In Jinzhou City, there are crowds of people and traffic. Patrolling officers and soldiers often walk on the streets with serious faces, while pedestrians all have comfortable smiles on their faces.
Lu Yunxi pushed open the carved window, and immediately a fragrance wafted in.
She leaned over to take a look and saw that the sound was indeed coming from the breakfast shop across the street.
She went across the street and bought two meat buns. She ate them while walking, and when she finished she arrived at the city gate.
"Miss Lu!" The farmer who was waiting at the city gate saw her and immediately smiled. He took all the firewood off the cart and handed it to her in bundles.
She checked the firewood that had been delivered. It was all dried, chopped, and neatly stacked. She nodded with satisfaction and said, "Here, this is the money for today's firewood."
The farmer happily took the money, pushed the ox cart and left happily.
Lu Yunxi carried the firewood on his back and walked towards the wealthy families he usually visited.
People passing by greeted her: "Miss Lu, are you out selling firewood again?"
She smiled and nodded: "Yes, Aunt Wang, where are we going?"
Aunt Wang glanced around furtively and said mysteriously, "Miss Lu, my son is going to take the exam with the young master tomorrow! I heard that if you can get into that academy, you can at least become an official in the future! Don't you have a younger brother who is also a scholar? Let him go with you!"
"My brother went out to study with his classmates. What academy you are talking about is..." She had an idea and put down the firewood on her back, looking curious.
"You don't know yet, right? This academy is completely different from those private schools out there! This is the most amazing place in our country. Once you enter, you can study both literature and martial arts, and the graduates will at least become a sixth-rank official!" Aunt Wang made a "six" gesture to her, her eyes beaming with joy, as if her son had already graduated. "I'm going to buy some delicious food for my son. Madam said that if my son becomes an official in the future, she'll let me go out and live with him!"
"Auntie Wang, you're so lucky! Soon you'll be the mother of an official. That's so impressive!" Lu Yunxi's eyes widened with envy, and then she changed the subject, "My little brother still has a lot to learn! I wonder when he'll be able to make me look impressive too!"
Seeing her envious look, Aunt Wang was immediately pleased. "Hey! Don't put too much pressure on your brother. Many people take the exam many times before they pass! I heard the exam will be at 3:30 AM tomorrow in the center of Jinzhou City. If he can make it, tell your brother to come back quickly!"
When Lu Yunxi got the news, he flattered Aunt Wang a few more times, making her feel elated, and then said goodbye to her.
Carrying firewood on her back, she sneaked into the alley behind the wealthy family's house again and continued to inquire.
On the way, she met a man who was collecting feces. He looked at her with disdain, raised his head and walked away proudly.
Lu Yunxi: ...
Speaking of the dung collector, we have to talk about when she first came to Jinzhou. In order to make it easier to get information, she did not look for a job in a place like a restaurant. Instead, she went to the government office to see if there were any recommendations. At that time, there were only two jobs posted, one was selling firewood, and the other was a dung collector.
The yamen officer strongly recommended the job of a dung collector: "Girl, neither a dung collector nor a porter is really suitable for you, because both require a lot of strength. But if you must choose, I still recommend you to be a dung collector. It's also a physically demanding job. A porter can only earn 10-20 copper coins a day, but a dung collector can earn about 50-60 copper coins a day, which is much more than a porter!"
Before she could reply, a man who had been listening silently nearby suddenly jumped out and snatched the dung collector's order away: "Humph! You're just a girl, you should go back to cooking. There's no way you can do the work of a dung collector!"
After saying that, he kept rolling his eyes at her, trying to suppress her as a rival for the job.
She was speechless at the time. Such a small amount of money was not worth her taking the job of a dung carrier! In the end, she stopped the old man who wanted to help her, gave him some dried meat as a thank you, and got the job as a porter.
And after that, every time she went out and met the dung husband, this guy would always be sarcastic.
But she was too lazy to pay attention to it and didn't want to argue with him.
The stench within a 100-meter radius of this manure man was unbearable, and the lingering smell could be felt even within a 500-meter radius. If she fought him, she would have to endure the stench, which was really hurting the enemy a thousand times while hurting herself eight hundred times!
Lu Yunxi held his breath and hurried out of the area.
The next day, at 1:05 a.m., Lu Yunxi arrived early at the open space in the center of Jinzhou.
At this moment, the open space was divided into two sides, one side was filled with tables, and the other side was a large arena.
She thought for a while and was considering signing up for the martial arts test when she suddenly saw a staff member from the academy come out with a list posted.
She had an idea and walked forward quickly to look at the contents of the list.
It turns out that the academy is recruiting!
Three teaching assistants: responsible for organizing class content, publishing and collecting homework, and helping teachers maintain classroom order
Ten sparring partners: responsible for sparring with students from the martial arts academy
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The academy is recruiting a lot of people, from teachers to sweepers, they are all short of people.
In the end, Lu Yunxi chose the position of librarian. Fortunately, although the Liberal Arts Academy and the Martial Arts Academy were separate, their libraries were combined into one!
According to the information she had gathered, most people who truly desired to pursue supreme martial arts would seek out sects. Information about these sects was scarce, with only a handful of people having heard of them. No one knew where they were or how to join them.
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