Chapter 77

How painful it is to change one thousand taels into one hundred taels!

In Qiao Wei's heart, sadness instantly flows back into a river -

the official is almost killed by the way she is about to cry. Does she know how many people participate in the child prodigy test? There are 600 students in Nanshan academy alone, which is not the most numerous Academy. There are 16 academies in the capital that have taken examinations at the same time. How difficult it is for her son to stand out among the more than 10000 candidates, not to mention that the candidates are well-off and well-educated.

As far as he has just learned, Qiao Jingyun only started to study last year. Less than half a year ago, he was able to be so powerful. It can be seen that this child has amazing talent and is not under the prime minister today.

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed that there were such children in the world.

It's a pity that such a good child has no father and his mother's surname is Joe.

Aunt Zhao doesn't know much about the number one scholar, but she knows what it means to be third. This Jingyun boy is third, so her son should be better?

She looked at the thick book and said, "officer, who is Zhao Sheng? First or second? "

Second, it doesn't matter. Didn't he just say one hundred Liang, eighty-two Liang, fifty-two liang? The second 82 is also a lot of money!

The official gave her a slightly hesitant look and turned over the roll: "the first three don't have Zhao Sheng's name."

"No?" Aunt Zhao wiped the sweat from her forehead, and the mud on the back of her hand touched her face. She was very embarrassed, "what's his number?"

Officials read down the list line by line: "there is no Zhao Sheng."

"Why not? Are you wrong? " Aunt Zhao said and went to get the register.

The head of the village looked at her dark hand. He was so scared that he quickly blocked her hand: "how can the official be wrong?"

Aunt Zhao didn't give up: "Xiao Qiao, you can read. Please help me to see if he missed it?"

Qiao Wei didn't believe that the official was wrong, but she hesitated for a moment to look at Aunt Zhao's expectant eyes and looked at the official. She was so easygoing that she handed the list to her immediately. From the first place, she saw the 100th place one by one. She really didn't have a Sheng's name or Wangshu's name.

It's not surprising that Wangshu is not on the list. After all, she is the first one to be sent to the third gate, and she hasn't passed any of them. However, asheng got a qualified score in the third gate, and the first two are his strong points. Why can't she be on the list? Is it true that those children are all above ah Sheng's ability?

The official officer arched his hand to the village head and Qiao Wei: "I have to go back to recover my life, so I'll say goodbye."

"Let's go after dinner," the village head asked

"Yes, yes," said the village head's wife! It's all cooked! You eat before you go

The official said with a smile: "thank you for your kindness, village head Yao. I've got it." Then he said to Qiao Wei, "I wonder if Mrs. Qiao can give me a ride?"

This is what I have to say to her.

Qiao Wei nodded and sent him out of the village head's house. Behind her, it was aunt Zhao's voice that fell on the ground. Then she cried

Perhaps the village head understood the meaning of official errand and didn't ask the villagers to catch up with him. When he came to the entrance of the village, the official errand stopped and said to Qiao Wei, "Zhao Sheng's total score is actually within 100."

Jovi wondered, "then why is he not on the list?"

The official looked complicated and said, "madam, do you know that he cheated when he went through six doors?"

Qiao Wei is dumb.

The official took out a brocade box from the wide sleeve: "this is the reward given by the prime minister."

"Wangshu?" Qiao Wei took over the brocade box and opened it to see that she was almost blinded. She was a big abacus!

Seeing her eyes shining green, the official thought that she had almost cried the moment before. He couldn't help but smile: "although the first and third courses of Qianjin were not satisfactory, the arithmetic one was excellent. The prime minister learned that she was only five years old. It was really rare for her to get such a result. He gave a small gift to encourage her."

The prime minister is such a good man!

Not only do they teach dog officials, but they also know talents with such insight, which is much better than those stupid officials who only take salaries but don't do practical things!

Originally, one thousand Liang changed into one hundred Liang, she was very sad, but with this golden abacus, she felt that the rain had passed and the sky had cleared up. Although it can't be used as money, it's OK to put it on! And in case of one day's downfall, it can also be used as a big sum of money, can't it?

What's more, the two steamed buns took the exam together. My brother got the little Tanhua, but Wangshu didn't have anything. I'm sure I'll be very sad. Now that I'm good, I'll jump up with joy when I see the golden abacus.

