The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

Li Shanshan and Li Laoer came back early today, and it was still dark when they got home.

As soon as the gate of the yard was pushed open, Li Sanbao turned his head and saw his father and second uncle came back together. He ran towards his father with his short legs, and called out obediently, "Ah!" Father", I didn't forget to call out "Second Uncle〇,

"Yeah." Li Shanshan touched his son's head, came back and called Aunt, and sat down on the small stool

"Father, second uncle, please drink water." Li Sanbao ran to pour two bowls of water for his father and second uncle.

Li Shanshan reached out to take it, and handed a bowl to his second brother beside him.

"Hehe, Sambo is so good." Li's second child likes this nephew, and his girls don't get close to his father, so they are not as sensible and filial as his nephew.If he really had no son in the future, this nephew would be his half son.

When the girls saw their father coming back, they all shouted "Daddy" from a distance, and no one would run into Father's arms like Sanbao.

This is also because Li Laoer and Li Dahua didn't like girls very much, so it's no wonder that the children don't get close to their parents.

Li Daya is still a little closer to A Niang, not so close to her own mother.

The dinner at home was ready, and when everyone came back, Mrs. Li called out, "Dinner is ready."

When it was time to eat, Li Dahua came out of the house to eat on time, and Li Wangshi was so angry.Li Dahua felt guilty for a while when her mother saw her, and quickly found a place to sit down, wishing to shrink herself so that her mother could not see her.

The whole family sat down around the dining table, and when they saw the things wrapped in leaves on the plate, the eyes of the two men were equally strange.Li's second child asked directly, "Sister-in-law, what is this?"

"Oh, this is our today's lotus leaf rice. When you eat it, open the outer leaf. You can't eat the leaf. You can eat the rice inside. The rice is fried with meat and vegetables. Try it. Give it a try." Sun Yi took a lotus leaf rice, opened the outer leaf, and let her man have a taste.

Li Shanshan took it, took a bite, paused and took another bite.

Seeing how his sister-in-law was doing it, Li Laoer learned to take one and opened the outer leaf, took a bite of the rice inside, tasted the meat and rice, gave a long hum, and said, "It's delicious. "

"Hehe, let's eat first if it's delicious. Let's talk about it after we finish eating." Sun Yi saw her man eating in silence, knowing that he likes to eat, she said with a smile on her face.

The rice is fried with meat, oily and watery, and the taste is naturally very fragrant. It is wrapped in lotus leaves, and it has the fragrance of lotus leaves when you eat it.

Today they have all tasted lotus leaf rice at home, and now they can each have a portion, and the girls are very happy to eat.

Li Wen also ate the lotus leaf rice that he had been longing for so much. While eating, he thought about how to improve it, the taste would be better, and they could be richer in taste.One of the main reasons is that there are not enough spices for cooking in this world. It would be better if the seasonings are more complete. However, pigs in this world do not use medicine. The taste of pork is particularly fragrant, so it tastes also not bad.

Waiting for him to go to the town some other day to see if he can find some other seasonings in the town, the seasonings for cooking are also very important!

It was the first time for Li Dahua to eat lotus leaf rice, and after taking a bite, she found it delicious, and ate all the lotus leaf rice in her hand wholeheartedly.The lotus leaf rice is made according to the head of the family, and there will be nothing left after eating his own portion. Li Dahua glanced at the ones in the hands of a few girls, and licked his lips.

Seeing her mother staring at the rice in her hand, Li Daya pretended not to see it, quickly ate the rice in her hand, and pushed the second sister aside.As soon as Li Erya saw her mother looking at them, she quickly ate the rice in her hands, not intending to give it to her.

These dead girls don't know how to be filial to their own mothers!Li Dahua cursed in her heart.

The sun in the west is about to set into the mountains. The most leisure time of the day for the peasant family is after dinner. Everyone sits in the yard to rest.

After everyone had eaten, Mrs. Li Wang started the matter. The old woman asked, "The thing we ate just now is called lotus leaf rice. Boss, second child, what do you think of the taste of this lotus leaf rice?" Sample?"

"Delicious." Second Li said.

Li Shanshan didn't speak, he looked at his mother, waiting for her to continue.

Li Wen was hugging in his father's arms, grabbed his father's big hand, and felt the thick callus inside. After going to school during this time, he would often lie on his father's back and let his father carry it. Walking along, the relationship between Li Sanbao and his father has changed.

It gets better every day.

Of course, his relationship with his mother and grandma is also very good.

"Boss, second child, my mother asks you, if our family makes this thing and sells it in the town, will anyone buy it?" Li Wang asked.

Hearing his aunt's words, Li Shanshan understood what his aunt's words meant.The man began to think in his heart, if they made this lotus leaf rice and sold it in the town, would anyone buy it?After a while, Li Shanshan nodded affirmatively and said, "There will be."

It's something fresh and tastes good, and if the price wasn't too expensive, someone would definitely buy it.

As for how much you can sell, that is the question.

"Yes, Ma'am, do you want to make this lotus leaf rice and sell it?" Li Laoer asked with a flattering face.

His mother.

"Well, Auntie has this idea." A rare smile appeared on Li Wang's face. This widow with several children is very decisive in doing things at certain times, and she will do it when she is sure.

In this regard, Li Shanshan acts like his mother. Although he doesn't talk much, he is also a person with ideas in his heart.

Li Wang continued, "Aniang means that we can try to make this lotus leaf rice. The boss and the second child can be sold in the town together. If this thing can be sold, the boss and the second child can sell it together. There is no need to go to the wharf to do work, we will make this and sell it in the future 0”

Second Li looked at his elder brother, waiting for his elder brother to speak.

"You can try it." Li Shanshan was silent for a while, and then said.

