Smallholder Farmer

ps: This festival is not suitable for saying hello, I wish everyone a happy May Day!

The big banquet in the evening was a demonstration of the strength of Sifang. The master chefs of "Yipin Xian" followed behind the shopkeeper Zeng and brought all kinds of meat into the village. The green vegetables were naturally from the ancestors and Uncle Bin's house. Going to pull it out, Fan Jinsen, a spoon in the village, has something to do with the guy, and automatically reports! When Patriarch Fan saw him, he picked up a few quick-witted wives and men, and followed him to the yard! Yipinxian has a lot of chefs coming this time, and all six tablespoons have arrived. The banquet is set up at night, and all expenses are given by the clan!

Butcher Chen came a little late, he was really driving an ox cart, and walked slowly. All the pork sold today was taken to the town. Hearing that there were many good news in front of the Gongyuan, he was a little at a loss when he heard that Fan Jinyan was at the top of the list. After reading the book for more than a year, it is really Wenqu Xingxia. He asked his staff to find out that it was indeed Fan Jinyan's first name in Fanjia Village, so he moved all the meat back to the ox cart, hurried back to the village happily, and went straight to the old ancestral house. I never thought of going to him and the boss in this head!

Fan Jiancao and Ren Jiahui drove an ox cart with the Song family, Xiaohua followed, and her parents stayed in the county to guard the house. Those who followed them were more than thirty jars of wine! This group of people went straight back to the ancestor's house, they didn't go to "Runde Hall" at all, they just ignored it!

The big banquet in the evening was the most lively feast in Fanjia Village, and it was held directly in the courtyard in front of the village's ancestral hall. This time, the excitement need not be described. Sincerely, it is not only the glory of Sifang, but also the honor of being a scholar. It is the glory of Fanjia Village. Back then, Fanjia Village had been blessed with glory for decades because of a scholar from his ancestors. This time, Fanjia Village has another scholar, and the future is bright...

The rule of the hairpin banquet is that the people who want to participate wear a Confucian scarf and a shirt, that is, a serious scholar's attire, and this set is handed down. Yuyue saw that the genuine material was not very good, Gu Shanchang also said, this is what it looks like, everyone's future clothes can be made new with this look!

Yuyue had prepared blue silk cloth for her brother a long time ago, and took it out at this time. This shirt is actually very easy to make. It has a round neck and wide sleeves, which can be opened or closed. There are slits on both sides of the body, and there are double pendulums. There are blue or black edges everywhere, and the bottom is wider. Fold in half with blue silk sash and tie to form a loose bow on the abdomen. The ends are secured with a knot in the back, and the shoes are specialized soapskin boots!

Aunt Ren and He Cao had already sent three pairs of soap leather boots for scholars to Jinyan's feet! Naturally, my aunt also prepared good silk cloth for this dress, and it was specially made according to Jinyan's figure. Yuyue was really happy, so she took out the cloth she had prepared and cut it properly. Sewing new clothes for my brother, only this scholar's scarf is a bit laborious. It should be low at the front and high at the back, so that the top of the towel forms an inclined plane, and the back of the towel hangs softly with a pair. The Confucian scarf sent here is made of black crepe for the outside and linen for the inside. It still feels a bit heavy. The one made of lacquer rattan silk is lighter, so Yuyue took it seriously, and then she really made a very light Confucian scarf! It is firm and light.

On the third day, Jinyan wore new clothes and a scarf on his head, and went to the county with Gu Shanzhang and others. Mr. Yuanzheng held a banquet in the county, inviting fifty rookies and senior officials in the county. The old Juren, as well as Xuezheng subordinates, county magistrates, etc., everyone with a reputation will participate!

The banquet was naturally lively, Jinyan was at the banquet, and saw Li Bing who was at the bottom of the table, in other words, I didn't know him! Jin Yan did not take Li Bing's jealous eyes seriously! Xuezheng is very optimistic about this new case leader, and he also looks friendly towards Gu Shanchang. The two seem to be old acquaintances. During the conversation, it seemed that a deal was quickly made with the master Xuezheng.

After coming back, she told Yuyue about Li Bingzhong being a scholar, and Yuyue looked at him strangely:

"Brother, haven't you read the red case? This year, the last scholar is Li Bing! I'm very happy, you are the first!" The two siblings laughed as they thought about what Li Bing had taught their father!

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed, and Gu Shanchang calmed down from the excitement, and began to face up to Jinyan's study problem. Naturally, the county school will definitely be admitted, and there is free rice grain and silver every month, Jinyan There is no money for studying, and the government gives money. As a sincere mentor, Gu Shanchang has a plan. Although this plan was disrupted, it turned out that he wanted to take a college exam, a township exam, a general exam, and a palace exam. Come to four consecutive, the top of the list---Jie Yuan---Hui Yuan---No. (ps: In the imperial examinations in China for more than 1300 years, there were only 17 people who won the three yuan, which is not easy. However, this is the Great Qi Dynasty, and there are boundaries for people to come and go. Naturally, it’s simpler, just hit it!)