Think of her daughter's sweet little appearance, Qiao Wei's eyes across a trace of warmth.

The official says goodbye to Qiao Wei. Qiao Wei can't let others go in vain, but he doesn't have any money on him. He goes to Luo Da Niang's house to borrow one or two silver.

The official didn't refuse. He accepted his thanks and rode away from the village.

Afterwards, the village head went to Qiao Wei and asked the official what he had said.

Qiao Wei hesitated for a moment and felt that there was nothing to say to the village head, so she told him about a Sheng and Wang Shu.After hearing this, the village head sighed.

Jing Yun won the third place and suddenly burst the pot in the village. When Qiao Wei said goodbye to the village head and went back to Luo's home for dinner, the house was already full of people who came to see the excitement.

In the village, it's a great thing for someone to study, and it's even more important to learn to be famous. Isn't there a saying that everything is inferior, but reading is superior? They can't tell the truth, but the truth is clear.

Years ago, a Sheng was admitted as a child student, which almost caused a sensation in all the townships. No official came back to report the good news. This time, even the official in the capital came to visit. It can be seen that Jing Yun is a promising child!

The village head's wife took ten jin sesame oil and ten jin white flour and went to Luo Da's mother's house to congratulate Qiao Wei. She was born in the city. Because of her poor family background, she was a common girl, and her status was not high, so she married a promising countryman. But in her heart, she still retained the nobility of the city people, and she was not an easy person to come to. Ah Sheng's child meal, she didn't go.

That night, Luo's family was very busy. If it wasn't for Mrs. Luo's dinner, people would be embarrassed to stay until late at night.

All the people who helped with farming had dinner at Luo Da Niang's house, but Zhao and a Sheng didn't come.

Qiao Wei paid two farmers in the next village, one hundred Wen each, and sent a basket of duck eggs to shuanzi's father, erguzi's family and zhaodaniang's family.

When she arrived at Zhao's house, she didn't go into the yard. Then Qiao Wei heard aunt Zhao's scolding: "do you have any prospects? Ah? Is it easy for me to sell iron for you to study with your father? You think our money is from the field? You need two liang silver a month! How much is that, do you know? Do you know how much you can buy? It's not that you want to study. Our family has built a new house. I've already married your brother a daughter-in-law! Just for you, what's the life of the whole family? What if you can't see? Why don't you grow so much? Ah? "

"You say you can't be a scholar. Why can't even Jing Yun? How old are you? Jing Yun has no father yet! You can't pass a child without a father! What else can you do? You tell me what else you can do in the future? After spending so much money on your studies, you still have to come back to farm, right? I'll not read it at all

"Why did I give birth to such a worthless thing as you! Your father's illness, are not willing to see, the money left to you to study! Where did you go? It's in the belly of the cow! I regret giving birth to you and me! "

Qiao Wei can't listen any more. Ah Sheng is a ten-year-old boy. He's old and young. Is he afraid that he can't bear such hurtful words?

Qiao Wei called to the room: "aunt Zhao, I'm coming!"

The noise inside came to an abrupt end.

Qiao Wei walks into the main room with a basket of duck eggs. Uncle Zhao sits in the backyard sharpening her knife. She shouts uncle Zhao. Uncle Zhao says, "Little Joe is coming." when she hears that she is not in a high mood, Qiao Wei walks into the inner room with duck eggs.

On the bed sits a Sheng, the eye circles are red, suppresses the anger.

Aunt Zhao sat on the stool opposite him, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

Qiao Wei put the duck's eggs on the table. It's not easy to fight directly. She said, "didn't a Sheng have dinner at night? Come to me and have some? "

As soon as a Sheng was about to stand up, aunt Zhao said, "do you still have the face to eat?"

A Sheng straightened up and stooped down again, pinched his fingers and said nothing.

Qiao Wei said to Aunt Zhao, "aunt Zhao, I have something to do with you. You can come with me."

Aunt Zhao knew that Qiao Wei was looking for a ladder for herself, and she was not that ignorant person. She sniffed and went to Qiao Wei's side, ready to go out with her. As soon as she got to the door, a Sheng on the bed said, "I won't study any more. You can drop out for me tomorrow."

