Lao Dongtou has two sons and a daughter in his family.

Both sons have entered Mongolian school, and the daughter is still young and still in the stage of babbling.

But because of this year's poor harvest, the family's income and expenditure are a little stretched, so in desperation, I can only let the eldest son follow Lao Dongtou out of the field first to see if he can plant something else to supplement the family.

The children of poor families have long been in charge, and Dong Yu, the eldest son of Lao Dongtou, was born beautifully, and often wears a cloth shirt on weekdays, looking like a scholar.

As the eldest son in the family, he is not so obsessed with reading, and he wants to do something for the family wholeheartedly, but the old Dong Tou does not follow, even if he smashes the pot and sells iron, he has to send his two sons to study.

I'm used to hearing God's days, and it's really enough.

It's just that most of the Mongolian studies in Qingqi are now government-run, and most of the teachers in the Mongolian schools are famous gentlemen, and the courses taught are basically in accordance with the set of scientific examinations, which is equivalent to cultivating suitable successors for the future Qingqi.

Therefore, the money paid is a bit expensive for ordinary people.

It is already very difficult to bear the expenses of one son, let alone two.

For this matter, Dong Yu also quarreled with his father, and in the end, the old Dong Tou compromised and allowed Dong Yu to change out of the scholarly cloth robe, wearing a thick linen shirt, and rolled up his trouser legs to the ground.

Before this, Li Tong didn't know anything about this, listening to the people at the table over there who were still sighing and chatting a second ago, and turned their heads to talk about a few ducks in front of the widow's door, and then laughed loudly, one leg resting on the bench, a large bowl of tea was poured, the chest was open, and a mouthful of yellow teeth were exposed, the image was really too down-to-earth.

However, Li Tong didn't feel disgusting, he had seen more disgusting before.

These are just the appearance of floating beings.

"Bad harvest this year?" Li Tong said in a low voice.

Youchun's family also farms, so he naturally knows these things, and nodded: "Mrs. Hui, this year's rain is more than in previous years, floods are frequent in various places, although there were floods in the rainy season in the past, but it is not like this year that even Yicheng has suffered several flash floods, and the fields and villages have been flooded a lot, and the harvest is naturally not good." ”

"How many Mengxue are there in Yicheng?"

"Two places."

Li Tong frowned slightly: "Why is it so little?" ”

"Mrs. Hui's words, in fact, the Mongolian school in Yicheng is still mainly for the children of official eunuchs, and the children of ordinary people want to go in and study, so they have to grab places."

"How many places are there?"

"Fifty."

Li Tong's brows furrowed even deeper: "It's too little." ”

Youchun didn't make a sound, which is also a helpless thing.

When they were born, they didn't catch up with the good times, and they fell into the homes of commoners, and when they opened their eyes, they were surrounded by walls, and when they opened the door, they were barren land.

I don't have a choice.

It's already good to have these fifty places.

"Youchun, do you have younger brothers and sisters at home who want to study?"

"Yes, I have a younger brother who is studying now."

Li Tong tilted his head: "It's hard to grab this place, right?" ”

Youchun suddenly felt a little aggrieved, her eyes slowly turned red, she flattened her lips, held back again, and smiled at Li Tong: "Mrs. Hui, it's very difficult to grab, my father and mother have been squatting at the door of Mengxue since they heard the registration notice, and even their clothes were torn when they went home." ”

"What about you?"

"What?" Youchun suddenly didn't understand.

Li Tong suddenly felt distressed, the little girl in front of her looked a few years younger than the feather curtain, but she was much more mature and introverted than the feather curtain.

"Your father and mother are grabbing the spot for your brother, right?"

"The family is poor." Youchun wanted to laugh again, but the corners of his mouth didn't open for a long time, and finally he had to lower his head.

In order to send his younger brother to go to school, the elders of the family had to let Youchun go out to work, if he met the good-tempered master, Youchun's life would be better, but if he met the strange and arrogant master's family, a little girl like Chun would have to suffer.

Fortunately, Youchun followed his father and mother to the ground when he was a child, he had a lot of strength, and his temper was not good, and he escaped from that family's house after beating a young master who tried to take advantage of his drunkenness to scare her.

It's just a little girl, but in the end she was caught up and almost killed in the alley.

Fortunately, Biyu passed by and saved the person.

In Qingqi, women can study, but in most people's perceptions, sons are put in the forefront, especially the people at the lower levels.

Women study, and can't be officials, if the family is still useful, but if it is farming, for them, reading has no meaning except to add a burden to the family.

It's better to set a good family affair early, and you can get some dowry gifts to temporarily alleviate the plight at home.

They ...... "They didn't even think to rob you of one?"

Li Tong got up and immediately intercepted the words, it would be too poignant to ask, she couldn't be stupid in this kind of place.

