Upon hearing Zhao Ran's question, Zhu Doudao's heart moved and he looked at Ma Zhili, who was sitting next to him.
Ma Zhili nodded at him, so Zhu Doudao pondered for a moment and sighed: "To be honest with Zhiran, as soon as I'm old, my own affairs are just like that. I don't have much hope, especially these days."
As time goes by, I feel that my body and bones are getting weaker and weaker, and my energy is not as good as before."
Zhao Ran said: "Everyone says that your body and bones are still healthy. If you work for the people of Guyang County for another ten years, there will be no problems at all!"
Zhu Dudao laughed, shook his head and said: "Zhiran, there is no need to comfort me. I understand my own affairs. There is nothing else, but there is one thing that I always worry about."
"Please tell me what I've said."
"Zhiran may have heard that my own son passed away early and failed to leave any blood, so he adopted one from the clan as my grandson. My young grandson is now seventeen, but he seems to have nothing.
The future is really worrying.”
Ma Zhili added: "Everyone said that my grandson likes to study, but his academic performance is a bit mediocre. Several gentlemen invited by the family said that he may have to study for a few more years. But the child is very naughty and insists on participating in the eighth grade of this year.
During the county examination last month, everyone said they were worried about his career, fearing that if the child failed to pass the examination, he would develop some kind of illness."
Zhao Ran asked: "Did Laodu talk about it and County Magistrate Kong mentioned it?"
Ma Zhili said: "I mentioned it before, but Magistrate Kong didn't dare to give an accurate answer. He said that Magistrate Xia just took office last year. If he tried it in the county but failed in the prefectural examination, I'm afraid Magistrate Xia wouldn't be able to explain it to him.
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It is normal to pass the county examination but not the government examination. However, County Magistrate Kong is worried about this. This can only mean one problem. The adopted young grandson of Zhu Du's family may not be able to read the article. Don't be afraid if he is unreasonable. It is very possible.
Because he was spoiled by his family, he thought that because of his beautiful articles and talents, he would definitely pass the imperial examination in high school.
This kind of naughty kid is even more difficult to deal with than Qu Fenghe, whom Zhao Ran trained.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Ran asked: "If I pass the county examination and the government examination, can I still take the college examination?"
Zhu Du said: "As long as I can get a boy, I will be satisfied. I will be more cautious if I let him study hard for a few years before taking the exam."
In this world, the Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations stipulated that after passing the government examination, one would be considered a registered child, and would be qualified to take part in the college examination and take the exam to become a scholar.
Zhao Ran thought for a while and said: "As they say, there is no need to worry. I will take care of this matter. When the prefect went to Junshan last year, I was quite familiar with him. Maybe the prefect Xia will give me some face."
Zhu Dou was overjoyed and said: "This is the result of hard work."
Everyone is a sensible person, and there is no need to say anything more from now on. Under such a situation, you don’t have to guess what Zhao Ran’s thoughts and demands are. If you say it now, you will be inferior, and it will become a naked exchange of interests.
Yes - even though it was originally an exchange of interests, it would be too ugly.
After sending the satisfied Zhu Duduo out, he also ordered Ma Zhili to escort Zhu Duduo back to the mountain. He said a few words of concern such as "it is not safe to hike on the mountain road at night and you must be careful", which moved Zhu Duluo to the point of great comfort.
, Zhao Ran then returned to the house.
After returning to the house, without further instructions from Zhao Ran, shopkeeper Jin took matters into his own hands, once again removing the remaining seats and replacing the food and drinks.
Not long after, shopkeeper Jin pushed in the door and reported to Zhao Ran: "Mokutou General Yuan Duchu has been invited."
Zhao Ran quickly stood up and went out, clasping his fists and bowing his head: "Thank you Yuan Duchu for coming! Come on, Lao Mo, come in quickly, I happen to be hungry, let's sit down and have a few drinks together..."
Zhao Ran stayed at the foot of Wuji Mountain for a day without going up the mountain. He met the people he wanted to see and then returned to Junshan.
He called Guan Er to him and asked, "Isn't Song Xiong back yet?"
Guan Erdao: "Didn't Miao Zhu give him three months of rest? He left in early May, so there's still some time left, right?"
Zhao Ran asked: "Do you know about Feng Dalang?"
Guan Er nodded: "Song Xiong told me before he left. He was afraid that Miao Zhu would need it urgently, so he told me about it. Don't worry, Miao Zhu only told me."
This Song Xiong was very meticulous and thorough in his work. Zhao Ran couldn't help but nodded.
"You go back and talk to Feng Dalang. If you agree to the conditions, let him go and let him go to Xizhenwu Palace. Tell him clearly that if this thing is done, everything will be easy to deal with. If it doesn't, there will be only death.
One. Also, if you want to escape, see if he can escape through the dragnet of the door!"
That night, Guan Er came to Jundu Mountain and found the "hunting village" disguised as an Orion village.
Today, there are nearly a hundred bandits collected in the "Hunting Village", and more than ten of them are hard-nosed players on the green forest road. These bandits have been living in Jundu Mountain for four years, and were captured by Guan Er and Lu
You must be submissive when training.
It’s not that Guan Er and Lu Jin are very skilled, and they suppressed this group of people so much that they had no resistance, but they are living a peaceful life now. They are very satisfied with the comfortable living conditions in Junshan, and they are no longer there.
The courage to go on the run again in the world of martial arts.
After six hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the world is still peaceful and not in troubled times. Except for a very small number of people, who is willing to be a precarious bandit all day long?
As for the criminals wanted by the court who came here, or the gangsters who had been found to have innocent lives on their hands, they had long been sent to the county government to be beheaded. Zhao Ran still had this bottom line when doing things, and he did not dare to do it casually
Get yourself into trouble.
Even the monument opener Song Xiong, a well-known green forest master in the world, is brave and fierce, and it is inevitable to rob and hurt people, but he never has a murder case on his hands. Zhao Ran has already filed a record with the Guyang County Government.
Clear his name with the government.
On the contrary, because of the existence of this "hunting village", Guyang's Jinxian Lieutenant made many meritorious deeds and caught many repeat criminals who were wanted by the whole government and even the province. In just a few years, Jinxian Lieutenant served as the Chief Secretary several times.
The great man had a good impression in his mind that he was good at punishing people.
At that time, Junshan Temple had promised that as long as the "Lie Zhai" group worked honestly for Junshan, they would all be registered in Guyang County in five years and turned into good citizens. Now four years have passed, including
Some people are even planning to bring over family members they have not seen for many years.
In Song Xiong's absence, Zhang Wu and Jiang Zhuzi were in charge of the affairs of the village. Ever since Song Xiong officially obtained the documents of Junshan Temple's pyrotechnical lay master, these two men were extremely envious and became even more dedicated to their work.
"How is that kid doing lately?" Guan Er entered the village gate and asked the two people directly.
"He is still staying in the stone prison. Don't worry, Taoist Master Guan. Master Song has told him that no one else is allowed to approach him. Iron-legged Long San will take care of everything he eats."
Iron-legged Long San was originally a martial arts expert in northern Yunnan. He offended an enemy and had his tongue cut off by the enemy. He did not dare to wander around the world anymore, so he ran to northern Sichuan alone with his father, who was disabled in his legs and feet, and by chance, he settled in the Jundo Mountains.
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Guan Er nodded, letting Zhang Wu and Jiang Zhuzi lead the way, and soon arrived at a hidden stone wall next to the village.