"That's right!" Ye Peng said anxiously, "Dad is busy from morning till night now, weeding and fertilizing in the fields, what doesn't need help? And there's a huge amount of housework waiting for someone to do!"

“If you really want me to have a future, I’ll just go with Dad to build outhouses. The more people there are, the faster we can build them, and we can earn more money.”

Wei was still uneasy, believing that scholars still had dignity.

But she couldn't do anything about her son's lack of ambition.

Besides, studying only brings temporary glory; who knows if you'll even pass the imperial examination!

Even if you pass the imperial examination at the county level, it's really not that great. Look at Li Zhiyuan, I used to think he was very successful, but now I think he's poor and pathetic.

As long as the son inherits Ye Erquan's job in the outhouse, there is a future for him.

Thinking of this, she felt a little calmer.

Wei rolled her eyes at Ye Peng:

“If you don’t want to study, then don’t. But you’ve already paid your tuition for April, so you have to study until the end of April. Also, at the end of April, Teacher Qian will recommend you to take the county exam, so give it your all.”

"Okay, okay." Ye Peng grinned from ear to ear at the thought of not having to study anymore.

After thinking for a moment, Wei turned to Du and said, "Sister-in-law, if Peng'er can't even pass the county school exam, why don't we have him deliver spicy soup starting in May? We can treat it as hiring another person."

Although we've hired someone, we still need two people to deliver the goods. So each family still needs to send one person. If Ye Peng delivers the goods, he can earn money and do farm work at the same time.

Mrs. Du nodded: "Then let's do it that way."

She had wanted to hire another person for a while, but the delivery person was the one who would receive the money, and it didn't feel right for someone other than her to receive the money.

If Ye Peng is willing to give it to us, that would be the best outcome.