My little cutie [farming]

After Bai Su contributed the prescription of the medicine bag, the whole Yongning Village was busy the next day.The number of people going up the mountain has doubled, and the women and half-grown boys all followed into the mountain to collect herbs.

The girls and the brothers at home are all busy with needlework, and they can make medicine bags before the medicinal materials come back.Not only that, but more people went to the town to do odd jobs.

Even those old people who have reached the old age have started to go out to sell vegetables and do work.

The corvee tax money promulgated by the imperial court has pressed the entire Yongning Village a little bit out of breath.This is still a village in the south where daily life can be fed and clothed. Bai Su can't even imagine that if there is a corrupt official in a poorer place in the north, can the people there survive?

The fear and tension of the villagers made Bai Su study more seriously.In order not to fall into such a situation where I have no ability to resist in the future, the imperial examination is really the best way.

In order to 'build momentum' for Shichangpu, the study time of the two of them changed from silent reading to reading aloud every morning.Bai Su led the reading of the Three Character Classic, Thousand Character Classic, Analects, and Hundred Family Surnames, and Shi Changpu repeated it loudly.

Within a few days, everyone in Yongning Village knew that Shi Changpu had learned to read and write following Bai Su.

This should have been an amazing thing, and it could even be talked about for days.But because of the mountain of corvée pressing down on the mountain, the faces of the people in Yongning Village were full of misery.For this kind of "nothing to do with me", the attention has also dropped a lot.

The people in the village were still very active, and soon some villagers in twos and threes started selling medicine sachets in the town with their loads.Spring is coming to an end, and at this point in time when summer is coming, there is still a market for this kind of medicine sachet that can prevent mosquitoes, snakes and ants.

Most of the places where southerners live are near water, and places near water are most likely to breed flying insects.

Since the beginning of May, the countdown to the time of the imperial examinations has been within thirty.Shi Changpu didn't know where he learned it, so he made a countdown sign and hung it on the gate.

A wooden sign with a white paper pasted on it.The first thing Shi Changpu does when he wakes up every day is to replace the white paper with numbers written on it.

When he saw it for the first time, Bai Su almost thought that he was about to take the college entrance examination.In their time and space, they didn't have time to take the college entrance examination, but they were also people who took the high school entrance examination.

That familiar feeling of scalp numbness, apart from a wry smile, there is nothing but crying and laughing.

When you put your whole heart and soul into one thing, you will feel that time passes extremely fast.After Bai Su has memorized all the books in the family back and forth, and mastered all the previous excellent test papers purchased before, there are only five days left before the scholar's exam.

Compared with the ancient historical dynasties that Bai Su had studied, this dynasty that has been butterfly has changed in every aspect.Just like the guaranty system for the scholar examination, this dynasty no longer has policies such as the recommendation of scholars and the joint guarantee of five people.

But compared to those systems that were caught cheating and hurting others, this dynasty used a particularly scary new strategy-sent to jail.

You will not let irrelevant people be unlucky for you, but the cheating candidates who are caught will be imprisoned for ten years, their parents, brothers and sisters will also be imprisoned for three years, and young children will not be let go, and they will be imprisoned for three years with their families.

Anyway, Bai Su thinks this policy is much better than the five-person joint guarantee policy, after all, some people won't care if you are a brother or not when they are crazy.If you dare to cheat in the imperial examination, it is naturally because your family did not teach it well.

In addition, if you are not caught, your family will benefit in the end.So in the case of being caught, it is naturally more reasonable for your family to bear the consequences.

In five days, Bai Su entrusted Feng Gou to take care of everything in the family.Feng Gou was almost not blown up, but finally chose to keep his mouth shut after Bai Su paid him a tael of babysitting fee.

Two people in the family have to go out, but the goats and cows are still producing milk.Bai Su directly gave Feng Gou all the goat milk for those five days, and it was the care fee for taking care of the animals at home.

The scholar's exam was going to Fucheng, Bai Su took Shi Changpu with all his things and took a ride there.It took a full day just to go from Yongning Village to Wangjiang Mansion on the road, and it was really wise to plan ahead.

