Yes, the original owner had lost a lot of money in the past few days and had no money to buy food outside.

There are still about five days left before the monthly money transfer date from my family.

In order to avoid starving to death outside, the original owner lied that he was not feeling well and needed to rest at home for a few days.

This is his second day resting at home.

Every day he just lies in bed pretending to read, and when he sees the broom fall over he doesn't even bother to help.

Of course, whether he could see the broom was another matter.

After all, he rarely left his room except for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

Chu Qi put down the "Doctrine of the Mean" that the original owner had used to pretend, and coughed weakly a few times:

"Much better, thank you for your concern."

She took the cup and drank the water.

Huang Ying said distressedly: "Why did you get sick when you were fine? If it really doesn't work, let's go see the barefoot doctor in the village. It may be a little expensive, but your health is important."

Her thin eyebrows were slightly frowned, and when she thought of the expenses of seeing a doctor, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Winter is approaching, and the clothes that customers need to wash have become heavier, and will continue to be heavier.

It's getting harder and harder to make money.

She doesn't have much strength, and if her clothes are too thick, she can do less work.

By then, the household expenses will be reduced a lot.

The original owner was just pretending to be sick, and didn't dare to mention seeing a doctor in the two days since he came back.

Chu Qi would not even go to see it, "No need to see it, I feel much better today, I can go to school tomorrow."

"Really?" Huang Ying was pleasantly surprised. She took a step forward and touched her son's forehead with the back of her hand. Sure enough, it was warm, a very normal temperature.

"It seems really good. God bless you, it's better to go to school early. Studying at home will eventually lead to falling behind."

Huang Ying was thinking:

"The old hen at home has laid a few eggs in the past two days. Take two eggs and two handfuls of green vegetables to the old teacher and ask him to take care of you and ask about the lessons you have learned in the past two days..."

"No need. We won't have much homework in the past two days. Let's keep the eggs and sell them for money. Is Grandpa's legs and feet hurting again?" Chu Qi said worriedly, "Grandpa's legs and feet hurt in winter. We can use the money from selling the eggs to buy some medicine for him."

Huang Ying was stunned when she heard this. Although her son cared about his elders in the past, he never mentioned buying medicine for his grandfather.

Her nose suddenly felt sore; her little son had finally grown up.

"Okay, sell it and use the money to buy medicine for grandpa."

With moist eyes, Huang Ying turned her back and said, "Mom is out embroidering. If you still feel uncomfortable, just call me."

"good."

....

Huang Ying sat under the eaves at the door of her second son's house, busy finishing today's embroidery before the sun completely set.

After finishing embroidering this handkerchief, I will have ten in total, and then I can take them to the town to sell them together with the eggs.

These are two good incomes.

A handkerchief can be sold for four cents. The cost of a handkerchief and needle and thread is two cents. After deducting the cost, ten handkerchiefs can earn twenty cents.

Eggs are cheaper, one can be sold for one cent. Now there are ten eggs in the chicken coop, which can be sold for ten cents.

Bringing pickles and bran buns, walking to town, I could save money for travel and food, and earn a net profit of thirty cents per trip...

Huang Ying silently calculated in her mind that this money could be used to buy a lot of medicine for her father-in-law.

Huang Ying's mother-in-law, Ye Zhang, took a nap in another room and got up before sunset to prepare dinner for the family.

The Ye family lived at the end of Zhangjia Village, and the whole family lived in a small thatched house.

This thatched hut is the ancestral property left to Ye Zhang after her father's death.

The layout is four bedrooms, a small living room, a kitchen three meters away from the bedrooms, and an abandoned woodshed.

There was another toilet further away, built outside the house.

The original owner and his eldest brother slept in one room, his grandparents slept in one room, his mother slept in one room, and there was another room for the Ye sisters.

However, the two sisters are currently working as maids in the landlord's house, and they only have a five-day vacation every six months to go home and rest, so the Ye sisters' room has almost become a new firewood shed.

If the wooden bed inside had not been taken out, it would have been no different from a real woodshed.

However, Huang Ying couldn't set out on her own.

She would have to wait until her eldest son had nothing to do and then go with him.

There is almost no household where women go out on their own.

They must be accompanied by a man for safety reasons.

The world is in chaos, and without a man around, it is easy for a woman to suffer.

.....

The original owner wasn't the type to help with housework, so Chu Qi naturally wouldn't jump in and help with the work as soon as she arrived.

It usually takes Ye Zhang about half an hour to prepare dinner.

Chu Qi fell asleep at this moment.

She couldn't wait to see how useful this 'academic master's dream' was.

When she opened her eyes again, Chu Qi found herself standing in a pure white space. She knew clearly that she was dreaming.

With a thought, a bookshelf slowly appeared in front of Chu Qi.

She was thinking about taking the imperial examination, and the contents of the books on the bookshelf became the books needed to take the examination.

This is a fictitious dynasty, but the books that scholars must take exams for are roughly the same as those in ancient times.

Because Chu Qi's mind was blank and he had no knowledge, in addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, there were also enlightenment books on the bookshelf, such as "Sound and Rhythm Enlightenment", "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", etc.

A desk and a stool appeared in front of the bookshelf.

A line of words appeared in the air in front of her: It is recommended to start learning from "Three Character Classic".

A thick book fell on the desk and automatically opened to the first page.

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