The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 1 The Desolate Scholar
Lin Hai looked at the scene in front of him and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

After being drunk, he actually traveled to a dynasty called Daxia.

The powerful officials in the court are surrounded by enemies, and the people live in poverty.

Especially when many disasters occurred in consecutive years, the court ignored them and allowed the people to live in dire straits.

And my family situation is not good either.

There are only two dilapidated tile-roofed houses with only four walls.

Inherited all the memories of this body and became a down-and-out scholar.

The scholar was so hungry that he saw a fish by the river. When he was catching the fish, it slipped into the water.

If someone hadn't happened to pass by, he might have been drowned.

Lin Hai was trying to absorb the memories in his mind, when a beautiful woman walked in.

It was a great surprise to see Lin Hai wake up.

"My husband, you finally woke up, you scared me to death!"

He quickly put the bowl aside and threw himself into Lin Hai's arms.

Lin Hai knew through his memory that this was his daughter-in-law Qiaoer, whose surname was Zhou.

Although she was wearing coarse clothes, she could not hide her beautiful face.

The slender waist is full of grace, and there is a kind of fragile beauty.

"Mr. Sir, how do you feel? You can't do such things to seek death. Without you, how can the slave family live?"

As Qiaoer spoke, big tears rolled down like broken beads.

The whole person looked pitiful.

Lin Hai was immediately thrown into a panic and quickly comforted him: "I'm not seeking death! I saw a fish by the river and wanted to catch it, but accidentally fell into the river."

Qiaoer quickly wiped away her tears and asked dubiously: "Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Lin Hai replied quickly.

"My husband, please don't do such dangerous things again. I will definitely find a way to deal with eating."

Zhou Qiaoer suddenly remembered and picked up the bowl.

"This is freshly cooked vegetable porridge, sir, drink it quickly!"

Lin Hai took the bowl, which contained only a few wild vegetable leaves.

Boil wild vegetables in water, not even any noodles.

Qiao'er explained with some shame: "Wild vegetables are getting harder and harder to find. I heard there are wolves in the mountains, so I don't dare to go dig them.

When my husband gets better, I will go to my parents' house to see if I can get some rice and noodles. "

"It's okay!" Lin Hai felt hungry and drank it all in one breath.

Then I felt a little better.

"Ms., please take a rest first. You just drowned and need to recuperate!"

Zhou Qiaoer helped Lin Hai lie down, picked up the bowl and walked out.

Lin Hai looked at his wife's appearance and suddenly felt very distressed.

I am a scholar and have been reading for several years.

In the eyes of the common people, being literate makes you superior to others.

But the same useless scholar has no strength and cannot do any work.

All the work at home falls on Qiaoer's weak shoulders.

The world is in a bad state, with wars and chaos, coupled with perennial disasters.

The harvested food was not enough to eat, so they had to dig wild vegetables to fill their stomachs.

Lin Hai has lost his mother since he was a child. His father died of illness last year, and his family's life has become increasingly difficult.

However, in his previous life, Lin Hai relied on his status as a scholar, had high ambitions and low abilities, and did not bother to do menial work, which resulted in the family not having enough to eat.

"No, how can I, a grown man, let a woman work to support the family?"

Lin Hai got off the bed and came to the yard.

I saw Qiaoer holding the bowl, chewing a few times and swallowing hard.

Walking over, I saw some grass roots in the bowl.

Lin Hai's eyes suddenly turned red, and the only wild vegetable was given to him.

Qiaoer can only rely on grass roots to satisfy her hunger, which shows how difficult life is.

Qiaoer swallowed it and saw Lin Hai coming behind him at some unknown time.

Suddenly he was a little flustered and even stood up.

"Ms. sir, it's not like that..." "I'm such a bad person that I let you eat such a thing." He slapped himself in the face.

Lin Hai felt terribly distressed and hugged Qiaoer tightly.

Qiaoer never expected that Lin Hai actually knew how to care about him, and his heart was surrounded by great happiness.

In the past, apart from complaining, Lin Hai had never been so kind to himself.

She even felt that she was a carpenter's daughter and had always looked down upon her.

If it hadn't been for the lack of money for studying in the past, and the family had some money as a dowry, they would never have married themselves.

"Mr., don't blame yourself. Every household is like this now. We will definitely get through it." Qiaoer quickly comforted him.

Lin Hai knew that the people's lives were not good, but other families had laborers.

I can still work to earn some money in exchange for food, so I won't be reduced to eating grass roots.

"Qiao'er, I will definitely let you have enough to eat, believe me!" Lin Hai held Qiao'er's shoulders and said sternly.

"Well, I believe that my husband will definitely be admitted as a scholar." Qiaoer nodded seriously.

Lin Hai smiled bitterly in his heart after hearing this. It was simply wishful thinking to test himself as a scholar just by reading a few books.

The poor people now have no food to eat, and they cannot pay for the imperial examination at all.

Relying on the imperial examination to stand up is not reliable at all.

The most urgent task is to solve the problem of eating first.

"By the way, sir, let's take a rest first. Our silkworms have begun to spin cocoons. I have to go pick some mulberry leaves and bring them back. I can't let the silkworms starve at this critical moment.

In just a few days, when the silkworms have finished spinning their cocoons, they can be exchanged for money. "

Qiaoer's face showed joy when she thought that she would soon be able to sell silkworm cocoons for money.

"I'll go with you!" Lin Hai said.

"No, how can I let my husband do menial work? What's more, my husband has not recovered yet. He needs to rest at home. I can just go."

Qiaoer left with a basket full of mulberry leaves.

Lin Hai sat in the yard and started thinking about how to get food.

There is no capital at all to do business.

When hunting, I don’t have the strength to tie a chicken, and I’m afraid I can’t even draw the bow and arrow.

Digging wild vegetables, there are wild animals in the mountains, it is too dangerous.

Lin Hai found that he was actually useless. Even if he was a person who traveled through time, he still couldn't do anything.

The more I thought about it, the more anxious I became.

Wandering to the silkworm room, I saw many white silkworms.

Some branches were specially placed for silkworms to climb up and spin cocoons.

Seeing the cocoon, Lin Hai suddenly had an idea.

"There is a way. Use silk to make a net and go to the river to catch fish."

Lin Hai still clearly remembered that there were many white strips in the river.

This kind of fish gathers in schools, and as long as the catching method is correct, many can be caught at one time.

It's just that Baitiao swims too fast and will be scared away at the slightest movement, making it difficult for fishermen to catch it.

Lin Hai knew how to weave a sticky net based on the habits of white striped fish.

Put it in the water and the white striped fish will get stuck in the mesh if it swims over.

Just do it and pick off a few silkworm cocoons.

Boil the pot and get ready to draw the shreds.

The water had just boiled, and Qiaoer came back from picking mulberry leaves.

Seeing Lin Hai boiling water, he quickly came over to help.

"Are you thirsty, sir? Let me boil some water!"

"You came just in time to help me pull out the silk." Lin Hai said.

"Our family sells silkworm cocoons directly, so what are you doing with the silk?" Qiao'er looked puzzled.

"Making nets for fishing."

Qiao'er was frightened, and Lin Hai almost drowned, but he didn't dare to let him go to the river again.

What's more, there is no way to use silk to make fishing nets. It will only waste silkworm cocoons.

"No, it's too dangerous. My husband, you have to promise me that you will never go to the river again." Qiaoer quickly persuaded.

"Don't worry, I don't need to put this fishing net into the water. I guarantee that I can catch endless fish!" Lin Hai said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)