After a heavy rain, Wang Yiqian and others received a letter from home, telling them that the rice harvest had begun, and the people they hired would be paid twenty cents a day.
The letter from his family was written by his third son, talking about the autumn harvest and saying that he wanted to go out with his classmates to participate in activities on August 15th the day after tomorrow.
It doesn't matter if he participates in the activity. The third son's main point is that his mother won't give him any money, and his sister-in-law won't give him any money either. He plans to borrow some money first and pay it back later.
"Alas!" Wang Yiqian sighed deeply and shed tears.
"Yiqian, you are..." The leader thought something had happened at the other party's family.
"My family used to have three children. The second one died in infancy, and the third one wanted to let him study. He..."
Wang Yiqian whispered to the village chief about the situation at home, saying that he was not afraid of spending money, but the money had to be spent in the right place.
"Well..." After hearing this, the director frowned and patted Wang Yiqian on the shoulder: "Maybe it would be better if he was older."
While waiting for lunch to be finished, the liangzhang looked for Hanhan. He himself didn't believe that Wang Yiqian's third son would get better as he got older.
He was asked to think of a way, but he couldn't think of anything. If this person hadn't been Wang Yiqian, he wouldn't have asked about other people's family affairs.
"Hanhan, do you think it's disturbing?" The head of the village sighed after telling Hanhan what happened.
Zhu Wentian suddenly laughed: "I thought it was such a serious problem! There is a saying in the Three-Character Sutra: Mother Mencius chose a neighbor."
"Ah? You mean to ask Wang Yiqian and the others to move? This... is not impossible. Say hello to Magistrate Song and he will agree."
"If we don't move, we will move him and send him to the official school in Shangyuan County. It's just a place." Zhu Wentian shook his head.
"Will people get better when they come here?" The village leader was suspicious, even though this was said by the village guard.
“When a man comes, he finds someone to set him up, gamble for money, pay back the debt if he loses the bet, and arrange for him to work in the library.
He no longer needs to count on the imperial examination. He will have no chance next year, and then there won't be another imperial examination for a long time.
Working in the library is also a way of making a living. He gives the money he earns to his father, and his father gives it to his family.
He slowly paid off his gambling debts and studied at the same time. I wouldn't care about anyone else, but Wang Yiqian is worth this. "
Zhu Wentian smiled and told the deceitful things, and his smile was honest.
Li Chang swallowed and took a deep breath: "Okay, I'll discuss it with Wang Yiqian."
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The next day, August 14th, everyone packed up and went home to celebrate the holiday. The construction at the construction site was stopped for now.
The boat was not traveling very fast, and it did not arrive at Xiaqiu Village until three quarters after midnight. Wang Yiqian and others brought food and immediately drove home.
In the car, Wang Yiqian told his eldest son Wang Shi about the idea given by Xiaqiu Village. Wang Laowen swallowed after hearing this: "What about my younger siblings? We can't leave her alone at home."
"When your brother settles in the library, send her there too and ask Xiaqiu Village to help find a job and see if she can have a baby."
Wang Yiqian has a plan for this, but there is no other way. If his son doesn't learn well, he can only do this.
He took out the transfer order issued by the Shangyuan County Official School. When the time came, he would go to the government office to find someone and go to the Ningguo County Official School where he was to issue a certificate.
"Look, everything has been arranged. Xiaqiu Village can help. Otherwise, with our abilities, your father and I will never be able to mobilize people like this."
Wang Yiqian understands the value of transfer orders. Shangyuan County is a county of Yingtian Prefecture, and Ningguo County cannot compare with Yuan County.
"I thought we would have to work all the time, but I didn't expect that we would be allowed to go home so that we could harvest rice." Wang Laowang remembered the wages of 20 cents a day for each person.
"I'll come back immediately after the festival. How much do we and I earn in a day? Xiaqiu Village treats us well. We can't delay other people's affairs."
Wang Yiqian disagreed. It was not cost-effective in any way. His salary was 200 yuan a day.
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A group of children from Xiaqiu Village came back. The adults were happy to see if they had lost weight or grown taller, and then asked about things in Nanjing city.
After dinner, the villagers made mooncakes according to Hanhan's instructions. They didn't have time to make mooncakes last year, but they made arrangements this year.
Nowadays, the moon cakes of the Ming Dynasty are usually just made of flour into a round cake without much filling. Those who have fillings are only from wealthy families.
For example, the moon cakes sent by the palace are filled with sugar and meat fillings. They look like pies, but they are actually pies. The only difference is that they learn how to bake them from Xiaqiu Village.
Zhu Wentian was helpless. If he didn't want it, the palace wouldn't do it!
The mooncakes in Xiaqiu Village are divided into baked mooncakes and snowskin mooncakes. The fillings include bean paste, green rose, nut, cream, fruit, and meat floss...
There are also molds with auspicious words and patterns drawn on them. The snow-skinned mooncakes are dyed with fruits and vegetables and look crystal clear.
The children are not sleepy anymore and are busy together. Today we are going to make a lot of mooncakes and bring them to the palace.
At the same time, Ningguo Mansion and Taiping Mansion must also give, with Ningguo Mansion receiving more and Taiping Mansion receiving less.
Shangyuan County and Jiangning County also need to be sent. Even if the business is in Shangyuan County, who knows when I wander into Jiangning County. If something happens, I can't just go to the prince or the King of Qin.
Everyone was busy until midnight to make all the mooncakes.
The mooncakes to be sent away are put into boxes, with a box of less than four yuan and a box of more than eight yuan.
The snowskin mooncakes are packed with ice outside the box and taste good when eaten.
When Yin came out, Zhu Taiyi and Zhu Taier took ten guards and asked the boatman to set off. They passed by the boatman's house first and gave them a box of eight moon cakes before going to Nanjing.
In this way, there is enough time, and I usually eat at night, and no one cares about eating at lunch.
According to records, mooncakes made in the Ming Dynasty can be eaten until the end of the month. Obviously, mooncakes made by ordinary people do not have fillings, otherwise they cannot be preserved.
To put it bluntly, dry dry pancakes are used as solid food when traveling far away.
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On the other side of Wang Yiqian's home, his third son Wang Shu was unhappy and tossing and turning in his sleep at night.
He was grounded and had agreed to borrow money from others tomorrow, but ended up not being able to go to the party tomorrow.
Wang Yiqian told his son that he had something important to do during the festival tomorrow and wanted to give him a surprise. He just wanted to play. What kind of surprise? She clearly didn't want him to leave.
At dawn, Wang Yiqian called his two sons to get up: "I'll have a bowl of porridge later and come with me."
"Dad, my classmate's meeting was about the imperial examination. I didn't do well in the exam this year because I didn't find a way.
You have to be good with the officials in the county, and you have to have someone in Ningguo Mansion, otherwise it will be useless no matter how hard you take the exam, it's not that the child didn't learn well.
There was someone who could help at the party that my child attended today. I established a good relationship with him and he helped introduce county officials. "
Wang Shu is still working hard, using the excuse of trying to hide his incompetence.
"If you want to find an official, just go to him. The official won't hide from you. Do you know someone? Hmph! Nowadays, the Holy Emperor is selecting talents. If you don't have that ability, the official will dare to send you there?"
Wang Yiqian didn't believe it. It was really that easy. Why didn't Xiaqiu Village arrange it directly? Other people's children study hard and don't even take the imperial examination for fear of failure.
Did you know an official from Xiaqiu Village? We are collaborating on business with His Highness the King of Qin!
