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Volume Two, Chapter 20, The Head Snake

Yang Cong has always been relatively low-key and has basically never shown any show of the rich family. Why does he show off his wealth as soon as he goes to Beijing?

Could it be that he wanted to show off how rich his family is in front of Lu Song and his wife and his brother-in-law Lu Bing?

Of course not. These days, there is nothing to show off when you have money. The most important thing is to have power. It is basically meaningless to show off your wealth in front of Lu Song and Lu Bing.

In fact, he doesn't want to show off his wealth, but he doesn't want a problem this time. This time, it's related to his marriage with Lu Ling'er, and it is absolutely not a mistake.

His purpose of showing off his wealth is very simple, which is to attract local snakes like Zhang Ping to come to him and ask him if he wants to be convenient.

He believed that there were such local snakes in Jinling, Nandu, and there must be them in the capital.

These days, snakes have snake paths, rats have rat paths. The people at the bottom are just enough money for the rest of their lives. Because money can lead to good life in their minds, everyone is thinking about ways to make money. How could they miss such a good opportunity to make money?

Sure enough, the next morning, before Lu Song and his wife, Nie Bao and Mu Konghui sent anyone to reply to him, a man who claimed to be a yamen runner of the Ministry of Rites came to him.

The effect of showing off his wealth is really good. When Zhang Ping was in Jinling, he came to him after many geniuses. He came to him the next day when he showed off his wealth.

As the saying goes, it is easy to be familiar. This time, Yang Cong did not have as much concern as he had at the beginning. Without thinking, he directly ordered the guard to invite people in.

Soon, an old man with a shrewd face walked in quickly and bowed with a smile: "Little man Li Shier has seen Master Yang."

These days, ordinary people generally call Juren a master, but this is the first time Yang Cong heard people call him that.

This guy looks much better than Zhang Ping, but this name is really a bit too rustic.

But Yang Cong didn't find it strange, because this name was too common in the Ming Dynasty.

For example, Zhu Yuanzhang's original name was Zhu Chongba, which roughly means Zhu Baba. His father was Zhu Siwu and his grandfather was Zhu Chuyi, all with numbers.

This kind of naming method has been popular among the people these days. As for the reason, it is roughly because the heads of the countryside are easy to write and remember, if the people below ask them to name them, they will probably use numbers as numbers.

However, ordinary people will change this old-fashioned name after they have some status and status. Zhang Ping may have called him Zhang Sansan or Zhang Eryi or something before. Li Shier is good, and he is too lazy to change his name.

You guy is a local snake in the capital at least, okay? If you use this name, don’t you feel the price drop?

Yang Cong complained in his heart, then pretended to be curious and said, "Oh, what's the convenience?"

Li Shier said with great knowledge: "That is, the conveniences in the examination room, such as searching for body parts. If the master can pay some money, the villain can make the master pass easily. After taking the provincial examination, he should know that many things in the examination room are quite troublesome. As long as the master is willing to spend money, the villain guarantees that the master will not be tortured to death like the provincial examination."

It turns out that this guy is doing this business. Maybe this guy doesn't know that his Jinling colleague has already found him.

When Yang Cong heard this, he said a little excitedly: "Oh, what are the specific conveniences? Tell me carefully."

The reason why he asked this was mainly to confirm whether this guy's business was as comprehensive as Zhang Ping. After all, there was no communication equipment these days, and it was difficult for ordinary people to move around. Since Li Shier didn't even know about Jinling's peers, it is very likely that the convenience projects in Beijing will be different from those in Jinling, so it would be better to ask clearly first.

Li Shier heard this and quickly introduced: "For example, if the master is willing to spend money in the examination room, if the master is willing to spend money, the villain guarantees that the master will eat hot food, and the water will be enough, so you can drink whatever you want. Also, you don't have to worry about going to the cottage. No matter how many times you go, the examiner will not record you. Also, as long as the master is willing to spend money, the villain can be seen specifically for you, and the charcoal fire will not be extinguished, nor will the charcoal fire burn you."

Is this guy's service program quite comprehensive? As for the smoked mosquitoes, the test is March, and it is very cold, so naturally there are no mosquitoes. However, when you sleep, you should place a charcoal brazier under the wooden "bed" like a burning kang, otherwise you will have to freeze to death.

Yang Cong pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, I didn't expect Brother Li to be so capable, disrespectful, disrespectful, please sit down, please sit down."

Li Shier was really flattered. His business was a little different from Zhang Ping's business, because the business was done by the Juren Master. Generally, the Juren Master who took the exam was not necessarily rich, but he was very arrogant. Who would be so polite to him, a yamen runner?

He was stunned for a moment, then refused again, and saw that Yang Cong really asked him to sit down, so he sat down respectfully.

Yang Cong ordered someone to take Xiangming again, and then asked: "I don't know how much the price is for these conveniences?"

Li Shier quickly introduced: "Master, I'm going to tell you that if you want to be convenient and small, you have to open up many joints. Therefore, the price is relatively high. If you want to do it all, the villain will be cheaper to you, eighty taels."

I'm so impatient that it's twice as expensive as Jinling.

However, this is understandable. After all, this is the capital city, and the significance of the imperial examination is much more important than the provincial examination. It is understandable that the closing price is higher. Yang Cong is not short of this little money. He nodded directly and said, "Okay, all six of us, please take care of you during the imperial examination. There are 480 taels in total. Should we pay now or will we pay after the trial?"

Li Shier was stunned when he heard this. He heard that Yang Cong brought a few juren to the south and was very generous. He then sent someone to the list of the examinations and found that Yang Cong was indeed here to take part in the examinations, so he came to take on the business. Unexpectedly, this master was so generous, four hundred and eighty taels. How could he afford to pay for the juren? This master was so rich!

He was stunned for a moment, and then said excitedly: "Since the master is so happy, the villain is not pretentious. In fact, the money is paid first and later. The master feels it is the same as paying the money. "

Yang Cong was not vague and ordered people to get 240 taels and hand them over to Li Siyi as a deposit. When Li Siyi was excitedly collected the money, he asked again: "Brother Li, do you know that Lu Songlu's family has a good young lady waiting to be in the boudoir, and someone in the capital has gone to mention marriage."

What he is most concerned about now is Lu Ling'er's affairs. I don't know if anyone has asked the Lu family for marriage in the past two years. If so, it would be troublesome.

Li Shier was stunned again when he heard this. It turned out that this master wanted to marry the eldest lady of the Lu family. No wonder he gave so many gifts.

He thought about it and then said solemnly: "The villain has really heard of this. No one asked Lord Lu to propose marriage. However, last year, the Xianning Marquis Mansion suddenly asked someone to go to Lu's Mansion to propose marriage."

Damn, there is really someone who asks the Lu family to propose marriage, and he is also a marquis.

Is this his thing? What is Xianning Hou?
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