The tribesmen will definitely think that after completing the three-year tribe study, they can actually take the exam as a child student.
In this way, why worry about no students coming to study in the clan?
Thinking of this, Patriarch Lin stopped talking about whether he would pass the exam. Instead, he directly discussed with everyone about next year's county exam, including discussing with Mrs. Wang about registering for the county exam, and asking Lin Youzhi to help. He asked Xiucai to be his guarantor and said that his grandson Lin Yunan would definitely participate this time.
With the participation of the clan leader, the effect is naturally very different. No, the several families who were still waiting and watching have now settled down.
This includes Lin Jincai. Originally, his eldest grandson Lin Wenyan and his second grandson Lin Wenqing were going to take the county examination next year. Now with the addition of his youngest grandson Lin Wenjin, there are now three people in his family taking the county examination. It’s amazing to think about it. It’s unbelievable, Lin Jincai thought to himself, I’m afraid there won’t be another family in Hengxi Town with a situation like his.
Lin Jincai didn't have any dreams of being a third-child student. After all, he still knew how long his youngest grandson had been studying. If he could pass the exam so easily, then his eldest grandson and second grandson's years of reading would not have been in vain.
It's just that Lin Jincai didn't think much about it, but he couldn't stand the Jin family around him who often analyzed it for him.
No, after hearing her wife say that she just spent money to help her grandson go to the examination room to see the world, Jin became a little unhappy, "Can our Wenjin be the same as those new students? You don't want to think about it either." , before Wen Jin went to family school, he would read a few sentences after his brother."
Lin Jincai rolled his eyes at Mr. Jin, "It's easy for you to take the county exam. Wen Yan and Wen Qing have both been studying for four years. The private school master just let them go and try next year. Wen Jin has only been studying for a few years."
Jin curled his lips, "There is only one year difference between three years and four years. What a big difference. Besides, there is still half a year before next year's county exam. Let's let Wen Jin work harder and he might be able to get on the exam by then. "
Lin Jincai didn't answer anymore because he felt that his wife's words did make sense. There really wasn't much difference between three years and four years, right?
Another person who thinks the same as Jin is Zhang.
Ever since the family decided to let their youngest son take the county examination, Zhang's mood could not be described as joyful.
Thinking that she would most likely be the mother of twins next year, Mrs. Zhang was even more excited. No, she was standing next to the stove at the moment, using a spatula very smoothly. The sound of cooking was so loud that I just had to shovel the iron pot.
Mrs. Xu, who was burning a fire in front of the stove, was in the exact opposite mood to Mrs. Zhang at this moment. She was very unhappy. The old Qian woman favored the older family and the child with a bigger butt, so she actually let him take the county exam with her. I tried it, but I didn’t even think about it. One more person means more expenses. The money in the family belongs to everyone, so why should we use more for a big house.
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After school, Lin Yuanqiu didn't talk to his family about the county examination. Since he wasn't planning to take part, he had nothing to say.
As for Lao Lintou and Lin Sanzhu, they really didn't know about this matter, because in the past two days, everyone's thoughts were on the hundreds of kilograms of persimmons at home.
This time when we go to the county town, the three brothers plan to go together so that they can be taken care of.
As early as yesterday, the family broke off the persimmon stalks on the persimmon cakes so that when they arrived in the county town, they could send them directly to the snack shop.
It was still the carriage that Lin Sanzhu hired to go to the town. Early the next morning, the three brothers took more than a dozen bags of persimmons and headed to the county town together.
When they arrived in Zhoushan County, the three of them stayed at the same inn where they stayed last time. They were still three brothers sharing a room. The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper also recognized them and knew that these guests were here for business again.
The next day, Lin Sanzhu and Lin Dazhu went to the original pastry shop together.
He didn't know what the market would be like this year. When Lin Dazhu stepped into the shop, he was still a little worried. He thought that if he really couldn't afford the high price last year, it would definitely not be lower than fifteen cents per catty.
But Lin Sanzhu's idea was that if the shopkeeper smiled particularly happily, then he would get another two cents increase.
Shopkeeper Yu is flipping through the purchase list. The Chinese New Year will be celebrated in just over a month, and the end of the year is when pastries and snacks are most popular. He has to replenish all the goods before it snows.
Alas, it's a pity that the "Auspicious Ruyi Cake" was nowhere to be found, otherwise I don't know how much easier the next business would be. Thinking of the bustling scene of his shop last year, shopkeeper Yu couldn't help but sigh, why was it missing?
"Shopkeeper, business is booming." Lin Sanzhu greeted with a smile.
