Chapter 762 Princess 11
Returned to the princess's mansion.
Sheng Huan looked at so much silver, pondered for a moment, and waved his hand.
"Someone is coming."
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At that time, in a remote small village where information was not well developed.
The head of the Meng family, Old Man Meng, scolded his second son repeatedly.
"Second brother! You and your wife are so outrageous. You actually want to send Erdan to school!"
"What kind of books can he read? Your father and I have the best eyes for judging people. Erdan is not cut out for studying, nor does he have the luck to be an official. Sending him to school is just a waste of money!"
Old Lady Meng also said, "Erniu, don't think your father is partial to you and doesn't let Erdan go to school! In fact, studying is for smart people. Your Erdan is just like you. He has not been smart since he was a child. Unlike your eldest brother's son Yaozu, he has been smart since he was a child. The fortune teller also said that Yaozu will become a high-ranking official in the future! You should listen to your mother. If you support your nephew now, you can still see a way out. If you support Erdan, this money will be thrown into the water without making a sound."
The couple from the second branch of the Meng family turned pale instantly.
Meng Erniu endured for a long time, but when he thought of his son's desire and didn't want his son to be as helpless as himself in the future, he mustered up the courage again: "Mom and Dad, Erdan is smart! He is smarter than his father. A few days ago, he followed me to the county town to sell fish, but after hearing a few words of learning from the noble, he could recite them on the spot. The noble praised him and said that Erdan has a good memory and will have a great future if he studies."
"The noble man just said it casually to tease you, but you actually believed it."
"Second brother, we who work in the fields for food should know our own worth."
Old Man Meng didn't believe his second son's nonsense, nor did he care about what he thought. He was the eldest in the family anyway. If it weren't for Erdan's recent incident that had caused unhappiness in the family, he wouldn't have wanted to gather the whole family to discuss it.
Thinking of this, he said directly: "I'll leave it at that. Our Meng family doesn't have much money, and we can only afford to support a scholar. Yaozu is smart, so we will support him, that's it."
"Dad, Erdan--" Meng Erniu wanted to fight for it, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by old man Meng without any politeness.
"Second brother, stop talking! Everything is fine at home. Why are you making a fuss? It's settled."
Seeing that Meng Lao Er seemed to want to refute, Old Man Meng's face darkened: "Don't you see your third brother? He doesn't have any opinions. But you, an uncle, are so nosy."
The third son of the Meng family who was mentioned, he felt the gazes of the people and immediately lowered his head. His fingers, as rough as tree bark, silently pinched the corner of his clothes, his lips trembled for a while, and finally closed his mouth.
As the youngest son of Mr. Meng and Mrs. Meng, Mr. Meng should have lived a more comfortable life than others, but the reality was not like that. To talk about this, we have to mention that there was a relative in the next room of the Meng family who had no children and wanted to adopt Mr. Meng, and even sent a heavy adoption gift.
But I didn’t expect that the wife got pregnant before the child was officially adopted.
The embarrassing thing was that the family was pregnant and not only did they not want Meng Lao San, they also wanted to take back the adoption gift. But by then, the Meng family had already spent all the money they needed, so they had no choice but to send Meng Lao San to pay off the debt.
Unexpectedly, the family refused and insisted on taking what they sent over.
The two families were in a stalemate for a long time.
Later, although the issue was resolved through mediation in the village, it is not known whether it was true or not. Meng Laosan stayed, but both Old Lady Meng and Old Man Meng did not care about him very much.
"Hurry up! The sun is so bright now. You have delayed us all for so long. Are you still working in the fields? Go and get to work!"
Old man Meng and old lady Meng simply kicked everyone out of the house.
"Second brother, Yaozu is smart. You should listen to Dad and Mom. It's right. When Yaozu becomes a high-ranking official, you will be proud of him, right?"
The eldest wife glanced at the dejected second and third wives with a smug look on her face, and walked triumphantly with the wind under her feet.
"……father."
A childish voice sounded from behind. Everyone looked over subconsciously, and then saw several children hiding under the eaves.
They obviously heard everything that was said in the room.
As for the person who was speaking, it was obviously Erdan, who had particularly round eyes. When he saw Meng Laoer looking at him, he ran over and directly grabbed Meng Laoer's thigh. There was a kind of sad mist in the child's eyes.
"Dad, Erdan can't study anymore?"
"Wow! Erdan, I'm sorry. It's my fault that I'm incompetent."
Before Meng Laoer could say anything, his wife had already hugged Erdan and burst into tears.
Meng Erdan's eyes sparkled: "Mom, I don't like studying. I don't like it. I don't want to study anymore. Don't cry."
When Meng Laoer saw this, his nose felt sore. He squatted down and hugged Erdan and his mother, his eyes red.
It's his fault as a father who is incompetent.
Erdan doesn't dislike reading. He has practiced many times the few words that the noble man he met before taught him on the ground with a branch.
Erdan writes quite well.
The nobleman even said that Erdan was very smart and was a rough diamond. If he was carefully carved and polished, he would definitely achieve something.
It was he who dragged Erdan down, it was he who had no ability.
“Erdan…”
The couple from the third branch of the Meng family also covered their mouths when they saw this scene, trying to hold back their sobs and not bear to watch any longer.
Goudan, the third son, heard the crying and ran over. He nervously grabbed his parents' hands.
