Lin Xixi came to pick up the clothes. Not only did he bring a chicken and a rabbit as thank-you gifts, but he also prepared two hundred copper coins for his wages.
In the past, the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law treated their mother and son very well. These things were experienced by the original owner, but she remembered them all and had to repay the favor for her no matter what.
Mrs. Liu refused to accept anything she said, "Joy, it's just a small thing. Making clothes is not difficult. You are too polite. You and Zhong Qian have just started a family, so it is not easy."
Lin Hexi smiled and said, "Auntie, just keep it if you ask me to. Otherwise, I won't dare to ask your family for help. I won't know who to call if I encounter trouble in the future."
"As you said, if you have any trouble, just come to my door. But this thank you gift is too much."
Lin Yuxi said, "I hunted pheasants and rabbits myself. I didn't spend any money. I only got 200 copper coins for making a few sets of clothes. I'm shameless. Is it too little if Auntie doesn't accept it?"
Mrs. Liu finally accepted it, remembering Lin Yuxi's feelings in her heart. If anyone needs help in the future, she can't refuse her help. This girl is really kind.
Lin Yuxi took the clothes and came out of Li's house. She saw Wu and Yang standing outside. She turned around and left. She saw them, but had no intention of paying attention.
Mrs. Wu rushed up and scolded me, "Are you blind? If we separate the family, I won't be your grandma anymore? No one knows how to shout."
Lin Yuxi turned around and said, "Grandma, aunt, I have to go home. Goodbye."
Seeing that there was no meat on her hands, Mrs. Wu was very dissatisfied, "Did you really give all that meat to the Li family? Your grandfather and I haven't eaten it yet. Why are you so unfilial? You are such a wolf-hearted thing. In the beginning,
I was really blind to let you enter the Chen family."
Lin Hexi shrugged, "Didn't Zhong Qian suffer from tuberculosis? Grandma is old, so how dare she eat my meat? What if she gets sick? I think so much about grandma, but I still get a reputation of being unfilial. It's really aggrieved.
Ah, it looks like you can’t go to Chen’s house in the future, or else you’ll become a poisonous woman?”
After saying that, she turned around and left, not wanting to see Mrs. Wu baring her teeth and claws.
I still want to eat meat, maybe in my next life.
Even if the meat at my house is infested with maggots, it won't be cheap for you.
Mrs. Wu didn't even ask for meat when she came forward. Ms. Yang only felt that Lin Yiyi had changed. Is this the same Lin Yiyi who dared not express her anger before?
"Is this girl possessed by an evil spirit? How dare you talk to you like this? It's against her."
Wu put her hands on her hips and said, "I have rebelled against you. I have rebelled a long time ago. I knew she was not a good person. If I had known she would not have given Zhong Qian a wife. If she had married her, she would have raised two bastards."
Still treating it as a treasure, bah.”
The two of them were standing at the door cursing when Chen Zhongda came back and pointed at the passing villagers, so he quickly pulled Wu and said, "Grandma, go home."
Wu and Yang were stunned, and immediately put on smiling faces, "Zhongda, why are you back?"
Chen Zhongda said, "Sir, I have something to do at home, so I have to take a break early. I will stay at home for two days before going to the academy."
Because Chen Zhongda was back, Wu and Yang temporarily forgot about Lin Yuxi's refusal to give them meat, and quickly pulled Chen Zhongda into the house.
Wu asked Chen Xiuyun to quickly go to the butcher's house in the neighboring village to buy some meat. It didn't matter whether they ate meat or not, scholars must eat it.
Chen Zhongda came back once a few days after the separation. He already knew what happened at home. He felt a little unhappy when he remembered the way Wu scolded Lin Yuxi at the door just now.
"Grandma, please don't curse people outside from now on. It's so bad for people to see you. My elder brother and sister-in-law are so far away from each other. Everyone has their own way of doing things."
Wu said, "Do you know how extreme she is? She is such a crooked girl that she doesn't even bring meat to the family even if she gives it to irrelevant people."
Chen Zhongda thought to himself that she had never eaten meat when she was at home before. Now that the family is divided, she can't say anything to others if she doesn't give it to her.
Chen Mingyi and Chen Hongchang came back from the fields. They were very happy to see Chen Zhongda and asked him about the school.
"Grandpa, it seems that Yueshan Academy will open its enrollment. Scholars can enroll directly. Children need to take exams. Even white people who are nothing can take the exams and enter. I want to give it a try."
Chen Mingyi's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Really?"
Yueshan Academy is the best academy within a hundred miles. It is located in their town. I heard that the dean resigned and returned to his hometown because his mother was seriously ill. With his connections, several gentlemen in the academy are not ordinary. They are all candidates.
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Over the past ten years, Yueshan Academy has taught many talented people, and even the county magistrate has to give some face to the dean of Yueshan Academy.
The students accepted by Yueshan Academy are generally recommended from various places. If no one recommends them, even if they are already scholars, the dean will have to personally assess them before deciding whether to accept them. Bai Shen will not have a chance to enter.
Chen Zhongda nodded, "Sir, I have already said it. I think this is the definite news. There are a total of five white-body quotas. I want to give it a try."
Chen Hongchang doesn't know much about this, but he also knows that Yueshan Academy is very powerful. I heard that as long as he can study in it, it is equivalent to stepping into the officialdom. Now that his son wants to study, won't he become an official soon?
"Okay, son, go and study. Once you study, you will become an official, and our family will live a good life." Chen Hongchang said cheerfully.
Chen Mingyi glared at him, and he shrank, "It's a good idea for you to have such a plan. Yueshan Academy has a good reputation. If you can enroll, you have a good chance of failing the scientific examination next year. Are you sure you will pass the exam?"
Chen Zhongda said, "I will try my best. My husband said that my knowledge has improved a lot. I think there is still a great chance."
Chen Mingyi thought, however, that the academy where Chen Zhongda studied was very average, and his husband didn't have much ability, and he didn't know if he could read it accurately. It would be better if he could find some connections and be more secure.
"Well, try your best to take the exam. The Chen family's hopes are all on you."
Chen Zhongda thought for a while, "Eldest brother can also refer to it. My husband still remembers eldest brother and said that he is a rare good seedling. If his health is good, he can also refer to it this time."
Chen Mingyi sneered coldly, "How can he have such ability? He is not good enough, and he is unfilial. I don't believe he has the ability to test for fame. Don't mention him. I will get angry when he mentions it."
He started to ask Chen Zhongda how his recent studies were going, and Chen Zhongda answered them all, but he still thought that if his elder brother was in better health, he could really give it a try.
Chen Zhongda and Chen Zhongqian are a few years apart, but because Chen Zhongqian was in good and bad health, they studied in the same class. From childhood to adulthood, he was probably the person in the family who knew best how smart Chen Zhongqian was.
Even if he was a little dissatisfied, he had to admit that Chen Zhongqian was smarter than him.
He obviously doesn't have much time to study and is often sick, but his studies are better than his.
He dropped out of school for a few years, but his husband always remembered him and mentioned him from time to time.