In fact, Zeng Zigu knew very well in his heart that if he wanted to pass the exam, it would not be easy, although he was now famous all over the world, his teacher Ouyang Yongshu praised him very much, and even did not hesitate to praise him with words like "a hundred birds and an osprey", and even said that "those who have passed through our door are happy to live alone", who is his teacher Uncle Yong? That was the most famous scholar in the world, and only these two sentences envied the students of the world.

Not only his teacher, but also the current deacons Yan Tongshu and Fan Xiwen also favored him, and summoned him to meet every letter.

As for the monthly visits, or letters and letters, there are countless people, but despite this, Zeng Zigu knows that it is not easy for him to be admitted to the Jinshi. It's not for other reasons, it's just that the atmosphere of scientific research is due to today's scientific research, poetry is Xikun, and literature is Taixue. But poetry is based on words, rather than piling up twists and turns, and pursues gorgeousness. For the sake of writing, we should not blindly seek novelty and curiosity, and pretend to be obscure and do not know what to do. Both, as a pure Confucian, he disdained both.

Even though he knew that if he changed and followed the trend, it would not be difficult for him to pass the Jinshi examination, but because of his nature, he would definitely not be able to do such a thing.

Thinking about it, he sighed deeply.

Banniang was practicing calligraphy in the house, and when Qi Niang finished cleaning up and went back to the house, seeing that she was there, she couldn't help but smile and asked: "Why didn't the eighth sister go to the second brother tonight to ask for advice?" ”

In the afternoon, I listened to what the second brother and the fourth brother and the fifth brother said, and knew that they were going to take the scientific examination in the spring of next year, and the second brother didn't have much time to study, so why was she willing to bother him with those small problems? When the second brother returned to the backyard, he came to her house and told her that his father had agreed to trade with Wu Sanniang.

Banniang didn't answer Qi Niang, but said: "Seventh sister, let me tell you good news, my father agreed that I would sell those drawings to Wu Sanniang." ”

"Really?"

Banniang nodded: "I think the price given by Wu Sanniang this time should be higher than last time." I'll give her another discount when the time comes. Sister, don't embroider at night, it hurts your eyes. Go to bed early, if you can't sleep, it's better to think, when we have money, what kind of beautiful clothes do you want to make, I beg my mother to make it for you. ”

"Even if you have money, you can't spend it indiscriminately, if you talk about making clothes, I think my mother and sister-in-law should really add a few pieces."

Last time, I just made clothes for them, and my sister-in-law also made a summer shirt for my grandmother with the materials prepared by her mother.

"What my sister said is also right, I will persuade my sister-in-law and mother to add a few new clothes when I go back."

Banniang nodded her forehead and smiled: "You, the money hasn't arrived yet, even if it's counted, it's a real fan of small wealth." ”

Banniang told her that the second brother agreed to take them to the mountains and rivers together, and the seventh sister was also happy. Banniang said again: "The day after tomorrow will be May, and we will take the fourth brother and the fifth brother out for a walk tomorrow?" The willow branches and peach branches in the city of the Dragon Boat Festival are in the back garden of our house, and the fragrant mugwort leaves can be picked back from the city tomorrow, and the fourth and fifth brothers must be willing to come. Come back in the evening, have dinner, and then pull the second brother, Yang Dad allows us to go to the night market, what do you think? ”

Qi Niang naturally said yes, and the two sisters talked and laughed for a while, and then fell asleep.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Zeng Zigu went to the school, Banniang begged Zeng's father to allow them to go out of the city to play for a day, Zeng's father felt that this Xiang Jiulang and a few people were also ruthless, because Jiulang and Jue'er were not studying in the school house recently, and he taught them personally, after the boss came back, the work was handed over to the boss, one was stricter than the other, and it was time for them to have a good day.

He instructed a few words, called Zhu Shi over, gave them 200 yuan for pocket money, and let them go.

Two hundred wen is naturally not much, but it is also the food cost of their family for a day. Banniang has paid attention to it, on weekdays, Qi Niang occasionally goes to buy vegetables, or sister-in-law goes to buy rice and firewood, and a few of them are small, and they are often sent to drink and oil or something, Banniang has secretly inquired about the price, plus what problems come to mind, either lead the second brother to discuss with him, or go to the library at home to find books and look for them, so I still have some understanding of the prices of this time and space.

A liter of rice, about 70 Wen, a pound of salt, also 50 or 60 Wen, but because it is bought by the government, the amount is insufficient, so the actual pound is more expensive, but there are also people who buy private salt, the price is more than half cheaper, as for the breakfast on the street, a piece of steamed cake, Hu cake, is only one or two pennies. A pound of meat, about one hundred and twenty or thirty Wen, Jiangxi is rich, vegetables in addition to those rare varieties, normal seasonal varieties, but not expensive, one hundred Wen bamboo shoots, enough to eat at home for two or three days, as for seasonings, like ginger, Banniang has personally gone to buy, more than ten Wen can be enough to buy a catty. As for fruits, like ordinary pears or something, they are only a dozen pennies a catty. Because the silkworms in the south of the Yangtze River are widely planted, a piece of silk can be bought for about two or three dollars, of course, this is in the country, if it is sold to Xixia, Liaojin and other countries, the price will be four or five times. As for silk, the ordinary one is only seven or eight hundred wen a horse.

