Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

On the day of the exam, the family bid farewell to Ye Xin. Since Ye Xin entered the exam room, Ye Xi's family prayed for Ye Xin to have everything go smoothly every day. Ye Xi also accompanied Madam Ye to Lingyin Temple to pray for Ye Xin and add merit. Because Ye Xi was afraid of meeting Wei Jue, she followed Madam Ye obediently during the few times she went to Lingyin Temple, staying in the inner hall all the time, and followed Madam Ye to leave after the exam. Madam Ye felt that she was particularly sensible these days.

The nine days were short and long. No matter what, they finally waited until the exam was over. The family took Ye Xin home. Ye Xin was like he had been in prison, half dead. Ye Xi knew that the ancient imperial examination was very cruel, but she didn't expect it to be even more severe than she imagined. Master Ye knew about this situation a long time ago, and he had prepared a doctor and a bunch of nourishing ingredients and medicinal materials. He kept nourishing Ye Xin for a few days after the exam, and slowly his complexion got better.

That day, Ye Xi came to visit Ye Xin. Ye Xin joked, "Sister, I am wearing the gift you gave me this time. I don't know if I can pass the high school entrance examination, but the Buddha has left this life for me."

Ye Xi felt distressed but couldn't help laughing: "Silly brother."

Chuntao went out shopping today and came back to tell Yexi that Ah Shan had brought back a message and handed Yexi a wax-sealed bamboo tube. Yexi sent Chuntao away and opened the bamboo tube. She saw a tiny hair inside the wax seal and knew that the bamboo tube had never been opened. This was an agreement between Yexi and Ah Shan.

Chuntao is not very smart, so Ye Xi only asks her to help run errands, but Chuntao actually has no idea what she and A Shan are doing. Ye Xi does not tell Chuntao because he is worried that Chuntao will be in danger if she is exposed one day, and Chuntao is not sophisticated and is easily tricked, so the less she knows, the better.

Ye Xi took out the note from the bamboo tube and fell into deep thought after reading it. Ah Shan was very hardworking and learned to read very quickly. He would break down the words he didn't understand and ask the teacher how to write them. The teacher would naturally answer every question, so although his handwriting was not beautiful, he could understand what was written.

"It's about salt, let's meet."

Ye Xi knew that her guess was correct. The Yang family was indeed involved in the contraband salt trade. Ah Shan probably knew how serious it was, so he did not mention it on paper and asked for a meeting. She had to arrange a meeting between the two.

She asked Chuntao to tell Ah Shan that they would meet at a restaurant the next day. When Ye Xi arrived, Ah Shan was already waiting in the private room. After Ye Xi entered the private room, Chuntao stood guard at a distance outside the private room. If she saw someone approaching the private room, she would stop them, otherwise she would pretend to be waiting for someone.

"Ashan, how is it?" Ye Xi went straight to the point. She didn't have much time left, as the return date agreed by Pei Zhu would soon arrive. Although Pei Zhu hadn't sent any letter, he was probably on his way back. She didn't know when she would have to go back to Suzhou City.

"Miss, I heard that after the official salt ship from Yangzhou City delivered the salt from Yangzhou City to Hangzhou City, it did not leave but stayed in Hangzhou City for two days. I suspect they are waiting for someone to pick up the smuggled salt." Ashan said.

Although Ah Shan didn't know why Ye Xi wanted to investigate the famous wealthy family in Yangzhou, he was grateful to her and helped to keep an eye on the Yang family's every move. It was a complete surprise to know about the illegal salt trafficking. Although he was young, he had heard many stories about illegal salt trafficking at the dock. He didn't connect this matter with what Ye Xi had said, but when he heard others mention that the Yang family seemed to have a relationship with this ship, he kept an eye on it and pretended to take a job at the dock and kept observing.