Time flies to mid-August. After several months of hard work, people once again ushered in a bumper harvest. Looking at the full barn, the Qin family clearly felt the benefits of having many talented people in the family.

Zhao Cao'er was so happy that she couldn't see her eyes: "In previous years, our family had to weigh out the taxed grain, and the remaining grain could be put into the warehouse. The barn was always full. This year, our third brother was a scholar, and our family saved hundreds of dollars."

After a pound of taxed grain, the barn is finally full!"

A scholar can be exempted from a hundred acres of land tax, and a scholar can be exempted from twenty acres. The Qin family's total farmland is only a little over ten acres. From this year onwards, they don't have to pay land tax, and they can save hundreds of kilograms of grain every year.

"It's full, it's full, it's enough for our whole family to eat for a month." Mrs. Miao smiled extremely satisfied, bent down to pick up a dozen grains scattered on the ground, and peeled them apart one by one.

The husk got brown rice.

"Our family will have more and more food, so much that we can't finish it!" Qin Xiaoxiao is already very aware of the importance of food at a young age. She is very happy looking at the full barn, which means that next time

It’s half a year and the first half of next year, so you don’t have to worry about going hungry.

The Qin family looked at each other and saw full of surprises in each other's eyes.

"That's right, our family will have more and more food, and our life will get better and better!" Qin Shan laughed, picked up his daughter, and spun her around several times: "This will make us fat and healthy with a smile.

How nice!”

Qin Xiaoxiao was unhappy and corrected: "As long as Bai Bai, not Fatty, Baibai and Fatty are just piggies!"

"Haha, what happened to the piggy?" Qin Shan was overjoyed and deliberately misinterpreted his daughter's meaning: "The fat and white piggy is so cute. If you sell it at the end of the year, you can get a lot of money!"

Qin Xiaoxiao felt aggrieved and immediately complained to Mr. Qin: "Grandpa, my dad wants to raise me into a fat piglet in exchange for money!"

Mr. Qin was in a good mood and was somewhat interested in teasing his little granddaughter: "Do you want grandpa to deal with your father? How do you want to deal with him?"

Qin Xiaoxiao knew that her father was joking and would not really raise her as a piglet and sell her. When grandpa asked, she hurriedly shook her head: "If you don't take care of me, I won't let you raise me as a piglet."

Mr. Qin pondered for a while and then suggested seriously: "How about grandpa raise your father to be a fat piglet, sell your father when the new year comes, and buy you flowers and new clothes?"

Mr. Qin's expression was too serious. Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a moment. He was so scared that he hugged his father's neck tightly: "No, no, you can't sell it. If you sell it, I won't have a father!"

She had suspected that her grandfather was trying to scare her father, just like her father had threatened to sell her fat piglets as piglets, but she also felt that her father was stupid and often made her grandfather angry.

Sell ​​for money.

"Hahahaha, you girl is such a treasure!" The Qin family looked at the father and daughter and couldn't help laughing. If they knew what Qin Xiaoxiao was really thinking, they would probably laugh out loud.

Qin Shan was so moved that he rubbed his daughter's face and said, "My dear daughter, my dad didn't raise you in vain."

Qin Xiaoxiao looked at her grandfather and found that he was also laughing, so she was sure that he was joking. She breathed a sigh of relief and started to giggle along with her.

After the laughter, Mr. Qin got down to business with a serious expression: "The eighteenth day of this month is autumn. The third child has to rush to the capital in advance. He will be back in two days."

Qin He's participation in the Qiu Wei Examination was a major event for the entire Qin family. After hearing what Mr. Qin said, the others knew that what Mr. Qin was going to say next was very important, so they stopped joking and listened carefully.

"No one in our family has been to the capital, and we don't know what the situation is like in the capital. I don't feel comfortable letting the third child go alone." When Mr. Qin said this, his eyes fell on Qinshan Lin Qiuniang: "I am the same age as your mother.

Now that I'm old, I can't help by following the third child to the capital, so I just want you two to go there."

A while ago, Mr. Qin mentioned this matter to Qin Shan in private, and Qin Shan told Lin Qiuniang that the couple also wanted to go to the capital to have a long experience, so naturally they were very willing.

Mr. Qin said it to his face today, but he actually wanted to tell Qin Chuan and Zhao Cao'er.

"Dad, don't worry, Qiuniang and I will definitely take good care of the third child so that he can take the exam in peace." Qin Shan assured him, patting his chest and imagining the prosperity of the capital city again in his mind.

Qin Chuan and Zhao Cao'er felt very unhappy. They felt that Mr. Qin was partial and had left such a beautiful thing to the elder couple for them to watch.