Although Wangjiang Mansion is famous, it can only be regarded as a 'county' level in terms of management level.The county government of the corrupt official county magistrate in charge of Yongning Village is located in this place.

The area is ten times larger than that of Heihe Town, and one person needs to pay an entrance fee of ten Wen to enter the gate.From 200 meters outside the city gate, it is the ground paved with bluestone.

The tall city walls and the soldiers at the gate of the city finally have the feeling of an ancient city.

At the beginning of the establishment of this dynasty, the founding emperor clearly stipulated that the color red and yellow could only be used by emperors.It is the kind of color that is very bright and feels expensive at first glance.By the time of the second emperor, even similar colors like Hehuang were not allowed to be used by the people, and the color [yellow] was uniformly stipulated as the symbol of the emperor.

It is because it is very similar to the color of the sun above the head, and it is the most noble color or something.

The soldiers at the gate of the city wore their hair in a bun and wore earth-blue gowns.There is a big word 'poor' on the chest, giving people a feeling of chaos in time and space.

However, as long as men are not required to shave money rattails, Bai Su thinks that everyone can still be good friends.

After all, it was the dynasty that came out of the butterfly after the Sui Dynasty, and the emperor who took over was very likely to be a time traveler.Therefore, the imperial court is really loose about the dress requirements of the people.

Basically, as long as you don’t go naked and don’t wear [yellow] as a taboo, basically no one cares about the rest.Now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, Bai Su is walking on the streets of Wangjiang Mansion holding Shi Changpu's hand, and there are already many scholars who show their breasts and show their style in Wei and Jin Dynasties.

The women's clothes are colorful and varied, and there are not a few who show their forearms and a large white area on their chests.If these things were placed in the Qing Dynasty, people might regard them as unscrupulous women, but here, they are very ordinary dresses.

Bai Su smiled and squinted his eyes, looking at the gathering crowd.No one does not want the time and space they live in to be more open. Only with a bottom line of freedom and security guarantees can people live freely and unrestrainedly.

In those dynasties that were required to bind their feet at home, marry their fathers, marry their husbands, and obey their sons, women were always unfortunate.Bai Su is not a woman herself, but she doesn't want to use that method to improve the status of a man.

Only incompetent men will satisfy their perverted self-esteem from the perspective of exploiting women.

The imperial court postponed the time of the scholar's imperial examination to the beginning of summer, just to avoid freezing to death in the examination room.After all, in order to strictly prevent fraud in the imperial examination, the baskets carried by all candidates entering the examination room must be officially sold uniformly.

Outside the test center, I put the set of pens and inks I brought into it, and three days of dry food.By default, dry food cannot bring soup and water. First, it is easy to wet the test paper and the test will be invalid. Second, it will make him go to the toilet non-stop. If a poo is poked on the test paper, the test this time is basically over.

You can bring flat and thin snacks, or you can bring various kinds of biscuits that have been broken.The test room provides water for brush pens, and the unified bamboo kettle is purchased at the door for drinking water.

The most important thing is clothes. Candidates cannot wear any clothes with inner pockets and outer pockets, that is to say, they can only wear single shirts.Shoes can't have interlayers, just give up the layered bottom.

Neither Baisu nor Shichangpu know how to make clothes, and the ones sold in Heihe Town may not meet the regulations.So the two had discussed it from the beginning, and they would buy these things after they visited Wangjiang Mansion.

Bai Su originally wanted to take a tour of Wangjiang Mansion first, but Shi Changpu was so nervous that he didn't dare to delay for a moment, paid the money and entered the door, and went straight to the largest clothing store.

The thin long gown with the color of green bamboo is the most popular clothes at this stage.Bai Su reluctantly bought two 'uniforms' that were the same as others, and bought one for Shi Changpu for fun.

The two put on long gowns and walked on the street. Others could tell they were two candidates at a glance.

Went to Wenhua Street near the academy, and re-purchased all the exam items.Back and forth, I felt like I hadn’t done anything yet, but it was already dark.

