Chapter 32: Enough Buns
Early in the morning, at the gate of Jiangzhou County Government Office.
Wang Laosan was leading a child with a bandage on his arm, preparing to beat the drum.
Thinking about his son being bullied by that little bastard Qin Hu, he was furious.
According to Daliang law, anyone over the age of seven can be sentenced.
If you don't want to pay the money, then let your son go to jail!
Wang Laosan raised the drumstick angrily, and suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.
When I turned around, I saw it was the girl from the Qin family.
A hint of joy flashed across his face.
The news that the Qin family's daughter received thirty taels of silver has spread. It seems that the Qin family is really scared.
He frowned and asked Qin Yuwei if she had brought the silver.
"Five taels of silver, privately settled." Qin Yuwei said concisely.
"No, it must be thirty taels, otherwise I will make Qin Hu spend the rest of his life in jail!"
"Then please do as you please."
She turned and left without any hesitation.
Wang Laosan was stunned.
How could he forget that Wei was this girl's stepmother, and it was said that their relationship was not very good.
She probably really didn't care about her brother's life or death, and taking five taels of silver was already the most she could do!
Wang Laosan suddenly panicked.
Five taels of silver is his family’s annual income!
Although suing Qin Hu could vent one's anger, in the end the Qin family would only have to pay a few hundred coins for medical expenses at most, and the family's life would not be better.
"Five taels is five taels!" he shouted through gritted teeth.
Qin Yuwei gave him the money, took out a written document and asked him to put his fingerprint on it, indicating that the matter was settled.
After finishing the work, Qin Yuwei did not return to the academy.
She walked towards the Qin family.
Wei was sewing clothes for Qin Hu when Qin Hu ran in, panting and with a look of panic on his face.
He told Wei that he had stolen two peaches and was seen by the owner who was chasing and beating him.
Wei was startled and quickly opened the door. He was relieved to see that no one was chasing him.
"Be careful next time and don't let anyone catch you and beat you up!" Wei warned him.
Qin Hu, who had just turned ten, grinned:
"It's okay. Pay the money and you won't be beaten. Don't you still have my sister?"
Wei nodded, "Yes."
She happily went to sew clothes for her son again.
"Huzi, we don't have enough rice. Go buy some."
Qin Hu responded and went out.
It was almost dusk and there were not many people around the market. There were only a few dirty little beggars sitting on the street.
Qin Hu passed by the little beggar with a malicious smile on his face.
He kicked the little beggars' bowls away and watched them crawl to pick them up.
He walked briskly into the rice shop next door.
The little beggar was disheveled and stretched out his dirty hands to pick up his broken bowl.
A pair of clean shoes embroidered with flowers appeared in his sight.
He looked up and saw a veiled person holding a few buns and handing them to him with a pleasant voice.
"Call all your friends over. There will be plenty of buns."
…
Qin Hu bought a bag of rice, put it in his arms and walked home.
It was already dark at this time, people had all gone home for dinner, and the streets were empty.
Suddenly, a sack was put over his head!
He felt that many hands grabbed his limbs and dragged him somewhere.
Then severe pain came all over my body!
He cried out "Ouch!" "Ouch!" and rolled on the ground holding his head.
I felt a hit on the head and suddenly saw stars.
A group of little beggars punched and kicked him, and some even hit him with sticks.
The older beggar grabbed the child next to him and told him:
"The guy just now said that you can't hit the head, hit the fleshy part of the body and make him feel pain!"
The group of little beggars were bullied a lot every day, so they naturally knew where it hurt the most when they were hit.
After the beating, Qin Hu was beaten until he cried for his parents, his face was covered with snot and tears!
Finally, the little beggars dragged Qin Hu and threw him in front of the clinic.
"If you dare to bully others again and are not honest, I will beat you up next time!"
"I won't dare to do that anymore, wuwuwu!! I won't dare to do that again!!!"
After saying that, before Qin Hu took off the sack on his head, they all ran away.
At the end of the alley, Qin Yuwei, wearing a veil, turned and left expressionlessly. The sound of Qin Hu's loud crying echoed in the alley behind her.
Although Qin Hu was warned, the Wei mother and son were ultimately a time bomb.
We must find a way to completely sever our ties.
…
Since Zhu Lan and others were assigned to different classes, they had much less time to spend together.
Everyone agreed to meet at the Guanfeng Pavilion on the back mountain after school every day.
After class, everyone had dinner at Guweizhai and came to Guanfeng Pavilion one after another.
Seeing that everyone was present, Liang Zhou told them mysteriously that there was good news and bad news.
"I want to hear good news." Qiao Youyou said first.
Liang Zhou nodded solemnly and said:
"I learned from my uncle that the imperial court has sent out tasks to print books to academies across the country in the past few days.
Among the books that our Longchang Academy is going to print, there is a secret book!"
"What secret book?" the others asked hurriedly.
"A book - a collection of high-scoring essays from past county exams!"
Wow!
They have traveled through time too recently and still don't know enough about the imperial examinations of this era.
But they have strong learning ability and high comprehension. If they can refer to the high-scoring answers of previous years' exams, it would be like adding wings to a tiger!
"This...is equivalent to our modern five-three, right?"
"When will it be printed? With this, won't our county exam be a sure thing?"
The corners of Liang Zhou's mouth drooped, and his tone was dejected, "The next one is bad news."
"The county exam is in two months. I inquired about the normal printing speed of the academy. From the preparation of printing to the official release, it takes about two months."
"Ah, then by the time we get the books, won't the county exam be over?"
It’s all in vain!
After hearing this, everyone looked unhappy and still somewhat unwilling.
It feels like a plate of delicious food that can only be served to you after you have eaten and drunk enough.
I feel so uncomfortable and itchy inside.
Qin Yuwei thought for a moment and said:
“In this era, it seems that woodblock printing is still used, which is not very efficient.
If we switch to movable type printing, it should be much faster, right? "
After saying that, he shook his head and denied it:
"No, even if we switch to movable type printing, it will take at least a month from engraving, typesetting to printing.
All in all, we only have about ten days to study this book, so time is still very tight."
Qiao Youyou asked Liang Zhou if he could find a way to copy it out first.
Liang Zhou shook his head, indicating that he had no solution.
This book was compiled by the imperial court and there is only one master copy.
From the completion of compilation to the beginning of printing and distribution by the academy, the master version was looked after by a dedicated person during this period.
After saying that, everyone fell silent, rolling their eyes as they thought of a solution.
Zhu Lan's eyes lit up, and he had a good idea:
"If we can participate in the printing of the book, won't we be able to see the manuscript first?"
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