A time-travel story of a peasant girl getting rich

Inside the house, the two brothers discussed taking their children to school tomorrow.

"Second brother, can you handle sending two at a time?"

Lin Dahai was a little worried that his second brother couldn't afford it. Although he didn't know how much it would cost to study in a year, his mother had advised his eldest brother yesterday that it would be enough to send one child, as he might not be able to afford two.

"Your sister-in-law and I thought about it and wondered which one of them was good at studying. We decided to send them both to study for a year. If they couldn't continue, they could come back. It would be better than being blind like us. At least they could learn a few words."

This makes sense.

"Then let's take the kids with us tomorrow, or go and ask around first?"

"Let's go and find out first how much the annual tuition is and how much the expenses are." Lin Dachuan had no idea either. He wanted to ask his mother yesterday, but they had a quarrel over money and didn't get any information.

In the past, my mother was in charge of my fourth brother’s expenses, so they had no idea how much it was exactly.

"Okay, let's ask around first."

Lin Dahai also thought it would be best to inquire about it. He still had to build a house, and his mother couldn't give him any money, so he had to think carefully and not spend too much, as his income was low now.

The next day, the two brothers drove a bullock cart into the city to sell goods. Although there was not much business, they still sold as much as they could.

After selling the goods, I turned to the school.

The county school is located in the south of the county, not far from the county government office. I heard that the school has a very good learning atmosphere and the children are very polite and studious.

"Hello, is the Master here?"

Lin Dahai said respectfully.

"you are?"

"We have children who want to study. Where can we ask?"

Lin Dachuan was amazed at his brother's polite manner.

"Sign up? I'll take you there."

The gatekeeper took them to an old man and asked them about it. They learned that the tuition was paid every six months, 3 taels of silver each time. The two brothers felt that they could afford it and they were traveling with money, so they registered all three children.

"You can come to school the day after tomorrow. Bring your writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. You can buy them at the bookstore. Bring the two books, Thousand Character Classic and Three Character Classic, with you to school the day after tomorrow."

"Yes."

The two of them hurriedly wrote it down.

After leaving the school, I went straight to the bookstore.

"Boss, do you have the Thousand Character Classic and the Three Character Classic? And also writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone."

"Two books for 5 taels of silver. What kind of paper do you want? Ordinary ones are 100 wen each. Ordinary pens are 50 wen, inferior ones are 30 wen each. Inkstones are 100 wen."

What, how many copies of this book are there?

Lin Dahai's Adam's apple rolled and he swallowed his saliva: "How much did you say this book cost?"

"A copy of Thousand Character Classic costs 2 liang 3 qian, and a copy of Three Character Classic costs 2 liang qian." The bookstore owner said calmly. He has seen many customers like this, but he has never bought anything and does not know the price. He understands. Otherwise, why do people say that scholars are precious? Do you really think that anyone can read?

"What about this one?"

He picked up a book that looked thicker.

"12 taels."

Why don't you go and rob the money! Lin Dahai almost blurted out.

Lin Dahai slapped his thigh in annoyance. He was careless. He thought the most expensive thing about studying was the tuition fee. He didn't expect it was the books and ink. It was over. He was afraid he couldn't afford to support his son's study.

The two brothers finally couldn't bear to buy it, no, it was because they didn't bring enough money. They didn't want to continue selling dim sum, their faces were gloomy, and they drove the ox cart home listlessly.

"Second brother, is Fourth Brother's book still there?"

Lin Dachuan slapped his forehead and thought, "Yes, Lao Si has books, why not just use his?" Thinking of the many books on Lao Si's desk, their hearts were bleeding.

I didn't know it before, but now I think about it, the table is piled with silver. No wonder my mother complains about being poor every day. It's so expensive, isn't it poverty? But with so many books and so much money, I still can't get into any exam. What a waste.

"Third brother, three children, and the book for fourth brother..." Lin Dachuan was a little embarrassed.

"What's the big deal? We can use it together. The three of us can sit together. No problem. When we get home, we can all study together."

That’s fine, it’s better than buying one.

Today's situation made Lin Dachuan deeply realize how expensive it was to raise a scholar. He might not be able to support two children. Let's see which child is more talented.

After returning home, Lin Dahai pulled Yang into the private room, followed by Lin Dachuan and Song.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Put down my book!" Lin Dahe's shocked and angry voice echoed throughout the courtyard.

Lin Dahai didn't want to keep asking people for a book every day. He decided to go all out and take all the books away. Lin Dahe refused. He was not stupid. He bought all the books and knew their value.

The two sides were in a stalemate, and Lin Dahe was a weakling, and was soon pushed into a corner by Lin Dahai. The two brothers colluded with each other, each holding a part of the books, and were about to go out...