After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

Chapter 90

Qin Yao happily folded the contract and put it away.

After talking about Liu Ji, Qin Yao said to the three boys in Dalang: "The Ding family is building an ethnology study for the clan, and it should be completed by the end of the year. Attend class."

"But it's a long way to go. Dalang and Erlang will go first, and Sanlang will wait for two more years until he is older."

"Siniang, don't be depressed. When your father learns it, we can also study at home."

Si Niang asked curiously: "Aniang, can't I go to the ethnology study with my brother?"

Before Qin Yao could answer, Liu Ji smiled and touched the topknot of her daughter's head, "Silly Si Niang, where are the women who go to school to study? A nice family."

Si Niang subconsciously frowned, she didn't like what her father said, but she was too young to say what she didn't like.

He just persistently asked: "Why can't women go to school to study?"

Liu Ji replied: "Because the husband doesn't accept women."

"Why doesn't Mr. accept women?" Si Niang asked again.

Liu Jika paused, really thinking about the answer seriously, and then came to the conclusion that "women don't need to study and take the imperial examination".

When Si Niang wanted to ask why women don't need it, Liu Ji already realized that he was going to be led into the ditch by his daughter, and he couldn't answer the question again, so he hurriedly raised his hand and made a gesture of silence to Si Niang.

Si Niang's two shallow eyebrows frowned, like two caterpillars, and she puffed her cheeks to express her unhappiness.

Fortunately, he soon regained his vitality amidst the comforting voices of his three brothers.

Qin Yao was silent for a long time, then sighed and placed the nine books borrowed from the Ding family in front of Liu Ji.

"Your first task now is to copy out the nine books as soon as possible, so that I can return the books to others."

"Remember, don't break it, if it gets a little dirty, I'll chop you up!" Qin Yao warned dangerously.

Liu Ji asked: "What about the work in the fields?"

"Starting tomorrow, you only need to prepare three meals a day and copy books."

But this is also temporary and she will make adjustments at any time according to the situation.

Qin Yao is also busy. She wants to formulate Liu Ji's plan to return to school as soon as possible.

Reading is methodical, rather than putting the book in front of you and reading it randomly.

It was too late for them to start, and it was impossible for them to walk step by step like younger students.

According to Qin Yao's plan, Liu Ji will take part in the county examination in March next year.

There are no special standards for participating in the county examination, but the content of the examination over the years has always revolved around the Four Books and Five Classics.

Therefore, the county test is an entry-level test for what you have learned. Only by passing the test can you get an admission ticket for the imperial examination.

As for the future, let’s talk about it, copying down the textbook first is the top priority.

There are ready-made books in the academy, but they don’t distribute a set to everyone. If students want to take them home for review, they have to buy them themselves or go to the bookstore to borrow them.

If you want to learn from others, the time outside the classroom is the key point, so it is essential to have your own set of books.

What's more, in Liu Ji's current situation, she has to give him a little trouble, otherwise how can she pass the students who have studied for several years in the same period?
As soon as she said it, Qin Yao immediately arranged new tasks for her family.

From now on, I will wash my own clothes by myself, and Sanlang and Siniang are still too young, so Liu Ji will do it for me.

Liu Ji, who was cutting paper in preparation for copying books, asked dissatisfiedly: "Why don't you do the washing for me, madam?"

Qin Yao turned her wrist, and the bones made a crackling sound, "There is no reason, if you don't accept it, you will die!"

Liu Ji was so angry that he dared not say anything. The villain in his heart looked up to the sky and screamed: Is there any more royal method?

Qin Yao saw that he had cut the paper crookedly, and kicked it over, "Be careful, the paper doesn't cost money?"

Liu Ji bit his lower lip, with tears in his eyes, his hand movements slowed down, and he became more careful, and never cut a piece of paper crookedly again.

Qin Yao was speechless to this man, if he didn't get beaten up all over his itchy bones for a day, look, wouldn't he be able to do well.

"Ahem" cleared his throat and continued to make arrangements.

Everyone did his share of the chores, and all that was left in that family was the water mill and the chickens.

Qin Yao arranged for four brothers and sisters, the elder and the younger, to go in groups of two to pick up the boxes every evening, and she repaired the waterwheel if there was any problem.

Washing the dishes and feeding the chickens is also done by the big and the young, in groups of two, one person for a week, taking turns.

And she is responsible for the two vegetable plots in the front yard, the two newly cultivated vegetable plots in the back house, and the work in the fields.

Now the work in the field is also very light, and the rice has entered a stable growth period, as long as the amount of water in the field can be maintained.

Moreover, their land is close to the river, and the water is more convenient than other houses. It is good to have a look every day, hoe weeds, and pay attention to pests.

All the arrangements are in place, and the family of six is ​​busy.

After Qin Yao finished her morning exercises every day, she would go to the fields to take a look. When she returned home, Liu Ji happened to have finished making breakfast.

The family of six filled their bellies together, so the elder man and his fourth wife put the dishes and chopsticks into the big wooden basin, saving them for the evening and then washing them together.

Liu Ji started copying books on the cleared table.

His handwriting is also very ugly, but he is better than Qin Yao and can write small characters.

At the beginning, Qin Yao wanted to copy the books together so that the speed would be faster.

Unfortunately, she couldn't write these small characters, so she gave up.Turning to cut the paper, after cutting, I just went to clean the vegetable field, pick the vegetables for the night, wash them and put them on the stove, so that Liu Ji can cook them directly.

Because the chef is busy copying books, I will make up for the lunch at noon, and cook some hot rice with the leftovers in the morning, or eat it next.

Take a one-hour lunch break to recharge your spirits and continue working in the afternoon.

Qin Yao and her four children are relatively free at this time, so she picked up the enlightenment illustration book and taught the four children to lay the foundation.

Ever since they knew that they had the opportunity to go to school, the four siblings have obviously paid a lot of attention to their studies.

On the day of the family meeting, they heard Qin Yao talk about the imperial examination, and then they realized that there were so many benefits to studying, and being able to settle accounts clearly was only a very small one among them.

It turns out that after studying, you can take the scientific examination, and if you pass the examination as a scholar, you don't have to pay taxes, and you can also be exempted from corvee.

And if you pass the exam to Master Juren, it will be even more serious, your family members will be blessed, and many people will give money and land, eat and drink without worrying about it, and wear silk and silver.

If you can pass the Jinshi examination, you can become an official, and you will no longer be a mud leg, but a scholar.

It is the first class in the field of agriculture, industry and commerce!
The stepmother also told them that no matter whether they can be ranked first, they must first read the book well, because that is the only chance for ordinary people to change their destiny.

Erlang has always been the most scheming among the four brothers and sisters. After discovering such a good thing that is of no harm to him, even if he doesn't like to endorse it, he forces himself to memorize it and memorize it in advance.

So Qin Yao soon discovered that Erlang had the potential to become the king of rolls, which made his father worry that he would be overpowered by his son.

(End of this chapter)