"Dong, Dong, Jiajia, no, no..."

"Don't speak yet, let me slow down."

The person who came here already stuttered a bit, and he stuttered even more when he was nervous about something.

Father Xiang raised his hand and wished he could cover the stumbling mouth of the acting shopkeeper in front of him.

He found a flower bed next to him and sat down. His fingers were twitching and his pulse was beating like a cramp.

It's really a bad day today. If I had known it, I wouldn't have gone out.

"Tell me, what's going on!"

"Master, there is someone, eat, eat us..."

"Did someone eat the dried fruits from our shop and come here to make trouble? Father Gu couldn't stand it anymore and shouted directly.

The acting shopkeeper was stunned for a moment and nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes..."

"An official came and sealed our shop. I asked my boss to go to the Yamen!" The last sentence, the acting shopkeeper suddenly stopped stuttering and finished it in one breath.

Father Gu covered his face with his hands, and his whole body collapsed instantly.

…

At the same time, Qing'an County.

Gu Zhihua worked hard and just arrived in Qing'an County. Before he could find Shuhua, he met several classmates from the academy.

These classmates are all from prominent families in Qing'an County. Usually when Gu Zhihua wants to make friends with them in the academy, they all seem to keep a distance.

I didn't expect to meet them just after entering the city. What's more, I didn't expect that some of them saw Gu Zhihua and greeted him from a distance.

No matter what the reason was, Gu Zhihua would definitely go over and say hello.

After a few conversations, I learned that several of them were invited to a poetry and essay drinking party.

"Brother Gu, let's go together?" Someone invited Gu Zhihua.

Gu Zhihua was thinking about picking up Shuhua and telling her the good news about getting married. The classmate who sent the invitation said again: "Brother Gu, it is important to be able to study, but it is even more important to be able to make friends. Such a good opportunity

Even if you don’t go and broaden your horizons, the host of this poetry and prose drinking party is..."

He whispered a name into Gu Zhihua's ear.

Gu Zhihua's eyelids jumped when he heard that name.

If you can really be favored by that person and become a disciple, even if you fail to pass the Jinshi examination, you can still find a job as a county magistrate based on your status.

If luck were better, the county magistrate wouldn't be a problem.

"Okay, I'll go back home first, change my clothes, wash myself off, and then I'll meet you there," Gu Zhihua said.

His classmates held his shoulders and refused to let him go: "Hey, you can't get into a place like that without us taking you. Let's go, let's go. Brother Gu, you are a beautiful tree facing the wind, rich and handsome, so hurry up and go!"

Gu Zhihua thought for a moment, that's okay. After all, everyone has arrived in Qing'an County. It's not in a hurry to report the good news to Shuhua immediately. It's more important to make friends with the nobles first.

Gu Zhihua did not appear in the small courtyard in Qing'an County for three days.

All the family's shops were sealed, and evidence of tax evasion by Gu's father was also uncovered...

Although most business people have two account books in their hands, Gu's father also had one, but the evidence of Gu's father's crime was far from enough to land him in jail and have his shop closed.

The reason is that his account books have been tampered with. If such account books are sent to the government office, he must be labeled as a profiteer and a black-hearted businessman.

When word of what happened at home reached Qing'an County, Shuhua was also panicked.

Especially when she heard that Gu Zhihua returned to Qing'an County three days ago but never showed up, Shuhua had a bad feeling in her heart.

No matter how much she planned to earn 11,000 yuan, no matter how much Gu's father's business failed and he was imprisoned, she didn't panic.

Because Gu Zhihua is a civil servant, she is not afraid of this fame.
Chapter completed!