The first thing Zhao Jin did after the separation was to send the pillar to study in the town, and she had already inquired about the Wentao Academy, and she would get five taels of silver every year. Among them, because many students live too far from the surrounding villages, they generally choose to stay in the dormitory. If it is a dormitory, add another piece of miscellaneous things such as food and accommodation every month, and you may need about one or two silver. Reading has been burning money since ancient times, no wonder the status of ancient scholars was so high, and scarcity was expensive.

Zhao Jin is hesitating whether to let the pillar go to school or stay in the dormitory, he is only eight years old and still a child, can he adapt to the unfamiliar environment, can he take care of himself in life, although he seems to be very mature, but the impact of childhood experience on a person's psychological growth, she prefers the pillar to study, but she is afraid that the pillar will think too much, so she plans to ask the pillar's opinion and let him make his own choice. She walked into the pillar house, and after the separation, her family didn't have much work to do, and they all focused on taking care of her father, "Zhuzi, my sister plans to send you to the school hall to study, the town is a little far away, you decide whether to live in the school hall in the town or go home every day." "Sister, can I really go to school?" The eagerness and excitement that burst out of Zhuzi's eyes infected her, "Of course, you are not too old now, you can't delay any longer, you can tell me what you think." Considering that he is currently the only man in the family and the actual situation, he said: "Sister, I go home every day. Zhao Jin thought that he was too young to leave home, so he agreed, and waited until he got used to it. After asking, she returned to her house, knowing that the students who went to study in the school hall were very particular about dressing, and she planned to go to the town to buy a piece of cloth and come back to let Liu's make ready-to-wear clothes.

The matter was decided, and the next day the two got up early in the morning, didn't even eat breakfast at home, and went out after saying a word to her mother. In order to save time and get things done early, I am still ready to take an ox cart.

Out of Zhaojia Village and go forward, to the fork in the official road, there are generally more cars here, and several other villages are also the only way, Zhao Jin and the pillar stopped, standing under the big tree on the side of the road and waiting for the car. The two looked around for a while and didn't see a car coming, so they chatted while playing with the dog's tail and grass, "Sister, did you say that the gentleman in the library is fierce?" Zhuzi looked worried, Zhao Jin comforted him and said, as long as you study hard, the master will definitely like you, and the master likes children who study hard. After hearing this, Zhu Zi assured her with a childish look that he would study hard.

As she spoke, she saw an ox cart coming not far away, so she beckoned to the other side, and beckoned to the pillar that it was time to go. Zhao Jin gave the car money and pulled him into the car: "Take the car faster, it will be there in a while." ”

The middle-aged man who was driving the car saw that the two small children were not accompanied by adults, and accosted him with a smile: "Have you sisters and brothers been to the town before?" The town is lively. ”

Zhao Jin was stunned for a moment and wondered if the coachman had never gone out because of their shabby clothes, but he still nodded with a smile: "I've been there a few times before, but this time my brother is going to school and buying some utensils in advance." The middle-aged man hurriedly sighed: "It's good to read, after reading, you don't have to do manual work like us." ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man had already driven the ox cart forward. Although the car is fast, it is also fatal to run, bumpy all the way, the buttocks are going to be shattered into two petals, and the car stops and goes, every other section of the road will stop and pull one or two people, generally to pull up twelve people can not squeeze down, the car board is also specially customized canopy, one is to protect from rain and sun, and the other is to expand the space to place some things that are not too heavy.

"When I have money in the future, I will buy a carriage, and every time I do it, I will suffer." Zhao Jin couldn't help but say to the pillar, his tone revealing chagrin and impatience. It was the first time for Zhu Zi to see his sister's childish appearance, and he teased him: "Sister, can you drive a car, you haven't even driven a cow yet, and the horse is very strong."

Zhao Jin was stunned for a moment before he said: "I can't rush, I can take care of others to help catch up, or I can learn by myself." After a quarter of an hour or so, the ox-cart finally saw the walls. The ox cart stopped not far from the city gate, and the people on the cart got out of the car, and Zhao Jin took the pillar to the town. Zhao Jin came to the bookstore next to the library last time, and the two of them came to Chang'an Street with a familiar car, and the whole street of Chang'an Street is full of pen, ink, paper, and inkstones. Chang'an Street is more quiet and clean than other streets, and even illiterate people can say a sentence in this kind of situation, all of which are inferior only to the high level of reading, which shows the status of the reader. Generally, even if the family is poor, they must save money and send their children to private schools for a few years, not seeking to gain fame, only to know a few words after the choice will be more, although the status of businessmen is lower than that of farmers, but the standard of living of rich is much higher than that of farmers.

Zhao Jin didn't have time to take a closer look last time in a hurry, she didn't use paper in her house, and this precious thing like paper was only available in the fifth uncle's study, and no one else could enter it except the fifth uncle. However, she did not lead the pillar to go immediately, but went around to a place where there were many food stalls, found a noodle stall, and planned to go over after breakfast.