Aunt Zhao fried her hair: "what do you say? Say it again

Ah Sheng's repressed air burst out at last. He stood up and yelled: "I said I'm not going to study! I'll go home and farm! I went to Beijing to learn crafts! Whatever you do! I won't eat yours! I don't drink from you! I feed myself

Aunt Zhao choked angrily, pointed to his nose and said, "you can't read books. What else can you do?"

Ah Sheng said angrily, "then you will? You don't care what I do! I'm leaving tomorrow! I'll go to brother Yongnian! I'll never come back! "

Aunt Zhao qishengyan: "well, well, you go to find it! If you have the ability, go to me now! "

Ah Sheng stood up and walked out without looking back!

"Ah Sheng!" Joey pulled him.

Aunt Zhao was so angry: "you let him go! How dare he go out of this door! If he goes out, I don't have his son! "

Ah Sheng gritted his teeth and said, "who wants to be your son? You think it's good to be your son? Poor food! Poor living! Let me study all day long! You don't treat me like a son at all! You just expect me to make money for you! If I didn't make it, you'd hate me! I've had enough of you! I don't want to come back any more! "

"I I Why didn't I drown you in the well? How dare you talk to your mother like this, you thousand knife killer? I I'll shoot you! " Aunt Zhao just slapped her!Qiao Wei caught her hand quickly: "aunt Zhao! You should calm down first, and speak well when you have something to say! "

Aunt Zhao struggled, and the anger in her eyes almost burst out: "I have nothing to say to him! Even a five-year-old can't pass the exam. What's the use of this kind of waste! So much money is wasted

Qiaowei really don't know what to say, according to Aunt Zhao's view, the third following is all rubbish? I don't know if I'm scolding ah Sheng or Jing Yun.

A Sheng glared at Aunt Zhao and turned to leave!

Aunt Zhao was so angry that she was shaking: "you go! Good! You go! Leave and don't come back to me! I thought I didn't have your son! You're clean when you die outside! "

As soon as the words came to an end, uncle Zhao burst his throat and said, "Sheng --"

ah Sheng threw himself into the well.

Qiao Wei never thought that it would really happen around her, and that it would span a thousand years of dynasty.

The shock was like a bolt from the blue. It struck her and aunt Zhao's heart.

Nobody in the Zhao family knows how to swim. Qiao Wei jumps down the well and saves ah Sheng.

Aunt Zhao cried in a daze.

Aunt Luo inquires and comes with Cuiyun.

Aunt Luo scolded aunt Zhao in the next room: "I didn't say you, Xiaofang, why can't your family do it? He was only ten years old when he got off the stage and gave you a boy. How hard he worked, can't you see? You are not satisfied! You have to scold him! I'll never forget that if I'm half as smart as ah Sheng, I'll wake up in my dreams and I'll tell you! "

In another room, Cuiyun also scolded his younger brother: "it's not easy for parents to raise you. I just said a few words to you, and you still talk back? Still looking for death? Don't you think about what your parents will do when you die? Your eldest brother is a loafer. If he doesn't do any serious work all day, we'll count on you. How can you still take your own life as an example? "

Cuiyun said and began to cry.

Qiao Wei sighed and patted Cui Yun's hand: "sister-in-law, please pour me a cup of tea first. I'll have a few words with a Sheng."

"Well Green cloud red eyes stand up, went to the door and threatened a Sheng: "no more like this, you know?"

Ah Sheng dropped his eyes and didn't say a word.

Cuiyun is out.

Qiao Wei looked at him and said softly, "ah Sheng, what do you think in your heart? Tell me."

Ah Sheng raised his red eyes: "don't you scold me?"

Qiao Wei shook her head slightly: "it takes effort to curse. I don't have the strength. I want to hear from you."

No one has ever heard him say that his ideas are not important at all in this family. His only value is that he keeps studying, until he is admitted as a scholar, to reduce taxes for his family, to be admitted as a senior official, and to make his family prosperous.

He admired Jingyun and Wangshu very much because their mother would ask them what they liked to eat, what they liked to play and what they liked to do. They never forced them to study. They would read if they wanted to. If they didn't want to play for a whole day, they were spoiled by such noble people as brother seventeen and uncle Ming.

