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Chapter 51 is finished

As soon as the candidate opposite looked up, he saw that the boy opposite had already sat there and stopped writing. Could it be that he had finished answering the questions? He hadn't finished answering his own paper yet, and there was still the last bit left. The scholar hurriedly lowered his head and wrote quickly.

After Li Wen finished writing, he observed the people around him. Some people had already finished answering the questions, while others were working hard to write. However, it has nothing to do with him how other people do in exams. All he cares about is himself.

"Ruanju——"

"The paper is collected!"

The Yamen was beating the gong with his gong, and it was time to collect the paper. At this time, the candidates should stop writing, otherwise it will be regarded as cheating. Therefore, even if someone has not finished answering the paper, they must stop writing and are not allowed to answer the questions again, otherwise the ranking will be invalid.

After handing in the papers, the candidates can leave the dormitory and leave the venue in order.

The gate was opened, the officials were guarding both sides of the examination room, and the candidates were lining up to go out one by one.

Li Wen followed the person in front of him and went out. It was a cold day, and many candidates were so cold that they felt stupid after taking the exam for a whole day.

At the door, many parents, elders and servants came to wait for the candidates to come out.

As soon as Li Wen came out, he immediately saw his father.

Li Gushan rushed to the town from home, knowing that his son would come out after taking the exam at this time. After waiting for a while, he saw the door open and someone came out.

"Dad!" When Li Wen saw his father, his father also saw him. Li Shangu didn't ask his son how he did in the exam. He reached out and took his son into his arms and said, "Your mother killed a chicken and asked me to bring it to you when it was ready. Dad brought it and put it at the inn. I'll heat it up for you later."

"Hey, thank you, Dad. Remember to thank Mom for me when you go back tomorrow. Dad, when did you come back to town? Did grandma ask about me?" Li Wen huddled in his father's arms, whose broad shoulders had protected him from wind and rain for so many years.

To him, this man was one of the closest people to him in the world.

Li Wen has grown a lot in the past three years, but it only reaches his father's waist. If he wants to catch up with his father's height, he still needs to eat a few more bowls of rice!

"Yes, why didn't I ask you anymore? As soon as my father came home, your grandma and grandma pulled me and asked me endless questions." Li Shangu said.

"Hehe..." Li Wen chuckled.

The wind blew from the street to the end of the street. There were no people setting up stalls on the street, and the people who went to the market had all gone home. At this time, the candidates came out after taking the exam. There were carriages and sedan chairs on the road. After picking up the people, they all went back home.

The father and son were walking on the street, heading back to the inn where they were staying.

Back at the inn in the evening, the father and son had dinner together, and it was getting dark outside.

After briefly washing up in the inn room, Li Wen didn't stay up late to study like others. Normally, you have already worked hard. Now it is better to go to bed early and be energetic so that you can continue tomorrow's exam.

There are five county exams. One exam has been taken today, and there are only four exams left.

The next day, he got up before dawn as usual. It was still very early outside, so Li Wen got up, washed briefly in the inn, and then the father and son went out together. It was still dark outside, and Li Gugu held a lantern in his hand to light up the road ahead as he sent his son to the examination room to take the exam.

There were many people like them rushing towards the examination room. Everyone wanted to get in earlier and the

next few exams would be the same as the exams on the first day.

The yamen opened the door when the clock struck, and the candidates were put inside after each examination. Li Wen followed the candidates in front and entered the examination room after the examination was completed. When his son went to take the exam, Li Gugu drove the donkey cart back to the village. There was still a lot of work to do at home, and he couldn't go back.

Li Wen was in the same dormitory for the five exams, so he was in this small shed for the past five days. Fortunately, he could go out after the exam every day. However, I heard that after taking the provincial examination, you have to complete the examination before you can go out. It is a very scary thing to think about it.

Li Wen is still very confident in himself. He believes that he can make it to the day of the provincial examination, or even beyond. But now he has to pass the county examination first. The county examination is his first exam. He also attaches great importance to it. If everything gets off to a good start, everything will go smoothly later.

The first, second, third and fourth exams have been successfully completed. Now there is only one last exam left. After today's exam, the county exam is considered completed.

The fifth test is about article writing, which must be written in a strict format, and there are certain word count requirements and restrictions.

Writing articles is not difficult for Li Wen. When he was studying in his previous life, the school began to teach composition in the third grade. When he got older and made mistakes, Ms. Song stopped slapping him and asked him to write a self-reflection letter, ranging from 300 words to 800 words, and once he even wrote a 2,000-word self-reflection.

Ms. Song's self-reflection was not something that could be passed casually, but had to be quoted from classics. Therefore, his subsequent compositions were so good, and it was inextricably related to Ms. Song's self-reflection.

The questions in the county examination are generally not too difficult or too biased. They all test the knowledge you usually learn. Today's question is also from the "Four Books" and a sentence from the "Analects of Confucius". After Li Wen reviewed the topic, he had a general direction in his mind on how to write.

Before noon, he typed out the manuscript. He wrote it faster and the handwriting was a little more sloppy. Anyway, he could understand it himself.

