The poor little girl who traveled through the book, her father was lazy, her mother was stingy, and

Several students from Mingyi Hall left in a hurry after finishing their breakfast.

In the ancient imperial examinations, it was difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, let alone a son from a farming family who was not even from a poor family.

Every step I took was based on the hard work of my family. Fortunately, I passed the exam. The hard work of the whole family was not in vain. From then on, my success brought prosperity to the whole family.

If you fail the exam, all your money will be wasted.

From enlightenment to officially embarking on the imperial examination, the cost of Guangzhuoxiu was not something that an ordinary farmer could afford, not to mention the expenses for writing brushes, inkstones, and travel expenses to take the exam.

Take her family for example. Even though they made a lot of money from selling vegetables, Lin Dajiang never considered letting Lin Jingzhe go to school.

Even now, he thought Lin Jingzhe was just in a whim.

When reading this novel, Lin Xiaoman remembered the following sentence about the Lin family: The Lin family in Shanglin Village, whose ancestors had a scholar, had been a wealthy family in the village for three generations, with hundreds of acres of fertile land...

But when the family divided up the property, the Lin family had less than five acres of land left.

If we calculate based on one hundred acres of good farmland, and five taels of silver per acre, that would be a full five hundred taels of silver.

Taking into account the expenses of marrying off the three sons and daily expenses, even if we deduct one hundred taels, what are the remaining four hundred taels?

After starting from the village school and gaining a certain amount of knowledge, they will go to Mingyi Hall in the town to study.

Lin Xiaoman remembered that his third uncle studied in Mingyi Hall for many years.

In addition to reading every day, I would attend tea parties and poetry readings with classmates and friends.

In a place that pretentiousness is concerned, money is spent generously.

To be honest, after memorizing so many books, it seems that no school can organize a serious "mock exam" except for the ten-day exams in the academy. There is no such thing as "brushing questions" because the imperial examination questions of previous years are only in the hands of a small number of people. It is simply a pipe dream and a fantasy for a farmer's kid to get them.

If you only study but don't verify, you will panic when it comes to the serious county examination!

In addition, when taking the imperial examination, one could not just study hard. In addition to the content in books, traveling for study was also popular.

To put it bluntly, it is traveling. To use the words of scholars that have been beautified, "Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles are both indispensable."

But whether studying or traveling, you need money.

Unlike modern times, the nine-year compulsory education ensures that every child can go to school. As long as high school and university are public institutions, the tuition fees are not expensive and normal families can afford it.

Everyone has the opportunity to receive education.

But it was different in ancient times. In such a big village, there were only a few scholars, so there were very few farmers' sons who passed the imperial examinations in ancient times.

Even those from wealthy families often only stop at the level of a tongsheng or xiucai, and then become a teacher in the village or town, or like Lin Dahe, an accountant in the town.

However, these scholars and students who had never passed the imperial examination could only teach students in village schools or town schools by rote what they had learned, and their knowledge was limited.

Just now, when she heard several students say that there were examination papers from previous years in Jialin County, she came up with an idea: to print the examination papers from previous years.

Just like modern real exam papers, if a mock paper is released later, students will definitely rush to buy it!

Lin Xiaoman was very happy, this was a must-have way for the heroine of a time-traveling imperial examination novel to make money, could she do it too?

After all, it's nice to have the Gu family as your backer. They already have the successful experience of Lin'an Tabloid, so they don't have to worry about not being able to sell the real imperial examination questions.

While Lin Xiaoman was thinking about how to make money, Gu Changsheng had already finished his breakfast.

Lin Xiaoman packed up the food that Gu Changsheng wanted to take away, somewhat absent-mindedly. She kept thinking in her mind that it was easiest to make money from scholars. Just look at their Lin'an tabloids. From the time they went on sale until now, her small treasury had caught up with her parents' income.

But I heard from Lin Jingzhe that Gu Changsheng and Xie Ci'an will both die this year.

Gu Changsheng took the exam more than once, but was unable to complete the entire process due to his poor health.

Once he caught a cold and fainted from coughing, and another time he had vomiting and diarrhea. In short, he was an unlucky kid with bad luck in exams.

Xie Ci'an had no ambition to take the imperial examination before. After all, he was the son of an official in the capital, and few of them could enter officialdom through the imperial examination.

In addition, he had to rush back to his hometown to take the imperial examination, so the process was delayed year after year.

The two of them have to prepare for the exam, and now they stay in the study every day reading, almost forgetting to eat and sleep.

Lin Xiaoman was also embarrassed to say it out loud at this time and distract them.

Forget it, forget it, she restrained herself and waited until they finished the exam.

She thought she had hidden very little, but Gu Changsheng sent the food back to the Gu Mansion and then took it back.

"Xiao Man, why are you so sad? It seems like something is bothering you."

"Nothing." Lin Xiaoman shook his head. He would never tell anyone so as not to affect their exams.

