Seventeen jin! Tomorrow we'll exchange it for rice. Aunt Zhang counted as she made way for the people in the front row so they could see it more easily.
"Aunt Li, eight jin, two jin at noon, ten jin in total, right?"
"right!"
"Grandma Xu's family, six catties, one catty in the morning, seven catties in total."
...
The following are relatives of the Li family, the Wang family, and the Fan family, but there are relatively few scattered individuals, mostly weighing two or three jin.
There are still few families in the village like Aunt Zhang's who can't even get enough to eat.
They had fields and land, and although they didn't eat well, they could still manage to eat their fill. They weren't as skilled at harvesting chicken gizzards and shelling chicken heads as Aunt Zhang's family, so naturally they didn't have as many as Aunt Zhang's family.
One of the Fan family members was hesitant, doubting whether Fan Jin could produce the rice, so they didn't put in much effort and didn't deliver all of it.
After all, fresh rice can be bought for two and a half pounds, so wouldn't dried rice cost even more?
They didn't believe that dried goods wouldn't sell as well as fresh ones. Besides, Fan Er was from the same clan, and Fan Da likely knew the same people Fan Er knew. They could secretly have Fan Da make the connections...
As the crowd dispersed, Shui Qing and Fan Jin sat by the large rock, counting the items.
Fan Jin pointed to one of the families also surnamed Fan and said, "This is my grandfather's brother's cousin from that branch of the family."
Shui Qing had never been clear about these seniority and ranking systems. She tried to figure it out for a long time but couldn't. Since they weren't particularly close, she simply stopped thinking about it and asked directly, "What's wrong?"
Fan Jin stared intently at Shui Qing beside him with his dark eyes, a smile playing on his lips: "They brought out five catties at noon, but only got one catty by the end of the afternoon. Isn't that strange?"
Shui Qing immediately understood, and was also surprised by Fan Jin's quick wit.
She casually complimented, "I never imagined that someone as educated as you would know about business."
Fan Jin, flattered, timidly looked away and murmured, "I'm only good at the imperial examinations, but I know a lot about other things."
Shui Qing knew that the imperial examinations were very important for scholars, so she comforted him, "Don't worry, you'll definitely pass them in the future!"
This isn't just her making things up. In another ten years or so, he really will pass the imperial examination and have a smooth career in government, eventually becoming a very high-ranking official.
Fan Jin's eyes welled up with tears, and he looked into Shui Qing's dark, deep eyes.
How many years has it been?
After his repeated failures in the imperial examinations, the way the academy, the surrounding area, his family, and even his own mother and elder brother looked at him changed.
The way you talk to him is as if he's a useless piece of trash.
Even if he does all the farm work and earning money, it won't work.
For a scholar, if he fails the imperial examination, no matter how well he does in other areas, it is all useless, and everything he does will be wrong.
This disrespect becomes increasingly apparent, especially as people get older.
Only Shuiqing said he would pass the exam and gave him his trust!
A scholar will die for one who understands him... From now on, clear water will be the most important thing...
Shui Qing felt uneasy under his gaze. It was just a sentence, why was he so agitated?
Indeed, the imperial examination system was the lifeblood of scholars!
They took it too seriously.
She changed the subject, saying, "You mean your cousin doesn't trust us?"
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