At noon, after eating as usual, Li Wen lay on the table and squinted for a while, then picked up the brush and started transcribing the article onto the paper. While other people's condition worsened as they advanced to the later stages of the exam, he was just the opposite. His condition improved as he advanced to the later stages of the exam, and his whole body became more and more energetic.

When the last word falls, the answer is over!

Li Wen looked at the clean and concise writing on the paper, put down the brush, and then carefully checked the paper. If there were no problems, he put the paper into the bag and sealed it. He waited for a while for the yamen official to blow the gong. Submitted the test paper.

"Bang bang——"

I heard the familiar sound of gongs, and the last test of the county examination was over.

The gate opened and the candidates who had finished the exam walked out of the examination room one by one.

Li Wen came out of the first batch and saw his father as soon as he came out. His father was waiting for him at the same place every day. The son saw him, and Li Gugu also saw his son. Today he drove a donkey cart over, and said to his son, "Get in the car, let's go home. Your mother-in-law has prepared a meal and is waiting for us to go back and have

the last meal today." After the field test, the county test is over, and then it's time to wait for the results to come out

. "Li Wen climbed on the donkey cart. They checked out the room at the inn this morning. After the exam, he can go home directly. He no longer has to stay at the inn in the town. Living in the inn will make him happy every day. It costs money.

The donkey has been walking this way for two years. Even if they don't have to drive it, the donkey knows the way back.

"Dad, why didn't you ask me how I did in the exam? "Both father and son were sitting in front. Li Wen asked his father a little strangely. His father could also hold it in. He had been taking the exam for five days and five times, and he didn't ask a word about his exam. Pass.

"My father believes in you." Li Guanggu glanced at his son, a smile flashed in his eyes, and said, "My father has never read, and he won't understand if I ask you. If you study hard in the future, our family will be better." You're such a good student^"

"Hehe..." Li Wen laughed, quite happily.

Li Gushan, a father, knows what kind of temper his son is. Every day when he sees his son coming out after taking the exam, he looks like a normal person, just like he usually comes back after studying. Li Valley knows that his son has passed the exam. There must be no problem.

Grandma and grandma at home have already made meals and are waiting for him to come back.

After getting off the car, Li Wen opened the door and saw his grandma sitting in the courtyard. He called out, "Grandma, I'm back."

"Hey, it's my good grandson. My good grandma is back." Wang Li When Shi saw his grandson coming back, he took his hand and looked here and there. Sun Yi came out of the kitchen and saw her son coming back with her husband. She smiled and said, "The food is ready. Let's come and eat."

When Li Laoer saw his nephew coming back, he asked if he was taking the exam. How about.

"Second uncle, I don't know. I'll find out when the results come out." Li Wen would not be complacent and tell anyone that he must have passed the exam. Even if he was sure in his heart that he would definitely pass the exam, he would not say In this case.

"Haha, second uncle believes that Sanbao will definitely pass the exam." Li Laoer had an inexplicable trust in his nephew.

Li Dahua hummed in her heart, who knew whether she would pass the exam or not. If she failed, she would be a joke.

In the past few years, since she had not been able to give birth to a son, Li Dahua became even more displeased with Li Sanbao. As she lost her status in the family, Li Sanbao became the treasure of the whole family. Even the men in her family didn't know what kind of drug Li Sanbao had taken, and one of them was my nephew.

Bah!

I really thought I would definitely be admitted as a scholar!

No one in this family cares about what Li Dahua is thinking. Neither Li Daya nor Li Erya is close to her mother. The youngest Wu Yatou is three years old this year. Wu Yatou was raised by Da Ya, the eldest sister. Compared with A Niang, Wu Yatou has not been close to her eldest sister.

"My dear grandson is hungry, let's eat." When Mrs. Li saw her grandson coming back, she shouted to her two daughters-in-law to put the food on the table for dinner.

"Aniang, I'll go right away." Sun Yi was the happiest. When she heard Aniang saying that dinner was ready, she hurriedly went into the kitchen and brought out the prepared dishes. Li Dahua didn't dare to be idle and not work. In recent years, she was afraid of being punished by her mother-in-law, so she went to work reluctantly.

Today, Mrs. Li Wang also asked the eldest daughter-in-law to kill a hen and stew soup. There is meat and vegetables on the table, and the rice is cooked, which is better than what they eat during the New Year. Li Wen sat next to his grandma, and next to him was his aunt.

Everyone sat down to eat together.

Chapter 52 Escalation of Conflict

The soup stewed by the old hens is fragrant and rich.

"Well, it smells good." Li Wen drank two bowls in succession, and his whole body felt warm after drinking it.

Knowing that her grandson was exhausted from exams these days, Mrs. Li asked her daughter-in-law to kill an old hen and make soup to replenish her grandson's health. Only the old lady could be so willing to treat her grandson. Mrs. Li put the drumstick into her grandson's bowl and said, "My dear grandson, eat a drumstick. This is specially reserved for you by grandma."