Zhao Cao'er couldn't hide the matter in her heart and shouted at Mr. Qin: "Dad, it's right to accompany your third brother to Beijing to take the imperial examination. It's best if the eldest brother is strong and bold and follows him, but what can the eldest sister-in-law do if she goes there?"

Don't let Dachuan and my eldest brother go, so that the three brothers can live in the same house in the capital and save a lot of money!"

I have to say that this suggestion came from Zhao Cao'er's selfishness, but it also makes some sense. The Qin family made a lot of money last year, and this year they also made dozens of taels of silver from selling jujube saplings. Although they are not short of money, the Qin family is used to it.

Instead of living a simple life, I can save whatever I can on weekdays.

Mr. Qin was not angry and explained: "You also know the reason for letting your eldest brother go. Your sister-in-law is allowed to go because she is careful and can take care of people. In addition, I have promised Mr. Jing to pick Xiaoxiao up before the Mid-Autumn Festival."

We will enjoy the lanterns and wait until the third child finishes his exams and we will come back together. During these days, Xiaoxiao will never be able to live without her."

Qin Chuan and Zhao Cao'er didn't know about this quarrel, so they looked at Qin Xiaoxiao in unison. Seeing Qin Xiaoxiao nodding, they couldn't say any rebuttal.

Mr. Qin didn't want the couple to get upset over this matter, so he gave Tianzao: "Our place is not far from the capital. When the third child is selected to participate in the Spring Festival next year, you can all go."

Qin Chuan and Zhao Cao'er's eyes lit up. They felt that it would be more prestigious to accompany the examiner to take the Jinshi examination, so they hurriedly agreed: "Dad, I will listen to you. You can do whatever you want."

Mr. Qin just smiled and said nothing, no one knew what he was thinking.

It was decided that Qin Shan and Lin Qiuniang should go to Beijing with Qin He to attend Qiu Wei. Within two days, Qin Shan received Qin He at the mountain pass.

Qingshan Village is a six-hour drive from the capital, which means that if you leave in the morning, you will have to arrive in Beijing in the evening. In addition, you still have to find a suitable inn to stay, so you can only go there a few days in advance. During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, how many days will Qinshan...

You can't stay at home alone.

While the whole family was busy preparing bags for the four of them, Qin Xiaoxiao stood at the door and looked forward to it. Rather than looking forward to Jingheng, she was more looking forward to the Mid-Autumn Festival lantern viewing they had agreed upon.

Seeing that tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the little girl was afraid that Jingheng would forget to invite her to view the lanterns. If she really forgot, she didn't know if the adults would take her there.

At noon, a carriage drove into Qingshan Village, passed through two narrow lanes, and finally stopped in front of Qin's house.

The Qin family was about to have lunch when they heard the movement at the door and guessed that Jing Heng was here. Qin Xiaoxiao rushed out of the door excitedly, but the carriage was empty except for Brother Li, whom she had been waiting for all morning.

"Miss Xiaoxiao, the young master is studying in school and has no time to spare, so he ordered me to pick you up and your third uncle and the others to come to Beijing." Shitou jumped off his horse and explained to Qin Xiaoxiao the reason why Jingheng could not come in person.

Mr. Qin and others walked out and happened to hear Shitou's words. Looking at the large carriage at the door, Mr. Qin accepted Jingheng's kindness and expressed his gratitude to Shitou.

"Uncle Shitou, will Brother Li be very tired?" Thinking that the eldest brother and the second brother had gone home for vacation, but Brother Li was still studying in school, Qin Xiaoxiao was not angry at all that he couldn't come to pick her up, she just felt that Li

My brother is so pitiful.

Shitou smiled and said: "Young Master gets up at 9 o'clock every day and can only rest at 1 o'clock. In addition to reading, he also has to learn five arts such as etiquette, music, archery, and numbers."

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know what Liyue Sheyushu was, so she asked curiously. After hearing Shitou's explanation, she opened her mouth in surprise: "Brother Li has to learn so many things every day, it's so hard!"

Mr. Qin and others were also surprised. They had no idea that it was not easy for an eight-year-old child to master so many skills.

Dabao and Erbao, who have suffered a lot from learning, are more aware of Jingheng's difficulty. When they first entered the school, just the art of "calligraphy" made them one and two older. In two years, the masters will also teach them etiquette and music.

Count, just thinking about it gives them a headache. As for the difficulty of archery, the school does not have such conditions, so it has not been opened.

Now that there is a living example like Jing Heng in front of them, Dabao and Er Bao can't help but sympathize with Jing Heng while they are rejoicing. It would be really fatal if the school taught them the Six Arts.

Knowing that Shitou and his companion who was the coachman had not eaten lunch, Mr. Qin asked Lin Qiuniang to cook two more dishes and invited them to sit down and eat together. Shitou and his companion did not refuse, and after thanking them, they started eating with the Qin family.