"The most important thing is to eat well in the morning, so we didn't even eat breakfast in order to be in a hurry. When we're full, let's go shopping. The pillar nodded as he looked around, the town was too lively. Zhao Jin asked the noodle stall owner for two bowls of Yangchun noodles, the soup was fresh and delicious, light and refreshing, and the fragrance was overflowing, which simply made the mouth salivate out.

"The noodles in this house are very delicious, you can try them." The pillar tasted it, and it was delicious. The owner of this noodle stall has been setting up a stall here for 30 years, rain or shine, and the craftsmanship is definitely the level of a folk craftsman. However, the price is also quite expensive, Zhao Jin finally gave the boss eight cents when he finally checked out, which is half a catty of meat, and now their conditions are considered luxury.

"Is it delicious?" When walking to Chang'an Street, Zhao Jin asked the pillar. "It's delicious, it's just too expensive. Sister, shouldn't we save money now? "For the pillar, they are very poor at the moment, and his father has to raise a bottomless pit, and they are not in the prime of labor at present.

"You don't have to worry about the silver, this sister still has it. You don't come to town often, so it's hard to come back, so naturally I want to take you to a good meal. Zhao Jin thinks that making money can't rely on provinces, but open source, otherwise you don't know how to enjoy making too much money, what is the meaning of being rich?

The sun had come out, and the pale golden sunlight shone on the young man's still slightly immature face, and the pure eyes of his dark face were like a blank piece of paper that had not yet been smeared with cracks in this world. The slightly open mouth wanted to say something but didn't say it, and at this time it was cramped lightly, and it could be seen that the young man was a little uncomfortable. There is admiration in the eyes, and there are longings and doubts for the future life.

Zhao Jin's smile became bigger and bigger, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hand and rub his head: "After you study, you will find that this world is rich and colorful, the Zhao family is just a drop in the ocean in this world, and we are just an insignificant part of the huge world, but when you are strong to a certain extent, you have the strength to compete with it." There was a doting look on his face. The voice was silenced in his dark pupils, and Zhao Jin realized what she said and did, she laughed at herself in this era when human life is not valuable, equality is just a delusion.

She withdrew her hand, looked left and right, and suddenly her eyes lit up, and said, "Look, it's here." So saying, he pulled the pillar and walked into the study. I didn't see the layout clearly when I came in a hurry last time, there are only two facades, one is used to sell the four treasures of the study, and the other is full of bookcases next to the wall, and the bookcases are divided into four layers, full of old and brand-new books, some hardcover, which are worth a lot of money at a glance, and there are also line-bound ones, which look simpler. More but all kinds of transcriptions, generally not sure that the book must be good to sell, the owner of the study is asked to copy, some poor students nearby are also very willing to undertake this work to subsidize some living expenses, generally small-scale study large-scale printing of books is a loss.

When Zhao Jin saw Uncle Zhao Zheng, he smiled and pulled the pillar forward to say hello, Zhao Zheng asked her with a smile when he saw her, what are you doing here, he also knows that the fourth room has been separated and will definitely not come to buy paper and pen for Zhao Wu, but no one is reading in the fourth room now, and he is a little puzzled. Zhao Jin pushed the pillar forward and said, "Uncle, my family plans to send the pillar to school to buy some paper, pens and books, is there anything you can recommend?" Zhao Zheng said to the pillar with a smile on his face: "Pillar, there will definitely be a future in the future." The pillar smiled sheepishly.

At Zhao Zheng's suggestion, the two bought a copy of "Thousand Character Essays", a brush, a piece of ink and some paper, and Zhao Zheng erased the odds at the checkout or spent 300 yuan. The two bought some apprenticeship gifts again, and Zhao Jin remembered that he said last time he said that he would visit Song Qing, and it happened that the matter was done today, so he could buy some things to see him. Zhao Jin came all the way to the east of the city, and before he entered the yamen where the county order was located, he saw the pair of mighty lions in front of the county yamen. She thought about it for a while, and went around a long time before coming to the back door of the county office. The door of the back door was ajar, and she didn't dare to break in, so she respectfully went over and knocked on the door. The door creaked open, and out of it came a round woman and asked her, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Hello mother-in-law, I'm looking for Song Qing, I'm his friend, and I've come to see him. Trouble the mother-in-law to help call him out. ”

This mother-in-law's attitude is not warm, but she is not as low as a dog, but she looks at her with a little doubt, after all, Song Qing has lived here for a while, and the people who serve in the courtyard know that he has intellectual problems like children, and he will have friends, but the rules and upbringing make her never ask more questions that she shouldn't ask. She asked Zhao Jin to wait, then closed the door and went inside.