The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

In order to stimulate his father, Shen Youyou said casually:

"Today, I heard from the villagers who helped us tidy up the greenhouse that Tang Jiugong, even at his old age, was still staying up late to read books by lighting an oil lamp."

Li Jingshu was shocked by this: "Oh, I heard he is over 70 years old, and he still wants to take the imperial examination? Can the old man endure such difficult conditions?"

"Alas, I heard that Jiu Gong passed the imperial examination in his early years, but he didn't want to take it again because he didn't like the disputes in the court. Later, the imperial examination was stopped.

But I heard that my father resigned from his official position to take the imperial examination, and told his family that he had been wrong before and should continue to take the exam. Even if he was too old to be an official, he still had to take the exam to prove himself.

Shen Youyou also said meaningfully: "I admire this spirit!"

Li Jingshu also nodded quickly: "Yes, this is what scholars mean by being studious and diligent!"

Her daughter added: "I am very determined to study, and I never stop working day and night!

"In my spare time while farming, I pile up books under the window, and study with the ancients day after day. As time goes by, I become addicted to books." How many readers wish to spend their old age like this, with books as their companions.

It is also these scholars who advocate that reading can correct one's mind and establish oneself, and make one knowledgeable and reasonable.

Therefore, studying is not only a hope to become a general or a prime minister, or to bring honor to the family.

It is people's yearning for reading and understanding.

Just as “every family has cooked a meal and read a book”, the sound of reading can be heard everywhere…”

Shen Zhiqiu, who was sitting on the recliner, listened to the mother and daughter talking in unison and wanted to roll her eyes in silence: in order to let her study, her daughter started to act like a bookworm again.

As a result, his son came back at noon, jumping and skipping.

Shen Zhiqiu hugged him and said with emotion: "My dear son, I know how hard it is for you to study."

I originally wanted to find a confidant to comfort each other, but he just shook his head:

"Dad, I'm fine. Only those who endure hardships can become superior people. If you want to be respected in front of others, you must suffer behind their backs. Please look at it more positively."

What kind of child is this? He is not cute at all when he grows up. He is not as fun as before.

Angrily, Shen Zhiqiu let go of his older son and went to eat, no longer holding him.

But Shen Luming seemed to not notice that she was being disliked. After dinner, while her sister helped her mother to clear the table, she sat opposite her father with her legs spread out, shaking her head:

"The dean said that if you read ten thousand books, you will be able to write like a god..."

Shen Zhiqiu rolled his eyes. It was old man Tang again. His daughter had already lectured him about this for the whole morning. And here he comes again?

"Do you still remember who enlightened you?"

"Dad, please don't interrupt me. The dean said that there are so many books, and although reading them is boring, many people choose to gamble everything on the road to the imperial examination.

Compared to those scholars who were so careful with their writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, and those scholars who couldn't even afford the money to take the imperial examinations, we are much better off.

Moreover, how many farm children are eager to learn to read but cannot?"

The dean also told us about the hardships his former classmates had gone through, including tuition, food, accommodation,

Copying books in winter, my hands are covered with chilblains,

In the summer heat, I passed out from heat stroke, year after year, holding a scroll until my death.

He also talked about the expenses of those poor scholars on their way to the exams, and how their entire family worked hard to save them.

He also calculated for us that at the end of the year, an ordinary farmer could not save much money. If there was a natural disaster or man-made calamity, they would not even have enough to eat, let alone sell food to buy money for the journey to the imperial examination.

So, there were cases where scholars had to borrow money from loan sharks in order to take the imperial examinations, but the money saved at home was not enough.

How scary is it when the interest is compounded?

How could Shen Zhiqiu not know this? Because now, all that flashed through his mind were the scenes of his original self on his way to school.

Each and every one of these events seemed like a re-enactment of the scene.

But his son didn't notice it at all. He frowned and counted with his fingers:

"Even if you borrow money at high interest rates, you still have to pay off the loan sharks and fail the exam. If you fail, in the best case scenario, I'll say what I just said again. In the worst case scenario, if you borrow money at high interest rates, your whole family will be overwhelmed."

Shen Zhiqiu came back to his senses and wondered: "Why is your dean telling you all this? How old are you?"

"Because someone gossiped."

"Who are you gossiping about and when did it happen?"

"Just a few days ago, my brother Yuanbao and I were playing in the village, and the newly married young wife said that we were born into the right family.

If you weren't capable, and your uncles weren't capable, people like us wouldn't be able to study, and we would probably starve to death on the road."

Brother Yuanbao said he wanted to go home and tell grandma. We happened to meet the dean coming back from our house. He saw that my brother was angry, so he asked about the situation and he told us all this.

He also said: "I examine myself three times a day. Since someone said that, we should study hard and cherish our blessings."

At this point, Shen Luming's eyes turned red. He came forward and hugged his father's neck, saying in a childish voice:

"Dad, was it so difficult to study before you married my mom?"

After marrying his mother, he knew that she had passed the imperial examination and ranked third among the top three. With the help of her grandfather who opened a private school, her life was not hard anymore.

Shen Zhiqiu rolled his eyes, trying to dispel the memories in his mind: "Well, at that time, if you wanted to study, you had to walk dozens of miles. There was no school in the village, unlike you who could just cross the river to get there.

It was snowing when I returned home for the New Year. After walking dozens of miles, I felt like a snowman when I entered the house. I was so cold that I didn't feel any warmth in my body.

I got frostbite from copying books by hand, and I couldn't even eat or drink, or hold a teacup or bowl.

In the private school dormitory, it was so cold and dark inside that in order to save lamp oil, I read by candlelight outside my classmate's dormitory. I was almost drilling a hole in the wall to steal light, haha!"

Shen Luming was heartbroken when he heard this: "Dad, I'll remember this. I'll think of you when I want to be lazy next time. Tell Brother Yuanbao tomorrow and ask him to stop making trouble in school."

Shen Zhiqiu was quite silent at this moment, because what he told his son were all his own personal experiences.

He patted his son's little head and said, "Go ahead. You will go to school later. Dad will also study hard."

Li Jingshu, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, asked her daughter in a low voice.

"What are those two whispering about?"

Shen Youyou wiped the washed dishes dry, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised: "Tell each other fables and encourage each other to study hard."

Li Jingshu chuckled when he heard this: "Your father is right in front of Lu Ming, and he maintains a good image every day. He even specifically told me not to expose my shortcomings in front of his son.

They say that a father is a role model for his son, but don’t let your son follow his example and waste his good brain.”

Shen Youyou also laughed when she heard this, because she also remembered that when she was a child, her father always acted very studious in front of her.

After returning from work, he taught himself economics and management, and he never put down the Economic Times.

When talking about his father's childhood, the fabricated story is that he was simply a hardworking, studious and positive kid.

Later, her grandmother let the secret slip, and she found out the truth.

But he did learn a lot when his father helped him perform.

Only then did she have her later career. She said that if her father could really settle down, studying would not be a problem.