Rebirth of the little landlady

Chapter 88 The Difference Between Studying and Taking the Imperial Examination
"How can this be called ignorant money?" Su Chunsheng's tone was reproachful, "He is using the power in his hands to earn money openly! Although Li Zheng is not considered an official, he can only be regarded as an official, but at the beginning he was very It's not easy to get the position, if the population of the village is not enough, it won't be possible," whispered, "At the beginning, their family may have spent a lot of money to get this position!" At that time, there were not so many people in the village.

On the side, You Gen Niang also nodded repeatedly.

Yuan Baokuanghan, her soul from another world, no matter how much she does as the Romans do, it seems that she can't fully integrate into it. Fortunately, her body is still young and can slowly adapt.

"Alas—" Yuan Bao sighed rather melancholy, "No wonder everyone wants to be famous and become an official. This official rank kills money!" Thinking of her desperately risking, working hard After a year, it would not be worth the few acres of land sold by others, and Yuan Bao's psychology was very unbalanced.

"Hahaha..." Yuan Bao's strange words made everyone laugh out loud. The unhappiness at Liu's house all night disappeared like this. Mrs. Yougen brought them the hot food in the pot, and they sweetly eat up.

However, the discussion on this matter is still not over. Su Chunsheng said, "If I could think of this earlier and make it clear to Lizheng, it would be great if I asked Liu's family to pay back the money every month." It was only on a whim that he came up with the method of paying in monthly installments. Of course, the Liu family didn't agree.

Yuan Bao immediately shook his head, "Come on, just like the Liu family, can you honestly pay back the money on a monthly basis? At that time, you are ready to fight with them every month because of this matter. The 50 taels of silver, When Liu Dabao's grandson is born, they may not be able to pay it off, it's not troublesome enough!"

"Ah!" Su Chunsheng stopped talking. Although Yuan Bao exaggerated, it was true. He asked Liu's family to write down such a document to completely get rid of Liu's family, wasn't it?The threat from the Su family, Su Youwang is gone, and the troubles like the Liu family, the sooner the better, the more thorough the better, the better, even the 50 taels of silver is worth it, at least for peace of mind!
"What if... we give Lizheng more than 15 taels? For example, 20 taels..." Su Qiusheng was also thinking. His method was to satisfy Lizheng's interests and prevent Lizheng from losing money. In this way, the Su family would actually lose money. To bear two pumping money.

Su Chunsheng resolutely denied, "Shall we give him so many benefits?"

Yuan Bao said angrily, "If you have it, you won't give it! I'm still thinking about it. Why should the four and a half acres of land be so good that it suddenly becomes three acres? Why should we help the Liu family buy the land? You can’t make cheap dogs, but you can’t make them cheap!”

The two brothers nodded.

But Yuan Bao's way of thinking is different from theirs, "You say, is this money fixed? If we buy more, can Lizheng give us a cheaper price, and..." Yuan Bao pointed with the chopsticks in his hand. , "I don't believe that with so much land in Nijiazhuang, Lizheng dares to collect money according to this amount."

Su Chunsheng agreed, "I reckon, not to mention Nijiazhuang, even the big landlords nearby may not have so much cash."

"By the way, look at today, when it was said that Yuan Bao was a maidservant in Ni's mansion, she was flustered right there, and she was wholeheartedly trying to cover up the matter of pumping money." Su Qiusheng said.

Yuan Bao simply put down his chopsticks, "Then how many acres of land do we have to buy before Lizheng can lower the pump money?"

"A total of ten acres..." Su Qiusheng just said, then shook his head immediately, "Maybe tens of acres."

Su Chunsheng was recalling carefully, "Every one of the big landlords in our village owns more than a hundred acres of land!" Excluding Nijiazhuang and Lizheng itself, there are only two left in total.

"One hundred acres," Yuan Bao lamented, "that's 1000 taels to 500 taels of silver. Where can I get so much silver?"

Su Qiusheng let out a "puchi" laugh, "Yuanbao, from what you mean, it seems like you plan to buy land tomorrow!"