"Thank you grandma, grandma, you can eat it too, don't worry about me." Li Wang He felt very shameful. He was the third in the family, and there were two younger ones behind him. He saw Wu Yatou staring at the chicken legs in his bowl, but Li Wen knew that if he gave Wu Yatou a handful of chicken drumsticks, Wu Yatou would still be scolded by his grandma, so he just thought about it.

Now their family is much better than before. Only five girls in their family have never suffered anything since childhood. Since she grew up, the family has slowly gotten better. Meat and fish dishes can often be seen on the dinner table. Fifth Girl is not as skinny and hungry as Si Ya and the others were when they were young.

"Sister." The fifth girl was not satisfied with the broth. She grabbed the eldest sister's hand and wanted to eat the meat on the plate.

Li Daya is a little older and she understands the rules of this family better. The meat on the table is not something that they girls can eat casually. Da Ya comforted the fifth girl and gave her sister a chopstick of food.

"Woo, I don't want it, I want to eat meat." Wu Yatou cried, pointing to the chicken on the big plate, asking for meat.

The whole family calmed down and looked at the five girls, wondering what was going on.

Li Wangshi's face turned dark immediately. When Li Dahua saw her mother-in-law's face changed, she quickly grabbed the fifth girl and slapped her, "You damn girl, I made you cry and cry. Some of you even cry all day long after eating. How can a little girl make you laugh?" , it would be nice to have food for you, and you are shouting for meat all day long, I let you eat, I let you eat..."

"Wow wow..." The little girl who was beaten cried even louder.

Li Daya stood aside and watched her mother-in-law beating her sister. Her eyes were red and she didn't dare to stop her.

"Sizi, stop hitting, the fifth girl is still young." Li Wen saw his second aunt beating the fifth girl and said out loud.

"Yes, Dahua, please stop beating the child. Don't you just want to eat meat? Today I killed a chicken and so much meat, all for everyone to eat." Sun Yi stood up and pulled her aunt to stop beating the child. .

"Go away, I beat my child, so I asked you to pretend to be kind..." Li Dahua originally didn't like Sun Yi and her son. When she saw Sun Yi coming to pull her, she pushed Sun Yi carefully and pushed the person away. open.

Sun Yi couldn't stand firm and almost fell down.

"Mom, be careful!" Li Wen shouted when he saw that his mother was about to fall.

Fortunately, Li Shangu took action in time and caught the person, and Sun Yi was able to stabilize her body.

Sun Yi's face turned pale after being shaken like this. Li Wen quickly ran over and asked, "Auntie, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

"Noisy, noisy, noisy all day long, this family There won't be any peace for a moment. I see you are all pregnant, so you two don't have to eat today!" Mrs. Li got angry and pointed at Li Dahua and the little one.

Li Wen saw with his own eyes that his second aunt pushed his grandma on purpose. It seemed that this woman would not teach her a lesson, so when he heard his grandma say that they would not be allowed to eat, he would never do this today. He helped his second aunt and others to plead for mercy;

Ma Dan was so kind that he was struck by lightning!

"Both of you, please go back to the house!" Li Laoer's face turned ugly when he saw that his mother-in-law and daughter were having such an ugly fight. His mother-in-law almost pushed her sister-in-law down.

If he fell down, how would he explain it to his eldest brother and nephew?

"Ayi, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Li Shangu asked worriedly when he saw that his wife's face was not very good.

"No, I have nothing to do." Sun Yi waved her hand and said.

After a good meal turned into such a fuss, Li Gushan looked at everyone with a calm face.

The food on the table was still well placed. Even though Li Shangu was unhappy, in the end, for the sake of the peace of the family, he still said to his mother-in-law, "Mom, this matter is over for now. Let's all sit down and eat." "Okay."

Li Dahua was also sobbing there. She was beating and scolding the girl. She was not welcomed because she gave birth to a girl. If she gave birth to a son, wouldn't she be the same as Li Sanbao?

Da Ya pulled her sister over to comfort her, but the little girl didn't dare to cry after crying twice.

"You look like a loser and you cry all day long. Forget it, let's sit down and eat." Mrs. Li's face was not happy.

Everyone sat down to eat again, and the atmosphere was much more silent and awkward than at the beginning.

"Grandma, please eat a piece of meat." Li Wen picked out two pieces of soft meat for his grandma. In the past few years, his grandma had lost very few teeth. She couldn't eat hard things, so she only ate soft ones. Nothing boney.

He is growing up year by year, and the old lady is getting older year by year. It is very sad to see your relatives grow old.

Li Wen knew that his grandma had always been partial to him, which made his second aunt jealous. It's just that his second aunt doesn't understand that people's hearts change. If you want others to be good to you, you must also be good to others. If others are good to you, you must also be good to others, otherwise the kindness from others will not continue to be given to you.

His grandma loves him, and he has known her kindness since he was a child. He always wanted to give her a piece of meat since he was little. If he only knew what he wanted and didn't know how to give, the people in this family might not be as close to him as they are now.

But Li Dahua didn't understand this truth. She only knew how to envy and hate others, but never looked for the reasons from herself. Even her own biological daughters were not close to her. How can a mother be called a mother if she doesn't love her children and beats and scolds her children at every turn?

