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The candidates not far away were pointing and talking.
"See? That's the eldest son of the Wu family! The third lady's fiancé!"
"Oh my god, he looks so bad!"
"I heard that he's been reading so much these days that he sleeps less than half an hour a day."
“That’s a bit of a struggle.”
"How can I not try? The Third Miss has spent so much money. In my opinion, if he doesn't get the first place in the exam, this marriage might be ruined."
"I also think that the woman just now was the third young lady. I was standing nearby and heard a little bit. The sixth master of the Ji family said that if you're not feeling well, you shouldn't try. The third young lady said no, you have to take the exam."
"If it were me, I would fight as hard as ever. Who wouldn't want to be the Ji family's son-in-law?"
"No, look at the huge bruise under his eye. I think he can barely stand. Is he going to faint during the exam?"
“…”
The Spring Examination lasted for three days. Although the weather was good, not as hot as in previous months, nor as cold as in previous months, many people still fainted.
Only Wu Weian, who looked extremely weak, had a very bad complexion, and seemed about to faint, always making the examiner very worried, persevered to the end.
He handed in the test paper tremblingly, picked up his bamboo basket, and walked out of the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall with one step deep and one step shallow.
Wu Weining stood beside him, looking constipated.
Ji Mingshuang followed behind with a frown.
Ji Mingyan was waiting outside with three pots of nourishing soup in hand, looking forward to it.
When he saw someone coming out, he immediately jumped up: "Ming Shuang, brother-in-law, second brother, I'm here! I'm here!"
Wu Wei'an walked over with unsteady steps. His face was pale with dark blue hues. He looked behind Ji Mingyan with his hollow eyes, moved his lips, and asked, "Where's Yunniang?"
Ji Mingyan said, "My third sister went to the suburbs to look after the fields."
Wu Wei'an: "???"
The next moment, everyone saw Wu Weian's eyes roll back and he fainted completely.
Chapter 31: Use it and throw it away. It's really disheartening.
In her previous life in modern society, Ji Yunxi’s favorite thing to do was to buy houses and shops.
When she bought the house, there was no purchase restriction policy, so before her death, she had more than 20 properties under her name, spread across major first- and second-tier cities.
Ji Yunxi still has this habit in this life, and she loves to buy land. She would buy a large piece of land at a time, and then build a farm nearby, letting local farmers be responsible for planting and harvesting the fields, and she would provide a monthly allowance.
It is actually very comfortable to work under Ji Yunxi. She sees which subordinates are diligent and capable, and never treats them badly on a daily basis. Whenever she has the chance, she will help you get promoted, cultivate you, and let you move to a better position.
Those who just want to get by will soon be cleared out by Ji Yunxi.
In this way, the people around are diligent and never slack off at work. Naturally, no one will complain, and they will work more and more motivated.
So the people and farmers around here all know that it’s good to work for the Ji family!
It’s a virtuous cycle, and Ji Yunxi’s business is getting more and more prosperous.
But because of the wrong environment, Ji Yunxi has not expanded externally for many years. She has been living on her pawnshop and auction house, as well as the fertile land, shops and houses she bought before.
After all, the ancient times were different from the modern times. The business was too big and the money was too much, which could easily make the emperor wary.
In fact, over the years, Ji Yunxi has made many compromises for the safety of the Ji family.
For example, she hasn't bought any good farmland or houses for three years, so she lets the money pile up in the warehouse, or lets the auction house collect more and better treasures.
For example, she would ask her brother to collect some of the natural treasures she collected and give them as tribute to the emperor. She also donated a lot of money to disaster relief every year.
But what’s the use?
According to the plot in the book, the Ji family was the first target.
What does this mean? It means that the Fifth Prince, or the one currently sitting on the throne, has long been dissatisfied with her Ji family.
It’s not because of her Ji family’s business, but because they are part of the prince’s party.
The current emperor does not want the crown prince to succeed to the throne.
No matter how big or small her Ji family's business is, as long as the emperor does not change, the Ji family will not last long.
In this case, Ji Yunxi thought about it and felt that there were only two things she could do.
First, replace the emperor and ensure that the prince takes the throne. As long as the prince sits firmly on the throne, the Ji family will be safe. Ji Yunxi is confident of this.
Second, simply expand the business and find someone to deeply root in the court. With both business and officialdom at the same time, no matter who the future emperor is, as long as they want to touch her Ji family, they have to weigh whether they can do so;
This road is difficult, but it is the only way for the Ji family.
From the moment they were born with the surname "Ji", there was no turning back.
Either become stronger or die.
Playing weak will only make you die more easily and miserably.
After making the decision, Ji Yunxi started buying land again.
The owner of the field was once an official of some importance, and the late emperor rewarded him with this piece of field.
But after the ancestor died, the family had no descendants who could take over, and gradually declined.
The whole family relies on this piece of land to survive, and life is really hard.
They decided to sell the land and move back to their hometown. After all, their hometown was in a remote area, where they could live comfortably without spending too much money.
Ji Yunxi looked around and without much hesitation, signed the land deed with the owner of the land.
She has learned almost everything in the past few days. She knows exactly where the fields are and the annual harvest.
The purpose of this trip is to sign.
Following Ji Yunxi was Tang Hu.
Tang Hu is not very old, one year younger than Ji Yunxi, only fourteen years old.
But Ji Yunxi was planning to hand over the farm to Tang Hu.
For someone else, this is absolutely impossible. Which manager is not in his thirties or forties?
But Ji Yunxi still likes to use young people. Rather than recruiting older and experienced managers from outside, she prefers to train those she has trained herself.
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