"Butler Qu, when did the rumor that Young Master Lin is not a biological child of the Lin family become popular?"
When Yan Qi was thinking about asking, his eyes were focused and bright, and he touched his chin, which was a unique style.
"Let me think about it."
Qu Feng thought for a while and then said hesitantly: "About five years ago, Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin both passed away. When Mr. Lin was about to take charge of the Lin family, rumors began to spread that the eldest young master was not a son of the Lin family."
Yan Qiruo smiled meaningfully: As expected!
Qu Feng frowned: "Why is it true?"
Yan Qi asked back: "Butler Qu, have you ever thought about why there was no such rumor before the death of Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin, and why the rumor became more and more intense after their death?"
"This..." Qu Feng was startled: "I never thought about this!"
Yan Qi asked again: "There are rumors about the eldest young master, so who will be in charge of the Lin Mansion?"
Qu Feng said with some fear: "That year, the Lin family was in great chaos. Although the eldest lady was only fifteen years old, she had no choice but to take charge of the Lin family, and then the chaos was calmed down."
Yan Qi's eyes widened, and she didn't believe her ears: "What? Taking charge of the Lin Mansion at the age of fifteen? The eldest lady is really talented."
Yan Qi was shocked when he heard the news.
The Lin family is a very wealthy family. To put it another way, it is at least a top 500 family company. Isn’t it possible to control it if it is not capable?
But Miss Lin, only fifteen years old, has taken up the heavy responsibility of the Lin family and managed it in an orderly manner. This is not a talent, but a genius, or a super genius.
Qu Feng was also a member of the jury, and the competition was about to start. After giving Yan Qi a few words, he went to sit on the seat of the jury.
In the jury this time, Young Master Lin Ruoshan is the team leader, and Zhang He is the deputy team leader.
However, while Lin Ruoshan was fast asleep, Zhang and the deputy team leader had the power.
Zhang He glanced disdainfully at Lin Ruoshan, who was snoring next to him, slammed the table, and shouted: "I will announce the rules of the competition. The applicants will be divided into twenty groups, ten gifted groups, and ten ordinary groups. , the first place in each group will be honored to become the new generation of servants of the Lin Mansion. Next, the competition begins."
Yan Qi's group is very special and was placed at the end by Zhang He.
He was bored, so he walked around to see what the test questions were like. When he saw the title, he found it interesting.
The topics for the talented group are mostly about poetry, songs, anecdotes about famous people, arithmetic, accounting, etiquette in dealing with others, etc.
The questions in the general group are mostly about agriculture, farming, mechanics, and integrity.
For example: when to sow, when to weed, how to prune flowers and grass, how to feed pigs and cattle, etc.
Yan Qi couldn't help but sigh: The person who came up with the question was really amazing, and he managed to make the best use of everyone.
If you ask the talented people about farming, they will probably be dumbfounded. You know, the talented people have never even cultivated the land, so they know nothing.
On the other hand, if some arithmetic, poetry and other questions were asked to the general group, those people would be completely blind and unable to answer them at all.
Yan Qi secretly asked who came up with the title of Qu Feng.
Qu Feng said: "Of course it's the eldest lady."
Yan Qi secretly praised: Miss Lin is very powerful, I am really interested in meeting her.
After more than an hour of exams, except for Yan Qi's group, everyone else had finished the exam.
Wang Zhibai and Sun Sheng were very lucky and got the first place as they wished.
Yan Qi walked up and congratulated: "Brother Wang, Brother Sun, congratulations on your victory."
Wang Zhibai and Sun Sheng complimented him modestly, and then asked Yan Qi: "Brother Yan, wasn't Miss Lin personally selected? Why should he compete?"
Yan Qi winked: "Just go through the motions, so that others won't gossip."
"I see."
Wang Zhibai frowned: "Brother Yan, you have to be careful. In fact, Zhang He's cousin is quite powerful. I'm really afraid that you won't be able to pass this test."
Yan Qi thanked him for the kindness and ran back when he heard Zhang He shouting about the exam.
Now, most of the two hundred people have finished the exam. They are excited about passing the exam and look disappointed when they failed. No matter what, a stone fell to the ground in my heart, and I felt relaxed. They all gathered around and watched the final competition of Yan Qi's group.
Yan Qi returned to the team and found that there were only ten people including herself.
"No, why is there one person missing? There should be eleven people in this group."
Yan Qi looked around and saw a man walking past Zhang He. He was standing lazily in the queue. He was dressed in beautiful brocade clothes, holding a folding fan in his hand, looking up at the sky, looking like his eyes were higher than his head. This guy seemed to smell something, and immediately stood up from the team, covering his nose, with disdain on his face: "You people are full of earthy smell, which really pollutes the nose of a scholar like me."
Everyone's face was full of sullen anger, and their faces were purple from holding back, but no one dared to speak out.
Who makes people become scholars? He is still Zhang He's cousin and cannot be offended.
Alas, everything is inferior, but reading is superior.
Qu Feng was full of hatred and whispered to Yan Qi: "This man is Zhang He's cousin-Zhang Juncai. He has the same virtues as Zhang He. His eyes are higher than his head and he is arrogant."
Yan Qi said: "Don't worry, he will cry later."
Zhang He said loudly: "Now, the first round of competition begins."
Someone asked: "Is it a competition of pruning flowers and plants, or a competition of farming? Or raising livestock?"
Zhang He shook his head: "The first round is a literacy test."
After saying that, he handed out papers to the eleven people.
I saw ten small seal characters written on the paper.
Everyone was confused: "What is this word?"
Zhang He said: "This is Xiaozhuan. There are ten in total. You can translate Xiaozhuan into Xiaokai. As long as you write five correctly, you will pass the exam."
Everyone immediately exploded.
"We haven't read many books, so how can we recognize Xiaozhuan?"
"This is clearly bullying an honest person."
"People are competing in farming and repairing flowers and plants. Why should we rewrite Xiaozhuan?"
…
The voices of discussion arose one after another.
Zhang He's face was not red, his heart was not beating, and he hummed: "What are you doing, what are you doing, are you going to rebel? The Lin family is a famous family, and the servants chosen must be the best servants. Otherwise, it will not ruin the reputation of the Lin family. Xiaozhuan is also a script that every servant must know, so what is there to object to? Anyone who objects will abstain. Okay, now the game begins."
Hearing what he said, everyone was speechless but helpless.
Yan Qi looked sideways at Zhang He, thinking that this guy was really despicable.
How can a farmer recognize the small seal script?
Even if they knew each other, if they knew three or two, that would be a lot, and they would never exceed five.
Moreover, this Zhang He specifically asked himself whether he was literate, and it turned out to be just for this.
Yan Qi snickered in her heart: Zhang He, Zhang Juncai, you uncle and nephew are hitting a big wall this time.
