"Are you sure? If you want to continue the exam, let's go back. Time is tight and the teacher still needs to tutor you."
"Uncle, aren't you going?" He remembered that his uncle had said before that Xiaoyu wanted him to take the examination for a scholar after he finished his studies.
Zhao Dashu wanted to give up, but when he saw his daughter's half-smile, he gave up his little idea.
"How can I do that? I have to take the exam myself. It's nice to have someone to go with me." Zhao Laosan smiled bitterly. What else could he do? He could only bite the bullet and go.
Alas, it’s very difficult for him because everyone in his family is too ambitious. He envies his wife because no one forces her to do anything.
"Since you still want to continue the exam, let's go back tomorrow. If it doesn't work, we can move back to the village and live for a while."
Xiao Lei looked at his young wife embarrassedly, "Do you want to come with us to the provincial capital?" His eyes were filled with anticipation.
"Go ahead, go have some fun."
“Hey!”
There are still nearly two months before the exam, and he doesn't know if he and Xiaoyu can get married. If not, it will have to be postponed. Doesn't that mean he will have to wait until the second half of the year to get married?
Xiao Lei was confused, not knowing whether his choice was right or not. It was not impossible for Xiucai to take the exam later.
"Brother?"
After dinner, Zhao Dawen came to the door.
"Third brother, there is something I want to discuss with you."
"you say."
"It's like this. I would like to ask your teacher to teach your two nephews as well. But don't worry, it won't affect you. Is it okay for you to learn in the morning and we can learn in the afternoon?"
Zhao Dawen also had his own private message. If Master Ruo was really as good as he thought, he would also like to ask the Master to teach him.
If he was lucky enough to pass the imperial examination, he would not have to live in the village anymore, and he would take revenge on those who looked down on him in the past.
"Brother, this won't work. My father mentioned this when he was alive. The teacher I hired only teaches us half a day. He has to study for the rest of the time. We agreed on this when we hired him."
"Only teach for half a day? He is your live-in teacher. It is up to you to decide how long and how many people to teach. Third brother, even if you want to refuse, you should think of a good excuse, right? We are not giving him free tuition."
Zhao Dashu shrugged indifferently, "I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, I can't do anything about it. This is really not okay."
Zhao Dawen was so angry that he shook his sleeves. He was more and more certain that the third child's teacher was not ordinary, otherwise he would not have refused so easily. Whose teacher would be so arrogant and only teach for half a day? To put it bluntly, the live-in teacher was no different from a half-slave.
Besides, if it really doesn't work, he can let his children go to school with them, it's not like they can't keep up.
"Dad, why did uncle look for you?"
"Nothing, he's attracted to our teacher. He probably took notice of how well Lei Zi and I did in the exam."
"He himself is not a scumbag and his test scores are not bad. He must be the one who teaches his own children with the most care."
"Who knows what he's thinking? Your uncle has always been narrow-minded and thoughtful. Why would you bother with him?"
Yes, why bother with him? He is an insignificant person.
Wang didn't expect Zhao Dashu to reject them.
"Master, if they can go to the capital city to find a teacher, why can't we?"
Zhao Dawen shook his head helplessly. This was really not going to work. The financial disparity between the two families was too great and he couldn't afford it.
"Where will they live after they arrive? They come with a large family. Are we going to build them a house? And do you know how much they will be paid? The wages for people coming from the capital city are definitely not low. We have to support a large family with children.
"Didn't you see how my third brother supported that family? Can we afford to support them? Can't we go and support others when the good times come?"
Wang was speechless. Yes, they couldn’t afford it.
Zhao Dashu was too narrow-minded, afraid that his family would surpass him, "Go back to find mother-in-law?"
"Mother? Forget it. He is the one who favors the third child the most now."
The couple was depressed because the situation was too difficult to handle.
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