Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Wei Xiuyuan was not surprised by Wei Sanshi's simple explanation of what he knew about the dark side of the conscription.

Not to mention the dark days of the lowest class under the feudal system, even in the Interstellar Federation, which prided itself on the equality of everyone, there was no shortage of blood and cruelty hidden in the darkness. However, compared to the undisguised feudal system, the Federation at least had a layer of fig leaf, which ensured the safety of the ordinary people and gave them a chance to rise.

But now, he was one of the ordinary people under oppression. Now that he was faced with the oppression of the officials, he had to think of a way to deal with it.

Things like money … Wei Xiuyuan thought for a moment. He did have the 100 taels of silver given to him by the girl who saved him. It could be put to good use.

He comforted Wei Sanshi and Fang Clan, "Dad, Mom, don't worry for now. Dad and I are going to use 20 taels to buy a spot. I'll go borrow from my classmates.

They're all from rich families. 20 taels is a lot for us, but it's not worth mentioning to them. They'll definitely be able to borrow it. "

Fang Clan immediately became excited, as if she had grasped at a life-saving straw. "Yes, borrow money!

Son!

Even if you have to pay high interest, we'll risk our lives to help you pay it back. You have to borrow it!

You and your dad can't join the army! "

Wei Xiuyuan glanced at Fang Clan's hands, which were tightly gripping his arm out of excitement. Looking into her hopeful and pleading eyes, he nodded confidently and said, "Mom, don't worry. Even if one of my classmates can't borrow 20 taels, I'll borrow one tael each. We'll definitely be able to get 20 taels."

His confident look seemed to give Wei Sanshi and Fang Shi an endless amount of strength, allowing them to completely relax their worried hearts.

In their opinion, their son's words made sense. His classmates were all wealthy. If they each borrowed one tael, their son would definitely be able to get 20 taels.

However, they were ignorant. What they didn't know was that the students in the academy were divided into classes. The students in each class were all from similar families.

Birds of a feather flocked together.

People who weren't in the same circle couldn't mix together at all.

Wei Xiuyuan's classmates were all ordinary people in the county city who gritted their teeth and sent their children to study if they had some extra money. This kind of family was not aiming for the imperial examinations at all. Instead, they wanted their children to learn more knowledge so that they could be successful accountants in the future.

The wealthy families that Wei Xiuyuan spoke of, who did not treat twenty taels of silver as a large sum of money, naturally existed in the academy, and there were quite a few of them. However, they were all in the same class as the county magistrate's son, Peng Yaozu.

Peng Yaozu was the young master who ordered people to beat the original owner of the body when Wei Xiuyuan's spiritual power had just transmigrated into the original owner's body. The original owner was beaten to death by him.

Pang Yaozu's classmates had ganged up to bully the original owner in order to please Pang Yaozu. It was impossible for him to borrow money from them.

Furthermore, Wei Xiuyuan knew that he had been severely beaten up a few days ago, so his injuries shouldn't have healed so quickly. It wasn't convenient for him to go to the academy, so he had to disappear from Pang Yaozu's sight for a while.

Therefore, when he said that he wanted to borrow money from his classmates, it was just to coax Wei Sanshi and the Fang Clan. He just wanted a suitable reason to take out the money.

However, Wei Xiuyuan suddenly remembered Pang Yaozu, who had ordered people to beat him up when he had just transmigrated.

He sneered in his heart, 'My spiritual power has recovered, and I told my parents that I'm going to the academy to borrow money. I can take advantage of this time to seek revenge on Pang Yaozu!'

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Wei Xiuyuan didn't waste any time. The conscription officials should be arriving at Peach Tree Village in a few days, so he didn't have time to waste.

That evening, he stealthily went to the county without being noticed.

Ping An County was a small county, but there were many towns and villages around it. Peng County Magistrate, Ping An County Magistrate, had a large population under his rule. It was just that the sky was high and the emperor was far away. In addition, Peng County Magistrate had a powerful backer behind him, so he didn't pay much attention to his duties as an official.

In the original owner's memory, this Peng County Magistrate didn't have a bad reputation among the commoners. It was mainly because of his arrogant son, Pang Yaozu, that his reputation wasn't too good. However, he didn't specifically say that Peng County Magistrate had done anything to make the people angry.

However, the original owner heard some rumors about the Peng family at the academy. This Peng County Magistrate probably didn't take advantage of the commoners because he didn't care about the peasants who couldn't be squeezed out of them. He only targeted the rich families in the county and didn't pay any attention to them. Usually, he didn't pay much attention to bribes.

This rumor was secretly spread by a student from a rich family in the academy, so it should be somewhat credible.

Wei Xiuyuan secretly found out that Pang Yaozu was at his house, so he went to the Peng manor. While the sky was dark, he quietly climbed over the wall and entered.

Of course, a county magistrate's house didn't have any guards. He avoided the servants and found his way to a bedroom. There was no one in the bedroom, but looking at the decorations, it should be Peng County Magistrate's wife's bedroom.

Wei Xiuyuan didn't go in. He directly changed his location and continued to look for Pang Yaozu's room.

This time, he went to the front yard and saw a large study. It should be Peng County Magistrate's study. Peng County Magistrate hadn't returned yet, so there was no one in the study.

Wei Xiuyuan thought for a moment, then quietly entered the study and searched.

He originally wanted to understand the current situation in the Daqing court from the official documents in Peng County Magistrate's study. After all, in this feudal dynasty, if he wanted his family to live well, he had to be an official.

It was always good to find a way to understand these things in advance.

In the end, he didn't expect to find any documents. Instead, he found a book with a blank cover. There was some messy content in it that he didn't understand, but he could tell that the content was deliberately scrambled and encrypted.

"This trip was not in vain!" Wei Xiuyuan smiled slightly.

A county magistrate had purposely hidden in a secret place in the study, and the content was even scrambled and encrypted. No matter how he looked at it, it felt unusual.

Therefore, he didn't hesitate to put the book into his clothes.

However, he didn't forget the real purpose of his trip. He left the study and went to other places. Soon, he found Pang Yaozu's room by accident.

Pang Yaozu was in his own room. Wei Xiuyuan hid outside and heard someone talking inside. It was Pang Yaozu's familiar arrogant voice and a woman's gentle and doting voice.

What he cared about was that this conversation happened to mention his name.

"Mother, tell father to let me go!

I don't want to be grounded anymore! "

"Yaozu, your father is doing this for your own good.

You almost beat your classmate to death on the street. If someone didn't pass by and take Wei Xiuyuan to the medical center, he would have died. How can you escape responsibility? "

Pang Yaozu said without care, "If he died, then he died!

He was a country bumpkin who didn't pass the xiucai exam twice. What can he do to me? "

Mrs. Peng didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his tone of indifference towards accepting his fate. She said, "But it has a bad influence. You are studying in the academy, and you beat your classmate to death. What will others think of you?

What will they think of your father?

It won't be good for the Peng family's reputation. "

Wei Xiuyuan, who was eavesdropping outside the room, sneered. This mother and son were really mother and son. Their cold attitude towards the common people was the same. The Peng County Magistrate who grounded Pang Yaozu because he almost beat his classmate to death on the street probably had the same thought. The Peng family didn't consider whether it was wrong to kill someone, but whether it would be bad for their reputation if this matter was blown up.