"Yu'er, where is your brother?"
“He’s still in the fields harvesting wheat.”
"What time has it been? Why are you still harvesting wheat in the fields? You have to celebrate well after passing the exam."
"Sister Ermei, if you want to celebrate, you don't have to celebrate. My brother just passed the exam and passed the exam. It's enough for everyone to know. There is no need to publicize it."
Yang Ermei was so excited just now, but now she thought about it. Brother Sheng passed the Tongsheng test, and he will have to take the Scholarship test in the future. If he takes the test once and for all, the villagers will inevitably say that the Su family is frivolous.
"Yu'er is still thoughtful, so if you don't do it this time, when it turns out that your brother has passed the examination, he will have to make a big show."
When Yang Ermei took her son back and the three of them went to the fields together, Su Laoer turned to look at his daughter walking aside.
"Daughter, did your brother really pass the exam?"
"Dad, this is absolutely true. Officials have come to our house to inform us. Could it be false? Isn't it normal for my brother to be admitted to the Tongsheng School?"
It wasn't until this moment that Su Laoer accepted the fact that his son was admitted to Tongsheng.
When Mrs. Lian saw the three people coming back, she looked at Su Yu.
"Yu'er, what are the officials doing at home?"
"Nothing's wrong. It's just that my eldest brother passed the boy's examination. The official came to the house to announce the good news, but he has already left."
"What, your eldest brother has passed the Tongsheng Examination!"
Mrs. Lian made a loud voice because she was too surprised, and several people in the field heard it. The sickle in Su Sheng's hand fell directly to the ground.
"It's true, mother, my eldest brother passed the examination as a child student."
After Su Yu finished speaking, he turned to look at Su Sheng.
"Congratulations, brother."
"I still have to thank my sister."
Su Sheng knew that if his sister hadn't been here, he wouldn't have worked so hard and wouldn't have been able to pass the Tongsheng exam.
"Congratulations, young master."
Several servants nearby also came to congratulate him.
"When we get back, I will each give you a big red envelope. Aunt Zhou will add extra dishes in the evening. You can make arrangements for whatever is delicious."
"Thank you girl."
It is a happy event for a child to pass the exam. Although the Su family does not hold a banquet to invite the villagers, they still want to celebrate at home.
The whole family worked like chicken blood. After sunset, they finished their morning work and went home to take a bath. Mrs. Zhou went to work in the kitchen, Mrs. Lian was there to help, and Su Yu took a shower. After taking a bath, it was my mother who took the bath. She was there to help, and when Mrs. Lian came back, Mrs. Zhou went back to take the bath.
Mr. Zhou no longer has any psychological burden on his wife and the girl coming to help.
I'm so happy today that I made a total of eight dishes and one soup. Some are what the young master likes and some are what the girl likes. If she only makes what the young master likes, the master and his wife will definitely be unhappy. Now the servants in the family can see clearly. At home, even the young master cannot compare to the status of the girl in the family. However, several servants of the Su family are very convinced. After staying in the Su family for a long time, they naturally know that the success of the Su family to this point is all thanks to the girls.
On the dinner table, the centerpiece is a braised carp, braised pork, steamed pork ribs, fried river shrimp, fried fish and so on. Bai Mo took a jar of wine and another jar of rice wine from the low cabinet on the side.
Everyone likes to drink the wine made by Su Yu. Su Yu made more wine last year, making more than twenty jars. There are plenty of wild grapes in the mountains and they cost nothing. I also made some rice wine, especially for the grown men in the family.
The Zhou Dynasty was very strict about brewing. If the background was not tough, there would be no need to worry about it. Therefore, Su Yu only made the brew quietly, and only his own family would drink it. He would not even give it away to others. No.
Bai Mo likes to drink the wine made by the girl the most. After opening it, the girl poured a glass of wine, and the man poured rice wine.
"Come, let's have a drink and wish my eldest brother the best in the examination."
