It is so fragile, but it tells Zhou Bai that what he lacks in his life can be made up for through the imperial examination.

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

Either being struck by thunder from the sky, or being crushed into powder by invisible forces, these are all predictable.

However, he has just begun to take the first place in the examination and is destined to become a scholar. So if he passes the examination and is an ordinary scholar, will he not be able to develop his complete destiny?

Thinking of this, Zhou Bai's originally happy brows furrowed again. It seemed that he would have to treat the county examination with caution in half a month.

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

Zhou Xiangwen, who had been staring at Zhou Bai, saw that his nephew was uncertain about joy and sorrow, and thought he had some grudge against the clan, so he quickly told his entourage in private.

When Zhou Bai returned to his small courtyard, it was already filled with gifts, including congratulatory gifts from other houses, but more of them were rewards ordered by the clan leader.

Not counting all kinds of tonics, fifty taels of silver, an exclusive carriage, a full-time groom, two maids, two martial arts masters...

Zhou Yuan greeted the servants who placed the gifts, while Uncle Fu took the list and registered everything. When he saw Zhou Bai coming back, he also looked at him to ask questions.

Zhou Bai nodded slightly and asked Uncle Fu to continue registering, but kept them all.

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

"Brother Bai, this is the three hundred acres of land deed that the clan leader asked me to hand over on his behalf."

Zhou Bai was stunned for a moment, wasn't this reward too heavy? He didn't reach out to receive it for a moment.

"Take it, these 300 acres of land were once in your father's name. Later, when there were no scholars in the seventh house, they could take shelter and be exempted from taxation, and it was returned to the family land." Zhou Xiangwen continued to explain.

But no matter what, this is 300 acres of land. Zhou Bai looked complicated and slowly took over the land deed.

"The clan leader said, even if you don't pass the scholar examination this time because you are not lucky enough, the three hundred acres of land will still be yours and you can do with it as you wish. However, the seven houses and acres inherited under your name will still have to wait for you to be crowned before being given to you. This is the clan's

regulation."

"Thank you, Fifth Uncle, and thank you, the clan leader." After all, he was short-handed, so Zhou Bai said thank you.

Seeing that Zhou Bai's attitude finally changed, Zhou Xiangwen breathed a sigh of relief and said goodbye: "It's been a long journey. In this case, you should rest first. Zhou Rui is still waiting to see him. If this kid takes the exam, he will use up all his ancestors' wisdom."

blessing."

"Uncle Fifth, my nephew has a gracious request, can you lend me your old tricks for a while?" Zhou Bai pointed at the old tricks who had been following Zhou Rui.

Zhou Xiangwen was a little stunned, while Zhou Rui pointed at Zhou Bai and cursed: "Well, Zhou Bai, you think about poaching all day long, but I won't go to the county examination anyway, so forget it."

Zhou Rui seemed to be scolding Zhou Bai, but in fact he was explaining the reason to Zhou Xiangwen. It was a long way to the county and it was inevitable that he would need a trustworthy groom.

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

"Yes, sir." He immediately walked up behind Zhou Bai in a very neat manner.

In fact, the reason why Zhou Xiangwen was so straightforward was because he wanted to protect Zhou Bai. During this period, many desperadoes had entered Cangshan, and they were somewhat unruly.

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

Zhou Heyun didn't dare to appear in front of Zhou Bai for fear of being humiliated, but Zhou Rui had no intention of letting him go.

Ever since I came back, I have been wandering around outside the three-bedroom apartment with the child's birth documents every day, and I have become very angry when I encounter him.

He has the most family luck, but he ranks twenty-nine in the exam. Why should he, the son of a merchant, be at the bottom?

Zhou Rui was self-aware and knew that there was no hope in the county examination, so he had a great time and even forced a slut like Zhou Heyun to study hard at home for several days.

Zhou Bai, besides looking through the family's collection of books, was also making arrangements for taking charge of the family in the future.

He sent Zhou Yuan and two martial arts masters to travel all over Hongni Township and the surrounding areas. It was not other people visiting him, but him soliciting them through letters.

Although the content of the letter is not so straightforward, the intention of coaxing is easy to understand.

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

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

But he only recruited poor talents in his memory. Now he is recruiting a quasi-scholar, but there are a few who are interested.

Even if this young master Zhou Bai cannot be promoted to an official position in the future, he can still work as a clerk in the sixth house of the county government. Then does the estate, acres and other assets under his name need to be managed by someone?

You may want to understand this. After all, there are only a few people who accept the recruitment of unfinished teenagers.

In the end, only two children from farm families, Zhong Wei and Yan Lie, clearly accepted the invitation in their replies, saying that they could come and join Zhou Bai at any time if he needed it.

Zhou Bai silently remembered their names and ordered Zhou Yuan to send each of them five taels of silver as a token of appeasement.

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

The same is true for the Zhou family members. At this time, he clearly expressed his friendship and even surrendered. Although he didn't say it, the mark was there.

If he wants to succeed, in this world, the Zhou family members will always be his base, and the Xiang Party will be his staunch supporters.

Since the clan leader is willing to compensate and knows his mistakes, he is also willing to acknowledge them.

In his previous life, he followed the imperial court's footsteps, resulting in his family being ruined. Of course, he would not be a "loyal minister" in his next life.

There was no property in the clan that he needed to send someone to take care of, and there was no need for Zhong Wei and Yan Lie to come over for three hundred acres of farmland.

Of course, the key is that if you can't afford it for the time being, and people come to join you, you have to pay your salary to support it.

The ancestral home is surrounded by the most fertile land of the Zhou family, but 3,000 acres are under the direct management of Qunshitang, so those like Zhou Bai who are in charge of the manor's fields are all on the periphery.

Zhou Bai's 300 acres is located at the intersection of streams. As long as two ditches are dug, it will be prime paddy field.

However, because it is far away from the core, it has not been developed much since it was taken over by Qunshitang. It only hired a few tenant farmers to manage the middle fields.

On February 20th, before heading to the county town, Zhou Bai passed by to inspect the fields.

On the ridge of the field, Zhou Bai looked into the vast distance.

Because it was in the delivery stage, the spring seedlings had not been sown in the fields, and the loess did not have much scenery, but in Zhou Bai's eyes, there were traces of white air gathering towards him.

The resources that belong to oneself can be turned into luck, mostly external luck, but over time it can also nourish one's own destiny. This kind of foundational external luck is the strongest kind.

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

"Master, just call me Lao Wangtou. We dare not say anything else, but farming is a craft that everyone in the family praises." Wang Liangtian looked like an old farmer, rubbed his hands, and said nervously.

Zhou Bai waved his hand and said: "Don't be nervous. You were recommended by Uncle Fu. I believe you. I asked you to come because I have farmland entrusted to you. I will give you three hundred acres to plant."

"Old Fu?" In Wang Liangtian's memory, the old man was following a shabby young master. What happened?

Zhou Bai ignored Wang Liangtian's doubts and threw out a money bag and said: "These twenty taels are for you. They are all in it for digging canals and buying cattle. I have the permission of the clan leader. You can also dig out the islands in the stream."

, I will give you ten acres of private land for every hundred acres."
Chapter completed!