Abandoned daughter takes charge of the family, so rich that even the best people can't envy

Xiao Jinfang had finally straightened herself out, but now, influenced by her mother's ideas, she has become stingy.

Song Jinxiu just wanted to buy more rice and flour and pile them up in their house. She couldn't just let it get moldy and not be willing to eat it, right?

She went to buy sesame oil and tung oil.

It's strange, right? The vegetable oil here is not for eating, but for making lamp oil for lighting.

Children's song from the previous life: The little mouse climbed up the lampstand to steal oil, and couldn't get down. Meow, meow, meow. The cat came and rolled down with a squeak.

She had never understood why mice ate kerosene. Now she knows that the lamp oil used by ancient people was not kerosene, but vegetable oil.

If she saw anyone using sesame oil as lamp oil now, she would want to steal it and eat it.

Even lamp oil is not affordable for everyone.

Since vegetable oil production is very low, it is a luxury item and only wealthy people buy it to use as lamp oil.

Candles? Those are for the richer families.

For example, Song Jinxiu now sells candles.

As for Sanya in the past? She worked from sunrise to sunset and rested at sunset. She didn't even need lighting. This was the life of ordinary people.

If you really need lighting at night, there are so many trees on the mountain. Pine, cypress, walnut, you can make torches out of them, and they're free.

After being here for so many days, Song Jinxiu has gained some understanding of this world.

In fact, people here know how to use oil, but they rarely eat vegetable oil.

It is said that the original owner heard this story from a storyteller when he was a child.

It is said that emperors know how to eat.

In spring, lamb and suckling pig are fried in beef fat, in summer, pheasant and dried fish are fried in dog fat, in autumn, calf and deer are fried in lard, and in winter, fresh fish and geese are fried in mutton fat.

Although they all eat animal oil, the emperor can even distinguish the four seasons in his diet.

But Song Jinxiu is not the emperor. What she wants most now is cold cucumber salad with sesame oil.

I asked the owner of the oil shop, and he said sesame oil is more expensive and not available in the county, but might be available in the prefecture. Or I could try my luck at a medical clinic.

Song Jinxiu was speechless. She had to go to the clinic to buy some sesame oil.

Yes, sesame oil has the effects of moisturizing, detoxifying, relieving pain and reducing swelling. It is indeed a medicinal material for treating sores, ulcers, scabies, chapped skin and other symptoms.

Forget it, who made me crave this?

So she carried her basket and walked towards the nearby Huimin Medical Clinic.

"Little Sister? You came to the county? You haven't come to see me recently."

Following the voice, I saw Dr. Li walking towards me with a warm look on his face.

Song Jinxiu was helpless. She had told her many times not to call her "little nun", but he changed his words and came back in less than three minutes.

"Why are you here? Isn't this Huimin Medical Clinic?"

Song Jinxiu took a look and found that it was indeed Huimin Medical Clinic.

Doctor Li said languidly, "I'm just taking a stroll. What are you doing, little nun? Why don't you come play with me?"

Song Jinxiu smiled and said, "You're a very busy person, I don't want to bother you. Besides, you run a clinic and people come here all the time, are you asking for trouble?"

"Hehe, that's not what I meant. Little Sister, I want to go into the mountains to collect herbs. It'll take a while, so I'd like to stay at your house, okay?"

His life has been in dire straits lately and he is extremely worried. If he doesn't hide out for a few days, he feels like he will go crazy.

My cousin from the capital, a rich lady, was so shameless that she insisted on meeting Prince Su.

How could she have the nerve to ask him to introduce her?

Where does he get the face from?

When he was twelve years old, the young master summoned him.

It was because his medical talent had just begun to show, and he won first place in the medicine identification competition, that the prince took a fancy to him and wanted him to serve under him.

He went back after dinner. Wasn't it because he offended a boy named Yiming and was kicked into the water by him?

That's why the prince asked someone to keep him for dinner and steam his clothes to dry.

