Chapter 196 Brothers settle accounts
Obviously, the masters had no intention of admitting girls to the school, otherwise Jinhua and another girl who performed better than Jinbao would not have been admitted.
As for why Si Niang was selected, it was either because she performed very well and her husband cherished her talent, or she wanted to put together a pair of twins to put in the academy so that they looked neat.
But somehow, Dalang always felt that it was the latter—just like A Niang said, politically correct.
Forget it, never mind them, as long as you can get this opportunity, the reason is no longer important.
After hundreds or thousands of years, girls finally enter school. This is a good start.
The three younger ones didn't think as much as the older man. They just felt happy and encouraged Jinhua, who was unsuccessful, saying that they would give her extra lessons when the time came and she would definitely be selected if she came back next year.
With the comfort of everyone, Jinhua's mood improved significantly. Later, Liu Zhong took her to the street and bought a bag of peanuts for snacks while the store was open. He soon forgot about the unhappiness of losing the election.
And she has long been tired of playing in this mountain since she was a child. She just wants to go outside and see different scenery.
Carpenter Liu patted his chest and said, "Put it on me. I'll make it for them when they get up early tomorrow morning. It won't affect the children's going to school the day after tomorrow."
After she brought in the stones and milled half of them, the magical book box of dragon and phoenix was also built.
Jinhua listened to the adults' discussion and set off for school at around 9am (five in the morning). At this moment, she didn't envy her brothers and sisters at all for being able to go to school.
On the way back, Liu Bai has been settling accounts. The book fee is 800 yuan, and the most common set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone will cost three yuan.
Carpenter Liu was about to go to bed, but he went to see Duke Zhou a minute later. He was suddenly woken up, and he felt a little tempered.
After dinner, the mother and son took a shower and then went to sleep.
"When you get home from school, it will be dark, you will go to bed to sleep, you have to go to school again, and you will no longer have time to play in the mountains. Will it be very hard?" Jinhua asked Siniang.
The Ding family members have said that classes will start at midnight on February 1st. Students are asked to enter the school on time and bring their own pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Books will be distributed uniformly by the academy. Parents should be prepared to pay the book fees and bring them with the students.
Qin Yao asked him to quickly make two more magical book boxes, one smaller than Da Lang Erlang's, so that they could use them more conveniently.
Liu Bai's words were blocked by Qin Yao.
Sanlang and Siniang couldn't wait to put their things in, and the yard was filled with the sound of wheels turning.
But there are still fares, so you can't leave your work in the fields and just take your children to and from school. Then the whole family will suffer from the northwest wind.
Calculated in this way, the average cost per year is one tael of silver, and two years is 2 taels.
Liu Bai agreed quickly, and it seemed that it was not difficult at all. When they got home, the father and son started tossing it out on their own.
After settling the cattle and horses, Qin Yao lit a torch and knocked on Carpenter Liu's door at night.
On the way back after returning the ox cart, I begged Liu Baiyi to ask his father to get him a bookcase like this.
Not to mention the freely pulling lever on the back of the box. This mechanism is not something that an ordinary farmer like him can do.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bai was stumped just by putting the wooden wheel on it.
By the time Qin Yao and his party returned to the village, it was already dark.
Jinbao was the happiest, hugging Erlang and others excitedly, they could go to school together!
But he didn't dare to go too far, so he immediately went to comfort Jinhua and said that he would learn the calligraphy later and teach her when he got home.
Qin Yao knew what he wanted to say and said first: "Brother, I have to settle the accounts. I originally wanted to give away my four children, so it doesn't matter if I have one more gold treasure. I will accept less. Just give me twenty-eight coins a month." ”
Liu Zhong was put off until Old Man Liu raised his hand, and then he quickly confessed, "Jin Bao, San Lang and Si Niang have all been selected."
Mr. Zhang and Mrs. He and Qiu came out of the house and listened. Some were happy and some were sad.
"Brother and sister, I want to discuss something with you." Liu Bai thought about it for a while, but still felt a little embarrassed when he spoke to Qin Yao.
It would be better if he didn't need to owe any favors. He was also worried that Qin Yao didn't want money and offered to help with free transportation.
Siniang shook her head and said, "I don't think it's hard. niang said, 'If a young man doesn't work hard, he will be miserable.' Now is the time when we have to work hard, how can we always think about having fun."
The villagers who set off together in the morning returned one after another before evening. Qin Yao and the others were so late. Old man Liu boldly guessed that they might have been selected. He took everyone to the old house and immediately asked: "How is it? Have the children been chosen?"
When the carriage arrived at the entrance of the village, it met Liu Fei and Old Man Liu who were waiting here. Finally, when they returned, they hurriedly lit torches to greet them.
Father and son borrowed her ox cart early in the morning to go to the town to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones, but they were reluctant to buy a book box.
Qin Yao left her four children behind and set off to quarry in the mountains alone, carrying picks and other quarrying tools.
But there is no harm if there is no comparison. Jinbao almost cried with envy when he saw the magical book box that Sanlang and Siniang dragged all over the yard.
The order is small, and she can handle the stone materials alone.
Liu Zhong sighed secretly on the carriage shaft, this girl from the third family will not be easy in the future.
When I woke up the next day, we went to the water mill together and squatted with Carpenter Liu to open book boxes.
Fortunately, inkstones and ink sticks can be used for a long time, so there is no need to think about them next year.
Qin Yao waved her hand, "It's a small matter."
He's laughter was so penetrating that the families living nearby could hear her pride.
Liu Bai directly made a bamboo basket for his son, using rattan as shoulder straps. He also wrapped it with rag strips without tightening them, and could fit all the items inside.
“Okay, then I'll trouble my brothers and sisters.” Liu Bai said gratefully.
Dalang Erlang made a fire and boiled water for cooking. Qin Yao unloaded the carriage, settled the horses, and went to bring back the cows that were placed on the yellow grass in the backyard and tie them up.
Qin Yao, mother and son, stopped at the old house for a while, briefly talked about the situation, and then went home.
The price for a car driver and a person is 750 fen per person per year. She is only more than 300 fen per year, which is already a broken price.
However, he originally wanted to pay her the fare, but now that Qin Yao offered a clear price, he felt relieved.
This small stable can accommodate one horse and one cow, which is a bit crowded. Qin Yao plans to build an additional house as soon as the spring plowing is over.
However, when Qin Yao said that the twins were also selected to enter the school, her anger dissipated instantly, as if her own child was selected, she was overjoyed.
He and Mr. He received a lot of wages last year, and they still have more than four taels in their pockets, so they can afford it.
In the evening, Liu Bai and Jin Baolai returned the ox cart.
Just thinking about it makes me look forward to it and it's interesting.
Moreover, the distance from Liujia Village to Xiahe Village is longer than that from Xiahe Village to Jinshi Town.
After hearing his words, Qin Yao returned home with peace of mind.
On the contrary, I sympathized with Sanlang and Siniang.
It's too late to buy one, school starts tomorrow.
With no other choice, Jinbao had no choice but to carry his bamboo basket, pay his third aunt twenty-eight yuan for the fare, and with some trepidation, started school with the four brothers and sisters Dalang.
(End of this chapter)
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