Xing Luxi and Mu Lin did not stay long because they had to participate in the spring imperial examination next year.
They only stayed for about half a month before leaving.
But during those two weeks, the two acted like any ordinary young couple, going shopping together, solving riddles together, eating sugar paintings together, and so on…
In short, we did many sweet things that young couples would do.
The ambiguous and sweet atmosphere between the two, as well as their sometimes natural actions and behaviors, cannot be faked.
Therefore, both families soon learned that the two were dating.
Both families felt extremely honored and thought they had gotten a great deal, and they were all very satisfied with each other.
Xing Luxi's mother and her younger sister Lele were particularly shocked when they found out.
Then he burst into laughter, giving Xing Luxi a thumbs-up, "He's truly my son!!"
She never stopped smiling, and she loved reading her favorite books so much that she would praise them to almost everyone she met.
After Lele learned that they might become a family in the future, she sweetly called Zhiyin "sister-in-law" every day, which softened everyone's hearts.
One time, Xing Luxi's mother couldn't help but brag to Mu Lin's mother, and she was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, feeling that Xing Luxi had acted too quickly.
In short, both sides were very calm, even extremely happy, and their relationship became even closer.
Only Old Huang was always sulking and looking down on Xing Luxi.
I think he's so handsome, so alluring, and so good at attracting attention; I'm afraid he'll disappoint his soulmate.
At the same time, I feel that since my soulmate is so wonderful, I shouldn't be dating or meeting your parents so early.
He had originally planned to introduce him to the sons of prominent families in the capital!
What a pity, such a pity.
The kindred spirit simply smiled and brushed it off, after all, love is all about first impressions!
Moreover, after getting to know Xing Luxi better, she became more and more satisfied with him.
Although he was a nobleman in ancient times, he was not arrogant, self-righteous, or chauvinistic, and he did not even have the idea of having multiple wives and concubines.
He only has eyes for her and in his heart. He will hand over all his money to her, chat with her about gossip, do whatever she wants, and do all sorts of fun things with her.
In short, Zhiyin is extremely, extremely, extremely satisfied at the moment!
Of course, this is temporary. Whether or not they get married is another matter. After all, isn't it said that men are the same before and after marriage?
Anyway, it's still a long way from getting married, so she's not in a hurry!
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Since Xing Luxi and her companion started afresh, all the shops have been operating smoothly, and the girls' academy has been peaceful and harmonious, with new students joining frequently.
Thus, Zhiyin's life became very ordinary yet fulfilling.
I sleep until I naturally wake up every day, and if I want to eat something like yellow rice cake or cold pig's ear salad, I'll make it whenever I feel like it.
If you want to drink various kinds of fruit wine, mulberry wine, blueberry wine, you can brew them and drink them. You can also open a winery to specialize in brewing various fruit wines or rice wines to supply restaurants and dry pot shops, etc.
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Time flies, and December has arrived in the blink of an eye. As the weather gets cooler, hot pot becomes even more popular.
Even the Emperor himself made many, many recirculating furnaces based on the books of Huang and Lao.
However, the return air furnace is very large and expensive, so many ordinary people still cannot afford it.
However, the Emperor took pity on the people in some high-altitude areas, where the winters were too harsh and many people would freeze to death. Therefore, he allocated funds from the national treasury to blacksmith shops in various regions.
This reduces costs for ordinary people, allowing them to purchase return air furnaces at extremely low prices.
In this way, many people will not freeze to death in winter.
As for starvation, it was practically nonexistent, thanks to the emergence of numerous shops of various kinds thanks to Zhiyin.
Many people are deeply influenced and willingly spend money to buy food, listen to novels, play games, play mahjong, and so on.
This has driven a great deal of economic activity and provided jobs for many people.
Today, the various shops she and other shopkeepers have opened have spread almost all over the country.
These shops all followed her agreement and left leftover food for the beggars.
In fact, it saved many people to a certain extent.
Moreover, after learning how to cook potatoes and sweet potatoes and discovering that these two crops are very easy to grow and have an astonishing yield per acre, His Majesty the Emperor also vigorously promoted their development.
Therefore, even if they couldn't afford other things, potatoes could be stored for a long time and were very filling, and they weren't expensive, so many people would store up food in advance before winter.
Very few people starved to death!
Zhiyin also took Zhihua to the provincial capital to participate in the academician examinations held in December for various provinces.
With a good teacher like Mr. Huang, she lived up to expectations and successfully passed the imperial examination, becoming a scholar with the highest score, and was entitled to receive a monthly grain allowance from the state.
And naturally, they entered the official school for further study.
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In August of the following year, she participated in the triennial autumn imperial examination.
In order not to waste a single second of study time, Zhiyin took her and Huang Laozi on a journey about two or three months in advance.
When she stops in different places, she drives her own dry pot restaurant, milk tea shop, and other businesses along the way.
Along the way, Zhiyin also saw many students carrying book boxes on their journey.
These students were so poor that they had no money. They walked all the way, eating only one steamed bun a day. Their shoes were worn out, and they were so hungry that they were pale and thin, but their eyes still shone brightly.
The reader was deeply moved and felt respect and admiration for the students' attitude towards learning.
Studying is actually very difficult; it's incredibly tedious and boring, and you'll encounter all sorts of hardships along the way. Yet, they still yearn for it and never give up.
Along the way, one might freeze to death, die of illness, die of exhaustion, or be robbed by bandits, thus losing one's life.
Those who truly understand them feel that they have suffered so much and endured so much hardship, and sometimes it's really hard to bear it.
I really want to send this message to all the stores under my management, so that when they see it, they can help these people and provide them with some financial assistance.
But after a moment's thought, she dismissed the idea.
It wasn't a stereotype, but a fact that many scholars were very concerned about their reputation and would find such a thing shameful.
If you help others for no reason, they may feel insulted or looked down upon. Most people would rather starve than accept charity.
Moreover, most of her shops are quite expensive, so it's unlikely that very poor scholars would go to see them.
"Sigh, there's nothing I can do. I'm willing but unable to do it."
Zhiyin sighed softly and shook her head helplessly.
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