sjar Chapter 389: Dressed as a Widow Without a Man (4)
Chapter 389: Dressed as a Widow Without a Man (4)
Due to the instability in the border areas, there are few educated people. It is very rare for a village to produce one, and even fewer can pass the imperial examination and become an official.
Now that such an opportunity finally came into being, the elders all readily agreed without any hesitation.
Seeing the mother and son coming back, Xu Baoni put down the soles of the shoes she was mending and came forward happily to greet them.
"Mom, how's things going with big brother?"
They both nodded, "Don't worry, it's already been done! We can just go to town tomorrow to find Big Brother's teacher."
"Well, come in and have a rest." Then he poured a glass of warm water for everyone.
Xu Zhe walked in, put down the basket in his hand, took the water from his sister and thanked her.
Then he put down the tea bowl and went into his room to study.
Children from poor families have to grow up early, and they know the burdens and responsibilities on their shoulders.
In order to prevent my mother’s hard-earned money from going to waste, I must work hard and try my best to pass it in one go.
Bao continued to mend the soles of shoes. This was taught to her by her grandmother Xu Xiaocao, who had naturally also taught the original owner before.
Unfortunately, no matter how the original owner learned, he just pricked his fingers.
Her grandparents, father, and brothers all felt very distressed when they saw this.
In the end, her grandmother would not allow her mother to teach her no matter what.
On the contrary, Bonnie is very talented in this area and can do it quite well at a young age.
Moreover, because she learned hunting from her grandfather since she was a child, she is very strong, and the stitches on the soles of her shoes are tight and dense.
Shuangshuang refused the two children's request to go back to the house and lie down, and went straight to the backyard to chop firewood. She would fill the woodshed whenever she had time.
At this time, the voice of Aunt Xu Dashan came from outside the yard.
"Is anyone from the Dashan family inside the house?"
“Here I am!”
Shuangshuang quickly put down the axe in his hand and walked towards the front yard.
After Xu Dashan joined the army, the original owner was unwilling to pay attention to the Xu family at first.
However, over the years, Xu Yougen's family, from top to bottom, have been silently doing a lot for the original owner.
For example, the original owner had never interfered with the two acres of land over the years.
The Xu family helped her plant the seeds and rice, and after paying the grain tax, they would send her all the remaining grain.
The original owner gradually softened his attitude towards them, and the two families slowly started to interact with each other.
When they arrived at the front yard, they saw Xu Dashan's uncle Xu Yougen and aunt Yuan, sitting at the table with a basket of eggs on it.
Bonnie was pouring tea for the two of them.
"Uncle, aunt, how come you have time to come here?"
"We heard that you woke up, and we also heard that Dunzi is going to take the exam this year, so we came to see you."
Xu Yougen's wrinkled face was full of kindness and joy.
After all, Xu Dashan was raised by him, so Dunzi is also his grandson. How could he not be happy?
"Yes, Bonnie, go call your eldest brother out to greet your great uncle and great aunt."
"No, no, no, no, please don't bother him. This kid is working so hard! This isn't the first time we've met. Do we really need to be polite?"
Yuan quickly pulled Bonnie and told her not to disturb Xu Zhexing.
Then the couple looked at each other, and Xu Yougen took out a gray cloth bag from his sleeve pocket.
"Dunzi is going to take the exam, this is also a big event for our Xu family.
My uncle used to be a useless person. It was thanks to you that I was able to earn some money in recent years and help your two cousins get married.
This money was collected by Dunzi's uncles. Don't be disgusted by it. It's considered as travel expenses for Dunzi.
And these eggs, you can keep them for Dunzi to eat, so that he can have a good rest and strive to get good grades in the exam, and also bring honor to our Xu family."
As Xu Yougen spoke, he opened the cloth bag. A quick look revealed that there were about ten strings of cash and two strings of copper coins inside.
"Uncle, aunt, you should put this away.
I've prepared the travel expenses for the exam for Dunzi, so you don't have to worry."
"What are you talking about? This is a gift from our grandparents and a few uncles to Dunzi.
Dunzi needs to study hard. He'll need money a lot in the future, so just keep it for him."
In the end, Shuangshuang reached out and took the gray cloth bag from Xu Yougen's hand.
Now she somewhat understood why Xu Dashan had to serve in the military. Sometimes sincerity in return for sincerity can touch people's hearts more.
After the old couple left, both of them sighed again. In the clip, the old couple watched their two children die and felt very guilty.
He felt sorry for Xu Dashan who was away on a military expedition, and gradually fell ill. He passed away within three months.
He sighed again and went to the backyard again to sort out the chopped firewood.
At this time, Bonnie's voice came from the front, "Mom, come and eat."
Shuangshuang looked at the sky and it should be the afternoon, around four o'clock.
Most people here eat two meals, so they eat around ten o'clock in the morning and three or four o'clock in the afternoon.
He said okay, put down the work in his hands, washed his hands and went in.
As soon as I entered the room and saw the plate of stir-fried wild vegetables on the table, I didn't show it on my face, but I sighed in my heart.
That's how farmers are. They have to spend two dollars on steel blades.
In fact, the Xu family was not poor. The original owner wandered around in the mountains every day and could always get something to exchange for copper coins at the market.
But because there is a scholar in the family, we usually try to save as much as possible.
Shuangshuang sighed again. She felt that she had sighed more in this short period of time than in her entire life.
He said to Bao, "Bao, your elder brother and I are going back to town tomorrow. Please kill a pheasant and boil it on the fire to make soup. I will give it to your elder brother as a tonic tomorrow.
Don’t let your body not be able to bear it when you enter the examination room, that would be a troublesome matter.”
"it is good!"
Bao is a very well-behaved girl. Even at a young age, she knows that only if her elder brother becomes successful can their family have a good life.
Shuangshuang waited until the two children fell asleep at night before she prepared to move out the box containing the money and check how much money was left in her original savings.
When I opened the door with the lock, I found that although this house looked shabby, it was actually very rich.
There were actually 164 strings of cash and some loose copper coins in it. No wonder it hadn't been moved yet!
According to the weight of copper coins in the Song Dynasty, this string of coins was equal to five Song jins, and one Song jin is equivalent to 1 grams in modern times.
The weight of one copper coin is: 5x640/1000=3.2 kg
Wow, here is 164 guan x 3.2 kilograms, which is 528.8 jin plus the loose pieces.
Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder people in history books always claim to be very strong. If you don’t have any strength, you can’t take the money back even if you have it!
Suddenly, they both thought of the idiom "rich" and silently calculated it in their minds.
Good man! If someone could really tie a huge amount of money around his waist, then that strength! It would definitely not be a dream to overturn mountains and seas!
Shuangshuang threw the box directly into the space.
In fact, he has hoarded a lot of gold and silver in his own space.
But from the original body's memory, we know that in this world, not many people use silver for transactions, let alone gold.
It seems that I still need to make money quickly.
As for jobs that make money quickly?
Shuangshuang looked at the mountain behind through the window.
Now we can no longer talk about the taboo of not hunting in spring.
It would be better to talk to my parents, even though they live in the mountains.
But if someone really wants to harm them, it is actually not safe. Once the fire starts, there is nowhere to escape.
Besides, my parents and brothers are all very good at fighting, so it’s safer for us all to be together.