Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

"Yueyue has already calculated that the fish they delivered today can fit into eight large buckets if we follow the method we talked about yesterday. There shouldn't be any problem."

Grandfather turned over and said, "Well, now that everything is ready, let's go to bed early! We have to get up early tomorrow morning!"

After saying that, An Yue turned around and prepared to hug An Nian to sleep.

I turned around and found that An Nian was already fast asleep.

An Yue sat up, blew out the oil lamp beside the bed, lay down and fell asleep peacefully.

The next day, early morning, at the hour of Yin.

When my grandfather got up, he first fed the cows some grass.

Then my uncle got up, put on his clothes, and put the bicycle frame in place.

The grandmother got up quietly on purpose, thinking that she could let the siblings sleep a little longer. After she got dressed, she went to the kitchen to make breakfast for the four generations of grandparents and grandchildren.

My grandfather and uncle took the fish out of the water tank one by one and put them in buckets. After taking out the fish, they lifted the buckets onto the cart frame one by one and fixed each wooden barrel with a hemp rope to ensure that the barrels would not shake.

Half an hour passed.

The brother and sister woke up, got dressed and walked out of the room, only to find that their grandmother had already prepared breakfast.

The four generations of grandparents and grandchildren quickly finished their breakfast, tied up the ox cart frame, and went out carrying an oil lamp.

There were eight buckets on the ox cart. Fortunately, An Nian was small and could squeeze into the cart.

The early morning in winter is the coldest. An Yue was afraid that An Nian would catch a cold, so she wrapped him in his grandfather's big tattered coat.

As usual, the four generations of grandparents and grandchildren arrived in the town before dawn.

Driving the ox cart to the side door of the restaurant, Jiang Chenghai carried An Nian off the cart and began to move the buckets off the cart one by one and carried them into the backyard of the restaurant.

At this time, Shopkeeper Wang came over and asked with a smile: "Miss An Yue, this is... your brother?"

Anyue bows.

He said, "Greetings, Shopkeeper Wang! This is my younger brother, An Nian."

"It's very cold outside, please come in quickly, brother and sister!" Shopkeeper Wang made a 'please' gesture.

After the brother and sister entered the house, Manager Wang ordered his servants to bring two stools and then gave them to the brother and sister to sit on.

An Yue thought that she would take advantage of her free time to ask Shopkeeper Wang about the school. After all, Shopkeeper Wang was a well-known leader in this town.

An Yue stood up, bowed, and asked, "Shopkeeper, An Yue wants to ask you something. I wonder if you can tell me something."

"Miss An Yue, you are too kind. If I, Wang, knew about this, I would tell you everything I know."

"My younger brother is six years old this year. An Yue wants him to go to school for enlightenment, but An Yue really doesn't know where the school in our town is located?"

Shopkeeper Wang stroked his beard, a little proud appeared on his face, and said: "Miss An Yue asked Wang, this is the right person to ask!"

He raised his head and smiled, "The school in this town is at the west entrance of the town. To be honest with Miss An Yue, the teacher in this school is my brother, Wang."

An Yue was very surprised after hearing this. She didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. She had to admire her good luck. As soon as she asked, she found the most advantageous relationship.

But on second thought, this matter can only be accomplished if Manager Wang is willing to help.

Shopkeeper Wang looked at An Yue with bright eyes, and then he continued leisurely: "My brother was the first scholar in Shijing Town. In his early years, his family was poor and could not support him to continue taking the imperial examinations, so his studies were abandoned. When the family had a little money, it was too late!"

"Life is full of twists and turns. Later, I was fortunate to become a teacher in Shijing Town. Although it cannot offset the ideals and ambitions in my heart, it can be regarded as a different way to serve the court. My brother also found some comfort in his heart."

An Yue said: "An Yue deeply admires your lofty ambitions! It's just a pity that the world doesn't go as planned."

Shopkeeper Wang sighed and shook his head, then added: "Alas... who says it's not true! This is a person's fate!"

An Yue took the opportunity to get to the point and said, "Then, shopkeeper, do you know how to enter the school?"

"Miss An Yue, I'm going to say something unpleasant to hear, please don't mind it!"

"Manager Wang, please feel free to speak!"

"This school is only open to the rich and powerful people in Shijing Town."

Shopkeeper Wang stretched out his hand, pointed out two fingers, and said, "After you enroll, your annual tuition fee will be this much!"

An Yue pretended to ask tentatively: "Two taels of silver?"

Shopkeeper Wang shook his head disdainfully and said, "At least twenty taels of silver."

After hearing this, An Yue was indeed a little surprised. For ordinary people, this was really out of reach!

Of course, for An Yue now, it is also a huge sum of money. If not for the shopkeeper saying so, most people would not even dare to think about it and would naturally back off.

But in An Yue's opinion, this is the only chance for ordinary people to reach Longmen, so let's try it first. If it is not suitable, then give up.

If An Nian had a talent for going to school, she would still give it a try, even if she got hurt, but so what?

As for money, you can’t bring it with you when you are born and you can’t take it with you when you die. So our main goal is to eat when we should and spend when we should.

Shopkeeper Wang sighed again, "Alas...if ordinary people like us try to squeeze in, the final result will probably be the same as what happened to my brother back then."

An Yue still smiled and said: "An Yue's requirements for my younger brother are not high. I just want him to go to school and learn to write and recognize characters so that he can understand and read in the future.

Of course, it would be great if I could be as dignified and impressive as Manager Wang in the future and achieve something! "

Shopkeeper Wang chuckled and said, "Haha... Miss An Yue is really praising me. With Miss An Yue's talent, if she were a man, she would definitely achieve great things."

An Nian suddenly said, "What the old man said is absolutely right. If my sister were a man, he would definitely be a very talented person!"

An Nian turned around and looked at An Yue seriously, and said, "In the future, Nian Nian must concentrate on studying hard, pass the exams, and be a strong support for my sister."

When Shopkeeper Wang heard that the six-year-old An Nian could actually say such words, he couldn't help but be a little surprised and said, "Oh...? Your brother's speech and manner are quite like the ambitions of a scholar."

"Haha...Boss, you are too kind. But I would like to ask you to help me introduce a few people. If one day, my brother can really bring honor to your family, I will definitely bring a generous gift to your house to express my gratitude!"

"Miss An Yue, I see your brother is very smart and I think he is a good student. I will write a letter of recommendation now. If it really works out, you don't have to thank me. It's just a piece of cake."

An Nian was also very clever, and he quickly bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Uncle Shopkeeper!"

Shopkeeper Wang looked at An Nian and laughed, saying, "This child is very pleasing."

Then he turned and went to the study.