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    Yang Yuhua almost cried when she heard this. She could bear the physical fatigue these days, but the hardest part was the mental fatigue.  Worried about her eldest brother's condition, worried about the starvation of her younger brothers and sisters, worried about not enough spinning yarn and weaving cloth "What about me, what about me, and what about me?" Yang Yuxiang called anxiously, hoping to attract the attention of her eldest brother.  "Of course you and I remember, you are Xiangxiang. The most naughty Xiangxiang in our family!" Yang Shaowen rubbed her little head and smiled.  At this time, Yang Shaowen felt much calmer.  The matter has come to this, no matter how sad and excited it is, it will not help. We still have to focus on the present. This is the right way.  At the same time, the brain also inherited most of the memories of the original owner of the body.  The Yang family was originally a large family in Wuxi, with a scholarly legacy passed down from generation to generation. Many of their ancestors were awarded Jinshi, and some even became senior officials during the Yongzheng period.  Unfortunately, no matter how prominent a family is, it is impossible to guarantee eternal prosperity for generations to come.  Since the Jiaqing year, no one from the Yang family has been awarded Jinshi.  The journey to becoming an official has always been a waste of money. The Yang family has been unable to pass the examination for a long time, and most of their savings have been used up.  By the time of Yang Shaowen's father's generation, the Yang family only had an ancestral house and a few acres of paddy fields. Other than that, they had no savings.  Seeing that his family fortune was declining day by day in his own hands, Yang Shaowen's father still had no regrets about taking the scientific examination and becoming an official.  Considering that living in Wuxi was very expensive and expensive, Yang Shaowen's father was determined to cut off his life.  He sold his ancestral home and property in Wuxi, and ten years ago, he came to the remote Yangpu Village to build a mud house and devote himself to learning.  Dozens of acres of land were juxtaposed for daily expenses.  Although Yang¡¯s father is determined, there is a saying that the emperor and heaven will pay off the hard work of the people in the affairs of the world, but there is another saying that the planning of things depends on people and the success of things depends on heaven.  Yang's father's decades of hard work failed to realize his vision of becoming an official in the imperial examination. Apart from obtaining the title of a scholar, he made no progress in the imperial examination.  Depressed and frustrated, Father Yang's body gradually collapsed and he began to take medicine frequently and stay in bed.  Two years ago, Yang's father finally lost his battle with the disease and passed away.  As the Yang family became increasingly depressed, Yang's mother put her hope of shining a bright light on the family's few boys.  She asked them to focus all their attention on studying and learning, and did not allow them to do any heavy work, while she worked hard spinning and weaving, and independently shouldered the important task of supporting the family.  Yang's mother was originally a young lady from a merchant family in Wuxi, and her health was not as good as that of a healthy rural woman.  Not long after, she herself became ill due to overwork and passed away a year ago.  More than a year ago, his parents passed away, leaving Yang Shaowen, the eldest brother, with four younger siblings.  The family's savings and land were also used up by treating Yang's father and Yang's mother.  What was left to Yang Shaowen was a family with only four walls.  Yang Shaowen was obviously not ready to shoulder this heavy burden.  He has always been trained by his family as a key candidate for the imperial examination, and he knows nothing about the business of supporting a family.  What's even more sad is that Yang Shaowen's first imperial examination this year did not go well. He didn't even pass the examination.  In fact, this is not surprising. Although Yang Shaowen has a bright mind and has read a lot of books, most of them are novels, biographies, history books, arithmetic and other miscellaneous books.  However, he lacked interest in studying the subset of classics and history that were examined in the imperial examination, and his studies were quite sloppy.  Surrendering to the heavy pressure of life, Yang Shaowen planned to find a volunteer school or private school nearby to become a tutor to support his younger brothers and sisters.  But in southern Jiangsu, where the literary style has been flourishing since ancient times, he couldn't even pass the examination as a scholar, so people looked down upon his knowledge.  He searched several schools in succession, but no one was willing to hire him as a private tutor.  ¡°Perhaps out of shame and anger at not being able to pass the examination as a scholar and become a private school teacher, or out of fear of the harsh life difficulties, he chose to commit suicide by jumping into the river one bright morning.  This is the life of the original owner of his body. It sounds a bit pitiful and pathetic, but at this time, Yang Shaowen felt that it was still a bit hateful.  Although his situation can be considered miserable, it would be a bit cowardly to commit suicide so easily.  And he is a little irresponsible towards his younger brothers and sisters, without the responsibility of an adult.  Seeing that although Yang Shaowen was still a little weak, his spirit had returned to normal, Yang Yuhua was in a happy mood, and she decided to make a delicious meal to replenish her elder brother's health.  Her proposal won unanimous support from her friends.  Yang Shaokuan licked his lips and suggested: "Sister, kill the old hen at home too? That's the only thing that has some nutrition in our house!" Xiao Xiangxiang's eyes were bright and her face was full.  Looking at Yang Yuhua hopefully.  "Okay!" Yang Yuhua gritted his teeth and agreed to this opinion.  Although there is only one chicken in the house and it is still laying eggs, for the sake of my eldest brother's health, I can only be cruel.  When Xiao Xiangxiang heard that there were chickens to eat in the evening, she ran out of the house with a cry of joy, and then heard the sound of chickens crowing "GeGeGeGe" from outside the house. It seemed that she was in a hurry to catch the old hen.  Yang Yuhua also went toGo to the room and prepare dinner for everyone.  Yang Shaowen got out of bed and walked around with the help of his two younger brothers.  He first looked at his house, which was an ordinary mud-tile house, about eighty square meters.  Many large and small gaps can be seen between the roof and the wall, allowing a lot of cold wind and light to sneak into the house.  The whole house has two rooms, east and west, and a central hall.  The west room was originally the dormitory of the Yang family's parents. Apart from a large bed, the most conspicuous thing is the row of bookshelves. There are about a hundred books at a rough count. Other than that, there is nothing special about it.  The furnishings in the middle hall are simpler, with nothing else except a table and four chairs.  The room on the west side is the room of the younger brother and sister. There are two wooden beds, one bed each for the two brothers and two sisters.  The bed was padded with dry straw, plus a quilt.  After Yang Shaowen looked at it, he felt that it was a little thin and might not be very comfortable in winter. ? Overall, the house is not big, but because there is no furniture or anything, it looks relatively empty.  According to the memory of the original owner of this body, when the Yang family first moved here, it was considered a prosperous family in the village, and the family was quite particular.  From the dilapidated and desolate scene in front of him, Yang Shaowen could understand the rapid decline of the Yang family in recent years.  Outside the house, there is a low thatched house on the left hand side, which is the kitchen and the place where farm tools and chicken coops are placed.  Around the house, withered bamboo strips were used to form a small yard half the size of a basketball court.  At this time, Yang Yuhua was slaughtering old hens in the kitchen, showing no fear of the blood and filth.  Yang Shaowen saw that she was quite nimble with her hands and feet, so he thought that she was very skilled at doing these housework tasks.  He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. At the age of fifteen, she was just a junior high school student in his time. Most of them couldn't even do ordinary housework, let alone kill chickens and geese.
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