A fellow townsman asked someone to bring money, which made Han Xiufeng realize that he should make two preparations. If Mr. Fei and others couldn't get the same, then start construction one month in advance. Renovate the guild early and spend the money early to be happy, so as not to have too many dreams.

Once the trade union hall is started, it cannot be lived. The imperial court opened an Enko this year, and according to the rules, it will be held next year to enroll the juren. If He Heng, Liu Shanyang and other juren cannot win this time, they may have to live in the capital until next year. This means not only to help Qian Junchen find a house, but also to help Zixiang and the juren who failed this year but did not leave this year to find a place to live.

During the year of the imperial examination, the capital was crowded and it was difficult to find a house.

Han Xiufeng didn't want to waste time in order to save some money, so he went to the provincial library to ask Director Zhang to help find a "Slimming Hand" (a real estate agency in the Qing Dynasty). He had nothing else to do in the next few days. He went out early and came back late every day, and followed "Slimming Hand" to see the house.

Some yards are too big, some yards are too small, some yards are too far from the guild hall, and some yards are suitable for the size and rent is too expensive. After watching them for nine days, I couldn't see the right one. I could only hire a car to the tribute school to take the exam for nine days, which was like a serious illness and almost lost all the weight.

Looking at their dejected look, I knew that I didn’t do well in the exam this time.

Mr. Fei not only experienced a lot, but also looked like he was ten years older. As soon as he put down the basket, he said listlessly: "I took the exam every time and failed every year! I'm sorry for your hard work."

Han Xiufeng advised: "Second Master, the results have not been released yet, so don't say discouraged words."

"The key to being a person is to know himself. I am self-supporting in my heart."

"Second Master, don't do this, even if you can't win this year, there will be next year."

"If you don't take the exam, you won't take the exam!" Mr. Fei took a deep breath, looked at He Heng and others and said, "I am old and my health is getting worse day by day. If I don't go back to my hometown in Bishan, I will die in a foreign land. I won't accompany you to wait for the results to be released. I will go to say goodbye to Mr. Ji and the others later, and I will leave for my hometown early tomorrow morning."

"Second Master, why are you so anxious?" He Heng asked with a bitter face.

"I'm not afraid of you all jokes. I'm not only discouraged, but also homesick. I'm also thinking about my hometown in the examination room." Mr. Fei paused and turned around and said, "Ambition, I'm just about to return home, so don't persuade me."

Han Xiufeng could understand his feelings at this moment and pondered: "Okay, I won't persuade you. It's better to go back to your hometown early. I'll ask Changsheng to accompany you to say goodbye to Mr. Ji and the others. I'll see you off tomorrow morning."

"Well," Mr. Fei got up and walked out of the main hall, thought about it and turned back, "If you want to send a message to your family, write it quickly, and I will help you with it tomorrow."

"I'm going to bother the second master now, I'll go back to my room to write."

"It's not a problem to raise your hands."

………

After seeing off Erye, the atmosphere in the main hall became more solemn.

He Heng was listless, Liu Shanyang was depressed, Yang Juren of Jiangbei Department wanted to speak but stopped, He Juren of Tongliang County was full of worry... Han Xiufeng didn't know how to comfort them, so he simply said bluntly: "Everyone, I'm still saying that. No one knows whether there is Chinese style until the results are released. Even if I fail, it's nothing. This year's failure will be next year. Unlike before, I have to wait for three years."

Bao Juren from Rongchang County pretended to be relaxed and said: "Yes, if you don't win today, there will be next year!"

"So we have to make preparations," Han Xiufeng smiled and continued: "Whether you have Chinese style or not, the guild hall will be rebuilt this year. In the past few days, Changsheng and I have been looking for houses outside. I have seen a few yards, both big and small, so I want to ask you what you mean first."

He Heng reacted and looked up and said, "Zhixing, if I fail this time, I will definitely not go back. I live in the capital for a year and wait for the next year to take the exam. It is best to have Chinese style next year. Even if I fail again, it is nothing. If I fail three times in a row, I can get a big pick. No matter what kind of yard you rent, remember to leave one for me and calculate the rent. Brothers will settle the score clearly, don't be embarrassed."

"Okay, leave one for Brother Junjie." Han Xiufeng nodded and turned around and asked, "Shizhen, where are you?"

If you don’t come to the capital, you won’t know that you have a lot of talents. Liu Shanyang has no confidence in whether he can be a winner next year. When he thinks about the things at home, he said helplessly: “I plan to wait for the results to be released first. If there is no Chinese style, I will go back.”

"Why are you in a hurry to go back?"

"Before coming, my father had been ill for half a year and had to go back."

Han Xiufeng patted his arm and asked again: "Brother Yang, Brother He, where are you?"

"I am like Brother Junjie. This is my second test. I plan to wait for another year and take another exam. Even if I don't win, I can still get a big shot." Yang Juren from Jiangbei Hall touched his nose and said embarrassedly: "Zhixing, I can't compare with Junjie. I only have dozens of acres of thin land in my family and I can't bring much money..."

"Brother Yang doesn't need to worry about this."

"I'm going to bother you."

“Not a hassle.”

After asking one by one, only Liu Shanyang and Bao Juren of Rongchang County planned to go back to their hometown if they were not on the list. Han Xiufeng knew that Master Fei was willing to return home, but he was worried that he would leave alone. As soon as he came back, he would persuade him to persuade him to come with Liu Shanyang and Juren of Bao. Thinking that the three of them would have a helping hand, Master Fei finally felt relieved and agreed to wait until the 21st release before leaving.

If there are four people who are sure to stay in the capital, the yard will be rented. However, renting a house in the capital is different from the hometown of Ba County. According to the rules of the capital, one purlin is calculated as one room, such as three rooms in the east and the west rooms without partitions, only three rooms instead of one large room.

He Heng went to see him together after the exam. He finally rented a two-in-one room in Xuannan, with a total of nine rooms, and a lush garden with flowers and trees. It is said that it was the old residence of a governor of Fujian and Zhejiang during the Yongzheng period when he was an official in Beijing. In the words of "slim hands", not only the house was "strong", but also the alleys had "strong energy", which was the best candidate for the main examination.

The rent is not cheap, it costs twenty-one taels per month.

Han Xiufeng only rented it for half a year and planned to rebuild the guild within half a year. On the same day, Pan Er hired a car to move. He went to find the foreman who had agreed to be before the New Year. The next morning, he invited the Hanlin Academy to review Ji Yunfei, the Ministry of Justice's Office, Jiang Haoxuan, the Ministry of Revenue's Office, Wang Zhirong, and Wen Zhanggui, and other Sichuan merchants went to the guild to worship Bodhisattvas and set off firecrackers to start construction.

Han Xiufeng, Pan Er and Datou turned into supervisors, guarding the guild every day to see if the craftsmen were lazy and preventing the bricks, tiles, wood and materials that were secretly removed from the stock of materials, which were so busy that they would have almost forgotten to hire a car to the Gongyuan to help Qian Junchen move things.

I don’t know if I don’t go, but once I go, I know that the court sent rice and flour to the same examiner every day.
Chapter completed!