On second thought, this is a good idea. Xie is inviting them to marry, and both parties are willing. He lowered his head and played with the five big coins in his hand, thinking to himself, Xie seems to be sincere, maybe this is a good place to go.

In Xie's garden.

Qing Dai was extremely puzzled and asked, "Madam, why do we have to set the interview location halfway up the mountain? I heard that the road there is not easy to walk on."

Xie Xian glanced at her lazily: "Is the road in our Que County easy to travel?"

The Zuo brothers at the bottom couldn't help but chuckle, their own queen was really cunning.

"Then why do you have to include five copper coins in the post?" Qingdai continued to ask.

"I don't even know if I can get the marriage, but I've already paid five copper coins. It's such a big loss." She couldn't understand.

Zuo Wei stroked his beard and said, "Your Highness, this is a wise move. We were originally in the wrong to send a visiting card from the Princess's Mansion. Whether you are willing to come or not, having these five coppers in hand will make you feel more comfortable."

"So that's how it is." Qingdai looked at Xie Xian with sparkling eyes.

"Student, you still have to show some consideration." He knew very well that scholars valued their reputation, and he and Zuo Ci were not very optimistic about Xie Xian's recruitment.

Because Que County is so remote, asking students who have seen the prosperity of Kuaiji County to give up their comfortable lives and go to the northwest to suffer hardships is, to be honest, too much of a stretch for ordinary people to leave their hometowns and clans, even if the conditions are good.

In Xie Xian's view, it is just leaving the province and working outside, but for the ancients, it is equivalent to not being able to meet each other in their lifetime.

Zuo Wei twirled a small tuft of beard and frowned, saying: "Most of the people selected by your majesty this time are from commoner families and poor families." He was a little confused about Xie Xian's selection criteria. Why didn't she choose children from noble families?

From his point of view, many children of the gentry are also idealistic young people, and they are confident in Xie Xian's governing methods. I believe that no one can refuse to work under Xie Xian. Not only can they learn a lot, but they can also realize their ambitions. Why not?

Moreover, most of those children of the aristocratic families have strong backgrounds, and if the queen encounters difficulties in the future, they may be of use.

As for the commoners, they can only cultivate themselves slowly.

From Xie Xian's attitude towards the Black Stone Guards, we can see that under Xie Xian's governance, although Que County is located in a remote area, it is definitely a place where people's livelihood is prosperous. Ji Yuanyi once said that he would definitely visit Que County in his lifetime.

Xie Xian did not accept Zuo Wei's idea. At first, she also thought about recruiting young men from the gentry into the team, but then she thought, how can she provide protection for them?

The best guarantee between the nobles was marriage, and she had no intention of exchanging her sisters' marriages for anything, so this plan was shelved.

As a more pragmatic modern person, Xie Xian sneers at the capitalists' preference for clear-headed and foolish idealistic young people. She does not like PUA and cannot get away with empty promises.

As long as the newcomer passes her test, she is confident that she can attract talented people with her generous treatment.

Ordinary people from the common people are the majority. She tried her best to avoid being special. And if she recruited someone with a deeper background than Xie, it was unknown whether she would end up helping others.

Don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. It's okay for her to do this and that quietly now, but if she really makes it public, who knows, Que County will become the fiefdom of some prince or noble tomorrow.

She believed in what Boss Zhu said: "Store up food and slowly become king." Low-key development is the way to go.

The next day, Xu Ansheng set out on the road out of the city early in the morning carrying dry food. It was a sunny day, and the bamboo forest on the west hillside was quite dense and far away from the city, so not many people went there.

But for some reason today, there were quite a lot of people on the road, and he met many people who were hiking up the mountain like him.

Jumping off the ox cart of a village elder who was kind enough to give him a ride, Xu Ansheng looked up at the mountainside in the distance. The road up the mountain was winding and rugged. Many students, like him, brought their own dry food to climb up.

But after taking a quick look, he actually saw quite a few girls in the climbing group.

Xu Ansheng: What's going on? Does Xie's recruitment today also include girls?

The crowd didn't know each other and were busy climbing the mountain. A sturdy young man behind him shouted to him, "Brother, wait for me! Ahem!"

That man was stronger than him, but he was so tired that his face turned pale and his forehead was covered with sweat when he was less than a hundred feet away from the foot of the mountain.

Xu Ansheng glanced at him and didn't want to pay attention to him, but then he thought that maybe they would be flirting with each other in the future, so he stood there and waited for him to come up.

"Oh my god! I'm so tired! Brother, are you here to take part in the Xie Group recruitment exam as well?"

"Yes," Xu Ansheng said concisely.

"My name is Feng Chan. I'm from Beixiang. Nice to meet you, sir." After the two exchanged their names, they learned that Feng Chan came from a good family, but because he had been in poor health since childhood, he looked strong but was actually weak.

Now that his eldest brother has inherited the family business, he, as the second son, must go out to find a job to support himself. He then applied to the princess's mansion for a job, but his sister-in-law did not agree to pay to smooth things over for him. He thought it was hopeless, but then there was a ray of hope and the Xie family of Chenjun came to find him.

"We are really lucky. Over the years, the princess's mansion has never been short of people. Many people have sent letters but never received any response." Feng Chan said after a while.

Xu Ansheng nodded. He glanced at Feng Chan and asked with concern, "Brother, are you okay?" Seeing how he was panting, he was afraid that he would pass out soon.

"Hey! My body is like this. Whenever I climb a mountain, I will gasp for a while at the beginning, but it will be fine after I'm done catching my breath. It's been like this since I was a child." Feng Chan patted his shoulder and comforted him.

Xu Ansheng: You are so weak!

"I heard that the person in charge of the Xie family this time is a female ruler. Do you know about this, brother?"

"Have heard a little bit!"

"Then do you know that this lady has military power in her hands?" Feng Chan was quite excited when he thought of the news his elder brother had found out.

Seeing Xu Ansheng turned around, he continued to repeat what Xie Xian had said in the Princess's Mansion when she angrily scolded the Princess, and finally concluded: "Outsiders say that this northern tigress is really no less capable than a man."

In the past two days, listening to the rumors about this Lady Xie, she has the feeling that she is an obedient person. Moreover, she is very capable in doing things, and is even not inferior to those children from aristocratic families. This makes Xu Ansheng more and more curious.

The two climbed to the mountainside with great effort. When they looked up, they saw two girls on the mountain path in front of them. One of them was dressed as a warrior with a conical hat on her head and a long sword on her back. The other one was the same as Feng Chan, leaning against a rock and breathing heavily. The mountain breeze blew, and the white gauze on her green jacket fluttered, revealing a light white deer.

The sword-carrying female warrior walking in front complained, "Hurry up! If you are late, I won't be embarrassed."

"Hey! Whoever said this road was easy yesterday, I'm going to deduct his money!"

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