As he spoke, Li Guodong wiped away tears.
"I have already thought about it. After the Lantern Festival in three days, I will set off for Huaiyang Town."
"Although Luming Academy over there is not as famous as Nanshan Academy, its academic style is also very good."
Li Dashan frowned and tried to dissuade him.
He knew that Huaiyang Town was far away from Shangyang Town.
Moreover, he felt that with his eldest nephew's knowledge, he might not be able to become a scholar.
He didn't know how difficult it was to be a scholar before, but later he went to the academy with his son to inquire about it, and he probably knew something about it.
Recently, he has become familiar with Manager Wu.
From Manager Wu, I learned more about the imperial examination.
I know that there is a huge difference between a middle school scholar and a middle school student.
"August is this year's college examination, and I want to try it for the last time." Before Li Dashan's words of persuasion could be uttered, Li Guodong said in a heavy tone.
"If I fail, I will give up this path. I will find a job with peace of mind and support my family and live a good life."
Li Dashan was stunned for a moment.
No words of persuasion could come out of my mouth.
Li Dahe on the side had tears in his eyes when he heard Li Guodong say this.
After wiping away tears, Li Dahe looked at Li Dashan.
"Brother, what's going on with Guodong? Just let him try this one last time."
"If it happens, he will never forget your kindness." Li Dahe said sincerely.
Wang suddenly woke up.
Realizing that the father and son came to the door, they really had bad intentions.
Li Dashan also woke up a little.
It could be seen that Li Dahe and his son were wiping tears in front of him, and he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart as he watched.
"What did the second brother say?"
"Guodong is your son. Don't you have the final say with your second brother and sister whether he should go to the academy or not, and whether he should go to the academy or not?" Wang said when she saw something was wrong.
Li Dahe frowned in his heart, but it didn't show on his face.
He looked pitifully at Li Dashan.
Li Dashan felt a little soft-hearted, but looked away.
In order to avoid trouble, he had already made an agreement with his mother-in-law that his mother-in-law would be in charge of the house from now on.
When it comes to Lao Li's family, he always listens to his mother-in-law.
When Li Dahe saw this, his heart sank.
A touch of gloom flashed across Li Guodong's face with his head lowered.
Immediately, he knelt down towards Li Dashan with a "plop" sound.
"Uncle, Luming Academy is a long way from Shangyang Town, so my nephew needs to prepare for more than half a year's expenses."
"Nai's side has already agreed to give thirty taels of silver. My parents have spent all their private property and savings and only have five taels of silver."
"As my nephew, please lend me five taels of silver."
"When my nephew passes the examination to become a scholar, he will be rewarded generously!"
He also understood that it was no longer possible for Dafang to get money for free, so he could only "borrow" it.
But despite this, Li Dashan still didn't respond except for his expression of struggle.
Wang's face was cold and indifferent.
Li Guodong was extremely angry.
He spoke again: "If you don't win——"
"Uncle, don't worry, uncle, I will definitely return the money I made!"
Li Dashan looked at Wang.
Wang's expression finally relaxed a little.
"Brother, my younger brother, let me call you 'brother'. We are all members of Lao Li's family."
"Guodong is going to give it a try this time. Are you willing to help him?" Li Dahe said at the right time.
Li Dashan's eyes finally turned to pleading when he looked at Mr. Wang.
Wang sighed.
I know that it will be impossible for me to borrow nothing today.
"Second brother, it's not that we don't want to help. It's just that your eldest brother and I are in a bad situation."
"When Lao Li's family was separated, you and Guodong saw what happened to our eldest family."
"We were separated and lived in this shabby courtyard."
"Mending the yard, buying furniture, buying pots and pans, what's all cost-effective?"
"Thanks to the Shen family's care and allowing our family to enter the workshop, we can live a good life."
"But our family has not been in the workshop for a long time, and our family expenses are not small. How much money can we save?"
"Also, Guodong wants to study, and his grandma supports him. But my Shuitian family has not even said marriage at this age."
"Back then, your eldest brother and I felt sorry for Shuitian when we failed to send him to study. Now, if we can't get Shuitian a wife, the two of us - ugh -" Mrs. Wang said, wiping away tears. Come.
There was some intentional element, but more of it was really sad and feeling sorry for my son.
If she had known that their eldest family would end up like this, she should have stood up and forced her men to separate from Lao Li's family.
It won't harm his own children.
Li Dashan felt a little sad when he saw his mother-in-law saying this.
The things that Li Dahe and his son had done to him and his family came to mind again, which lessened the emotion he had just felt.
"Uncle, what happened in the past was because I was confused, I'm a bastard! I'm sorry for you and my uncle, I'm sorry for my second brother and Daya!" Li Guodong apologized quickly and kowtowed to Mrs. Wang.
"My nephew swears to God today that if he can succeed in the future, he will never forget the kindness of his uncle and his mother-in-law. He must——"
"If you have the ability to take care of your younger siblings, you must do your best to take care of them!"
"If you fail the college exam, I will also make money and pay it back to you."
"I have come to my senses after this ordeal. I beg my uncle and my mother-in-law, for the sake of leaving the Li family together, please help me!" Li Guodong said sincerely and kowtowed to the two of them again.
Li Dashan looked at Wang again.
Ms. Wang was a little annoyed and couldn't tell whether Li Guodong was sincere or acting.
After hesitating for a moment, he nodded.
It’s okay if she doesn’t nod. Li Guodong kept showing his sincerity and even gave her man eye drops.
If she didn't agree, she would probably create a rift between the couple.
"Fifty taels of silver is too much, and my family can't afford it."
"Well, I can spare two taels of silver and lend it to you."
"But you must come back before next year. This money is the money I saved for paddy field to marry a wife." Wang said.
Seeing that Li Dahe looked displeased, Wang continued: "The situation of the third bedroom is better than mine. If there are two taels left, you can borrow them from the third brother and the others."
"Third brother has always valued Guodong. He has taken great care of Guodong in the past. I should be able to give you a few taels."
Li Dahe was blocked. He wanted to say that Sanfang would not pay a penny.
But he was pulled back by Li Guodong.
It was hard for Dafang to let go. Can you say this?
If I tell you, I'm afraid Da Fang won't even be able to borrow two taels of silver.
Looking at Wang's expression, Li Guodong knew that no matter how much he begged, he would never be able to borrow more money, so he finally gave up and continued to plead.
"By the way, since it's a loan, I have to trouble you to create a written receipt."
"If you don't pay back the money before the Chinese New Year next year, I will have to come to your door to ask for it, or take things to pay off the debt."
"After all, this is money for Shuitian to get a wife. I promised the child that I would help him get a wife after next year."
This is true, mainly because the girl from the Wang family whom she chose for Shuitian is still too young.
She and her Wang siblings had already agreed to let Shuitian wait for another year.
