After paying for the wages, Zhu Zhaoren said: "Although it's dark, it's still early. Why don't we go and drink a glass of wine to relieve the fatigue."

Meng Xuezhao shook his head: "There will be a lot of money in the next spring. How dare you spend money indiscriminately? You guys go, I will go back to my residence to rest. It's a little harder now, and if you have money in your hands in the future, it will be easier to spend it all."

Wei Xin said: "Scholars spend 10 or 20 yuan a day to have some fun, but nothing is wrong. It's not bad to go back and sit alone in the house. "

How could Meng Xuejue be willing? This kind of opportunity to make money is not common. After finally meeting it, it is not only necessary to work hard, but also to be frugal. The construction site stops work when it gets dark, and now it is long at night, so just stay by yourself when you go back.

While several people were talking, Liu Yi, who was keeping accounts, came over and said to them: "Don't call Meng Xuejiao. The scholars all sent money to the account. They didn't have much money on them. How can they drink and have fun with you?"

Wei Xinqi said: "Can we still keep the money in our account? Why do we have daily cash?"

Liu Yi shook his head: "If you want cash, of course I will send it to you. Like Meng Xuejiao, I don't want to bring money with me. When I go back in a few days, I can bring a few large amounts of money. It's just that you want money to have fun, not like cadets, you have to save up a penny."

After saying that, he said to Meng Xuejue: "Jijue just came to the yamen and said that the military academy of Hejian Prefecture recruited people. Anyone who is literate will go to Xiongzhou tomorrow. When you go there, you can make a plan. If you win, you can go to the military academy to study."

After hearing this, Meng Xuezhao shook his head repeatedly: "I won't go to Xiongzhou for a lot of wages a day."

Liu Yi laughed when he heard this: "The yamen knows that there are many scholars like this, and they can't bear to pay a day's salary. So he has decided that as long as he knows literacy, those who go to the yamen to take the exam will be paid 200 ci. If the yamen is only one hundred and fifty ci, the yamen will give you an extra fifty ci."

When I heard that I was rich, Meng Xuezhao's expression calmed down and asked, "I just read a few books and read them, and I can't write any poems and articles. I feel ashamed to hold the two hundred entries."

Zhu Zhaoren on the side said, "Scholars, the money is yours. What's the point of being ashamed of? The yamen wishes to send it, you can keep it."

Wei Xin also said: "That is, if I read, I will definitely take the money. I will go to Xiongzhou tomorrow and write a piece of paper. If I don't win, I will buy 200 yuan. What a great thing. Only then will I know the benefits of studying."

Seeing that Meng Xuezhao was a little hesitant, Liu Yi said: "Scholars don't have to worry. I heard that the yamen is just a test of their knowledge. When they arrive at the yamen, they will give the books first in the morning. Everyone has read them, and they will only make a plan in the afternoon. The contents are written in the books they read in the morning, so they can just read them."

"Is there such a good thing?" Wei Xin felt strange when he heard it. "I heard that when the imperial examinations were held, the states were all judges, and they were not allowed to take a word on them. Why did the military school exams be given instead?

Liu Yi said: "Who knows? I just heard people say this. On the construction site here, in addition to the scholars and me, there are more than a dozen people who are studying and literate. They will go to the yamen together tomorrow. They will pass the exam by luck and then go to Hejian Mansion to take the exam."

Meng Xuezhao said: "I'm afraid it's not a ten-day trip to Hejian Mansion from here, so I'm going to have a lot of money."

Everyone laughed when they heard this. The station's workmanship was very generous, and it was really hard to meet. But like Meng Xuezhao, who valued every penny so seriously, there was no one else. To say that Meng Xuezhao was a generous person. He never felt sorry for money when he had friends. However, spending money with friends is one thing, and making money by himself is another matter.

Liu Yi shook his head: "Scholars, you will have money to go to the yamen tomorrow. If you win, you will be even richer to go to Hejian Mansion. People in the yamen said that if you go to Hejian Mansion, how many days it takes, it will be calculated based on 200 ci per day, and the students will not suffer any losses."

Meng Xuezhao nodded and thought that the money he got was not taken without taking it. However, he was a village scholar. Although he liked to read miscellaneous books on his daily life, he knew nothing about poetry and articles, and he couldn't help but feel guilty.

Liu Yi came to inform Meng Xuejue specifically. After talking about the time and the place where he gathered tomorrow, he said goodbye and left.

Seeing Liu Yi leave, Wei Xin said, "Teach hard work, only 150 cents a day. When a scholar goes to the yamen, he will get 200 cents. Sure enough, reading is useful. Just like this Liu Yi, he doesn't work in daily life, just keeps some accounts, and gets 100 cents a day."

People who need to keep accounts at the station construction site have fewer wages than those who do not work. Meng Xuejue can actually do it. He thinks that the money is small every day and would rather do it. He is the time when he is strong, so of course he chooses a job with more money.

After chatting for a while, seeing that it was dark, Wei Xin, Zhu Zhaoren and others went to the tavern next to drink. Meng Xuezhao returned to his residence alone, burned the stove and lay on the bed.

I thought I had been studying since I was a child. Although I had never met a wise teacher or received formal education, I tried my best to read all the books I could find. When I was a teenager, I also thought about making achievements and good men lived a life of passion. But I was born in the Khitan area. I was a Han Chinese and could not be an official for a foreign race for my salary. Later, I got married and had children, and my livelihood was difficult, so my thoughts gradually faded.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh. In the Khitan period, Meng Xuezhai was a righteous person who was willing to make friends from all walks of life. After the Song Dynasty, he became more concerned about money, but because the environment changed. Now under the rule of the court, he should let his family live a better life and earn more money. He thought it was impossible to make achievements.

Thinking of this, Meng Xuejiao stood up, opened the window, and looked at the stars in the sky. A few days ago, Chen Rui and his army passed by their village. Everyone saw the current Song army, which was full of strict military discipline and majestic. Later, I heard that the Khitan cavalry had been wiped out for a long time. Such a result was the story of other dynasties for the Central Plains army.

I will really pass the exam when I go to the government office tomorrow? If I really pass and enter the military academy, what kind of life will it be like in the future? There was no shortage of military generals here on Hebei Road before. However, at that time, they were all based on personal courage or tall body, so I had never heard of recruiting military personnel by taking exams. For ordinary people, this kind of thing is not even a big deal, which is a bit contrary to common sense.

Looking at the stars in the sky, Meng Xuejiao was a little tragic. In this quiet night, his youthful ideals surged into his heart. At that time, he also wanted to use his sword to the world, to drive his horse to the world, and to make achievements.

Early the next morning, before the sun came out, Wei Xin and others called Meng Xuejue and said, "Scholar, go to the yamen today, I wish you a victory. If you win, let's have a victory together when you come back."

Zhu Zhaoren said: "That's it. Let's send you to meet others together, don't miss the time."

Meng Xuezhao looked at everyone and nodded: "Okay, thank you all. Let's wait until I clean my face. I need to clean it up when I want to go to the yamen."
Chapter completed!