"They can't help it."

Youchun tilted his head to show a row of white teeth: "The slave knows." ”

"Do you want to read?"

"Yes." The answer is sincere, who wouldn't want to read?

Li Tong nodded, and had an idea in her heart, but she didn't have any money in hand, so she had to go back and discuss it with Bai Li Ye.

I didn't go shopping in the street, and I didn't buy anything, but when I passed by Songting Building, I couldn't help but glance inside to see if the beautiful little brother had come here to dance before.

But unfortunately, the dancing platform is not known when it was dismantled.

Forget it, he's probably not coming.

It's just that for some reason, every time she thinks of the gesture of jumping up and down on the stage, and the indifferent eyes hidden under the veil, she feels familiar.

"Probably good-looking people look alike, right?" Li Tong stood at the door of Songting Tower and muttered.

"What did you say, ma'am?" When Youchun saw her standing at the door and did not move, her heart immediately lifted up, and quietly hugged Li Tong's arm.

"Ma'am, you can't go in."

Li Tong sighed, this day is difficult!

In the general's mansion, Bai Li Ye had already returned, and he was waiting for her in Li Tong's courtyard early, like waiting for a rabbit, and the glance was thrown over, like a knife.

Li Tong pursed his lips, stood far away, and shouted at him

"It's hot, I'll take a shower first!" ”

Then, a puff of smoke ran away.

Baili Ye couldn't cry or laugh.

Li Tong, who washed off her stinky sweat and returned refreshingly, was like a new life, sitting on a chair with her legs raised, and there was a watermelon that had just been fished out of the well on the side.

"Madam, aren't you panicking?" Baili Ye didn't hold back.

"Panic." Li Tong nodded.

"In front of her husband, Mrs. should be herself."

Li Tong raised his eyebrows: "This is what you said?" ”

"Yes."

said that it was too late, Bai Li Ye only felt that in the blink of an eye, red juice splashed everywhere, and a piece of turquoise watermelon skin fell on the plate in front of him.

The aftermath of the word "yes" seems to be still lingering on his lips.

Bai Liye: "......"

My wife is so good, she will definitely win the first place in the watermelon eating competition.

"Disliked?" Li Tong stretched out his hand and picked up the second piece, and said coldly under Baili Ye's surprised gaze.

"No, no." Baili Ye waved his hand again and again.

How dare you?

I didn't dare to borrow him three hundred tiger guts.

"I'd like to discuss something with you." The second piece of watermelon, Li Tong didn't eat it so unscrupulously, and after taking a small bite, he opened his mouth leisurely in Bai Li Ye's slightly dull eyes.

"Madame."

"I want to run a Mongolian school."

Bai Li Ye was stunned for a moment: "Why do you suddenly want to run a Mongolian school?" It's not an easy task. ”

Li Tong threw down the watermelon peel and lay down on the chair, she raised her hand high, and saw through her fingers that the sky today was particularly blue, clear and clean.

"When I went to the street today, I heard people say that this year's harvest was not good."

"It's really not as good as in previous years, so the emperor has already ordered that the tax will be halved this year."

"But there are still a lot of people who have given up and continued their studies." Li Tong straightened up: "The tuition fee of Mengxue is very expensive, the number of places is too small, if you want to select young talents for Qingqi, you can't just choose from the children of the official eunuchs, they have not experienced hardship, they were born in a high place, and they will not understand how much suffering the people have." ”

"Madame's meaning, for the husband to understand."

Li Tong shook his head: "Only those who come from the soil know how to use the soil, what kind of soil is suitable for planting what kind of seeds. It's not that I don't believe that there are people among the children of the eunuchs, it's just that most of the hardships they feel are just passed on by word of mouth. ”

Bai Li Ye looked at her, and just when Li Tong was about to lose his ability and say something touching, he heard Bai Li Ye come closer.

"Ma'am, do you really want to do it?"

Li Tong's brain twitched, how could he feel that this person was driving?

But he nodded anyway.

"This matter is not simple, but it is not difficult, the emperor has the intention to broaden the scope of scientific research options, but he is often blocked." Bai Li Ye flexed his finger and scratched Li Tong's nose, and said with a smile: "Madame should also know that the children of the Han family and the children of the family have never dealt with each other, and most of the officials in the court are the children of the family, and the forces behind them are intertwined. ”

Li Tong pursed his lips and fell into thought.

"However, it is a good idea to start with Mengxue."

"What do you mean?"

"It's just a matter of learning, and you may not be able to enter the country, so there is still room to compete with those families." Bai Li Ye got up and smiled: "What Madame wants to do, my husband will definitely do it for you, while it is still early, I will enter the palace for my husband, and when my husband comes back, Madame will treat my husband well?" ”