The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 19

Lin Hai saw that there was actually a cart behind them.

"You should be more considerate. You bring the donkey over and feed it some fodder. I'll wash my face and we'll set off together."

Liu Ergou went to the yard to lead the donkey and hit the carriage.

Others were busy cutting grass for the donkeys to eat.

After washing his face, Lin Hai said to Qiao'er: "You wait at home and eat something first. I will be back by noon at the latest."

"You go ahead, don't worry at home." Qiaoer promised.

A group of people set off in a mighty way.

It was still early in the morning and there were almost no people on the road.

Lin Hai was sitting alone on the donkey cart, and no one else could follow him.

"Oh, I really envy you guys for being so strong. If I were to walk to the county seat, I would probably fall down from exhaustion." Lin Hai couldn't help but sigh.

Although I have been working hard and exercising seriously during this period, my body is still very weak.

If you have Wang Dayong's body, you can do a lot of things.

"You are a scholar, so you can't compare with rough guys like us. You use your brains, and we use our strength. Talents like us don't have much future."

Wang Dayong said comfortingly.

"That's right. You see, all those government officials are studying. Not all of them are like you. It would be great for people like us to be government servants."

Tie Dan'er's face showed an extremely envious look.

Lin Hai smiled and asked: "So, do you want to be a government servant?"

"Of course, being a government servant is very prestigious, and no one dares to bully you. But ordinary people like us have no chance to become government officials."

"That's not necessarily the case. When you have the money, you can donate to an official position. Then I will ask you to work as yamen servants for me." Lin Hai said with a smile.

"I think it will definitely work. You have read books and are smart. It will be no problem for you to become an official. When the time comes, your brothers will follow you and enjoy the hot food." Liu Ergou said quickly.

Lin Hai also had this plan, but the officials who donated money had relatively small positions.

And there is little room for promotion in the future.

Lin Hai was just talking and didn't really want to be an official.

But I never expected that all these people would take them seriously.

They all dreamed that one day they could become a yamen servant or become a policeman.

In the future, being able to eat from the government will be enough to honor your ancestors.

Lin Hai watched their heated discussion and began to think about whether he should study hard and get a reputation and come back.

In ancient times, only officials had the highest status.

Even if you are rich in business, you will be nothing in front of the government.

You can even find a pretext to ransack your home and collect all the money into the national treasury.

If you want to live a comfortable life in the future, you must have your own power.

What's more, these are troubled times, and the more so, you must have your own people.

Lin Hai was thinking about his future plans, planning to study more when he had time and find a way to get a meritorious degree.

Even if you are not an official, you will not be bullied by officials.

When we arrived in the county town, many small vendors were already open for business.

There are more and more people coming and going on the road.

Someone had noticed the five wolves on the donkey cart, and they all came around to watch in surprise.

"Get out of the way, don't block the way in front!" Orion drove in front.

But there were still more people watching.

It's rare to see a wolf at such a close distance, so I was both curious and a little scared.

"Hey, this is a wolf. Why is it so big? No wonder it can eat people."

"These strong men are really powerful. They can actually kill five wolves."

"I heard that wolves can run up behind them and bite a person's neck off with one bite. These strong men must be good at Kung Fu if they can kill wolves!"

Hearing the comments from the common people, the hunters were also very proud.

It was as if these wolves were killed by them.When I walked to the yamen gate, there were two yamen servants standing at the door.

When he saw the wolf in the carriage, his eyes almost popped out of his head.

There was no need to call them specifically, they just walked over.

"Did you kill these wolves?"

"Yes, we are hunters hunting in the mountains. Yesterday we encountered a pack of wolves and fought to the death, only to kill a few wolves.

I heard that as long as you kill a wolf, you can receive a reward at the county government office.

Could you please help me inform you, the two official eldest brothers? "

While Lin Hai was telling the truth, he quietly put a piece of silver into the other party's hand.

The other party weighed it, with a smile on his face.

His attitude became much more polite.

"It's a good thing to hit a ferocious beast. Just wait here for a moment, and I'll report it to you."

More and more people were watching at the gate of the county government office, all wanting to see what the wolf looked like.

After a while, the yamen servant came running over.

"The county master lets you go in, come with me to the backyard!"

Driving the donkey cart to the backyard,

A man in official clothes, in his 40s, with a beard and quite dignified.

When several hunters saw the official, they quickly kowtowed forward and saluted.

Lin Hai raised his hands in a scholar's salute.

"Student Lin Hai has met the county magistrate!"

County Magistrate Zhang Xuelong looked at Lin Hai with a surprised look in his eyes.

He thought that the people who could kill the wolf must be strong men, but he didn't expect that there was actually a thin scholar.

"Your name is Lin Hai? Could it be that you also participated in killing these wolves?"

"Yes, the students made two crossbows, and it was the power of the crossbows that killed the wolf!" Lin Hai replied.

"Master County, it was us hunters who were surrounded by wolves in the mountains. It was all thanks to Lin Hai's intervention to drive the wolves away."

Wang Dayong said.

Zhang Xuelong was even more surprised and asked carefully what happened.

Lin Hai avoided talking about the gunpowder guns, and then explained how to rescue these hunters.

Zhang Xuelong was extremely shocked when he heard this.

I immediately felt that Lin Hai was brave and resourceful and was a talented person.

"Yes, you have such courage and strategy at such a young age." Zhang Xuelong looked at Lin Hai with great admiration.

"Would you like to come to the county government office and arrange an errand for you?"

Because this county is relatively remote, there are incidents of wild beasts hurting people almost every year.

Since Lin Hai has the ability to kill so many wolves, he can leave this matter to Lin Hai.

Let him lead the people to eliminate those wild beasts.

The hunters all liked it when they heard it, but they didn't expect the county master to take a fancy to Lin Hai.

In their eyes, it was like soaring into the sky.

Lin Hai didn't want to be a policeman under him.

He quickly said: "The student still plans to study hard and take the imperial examination, which disappoints the county magistrate."

Zhang Xuelong was not angry because of this.

He smiled and said: "It's great that you have such ambition at such a young age. You must study hard in the future. Since you are a scholar, this county has decided to give you more rewards.

Originally, the reward for killing a wolf was five taels of silver. This county will give you ten taels. In addition, keep these wolves. One wolf is worth five taels of silver. Are you satisfied with this price? "

Lin Hai was extremely surprised when he heard this and said quickly: "Of course the students are satisfied, thank you so much, Lord County Magistrate!"

(End of this chapter)