I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 16
"Brother and sister, I see that your complexion is more sallow." In the vegetable field, Xiao Yao put down the bamboo basket and sighed with emotion, "I haven't eaten meat at home for more than a month, and Xiaoyu spent ten taels of silver to go to the private school. In the past, eldest brother and sister-in-law could hand over three or four hundred cents of silver to my mother a month, but now there is no money left."

"Mother is getting more and more stingy, she can't bear to cook even egg drop soup!" Ma Shi was also annoyed when she thought of Mrs. Zhan's stinginess. She was greedy and could steal a few snacks for Erlang and Niuniu occasionally. mouth.

idiot!Xiao Yao looked at the unabashed Ma with contempt. If she said this to her mother, the custodial mother would give this idiot a note.

Little Yao Shi hid the calculations in his eyes and said in a low voice, "Big brother and sister-in-law's private money has been bought for pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and it may not be available for Erlang's Shuxiu family in September next year."

"Why!" Ma's cannonball was ignited, and he shouted, "It is promised that Erlang will be sent to a private school next year. If the parents are partial, the third child and I will not stick to it!"

Although Mrs. Ma does not like the cunning second sister-in-law and is closer to Mrs. Li, the sister-in-law is only for face. This will be provoked by Mrs. Yao, and Mrs. Ma's face is full of anger. Thinking of the dishes at home, even sesame oil Reluctant to let go, I couldn't help but feel resentment for Zhan Feiyu, who was enrolled.

"Just because my parents are partial to the big room now, the big man in my family has to stand aside. Brother and sister, look at it. If you can't get money next year, Erlang will not expect to go to a private school." Xiao Yao Shi tutted twice and looked sympathetically. Ma Shi, who was furious, said, "It's a pity that Erlang has such a smart brain."

"I'm going to ask my mother for an explanation!" Ma stopped picking vegetables, turned around and hurried home, ignoring the smug expression on Xiao Yao's back.

At noon, the people working in the fields had not returned.

The Zhan family spent a lot of time during this time, so the old man Zhan forced the idle third Zhan to work together, planning to open up two more acres of wasteland to grow some vegetables before winter, and some sweet potatoes next year.

As soon as I entered the door, I smelled the strong smell of oil. Looking at the scrambled eggs with chopsticks on the plate, and then looking at Ma Shi, Zhan Erlang, Saburo, and Niuniu who were eating oily mouths, the old lady Zhan only felt dark in front of her eyes.

"Milk?" Zhan Erlang looked at Mrs. Zhan, who turned dark and walked towards the kitchen in horror.

Saburo slipped out as soon as he lost the chopsticks when he saw that the situation was not good. Niuniu didn't know she was afraid, but she was still happy.

Ma Shi wiped his mouth and muttered, "Eat all you eat!" But what he said was a guilty conscience.

"I'll beat you to death, you prodigal!" The sharp scolding sounded suddenly. Seeing that all the eight eggs in the jar had been eaten up, Mrs. Zhan rushed back with a bamboo broom.

"Mother, what are you doing... Stop beating..." Mrs. Ma screamed bitterly, but the broom in Madam Zhan's hand was still overwhelming.

When the old man Zhan came back with the eldest and the third with the hoes, the little Yao Shi also came back from the vegetable field with Saburo.

"Third, I'm dead!" In the courtyard, when Ma Shi saw that his man was back, he rushed over crying.

"Ho!" As soon as Zhan Lao entered the yard, he saw a crazy woman with disheveled hair pounced on his face, his face covered with slender bloodstains, his nose and tears smearing his face, coupled with the shrill cries, Zhan The third one almost kicked in the past.

"Father!" Zhan Niuniu was only three years old, she was frightened before, and her face was full of snot and tears.

The third son of Zhan avoided the sloppy Ma Shi with disgust, and glanced at the messy main room, "Did you fight with someone?"

"Third, it's too late, I want to split up, split up!" Ma Shi howled in a hoarse voice, "I'll fry a few eggs, Erlang, Saburo and Niuniu have eaten them too, mother. Beating me like this is going to kill me!"

Old man Zhan frowned and snarled, "Shut up, your mother and I are not dead yet, what kind of family are we divided into!"

"I want to divide you, anyway, I don't divide the family!" The third Zhan stared at the Sapo Ma Shi, and added angrily, "I've been tired in the field all morning, and you don't know how to eat scrambled eggs and leave it for me. Come on, you're going to eat your farts after you split up!"

He almost died of anger when he was blocked by the third son of Zhan, and Ma shouted out of anger, "If Xiaoyu hadn't gone to the private school, the eldest brother would still be able to pay two or three hundred wen every month, and he could eat it at home in five days. Egg drop soup, I haven't had meat for almost two months now!"

Boss Zhan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that his sister-in-law's resentment was directed at him.

"Yeah, don't blame the younger brother and sister, don't say that adults can't stand it, and the children in the family have lost weight. It's not all messy." Little Yao rubbed Saburo's head and sighed.

"In order to hide and earn some money, your second brother is reluctant to eat corn bread at noon. He just drinks water to fill his stomach. After all, Erlang will go to a private school next year, and he is Shu Xiu, who is ten taels of silver. The three children in the family are paid 30 taels of silver a year. !"

30 taels of silver!The men of the Zhan family in the yard were silent. Zhan’s second son made the most money in the Zhan family by pulling ox carts and delivering goods. two.

The old man Zhan took the third child as a cook to hold a banquet. When he was old, he could save five or six taels. The children of Zhan's family could study and study with the money they saved over the years. But when they can't make ends meet, this A little money can't last a few years.

Zhan Feiyu, who ate at a private school at noon, had no idea what happened to the Zhan family.

In the study, Master Lin used his lunch break to look at the five large characters handed in by Zhan Feiyu. The brushwork was immature and lacking in character, but for a beginner who had been holding a pen for a month, each character was written so neatly. You can see Zhan Feiyu's hard work.

"Yan Qinli tablet is the essence of regular script, but it's not easy for beginners. It's better to practice more pagoda tablets and make ten stickers a day. Can you do it?" Lin Fuzi handed over the copybook on the desk.

Zhan Feiyu took it respectfully and nodded heavily, "I can do it."

Even with the praise of the county magistrate, Zhan Feiyu knew that it was not easy to study, especially since he was a girl, and the second aunt was eccentric all day long, and he didn't know when to make trouble.

(End of this chapter)