The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

 Chapter 2 Parents

Shutong saw Granny Ma and bowed her head quickly, saying, "Thank you very much, Granny Ma. Thank you for your hard work."

 Mr. Ma smiled politely and opened her mouth, but felt it was inappropriate and hesitated.

Su Ruojin quickly pulled Shutong's arm.

Shutong bent down and bowed his head next to her.

　　"Shu Tongshu, half a tael of midwifery money and twenty taels of wedding money."

"Oh." Shutong took out a silver coin from his waistband, "This is your old hard-earned money."

Mr. Ma originally thought she wouldn't get any hard work pay today, but she didn't get it. No matter how small an official was, he was still an official. How could he owe her this money? She left happily.

Shutong turned around and closed the courtyard door, "Where is your lord?"

 “Dad is out.”

“Hey, isn’t Madam giving birth? What is he doing out there?” Shu Tong was puzzled.

Su Ruojin said helplessly: "Of course I'm going to borrow money."

Living in the capital, everything is expensive. The salary of an adult is simply not enough for expenses. Shutong has not received monthly payment for more than a year. Just as he was about to sigh, he touched the gauze belt around his waist and said with a happy smile, "Second Lady, , how much do you think it was sold for?”

Su Ruojin shook his head, he didn’t know.

Six years after coming to the Dayin Dynasty, even if she came with memories and skills that would be thousands of years later, she couldn't just open her mouth after she was born and say that this can be sold for money and that can make money, and she couldn't be burned to death in front of a monster. Strange.

Su Ruojin followed the steps step by step, starting from babbling and learning to walk step by step. After he was three years old, his father started enlightening his five-year-old brother, so she moved a small stool and sat on the edge, listening and learning silently.

There was only one servant and a caretaker at home, and Mrs. Cheng also had to take care of the housework, so she studied with Su Anzhi without making any noise. Su Yanli didn't care at all. Occasionally, he got up and tested her on what she had learned. Su Ruojin memorized it clearly. His mouth was no worse than Su An's. Su Yanli was shocked and even shouted, "It's a pity that Jin'er is not a man. Otherwise, he would be named on the deposit list and become the pillar of a country."

Su Ruojin could only smile guiltily, thinking that if she didn't have past life memories, she would really be inferior to the five-year-old Su Anzhi.

While learning how to read and write, I followed my mother, Cheng, to learn how to be the director of the An family of the Great Yin Dynasty. I also pestered my classmates who often went out to talk about outside affairs, and quietly understood the world.

By studying, Su Ruojin almost had a comprehensive understanding of her parents in this life.

Her father, Su Yanli, was the legitimate son of a commoner.

What is a legitimate son of a common concubine? It means that a boy born by an aunt and a concubine is named a legitimate son of a common concubine. The Su family is not from the capital, but from Pingjiang Prefecture in Jiangnan. The illegitimate mother gave birth to three daughters in one go. Sanshi was injured, and fearing that he would not have a legitimate son, he had **** with the girl next to him. The girl followed her husband's lead and gave birth to his father, Su Yanli, in ten months.

The Su family was a country squire in Pingjiang Prefecture and had considerable financial resources. As long as their children were willing to learn and advance, they could still afford a Jinshi. Su Yanli lived up to expectations and became a Jinshi at the age of twenty, and was recommended by the examiner. To the Imperial College.

Since the Su family is a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, it stands to reason that Su Yanli should not be so stretched during his time in the capital!

Of course there are reasons for this. When Su Yanli was admitted to the scholar's examination at the age of twelve, his aunt's mother-in-law had a son of her own. The child was enlightened at the age of five and was extremely intelligent. The Su family and his wife were so happy that they burned the ancestral grave every day. fragrant.

If Su Yanli had not been determined, it would have been a problem whether he could pass the examination or not. Ever since his father was in the capital waiting for his appointment, the Su family of Pingjiang Prefecture had never sent any money to the capital.

 Her father is completely self-reliant.

