Whether it was a single-family banquet or something else, it was like having wings. The news quickly shook this small village to pieces. It can be said that in less than half a day, the entire village knew about it. .
As soon as the messenger left, Shan Lin's second son and daughter, who were playing outside, came back. As soon as they came back, they looked at Shan Gang with excitement and said, "Brother, brother, you are so awesome, can you give it to us?" Look at your admission letter."
"Okay." Shan Gang smiled. Although this admission letter was very important and precious to him, he did not hide it, but carefully took it out and handed it to his younger siblings.
"What are you looking at? Do you understand? Put it up quickly." But Shan Gang's mother couldn't help scolding her. In her opinion, it was the glory of her eldest son and the glory of their family. What's more, Besides, it was written by His Highness himself, so of course it must be well preserved.
"Aniang, it's okay, they will be careful. Besides, if they can study harder after reading this, they may be more promising than me in the future, and His Highness will definitely give them admission letters." Shan Gang smiled. He spoke.
Shan Gang's mother hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said with a serious face: "Look, don't break it, or I'll beat you to death."
"I understand, Auntie." His brother and sister carefully opened the admission letter. They were literate and could understand the contents.
Looking at the two serious little heads, Shan Gang didn't know why he suddenly felt that he had become a lot more mature. He felt very relieved all of a sudden, because he knew that he was not the smartest in the family. His younger brother and sister were both She is much smarter than him, even in terms of learning.
It's just that there was no place to teach them in the past. Now that there are schools, I believe they may be more promising than themselves in the future.
The Shan family spent the whole day in excitement. In the evening, after the three children had rested, Shan Gang's mother tidied everything up, packed the house and lay down on the kang.
"My dear, Shan may be leaving in a few days. After leaving, it is estimated that he may not be able to return home for a month, two or even months. The second child and Xiaoya have to go to school, and you are the only one at home. It would be too painful to do it alone, so I have an idea." Shan Lin hesitated and said.
"What do you think? Tell me, boss." Shan Gang's mother asked doubtfully.
"Why don't our family's fields be given to other people in the village to cultivate? For example, the old Wu family has seven children, all of whom are sons. In the past, they were always hungry and didn't even have a wife. Also. Thanks to His Highness's blessing, not only did he exempt us from taxes for a few years, but he also gave us money for selling grain. I think the old Wu family will starve to death."
"Their family has enough labor, but they can't start a family or set up a household. Why don't we contract our land to them for farming. They only need to give us a certain amount of food rations every year. Do you think that's okay?"
"In this case, the money I earn from being a doctor is enough to support you and our mother. You don't have to work so hard. You can just concentrate on taking care of these things at home. You can also help me deal with some herbs. Besides, before Shan Gang got married, he The monthly money can also be used as a subsidy for the family. If he gets married in a few years, it will be enough to buy him a big house." Dan Lin expressed his thoughts.
Shan Lin had also heard of this method of contracting fields for villagers to cultivate outside. Now that there are workers in Datang, many people from ordinary families have become workers.
The money earned in a year is much more than the money earned from managing these lands, and there is no need to depend on the weather for food. Many people are willing to work as workers. Since no one is cultivating the fields in their homes, they simply outsource it to some families with a large population in the village. , but there are no single-family households.
They can also grow it, as long as they are given some food rations, and the remaining food belongs to each other.
This kills two birds with one stone.
It's not that they don't want more, it's just that there is no shortage of land in the Tang Dynasty now. As long as you can establish a household, you can get land, so this land is not in short supply. If you want more, people will naturally not be willing to contract it.
"But...if our son finds a noble lady in the future, then the house we have to build for him should be very big, or he wants to buy a house in the city. Is it enough if we don't farm? Our land can't be sold every year. It’s a little money.” Dan Lin’s wife was still a little distressed.
"It doesn't matter. If it doesn't work then let him work hard. If you keep doing this, I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it, so I'd rather not have the money than you being exhausted." Dan Lin said seriously.
Although his wife is not beautiful, Dan Lin does not want her to get sick.
"Then...just listen to the boss."
The Shan family is discussing how to subcontract the fields, and many families in the village cannot sleep tonight. What happened to Shan Lin's family during the day can be said to have stimulated the nerves of everyone in the village.
"Master, Mr. Shan is not having a banquet tomorrow. Let's bring some things and bring more. This is also the rule in the village. By the way, you can ask Mr. Shan, are there any requirements for sending his children to school? Our children are no better than Shan. Just missed. Although I started a little late, I will definitely be able to make a difference in the future."
"Okay, I'll ask tomorrow if the Shan family has caught up. If it weren't for His Highness, would they be where they are today? But it doesn't matter, our children will be good in the future."
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"Tell me about you. I said at the beginning that we would send our children to study. How could there be anything wrong with what His Highness did? You insist on letting it go. Now look at this family, how beautiful it is?"
"Why do you blame me? Didn't you insist on it in the first place? If you had been more insistent, maybe I would have agreed. Besides, it's not too late now. He is still young. It's not too late to send him to school."
"It's too late, huh, Shan Gang will become a high-ranking official in the future, let's just start. Besides, the position of an official will be a carrot and a pit. How many people in the world will go to school by then? In our village alone, just watch. Many people will be sent to study tomorrow."
"Then what do you think we should do? Should we send him to study?"
"Go, go, no matter what, you have to send it. This time we have to follow His Highness."
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"Head of the family, should we send our children to study?"
"What the hell, Shan Lin is just shitty lucky. This is the first wave of opportunity. We are born to forage in the ground. Do you still want a golden phoenix to fly out of the chicken coop? They are all idiots. When I saw that the Shan Lin family was making a fortune, I wanted to send him there to make a fortune too."
"I don't even think about it. How many positions are there to be an official? Everyone wants to be an official. If our child has that ability, I would say that it is better to just farm at home. There is no tax now. I will give it to him in two years. Talk about a daughter-in-law and let him set up his own household. Isn't that better than studying? This kind of land is so safe! It is right to have a field at home. This is what the ancestors left behind."
"But...I still feel..."
"What do you think? You're a bitch, you know nothing. Go to sleep."
