While the two brothers and sisters were talking, Sister-in-law Gui came out and said, "Girl, Zhao Langzhong, Mr. is awake." ”

"Well, I'll go in and have a look."

The two went in together, and Feng Jing said, "What are you two muttering outside?" ”

Zhao Jing said: "Sir, yesterday the Ling family was robbed by the Xiangma, and it was the second young master of the Ling family who opened the door and stole it. Also, Ling Jinghan's affairs back then were finally clarified. It was his stepmother who framed him. ”

Feng Jing said: "It's good to figure it out." However, how is his brother a fool? ”

Mingjing said while serving tea to Zhao Langzhong: "The dragon gave birth to nine sons." Brother Zhao, Brother Ling is not at home, and Master Ling is very angry, is it convenient for you to come over every three days? ”

Zhao Jing probed Feng Jing's pulse and said: "I was about to say this, I'm afraid it's not as convenient as before." Today I took leave and went home to report that I was safe. However, I didn't sell it to the Ling family, so I had to have some time for myself. Besides, Master Ling just sent someone to repair the tomb for the veteran in the middle of the mountain, and the Ling family was not easy to stop this. My husband is in a stable condition now, and I will come over every five days in the future. You sent Wang Da to pick me up. ”

"Good!"

"I'll bring the herbs back to the city for you, and bring Ming Hao back by the way." It's another decade.

This time, the conscription of auxiliary soldiers and supernumerary officials Ming Jing's family did not come out, so the temporary tax levied by their family was heavier than that of the people, and it was enough to pay three taels of silver. The big house next door only needs to pay a tael of silver.

When Minghao arrived in the village, he happened to bump into Mingjing and came out of Lizheng's house to pay taxes and silver. He stepped forward and took her hand, "Sister, how much did our family pay?" Zhao Langzhong put him down at the entrance of the village and asked him to come back with Mingbao and the others. Mingbao told him that he had just seen Mingjing's sister go to the third grandfather's house to pay taxes and silver.

"Three taels of silver."

"So much?"

"Isn't it?" Thanks to her, she can still recognize herbs and collect herbs to sell, plus doing embroidery work, she can earn about five taels a month. If it weren't for a patient at home, life would have been easy. But ordinary people, a master like Second Brother Ma only has two taels of silver a month of hard work. There is also the big house next door, although they love to calculate, but it is impossible to say which one is lazy. In this way, they dug up the tax money and daily expenses a year, and estimated that the balance was only one or twenty taels. When it comes to building a house and marrying a daughter-in-law, there are no more big things left.

But all kinds of taxes are really heavy throughout the year! Just now, the people who paid the tax were still saying that Master Fang was a good one.

"Sister, I want to take the test for children."

Mingjing stood in surprise, "You're only eight years old." ”

"The exams are in February and April next year, and I will be nine years old by then. Mr. said that in those places in the south of the Yangtze River where the literary style is at its peak, it is not uncommon for Mengtong to be admitted to Tongsheng before the age of ten. ”

"But you don't have to push yourself so hard. Tuition and miscellaneous fees are still earned. "If Ming Hao can really be admitted to Tongsheng at the age of nine, then even if the school palace is not expanded, he can still have a place, and he can also be treated as a child. But isn't this a bit of a sprout?

"Let me try, just feel the atmosphere of the exam room in advance." Minghao stretched out his hand and shook his sister's hand.

"Did your husband say you could try it?"

"yes."

"Then go back and ask Daddy what he means. If my dad agrees, I don't object. Moreover, tomorrow I will send you to the academy and ask your husband in person. ”

Minghao nodded, "Sister went to say hello, I didn't make it up." Dad, I'll say it myself. He's not going to object to me trying. ”