Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year
Chapter 74 Encouragement to Learn
The villagers watched from afar.
"Why is the official in the village? He's not here to arrest anyone, is he?"
"Aunt Li, I saw your Huizi shooting birds with a slingshot just now. The village head has already said that shooting birds is not allowed. Could the officials be arresting your Huizi?"
Aunt Li's face turned pale: "Don't...don't talk nonsense, you are wrong, my Huizi would not do such a thing."
After saying that, he hurried home.
An elderly woman said confidently, "The official came in a carriage, he's definitely not here to arrest anyone, maybe he's here to pick someone up."
The villagers looked at each other in confusion.
I've never heard of anyone having such a big face.
At this time, the Cui brothers and sisters walked towards the big locust tree while talking. Upon closer inspection, they saw that Cui Jingwen was still limping as he walked.
The village head smiled apologetically: "Don't blame me, sir. They didn't prepare in advance and delayed everyone's time."
The leading captain of the police was named Yan. He had a stern face and didn't say anything.
The head of the village looked at the four people's expressions cautiously. It was easy to see the King of Hell, but it was difficult to deal with the little ghosts. They were usually the bosses who yelled and shouted at people. If they could make people happy, the two children would suffer less when they went out.
"I'll ask someone to fetch some water so that you gentlemen can take a shower and relax a bit on the way."
Captain Yan didn't say anything, but the constable next to him was a little interested.
The drought in the village has eased, but water is still a precious commodity in the county town. You have to pay for even a sip of water, let alone a bath.
"Hurry, hurry, get some more water."
The village head was delighted and immediately called all the villagers who were watching the fun to fetch water.
The thing that the village lacks the least now is water.
Buckets of water were delivered to the headman's house, and people were invited into the house and had a nice bath.
When Cui Zhaozhao and the other person arrived under the big locust tree, the village head kept winking at them.
"Don't worry, I've taken care of everything for you."
It doesn't matter if he sacrifices his old face, as long as the village's treasure doesn't suffer.
The constables came out of the headman's house, touching their necks, and their previous impatience was gone. They were previously sticky and their clothes were stuck to their bodies, making them feel stuffy and uncomfortable after walking a few steps.
I feel much more comfortable after taking a shower. My whole body feels cool and I walk with refreshed energy.
Captain Yan's expression also relaxed a lot, and he led his men back to the big locust tree.
"Just the two of them?"
"Yes, yes, this young man is a scholar in our village. He started studying at the age of thirteen..."
Captain Yan interrupted his boasting: "Alright, if you're innocent, get in the car and go."
No matter how capable they are, they are just two children. I don’t know what the county magistrate was thinking when he expected them to find water and asked him to personally lead people to escort them all the way.
Captain Yan's mind is full of nonsense.
There's no such a random way to seek medical help when you're seriously ill. The girl among them was less than ten years old, old enough to play in the water, and the county magistrate actually expected them to find water.
Forget it. It’s a task assigned by my superiors anyway. I’ll just accompany them for a while and get it done.
Whether he can find it or not is none of his business.
The village head watched the carriage drive away eagerly.
Only after the official left did the villagers dare to surround the head of the village.
"Where have these two children gone? Why do they need the official to pick them up?"
If they had committed a crime, they would have been tied up and taken away, but they saw with their own eyes that the two children of the Cui family got on the carriage, and the official was still polite to them.
The headman didn't look away until the carriage disappeared around the corner of the village.
"They went to help the county magistrate find water."
The village head knew very well how good the villagers were at spreading rumors. If he didn't explain, several versions of the story would spread within the time it took to finish a meal.
The villagers had no doubt about Cui Jingwen's ability to find water sources. Several people in Liushu Village had witnessed it that time, and the story was well-known in the village. People could tell where the water was just by looking at it from the mountain.
No one is dissatisfied.
Even so, some people still want to say a few words.
"Mother Jingwen is so careless. She just let the two children go out without even going with them."
The village head said mercilessly: "You should first learn how Jingwen's mother raises her children. Her children can help the county magistrate find water at the age of ten. What can your children do?"
The headman was too lazy to talk about other people's affairs when he hadn't even sorted out his own family affairs, so he turned around and went home.
As I took a step, I felt something under my feet, a crunching sound, and a bad premonition instantly arose.
It was very dark inside the carriage, and the two rows of seats on the left and right took up most of the space. Fortunately, the constables did not ride in the carriage, so Cui Zhaozhao and Cui Jingwen sat on each side, barely able to stretch their legs.
The village road was bumpy, and Cui Jingwen sat crookedly on the seat, grimacing in pain.
"Xiao Liu is just a big sieve, he blurts out everything. Ouch, it hurts so much."
Cui Zhaozhao glanced at him sideways: "Serves you right."
"You, you, you! I'm your brother!"
There were people outside the car. Cui Zhaozhao lowered his voice but remained unyielding: "You deserve it just because you're my brother. You should have thrown that hairpin away then and there. But you lied to us and said you bought it. If not you, who will get beaten?"
Cui Jingwen suddenly became short of breath and muttered softly.
"I... I had no choice. I regretted it right after I gave it to him. So I bought a new one to make up for it."
"Then it's not unfair for you to be beaten. I didn't hit you lightly. If I were your mother, I would kick you out of the house after beating you. Don't come home."
"If I'm not here, who will copy books to support the family?"
Cui Jingwen knew very well that his family could not do without him, and shook his head proudly.
He is the financial support of the family.
Cui Zhaozhao ruthlessly punctured his fantasy: "We have land. Twenty acres of land can not only provide us with enough food, but also allow us to send you to school."
Cui Jingwen sat up straight abruptly.
"Please don't send me to the academy. I don't want to study."
The examinations in later generations cannot be compared with the imperial examinations here. It is not a difficult mode at all. He would rather go back to high school than take the imperial examinations.
The questions in the imperial examination were so tricky that they were suffocating.
Just like the title, there are two trees in my backyard, one is a jujube tree and the other is also a jujube tree.
Then he wrote down the policy of governing the country based on the two date trees and discussed the relationship between local culture and talent cultivation.
It makes me anxious just thinking about it.
He didn't even know why he had to plant jujube trees, but he had to write an article of several thousand words, and he couldn't make any mistakes. If he made a single mistake, he would have to pack up and go home and wait another year.
He'll be driven crazy.
Cui Zhaozhao looked at him sympathetically and said, "Don't be stubborn. Our family needs a scholar."
"why?"
Cui Zhaozhao became more serious. Her mother had told her about this matter. They both hoped that her elder brother could continue his studies. Now that things have come to this, she might as well show off her wealth to her elder brother.
"Brother, do you know the basic prices?"
Cui Jingwen was stunned by the question, he really didn't know.
"It shouldn't be expensive, right? You always buy a basket full of them."
Cui Zhaozhao patiently explained to him: "Rice costs 25 wen per jin, meat costs 20 wen, and even salt costs 40 wen per jin."
Cui Jingwen was stunned: "Then how could you buy so many things before?"
At this price, the whole family would have to struggle just to make ends meet, let alone eat meat.
Cui Zhaozhao glanced at him and slowly opened the bundle beside him.
"Don't make a sound."
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