Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the lowest class and cannot participate in the imperial examinations. They can make money quickly, but once Lin Su touches that, he will be punished even if he wins the first place.
Without the struggle for imperial power, a higher-ranking official can really crush others to death. If Lin Su wants to live well in this world, not everyone can step on him. Currently, the most convenient way to recruit officials is through the imperial examination.
He had confidence in himself. Even if he didn't get the first place in the provincial examination, he could still get the first place in the palace examination. Even though Yang Cheng's father was one level higher than his father, he naturally had nothing to fear after everything was settled.
However, the results would be announced in a month, and Yang Cheng redeemed Qingxi in the original world line within this month. Yang Cheng's blatant kidnapping was the least of his worries. If he redeemed a man, his father, who was like a stepfather to him, would probably sell Qingxi first.
Even if Yang Cheng doesn't redeem it, Qingxi's listing time will not change. If someone else redeems it first, its fate may not be much better than if it were with Yang Cheng.
"That's a bit of a dilemma." Lin Su entered the rented courtyard and lay down on the bed, saying, "Even a penny can make a hero fall."
[Host, you can exchange silver for money in the system store.] 06 said.
"That's the last resort. Poverty needs to be addressed." Lin Su sat up and said with a smile, "I need a windfall."
06 Very confused.
Lin Su left a servant here to wait for the results, and asked the coachman to drive home directly. On the way home, he did not take the official road, but chose to take the small road. When he heard the familiar words, the smile on Lin Su's face deepened a lot.
"Stop, robbery!"
The fastest way to make money is to rob other gangs. In this peaceful and prosperous era, those who have enough food to eat but still become bandits rarely do so because they feel justice.
Lin Su did not get off the carriage, but lit some herbal powder and threw it out. He waited quietly for a cup of tea and when he got off again, there were many "heroes" lying on the road. They were still awake, and it was because they were awake that their faces were flushed red.
"Despicable...despicable..." The leader of the bandits was shaking with anger, "Or...is..." a scholar.
"I'm weak and can't even tie a chicken. Please forgive me for any offense." Lin Su bowed and took out a herbal bag, gave it to the driver to smell, and said with a smile: "Please help me tie it up. The reward money for sending it to the official will be yours."
The driver, who was originally pale with fear, could not hide his excitement when he heard this. He took out the rope that Lin Su had prepared in advance from the carriage and walked over despite the angry gazes of those "heroes". The driver was strong and was a little scared at first, but when he found that they really could not move, he tied them up neatly one by one like tying up horses.
Lin Shusheng, who was barely able to lift a finger, politely squatted before the bandit leader, letting him sniff the herbal bag and asking, "Where is your place?"
"Bah! You're lucky this time. If you meet our boss, we'll strip you naked!" the man said angrily. It was obvious that he had never suffered such treatment in all these years of robbery.
"Your behavior is truly disrespectful." Lin Su sighed, picked up a knife that had fallen nearby, put it to his neck, and said with a smile, "Can you speak now?"
The leader glanced down at the knife, swallowed his saliva and said, "Even at the eastern end of this mountain, I tell you, you won't find it."
"Thank you." Lin Su stood up and shook his hands when he dropped the knife. He was not pretending to be so annoying, but his body was really weak and he would get tired if he carried too many heavy objects.
The driver loaded the people onto the carriage one by one. Looking at Lin Su standing alone, he touched his head awkwardly and said, "Master, do you want to go to the government office with me again?"
Although Lin Su has not yet become a Jinshi, he is still a Juren. It is not an exaggeration for him to call an official "Master" without kneeling when he sees him.
Lin Su waved his hand and said, "No need. Go ahead and take the money. Don't come back here, or you'll easily get into trouble."
"Yes, yes, yes." The driver whipped his horse and drove away. Lin Su looked at the eastern end of the mountain and walked up along the path.
The mountain is steep, not as steep as one carved by humans, but bandits gather here, so there is always a way down the mountain. As a great man once said, there are no roads in this world, but when more people walk on it, it becomes a road.
Lin Su was picking through the grass, searching for traces, and hid when he saw a simple building.
His eyesight was not bad with his body. The grass covered the village and he saw people patrolling. However, their bodies were of varying sizes. There seemed to be women in the village. However, unlike the rough skin of those rough men, the women were wearing coarse clothes but their beauty could not be concealed.
If she didn't marry willingly, then she was abducted as a concubine.
Lin Su picked up some weeds, lit them, and covered them with leaves. He then threw the prepared herbal bag into the weeds and fanned them with the leaves.
The thick smoke drifted into the village along the wind direction. The people who were just chatting and laughing noticed something was wrong, but before they could check, they fell down one after another.
When the smoke cleared, Lin Su put on a mask and walked over. Looking at at least a hundred people lying on the ground, he regretted not keeping the driver.
Tying up hundreds of people is definitely a physically demanding job. With his physique, one trip up the mountain took half his life, and tying up more than a hundred people took half his life again.
Amidst the stammering and cursing of the crowd, Lin Su lay down on someone's tiger-skin mattress and took a nap. When he woke up in the morning, he lit a fire and steamed some sweet potatoes. The sweet and fragrant taste made stomachs rumble throughout the village.
The effect of the herbs had worn off long ago, but Lin Su's method of tying people up was different from others. Even when these bandits helped each other to untie the ropes, the ropes only became tighter and tighter. With their hands and feet tied, they could only move on the ground like caterpillars if they wanted to find a weapon.
Lin Su munched on a sweet potato, looking at the "heroes" on the ground, laughing like mud monkeys, and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Let Grandpa go quickly, or I'll kill your whole family, believe it or not!"
"Damn it, you didn't even ask about my grandfather's background. Once I get out of this predicament, I'm going to kill you."
Lin Su finished his breakfast and found more than 600 taels of silver from the bandits' den. He led a horse and looked at the cursing bandits and asked, "Then do you know who I am?"
"Who are you?"
"Who knows which one you are!"
"Tell me your name if you dare!"
"That's right, you don't know." Lin Su mounted his horse, kicked the horse's belly and rode away, leaving the dirty heroes looking at each other in bewilderment. After they came to their senses, they were so angry that they almost smoked.
This is too much, too much! This is also a scholar.
We don’t know the person’s name or appearance. Where can they go in such a long and remote place?
On the way to Qinghe Prefecture, one had to pass through Qingzhou. A letter was delivered to the government office. The prefect was nonchalant when he received the letter, but when he saw the contents, he stood up and asked, "Where is the messenger?"
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