On the wedding day, I was broken off, so I remarried his uncle

Chen Yunyou walked towards his room with a gloomy face. He paused before entering the door. He tried hard to adjust the depression in his heart before stepping in!

"Are you feeling unwell? Why do you look so bad?" Seeing him come back, Song Xile hurried forward to take his pulse.

Chen Yunyou let her pull him to sit down at the table, relaxed his expression, and said with some difficulty: "I'm fine, but I'm worried that mother will embarrass you in the future!"

Song Xile winked at him and said, "Don't worry about it. You just need to take good care of yourself and prepare for the county exam!"

The day she married into this family, she had already been mentally prepared. It was nothing more than some minor difficulties that could not be tolerated!

Will she be the kind of person who allows herself to be bullied by others?

Then she had made a wrong calculation!

Song Xile held the other person's wrist, put aside all distractions, and concentrated on taking the pulse.

Seeing that the pulse was as weak and frail as before, there was nothing wrong.

Song Xile withdrew his hand. "If you want a healthy body, then you have to listen to me. We will go to the county pharmacy later and get you some Yang-raising and exterior-strengthening medicine."

His body needs long-term conditioning and cannot be changed overnight.

"Thank you very much, ma'am!" Chen Yunyou said obediently.

After this episode, Chen Yunyou stood up and packed up the test papers, and then the couple went out together.

When they reached the entrance of the village, many villagers saw the two people going out together and thought that they were more suitable for each other!

A plump auntie was sitting under a big locust tree, eating breakfast with a bowl in hand. When she saw the young couple, she smiled and asked, "You two young couple seem to have a good relationship. Where are you going so early in the morning?"

"Good morning, Auntie. I'm taking Xile to the county pharmacy to check on his injuries!"

The fat aunt took a look at the gauze on Song Xile’s head and nodded repeatedly.

After the couple walked away, he couldn't help but sigh: "Although their marriage was a temporary match, it seems that they have a good relationship!"

Everyone sitting under the old locust tree nodded.

Not long after they walked along the official road, the couple encountered an oxcart. At the moment, both of them were not in good health, so they simply spent money to ride in the oxcart.

When the ox cart wobbled to the outside of the county town, Song Xile saw many old farmers selling vegetables sitting in the open space outside the town.

They sat on the ground, with green vegetables, spinach, garlic in the bamboo basket in front of them...

There were even crystal water droplets on the leaves, and the sunlight shining on them made them look very fresh.

Song Xile asked in confusion: "Why are they selling vegetables outside the city?"

"You need to pay an entrance fee to enter the city, one penny per person. If you enter the market, you need to pay a stall fee. If you haven't sold the vegetables yet, you have to pay to leave. They just start selling outside the city!"

"If you can't sell it, just take it home and eat it yourself. It will only take you a little time at most!"

After paying the fare, the two walked towards the city gate.

Only after the gatekeeper collected the entrance fee from them were the two allowed to enter the city.

Song Xile lowered his voice and asked, "Do other counties also collect city fees?"

Chen Yunyou leaned over to his wife's ear and whispered, "That's not the case. When the new dynasty was first established, the treasury was empty and many officials' salaries could not be paid. The county needed servants to maintain order, so they started collecting city fees."

"After these years of recuperation, some places have become wealthy and have cancelled the entrance fee. Our Nanyun County has reduced part of it from two cents to one cent. Some counties and towns still maintain two cents or even higher!"

Song Xile couldn't help rolling his eyes. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Only when people flock to the county town can the city's economy flourish.

It's not like there are so many people that we have to limit the flow of people.

Just for that little entrance fee, people who originally wanted to enter the city to do business were stopped outside the door. No matter how you look at it, it's not worth it!

After walking for a distance, Song Xile couldn't help but look around the county town. The streets were quite spacious, and there were shops of all sizes lined up on both sides of the streets.

Perhaps it was a sign of a famine, as there were few pedestrians on the streets.

The waiter soliciting customers in front of the door had a worried look on his face, probably because he was worried that if things continued like this, he would be worried about his future!

Thinking of the drought that the book mentioned about the coming period of time, Song Xile couldn't help but feel a little more heavy-hearted.

She is quite satisfied with her current living environment, but she doesn't want to flee because of famine. There is no good ending to becoming a refugee these days!

Chen Yunyou naturally had no idea of ​​his wife's worries at the moment. He took his wife to a bookstore first and handed the test questions he had copied over the past few days to the bookstore owner.

Due to time limitations, only five copies of the test papers were copied, one of which was written by Song Xile. The shopkeeper praised him for his elegant handwriting.

Chen Yunyou took the five cents of silver from the shopkeeper, thanked him, and then said goodbye to the bookstore owner.

After they left the bookstore, Chen Yunyou handed the money to his wife and said, "I'll take you to the pharmacy first. You wait there for a while. I need to go to the academy!"

Song Xile shook her head. "I haven't spent all the money you gave me last time. Just keep it."

"Where is the academy? I'll go with you!"

Now she finally understood that the money he gave her before was all earned by copying books!

Song Xile had a more intuitive understanding of Chen Yunyou's situation in that family!

"The academy is on Qingfeng Mountain in the south of the city, about three miles away from here. Your injuries have not yet healed. Can you walk such a long way?" Chen Yunyou said with concern.

"I'm fine, just consider it as exercise!"

In fact, since she came here, except for feeling a little dizzy on the first day, after recuperating over the past few days, she has become no different from an ordinary person!

Seeing that his wife insisted, Chen Yunyou took her to Yunshan Academy.

Along the way, Chen Yunyou introduced to him the origin of Yunshan Academy. This academy built on Qingfeng Mountain was built by a clerk who once worked in the Hanlin Academy and returned to his hometown.

Although the old man was not successful in officialdom, he might be able to pass the imperial examination and enter the Hanlin Academy, which would be a popular thing in the local area.

Originally it was to train the children of the family, but gradually its reputation became more and more famous, and more and more wealthy families nearby wanted to send their children to Yunshan Academy.

It’s just that the wish is beautiful. If you want to enter Yunshan Academy, you must pass the academy’s assessment!

If you can pass the assessment and rank among the top three, the academy will waive your tuition fees!

Of course, you can't sit back and relax after getting into college.

The academy will conduct re-evaluations at the end of each year. The former can be exempted from the tuition, while the latter will be expelled if they rank last for two consecutive times!

Chen Yunyou introduced the details and Song Xile listened attentively. Before they knew it, they arrived at the foot of the mountain!

The academy was built on the hillside, and a winding road was dug out from the back of the mountain to the main entrance of the academy.

Chen Yunyou placed his wife in the teahouse and said, "It's not appropriate for women to enter the academy. Xile, you can rest here for a while. I'll go talk to the teacher about the county exam and I'll be back soon!"

After walking for a long time, Song Xile was indeed a little thirsty. After ordering a bowl of tea, he said, "Don't worry, I'll wait for you here!"