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

The area behind the Lin family’s new yard is large and empty.

Because the entire piece of land was bought by Lin Dajiang, a bamboo fence was built from the chicken coop, duck coop, rabbit coop to the newly built house.

The place was too big, so it was not practical to use bricks. It took a lot of manpower to surround it with sharpened bamboo strips half a person's height.

Although there is a fence made of bamboo strips, Lin Xiaoman always feels insecure because any half-grown boy could climb over.

Fortunately, brick walls were built around the chicken coop, duck coop, and rabbit hutch, and there was also a wall around the new house.

Lin Xiaoman specifically asked her uncle Li Shan to open up two ridges of land for her outside the courtyard wall of her new house.

The place where compost was made last year was already covered with a layer of black rotten soil, and the black rotten soil was used to cover the two newly cleared ridges of land.

"Xiao Man, what are you going to do now?" Li Shan joked with a smile, "Are you not going to make food this time, but grow vegetables instead?"

"Uncle, you will know later, keep it a secret for now."

"Okay, if we can make money, we will follow you." Li Shan thought Xiaoman was joking.

I thought she wanted to cook some dish but didn’t have the ingredients, so she thought about growing her own!

I never thought that these words would come true.

Lin Xiaoman planned to take out the magnolia seedlings cultivated in the space yard and try to plant them outside.

After all, she couldn't just plant the magnolia fruit in the space.

A large amount of magnolia fruit will be needed at that time, and she can't take them all out of the space.

Space is her golden finger, but it can never be her only reliance.

After all, space is too bizarre. What if it suddenly disappears one day...

bah bah bah!

Lin Xiaoman quickly scolded himself for being a jinx.

She didn't even dare to imagine what would happen to her without space.

But at least her cooking skills will not disappear with the space, which is comforting.

She moved the magnolia seedlings out of the space little by little.

She also went to the yard she had been renting and cut a lot of magnolia branches.

She planted both types. One row was planted with seedlings moved from the space. She planted these seedlings using cuttings from branches last year.

In another row, she planted freshly cut magnolia branches.

The two ridges served as a control group. She wanted to see how many of the grafted magnolia branches would survive.

After everything is done, water them uniformly.

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There is still no news from Lin Dahe.

The villagers who had paid the money were looking forward to it.

The kids who were taking the exam didn't come back either.

The Xie family and the Lin family are looking forward to it.

The day before Qingming Festival, two horse-drawn carriages drove into Shanglin Village.

When I left, I was wearing a thick jacket, but when I came back, I was wearing a thin cotton gown.

The head of the village and his family surrounded Yaowen and Yaoguang.

"They lost weight. They all lost weight."

Lin Xiaoman noticed that Xie Ci'an and the two Lin brothers had all lost weight, only the elder brother seemed to have gained a little weight.

As expected, the imperial examination tests people. It’s only the county examination, and there are several more big exams waiting for them.

Wang is not a very sociable person on weekdays, but this is the first time her son has been away from home for such a long time. When she suddenly saw her son looking tired and thin, her eyes instantly became red.

"Ci'an, you have suffered so much!"

"Mom, it's not hard. This is the path my son should take."

The villagers surrounded them and talked a lot.

Some asked about the exam going on, some asked about what they had seen in the county, and some even asked if they had seen Lin Dahe in the county.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingzhe looked towards Lin Dajiang, who gave him a look that urged him to stay calm.

The four young men who were surrounded in the middle did not say a word about the results of the scientific examination.

They did look at the list and rushed back on horseback, so their speed was naturally faster than that of the yamen runners who came to report the good news.

Seeing that the children were really tired, the villagers didn't want to bother them any more. They just told them to have a good rest and left.

Everyone gathered in Lin Dajiang's yard. The rest were familiar people, so there was nothing to hide.

"Grandpa, my brother and I both got it."

Lin Dazhu held his breath happily and exhaled slowly.

He was afraid that he would get too excited and cause trouble, and then the happy event would turn into a bad one.

Lin Dazhu exhaled a long breath and clasped his hands together, "That's great! The ancestors have shown their power!"

When Wang heard the good news from the Lin family, she looked at Xie Ci'an with a look of expectation, complexity, and forbearance.

This made Xie Ci'an extremely heartbroken.

A'niang is a casual person and would never be so cautious.

This is the case even in front of people I know well.

"Mother, my son lived up to your expectations and ranked fifth in the first class."

Wang was so happy that she was speechless.

My son's hand was shaking a little as I held it, and my eyes were sore but I tried not to ruin the atmosphere.

Lin Xiaoman smiled and congratulated, "Brother Ci'an, you are so amazing!"

Ranked fifth in the first class, doesn’t that mean fifth in the whole county?

A true academic master!

It's more than enough to teach her brother.

Seeing that all three of them had won, Li Taohua asked about Gu Changsheng's situation and learned that he had won the ninth place in the first class. She was immediately delighted.