Shopkeeper Yu raised his head, and when he saw who was coming, he suddenly became excited, "Oh, you are finally here!"
As soon as he shouted the excited words, shopkeeper Yu immediately regretted it. Oops, the price will definitely go up now.
Lin Sanzhu did not disappoint him and directly told him about the price increase of Jixiang Ruyi Cake.
"How much?" Shopkeeper Yu's heart was bleeding.
Lin Sanzhu held out three fingers and said, "Thirty coins!"
Shopkeeper Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it only increased by two cents. He thought the price would increase a lot.
After agreeing on the price, the next step was to sell the goods. The weight was still about the same as last year, 582 kilograms, and the total cash register was 17 taels.
After paying the money, shopkeeper Yu mentioned that he wanted to sign a contract and said that he hoped to supply goods for a long time.
Lin Sanzhu smiled and shook his head, "To be honest with the shopkeeper, the workmanship of this auspicious wishful cake is complicated and we don't make it often. I'm afraid I won't be able to supply it to you on a daily basis. But shopkeeper, don't worry, as long as the price you give is fair, I'll wait for you next time." When the goods are in stock, we will still come directly to your home just like this time.”
Shopkeeper Yu heard that the product could not be supplied for a long time, and if he said he was not disappointed, it would be a lie.
However, after hearing Lin Sanzhu's guarantee of priority supply, I felt somewhat reassured.
Lin Dazhu put away the money and walked quickly to the inn.
Before going out, he repeatedly promised his mother, so this time he would not be encouraged by his third brother to buy a lot of things in big and small bags.
Looking at Lin Erzhu again, he was walking forward without looking back. Yesterday, my mother not only told my eldest brother, but also asked him to help me and watch out. My mother also said, if your eldest brother is fooled by his third brother, you should quickly help save the situation. return.
Lin Erzhu knew that what his mother meant to save him was to stop his eldest brother from taking out the money.
In fact, when he went out yesterday, Lin Erzhu wanted to say to his mother, "Mom, don't worry, my eldest brother and I are not fools. There is no reason that after being fooled by the third brother once, we will continue to be fooled by him."
Seeing that his eldest and second brother were so fast that they could barely run, Lin Sanzhu couldn't help but want to laugh. He wasn't going to steal the money and spend it, so there was nothing to worry about.
It's just not cost-effective to come all the way to the county seat and go back empty-handed.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanzhu ran forward quickly, then stretched out his arms to hold one on each side, and said with a smile, "Big brother and second brother, my mother loves you the most on weekdays. I didn't expect that you can't even understand my mother's thoughts. "
Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu threw Lin Sanzhu's arms away, and then each rolled their eyes at him, hum, make it up again, make it up again, today is going to break the sky, we won't buy anything.
Also, why do you think your mother favors them the most? Huh, just pretend they don’t have eyes.
Lin Sanzhu was not affected and continued, "Think about it, last time we went shopping, although my mother beat us, her happiness could not deceive others, especially that silver hairpin. My mother loved it so much, and she would do it from time to time. I will take it out and have a look, and there is also the pipe and pot, my father has to wipe it with a cloth every day."
Don't listen, don't listen, we don't listen to anything. Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu still raised their feet and walked forward, but the speed of their legs slowed down.
Seeing this, Lin Sanzhu sighed quickly, "Big brother and second brother, are we really letting our parents down just because we are afraid of being beaten?"
Why are you afraid of being beaten? Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu immediately turned their heads when they heard these words, "Who is afraid of being beaten?"
"Aren't you afraid?" Lin Sanzhu's face was full of confusion, "Then why do we know that our parents like the things we buy, but we don't dare to buy anything?"
Who dare not buy it?
Lin Dazhu was about to refute, but immediately he came back to his senses. No, no, he must not be fooled. The third brother was afraid that he was irritating him with words again.
Thinking of this, Lin Dazhu turned to look at his second brother on the side. He obviously wanted to ask for help. He wanted his second brother to help him figure it out. Why did he always feel that what his third brother said made sense?
How could Lin Erzhu have time to help his eldest brother sort out his thoughts? No, at this moment, all he could think about was his mother holding a silver hairpin and stroking her hair from left to right. It was just like what the third brother said, mother is Really like it.
It's just that my mother already has a silver hairpin, so they can't buy another one.
After thinking about it, Lin Erzhu said, "Third brother, my mother already has the silver hairpin. How about we think about it again and buy something else for my mother?"
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Chapter 39 Preparing for the Exam
The three brothers here are thinking about buying some gifts for their mother in Zhoushan County.
At this time, at his home in Xiaogaoshan Village, Patriarch Lin came to the door.