It is difficult for Li Wen to condemn a woman like his second aunt, because her world is full of backwardness and ignorance, and it is difficult for you to force something on her. So it's not without reason that he doesn't like his second aunt. This woman has never been kind to others, she just selfishly thinks about her own interests.

The meat on the plate was shared with everyone, and everyone could eat the meat.

Seeing the chicken soup on the table, Sun Yi had no appetite, so she stopped eating after eating a little rice and vegetables.

The rice and vegetables on the table are all finished, and there is still a little soup left on the plate. Today's meal is considered complete.

By the time they finished eating, it was already dark outside, and everyone went back to their houses.

Returning to the house at night, Li Wen saw that his mother-in-law didn't look well, so he asked, "Mom, are you feeling unwell? Maybe my father and I will take you to the town to see a doctor."

"What can happen to my mother, what kind of doctor can I see? You just think about it all day long. "Sun Yi nodded her son's forehead and said.

"Auntie, what I said is true. Why is the family living well now that we can't even afford the money for medical treatment? Let's go to the town to see a doctor. We want peace of mind that we're not sick, right? Grandma, you are still waiting for your son to get the top prize in the scholar examination. Grandma, don't you want to be called the mother of a scholar or the mother of the top scholar in the future? Think about how majestic this is, isn't it? "Li Wen could even use the words "the scholar's mother" and "the number one scholar's mother".

He was sure to get the scholar exam, but he still needed to work harder to get the number one scholar.

"Pfft... you kid." Sun Yi was helpless by her son, but what her son said moved her. Sun Yi said, "Chengcheng, let's go to the town with you tomorrow to have a look. , you kid, there's nothing my mother can do to you."

"Mom, just watch, hehe." Seeing his mother agree, Li Wen smiled.

The man standing aside heard what the two women said, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

"Dad, grandma, I want to ask you something. If we build a house here, do you want to continue living with my second uncle and his family?" Li Wen thought of what his aunt did to his grandma today. He doesn't usually stay at home very often and doesn't know what's going on at home, so he doesn't know how his aunt treats his mother-in-law.

But in the past few years when he was still young, when he was at home, he had seen his aunt being rude to his mother-in-law.

"You kid, why are you asking such a thing?" Sun Yi said after hearing her son's words.

"Auntie, I'm serious. I'm not young anymore." Li Wen seriously wanted to talk to his parents about this matter. He didn't want to talk about any conflicts between his mother and aunt in the future. It must be his auntie. Suffer a lot.

He continued, "Auntie, if you don't want to live with your uncle and aunt, let's take this opportunity to clarify the matter. When the time comes, we will build a house and live separately. From now on, grandma will stay with us." Passed.

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"As for the family business, it's okay for dad and your second uncle to continue doing business together. Even if we separate, it won't affect the second uncle's continued business with our family. The second uncle is still my second uncle. We are still a family, right? "

Actually, their family's food business and recipes are mainly in their own hands. His aunt doesn't know anything about it. This is why his grandma prevented his aunt from accidentally leaking it to her parents' family

. His second uncle never thought about the separation of the family, so he only wanted to do business with his father to make money and train him to study. Therefore, if the family separation was about to happen, the only one who would be sorry would be his second uncle, Li. He was thinking,

"Let's not rush this matter now. I'll discuss it with your grandma and second uncle later. We will take your mother to the town to see a doctor tomorrow to check on her health. "Li Shangu said loudly.

For this man, the matter of dividing the family can be put aside later. The most important thing is that his wife goes to see the doctor.

"Well, okay, let's take Aniang to the town tomorrow. Go see a doctor. "Li Wen didn't have any objections.

But after today's incident, Li Wen didn't agree too much with living with his second uncle and his family after building a new house. There will always be conflicts when there are many people living together. Today's It was just because of a piece of meat that the whole family became so unhappy.

Since his father said to let it go, let it go. He is not as clear as his father in dealing with these matters.

February The sky was still covered with quilts, and it was still very cold to sleep at night.

Li Wen huddled in his little bed and buried himself in the quilt to sleep...

Chapter 53: His mother-in-law is pregnant

Early the next morning, Li Gugu hitched up the donkey cart and took the donkey out to prepare to take his wife and children to the town. The man turned back to his mother-in-law and said, "Mom, I'll take Sanbao's mother to the town to see the doctor. I'll leave it to my mother to take care of the family affairs."

"Go." Mrs. Li hated the illness when she saw it. She is the eldest daughter-in-law. In the past two years, because of her grandson, she has not been too picky about this eldest daughter-in-law. After all, this daughter-in-law gave birth to a grandson for the old Li family. The grandson took advantage of the opportunity to be sensible since he was a child. Now he is studying in an academy and taking the imperial examination.

My grandson is about to pass the exam. This is a matter of honor for our ancestors!

Therefore, for the sake of her grandson, Mrs. Li looked much better towards her daughter-in-law. When she saw that she was going to the town to see a doctor, she did not say anything unpleasant.

"Auntie, let's go and be back soon." Sun Yi said to her mother-in-law.

