Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

hF Chen Hui is from Wuzhi, Henan, and comes from a wealthy businessman's family. She married into the Liu family of the same county when she was sixteen, and gave birth to a son when she was eighteen.

When Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng for the second time, he sent troops to raid dozens of surrounding counties, including Wuzhi, killing corrupt officials, wealthy and powerful people, and robbing their property. The Chen family and the Liu family were both wiped out on the same day.

Chen Hui and her husband Liu Yuansheng happened to be out visiting friends with their son. Fortunately, they escaped. The couple still had some money with them, and they quickly fled to the imperial capital for refuge. Within a few days of arriving in the imperial capital, Liu Yuansheng died of an accident due to grief and anger. .

After burying her late husband, Chen Hui found that she had very little money left with her and had no relatives. When she was at a loss and despairing, she overheard someone around her talking about the job announcement, and her heart beat tremblingly. .

She was influenced by her father and brother since she was a child. Apart from reading, she was not very interested in poetry, music and music. Instead, she had a lot of interest in arithmetic. When she was thirteen, she was already helping her father and brother in business to check accounts.

Now someone is recruiting accounting clerks, and they are also recruiting women, and they pay special attention to women. The benefits are so good that they can't refuse. Chen Hui, desperate, decided to give it a try.

She was almost at the end of her rope and couldn't survive anymore. She didn't care about being exposed in public and unruly women. She had to eat enough and feed her children first.

At the recruitment office, Father-in-law Chen Shu was sitting on pins and needles, his face frighteningly gloomy. He was the supervisor of the department and was proficient in arithmetic. He was supported by Father-in-law Wang Chengen and was responsible for the recruitment of female workers.

Father-in-law Chen Shu wanted to make things go smoothly so as not to live up to Wang Chengen's expectations, but for three days in a row, the sign-up area for male workers was so crowded that he couldn't even see a ghost, which made him anxious.

When he was having a headache, he suddenly saw Chen Hui walking slowly holding a child, which made his heart skip a beat and his eyes were full of expectation.

Perhaps out of curiosity, there were many more people crowding around the registration office to watch the excitement than at the registration station recruiting male workers. They were talking quietly, and some even made bets on whether any women would dare to apply.

Seeing Chen Hui with the child in her arms crossing the cordon of Jin Yiwei and walking towards Eunuch Chen Shu, all the people watching the excitement immediately closed their mouths and looked at her curiously.

Chen Hui had seen a little bit of the world, but being stared at by so many pairs of eyes still made her feel nervous and uneasy. However, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue walking towards Eunuch Chen Shu.

Madam, are you here to apply? Eunuch Chen Shu stood up excitedly and walked forward quickly, his face full of excitement and expectation.

He knew in his heart that completing the task would be even more difficult than climbing to the sky. It was not surprising that he could not recruit a female worker. The emperor and Eunuch Wang Chengen would not blame him. Chen Hui's arrival was a breakthrough for zero. How could he not be excited? .

Yes, please... sir... how do I sign up? Chen Hui nodded quickly. She was so nervous that she stuttered a bit when she spoke.

Before signing up, you have to take a quiz first. Father-in-law Chen Shu explained with a smile, his voice so soft that he was afraid of scaring Chen Hui away.

Oh, okay, Mr. Ma Lao will give the question. Chen Hui replied softly. She felt that except for the somewhat unpleasant voice of the white-faced and beardless gentleman in front of her, he was quite enthusiastic and nice, and the tension in her heart was relieved. a bit.

A large pile of test papers for the quiz has been prepared in advance. Each applicant must take one. The questions are all the same. There are ten questions in the test. Only if you answer eight questions correctly can you be considered qualified. However, there is a time limit. You must complete it within the specified time. If it is not finished, it will be eliminated as well.

Father-in-law Chen Shu personally led Chen Hui into the small temporary examination room. After handing out test papers and pen and ink, he helped Chen Hui hold the child and paid for his little eunuch to buy candies to coax the child so that Chen Hui could do the exams with peace of mind.

Chen Hui was grateful for Eunuch Chen Shu's attentiveness and care. In order to survive, she tried to calm down, looked at the test questions, and felt determined.

For her, who had been helping her father and brothers to check their accounts at the age of thirteen, the test questions were not difficult. The only thing that she had to pay attention to was speed and carefulness. Careless and quick people may capsize, so she had to answer them all correctly to show her level.

The little eunuch who ran to buy crispy candies just ran back panting. When there was half the exam time left, Chen Hui had already finished answering the questions and handed in the paper.

Okay, very good. After checking the answer, Eunuch Chen Shu pinched his orchid fingers, his smile was as bright as a chrysanthemum, and his eyes narrowed into thin slits.