Quick travel to save a miserable life

On this day, Wang Ziming asked Lin Hui whether it was time to go to prison to see his father.

Lin Hui neither agreed nor refused. She just went back to her room and brought over a small wooden box containing money, opened it and showed it to Wang Ziming.

I saw dozens of copper plates and two or three pieces of broken silver scattered in the small wooden box.

At first, Wang Ziming didn't understand what it meant, but then he suddenly thought of his mother's actions of tying the cell head and guarding him last time he visited the prison.

He understood immediately.

The family only had so much money left, and the three of them still needed to live on and eat. If they went to see their father, the money would go into the pockets of the prison bosses.

What about the lives of the three of them?

Wang Ziming blushed with shame and murmured: "Mother, I don't know..."

Lin Hui touched his head pleasantly and said softly: "Mom also wants to visit my father, but she doesn't have much money in her hand. If we spend all of it on food, the three of us may not be able to eat. Wait until mom is better." Work, save some money, and then go see your father, okay?"

Wang Ziming nodded and tried to hold back the tears in his eyes to prevent them from flowing down.

Of course, Lin Hui couldn't only have this kind of money in her hands. Pawning any item in her space would allow her and other mothers to live a wealthy life with no worries about food and clothing, but she just wanted to take this opportunity to train this child. Naturally you won't do this.

But what was shown to Wang Ziming was indeed all the Wang family's wealth.

The money was found in Wang Liu's room. After finishing her funeral and visiting Wang Xiuyuan in the cell, there was only so much money left.

Just let this child know how hard life is.

Although the Wang family's life was not rich in the past, Wang Ziming didn't worry about anything except studying. He had no idea that his family's financial situation was difficult. Let him experience it now.

Lin Hui planned to wait until Wang Xiuyuan died before the family's situation gradually improved. Otherwise, the child would feel that his life was a little more comfortable and would probably want to visit his father from time to time.

Of course, this process of getting rich cannot be too fast. If it is too fast, it will inevitably arouse people's suspicion. After all, they are orphans and widowed, and their ways of getting money are limited. If they have too much money in their hands, they will inevitably attract covetous people. .

Although Lin Hui is not afraid of trouble and can easily deal with some children, it is still good to have less trouble. What is more important is to let the children know that money is hard-earned so that they will not lose themselves when facing money in the future. .

As a result, Lin Hui did not intend to remain poor like this and would use some means to make her life better. As for Wang Ziming, it was impossible for him to stop studying. After all, ancient society was still dominated by the idea of ​​officialdom.

Haven't you noticed that the more wealthy families are, the more they hope their children and grandchildren can study and become officials? The main reason is that in feudal society, power is centralized and imperial power is supreme, and officials at all levels are the extension of imperial power. Being an official is more important than anything else.

Since Wang Ziming has a talent for reading, there is no reason for him to cut off his path to advancement. The only reason is to give him more training, and to use his poor life to let him see clearly his mother's dedication and contribution to the family. , increasing his dependence and gratitude to his mother.

If he still ignores or even despises his mother and sister as before, then what's the use of training him to study and be successful? Lin Hui will not be so stupid and pay in vain, and finally cultivate a white-eyed wolf.

Fortunately, this dynasty does not prohibit the descendants of criminals from taking the imperial examination. Basically, except for those with low status, those who have committed major crimes such as treason and treason, other descendants of criminals are not allowed to take the imperial examination. Otherwise, Lin Hui would not give Wang Xiuyuan the title. Instead of ending up like this, he decided to change his approach.

After Wang Ziming became proficient in some daily housework, Lin Hui slowly began to teach him how to cook. It must be said that smart people learn things quickly. In just three to five days, Wang Ziming could easily cook. Some daily meals.

Later, Lin Hui simply left Yao Niang in his care while she was busy.

Lin Hui was not really too busy to take care of Yao Niang, but wanted to take this opportunity to cultivate his care and love for his sister.

At first, Wang Ziming was a little resistant. He always thought that his sister was a stupid child and it was too embarrassing to be with her.

But his mother said that his sister just didn't want to talk and moved slowly. In fact, she knew everything, so he could talk to his sister slowly if he had anything to do.

Wang Ziming actually didn't believe it. He had never seen his sister say a word. Who could such an older child not say a word all day long?

But after he really got in touch with Yao Niang, he realized that this sister really wasn't as stupid as he thought!

That day, his mother asked him to play with his sister, but he was reading the book that Mr. Liu gave him. He was in a trance and was not allowed to go out. So he tentatively said to Yao Niang slowly: "Yao Niang, brother, take care of me." Would you like to play in the yard?"

He stared into Yao Niang's eyes, paying attention to her performance, and saw Yao Niang looking at his face with wide eyes, and then nodded slowly.

Wang Ziming suddenly felt a little happy, she could understand what he was saying!

So, he found a place where the sun was not dazzling, took some of Yao Niang's small wooden toys, and let her play next to them.

As for himself, he moved a stool, holding a book in one hand and a branch in the other hand to write on the ground.

Yes, although Wang Ziming dropped out of school, he never gave up studying.

There have been sudden changes in the family these days. My grandmother passed away and my father was imprisoned and about to be executed. The so-called relatives and friends who had flocked to my father because he was admitted as a scholar have all disappeared. The so-called close friends my father had been with in the past have disappeared. All his friends also disappeared one after another, no one was seen.

Grandma's funeral was held in a deserted manner, with only a few neighbors helping out and not many people coming to express their condolences.

At that time, Wang Ziming felt the uncertainty of the world and the warmth and warmth of people.

Later, those failed job-hunting experiences made him decide that he must work hard and make a difference in the future.

Although he cannot go to school for the time being, it does not prevent him from reading and writing at home.

In order to save money, he did not write with pen and paper at first. When he encountered new words, he would first scratch them on the ground with branches. After he became familiar with the strokes and glyph structure, he would write on paper.

While he was concentrating on writing on the ground, Yao Niang came up to him at some point and curiously looked at the words he wrote on the ground.

Seeing the little girl's interest, he broke off a branch and handed it to her: "Brother is writing, you should also write together!"

Yao Niang took the branch, imitated her brother's example, and started scratching on the ground in a serious manner.