Bai Yunxi was stunned when she heard the words of the Song Wang family. In her memory, she had indeed heard that Erlang of the Song family had a talent for reading. Even the old examiner praised him, saying that given time, it would be no problem to pass the examination.
But if you want to continue to move up, you have to seek guidance from famous teachers.
It was not easy to find famous teachers during this period, and even if there were, they might not be willing to accept disciples.
Otherwise, Lao Juren would not have found another way to find a job to pave the way for his son.
In ordinary people's homes, using the whole family's efforts to support a student is already depleting the family's affairs. If you are lucky, one person will achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven.
But before results are achieved, it is normal for other sons to have opinions.
"Sister-in-law Song was joking. I didn't go out much in the past, so I met less often, but I heard my old man mention your Erlang, saying that he is a talented scholar. As long as you support him seriously, in time, he will definitely win the exam."
"Is this really what the Juren Master said?"
Song Wang's eyes lit up as she listened to Bai Yunxi's words. If she could win the exam, she would be the number one scholar. Maybe she could still get a good job.
'Not to mention anything else, after passing the exam, the family will be exempted from taxes and labor, and the court will also provide student aid every year. Just like the Baiju people, just collecting taxes on the farmland in the village is enough to support a large family.'
'If her son is so lucky, she will have to support her second son's education even if she sells everything.'
When Mrs. Song came back to her senses, she saw Bai Yunxi looking at her with a smile, and immediately took out two radishes from the basket and handed them over.
"Just plucked from the ground, I'll give you some vegetables."
Knowing that her family is broke, how can she fill her stomach by fishing alone?
"No, there are still vegetables at home. I just caught two fish, which are considered meat after all."
These days, no one is rich, so she can't just accept things from others.
"Oh, why are you being polite to me?" Song Wangshi stuffed the carrot into her hand, and before she could leave, Yaya called someone from below.
"Grandma, the fishing rod is running away and I can't catch it."
Baiyun Xi came back to her senses and ran down the river immediately, feeling extremely regretful. She blamed her for not thinking carefully, how could she throw the child by the river.
Fortunately, the girl is sensible, otherwise she would regret it.
This is the disadvantage of a single woman, let alone taking care of children, she can't even have sex with Yaya.
She ran over to take the fishing rod from Yaya's hand, flicked it hard, and another fish with glowing blue scales was patted on the grass by her.
"Oh, my God, it's really a fish."
Mrs. Song Wang was curious and followed her down. When she saw the carp weighing half a kilogram somersaulting on the grass, her eyes widened.
Yuan Meng unhooked the fish, pulled some water plants to string the fish together, fished out another fish from the bucket, strung it together, and handed it to Mrs. Song Wang.
"Take it home and make fish soup for your Erlang. I heard that eating more fish is smart."
This Song Wang family frequently expressed kindness to her and gave her two fish as a gift in return.
"Eating fish is smart? Really?"
Mrs. Song Wang stared blankly at Baiyunxi, wiped her hands, wanting to pick it up but felt embarrassed.
"This is too valuable, I can't accept it."
'Although fish doesn't taste good, it's still meat after all. The Bai family can't even open the pot, so why does she have the nerve to take advantage of it?'
Baiyun Xi listened to her thoughts, pulled her to squat by the river, and collected the fish in three strokes.
"Here, it's done like this. It's not fishy or bitter at all. Fry it on both sides with lard and then stew it. The fish soup that comes out will be as white as milk. It's very nourishing."