After all, Wangjiang Mansion is a prefecture surrounded by more than a dozen towns, and the level of economic development is naturally not comparable to that of Heihe Town.When it was getting dark, lanterns were lit at the doorways of all the shops along the street.

Like the cultural street and the pink street opposite "Qinhuai River View", it is brightly lit like daytime.

The two found a restaurant with a large family, and ordered the best three dishes and one soup with a small pot of rice.Sitting near the door, you can see the lively night scene outside when you look up.

"As expected, it's Wangjiang Mansion." During the serving break, Shi Changpu held his chin in his hands and looked at the scenery outside the shop with sparkling eyes.

The crowds of people coming and going, laughing, and playing noises can be heard endlessly even after nightfall.On the other side of the river, beautifully dressed young ladies are playing various musical instruments, and the sound of silk and bamboo is clear and charming.

"If we like it, we can move here for a while." Bai Su carefully wiped the two pairs of chopsticks with a soft cloth, and placed them in front of them.

A square table, two people sit facing each other.Looking at each other with one hand on the table, resting his chin, he didn't forget to quickly pinch Shichangpu's cheek with the other hand to steal a scent.

The time for Bai Su's meal depends on whether Shi Changpu will continue the imperial examination in the future and whether he plans to go to the capital even for leisure.

Shi Changpu thought he would stay here for a few days, and then return to Yongning Village for a few days.However, he really doesn't have much attachment to Yongning Village, so he doesn't think there is any problem with this statement.

"You can do it if you like." Shi Changpu followed Bai Su's example and put his hands on the table, cupping his face and smiling.The position of the two people near the corner of the door will not hinder other people's affairs.

The two looked at each other and smiled, their expressions were a little silly.

After laughing for a while, Shi Changpu took out the purse, put the money for the meal in his sleeve pocket, and stuffed the remaining money back into his bosom.

The daily expenses of the family are stored on Shichangpu, so the children have to pay for everything they want to buy and eat.

Bai Su looked at the money bag and blinked, feeling that the child seemed to have forgotten something.

For example, Shi Zhiyi seemed to have given the child 20 taels of silver before.Then the child was so moved and he took the money away with his usual teaching.

Well, 20 taels.

Bai Su looked up at the sky, suddenly wanted to laugh.He had no doubts at all that Zhang Huiniang must have been ignorant of the money that Shi Zhiyi gave, or else, not to mention 20 taels, even two taels might not be able to be taken out.

But now, the Shi family's 20 taels of silver are in the child's purse.

puff.

Just as Bai Su thought, the Shi family in Yongning Village is also 'very lively' at the moment.Just like the previous scientific examinations, Shi Sihai always had to go to the place where the examinations were held a few days in advance.

But every time before departure, I still have to go home to get the money.In the evening, everyone in the Shi family had dinner in the main room, and even the big girl, who was so weak that she was almost forgotten by others, sat obediently next to her mother.

Everyone knew what was going to happen next, but everyone bowed their heads to eat with a blank expression, as if they didn't know anything.

Shi Sihai came back today, so the family steamed rice.Two fish were caught in the river, and the fried loach in the paddy field counted as two meat dishes.The two meat dishes were placed in front of Shi Zhiyi and Shi Sihai, and the other men might not be able to pick them up, let alone the women from the Shi family who sat farther away.

The Shi family didn't have separate tables for meals, a huge rectangular table with all eleven members of the family sat around, and it could be squeezed.Shi Changpu hasn't come to the main house for a year or two, so now that she is married, no one in the Shi family feels that there is something wrong or that something is missing.

Li Zaozi had a gloomy face, ignoring Shi Erjiang's eyes today, and frequently stuck his chopsticks into the two plates of meat dishes.The piece of meat that was caught was stuffed directly into the big girl's bowl, and he kept coaxing the daughter to eat quickly.

Zhang Huiniang glanced at Li Zaozi in disgust, but lowered her head before being discovered.Shi Sihai frowned tightly, looking at the smashed braised fish in front of him, he lost his appetite at all.

