Chen Ping knew that he didn't have the ability to pass the first-level examination, not to mention that the imperial examination could only be assigned to an official position, and he didn't even have the confidence to pass the township examination, so he naturally didn't dare to tell the truth, and made up a reason to fool the past.

"What kind of official position is the main book, does it have the right to have Lixu?" Miao Rencui asked with bright eyes.

"Li Xu is the tolerance for managing the affairs of the township, and even Li Zheng (the township official) is appointed by the county, so he doesn't need to be famous at all. The main book is an official position to assist the county lord in managing the land and household registration, and the oil and water are big, but unfortunately if you can donate an extra 10,000 taels of silver and become a county official, then the whole county will be ours," Chen Ping said with regret.

"Hmph~" Chen Qing lowered his head and snorted, the people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and he can't even pass the show and still wants to be a county official?

"What do you know!" Chen Ping heard Chen Qing's cold snort, and couldn't help but feel a sense of weakness in his heart, pretending to be strong.

Chen Qing didn't bother to take care of him, and after drinking the bud rice noodle porridge in the bowl, he got up and went to the kitchen to brush the dishes. I don't pay attention to the heated discussions of that big family.

Miao Rencui finally learned that the donation of officials would cost at least 1,000 taels of silver, and the county officials were even more difficult to find, so she couldn't help but be discouraged and said, "What are the conditions of our family? How can there be so many silver donors? Besides, you have to be a master to be eligible to donate officials, if you take the exam, even if you are not an official, you are also a famous person in the township."

"Then I'll go to the scientific examination next year, I have to do it up and down, otherwise don't talk about lifting people, even Xiucai won't be able to pass the exam" Chen Ping immediately looked at A-Niang expectantly while the iron was hot.

"Do you still want money? Our family still has 50 taels of foreign debts that have not been paid off, where can I get you silver?" Miao Rencui didn't think about it anymore, and when it came to silver, he immediately blew up the temple.

"It's only been a year to pay back 40 taels, and it will take a few more years to pay it off, if I pass the Xiucai exam, then I will have the opportunity to be a lifter and a county lord in the future! A-Niang is just my son, who else can I rely on in the future? I am reluctant to give up the silver now, how can I have a chance to live a good life in the future?" Chen Ping said with a look of extreme disappointment.

Miao Rencui didn't squeak, although she was a woman, she was looking forward to her son's birth, and she would follow her in the future, but where would she borrow the money? The 40 taels are still the money for selling Chen Bi, even if Chen Qing is married, it is not enough to fill the hole.

This meal was tasteless for the whole family, and Chen Ping was even more resentful of this poor family, if he could be reborn in a good family, how could he be so worried about the future?

Chen Ping's delusions were too unrealistic, but the spring ploughing in front of him was a top priority, Chen Qing borrowed an ox to plough the paddy field first, and then laid it well, sowed the seeds, and then filled the ground with water to grow into seedlings.

Planting rice is very troublesome, the water requirement is different in each period, sometimes the field needs shallow water, sometimes the water layer is not needed, water is used to adjust fertilizer, water is used to regulate gas, water is used to regulate temperature, dry and wet wet, and roots and leaves are protected in order to improve yield.

Chen Qing has learned these rice planting experiences for many years, and he has listened to the experience since his father was still there, and he didn't know that this kind of land is also a knowledge until he planted it himself. Later, he learned from his uncle, learned from the good people who planted in the village, and combined with his own experience, Chen Qing is now able to take care of the field very well, without the guidance of others, as long as he observes the growth state of the rice, he knows whether to add water or release water.

After the busy spring, the summer is the season of crazy vegetation growth, the grass in the field stubble after stubble sprang out, and in ancient times, there was no medicine to suppress weeds, so it could only be cleaned up little by little by manpower. Often, after hoeing, when I look back, the field that was hoeed clean at the beginning has grown calf-high weeds.

Chen Qing was tanned again, and his strong muscles protruded from his body along with his sweaty clothes. The people in the fields are facing the loess with their backs to the sky, and they can see the croppers who bend down to weed every day, and catch up with this season, the families with little labor at home, even the women have to go down to the fields to weed, and the strong women can also help take care of the fields with the upper half of the labor.

Chen Bi would send water back to the ground every other hour, Chen Qing rubbed off the mud on his hands, took the water bowl handed by his sister, tilted his neck and dried it quickly, wiped his mouth, and turned around and stepped into the wheat field half waist high.

When I got home in the evening, I took a cold shower, and Chen Bi helped Chen Qing beat his waist to relieve muscle soreness.

Chen Qing gritted his teeth and endured it, after the pain, his whole body was comfortable, the labor was really painful and happy, as long as he saw the green crops in the field, the whole person felt quite fulfilled.

After a while, Chen Qing fell into a deep sleep, his tired body needed to use sleep to restore his body, and the next day dawned, Chen Qing got up early and went into the mountains to collect medicine when the sun did not rise.

Every year, Chen Qing has 4 months of not working, spring ploughing, weeding, and autumn harvest have no time to embroider. Even so, the annual income from embroidery is also considerable, and last winter I also took a big job, catching up with the money accumulated in a year.

