[Comprehensive wear] Baiwei life

No matter how much you try to whitewash the peace, there will always be people who secretly whisper that the old Lin family first separated, and now the father and son of the big house went to the county to do odd jobs instead of helping Mr. Lin with work. It's strange, after all, Lin Dali's two sons are notoriously filial and obedient.

But these words are just talking in secret, no one will make it clear, let alone Lin Dali's temper when he was young, no one would dare to provoke him, even for the sake of Lin Xi, a scholar, he would not There are those who don't open their eyes.

When Lin Mu and Lin Xi returned, the autumn harvest had already passed, but at this time Lin Shi and Lin Ze were still staying in the county.

Lin Dali looked at the expressions on the faces of the father and son, and he almost knew what was going on in the rural examination this time. If they passed, both of them would be very happy, and they would not come back empty-handed, and would buy some things from Fucheng anyway.

But now the expression is the same as when he failed the first provincial examination three years ago, his face is stiff, dejected and listless.

Lin Dali's heart skipped a beat. During this period of time, he would occasionally think about what to do if his grandson failed the exam, but every time he had this thought in his mind, he couldn't help but tap his forehead, thinking that he shouldn't think so badly. thing, and it's still such an unlikely thing to happen.

After sending his little grandson to He Xiucai's school that year, He Xiucai has always valued his little grandson, saying that his talent in reading is one in a million, and he will definitely be able to win the exam in the future. You can be a Jinshi.

Before the provincial examination, the little grandson had a smooth journey all the way, and he was already a scholar at a young age. Just like what He Xiucai said, his talent in reading is one in a million.

But when it comes to the township examination, it will fail. Three years ago, it could be said that the preparation time was too short and too hasty, so it failed. But three years later, it cannot be said that the preparation time was too short.

It's not that Lin Dali doesn't know that it's difficult to pass the exam. For example, He Xiucai took the exam every three years from the age of 30 to 48. He just didn't pass the exam. Almost all his family's wealth was spent on it. In the end, he had to give up and go on quietly. School teaching.

But the little grandson is different from He Xiucai, the little grandson's talent in reading is much better than that of He Xiucai, so he shouldn't fail the rankings again and again.

Lin Dali was not in the mood to talk to the father and son, so he turned around and went back to the house with a sad face.

Lin Xi felt bitter in his mouth and heart, he never thought that he would lose his name again, and just like last time, not only was he not on the main list, but he was not even on the sub-list.

If his name is on the sub-list, he can calculate how many places he is behind the last admitted Juren, but now his name is not on both the main and sub-lists. No, the examiner will not list the students who are not on the list one by one.

So Lin Xi really didn't know what level he was.

When he was studying in his father-in-law's school, he was the number one name. Whether he was older or entered school earlier than him, he didn't memorize as many articles as he did, and he didn't take notes in class like him. Write down every explanation that Mr. said, and read and memorize it repeatedly in private.

It is precisely because of these that he has gone from being a mediocre to a boy and a scholar at a young age.

It's just that he never thought that he would never be able to pass the tribulation of the township examination, once every three years. Could it be that he would really be just a scholar in this life, just like his mentor and father-in-law He Xiucai.

Lin Xi has always felt that he is the protagonist of destiny. Although he has never thought about being the emperor, such an illusory thing, he has imagined in his mind the examination of the number one scholar, being a powerful minister, even being a son-in-law, or being the father-in-law of the future emperor. Pass.

Suddenly trapped in a small rural examination, the gap is too great, Lin Xi can't accept it.

There is no need to explain such a situation. Just by looking at their faces and the atmosphere, the three women in the family know what happened. They are all as honest as quails. They have prepared meat and eggs, but now they are not Dare to take it out.

Lin Mu and Lin Xi walked all the way from the village, and met more than one person, some of them leaned over to ask a few words, and some saw that their faces were not right, just said hello and left.

There are not many idiots in this world. Whoever met the father and son on the road could not guess what was going on. Thinking about the fact that Mr. Lin was still in the village a while ago, he swore to everyone that the fire was coming, and he could give it a try. Everyone They all thought that this time the village would be able to produce a juren, but they didn't expect it to be nonsense, the boy from the Lin family didn't pass the exam at all.

In fact, all these years, whether it was Lin Xi himself, He Xiucai, the Lin family, or the entire village, all had high expectations for Lin Xi.

The one-in-a-million reading talent must be cultivated well. It must be different from ordinary scholars. It is extremely difficult for others to take the exam, but it should not be difficult for Lin Xi.

How big was the expectation before, how big is the disappointment now.

After Mrs. Li heard the news from other people, she tried not to laugh, and when she got home, she directly beat six eggs and egg custard for the three of them to eat.

You must know that there is no first chicken in the family. It was slaughtered by Mrs. Li long before the separation of the family. Those eggs were all bought with copper coins. Mrs. Li and his daughter-in-law only ate one in two days, and only the grandson An egg a day treat.

Being able to take out 6 eggs in one go to make custard, it shows how happy Li Shi is.

Huang's more or less empathizes with her. The old man is too eccentric. Let alone how he treated his brother-in-law and husband differently in the past. Just the separation of the family is disgusting.

In fact, it is reasonable to say that the younger uncle's promotion is only good for their family, and there is no harm to their family. Even if they don't get the honor of others, if the second house is well-off, they won't pluck the hair on the big house.

But my brother-in-law did not win the exam, even if Huang knew that this kind of thinking should not be done, she couldn't control the little joy in her heart.

Among the three people who were still guarding the house, only the young Lin Feng didn't have a lot of impressions about the fact that his second uncle failed in the middle school.

