Chapter 2 Letter from Big Brother
On the way home, Qin Feng had a lot of thoughts.

As far as he could remember, his master and mistress were not as enthusiastic towards him as they were now.

On the one hand, it's because he has a dull personality and does things in a stupid way, which makes him not very likable.

On the other hand, when Qin He took Qin Feng in, he didn't have much desire to do so.

His second apprentice had just graduated and he was about to stop accepting new disciples. Unexpectedly, Qin Feng came to him to become his disciple, so he finally accepted him.

So all along, Qin He has been rather ordinary towards Qin Feng, neither too enthusiastic nor too cold.

But these days, I suddenly became enthusiastic, and the reason is very simple.

The master took his apprentice up the mountain, but the apprentice was bitten by a poisonous snake. Qin He felt a little guilty towards Qin Feng.

So when Qin Feng recovered, Qin He felt a little bit of compensatory towards him.

In addition, Qin Feng was good at talking and gave people the feeling that he had suddenly become enlightened. He was naturally very likable, which made Qin He become enthusiastic.

"Xiaofeng, are you going home? Have you eaten yet?"

"I've eaten it." Qin Feng smiled and waved.

On the way home, people greeted Qin Feng from time to time, and he responded with a smile.

When he was almost home, Qin Feng met the third uncle.

He stepped forward and asked, "Uncle, what day of the month are you going to the city?"

The third uncle is a man of higher seniority in the village and is very prestigious. He knows a lot about the village.

At the beginning of every month, their village would organize people to go to Pingchuan County to buy and sell things.

Today is June 28th, and the day to go into the city is not far away. Qin Feng wanted to go with them, so he asked.

"It's the second day of the Chinese New Year, there are still four days, your Uncle Tieshan will lead the team." The third uncle said with a smile.

"Okay then. Thank you, uncle."

Qin Tieshan is a hunter in their village. Sometimes when Qin Feng and Qin He go into the mountains, they will go with each other.

The reason why Qin Feng wanted to go to Pingchuan County was very simple: he just wanted to know more about this world.

Qinjia Village is too small. During the past ten days, Qin Feng asked many people, but his understanding of this world is still very superficial.

The most he could ask about was Pingchuan County, and beyond Pingchuan County, he only knew the name Qingzhou Prefecture.

Other than that, nothing else is known.

So if Qin Feng wanted to know more, he could only go to the county town.

However, this world seemed strange yet familiar to Qin Feng.

The previous incarnation was illiterate, but Qin Feng could read because the characters used in this world were traditional Chinese characters.

And the words they said, their speaking habits, the sun and moon in the sky and other details, all felt similar to the previous life.

Qin Feng had read quite a few time-travel novels, and he estimated that the world he traveled to might be the world in a martial arts novel or a film or TV show in his previous life.

As for which one it is, we will have to wait and find out later.

After all, there are hundreds of thousands of martial arts novels, and Qin Feng has not read many of them. The probability of him being able to travel into the world he knows is too low.

Thinking of this, Qin Feng returned home.

"what happened?"

Qin Feng found that his parents were sitting at the table, looking unhappy, and there was a letter on the table.

When I turned my head, I saw my younger sister Qin Xiaoya in the bedroom, leaning her head out to look out with a hint of fear in her eyes.

After seeing Qin Feng coming back, Qin Xiaoya ran out immediately, tugged at the corner of Qin Feng's clothes, and called out crisply.

"Second brother."

Qin Feng rubbed his little sister's head, then squatted down and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

"My parents just had a fight." Qin Xiaoya made a trumpet shape with her hands and whispered in his ear.

quarrel?

Qin Feng stood up and looked at his parents, and continued to ask: "What happened?"

Father Qin An hesitated to speak, but mother Liu Fang finally spoke. "Your elder brother's matter requires money again, and this time he wants five taels of silver!"

This word "again" is very clever.

Because it was not the first time that the eldest brother asked for money from home, but this time he actually asked for 5 taels of silver, which was the first time.

Don't you know what's going on at home? How can you possibly come up with 5 taels?!
But my father was a man who wanted his son to be successful, and he fully supported my eldest brother's studies.

The mother was more realistic. They couldn't take out five taels of silver right now, so if they wanted to give the money, they could only borrow it.

I guess the two of them started arguing because of this incident.

Qin Feng did not answer, but grabbed the letter on the table and quickly looked through it.

The letter said that in order to prepare for next year's county examination, five taels of silver were needed to purchase a scholar's prediction of the exam questions.

The meaning of predicted topic is mock test paper, which is equivalent to famous teacher's. So, brother, are you spending money to buy a famous teacher's predicted topic?
In the letter, the elder brother praised this book highly, as if as long as one bought this predicted topic, one would be able to pass next year's exam.

"Second brother, can you read too?" Qin Xiaoya asked curiously at this time.

Seeing his parents' surprised expressions, Qin Feng said, "I learned a few characters from my master, but I can only understand a little bit."

In Qin Feng's family, except for the eldest brother who can read, everyone else has never been to school and cannot read.

When I receive letters from home, I ask someone to help me read them.

It was really surprising that Qin Feng suddenly showed that he could recognize words.

But when I heard that it was Qin He who taught him, it was normal.

In Qinjia Village, Qin He is one of the few people who can read.

"Brother, we can't give you the five taels of silver now." Qin Feng put the letter on the table and said.

"What does a kid know? Your elder brother has already said that if you buy this question, you will definitely pass the exam next year!" Qin An said unhappily.

"Next year! You said next year, too. The county exam won't be held until February next year. There's still more than half a year left. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"And you've been taking the exam for so many years and you've never passed. I think, why don't you just give up taking it?"

Qin Feng, with a modern mindset, felt that his elder brother was not good at studying.

My family has been supporting me to study since I was 10 years old. Now it has been eight years, and I haven't even passed the county exam. My level is really poor.

"That won't do!" This time it was Liu Fang who spoke.

She said, "We have to take the exam. If we don't, how can our family get ahead?! If your eldest brother doesn't pass the exam, what will happen to the corvée? What about the military service?! But spending money like this is not a solution. If he fails the exam, our family won't be able to support him!"

After hearing this, Qin Feng also reacted.

This is different from modern times. People in this world have to perform corvee labor and military service.

But if I can pass the imperial examination, I can exempt my family from all this.

It is precisely because of this privilege that there is the saying that all other things are inferior except reading.

But besides studying, there is another way in this world, and that is practicing martial arts.

However, the threshold for practicing martial arts is higher and the cost is higher, which is not something that an ordinary family like theirs can afford.

"You have to provide it. What if you pass the exam this time?!" Qin An said in a firm tone.

The mother objected again and the quarrel started again.

Qin Feng said quickly: "In a few days, I will go to the city with Uncle Tieshan to ask about my brother's situation first. We will talk about it then. Anyway, there is still more than half a year before the exam."

"Okay." Qin Feng's words made both parents nod.

Qin Feng’s idea was very simple. There was no rush for this matter, so he could just put it off for now.

He will go up the mountain tomorrow to see what he has harvested. If he finds good stuff, money will not be a problem.

Otherwise, he would have to have a good talk with his eldest brother first.

Since Qin Feng has traveled through time, he has inherited the cause and effect of his previous life, so he must take care of these family members.

But then again, he knows too little about this world right now.

Only after he goes to the county town and learns more can he make a more correct decision.

(End of this chapter)