Yuan Bao gave Su Qiusheng a blank look, "It won't happen tomorrow, but I figured, as long as the brocade gets silver, I can afford it." He smiled complacently.

The Su brothers thought for a while, and felt that what Yuan Bao said was very likely to come true, and they couldn't help but look forward to it.

Yuan Bao was discouraged, "But I didn't expect that buying land would be such a depressing thing." In the end, she was still distressed about pumping money.

Su Chunsheng comforted her, "Let's talk about it when the time comes, maybe Lizheng can charge less for the sake of the Ni family!"

Yuan Bao remembered one more thing, "Also, you must study hard, I don't want to tremble every time I hear the gong beating after buying land!"

Knocking the gong is a way of notifying when major events happen in the village, more than half of which are related to taxation. The agricultural tax in this time and space is "ten tax one", which means [-]% of [-]%, which is equivalent to [-]%.

The "ten" mentioned here is based on the output of various grades of land in the harvest year. Basically, there is no such a good harvest in ten years, so usually this [-]% tax will account for about [-]% of the harvest. In bad times, it is possible to account for [-]%, [-]% or even half of the tax. It can be said that this tax is still very high.

This is also the reason why the land in Xiejiao Village is more expensive than other villages. It is also a top-class field, and the yield is also different. However, once the classification of the land is completed, the annual agricultural tax is fixed. Of course, the fields of the same grade It means that the higher the output, the greater the profit.

People with fame and fame, such as scholars, can be exempted from taxes, not only the agricultural tax, but also the poll tax. The poll tax is exempt from his own, and the agricultural tax is exempt from the whole family. It only needs to be more than [-] mu, and when you reach Juren, there is no limit to the amount of tax-free land.

Yuan Bao glanced at the astonished eyes of the two brothers, and asked puzzledly, "What are you looking at? Don't you study for the imperial examination? I don't make it difficult for you. You just take the exam to be a scholar carelessly. Is it too much?!" She doesn't have high requirements for life, and she just needs some land to live the life of a wealthy small landlord.

Su Chunsheng swallowed, "Yuanbao, you want us to take the imperial examination? Reading is not the same as taking the imperial examination!"

Yuan Bao was taken aback, "What's the difference?"

Su Chunsheng said, "To put it simply, the scientific examination costs a lot." Seeing that Yuan Bao was still puzzled, he calculated carefully, "If you want to take the scientific examination, you have to go to a better school. The school in the county seat, in the past, was studying in the school in the county seat, and then was admitted as a scholar, and then returned to the village to become a Lizheng. Of course, it is best to be a well-known academy, but those academies are not easy to attend, not only Shu Xiu is very tall, and has a lot of demands on others." Seeing that Yuan Bao was about to speak, he went on to say, "In addition to Shu Xiu, he also asked famous masters to guide him when he wrote an article. For those in the school, they will invite famous teachers to teach at home, in addition to buying test papers, books, pens and ink, contacts, etc., by the way, there is also the cost of rushing to the exam, I don’t know the specifics, anyway, the cost of the imperial examination is huge.”

Su Chunsheng said, and Yuanbao translated in his mind: studying in prestigious schools, taking cram schools, hiring tutors, buying review materials... It seems that the study expenses of each era have similarities, but Yuanbao asked after a pause, "What do you mean by dating?"

"I heard that when you apply for the imperial examination, you need a guarantor or something, so you need to get to know some people..." Su Qiusheng also had a half-knowledge.

Su Chunsheng hesitated to speak. He didn't believe that Yuanbao had the ability to provide them with the imperial examination, so he didn't want to explain too much.

Yuan Bao saw what Su Chunsheng meant, and felt a little dissatisfied, "Since we can afford school now, we may not be able to afford it in the future!" She still didn't believe it, she, a time-traveling girl with supernatural powers, couldn't satisfy her family The most basic living needs?Besides, taxes, water pumping and so on are really a lot of money, so she can't bear to let her just give money to others like this!
Su Chunsheng shook his head, "We study now, but we only know a few words. In the future, whether we are farming or working as shop assistants in the town, at least we can understand the contract, calculate the accounts clearly, and let the shopkeeper take a good look at it. After thinking about it, "It will only be two years. I plan to stop studying. By then, Qiusheng will be old enough to leave his family. I will go to the town to find a job." He is eleven this year, two years later He is thirteen.

