Chapter 47: What to do?
The Wei clan has been talking about this for the past few days.
Wei Zan lives in the house of the patriarch of the Wei clan, and wanders around the head and end of the village every day, and he doesn't know what scenery he is looking at.
Wei Jin heard about this from the villagers in the workshop. She is not a real Wei family, so she has no feelings about this. But Dabao is a child of the Wei family, and if he can get in touch with the Wei family in the north, it will be beneficial to study in the future.
It just so happened that the eldest sister asked her to go back to the village to deliver something to her mother-in-law, and she thought she would go back by the way to inquire about the news.
I heard that Wei Gongzi was going to open a school here, and if it was true, she was thinking about whether to let Dabao come back to study.
This choice is a bit difficult. Dabao's current teacher is also good to him, although he may not be as good as Wei Gongzi in learning, but for Dabao at this stage, the old master's knowledge is enough. It is best for Dabao to pass the Xiucai test in the hands of the old master, and then be able to worship under the door of Wei Gongzi to continue studying, if he can be promoted in the future, he can also get in touch with the Wei family in the north, this is a ready-made connection.
What she can think of, others can also think of, now it depends on whose luck is good and can be valued by Wei Gongzi.
Early in the morning, Wei Jin carried a basket with things to bring back, as well as the scattered silver brought by the eldest sister and the clothes, shoes and socks sewn for her parents-in-law.
Zhang Sanjia's ox cart was waiting at the entrance of the town early, and when he saw Wei Jin coming, he specially helped her put the big basket in the space under the seat.
There were not many people back to the village, a few of them had caught the morning session, and their families were a little rich, so they had the money to give them a ride, and the others who had no money walked on their own feet.
After Wei Jin got into the car and made sure that no one else was hitching, Uncle Zhang greeted him and began to walk towards the village.
"Sanhua'er, is your big treasure going to end this year?" Aunt Zhang from the same village frowned, "That kid from my family is also making a fuss about going, but the master said that he had better wait." Now there is a lot of commotion at home all day long, as if we were delaying him by not allowing him to go. ”
Wei Jin smiled delicately: "This depends on how you think about being a father." The master also said that my family's big treasure will end up with an accumulation of experience this time, and if you can't pass it, if you really want to pass, it will definitely be the smoke from the ancestral tomb. This time, let him see and see, and the goal is next time. I just hope that next time he can hang the tail of the car smoothly as the master said. ”
She is not stupid, why should she persuade others to take the test or not? It's okay to pass the test, but if she can't pass the test, if she puts her head on her, who will she talk to?
Anyway, she is very confident in Dabao's temperament, and it is normal that she can't pass this time, so how many books she has just read, the focus is on the next time.
Chatting along the way, we soon arrived at the village.
The old house has already arranged for the master to live in, and the land on the mountain has also begun to be organized, and it can be transplanted when the tea seedlings arrive.
I first went to care about my own affairs, and after explaining, Wei Jin went to the eldest brother-in-law and father with the basket.
"Uncle, this is what the eldest sister made for you and your uncle." Wei Jin took out the cloth bag and put it on the table, glanced at no one outside, and took out a small purse, "This is the pocket money that the eldest sister gave you for the old one." She sells some dry goods in the county, and she can also earn some money to subsidize her family. At the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, she and her eldest brother-in-law were afraid that they would not have time to come back, so they asked me to give you this money and let you buy some delicious food. ”
After the separation, in addition to the monthly support silver, occasionally the eldest brother-in-law and eldest sister will privately give their father and mother a little pocket money, not much, one, two, two, two, that is, it means. The main thing is that if you give too much, it is easy to make trouble.
Now the second and third children in his family have a very unpleasant quarrel with the fifth and sixth children.
"Sanhua'er, there's something that my aunt wants to discuss with you."
After speaking, Wei Jin originally wanted to leave, but was pulled by the eldest sister's mother-in-law.
"I'm embarrassed to open my mouth on her sister-in-law's side, so I want to ask you if there is a place in the town where my four girls can do the work."
There is a girl in his family now, following her father and mother and the fifth child, can't this family accommodate her?
It may be that the expression on Wei Jin's face brought it out, and Uncle Zhang sighed, shook her head and wiped her eyes.
"I know I shouldn't have begged you, but I feel distressed. I don't expect the fourth child to make any money, the main thing is to let her have a name to leave here, don't be scolded by her two sisters-in-law all day long. ”
After the last time something happened, the two women of the second and third families didn't dare to spill anymore, but they couldn't stand the weirdness of scolding Huai Yin and Yang all day long. People are talking in their own yards again, and no matter how angry others are, they can't rush to the door to beat them.
Among them, the fourth and fifth were scolded the most.
The fifth child is okay, he is a boy, and he doesn't care about the two sisters-in-law, so he splashed a bucket of water directly after getting into trouble. But the fourth child in her family is not good, she is scolded every day and doesn't even dare to go out of the door, and everyone is thin and deformed.
"Okay, I'll inquire, there is an embroidery workshop in the town, and it is said that the embroidery lady has good craftsmanship. But to do it at her home, you have to do it for three years. I've been thinking about this for too long. If it really doesn't work, why don't you let her go to the county seat with my sister to sell things? didn't let her show her face, just learn to calculate accounts and import and export goods or something in the back. ”
"Okay, it's hard for you."
Wei Jin hesitated for a moment, and said tentatively: "I heard the eldest sister say that the fourth sister has already said that she is a good family?" ”
"yes. It's just that the luck is not good, the other party's mother is mourned, and his eldest brother gets married during the hot filial piety period, and he can only delay it until three years later. ”
"If this drags on for three years, I have a suggestion, I don't know if my aunt is willing."
"What is the relationship between our two families, if you have something to say, who else can you believe if you don't believe it."
It's a bit false, but it's good. Wei Jin didn't take Qiao either, stood at the door and glanced at it, turned around and whispered to her.
"I've heard that there is a new female gentleman in the state capital, who is said to be from the capital. A women's academy was opened next to the residence of Lord Yin, the state capital. Teach piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. ”
"This, my family doesn't have that much money to send your fourth sister to ......"
"Uncle, listen to me. It's not for the fourth sister to be a student, to put it bluntly, it is impossible for us girls from civilian families to go to the girls' school to study. I want to say, find a relationship and let the fourth sister go to work as a waiter inside. ”
"This, isn't this the job of serving?"
"It depends on what you think." Wei Jin Zhengse said, "There are two advantages to going inside to be a waiter, first, when the girls are studying, they can also listen to it on the side, but they can't get the guidance of the female master himself." Second, if you perform well and get appreciated by the girls, whether you marry someone in the future or help your husband's family, there are always multiple ways. Of course, it is not easy to get the appreciation of girls, and there are dangers in it, and how to do it well, there is a lot of knowledge in this. ”
Although these attendants are also servants, unlike the maids in the house, they are not responsible for the life and travel of the girls, but only for meeting their requirements during their studies.
But there is one rule, when you are a scholar, you must be literate, or good at music, or good at numeracy. And these three, Zhang Simei can't!