Eating big melon is so refreshing

Xiao Chunya knew there was a trap when she heard this. Her father's biggest source of income from managing the dock was goods smuggled at sea, such as salt and ironware. If these things were to be successfully brought ashore, they could not be concealed from Zhao Erlang, the biggest manager of the dock. This was considered gray income and there would be no problem as long as she was not caught by the government.

As an early stage dark energy hunter, Zhao Erlang hunted wild animals, such as a white-eyed wolf king with intact fur. The skin was worth 300 taels of silver. Of course, he could not catch them all by himself, so he had to share the silver with Eighteen and Nineteen, and he got 100 taels of silver in total.

The normal practice is to sign a five-year contract. No one would be so foolish as to sign a ten-year contract. If there is no business at the wharf after five years, and 10 taels of tax will still have to be paid to the government each year, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Moreover, three years later, she and her brother were both ten years old. According to the plan, they both took the county examination and if everything went well, they would both get the title of scholar. Generally, those who passed the examination would choose to go to the official school in the prefecture, which was equivalent to further study. They would have to study for at least one or two years to have a greater chance of passing the examination.

If you don't want to take the imperial examination, or feel that your abilities are far from enough, then you can choose to return to your hometown to open a private school and become a teacher, just like Zhao Ming. He feels that his talents are not enough, and he will not take the imperial examination in the short period of five years.

The younger brother's words were even more deceptive. Who stipulated that after the county magistrate was promoted, the county magistrate would be replaced by the county assistant. The county magistrate was a seventh-rank official, the county assistant was an eighth-rank official, and the chief clerk was a ninth-rank official. Generally speaking, if the county magistrate was transferred, he would be transferred to another place of equal rank to serve as the county magistrate, which was equivalent to an exchange. This was also specially stipulated by the Daye Dynasty. The longest time in office could not exceed ten years, in order to prevent the county magistrate from colluding with local officials and townsmen to cheat the people.

The difficulty for a county magistrate to be promoted to county magistrate is like that for a concubine to become the first wife. It is not that there is no chance, but it is very difficult. First of all, the county magistrate must make a great political achievement, and the county magistrate must participate in this achievement. If the county magistrate is promoted to the fifth-rank prefect, the county magistrate will be promoted to county magistrate.

Nine out of ten county magistrates will continue to serve as county magistrates until retirement, while the remaining one will most likely be dismissed from office and imprisoned, or resign for various reasons and return to his hometown to farm.

Is it so easy to get into the officialdom?

Xiao Chunya looked at the crowd and counted the number of people. She turned her head and looked at Zhao Bei beside her. "Grandpa, where is uncle? Isn't he home?"

Zhao Bei looked a little embarrassed, and he mumbled, "He doesn't live in the village."

"Brother, do you live in the county?" Zhao Erlang frowned and said, "What day is it today? Even if you are doing business, you should come back."

Zhao Dong's face was not looking good either, he said, "Da Lang has been near the nunnery these days, he and Wang Shi are really doomed, they have been secretly together."

Zhao Xi sighed, "You can't blame Dalang entirely. All three children were born to Wang. After all, the children are still young and can't leave their mother."

"There is a relatively flat piece of land diagonally opposite the city gate that can be used to build a house. Firstly, that place is also suitable for doing some small business. Secondly, if you need anything, there will be people to respond." Zhao Erlang's tone became a little lighter. He said, "After all, he is my brother. I don't want to see him get into any accidents, but I don't forgive what he did before."

He used witchcraft to curse his two children. If he got angry, he would beat his elder brother to death on the spot! Erniu was young and ignorant, and a 30-year-old man was also ignorant? Using witchcraft would exterminate the entire clan. Weren't there enough heads cut off in the previous dynasty?

Even if Zhao Erlang could forgive Zhao Dalang and Erniu, the village chief Zhao Qingshan still couldn't let go of the knot in his heart. It was impossible to let them return to the town, and if they continued to live near the nunnery, he would not be able to bear the blame if something happened.

When Zhao Qingshan heard Zhao Erlang's proposal, his eyes lit up. This was a best of both worlds solution, so he agreed immediately.

"Uncle Wanzi, please go and bring back Erniu and Sanniu." Xiao Chunya said, "To be honest, I don't even know what witchcraft means, so how can Erniu understand anything?"

Sticking the horoscope on a straw man, then using needles to prick it into a hedgehog and throwing it under the bed, this is called witchcraft. Do those shamans who perform shamanic rituals still have food to eat?

Zhao Yangshi's voice was somewhat anxious. "Isn't pricking a scarecrow with needles a witchcraft technique?"

"Yes, but it's not complete." Xiao Chunya said, "You stick needles into a scarecrow or a rag doll, and then you ask a witch or Taoist priest to perform a ritual. It takes at least seven days and seven nights. If you find a fake witch or Taoist priest, it will become a farce."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. It turned out that there was such a big step that had not been completed. No wonder the court did not investigate it.

Xiao Qiu suddenly asked, "Why does Erniu hate me and my sister? Where does his hatred come from?"

"I think the situation is like this. My uncle always thought he should get 21 acres of land, but my great grandfather only gave him 5 acres, so he felt unbalanced."

Xiao Chunya's inner voice rang out, "Uncle is used to controlling Wang. He was defeated by Liu and must be resentful of Grandpa. Uncle pretended to be honest for more than 20 years. Without Wang to shield him, his hypocritical nature was exposed. Without grandpa and grandma to subsidize him, his life is very tormenting."

Everyone's faces were full of joy. It was estimated that the people in the village had heard Xiao Chunya's thoughts, and their faces were full of joy at this moment.

"If uncle is really filial, why didn't he visit grandpa and grandma once when they were working in the coal mine? Even if he doesn't have time to visit, he should at least send something. Did he? If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. If the first cow learns to be crooked, the second cow will also be crooked. If I were my grandpa and grandma, I would raise the third cow myself. If the third cow is crooked again, everything will be over."

Zhao Bei and Zhao Yang's faces turned red and pale. Having raised their eldest son for nearly thirty years, they had no idea that he was so hypocritical and selfish!

"It's the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. There are still so many people in this town at this time. Don't you find it strange?" Xiao Chunya revealed the big news. "Among these people, there must be spies from Dongcang, spies from Nanping, assassins from Xiling, and Xuanwu guards. For example, the boy who disappeared from the Tang family was abducted by spies from Dongcang. If uncle and his friends don't leave the nunnery, they will have a taste of being torn into pieces and hacked to pieces today! How come overnight, it seems that everyone in the world knows that I forced Bai Zihua to death? Shouldn't he die for betraying his country for a woman? He abandoned his wife and children for a woman, and completely ignored the lives of thousands of people. Shouldn't he die? According to the time, the prince of Dongcang and his 30,000 cavalry should also report to hell!"

Many people looked horrified. There were so many spies in the town. Was this place still safe?