Wu Kejiu wanted to interrogate Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian in the afternoon, but he didn't expect that the scattered white wine was too strong. He drank two more glasses of wine for a while and then fell asleep. It was not until the next day that he and Cao Jucheng went to the courtyard where Du Zhongxiao was detained.

Chen Jiewei followed the two at the door early and said, "The two of them have too tight mouths, so they have to come to the trial in person for the labor officer."

Wu Kejiu said: "It's okay, the Du family's puppy was so angry that I was about to come and have fun."

As he said that, he swayed and walked in as the first step.

Wu Kejiu didn't go into the house, but just ordered Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian to be taken to the yard.

Seeing Du Zhongxiao's hair disheveled and his face was full of fatigue, Wu Kejiu said loudly: "Scared, you little thief, now you are stubborn with me!"

Du Zhongxiao looked at Wu Kejiu's appearance and said coldly: "Why are you? This is the official place."

A archer brought a chair, and Wu Kejiu sat beautifully, crossed his legs and said, "Of course it is the official place, otherwise how can you submit? Today you are responsible for the steps and see how I can enjoy you!"

"You are not an official or an official, why should you come to examine people?" Du Zhongxiao looked at Chen Jiewei standing on the side and frowned. "Let a civilian come to investigate the case, which is inconsistent with the law. The legal level is, this matter can be big or small, and it is impossible to be confused!"

Chen Jiexie said: "What are you talking nonsense! You two thieves make wine and sell them secretly, so where can you say so many things! The Han family is the foot shop of the 'Qixiangju'. It is secretly selling other wines. What is bad is the capital of the Wu family. The young official will naturally come to examine you."

Wu Kejiu clapped his hands: "Yes, I am old in the officialdom and I am most familiar with these things. Old Han sells other wines in the store, but what is bad is my capital. Isn't it just a thief stealing my things? If I don't come to examine it, who will come to examine it!"

Hearing this, Han Lian whispered loudly: "How come this guy is so unlucky! You obviously don't buy me with wine, but you want to ruin my family's food and clothing, so you force us to find a way to find wine to sell. How come you say it out of your mouth has become my bad rules!"

Cao Jucheng, who was standing on the side, said, "This old man is still here to tell me a little bit! It's a good thing that my cousin likes your daughter, but your father and daughter are pushing you to stop it. Don't give it to you with wine to make you think clearly and don't miss your future. Who would have thought that you would dare to find other wines to sell in the store? This is not a thief!"

Seeing that a few people were entangled, Du Zhongxiao said loudly: "The world is fair and free in people's hearts. No matter how you turn black and white, we always occupy the word "reason". What should you do today? Let's make it clear!"

"It's refreshing!" Wu Kejiu slapped his thigh. "I'm the most annoying as a mother-in-law and mother as a woman's family. Since you know so well, that's fine. Old Han is my foot shop and should sell our wine. No one in the world can break this rule. How much money have you made in selling wine these days? Show me the accounts honestly and take back the money that should be divided into 'Qixiangju' first."

Du Zhongxiao heard this and just sneered. What Wu Kejiu said is indeed good. The Han family should sell "Qixiangju" wine, but "Qixiangju" is not sold for the Han family wine, which is another matter. Now Wu Kejiu feels that he has the upper hand and even wants the money to sell wine, but his heart is so dark.

Wu Kejiu said again: "I have said repeatedly that the young lady of the Han family is very beautiful, and it is a pity to live a hard life with you. I expressed my kindness and asked her to come to my house to be a concubine, give you more money, and live a good life with you in the future."

Han Lian heard this and spat, too lazy to pay attention to Wu Kejiu.

When Wu Kejiu saw Han Lian's appearance, he couldn't help but sneer and said, "Also, you will tell us the recipe for making wine with wine lees. Look, you have to make a mistake, but it's not serious."

After Wu Kejiu finished speaking, Du Zhongxiao ignored him and said to Chen Jiejie, who was standing on the side: "Jiejie, you are a public servant in the yamen, not a traitor of the Wu family. We were caught by people, but let the Wu family members come to judge. When you meet the official in the future, I am afraid you will not be able to explain."

After hearing this, Wu Kejiu could no longer help and shouted: "You little thief, you sharp-tongued and sharp-mouthed, and you will definitely not be willing to confess honestly! Come on, get up and hit him thirty or twenty times first to wake him up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two big men stepped forward and held Du Zhongxiao.

Du Zhongxiao struggled with his arms and shouted loudly: "Do you dare to lynch in the official place in broad daylight?!"

Wu Kejiu waved his hands repeatedly: "So much nonsense! Fight, beat, beat!"

This courtyard had detained prisoners in the past and had ready-made whipping. At that moment, two big men took the small scepter and pressed Du Zhongxiao to the ground, and thrust them 20 or 30 times. In a moment, blood flowed from Du Zhongxiao's butt.

When Wu Kejiu saw it, he said viciously: "I beat you little thief and let out a sigh of anger in my chest!"

