They were out for the whole day and didn't come back until dark. Xiao's mother was wondering what they were doing. It turned out that they found a way to make money.
When Father Xiao saw that each of them took out three hundred coins, he felt a little itchy.
His waist is not in good condition and he accidentally sprained it before, so Xiao's mother never lets him do heavy work.
But now that his sons have found jobs that pay well, he wants to go too and doesn’t want to stay idle at home.
"I'll go with you guys tomorrow. I still have the energy. I may not earn as much as you guys, but even a mosquito arm is still meat, and I can still earn some money to buy groceries."
"No, don't do that to your waist. Just stay at home. We will resume business after the New Year. You will be busy then. You should take care of your health first and don't join your sons in the fun."
Father Xiao was rejected outright by Mother Xiao, leaving him speechless.
She had just discussed with Jiang Sui today and was going to choose a time to look at the shop. If possible, she wanted to confirm it as soon as possible and make all the preparations so that she could start right away after the Chinese New Year without any delay.
"Yes, Dad, working at the dock is very tiring. We are a bit exhausted after working for a long time. You'd better stop working. Besides, there is not work every day at the dock. It's not as good as you think." Xiao Qin said with a smile.
Father Xiao felt a little uncomfortable because he was disliked by his wife and children at the same time, but under the suppression of Mother Xiao's eyes, he didn't dare to say anything.
Each of the three brothers handed over two hundred coins to Xiao's mother to supplement the household expenses and enrich the food, and they kept the rest for themselves.
After the new year, the business started to pick up, and it was still the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and Xiao Lanlan who were busy. Three women make a big show, and four women would make a superbly sophisticated production.
Now, everyone has found what to do in the future, and now only Xiao Hechuan is left.
Everyone knew that Xiao Hechuan would definitely continue to study and learn, and take the imperial examination in the future.
"Hechuan, your brothers have already found jobs, and your mother and your wife are also planning to continue their business. So what are your plans for the future?"
Since we are already discussing it, we might as well ask about it all at once.
"Dad, I plan to continue studying and take the imperial examination to become an official."
As expected, Xiao Hechuan wanted to continue the imperial examination path from his previous life.
However, many accidents happened in his previous life, and he would not let those unnecessary accidents happen again in this life.
"Because of the accident a few years ago, you have not touched a book or written properly for the past few years. It's not that Dad doesn't trust you, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to recover to your previous level by studying on your own. In two years, it will be the imperial examination year again. Do you have any longer-term plans?"
After Xiao Hechuan had a head injury when he was fifteen, his intelligence level had been declining for three whole years. He was afraid that he would not be able to keep up, and even forgot what he had learned before.
"Dad is right, so I plan to enter Jeju Baiyun Academy and study there for two years to consolidate what I have learned before and make up for the lessons I missed later.
I have missed the imperial examination once in the past few years, and I cannot miss the next one, so I will take advantage of these two years to study hard. If I want to improve myself quickly, Baiyun Academy is the best choice.
Jeju Prefecture is an upper prefecture, and many famous scholars and writers come from Baiyun Academy. Moreover, Mr. Zhongyun of Baiyun Academy once served as Dean of the Imperial Academy, a fifth-rank official. He is both virtuous and talented, and has profound knowledge. I would like to become his disciple."
Xiao Hechuan is not the kind of person who takes things one step at a time. In his previous life, he was unable to become Mr. Zhong Yun's student for some reasons. However, Mr. Zhong Yun valued his talent and had been teaching him privately without reservation, hoping that he could become a successful person.
Therefore, in this life, he must be his student openly and not in secret.
Father Xiao was very pleased that his son was so ambitious and motivated.
However, it sounds like the Baiyun Academy has such a great teacher. So it shouldn't be easy to get in, right?
Another thing is that the tuition fee of Baiyun Academy is probably quite a large sum.
"From what you said, Baiyun Academy is so good, so it must be very difficult to get in, right? And the tuition for the whole year should not be cheap. Can our family afford it?"
Xiao's mother was a little worried. She fully supported her son's decision to go to the academy, but she was afraid that he would not have enough money.
Xiao Hechuan knew all of this and he had thought it all through.
The annual tuition fee of fifty taels of silver for Baiyun Academy is indeed a considerable amount of money for the Xiao family. Although they still have ten taels of gold in their hands, it is used for business and he will not touch it.
As for Shu Xiu, he will find a way himself.
In order to make his family worry less, he could only tell some white lies.
"As long as you can pass the exam, you don't need to pay tuition. Baiyun Academy is a place to cultivate talents. After passing the exam, if you can get first-class grades every month, you can also get bonus money."
"Is it so good?" Father and Mother Xiao were shocked.
The layout of this big city has become so large? To educate children does not even require tuition fees?
Xiao Hechuan nodded seriously in response.
Only Jiang Sui knew that it was not such a good thing. Xiao Hechuan must have said that because he was afraid that his family would worry. The tuition fee of Baiyun Academy must be not cheap.
She was very curious about how he would get this money.
So, in the evening, Jiang Sui went straight to Xiao Hechuan and told him everything.
If there are a lot of problems, she can also come up with some ideas. It is better for the two of them to brainstorm together than for him to figure it out alone.
When Xiao Hechuan came back after washing up, he saw Jiang Sui kneeling on the bed, looking at him with a smile.
This smile was meaningful, but he didn't know what it meant.
"What's wrong? You're laughing so happily, is there something good?"
Jiang Sui raised her eyebrows slightly, with a playful expression, and asked directly:
"Today you said you wanted to go to Baiyun Academy and become Mr. Zhongyun's disciple, but you said Baiyun Academy doesn't charge tuition. I don't believe it. Tell me the truth. How much money do you want?
Let's work together to find a way to get this bundle of clothes together as soon as possible."
So that was the matter. Xiao Hechuan didn't expect that she could see through him, and he didn't expect that she would bring up this matter directly.
Now that things have come to this, and he has promised to get along well with her and understand each other, there should be no secrets between husband and wife.
"Indeed, I lied to my parents. The tuition fee for Baiyun Academy is fifty taels of silver a year, which is too much. My family still has to do business next year, and we can't touch the gold ingots. So I thought about it and I will solve the tuition problem by myself. I am also a son of the Xiao family. My brothers work so hard to supplement the family income just to not hold the family back, and so do I. I don't want to cause too much trouble for my family. Since I want to study, I have to find a way to solve the tuition by myself."
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