The original idea was to let the child go to school for a year or two and take advantage of this gap to save some money. If he has talent, he can continue to go to school. If not, then he can do something else to make a living.
It had been just over three months now, and he was really at a loss. Not only him, but Ling Daren was also depressed.
It stands to reason that in his family, from his father's ancestors for three generations, he has never heard of any talented person or wealthy person.
Originally it was just a matter of learning how to read and write, and they would make plans in a few years. However, the current situation caught the two of them off guard.
"I dare say that if this child goes to a scholar or a better academy in the county, with his talent, he will definitely pass the county examination. If he passes the county examination and passes the exam, he will be a scholar. That's
Scholar, there has never been a scholar for several miles around or in this town."
"Besides, there are several villages inside and outside here, but our village is the only one that has been relocated. When has it ever looked up to us? If there is a scholar in the village, wouldn't it mean that we are superior to others?"
"If you can be admitted as a scholar, your family can also change their family, which is also a blessing for our village. After that, the village will sponsor you to study for a few years. If you can go further and be lucky enough to be a scholar, this will not only be great
This major event is also related to the future of our village."
Li Chuan kept chattering, his voice was like a bell, and he was so tired that he was out of breath, so he stopped and took a sip of tea.
Ling Dashan was stunned for a moment after being told this. He stood dumbly and dumbly. Ling Daren on the side was no exception. He listened in a daze and could only clearly hear the words scholar, scholar, etc. He was surprised and excited in his heart.
"If you really can't come up with the money, I'll give you three taels of silver, and you can give me a little more. Let the child try it out first. If the child shows promise, you can continue to contribute."
Seeing the two people standing in shock, their tone gradually softened for a while and was no longer so aggressive.
"How can this be done?"
After a long pause, Ling Dashan blurted out. When he heard that Li Chuan would pay, he decisively refused like a conditioned reflex.
"Why can't it work? Why can't it work?" Li Chuan frowned and asked sternly, his tone full of impatience.
"It just doesn't work anyway."
Ling Dashan frowned. Although he didn't know how to speak, he refused without thinking.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work? Then come up with a solution."
Li Chuan spoke so earnestly that his mouth went dry, but in the end he suddenly became angry when he saw that he was short of food and salt.
Ling Dashan choked on his words and was speechless.
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"We can't ask for the money, but if Uncle Li really wants to pay, he can lend it to us. No matter what happens to Shiro in the future, we will pay it back. Dad, Uncle Li, do you think this is feasible?"
Seeing the two people arguing, Ling Daren thought for a long time and shrugged.
"That's okay." Ling Dashan murmured softly.
When Li Chuan heard that he agreed, he immediately answered, "That's not impossible."
No matter what the process is, Li Chuan's purpose of this trip will be a complete success as long as the Ling family agrees.
Ling Yun outside was unaware of such a dispute. At this time, he was grinding corn with a large group of people in the courtyard.
Liang didn't let him do it at first, but he felt bored and started rubbing it.
Liang wanted to stop him, but Ling Yun refused to listen. He had done this before in his previous life, but his actions in this life were very unfamiliar.
This is because he has never done any farm work since he was so old. Every time he has a chance to do it, he is stopped.
Lingyun's family has about 11 acres of farmland in total, including 5 acres of paddy field and 6 acres of dry land.
Their family has 5 acres of paddy fields. Although the rice fields are carefully taken care of, the yield is not very high due to the lack of fertilizers or fertilizers.
The yield per mu is about 3 shi, and one shi is 60 kilograms, which means about 900 kilograms can be harvested. There are two seasons of rice a year, divided into early rice and early rice.
Early rice is usually planted in early March and can be harvested in late June or early July. Generally, early rice costs 5 cents per kilogram. If you sell all of it, you can get 4 taels and about 500 cents.
The planting time of late rice is actually to be planted immediately after the early rice is harvested, so early rice is usually planted in advance, so that the harvest time of late rice will be accordingly advanced.
And because late rice tastes better, the price has risen relatively, reaching 7 cents per kilogram, which can be purchased for 6 taels and 300 cents.
After the late rice is harvested, the paddy fields are not left alone, but are used to plant potatoes. By early March of the following year, they will be harvested no matter how they grow, because when the time comes for transplanting, the government will not let you hinder the planting of rice, even if it is private.
of paddy fields.
Usually the potatoes at this time are not particularly big because they have not yet reached the optimal stage of maturity, so the yield per mu is about 300 kilograms.
The price of potatoes is relatively low, about 2 cents per kilogram. If a farmer produces more, the price will decrease accordingly, so the income will be about 1 tael and 500 cents.
The remaining 6 acres of dry land at home are usually planted with sorghum, wheat or sweet potatoes.
Of course, planting sweet potatoes has the highest economic value. Anyone who has planted sweet potatoes in rural areas knows that the yield is considerable, so in terms of economic benefits, planting sweet potatoes is the best.
His family has 5 acres of dry land growing sweet potatoes, and the yield per acre is about 350 kilograms. The price is about the same as potatoes, about 2 cents per kilogram, and you can get 3 taels and 500 cents.
Sweet potatoes cannot be grown on dry land every year, and other crops must be planted in rotation, such as corn, wheat, etc. If a dry land is always planted with one kind of plant, the soil quality will become worse and worse, and the yield will become lower and lower.
