Traveling through ancient times with golden fingers to farm and raise cubs

Chapter 59 Time is still there

Yu Xiaoxiao was completely free now, but it didn't last long. Yu Xiaoxiao only had to visit occasionally to raise chickens. Aunt Wu and Aunt Li were very safe in their work, which made Yu Xiaoxiao feel at ease.

Soon it will be the day to collect the hemp poles at home. Yu Xiaoxiao basically has nothing to do except waiting for her children to go home for three days every month.

Yu Xiaoxiao was a little anxious after staying at home, so she thought of going hunting in early spring. Just after winter, it was the time when prey came out to look for food. There must be a lot of prey, and she should be able to make a lot of money this time.

She did what she wanted to do. Yu Xiaoxiao simply packed up early the next morning and went up to the mountains. Sure enough, as expected, it was the best time to hunt, and here she came across a wild deer.

I thought about it for a long time last year but didn't get it. This year I found it so easily.

Deer have no attack power, of course for Yu Xiaoxiao, so it was very easy to fight, and Yu Xiaoxiao didn't even damage the deer's skin.

After hunting down the wild deer that she had longed for, Yu Xiaoxiao stopped thinking about other prey in the forest of Huo Huo Mountain and turned around to go down the mountain.

Who knew there would be a "blocker"? Yu Xiaoxiao watched the silly roe deer running back and forth in front of her. Finally, she couldn't hold it back anymore and beat the silly roe deer too, successfully making him one of today's trophies.

Familiar taste, familiar recipe.

After a lot of troubles, they came to the big family that they had cooperated with twice. Yu Xiaoxiao didn't need to say anything. When he saw the prey that Yu Xiaoxiao brought, he completed the transaction happily.

Yu Xiaoxiao was as aloof as ever, just took the money and left.

Soon it will be the autumn harvest.

Then, Yu Xiaoxiao started to stay at home, feeling lazy.

After paying the tax, Yu Xiaoxiao spent some leisurely time at home, and then began to collect firewood and burn charcoal in full swing. Over the past few years, Yu Xiaoxiao had figured out how much charcoal this town could consume.

After that, I waited at home and went to collect the flax stalks, spin the flax, and weave the linen cloth at about the same time. After a series of processes were completed, it was almost July.

Yu Xiaoxiao didn't expect Shen Ye to pass the exam from the beginning. She came here just to buy experience.

Shen Qi had 12 taels of 8 silver coins, 1 string of coins and 487 copper coins.

After burning a certain amount of charcoal, Yu Xiaoxiao delivered it to regular customers. This year she still made 38 taels.

Yu Xiaoxiao received these gift-giving villagers at home and once again gave up their intention to get married, refusing to let go.

The two returned home, Shen Ye continued to study, and Yu Xiaoxiao continued to live her own life at home.

In the blink of an eye, it was late March, and Yu Xiaoxiao took Shen Qi to Anyuan County to take the government examination.

Over the past few years, I have been doing business with regular customers.

She has to save enough money to buy firewood soon, Yu Xiaoxiao held her head and thought, suddenly it occurred to her that the money from the cooperation with the restaurant in the first half of the year has not been settled yet, and if she goes to settle it tomorrow, she will have money again.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaoxiao no longer had a headache, and no longer thought about ways to make money. Every day she was either making clothes at home or walking around the village chatting with people.

Yu Xiaoxiao saved 50 taels this year as in previous years, and now has a total of 1,831 taels.

Yu Xiaoxiao had 78 taels of broken silver, 5 strings of coins, and 842 copper plates.

Yu Xiaoxiao took it and exchanged it for ten 50-tael banknotes, and went home happily.

This year, I still have to pay 26 taels and 3 taels of silver. After paying the tax, Yu Xiaoxiao will have to pay more than 5 taels of silver.

Shen Ye had said before that he planned to give it a try this year to see if he could pass the exam to become a scholar.

The college examination is in August, so if you want to go here, you have to hit the road a month in advance to get to Xu Yuefu a few days in advance.

The deer was indeed valuable, and with the addition of a silly roe deer, they put it all together and gave it 500 taels.

The family's wealth increased greatly, and Yu Xiaoxiao cut off the meat and made a meal for herself.

It's the third year in a blink of an eye. This year, the two children went to Fucheng to take the college entrance examination at the same time. Without any surprise, both of them failed.

The second year, it was still the same without any surprises.

This year Yu Xiaoxiao made 20 taels from hunting, but there is still no difference.

Shen Ye had 51 taels of 3 coins of silver, 2 strings of coins and 546 copper coins.

Looking for a place to stay in Xuyuefu, the housing prices here are much more expensive than in Anyuan County. This trip cost more than the previous two months in Anyuan County.

This time I only stayed for half a month before I came back. As for the results of Shen Qi's exam, I didn't pass the exam as expected, so I had to take the exam again next year.

Therefore, basically after collecting a certain amount, Yu Xiaoxiao would stop collecting it. After several years of charcoal business, it was natural that someone would follow suit, and Yu Xiaoxiao also gave up a certain share.

As expected, Shen Ye failed the exam, and Yu Xiaoxiao was not surprised by this. Anyone who can take part in the college examination is not a genius among geniuses. It is too difficult to win the exam.

In the new year, just like last year, time flew by quickly. Shen Qi took the government examination again. This time it went very smoothly. He passed the Tongsheng examination easily. After returning, Shen Qi changed to a government school and studied hard with his elder brother. , march towards the scholar.

Celebrating the New Year together in a nest is no different from usual.

After the autumn harvest, it was time to pay taxes again. Yu Xiaoxiao calculated his small treasury and found that he still had about 11 taels of 3 taels of silver and 8 guan of coins, which was about 20 taels.

Xu Yuefu is a subordinate territory of Anyuan County, and Shen Ye had to come to Xu Yuefu if he wanted to take the college examination.

Everyone is used to it, so the speed is not slow and the statistics are quickly calculated.

After sending Shen Qi back to his private school to continue studying, Yu Xiaoxiao returned to the village to stay.

Next year, I don’t need to prepare so much money for my eldest son to take the exam. I only need to prepare the money for my younger son to take the exam.

After the two children took the exams, they basically emptied the family's remaining money.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, it is the time to gather together every year.

There were no more twists and turns this year. Life was very peaceful. Yu Xiaoxiao only made 50 taels from hunting.

The cost for two people is even greater. Fortunately, the exam is only taken once every three years, otherwise even Yu Xiaoxiao would not be able to afford it.

This year, Yu Xiaoxiao did not directly say how much money her family had. After counting the money, the family sat together and chatted about home affairs. Late at night, they went to sleep.

Therefore, the family was busy again and received gifts from the villagers again. It was not much different from the time when the eldest son Shen Ye received gifts. He was still eating.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the two children returned home on time.

Even though they failed, they were not discouraged. They were both young and still had a chance.

Both sons are very determined to be a scholar, and only after they have won the scholar will they consider other options.

After becoming a scholar, they will continue to study. If they still fail to pass the exam, they will find another way out, otherwise all these years will be in vain.

The three of them went home, and their two sons continued to study. They planned to work harder in the past three years, but Yu Xiaoxiao still lived a leisurely retirement life.

(End of chapter)