jdhmnovel Chapter 167 I Want to Take the Tongsheng Examination
Chapter 167 I Want to Take the Tongsheng Examination
In busy days, time flies by in the blink of an eye.
After the winter solstice, the coldest seasons of the year, Lesser Cold and Greater Cold, will arrive.
Every household in Shanglin Village is filled with joy, for one simple reason: this year, the grilled fish business of Ruyilou is still booming, and the able-bodied men in Shanglin Village catch fish based on their own abilities.
In short, the people of Shanglin Village are not afraid of anything, but what they fear most is not making any money.
Those who worked for the Lin family, in addition to the money they earned from selling fish, could earn nearly one or two taels of silver a month.
On this day, the villagers who went to work received their first month's wages.
The Lin family also gave each person a two-pound piece of fat meat!
The villagers who received the silver and meat laughed as hard as cooked dogs, with their mouths almost grinning to their ears.
The copper coins in my hand were strung together and jingled in my hand, which was the most wonderful sound I had ever heard in those days.
There are also big pieces of white fat meat, which can be boiled into lard at home, so that the family will have no shortage of oil and water for the New Year!
Especially in the evening when everyone finishes work and rushes home, the villagers look at the fat meat in their hands with envy and longing eyes, and that feeling is very proud.
It was as if what he was holding in his hand was not fat meat, but a treasure and a family heirloom.
Then touch the copper coin hidden in your pocket, move it around, and feel the cool touch of the copper coin in your hand.
Although I can’t let others know how much I got, it makes me happy just thinking about it!
"Wow! Such a big piece of fat meat!" Uncle Wang, who was sitting under the crooked tree, was overjoyed when he saw the meat in the hands of his two daughters-in-law, and quickly called his wife to take it away for processing.
"Old woman, quickly turn the meat into lard so that we can cook some lard residue and Chinese cabbage tonight."
"Mr. Wang, your two daughters-in-law are both very capable, unlike the ones in my family, who are all lazy and gluttonous and were not chosen twice."
The person who was speaking was Aunt Hu, the most competitive woman in the village. When Landlord Liu was still alive, her eldest son worked as a steward in Landlord Liu's household, and he would always show off by shouting and yelling.
Landlord Liu either gave meat or grain, which made the villagers extremely jealous.
Later, landlord Liu fell from power and her eldest son went to jail and never came out.
The eldest daughter-in-law ran away with someone, leaving behind two grandsons.
Aunt Hu has become quiet, staying in the house like a dove every day and never coming out.
Later, the second and third sons in the family were humiliated by the villagers and could not raise their heads, so they went to the head of the village to make a fuss, and the head of the village presided over the division of the family.
The second and third sons would rather give up the old house and live on the streets with their children than not separate the family.
I don’t know how the eldest son is doing in prison, but the family doesn’t have much money, not even enough to go to the Lin’an Prefecture Prison.
We are all brothers and sisters. We can’t offend the other two sons in the family just because of my sophomore year.
So he gritted his teeth and divided the old house, along with all the items in the house, into three parts.
She and the old couple lived with the eldest son. The old couple helped to take care of the eldest son's share, but they didn't know whether the eldest son would live to come back.
Later, the second son went to work in the city, and the third son took the two boys from the eldest family to fish at home. They earned some money and their life improved a little. But Aunt Hu's habit of joining in the fun and showing off came back again.
When others are doing well, she frowns and pinches her throat and says sarcastic words.
In short, it is just to make people feel uncomfortable for a while.
"Hehe." But Grandpa Wang didn't say anything. He picked up his youngest grandson and said, "Niuniu, we're having lard residue tonight!"
"Oh grandpa, let's eat lard residue!"
The child's clear voice was filled with joy, which overshadowed Aunt Hu's sour mood.
"Uncle Wang, you are so lucky! Your son and daughter-in-law are both good at making money."
The old man drove a bullock cart, and his two daughters-in-law were both hardworking people, and they went to work for the Lin family one after another. Of the two sons, one learned carpentry from his uncle's family since he was a child, and now works outside with his uncle; the other was a good hand at working in the fields, doing everything better than others, and producing more than others.
