I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 1 Private School Quota
In July, there was a fire, and Jinlin Village faced the mountains on both sides, and the water on the other side didn't look hot, but the roaring Xia Chan on the branch felt dry.

"Your father and I are not dead. It's not your turn to be the master of the old Zhan family!" A sharp screeching sound rang out, the withered lips of Mrs. Zhan Yao's shriveled lips quickly opened, and the spittle flew over the arrogance of the two daughters-in-law instantly. pressed down.

"Mother, calm down and drink some water." The scolded Xiao Yao was thick-skinned, picked up the thick porcelain teapot on the table, poured a glass of water and handed it over, with a flattering smile, "Mother, what do you say about us? Just do it."

"Hmph, everyone is worry-free." Madam Zhan still had an old wrinkled face, and her cannibalistic eyes were fierce and mean.

However, in the face of her niece and second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhan gave a three-point smile, and poured a cup of rough tea water in a few mouthfuls.

In the lower right corner of the main room, seven-year-old Zhan Feiyu lowered his head, the big dark eyes on his disc-like bun's face flickered, and there was a light in his eyes that didn't belong to a child.

Suddenly, the top of his head became hot, Zhan Feiyu blinked his dark eyes, and the raised chubby face was full of doubts, "Mother?"

The big house's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Li, is a round-faced woman. She doesn't look good, but her smile is warm. She rubbed the top of her daughter's head soothingly, and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid."

The Zhan family has a total of three rooms. Because the old man Zhan and his wife Yao are still alive, their parents are not separated, and a family of more than a dozen people live together. Today, the second and third rooms are just because of the number of study places.

In the past, after the empresses of the previous dynasties were reformed, women could also enter private schools and take the imperial examinations. Women from wealthy families could read and read, but it was absolutely rare to study hard for dozens of years to take the imperial examinations.

As for the poor people who can't even pay for a boy's education, let alone a girl who is going to marry sooner or later, there is only one daughter, Zhan Feiyu, in the big house of the Zhan family.

Glancing at the fierce and sullen grandmother, Zhan Feiyu nodded obediently, the big house has no children, the two couples are two old scalpers in Zhan's house, they wake up earlier than chickens and sleep later than dogs, but Zhan's family has no children. The advantage is that it doesn't touch it at all.

With a bang, Mrs. Zhan put the empty teacup back on the table heavily, her cloudy old eyes staring at the juniors of the Zhan family below.

The two daughters-in-law who were engaged in trouble shrank their bodies, and then Mrs. Zhan said with a gloomy expression: "Which of the food and clothing at home doesn't cost money? Mrs. Lin wears [-] taels of silver a year, and I and I Your father has taken out all the coffin books, and you don't have to go to the private school for any more quarrels, and they will all come back to the fields for me!"

The sound of cicadas mingled with shouting and cursing, Zhan Xiujun, a 12-year-old in the second room, complained impatiently, "Grandma, I'm going back to my room to practice calligraphy, and my master will check it the day after tomorrow."

The eldest grandson opened his mouth, and Mrs. Zhan's fierce expression instantly turned into kindness, and she smiled with her yellow teeth grinning, "Dalang, go back to your room, and grandma will cook an egg for you at night."

"Dalang, bring your brother with you, and let Saburo also recognize a few more words." The second daughter-in-law, Xiao Yaoshi, pushed the younger son, glanced at the third daughter-in-law proudly, and raised her voice deliberately, "Sanlang Follow your brother to study hard, the master praised you two brothers for being smart and smart last time, maybe our old Zhan family will have a pair of talented men in the future."

"Okay, let's go down and rest." The old man Zhan is a no-brainer. The second and third children are his grandsons, and it is the same for whoever goes to school.

Xiao Yao's filial piety helped the old lady Zhan to go back to her room to rest, while the men stayed in the main room and continued to talk about autumn planting.

"Sister-in-law, mother is too partial." After leaving the main room, the third-bedroom daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ma, glanced back, not knowing how to hide the resentment on her face.