Although they don't have a father, they are happy every day. What if they have a father and a mother? They want to kill him!

He often thinks that if only he were sister Qiao's child, or uncle Ming's child, but he is not.

A Sheng wants an able father and a gentle mother. Qiao Wei can understand that no child in the world doesn't want his parents to be like this. Father's love is like mountain, mother's love is like water, but how can things be perfect?

He was born in such a family, he had no choice.

What he can do is to change himself and make himself strong enough to become the mountain and find his own spring.

Qiao Wei came out of the room an hour later. Aunt Zhao asked her in a trembling voice, "how's ah Sheng?"

"Sleep." Qiao Wei whispered.

Aunt Zhao looked relaxed.

Aunt Luo and Qiao Wei left the Zhao family. Along the way, aunt Luo sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that the child would be like this. The most honest person in the ordinary life, once twisted up, actually committed suicide!"

Maybe this is not death in silence, but explosion in silence?

When the official told her that a Sheng was cheating in liumenmen, she guessed that a Sheng was too anxious to go to extremes, but she didn't expect that.

Apart from this, a Sheng is actually a very excellent child. Unfortunately, what aunt Zhao wants is not an excellent child. She wants a child prodigy.

Once people breed desire that does not match their ability, they will become painful.

Qiao Wei shakes her head and remembers the Zhao family's business. She can't help sighing: "the poorer the family is, the more problems there are. The more problems there are, the poorer it will be."

"Isn't it?" Remembering that the Zhao family has not paid back the money owed to her and Wei, aunt Luo sighs.

When they return to Luo's home, Jingyun and Wangshu fall asleep on the bed. Wangshu drags the abacus in his hand and doesn't give up in his dream. It shows how much he likes it.Xiaobai lies on Wangshu's stomach, pulling the abacus he earned by plucking his hair, with a face of glory.

Qiao Wei thought that she was pretty good to her two children, but she was a little mean to the coquettish little guy. She went over and touched his little head.

Xiaobai is finally waiting for her dream of intimacy, and she doesn't want the abacus! Coquettishly into the arms of Qiao Wei!

Oh, it's so comfortable ~

Qiao Wei held it and said softly, "if you can't think of it, don't jump into the well. It's swollen when you fish it up and hit the wall. The skin is complete. I can sell a piece of mink."

Xiaobai

Ten thousand blows to my heart

……

But she said that after meeting Aunt Liu, mother Wang didn't immediately return to Beijing. Instead, she quietly stayed in Aunt Liu's house. Aunt Liu told her family that she was a distant relative of her mother's family who came to avoid being found by the creditors. So it's better not to let the cat out of the bag. The Liu family thought it was true. After all, they have been forced to borrow money all the year round, and they have a lot of experience.

As a result, no one in the whole rhinoceros village knew that the Liu family had a "guest".

"Guests" stay at Liu's all day, secretly observe Qiao Wei and wait for the opportunity.

According to her observation She couldn't see the result, but when she left, her wife told her that there was a little crescent birthmark on her back. She only needed to look at each other's body to determine whether she was her own. If not, then she would let her go. If not, I'm sorry, miss.

"Are you sure it's a good night?" Mother Wang asked Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu had a plan in mind and said, "don't worry. She planted it all day and went back to sleep next to the bed. Thunder can't wake up!"

Baby will not wake up, which child does not sleep like a pig at night?

Mother Wang thought it was feasible. She put on a set of dark clothes, covered her face with a towel, and went out under the guidance of Aunt Liu. There were many dogs in the village. They would be found walking on the right road and had to make a detour.

Aunt Liu and mother Wang walked straight from their back door to the foot of a mountain. They walked slowly around a path and entered the mountain forest: "OK, I'll see you here. Remember, if you go straight along this road, you can see a fork in the road about two miles away. Do you know if you go to the east? If you go to the East, you'll be out of the woods. As soon as you get out of the woods, you can see her home. "

"East..." Mother Wang murmured, dark at night, who can distinguish East, West, North and south?

"It's on the left!" Aunt Liu said.

Mother Wang wrote it down.

Aunt Liu said, "OK, go and catch your daughter-in-law."

