thing is to lay the foundation for children's enlightenment. They start from scratch, so there are naturally no requirements.


So basically as long as the parents of the children are willing to send their children to study, they can successfully enter the school.


This also led to a short-term surge in the number of students in private schools, leading to a shortage of teachers.


Seeing that her father was a little busy, Chi Li originally thought of volunteering to help in the private school. She had helped teach the students in her father's private school before, so she had experience and should be able to get started quickly.


Unexpectedly, as soon as this idea was proposed, it was double rejected by the parents.


Facing her daughter's puzzled gaze, Mrs. Xu persuaded her in a gentle voice: "Li'er, didn't you say you want to participate in the Spring Festival next year? Now is the time to study hard, how can you be distracted by other things? Your father will handle the matters in the private school, no need for your help."


Yes, after the results of the provincial examination come out, Chili plans to participate in Chunwei in one go.


She is not so arrogant that she thinks that since she can pass the Jieyuan exam, she will definitely be a Jinshi.


There are so many provinces in the country, and she is not the only one who knows Yuan.


But what can I say, there happens to be a spring festival next year. If you can't go back this time, you will have to wait another three years, and Chili has no patience anymore. The original owner's revenge has been waiting for now, and it is time to avenge it.


Chili is not a rigid person, and she doesn't think there is anything wrong with using others to help her get revenge, but when possible, she still prefers to do it herself, which is more refreshing.


So she had already planned it.


She must take part in this spring. If she can pass the exam, given that the Empress is in such a short supply of female officers, as long as she doesn't commit suicide, she will definitely be promoted easily. When she becomes a higher official than Chen Shimei, she will be the opponent. Unlucky times.


If she failed to pass the exam, she happened to be in Kyoto, so she simply took the token given to her by Mo Yu and went to the Zhenguo Palace to find her and ask him to help her deal with Chen Shimei.


As a close confidant of the empress and a general with military power, the other party wanted to crush Chen Shimei to death just like crushing an ant. She didn't even need to do it herself. She only needed to give an order and someone would naturally clear the obstacles for her.


So what if there is a backstage behind the other party? Mo Yu's backstage is the empress, who can be greater than her?

Although this was like overkill, Chili really couldn't wait any longer, especially when the Chi family treated her better, she found that she could no longer tolerate the person who really killed their daughter. The murderer is still alive in this world.

(End of this chapter)