Don't blame her for wanting to cry early in the morning. She is just touched. She feels content that her parents still care about her.

"My father-in-law and mother-in-law are really nice. If they weren't far away from us, they would come over to visit often." Zhao Guocheng sighed.

Before, he didn't let his wife go back to her parents' home to borrow money. In fact, he knew that his parents-in-law would definitely give her the money if she went back, but he didn't want to lose face, and he didn't want his parents-in-law to have any complaints about him, so he wanted to fight for his dignity.

Unexpectedly, it really came true. Now this money is icing on the cake. Zhao Guocheng is very grateful.

"Wife, let's save for a while and then buy some land. Buy more land. Then you will have hope for the future and be able to be more filial to your parents. I won't let you and the children suffer." Zhao Guocheng said what was in his heart.

Ever since his eldest brother sold his daughter, he realized one thing.

Relatives are not only people related to you by blood, but also people who treat you well.

"Well, I know everything. I'll keep this money for now. It's already the end of the month anyway. Let's sell bamboo shoots for a few more days and see how much we can save." Wang Ronghua burst into laughter, very happy.

The breakfast is quite rich.

A bowl of porridge, two buckwheat buns, a plate of cold wild vegetables, and fried bamboo shoots with bacon is a delicious farmer's meal.

In the following days, they kept harvesting and selling bamboo shoots, until the third day of June, when good news came from Wangjia Village.

Wang Haiming asked someone to tell him that Wang Yueshan had passed the imperial examination. Wang Ronghua happily packed up her things and wanted to leave immediately.

Finally, Zhao Guocheng came back.

"Wife, good news! My third brother passed the imperial examination." Zhao Guocheng was very happy. He heard the good news coming just after he went to the village.

"Oh, my third brother also passed the exam. What a coincidence, my younger brother also passed the exam." Wang Ronghua smiled.

Although Zhao Guochang is a little selfish, there have been no major conflicts between the two families so far. Wang Ronghua is still very happy that he can be admitted to high school.

After all, after ten years of hard study, who doesn’t want to get into high school? Then all the efforts will be worth it.

What's more, the third brother, who was a successful candidate in the imperial examination, only passed the imperial examination by sucking their blood.

Most of the money from selling the family's farmland was used to pay for Zhao Guochang's studies. Wang Ronghua felt uneasy that they had worked diligently on the farm for so many years but could not even afford to eat.

"My brother-in-law has also graduated from high school. That's great. It's a double happiness. God bless him." Zhao Guocheng jumped up with joy, as happy as a child.

Everyone was very happy at this time, except for one person who had a sad face.

That was Zhao Chen, Zhao Guoguang's wife. She went to the village entrance to dig for silver before dawn this morning, but she couldn't find it. She had clearly marked it, but there was nothing to be found.

I came back in a daze, and before I could recover, I heard the news about my third brother's high school.

This mixture of sadness and joy actually made Zhao Chen sick.

On the day when Zhao Guochang announced the good news of passing the imperial examination, Zhao Chenshi fell ill. She looked listless, like a person who had shed a layer of skin, without any energy at all.

I still have to insist on helping with the work, and I just try to cheer myself up.

Zhao Bai was so happy that she walked around and blew the breeze.

After returning home, many people came to congratulate her. Zhao Bai's face was flushed with joy, but she was unhappy to see Zhao Chen's expression as if her father had died.

Let her go directly to the kitchen to boil water and make tea for everyone. Although the tea is not the best, it is the best stock in the house.

Today, because Zhao Guochang graduated from high school, Zhao Dagen called Zhao Guocheng and his family back to the old house.

No matter what happened in the past, today is a happy day and we brothers must be united.

In the evening, the family sat together and had a meal to congratulate the third child.

"Dad, I'm going to the county tomorrow. Several classmates have invited me, and I can't refuse." Zhao Guochang said tactfully.

"Okay, go ahead. Do you have enough money?" Zhao Dagen knew that he would have more social engagements after passing the imperial examination, and there would be many places to spend money.

"I'm indeed a little tight on money, but my parents have already spent a lot of money on me, so there's no need to give them more. I'll find a way myself." Zhao Guochang's words sounded nice, but in fact he had a good plan.

"How can that be possible? Passing the imperial examination is a good thing now. How can we give up when we are just one step away from success?" Zhao Bai retorted, but she felt distressed and embarrassed when she thought about spending money.

There is really not much money at home.

"How much do you want?" Zhao Dagen asked.

Zhao Guocheng and Wang Ronghua looked at each other. What did this mean? Asking them to talk about money while they were here meant they wanted to pay for it?

Haha~ He had a good plan and didn't even ask Wang Ronghua whether she agreed or not.

Zhao Guochang hesitated for a moment and said, "Father and mother, to be honest, I want to find a job, but asking someone to do something for me means treating them to a meal and giving them benefits. Of course, the more silver the better, at least fifty taels is needed."

"What? Fifty taels?" Zhao Bai's face turned completely pale. This is terrible.

The eldest son, a prodigal son, lost fifty taels of silver and had to work to pay off his debt of fifty taels of silver. Now the third son also needs fifty taels of silver to go to high school. Where can he get so much money? What should he do now?

Zhao Baishi was panicking, but when she saw Zhao Guocheng and Wang Ronghua sitting as steady as a mountain, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"So much? There's not that much money at home. How about you borrow some from your father-in-law?" Zhao Dagen frowned.

This is a considerable sum of money. It is impossible to sell the land now. The family only has a few acres of land. If they sell it all, the whole family will be left with nothing.

We can't let the whole family starve to death just for the future of the third child.

Zhao Dagen still knows the importance of things.

Zhao Yu was anxious. Her father had already helped her enough. The money he earned from going to Beijing for the imperial examination was twice as much as what her father-in-law gave her.

Now, he wants her to suck the blood of her mother's family. How can there be such a father-in-law?

Zhao Yu not only looked down on the Zhao family from the bottom of her heart, but also looked down on these brothers. Each of them was useless and could not help.

"Of course I have to borrow money from my father-in-law, but my father-in-law has already given me more than twenty taels of silver when I took the exam. This time I'm afraid... it will be difficult." Zhao Guochang paused and said with a bit of embarrassment.

"What? Your father-in-law gave you more than twenty taels. That means you brought almost forty taels of silver with you to take the exam this time, and you spent it all?" Zhao Bai stared. Almost forty taels.

"Mom, you don't know that food, accommodation and lodging over there all cost money, not to mention that I also have to buy manuscripts, have meals with friends and so on, so naturally it costs a little more." Zhao Guochang argued.

"Then you don't need forty taels. Other students don't bring so much money for the exam." Zhao Dagen looked at Zhao Guochang suspiciously.

"Dad, if our family is really in difficulty, forget it. Didn't I say I would find a solution myself?" Zhao Guochang said with a smile on his face.

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