"Mom, we are lucky this time. Not only did Brother Changsheng win, but the students from Mingyi Hall who applied for guaranty with them also won. Many students from Dayi Town won this year."

"That's great! So are you guys going to prepare for the next one?"

Lin Jingzhe seemed more excited than anyone else, "Mom, Ci'an and the others will be going to Lin'an Prefecture to take the prefectural exam soon."

Li Taohua asked, "If I pass the provincial examination, I will be a scholar?"

Lin Jingzhe didn't understand it before, but Xie Ci'an and Gu Changsheng helped him to cram during this period. After hearing what Li Taohua said, he laughed and blurted out, "Mom, it's not that easy. I passed the palace examination and I'm only a student, not a scholar!"

Lin Jingzhe thought, no wonder my third uncle never became a scholar.

Look, after so many exams, even my own family members don’t know the results.

This proves that he doesn't take his brother and sister-in-law seriously at all and only treats his family as money bags.

"One can only become a student after passing the provincial examination. It's really not easy to be a scholar. You know how knowledgeable Changsheng is. He failed the county examination twice before because of poor health. What a pity." Li Taohua couldn't help but sigh.

Going to the county town for the imperial examination not only costs money for registration, but also for food and accommodation. Some more sophisticated ones also have to pay for study tours and banquets between classmates, which also costs a lot of money.

At first, my third brother would ask Old Lady Lin for money every now and then.

Either he was buying pens and paper, or he was going out for tea with his classmates.

At the beginning, she secretly scolded Lin Dahe for being too concerned about his reputation and not caring about his brothers' lives. If such a person became an official, he would definitely be a corrupt official.

Lin Dajiang smiled and said, "Changsheng failed the last two times, but he might pass the provincial examination this time. If he passes twice in a row, we will call him a Tongsheng in the future. By the way, Yaowen and Yaoguang are really good, and Ci'an is even better. In the future, we will have three Tongshengs in Shanglin Village, and we will be proud to tell others about it."

These words touched the heart of the village head Lin Dazhu.

If both grandsons passed the imperial examination, it would not be in vain that he had to support their studies even though he did not build a big brick and tile house.

"If they pass the provincial examination, we will also host a banquet."

The head of the village laughed so happily that he made his two grandsons feel embarrassed.

"Master, before the exam, Ci'an explained a lot of meanings to me, and I quickly mastered the knowledge that I hadn't been able to grasp before."

Lin Yaowen spoke shyly. He was not good at speaking, but when someone did him a favor, he would definitely express his gratitude.

He heard the villagers talk about the Xie family's situation, and they said all kinds of things. It was very likely that the family was in trouble after returning from the capital.

He said this in front of his parents and grandparents because he wanted them to take better care of the Xie family in their daily lives. There were always short-sighted people in the village who talked bad about the Xie family behind their backs.

"Oh, why didn't you say so earlier!" The village head immediately walked up to Xie Ci'an and said, "Young Master Xie is very grateful to you this time. If you have anything to do in the future, just let those two guys do it."

"Master Lizheng, I am a junior, you can just call me Ci'an." Xie Ci'an bowed and said, "We are all children of Shanglin Village, and we should take care of each other when we are away from home."

Seeing that everyone was thanking each other and had endless things to say, Li Taohua said, "Don't leave today. I'll make a few simple dishes and some pancakes. You can eat before you leave."

The head of the village waved his hands and said, "No, no, no!"

"Uncle, why can't you do anything? When my workshop was recruiting people, you helped me several times, and I still haven't come to give you a thank you gift!"

Lin Dajiang invited the village head to stay without any explanation.

"If you hadn't been here, those barbarians might have started a riot."

At this time, Li Taohua was much more straightforward. She closed the gate and said with a smile, "Uncle, I will still be able to rely on you in the future!"

Since Li Taohua said so, the village head thought about it and decided to stay.

The coming and going of people is the essence of human relationships. If everyone moves around more often, the human relationships will become closer.

Li Taohua was a quick-witted person who did whatever she was told to do. Seeing that the head of the village stayed, she pulled Wang to stay with him.

Wang didn't want to stay at first, but when she saw Ci'an getting along well with the boys, she changed her mind.

Lin Da and Lin Zhuang's wife took the initiative to follow Li Taohua to the kitchen to help.

In the main room, Lin Xiaoman made some osmanthus honey, and Lin Dajiang took out the peanuts left over from the Chinese New Year, and they sat together.

Some sat on chairs, some sat on benches, and some even brought out small stools for working.

Young people couldn't sit still, so Lin Jingzhe took Xie Ci'an and the two Lin brothers outside to look at rabbits.

"These kids really can't sit still." Lin Da laughed heartily. After drinking the osmanthus honey, Lin Xiaoman filled his glass again.

