Now Li Zheng has a lot of money in his hands, in addition to the four hundred taels rewarded by the county order, after the ducks laid eggs last year, he also made a lot of money selling salted duck eggs to the town, removing miscellaneous expenses and dividends to the villagers at the end of the year, there are more than three hundred taels left, and he has long wanted to build a school for the children in the village to enlighten.

As a result, Lin Xiyun became the master of Liangwa Village, and he could have a stable income of 1,000 wen per month.

Sanya's family affairs have also been successfully settled,

Mrs. Xu didn't agree at first, thinking that the Lin family was poor, Xu Yin asked lightly: "How rich is the old Xu family?" ”

Mrs. Xu is afraid of the death of this second granddaughter, although she has lost weight now, and she is not as fierce as before, but I heard that she now has the blue eyes of the county order, and she has become a handkerchief with Mrs. the county order, Mrs. Xu offended no one dared to offend this granddaughter, muttered a few words, and watched Sanya marry the son of the Lin family, the bride price is similar to that of ordinary people in the village, and the old Xu family also has to pay a dowry, and the pain is so painful that her heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys are crying pain.

It wasn't until Xu Sanqiu was forced by Xu Yin to read a lot of words this year, and found a job in the town's bookstore, although he was just a junior second, receiving customers who came to buy books and helping them find the books they wanted, but there were 500 Wen a month, and food and shelter were included.

According to Xu Yin, it is better to grow watermelons at home than to work in a bookstore. But Mrs. Xu and the others didn't think so, so they could only be happy with them.

Sanya married her sweetheart, Xu Sanqiu's work was implemented, and the other brothers of her mother's family also learned to grow watermelons under her guidance.

Mrs. Xu was happy that her grandson had found a job in the town, and turned her head to find that she couldn't handle these grandchildren anymore...... It's very depressing.

On the side of the old Cui family, Cui Jikang has been studying in the town school hall since this year.

Xu Yin saw that he had a talent for reading, and Lin Xiyun also repeatedly said that this kid studied hard, and he would definitely have a sense of accomplishment in his career. Xu Yin consulted her brother-in-law and sent him to study. Cui Shi was reluctant to pay this money, so she came out.

Cui Shi was full of displeasure, and said to his youngest son: "Your sister-in-law is not happy and kind, now for you to study, in the future you have a good future, I will definitely rely on you, and I will let you repay the bundle fee three or five times." It's a pity that there is no news from your little sister when she goes to the capital, otherwise if she asks her to give it to you, she will not be like your sister-in-law......"

"Mother, my sister-in-law said that I don't need to pay back the money, as long as I study hard and follow the right path."

"She's sure to say that now, and who knows in the future...... Besides, the third child, you went to study, what should you do with the family's fields? Your second brother married his daughter-in-law and forgot his mother, do you bear to let your mother farm so much land at home alone? ”

Cui Shi was desperate when he thought about it, and regretted separating the eldest family.

Even if the eldest daughter-in-law is lazy and doesn't work, the eldest son is very diligent, looking at how much land his family has now, except for hiring people to help when the farm is busy, he usually does it alone, and the hob meat daughter-in-law knows that he is lazy.

Cui Jikang also heard the meaning at this time, and looked lost: "Mother, you are actually not worried about what your sister-in-law will do to me in the future, but you are worried that I will go to study and there will be no one to farm at home, right?" ”

Cui Shi snorted: "This is the truth. ”

"Don't worry, I will go home when the farm is busy, usually if my mother is too busy, you can hire someone to help, now the yield is high, and the increase in a few stones of grain is taken out as a reward, and many people are willing to help."

“……”

Finished!

The youngest son is separated from himself!

Cui Shi knew that he should not send his younger son to his eldest son's house to learn Raushzi literacy.

She is now very much looking forward to her youngest daughter returning to her hometown and coming back to support herself.

It's too hard for her to be alone! I can't fight the daughter-in-law of hob meat!

Three years later –

"Good news! Good news! The new emperor has ascended the throne and opened Enko! ”

"Really?"

"That's still fake! Notices have been posted at the gates of the city! ”

A group of students rushed to tell each other.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, several new policies that were beneficial to the people were implemented, the first of which was to clear out a group of moths in the ranks of officials who did not produce and robbed people of credit.

Zhou Zhihai, who was promoted through the new manure method, bore the brunt of the promotion.

Other officials also made a big splash.

As a result, there are fewer people available.

So I opened this Enko.

Cui Jikang was carrying a bookbag and preparing to go home, he was about to be busy with farming, and he was going home to help with the autumn harvest.

"Brother Cui, have you heard? A notice was posted outside the gate of the county seat, the new emperor ascended the throne, and opened Enke for students all over the world, and we didn't have to wait for two years later, we will be able to participate in the township test this year! ”

"Yes, Ji Kang, why are you still home? Stay in the academy and study hard to participate in the township exam! ”

Cui Jikang hesitated: "I don't know if I will register this year, I have to discuss it with my family first." ”

"What are you talking about! Kaienke is equal to multiple opportunities, you took the third place in the county exam, and those of us who are thirty are planning to sign up for the township exam, are you still hesitating? ”

"Yes, Brother Cui, Enko doesn't happen often, maybe we will encounter this time in our lives. The new emperor has given us this opportunity, so let's try it. Even if you don't pass the exam, you can find your own shortcomings, and you will have more confidence in taking the exam after two years. If you win, wouldn't it save two years of time? ”

"Alas, forget it, Brother Cui may think that he is still young, and it will be too late for another two years. It's not like we ......."

"It's ...... too"

In the glad eyes of his classmates who were either sorry, puzzled, or felt that there was one less competitor, Cui Jikang walked back to Dawa Village with a bookbag on his back.

He knew that his mother would definitely not approve of him going to the state capital to participate in the township test, first, he asked for a lot of money on the road, and second, it was the autumn harvest, and the family was waiting for him to go back to help.

In the past three years, he has seen what his mother meant: it's okay to read, as long as you don't ask her for money, don't delay the work in the field, whatever he reads.

Even if he was admitted to Xiucai and exempted the family from paying taxes for two people, her mother was happy and happy, and she praised him when she met people, but she still felt that studying could not delay the work in the field, and the farm had to rush back to help the family collect food. Always worried about what if he can't pass the exam? Don't you have to come back to work?

It's not that he doesn't want to work, as long as the time doesn't conflict, he's happy to go home to participate in the summer and autumn harvests.

Looking at the harvest scene, I always feel that all the hard work is worth it.

But a few days after the autumn harvest of the township exam, if he goes home for the autumn harvest, he will not be able to prepare for the exam. Even if you don't participate this time, you will still face this problem two years later. How would he say that his mother would agree to him to take the exam?

"Ji Kang?"

Xu Yin took her five-month-old son to the house of the princess at the entrance of the village to order tofu and came back, and saw the little uncle walking with his head hanging down from a distance, his steps were slow, and there seemed to be some problem bothering him.

"Why did you come back at this time? Have you had lunch? ”

It's already past lunch at this time, Xu Yin looks at him like this, it doesn't look like he has eaten, he must have set off from the academy very early, he has been hesitating on the road for a long time, and his face is red.

(End of chapter)