"No!" Yuan Bao resolutely objected, "You have to study, give me a scholar test, I want to buy land, tax-free!" Looking at Su Qiusheng, "And you, in case I have a lot of money, I buy more land than my husband's tax-free What about the quantity?!"

Su Chunsheng originally wanted to make fun of Yuan Bao, but looking at Yuan Bao's serious look, and thinking about Yuan Bao's ability to make money that was beyond his expectations, he couldn't utter his witty words.

But when Su Qiusheng heard Yuan Bao's words, his eyes sparkled, and his face couldn't be concealed—excitement!
Not only Yuanbao saw Su Qiusheng's appearance, but Su Chunsheng also saw it. Su Chunsheng couldn't help but sighed and said, "If the family's money can be turned around, then let Qiusheng study, Qiusheng is more talented than me."

Su Qiusheng became anxious, "But Mr. has always valued brother the most!"

"That's because I was enlightened early." Su Chunsheng said truthfully.

When Su Chunsheng started working as an errand at the age of four, the young master who served him was the same age as him. In the second year, the young master who came from a scholarly family became enlightened, so Su Chunsheng, a playmate, became a reading companion again. , I also learned some in a daze, and usually wrote big characters for the young master to complete the homework and so on. When the Su family returned to Xiejiao Village, Su Chunsheng had been studying for almost three years.

Su Qiusheng, who had no errands, started enlightenment after he arrived in Xiejiao Village. At that time, Su Qiusheng was six years old, which was not too late in terms of the age of enlightenment. But now, he has only attended school for less than three years. That's all, the study time is half shorter than Su Chunsheng's.

Therefore, Su Chunsheng's evaluation of Su Qiusheng should be relatively objective.

But Su Qiusheng didn't understand it that way, "No, brother, you can't let me do everything, if you don't get on, I won't get on..."

The quarrel between the two brothers made Yuan Bao very uncomfortable, and she once again felt the bondage of the rope of poverty.

"Okay, stop arguing, do you know how much silver you have at home?" Yuan Bao asked.

The Su brothers stopped talking, and looked at Yuan Bao together, "How many?" Ever since Su Youwang's accident, they had been thinking about this question, but they never got an answer.

Yuan Bao rolled his eyes, "I won't tell you, so let's go to the county seat tomorrow, and I'll do the math later to see how much money I need to pay for the two of you. You have to have some ideas in your mind to come up with a plan, don't you?"

This time, the two brothers objected in unison, "No, we all go to the county seat, what should we do at home? We can't leave you alone at home."

This is indeed a problem, and Yuan Bao added in a low voice, "I'm leaving too." It's only a few months before I start work in the first month.

"That's still..." Su Chunsheng retreated.

But Yuan Bao said, "It's really not possible, we might as well move to the county town."

Su Chunsheng shook his head, "People often say, 'Living in the capital is not easy', because everything in the capital is expensive, even if Qing'an County and the capital are incomparable, compared to our small village, the monthly expenses are still Much bigger."

Yuan Bao understands that this is actually a matter of consumption level, but the future of the two brothers cannot be delayed just to save money, and their future is also the guarantee of the whole family.

"A lot, a lot, a lot of everything, but no one told me how much a lot is." Yuan Bao was a little annoyed, "I said to go to the county to see first." Holding Su Chunsheng's arm coquettishly, "Mr. These two times in the county seat, which time I came and went in a hurry and had a lot of things to do, I didn't take a closer look at what the county seat looks like!"

Su Chunsheng's heart softened all of a sudden, yes, Yuan Bao has worked so hard, after all, she is still a child, how could she not yearn for prosperity and not like to play?
"Okay," Su Chunsheng nodded, "It happens that Aunt Gen is still at our house. If you don't want to take the imperial examination, let's talk about it. It's better to go to the county town first, but let's go after burning Sanqi for Dad."