If it wasn't for the money, he would have left right now.

Shi Datian remained silent as usual, but Yang Chunhua also began to put the meat and vegetables on the plate into the big pillar bowl after seeing Li Zaozi's movements.The third and third couple were silent, just eating the vegetables in front of them.

Shi Zhiyi took his own big bowl and ate mouthfuls, completely unaware of the lawsuit on the dinner table.

Zhang Huiniang glanced at Shi Sihai, and after seeing her baby son's impatient expression, she felt even more displeased with the eldest and second daughter-in-law.Putting down the bowls and chopsticks lightly and going back to her room, watching Zhang Huiniang leave, the expression on Shi Sihai's face became better.

The boss and the second child still looked indifferent, only the corner of the mouth of the third child raised a little, and there was a malicious sarcasm in his eyes.

"Ah! God, righteousness, our family has been burglarized!"

Sure enough, Zhang Huiniang's screams were heard not long after.Shi Zhiyi turned his head to look in the direction of the room in doubt, took another mouthful of food before slowly putting down the bowl.

"Don't make a big fuss for a day, what thieves will worry about our broken house." Shi Zhiyi got up and walked into the house. When he talked about thieves, he remembered the time when Shi Changpu was misunderstood.

Although Hui Niang found the few coins from under the bed later, Shi Changpu was not wronged.Recalling the way Shichangpu looked at him with eyes full of admiration, the way Shichangpu was obedient and obedient in front of the ancestral hall, and now the villagers are talking about the fact that Shichangpu is actually very smart, Shi Zhengyi heard the word "thief" again Just upset.

Before Shi Zhiyi could reach the door, Zhang Huiniang rushed out.Holding the money bag in his hand, tears had already gathered in his eyes. "Look, our money is gone."

Seeing that the money bag was similar to the one he had seen before, Shi Zhiyi took it over and opened it suspiciously. "That's right, isn't this ten taels of silver?"

The silver in the money bag is not a whole ingot, but several pieces of silver.Shi Zhiyi grabbed a handful, and put a total of five taels of silver back in front of Shi Sihai. "Here, the money for this exam."

Putting down five taels of silver, Shi Zhiyi tied up the money bag again and threw it to Zhang Huiniang.All of a sudden, the expressions of Zhang Huiniang and Shi Sihai almost cracked. They looked at the five taels of silver on the table in disbelief, feeling sick and uncomfortable.

"Mom!" Shi Sihai yelled at Zhang Huiniang, without touching the money on the table.It has been agreed before, this time give him at least 20 taels of silver.He has already found a good relationship in Wangjiang Mansion, and he will buy the latest 'answers' at that time, so he will be sure of the exam this time.

This is not cheating, but a set of questions that some scholars and masters come up with after thinking about it every year before the imperial examination starts. The hit rate of Baima Academy is very high, and they can hit three or four questions every year.

What Shi Sihai wanted to buy was the self-produced test paper of White Horse Academy that was not easy to spread.

"Isn't it enough?" Shi Zhiyi turned his head and looked at Shi Sihai expressionlessly. "Two liang of silver is enough for other people to take the exam, but five liang of silver is not enough for you at home?"

Shi Zhiyi had no expression on his face, and his voice didn't fluctuate.Shi Sihai's face instantly turned red, full of ugly looks. "Father, it is our master who said that there will be a set of approved test papers in a few years, and it will cost ten taels of silver."

Shi Zhiyi didn't understand the twists and turns, but Shi Sanhe quickly raised his head. "Fourth brother, you don't want to cheat, right? If that's the case, then don't implicate your family."

drink, cheat!Even illiterate people know the meaning of these two characters, not to mention that the Shi family has provided all the children with several years of schooling.Shi Zhiyi himself did not read any books back then, but for the sake of his son all these years, he has learned a lot about scientific research.

All of a sudden, Shi Zhiyi's eyes widened. "Brat, are you crazy!"

'Pa' "Don't talk nonsense!" Shi Sihai slapped the table and stood up, glaring at Shi Sanjiang.After seeing the sarcasm in the opponent's eyes, the anger in his heart grew even stronger. "I'm too lazy to talk to you stupid people, it's wasting my time!"