I don't like her any more. If you take her away, the East Village is mine.

This is the usual way for Xu Dazhuang to go hunting in the mountains. It's not terrible, and there are no beasts. Some small insects and voles are not afraid.

Mother Wang held up a fire fold and walked in. It wasn't long before she saw Aunt Liu's fork. To be exact, it was the intersection of the two roads. She stood there and suddenly felt dizzy.

Which way are you going?

A little vole passed her leg, and she jumped up and down! The orifices are all on the ground!

When she picked up the origami, she suddenly remembered that Liu Cuihua was talking about going left.

She breathed a sigh of relief, turned left, and disappeared into the depths of the night.

But she didn't know that when she just jumped up and down, she had turned a direction. At this time, the left side was not the left side before.

Qiao Wei had a good sleep. In the fourth shift, she was awakened by the biological clock in her body on time. She went to the yard and took a breath of the mountain air. She was very happy!

As usual, she made snacks and breakfast, and then went to wake up the children. But when she came in, Jingyun and Wangshu had already woken up.

It's not surprising that Jing Yun gets up early. He is always self-conscious, but Wangshu, a little slob, opens his eyes.

"Hee hee." Wang Shu smiles at Qiao Wei.

Qiao wei walked over and gave her a kiss on the forehead: "what's so happy?"

Wangshu's little hand swished out of the quilt, holding a golden abacus, and couldn't see his eyes with a smile: "I won the prize!"

It turned out to be this. Qiao Wei couldn't help laughing.

"Am I very good?" Wang Shu asked with a smile.

Qiao Wei smiles and points her small nose: "of course, our family Wangshu is the most powerful!"

To Wangshu dressed up, Wangshu small short legs to pee, Qiaowei went to have finished washing, is sitting in the window to clean up the bag of his son, leaned over to kiss his soft cheek: "my son is also very strong, is the most powerful little man in the world."

Jing Yun blushed and laughed shyly.

Brother and sister go to school hand in hand. Qiao Wei takes snacks and preserved eggs to town.

A Sheng still went to school. Qiao Wei saw him from a distance on the way, and shuanzi's father also saw him. She asked if she wanted to catch up with a Sheng and let him get on the bus. Qiao Wei shook her head.The child just spent a few days with her and a day with Mingxiu seventeen, and then he began to fantasize about unrealistic things. He even wanted a father like Mingxiu. This idea itself is not a big mistake, but if he dislikes his parents, it should not be.

Qiao Wei went to Rongji to deliver the goods and went back to the village.

Now that she has a little savings on hand, she wants to change to a better place. The house on the mountain is a rustic house with poor orientation and sunshine in the West. It must be very hot in summer, not to mention its air and rain leakage. Qiao Wei is afraid that even if there is a big thunderstorm, it will collapse directly.

"You're moving?" Asked aunt Luo in surprise.

Qiao Wei smile: "no, I like the mountain, I just want to push the house, make a new, stronger."

The earth house is not strong enough, and there are many problems. In summer, all snakes, rats, insects, bees and cockroaches pass through the walls. Most people make earth houses with bamboo, thatched grass and reeds. If there are conditions, such as Luo Da Niang's family and Xu Da Zhuang's family, they use some wood and tile the roof. The village head's family is the most luxurious. They basically use green bricks and wood, which are warm in winter and cool in summer practical.

Qiao Wei currently lives in a house with nothing. It's a miracle that she hasn't collapsed after living for so many years.

Aunt Luo also thought of this, so she agreed with Qiao Wei's house building: "it would be better to build a village head's house like that."

Qiao Wei doesn't want to be like the village head. She wants to be a village villa with unique style. If conditions permit, she can dig a swimming pool, and then live comfortably.

"Is it expensive to build a house? Ganniang. " She made more than 200 Liang, Jing Yun made 100 Liang, add together more than 320, it is a huge sum of money.

Mrs. Luo thought: "no one has built a house in the village for a long time, and I don't know if the market has gone up, but I'm afraid there's a problem with your house. "

The problem of household registration.

The land on the mountain itself is not Qiao Wei's. It's nothing for her to live in. Anyway, it's an abandoned small mud house that no one wants. But if she wants to build a house there, the nature will change.

