Mrs. Zhang's complexion changed. The old man Zhao was named the second-rank general of the town, and his son Zhao Liehu was also appointed as a fourth-rank general. Now his family is a high-ranking official. In other words, if Zhao's family is annoyed and she is convicted of framing a court official, she will be sent to jail.
After all, Zhang's face has been practiced. After the lie was exposed, he didn't blush or pant. He rolled his eyes and said, "All the money in the family was used by your uncle to take the county exam! Now a tael of money is gone! ! Your grandfather and uncle haven’t been able to catch fish recently, and the family is almost out of control!! Your money box is full of silver, so take out one or two hundred taels to turn around!”
Yu Xiaocao was amused by her bandit's face: "Grandma, you are so arrogant! One or two hundred taels! Are you going to drink bird's nest and eat shark's fin? Don't say one or two hundred taels, just one and twenty taels we It won't come out either!!"
Mrs. Zhang is afraid that Xiaocao has a godfather who is an official, so she dare not do anything to her. However, after so many years, she has figured out Yu Hai's temperament thoroughly, so it shouldn't be a problem to handle him. She pushed Yu Xiaocao away and rushed towards Yu Hai.
Seeing her approaching fiercely, Yu Hai subconsciously turned sideways. I don't know where Mrs. Zhang got her strength, she took a few quick steps, rushed to Yu Hai's side, grabbed his arm firmly, and shook it vigorously a few times. With that strength, if it wasn't for Yu Hai's thick skin and thick flesh, he would definitely have been caught with a blue mark!
"Second, I raised you from eight or nine years old to adulthood, and married you a virtuous wife. For so many years, there has been hard work without credit! Yes, you have separated, but it is your father after all. Your son, your brother and sister’s brother! Now that the family is in trouble, you can’t stand by and watch in cold blood!" As if thinking of something, Zhang’s grief came from it, and she burst into tears, crying until her nose burst into tears. Bundle.
Over the years, Mrs. Zhang has placed all her expectations on her youngest son. Every penny she took out of the family was spent on her youngest son. In order to facilitate his study, he rented a house in the town. The family is reluctant to eat the fine grains, and the youngest son can eat almost every meal. No matter how frugal the family is, they are not willing to treat the youngest son badly. I just hope that he can give her a face and come back with a reputation.
This spring, Yu Bo, the youngest son, took part in the Tongsheng Examination. Yu Bo successfully passed the county examination in February, which made Mrs. Zhang extremely happy and full of hope for her youngest son to pass the examination as a scholar. As stingy as she is, she held a running banquet in the village for a whole day to celebrate her son passing the county examination.
However, she was too happy to be happy! The Tongsheng Examination is divided into three stages: County Examination, Government Examination and Academy Examination. The county examination was just the beginning. For the government examination in April, Mrs. Zhang personally sent her son to Fucheng with great hope, encouraging him to pass the three examinations in one fell swoop and come back as a scholar.
However, as great as the hope is, so is the disappointment. The failure of Yubo Mansion's test failed the list, which made the whole family full of depression. Mrs. Zhang even cried bitterly with her back behind her back.
However, Yu Bo blamed all the reasons for his failure on the lack of strength in the school he attended. In Rongxuan Academy in the town, 18 students participated in the children's examination, and all of them obtained the qualifications of children's students without any accidents, and the nouns were all ranked first. They were waiting for the day of the entrance examination! It is also reasonable to obtain the fame of a scholar! !
Not long after the government examination, Yu Bo came back from the town and told his mother that if he could enter Rongxuan Academy, within two years, he would definitely earn her a reputation as a scholar. He had no chance before, but he had a friend of extraordinary status who was able to get him a place to study in Rongxuan Academy. However, a fee is required.
Mrs. Zhang was moved immediately! Even an illiterate fisherwoman like her has heard of the reputation of Rongxuan Academy. Rongxuan Academy has produced several champions, second places and so on! ! If my son enters Rongxuan Academy and is instructed by a famous teacher, he will be listed in the future just around the corner! Haha, she is about to become an official's mother! !
However, the management fee that her son said made her flinch. Five hundred taels of silver, for an ordinary fisherman, that is really an astronomical figure. Mrs. Zhang's frugal and stingy style of work, coupled with the three hundred taels of silver paid by Zhao Liehu, the family's savings are only more than four hundred taels! Five hundred taels of silver, even if you sell everything, you can't make up that much! !
Just when she was at a loss, Mrs. Li sneaked into her house last night and revealed to her the news that the watermelons grown by Yu Hai's family could sell for five taels of silver. This made Mrs. Zhang, who was cornered by money, see a new dawn in front of her eyes—for the sake of her youngest son's future, even if she lost her old face, she wanted to get him this money! !
Early this morning, she came to the town and hid in a corner to secretly observe Yu Hai's melon shop. The melon shop's business is very good. From morning to afternoon, there are almost no customers. Every customer who enters the store will buy one or two watermelons when they come out. She calculated in her heart that for five taels of silver, a small melon shop in one day could earn hundreds of taels of silver. This discovery made Zhang full of confidence in asking for money from Yu Hai.