"Dalang entered school when he was seven years old. Anyway, it's my Erlang's turn. Erlang is eight years old this year. Could it be that the two sons born by the second sister-in-law are human, and I am not the grandson of the Zhan family!" With a dark and pockmarked face, he did not dare to disobey the fierce and mean mother-in-law, but the resentment in his heart could not go down, and his voice was hoarse and his eyes were red.

Dafang Li is a kind person, but he has a good plan. He smiled and persuaded him, "It's not that it has not been decided who will enroll. When the mother calms down, you and the third child will talk again."

Zhan Feiyu let Li's lead go out, and lowered her head to listen to her mother and third aunt talking. If she was a native Daqing girl, Zhan Feiyu might accept her fate.

Not to mention Jinlin Village, there are not many girls who are enrolled in Shangsi County. If you have spare money, it is better to pull a piece of cloth and make some clothes for the family.

But there is a modern soul in her body... Zhan Feiyu Duduzui, she has no great talent to make a career, but she doesn't want to be blind, even if she wants to get married, she also wants to be admitted to the title of female talent, no matter what happens in the future, With fame, at least there are human rights.The persimmon branches in the yard were lush and leafy. Under the shade of the trees, Mrs. Li and the third sister-in-law, who were aggrieved, left after complaining, and then said warmly, "Xiaoyu, it's hot outside, go back to the house with your mother."

The Zhan family has three rooms, and each son has three rooms. He is considered wealthy in Jinlin Village.

In the room, Zhan Feiyu sat down on the square stool, raised his head and looked at Mrs. Li with a kind face, and a soft and waxy voice sounded, "Mother, I also want to go to a private school."

Li Shi, who was pouring tea, shook his hand, and the tea was spilled on the table.

After a long while, Mrs Li, who was wiping the table, said in a warm voice, "Xiaoyu, mother knows that you are wronged."

Perhaps facing her immature daughter, Mrs. Li no longer concealed her grievances, but she still suppressed her voice so that her in-laws and concubines could not hear, "How tired your father is, mother also wants to send you to a private school. , but your grandma is in charge of the family."

If there is a son, even if the docile Mrs. Li is torn apart and scolded by her mother-in-law for being unfilial, she will fight for it. The entire Zhan family is the hardest and most tired. Why should the money they earn give to the children of the second and third rooms? Go to a private school?
But she's just such a girl, no matter how unfair the Li family is, she can't say that her daughter should go to a private school. No one in the Zhan family would agree, and neither would the head of her own.

The resentment in his eyes finally disappeared, Mr. Li didn't speak again, picked up the small bamboo dustpan and started sewing.

Zhan Feiyu lowered his small head, right to the chubby fingers, and was unwilling to give up this only opportunity in his heart.

The Zhan family is considered wealthy in the village. Her grandfather is a cook. When anyone has a wedding or a wedding, she will let her grandfather handle it, and the farm work in the field has not been left behind.

Her father is a good worker, and his father manages the [-] acres of land in the Zhan family.

Her grandmother Zhan loves her youngest son and grandson the most, but the second son is the one she relies on the most, and the second daughter-in-law is her niece.

Although Second Uncle Zhan is a little more cunning, his brain is still alive. A few years ago, he got an ox cart and made two trips a day to send the villagers to the county, and then he was a guy who worked in the county to pull goods.

When the farming is busy, I come back to help, which is much easier than her father, and earns a lot of money. The key is to buy something every once in a while to be filial to her milk.

As for Zhan Feiyu, her uncle learned some cooking skills from grandpa, and she can also make some money, but her uncle's personality is out of character and he is lazy, fortunately, there is nothing serious.

The three daughters-in-law of the Zhan family are also diligent. They take care of the vegetable fields on weekdays. The family raises a pig and a lot of chickens.

Of course, the wealthy Zhan family is also relative to the poor farmers who can't afford food or clothes. It is too expensive to study and go to school. Not to mention Jinlin Village, even in Shangsi County, not many can go to private schools.

(End of this chapter)