Boss Lin didn't go to school seriously. When he was a child, his mother taught him how to read a few big characters. Later, he also learned abacus with his cleverness.
Although his ability was not enough to work as a cashier in a large restaurant, it made him stand out from the many laborers at the dock and became the assistant to the cashier.
In addition, he was smart and clever, and it didn't take long for him to get along with the people on the dock.
There was a manager at the dock whose youngest son was admitted to Baicaotang Academy. Every time he met people, he would boast that his son Wenquxing was reincarnated and that he was destined to be the number one scholar in the future.
Mr. Accountant didn't deal with him and often made small talk about the boss in front of Boss Lin.
"The third-rate academies talk as if you can become an official if you enter. In the entire Liuhe Town, except for the promising students of Liuheguan Academy, no other army can cross the single-plank bridge."
Only then did Boss Lin realize that they were both in academies, but they could be so different.
He immediately interrupted Lin Silang.
"No, there are so many people trying to get into Liuhe Temple, but they can't even touch the gate of the academy. Our family has smoke coming out of the ancestral graves. Thanks to A Bao's blessing, you can't waste her efforts in vain."
Lin Lao Er: "Yes, yes, fourth brother, you listen to the elder brother."
Zhang had already taken out the money she had saved over the years from the house.
"It's a big deal for your family that you go to school. Let alone fifty taels, it's even a hundred taels. The family will find a way to sell iron. It's a rare opportunity. If you miss this time, you may miss the opportunity that God will give you to be named on the gold list."
Then he handed the money bag to Mrs. Lin's arms: "Mom, we husband and wife have saved some money over the years, not much, so we should do our part for my fourth brother."
Lin Silang burst into tears and felt so guilty that he did not dare to look up into his sister-in-law's eyes.
When Mrs. Lin injured her leg, he was about the same age as Tianrui Tianji. Mrs. Zhang married into the Lin family and took care of all the household chores. It can be said that he was brought up by Mrs. Zhang.
When he was a child, he once thought that Mrs. Zhang was his biological mother and followed him around calling her mother all day long. He was beaten several times by Boss Lin before he changed his mind.
The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. In his heart, Mrs. Zhang is different from others. Now he has not had time to repay the kindness of raising her, and because of going to school, he has emptied the family's savings.
How could he not feel guilty?
Lin Laosan and his wife got the news and rushed back from the town.
When Xiangyun saw Aniang, he bared his teeth happily and walked towards her while holding on to the wall. Knowing that Mrs. Zheng would definitely support her, he was not afraid of falling. He let go of his hand and swayed like a penguin.
It wasn't until I lay in Mrs. Zheng's arms and smelled the scent of cooking rice all over her body that I felt at ease.
Mrs. Zheng had not seen her daughter for two days, but it seemed as if it had been several years. As the old saying goes, one day was like three autumns. When she went to sleep at night, she dreamed of her daughter's little face.
Lin Laosan also kissed Xiangyun twice on the forehead, and took out the cloth bag from his pocket. A pile of broken silver fell out, including seven or eight silver barley grains, more than ten taels.
"I paid half a year's wages in advance to the Yamen, which also included Mr. Zhu's wages at Yuelai Restaurant and the money given by guests. When shopkeeper Jin heard that his younger brother was going to school, he also gave him two taels of silver as a gift. Mom, Liuheguan Academy You must read it. Let’s figure out a solution for money matters together as a family.”
Mrs. Lin burst into tears: "Okay, okay, it's a blessing for the Old Lin family to meet a group of kind-hearted people. Shiro, please thank your brothers."
With a "plop", Lin Silang fell to his knees and kowtowed to his brothers and sisters-in-law to thank him. The twelve or thirteen-year-old boy burst into tears.
"I...I will study hard and live up to my family's expectations. From now on...from now on..."
He didn't say the next words, but kowtowed three times in a row. When he raised his eyes again, his eyes were filled with stubbornness.
Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zheng couldn't help but wipe their tears.
Mrs. Lin gathered the money everyone had collected together, but it was only worth 20 taels.
Fortunately, she hid fifty taels of the one hundred taels of silver notes originally given by the Xie Mansion as a precaution, so that she would not be overwhelmed.
Mrs. Zheng pulled the fabric overnight to make a book bag for Lin Silang. Considering that most of the children in the academy were from wealthy families, she specially made the stitches fine and dense and added orchids as decoration.
I was busy until late at night before I hurriedly made it. After giving it to Lin Silang, I hurried to town.
Looking at his third sister-in-law's red eyes, Lin Silang had mixed feelings in his heart.
Close the door and keep reading. Only by working hard can you pass the government examination next year and become a child student smoothly.
According to Daqian regulations, children are exempt from taxes.
He has no way to create income for his family, so he can only reduce the burden on the family and reduce the burden on the family.
Three days later, Lin Silang put on his book bag, took Shu Xiu and the dry food prepared by his family, and headed to Liuhe Temple.
Since that day, Xiangyun has not seen his fourth uncle for half a month, and only occasionally when Lin Laosan comes home, he will bring news about him.
"Liuheguan studies hard and has two days off every month."
"Some time ago, I went to deliver snacks made by Mr. Zhu to my fourth brother. He looked a lot thinner. I asked him if he was not used to being in the academy, and he just said it was because he was studying hard."
"When I went back yesterday, I asked someone to inquire and found out that my fourth brother only ate steamed buns and water for every meal, and was reluctant to even buy a decent bowl of vegetables..."
Lin Laosan choked up at the end.
Mrs. Lin kept wiping her tears.
"Before going out, I repeatedly told him not to skimp on what should be spent. He is at the age when his body is growing. How can his body keep up without nutrition? I told him not to always think about saving money for his family. He agreed well in person. Just lie to my old lady!"