The remaining acre of land is usually used to grow radishes, cauliflower and other vegetables for your own consumption.
Of course, it can also be used to exchange money, but only if there is excess, so the income from this acre of land can be ignored.
A rough calculation of the family's farm income shows a total income of 15.8 taels. Of course, this income also excludes the expenses for paying taxes.
The agricultural tax is 30%, and only rice or silver coins are collected, so the paddy field tax is deducted by 1 tael and totaled 750 Wen.
Dry land only needs to pay an agricultural tax of 300 Wen per mu per year, which adds up to 1 Liang, 800 Wen.
The two add up to a total of 3 taels and 550 taels of silver, so the Ling family's total annual income is only 12 taels of silver.
A dozen taels of silver may seem like a lot, but if you carefully calculate it over a year, in terms of food alone, it is 30 dan for a strong man and 20 dan for an old, weak, woman and child.
There are three generations of the Ling family of nine, including two in their prime, his father and his grandfather, and the other seven. They eat 200 shi of food a year. They budget carefully and get about 6 taels of silver in total.
If according to the Dream of Red Mansions, each person in Linxi Village spends at least 2 taels of silver per year, then the Ling family cannot make ends meet and is far from reaching a balance of payments, which shows that they are under great pressure.
Of course, the Ling family's income does not only come from farming.
In their spare time, Liang and Yang would weave cloth to provide clothing for their family members. If there was any leftover, they would sell it to support the family.
But even if two people weave cloth, they will not make more than one tael of silver in a year.
His grandfather, Ling Dashan, could do carpentry work, but he didn't always have anything to make. Usually, people would make reservations, or wealthy families would only get income if they needed it.
However, the income from carpentry work is quite high, at least 2 taels a year. This is when the demand is low. As for when the demand is high, it can catch up with the income from working in the fields.
When the fields are not busy, Ling Daren will also go out to do part-time work, which is also a source of additional income for the family.
Therefore, if it were not for the fact that Ling Yun was born prematurely and was frail and sick, his family still had some money left over, and it would not have been difficult for him to eat.
The corn in Ling Yun's hand hurt when he rubbed it. The skillful movements of the others were in stark contrast to his.
"Silang, you see, I can rub faster than you." Sanwa sat next to him, watching his stiff movements, and unconsciously stuck out her tongue at him, very naughty.
The fifth child sitting on the ground next to him saw his third sister sticking out her tongue, and followed suit and stuck out her tongue at Ling Yun.
Seeing that Ling Yun ignored her, she was unhappy and shook her body to stand up. She swayed left and right to Ling Yun's side, grabbed his feet and stuck out her tongue at him.
To be honest, people are cutest when they are young. Looking at Wu Wa's chubby face, Ling Yun picked her up, pinched her face gently, and then gave her a kiss on the face.
When she saw Ling Yun playing with her and even kissed her, she laughed happily and kept laughing.
Liang and Yang were originally worried that Ling Yun would not want to play with their sister, because Wu Wa liked to cling to him, so that every time he came to see him, he would leave with an excuse.
In fact, they thought wrong. Ling Yun didn't dislike playing with Wuba. He liked children, but what he didn't like were children with runny noses.
"Look, how close Silang and Wuba are." Seeing Ling Yun holding Wuba, Yang smiled and said.
"Yes, they will finally have someone to rely on in the future. It's just that Shiro is a little weak." Liang was silent for a moment, looking happy but slightly disappointed.
"It's a little thin. I originally thought that the baby would be a boy, but I never thought..." Yang was slightly absent-minded and sobbed with a slightly sad face.
"Don't think too much, we know how hard you are working, and Shiro is enough."
Seeing the disappointed Yang, Liang was too embarrassed to say anything more and quickly comforted her.
"Sister, sister, I want it too, I want it too."
The third baby on the side started pouting when he saw Ling Yun and the fifth baby playing enthusiastically, eager to join the battlefield.
Unexpectedly, the fifth baby was hiding in Ling Yun's arms and refused to come out. When the third baby saw this, he wanted to hug her over. She shrank and leaned on Ling Yun's chest. No matter how loud she screamed, the third baby refused to come out.
"Sister, come out and play with your sister!" The third baby looked disappointed, looking at the fifth baby who usually clung to her, but today he didn't want her, and curled his lips in disappointment.
"No, no, I want to play with my brother." Wu Wa leaned against Ling Yun, pouting her lips mischievously, closing her eyes and shaking her head.
When the third baby saw that the fifth baby ignored her, she looked at Ling Yun with an aggrieved look on her face, pouted her little mouth and sobbed softly, and was about to cry loudly.
"Be good, go play with the third sister." Ling Yun gently rubbed the fifth baby's head and whispered softly.
Hearing Ling Yun speak, the fifth baby reluctantly walked out of his arms. The third baby stopped his nose and immediately burst into tears. After a while, he got together with the fifth baby, seeming to have forgotten the tears that were about to shed just now.
Half an hour later, Li Chuan walked out of the room and grinned at Ling Yun, who quickly bowed and bowed.
Then he patted Ling Yun on the shoulder and told him to come and sit with him if he had anything to do. Ling Yun took it easy and nodded in agreement.
Then Ling Dashan and Ling Daren escorted him out. Li Chuan, who had not gone far, suddenly turned around and said, "You two, don't forget to promise me."
After saying that, he walked home and they also entered the door.