"You won't tell me?" Gu Changsheng showed an unfathomable smile, "Then I'll make a guess. Is Xiaoman thinking about the imperial examination questions of Jialin County in previous years that the students of Mingyi Hall just mentioned?"

Lin Xiaoman remained expressionless, but his heart was in turmoil.

This guy is really good! He guessed so accurately.

As a result, she dared not to have any extra expression.

"If you don't say anything, then you guessed it right?"

"No, that's not the case. I didn't have any idea of ​​looking at the examination papers from previous years." Lin Xiaoman denied.

Gu Changsheng smiled harmlessly, "Xiao Man, I don't think... I said you were planning to take the test paper."

Lin Xiaoman realized that she had confessed, and her face flushed instantly, but she couldn't wait to speak: "Do you have the same idea?"

Lin Jingzhe didn't understand what the two meant.

What about guessing riddles in front of him?

Lin Jingzhe stared at the two with interest, "What do you think? Are you discussing some money-making plan in front of me?"

Gu Changsheng glanced around and deliberately lowered his voice. He said in a voice that only three people could hear: "I have nothing to do today. It just so happens that the dividends of Lin'an Tabloid have arrived. When you go back to Shanglin Village later, I will go with you."

Lin Jingzhe was curious and thought that the two were starting to think of ways to make money again.

His small piggy bank is kept by Xiaoman, hehe, it’s already quite a lot!

When Xiaoman gets married, I will give half of it to her as a treasure. When Guyu gets married, I will give her some more.

bah bah bah!

Guyu is only seven years old. It will take a long time for her to get married. What is he thinking!

Lin Jingzhe came back to his senses immediately. With his ears reddened by the heat, he asked with great interest, "Changsheng, aren't you preparing for the county exam? Do you still have time to think about ways to make money? You really have inherited your father's teachings and your head is full of business knowledge!"

The shop opened on the first day of the new year. Regular customers came early and had bought everything by mid-afternoon.

Lin Dajiang packed up his things, Li Taohua wiped the table and tidied it, while Lin Jingzhe extinguished the charcoal donkey and stored it in the backyard of the restaurant.

I specially reserved two baskets of juicy dumplings, one for Shopkeeper Tong and one for the waiter in the restaurant.

There were four or five remaining steamed buns, so we ate them ourselves.

After Lin Dajiang finished moving his things, he informed Li Taohua and went to Zhou Laosan's shop, bought three pounds of pork belly and a big pig's trotter, and then went to the grain and oil shop to buy flour and salt.

He went out empty-handed and returned to the restaurant with his hands full of things, just in time to see Li Taohua had already packed everything.

"Changsheng, your sister Xiaoman said she's going to make braised pork trotters tonight, you're in for a treat today."

Lin Dajiang put the pig's trotters on the donkey cart, and Lin Jingzhe drove Xiao Hei's horse-drawn carriage in the lead, followed by two donkey carts, driving towards Shanglin Village in a mighty manner.

As soon as he arrived at the village entrance, Lin Jingzhe saw the little boy Goudan and his few little followers waving at him under the crooked tree at the entrance of the village.

Lin Jingzhe pulled the reins and stopped the horse. "Goudan, what are you doing? Are you waiting for me?"

"My grandma asked me to wait for you at the village entrance. Your aunt who sells pork is going to be divorced!" Goudan repeated what his grandma taught him.

"My aunt?"

That's not right! I heard that he was fine on the day he returned home. He brought some meat and exchanged for the two live ducks that my father had sent to the old house.

It’s only been a few days, and I’m going to be divorced?

"Goudan, are you sure you didn't say the wrong thing?"

Gou Dan shook his head like a rattle, "Yes, if you believe me, ask Niu Dan and Mao Wa Zi."

After saying that, he turned around and asked, "Am I right?"

The snotty-nosed cat nodded.

Niu Dan also nodded, "I saw it too, your aunt has two kids with her."

When Lin Dajiang saw Lin Jingzhe stop the carriage, he thought something had happened or he had hit someone.

When I drove up in the donkey cart, I found Jingzhe talking to a few little kids whose faces and hands were red from the cold.

"Uncle Lin." The three little kids called out to Lin Dajiang when they saw him.

Lin Dajiang felt his body and found not a single candy.

"Why don't you go home? It's freezing cold in this winter!"

"Dad, Goudan said his grandmother asked him to come and tell us that our aunt has returned with two children and is going to be divorced by the Pan family."

Lin Dajiang didn't believe it. She had just given birth to a big fat boy the year before last, and the Pan family treated him like a treasure.

Lin Xiaohua, who used to work like a slave in the Pan family, turned over and started singing after the baby was born. She wanted to beat drums and gongs to let the whole village know that she, Lin Xiaohua, had given birth to a big fat baby.