Old Lintou welcomed his uncle into the main room and sat down. Mrs. Wu quickly made tea. The couple were a little puzzled. Except for the marriage of the three boys at home, uncle had never been to their house at other times. I wonder if he is here today. Why.
Patriarch Lin didn't give in. He came here specifically to take the county examination today.
Because as of yesterday, the families of fourteen students had decided to take the county examination next year, except Lin Dagui's family, so the head of the Lin family wanted to come over and ask what was going on.
If this had been the case before, when Lin Dagui's family was still short of food and clothing, he would definitely not have come here. After all, going to the exam would cost money. But now, Patriarch Lin feels that his family can still afford the cost of a county examination.
When he heard that it was about taking the county examination, Lao Lintou was a little confused. Can he take the imperial examination so soon?
Why does he feel that his dog seems to have been reading for a while?
Seeing that her husband looked confused, Wu couldn't help but interjected, "It's not that long. The dog was only five years old when he first went to school, and he will be eight years old soon."
Eight years old?
Old Lintou thought for a moment and realized that it was true that the Chinese New Year would be in just over a month. The dog was born in February, so the month was older, so he would be eight years old.
Thinking back to the time when the third daughter-in-law gave birth to Gouzi, the third daughter-in-law was so happy that her face was full of snot and her nose was bubbled as if it was just yesterday. Unexpectedly, Gouzi was going to take the county examination at this moment. Life went by so fast.
Old Lintou recovered his thoughts, smiled and said to Chief Lin, "Uncle, please rest assured, since the clan stipulates that everyone must participate, my Yuanqiu will definitely go too."
Old Lintou only thought that participating in the county examination was a unified arrangement of the clan, so he didn't think much about it and immediately agreed.
What are the rules of the clan? Chief Lin felt a little awkward when he heard this, but then he thought about it. Didn’t he come here today just to persuade others to take the county examination? So what Dagui said was right, so he didn’t think more about it. , and then talked about registration for the county examination.
"Yesterday I went to ask Youzhi, and he said that the county examination is held in February every year. The specific date depends on the notice issued by the government. At that time, the clan will hire a carriage to register. We will discuss how to do it specifically."
As he said that, Patriarch Lin thought about the guarantee again and said hurriedly, "The people who made the guarantee and the local people who are willing to make the guarantee will help arrange it. Let's prepare the guarantee money."
Old Lintou nodded, "Uncle Clan, how much is the insurance premium?"
Wu was also about to ask. She had long heard that studying for the imperial examination cost money, and now she naturally wanted to know the specific amount.
"I heard from Youzhi, plus the one tael given to Lin Sheng as a guarantee, a county test will cost about two taels of silver."
Two taels!
When Mrs. Wu heard this, she couldn't help but take a deep breath, thinking to herself, taking the county examination once would cost two taels, but taking two exams would cost four taels? If you take the exam three times, that’s six taels.
No, what's two times and three times, ah, ah, ah, ah, my own dog must be able to pass by.
When Lin Yuanqiu returned home from school, he heard from his grandma that the clan leader had come over today and also found out that he was going to take the county examination next year.
Lin Yuanqiu was a little confused. He had said before that he would not take the exam. Unexpectedly, he was rejected now. He regretted it. If he had known that the clan leader would come to the door in person, he should have told his family earlier. thing.
Alas, it's his own fault. In his previous life, he was used to making decisions by himself. He really didn't have the consciousness to consult with others when encountering problems.
Thinking like this, Lin Yuanqiu secretly warned himself that he must discuss anything with his family in the future.
Otherwise, just like now, just because we didn't discuss it in advance, I have to take the county examination this time even if I don't take it. I can't let grandpa go to the clan leader to regret it. In this way, where is the prestige of the head of the family?
It's just that I was too passive, and I was not prepared at all.
Looking at his mother, his eldest and second aunts, and his cousins, they were all full of expectations, which made Lin Yuanqiu not know what to say for a moment.
Seeing this, Old Lintou thought that his grandson was worried that he would not pass the exam, so he hurriedly said to comfort him, "You are still young, so there is no rush. Let's just go for a walk and get familiar with the exam room first. It's also good."
Although he really hopes that his grandson will pass the exam, old Lintou is not a brainless person. Let alone talking about distance, take Lin Youzhi as an example. If he remembers correctly, Lin Youzhi was already close to the exam when he passed the exam. He is thirty, so Lao Lintou still knows how difficult the imperial examination is.
Lin Yuanqiu nodded, indicating that he understood.
Although this was the case, Lin Yuanqiu tonight did not wash up and go to bed early as before. Instead, he rarely lit the oil lamp in the room.
