However, what Xie Pinggang said reminded Xie Niushan, and his old face frowned immediately. "That's going to be hard. The Royal Academy has already accepted two good-for-nothings from our family. I don't know how much silver I'll need to pay the dean if I send one more."
"Yue'er is slightly younger than Qiao'er. The sisters should be together. You'll have to send the both of them, don't you think?" Ms. Lu added.
Xie Niushan suddenly came to a realization that he needed to raise someone else's daughter as well.
He looked crestfallen.
'Had I ever needed to worry about money when I was a bandit back then? Great, I don't even have gold and silver ever since I became an official. I've been living a sh*tty life!' Xie Niushan was enraged as he thought about it.
The imperial court was an evil b*stard.
"Hmm? Did father regret being an official? You can quit your job and return to the mountain," Xie Qiao said casually.
