Volume 2, Chapter 101: Exam Preparation
In the eyes of Mrs. Qian, Shangguan Ruoli is a soft persimmon with a bad heart. Not only does he teach everyone free of charge in literacy and arithmetic, he also recruits apprentices for free, and he also collects herbs collected by the villagers.
Almost catching up with the female Bodhisattva!
Can’t you make it through life at home?
Anyway, Mrs. Qian is determined to make dim sum and will not teach it to any outsider!
Shangguan Ruoli didn't care about this bit of craftsmanship, but he wouldn't make old Mrs. Qian unhappy, so he came up with an idea: "To put it bluntly, the second aunt is here to make trouble because she is jealous because we are making money.
Why not give them some odd jobs? For example, dig date pits, crack walnuts and hazelnuts, peel peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, etc. You can do it here or take it home."
Usually, the whole family has to work together to do these trivial tasks, which takes up too much time, delays a lot of work for the adults, and also delays the children's literacy and martial arts practice.
To put it bluntly, the whole family spends too much energy and time on making snacks, and some of the gains outweigh the losses.
Mrs. Qian thought for a while and said: "Come to our house to do it. There will be too many people and it will be too chaotic, which will delay the fourth son's study. Can't we take it home and do it? All the virtues of those people will be eaten away?"
Shangguan Ruoli already had a countermeasure, and said: "We can go up to the scale. For example, we can count how many peanut kernels a pound of peanuts produce. If the peanut kernels they hand over are too different, they will no longer use his family."
I believe they can satisfy their craving at best and won’t go too far.”
Mrs. Qian rolled her eyes and said, "I think it's feasible, then let your second aunt, Dayun, Xiaoyun and Dalang have a try first."
This means that the wealth does not go to outsiders' fields. Even if you eat some secretly, it does not enter outsiders' mouths.
The wages were carefully calculated, and Shangguan Ruoli didn't interfere. He asked the children to calculate the costs and negotiate a suitable price, and then it was considered as training.
Although Mrs. He did not achieve the expected goal, the whole family could earn some pocket money, so there was no fuss. They did the work in the morning and in the evening without delaying going to the fields and going up the mountain.
Dongming Ziyu ignored these chores and stayed in his room every day. He actually went into the space to read and prepare for the Tongsheng Examination and the next Scholarship Examination.
For him, basic knowledge and reciting scriptures and meanings are the most difficult. In the 'entry level' exam, there is a lot of rote knowledge, flexible application of strategies, and too little poetry.
Fortunately, he has the memory of the original body. The foundation of the original body was good, and the memory of this body is also outstanding, so he is not under so much pressure.
Everyone in the family except Shangguan Ruoli was very nervous. They ate and drank the best things in the family and did not dare to speak loudly near his room.
The ignorant Korokuro loved to cry, so he moved directly to the south room in the southeast corner farthest from the fourth room.
Dongming Ziyu wants to go out for a walk. When Old Man Dong and Old Mrs. Qian see him, they will definitely say: "Why are you out? Are you thirsty? Are you hungry? Or is it convenient?"
Dongming Ziyu said: "I'm going out for a walk."
Old Man Dong said: "Stop playing around and go study quickly. The exam is almost here!"
Mrs. Qian would also say: "I know you're bored. You've been putting down your books for several years, and you just picked them up not long ago. You should work harder."
If Dongming Ziyu went out for a walk or went up the mountain for a walk, and was met by the villagers, they would all be concerned about his study situation.
"Why did you come out? How is Shu Nian doing?"
"Are you sure?"
"Our Dongzhou family depends on you! Don't waste time!"
"If you have any work at home, just say hello and we'll do it. Just concentrate on your studies!"
"Don't be too tired. If you don't pass the exam this year, you can take the exam next year!"
His family's spring plowing was done without any greeting. Many people came to help spontaneously, and the seeds were sown in the ground within two days.
Everyone's concern made Dongming Ziyu feel embarrassed to go out. When he got tired of memorizing books, he wandered around the space and did some farm work to clear his mind.
Jiang Haoguang and the others were waiting to see Dongming Ziyu's joke. They thought the Dongzhou family were crazy, thinking that everyone could take the imperial examination?
Just laughed out loud!
Jiang Haoguang's daughter-in-law simply caused trouble for them. She did not dare to come to Dongzhou's house to cause trouble. She just wanted to ruin Dalang's marriage and ruin Shangguan Ruoli's reputation.
Wu Wenhui went to the pastry shop to help out every day since Dalang paid the betrothal gift, cooking for the owners who sold goods in the shop.
The ones who came to the shop today were Li and Daya. Wu Wenhui ate with them and put grandma's share in the basket to send home.
Jiang Haoguang's wife had been watching near the pastry shop. When she saw Wu Wenhui coming out of the shop, she followed her.
When she turned into the alley where she lived, she shouted from behind: "Girl!"
Wu Wenhui paused and saw that there was no one else in the alley, so she asked: "Auntie, did you call me?"
Jiang Haoguang's wife smiled and leaned over, "I'm calling you. Are you the girl engaged to the Dong family who fled from Nanxi Village?"
A blush appeared on Wu Wenhui's face, and she smiled and said, "Yes, who is the aunt? Is something wrong?"
Jiang Haoguang's wife said mysteriously: "Don't ask me who I am. I am a warm-hearted and good person. I can't bear you, a good girl, to jump into the fire pit, so I came here to remind you."
"Oh?" Wu Wenhui raised her eyebrows slightly and asked with interest: "What do you mean by this?"
The wretched look on Jiang Haoguang's wife's face rivaled that of her dead son Jiang Yi. She winked and said mysteriously: "Do you want to know?"
Wu Wenhui's face suddenly darkened and she said, "I don't want to know!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Hey! Hey!" Jiang Haoguang's wife did not expect that Wu Wenhui would pull this trick, and hurriedly chased after her, "Girl, don't leave. Aren't you curious about the dirty reputation of your old employer?"
Wu Wenhui said angrily: "If you don't want to know, don't follow me! I don't want to hear it. You are so secretive and sneaky. You are not a good person at first glance!"
Jiang Haoguang's wife pulled her sleeve and said, "I am a good person. There is no one in eight villages in the world who is as kind-hearted and warm-hearted as me."
Wu Wenhui frowned, pulled out her sleeves, and said impatiently: "Are you going to tell me? If not, I'll leave!"
Jiang Haoguang's wife originally wanted some benefits, but seeing Wu Wenhui's attitude, she didn't dare to raise conditions, and said directly: "Then my boss's fourth daughter-in-law was misbehaving and broke her shoes! She hooked up with the young men in the village and went up the mountain, and they were killed.
Woolen cloth!"
Wu Wenhui's face suddenly turned cold, and he looked at her up and down with suspicious eyes.
Seeing that she didn't believe it, Jiang Haoguang's wife puffed up her chest and said confidently: "If you don't believe it, go to Nanbeixi Village and ask about it. Everyone knows about it!
In addition, that group of people fled all the way here, asking for food and eating dead people! They also robbed and killed people, but they were so cruel! That Dong Dalang is even more of a club, and he can use a sickle at every turn!"
Chapter completed!