He thought that since the prince never mentioned taking him in again, it must be related to Yiming.

That's it, what kind of friendship is this?

And last time, he didn't even help...

If they really go to the military camp to harass the prince, a beating would be the lightest punishment. They might even send him to the front line as a military doctor.

He wouldn't go. How dangerous would it be to fight? Wouldn't it be better to live a peaceful life in the back?

I was annoyed by the eldest lady's pestering today, so I sneaked out to relax. When I saw Song Jinxiu, a plan suddenly came to my mind.

Going into the mountains to look for herbs is a necessary task for every doctor, isn’t it?

Ok, deal.

"Little Sister, are you here alone?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"I want to go into the mountains to collect herbs. Can I take a ride?"

Song Jinxiu nodded, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "Do you know the teacher from Kunshan Academy?"

"Kunshan Academy? My grandfather knows the dean of the academy. You want your brother to enter Kunshan Academy? No problem, my grandfather can definitely help." Doctor Li patted his chest.

Song Jinxiu didn't hide anything and said, "I have a relative who has settled down as a refugee. I don't know what kind of proof he needs to take part in the Autumn Examination. If you know him, please help introduce him. We can go and ask for advice."

Although Zhang Bangchui said that his scholar certificate of origin could no longer be found, Song Jinxiu suspected that the person he asked for help was not dedicated enough.

After all, they only paid three taels of silver, and they were not very familiar with each other, so it was hard to say whether the other party would go to the county government to ask.

Not to mention anything else, even if they want to go to the county government office to look up information, they may not be allowed in even if they pay three taels of silver.

After all, if you have no power, no influence, and no connections, you have to report to the higher authorities one by one if you want to enter the county government. It is easy to see the King of Hell, but it is difficult to deal with the little devils. Three or two taels are not enough to share.

So Song Jinxiu wanted to go to Zhang Bangchui's hometown again. If she could get a certificate, her stepfather could directly take the imperial examination in the autumn.

It's not that she is blindly confident. Being able to pass the imperial examination at the age of 16 would make her a top student.

Aren’t there enough cases of academic masters destroying people’s worldview? Maybe he will pass the exam?

Thinking of this, Song Jinxiu asked again: "Do you know where the county escort agency is?"

Under the guidance of Doctor Xiao Li, Song Jinxiu entered the escort agency.

He explained the purpose of his visit and the address of Zhang Bangchui's hometown.

He repeated the information he had gotten from Zhang's mother, and then asked, "I wonder how much it would cost for a trip?"

The head of the escort agency thought for a moment and said, "It would take seven or eight days for a fast horse to go back and forth, and it would cost at least fifteen taels. If we go to the government office to file a complaint and get a certificate, it would cost at least seven or eight taels."

Song Jinxiu nodded, took out thirty taels of silver and said, "Okay, arrange for someone to leave as soon as possible. Don't be stingy with the money, and take care of everything you need to do. I need the scholar's certificate and the good citizen certificates of three generations. If you can get it done, I will reward you with another fifty taels."

With the huge reward, the second in command of the escort agency personally showed up. Song Jinxiu watched him ride away before leaving.

When we arrived at the bookstore, Zhang Bangchui had already bought the books and was loading them into the car.

Song Jinxiu glanced at Yiming, and Yiming nodded, indicating that the money had been paid.

Yiming laughed and said, "The master also bought a copybook for the young master, which cost 150 coins. He paid for it himself."

Song Jinxiu smiled and nodded.

Zhang Bangchui lowered his head with a blush.

When he was discussing returning to Toad Village with his wife in the morning, his wife insisted on giving him one or two taels of silver.

In fact, the money he spends now can be considered as Jinxiu's earnings.

Song Jinxiu did not tell Zhang Bangchui that she had asked the escort agency to go back to his hometown to get the certificate, as she was afraid that it would affect Zhang Bangchui's mood for review.

Besides, it’s not certain whether the thing will succeed or not.