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After the meal, Qin Xiaoxiao was carried into the carriage by Qin Shan. Looking at Sanbao standing in front of the carriage wiping tears, she hurriedly comforted: "Sambo, I brought the New Year's money, and I will bring you a lot of delicious food.

"

Delicious food cannot comfort Sanbao. He sobbed: "It will take many days for Xiaoxiao to come back. I, I won't be able to see Xiaoxiao for many days."

Qin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and thought of a way to prevent Sanbao from crying: "If I'm not at home, no one will take Bie Bah to eat grass. Bah Mah will be hungry. It's so pitiful~"

Sanbao had deep feelings for Bieme. After hearing what Qin Xiaoxiao said, he quickly said: "I'll take it, I'll take Bieme to eat grass, so Bieme won't be hungry."

"Hmm, Sanbao is the best." Qin Xiaoxiao coaxed Sanbao with a smile, not letting him think about himself: "With Sanbao tending sheep, Bieba will definitely grow fat and strong!"

"Smile, I will take Bie Bah to eat grass every day, and Bah Bah will be strong." Sanbao's attention was transferred to Bah Bah, and he gradually stopped crying: "You have to come back soon, Bah Bah, it's been a long time since I've seen you.

When I see you, I will miss you and lose weight just like I do."

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I will be back soon!"

Listening to the childish words of the siblings, no one stepped forward to interrupt them. After they made their own arrangements, the three of Qin Shan got into the carriage.

With the sound of a whip cracking through the air, the carriage slowly moved forward, leaving Qingshan Village with the expectations of Mr. Qin and others and the deep reluctance of Sanbao.

This was Qin Xiaoxiao's second time riding in a carriage, and she still couldn't hide her novelty. She knelt down on the seat and looked at the slowly receding scenery outside through the open window, feeling very excited.

"Sit down quickly and don't move around." Lin Qiuniang took her daughter over and pressed her on her lap to sit down, in case the carriage bumped too hard and she would be knocked into it.

"Mom, how long does it take to get to the capital?" Qin Xiaoxiao was honest for a moment, then began to twist and twist again, looking out the car window, and happened to see a group of white birds flying into the sky by the pond.

"It's early. We can't get there until dark." Lin Qiuniang stroked her daughter's hair that was blown by the wind and closed the car window.

"When will it get dark? Can the horses still see the road when it gets dark?" Qin Xiaoxiao wanted to know what the capital was like so much that she couldn't wait and couldn't wait to arrive the next moment.

"You sleep well and it will be dark soon." Lin Qiuniang was so entangled by her daughter that she couldn't help it. She placed her forehead on her head and hummed a tune softly, hoping that she would fall asleep quickly.

The mountain road was not smooth and the carriage was bumpy. It was not pleasant to sit on it. Qin Xiaoxiao was more easily irritable when she was making such a fuss.

Lin Qiuniang's little tune was very useful, and soon the little girl closed her eyes and fell asleep in her arms.

Qin Shan was about to take a piece of clothing from his baggage to cover Qin Xiaoxiao when Shitou told him through the car window that there was a thin blanket in the cabinet under the seat.

When the thin blanket was taken out, Lin Qiuniang could tell at a glance that it was new. After shaking it off, it still exuded a light fragrance and it smelled very good. She gently covered the thin blanket on her daughter and couldn't help but praise Jingheng with Qin Shan.

Be careful and think of everything.

In Qin Shan's heart, Jing Heng was still a little bastard who wanted to kidnap his precious daughter. He was just sitting in Jing Heng's carriage, and there were Jing Heng's people outside the carriage. He hummed and did not refute.

At this time, the wheel ran over a large raised rock, giving it a violent jolt. The three of them were jolted out of their seats, almost knocking out the food they had eaten not long ago.

"This broken road is so frustrating!" Qin Shan rubbed his sore waist, and smiled at Qin He beside him: "If you can be like the ancestor of our Qin family, you will win the third prize or something.

, maybe we can repair this road."

Qin He said helplessly: "Brother, now I am just a small scholar. It is still unknown whether I can win the exam."

Qin Shan said loudly: "Your bad luck has gone. You passed the scholar examination in one breath before, and you will definitely win the exam this time!"

Lin Qiuniang was afraid that her brother-in-law would be under great pressure, so she secretly kicked her husband: "Third brother, don't listen to your elder brother. He doesn't know a single Chinese character. How can he understand the difficulty of being a scholar or a scholar?"

Qin He smiled and said: "Brother said this to encourage me. I will try my best this autumn."

"Yes, just try your best and it doesn't matter if you fail." Qin Shan patted his younger brother on the shoulder, thinking he had found comforting words: "Besides, our family's land does not need to pay land tax. Let dad buy a few more acres later. You

It’s not bad to farm well!”
Chapter completed!