In a hurry, Shi Sihai turned around and left with a roar.Shi Zhengyi stared dumbfounded at the back of Shi Sihai leaving, and watched the fourth son leave the gate of Shi's house without even returning to his room.

For a moment, Shi Zhiyi couldn't believe it.This is the son he has high hopes for?This is to say in front of him all the time that he will be filial to his son in the future?

Foolish people, in the eyes of this son, is he a foolish person just because he didn't give enough money?

"Sanjiang, what are you talking about?" Zhang Huiniang was furious, but the person she scolded was Shi Sanjiang.Also glanced at the direction Shi Sihai left, Zhang Huiniang was not in a hurry.

They helped Shi Sihai rent a house in the town, so they were not afraid that Shi Sihai would not have a place to live when he went out.After she clarifies the matter of the money, she can just send it to Si Hai.

Seeing Shi Zhiyi's ugly face, Zhang Huiniang hurried over and grabbed Shi Zhiyi's arm to change the subject. "Zhiyi, let's not talk about the things on the other side of the world, but the money at home is really low."

Shi Zhiyi was unbelievable for Shi Sihai's cruelty, but Zhang Huiniang pulled him back, and seeing Zhang Huiniang's weak appearance, his mind was immediately diverted.

The corner of Shi Sanjiang's mouth twitched, Zhang Huiniang's scolding him was not affected at all.I can still watch Zhang Huiniang acting in a play and have dinner, eating the braised fish that no one eats anymore.

After Yang Shufen glanced at Shi Sanjiang hesitantly, she picked up the bowl and continued to eat.Then, Li Zaozi, who hadn't put down the bowl, and Yang Chunhua, who almost put down the bowl, also joined the ranks of eating well.

For a while, Zhang Huiniang was crying next to the pear blossoms with rain.A group of sons and children's plays, but they are holding bowls while eating and watching plays.

Shi Zongyi took the purse over in doubt, looked at it again, and pinched his fingers to calculate it. "That's right, I took away 20 taels earlier, so there are only [-] taels left?"

Shi Zhiyi poured out the five taels of silver in the money bag and counted it again, and then glanced at the five taels of silver that Shi Sihai hadn't taken away from the table.It adds up to a total of twelve taels, um, that's right.

Zhang Huiniang stared at the boss, and Shi Sanjiang really wanted to make a sound of vomiting blood.He ate his meal without much expression, but he was very happy in his heart.

And Shi Datian, who kept his head down at the front, also raised the corners of his mouth sharply.

"You, what did you take?" Zhang Huiniang's voice became sharp, and she stared at Shi Zhiyi with wide eyes in disbelief. "What are you doing with the money? Still taking so much?"

Today's money is all there is, and it was hard to get together 60 taels, which is the money for today's Four Seas Scientific Examination and the dowry gift that was to be given before.Originally, he was thinking of asking Shi Zhiyi and others to earn some back, but Shi Zhiyi took away 20 taels instead.

In the nearly 30 years they have been married, this has never happened once.For a moment, Zhang Huiniang was nervous, unbelievable, and even ashamed.

"What are you doing with the money!" Zhang Huiniang turned the questioning into crying with the last bit of rationality.He clenched his fist and hit Shi Zhiyi's arm a few times. "Don't you know that this is the money left for the scientific research in the four seas and the money that you have to hire from the Wang family before? Why do you move around casually, and what are you doing with so much money?"

Shi Zhiyi was even more puzzled, and he was puzzled seeing Zhang Huiniang crying. "Five taels of silver for the scientific examination, and five taels of silver for the lower employment. As for the 20 taels of silver, didn't you say that you gave it to Xiao Wu as a dowry?"

"??" If eyes can be realized, then Zhang Huiniang's eyeballs are now two big question marks.She is not crazy, she will give that fool a dowry.

Not asking for a bride price is considered kind, but do you still want a dowry?Not to mention 20 taels?Is he worthy of that idiot?