Even Mrs. Zhang's eyes turned red and she stamped her feet angrily: "I'm going to scold him tomorrow. Reading has made my brain stupid. If my body is broken, how can I write an article?"
The child thinks about the family and feels sorry for the suffering of his family members. He feels that if he has less food, his brother and sister-in-law can contribute less effort.
In fact, his brothers and sisters were more afraid of him starving and freezing outside.
Xiangyun, who witnessed everything, had tears in his eyes.
My fourth uncle had been in poor health since he was a child. I heard that not long after he was born, Old Man Lin passed away, and then Old Mrs. Lin injured her leg.
During the most difficult years at home, he never grew taller. At the age of six or seven, he was about the same age as a three- or four-year-old child in other families.
Later, there was a locust plague. After it finally subsided, there was peace for two years. The family tightened their belts and sent him to a school to learn calligraphy.
The whole family was afraid that Lin Silang would not be able to do heavy work in the future and would starve to death. They hoped that he could learn Braille so that he could find an easy job.
In the end, he still felt heavy in his heart because he went to Liuheguan Academy, and he always felt that he owed something to his family.
After all, it was all caused by the family's lack of money.
Xiangyun plunged into the space, rummaged through the cabinets and collected a bunch of medicinal materials.
When the family wasn't paying attention, he poured it into Mrs. Lin's pharmacy.
Mrs. Lin has become accustomed to her granddaughter’s little surprises from time to time. The two of them have a very good understanding of each other and work together flawlessly.
Tianci still runs up the mountain every now and then, and sometimes Mrs. Lin will specially ask Mrs. Zhang to hug Xiangyun and follow her.
It is said that you are blessed with good luck, and you may get unexpected gains.
It turns out that Tianci can actually find medicinal materials every time.
Over and over again, Yaomei was convinced by Tianci's words that she was a blessing, and she had to praise her to everyone she met.
Except for the Lin family, of course no one in the village believed what he said.
He is not annoyed that no one believes him. He has a treasure at home, but he is still afraid of being noticed by outsiders!
In this way, every once in a while, the shopkeeper of Baohetang would receive a large quantity of dried and dried herbs.
While grinning from the corner of his mouth to the back of his ears, he also knew that the Lin family was the family he had been looking for before, the family that made rheumatism plaster.
He was not surprised at all. After all, even a child under the age of ten in the Lin family could recognize dozens of herbal medicines, so his family knowledge must be deep.
It is not strange to have one or two ancestral elixir recipes.
After a month, the Lin family actually saved twenty taels of silver by selling medicine.
Xiangyun also made a small breakthrough in his main mission of collecting ancient medicine.
The reason was simple. She only went to Baohe Hall with Tianci, and the medicinal spirit in the space was rolling in her mind with excitement.
Seven or eight kinds of medicinal materials that have not been included are all recorded at once.
The changes that followed were that the spiritual power in her body increased a lot.
The shortfall previously spent on cold-repelling tea was all made up in one fell swoop, and even more was needed.
She got into the space, opened the ancient medical book, and dived in to study hard, as if she had returned to those days of studying hard under the lamp, but this time her mood was completely different.
In the past, Xiangyun hoped to create a myth in one night. Metaphysics could not drop out of school. He was often confused by the feeling that his buttocks were burning but he could not remember a word in his brain.
Today, Xiangyun, with the motivation of studying one more minute and making money rolling in, is immersed in books day and night. Finally, at this moment, he realizes the mentality of top academics who love reading.
Children's brains are new and easy to use.
In less than half a month, she had devoured the entire medical book.
If he stayed in space for too long, Xiangyun's waking time would become shorter.
I often sleep until the sun reaches three o'clock in the morning, continue to take a nap at noon, and close my eyes again at night before the sun sets.
Everything fell into the eyes of the Lin family, but they became anxious.
Although children love to sleep, they cannot sleep twelve hours a day except for eating.
If Mrs. Lin hadn't carefully examined her and determined that her granddaughter's cheeks were flushed and her energy and blood were sufficient, she was not only not sick but also in good health. Even she would have been worried that her granddaughter might be suffering from some strange disease when she saw that she had gained weight again.
On this day, Xiangyun went into the space again to refine cold-repelling tea.
After days of practice, she has become very proficient in every step, and even the medicine spirit said that the effect of the cold-repelling tea she made is better than before.
There are often young ladies and women in the village coming to buy tea. Because it is effective and cheap, the supply is often in short supply.
"Abao! Abao! Do you miss me?"
Just as she was happily looking at the newly made 100 bags of tea bags, a familiar voice sounded in her ears.
It's Uncle Fourth who's back.
Xiangyun's consciousness immediately came out of the space, put a little fat leg on the cradle, turned over and crawled out.
Her feet landed smoothly, she grinned triumphantly, and ran in the direction of the sound.
As a result, I was so excited that as soon as I took two steps, my left foot collided with my right foot, and I suddenly fell to the ground. My chubby palms rubbed against the ground and soon turned red.
She was extremely aggrieved. She had been able to walk smoothly two days ago, but she still wanted to wait for her fourth uncle to come back and show it to him.
This time it’s better, I fell into a trap again.
Shame on you!
Just when she wanted to grab the ground with her head and feel ashamed, a chuckle sounded in her ears.
Soon, a pair of strong shoulders passed under Xiangyun's armpits, and the whole person was suspended in mid-air.
When she raised her head, her eyes met a pair of black pupils as silent as the lake. The man was wearing a white fox fur coat and a hood, with a warm jade hanging around his waist. He was wrapped tightly, and he held her hands in his arms. You can feel the coldness through the thick jacket.
This man is so cold.
