The male protagonist falls in love with me again

Chapter 116: The male protagonist of the sad novel takes the imperial examination: I want to send th

"Brother Shan, our youngest has learned a lot of words these past few months with Lin Qu. What do you think about sending him to school?"

That night, Zhang hesitated for a long time, and finally told her husband everything she was thinking.

Li Dashan was startled when he heard this, then frowned and said, "It's not that easy to support a scholar. My elder brother and sister-in-law will definitely not be happy about it."

Zhang curled her lips slightly and retorted, "Why should they be unhappy? I only have two children, but my eldest sister-in-law has three. Their first wife has one more mouth to feed than the second wife."

Li Dashan said, "Then why don't you think about how much work Da Niu and Er Niu have to do every day?"

"Besides, any good things we have at home are given to the youngest. So, by this calculation, it is still us, the second branch, that are taking advantage of the first branch."

"Don't even think about sending my youngest son to school. We simply can't afford to support him."

It is good enough to have enough to eat, so why go to school? The old man Lin in the village supported a scholar, but the money was spent like water, but there was no return at all.

Of course, he also knew what kind of life the Lin family lived. In order to support Lin Sanlang's studies, Lin Dalang and Lin Erlang had long been complaining, and the family lived a tight life.

He didn't want to burden the whole family by supporting his son's education.

In a few years, the girls in the family will be able to get married, and the dowries will cost a lot of money.

He also wanted to save money to marry his son to a girl in town.

……

Even after so long, Li Xiaoyao had not forgotten his mission to pass the examination for the title of scholar, but he was also well aware of his own character and knew that he would definitely fail, not even the title of a student.

So, he focused his attention on Lin Qu.

The reason why the original person expressed this wish was that he longed to have a solid support at home.

Moreover, once one obtains the title of scholar, the benefits that can be enjoyed are innumerable: one does not need to kneel down to greet officials, can be exempted from the hardship of labor, can receive food and clothing, tuition fees and other benefits, and is also tax-free...

In short, Li Xiaoyao's heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat's claws, and he was very excited about these benefits.

Lin Qu is so smart that he is born to be a scholar. It will be easy for him to pass the imperial examination in the future.

However, he was like a headless fly and had no idea how to persuade his family to support Lin Qu's studies.

What the family lacks most now is money. If the family could be more well-off, perhaps there would be a little hope of persuading him.

Where on earth was he supposed to get the money?

There is gold that can be exchanged in the system mall, but the price is astronomical. One pound costs hundreds of points. It would be a huge loss to exchange it.

"Tongzi, quickly think of a way to make money for me!"

Go sell things on the street.

"No, my family doesn't have the money. Besides, if I become a merchant, I will be looked down upon by the scholars when I go to school."

【…】

[Then exchange the items in the mall and pawn them at the pawn shop.]

"I've looked everywhere, and there's nothing suitable. The prices are all ridiculously expensive."

【…】

[Host, you really stumped me.]

[The president can't let a little kid like you go to those deep mountains and forests to look for ginseng, right?]

[Or, you could go dig some herbs in the mountains and sell them at the pharmacy.]

When Li Xiaoyao heard this, his eyes lit up.

Digging ginseng, this is okay!

"Tongzi, you should know where to find ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum in the mountains."

【I don’t know. 】

It is naturally extremely reluctant to work for the host for free.

"One point." Li Xiaoyao stretched out a finger.

The system showed no response, like a sleeping lion.

"That's two points."

【…】

"Three points, no more."

[Host, why don't you take a look at how many points are needed to buy a ginseng in the mall?]

Li Xiaoyao: ...

Of course he had seen it, five hundred points.

He also knew that it was a bit stingy for him to spend so few points, but the ginseng sold in the mall was a thousand-year-old ginseng, so he could understand why it was expensive.

Moreover, he didn't need ginseng that was so old at the moment.

"Tongzi, what I need you to help me find is a hundred-year-old ginseng."

"Five points is a great deal. Our friendship is so deep, I know you'd be embarrassed to ask for more points."

【…】

【The system has been shut down. Please leave a message if you have any questions.】

Li Xiaoyao: “…”