It is said that the county lord was very satisfied, and he gave an extra 2 taels of silver as a reward. Chen Qing didn't know how much he could earn for this job in the store, he only cared about how much he could receive. But anyone who opens the door to do business is mercenary, the embroiderer earns only a small head, and the real money is still the owner of the shop, but even so, Chen Qing is very satisfied, otherwise even if his craftsmanship is good, he can't get a job and can't make a penny?

Now the money in his hand is enough to give Chen Bi a dowry, and Chen Qing expects to be more diligent this winter, and he can also stuff his sister with some money.

I am not around, I am always worried that my sister is wronged, Wanliutun is more than an hour away from Chenjiagou by carriage, if you walk, you have to walk three hours to arrive.

And it is inconvenient to travel between the villages, if you want to go to see the girl, it will take six hours just to go back and forth on the road, that is, one day and one night. Unless you borrow a car, you have to sleep in the wilderness.

Although it is a distant marriage, but distant marriage also has the advantage of marrying far away, in the future, the sister will marry to the ten thousand families, and she will also have less contact with the uncle's family, lest the eldest aunt have nothing to harass the sister and annoy the in-law's family, if it is not for this reason, Chen Qing is really reluctant to let the sister be so far away from him.

Chen Qing also has his own plans, when his sister gets married, he can go to the town or county to find a job, and save some money to buy a house in a few years, and then completely leave this family.

Moreover, there was also a village chief who testified before that in the future, Abi would marry, the land and real estate would belong to the uncle, and he would leave the house by himself. I'm afraid that the eldest aunt will not let her go, which is why Chen Qing wants to pay off the debt and leave home, otherwise because of the debt, even if there is the original agreement, it will inevitably leave Chen Qing with an ungrateful excuse.

It's really not good, so it's better to spend money to redeem himself, it's better than staying in this house and being angry, and according to Chen Ping's flower method, he will owe new debts before he pays off his debts, and in the long run, he will die of exhaustion in his uncle's house and never want to break away from the relationship.

It seems that you still have to work hard to make money, but fortunately, there are only 50 taels left, and this year's harvest plus Abi's embroidery work can also pay off a small part, and next year will pay back a dozen taels, at most he will be able to leave this home the year after next.

The more I thought about it, the happier I became, the faster Chen Qing's work was done, and the uncle was still wondering if he was more than ten meters away, why did this kid suddenly die as if he had been beaten with chicken blood?" "Take your time and exert yourself, there is still a lot of work left behind!"

Chen Qing heard the uncle's call, looked back, and secretly slapped his forehead, he really wanted to be distracted, if he let Abi see it, he would have to worry again.

Chen Bi's embroidery work was completed, but her brother was busy in the fields all day, so he had to go to the town to hand in the embroidery by himself. Chen Qing instructed Chen Sheng, who went with him, to take care of Ah Bi, and then went to work in the fields with a hoe.

Liang Zijun was arrested by his cousin again, and was assigned to the field to count the harvest, the Liang family was busy twice a year, estimating the harvest in the summer, and collecting rent from village to village in the autumn.

This is the time when crops are at their best, and you can probably predict how much grain can be produced in an acre of field. Count the approximate values, and check it again before the autumn harvest, so that you can wait for the rent to be collected after the autumn harvest.

Although it is a family job, Liang Zijun is greedy for fun, and has no choice but to go home in summer and autumn to help share the family finance. Most of the Liang family's income comes from land rent, so even if Liang Zijun is impatient, he has to help at home when the time comes.

Liangjia Village is very close to the county seat, and it is only half an hour to walk in a carriage with a stick of incense. In previous years, he was in charge of the dozen or so villages closest to his home, and this year is no exception.

But after finishing his work, he was about to sneak to the county town to chat with Liao Fanzhi, but he was caught by Liang Zixian, "Where are you going? Don't always think about running out, how old are you?

Liang Zijun only smirked and didn't talk, every time his family caught him, he had to tell him to start a family quickly, so that he could live with peace of mind. But he is just an idle person, how can he be honest and obedient?

At the age of 20, in these ten miles and eight towns, unless the poor family can't open the pot, they are all fathers. The youngest brother of his family is idle all day long, and he doesn't know what he is busy with in the county every day, the uncle doesn't care, they don't listen, they really can't beat and beat, scold and reluctant.

"Don't run out today, go to the town and help me talk to the owner of the rice shop about this year's grain price" Liang Zixian pressed Liang Zijun's shoulder to prevent him from sneaking.

Liang Zijun knew that he couldn't run today, so he had to obediently leave for Qingping Town, if his cousin smoked his hand, he wouldn't trouble him to run, Liang Zijun was not a young master who didn't know the hardships, and he wouldn't shirk if he could help with the work at home.

As a result, when he finished talking to the boss of the rice shop, he saw the little girl who made him unforgettable, 13 or 4 years old, who was waiting to be released and wanted to get married.

Liang Zijun doesn't know what he thinks, anyway, she is the only woman he has thought about marrying home in recent years, and his feelings can be cultivated slowly, if he misses it, wouldn't it be a pity that he didn't marry her and was married?