Yan Qingjiang and the three of them were playing in the house, and Yuxiu and Yushu were sitting at the table to keep accounts. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The number of Yushu newspapers, and Yuxiu transcribed and summarized.

The two glanced at Yan Qingjiang and leaned the table to the side, for fear of being disturbed.

The winter solstice, for the exchange of money, is the day of settlement.

Their family deals are all cash transactions, and they don't owe them on credit, so after settling the wages with the home's nursing home and helpers, the rest is their own money.

The family opened a workshop, and Yuxiu was busy dealing with the shopkeepers every day, so Yushu stayed at home and kept accounts every day.

She is shy and seldom spoken, but she is very meticulous in her bookkeeping, and she can sort out the daily money in and out, and the transaction is clear.

The two of them read and wrote one by one, and finally, Yuxiu put down the pen and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Sister, we have more than two thousand taels of silver!" Yushu glanced at the number Yuxiu finally calculated, and lowered her voice for fear that others would hear it, but the joy in her voice couldn't be suppressed.

In fact, they had already counted the money box at home last night, and the heavy silver in it was dazzling. Now, after calculating the accounts, there are really so many, and for a while, I still feel unbelievable.

"So many?" Yudong heard from the side and leaned over to look.

Yan Qingjiang and Yuliang saw that the three of them were watching it, and they had all read it, but the two of them didn't understand the account book at all, and when they saw Yuxiu smiling, they also smirked.

"Eldest sister, second sister, hurry up and roast your hands. Yuliang diligently moved the charcoal basin over.

"It's really cold, sister, give you the soup woman. Yushu covered her hands on the charcoal basin, thought of the soup woman she was carrying, and handed it to Yuxiu to warm her hands.

All five of them were beaming.

Originally, they earned more, but in order to quickly promote their reputation, Yuxiu spent a lot of money on the local squires and noble families, and was even more enthusiastic about the good deeds of building bridges and paving roads in various places. It took a lot of money.

It's also a good thing to have more than 2,000 taels left.

Yuxiu took out another account book, which was a record of human relations. Now, they only go and don't come, so a few thin pages, written nothing more than a certain month and a certain day, who to give or something.

Every time Yuxiu took out this account book, Yudong knew that he wanted to consider gift-giving.

Yuxiu thought about next year's affairs and discussed with the four of them, "Brother, out of these two thousand taels of silver, I want to take one thousand taels, and wait until Layue for you and Xiaosi to go to the county government and the school government to give a festival gift." We also have contacts in the past here in Wuzhi County, and this time we will give two hundred taels, which is enough. Lord Xuezheng is here, it's the first time you come to the door, and you'll send eight hundred taels, right?"

"Why do you send so much?" Yudong felt that the eldest sister had to give away half of the hard-earned silver at once, and he was a little puzzled, "Didn't you say that the county magistrate is the lord of a county, and we have to make friends." Why is Xuezheng also sending it here?"

"In the spring of next year, I think you and Xiaosi will go to the exam. The fourth junior is just a practice, you will be thirteen years old next year, and you will definitely be able to pass the exam. This kind of thing is a child test, and the county magistrate and the school administration are ......"

"Then you shouldn't give money. Yudong said with a lower face, "Next year is the children's exam, and sending silver at this time is not a bribe to the examiner?"

"Brother, you and the fourth child have just been enlightened, and they haven't been in school for half a year......

Others have been reading books for many years, and the two of them can pass the exam in less than half a year?

"Xiuxiu, then we shouldn't send it, if we can't pass the exam, it's because we don't have the ability, and we can't do the things of buying officials. ”

Yudong's stubborn temper came up, he stood up suddenly, and said with a stalk around his neck, "You forgot, my father used to say that you must be down-to-earth in life." If you send money to get in, you won't be able to take the test by yourself......" He said in a stern tone, taking out the posture of his brother's reprimand.

As soon as Yudong became angry, several people in the family were a little stunned.

Although he is an older brother, he has a gentle temper. Don't say such a reprimand, even speak out loud.

In addition, now at home, it has always been Yuxiu who takes the idea, and the four of them listen to the voice. Now Yudong suddenly became angry and opposed, and Yushu and Yuliang only felt a little at a loss.

Yuxiu was taken aback by his fierce words, she didn't expect her brother's reaction to this matter to be so big.

She looked at her brother's angry face and understood that he was really angry, and after a little thought, she understood.

Yudong is an assertive person, he has been taught by Yan Qingshan since he was a child, and he has a very clear distinction between right and wrong. In the past, the decisions he made did not involve right or wrong, so he was happy to listen.

Now Yudong listens to Yuxiu's meaning, and he plans to use money to bribe Xuezheng and the magistrate to open a back door for himself to buy a Xiucai, and he feels that this is not right.

"Brother, I know this is not right, but you and Xiaosi are not untested......" She wanted to persuade Yudong, but she couldn't say anything dryly.

Because, indeed, this is bribery.

However, up and down the Daning Dynasty, there are many such things, and others are doing it, why can't they do it?

She thought about it, pulled Yudong outside the house, and said in a low voice, "Brother, you also know, we ...... Now the situation is different, you and Xiaosi have made a name for themselves earlier, and it will be easier for us to do things. Haven't you been thinking about your father's revenge? After you and Xiaosi have a reputation, we will be able to dodge some open guns and arrows, and even ......."

Yuxiu wanted to say that even as long as they were admitted, they might be able to find out more about Grandpa and Daddy.

Unexpectedly, Yudong directly interrupted her, shook his head and said, "Xiuxiu, I know what you mean." I want to know about my grandfather and my father, and I want you to feel at ease...... However, if this show is bought with money, how can we have the face to sacrifice to our ancestors......"

"Brother, it's not that you don't want to study, it's just that next year you will first think of being admitted to Xiucai, and then you will continue to study seriously, and then you will be able to take the examination and Jinshi ...... in the future."

"Xiuxiu, look at Brother Zhongyuan of Uncle Fuqing's family, they have studied for so many years, and they can't pass the exam until now. ”

"If you send this, you may not be able to get in......" Yuxiu heard Yudong talk about others in the village, and explained in a mutter, wanting to eliminate Yudong's guilt.

"Xiuxiu, I don't believe what you say. Since your head-to-head bump at your uncle's house, you've gotten smarter, as if you can do whatever you say you want to do. Yudong looked at Yuxiu and shook his head to explain, "I know, it's all because I'm useless as a brother, so I want you to rush ahead in everything." Xiuxiu, I listen to you for everything else, but we can't do this kind of thing!"

"Xiuxiu, our Mr. Li said that a gentleman does something and does not do something, and it is not a gentleman to do this. You...... If you have to do this, I won't take the test!"

Seeing Yudong stalking his neck and saying this loudly, Yuxiu didn't know what to say for a while.