Chen Zhancai remained silent upon hearing this, calculating in his mind that the normal price for three mu of land was thirty taels of silver.
Aside from food, drink, and other miscellaneous expenses along the way, fifteen taels of silver would be more than enough.
But if you want to experience the legendary exotic customs of the brothels, this amount of money is far from enough for entertainment.
As the saying goes, "Enjoy life while you can, and be as carefree as you can be." Traveling all the way to Ningjing is not easy, so you must prepare enough money for the trip.
Thinking of this, he shook his head, feigning difficulty.
"Mother, you don't know, the journey from here to Ningjing involves crossing mountains and rivers, and it takes two or three months for a round trip."
Home is always best, but going out is always difficult; everything costs money.
If the son runs out of money to return home halfway and starves to death in the wilderness, what good is passing the imperial examination...?
Liu Fengjiao sat sullenly on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). Listening to Chen Zhancai's words, she felt increasingly disappointed in him.
She must have been blind to have fallen for such an irresponsible person.
The Chen family only has six mu of land left. If they sell it all, the old man and his wife will starve to death before winter is over.
He's really hoping his precious son will pass the imperial examination; that's just wishful thinking.
Others might not know, but Liu Fengjiao knew better than anyone else.
For more than a year, Chen Zhancai claimed to be studying in town, but apart from going to the academy during the day to make a show of it, he never read or wrote when he got home at night. He either slept in late or went out to eat and drink with his friends.
If someone like him could pass the imperial examination, even a toad could eat swan meat.
Although she couldn't stand Chen Zhancai no matter how she looked at him, she couldn't help but think that she had no better options at the moment.
If he really sells all the land and still fails the imperial examination, he'll probably starve in the winter.
To prevent her precious son from going hungry, she had to steel herself and interrupt him to persuade him.
"Zhancai, what Mother said makes sense. Why don't we sell three acres of land?"
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