Chapter 80: Harsh Criticism (First Update)

The first snow of the third year in this world came a little later than usual.

On this day, Fang Yue packed up his luggage and prepared to return to the village.

However, before going back, he had to go to the government office to collect the benefits of the martial arts candidate this year.

The court granted special permission for martial arts candidates to receive ten taels of silver and a set of bone-strengthening secret medicine every month.

It is said that the bone-strengthening secret medicine issued by the court is not specially configured for that technique.

However, no one knows what medicinal materials are used in it, but the efficacy is several times better than the same-grade secret medicine in major families and martial arts halls.

You can receive it for half a year at a time.

Fang Yue didn't know when he would be able to come to Xiahe County next time, so of course he would collect the half-year quota first.

In the time of an incense stick.

Fang Yue came to the warehouse of the county government.

The warehouse was built like a pawnshop, and the officials worked behind the high counter.

People who came to do business could only look up and talk to the officials behind the counter.

I don’t know if it’s because there are not many people here on weekdays, so the officials here are very idle.

When Fang Yue came over, the official who was doing the work was dozing on the counter.

Well, it really doesn’t matter where it is.

It has to be comfortable to work in the government office. If this is really a pawnshop outside, the shopkeeper can still let the clerk doze in broad daylight.

Apart from anything else, aren’t you afraid that things in the store will be lost?

But since this is the government office, you are not afraid that someone will come to the government office to steal things.

Of course, judging from this, no one will care about sleeping while on duty.

“Ahem~”

Fang Yue deliberately coughed twice.

“Who is this? What do you do? Not working today? Come back tomorrow if you have something to do!”

The clerk who was sleeping on his stomach didn’t even raise his head, and the dissatisfied grumble sounded.

Good guy,

Fang Yue felt like he was dreaming of his past life when he heard it.

I still remember that he went to the bank to apply for a card one time, and the salesperson had this attitude.

They were about to get off work and no longer doing business, so they asked Fang Yue to come back tomorrow.

I didn't expect that in a different world, I would still encounter such a thing.

Bang bang~

Fang Yue knocked on the counter directly this time, and the dull sound directly woke up the sleeping clerks.

This was a middle-aged clerk, and he looked like a veteran in the yamen.

At this moment, the clerk looked at Fang Yue with an impatient and unhappy face.

"Whose servant are you? Why don't you know the rules? Don't you know that you don't work before noon!"

"Go back now, come back tomorrow if you have anything."

The clerk looked Fang Yue up and down, and directly regarded Fang Yue as a servant of some family, who came to help the master.

Humph,

What's wrong with the servants of a big family? They are still servants.

Don't look at how majestic the master you follow is, but here, this is the yamen, no matter which family the servants are from, they have to know the rules.

"Oh, if you're in a hurry, it's not that I can't make concessions, but this, this will cost more."

Before Fang Yue spoke, the clerk rubbed his hands, smiled obscenely, and looked like he was asking for a favor.

The action was very skillful and blatant, and it seemed that it was not worth doing this for the first time.

Seeing that Fang Yue didn't speak, the clerk thought that Fang Yue agreed, and immediately continued.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Different things require different silver.

Of course, the price depends on the mood of the clerk who is doing the work that day. This is called discretion and flexible pricing.

"I'm here to collect the monthly salary of the martial arts candidate and the secret medicine for bone strengthening for the past six months." Fang Yue naturally didn't know the details.

But he is a martial arts candidate, and his status is much higher than these clerks.

"Well, are you here to collect the secret medicine for your master? It's such a coincidence that there are only three sets of secret medicine left. I wonder if there are any extra ones in the treasury."

The clerk has put on a smiling face. It turns out that he is a servant of a martial arts candidate.

That's great.

It seems that I can get some money today.

If it weren't for the kickbacks and the money, who would be willing to spend a lot of money to work in this cold bench department.

Anyway, the martial arts candidates will not come to the yamen in person to collect money and secret medicine. The servants in their families are still inferior people after all.

Taking the opportunity to get some money is nothing.

The martial arts candidates want face, and usually no one will trouble them for a few taels of silver.

Of course, those martial arts candidates who are really powerful, their treasury officials, will not make things difficult for the servants of the other party's family.

It is only those martial arts candidates who are not powerful that will take bribes.

Typical of serving people according to their status.

"Huh, why haven't I heard that there is such a rule in the government office?" Fang Yue frowned slightly, and his face became serious. Good guy, he took the military examination just to live a good life. Just to avoid being bullied in this ancient society, but he didn't expect that he just came to get the benefits he deserved. In this county government office, he was actually made difficult by the clerk in charge of the warehouse. "There is no such rule? Do I know it, or do you know it? If you don't give me money, don't disturb people's sleep here. Go back quickly and come back tomorrow." When the clerk heard Fang Yue say this, he almost laughed out of anger. He is just a servant, a lowly person, and you dare to tell him the rules. Here it is the rule. "Hey, isn't this Fang Wuju? How come you have time to come to the government office?" At this time, a surprised voice sounded.

Fang Yue turned around and saw the examiner who was in charge of the examination a few days ago walking over.

