Chapter 10: Big Room Night Talk
"You don't have to be ...... like that"
"Reading or not reading makes no difference between these two months, and it doesn't change anything." After going out, San Lang looked at Song Qingyuan and said lightly.
The corners of Song Qingyuan's mouth pulled up a smile, "Who said, counting the farm leave, we have three months, and a lot can happen in three months."
"Maybe if the family's harvest is good this year, you will let you continue to study." Song Qingyuan's tone was relaxed.
Too naΓ―ve! Saburo shook his head and smiled.
"Not to mention the dozen taels of silver that our family owes, it is the eldest brother, and he will take the children's examination in February next year. If the county test is passed, you have to go to the prefecture to participate in the government test, and the poor family is rich, and you need a lot of silver. Saburo sighed.
"Third brother, let's settle the accounts, our family has twenty acres of land, and after the autumn harvest and the land tax is paid, is it enough to pay off the debt?" Song Qingyuan asked.
San Lang nodded, "If you save money, it's barely enough." β
"That master works as a handyman at the post station, and he has a monthly case of one or two silver per month for food and housing. The uncle enlightens the children in the private school in the town, and he also has an income of one tael of silver every month, and the sum of two people is two taels. β
Song Qingxiao continued, "Big brother's county test is in the county, it doesn't cost so much, even if the county has tried it, if you want to take the government test, it will have to wait until April." It's going to be a long time between now and April next year. β
"During this time, the money earned by the master and uncle will be left for the eldest brother, is it enough?"
This time San Lang didn't nod, and said hesitantly, "Save flowers, you can't use it." "It's a pity that the eldest brother is not the master of saving, I'm afraid that doubling it is not enough.
San Lang didn't say this, and Song Qingyuan didn't know about Da Lang's situation, so it was enough. So he continued, "Don't worry about the family's debts and the affairs of the eldest brother, then we only need to earn your shackles within three months." β
"How can it be so easy, I need two taels a year, even if I copy books every day, for three months, I can't earn two taels!" Saburo shook his head.
The family can't count on it, my father can't count on it, my mother can't count on it, and I can't just rely on him to copy books.
What's more, some of the more than one or two silver taken by his grandmother was earned by copying books, and now the second room is probably gone.
"The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, the third brother can study with peace of mind, don't think so much, there will always be a way." Song Qingyuan smiled lightly, she didn't plan to count on her family.
With three months to go, it looks like she's going to find a way to earn some money.
The second room is such a good seedling for reading, and you can't just give up.
San Lang only thought that Song Qingyuan was comforting him, and he didn't take it to heart.
Looking at Song Qingyuan with an inquiring gaze, Song Qingyuan's once dull eyes now reveal a bright and agile color, making the whole person vivid.
With slightly dark skin and a chubby face, after having such a pair of eyes, it suddenly has a little more brilliance.
Saburo thought secretly, "Since hitting her head, this sister has really changed a lot, and she is a lot more sensible!" β
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The moon stars are scarce, and the moonlight is sprinkled on the ground, dyeing the earth with a soft color.
Inside the Song family's big house
"Dad is really, he owes so many gambling debts that the family has no money. Also, those people today are fierce and vicious, and I am scared when I see them. Song Qinglian pouted and said dissatisfiedly.
"It must be the second uncle's pester, the second uncle is the least serious. They all took my father badly, and my grandmother didn't take care of him well. β
"Today's milk is too, and she snatched all the money from our house, and said those ugly words to your mother."
"Milk's eyes were red when she saw the silver, and she wanted to eat people."
"Hey......" Sun sighed, "You have been honest for the past two days, don't go out of the house if you have nothing to do, your grandmother is angry, and she is looking for someone to be angry, I can be regarded as hitting your hand." β
"That money was obviously saved by me and you who worked hard to embroider the handkerchief, but now it's good, it's all gone." Song Qinglian gritted her teeth in annoyance.
"It's not separated, we can't help it if you want to take your milk away." Sun sighed.
"Then it would be nice if we split up......," Song Qinglian sighed.
"What nonsense!" Sun reprimanded, "Parents are not separating the family, don't say this kind of thing anymore, let alone the family, who will pay off your father's gambling debts, and who will provide your brother with education?" β
"In the future, I will please your milk, and I will go to the town to pick up some embroidery work in a few days, and I am slowly saving up the money."
"What's the use of saving, in case you are short of money one day, you don't have to be taken away by milk, in other words, how does the milk know that you hid the silver there?" Song Qinglian asked curiously.
Sun sneered, "You are shrewd, what can our family hide from your milk's eyes." Do you think that the two of us are secretly embroidering to make money, and your grandmother doesn't know? β
"Your grandmother actually knew it for a long time, but at that time, the life at home was not tight, and your grandmother turned a blind eye.
"Now that this has happened, your grandmother's dowry has been taken away. She's not happy, she can make us better. Wait, there's still a lot of trouble these days. Sun scoffed.
When he was young, the Sun family was also a well-known flower in ten miles and eight towns, and his father was a showman, and there were countless people who came to ask for relatives. At that time, she just looked at Song Chengzhong's honest face, and she had the fame of being a child at a young age, and her father was also born as a child, so she chose Song Chengzhong.
But who would have thought that after all these years, Song Chengzhong had taken the exam so many times but he couldn't get into this show. Later, when Da Lang studied, Song Chengzhong gave up the idea of the imperial examination and found a job to enlighten children.
Looking back on the past, Sun couldn't help but sigh, he still chose the wrong person!
"Mother, I saw it through the crack in the door today, the third aunt took out such a small handful of copper coins, and she could catch it with one hand, and the third aunt had so much money, no dowry or anything?"
"I haven't seen my grandmother scolding the third aunt, if this is in normal times, the first thing my milk will be conditioned by the third room." Song Qinglian asked puzzled.
Sun's eyes were disdainful, "Where did your third aunt get the dowry, she was sold in." β
"Sold in?" Song Qinglian exclaimed, she used to always hear the second aunt's people say that the third aunt didn't have a maiden family or something, and she still couldn't understand it, it turned out that she was sold in.
"In the mountains, there don't seem to be any relatives at home, so she was sold here by the clan uncle, your grandmother saw that she was very diligent, honest and cowardly, and she was easy to handle, so she spent three taels of silver and bought it for your third uncle as a daughter-in-law." Sun said lightly.
"Then why am I not impressed?" Song Qinglian asked.
"You only walked at that time, and you don't remember." Sun replied.
Song Qinglian pursed her lips, "My grandmother is quite good at looking at people, and I can see at a glance that my third aunt is easy to handle." β
"Your grandmother is not an ordinary person, what attitude should you use to treat which room, your grandmother is clear in her heart." Sun gently touched Song Qinglian's head, "I'm not going to recruit your grandmother now, I just want to find you a good family and marry you off smoothly, don't do these things again." β
"Mother...... What are you talking about......" Song Qinglian leaned on Sun's arms with a shy face.
Sun looked back at Da Lang, who was quietly listening to the two of them, and said, "Da Lang, your father has been kneeling outside for several hours, and it's dark, you go and plead with your master." β
"Mother, how can my grandfather listen to me......" Da Lang was puzzled.
"You are the eldest grandson, and you still have weight in your father's heart." Sun persuaded.
"This ......" Da Lang hesitated, "It's not good, my father asked my father to kneel, it's not good for me to intercede, San Lang didn't go." β
Hearing this, Sun sighed, her son was not born well, and he had no responsibility like his father.