After taking the county examination, the academy gave them a few days off. They could rest at home for two days before returning to the academy. However, Li Wen happened to have to go back to the academy today. After he and his father sent his mother to the hospital first, it would not be too late for him to go to the academy again.

After greeting his family, Li Gushan helped his wife and children get into the donkey cart. He sat in front and drove the donkey to the town.

Huichun Hall is a relatively famous medical clinic in the town. Everyone says that the doctor who sits here has great medical skills. Many people come to see this doctor for treatment. This is the Huichun Hall they visited today.

The family of three entered the Huichun Hall. The doctor sitting in the hall, whose surname was Ge, was an old doctor in his fifties or sixties. Sun Yi sat on the chair and stretched out her hand to ask the doctor to check her pulse. The father and son waiting nearby looked at the doctor nervously.

"Hmm..." The doctor pressed two fingers on the patient's wrist and nodded from time to time.

Don't be um, why don't you tell me what the problem is? Li Wen felt anxious.

"It's been more than a month for you." The doctor said with certainty.

"Wha, what? Am I pregnant?" Sun Yi looked surprised. She couldn't believe that she was pregnant?

What? Is his mother-in-law pregnant? Is he going to be a brother? Li Wen stared.

"I can't even detect Hua Mai. You have Hua Mai. That's right." The doctor retracted his hand and said, "You are pregnant for more than a month. On the contrary, your complexion Pale. It seems from your pulse that your body is a little weak. I will prescribe some medicine for you to replenish your body."

"Thank you, doctor." Sun Yi touched her belly that was not yet pregnant. No wonder she was pregnant. She had no appetite to eat for a while. She thought something was wrong with her body, but it turned out that something was wrong with her. Look at her mother, how can she be so careless and not even know that she is pregnant? No wonder her menstrual period has not come this month.

Li Wen knew that his grandma was pregnant, so he was happy. He was going to have a little brother or a little sister, hahaha...

"Doctor, you can prescribe any supplements that my grandma wants to take, and I can give them to you by the way. " Please prescribe some medicine for my grandma to take care of her body. I see that my grandma often suffers from dizziness and brain pain," Li Wen said to the doctor.

Li Wen saw that his father was completely dumbfounded. He reached out and pushed his father, reminding him, "Dad, grandma is here. Will I have a younger brother or younger sister?"

"Ah, yes." Li Wen When Gu Gu heard that his wife was pregnant, he was stunned for a while before he realized what was happening. Compared with his wife's happiness, the man was more worried. When the doctor said that his wife was in poor health, he asked worriedly, "Doctor, my wife is in poor health. Will there be any problems with the pregnancy?" "Huh?"

"Madam, this is your child, he is a filial child. Your wife should pay more attention to rest, and everything else is fine." The doctor glanced at the child next to him and smiled. He said, "It's the medicine that's 30% poisonous. It's not just a matter of taking too much. Just go back and take care of yourself. Just be careful. If you have any questions, come to Huichun Hall and see me at any time."

Li Wen felt that he was a little stupid, but the doctor said That's right. You still need to go back and recuperate more, and medicine can't be eaten as food. From this point of view, this is still a doctor with great medical ethics. If you were to change to another doctor, he would probably be responsible for prescribing something for you. His concern for his mother-in-law would actually end up harming his mother-in-law.

The doctor prescribed medicine and asked the medicine boy to take it.

After thanking the doctor, they took the medicine, paid the money and left the hospital.

"Dad, we are all in town anyway. I see that grandma doesn't have many new clothes. Why don't you take grandma to the cloth store to buy some pieces of cloth to make new clothes? Also, let's see what grandma wants to buy. "We all bought them together."

There are no ready-made clothes for sale in the cloth shop, so you have to buy cloth and make it yourself.

"I'm going to the academy first. It might take me a while to come out. You go and have a look first, then pick me up when you're done, and we'll go back together." Li Wen winked at his father, letting him know how to cook a little. Take his grandma to go shopping.

Everyone is very happy today. Li Wen is also very happy to know that his mother-in-law is pregnant.

Their family's current situation is better than before, so even if his mother-in-law is pregnant, there is no need to worry about lack of food. Just now the doctor also said that his grandma's body was weak in energy and blood. She was injured when she gave birth to him, and she did not take good care of her afterwards, which led to her poor health.

According to modern medicine, people's Qi and blood are weak, and when the body's immunity and resistance are low, they will easily get sick and catch a cold. His mother-in-law has a disease caused by wealth. If she can feed her well and drink well in the future, the problem won't be too big.

"Where can I buy some cloth to make clothes? You've grown taller again, so I have to make some new clothes for you." Sun Yi heard what her son said. This son has been very considerate since he was a child. He is always considerate of everything. Thinking about her, my mother-in-law.

Knowing that her son was studying in an academy where children from wealthy families were the only ones, the woman was reluctant to let her son go to school wearing old clothes, for fear that he would be looked down upon.

"Hey, grandma, you can do whatever you want. And grandma, when you buy some cloth, remember to bring two pieces back to grandma, so grandma will be happy too." It's not a long way from here to the academy, so Li Wen said He can just walk over by himself.