Du Zhongxiao took a deep breath, forced himself to endure the severe pain, and said to Wu Kejiu in a deep voice: "I will remember the best gifts today. If the mountains and waters do not turn, one day, I will repay you twice as much!"

"You still dare to be stubborn! You are so poor, you still want to have a day to turn over? Your devil father passed the trial last year, how glorious! He only thought that he had been released from his post and was awarded the title of the Kaifeng Prefecture and became an official from now on. He was scared, but he finally came back in shame and almost starved to death on the road! You are such a naughty father who wants to learn from your father? Humph, you are so poor that you dare to think about those things?"

Wu Kejiu was a student since childhood. Although he was limited in talent, he had been influenced by all these years. For him, it was a great idea to be a Jinshi, but his articles were not clear about it, so he settled for the second best. Being able to procure from the state and become a Jinshi in the village became the biggest pursuit. The Wu family was rich and powerful, and the identity of a Juren had many uses. Unexpectedly, Du Xunfa last year made Wu Kejiu envious and hated. This time he chased Du Zhongxiao and felt unannoyed about Du Xunfa last year.

Du Zhongxiao looked at Wu Kejiu and looked at him coldly. After this incident, he knew this era more clearly. If you want to live in this world, the first thing is to have money. There are a lot of ways to make money in your mind, but you lack a guide. As long as you start, you will not have to worry about money coming in continuously. As long as you hold on, your father will find the right person in the state city and survive this crisis safely, and you will definitely be able to solve the problem of money in the future. To live well, the second thing is to have status. How to be considered a status? Where to be an official?

The main reason between money and officials is the foundation. The Song Dynasty is different from the Ming Dynasty. After more than a hundred years of turmoil in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, the aristocratic families of the people have been wiped out, especially in the north, which is already the world of bureaucratic and small landlords. Even the Wu family has made their fortune in recent decades, and before it was just a small family. In other words, County Magistrate Shi did not care about the affairs, otherwise a county magistrate would be enough to make them frightened.

The most convenient way to become an official is to take the Jinshi exam. Since yesterday, Du Zhongxiao carefully considered the possibility of taking the Jinshi exam. The final conclusion was that it was not very difficult to get the Jinshi. At this time, the imperial examination was still in further reform. The most important thing for the Jinshi was fu, followed by the theory and poetry, and strategy. Poetry and fu are the most important, followed by theory and strategy. Poetry and fu do test the literary level and the ability to understand the classics in a relatively good way, but the most important thing is that they have all traces.

Xun is a good idea. That is, as long as you are careful and willing to work hard, it is not too difficult to make mediocre and compliant poems. As long as you are stable in the imperial examination, the possibility of being a success is very high. Because whether it is a trial or a provincial examination, the first major reason for failing is a rhyme and a non-Chinese style. For example, Ouyang Xiu, who was familiar with later generations, failed the first two times, was a rhyme. This is why, the proportion of juren from Kaifeng Prefecture who passed the imperial examination was particularly high, and they naturally had advantages in this regard.

Du Zhongxiao came from the soul of later generations. His biggest advantage in exams is that he was accustomed to exam-oriented education, which is exactly what scholars of this era lacked. He could not write articles in Mianxiu, and tried hard to write articles that were stable and consistent, but he was better than others.

The flogging he had just suffered just now, and a sharp pain came from his body. Du Zhongxiao frowned and secretly swore that after this matter, he must study hard and try to get a Jinshi in the shortest time. If the Jinshi does not need to be a high-ranking official, just become an official.

Wu Kejiu had no experience in torture. Seeing that Du Zhongxiao's lower body was bleeding, he thought he was beaten hard, and from then on, the little thief remembered himself. However, he didn't know that flogging seemed scary, but in fact, the harm to people was limited, and Du Zhongxiao was not seriously injured.

Chen Jiewei naturally understood. But he just helped Wu Kejiu and helped the rich child breathe, so he naturally didn't say it.

After beating Du Zhongxiao, Wu Kejiu said to Han Lian: "Old man, if you see it, you will be like that little thief!"

Han Lian looked at Du Zhongxiao's angry face, frowned, and sighed, "Xiao Junwai, what are you going to do?"

After hearing this, Wu Kejiu said, "Why are you still pretending to be confused here? How many times have I said, let your daughter come to my house as a concubine. It is not difficult for me to do it for you, so I will set a ten-year period and make money for you. After ten years, she will come out to get married by herself and will never stop her. Then I will still have a dowry to her. Even if I have children, my family will support myself and will not be burdened."

In the current social atmosphere, Wu Kejiu said this as if it were natural and he felt that he was a great favor to the Han family. Girls from poor families looked a little pretty, and it was common for them to be maids and concubines when they were young. At this time, most concubines were hired, and they also had years. When they were old, they came out of their master's family, and they were in their twenties and had some savings, so it was not difficult to find a good family to marry.
Chapter completed!