In the county, Lin Ze was copying books in a bookstore. The population of this era cannot be compared with that of later generations, let alone the proportion of scholars to the total population, so even if there are only two bookstores in the entire county, the customers who come in to buy books are not There are so many, but whoever comes in now will never go out empty-handed.

Lin Ze not only makes money by copying books in the book shop, but is also responsible for selling books, collecting money, and settling accounts.

However, the sum of the money earned in the following three ways is almost the same as the money earned by copying books. It is less than ten days and less than three months, and nine taels of silver has already been obtained.

His father, Lin Shi, couldn't do this job, so he went straight to the grain store from the beginning. The grain store is the easiest place to find work after the autumn harvest. Manual work such as transporting food.

After all, it was his own father, Lin Ze didn't want to sit comfortably in the bookstore and let his father do the hard work, so he found a job for his father in the street market next to the bookstore, doing odd jobs for someone else's steamed stuffed bun shop. The thing to do is to wash the pot, wash the dishes, wipe the table, and sweep the floor. The back kitchen is not allowed to enter, saying that they are afraid of revealing the secret recipe.

Compared with going to the grain store to move grain, this work is of course much easier, but the wages are also low. Generally, there are no men to do this kind of work, and women are afraid of being exposed. The conditions of the people in the county are better, so they are not willing to It is not worthwhile for people outside the county to run back and forth for these wages every day for a little wages, which makes Lin Ze and his son pick up the loopholes.

The money I can get every day is really not much, but it is better than being idle at home, and the bun shop also provides food for the father and son, that is, only eat buns for three meals a day, even with different fillings. It's been nearly three months and I'm really getting tired of eating.

"Father, I found a nice yard this afternoon. There are five rooms in total including the kitchen, and the rent is also reasonable. You can come and have a look with me tomorrow. If you think it's okay, we can settle down on the house. In a few days, I will bring my mother and the others to the county town."

Lin Ze had already discussed with his father about moving to live in the county town. The land at home can be rented out. The book shop is a great job. that's it.

Moreover, when their eldest family moved to the county, they vacated the previous house for the upper house and the second house. After Lin Xi was promoted, it was time to prepare a book boy, and even buy a few servants to go back. There is only such a big place on the other side of the house. If their big house doesn't vacate the house, they will have to build a few rooms.

So regardless of whether it was for his son's work in the bookstore, but because he felt ashamed of his parents and wanted to make up for one or two, Lin Shi complied with his son's request.

"I don't have to go. If you look good, then make a decision. It's not a trivial matter for the whole family to move to the county town. I'd better work hard for them. Don't all the family members move in by then. Instead, this job is gone, and eating and drinking will be a problem at that time."

Lin Shi was actually a little worried about this matter. His son’s wages were the biggest in the family, and his wages were not even half of his son’s. It was different from when he lived in the village. He could live with food. But it's different in this county. I don't have much money in my hand, so I'm really flustered.

So it's not just that he can't lose this job, he also has to hurry up and make money, so that the family can't get along, and then go to his parents to beg for food, what's the matter.

"Come on, then I'll go and settle the house tomorrow, ask the owner of the book store for two days' leave, go back and pick up the mother and the others, daddy, you don't have to go back, when you're not working in the bun shop, just Clean up the rented yard."

Since you want to live in the county for a long time, you have to move the things you need to move, such as clothes, food, pots and pans, and some small pieces of furniture. .

In addition, when he goes back this time, he has to rent out the 30 mu of land at home, and he can't wait until the beginning of next spring, otherwise he will be afraid that the old man will make trouble during such a long period of time.

If Lin Xi can win the exam this time, it's okay, but if he can't, then the cost of studying and rushing for the exam in the future will not be as easy to save as before.

Lin Ze hasn't got the exact news about Lin Xizhong's failure to win the exam, but it's always good to be prepared. He doesn't want to take advantage of others, but don't let them take advantage of him.

So this time when I go home, I have to arrange everything well, and I can't take his father back. The old man's skills in raising and teaching children are really outstanding. Saying a word to his father, the old man is better than him. A hundred words are strong.

Therefore, it is better for the two of them not to meet each other.

"Leave the cleaning of the house to me. Don't forget to buy something and go to the house to see your grandparents. Tell them where we live. If they want to live here, they can come by themselves. Let the people in the village pass a word, we can go there to pick up people, and I don’t know if your second brother will come back. If you come back, you still have to prepare gifts. It’s a big deal to win the exam. We can’t say nothing, relatives and friends I have to give some gifts, let alone our relationship."

Lin Shi was quite worried about these things. During this period of time, he was doing odd jobs with his son in the county, and he also felt that his son was better than him in all aspects, and he was at ease with his son in other things. Only the parents and the second room, he must take care of this, and he can't worry about it.

After all, it was because of my son that the family was separated in the first place, and after the separation, the knot in the son's heart has not been untied.

Not only the son, but also his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Except for the young grandson, everyone in the family complained about his parents, so he could only worry about it as much as possible.

Lin Ze was speechless. Buying something and going back to see the old man is also a matter of etiquette. His father has always been a filial son, and he should be thinking about his grandparents, but Lin Xizhong didn't even know that he hadn't won the exam. Is it suitable?

And according to his father's words, if the gift can't be delivered, it should be because Lin Xi hasn't returned to his hometown, not because he hasn't been selected.

This is too confident. Those who don't know think that Lin Xi is a Wenqu star descending to earth, and there is no possibility of failing the ranking at all.

What a toothache.