"Daddy, grandma, you guys had fun shopping."

"This kid..."

"Xiaoyi, let me take you shopping and see what you want to buy." Li Shangu understood his son's intention and couldn't help it. Not to mention that they are father and son, they have a perfect understanding.

Li Wen went to the academy to see his husband. In fact, he also wanted to talk to him about answering exam questions.

Cai Kangbo noticed this student from the first day he came to Anlu Academy. Although this student came from a farm family, he did not have any sense of weakness or inferiority. On the contrary, he was generous and generous towards his classmates and teachers, and his attitude was always neither humble nor arrogant.

If he had to take turns studying, this student was the most outstanding one among the many students he taught.

In the past three years, Li Wen's scores have consistently ranked first in all college examinations. If the child hadn't been a little younger the year before last, Cai Kangbo would have supported the student taking the exam, but it wouldn't be too late to postpone it to this year.

"With your grades, it is not difficult for you to pass the county examination. The county examination is just the beginning, and there is still a long way to go. You must remember that studying is not something that happens overnight. You must study hard. In the teacher's teachings Among so many students, you can't be said to be the smartest, but you can be said to be very dedicated to studying. Sir, I hope that your dedication will continue." After asking about Li Wen's answer, Cai Kangbo was almost sure. This student must be able to pass the county examination, and his ranking must be somewhere in the top.

Whether he will be number one or not will be known until later.

"Students will obey your teacher's teachings and will definitely live up to your expectations." Li Wen stood up and bowed to his teacher

.

"Well, you go back, rest for two days, and then go back to the academy to study in two days." Cai Kangbo waved his hand and said.

"The student has thanked you sir." Li Wen saluted him and turned to leave.

After meeting up with his father and mother, it happened to be noon at this time. They had something to eat in the town before going back home. There were a lot of things bought by his mother on the donkey cart, so when they went back, Li Wen insisted on walking back with his father.

You can't let a donkey pull so many things while pulling three people. Isn't this going to tire the donkey to death? Li Wen touched the donkey's head, and the donkey kissed him. People say donkeys have bad tempers, and donkeys have tempers. But Li Wen thought his donkey had a good temper.

It would be great if one day a powered vehicle could replace the animal-drawn vehicle, Li Wen thought to himself.

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the others returned home and told his grandma the good news that his mother was pregnant.

"Is this really happening?" Wang Li suddenly couldn't react when she heard such great news, and asked blankly.

"Yes, grandma, just wait to hold your grandson!" Li Wen held his grandma's hand affectionately and asked, "Grandma, will you stop caring about the three treasures when you have a grandchild?" "

How could Grandma not love my grandson? Sanbao is Grandma's dearest grandson. No one can compare to Grandma's sweet grandson." When Mrs. Li heard her grandson's words, she thought her grandson was really worried. She no longer loves her eldest grandson after she has her little grandson, "It's a good thing that your grandma is pregnant."

"Hey, grandma, I'm joking with you, Sambo knows that grandma loves Sambo the most." Li Wen said with a smile.

"Haha, eldest brother, sister-in-law, congratulations to you." Li Laoer knew that his eldest sister-in-law was pregnant, and he was also happy for his eldest brother and sisters-in-law. The eldest brother and sister-in-law have only had one son, Sanbao, for so many years. It would be best to have two more.

What? Does Sun Yi have it? This news was like a bolt from the blue to Li Dahua. There was no news about her own belly, so Sun Yi was pregnant? What if this life is a son again?

No, absolutely not! Li Dahua's face suddenly became ugly, and he looked at the woman sitting in front of him with jealous eyes.

Li Wen noticed that his aunt didn't look well, and said with a smile, "Second aunt, my aunt is pregnant, don't you say congratulations?" Although he was smiling, he looked at Li Dahua with a look in his eyes. A warning.

As soon as Li Wen's words came out, the whole family's eyes fell on Li Dahua.

"Yes, yes, look at me. I'm very happy to hear that my sister-in-law is pregnant." Li Dahua said shamelessly, and the smile on his face seemed a bit insincere.

Mrs. Li stared at the second daughter-in-law with sharp eyes and said, "I think my wife is pregnant. From now on, you should do more work at home. Don't stare at others all day long. Do your work first." It's done."

In the past few years, their family's life has been better, and their food has been better. Li Dahua has gained a lot of weight like a balloon, and her whole body looks plump.

Sun Yi glanced at the second aunt, smiled and thanked the second uncle and the second aunt.

"Oh, yes, grandma, there is one more thing." Li Wen told his grandma what the doctor said, which meant that his grandma was weak now and should not do heavy work or be too tired. He said, " So I thought, "We have a lot of work at home, so why don't we hire two people to do it?"

After hearing her grandson's words, Mrs. Li thought that her eldest daughter-in-law had her sweet grandson in her belly. He didn't want to, so he agreed and said, "Okay, just do what the Three Treasures say. But it's not easy to invite people."

They have to hire outsiders to cook the food at home. If you accidentally learn from others, it will be bad. These tasks at home are usually mainly done by the boss's daughter-in-law. Now that the boss's daughter-in-law has a baby in her belly, she can no longer do these tasks alone.

