"In the village, although it doesn't cost money to eat and drink every day, it doesn't make much money, and my uncle's salary for running darts for a year is not enough to pay for my second cousin, so I still have to find a way to make more money." Tan Ran said: "I went to Hejian Prefecture, my uncle is still running darts outside, my aunt can set up some stalls to earn some money, I paint well, the shopkeeper of Luyuanfang has promised to recommend me to their bookstore in Hejian Prefecture, as long as I find a way, I can always make money." ”

Tan's sister-in-law remembered the sixteen taels of silver Tan Ran earned from selling paintings last time, and she was a little moved: "Selling paintings, is it really so profitable?" ”

Tan Cheng hugged the bowl, raised his head when he heard the words, and said: "Mother, why don't you go to Songtan Academy, the master also said that day, there is also a Changyang Academy, which is only ten taels a year, and the academy also provides accommodation, as long as you are willing to learn, you can study well no matter where you are." ”

Tan's sister-in-law disagreed: "How can it be the same, Changyang Academy is not as good as Songtan Academy at all, there has never been a champion, you are now a good age to study, how can you waste time in this academy." ”

Tan Ran also echoed: "Yes, you just study hard, don't worry about the rest, I'll discuss this matter with my uncle and aunt." ”

Tan Chengoh, silently buried his head in eating.

Tan Ran handed Uncle Tan's letter to Uncle Tan, and then said: "This is a letter written by the shopkeeper of Luyuanfang in the county, he told me that as long as I go to Hejian Prefecture, with my ability to paint, it is more than enough for a show to come out." ”

Sister-in-law Tan leaned over, she was illiterate, so she could only ask Uncle Tan: "What did the letter say?" Can it really be that profitable? ”

Uncle Tan looked at it carefully for a long time before putting down the letter and returning it to Tan Ran.

Tan's sister-in-law was in a hurry, but Uncle Tan drank one sip after another of rice wine, but he didn't speak.

Tan Ran pondered and persuaded: "Uncle, it's not that I want to toss, it's just that there are few people in this Tan family village, and the land in the village can only barely talk nonsense, when the harvest is not good, you have to pay taxes on your wages, and stay for a long time, I am afraid it is very difficult to improve the life of the family, not to mention that the second brother is very talented in studying, it is a pity if it is wasted, it is better to take this opportunity to change it, maybe it is another way to live." ”

Uncle Tan drank the last sip of wine in the cup, was silent for a long time, and finally decided: "Cheng, just do as you say." ”

"Dad! Do you follow the children's nonsense? Sister-in-law Tan screamed.

Uncle Tan patted the table and said, "It's not nonsense, my brother-in-law also persuaded me back then, asking me to move out of here as soon as possible, but at that time I was reluctant to grow up in a place from childhood to adulthood. ”

Sister-in-law Tan disagreed: "But, but we don't know anyone in Hejian Prefecture, what should we do if we go?" ”

Uncle Tan said: "I have been there before, I will go to the dart bureau in two days to ask, there is a dart to Hejian Prefecture recently, I will go to the first place, familiarize myself with it, and then move after settling down." ”

Tan Cheng gave Tan Ran a thumbs up, Tan Ran raised his eyebrows, accepted, sat quietly on the side, and the next thing was to hand it over to Uncle Tan.

In short, Uncle Tan didn't know how to comfort Tan's sister-in-law when he went back that night, but two days later, Uncle Tan came back and said that there was a batch of goods going to Hejian Prefecture in the dart bureau, and Tan's sister-in-law took out a lot of silver taels and gave it to Uncle Tan, asking him to take a look over there, and if there is a suitable place, find a place to settle first.

Tan Ran was amazed by the efficiency of this high-speed action once he accepted something.

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Half a month later, Uncle Tan came back and said that he had rented a house over there, not far from Songtan Academy, and he could pack up and move over.

Tan's sister-in-law showed her high efficiency at this time, first renting the family's land to another family in the same village, and then running a few familiar families very neatly, asking others to help take care of the house, the pots and pans at home were packed one by one, and I found Mr. Feng Shui, and calculated an auspicious day for travel.

On the tenth day of the first month of August, Uncle Tan invited a carriage to follow the dart to Hejian Prefecture this time.

Along the way, the people of the dart bureau learned that it was for their children to go to Songtan Academy to study and move, and they all felt pity for the parents of the world, and they were amazed and curious, the first place in the second examination of the county government was really the child of the old Tan family? If you have to meet this little prodigy, at this time, Uncle Tan, who usually doesn't show off much, will also pull the child to walk in front of everyone, and only let Tan Cheng go back when everyone is envious and jealous.

More often, it is the people of the dart board who hold the dart in front, Tan's sister-in-law helps to make some food from time to time, sewing and mending, Tan Cheng is reading in the carriage, and Tan Ran is hiding in the depths of the carriage, secretly practicing "Xuantian Gong".