The village has been lively for a few days because of the Song family's marriage, and Sister Zhang has been hiding at home for the past few days. The villagers are very sympathetic to Sister Zhang, after all, the whole village knows about her and Song Yiming. Now that Song Yiming is married to another woman, everyone thinks that the Song family is not kind. In addition, a few days ago, the Zhang family selflessly told everyone about what crayfish can eat, so that everyone could have a full meal, and they were grateful to the Zhang family.

A few days later, the head of Hanyuan decided to go into the city to find Mr. Lin. In addition to asking Mr. Lin to help introduce the work of copying books, he also asked Mr. Lin to help with insurance. If you want to participate in the county examination, you must have a mutual agreement between the candidates who took the same examination and someone above the talent level. The so-called mutual knot means that the candidate takes five people who take the same test, writes a five-child mutual knot insurance policy, and the cheater sits five people together; The knot is to ask the county to have a guarantee, called "guarantee", to ensure that he does not impersonate, does not hide his funeral, does not stand in, does not have a false name, ensures that his net worth is innocent, and he is not the son or grandson of a prostitute, and he has not committed a crime or practiced his business. After completing the above, you will be admitted to the examination, and the roster will be stored in the county office.

In the past, when Xiucai's father was not abolished, the head of Hanyuan could not worry about this problem at all. But now that Xiucai's father has been abolished, the head of Hanyuan can only ask Mr. Lin to help him with insurance, and by the way, even the mutual insurance has been handled. Mr. Lin was very distressed about the good seedling of Hanyuan's head, so he naturally agreed. However, the head of Hanyuan did not get the job of copying books, and there was really no such work in these days.

If you can't copy books, you can't make money to support your family, Hanyuan's head is absolutely useless, and a dignified head can't make money to support his family, so it's better than Zhang Xuanxuan. She at least knew that crayfish could be eaten, so that the family would no longer go hungry.

I want Cao Cao Cao to. Zhang Xuanxuan walked over happily. This time when she entered the city, Zhang Xuanxuan took Hanyuan into the city with her, and when she arrived in the city, the two acted separately and made an appointment to meet at a time and place.

"Big brother, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Xuanxuan saw that the head of Hanyuan was depressed, and hurriedly asked with concern.

The head of Han Yuan sighed: "I wanted to find a few jobs to copy books, but unfortunately I didn't find it, and I couldn't make money to supplement my family." ”

Zhang Xuanxuan laughed when she heard this: "Big brother, I'll show you something." ”

As he spoke, he dragged the head of Han Yuan to a small alley where no one was, took out a ball wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms, and handed it to the head of Han Yuan.

Zhang Xuanxuan uncovered the corner of the handkerchief, revealing some of the things inside: "What do you think this is?" ”

Han Yuan's head stared at the things in the handkerchief in shock and asked, "These—where did you get them?" ”

There are three silver tickets wrapped in a handkerchief, the denomination is not large, one is ten taels, and there is also a pile of broken silver, which looks like ten taels when it is important.

Zhang Xuanxuan smiled: "I earned these?" ”

"Earned?" The head of Han Yuan stared at Zhang Xuanxuan, staring at Zhang Xuanxuan so much that his heart was furious, "Second sister, how can you make so much money as a weak woman?" ”

"I, I'm going to sell recipes." Zhang Xuanxuan said with a humble heart.

"Selling recipes?" Han Yuan's head was puzzled.

"yes, I'm going to sell recipes." Zhang Xuanxuan hurriedly told the lie she had made up, "I helped a mother-in-law who was passing by before, and my mother-in-law thanked me and taught me how to prepare several dishes. I saw that these dishes were very novel, and we had never had one in the county, so I went to the restaurant to try them, and I really sold the preparation method. One dish earned ten taels of silver. ”

The head of Hanyuan heheda, the passing old woman of GodTM! This excuse is simply true! The head of Han Yuan is now determined that Zhang Xuanxuan should be from the rest of the world, just like him. Senior Lan said that the universe is very large, there are three thousand worlds, three thousand middle worlds, and three thousand small worlds, and Zhang Xuanxuan may come from other big or small worlds.

"The second sister has a good heart, and good people have good rewards." The head of Han Yuan said with a wooden face.

Zhang Xuanxuan felt that the crisis had passed, and said with a smile: "My luck is good." Brother, these are for you, you go and buy some pen, ink and paper to practice calligraphy. ”

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of silver and stuffed it into the hand of the head of Hanyuan.

The head of Han Yuan stared at the silver in his hand, his eyes were complicated. This second sister really regards him as a disciple and regards herself as the Zhang family!

The head of Hanyuan clenched his fists and wrapped the silver in the palm of his hand: "Thank you, second sister." ”

Zhang Xuanxuan smiled: "I am your second sister, there is no need to thank each sister and brother." ”

She took out another ingot of broken silver, wrapped the rest of the broken silver and silver tickets back into her arms, and said, "There are many things in the house that are missing, eldest brother, let's make a big purchase today and buy all the things that are missing." ”

The head of Hanyuan nodded: "Buy some rice first, and then buy a few feet of cloth and cotton, it's about to enter winter, last year's winter clothes are a little torn, and I have to trouble the eldest sister and the second sister to make a winter coat for everyone." ”

Zhang Xuanxuan nodded, these days, she has mastered the skills that the original body has.