She has been waiting for this grandson for three full years. What if something happens to her precious grandson? Li Wang thought for a while and said to the boss, "Boss, why don't you go to the town and see if there are any suitable people? You can buy two people to come back to work? We have this deed of sale in our hands. We can't measure him." It 's

better to hire a few people to do the work than to hire someone. You can't run away with this deed of marriage in your hand.

"Also, I saw that Xiulin bought someone to serve as a bookboy, and we bought one here in Sanbao. Someone comes to wait on you? "Ms. Li Wang wants to buy someone to be a book boy for her grandson. In the future, when her grandson goes to study and take exams, he will have someone to serve him.

"Well, OK, I'll go to the town tomorrow to have a look. "Li Shangu thought for a while and said.

"Hey, wait a minute..." Is this a case of human trafficking? Please forgive me for asking, a modern person who is not used to his grandma and dad using the same language as today's weather is very good. In a tone discussing illegal things like human trafficking, Li Wen shouted,

"What do you want me to say, dear grandson?" "Wang Li looked at her grandson and said.

"Well, I don't need anyone to take care of me here. "Finding that so many pairs of eyes in the whole family were looking at him, Li Wen couldn't say that he didn't want to hire people. He thought that he could just hire someone to do it. Anyway, they would hire people in the future, and they couldn't just go there whenever there was a shortage of people. Buy it?

But when he thought that buying and selling people was a common thing in this world, there seemed to be no reason for him to object. Li Wen thought of it and said, "Our family doesn't have a house now. There are so many people and there is no room." Stay?

"Oh, why didn't I think of this? " This is true. It seems that our family will have to build a house as soon as possible. After that, there will be more people and there will be enough room to live in. Mrs. Li Wang laughed, thinking that her daughter-in-law was pregnant, and she would be able to have her grandson in October. All these are good things.

When it came to building a house, Li Wen finally remembered His drawings haven't been finished yet, so he will finish them as soon as he has time in the next two days.

"Okay, I will go to the village chief today to talk about buying the land. "He was so busy accompanying his children to take exams these days that he forgot to deal with the land. Only then did Li Shangu remember that he had to rush to buy the land.

"Just remember to do it. "Li Wangshi said.

Li Dahua, who was standing aside, pulled at the hem of his clothes and twisted them into a ball. Isn't it just that she was pregnant with a child, as if she had never been pregnant before? Why is she so delicate? Li Dahua has such a face.

Li Laoer glanced at his mother-in-law with displeasure in his eyes .

Chapter 54 Donkey, Dog, and Master

Early the next morning, Li Gushan went to the door of the village chief's house. It happened that the village chief was at home today, so he was invited inside. After sitting down, Li Mao asked, "Why did my nephew come here today?"

"Third uncle, I came here today to ask, does the land at the end of the village belong to our village or did someone buy it? "Li Gushan explained his intention and asked about the land at the end of the village. As soon as Li Mao heard this, he understood that his nephew came here today to buy land, and said, "That land belongs to our village, not to anyone else."

"Oh, that's good. San Bo, you also know that our family members There are too many houses to live in, and Sanbao is now too big to live in the same house as us." Li Gushan talked about the situation at home and wanted to buy the land and build a house.

As the head of a village, Li Mao knows the situation of each household in the village. In the past two years, the brothers Li Gushan must have made some money doing business. There are also people in the clan who have made some money doing business with the two brothers. .

After Li Laogen passed away, a widow of the Li Wang family raised several children. In the past, there were many who were too poor to take the blame. The Li Wang family was also a powerful one. She raised several children by herself. I didn't expect that after these children grew up, their lives would get better day by day. They were still members of the fifth server in this round, so knowing that their nephew wanted to buy land and build a house, Li Mao, the village chief, naturally wanted to help.

When the boy said that he wanted to buy land and build a house, his uncle Li Mao was also happy for him, "It's a good thing for you to buy land and build a house." He knew that Sanbao had taken the county examination a few days ago, and he asked After hearing how the child did in the exam, the two of them talked in the room for a while.

Land sales in the village have to go through the yamen. You have to ask the village yamen to come over and purchase the land. After paying the money, you have to get the title deed stamped by the yamen before you can build a house on that land. If you are caught building a house indiscriminately, you will go to jail.

"Don't worry, there is probably no problem with the land here. Wait until I go to Li Zheng and tell him. Come back tomorrow, and we will go to the town to invite someone to measure the land." The village chief asked Li Gu Gu went back first to wait for news. He did not have the final say over the land in the village, so he had to go and tell Li Zheng, prepare a case with Li Zheng, and then go to the county government office to find the official to purchase the land.

Li Shangu knew that there were still some procedural matters to be done when buying the land, and the land purchase could not be completed in one day. However, knowing that this place was most likely determined, Li Gushan was not in a hurry. He stood up and thanked the village chief, saying, "Young man, I will go back first. I will come back with you to the town tomorrow." "Chengcheng, please go back and wait for the news."

"I have a little donkey. I never ride one. One day, I rode it to the market on a whim..."

