Chapter 66:
Prioritize the context of a general food shortage, if more properties can be purchased, this pressure should be alleviated.
So while chatting after dinner, Yun mentioned this idea to Wei Ruo.
"Ruo'er, I heard that the Xie family purchased some land outside the city. Why don't we buy some as well."
Wei Ruo calmly took a sip of tea and replied, "Okay, mother wants to buy it, she just needs to go and say Just register with the county government."
"What I mean is that I hope you can be responsible for improving production. You are the best at improving wasteland, and the people in the government also learned the technology from you." Yunshi explained.
"My mother suggested that I should not refuse, but my husband has given me a lot of homework recently, and the only free time I have left is to discuss the next work with the people in the county government and Aunt Qin. There is really no extra time." Wei. Ruo replied.
In the past, it was Mrs. Yun who urged Wei Ruo to go to school and not bother with things in the field; now the situation is just the opposite. She wants Wei Ruo to go to school and not bother with things in the field. But Wei Ruo is busy in class.
Then Wei Ruo sighed again and said: "Studying is really hard and laborious. Mr. Wang talks about many and profound contents; and I am a semi-monk, so it is very difficult to keep up with the rhythm. Nowadays, most of my daily attention is devoted to it. I have spent all my time on this. If I didn't really have no energy, I would have taken care of my mother's problems today if she spoke."
Wei Ruo's speech was sincere and reasonable, making it impossible for anyone to find fault.
Yun didn't know how to refute Wei Ruo's words.
Yun was still thinking, and Wei Yichen spoke first: "Mother, if you want to put your studies first, if you want to purchase the wasteland in the south of the city for improvement and cultivation, just hire people to do it. Now there are people from the government to help If you have any questions, ask them the same thing."
After saying this, Yun could only nod: "Yichen is right, Ruo'er should really put his studies first."
Then Yun changed He turned to Wei Yichen and said, "Yichen, how is your apprenticeship going?"
The Wei family has been worrying about this matter for more than half a year.
Wei Yichen had been studying at the county academy in the past few years, but last year the gentleman at the academy told Wei Yichen that there was nothing left to teach him, and told him that if he wanted to further improve himself before the imperial examination, he still needed to go Go to a better academy or become a more prestigious master.
Xingshan County is located in a remote area, not to mention that there are none nearby, and even further away.
And those prestigious academies are not something ordinary families can get into if they want to. The Wei family can only afford the title passed down from their ancestors. The rest requires connections and no financial resources. If you want to get into those good ones, The academy is very difficult.
In comparison, it would be relatively easy to have a good teacher. If you meet someone who has a keen eye for talents and appreciates Wei Yichen's talent, things will be easier to accomplish.
And having a famous teacher will be very helpful to Wei Yichen when he takes the exam in Beijing in the future.
Wei Yichen frowned: "I'm sorry, mother, there hasn't been much progress yet." "
Yichen, if you really can't find the teacher you want, then just retreat to the next best thing." Yun had no choice but to advise, "Time Don't wait for anyone. If you delay it any longer, mother is afraid that it will delay your studies."
"Mother, this is not a child's play. Once you become a teacher, you will be a teacher for one day and a father for life. You can't go back on your word. Son, I think you should be cautious. Some." Wei Yichen replied.
"It doesn't matter, you have an idea. Mom is just a little worried. In the end, it is you who makes the decision." Yun said.
Wei Ruo, who was sipping tea, listened to the conversation between the two, and suddenly remembered that the second brother had been staying in his own courtyard for these years, and had neither been to school nor had a teacher.
The second brother said before that now he also wants to take the exam for merit. Isn't it time to find a way for the second brother?
The eldest brother's affairs are taken care of by everyone in the family, so Wei Ruo doesn't need to take care of them, but she only has to help figure out the second brother's affairs. After leaving Cangyun Garden, Wei Ruo, who returned to Tingsong Garden, asked Xiumei: "Meimei, do you know which is the best academy in Taizhou Prefecture?"
"Miss, why are you asking about the academy? Academies are places where men go to study. I have never heard of an academy where women can go to study." "I didn't go there myself,
I asked for it on behalf of my second brother." "
Miss, you Wait a minute, I'll find someone to ask!"
How does Xiumei know this? She usually doesn't care about this, but if the lady asks, she will definitely find out for her.
Someone in the principal's mansion knew about this, because there was a young master who was studying in the mansion, and he would be somewhat tainted with bookishness.
Xiumei soon gave Wei Ruowen the results. There are three most famous academies in Taizhou Prefecture, namely Fangyan Academy, Tongjiang Academy and Anzhou Academy. However, these three academies have two problems. One is that they are far apart
. Second, the threshold is high.
Xingshan County is a small and remote county, far away from the bustling area of Taizhou Prefecture; and what is even more difficult is that the three academies have very high requirements for students, making it very difficult for ordinary students to enroll.
"Miss, these three academies are all very good. It's not that we help the second young master choose which academy to go to, but it depends on which academy is willing to let people from our family go," Xiumei said.
"If the academy fails, there should be a way to become a disciple..."
Wei Ruo thought about it carefully and came up with an idea.
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June has passed by in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye, it is already the seventh month of the lunar calendar.
Xingshan County has been relatively peaceful these days. During this period, the imperial court's reinforcements passed through the city and headed to the east of the city. People couldn't help but wonder whether the fighting on the east coast had become intense.
The land improvement in the south of the city is also being carried out in an orderly manner, because after the harvest is harvested, it belongs to you. Those people work very hard, and many of them sleep directly next to the reclaimed land.
The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the Qiao Qiao Festival. This is one of the few days of the year when girls can go out without being accompanied by their elders.
Wei Ruo and Xie Ying made an appointment to spend the Qiqiao Festival together.
Before going out, Xiumei made a lot of sweet fruits for Wei Ruo and packed them in exquisite food boxes for Wei Ruo and Xie Ying to eat later.
Just as he was about to leave the hospital, Wei Qingwan suddenly appeared.
"Sister, I heard that you are going to the Qiqiao Festival with Miss Xie's family. I also want to go with you, is it okay?" Wei Qingwan asked cautiously.
Wei Qingwan also wanted to be with Wei Ruo, so she came to see Wei Ruo when Wei wanted to go out.
"No." Wei Ruo refused decisively.
"Why? Is sister still angry with me? There were some things I didn't do well before. Can I apologize to sister and beg her to give me a chance to correct myself?" Wei Qingwan bit her lip.
(End of chapter)