"Buy another piece of meat, I haven't eaten meat in a long time." Zhang Xuanxuan is gluttonous.

Han Yuan's head: "Isn't lobster meat meat?" ”

Zhang Xuanxuan: "Lobster meat has no oil and water. I want to eat pork. ”

Hanyuan head: "Then buy a piece." ”

The two siblings left the alley and went to the grain store as soon as possible. With Hanyuan in charge, there is no need to be afraid of buying too many things and not being able to carry them. The two kept buying and buying, and the head of Hanyuan looked very happy on the surface, but he was depressed inside. is not as good as an ordinary woman, and he relies on women to make money to support his family. It's so devastating.

The two finally stopped at the door of the pawnshop, and Zhang Xuanxuan took out a pawn ticket. This pawn ticket is the pawn ticket of the dressing box, Xiucai's father went home after the money used as a dressing box a few days ago, and he has been sleeping in his room without going out, and the three sisters and brothers found this pawn ticket on Xiucai's father.

Zhang Xuanxuan looked at the pawn ticket in her hand and sighed with emotion, the original owner died because of the dressing box. The dresser box is the obsession of the original owner, and Zhang Xuanxuan has to help him redeem the dresser box no matter what.

Fortunately, Zhang's mother's dressing box is very old and not worth much, even if Xiucai's father is a sworn friend, the two of them did not spend much money to redeem the dressing box. Back home, the two gave the dressing box to Sister Zhang and asked the eldest sister to hide it well. Sister Zhang looked at the things that the two of them bought, and was so surprised that her mouth couldn't close for a long time.

"How did you buy so many things? Where do you get the money? Sister Zhang asked in surprise.

"Thanks to the second sister." The head of Hanyuan affirmed Zhang Xuanxuan's credit, and Zhang Xuanxuan retold the stalk of the old woman passing by.

"That old woman is a great benefactor of our family." Sister Zhang said happily, and took the dresser box to her room and hid it.

Zhang Xuanxuan handed the handkerchief with the silver ticket and broken silver to Sister Zhang, and asked Sister Zhang to put it away as well. Sister Zhang refused: "Did you earn this money back, or you should keep it." Keep it for later as your dowry. ”

Zhang Xuanxuan said: "Eldest sister, I make money for my family, not for myself." And I'm still young, so I'm not busy preparing the dowry. ”

Sister Zhang smiled slightly: "It's not small." In two years, it will be over. ”

Zhang Xuanxuan pouted: "I'll talk about it in two years." Sister, you can keep the money, and occasionally buy some good things for the younger brother to eat. The younger brother is not in good health, so he has to make up for it. There is also the eldest brother, if he passes the county test and goes to the Fucheng government test and the hospital test, he will also need travel expenses and accommodation fees. ”

When Sister Zhang heard Zhang Xuanxuan's words, her hand froze. Yes, the younger brother's body and the eldest brother's scientific expedition all cost money, but there is no money left at home.

Sister Zhang stretched out her hand and took the handkerchief and the silver money inside, and said to Zhang Xuanxuan: "I'll take this money and use it first." When the family has money in the future, I will pay it back to you. ”

Zhang Xuanxuan pouted: "Eldest sister, what else is there?" Are you treating me like an outsider? ”

Sister Zhang smiled and rubbed Zhang Xuanxuan's head: "You are my sister, the best sister." That's why you can't suffer. Big brother, don't you say? ”

Han Yuan nodded, if Sister Zhang didn't say this, he would also return the money to Zhang Xuanxuan. The money he made with Zhang Xuanxuan already made him feel embarrassed, how could he spend other people's money and not pay it back? In other words, is there any other way to make money besides copying books?

The prefectural exam is held in February, when the weather is still cold, and candidates will enter at dawn. At that time, it was the coldest time of the day, and each candidate was wearing several layers of single clothes, shivering from the cold, and the head of Hanyuan, who didn't feel cold at all, stood out. Coupled with the fact that his grade is relatively small, many people's eyes are fixed on him. As the head of a faction, the head of Han Yuan has long been accustomed to all kinds of sights, calmly and freely let others look at him, without panic, so that many people look up, thinking that if the head of Han Yuan can pass the county test, he will make friends with the head of Han Yuan.

As soon as the gong sounded, the "Dragon Gate" opened, and the officials called the names loudly and let the candidates enter. Han Yuan's head was in the middle, and after hearing his name, he hurriedly walked up. Seeing that he was young and good-looking, the official searched his body meaningfully and put him in the examination room.

There are lanterns lit inside the examination room, and the surroundings are blurry, but because there is only one way to enter the hall, there is no need to worry about going across. Walking into the hall, Han Yuan first saluted the examiner and the invigilator, reported his name, took the test paper and number plate from the examiner, and walked to the corresponding room to sit down. After about an hour, the official posted the exam questions on the wooden board and displayed them, and the middle school candidates hurriedly recorded the exam questions with a brush.

This year's exam question is the theme: No need for one person. Sub-topic: Advance with it. Poem title: Giving snow but losing plum a piece of incense, getting five words and six rhymes of incense. Congratulations to the Holy Prophet: "Ten years of life" to "self-freshness".

Two eight-strand essays, a five-character and six-rhyme poem, and a silent passage of "Sacred Oracles and Teachings". The amount of questions is not large, and it is not difficult, and Han Yuan is confident that he will pass this county test.