Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 83 Arrangements for the Future
That night, Du Jinning's family ate at the new house and lived in the new house.

Originally, the purpose of moving to a new house was to treat guests to dinner, not to mention that Zhang Guangyi, father and son, Du Yinsheng's family of three and several villagers helped so much.

But the third room of the Du family was purged and left the house. Even the rice and vegetables for dinner and the utensils for cooking were given by Zhang Guangyi and Du Yinsheng, and they didn't swell their faces to pretend to be fat.Du Jinning mentioned a few words, and seeing Zhang Guangyi and Du Yinsheng's insistence on refusing to do so, he didn't insist any more. He secretly made up his mind to wait for her to make money before repaying the favor twice.

Mrs. Chen and Du Fanghui were cooking, Du Fangfei and Du Fanghui were decorating the room, and Du Jinning was standing on the porch of the house, looking at the yard of the new house, very satisfied.

There are not many rooms in this house, but the yard is very spacious.

Probably because this house is at the edge of the village, next to the small river, the original Wang family simply surrounded the area near the river with walls.The square yard in front and the open space on the left side facing the river add up to three to four hundred square meters.A clump of bamboo is planted by the river, and there are a date tree and a pomegranate tree in the front yard.Because of the winter, the two trees are bare at this time.

In modern times, Du Jinning had a master's degree in agronomy, and tending plants was her job. Writing novels was just a hobby.In the past, he wanted to hide his clumsiness in Du's house, for fear that Du Chensheng would discover her ability and make the best use of her, and would not let her go.Not only is the family separated now, but it has also severed ties with the Du family, and there is such a big yard, and the fence will be higher in the future. No one else can see what she is doing in the yard, and she can do what she can. up.

As for Mrs. Chen and the three elder sisters, they were people I trusted, and they didn't have much knowledge, so it was easy to fool them.

"Before Zhang Lizheng's hoe was returned, I opened a field here, sprinkled cabbage seeds, and ordered some radishes. In half a month, we will have vegetables to eat." Chen didn't know when Came to Du Jinning's side.

Du Jinning nodded, pointing to the two sides of the courtyard door: "Grow vegetables here, the area by the river is useful to me."

Chen asked curiously, "What do you use it for?"

"I've read about a method of growing fruit trees in a book. By grafting different varieties of fruit trees, you can grow fruit with a large yield and good taste. I want to try it." Du Jinning fooled Chen.

For these, Chen is not very interested.Anyway, there is plenty of space in the courtyard now, so it doesn't matter what Du Jinning does.She was worried about another thing.

"Are you really going to study in the academy? What about the exams in the future? The head of the academy has devoted all his heart and soul to you. I'm afraid you won't be able to do it if you don't take the imperial examination."

Speaking of this, Du Jinning was also very worried.

She is absolutely not allowed to take the imperial examination.

Worried about the fact that things will happen in the future, and it will be far away to be slaughtered by the whole family for committing the crime of deceiving the emperor. She can escape by feigning death before the incident happens, which doesn't matter.The most important thing is that when you take the imperial examination, in order to prevent plagiarism and cheating, you will be searched when you enter the examination room.Not to mention that when it came to the Qiuwei rural examination, there were often examiners who would strip the examinees for inspection, even Du Jinning couldn't bear the fact that the subordinate officials searched the examinees during the Tongsheng examination.

Even if she is young and her breasts are not yet developed, she can pass the child birth test, but she will always marry in the future, and this is a matter that she herself can't bear, let alone her future husband.

But if she doesn't go to the academy, Du Yunnian, who is ready to move, probably won't let them go, right?Zhang Guangyi was willing to borrow money and protect them, but it was all because she was about to become the disciple of the mountain chief.If she didn't go to school, without the protection of Zhang Guangyi and Guan Shanzhang, and Du Yinsheng would no longer take care of them in disappointment, then Du Chensheng and Du Yunnian might be demons again.

In this era of incomplete legal system, without the protection of Zhang Guangyi and Du Yinsheng, the head of the Du family, Du Chensheng and Du Yunnian wanted to harm them, so there was nothing she could do.

Therefore, this academy must be attended.

"Let's take one step at a time, there will always be a way." Du Jinning comforted Chen and himself, "Anyway, who doesn't want to study for three or five years before going to take the imperial examination? I can't let me go in the future. Right? Three to five years is enough time for us to figure out a solution."

"That's the only way to go." Chen sighed.

"Mom, you also know that I have some savings on me. Don't help people carry logs tomorrow. That job is too much for a man, let alone you and the eldest sister." Du Jinning said.

The big mountains behind Taohua Village are not exclusive to Taohua Village and Dalin Village. There is a piece of private property of a wealthy Shen family in the city. The Shen family’s land has been passed down from their ancestors for hundreds of years. Each generation of homeowners will plant all kinds of wood on the mountain, cut down a batch every autumn and winter, and plant new saplings in the next spring.Although wood grows slowly, and it takes more than ten or decades to become useful, but due to the proper cutting and planting, some wood can be cut down every year.The Shen family has a woodware shop in Fucheng, and they transport these logs to Fucheng to make woodenware for sale. Although they don't make a lot of money, it is still a steady stream of business.

And the trees cut down from the mountain to dry, and then brought down the mountain, this requires manual carrying, after all, horses and carts cannot enter the mountain.

Even if the wood is dry, the weight can still be imagined. Usually, they are strong men from the village, who help the Shen family to carry the wood during the autumn and winter farming breaks, so as to supplement some household expenses.Mrs. Chen is helpless, Mrs. Niu will not give them this house except for the corn growing in the field.The family needs to eat oil and salt, and has to wear clothes. She can't do without a penny, so she has to help people carry logs every autumn and winter.But because all the big men went with her, she was afraid that it would affect Du Fangfei's reputation, and the vegetables in the field would have to be taken care of, so she never allowed her to go.

Now there is probably nothing to do, so I want to take Du Fangfei to carry the wood together.

"I know you have silver on you. One tael of silver can buy two stones of rice. If it is replaced by cornmeal, it will be enough for our mothers to eat for half a year. Plant some vegetables in the yard, and spend hundreds of dollars to buy some oil and salt Sauce and vinegar, pots and pans, we can live our lives."

Mrs. Chen looked at Du Jinning with a smile: "But we have to lie to others, don't we? We have left the house, if we don't carry logs, others will be suspicious, and your grandmother may have to make trouble."

Du Jinning knew what Chen said was reasonable, and frowned, "Do you want to carry the wood for a month or two?"

Mrs. Chen shook her head, looking at the yard that was gradually disappearing into the darkness as the light dimmed: "Just carry it for a few days. Your eldest sister has never carried it. I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it." She turned her head, "I want to make tofu Sell."

(End of this chapter)