The two girls didn’t hold full-month banquets before, but when the son was born, a buffet was held immediately.

It can be seen that both the Pan family and Lin Xiaohua herself are patriarchal.

"Let's go and unload the things at home first."

Lin Dajiang knew that his sister was not one to suffer any loss. Among the four children in the family, the second one was truly honest, while the third and fourth ones were full of evil ideas.

"Come on, all of you, come up and see how cold you are."

Li Taohua asked the three little kids who came to report the news to get on the carriage. The carriage was too high, so Lin Dajiang carried them one by one like little chickens.

The three kids' faces turned even redder with excitement.

They actually got on a carriage?

He looked out through the gap in the curtain and saw that the carriage was moving so fast!

Goudan couldn't sit still at all. He looked here and there, touched the soft cushion under his butt, and rubbed his little hands. His hands were no longer cold.

The carriage is so warm!

When will his family have a livestock?

Grandma said that horses were too expensive to buy, but what about donkey carts? Would it be just as comfortable and warm to sit in them?

Goudan's eyes rolled around, and Lin Guyu suddenly pointed at him and laughed, "Goudan, what evil idea are you up to now?"

"No, I was wondering if the donkey cart was comfortable to sit in..."

Lin Guyu smiled proudly and said, "Of course it's comfortable."

......

Lin Dajiang unloaded his things and tied up the horse and donkey.

Li Taohua quickly made a few scallion-oil meat patties, heated up the extra braised food she had made yesterday, and invited Gu Changsheng to have a quick meal together.

Li Taohua felt embarrassed that she gave Changsheng dry biscuits to eat on his first visit this year.

"Changsheng, save some space for dinner..."

"Mom, the scallion pancakes are delicious. I haven't eaten them for a long time. I want to eat them now!"

Li Taohua asked the three kids if they had eaten. Goudan and the other two nodded and shook their heads, which made Li Taohua laugh.

"Have you eaten yet?"

Lin Xiaoman looked at the three slugs and said to Li Taohua, "Mother, these three little ones must have come out after eating, but they are in a playful mood, so I guess they are hungry again."

Goudan nodded wildly.

Niu Dan stared at the meat pie, trying hard not to drool.

The kitten simply ignored the food, but kept sniffing with its nose.

Even if you can't eat it, it tastes good just by smelling it.

Li Taohua made a lot of pancakes, so she took one and cut it into small pieces for the three little ones and put them in a bowl.

Invite the third brother and the younger brother to come and eat together.

Goudan wiped his hands and found that the mud he had played with while waiting had not been washed off.

Seeing this, Li Taohua asked the three children to wash their hands before letting them sit down to eat together.

After dinner, Lin Jingzhe took Gu Changsheng to find Xie Ci'an.

Lin Dajiang took his family out and walked towards the old house, and sent the three young ones back with him.

I passed by Goudan’s house, but there was no one there.

I passed by Niu Dan's house, but there was no one there.

When we arrived at Maowazi's house, Maowazi's aunt said that all the villagers had gone to Old Lady Lin's house to join in the fun.

So Li Taohua took the three children to the old house.

"Boss, isn't there really anything wrong? Is Xiaohua turning her back on her parents-in-law? That's not the case. For Jiabao's sake, you won't divorce her..."

"I think he's here to get some benefits." Lin Dajiang said in a low voice.

Haven’t reached the old house yet.

Lin Dajiang then heard Lin Xiaohua's loud and powerful cry.

He couldn't help but twitch his lips, and said to Li Taohua: "Taohua, just look at him. Judging from the sound of his crying, do you think he is going to be divorced? I think he is full of energy, better than both of us."

"That's true. After being divorced by the in-laws, everyone tries to hide it. No one would rush to reveal the scandal."

Lin Xiaoman covered her mouth and said, "Mom, I wish the whole village would come to watch the fun, but I hope they are not coming for us, are they?"

Li Taohua's heart shuddered, this was really possible.

The Pan family sells pork. They are obviously relatives, but they patronize Zhou Laosan's pork shop.

But Zhou Laosan is very kind. The pork he gives them is the freshest, slaughtered that day.

We have been working together for so long and nothing has gone wrong.

If it were the Pan family, it would be hard to say.

Li Taohua and Lin Dajiang looked at each other and saw a solemn look in each other's eyes.

Lin Dajiang smiled bitterly, "I guess I know what my little sister is going to do. She is using me as a raft. Let's go and see how she can still act like a spoiled child."

"Boss Lin is here."

"Dajiang is here."

As they reached the gate of the courtyard, some of the onlookers were the first to see Lin Dajiang and his family and greeted them enthusiastically.

"Big brother!"

Before Lin Dajiang could respond to the villagers' greeting, Lin Xiaohua, with messy hair and tears and snot all mixed together, rushed out and said, "Brother, you are finally here! Pan Yong, the heartless man, wants to divorce his wife!"