After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

With Qiu Biaotou's carriage, Qin Yao and Liu Ji arrived at the county seat at noon.

Both parties said goodbye at the city gate, but the motorcade did not stop and continued towards its destination.

Just thinking that he might encounter horse bandits entrenched here along the way, Qiu Biaotou's solemn expression could not be relieved.

He escorted the goods from Qishan Mansion in the west, and had to pass through Zijin Mansion to return to the capital in the east. He was only a third of the way when a box of goods was lost due to horse bandits here, and he felt very depressed.

But before leaving, he still smiled and gave Qin Yao a gourd, saying that it contained the seeds of a kind of melon and fruit called Lianggua.

The nobles in the capital love this most in summer. Originally, this seed was taken away by the emperor and the common people were not allowed to grow it, so the price has always been high. Ordinary people want to get it in summer, and they have to prepare ten taels of silver and queue up to get it.

It's a hot summer day. The eldest princess is considerate of the common people and specially asks Your Majesty to open the imperial farm's planting room and reward these rare melon and fruit seeds to the common people.

Speaking of this, Qiu Biao looked at the east, his solemn expression finally faded a little, When summer comes next year, ordinary people will be able to eat this cold melon to relieve the heat.

Princess Princess is so kind.

After separating from the caravan, Liu Ji took the gourd of cold melon seeds and expressed his gratitude.

Qin Yao guessed that this cold melon was probably watermelon.

Watermelon, when was the last time she ate it? It seems that the end of the world has not yet come at that time.

It has been so long that the memory is a little blurry, but Qin Yao is very much looking forward to what kind of fruits the melon seeds will bear after planting them next spring.

The wonton stall at the gate of the city is still there, and business is as good as before. Qin Yao ordered four bowls of wontons, three for her and one for Liu Ji. They filled their stomachs. Seeing that the afternoon academy class time was coming, the two of them bought them. Apprenticeship ceremony and go to the academy.

Qin Yao came here for the first time and was not familiar with it, so she asked Liu Ji to lead the way.

Liu Jilai acted calmly on the way, but when he arrived in front of the academy, he felt a little timid.

He looked around, always wanting to see if there was anyone older than him.

As a result, only two families from the city came with their seven or eight-year-old son to become a teacher and enroll in school.

There is only one official academy in the entire county, which has reached a certain scale and has a dedicated person in charge of admissions.

Qin Yao and his wife followed the two families with children in front of them and entered the side entrance of the academy to the registration location.

There is a master here who is responsible for receiving students.

Therefore, for example, in the storybook, a student from a poor family becomes a disciple of a famous teacher and gets the guidance of a famous teacher in high school. It is impossible to exist in reality.

There are only a few teachers in the academy, but there are many students. If there are not particularly outstanding top students, it is impossible to attract the attention of famous teachers.

Moreover, the main focus here is free-range training, relying on understanding, the master brings in the door, and the practice depends on the individual.

Liu Ji said that he was once a student of this academy, and the master in charge of registration stared at him for a long time.

Shaking his head, he couldn’t remember or had any impression.

But seeing Liu Ji coming to school at his age, I took a second look at him. He looked good, not bad.

The two children next to him looked up at Liu Ji, wondering what was so funny about him. After a while, they lowered their heads and covered their mouths to suppress laughter.

It wasn't until his parents gave him a slap in the face that he obeyed and didn't look sideways.

The academy is not something you can just study for. You have to check all three generations of your ancestors.

These materials must be prepared by the students who enter the school. When Qin Yao came, he asked the village chief to get a certificate and passed the inspection smoothly.

After that, the students’ character is tested.

The Master would ask a few questions to see how the students answered and judge them accordingly.

To pass the first level, you only need to be able to answer this level according to the correct reference answers.

This was not Liu Ji's first time enrolling in the academy. In order to enter the academy, he had to memorize the standard answers. This time the questions were exactly the same as before. He passed without changing a single word.

The two little boys must have carried it on their backs, but they were still young and had to carry it on a temporary basis, so they stumbled over it.

Parents reminded from the sidelines that they got over it in one piece.

The two children live in the county town, so they took the enrollment sign and went to another place to report.

Liu Ji has to live in the academy, so he has to pay extra for accommodation and food.

The academy has a kitchen, and there is a cook in the kitchen who is responsible for the students' two meals a day.

If you want to eat three meals a day, you can only open a small stove yourself.

Accommodation fees and canteen food fees have both increased. Each is fifty cents more than the standard that Qin Yao inquired about before, which is one or two cents per year.

I lived in Datongpu, a room with six people in a room. The room was not spacious, but it had good lighting. Qin Yao thought it was okay.

Taking the enrollment sign, he went to see the guard responsible for students' food and accommodation. The guard assigned Liu Ji a room. The room was not full, and there were only four people including him for the time being.

At this moment, the students were all attending classes in the front courtyard classroom, and there was no one in the dormitory. Liu Ji frowned as he glanced at the hygiene situation.

In the past, he could sleep in a pigsty, but now... It's all Qin Yao's fault for being such a shrewd woman, poor and fastidious, that made him so squeamish now that he can't even smell the smell of his feet!

Qin Yao was facing away from him, choosing the remaining beds, so she didn't see Liu Ji's angry look, otherwise a beating would be necessary today.

That's it, in the corner, be quiet. Qin Yao said and threw the bedding she brought on the bed at the back.

He also treated Liu Ji as a freshman and taught him: Aren't there two empty bunks in the middle? If you put the extra stuff here before no one moves in, there will be an independent space.

It's strange, there isn't even a stove, and the kitchen didn't say anything about providing hot water for you. Don't they even want to wash their hair and take a shower? Forget it, I'll buy you a water-boiling stove later and a basin to boil water for washing. .”

Hearing this, Liu Ji suddenly remembered his previous life in the academy.

It seems, that is, no one bathes and washes their hair often! Even if the house smells like stinky feet, is it possible that we still need to smell the stinky smell on their bodies?

After all, he is also a scholar, why are he so careless!

Qin Yao laid the bedding and walked around the small house. The brick house also had a kang to sleep on, which kept it warm in the summer and cold in the winter. She was very satisfied.

He turned around and patted Liu Ji on the shoulder, Cherish this opportunity, study hard, ask questions if you don't understand something in class, and exchange homework with seniors who are better than you after class, and then combine it with the important notes in your own books to enhance your understanding.

By the way, someone wants to borrow a book from you, what should you do? Qin Yao asked dangerously.

Liu Ji shook his head like a rattle, If you don't lend it, you won't lend it even if you kill me!

That's right! Qin Yao looked at him everywhere now, This is the exclusive tutoring material that we have worked so hard to obtain. There are only so many scholar positions. If you give it to others, it is equivalent to establishing a good reputation for yourself. Opponent, you know, right?

I understand. Liu Ji said seriously.

Because her hand touched his neck without knowing when, and she squeezed it a few times.

Damn it, if you want to strangle him, just say so!