The villagers were very depressed because Lin Anru did not hold a banquet.
They also wanted to let people around them know that there was a new scholar in their village!
Mr. and Mrs. Lin also came over to ask him the reason. Lin Anru also explained to his parents the same reason he had given to the village chief.
The two elders didn't say anything, but they gave him a bag of copper coins early the next morning.
"The exam is important. We will hold a big banquet after you reach a higher level." Grandpa Lin patted his son's shoulder and encouraged him.
"good."
It was the first time his father supported him, and Lin Anru was in a very good mood.
The banquet was not held, but the village chief still let Lin Anru go to worship the ancestors.
It was just on a small scale. He only had to slaughter a chicken and buy a piece of pork for the sacrifice.
Before Lin Anru set off, the government also sent him a reward, which included food and two taels of silver.
Although the reward was small, the award ceremony was very grand.
The officers and soldiers came with great fanfare, beating gongs along the way. That day, everyone within a ten-mile radius knew Lin Anru's name.
On the second day after the award ceremony, Mr. Hong sent someone to discuss another prescription.
They were all familiar faces doing familiar business, and both parties cooperated happily. The Lin family made another income that day, and it was a continuous income.
"After this farewell, I don't know when I will be able to return home. You must take good care of Boyu and Shiyu at home. Of course, the most important thing is to take care of yourself."
Lin Anru couldn't help feeling sad when he said goodbye to his wife.
If the autumn examination goes well, he will set off for the capital to participate in the spring examination next year.
If things don't go well...
Forget it, it’s better not to think about such unlucky thoughts.
The whole village saw him off on this trip.
In addition to the travel items prepared by her family, Lin Anru also had a bunch of things delivered by villagers, plus the money delivered by the village chief.
It is rare for a talented person to emerge in the tribe. The village chief hopes that he will go higher and higher and lead the entire tribe to a higher level.
Then, investment is definitely indispensable.
This money was invested by Gongzhong for Lin Anru. Of course, a small portion of it was selflessly paid out of the pockets of several old guys in the village.
They don't understand the big principles, but they know that when they go out, if they have money on them, they will be less likely to be surrounded by evil spirits.
This was all they could do for Lin Anru; they couldn't do anything more.
When Lin Anru left, she took away the recent excitement, and life returned to normal.
"We've already started growing seedlings, but why haven't the officials come to collect taxes yet?"
Paying taxes is a very unhappy thing, as it means that the limited food available at home is being taken away.
They are not happy when the government officials come to collect taxes, and they are also not happy when the government officials do not come to collect taxes.
I always feel like I won't be able to calm down until I finish this process.
Liu shook her head: "I hope the government forgets about this..."
Now, apart from those who have prepared in advance like them, how many people can still provide food?
"Sister-in-law, let's not talk in our sleep in broad daylight."
They would secretly laugh if the government didn't collect more grain, but it would be impossible for them to forget and simply not collect it.
She would rather the sun rise in the west than believe that the government would not come to collect taxes.
"The government won't collect taxes this year."
As soon as Sun finished speaking, Lin Anji's voice rang out outside the door.
"What?"
"Really?"
Although she was slapped in the face, Mrs. Sun was not unhappy. Instead, she felt sincerely happy about the news her husband brought.
"Really? Just now, the yamen runners have been coming from village to village to announce it. They should be coming to our village soon."
He had just seen the yamen runner at the junction of the two villages, and subconsciously followed him, and then heard the news.
Sure enough, within a moment, a yamen runner came to inform that no taxes would be collected this year.
For a moment, the village was as lively as if it were New Year's Day.
The vegetables in the fields are ready to eat, and there is no longer the burden of paying taxes, so life is becoming more and more hopeful.
While everyone was feeling encouraged, Lin Shiyu was looking worried.
She always felt that things were not that simple.
But it seems that nothing big happened.
The villagers' seedling cultivation and transplanting went smoothly, and the rice seedlings in the fields seemed to be growing well.
Sometimes accidents happen so unexpectedly.
The typhoon is coming.
Lin Shiyu was still frightened as she looked at her house, half of which had collapsed.
In modern times, she experienced typhoons every year, but none like this one.
In modern times, weather forecasts can predict weather conditions in advance.
The government and the streets have taken precautions in advance, and as long as the people stay at home with their doors and windows closed, there will basically be no accidents.
But here, there is none of that.
Apart from experienced people who noticed the signs and predicted extreme weather, how could the common people know that a typhoon was coming?
In my sleep, I heard the sound of wind.
Lin Shiyu was awakened by the sound of the wind.
Fortunately, she was woken up, otherwise she might have died again when the nearly ten-meter-high tree fell down.
"Go to sleep, mother will watch over you."
The sound of the tree falling woke up the other two people in the house.
They were shocked when they saw Lin Shiyu's shocking house.
A tree half a person's height was uprooted, fell down and broke the roof, and finally fell right on Lin Shiyu's bed.
When Liu saw this scene, she was about to cry, but then she heard Lin Shiyu's voice coming from behind her, and her tears stopped.
Seeing that everyone was alright, she had nothing else to ask for.
"Mom, you go to sleep too. I'll keep watch."
Lin Boyu persuaded.
The three of them are now in the master bedroom. There are no big trees near the master bedroom, so as long as there are no big trees blowing in from the surrounding areas, they will basically not be hit.
"Yes, let brother watch over him." Lin Shiyu pulled him directly to lie on the bed.
Liu's health has just started to improve, so she can't get tired during the recuperation process.
Seeing that her children insisted, Liu had no choice but to lie down as they wished.
However, I was worried about my children and anxious about the outside world, so I couldn't sleep well.
Lin Boyu took the book and the oil lamp, walked to a distance, and read the book quietly accompanied by the sounds of wind and rain.
I looked up until dawn.
The sound of the wind outside has died down a bit, at least not as scary as it was last night.
He looked at his mother and sister who were still sleeping, put down the book in his hand, and walked quietly to the door.
There were faint voices of people talking outside. It must be that people heard the wind had died down and came out to check the situation.
Lin Boyu thought about it, put on a straw raincoat and a straw hat, and decided to go out to see what was going on outside.
However, he was stopped as soon as he opened the door.
It was blocked by the debris of branches blown down by the strong wind.
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