Uncle Wang was too lazy to say anything, but he was in a good mood today. He stroked his white beard and said, "Don't you see that my old wife has to take care of the grandchildren at home every day? That's why the eldest and second sons' families have to go out to work."
Aunt Hu wondered why these words seemed to be a veiled attack.
Scolding her for taking care of the eldest child who is in prison, but not the second and third children?
But Uncle Wang didn't want to chat with anyone outside anymore. Going back and smelling the aroma of lard and listening to the sizzling sound of frying oil was no better than being blown by the wind outside.
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"Dajiang, take this bowl of meat to my parents."
Li Taohua was in a good mood and served a bowl of braised pork.
The thousand kilograms of sausages were finally shipped away, and the young master and they worked out the division of the profits during this period.
Li Taohua and Lin Dajiang were more open-minded in this regard. After all, as long as they could make money, it was fine. As for how and what the young master sold outside, that was none of their business.
All they have to do is keep the recipe of the seasoning in their own hands.
Even if outsiders want to learn it, it will take at least one or two years.
Xiaoman said that as long as you put your heart into making delicious sausages, one or two years would be enough to build a good reputation for the product.
Although she and the boss didn't know how much word of mouth was worth, after selling sausages for two consecutive months, after deducting the expenses of wages and building the workshop, they made a net profit of 262 taels of silver, which was something they had never dared to imagine.
The key is that selling sausages can provide jobs for villagers, so it's worth it.
"Okay, Taohua, go and rest quickly. You must be exhausted these days, right?"
Lin Dajiang put the bowl into a bamboo basket with a lid and placed a few preserved eggs around it. "Taohua, I'll be back soon."
Li Taohua smiled, told him to slow down, and put a piece of meat into Lidong's mouth as he was watching.
"Eat quickly, little brat, your saliva is about to drip onto the floor."
After that, he picked up another piece for Guyu and said with a smile, "You little greedy ghost is almost the same."
After saying that, he looked at Lin Xiaoman who was sitting next to him, and stood up with a smile. Just when Li Taohua was about to pick up the braised pork with the chopsticks in her hand, she was stopped by Lin Xiaoman.
"Mom, please don't! How old am I? Do I still need you to feed me?"
"No matter how old she is, she is still my eldest daughter!" Li Taohua glared at Lin Xiaoman with a smile, but did not give her any more meat.
"Xiaoman!" Lin Jingzhe suddenly spoke excitedly.
It's so strange, my brother who had been daydreaming and suddenly became silent for the past two days suddenly came back to life?
"What's the matter?"
Lin Xiaoman asked casually, and seeing that he seemed to have made some important decision, he calmed down and waited for him to speak.
Lin Jingzhe looked at his mother and sister, smoothed his short coat, and said solemnly: "I want to study with Ci'an and take the examination for Tongsheng in two years."
Li Taohua stared at Lin Jingzhe blankly and asked in disbelief, "What did you say?"
"I have to study for exams." Lin Jingzhe replied to her in a resounding voice.
"Mom, I've thought about it. We're doing business, and there may be people who are jealous and do bad things to us. Although no one will touch us with Changsheng around, Changsheng and Ci'an won't stay in Dayi Town forever. If you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. If I'm lucky enough to pass the imperial examination..."
"The rabbits at home are under Zhou Quan's care. I usually leave the delivery of rabbits to Brother Zi'an. In the past, I just wanted to learn more words, but now I think my thinking is too narrow."
"Brother, I support you!"
All things are inferior except reading. No matter what era, it is an unchanging truth that knowledge changes destiny.
In the past, the Lin family was poor, and they couldn’t even afford to eat, let alone study.
Now that the conditions are met, she naturally supports her brother going to school.
"Not only does my brother have to study, but Lidong will also have to go to school when he grows up, and Guyu and I will also be able to learn to read from our brother and younger brother in the future!"