Everyone was sitting at the same table tonight. Bai Mo quickly stood up and poured another drink for each person.
"Drink as much as you like from the wine served tonight. If you don't have enough, go get it."
"Thank you girl."
"This is the red envelope promised to you, one for each of you."
Su Yu stood up, took a red seal from the basket on the side, and gave one to each person. Bai Mo is a big-hearted person. When he took the red seal and poured it out, he saw that there were small silver taels inside, which totaled about five taels.
"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Miss."
"Okay, eat quickly, the vegetables will get cold if you don't eat them."
After Su Yu finished speaking, she picked up the river shrimps in front of her with her chopsticks. Her family knew that she liked to eat them, so the river shrimps were placed in front of her. The shrimp shells were not wasted, and they went directly into Erhu's mouth. .
Although these people were servants bought by the Su family, Su Yu paid them working wages in the Su family. Su Yu felt that she was not Zhou Papi, so how could she buy them and then have them work for her for free all their lives? Each person has 500 taels per month. Wang Gang and Bai Mo earn 1 tael per month because of their martial arts skills. They also receive red envelopes during the New Year and holidays. The servants of the Su family live better than the other villagers in the village. , this time the young master passed the examination as a boy student, the girl gave him five taels per person.
Mrs. Lian was not happy because the wages Su Yu paid to her servants were too high, but after Su Yu explained it clearly to her, Mrs. Lian started to look away. She felt that her daughter was right. If she was a servant and her master was stingy with her, would she seriously help her master? Lian thought it was impossible. People's hearts are made of flesh. Only if you are good to others will others treat you sincerely. This is what my daughter told her at the time.
"Dad, I want to take the scholar exam in June."
"Sure, go ahead."
Su Laoer agreed without thinking. He felt that his son was not good at studying. If he failed to pass the exam in June, he would not need to read this book. After two years of studying, he would have already learned all the characters. Accept it all.
The main reason is that Su Sheng is already eighteen years old this year. Most people of his age in the village are either married or engaged. However, Su Sheng has not even decided to get married yet. In the past two years, no one has come to talk to her. His mother looked down upon the child, and her own son always rejected him on the grounds that he wanted to study.
Su Sheng also knew what his father meant. If he failed to pass the exam this time, he would have to wait at least three years next time. He would already be twenty-one by then, and his father would not give him another three years.
Su Shengtong took twenty-one exams. If he wanted to be a scholar, it might be a bit uncertain, but it didn't matter. Su Yu heard from the shopkeeper of the study that he sold sample questions for the provincial examination to test talents within ten years. , when she goes to buy it, let her brother take a good look at it, maybe it will be helpful to him, but it’s better not to tell him about it yet.
After the family had eaten and drank, they went back to their rooms to sleep. They had to work early tomorrow.
When the wheat harvest at home was finished, Su Sheng returned to his hometown to continue studying, but he worked harder than before. There was no other way, this was his last chance.
Su Yu had been thinking about his eldest brother's examination for the scholar. After finishing his work at home, he took Bai Mo to Sifang Study. The shopkeeper of the study saw that Su Yu was coming and immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Miss Su, you haven't been here for a while?"
"I'm busy at home, shopkeeper. I heard that you sell the test questions for the scholar exams in previous years. Are they still available now?"
"I still have it here. Is there anyone in Miss Su's family who wants to take the scholar exam?"
"My eldest brother passed the stroller exam not long ago, and he will take the scholar exam in June."
"Congratulations to Miss Su. I usually sell the test questions for the past ten years for eighty-eight taels. If Miss Su wants them, just give me sixty-six taels."
Su Yu had always known that studying in ancient times cost money, and taking the imperial examinations cost even more money, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive. The eldest brother studied for two years, plus the cost of buying books for his usual calligraphy practice, he spent three to four hundred taels in two years. But she also knew that the shopkeeper in front of her was telling the truth and he did give her a lot of discounts.
"Okay, give me one."
(End of chapter)
