The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Qin Huiyin went to the kitchen to make tea, leaving Tang Yichen to think about the future.

In Qin Huiyin's plan, he must pass the imperial examination.

However, every imperial examination is like walking on a single-plank bridge, and one can fall into the water if he is not careful. Can he really pass the examination and gain fame?

He was just a farmer's son, with no one to rely on, had never seen the outside world, and had not read many books, all of which were found for him by the teachers with all their might.

Those families with a legacy of scholars have been educating their children since childhood, hiring famous teachers and having them read lost ancient books. If they don't read tens of thousands of books, they have read at least thousands of them.

How could it be easy for him to compete with such a person relying solely on his courage?

Tang Yichen's eyes were full of confusion.

Dongdong! Qin Huiyin tapped the table lightly, bringing him back to his senses.

Tang Yichen looked at her.

“Rest when you’re tired, don’t read until you’re stupid.”

“I wonder if I don’t pass the exam, will everyone be disappointed?”

"No." Qin Huiyin said, "There is not only one path in life. If one path is blocked, there will naturally be another one. Your path is yours to walk, and no one else can interfere."

"Are you really only eleven?"

"I'm only eleven, but I'm smart. Have you ever seen someone kill and eat their own children? I have. Have you ever seen someone trade their elderly mother for someone else's? I have. Human nature is very complex. One day he was hugging his elderly mother and crying like a helpless child, and the next day he knocked her unconscious and handed her over to someone else."

Tang Yichen clenched his palms: "Beast."

"Yes, I made some tea and left a bowl for you." Qin Huiyin said, "When we make more money, we will buy better tea and beautiful tea sets."

A gentle smile flashed in Tang Yichen's eyes: "Okay."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself." Qin Huiyin walked away with the tea.

Tang Yichen watched Qin Huiyin disappear: "What a clever little girl."

After that conversation, Tang Yichen studied even harder. In the following days, he never put down his book even when he was supervising the digging of the well.

Qin Huiyin had seen the book in his hand, which was densely covered with notes, including his notes and those of others.

While digging the well, Qin Huiyin took Tang Luwu and Tang Yixiu to the market twice, earning fifteen taels of silver, and then spent two taels of silver to buy them new shoes.

After the well was dug, the weather turned colder, and cold noodles and jelly officially said goodbye to their menu. However, to satisfy those who like noodles, she added fried noodles.

Tang Yichen also returned to the private school.

This time when he returned to the private school, his whole family accompanied him.

Tang Yichen's original bed was padded with a thick mattress, covered with new sheets, and a new quilt.

Qin Huiyin prepared four cans of sauce in advance, including mushroom and minced meat sauce, fermented black bean sauce, sweet noodle sauce and crab roe sauce.

"Brother, these cans are prepared for the teachers. You can deliver them over in person later." Qin Huiyin took out a few more cans of sauce.

"Thank you." Tang Yichen touched her hair. "I'll have to trouble you with the household chores again. And thank you for your hard work in helping them learn to read."

"They've learned to recognize a few words recently, and they can recognize the signs in the county town. They're really excited and are learning with even more enthusiasm. Don't worry, I'll take care of the arrangements."

Li Taohua said sourly, "If someone didn't know, they would think you were siblings."

"Is it okay for me to have a good relationship with my elder brother?" Qin Huiyin laughed, "Mom is jealous!"

Li Taohua snorted arrogantly: "We'll wait for you outside."

Qin Huiyin looked around carefully and saw that Tang Yichen's place was simply decorated, so she had an idea in her mind.

She and others went for a walk in the town, bought a pot of flowers from a flower grower, and also bought some pens, ink, paper and inkstone to send to Tang Yichen.

They didn't want to disturb him, so they handed the things directly to the gatekeeper.

When the gatekeeper notified Tang Yichen to go and get it, Qin Huiyin and others had already left.

Tang Yichen walked inside holding the flowerpot.

"Yichen, you've become more and more elegant recently. You've even started growing flowers."

"My sister bought it for me." Tang Yichen smiled faintly, "My sister also made some dried fish. If you are interested, you can try it."

"I'm interested, definitely interested."

The crowd gathered around.

When they saw Tang Yichen's residence, they felt it was brand new.

Tang Yichen placed the flower pot on the desk. When he sat there reading, he could see it as soon as he looked up, and his mood would relax a lot.

He washed his hands, took out some fried golden dried fish from the cupboard, opened the oil paper package, and handed it to his classmates.

"smell good……"

"Yi Chen, what is this?" Someone found a few bottles of sauce.

He had just delivered the sauce for the teachers, and what his classmates saw now was the one Qin Huiyin prepared for him.

"This is the sauce my sister made," Tang Yichen said. "You can try it later when we have dinner."

"It smells so good, I'm dizzy with the fragrance."

"The dried fish is also delicious. There's another flavor in this dried fish. What is it? It's numb, but it's also very appetizing."

"I don't know either. These are the secret recipes my sister figured out herself." Tang Yichen said.

"You've mentioned your sister several times since then. She's quite a remarkable person. When she comes back, please let us meet her."

"She is timid and shy. Let's talk about it later!" Tang Yichen looked at these people and always felt that they had bad intentions, so he instinctively refused.

Tang Yichen returned to the private school, and the teachers immediately gave him a test.

Those are the science examination papers from previous years.

While Tang Yichen was undergoing devilish training from his teachers, Qin Huiyin and others were still working hard on their business.

A newly dug well needs to settle for a period of time before it can be used. When the water has settled, it must be washed out several times before it can be used.

The story of Tang Dafu's family digging a well has drawn a lot of criticism from the villagers. After all, digging a well costs more than just the labor costs, but also the materials. Most importantly, the whole village shares the same well, yet Tang Dafu's family is being so pretentious, digging their own. Isn't that just showing off?

Qin Huiyin looked at the numbers in the account book and counted the cash box in her hand.

"Girl, what are you thinking about?" Li Taohua sat over.

"Our house is too small and not enough for us to live in. I want to build a bigger house, but this little money is not enough," said Qin Huiyin.

"Isn't this amount of money enough? I see they didn't spend much money to build this big house." Li Taohua said.

"I want to build a big house that looks nice, has a big garden, and each person has a spacious room, and I also want to build a desk, a wardrobe, and other things." Qin Huiyin said, "I asked about the housing prices in the county town, and they are too expensive. I don't think I can afford a big house there anytime soon, so it's more cost-effective to live in the village."

"Your brother is going to take the imperial examination. If he passes, we will have to move, right?"

"That's not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time. Besides, even if my brother passes the imperial examination, his initial official position won't be very high, so there's no need for us to rush to find him."