In terms of knowledge, Zhao Dashu believed he was better than his older brother. That guy just shook his head all day long, what could he possibly know? To be honest, he seriously doubted that the person who graded the exam back then was blind to have given him a pass.
Or perhaps there's someone with the same name, and it was given to the wrong person.
Otherwise, there's no reason why he would have become so despondent later on.
“Dad, I’m planning to grow river gourds at home. Didn’t we have a piece of land in the village before? Now we have two farms, and both of them have rivers and wasteland. I was thinking, why don’t we clear out the wasteland on both sides and fence it off to grow river gourds?”
Zhao Dashu thought about it and agreed; raising this thing was much more profitable than planting other things on wasteland.
“Fish can also be raised in the river mouth, especially in the farm that the prefect recently gave us, where the river channel is particularly wide.”
“Yes, let’s raise some. We spent a lot of money to buy the farm, so we have to make back the investment, right? How much can we earn from farming? Especially wasteland, which is worthless.”
“I’ll listen to you, we’ll raise river gourds. My daughter still has to be you. I never thought of all that, I only thought about His Majesty’s rewards all day long.”
Zhao Xiaoyu has been wandering back and forth between the two farms for the past few days, trying to find a way to make money.
Just raise and grow things on the farm. Don't underestimate these little things; they can actually make a lot of money over the course of a year.
"Daughter, the weather is getting warmer. Let's go out for a walk tomorrow and see if there are many baby river gourds along the way."
"Sure."
The weather's getting warmer, and lately even Pear Blossom has been getting restless, always wanting to go out for a stroll. She spends most of her days dawdling while studying with her female tutor.
"We can't go into the city recently. With students taking exams, the city is full of cars. Xiao Lei will probably get home late tonight."
"Yeah, but I had pretty good luck with the exams this year. Look how sunny it is, and there's no wind. I'm really lucky."
We were very lucky; the weather was just right, neither too hot nor too cold, and sunny, making everyone feel comfortable. It was much better than when Xiao Lei and his classmates were taking their exams last year.
The Xiucai examination is held every two years. Those who fail this year must wait until the year after next. In other words, if my eldest cousin fails this year, he will not come to the prefectural city next year.
"If my eldest cousin doesn't pass the exam, he probably won't stay in the prefectural city to study, right? After all, my uncle can teach him himself, so there's no need for him to stay here and waste money."
Zhao Dashu shrugged. "Who knows? Your uncle's family has never been in the right mind. But I heard from your uncle that even if he doesn't pass the exam, he'll stay in the prefectural city, saying that the teachers there are better."
"He meant that he was a bad teacher."
"Indeed, it's rare to have self-awareness. Speaking of which, Xiao Lei still has to wait three years for the exam. It's not easy to think about. Three years after three years, how many three-year periods does a person have in a lifetime?"
"That's right, by the time he takes his next exam, the child will be old enough to start learning."
It's heartbreaking to think about.
"So you're right. Instead of waiting for his fame, we should earn it ourselves first. You have no idea how cold-hearted the governor was when he said His Majesty would grant him five hundred years. Even though he was heartbroken, he still had to smile along with the governor. It was just too much for your father."
"Wait until after the autumn harvest. His Majesty will be happy with the harvest, and in a good mood, he'll definitely give us good things. Father, he might even appoint you to an official position."
"Forget it, I don't care about being an official at all. What's the point of going to work every day for such a small amount of money? I just want a sinecure, preferably one where I have the power to do nothing."
Zhao Dashu felt he was wrong from the start; he shouldn't have relied on Xiao Lei, he should have relied on his daughter! This family would fall apart without him and his daughter.
"Yes, Father, trust me. My intuition is very accurate. This time, our family will definitely reap a lot of benefits. The prefect is so happy because he sees the benefits in the future. He has been in officialdom for many years and sees things more clearly than we do. He is very shrewd."
"Yes, we just need to wait patiently. Our good days for the Zhao family are just around the corner. Hahaha!"
"Haven't we always had good days? Aren't you satisfied with your current life?"
"Satisfied, satisfied, hahaha!"
Dad has gone mad too.
Comforted by his daughter, Zhao Dashu was in a great mood and immediately asked for a nice dinner that night, as he wanted to have a few drinks with Grandpa Qian.
The old man didn't know what Zhao Dashu was so happy about, but as long as he was in a good mood, that was fine.
"By the way, Big Tree, Youfu will be leaving for a while tomorrow. Is there anything you want to take back to the village?"
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