She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

“Village chief, we are refugees from Hedong Prefecture who have been affected by the disaster…” Lian Chengmo calmly gave the little girl the address of her village, and then gave the village chief a slight scholar’s ​​bow.

Upon hearing this, the people from Yaoli Village behind him let out a soft "Eh!" They were from Yaoli Village, and they had come from the northern frontier.

However, they had barely uttered a sound when Yao Lizheng silenced them with a single glance. Yao Lizheng knew that the young master must have his reasons for saying that.

Sure enough, the village chief's expression softened considerably when he saw that Lian Chengmo was so reasonable and his words were so logical.

"Knowing you are disaster victims, we will not harm you. Young master, you should take your villagers and take a detour. Our villagers will not allow you to pass." The village chief still insisted on not allowing people to pass.

Lian Chengmo wasn't surprised to hear this, and he took something else out of his pocket.

“I understand that the village chief is wary of us. I am not very talented, but I just passed the preliminary examination last year and came in first place in Yuncheng.”

"I just didn't expect to encounter a natural disaster while visiting relatives, so I went south with distant relatives from the village, hoping to return to the clan's territory in Yunzhou."

"How about I hand over this certificate of a student and a ten-tael silver note? Would that be acceptable?" Lian Chengmo said gently as he handed over the certificate and the ten-tael silver note together.

His words surprised the people in the opposite village, and some of them were tempted by the price of ten taels of silver.

Although ten taels of silver are divided among more than thirty households in the village, and each household might only receive a few hundred coins, it's still free money.

Besides, many people in their village are still at home at this time. If they are prepared, they are not afraid of any underhanded tactics from the other side.

"This? Young master, are you from Liancheng, Yunzhou?" The village chief, who was literate, took the document and asked in surprise.

"I am but a member of a collateral branch of the Liancheng family," Liancheng Mo replied casually, then waited patiently for the other party to discuss the matter.

Sure enough, the village chief called a few elderly people in the village to discuss the matter for a while, and finally agreed to let the people of Yaoli Village pass through the village, but they had to leave their village quickly, and they would send people to follow them along the way.

“Okay.” Lian Chengmo nodded, agreeing to the village chief’s request.

So Yao Lizheng hurriedly sent word to the back that everyone should prepare to pass through the village quickly.

Banxia carried Xiaoshuang'er in one arm and held her third brother's hand with the other, walking beside Lianchengmo who was pushing a cart, observing the village as they went.

Because the village is built against the mountain, the residents live very close to each other, each with a large courtyard of more than 1,000 square meters, and most of them are thatched houses.

However, precisely because they live close together, if they were robbed, no family would escape unscathed, which explains why they are so united.

When they left the village, Banxia realized why Lian Chengmo insisted on passing through here: there was a river in front of the village, about three meters wide.

Looking around, there was nowhere to cross the village except for a wooden bridge built in front of it.

If they had chosen to take a detour, who knows how long it would have taken to cross the river, and they might have ended up having to cut down trees and build a bridge themselves.

However, Banxia looked at the old-fashioned boy beside her with a puzzled expression. How did he know that this was the only way to get through here?

Has this old-fashioned guy ever been here?

Were all children in ancient times able to run so fast?

But then I thought about the situation of Liancheng Mo's family. They were clearly from Yunzhou, but they went to the northern frontier to take up their posts with their grandfather. Maybe they had passed through here on their way back to their hometown.

After thinking it over, she managed to convince herself. It was her turn to cross the bridge, so Banxia quickly pulled herself together and carefully crossed.

Fortunately, the villagers probably go out often, so the wooden bridge is very sturdy. Not to mention wheelbarrows, even a large yellow ox can cross it without any problem.

After everyone had crossed the bridge and stood on the other side, the village chief personally led a group of people to return the student's degree certificate to Lian Chengmo.

He looked at the document again and again, seemingly reluctant to part with it. Good heavens, this was the top student in Yunzhou!

In the entire Great Xia Dynasty, who doesn't know how difficult it is to get first place in all kinds of imperial examinations in Yunzhou?

It can be said that as long as you get first place in the Xiucai exam in Yunzhou, you're guaranteed to get first place in the Juren exam, and if you get first place in the Juren exam, you're basically guaranteed to get first place in the Jinshi exam and Zhuangyuan exam.

This is the source of confidence for the Liancheng family, a family with a thousand-year history.

No matter how many dynasties changed, they always treated the Liancheng family guests with respect.

The village chief finally met the legendary person today and even touched the person's documents with his own hands. How could he not be excited?

"Take care, young master!" The old village chief waved to Lian Chengmo, smiling like a chrysanthemum.

If the old scholar in the village hadn't told him, he wouldn't have known that this young master was so capable.

Fortunately, the old village chief was still rational and did not return Lian Chengmo's ten-year silver notes, otherwise the villagers would have objected.

Lian Chengmo casually stuffed the things back into his pocket, nodded slightly to the old village chief, and then left with the group.

After walking a little further away, Banxia couldn't help but sigh.

"This old man is quite a man of his word."

If the other party is a bad person, they might not be satisfied with ten taels of silver and might even threaten Lian Chengmo with a document to demand more silver.

"It doesn't matter what he does, as long as we cross the road safely." Lian Chengmo turned his head to look at the little girl and added in a good mood.

That document became a useless piece of paper the moment he was reborn; he would not take the imperial examination again until the world was unified.

What use are the documents of the previous dynasty after the country is unified?

Keeping it is just in case it might come in handy, since it has the official seal on it, which is quite useful for ordinary people.

No, just use it.

"That's true. The Great Xia Dynasty will be finished sooner or later, and your document will be invalid then." Banxia muttered with a smile upon hearing this.

Yao Daniu overheard their conversation and looked very unhappy with a stern face.

"Young master, you shouldn't have given that old man the silver note. That was ten taels of silver! We could have just forced our way in."

“You’re so young now, and there’s no adult in your family. Ten taels of silver will be enough for you to live on for a long time,” Yao Daniu said, getting angrier the more he thought about it.

After the last chase, Yao Daniu knew that the young master had been rejected by the Liancheng family and could no longer rely on his own family. The young master had lost his source of income, so he had to be careful with his money.

“Brother Da Niu, money is just an external thing. Our people shouldn’t be wasted on such a small matter. Consider it a loss to avoid further trouble.” Lian Chengmo felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this and smiled slightly as he explained to Yao Da Niu.

"Huh?" Yao Daniu was a little stunned when he heard the young master say so much.

"Haha, Brother Da Niu, what Lian Chengmo means is that money is not as important as human life. He doesn't want everyone to get into a conflict with the other side and get hurt or killed."

"Consider those ten taels of silver as toll for our passage."

"Didn't you see that village is in a special location? If we don't go through there, we might have to take a much longer detour."

"With over three hundred people like us, this money was well spent," Banxia explained with a chuckle, seeing Yao Daniu's expression.