Quick travel to save a miserable life

For this courtyard, which is smaller than the house in Fucheng, it ended up costing [-] taels! This price is already more than three times that of Fucheng!

At this point, Yaren kept saying that they were lucky and got a bargain. This is because the seller had an accident at home and was in a hurry to sell, so the price was not high. If it were based on the normal market price, it would have been at least one or two hundred taels higher.

Anyway, I finally have a place to stay in the capital.

They were really lucky. Because the landlord was in a hurry to sell, he didn't have time to deal with the large furniture and furnishings. In the end, he sold them all at a discount of ten taels of silver.

The quality of these furniture is good, and the materials are also good. It is enough for daily use. If you buy them separately, you can buy them at least [-] or [-] liang.

What pleased Lin Hui the most was that there was a well in the yard, a sweet water well that could be used for daily drinking.

According to Ya people, many people in Beijing do not have wells at home, so they have to buy water for daily drinking. Even if some homes have wells, the water they draw is bitter and cannot be eaten, and can only be used for laundry. If you need drinking water, you still have to buy it.

Now they have a draft well in their yard, which is a big convenience.

After a few people settled down, Ziming began to go out to inquire about information, looking for places with many candidates to inquire about matters related to the imperial examination.

Lin Hui, on the other hand, took Yao Niang to visit various embroidery shops in the capital, and at the same time, he also paid attention to inquire about news about women's schools.

The purpose of visiting the embroidery village is to inquire about the market, which is related to livelihood, and to inquire about girls' studies because Yao Niang is already ten years old. In the past few years, she has read Zi Ming's books all over. When there is really no book to read, she even You may have the patience to read those historical articles.

She was so smart and so studious, Lin Hui didn't want to keep her at home and delay her any longer.

Fortunately, there are schools for girls in the capital, and there are two schools, one of which is near their home.

After inspecting both schools, Lin Hui decided to let Yao Niang attend Qingyun Girls' School, which was close to her home.

The distance is one thing, but the more important reason is that the other Youlin Girls' School is an extremely high-end one. Those who can go to school there are all girls from official families, and they are either rich or noble.

And my family just came to the capital from the countryside. I have no family background or backing. I only have a newly-minted individual in my family. It can be said that I have no background at all.

That kind of aristocratic school is not suitable for families like them to attend. If the child is wronged, he will not be able to stand up for her. Because you can't afford to offend anyone inside.

Relatively speaking, Qingyun Girls' School, which is close to home, is relatively common. Of course, it is not a real commoner. Real commoners cannot go to such a girls' school.

Because Qingyun Women's School not only has strict entrance examinations, but also the tuition is not cheap. Annual education costs one hundred taels of silver. Even in the high-consumption capital, this amount of money is enough for a family of five to live comfortably for two years. Year.

Therefore, most people would not pay this amount for a girl. Even if they could afford it, they would still have to pass the entrance exam to be eligible to study.

After learning that the entrance exam for Qingyun Girls' School would be in the first month of next year, Lin Hui and her son began to prepare for the exam.

Yao Niang is very excited. She can finally go to school like her brother!

At the same time, Lin Hui also selected one of them, Linglong Embroidery Workshop, to cooperate after inspecting many embroidery shops.

Lin Hui took out two of her past works and embroidered a short section on the spot to prove her ability, and finally received a job at a higher price.

Lin Hui knew that the other party wanted to test her depth this time, so she used her full skills to embroider this originally ordinary pattern into an extraordinarily exquisite and brilliant one!

Sure enough, after submitting the work, the next job I received was a more complicated bed tent, and the embroidery studio required it to be a phoenix wearing peony pattern.

The phoenix wearing peonies is a common pattern in embroidery, and it is not easy to come up with new ideas.

But this is not a problem for Lin Hui. After all, she has a lot more knowledge than these ancients. She has also experienced the ancient world where she was born into a wealthy family. She has seen a lot of good things. Therefore, when embroidering, she can easily integrate into it. Add other compositions and techniques to form your own innovation!

In this way, the family started their life again, with Lin Hui doing embroidery every day, and Ziming and Yao Niang concentrating on reviewing and preparing for the exam.

The winter in the capital is indeed very cold, much colder than in my hometown, but fortunately there are fire pits in several rooms. After they are lit, the indoors are as warm as spring.

Yao Niang is a ten-year-old girl who already lives in a house by herself. Lin Hui left it to her to decorate the room. Yao Niang used her intelligence to decorate the room elegantly and interestingly.

Ziming's room was also decorated and tidied by himself, always concise and organized.

Over the years, Lin Hui has consciously cultivated the independence and self-care ability of these two children. Now, even if Ziming goes out to live alone, he can take care of his own life in a refreshing and comfortable way. Even the ten-year-old Yao Niang can cook and take care of herself. Own.

At least in terms of life, these two people don't have to worry about Lin Hui.

New Year's Eve arrived, and the three of them spent the Spring Festival in the capital. Ziming and Yao Niang set off firecrackers in the yard, while Lin Hui laughed and watched their brother and sister play. The small yard was filled with a warm and happy atmosphere.

After the Lantern Festival, Lin Hui took Yao Niang to Qingyun Girls' School to register for the unified examination five days later.

Yao Niang left the examination room after taking the exam. Lin Hui asked her how she felt. She tilted her head and said with a smile, "It's not bad!"

Come on, you can tell by the look on her face that she should do well in the exam and be admitted.

Next is the highlight of the Wang family, Ziming is going to participate in the audition.

Rao Ziming was a strong young man. After nine days of exams, he was very tortured. He was very tired and fell asleep when he got home.

Lin Hui quietly took his pulse and found that he was fine. It was just that he had been too distracted these past few days and was tired. He just needed to wake up and he would be fine.

After taking the exam, Ziming felt a little anxious. He was not as calm as after the previous government exam. Lin Hui had some bad premonitions in her heart.

Sure enough, the list will be released one month later. Zi Ming is not listed on the list, but his name has fallen behind Sun Shan.

However, they had expected this situation. After all, Ziming had just won the exam and his knowledge was not solid enough. He could not compare with those who had won the exam for many years, so it was not uncommon for him to fail.

Since I failed in this subject, I will wait for the next subject in three years and go to school first.

He had considered this situation before coming to the capital, so Ziming got a letter of recommendation from the school inspector in his hand, hoping to enter the Imperial College.

The Imperial College was originally a place for the children of officials to study, but later it also began to admit those who failed the examination. However, there are so many people who fail the examination every year, and not everyone can enter. In addition to paying a high tuition fee, You also need strong recommenders.

It just so happened that the superintendent of the Imperial College had served in the Imperial College before and had a very good relationship with the current Jijiu. Ziming took the inspector's letter of recommendation and several of his past articles and knocked on the door of the Imperial Jijiu Master Zhou's house. .