After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

After checking in, Qin Yao took Liu Ji to the street to buy a lot of daily necessities and paper.

I brought all the pens, inks, paper and inkstones at home. There are some commonly used papers. I bought more this time so that Liu Ji could record the county test questions from previous years. Qin Yao was going to use them to make mock papers for the real questions.

Liu Ji didn't understand what she wanted from these past scientific examination questions, but he didn't dare to resist, so he just followed it.

"It would be better if you could know the answers of those who have gained fame. Remember to copy them all and bring them back to me every fifteenth holiday." Qin Yao warned.

Liu Ji frowned and said: "How can it be so easy? How can a scholar like me talk about this with a naked person like me?"

Qin Yao stopped, crossed her arms and asked, "How much more money do you want?"

When she mentioned the word "silver", the light in his eyes seemed to shine through. He immediately changed his attitude to a positive one and counted on his fingers:

"You have to treat the scholars to some good wine and some good food. You have been to restaurants in this county. The cheapest table costs only five or six coins. In addition to the daily personal relationships, you have to If you have some foresight, you have to pay for the book rental fee in advance and give someone a piece of meat."

"Madam, please give me one tael of silver a month, that's almost enough."

After he said this number, he was ready to be cut by her in half, or even directly cut to 10%.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yao actually took out one or two silver coins from her pocket and threw them to him.

"Next time Mu Xiu, I want to see what I want."

A cruel smile appeared on her lips, "If you can't get these things back, you'd better not go home and wander around the world, otherwise you will definitely die by my knife!"

Given this, plus the five cents of silver I just bought for daily necessities and paper, as well as one year's tuition and accommodation fees, half of the money I earned from working on the waterwheel in June was spent.

Now the total remaining money is only fourteen taels, of which 3 taels are still on the public account of the water mill.

It can be seen that this study to test for fame is such a distant thing for ordinary people whose annual net income is only between two and four taels.

Qin Yao sent Liu Ji, who was shocked by one tael of silver, to the gate of the academy, handed him all the daily necessities and paper he had bought, and told him: "The rice harvest will be in the middle of the year. You and Mu Xiu, please give me two more coins." It’s a day off, come back after harvesting the rice with me.”

"Ah? Are you still going to the ground?" Liu Ji suddenly came back to his senses and his eyes widened in disbelief.

Qin Yao didn't answer, but the meaning was already obvious. Do you think you don't have to go to the ground to study?

Before he was admitted to the imperial examination, Liu Ji was still a mud-legged person who should go to the underground.

"Madam, then, what if the master doesn't allow me to take a vacation?" Liu Ji had the last glimmer of hope.

Qin Yao directly gave him hope, "Every time during the busy farming season and autumn harvest, when students need to go home to help, the academy will give them two extra days of leave."

Liu Ji asked in disbelief: "How do you know?"

Qin Yao glanced at him contemptuously, "I saw that you didn't listen to what the guard said when you just checked in. I'll go back and ask again myself. I'm leaving."

When Liu Ji heard that she was leaving, he should have been very happy, but he was inexplicably uneasy, as if his confidence had suddenly been taken away. He took two steps forward and asked eagerly:

"Madam, where are you going? It's getting dark. You can't go back today, can you?"

Qin Yao looked up at the dusk on the horizon and waved her hand, "I have my own place to go. Just leave me alone and just read your book."

Liu Ji had to stop, like an abandoned wild dog, and watched her go away until she disappeared. Then he carried a lot of things and entered the academy gate anxiously.

When he thought about the tasks that were pressing on his head, he had no intention of having fun.

Half a month, half a month, why should we take a bath in the academy every half a month instead of one month?

However, when he saw a few roommates lighting a fire, making tea and relaxing under the roof, he immediately became energetic.

Due to nature, I can't think too much and just want to enjoy myself in the moment.

Forget about the past scientific examination questions, there is still half a month left, I finally got some freedom from the evil woman's men, let him relax for a few days first!

On Liu Ji's side, he could easily speak a few words and sneak into the crowd of classmates, admiring the moon and drinking tea with them.

Qin Yao is still looking for a place to stay overnight.

There is no curfew in the city, but during non-festival periods, people go home to eat and rest, and there are not many pedestrians on the streets.

Qin Yao walked and walked to the restaurant.

As soon as he raised his eyes, the shopkeeper who was holding the abacus in the hall also raised his head. The two of them looked at each other. The other party looked confused at first, then rubbed his eyes to make sure that he was not dazzled, and walked out excitedly.

"But Mrs. Qin?" Shopkeeper Fan asked in disbelief.

Seeing Qin Yao nodding, she smiled at him and called, "Shopkeeper Fan, long time no see."

This has been a really long time, almost a year!

Qin Yao didn't expect Shopkeeper Fan to recognize her, and also told her that he knew she had done something big at the beginning of the year.

"What?" Qin Yao didn't even know.

There were only two tables of guests in the hall, which was a little deserted, but this was the norm. After all, it was not every day that we received such rare items as the Blind Bear.

Shopkeeper Fan pulled out a stool and asked Qin Yao to sit down at an empty table in the corner. He first asked her what she wanted to eat, and then asked the waiter to bring it to her.

He poured her a cup of tea himself, then sat down opposite her with a smile and said, "The little leader of the horse bandits, was it you who killed him?"

This matter was not publicized specifically. Qin Yao asked curiously: "How did you know about it, Shopkeeper Fan?"

Shopkeeper Fan smiled mysteriously, "On New Year's Eve, when someone came to report to the official, as soon as I heard that they were going to Liujia Village under Jinshi Town, I guessed that it must be your village. After that, the official went back and forth several times, saying that Liujia Village encountered horse bandits. It’s okay, someone in the village shot and killed the escaped horse bandit leader, then I thought, no one else has such ability except you!”

"Am I right?" Shopkeeper Fan asked confidently.

Qin Yao nodded, and the waiter brought her white flour steamed buns and a large bowl of mutton soup. He also gave her an extra plate of sour pickled cucumbers, which whetted her appetite.

Qin Yao picked up the food and started eating. Shopkeeper Fan was talking to her, saying that she should have come to the county to receive the reward.

There is a law in the Sheng Kingdom that stipulates that if the common people are killed by robbers on the road, they can bring the leader of the robber to the government to report the crime and receive a reward.

If you kill a thief, you will get one tael of silver, and if you kill a bandit, you will get two taels of silver. If you kill a group of bandits, in addition to the silver taels, you can also stay in the county government and work as a minor official.

Although this kind of position does not have an official position, it still relies on official salary. For ordinary people, it is already out of reach.

It is said that the king of hell is very difficult to deal with. These petty officials often have to give in to the county magistrate.

After all, he is a flowing county magistrate and a tough official. The county magistrate changes every three years, but those officials in the yamen are always there.

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