Aunt Luo analyzed: "the house is built by you, but the land is not yours. One day in the future, the village will take over the land and do something else. Your house can't be protected!"

With a basket of duck eggs, the mother and daughter went to the village head's house.

The village head is not here. They are received by his wife.

Now the village head's wife likes this foreign widow. As soon as she goes out, she says that the little Tanhua that the child prodigy tried is from their village. I don't know how much face she has!

The village head's wife invited them to the main room and made a pot of new tea. She said happily, "what brings us to tanhuaniang?"

Qiao Wei smile, outspoken tunnel clear intention.

The village head's wife was afraid that she would run away when she developed, which really coincides with her own idea!

She said with a smile, "if you want to build a house, it's easy. Just buy that piece of land? I was thinking of dropping your registered residence, you really are the people of our rhinoceros village!

Jovi paused: "that piece of land Is it expensive? "

In the afternoon, the village head and his wife went up the mountain to measure the land for Qiao Wei.

This land is not at the top of the mountain. Strictly speaking, it is also a hillside with excellent scenery, fertile soil and close to the mountain forest. It can be regarded as a geomantic treasure land. There was no precedent of selling land to outsiders in the village. If Qiao Wei mentioned it with the village head a year ago, the village head would have ignored it directly. But now, he is the mother of little Tanhua! When Jingyun grows up, he may become a great explorer and number one scholar. How glorious it is to think of a golden phoenix flying out of his village!

When the village head finished measuring, the area was a little large, nearly one third of the land: "do you want to buy this whole piece or..."

"A whole piece." She wants to dig a swimming pool.

That's a little expensive. To be honest, even if the villagers buy such a large piece of land, it will cost a lot of money.

Thinking of what, Qiao Wei asked confusedly: "village head, are you sure this land can be sold?" In modern times, the collective land in rural areas belongs to the collective, and individuals can't buy and sell it. Villagers only have the right to use it, but they don't have the right to dispose of it. Even the village head can't buy land for private use.

The village head nodded and said, "it can be sold!" If it can't be sold, how did the powerful circle the land? In the former dynasty, the enclosure was serious, and the government eventually forced the people to revolt. In this dynasty, it was more strict to buy land for private use. The villagers did not have to spend money on what they were given to the villagers, but if they bought it separately, the price would be prohibitive.

This matter had to be approved by the Yamen. The village head went to the county yamen the next day. He sincerely wanted to do it, and his mouth was almost worn out before he reached a lowest price of 500 Liang.

Qiao Wei almost scared to pee!

Five hundred Liang, that's three hundred thousand yuan!

Rural land, can sell such a price, but also really pit Dad!

The village head explained, "if you buy it, this land belongs to you. All your children and grandchildren can use it. The Yamen will not take it back."

Oh, so there is no maximum land use right for 70 years, and her descendants can use it for 1000 years. If you don't want to use it, you can sell it. If you think about it, the price is not expensive.In the evening, when eating at Luo's mother's house, Luo ladles a spoonful of braised pork to Jing yunwangshu and asks Qiao Wei, "how much do you have on hand?"

Qiao Wei calculated her own small Treasury and took a bite of rice: "it's still one hundred seventy-two."

Aunt Luo didn't speak any more. When she went to Cuiyun to wash the dishes, she took qiaoweila into her room, took out a small box from under the bed, and opened the lock: "this is thirty Liang. You take it first. If it's not enough, I'll think of a way."

She has so much money on hand, but she has to get all her debts back. She should be able to raise another five Liang.

She lowered her voice and said, "don't tell Cuiyun, she doesn't know I have these. She knows, and she has to take the money in her hand to supplement her mother's family."

As expected, the mother-in-law left a hand in front of her daughter-in-law.

When Qiao Wei comes out of the room and goes to help Cuiyun wash the dishes, Cuiyun suddenly closes the door and takes out a money bag from her arms, with a touch of frankincense on the bag.

She put the money bag into Qiao Wei's hand: "sister, your elder brother and I have no ability, and all our belongings are only five Liang silver. If you take it, you can add a little. Don't tell my mother-in-law that she knows, but also tell me if I want to supplement my mother's family by hiding private money."

The daughter-in-law also has a hand in front of her mother-in-law.