Thinking of the list that Xu Yuanru sent out before, Wuzhou Prefect was on the list. Although Lu Jin’s purpose of coming to Wuzhou Prefecture was unknown, Lin Xiaoman had to be doubtful about the claim that the debt could be repaid.

But Lu Jin, a small seventh-grade county magistrate, threatened the Wuzhou magistrate and made him willing to give up these jade stones? Will he be punished for corruption and bribery in the future?

Lin Xiaoman suddenly didn't like these jade stones so much. "Send the things back quickly. I don't care about jade anymore. Don't cause any more trouble for this little thing."

Lu Jin was funny, "It was really used by the prefect to pay off the debt. I still have the IOU written by him in my hand. I haven't asked him for it in these years. But if he is convicted one day and his house is ransacked, this money is not worth it."

Just wasted?"

"Ah? Are you here to collect debts from the prefect?"

How could that be possible? It was not Lu Jin's turn to take action in person to collect debts, but Lin Xiaoman seemed to believe it, so he nodded, "Yes, the magistrate is too big, if it were ordinary people to collect debts, I'm afraid everyone would

I couldn't see him, so I came here in person. It's just that the prefect usually had too little money and couldn't come up with so much money at once, so he took his family's jade to reduce the debt. Although these jade stones are not worth that much money, I can't either

To force him to die, we can only do this first."

Seeing that Lu Jin still had a look of regret on his face, as if he was annoyed that he could not collect all the debts, Lin Xiaoman no longer doubted, and just asked: "What does your grandfather's family do? How can you borrow so much money from the prefect?"
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"My maternal grandfather was named an imperial merchant when he was young, and he has been in business for decades. Not only is he as rich as the country, he is also the richest man in the capital, so his family is naturally rich."

"So rich?" Lin Xiaoman's eyes were full of stars. No wonder Xu Qiuliang said that Lu Jin could be so wanton and flamboyant. It turned out not because of power, but because of money.

Although Huangshang also has the word "Shang", he is far from being comparable to the merchants of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants. Their status is much higher than that of ordinary officials.

But if he exchanged the debt he owed to his grandfather's family for jade, wouldn't anyone in his grandfather's family have any objections?

"Then after you return to Beijing, if your grandfather's family asks about this debt, what will you say?"

Lu Jin sighed, "My grandfather only gave birth to my mother, and my mother only gave birth to me. Now that my grandfather, grandmother, and mother have passed away, I am in charge of everything in my grandfather's family."

This time Lin Erhu exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean that you have inherited all the property of your grandfather's family? Royal merchant, sir, how rich are you? Don't you have any relatives who care about you?"<

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Lu Jin sneered, "They must have the courage."

Lin Xiaoman believes that Lu Jin's ability to make such a domineering declaration probably comes from the confidence of his father.

Thinking about it, Huang Shang only gave birth to a daughter. If they did not want their property to be occupied by relatives after their death, they would find a husband with a high family status for their daughter.

When the grandson inherits the inheritance, who will dare to intervene?

However, with so much money, won’t it be swallowed up by others if he is not guarding it in the capital?

Suddenly, Lu Jin felt that Lin Xiaoman and Lin Erhu were looking at him not only with envy, but also with some sympathy and concern.

Lu Jin didn't know where he was going to sympathize with them. Could it be because there was no one left in his grandfather's family? But weren't they orphans themselves?

Lu Jin's head was covered with black lines, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Just as Lin Erhu was about to open his mouth, Lin Xiaoman covered his mouth, "Sir, are you hungry? I've been stewing chicken in the kitchen for a whole day. Would you like some chicken soup?"

I didn't ask if it was alright. When I asked, Lu Jin felt a little hungry and nodded, "Yeah, I can just drink a bowl."

Lin Xiaoman urged Lin Erhu to serve the chicken soup. Before Lin Erhu could move, Qingshu had already said, "I'll go, I'll go."

When Qingshu ran out, Lu Jin pointed to the box on the table and said, "Put these Xiaoman away for you to play with."

This is too expensive. I have never heard of such a large amount of betrothal gifts from rich families. Lin Xiaoman had no nerve to accept it and hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, you should keep it for yourself. I took these, and I can't sleep at night."

Have a good sleep."

Lu Jin took a deep look at her, then didn't try to persuade her anymore, and just sighed.

Lin Xiaoman didn't dare to ask him why he was sighing, because he was afraid that he would say that he wanted to be his wife in front of Lin Erhu.

Although the two of them have been getting along well recently and their relationship has improved qualitatively, they have not reached the point of discussing marriage. It is better not to let Lin Erhu know about it, so as to save the trouble of that boy asking questions all day long.
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Well, if the two get married, she won't be burdened by anything Lu Jin gives her. But now they just like each other and don't even hire a matchmaker. How can she accept such a heavy gift from Lu Jin?

The next day, the woman who took Lin Xiaoman shopping yesterday came again. Lin Xiaoman followed her around the city for a long time. The banknotes Lin Xiaoman brought out were almost spent yesterday, so he only bought some knickknacks today.

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Things like beautiful tea cups, calligraphy and paintings sold by down-and-out scholars on the street, a few wild ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum dug from the mountains...the prices are not expensive, and it only cost less than ten taels of silver for a day of shopping.

After this round of shopping, Lin Xiaoman had a general understanding of Wuzhou Prefecture, and had no intention of shopping any more.

After paying the woman her wages, he gave her a piece of silver as a reward so that she wouldn't have to come back tomorrow.

The woman accepted the reward and thanked Lin Xiaoman profusely.

In the next few days, Lin Xiaoman only walked around the government office, but he had the idea of ​​buying a shop here.

It's just that it's too far away from Hedong Village, and it's not easy to run a shop after buying it. You can't let Lin Daqiang lead the business here, right?

A strong dragon cannot overwhelm local snakes. If someone takes a fancy to their hot pot chicken recipe and wants to force it to buy it, they have no choice but to do so.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the next exam. When he got up early in the morning, Lin Xiaoman made a pot of noodles and put some eggs in it. He gave Lin Wenyao and Lin Erhu each a bowl of noodles and two eggs, which meant they could get a hundred points in the exam.

Although Lin Wenyao didn't understand the purpose of adding eggs to noodles, the noodles were so fragrant that a bowl of noodles wasn't enough, so he went to the pot to fill a bowl and scooped out an egg.

Lin Erhu also felt that it was not enough, so he went to fill up half a bowl of noodles, but did not scoop out the eggs. After all, one hundred points is enough, what the hell is a thousand points?

Even if he doesn't believe this, he still wants a good sign.

After eating and drinking, the family sent them to the examination room together. Lin Xiaoman brought them dry food and money. If there were food sellers there, don't be reluctant to buy them.

Because they were close, it only took a few steps to get there. Yao took Lin Wenyao's hand, and before she finished her instructions, the official guarding the examination room was already shouting to get in quickly and not to block the way.

Yao could only reluctantly let go of Lin Wenyao's hand and loudly told him to take the exam well.

Lin Erhu was short, and Lin Xiaoman stood on tiptoe for a long time without seeing anyone. Instead, he heard Lin Erhu shouting from the crowd: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely give you a scholar when you come back."

Lin Xiaoman said to himself, how could he tell that he was worried?

But he still shouted loudly: "Buy food if they sell it, don't be reluctant to give up your money."
Chapter completed!