That night, most of the people in the village came to Bai's house.
Bai Ling went to attend the palace banquet, but Bai Sanshu happily said it away. Everyone wanted to know what the palace was like.
I would also like to know what the emperor and the queen mother looked like, whether they ate dragon meat every day, and whether they lived in gold and silver houses.
I've heard it in dramas before, but I know it can't be done accurately, so Bai Ling's words are more convincing.
Besides, Bai Ling has invited people during the day, so just to have some fun, everyone has to come over and join in the fun.
"Your girl Bai Ling, if she were a boy, she wouldn't know anything but a storyteller." Bai Wanshi whispered to Bai Liu while listening to Bai Ling's story about the capital.
"This girl has seen a lot of the world. If it were me, I wouldn't know what to say even if I've been to the capital." Bai Liu responded with a smile.
Her daughter is the best, and Mrs. Bai Liu has heard many compliments, but she still feels bright every time.
One night, Bai Ling drank several bottles of water, and his throat was still smoking.
Although Bai Wei has not entered the palace and cannot talk about Concubine Xiao and the Nineteenth Princess, she is still a "person" in Beijing.
Bai Wei spent a lot of time listening to plays and books, so she started talking about it, which quickly attracted a lot of people's attention. They wished Bai Wei could finish what she heard in one breath.
So in the next few days, villagers came to the Bai family. Bai Wei worked part-time as the village storyteller. Some little kids with good memories started telling stories in the village the next day.
For a long time, the villagers in Nanshan Village had endless stories to tell when they saw people outside, and they were envious of countless people.
This is a later topic, so let’s not mention it for now.
After Bai Ling rested for two days, he began to go to various villages to see the growth of rice and fish fry. Naturally, he had to bring a few people who were good at growing rice with him.
Bai Ling will also put a little spiritual spring water in the rice fields without leaving any trace to ensure a good harvest of rice this year and use it as seeds.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, the rice has begun to ear, and the fish in the rice fields can be sold.
Many villagers go to the market to sell fish together. The price is cheap and fresh, and the quantity is not large, so there is no need to worry about sales.
"Mom and Dad, my little brother is about to take the exam. Do you have any ideas?" Bai Ling asked his parents after returning home again.
When Bai Ling came back from the capital, he went to the academy and asked. What the teacher meant was that if Xiaoshan passed the Tongsheng Examination, he could directly take the Scholarship Examination.
If you do well in the exam, you can continue to take the exam, but your ranking may not be high. If you wait another two years, you may be able to get the top prize.
Bai Sanshu and his wife said before that they needed to think about it again, as this was imminent, and Bai Ling wanted to let them make an idea.
"Second girl, dad has never studied. What do you think?" Bai Sanshu was still hesitant, fearing that making the wrong decision would delay his son's future.
"If I say, each has its own advantages. Now that I have passed the exams, Xiaoshan will not be able to become an official at his age, but the Tian family will definitely remember this young talented man, and maybe he will be entrusted with important tasks in the future.
If you take the exam again in a few years, your knowledge will be richer, but there is no guarantee that I will be the top scholar. After all, there are many students in the world, and there are many talents." Bai Ling said matter-of-factly.
Bai Liu sighed: "I asked your grandpa and he said the same thing."
"I have an idea. How about letting me make the decision on my own?" Bai Ling asked tentatively.
"But Xiaoshan is still small after all. I'm afraid he will regret it in the future." Bai Sanshu scratched his head, and the more he thought about it, the more he got a headache.
It is a good thing for children to have a good future, but sometimes parents cannot make up their minds.
"Father and mother, please think about it for two more days. I haven't asked my little brother about this matter, and I haven't talked to my little brother either. I still want to inform the family in advance." Bai Ling didn't force the two of them, and said: "My little brother should also be here at this time.
We have to rush back. We will have to go to the county town in two days at the latest, and my parents will have to make a good decision."
This time, Bai Ling didn't intend to intervene. In his heart, he was more inclined to let Bai Xiaoshan make the decision on his own. After all, this was a major event in life.
