Zhou Shuren called his two sons who were reading and Rong Chuan, first carefully moved out the books and put them away, and then took out the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, there is only one set of precious pen and ink, Zhou Shuren kept it for scientific research, there are three sets of times, one set can also be worth ten taels of silver, it is too hateful to take it out for the child, Zhou Shuren also kept it, and the three children were bought for money, and a set of one or two can only be kept at home, and the existing cheap ones are still used when they go out to study.

As for the paper, Zhou Shuren's rewards are all good rice paper, it is too wasteful to draw red and practice calligraphy, and it is used when it is kept for great use, Zhou Shuren kept it himself, and divided the bamboo paper bought in Jiangnan, one hundred pieces of four hundred dollars, Zhou Shuren bought a lot of silver money in one go, and the three children divided one hundred pieces first.

Chang Lian and Chang Zhi happily took it, they have been using the cheapest paper, the paper pattern is more writing ink is uneven, writing large characters is lively, writing small characters are particularly easy to blur, the two carefully touched the slippery paper, hugged tightly in their arms, "Thank you, Dad." ”

Rong Chuan was ashamed to get the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, not to mention the good paper, and hurriedly put his hands behind his back, "Uncle Zhou, I use the paper written by the third brother and the fourth brother to practice calligraphy, good paper, I use it too wasteful." ”

When Zhou Shuren woke up and waited for noodles, he had already found time to read the big characters practiced by the three children, the old son of the third child did not make much progress, and the biggest improvement was Rong Chuan, who had his own style and bones not long after he wrote, it can be seen that he practiced every day, smart people are not terrible, what is terrible is that smart people are diligent and hardworking.

Zhou Shuren looked at his old son, the most talented old son in the family was very arrogant, he had been praised in the private school, and he had been smooth sailing since he was studying, so it was not good, he was expecting Rong Chuan to catch up with the old son, lest the old son think that he would suffer a big loss in the future because he was smart.

Zhou Shuren put the paper in Rong Chuan's hand, "Silly words, a good hand is very important for the imperial examination, uncle sees that your words have some style, uncle is very pleased with your hard work, don't worry about the family when you hold the paper, uncle can still provide you with reading." You are also half of your uncle's place, don't feel psychologically burdened, wait for your uncle to finish the business at hand, and pick a good day to settle the matter between you and Xuehan. ”

Rong Chuan's face was red, and he didn't have time to think about paper, his mind was full of the idea of marriage.

Chang Lian and Chang Zhi are not happy, the third Chang Lian feels that Rong Chuan has robbed him of his resources, without Rong Chuan, he can divide more paper, as for who his sister marries, anyway, sooner or later he will marry, who to marry has his father and mother to worry about, he only cares about Rong Chuan not only becoming a brother-in-law, but also sending Rong Chuan to a private school after listening to his father's wishes.

Before the family changed, Chang Lian also calculated how much money there was in the family, and he was always worried about whether it was enough for him and Changzhi to study, and he saw the changes in the family after the winter, and then his father not only went to Jiangnan, but also bought back so many things, he realized that the family background was not what he saw on the surface, even if the family background was thick, Rong Chuan divided some of his resources in the end, and he didn't like Rong Chuan in his heart.

Changzhi is much more intuitive, he doesn't care about housework, and he doesn't care about how much money he has in the family, he is not happy that his sister is cheap so early, even if he appreciates Rong Chuan, he is not happy in his heart.

Zhou Shuren didn't care about the eyebrows and eyes of the three boys, and he waved his hand away.

Zhulan cleaned up the kitchen, Zhou Shuren had already put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and was holding a book on the kang table, looking at the pen and ink that had been placed, Zhulan put on the kang and said, "You want to copy the book?" ”

Zhou Shuren cut the paper, "Well, this is not a book, it is the exam questions and articles of the township examination in the two states of Jiangnan, the book I ordered after sorting, don't read the book is not too thick, it cost thirty taels not to say, and it took me a lot of effort and thought to get it." ”

Zhulan picked it up and looked at it, "There is no one from us?" Examiners are different from place to place, and their likes are different, is it useful to learn from these? ”

Zhou Shuren, "Of course it is useful, the questions in Jiangnan are one of the most difficult, many exam questions are always changing, and thorough research is very helpful for the township test, as for the examiner's preference for the article, it depends on personal luck." ”

Zhulan understood and asked, "How much money did you spend on this trip plus the things you bought?" ”

Zhou Shuren reported, "It cost nearly two hundred taels in total, and the specialty fan is not expensive in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is relatively rare in the north, the most expensive are books and paper, and the cheapest second-hand books cost twenty taels!" ”

Zhulan gasped, "It's really expensive enough, it's too difficult to read books in ancient times, and books are not something ordinary people can afford." ”

Zhou Shuren smiled, "If you don't say that the imperial examination is difficult, it is even more difficult for the poor family, the family has a lot of books, there is no shortage of celebrities, as long as some talents are hard enough, they can be admitted to Xiucai, but it is difficult to take the Xiucai exam, there are not so many books, and the entrance examination is comparable to the leaping dragon gate." ”

Zhulan was a little worried, "Then do you have confidence?" ”

Zhou Shuren was very confident, "I will go to the Xiucai exam next year, and I will participate in the triennial township examination the year after tomorrow, you can rest assured, I know it." ”

Zhulan was relieved to get Zhou Shuren's permission, Zhou Shuren never made a confident guarantee, "Are you going to copy the test questions for the clan?" ”

She remembered that there were five talents in the clan, and they were all young, the youngest was in their twenties, and she must try it the year after tomorrow.

Zhou Shuren nodded, "En." ”

Zhulan didn't have anything to ask, she took out the fabric and prepared to make clothes, she likes to make clothes now.

Zhou Shuren couldn't calm down, and looked up at Zhulan several times, and Zhulan felt it, "Something?" ”