"Haha, are you planning to return to your hometown to recuperate after receiving the secret medicine?"

This person gave him a lot of rest time that day, and Fang Yue could naturally see that, especially when Huang Ziyou was there, the other person took a extra cup of tea.

Fang Yue was naturally deeply impressed by this person.

"Zhang Jiu, why don't you hurry up and get things done for Fang Wuju? What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up? If I miss Fang Wuju's business, I'll take it from you."

The assessor turned around and scolded the clerk in the warehouse.

Even the county magistrate attaches great importance to Fang Yue, otherwise he would not have hinted that he would give Fang Yue some convenience.

This party is getting bigger and bigger and cannot be offended.

The clerk in the warehouse turned pale at this time.

Even though there were still snowflakes falling outside, the sweat on his forehead was still oozing out.

Offending the servants of the martial arts masters and offending the martial arts masters are two different concepts.

There is a big difference between offending ordinary martial arts practitioners and offending popular martial arts practitioners.

Seeing the attitude of his immediate boss, this junior official didn't know that Fang Yue was anything but ordinary.

"Yes, yes, Fang Wuju, please wait a moment. Please take a seat and have a cup of tea first. I'll get it for you right now."

Zhang Jiu wiped his sweat and quickly showed his immediate boss and Fang Yue their seats, while making a pot of tea for them.

"Did you offend Fang Wuju just now?"

"If you don't hurry up and apologize to Fang Wuju, Lord Fang Wuju will give you a lot. Maybe I will spare you this time!"

This examiner is also a good person. Looking at Zhang Jiu's attitude, you know that this person must have overcome a difficult situation just now.

If it were another martial arts practitioner, one with little future, he would at most not offend him, but he would not blame his subordinates harshly for a martial arts practitioner.

Although people in the military examination can already wait for the appointment of officials, but when there is an official vacancy and it happens to be available, then I don't know when it will happen.

"Fang Wuju, I offended you a lot just now, please forgive me."

Zhang Jiu quickly bowed his hands, bent deeply, and apologized to Fang Yue.

Fang Yue didn't speak, he just held the tea bowl and blew slightly. The sound of celadon clashing was particularly loud.

It is better to be speechless than to be speechless at this time.

Zhang Jiu felt that Fang Yue was still blaming him and not ready to let him go.

He was immediately frightened to the point of kneeling down to apologize.

"It's not surprising if you don't know. I still have some things to do. Official Zhang should quickly get me the monthly money and secret medicine from the yamen. This is important business." Fang Yue said.

Although Zhang Jiu is a villain, there is no need to offend him to death.

Just teach him a lesson.

Sure enough, Fang Yue was forgiven.

Zhang Jiuruo was granted amnesty, and went into the warehouse with tears of gratitude to get Fang Yue's benefits as a military officer.

As for Fang Yue and the examiner, they were more enthusiastic. They exchanged names, which can be regarded as a thorough understanding through this incident.

"Secretary Wang, there's no need to send you off. I have other things to do, so I'll take my leave."

After burning a stick of incense, Fang Yue completed the procedures for receiving the benefits of martial arts examiners, then said goodbye to Treasurer Wang, the examiner of the examination, and left.

After that, Fang Yue went to the boxing gym again.

After he became a martial arts examiner this time, his treatment in the boxing gym was even more different.

The news had spread a long time ago, and this time the concierge dared to embarrass him.

Seeing Fang Yue coming from a distance, he opened the side door.

Although this man is from the same generation as Master Fang Yue, he is not good at martial arts and has no fame, so he is just a gatekeeper to the martial arts school.

Such an identity is incomparable to Fang Yuena's today.

Naturally, I don’t dare to neglect it anymore.

Entering the martial arts hall, the master Zheng was not in the martial arts hall, so Chen Tong met Fang Yue.

"Nephew Yue, you did a great job this time. You scared even an old guy like me."

"I originally thought that you were just going to witness the martial arts examination this time, but I didn't expect that you passed the exam in no time!"

Chen Tong was also a little sad. In fact, there were only five martial arts practitioners in their White Tiger Boxing Gym.

This still includes Fang Yue, the newly promoted martial artist.

Originally, the martial arts school was not optimistic that Fang Yue would win this time because Fang Yue was still too young.

Only twenty years old.

And I just started training my bones before the exam, so it only took about two months.

To what extent can Tuogu Pass reach this level?

I'm afraid I won't be able to survive the test if I go there.

Unexpectedly, Fang Yue actually passed the exam and passed the martial arts exam.

And defeated Huang Ziyou in the trial.

Chen Tong couldn't help but sneer when he thought of the Huang family.

This time we must take this opportunity to deal with the Huang family properly.

"Master, I'm overly praised. I was just lucky. I didn't expect that I happened to be proficient in the subjects of the martial arts assessment."

Fang Yue smiled slightly. Luck still accounted for a large part of his ability to pass the exam.

After all, if Wu Ce's results were not good enough, he would definitely not have been able to achieve ninth place that day.

Finally, maybe this time the martial arts examination will be a real opportunity to gain knowledge.