Gu Siniang wanted to persuade a few more words, but when the words came to her lips, she thought again, Chen's is also good like this, she doesn't know that the silver is actually her own, she only thinks it is Zhou Niang's, if she really takes it casually, it is really bad. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"So what shall we do now?" Gu Siniang was also worried, her money couldn't be moved, and her family had no money.

"Take this silver to your fourth uncle." Chen pondered for a while, gritted his teeth and took out the ten taels of silver and put them aside, so that when he saw that the small pile of silver coins he had counted just now was suddenly only a few taels of broken silver plus twenty or thirty copper plates.

"This money is not enough for us to buy seedlings later." Gu Siniang said.

"First of all, now there is almost a month before the spring ploughing, my mother takes advantage of this time to embroider a few more embroidery work, take it to the town to consign it can also be exchanged for a few money, the spring is in the mountains of the pheasant and hare nest for a winter, it is time to come out to the activity, let your father make a few traps, catch a few to buy, this bits and pieces try to make up." As he spoke, Chen put all the silver coins on the table, got up and stuffed them into the cabinet again, locked them, and then went out with ten taels of silver.

Ma Shi looked at the silver that Chen brought and sighed with emotion for a while, "Eldest daughter-in-law, I know the situation between you and Dazhuang, you can take this silver back." ”

After repaying the silver for the second and third rooms, the family was already not rich, plus during the time she was sick, the family spent a lot, and how much money they had in their hands, Ma also knew a rough idea.

"Mother, this is a little bit of my heart with Dazhuang. The fourth uncle can't go to the state capital to compare with the family, and he needs money for food and housing, and he will be hungry if he has no money. More with a little bit is a point. Chan shook his head, resolutely refusing to take the silver back.

"You take out the silver, what can you do when the spring ploughing is due?" Ma asked with a frown.

"There are still some broken silver at home, and it is enough to scrape together during this time." Chen said with a smile, "It is important for the fourth uncle to study. ”

"No, you can get the money back quickly." Ma Shi waved his hand, "No matter how important the fourth child is, it can't make you have no way to live." The land is the foundation of the Zhuang family, if the planting is not good, it will be hungry for a year. ”

"Mother, don't worry about us, there is always a way for silver." Chen smiled, "The fourth uncle has been preparing for this township test for all these years, and there must be no mistakes this time." We can't help anything, so we should just do our part. ”

Ma was very moved after hearing this, although Chen's temperament was a little softer, it was a rare kindness. She nodded, "Then I'll take it first, if the fourth child can win a place, I must thank you well." ”

Chen hurriedly waved her hand, Ma's politeness made her a little nervous, "It's all a family, say no thanks." ”

Not long after the Chen family went out, the Qian family and the little Qian family came together, obviously for the sake of Gu Sizhuang's trip to the township this time.

When Qian and Xiao Qian entered the door, they blindly poured bitter water, it was not easy, and they couldn't open the pot at home, and finally they rubbed it for a long time, and they each reluctantly paid five taels of silver.

Ma didn't say anything, the family was divided, and it was not easy to force it to say how much to take, I had a scale in my heart, and how much it depended on me.

When Gu Sizhuang came back, Ma called him into the house, handed him all the forty taels of silver, and advised, "This silver is not much, it is all your brother and sister-in-law's heart, you must remember this kindness when you take it." In the future, whether good or bad, we must not forget our roots. ”

Gu Sizhuang felt that the silver was heavy in his hand, and he nodded heavily, "Mother, don't worry, I understand." ”

The Ma family has made up forty taels here, and Gu Sizhuang himself has accumulated some money over the years, with a dozen taels of silver in hand, plus Geng Huiwen's ten taels, plus sixty taels of silver.

He looked at the silver piled up in a small pile of white flowers, but his heart was heavy, if he failed the exam this time, he could only come back and farm with peace of mind.

The township test is held once every three years, and he is already twenty years old this year, and the situation of the Gu family must not be for him to survive in the next three years.

Here, Gu Sizhuang put away all the silver in a complicated mood, and at the same time, Village Chief Geng really smiled.

How could he forget such an important thing, this fourth elder of the Gu family is going to the state capital to take the township examination, and he, as the village head, is going to write a letter of recommendation, whether this letter of recommendation is good or bad, it can directly affect the impression of the examiner at that time.

Village Chief Geng smiled, when the time comes, you can use this matter to make an article, if the Gu family doesn't rent his pond, then he won't give them this letter of recommendation, who is in a hurry when he sees it.

"What are you doing here alone?" As soon as Zheng entered the house, he saw a silly village chief Geng, and couldn't help muttering, "I don't know what to think about." ”

"Don't say it, I really thought of a good way to get out." Village Chief Geng told Zheng his idea.

After hearing this, the Zheng family frowned, and disagreed very much, "You are doing something immoral." ”

"Why am I lacking morality, he Gu Jia first asked me to say good things about Gu Laosi, and I asked them to rent a pond, which is a fair deal." Village Chief Geng jumped to his feet by the two words of lack of morality, "You are a woman, don't talk if you don't understand." ”

"I don't understand, you know, you reversed your word before, and now people are annoyed with you. Now I have unrepentantly thought of such an idea. Let me ask you, if the Gu family is determined not to rent the pond, will you give this letter of recommendation or not? Zheng asked as he glared at him angrily.

Village Chief Geng was stunned for a moment, but did not answer directly, there are fewer and fewer people reading in recent years, especially in the village, how many years has it taken to produce the last one, if he really didn't give it and delayed Gu Sizhuang's exam, then it would be a big feud.

Seeing that he had listened to what he said, Zheng continued, "Besides, if you don't want anything else, don't you want to think about our daughter?" ”

"What does my daughter have to do with this?" Village Chief Geng raised his eyebrows, obviously displeased.

"Don't pretend to be stupid with me, you don't know why your daughter has refused to marry all these years. The fourth child of the Gu family, if you can come back after a show this time, your face will be gone? ”

Village Chief Geng set the rule that he would not marry unless he was a showman, which delayed Geng Huiwen from the age of fourteen or fifteen to eighteen years old, and after this year, she will be an old girl through and through.

Zheng was anxious, she also hoped that he would be able to show off his talents, so that Village Chief Geng's wish would be fulfilled, and their family would have a bright face.

Village Chief Geng thought about it and felt that Zheng's words made sense, but he was still unwilling in his heart, "Then I gave them the recommendation letter so easily?" ”

"Otherwise, what do you want, is it difficult for this little thing of yours to delay your daughter for the rest of your life?" As Zheng spoke, he walked over and picked up the envelope in front of him directly, "Okay, you think about it slowly, I'll ask my daughter to send this to the Gu family." ”

"Eh, you come back to me, who is in charge of this family!" Village Chief Geng shouted behind him, but the Zheng family ignored him at all. (To be continued.) )