I make about three large basins of food every day, and they sell out in half a morning.
After selling their goods, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still had time to cook when they got home, and they could even go to the fields to help with the work in the afternoon.
Although it's tiring to do this, seeing the family's money box gradually fill up gives me a sense of peace.
During the busy farming season, the academy also gave Lin Xue and the others a holiday.
Back home, he didn't hide in his room like he did in previous years.
Instead, he picked up a sickle and went to the fields with his family.
At first, her family strongly opposed it, feeling that Lin Xue was the educated person in the family and should not do such rough work.
But Lin Xue couldn't just stand by and watch. It wasn't that she was particularly diligent, but rather that she hadn't worked for a long time and suddenly felt a bit itchy to do something.
After arriving at the field, Lin Xue followed her family, bending over to cut the millet little by little.
Lin Zhongde had thought his younger brother would complain of being tired once he got to the field, but when he looked up, he found that his brother's progress was no slower than that of the two brothers.
"My second brother is good at studying, how come he's so good at farm work too?"
Lin Zhongde suddenly felt a sense of urgency. When his parents were choosing which of their three children to study, they had given them all the same opportunity.
Old Man Lin specially found someone in the village who had been to school to teach the three of them ten characters.
It's agreed that whoever can recognize and memorize these 10 characters within a day will be sent to school.
Back then, he and the third brother only remembered two or three words, while the second brother memorized all ten words.
This is also why the family has supported Lin Zhongyi's schooling all these years without any objection from his two brothers.
Now even farm work is being surpassed by his younger brother, and Lin Zhongde is getting a little anxious, so he immediately speeds up his work.
Fortunately, Grandma Lin wasn't in the field, otherwise she would have definitely dragged Lin Xue home by force.
Only when the old lady was away selling cold noodles in town did he dare to stay in the fields to work.
After all, the people working in the fields are all men, and it's easier for men to talk to each other.
Old Man Lin tried to persuade them a few times, but when he couldn't convince them, he gave up. The eldest and third eldest Lin brothers were still a little surprised.
It's rare to see scholars working in the fields. Just look at the only scholar in the village; he always walks with his head held high and an air of superiority.
Although their second son had not yet become a scholar, the teacher had praised their child quite a bit whenever the Lin family visited Lin Xue at the academy.
Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. When Grandma Lin brought Mingxia back, she found that her second son wasn't home. She immediately knew that the boy must have gone to work in the fields.
There wasn't even time to cook. After instructing Mingxia to tidy up the house, he hurried to the fields.
Even after arriving at the field, they didn't stop. They gave the three men from the Lin family a good scolding, and then dragged Lin Xue home.
"It's not like there's no one else to do the work in our fields, why do you want to help?"
"You know, this is a bit of a job. Once you get the hang of it, it's hard to get rid of it!"
"Are you stupid? Do you think you can hold a sickle with the hand that holds a pen?"
"What if I get cut? Will I still be able to continue my studies?"
The old lady kept nagging as she walked, only stopping when she entered the house.
Mingxia, the third sister-in-law, pursed her lips as she watched her second brother-in-law being scolded, but dared not laugh out loud.
"Everyone's been working hard these past few days, so I'll cut off a piece of cured pork today and stir-fry it later to help everyone recover!"
Grandma Lin wasn't indifferent to her family, but she just couldn't bear to let her second son go to the fields to do farm work.
To shut up his family, he asked Mingxia to cut a piece of cured meat and stew it with the other dishes in the house.
After Lin Xue returned home, her mother sent her back inside.
He didn't want to go out and get scolded, so he continued writing his new storybooks.
I now have more than 10 taels of silver, which should be enough to participate in the county examination.
Don't think that you can just show up for the exam; you also need to bring your ID card, the teacher's guarantee, and the cost of materials and food for occupying the venue.
The examinations for Xiucai (a scholar who passed the county-level imperial examination) and Tongsheng (a student who passed the county-level imperial examination) are different.
For those taking the preliminary examinations, as long as the teacher sent them in, they could enter the examination hall; almost as long as the teacher vouched for them, they could enter the examination hall.
The examination for the title of Xiucai was much more complicated. Students were not allowed to bring anything into the examination hall, and all the writing implements, such as writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, were provided by the examination hall staff.
Meals were also eaten inside the examination room, and the bedding and blankets were provided by the examiners.
They will be staying in the examination room for three days, except for going to the toilet, eating, and taking the exam, they will stay in their own cubicles.
This is also to eliminate the possibility of cheating among candidates and to select the best talents to the greatest extent possible.
After the busy farming season, they would return to the academy to study for another month or two before taking the imperial examination to become scholars.
Because Lin Xue didn't want to go against Old Lady Lin, she would spend half a day working in the fields every morning, and then go home when Old Lady Lin and the others were about to return.
In the afternoon, he would sit in the yard watching over the harvested grain.
Time flies, all the grain in the fields has been harvested, and new crops have been planted.
Lin Xue resumed her routine of going between the academy, her home, and the bookstore.
Two weeks before the scientific expedition, she handed in all her manuscripts and devoted the rest of her time to studying.
The Master was quite strict with these students who were about to participate in the imperial examinations.
I make time to give them individual guidance every day, which is a busy but fulfilling process.
However, just 10 days before the imperial examination, Lin Xue discovered two extra books in her bag.
These two books sell for a high price outside, and he remembered that another student in his class had two of them.
That family runs a business in town and is considered wealthy within the entire academy.
Why were his books in his backpack?
Lin Xue did not recall borrowing any books from the other party.
Moreover, that guy usually looked down on her, a farmer's son, and often spoke ill of her behind her back.
Lin Xue usually ignored him, so she always treated him like air and paid him no attention.
Although he didn't know how the books ended up with him, Lin Xue subconsciously put both books into his spatial storage.
Regardless of the other party's motives, once these two books are gone, their scheme will have failed.
Two days after this incident, the rich young man suddenly told me that his book had been stolen.
This caused quite a stir in the class at the time, and a few students were secretly stirring things up.
When the Master heard about this, he immediately asked everyone to help search for it.
When they couldn't find it in the classroom, someone suggested searching the students' beds.
Only now did Lin Xue understand what these people were up to.
Did they think they could outsmart him with such a low-level trick that was so obvious?
That shows how much they look down on him!
Are people who scheme against each other so carelessly?
While searching the other people's beds, the people in charge only did a simple check. But when they came to Lin Xue's bed, they searched it very carefully.
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