The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

Yin Changxing also noticed this.

But they don't know what's going on now.

(Later, when they found out the route and time that the young scholar took from the village to the capital, Zhou Shiyue deduced that the young scholar had passed by a section of the road where someone had attempted to harm someone, and they happened to send someone to deal with it, indirectly saving the young scholar's life.)

"Master, are you going to meet my parents and uncle later?" Jin Yuan asked.

Yin Changxing nodded, "We can meet."

"If we don't meet with them, it will be difficult for you to explain why you came back so late today." Lu Zhaoling also said.

She also wanted to see what kind of people her junior brother's parents were in this life.

In the past, the junior brother had no parents like her and grew up in Zunyi Temple - no, the junior brother didn’t have the chance to grow up.

But this place is really not far from Cui’s house.

Lu Zhaoling and his friends originally thought that his cousin's family had at least one house here, but they didn't expect that after entering this alley, they found that several of the houses here were rented, and each house was shared by two families.

Jin Yuan's father is Jin Zhikuan and his mother is Zheng Jingyun. Before the officials came to explain the situation to them, the couple had already searched around for Jin Yuan. Zheng Jingyun was so anxious that she cried.

Jin Yuan's cousin Jin Zhong also went out with his wife and children to help look for him.

Jin Zhong said that his family was more familiar with the capital, so he asked Jin Zhikuan and his wife to look for it nearby, while they went to a farther place and asked other scholars to see if Jin Yuan would suddenly come up with something he didn't understand and go to them to learn from him.

Therefore, when the police arrived, Jin Zhong and his family had not returned yet, and they had no idea what was happening.

The family searched outside for a long time, but as it was getting dark, they had no choice but to return home with tired steps.

When he came back, he saw Jin Zhikuan and his wife at home, and only then did he realize that the officials had been there.

Jin Zhong's wife, Youshi, was tired and hungry, and she could hardly hold on at this moment.

They shared this house with another family, and the family had three rooms, a small kitchen, and a storage room.

They have three sons and one daughter, and originally had enough space to live in, but after Jin Yuan's family came, it became crowded.

Jin Zhong and his wife originally lived in the larger room with their younger son. After Jin Yuan came, Jin Zhong felt that the environment for his study would be a little better, so he gave up this room and even went out to buy a desk.

Yu Shi was reluctant at the time, but she also thought that it would be a great honor to tell others that her husband's family had a child prodigy and it would also be a good thing for her children in the future, so she convinced herself.

But in the past year, she had to provide for Jin Yuan first in everything. Not only did she have to endure a little hardship, but her four children also had to come after Jin Yuan in everything. The few copper coins the family earned were not enough to buy pens, ink and paper for Jin Yuan. Youshi was really fed up.

Her youngest son was only three years old and her daughter was five years old. When they went out to look for Jin Yuan, her daughter was still thinking about cooking for them, but she burned her fingers. Her youngest son was frightened and fell again, and now there is a big bump on his forehead.

Although Zheng Jingyun took over cooking as soon as she came back and even steamed an egg for her youngest son to appease him, Youshi still couldn't help but explode.

"We've been exhausted all day, and we still have to go out and look for Jin Yuan. We were so worried that something might happen to him that we didn't dare to rest for even a second, and we didn't even have a sip of water. The kids were also busy running around, and I couldn't even take care of them myself. I was just busy serving your son!"

Jin Zhong was also sweating profusely and was extremely tired.

But he was relieved to hear that Jin Yuan was fine.

Before he could catch his breath or say anything, his wife had this outburst, which immediately made him very embarrassed.

"Mother..."

He was interrupted by Youshi as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Jin Yuan is only ten years old now. How many years will it take to support him until he becomes successful? Okay, then let's support him. Several children in my family are squeezed into a small room, and there are not even enough beds. If I give that room to Jin Yuan, he will be unable to stay there. He wants to run away every day. He is so playful, aren't you letting us down?"

"mother......"

His eldest son tugged lightly at her sleeve, signaling her to stop talking.

In fact, Yuandi is a very nice person. He has lived here for more than a year and is responsible for teaching the four brothers and sisters to read and write. He is their little teacher.

He learns quickly and is no longer illiterate.

In fact, Yuandi is very hardworking. He studies hard every day. He only goes out for a walk when he is tired of sitting and his eyes are sore.

Wasn't this because something had happened? It wasn't his own will.

"I originally wanted to save some money and send this little one to a private school. You can't have only your son who can go to school, right?"

Yu twisted around and shook off her son's hand, then turned to Jin Zhikuan and his wife and said, "My daughter is a girl after all. Her clothes are too short, and we don't have the money to sew her new clothes. Even if we wanted to sew a new one ourselves, we couldn't do it because the little scraps of cloth we have saved up have to be used to make hair ornaments for you to exchange for money!"

"Look at my eldest and second oldest sons, they're only eleven or twelve years old, but they still have to work as apprentices and handymen, carrying things and running around. Occasionally, the boss is kind enough to give them a couple of vegetable buns, but you have to carefully put them back for your sons to eat!"

"Open your eyes and take a look. In the past year or so since you've been here, your son has grown taller and gained some weight, but my child has become darker and thinner! Since your family came to the capital, our family has become your son's slaves, and we even have to pay for it!"

"Sister-in-law, don't say that. We have always told Xiao Yuan to remember your kindness and to repay you in the future." Zheng Jingyun said whisperingly.

She also knew that she was not doing justice to this family, but she really kept it in her heart. She believed that Xiao Yuan would definitely be successful in the future and would be able to repay them.

"Later? Everyone knows how far into the future is. People say it's easy to pass the exam to become a scholar, but it's harder to become a juren. Besides, if you really become a juren, you can barely support your own family. Do you think you'd be able to support our whole family?"

Yu sneered.

Jin Zhong is a relatively honest person. Although he usually feels tired and thinks the hope is too far away, he does what the patriarch tells him to do. He usually feels that he is wronging his children, but he thinks that Jin Yuan is also a child and a scholar, so it is reasonable for him to treat him with such care.

When Lu Zhaoling and the others arrived, they heard some noise in the yard.

This was a small house, shared with others, and the door was not closed. They stood in the yard and talked, their voices not lowered, and could be heard clearly outside.

They stood outside and listened for a while.

Jin Yuan pursed his lips tightly, his expression a little gloomy.

They are just that poor.

If he could, he would move out now, but he doesn't have the ability.

Lu Zhaoling and Yin Yunting looked at each other.

There was no need for their junior fellow apprentice to have such a miserable life.