Chapter 1048 The lazy and evil sister-in-law of a blessed girl from a rural family (44)
"Are you having any difficulties? Are you criticized by the teacher? Are you being squeezed out by your classmates? Have no money to eat? Or..."
"Puff..."
The little boy was lying on her shoulder, blowing bubbles at Cui Jikang.
Xu Yin helplessly wiped his mouth with a handkerchief. This kid has started to grow teeth recently, secretes a lot of saliva, and likes to spit bubbles at every turn.
"No, sister-in-law." Cui Jikang blushed and hurriedly waved his hand to explain, "It's the new emperor who has ascended the throne and opened up the Enke. All the senior brothers are planning to sign up for the provincial examination. I..."
"Take Enke? That's a good thing! If you don't take the exam, you won't take the exam. Of course you will take the exam! What if you pass the exam? It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. You are still young, only fourteen, so don't be anxious, but there is always one more chance.
It is good."
Without saying a word, Xu Yin took out a money bag and stuffed it into his hand: "Take it, I'll give it to you as payment. That's all it takes, save some flowers. My sister-in-law is planning to build a house after the autumn harvest, and I'll leave one for you later."
There is a bright study room. You can go and prepare for the exam with peace of mind. According to me, if you are nervous about your studies, don’t go home for the time being. The mother-in-law in the field will be too busy, so I will hire a few people to help her. "
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Thank you!"
As long as the mother-in-law doesn't always scold her behind her back for spoiling the eldest son or the youngest son of the family, that's fine.
Xu Yin waved her hands and strode home with her son in her arms.
She just went to Huzi's house and ordered a plate of tofu and two pounds of soaked tofu.
When the autumn harvest comes, there will definitely be a few strong laborers coming from her parents' side to help her family collect food. If there are more people, more vegetables will be needed.
"You kid, don't chew on my mother's shoulder all the time. Isn't it dirty?"
When I got home, I fed my son some water and stuffed him with a homemade teething stick biscuit. Cui Mengjin also came back.
He just went to the dry land to look at sorghum and soybeans, which will be harvested in a few days.
After resting for a while, I went to the field by the lotus pond to break corn and peel taro.
In the past three years, the couple has cultivated all the land around the lotus pond and fertilized it into paddy fields, ranging from high-grade to medium-grade.
Buying a lake and pond gave me so much fertile land, which made the villagers extremely envious. They were so greedy that they also wanted to buy a lake and pond. They could plant lotus roots and fish in the lake, and open paddy fields around the lake. How great!
However, since the collective lotus pond was established in Xiaowa Village three years ago, the pond in the village is no longer easily sold for takeout. Everyone is really envious when they look at the only private lotus pond owned by Cui Mengjin's family!
But we can only be envious, no one dares to say anything behind our backs. Firstly, the collective lotus pond allows every household to earn more money than if they went to work as part-time workers in the town. Secondly, the new fertilization method allows them to increase their crop yields and provide them with more food.
They didn't dare to make a fuss even if they cut off this favor, even with Meng Jin's wife's powerful skills of kicking an adult wild boar away.
Therefore, Xu Yin's family has been living very comfortably in recent years.
"My face is all red from the sun."
Seeing the man come in, Xu Yin poured him a glass of water distressedly.
Every winter I try hard to hide my white face, but after two rounds of busy farming in the summer and autumn harvests, my face will definitely turn dark again.
Forget about being dark, the main reason is that I am worried about getting sunburned, and I really want to put a layer of sunscreen on his face.
Cui Mengjin almost choked on her herbal tea when she looked at his wife's loving eyes.
He could guess what she was thinking by looking at her expression - she thought he was too tanned.
He calmly rolled up his sleeves, revealing his fair upper arms with bulging biceps.
Xu Yin: "..."
He lowered his head and teased his son: "Your dad has convulsions again."
"By the way, I just met my third brother on the road. He said that after the new emperor ascends the throne and opens Enke, he can sign up for the provincial examination this year. Judging from his embarrassed look, he is probably worried that my mother will not be willing to pay for it, so she left you behind.
The purse here is given to him, and there should be twenty or thirty taels in it. The third brother has a talent for reading, and he still needs to cultivate it well."
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but want to complain: "Mom has collected a lot of money in the past few years, why are you still so picky?"
Cui Mengjin turned his head and looked at her: "Did you give him the purse too?"
"Ah, what's wrong? There are only a few silver ingots in it, nothing else."
"..."
Nothing else, but the purse was given to him by her, how could she give it to anyone else so easily? Not even to her biological brother.
He is unhappy.
After being married for many years, Xu Yin understood his emotions at a glance.
After thinking about what I just said, there is nothing wrong with it.
"Do you think I gave you too much or too little?" She asked tentatively, "Going to the state capital to take the exam, twenty or thirty taels is not enough?"
Cui Mengjin looked at her helplessly and said, "The expenses are enough."
"Then why are you upset?"
"Pocket."
"Um?"
"That's what you gave me."
"..."
Xu Yin remembered!
When I took him to the county town for leg treatment, I bought a few embroidered purses on the county town street. One of them was azure and embroidered with green bamboo, and contained some broken silver for him as pocket change.
After so many years, I haven't seen him replace the purse when it's worn out. Do you think he doesn't care about the old or new and just co-authored it because it was a gift from her?
She raised her forehead and said, "That's just for pocket money, and it's not a serious gift... In this case, don't go to Third Brother to ask for it, lest he think we regret it and don't want to help him take the exam and want to get the money back. I
I’ll give you another one, this time I’ll make it myself and sew you a purse in a color you like, right?”
This guy was coaxed.
At the end of the rest, Cui Mengjin went to the ground again.
Nowadays, even if they have a lot of money, they seldom hire helpers. They only ask cousins from Xu Yin's natal family to come over to help for a few days when the farming is busy, and then they come over after they have finished working on their own land.
After the man left, Xu Yin put her son to sleep and dried soybeans and dried vegetables in the yard.
The county magistrate and his wife came to her house in a carriage.
"..."
Why do you always come during the autumn harvest?
Sister, I really don’t have time to entertain.
As soon as the county magistrate's wife got off the carriage, she took her hand and walked into the house: "Sister Yin, hurry up, take a bath, burn incense, and kneel to welcome the imperial edict."
"???"
Xu Yin was confused.
"It's too late! Sister Bai will take you to bathe and change clothes. Master, please have someone prepare the incense burner."
"Yin sister, where is your husband? Is he still in the fields? Oh, sir, call someone to call my brother-in-law. Don't delay the auspicious moment of reading out the imperial edict."
What?
Imperial decree?
"That's right." The county magistrate's wife said while organizing the clothes she would wear for a while, "You know that the prince held a coronation ceremony a few days ago, right? Of course, after he ascends the throne, he will be rewarded according to his merits. You have made great efforts.
, of course I will reward you."
"When did I put in all the effort?"
How come she doesn't know?
"Ah? Didn't I tell you? His Majesty the Crown Prince... Look at my mouth, I can't change it." The county magistrate's wife lightly slapped her mouth, "It's your Majesty. The reason why your Majesty is so respected by the Supreme Emperor is thanks to
The high-yielding grain seeds you presented, the castor bean and vegetable cake residue retting, and the good ideas such as collective lotus ponds and circular breeding... Oops, I can't explain. Good times wait for no one. Let's welcome the edict first, and be specific.