The next day, when Yunyi woke up, the sky outside was already bright.

After getting up and stretching, and doing a few sets of chest expansion exercises, Yunyi felt that his energy had recovered a lot.

When I got dressed and went out, I saw smoke curling from the kitchen chimney.

Shen Youwei, who was busy in front of the stove, heard the voice, turned her head and almost bumped into Yunyi.

remembered that she slept with Brother Yi last night, and her little face instantly flew full of red glow.

"What's for breakfast?"

Yunyi didn't expect the little girl to turn around suddenly, so she had to touch her nose and have nothing to say.

"There is not much corn left, so I got up early and went to the mountains to dig some wild vegetables, so I can only eat wild vegetable porridge today."

Seeing Yun Yi ask about breakfast, Shen Youwei's head instantly lowered, and she replied in a somewhat sneering tone.

Yun Yi originally just asked casually, but he didn't expect that his family was already poor and couldn't open the pot.

It's really a wife at the beginning, and the equipment is all about fighting!

It seems that I have to find a way to make money today, otherwise I am afraid that I will go hungry as soon as I cross.

As a scholar, although you can earn some polishing fees by helping others write letters, deeds or pleadings.

But there are not many opportunities for this kind of opportunity, and there is a private school Master Liu, coupled with the extremely poor popularity of the original owner, it is not his turn to be a white person if he wants to do such a good thing.

In addition to this, copying books is also a good job.

Due to the backward printing technology, the high cost of engraving, and the fact that some huge works are not suitable for engraving, copying books is quite popular in this era.

Some scholars from poor families or who have no hope of taking the imperial examination will often take on some work of copying books to subsidize their families.

However, if you want to copy a book, you don't just have to write well, and you have to pay a deposit to the study first.

After all, these books are precious, and if they are accidentally lost or damaged, it is also a big loss for the study.

Since her mother was seriously ill, all the valuable things in the family were taken by Shen Youwei to the pawnshop for money.

Nowadays, except for the scholar's box of manuscripts, there is nothing of value at home.

Even if Yunyi has the intention to take over the work of copying books, he can't take out so much deposit now.

Why don't you sell these books for some money first?

Whatever you do, you have to have some start-up capital, right?

After thinking about it, Yun Yi finally put his mind on this box of books.

Although everything is inferior, only reading is high, but now the family is about to be unable to open the pot, and if you stick to these books, I am afraid that the road to the imperial examination will be unsustainable.

In fact, reading, like practicing martial arts, has been a very luxurious thing since ancient times.

If you want to embark on the path of the imperial examination, you must have a stable source of income, otherwise it will be difficult to persevere.

If you want to succeed in learning, in addition to pen, ink, paper, inkstone, four books and five classics, an excellent gentleman is also indispensable.

The so-called book of holy words is basically a small word and a big meaning, a "Analects" is only more than 10,000 words, but it has derived thousands of truths, so half of the "Analects" rule the world.

Although all students in the world read the Analects, their understanding of its true meaning is different.

The children of powerful families, in addition to worry-free food and clothing, also have famous teachers and Confucian commentaries and guidance on the scriptures they read, and it is natural and easy to learn.

And those children of poor families, in addition to worrying about food and clothing, Mr. is at most a down-and-out person.

If you want to be named on the gold list under such conditions, in addition to hard reading, I am afraid that you can only rely on your talent to comprehend it yourself.

In this way, the children of the poor family are naturally inferior in the competition.

Although the story of the champion of the poor family has been talked about by people since ancient times.

As everyone knows, these are actually just gimmicks to inspire the world.

The imperial examination is too far away for the current Yunyi.

The top priority, in addition to repaying debts, is to solve the problem of survival as soon as possible.

However, although the imperial examination is not in a hurry, it cannot be wasted.

After all, in this era of strict industrial and commercial hierarchies, the imperial examination is almost the only way out for him to advance his status.

Only by fighting for a future through the imperial examination can he have the capital to settle down in this era.

Otherwise, even if you rely on the advantage of the traverser to engage in some inventions and creations, if you can't keep it, it will just be a wedding dress for those powerful people.

