Lin Zhao has a good memory. With his mother's careful teaching over the years, he has memorized the Four Books and Five Classics well. He is much better than his two brothers who can't even memorize the original text.

After reciting two ritual books very skillfully, Lin Erniang nodded with satisfaction, turned around to give Lin Zhao rice. While serving the rice, she said, "You have memorized all the Four Books and Five Classics well, but this is not enough. You have to find a specialist to teach you how to write scriptures and poems to get a chance to get a fame."

She frowned and continued to whisper: "But your eldest mother would probably not be willing to pay you a lot to find a teacher with deep knowledge. The teacher in the Lin Family Private School is not as good as me, and it would be useless to find it."

Lin Zhao took the rice bowl handed over by his mother, took a few slaps, and looked up and smiled at his mother, "What I think about every day is to let me take the exam for fame. What is the use of fame and fortune?"

Lin Erniang is a very gentle person. She glanced at her son and said softly: "In this world, if you don't have fame and fortune, you can only rise and fall in the world of Yanfu, and you can't help but get fame. Even if you are just a scholar, you will have a lot better life in the future."

Speaking of this, she sighed softly.

"It's better than living under someone else's face like now."

Lin Erniang was a woman in the early years. After being redeemed by Lin’s father, although she had a place to go, she was just a concubine and not a master. Especially in recent years, Lin Qingyuan was a master in another place and could only go home twice a year. The family’s affairs were taken care of by his first wife, Lin Zhao’s “big mother”. The mother and son suffered a lot of grievances and felt like they were living under others’ roofs.

"I will go and tell your eldest mother tomorrow that I don't want you to herd cattle."

Lin Erniang held his son's hand and whispered: "You are at your age and you can't delay it. Tomorrow, my mother will give you some money. You can go to the county lord's house to ask, and see if the master's family still accepts students."

Because he showed his face in his early years, Lin Erniang was more concerned about these things after redeeming her. Except when he had to go out, he would not go out at any time, and hid in this small yard and took care of his son.

The Lin family in Donghu Town is just a small branch of the Lin family. The main family is a large clan of Yuezhou Prefecture. In recent decades, two Jinshi masters have emerged. One of them is still an official, and he is the prefect of the neighboring palace. With such a family, the main family's family education is naturally very good, and at least a scholar with fame and honor can teach. Sometimes there are juren coming to give lectures, which is of great benefit to the academic qualifications of the scientific examination.

Because her husband is away all year round and is not at home, Lin Erniang has devoted all her thoughts over the years to her son, and she is eager to train her son to become a talent. Fortunately, her son is also very successful. It took only three or four years to read the Four Books and Five Classics.

However, for more than 200 years, the rules for scientific examinations have been very perfect. Two scholars from the county should be recommended as insurance to be qualified to participate in the scientific examinations. Seeing that his son was successful in his studies, Lin Erniang wanted his son to go to the city to study at the master's house. With Lin Zhao's current knowledge, even if he enters the master's house, he should also win the favor of the master's house. It would be easier to find a few scholars to be as insurance at that time.

Lin Zhao sat opposite his mother, and while cooking rice, he spoke: "Mom, if I leave, the people from the eldest mother should bully you."

Lin Erniang picked up some vegetables for her son and said quietly: "For my mother, I can bully you if you let them bully you? I will let you study hard for you to avoid being bullied in the future."

Lin Zhao was at this age when he was growing up, so he ate very quickly. After finishing a bowl of rice in just a few bites, he went to serve another bowl by himself.

"My mother, otherwise I will be with you in Donghu Town for a few more years. Anyway, I am still young and I don't rush to take the exam."

"In a few months, you will be thirteen."

Lin Erniang seemed to have a great obsession with fame. When she heard Lin Zhao's words, she was always gentle and angry, and her eyebrows were raised.

"If you don't go to school, you will be in Donghu Town for the rest of your life!"

Lin Zhao sighed in his heart.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to go to the city to see it, but his mother is too weak and she can help her block anything at home. If she goes to Shanyin County, she will stay in Donghu Town alone, and she doesn’t know what she will bully the main house.

However, seeing that his mother was angry, Lin Zhao didn't say much. He quickly put down his bowls and chopsticks and said, "Don't be angry, I'll go to the city, just go to the city..."

Lin Erniang nodded and reached out to get Lin Zhao cleaned up the dishes that Lin Zhao had eaten. While cleaning up, she said, "You go to bed early today and go to the city with Lao Zheng's car tomorrow morning. He has to go to the city to deliver vegetables every morning."

Lao Zheng is a vegetable farmer in Donghu Town. He has some access to the city. He drives his donkey cart early in the morning to deliver fresh vegetables to two or three restaurants in the city. If the people in the town want to enter the city, they often take his donkey cart to enter the city.

Lao Zheng is very good. Someone wants to take his car, but he never refuses or charges money. He is a rare good person in Donghu Town.

In desperation, Lin Zhao could only nod and agreed. After washing up briefly, he returned to his hut and fell asleep.

In this era, there were basically no entertainment activities. As soon as the sky was dark, Lin Zhao could easily fall asleep.

The next morning, before dawn, Lin Zhao was called out by her mother. At this time, Lin Erniang had already prepared breakfast. After watching Lin Zhao finish her breakfast, she took out a bag of cloth the size of a palm from the box and stuffed it into Lin Zhao's hand.

"This is some money for you to eat and use in the city. If it is not enough, let Lao Zheng send a message back and my mother will send it to you."

Lin Zhao carried the cloth bag in his hand, which was quite heavy, and probably had almost the same money as before.

You should know that Lin Zhao's father Lin Qingyuan, who works as a master in another county, earns about 60 or 70 cents a year. Lin Zhao and his son have a low status. Sometimes, the mother and his son can't get any money for several months from the main house. Most of the money is saved by Lin Erniang slowly with her own embroidery skills.

Lin Zhao sighed and lowered his head and said, "My mother, if I enter the home school, the home will take care of food and accommodation. There is no need for so much money, so you should keep it for yourself..."

"Let you take you and take it."

Lin Erniang whispered: "What money can mom spend in the town? It costs money everywhere in the city, and these may not be enough."

Lin Erniang gave Lin Zhao a few more words, then sent her son to the door and said softly: "It's getting late, go quickly. Zhao'er is so smart. It shouldn't be difficult to go to every family to study."

"When you get to the city, remember to send a message to your mother."

Lin Erniang waved goodbye to Lin Zhao.

"knew."

Lin Zhao knelt on the ground, kowtowed to his mother, then stood up and carried a bag and walked out of the house.

At this time, there were still stars hanging in the sky. When Lin Zhao walked to Lao Zheng's door, the brand new cloth shoes on his feet were already stained with a lot of grass and dew.

At this time, Lao Zheng, who had always woken up early, had not yet gotten up.

Old Zheng was very enthusiastic. After he greeted Lin Zhao and sat down, he went to prepare for the vegetables to be delivered to the city today. Lin Zhao followed the old man and helped him carry the vegetables onto the donkey cart.

After a long time of struggle, when Lin Zhao got on Lao Zheng's donkey cart, the sky was already a little white, and the moon was still hanging in the air, but it was slowly fading.
Chapter completed!