Mo Qiming has worked in the Duan family for half a year and has some understanding of the Duan family's situation. He learned more information from his master.
I thought that after receiving the good news, the Duan family was going back to Jingdong to make a comeback, but they didn't know that the family worshiped in front of the ancestral tablet and planned to stay in the old house.
Mo Qiming was confused but didn't show it on his face. The master's sincere intention in letting the family come to the Duan family and letting him take care of the Duan family in person was enough to show how much the master valued this family.
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Although Qiao Lan planned to stay in the old house with her family for the time being, she did not plan for all the children and grandchildren of the Duan family to inherit her legacy and continue farming.
These days, it is always good to read more.
He called Duan Mingqing and Duan Mingchen alone and asked, "Now that your father has been rehabilitated, do you still plan to study?"
Duan Mingqing raised his head and looked at Qiao Lan and said seriously: "Mom, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until the end of the year for the decree from the capital. My son's fame was won by the capital. He has to go back to the capital and go to the Yamen.
I need to do some paperwork."
"The capital has just settled down. Mr. Du has been very busy after his reinstatement. I am afraid he has no time to take care of the imperial examinations in the past two years. Even if he can take the exam this year, it will be long past the exam time. My son wants to wait until the end of the year to take a look.
I'm looking for someone to inquire about the news in the capital. My son is not in a hurry when it comes to the examination."
Duan Mingchen waited for his third brother to finish, and then spoke: "Mom, I want to take the scholar exam next year. If I take the scholar exam, I'm afraid I won't have much time to teach Xing'er and the others how to study."
Duan Mingchen planned to take the scholar examination a few years ago, but was delayed for several years by family affairs. Now that he had the opportunity, he wanted to try it, but he couldn't let go of his children at home.
The matter of children and grandchildren studying at home is indeed a problem.
Before Qiao Lan could make arrangements, Duan Mingqing volunteered: "Mom, third brother, why don't you let me teach the children at home? I don't have much work at hand, so it's appropriate to teach the children every day."
Duan Mingchen hesitated: "Third brother, aren't you busy with the bookstore?"
Duan Mingqing: "I've almost taken care of the bookstore thing. I originally planned to find another job. I'm not in a hurry to go to the capital. I just go home and teach my children. It doesn't take much time."
"Have you thought about it? Your children at home can be taught by teachers from outside. Don't delay your studies." Qiao Lan asked again.
"Mom, my son knows it, so there is no need to delay. I have been reading the books on the Juren Examination for many years, so it doesn't take much effort. But after I pass the Juren Examination, I'm afraid I will have to hire another husband for Xing'er and the others."
Duan Mingqing thought carefully.
Qiao Lan nodded and said no more.
Qiao Lan originally asked his brothers to earn money to support the family, but the three of them all went to work honestly, either working for the family or taking money from outside.
Duan Mingqing was the one who got the most money. He came back with dozens of taels of silver this whole year. But this is not an important thing! The family is not short of money now, and they have made a lot of money from selling grain.
money.
"Mom, do you want to hire a few more people to do the work at home?" Duan Mingchen asked.
Sun Ping is the only one who can work in the family, and I'm afraid he won't be able to stand up to Ali.
"You don't have to worry about family matters for the time being. Just concentrate on your studies first. If your second brother doesn't study, let him work more. If that doesn't work, go hire some people from outside!"
"But I have to say something ugly first. My family can only allow you to study for three years at most. If you can't study well in three years and you can't pass the exam. If you still hope that your family will support you, then you might as well learn farming from my old lady.
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The Duan family can afford the education expenses of all their sons and daughters, but it does not mean that they can study endlessly until they pass the exam.
Those who pass the examination to be a scholar will be provided with food and rice every year, and those who pass the examination to be a juren can directly become a minor official.
As for how high the Duan family's children and grandchildren can reach in the future, Qiao Lan doesn't care.
She had often heard the story of a peasant woman who had worked hard for decades to support her husband and son in education. It was not easy for Qiao Lan to comment too much on other people's affairs.
Since she is in charge, this is impossible.
In Qiao Lan's view, an adult man, an adult man who has a family and a career, has both hands and feet. He has to rely on his wife, children and parents to work hard for several years to support him in studying alone. After studying for several years and failing to pass the exam, he will not be able to pass the exam in the future.
There may be no hope.
It is the first time for everyone to be a human being, so why should I have to humiliate myself to fulfill you, and why should I talk about the bitterness first and then the sweetness?
If you want to study, just rely on your own ability to study. Why do you have to make the people around you work hard for you?
The Duan family probably will never be in such a difficult situation.
For scholars, books occupy a large part of their lives.
Duan Mingqing was doing business with a bookstore this year and brought a lot of books to his home. He even wrote some unique books by himself. There was no shortage of books at home.
Pens and inks are more expensive, and an inkstone can cost more than a dozen taels. But they are durable and durable, and they can be passed down to future generations even if they are not finished writing.
On the one hand, the Duan family can afford material conditions.
The difficulty lies in other places. Qiao Lan, as a person who has been reading books for 20 years, knows this deeply.
First of all, you must have a good teacher. Having a good teacher will get twice the result with half the effort. Secondly, you must have a good learning environment so that you will not be disturbed by others while studying.
All that's left is to see if you can sit on the bench and study hard.
As for what Qiao Lan can do, the most she can do is to provide more food and nutrition for the scholars in her family.
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Qiao Lan told her daughters-in-law to prepare two eggs for Duan Mingchen for breakfast every day. There was no shortage of eggs at home, but the children didn't like eating them, so Qiao Lan forced them to eat one every day.
Duan Mingchen's two eggs were also forced by Qiao Lan to eat.
No one in the family has any objections to this. After all, there are several baskets of eggs piled up in the kitchen every day, and they are worried that the eggs will go bad.
Secondly, several children in the family were moved out of the original academy and moved into Qiao Lan's house.
Qiao Lan vacated half of her room for the children to learn and read.
The Duan family doesn't have much room, so it's inconvenient to free it up for others. Qiao Lan's room is the best choice.
As the old lady in charge of the family, Qiao Lan's house is the largest in the old house.
Qiao Lan doesn't wear any jewelry on weekdays, and all her original jewelry has been stolen. Apart from the necessary furniture such as tables, chairs, and benches, Qiao Lan's house only has some records that she reads about watering and farming, and the notes she took in the Qianguo class.
It was Qiao Lan himself who vacated his position, and it was Qiao Lan himself who proposed the matter of vacating his position. No one in the Duan family dared to say anything.
Duan Mingjing was a little bit sour: "Mom, my fourth brother occupies such a large study room by himself. It's so empty. Why do you need to move all the children into your own room?"
Why wasn't his mother so kind to him when he was in school?
Duan Mingjing consciously ignored the fact that he was lazy and reading in the study alone.