I have a fortune book

Chapter 21
It is so fragile, but it tells Zhou Bai that the lack of life can be made up through the way of the imperial examination.

As long as there are signs of evolution, it's fine, otherwise the one-month period will be the countdown to Zhou Bai's death, and even when the time is up, he won't even know how he died.

Or it might be thundered to the top, or it might be crushed into powder by an invisible force, these are all predictable.

However, he got the first place in the test of Tongsheng, and he was scheduled to be a scholar. He just had a sign, so would it be impossible for him to develop a complete natal life if he passed the test of an ordinary scholar?

Thinking of this, Zhou Bai's brows that were a little happy frowned again. It seemed that he had to treat the county examination half a month later with caution.

It is not enough to be a scholar in the exam, you must get a high ranking, preferably the top of the case.

Zhou Xiangwen, who had been staring at Zhou Bai all the time, saw his nephew's sorrows and joys, and thought it was a resentment against the clan, so he hurriedly explained a few words to his followers in private.

When Zhou Bai returned to his small courtyard, it was already full of gifts. There were congratulatory gifts from other houses, but most of them were rewards ordered by the patriarch.

All kinds of tonics are not counted, 50 taels of silver, an exclusive carriage, a full-time groom, two maids, two martial artists...

Zhou Yuan greeted the servants who put the presents, while Uncle Fu registered everything with the roster, and when he saw Zhou Bai coming back, he also asked with his eyes.

Zhou Bai nodded slightly, and asked Uncle Fu to continue to register and keep everything.

At the end, Zhou Xiangwen took a stack of yellowed old paper from a servant who came from afar, and handed it to Zhou Bai.

"Brother Bo, this is the [-]-acre land deed that the patriarch asked me to hand over."

Zhou Bai was stunned, this reward is too heavy, isn't it?I didn't reach out to pick it up for a while.

"Take it. The [-] mu of land used to be under your father's name. Later, there were no scholars in Qifang who could take refuge in tax exemption, and it was taken back to the family land." Zhou Xiangwen continued to explain.

But no matter what, this is [-] mu of land, Zhou Bai looked complicated, and slowly took over the land deed.

"The patriarch said that even if you didn't pass the exam this time due to lack of luck, the [-] mu of land is still yours, and you can dispose of it as you like. It's just that the seven acres of land inherited under your name still have to wait for you to be crowned before giving it to you. regulation."

"Thank you Fifth Uncle, thank you Patriarch." After all, he was short-handed, so Zhou Bai thanked him.

Seeing that Zhou Bai's attitude had finally changed, Zhou Xiangwen breathed a sigh of relief, and said goodbye: "The boat is exhausting, so you should rest first, Zhou Rui's mother is still waiting to see him, I'm afraid this kid will use up his grandparents' yin and yang in the exam. blessing."

"Uncle Wu, my nephew still has an unfeeling request, can you lend me the old trick for a while." Zhou Bai pointed to the old trick who had been following Zhou Rui.

Zhou Xiangwen was a little taken aback, while Zhou Rui pointed at Zhou Bai and said cursingly: "Well, you Zhou Bai, you've been thinking about poaching the wall all day long, but anyway, I don't want to go to the county for the exam, so forget it."

Zhou Rui seemed to be scolding Zhou Bai, but he was actually explaining the reason to Zhou Xiangwen. It was a long way to go to the county town, so it was inevitable that he needed a trustworthy groom.

"Hahaha, okay, as usual, you can follow Master Bai for the time being, just like you would treat me." Zhou Xiangwen looked at the two brothers, laughed and ordered.

"Yes, master." The old man was very agile, and immediately walked behind Zhou Bai.

In fact, the reason why Zhou Xiangwen was so straightforward was that he also wanted to protect Zhou Bai. During this period of time, a lot of desperadoes had sneaked into Cangshan Mountain, and they were somewhat unruly.

The excitement of the small courtyard lasted for a long time, and the spring breeze blew past, suppressing the malicious eyes peeping around one by one.

Zhou Heyun didn't dare to appear in front of Zhou Bai at all, for fear of being humiliated, but Zhou Rui didn't intend to let him go.

Ever since I came back, I've been wandering around outside the three-bedroom house with the child's life documents every day, and when I meet them, I get weird.

Why do you want him, the son of a businessman, to be the bottom of the list when he has the most family luck, but he got 29th place in the exam?