Su Youwang burned the first seven hours, Su Chunsheng was still sick, and by the second seven, Su Chunsheng had almost recovered, but Yuan Bao firmly refused to let him go, so Su Qiusheng went both times. Of course, Su Qiusheng was not alone. Every time, Father Yougen accompanied and guided him. At Sanqi, Su Chunsheng felt that it would be unreasonable not to go any longer.

Seeing that Su Chunsheng agreed, Yuan Bao let out a cheer and began to clean up the dishes, and the Su brothers rushed to help.

Mother Yougen had already taken Qiaoqiao to bed, and the three children were huddled together in the kitchen to wash the dishes. Yuan Bao simply didn't compete with the two of them, and stepped aside, sitting on a small stool to talk to them.

"Yuan Bao, do you remember your birthday correctly?" Su Chunsheng asked suddenly.

Su Qiusheng also stopped, and the two looked at Yuanbao seriously.

This question has been on their minds since they settled down, but because they have been busy with the affairs of the Liu family, they have no time to ask them carefully.

Yuan Bao also thought of the consequences of reporting her real age, but after much deliberation, she decided to tell the truth, not for anything else. She was afraid that someone would force her to "consummate the house" too early. After freedom, I want to be free for a few more years and have more power to choose.

"Well, I remember correctly!" Yuan Bao simply came to the bottom of the rogue, "Now you are scared, in fact, you saved a child who is as smart as a monster, are you trying to drive me out?!" Maturity and ability are indeed a big threat to Yuan Bao, but Yuan Bao has no regrets. When she and the people she cherishes encounter survival crises, she actually has no other choice, and she will not make other choices.

"How come?!" Su Qiusheng yelled, then quickly lowered his voice.

Su Chunsheng looked at Yuan Bao, waiting for Yuan Bao to explain further, but Yuan Bao just looked back at him innocently, and didn't speak, it was too scary to say something about time travel.

Su Chunsheng said nonchalantly at first, "You also know that there are some gossips about our family in the village..."

Su Qiusheng looked at Su Chunsheng in surprise and disappointment, he didn't know what Su Chunsheng meant by these words, would Su Chunsheng really drive Yuan Bao out of the house because of Yuan Bao's "unusualness"?Is this still the big brother in his mind?

Yuan Bao is still calm, she trusts Su Chunsheng.

Sure enough, Su Chunsheng continued, "So, let's not disclose Yuan Bao's birthday and exact age. Anyway, no one knows. After all, being short is not a big problem."

Su Qiusheng laughed all of a sudden, and felt ashamed because of his suspicion of Su Chunsheng just now.

"Also," Su Chunsheng told Yuan Bao solemnly, "When you arrive at Ni's house, you must not force yourself to stand out." He was planning for Yuan Bao wholeheartedly.

"En." Yuan Bao nodded his head heavily, but he didn't expect that some things were not easy to do.

The topic of Yuan Bao's age, or over-maturity, was left behind.

And as he got older, Yuan Bao's special features became less and less obvious, especially when Yuan Bao's life journey became more and more open, and after seeing more outstanding young people, he would no longer have People doubt this question.

It can be said that when Yuan Bao needed protection the most, the Su brothers gave her the greatest support.

This time I went to the county seat, the three children went with me, and they also agreed with Yougenniang that they might stay for a day or two before returning, so that she didn't have to worry about it.

When going out, Yuan Bao noticed that Su Chunsheng was carrying a bundle, and wondered, "What are you doing with this?"

Su Chunsheng smiled but did not answer. When he got on the carriage, Su Chunsheng unrolled the bundle, shook out the thin quilt, and surrounded himself and Su Qiusheng who was sitting side by side. Say, "Come on, sleep as much as you want."

Yuan Bao smiled, but her nose was a little sore. When she lay down, the thin blanket covered her like a small tent. Inside was the unique warmth created for her by the two brothers with their bodies and care.

(End of this chapter)