Chapter 123 Song's father has a backup plan

Qin Mingsong looked at Old Man Qin, "Dad, can you tell me now where the Song sisters came from?"

Old Man Qin raised his eyelids and glanced at him, "You just need to know that we can't afford to provoke him."

"We can't afford to offend the Bai Mansion either." Qin Mingsong just thought it was ridiculous.

They are just farmers, who can they afford to offend?

Old Man Qin thought for a moment and said, "The Bai family is of noble origin and claims to be a family of scholars. Ordinary people really can't afford to offend them, but such people value their reputation. As long as we are in the right, we don't need to be too cautious. On the contrary, we should not offend those who don't follow the rules."

This is interesting.

I don't know how Song Kuan told Old Man Qin in private at the time.

Anyway, he was very wary.

Qin Mingsong had known some shady things during his years outside. When Old Man Qin said this, he understood. "Since Dad said that the Song sisters are not someone we can mess with, why did you allow Mom to bully Xiu'er?"

"Did you read this book in vain?"

Old Man Qin looked at his son with some disappointment. "Your mother is the mother-in-law. How can it be considered bullying if she asks her daughter-in-law to do her job? If this matter gets out, your mother will be right."

As long as you are right.

Who can say it is the Qin family's fault?

Old Man Qin saw Qin Mingsong, after all, this was his son whom he had high hopes for. "According to the agreement between Master Song and I, as long as my family has no intention of harming others, it's fine. If one of them gets into trouble in the Qin family, we, the Qin family, won't be able to survive. You have to remember this, Si'er. There are too many people in this world who can take our lives. Don't think that you are the only smart person."

Otherwise the two sisters would have such a large sum of money.

Not to mention old Mrs. Liu, even old man Qin was jealous.

But he didn't dare to move and could only watch.

Fortunately, Song Xiu was not in a clear mind and dug out two thousand taels, which was a small consolation.

Qin Mingsong just felt a chill in his heart.

Earlier he had thought that he would become a widower if he had no choice. Fortunately, he asked his father today. Even if his father did not tell him everything, it still gave him a warning.

Qin Mingsong recalled the differences between the Song sisters again.

Qin Mingsong felt that Song Jin was raised in a wealthy family, while Song Xiu seemed to be from a poor family.

Then Qin Mingsong asked tentatively: "Dad, do you value Dalang's wife the most?"

"Da Lang's wife is a legitimate daughter, and your wife is a concubine's daughter."

Old Man Qin looked at his son with a bit of pity, but still comforted him, "It's okay to be born out of wedlock. In the past, we couldn't marry a girl even if we wanted to."

Some wealthy families treat illegitimate children as commodities, and believe that they are born to contribute to the development of the legitimate children. Even so, they will not marry them to farmers.

Old man Qin used to work for the Song family.

He knew that the Song family had produced several generations of imperial physicians, but the Song family was used to keeping a low profile, so few people knew about it. When it came to educating their children, they were not comparable to ordinary merchants, but only legitimate children were carefully educated.

However, Old Man Qin didn't know that his comfort was worse than no comfort. It was more like a needle piercing Qin Mingsong's heart.

This made Qin Mingsong even more jealous of Qin Chi.

According to their age, Song Jin should have married him.

Thinking about the changes that Qin Chi had undergone after Song Jin married him, in less than a year, he already had a beautiful wife and children, and even won the third place in the imperial examination.

She really is a woman who will bring good luck to her husband.

Compared to his marriage to Song Xiu, there were not many good things about this, but instead one trouble after another.

"Dad, if I don't pass the imperial examination this year, will my family really not support my studies anymore?"

Qin Mingsong is most concerned about this.

Old man Qin narrowed his cloudy eyes and said, "No."

Seeing Qin Mingsong's face changed.

Old Man Qin was silent for a moment and then said, "Da Lang passed the imperial examination at the age of seventeen this year. He did not spend any money from his family and he can still receive subsidies from the court every year. Doesn't Si Er feel guilty?"

If someone else said this, it would be like throwing Qin Mingsong's face to the ground and stepping on it!

It just so happened that it was Old Man Qin who said this.

No matter how aggrieved Qin Mingsong felt, he had to endure it.

In comparison, he lost!

Because there are differences between scholars.

The best scholars were called Bingsheng by the imperial court. If they went to the academy, they would be provided with food or study grain every month, and they would also receive a subsidy of 4 to 6 taels of silver every year. Qin Chi won the "small three prizes" and had excellent grades. He could receive at least 6 taels of silver a year. If he was lucky, he would have the opportunity to become a "tribute student" and get a place in the Imperial Academy.

As a naturalized person, there will be some extra income.

It is like guaranteeing for a candidate, which is a decent and stable income.

Although Qin Mingsong ranked high when he passed the examination for the title of scholar, he was not a naturalized scholar.

It has to be said that Qin Chi's success in becoming a scholar has made Qin Mingsong's status in the family much lower than before, and even his weight in old man Qin's heart has decreased a little.

I can only say that the contrast is too strong.

Don't say what other people in the family think.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Old man Qin was also feeling unhappy about this.

He used all his family's strength to support his youngest son's studies for more than ten years, but his son was not as good as the one raised by Li alone.

It is indeed important to marry a good wife.

He was too hasty back then, so he married Old Liu...

When Qin Mingsong returned to his room, the resentment and jealousy in his heart still took a long time to subside, even if Song Xiu humbled herself in front of him.

Qin Mingsong was very upset.

"Husband, would you like to take a rest?" Song Xiu made the bed.

Qin Mingsong looked at her with deep eyes, "Did Xiu'er have a good life in the past?"

"Normally."

Song Xiu responded casually.

In her mind, a merchant family was indeed ordinary, and what she longed for was to be the wife of an official.

But it sounded particularly harsh to Qin Mingsong's ears.

How could someone like him threaten the lives of his family? What did this mean? It meant that he was born in a lowly family and anyone could threaten him.

If he wants to change all this and surpass Qin Chi, he must pass the imperial examination this year.

After running Ziyang Academy for several years, he knew very well that although he seemed to be doing well, in reality it was just a castle in the air. If he could pass the imperial examination, it would be fine, but if he failed, not many people would believe him.

In Huizhou, where the cultural atmosphere is strong, a scholar is nothing in the eyes of the powerful. Only by passing the imperial examination can one gain some weight.

Qin Mingsong studied even harder afterwards.

He used to study very hard, but he would also take the trouble to build connections and attend gatherings of classmates. Now he almost never puts down his book and reads late into the night every day.

Stay at home and read books.

After going to the academy, he turned a deaf ear to the outside world and focused on reading the books of sages.

This diligent attitude towards learning left a good impression on Qin Mingsong to Mr. Bai and the teachers in the academy.

Students should focus on their studies.

There is no teacher who doesn't like such students.

When the news reached Qin Chi, he was speechless for a while. "He found a way out of the blow so quickly. You are worthy of being my uncle."

It's hard to tell whether this is a compliment or a mockery.

Anyway, Song Jin doesn't care, she has plenty of patience.