After making up his mind, Yun Yi began to pack up his bookcase.

Seeing that Yunyi started to pack the bookbox early in the morning, Shen Youwei thought that he was going to study, and the sound of cooking couldn't help but be a little lower.

Some of these books have been accumulated by the Yun family for generations, and some of them were bought by the family with frugality.

Even when her mother was seriously ill, Shen Youwei was reluctant to sell all the valuable things.

However, in Yunyi's opinion, these books are more affordable than being moth-eaten at home, and they are better to sell them for money and food.

When you have enough financial resources in the future, do you still need to worry about a few books?

After drinking the wild vegetable porridge indiscriminately, Yun Yi wiped his mouth, picked up the bookcase and prepared to go out.

"Brother Yi'er, what are you doing with the bookcase on your back?"

Shen Youwei saw Yun Yi struggling to pick up the bookcase, and suddenly the second monk was a little confused.

"Sold for money."

Yunyi didn't expect this box of books to be so heavy, and replied with some difficulty.

"You want to sell books?"

Listening to Yunyi's answer, Shen Youwei looked surprised.

Could it be that Brother Yi was possessed by evil spirits?

Otherwise, how could they be willing to sell these precious books?

But seeing that Yunyi didn't seem to be joking, Shen Youwei couldn't help but panic, she pulled the bookcase tightly, and said with an anxious face:

"Brother Yi, these books can't be sold!"

"My mother-in-law repeatedly explained before she died, let me take care of you and study hard, and now if you sell all the books, what face will I have to go underground to see her!"

"You don't have to worry about the money you owe to the Zhou family, when I wash the dishes and chopsticks, I will go to the mountains to chop firewood, a bundle of firewood can be sold for three cents when it arrives in the county, I ...... I didn't come back from the mountains at noon......"

Seeing Shen Youwei's anxious face, tears began to roll in her eyes, Yun Yi couldn't help but feel distressed.

He could imagine how Shen Youwei, who was thin and weak, carried the firewood pile higher than her down the mountain under the scorching sun.

"Don't worry, except for the four books and five classics I left behind, the rest are all useless idle books in the imperial examination, instead of keeping them to distract yourself, it is better to sell them for money!"

Seeing that the little girl was holding on to the bookcase and didn't let go, Yun Yi had no choice but to coax her.

"Is it really just idle books?"

The tip of the little girl's nose twitched, and a few crystal tears hung on her eyelashes, looking pitiful.

"Of course, I'm a scholar, can I still coax you?"

Seeing what Yun Yi said solemnly, Shen Youwei hesitated and let go of her little hand.

Yunyi carried the bookcase on his back and walked outside the village according to the route in his memory.

At this time, there were already many pedestrians on the road, and everyone was dressed as croppers, so Yunyi's long shirt was particularly eye-catching.

didn't go far before Yun Yi heard someone behind him shouting in a weird voice:

"Yo, Master Wenqu Xing of Taoyuan Village, are you going to enter Beijing to take the exam?"

Yun Yi glanced back at the man, but did not answer, turned his head and continued to walk forward.

The man saw that Yunyi was not like usual, and said that his father said a sour word and rotten sentence, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart.

When passing through the entrance of the village, many villagers who were waiting for the ox cart to enter the city had already gathered here.

Seeing Yunyi walking slowly in a long robe, there was another wave of ridicule from the crowd.

"Yo, the champion of our village is here!"

"Is Zhuang Yuanlang preparing to enter the city? Wouldn't you want to ride in an oxcart with us mud-legged people? ”

"Look at what you said, the champion of the family is a Wenqu star, how can he deign to squeeze the oxcart with us?"

……

Listening to the cynicism floating in his ears, and then thinking about the pretentious appearance of the original owner before, Yun Yi instantly burst with shame.

If this fool lives in modern times, he will be beaten at least seven times a day!

What a meow can do!

And what's even worse is that this guy heard others say this before, and he actually thought that others were complimenting him!

With this IQ, it's no wonder that after years of enlightenment, I still haven't been able to pass the Tongsheng exam!