The third child saw him calling someone but looking at Lin Yan. Thinking about the way Lin Yan's round eyes looked him up and down just now, he felt even more embarrassed: "Ah, Sixth Brother, That, Master recommended, let me try the academy in the town."

Xibei Village is a large village, surrounded by mountains on one side and water on the other. It is adjacent to Lixi Village and Huang'an Village to the west, and Linxi Village to the east.

Located in the center of several large villages, several village chiefs discussed it, pooled their money to hire a tutor, and opened a book school in Xibei Village. Of course, Xibei Village paid the bulk of the money.

It was in this school that the third child, Shen Huaian, learned his education.

Lin Yan and Mrs. Huang invited people into the main room to sit down. The relationship between Mr. Huang and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Li, was not good at first. After some exchanges of greetings, the atmosphere became quiet.

So Shen Jingan asked about this matter again: "Third brother, go in directly, or do you have to take the exam first?"

I heard that the academy in the town was opened after a great scholar from the imperial court resigned and returned to his hometown.

I heard that the great Confucian was still a disciple of Lao Jijiu. Unfortunately, he had a bad temperament and was not suitable for being an official in the court. After staying in the court for several years, he resigned and returned to his hometown at a young age.

After that, he opened this academy and invited several fellow disciples to come here as tutors. I heard that many children from aristocratic families came here because of its reputation, and the academy was very prosperous.

Probably the business is too good, so it is not that easy for students who want to enter this academy.

There are two admission methods to the academy, one is through recommendation, and the other is through admission.

Shen Huaian smiled sheepishly: "I heard that the academy will have an exam in mid-April and only twenty people will be admitted."

This means you have to take the exam.

Lin Yan and the others nodded in understanding, and then Mrs. Li said with a straight face: "Huai'an will be studying in this town from now on. You guys should make preparations in the past few days. Clean up the yard and let the second son Let’s stay together as a family.”

Lin Yan was stunned and looked at Li with wide eyes.

There is only one entrance to this courtyard, and there are only three rooms in total plus a utility room. Where else can the six of them be accommodated?

This is simply impossible, and Li did not arrange it this way at all.

Her idea is very simple. If Shen Huaian wants to study, he must be in the town. If Shen Jingan and the others don't study, they will naturally have to go back to the countryside.

In the old lady's heart, Shen Huaian, who can read, is the treasure of their Shen family.

But, Shen Siping bought this yard!

Huang's eyes immediately turned red, and tears fell down.

Just as he was about to speak, Lin Yan held his shoulders.

There were not many chairs in the house, so Lin Yan stood behind Huang. She patted Huang on the shoulder to coax her.

Then he looked at Mr. Li, who looked matter-of-fact, and Shen Erping and his wife, who looked guilty, and then at Shen Huaian, who was lowering his head in embarrassment, and said, "But Jing'an also wants to go to the academy to study."

As soon as these words came out, they were like thunder.

Li's eyes widened and she became angry.

Shen Erping and his wife also opened their mouths in surprise.

Even Shen Huaian and the others looked at Lin Yan in surprise.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Have you forgotten, Grandma Zeng? Jing'an has been studying all his life. If he hadn't been ill in the first month of this year, he would have gone to take the county examination."

If you pass the county examination, you will have the reputation of being a scholar.

Li's face was extremely ugly: "With his body, what kind of book should he study? Don't get sick again after just a few days of studying."

As he spoke, he didn't look at Lin Yan, only at Huang: "If you ask me, if you have some money at home, you should spend it sparingly. Now that the fourth child is gone, you orphans and widowers should save more money at home. This town You have to pay for everything, so it’s not suitable for you to live in. It’s better to live in the countryside, where you can have some food in the vegetable garden.”

Huang didn't have the strength to reply to her, so she just cried.

Mrs. Li was upset by her crying, and said: "If you really want me to say, if you have the money to study, you might as well think about letting Yan Niang give birth to a son and a half as soon as possible, so that Jing'an can leave some incense... …”

Lin Yan didn't expect that the old lady's topic would change to this point, and she immediately exploded: "Shen Jingan's health is much better, and there is no problem in studying."

Are you kidding? Shen Jingan is not good at this?

Just thinking he was going to die?

I even thought about leaving incense!

Oh, no, that's not the point.

The point is, she's only thirteen, okay!

No, no, no, she was so angry that she was not only thirteen, but her body was only thirteen, and she hadn't even come to that yet!

She is still a child!

Lin Yan, who was furious, didn't care about the issue of her junior age, so he spoke openly: "My husband, he just didn't take care of himself after being born prematurely, and he has poor resistance to malnutrition. He needs to take good care of himself in the future, eat more meat, eggs, and milk, and do more exercise." It will naturally get better, this is not a disease, and he will not die young!"

As he said that, regardless of Li's darkened face, he added: "I know it costs money to study, but it's not something I can't afford."

After finishing speaking, without looking at the dark faces of several people, he clapped his hands and said: "My husband-in-law is weak and cannot travel from the countryside to the town to study every day. My shop has to be open for repairs for my husband. , this house will not be given away, you can look for another one yourself, there are quite a lot of houses in this town."

After saying that, he asked enthusiastically: "I have met a lot of people recently. If my second uncle and my second uncle need it, I will ask someone to see if I can find a place with a good location and cheap rent."

After all, Shen Erping and his wife were a bit thin-skinned. When Lin Yan said this, their faces turned blue and white, and they were so embarrassed that they couldn't speak.

But Mrs. Li was so angry that she slammed the table: "You shameless thing, what about your family? I'm not dead yet, and this family hasn't been divided yet!"

Lin Yan was stunned and didn't understand: "Then he is my husband-in-law. If he is not mine, who else could he be?"

Lin Yan didn't think so much for a while, mainly because her thoughts were very open-minded. There was no need to separate families here, but there should be a small family among everyone.

It's normal for her to have selfish motives.

But the minds of everyone here were not so pure, and the noisy main room suddenly became quiet.

As a result, Lin Yan finally reacted, and his face couldn't help but heat up a little.

See, how do you say it? You can’t speak too fast and your mind is running out!

Wasn't she just talking out of a hurry? She just happened to say this!

Moreover, what happened to her words?

These words are pure...

Lin Yan felt guilty and glanced at Shen Jing'an.

Shen Jingan's originally depressed mood because of Li's words was swept away by this episode. She blushed a little, suppressed a smile and said to her, "Of course we are a family."

Then, the second uncle also laughed: "Yan Niang is right. We, as daughters-in-law, naturally care about this family wholeheartedly."

What she actually wanted to say was that it belonged to her husband.

But she really wasn't as brave as Lin Yan to say such explicit words.
Chapter completed!