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After this matter was settled, the next day Lin Jingcheng took Lin Jiang and three other boys to Daji Village.

Each person’s annual salary was two taels of silver, and Shen Wanning directly gave Lin Jingcheng ten taels.

This trip to Daji Village was not only to register the three boys, but also to tell Wen's parents' home how to make cassava flour.

As for Xu's parents' home, Lin Jingce simply made a trip there, and came back immediately after finishing his talk, without even having a meal.

Days passed by, and except for the three little ones who had to get up early every day to go to school, there was no change in the lives of others.

In the morning, they dig cassava and in the afternoon, they make cassava flour at home. Almost every household has dug enough cassava to last them until winter.

The surrounding villages gradually learned about cassava. Those who learned about it early had already dug enough cassava to last them through the winter. However, those who learned about it later, or those who initially took a wait-and-see approach, were not so lucky.

Later, more and more families came to dig cassava, so the cassava on the mountain was gradually dug up. As for the deep mountains, they did not dare to go in.

Of course, even so, there are still people going up the mountain every day to look for cassava or dig wild vegetables.

Day and night alternated, and time soon came to the day before Lin Jingyou left home.

In the afternoon, when several people were sitting in the yard drying cassava flour, Li Zheng shouted outside the gate: "Old Lin's family, Old Lin's family!"

"Oh, it's the village head! Come in, come in." Lin Dashan put down the pipe in his hand and walked over to him.

The village head solemnly placed a bundle in Lin Dashan's hand and said, "Tomorrow your third son will go to Fuzhou to participate in the provincial examination. We all know the situation of your Lin family. This is a small gift from the villagers. Just think of it as travel expenses for your third son!"

"Alas, every household has contributed some money. But life is tough these days, so the money isn't too much. I hope you won't despise it, we've done our best."

Lin Jingyou stepped forward and returned the bundle to him. "Thank you, Uncle Lizheng. I earned some money by copying books for others before, which is enough for my journey. Thank you all for your kindness. You should take this money back and return it to everyone."

The village head stood in the middle of the yard, looking embarrassed.

Lin Jingyou understood the village head's thoughts. It was not easy for a village to produce a scholar. Moreover, most of the people in Daqing Village had the surname Lin, which meant they were from the same clan.

If he could rise to prominence in the future, it would be a great honor for the entire clan. If he accepted everyone's help today, he could give something back to the clan in the future. However, he really didn't want to accept everyone's money when he could barely afford to eat.

He spoke directly, dispelling the village head's concerns. "When Jingyou was studying, the village had already given you a lot of help. If one day in the future you can become a successful candidate, you will definitely not forget everyone's help. You will definitely open a clan school in the village to help more children learn to read and study. If there is any area in the village where Jingyou can help, I will definitely live up to your trust."

"Uncle Village Head, at this time, every household is asked to contribute their life-saving money for Jingyou's studies. How can Jingyou bear to spend this money? If he accepts this money, wouldn't it be a waste for Jingyou to study the sages' books!"

Knowing that Lin Jingyou had made up his mind, and with Lin Jingyou's promise, the village head patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, this time you go, you must do well in the exam and don't let your parents down!"

"Jingyou will do his best!" Lin Jingyou bowed and said solemnly.

The village head patted his shoulder again, turned and left without saying a word.

The next morning, Lin Jingyou packed up his things, took his bag, and stood at the gate. Except for the three little ones who had gone to school, everyone else stood in the yard, looking at Lin Jingyou reluctantly.

Aunt Zhang was especially concerned. Lin Jingyou had never been away from him for so long in his life. She stood in the middle of the yard, quietly wiping her tears with her sleeve.

"Third brother, you won't be back for half a year. No matter how the exam goes, you must take good care of yourself when you're away. Mother can't go with you to take care of you!"

As she spoke, Aunt Zhang began to sob. Lin Jingyou patted her shoulders repeatedly to comfort her, "Mom, I'm going to take the exam, I'm not going away. Besides, if you miss me, come to the academy to see me. We won't leave for Fuzhou until June, which is more than a month away!"

Shen Wanning looked at Lin Jingyou's pleading eyes, and she stepped forward to comfort Aunt Zhang, "Yes, mother, if you miss your third brother, I will take you to the academy to see him anytime. Not to mention the academy, even if your third brother is in Fuzhou, I can take you there!"

Aunt Zhang chuckled, "I'm old, so I'd better save some energy!"

Finally, Aunt Zhang was coaxed into submission and Lin Jingyou breathed a sigh of relief.

The others came forward one by one and said goodbye to Lin Jingyou.

Lin Dashan and Lin Jingce were both quiet, and they both gave him a few words of advice, asking him to take good care of himself and not to be reluctant to spend money.

Lin Jingcheng stepped forward, hugged Lin Jingyou, patted his back, and said casually, "Everyone in the family is waiting for you to come back, waiting for you to pass the imperial examination, waiting for you to take our family to the city to enjoy a good life! Second brother believes in you, you can do it!"

"Don't worry, second brother, I'm confident. I don't know how high I can reach this time, but I can still guarantee that I will become a juren!" Lin Jingyou smiled slightly and patted Lin Jingcheng on the back a few times.

Shen Wanning suddenly felt like a modern parent, watching her child take the college entrance exam. She was worried that he wouldn't do well, and that he was under too much pressure.

After Lin Jingcheng and Lin Jingyou separated, Shen Wanning walked forward and took out a purse from her sleeve, which contained thirty taels of silver.

"The prices in Fuzhou are much higher. If there are friends you can make, you don't have to be stingy about making friends, and you don't have to belittle yourself because of your family background. This money is for your emergency use."

Before Shen Wanning finished speaking, Lin Jingyou pushed her money back and was about to say something. Shen Wanning continued to speak quickly.

"Third brother, there's no need to say more. Even if you don't need this money, it's better to keep it just in case. If there's extra money, it won't be too late to return it to me when you come back."

Lin Jingyou had no choice but to accept the silver and still put it in his chest.

"I won't be polite this time. It's just that I've been away from home for the past few days. Sister Wan Ning has worked hard to take care of the family."

"Third brother, you don't have to be polite. I can neither cook nor sew. To be honest, my family members take better care of me. Don't worry about home when you leave. I will do my best to take care of it."

When she said the last sentence, Shen Wanning blushed again. She had just said that her family took care of her more, and then she said that she would do her best to take care of her family.

But she thought Lin Jingyou should understand what she meant. Although the two of them didn't say it explicitly, they were tacitly aware of Shen Wanning's secret.

After all, several times when she took out a few more eggs from the chicken coop, Lin Jingyou looked at her with a joking look. Later, Shen Wanning simply took out more eggs openly.