Meng Laosan felt very uncomfortable when he looked at his son's yellow face.
Everyone in the world knows that studying is a good thing. If you pass high school, it is an opportunity to change your family's status. But the family chose Meng Yaozu. It would be fine if Yaozu was really smart, but not only is he not smart, he also looks down on uncles and aunts like them.
If he really became an official, the second and third branches of the Meng family did not believe that they would benefit from it.
"Dad, Erdan doesn't study--"
"good news!"
"What great news!"
"The county received a grant from Princess Fengning this year, and is about to start a clan school! This year, students will receive a lot more subsidies. This year, they only need to pay six taels of silver as tuition to enroll!"
When Meng Laoer and others heard the voice, they raised their heads at the same time.
Meng Laosan reacted very quickly, rushed over and grabbed the person who spoke - the village chief's youngest son.
"Monkey, are you serious?!"
"Of course it's true." The village chief's youngest son's eyes sparkled, and he was eager to share: "Brother Meng San, I went to the county town today and found out that there is some kind of movable type printing technology in the capital, and it was invented by the current noble, the emperor's daughter Princess Fengning."
"Now the existing books are all sold at a low price. Today I saw many scholars going to the bookstore to buy books. Many people bought the book with the three...three characters..."
"It's the Three Character Classic." Meng Erdan said in a childish voice.
"Yes, it is the Three Character Classic." The village chief's youngest son clapped his hands and said, "I heard from a scholar that the Three Character Classic printed on the cheapest paper is not good, but the words inside are very clear, and it only costs twenty coins a copy!"
"What? Only twenty cents?!"
The people from the second and third branches of the Meng family couldn't believe it. After all, the books of this scholar were precious. In the past, I heard that one or two books were considered good.
"Yes, that's twenty cents."
The village chief's youngest son babbled, "There's a notice in the county town, that printing technology is amazing, it can print many books in a day, no wonder books are so much cheaper now."
"Master." The second son's wife hugged Meng Erdan and looked at her husband tremblingly: "This book is not expensive. We can buy cheap ones in the future. If we grit our teeth, we can support Erdan to study."
"If that doesn't work, after a year of studying and learning to read, Erdan can also work as a waiter in a restaurant. Being a cashier in the future is better than working in the fields."
This six taels of silver was just a stepping stone. Everyone knew that in the county, those who could read would be paid more than those who could not read, and these people were even more favored by the boss.
Meng Laoer's whole body froze, and he looked suddenly at Meng Erdan.
When Meng Erdan saw his father looking at him, he was still young after all, and there was desire in his eyes.
Meng Erdan liked reading those books. The book read by the noble man he met that day was very interesting and completely different from the ones he read in the village.
Although Erdan is young, he has a vague idea in his mind, which is that he doesn't want to... stay in the mountains.
He wanted to fly out and see how beautiful the capital city that the nobleman had described was.
"Erdan, Dad will send you to school!" Meng Laoer finally made up his mind. So many years had passed, and although he had to hand over his money to the public school, he was not stupid. He also secretly went to the county town to work, and finally saved up some money.
After figuring it out, Meng Laoer felt relieved. He quickly grabbed his son's armpits, picked him up, and threw him into the air.
"You must study hard! You will have a great future!"
"Dad, Erdan will study hard and let you and mom live a good life!"
Meng Laoer smiled with relief. Even if Old Man Meng and the others disagreed, he would definitely fight his way out for his son's future.
The wife next to Meng Laosan tugged at the corner of her husband's clothes.
"Boss, let's send our children to school. Six taels of silver, just tighten your belt and you'll have it."
The third wife could tolerate anything. She knew that her parents-in-law would not send her children to school because the money for school was too much. She did not expect it and did not think about it. But now, it was different. Six taels was the limit they could reach.
Meng Laosan looked at his second brother who was tossing Erdan around, then lowered his head and looked at Goudan, who was of the same age as Erdan, and nodded heavily.
"We, Goudan, are from the same Meng family, so we must be no worse than others."
What if smoke starts to come out of our ancestral graves?
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The Meng family's excitement was also the excitement of many families, but Sheng Huan had no idea at the moment.
Royal Library.
She was looking at the letter in her hand and nodded.
"This money should be spent wisely. County Magistrate Han has done a good job."
As for why she chose County Magistrate Han, it was naturally because she knew that he was a good county magistrate and an honest official. Although he was born a commoner and passed the imperial examination, he was neither arrogant nor impatient, and he stuck to his bottom line and had great ambitions in his heart.
I believe that the area under his jurisdiction will get better and better.
Sheng Huan put down the letter.
She continued to linger in front of the bookshelf, trying to find an excuse to take out the pig-raising method.
In the past, the world was still a place for several children to take care of. Now, Sheng Huan smiled and it was her turn to work.
"Princess, please help me."
As she was picking, a clear voice suddenly sounded from behind her.
Sheng Huan turned around and saw a handsome man with a scholarly air. He was leaning forward, with a gentle smile on his face, and behaved in a proper manner.
Those who can become officials are naturally good-looking. Sheng Huan remembered that this person seemed to be in the top 20 in the previous imperial examination.
Speaking of which, the Royal Library has officials on duty. The last time Sheng Huan came, there was no official because the person in front of him took sick leave.
"No need, I'll just take a look, Lord Xu, please do as you please."