On this day, I went to the ancestor's house to discuss carefully the matter of Jinyan. According to the meaning of taking care of the head of the mountain, I want to go on a study tour with Jinyan! This time, there are six scholars in the Fan Family Academy, Gu Shanzhang plans to take them on a tour together, especially to discuss with the ancestor.

As far as this Fan family is concerned, the family motto has always been that reading is the most important thing, so everyone can know a few words. This "reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles." When it was proposed, the ancestors all nodded their heads, agreed immediately, and then thought about their own money, thinking about how much money this poor family has to bring to study abroad?

Gu Shanchang received full respect and recognition from his ancestor, and was dazzled by victory for a while, so he abducted into "Rundetang".

Qianhe is at home, still weaving bamboo wares, Yuyue is embroidering, and one purse a day must be handed in, but at this time, Yuyue is feeling helpless in the face of her father's silent behavior of getting rich. It’s not that bad, it’s okay to make a basket for picking manure, but this country family produces and sells it by itself in good times, and many people’s craftsmanship is better than the modest ones, can this be sold? What a waste of effort!

The presence of Gu Shanchang made Qian He excited for a while, so he invited him into the main room to sit down, and Yu Yue was naturally busy boiling water to make tea. Long sent it to the head of the mountain, seeing the two mothers and sons entering the main room, Yuyue felt amused in her heart, what kind of job is it to make tea, is it worth such effort?

Zhenniang's mother and son entered the main room, where the greetings are over, and they are about to enter the topic. Jinyan is dressed in a blue book long gown, with a face like a crown of jade, standing behind the head of the mountain, and has no airs of being the first scholar!

Gu Shanchang took the tea, but didn't look at Chunlong more, which made Zhenniang curse in her stomach, "My precious son will serve you tea, what's your attitude, you're just teaching a few talents. Seeing you become this virtuous, wait for my Chunlong to win the first prize in the exam, hum!

"Humble, as a father, what do you think of this matter?"

"Well, traveling abroad is a big deal, I have to check it out, check it out!"

Modesty is a bit embarrassing, really embarrassing, I didn’t have much money at first, and I even bought a mill, which is even less. Now this year is not good, I barely collected some food, and after eating, if the sky is not good, I have to buy it. After eating the food, and even going to eat the porridge provided by the government, how many mouths have to eat, study tour, where does the money come from?

Yuyue was outside the main room, and when she heard Gu Shanzhang's words, she couldn't help admiring him. This kind of education method is more advanced than the modern ones. I just heard that I was able to go out and travel, and I looked excited. When my father said this, I knew that there was no hope, and I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"What's the point of this? How can I take people away and return them to you? Is it possible that you are still worried that I will abduct people? There are six students and six masters!" Gu Shanchang Very dissatisfied with the modest answer.

"The mountain chief calm down, I mean other aspects!"

"What aspect, what is the difficulty, you tell me, I will help you solve it!"

"This..." Qian He felt that he was a man, saying that he was not enough money in front of outsiders, it was a shame, so naturally he couldn't open his mouth, who is Gu Shanchang? Those who have passed the exam only opened a school to teach because they are lazy in their official career. Seeing Qian He's face, they will naturally know the elegance by hearing the strings!

"You don't have to worry about money. It's enough to bring five or sixty taels when you go out. We won't go for long, and we will definitely come back in two or three years!"

As soon as these words came out, not to mention modesty and Zhenniang, even Yuyue almost choked on the three of them, this tone! Fifty or sixty taels, with this silver, even this house will be built again! In other words, this is a disaster year!

Speaking of money, the amount is so large, even Jin Yan, who is dedicated to learning, feels that it is impossible to go out, Gu Shanchang left this sentence, and walked away with a smile,

Yuyue was not the case. After being choked for a while, she also figured it out by herself. The sixty taels, after going out for two or three years, is really not much. Do you want to eat on the way? Do you want to stay in a hotel? Besides, he was driving a carriage by himself, and along the way, people really ate horses, asking for money everywhere! Sixty taels sounds like a lot, but when it is spent, it is useless.

In Yuyue's hand now, even six hundred taels or six thousand taels can be taken out, but how can she get it?

Sleeping in the space at night, I carefully checked my financial situation. Selling medicine is not counted, this is black money, really, it can only be used as a thing! Yuyue took out the bracelet, this is a troublemaker! Dispose of it publicly, so that no one will worry about it. My brother knows that I still have thirty taels of silver in my hand, and my brother has fifteen taels of silver in his hand, but I can't let my father know. All kinds of scraps of silver were kept, and only the silver that everyone knew about the income on the big face was counted, and they put it in a handkerchief.

In the evening of Qianhe, an expert naturally blew the wind on the pillow. This early in the morning, while eating breakfast, he mentioned the study tour: "Yan'er, can you take your study tour slowly? Look, daddy!" There is only more than ten taels of silver in Li now, and your sister (Chun Ying) still has to get engaged, no..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is My biggest motivation.)