Linda thought it tasted good, but felt a little embarrassed.

He is a grown man, but he actually covets the drinks that girls like. If he tells others about it, he won't be laughed at.

But Dajiang said that rare things like osmanthus honey were made by Lin Xiaoman.

How come this girl has so many weird ideas in her head?

Last time I heard from my wife that Lin Xiaoman loves to think about food. It is said that the Chinese sausage and preserved eggs are all prepared by Xiaoman.

"Dajiang, my daughter is so considerate. Why don't I have a daughter as obedient as Xiaoman?"

"Don't be jealous. If you are jealous, go find your sister-in-law." Lin Dajiang poured him another cup of osmanthus honey with a smile and stared at him drinking it. "Brother, if you like osmanthus honey, drink more. This year, I'll ask Xiaoman to make more for you."

The head of the village glared at his eldest son and said, "Da Jiang, don't spoil him. There's a lot of sugar in this, and it's all precious stuff."

"Uncle, what's the big deal? When my brother Linda and I were kids, we ran on the ridges of the fields. We were fine, like we were wearing a pair of shorts."

A few people were chatting and laughing, which made Xie Mu, who didn't say a word, seem out of place.

Everyone in the village heard about Xie Mu's story.

There are those who sympathize and those who gloat over other people's misfortune. Since the incident did not happen to them, they just watch it as if it were a play and use other people's gossip as after-dinner conversation.

The Lin family wanted to deal with him, but Xie Mu was like a piece of wood and ignored them, so they didn't want to approach him and force him to talk.

The atmosphere just feels weird.

But children don’t have such worries.

Lin Guyu was playing chase with the boy. Lidong, who was dressed in round clothes, couldn't catch up and followed behind them, crying.

The boy who played with Guyu was called Lin Yaoshu. He was the fourth grandson of the village head and the youngest son of Lin Zhuang.

Linzhuang's wife had always wanted him to go to school with her.

However, Lin Dazhu has not given in yet, saying that he will give a definite answer this year.

But now I’m in trouble again. I have passed two major county exams and will have to leave for Lin’an Prefecture in a few days.

I can't keep bothering others. By then, one of my two sons will definitely have to go.

The cost of food and clothing for three people going to Lin'an Prefecture is not small, so it becomes an unknown whether Lin Yaoshu can go to study.

Sorrow!

Every family has its own worries!

Children don’t have this worry either.

When children fight and quarrel, adults can just watch for fun, since they are unlikely to start a fight anyway.

If a fight really breaks out, the adults are right next to them and can just carry them away one by one like they were carrying little kids.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

A quick knock on the door.

The adults stopped talking instantly, and Lin Dajiang walked out, "Who is it?"

"Da Jiang, open the door quickly! Two adults are here to announce the good news. Please let the Xie family children and Yao Wen and Yao Guang come out."

Lin Dajiang thought quickly and quickly opened the door and went forward to greet him, not daring to delay for a moment.

What else could it be?

He must have come to tell the good news to Xie Ci'an and the two brothers of the Lin family.

"Sir, everyone, it just so happens that Xie Ci'an, the person you want to announce the good news to, suddenly has Lin Yaowen and Lin Yaoguang here."

"That's a coincidence. My two brothers have been reporting the good news along the way. We have never seen a village where three people were hit at once."

The village head straightened his back and stepped forward, "My lords, I am Lin Dazhu, the grandfather of Lin Yaowen and Lin Yaoguang."

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoman slipped out from the backyard and ran all the way to call Lin Jingzhe and the others back.

It was the first time for the teenagers to experience such a thing. It was obviously a happy event, but they were so panicked that they didn't know what to do.

Lin Xiaoman simply couldn't bear to watch. Everyone was so nervous, except Lin Jingzhe who stayed out of it.

"Why are you so nervous?" Isn't it just a county exam? There are good news from the prefectural exams, the academy exams, and the provincial exams. Scholars should not be surprised by honor or disgrace. Quickly calm down.

Xie Ci'an quickly calmed down and returned to his normal self.

Lin Yaowen and Lin Yaoguang repeatedly told themselves not to be nervous.

When the five people returned to Lin Dajiang's yard, they found that the Lin family was also in a mess.

Lin Dajiang and Lin Da served tea and poured water, and also took out the shortbread they had made.

"Your village is really interesting. Are all the people killed related to you?"

At the critical moment, Xie Ci'an was from the capital after all, and his ability to deal with people was beyond the reach of the Lin family.

"My Lords, I am Xie Yun, and these two are brothers Lin Yaowen and Lin Yaoguang."

After saying this, he was about to express his gratitude but was stopped by two yamen runners.

"No, we two brothers are rough men, and you are the future scholar. We don't deserve to be the masters."

At this moment, the gate of the courtyard was already surrounded by villagers from Shanglin Village.

Shanglin Village has not seen such a happy event for many years.