Chapter 193 Speaking Human Language
Chapter 192 Good Ambition - The August Autumn Examination, the location of this examination is in Xingnan Prefecture.
It takes three or four days to travel from Fengyang County to Xingnan Prefecture by horse-drawn carriage along the official road.
They walked leisurely all the way, adhering to the principle of stopping to eat when hungry and staying in a hotel wherever they went after dark. It took Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun six days to reach Xingnan Prefecture.
Xingnan Prefecture is a much larger city than Taisong Prefecture and looks more prosperous and lively.
Perhaps because of its prosperity and bustle, even though the Imperial Examination Hall is located in a relatively remote location in the southeast corner of the city, there are many inns around it, and each of them looks clean and elegant.
Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun chose one of them to stay in.
The superior Tianzihao guest room is large enough that, by today's standards, it is a suite with a reception room.
The bookshelves inside were filled with various books, and the desk used for reading and writing was also filled with pens, ink, paper, and inkstones.
Overall, it's very good.
After settling down, Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun rested for a while. When they were about to go out for a walk in the evening and look for a place to eat something that suits their taste, they met a scholar-like man who also came out of the inn.
Jiang Junli also saw Song Jingyun in front of him, and especially when he saw that he was wearing the same clothes as himself, his expression became even more strange.
"Brother, you are here to participate in the Autumn Examination, right?" Jiang Junli bowed, "I am Jiang Junli, from Jiangcheng, I wonder if you..."
"Song Jingyun, from Fengyang County." Seeing that Jiang Junli looked quite friendly, Song Jingyun bowed in response.
"Fengyang County." Jiang Junli's expression became more complicated.
It’s true.
Since he was a child, he had heard from his family that Fengyang County was a poor place compared to Jiangcheng, and most people there came from ordinary or even poor families.
No wonder Song Jingyun was wearing the same clothes as he was now.
"Is there a problem?" Song Jingyun noticed that Jiang Junli was acting strangely and asked.
"No, no." Jiang Junli shook his head and continued, "Brother Song, since you are here to participate in the Autumn Examination, then you are the same as me. It can be considered fate that we live in the same inn."
Seeing that Jiang Junlisheng looked kind and spoke politely, Song Jingyun smiled and replied, "It is fate. My husband and I are planning to go out for dinner. Brother Jiang, do you want to come with us?"
"Oh, what are we going to eat?" Jiang Junli asked curiously.
"I heard that the plain noodles in the alley ahead taste good, and the spring rolls at the stall next to it are even better. I saw there are fried cakes and other food over there, so I'm going to try them."
Hearing Song Jingyun say this, Jiang Junli felt even more uncomfortable.
All these foods are available at the Huifulou nearby, but Song Jingyun did not go there. Instead, he went to eat at the small stalls in the alley.
Looking at the lady beside Song Jingyun, although she was very beautiful and looked dignified and virtuous, there were no extra jewelry in her hair. She only had a silver hairpin inlaid with pearls, which made her look very plain.
Song Jingyun's family was indeed very poor.
Jiang Junli sighed in his heart and said, "I have an appointment with someone else, so I won't bother Brother Song and his wife. We can have dinner together another day when we are free."
"Goodbye." Song Jingyun bowed and walked out with Jiang Mixia.
Jiang Junli saw the two of them enter the alley opposite, sighed, and then went to the counter of the inn.
"How long did it take for those two people to pay for the room they stayed in just now?" Jiang Junli asked.
"My dear, the couple paid for ten days' stay."
The inn's rules are that anyone staying long term, unless they have special requirements, will pay for the room on a ten-day basis, which is convenient for both parties.
It’s only been ten days…
Jiang Junli pulled down the purse from his waist and took out a silver note from it, "Help them pay for two months' rent."
"Yes, yes." The innkeeper looked at the amount on the note and almost smiled like a flower, but then frowned, "My dear, this money is a bit too much."
Not just some, but a lot.
Even if two months' rent was paid according to the standard of the room that Song Jingyun and Jiang Mixia were staying in, plus three meals a day, which was quite rich, it would only be 20 taels of silver. These 200 taels of silver notes...
"The rest will be for daily food, transportation, washing clothes and other expenses. If there is any left, I will prepare more writing brushes, inkstones, books, clothes and so on. "
Jiang Junli said, "Just one thing, you can't say that I paid for the room."
"Yes, yes, I understand. Don't worry, sir." The shopkeeper agreed hurriedly.
Someone is paying for the rent and it's not a bad thing, so there is no reason for him not to help.
Seeing the shopkeeper agreed, Jiang Junli felt relieved. When he was about to leave, his servant Xinghe ran over quickly, "Master!"
"You came back so early, but have you finished your work?" Jiang Junli asked.
When asked by his master, Xinghe was in a dilemma and scratched his head again and again. "It was almost done, but in the end, I was shocked. Not only did I lose money on this business..."
"And because the stone produced a jadeite with extremely high water content, the value of the stone tripled, so, so..."
Instead of losing money, I made money!
Jiang Junli's face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, "You can't even handle such a small matter."
"Master, you can't blame me for this. I have tried my best to pick out the stones that no one else wants. And when I first cut it, there was clearly nothing at all. It seemed like I would definitely lose money. Who knew that after the second cut..."
How could it be possible to get jade? He was a little confused.
In fact, not to mention that he couldn't figure it out, there was no one present who wasn't surprised.
After all, that kind of stone...
"Just cut it once, why do you have to cut it again for no reason?" Jiang Junli asked with a frown.
"This..." Xinghe couldn't answer.
He originally didn't intend to cut it, but for some reason, there seemed to be a voice in his head that kept making a lot of noise, which made him very annoyed, so he simply cut it again.
"You, you are such a troublemaker!" Jiang Junli was so angry that he gave Xinghe a slap on the head and even grumbled, "If my parents knew about this, they would definitely say that I am a rare business genius and would ask me to go back and inherit the family business!"
"I finally managed to escape to take part in the Autumn Examination. I want to pass the examination and serve the country and the people in the future, and realize my own lofty ambitions. I don't want to face the mountain of money at home every day!"
Young Master is so ambitious! Xinghe silently gave Jiang Junli a thumbs up, then rolled his eyes and said, "Young Master, don't worry. I will dispose of this jade as I please, and just don't let my parents know."
Dispose of it.
Jiang Junli thought for a moment and said, "Why not give it to Song Jingyun? He is from a poor family and lives in this inn. I can give it to the innkeeper to pass on."
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