Chapter 544 A Bunch of Invitations
"Huh? Madam, why do you have this scar on your calf?"
Qin Yao had no choice but to briefly tell him about what happened between her and Wang Jin.
Of course, there was no mention of earning five hundred taels.
However, even without her saying it, Liu Ji could guess that she must have received a lot of benefits. After all, no one knew her true nature better than him.
But, with the means used by this evil woman, how could she suffer such an injury?
Liu Ji's subconscious reaction was, "Did that shameless man Wang Jin cheat you again?"
"Not this time." Qin Yao followed his strength and lifted her foot to place it on his knee, waiting for him to wipe the water stain with a dry towel. She squinted her eyes and said, "This injury was caused by saving that rookie Wang Jin."
Liu Ji's eyes darkened, and he asked tentatively: "Didn't he say that he was also a master?"
Qin Yao sneered: "Two fists can't beat four hands. He caused too much trouble."
"Madam, have you collected enough money?" Liu Ji was very worried. What if he lost money?
Qin Yao raised her eyelids slightly and glanced at him, "What do you think?"
Liu Ji chuckled, "I won't guess, my lady, you didn't say anything, so you must have given enough money."
"It's just that." He touched the scar, which was half the length of his finger, while wiping his feet. "After all, my wife was seriously injured and left with such a long scar."
No matter how much trouble he caused her, he never left her with such scars.
Wang Jin, Wang Jin, when I arrive in the capital in the future, I will kill you!
Liu Ji helped Qin Yao dry her feet, then left with the foot washing water.
From beginning to end, he kept his brows lowered so as not to let her see the darkness and cruelty in his eyes.
Qin Yao lay down and fell into a deep sleep. Her feet, which had been soaked, remained warm all night long. When she woke up, it was already bright outside.
Awang had already sent the children to school, Yin Le had finished his work of carrying water and went to work at the stationery factory, and Xiao Lai Fu took the blue cow to the river to feed it water and grass. The only sound at home was the slight sound of Li grinding soybeans in the yard.
I listened carefully and there was no one in the backyard. I guess Liu Ji had gone to the Lotus Courtyard to attend classes with his teacher and brothers.
It rained heavily last night, but I didn’t expect it to be a sunny day today.
The sunlight shone into the room through the window lattices, casting a few golden sparkles on the newly laid natural wooden floor.
Qin Yao stretched out her hand and scooped up a handful of sunlight, and her fingertips were warmed by the touch.
Time seemed to stop at this moment, peaceful and harmonious.
Qin Yao lay lazily on the bed for a long time, carefully enjoying this rare moment of quietness.
Until she heard Liu Ji's footsteps coming in, she opened her eyes and saw that the sun was at its zenith. She was lazy until noon.
Awang also had the task of purchasing food today, so he would not go home so early. At noon, only Qin Yao and his wife and Li's mother and son were in the main hall.
Qin Yao's quietness was broken after lunch when Song Yu came back with a bunch of invitations.
"Madam, these are invitations to the master."
Song Yu handed the invitations to Qin Yao one by one for her to review. Qin Yao only looked at three of them and stopped. They were all invitations from wealthy businessmen in Kaiyang County to invite Mr. Liu to a banquet.
The following posts all have the same content, except that some are more direct and some are more tactful.
In short, it’s not that I want to treat you to a meal for no reason.
Qin Yao had never thought that the status of a juren was so popular. Liu Ji had only been back for two days and so many invitations had been sent to him.
The two most desirable benefits of becoming a successful candidate in a prosperous country are that one is able to reduce taxes and labor service for himself and his family.
The second is judicial immunity. Once a candidate is involved in a judicial case, he or she is not required to be present, go to court, kneel, or be tortured.
It can be said that except for those who are desperate enough to commit treason, the death penalty can be exempted in most cases.
In addition to these two, there is a hidden benefit.
That is the network of contacts of a scholar.
These three things are exactly what the wealthy businessmen lack, but the number of juren in a county is limited, so every year when a new juren is born, they will be closely watched by the wealthy businessmen.
Rich businessmen own a large number of industries, and the taxes they need to pay every year are a huge expense.
Qin Yao, who runs a stationery factory, has a deep understanding of this.
Therefore, even if a large portion of the commission was given to the candidates, it would still be much more cost-effective than paying taxes to the court.
The original accumulation of most of the scholars also came from the gifts from these wealthy businessmen. For both parties, this was a mutually beneficial thing.
Looking at the stack of invitations in her hand, Qin Yao was both excited and extremely calm.
She always abides by the rules, takes money from others to help them get rid of disasters, but also has to take great risks.
Therefore, I still need to investigate how many replies I should reply to and which ones I should reply to.
Seeing that Qin Yao had not responded yet, Song Yu boldly asked, "Madam, do you want to ask the master?"
Qin Yao nodded, "I have to tell him."
Yes, just saying.
So at this time Liu Ji is studying with his teacher in Lianyuan, so don't disturb him.
Song Yu understood what his wife meant and said nothing more.
"Awang hasn't come back yet?" Qin Yao stood up and looked out the door.
Song Yu shook his head, "I didn't see Butler Awang come back."
"Okay, then you go ahead and do your work. Tell Yin Le to come home after work. I have something to tell her."
After giving the instructions, Qin Yao picked up the stack of invitations and went back to her room to sort through the information.
She had been running a stationery factory for several years and had a general understanding of the wealthy businessmen in various parts of Kaiyang County. She first screened out those she knew and those she didn't know.
I received twelve invitations, six of whom I knew, and six of whom I had only heard of but never seen.
When Yin Le returned home, Qin Yao handed her the six posts she knew and asked her to ask around. After all, she was a novice and couldn't overdo it right away.
"What are you asking about?" It was his first mission and Yin Le was a little excited, but more confused.
But aren’t veterans trained through repeated confusion during their novice period?
Qin Yao patiently wrote a list and gave it to Yin Le, asking her to find the answers to the questions on the list.
He also took out another ounce of silver and handed it to her, "This is your activity fund. I'll give you two days. Come to me the day after tomorrow morning to report."
"The work in the factory?"
Qin Yao said in a deep voice: "I will ask for leave for you, go with peace of mind."
"Okay!" Yin Le agreed solemnly. After confirming the task list twice, he took an oil-paper umbrella and strode out.
As soon as she left, Awang walked in. Qin Yao handed the list of twelve people to Awang without giving him a penny. "Go and help me find out about the situations of these families. I'll ask Liu Zhong to pick up the children from school this afternoon."
Awang picked up the list, looked at it, put it back to her, went to the kitchen and ate two bowls of tofu pudding that Li had just made. He left a message, "I'll be back in the evening," and disappeared on horseback into Liujia Village.
Li witnessed the whole process in the kitchen. She realized that the lady had two sets of standards for people.
No, it should be multiple sets.
He treats the young masters and young ladies in one way, the old house in another, outsiders in another way, and the master in another way.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