Let’s talk about her mother, Cheng Yingzhen of the Cheng family. She was born in Lord Zhongyong’s house, but she was the concubine of a humble concubine. Logically speaking, one is the concubine of a country squire, and the other is the granddaughter of a noble family in the capital. The two of them are really incompatible with each other.

But fate is so magical. After becoming a Jinshi, Su Yanli was waiting to be conferred an official position in the capital. On the Lantern Festival, he met Cheng Yingzhen, the concubine's granddaughter, Cheng Yingzhen, while watching lanterns on the Royal Street during the Lantern Festival. The two fell in love at first sight.

Su Yanli, who is usually a nerd, actually opened the Sheniu channel. Not only did he shamelessly ask the examiner to get in touch, he also reached out to his family to ask for money to hire an iceman.

The Su family has a real legitimate son, and they don't care who Su Yanli marries. Anyway, what they want to cultivate is a real legitimate son.

The life of the concubine of Uncle Zhongyong was not easy. He could marry off his concubine's daughter without any dowry. Why not?

The two people got married smoothly and rented a house to live a small life.

Before getting married, Su Yanli was introduced to the Imperial College by Mr. Fan, the examiner, and became an assistant teacher. He was promoted to the ninth grade, with a monthly salary of five stones, which was converted into nine taels of silver.

 After marriage, probably because marriage makes people grow up, Su Yanli was promoted from a ninth-grade teaching assistant to a ninth-grade scholar, with a monthly salary of five stones and five dou, which equals ten taels of silver.

 The rent, food and clothing, as well as Su Yanli’s transportation to work - a mule, and the monthly payment for two servants, after one month, it is barely enough. This is the cost of food and clothing when giving birth to a child!

Two years later, Su Ruojin was born. Expenses increased and life suddenly became tight. Su Yanli had no choice but to shamelessly borrow money from the examiner, Mr. Fan, to celebrate the festival. Not long after his father borrowed the money, his father was promoted to a doctor of eunuchs in the Imperial Academy. From the eighth grade, the monthly salary is six stones, and the combined silver is about 10.8 taels, which is not even a tael more than the increase of one tael.

　Okay, it’s better to have an increase than not to have an increase.

Just when Su Ruojin was praying for her parents to have good health and good education, her eldest brother Su Ganzhi was born. Her life changed from tight to tight, and she often couldn't make ends meet.

His father went to borrow money again, and it was still the same Master Fan. Miraculously, after borrowing the money, his father got a promotion and a salary increase, from Doctor of Taixue to Doctor of Guozixue, the eighth grade, with a monthly salary of six stones and six buckets. Synthetic silver is about 11.7 taels.

 It has increased by less than one tael again.

  Isn’t a child worth a tael if he co-authors it? Su Ruojin couldn't laugh or cry.

I wonder if dad went to borrow money from Mr. Fan today. Can he be upgraded to a higher level after borrowing money?

 “Second Lady…Second Lady…”

Su Ruojin was awakened by Shu Tong. She smiled slightly and shook her head, "I really can't guess."

 Painting on broken rocks is a way to get a chance. This kind of trick requires meeting a suitable person. If no one appreciates it, it is worthless. She really can't guess how much it can be sold for.

Shu Tong proudly tore open the robe to reveal two round and bright silver coins: "I just spent a small one."

"Wow, the quality of the silver dime is so good?" Su Ruojin happily pinched out the silver in the bag, and the newly minted silver, which had not had time to be oxidized, was shiny and lovely.

Shutong raised his chin: "Not only is the color good, but the portion is also large. Each one is more than three taels, and two of them are almost seven taels!"

Haven't he been able to survive until his father gets his salary? It’s really great news, the cold winter is finally not so hard to endure.

Su Ruojin and Shu Tong were chattering and discussing how to buy things for the house. The cry of a baby came from the nursery. She quickly stopped talking to Shutong and ran straight into the nursery.

　　First he gathered around the fire cage to warm himself up before reaching out to hug his little brother. At this time, her mother also woke up and said, "Ah Jin..." her voice was hoarse and lacked energy.

Su Ruojin put her little brother into her mother's arms, "I'm going to bring rice soup and sugar water to my mother."

 (End of this chapter)