MTL - I Was Called a Poor Widow, But I Relied on My Supernatural Powers To Fight Back In Ancient Times

Chapter 9 A bad hand

 At that time, the original owner was only thirteen years old and had not yet reached the age of hair.

 When parents pass away, children observe filial piety for three years.

 During this period, Bai Yunhui took over the private school.

Three years later, Bai Yunhui started the scientific examination again, but failed repeatedly. As the children were born one after another, Bai Yunhui simply gave up the scientific examination, concentrated on teaching, and paid attention to his son.

Over the years, the couple gave birth to a total of four sons and one daughter. In addition to the income from private school and land income, the old Juren could also receive three stones of rice every year, which was a subsidy given to the Juren by the court.

Moreover, the old man cherishes his wife, and the original owner is almost the whole family.

As the wife of a juren, the original owner’s life had always been worry-free. It wasn’t until the old juren saw her eldest son stalled after passing the imperial examination that he began to worry.

 He didn’t want his sons to live in the countryside like him all their lives.

 After much thought, Lao Juren decided to become an official to pave a bright road for his son.

The Song Dynasty valued literature over martial arts, and gave special treatment to students. After passing the imperial examination, if you don't want to continue the scientific examination, you can wait for the court to send officials, but when they can be sent depends on your personal ability.

 Lao Juren told his former classmate and friend his thoughts, hoping that he could give him some advice.

The man wholeheartedly agreed, saying that if he spent some money, he could ask someone to run it, and maybe his dream would come true.

Lao Juren wanted to become an official earlier, so he thought about it for a while and agreed to his classmate's suggestion.

  It costs a lot of money to smoothen the relationship. In recent years, the original owner and his wife have raised four sons and one daughter, and the expenses are not small. Although they have some financial resources, they still lack some operational connections.

The original owner discussed with Lao Juren and decided to use the old house as collateral to borrow some money from Majia Bank, which was a selfish loan sharking by the wealthy landlords.

As long as the official career goes smoothly, these debts can be paid back quickly.

Knowing the purpose of Lao Juren, Ma Xiangshen gave him a favor and only used his house as a mortgage without interest. Who would have thought that his classmate took the money to smoothen the relationship, but in the end he was given the position of county magistrate and turned around? Taken office.

Lao Juren tried to fetch water in a bamboo basket but failed. In disbelief, he went to his former classmates to confirm the authenticity. In the end, he was driven away without even seeing anyone.

Lao Juren was so enthusiastic that he vomited blood at that time and fell ill after he came back. The original owner sold his property to save his life, and managed to hold on for a month, but he still passed away.

Today is the day when the banker comes to collect debts. The original owner has no money and is unwilling to hand over the land deed of the old house. In the midst of pushing and shoving, the original owner knocked on the bluestone bricks and reunited with Lao Juren.

Baiyunxi let out a breath, and the couple stretched out their legs and left, leaving her in a mess.

 Hands of bad cards, how should she play?

It's hard to say whether a group of cheap sons with their own ulterior motives can be managed.

Alas~, what a bad luck, who did she provoke?

 When Mrs. Du came to deliver food to her, Bai Yunxi was still unwilling to accept the reality.

“Mom, you lost so much blood, you need to eat more to make up for it.”

Bai Yunxi looked at the white porridge and half a bowl of stewed cabbage in front of him. Eating this little food was just enough to keep him from being hungry. It was better to replenish his blood.

 After being served by Du Shi and drinking porridge, Baiyunxi waved his hand.

 “I’ll take a nap while you go and do your work.”

　　I have reached the limit of not being able to sleep until now, and there are stars in front of my eyes.

　　“Hey, if anything happens, mother, just call me.”

Mrs. Du put away the dishes, glanced at her mother-in-law's head, turned around and went out. As soon as she reached the door, Ms. Li came to greet her.

“Sister-in-law, how are you doing?”

 (End of this chapter)