Chapter 33: Releasing Goodwill

Bai Yunxi was stunned when she heard Song Wangshi's voice. She remembered that Song Jiaerlang had a talent for studying. Even the old scholar praised him and said that it would be easy for him to pass the imperial examination in the future.

But if she wanted to move forward, she had to learn from a famous teacher.

It was not easy to find a famous teacher at that time. Even if there was one, they might not be willing to accept her as a disciple.

Otherwise, the old scholar would not have found another way and found a job to pave the way for his son.

For ordinary people, it was already a drain on the family to support a student with the whole family's strength. If they were lucky, the whole family would benefit from it.

But before the results were seen, it was normal for the other sons to have opinions.

"Song Dasao is joking. I didn't go out much before, so I didn't see him often. But I heard my old man mention your Erlang, saying that he is a talented scholar. As long as he is supported, he will pass the imperial examination in time."

"Did the Juren really say that?"

Song Wangshi's eyes lit up when she heard Bai Yunxi's words. If she could pass the imperial examination, she could be the top scholar. Maybe she could even get an imperial decree.

'If nothing else, after passing the imperial examination, the family can be exempted from taxes and labor service, and the court will also issue student aid every year. Just like Bai Juren, the tax collected from the village's registered fields is enough to support a large family. '

'If her son has this blessing, she will support her second son to study even if she has to sell everything she has. ’

Song Wang came back to her senses and saw Bai Yunxi looking at her with a smile. She immediately took out two radishes from the basket and handed them to her.

"Just pulled them out of the ground, I'll give you some vegetables.

Knowing that her family had run out of food, how could fishing alone fill their stomachs?

"No need, there are vegetables at home. I just caught two fish, which is meat anyway."

These days, every family is not rich, and she can't just accept things from others.

"Hey, why are you being so polite to me?" Song Wang stuffed the radish into her hand, and before she left, Yaya called for help from below.

"Grandma, the fishing rod is about to run away, I can't catch it. "

Bai Yunxi came to her senses and immediately ran down to the river, regretting it so much. It was her fault for not thinking it through. How could she leave the child by the river?

Fortunately, the girl was sensible, otherwise she would have regretted it.

This is the disadvantage of being a single woman. Not to mention taking care of a child, she couldn't even play with Yaya.

She ran to take the fishing rod from Yaya's hand, and with a fierce swing, she slapped a fish with green scales on the grass again.

"Oh, my God, it's really a fish."

Song Wangshi was curious and followed her down. Seeing the half-pound carp somersaulting on the grass, her eyes widened.

Bai Yunxi removed the fishhook, pulled a piece of water grass to string the fish together, and took another one out of the bucket, strung them together, and handed it to Song Wangshi.

"Take it home and stew fish soup for your Erlang. I heard that eating more fish makes you smarter."

Song Wangshi frequently showed her goodwill and gave her two fish as a return gift.

"Eating fish makes you smarter? Really? "

Song Wang looked at Bai Yunxi blankly, wiped her hands, and wanted to take it but was embarrassed.

"This is too expensive, I can't accept it."

'Although the fish tastes bad, it is meat after all. The Bai family can't even afford it, how can she take advantage of it?'

Bai Yunxi listened to her thoughts, pulled her to squat by the river, and cleaned the fish in no time.

"Look, if you clean it like this, it won't be fishy or bitter at all. Fry it on both sides with lard and then stew it. The fish soup will be as white as milk and very nourishing. "