Chapter 2: Because of ignorance

"Brother Xia, what do you think?" Wei Wushuang couldn't help asking when he

didn't respond.

Xia Fan smiled slightly, "I'm thinking, instead of guessing, it's better to

ask someone you know."

"Huh? Who knows?"

He raised his hand and made a move towards the shop Xiaoer, "Little Er, please

come here!"

"Hey, come on!"

Xia Fan tilted her head, "Look, people who know are here."

Wei Wushuang couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and said with a look of

surprise, "Do you think... the second person in this teahouse can know the

inside story of Shi Kao?"

"Actually, I was very surprised from the beginning. Why is there a hotel and a

tea house in the center of a remote village built halfway up a mountain?" He

put down his teacup and slowly expressed the doubts in his heart, "Neither

close to the big city nor On the main road of transportation, if it weren't

for the exam, who would have nothing to run here to shop and stay? It is a

pure loss-making business. No one in this world should be willing to do it."

"Uh..." Wei Wushuang was also stunned, "You seem to make sense."

"Looking at this blue brick floor, it has been decades since it is not to be

said. It is not like a temporary build. The reason why this shop can last for

so long must be supported by other sources of income. I don't care about the

profit and loss of the book. Guess who invested money in such a place?"

"Could it be... is the Privy Council which is responsible for holding the

examination? But even so, what does it have to do with the shop Xiaoer?" Wei

Wushuang was still puzzled.

"The scientific expedition only requires a paper and a pen, and the martial

arts exam only requires an open space and weapons. There is basically no limit

to the location of the two. As for the Shikao, you can't find a random place,

right? Otherwise, neither will the Privy Council. I will take a lot of effort

to gather everyone to this remote town." Xia Fan said in a good manner. "After

all, in terms of office and administrative costs, going to a big city is

always the best option, which is why the two exams are the last one. The

reason is determined to be in Gyeonggi."

"Administrative...cost?" repeated the fellows difficultly.

"Ah, don't care about the words, you just understand it as the difference

between the cost and the profit required to conduct one time." He stretched

out two fingers. "In short, it is not difficult to infer two points from the

above. Certainly, the number should not be too much; and to maintain such an

examination room, a continuous supply of money is required."

"Although the Privy Council is extremely important, they cannot spend money

arbitrarily. They have maintained Qingshan Township for a long time, and

certainly not just for this exam. In other words, there should have been many

scholarship exams here." Xia Fan In the end, he concluded, "If Xiaoer is a

local, then he should have experienced similar battles."

Wei Wushuang could not speak for a while.

"Two guest officials, I don't know what to order?" During the discussion, the

shop Xiaoer also came to their table.

Xia Fan first ordered a portion of braised beef, then changed the topic,

pretending to ask casually, "By the way, how long have you been in this

teahouse?"

"Returning officer, I've been running errands here when I was a child, and

it's been more than ten years if I didn't say it." Xiaoer replied

enthusiastically.

"Usually business shouldn't be so hot, right?"

"You are right, the last time I was so busy was probably five or six years

ago."

"People like us were also here?" Wei Wushuang asked quickly.

The other party smiled, but didn't answer immediately.

Xia Fan suddenly, it seems that this is rich experience... He coughed twice

and pointed to his waist.

Wei Wushuang was taken aback for a moment before he could react. He took a

half-size silver from his pocket and put it on the table.

Xiao Er suddenly opened his eyebrows and smiled, swiping his sleeves to accept

the money, "It should be about the same. I remember that the topics they

talked about are also Shikao, spells, etc. Of course, I don't quite understand

the specifics."

Wei Wushuang suddenly became excited, "Then do you know the content of their

assessment?"

The other party shut up again.

No need to be prompted this time, the fellow villager has already pushed

another silver horn into his hand.

"To be honest, I'm not quite clear." Xiaoer Le said, "I don't dare to touch

the things they said. And most of those people are late at night activities,

and they also specialize in drilling back into the mountains. Everyone can't

even avoid it. Why would you come up and ask what's going on? If someone in

the town knows, it's probably those old hunters. It's said that someone asked

them to be their guides and earned more than ten taels in one night."

While Wei Wushuang was about to put on his pocket again, Xia Fan held him

down, "Okay, go ahead."

"Good!" the shop Xiaoer responded.

"Wait, I still want to..."

"Look around." Xia Fan interrupted Wei Wushuang.

The latter realized that several people had noticed the situation here.

Although they still pretended to eat and drink, their glances became more

frequent.

"Xiao Er, this way!" Seeing Xiao Er turned around, a table of people called

out.

"Look, there is no need to spend all the money on this." Xia Fan squeezed a

peanut and threw it into his mouth. "Since others are willing to pay for the

money, it is better to give them the opportunity, as long as we can be sure

here. It’s not the first time that a scholar exam is held, so it’s almost the

same to ask anyone. What's more, we can think of this, and the Privy Council

can definitely think that the invigilator does not prohibit us from

communicating with locals, so we must be sure not to leak the questions in

advance. It may be detrimental to us instead."