Let's talk about the house price, their old house, covering an area of four or five acres, the front and back yards plus the east and west courtyards, and a small back garden, if it is sold, it can be sold for seven or eight hundred. Of course, Nanfeng is only a small county, if it is the city of Fuzhou, or the capital of the city, the price is much higher, all say that living in the capital, it is not easy, like their ancestral house of this scale, if it is placed in Beijing, at least three or five thousand, if it is the area that is about large, and the decoration is good, I am afraid that there are more than ten thousand.

As for others, such as land prices, the land prices in the north are generally lower than those in the south of the Yangtze River, and one acre of land in the north is only eight or nine hundred wen, and it is still superior, and when you wait at the border, it is only four or five hundred wen at most. On Jiangnan Road, the land price is much higher, that is, the inferior fields, one mu also costs seven or eight hundred wen, and the fertile land must be at least about three times.

Banniang wants to get rich, and the eighty yuan she earned back last time was only enough for the family to eat for a year. That's why Banniang thought about buying land, and with the land, which dynasty it was placed in, it was the most reliable property.

Let's not talk about this first, the brothers and sisters and their nephew Jue'er, with two hundred Wen in their hearts, went out of the city happily, the Zeng family lived in the south city, out of the south city gate, and then walked in less than a quarter of an hour, it was already in the suburbs, and Banniang was like a bird out of the cage. Outside the city, the green mountains and clear water, the distant mountains are like daisies, the water is like jade, because it is early in the morning, the smoke is swirling, and the air is mixed with the fragrance of flowers and trees.

This should be the greatest benefit for the traverser. The air is so fresh, even if she has lived in Jiuzhaigou for a week, it doesn't make people feel so comfortable.

Shiro Wulang once followed the Xujiang River, between Linchuan and Nanfeng, and he didn't think that Qi Niang and Ba Niang and Jue'er couldn't help cheering. It was Qi Niang, who had forgotten the reserved and dignified lady that the women of the Shili House should have, clapped her hands and smiled at Banniang: "Eighth sister, you see, that piece of grange, Jinshan is so good or not." ”

Not far in front of them was a large field of farmland, and the wheat was knee-high and a pale golden color, and it was time to harvest in ten days and a half months. And the surrounding road, is the willow fluttering, the side of the river, clear water. The riverside is overgrown with all kinds of weeds, and it is also green.

Banniang also likes to run to the river and squat down, so she can't help but smoke a stick of incense and sniff it under her nose. Shiro hurriedly pulled her back to the road: "Eighth sister, you have to pay attention, if you encounter a poisonous snake, how can you be good?" Hurry close to the grass. There is no shop in front of the village here, and if something happens, it will be troublesome. ”

Although Banniang felt that what he said made sense, she came out to play, so she smiled and said, "Fourth brother, don't worry, I'm vigilant." ”

There are also a few bushes of unknown small pink wildflowers by the river, one is only the size of a copper coin, and the clumps are blooming, Qi Niang has some beautiful things, so he also learned from Ban Niang, reached out and picked a large bunch, but he was accidentally pierced by a thorn, and he couldn't help but hurt, "Ah". Banniang was busy Jue'er took the bouquet in her hand, and pulled Qi Niang's hand over to see, fortunately, it was just a small thorn, carefully dialed it out, and there was a little blood bead, and it stopped.

Qi Niang was a little embarrassed about her recklessness, so she smiled at Shiro, who was looking at her with distress and anger.

Gorou then asked: "Further east, it is Xujiang, there is a wharf grass market over there, it is very lively, there are all kinds of rare goods, and there are a lot of snacks, to the west and south, they are all villages, where do you want to go?" ”

A few people looked at each other, Banniang was very entangled, and finally came out, because she was worried about where she had to buy land, so she didn't want to go to the village to see what the countryside was like today.

But when Gorou talks about the wharf grass market, Hachiya really wants to go and see it, and he may be able to find some opportunity to make a fortune. Usually these two brothers are not at home, the eldest brother is like a father, naturally he will not take them to mess around, and the second brother is not idle.

She was struggling, Qi Niang had smiled and said: "I really want to go to the countryside to see, but let's go to the grass market, I heard that there are a lot of small items such as incense handkerchiefs sold in the grass market, why don't we go and see?" "In fact, Qi Niang is selfish, seeing that Ban Niang can also fight for money for the family, but she is a sister, it is useless, she is not as good as a sister, so I want to go to the grass market to see the things that people sell, if you embroider it yourself, it is almost the same, maybe you usually take the time to embroider some, and you can also add a few money to the family.

Banniang didn't know her careful thoughts, and she was also very moved by what she said, so she looked at the two brothers.

Shiro pondered for a moment and tried to ask, "Seventh sister and eighth sister, why don't you go to the dock and have a look?" ”

Wulang said: "Didn't you say that during the Dragon Boat Festival, you will take the second brother across the Xujiang River and go to the mountains to play?" Anyway, you'll have to pass through the pier over there. If you want me to say, why don't you go to the village in front of you? At this time, the fish and shrimp are plump, and we may be able to catch some ourselves. Wouldn't it be cheap to go back and take it home and make a sprinkling dish for your father? ”

This is a fun, and the Dragon Boat Festival of the Great Song Kingdom starts from the first day of the new year, and it is not over until the fifth day of the new year, which is a full five days.

Hearing that you can fish and catch shrimp, Jue'er's eyes lit up, he often listens to his classmates talk about going to a relative's house in the countryside, fishing and shrimp with that little friend, although people say it is showing off, but he also really listens to it with relish, and he has long been yearning, and it is with the fourth uncle and the fifth uncle, so that he has this opportunity, if he follows the second uncle......

Jue'er shuddered when she thought of her second uncle's face that had a gentle smile all day long.