Later, everyone discussed how to make this lotus leaf rice. The women in the family were in charge of making it, and the men were in charge of selling it.Sun Yi made lotus leaf rice today. She knows how to make lotus leaf rice, so she can bring her family to make it in the future.

Also, how much do they charge for making lotus leaf rice, and how much can they sell to make a profit? If the price is set too low, they will lose money, and if the price is set too high, they are afraid that no one will buy it.Before starting to do business, they have to discuss these details first.

They need a lot of lotus leaves to make lotus leaf rice. When the lotus leaves grow well at this time, they have to collect the lotus leaves and dry them for later use. It will take a day or two for the lotus leaves to grow. After drying in the sun, it is necessary to make preparations in the past two days.

So after everyone discussed it, it was decided that the men in the family would continue to go to the town to work for the next two days. If they worked an extra day, they would get an extra day's wages.As for the women and children at home, they went to pick the lotus leaves and dried them for later use. After two days, they began to make lotus leaf rice for sale.

What?Their family wants to sell this thing for money?Li Dahua, who was standing by the side, finally understood, the thing they ate tonight is going to be sold?Will anyone buy it?Li Dahua was suspicious.

"What our family said today, let me know who goes out and talks nonsense, and see if I don't tear her mouth." Li Wang looked at the wife of the second child's family warningly, and said, "This matter , none of you can go out and tell people, do you hear me?"

"Listen, I heard it." Mom, aren't you clearly talking about me?I think he is the kind of person who will go out and talk nonsense? Li Dahua pouted, knowing that her mother was warning her.

Li Dahua is the one who goes around talking nonsense in this family, but she still doesn't admit it.

Sun Yi looked at her second aunt, shook her head in her heart, turned around and went to pack her things.

"What are you still standing here for? The chicken coop has piled up with chicken shit for several days, and you haven't cleaned it up. If you stay there, you don't have to go back to the house to sleep tonight. You can just watch the chickens in the chicken coop. " Seeing the eldest daughter-in-law go to work, and the younger one still standing here, Li Wang was furious and said to Li Dahua.

"Yes, yes, mother, I'll clean it right away." Li Dahua, who was scared by her mother recently, heard this, and hurried to clean the chicken coop. She was really afraid that her mother would let her tonight Stay in the coop and sleep with the chickens overnight

Seeing people going to work, Li Wang let out a sigh of relief.

"Aniang, Dahua has that kind of temper. Don't get angry with her. Be careful that you get angry." Second Li saw Aniang and his wife getting angry. That woman can't help it, but his mother can manage that woman well.

Li Wang glanced at the second son and sighed.

The two daughters-in-law have been in the house for so many years. Doesn't her mother-in-law know what kind of temperament the two daughters-in-law are?Li Wang said, "Okay, you are tired after a day's work, so go take a bath and go to bed early."

By the time the women had finished their last chores at home, it was getting dark.

Everyone was tired after a day's work, so they just took a shower and went back to the house to rest, and the day was over.

The one-day vacation is over, and the next day I will go back to study again. Li Wen left the house with his father and second uncle early in the morning, and walked a long way to the town. His father sent him to the academy Just went to work on the dock.

Standing at the gate of the academy, Li Wen saw the back of his father leaving, and took a deep breath, it doesn't matter, their family will soon change, everything will be fine step by step.He turned around and walked into the academy.

The students in the class were familiar with each other, but Lu Zhishu still had a serious and lovely face.

When Mr. Cai came over early in the morning, he checked the knowledge learned in the previous few days, and if he couldn't recite it, he had to beat his palm.

Almost every Mr. Cai likes to call him up to check his homework, and he will definitely be called every time he is called.Fortunately, what he has learned now is not difficult for him, not to mention that he can recite it backwards, and Li Wen will have no problem reciting it backwards.

"If you want to study without being arrogant or impetuous, you should be open-minded and eager to learn. Sit down." Mr. Cai was still very satisfied with this student, nodded and asked people to sit down.

"Thank you Mr. Cai for teaching, the students will remember." Li Wen saluted Mr. Cai, and sat down after Mr. Cai passed by.

Most of the No. 30 students in the class can recite the knowledge taught by the teacher, but there are a few who can't recite it. Huang Fukang is one of them who can't recite it.

"Crack!" The ring ruler made a crisp sound as it was drawn against the palm of his hand.

Hearing this voice, Li Wen's body trembled subconsciously, and he felt pain just listening to it...

Under Mr. Cai's warning, the little fat man didn't dare to cry out. There were tears in his eyes, and he was sobbing. He was so pitiful when he recovered.

"When I can't recite it tomorrow, this ruler will just be drawn twice." Mr. Cai reprimanded a few words, walked over with a calm face, and continued to inspect the homework of the next student.

The little fat man looked like he was about to cry, but there were no tears, woo woo woo, father, I'm not going to read anymore, I'm going home...

Shen Zijing usually looks fun, but he is very good at studying. He can recite the questions asked by his husband and the articles he recited fluently.Most of the children who can enter Anlu Academy are relatively smart children. Except for a few who are slack, they will fall behind in their homework. If they can't answer the teacher's questions, they will be punished by a ruler

Mr. Cai walked down a circle before returning to the upper position. Standing on the top and looking at the students below, Mr. Cai said with a serious face, "Studying is not something that can be achieved in a day. You should persevere and be diligent and studious." , he will be able to achieve something in the future.”

"Sit down, let's start talking about today's lesson..."

When Li Wen was sitting in the classroom of the academy, his family members went to the pond to pick lotus leaves.

Led by Mrs. Li, the two daughters-in-law and several granddaughters came to pick lotus leaves together, and a few young girls were helping.The picked lotus leaves have to be washed, spread out with a dustpan, and put in the yard to dry...