Wei Wushuang frowned and thought, then suddenly raised his head, "You mean-

money?"

"Twelve taels of silver is not a small amount, but it is definitely not too

much." Xia Fan nodded. Calculated in terms of the purchasing power of grain,

one or two silvers in this era are about 500 yuan. Twelve taels of cash is a

huge sum of money that he and the cheap master can't get out, but to the

disciples of the big family, it's just a drop in the bucket. "Why can I only

carry this amount before entering the town? I'm afraid it has something to do

with the exam. Didn't that person mention it just now? A local guide will cost

you more than ten taels. This is enough for several people to pool together.

Number of."

"This... is a place I didn't expect." Wei Wushuang sighed for a long time, "I

wonder who the master of Xiongtai is?"

"Superior?" Xia Fan couldn't help but think of the image of a cheap master-a

middle-aged uncle who said that you were black in the hall, and I can help you

solve problems. If you don’t get it together, you still need the disciples to

put it in front of you. Do you have any misunderstandings about the experts?"

"But Xiongtai's knowledge really made me amazed. Since I was young, I am very

sensitive to money, but I am still a lot worse than you." Wei Wushuang

admired, "If it is not the reason for respecting the teacher, then you must

have been before. Wandered through many places."

Xia Fan couldn't help but want to laugh. He did stay in a lot of places with

the cheap master, but it was definitely not a roaming, but a purposeless

wandering.

If you count the experience of the two lives, that's even more.

It's just that he naturally wouldn't tell him this.

In addition, the place that made Xia Fan noticed was not only the teahouse.

Such as the reaction of the locals.

Qingshan Town has only one or two hundred residents at most, while the number

of candidates is as many as four hundred. If a large group of outsiders floods

into this enclosed area, it will inevitably bring resistance and defense. But

after walking around, he found that the local people's performance was too

natural, what should they do, and even greeted the candidates, as if...has

been used to such things.

"Does your house open a shop?"

"The Big Bowl Food Shop is my storefront." Wei Wushuang replied.

"Puff," Xia Fan was almost choked. Isn't this the best grain shop in Fenghua

County? And the store will occasionally hand out some relief porridge, and

Master often takes advantage of it. Those who can open a grain shop in Qiguo,

even if they are not a family clan, are not ordinary merchants and vendors.

"Have you seen Xiongtai?"

It's strange that I haven't seen it, it's the most central location in the

county. Xia Fan gave him a white look, and in his heart he had included the

other party as the enemy of the bourgeoisie, "Well, it is."

"Hey, when the exam is over, I must ask Brother Xia to have a good meal in

Fenghua County."

"No, this meal is enough." Xia Fan stood up and arched his hands at him,

"Thank you."

"...Wait, wait," Wei Wushuang didn't react for a while, "You don't want to be

with me--"

"Cooperation?" He shook his head, "You are actually right. Those sects and

disciples of aristocratic families have far greater advantages than individual

investors. Even if they can pass the exam, the ranking will not be too high.

So for you, the most A good choice is to fail deliberately-not entering the

Privy Council will have little effect on you, and because you fail the

examination, your father should have nothing to say. Back in Fenghua County,

you are still the second young master at home, and you will live forever.

Worry-free, at least better than assigning to a certain town and eventually

dying from a certain evil."

"So hurry up and go home——" Xia Fan said, waving his hand, UU reading

www.uukanshuu. com "Isn't it good to be a rich second generation with a dull

life?"

He could see that Wei Wushuang did not have the determination to pass the

exam.

The latter's face was visibly flushed.

For a moment, he thought the other party would become angry and yelled at him,

but in the end Wei Wushuang managed to endure it.

This is not common, Xia Fan secretly praised-boys between the ages of fifteen

and sixteen to adulthood, the most important thing is face, can lose

everything, but face can not be lost, to put it bluntly, love to be strong,

like to be horny. However, the other party was not convinced, and looked at

his heart.

After a while, Wei Wushuang said, "What about you? You are as difficult as me

to get a good ranking, are you not afraid?"

"Who said that, I care about my life."

"Then why..."

"Because of ignorance." Xia Fan sighed softly.

"Ignorance?" Wei Wushuang was surprised, he really couldn't connect the person

in front of him with ignorance.

Because I don’t know anything about this new world, I want to learn more. Xia

Fan knows that the sense of violation in his heart comes from the opposition

between reality and common sense, and the feedback from an unfamiliar

environment. It would be fine if he was just an ordinary person in his life,

but he was talented. Paying off debts for the cheap master was just an

introduction. Even if there was no such thing, he would take this step sooner

or later. As the Privy Council that manages all visions, it is undoubtedly an

ideal platform.

Besides, for him who has received systematic education, seeking knowledge and

solving puzzles has become an instinct carved into the soul.

But even if these are said, people in this world probably won't understand it.

He waved his hand, turned and walked out.