And with fame, you are an adult. With Bai Xiaoshan's knowledge, it is not a problem to become a scholar, and he can naturally determine his own future.
People in the village only knew that Bai Xiaoshan was taking the Tongsheng Examination. The Bai family did not want to be too high-profile, but even so, many people came to inquire and were very optimistic about Bai Xiaoshan.
Old house.
Old Mrs. Bai was lying on the kang, drinking two bowls of meat porridge every day, and taking health-preserving medicine for several days every month.
If you feed him too much, he will have to have more bowel movements. Bai Yuanshi is not willing to serve him, but he is afraid that he will not be able to survive if he only eats porridge, so he adds some minced meat.
Although Bai Sanshu has severed ties with the old house, in addition to the ten taels of silver he gives every year, he also secretly gives Bai Dashu some silver to support his health. In a year, he still gets a hundred or ten taels of silver.
If it wasn't for the sake of money, Bai Yuanshi would have tortured Old Mrs. Bai to death, saving her the trouble.
"Master, has Wen'er really met a noble person?" Bai Yuanshi had just gone to feed Mrs. Bai porridge, and when she heard Bai Dashu's words, she couldn't help but be very excited.
"Yeah." Bai Dashu frowned in disgust.
The smell in Mrs. Bai's house was bad, so Bai Yuanshi went to stay for a while, and naturally she smelled bad too.
However, Bai Dashu had no intention of letting Bai Yuanshi treat Old Mrs. Bai well. When something happened to him, if his wife and children had not taken the money regardless of the consequences, he would still be in prison.
The love between mother and son towards Mrs. Bai was completely broken off at that moment.
"You pack my luggage and bring me all the money at home. Wen'er asked me to go find him, saying that he would arrange errands for me, but I'm afraid that Wen'er just met a noble man and doesn't have enough money.
"Bai Dashu said.
"Sure, I'll go and clean it up right now." Bai Yuanshi said with red eyes.
Bai Dashu had something to tell his second son, so he went to Bai Cai's room.
Bai Yuanshi packed away some of Bai Dashu's decent clothes and opened the box containing the silver at home. The silver in it was all given by Bai Sanshu, as well as the rent from the land.
After counting, they all added up to less than one hundred taels.
Bai Yuanshi rummaged through the cabinet again and touched the box at the bottom, which contained the silver he had snatched from Mrs. Bai.
Before arriving at Liujiacun, Bai Yuanshi had regained consciousness and quietly took out a banknote and two silver ingots from the box. Even Bai Cai didn't know about this, and he kept it from Bai Dashu.
"Mother, are you ready?" Bai Dashu came back, followed by Bai Cai.
Bai Yuanshi's hands trembled, and he subconsciously covered the box and pretended to take out a purse.
"I'll put the broken silver into your purse for you, so you can use it on the road without noticing it. I'll sew the silver note into the corner of your clothes for you." Bai Yuanshi said gently: "I don't have much silver, so you can take my wedding bracelet."
Take it with you. If you need it urgently, you can at least get some."
Bai Dashu felt warm in his heart, and felt a little heartbroken when he saw Bai Yuanshi who was obviously older.
For so many years, Bai Yuanshi has been devoted to Bai Dashu, and he remembers this.
"It's all your hard work at home. If everything goes well over there, I'll come back to pick you two up." Bai Dashu said.
"Okay, you should be careful on the road." Bai Yuanshi said with red eyes.
Bai Cai pursed his lips, told Bai Dashu to come back to pick them up early, and sent Bai Dashu out of the village before going home.
If you want to go to town, you have to pass by Sanfang.
Bai Dashu stopped and stared for a while, the hatred in his eyes not dissipating even after he rented a carriage in the town.
After preventing Bai Dashu's family from causing trouble on Baicao's wedding day, Bai Ling no longer paid attention to the old house. He didn't know that Bai Dashu had left, let alone how much trouble Bai Dashu would cause to their family in the future. This is all a story for another day.