Why did she show up now? Of course there is a reason. After several times, Mrs. Zhang has tasted the power of that dead girl Yu Xiaocao, and she has a powerful godfather, who can't be beaten or scolded. And Yu Hai is much easier to handle, as long as she firmly grasps a filial piety, she will not let go of Yu Hai's mouth if she doesn't believe it!
"Second brother! Xiao Bo is your real brother!! Now you are eagerly waiting for this life-saving money, you can't just let it go!!" An old woman with gray hair and wrinkled face complained to the man. hands, weeping mournfully. People who didn't know the truth turned their eyes of condemnation on Yu Hai.
Yu Hai was unable to get away from her sleeves, and was so anxious that he was sweating all over his head. He stumbled and said, "You... what are you doing? If you have something to say, don't worry! I will refuse!!"
Yu Hai was no longer the one who was held in tight hands by Mrs. Zhang. Facing Mrs. Zhang's begging, he still left some leeway in his words.
Mrs. Zhang wiped her tears with her sleeve, sniffed her nose hard, and said in a tone as if someone owed her: "Who doesn't know that your watermelon is sold well in the town, and you can earn hundreds of taels of silver a day. Five hundred taels Yinzi, isn't it a trivial matter to you?"
The onlookers gasped when they heard this! Both merchants and customers in this street are rich. When the old woman begged the owner of the melon shop for help, they thought that a peasant woman with shabby clothes and weathered face could be a big deal
Unexpectedly, when someone opened his mouth, it was five hundred taels of silver. Five hundred taels of silver, that is not a small sum! There are only a few nearby shops with a monthly net income of more than five hundred taels. What is the reason that a poor old woman wants five hundred taels of silver for a mouth
Yu Hai also frowned in embarrassment. The first thing he thought of was what kind of trouble did my little brother mess up, and five hundred taels of silver was needed to solve it.
"Grandma, you spend five hundred taels of silver on your mouth! Do you know how many people can't earn such a huge sum of money through hard work all their lives? I really want to know what you want these five hundred taels of silver for! !" Yu Xiaocao didn't let her guard down just now, but she was pushed by Mrs. Zhang and almost fell over. Fortunately, Linglong quickly supported her, otherwise she would suffer a lot!
Mrs. Zhang stared at Yu Xiaocao fiercely with her wolf-like eyes. When she saw the gorgeous woman behind her, her pupils suddenly shrank. She had already learned about Xiaocao's godmother coming from the middle of the capital from Mrs. Li. Not to mention Xiaocao's godmother's attitude towards Xiaocao, in front of her godmother, she swallowed the vicious words that came to her lips, and then swallowed them stiffly.
"Don't worry about how I use it, second child, let's talk about the money first, will you give it or not!" Mrs. Zhang still picked up soft persimmons and asked aggressively.
But Yu Hai didn't obediently let go as she imagined, but asked the same question: "Cao'er is right, five hundred taels is not a small number, Xiaobo got involved in some kind of lawsuit, it needs such a big sum Money? Don’t be designed by someone with a heart, right?”
"You're the one who got into a lawsuit!! My Xiaobo was ordered by the gods, and he will be a high official in the future!! He didn't perform well this time because the students in the school are not good enough!! When he enters the Rongxuan Academy, he will definitely give me the next year! Come back from the exam for a scholar!! At that time, you, an elder brother, will also be able to enjoy the glory, right?" Speaking of the youngest son, Mrs. Zhang looked proud, as if the scholar was already in their pocket.
Grasping the key point in her sentence, Xiaocao said suspiciously: "Wait! You said that my uncle is going to enter Rongxuan Academy? Isn't the entrance examination for Rongxuan Academy held in the first month of every year? Has the test time for this year passed? No I heard from Shitou that there will be an additional test this year?"
Mrs. Zhang showed a smug face, wanting to tell the truth, but also remembering that her son had told her not to talk nonsense about this matter, so as not to cause complications. She swallowed the words on her lips, and said vaguely: "You don't have to worry about it, as long as you take out five hundred taels of silver, it will not be a problem to enter Rongxuan Academy!"
It seems that some people take advantage of the eagerness of the students who failed to seek fame and fame, and want to seek benefits from it. However, it's five hundred taels at the first opening, so it's too big to open your mouth! Yu Xiaocao, who had guessed what she really wanted to be, kindly reminded her:
"Grandma, some people say that charging you five hundred taels will allow my uncle to study in Rongxuan Academy? If you can enter Rongxuan Academy with a little money, then it's our turn? How many wealthy businessmen, holding mountains of gold and silver, want to Seeking a place in the academy for my son has failed. What's more, five hundred taels of silver?? Grandma, you and uncle won't encounter liars, will you?"
Don't look at Zhang's old arms and legs, he can be three feet high with a single jump. Like a shrew cursing the street, she put one hand on her hips and pointed at Yu Xiaocao's nose with the other, screaming at the top of her voice, "Is there anyone like you who is a niece? Your uncle finally got a chance to enter Rongxuan Academy, This is something no one else can ask for. If you don’t help, it’s nothing but curse him for being cheated!! It’s in vain that your uncle treats you so well, and your conscience is eaten by a dog? I’ve never seen you so vicious My little girl, let's see who is willing to marry you, a loser, black-hearted bastard..."
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