The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 371 Occasionally Heard
After attending the literary gathering for a morning, Fan Jin benefited a lot.

Zhou Bingwen was very knowledgeable and talked a lot about the academy examination in August this year. He often moved around the city and knew a lot. He had also taken the academy examination, so naturally he had more experience than them.

Ever since Fan Jin passed the imperial examination and became a student last year, he has been working hard to hone his writing skills.

Although he was a sports student in his previous life, he was not a smart one. He was actually quite good at liberal arts, mainly because he had a good memory. When he got up early every day to exercise, he would always be able to do two things at the same time, exercising and memorizing, which was very effective in memory.

When it comes to writing articles, as long as you are familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics and follow the format, you will generally not go wrong.

In his previous life, he was also fortunate enough to have the opportunity to see the examination paper of the top scorer.

It was already noon, and Fan Jin took Bafang for a stroll past a small restaurant. Since they were hungry, they decided to go in and have a meal.

Although this restaurant is not big, it is clean and sanitary, and the taste of the food is quite unique. Fan Jin has eaten here several times before.

I was familiar with the place, so I found a seat, sat down, ordered a few dishes I wanted, and then drank some tea while waiting for the food to be served.

This restaurant only has one floor, but unlike other restaurants where tables are crowded together, each table is individually enclosed by bamboo curtains, which provides some privacy.

Although it is not a private room, guests at this table cannot see the guests from other tables, so you can eat and drink soup however you like without worrying about being seen by others.

Therefore, this restaurant has always had good business.

It was dinner time and the restaurant was almost full. This restaurant is owned by the owner's family. The chefs are the owner and his son, so the food cannot be cooked quickly.

Good food is worth waiting for. While waiting for the dishes to be served, Fan Jin was forced to listen to the conversation of the guests at the next table.

But they were close, and the two women were talking without stopping, so it was hard for Fan Jin not to hear them.

Originally, he didn't want to eavesdrop on other people's privacy, but when he suddenly heard familiar words, he couldn't help but prick up his ears.

"Mom, I see you look a lot more haggard recently. How is your brother's health?"

"It's still the same. He's been relying on drugs to keep him alive. Now it's the season for flowers to bloom. He's gasping for breath every day. I can see how uncomfortable he is. Your brother told me the other day to buy him a bag of arsenic so he can drink it and get relief soon.

I know he's in pain, but I couldn't just watch my child die after ten months of pregnancy! It hurts me so much!"

The woman sighed and seemed to be sobbing softly, "My brother has hardly left the house since he was born. He hasn't even been to the city to see me. He has to drink endless medicine every day. Maybe this is the best relief for him?"

The woman at the back almost cried out loud, beating her chest, "But how can I bear it? Even though I have to drink more medicine every day, at least I can see him. If it's true... I will never see him again, my son!"

The woman hurriedly tried to comfort the woman, and with a lot of sweet words she managed to calm the crying woman.

Then, the woman said, "Has Sixth Sister come back? My brother has a good relationship with her. If Sixth Sister comes back more often to talk to my brother, he will be happier."

"Don't mention it. Your sixth sister blames me! She refuses to come back at all."

"Why, Sixth Sister is still holding a grudge against you for arranging a marriage for my younger brother last year? My younger brother must have said something to Sixth Sister. I can't understand why you and Dad suddenly want to arrange a wife for my younger brother? We all know that my younger brother can't do it, right?

If you want to find a wife for your brother to comfort him and take care of him, you can also find a girl whose family is not well-off and give more dowry, or just buy a maid. What were you thinking of asking a matchmaker to go to the Li family in Xiahe Village to propose marriage?
Not to mention that the Sixth Sister’s in-laws already have sisters-in-law who don’t get along with her, even I, whose parents-in-law are kind, am very puzzled when talking about this matter. I even thought that you and Dad had lost their minds. How could the girl from the Li family agree to this marriage? It has caused a lot of jokes among the neighbors, saying that our family is a toad wanting to eat swan meat.”

The woman said in an aggrieved tone, "How can you blame me for this? I didn't know either! If I had known, I would definitely not have agreed to this. Ever since that incident, the big guy next door has been making fun of our family. I have no way of saying anything about it!"

The woman was curious, "Why do you sound like there's something else going on, mother? I figured it out during the Chinese New Year, you and dad are hiding something, what's going on? I don't believe you and dad would do such a thing."

The woman sighed deeply, "I can't tell you about this. Anyway, you should understand that this is not what your father and I intended."

"What's going on? Can't you even tell me? I've always kept my mouth shut. Are you afraid that I'll find out and tell others?"

"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just...ah."

"Oh, mom, just tell me! So I can have some idea, right?"

The woman seemed to be hesitating and paused for a long time before she spoke again.

But the voice obviously couldn't be lowered any lower.

Fan Jin pressed his ear against the bamboo curtain, wishing he could just tear it down and get closer to listen.

Fortunately, the woman was sitting behind him. He held his breath and vaguely heard the woman say, "No, it was actually Miss Li. I can't understand what you said. How can a girl mess up her marriage like this? There are many people who want to marry Miss Li."

The woman cried out in surprise, and then suddenly covered her mouth. It took her a long while to calm down. "Mom, you mean... But why? What girl doesn't want to marry a good husband and live happily together? Is it because she has some unspeakable secret that she doesn't want to get married properly?"

"How would I know? Anyway, don't tell anyone about this. She gave her money to keep her mouth shut. If this gets out, it will be bad."

"I know, mother, you still don't trust me."

Later, the mother and daughter changed the topic and soon paid the bill and left.

Fan Jin was eating the delicious meal, but his mind was wandering somewhere.

He knew that many people came to the Li family to propose marriage, including the prominent and wealthy families in Luoshui City, the Zhou family, the scholar named Tong, any of them with honors or wealth, or the county magistrate's family who was originally an official.

Among them, the Huang family is the most laughable.

After all, among so many families who came to the Li family to propose marriage, the Li family only agreed to consider three families. The Huang family was put together with Mr. Zhou and Mr. Tong, so it was natural that they would be laughed at.

The main thing is that this Huang family boy is a sickly person. He has been taking medicine since he was a child and he won't live for more than two years.

How dare such a person ask the Li family to propose marriage to him? That's just wishful thinking.

When Fan Jin heard about it, he also found it funny.

But now, he felt that he had discovered some incredible truth.