Zhou Rui had self-knowledge and knew that the county examination was hopeless, so he had a great time playing, and actually forced Zhou Heyun and other swingers to study hard at home for several days.

Zhou Bai, apart from looking through the family's collection of books, is making arrangements for taking charge of the family in the future.

He sent Zhou Yuan and two martial artists to travel all over Hongni Township and its surrounding areas. It wasn't someone who visited him, but he sent letters to solicit them.

Although the content of the letter is not so straightforward, the meaning of wooing is not difficult to understand.

When Zhou Yuan came back, he brought more than ten letters, most of which were believed to be Gu Zuo's words to him, and he did not agree to submit them for effect.

Zhou Bai naturally understood that you are a child, even if you are at the top of the list, you will not be able to build a team so early.

But all he recruited were the poor talents in his memory, and now he recruited a quasi-scholar, but there were a few surprises.

This young master Zhou Bai, even if he can't be elected as an official in the future, he can still be a real estate official in the sixth house of the county government. Does the manor, fields and other assets under his name need to be managed?
Maybe you want to understand this point, the people who accept the solicitation of underage teenagers are only a minority.

In the end, there were only two Tongsheng from farming families, Zhong Wei and Yan Lie, who clearly accepted the invitation in their reply, saying that they would come and join Zhou Bai whenever he needed it.

Zhou Bai memorized the names of the two silently, and ordered Zhou Yuan to send another five taels of silver each as a token of appeasement.

In the future, he will recruit the nearby township parties again, but others must be one step behind Zhong Wei and Yan Lie. This is the return on investment.

The same is true for the Zhou family members. Although he didn't say anything about those who clearly expressed their friendship and even took refuge in him at this time, the mark was there.

If he wants to succeed, in this world, the Zhou family has always been his base, and the Xiangdang is his staunch supporter.

Since the patriarch is willing to make amends and knows his mistakes, he is also willing to admit it.

In his previous life, following the steps of the imperial court, his family was ruined and his family was destroyed. If he lived another life, he would certainly not be a "loyal minister" again.

There is no property in the clan and he needs to send someone to take care of it, and there is no need for Zhong Wei and Yan Lie to come over [-] acres of land.

Of course, the key is that you can't afford it for the time being, and you have to pay someone to support you.

The ancestral home is surrounded by the most fertile land of the Zhou family, but [-] mu is directly managed by the Qunshitang, so those who share the manor fields like Zhou Bai are all on the periphery.

Zhou Bai's [-] mu is located in the confluence of streams, as long as two ditches are opened, it will be a high-quality paddy field.

However, due to the remote distance from the core, there has been no further development since it was managed by Qunshitang, and only a few tenant farmers were hired to take care of the middle field.

On February [-]th, before going to the county seat, Zhou Bai passed by to inspect the fields.

On the ridge of the field, Zhou Bai overlooked the vastness.

Because it was in the stage of being handed over, spring seedlings had not been sown in the field, and there was not much scenery in a piece of loess, but in Zhou Bai's eyes, there were traces of whiteness gathering towards him.

The merits that belong to oneself can be turned into luck, most of which are external luck, but they can also accumulate one's life after a long time. This kind of basic external luck is the most solid one.

After a while, Zhou Bai withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the old man who had been waiting beside him: "Your name is Wang Liangtian? Good name, no wonder you are a well-known farming expert."

"Master, you can just call me Old Wangtou. We dare not say anything else, but farming is a skill that everyone in the family praises." Wang Liangtian said nervously as he rubbed his hands together in the image of an old farmer.

Zhou Bai waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous, you were recommended by Uncle Fu, I trust you, if you are asked to come, you will be entrusted with the land, and I will entrust you with [-] acres of land to plant."

"Old Fu?" In Wang Liangtian's memory, the old man followed a poor young master, what happened.

Regardless of Wang Liangtian's doubts, Zhou Bai threw out a money bag and said, "Here are 20 taels for you. It's all in it for opening the canal to buy cattle. I have the permission of the patriarch. You can also open the beach in the stream. You will be given ten acres of private land for every one hundred acres.”

"My young master trusts me, Old Wangtou will definitely give you a surprise in Xiashou." Wang Liangtian was uncontrollably excited, and the younger generations in his family were struggling with their jobs.

(End of this chapter)