He could rest at home during the two days of holidays. When he had time, Li Wen rode the little donkey to his master's place. . He often walked this road, and his donkey even remembered the way there, so he didn't need to drive him, so he took him there himself.

Riding a donkey, it didn't take long to get to his master from his home, and he didn't know if his master would be home at this time.

Before he could reach the door, a big black dog with black fur rushed out of the yard. When he saw the big black dog at home, Li Wen was almost sure that his master was at home. Li Wen got off the donkey.

"General!" Li Wen was not afraid of the big black dog, which was bigger than him. He laughed and ran towards the big dog, calling his name. When the big black dog rushed towards him, Li Wen also hugged the big black dog with both hands and asked the big black dog, "I'm here, do you miss me?"

The big black dog stuck out its tongue to lick him, "Hahaha , I knew you missed me, general, don't make me look bad..." Li Wen laughed and hid, grabbing the dog's head with both hands and ravaging it, he liked big dogs the most.

"Da da da..."

At this time, the black donkey stopped. He ran forward and pushed the big black dog with his head. When he reached the top, he couldn't move away from the big black dog. He opened his mouth and took a bite of the big black dog's ass. It's open.

Big black dog: A donkey that bites a dog's ass is shameless!

The big black dog was going to let the jealous donkey bite off the neck of the thief donkey in one bite.

"Haha, Fifteen, are you competing with the general for favor again?" Li Wen was squeezed away by the donkey. He had long been used to the drama of a donkey and a dog competing for favor. Against his Fifteen, a pair of donkeys Suddenly, Li Wen had to go to appease his fifteenth family instead, "We are all good friends, and harmony is the most important thing."

The donkey was bought before August 15th of that year, so he simply So he named the donkey Fifteen.

Look at me, look at me, you can only look at me...

A donkey's face was pointed at Li Wen, occupying all his sight. The donkey's pure eyes looked at its little master.

Li Wengqian glared, "Fifteen, your donkey face really doesn't look good!"

A big man with an unkempt beard stood in front of the door of the courtyard, leaning against the door frame and watching the little apprentice who had arrived to comfort a jealous boy. A smile flashed in Zhao Si's eyes, this boy!

"Master..." Li Wen looked up and saw his master standing there. He shouted "Master" and rushed towards him. He laughed loudly and said, "Master, I'm here. The exam is over." Only with him. In front of the master, Li Wen was completely relaxed and laughing like a child.

It can be said that Li Wen is his true self in front of his master, and there is no need to hide it.

"Awesome!" Zhao Si said two words and went back into the yard.

"Master, your words sound very perfunctory to me." Li Wen followed his master in and asked persistently, "Master, why don't you ask me if I will pass the exam?"

"A I can't even pass the small county examination. Don't tell anyone that you are my apprentice when you go out." Zhao Si said that

a donkey and a dog were still confronting each other outside, and Li Wen paid no attention to them.

Following his master, Li Sanbao said with a little pride, "Master, I know you believe that I can pass the exam!"

Have I ever said such a thing? Zhao Si raised his eyebrows and looked at the young apprentice with a happy face, but he believed that with this boy's results, it would be no problem to pass a small county examination.

"Eh-lu-lu--" The black donkey used its hind legs to poke the dirt all over the big black dog.

"!!!" The big black dog with a dirty face said, "Woof woof woof..."

"Cough--cough--" Donkey.

"..." Big dog.

A good dog doesn't fight with a donkey. The big black dog shook off the dirt on his face and body, turned around and walked away. The donkey walked majestically behind.

Donkey: How dare you snatch my mistress from me!

When it comes to Li Wen's apprenticeship, we have to start talking about it three years ago.

Three years ago, Li Wen followed his father to sell mooncakes on the street. On the street, he met a hunter carrying prey to sell in the town. Li Wen recognized Orion and his big black dog at a glance. He chased after Orion with two loads of moon cakes and invited Orion to eat moon cakes. He also recalled that Orion had invited him to eat a big fat chicken. Li Sanbao had always been a good boy who knew how to reciprocate, so he chased after him with moon cakes and wanted to treat Orion to eat moon cakes.

At that time, Orion took the moon cake from him and gave him a big fat chicken.

Sometimes the encounter between people is a kind of fate. Later, Li Wen met Orions twice in the town. Isn't it true that once it is born, it will become familiar twice? You'll get to know each other a few times, right? Li Wen knew that the Orion must know boxing and kicking kung fu if he could go up to the mountains to hunt, so he came up with the idea of ​​learning some kung fu from the Orion.

Li Wen would never admit that he pestered the Orion because of the meat. He just wanted to learn some skills and learn the skill of catching two pheasants.

This meat-eating thing, once he learns the skill, he can catch it himself!

So it was Li Wen who later found Orion himself. After confirming that Orion was not a bad person, Li Wen was more curious about Orion. Why did this man build a house alone in the wilderness? Be a hunter? Could it be some secret martial arts master?

At first, Orion didn't agree to accept him as his apprentice. One time, he got Orion two beggar chickens and conquered Orion's stomach. He discovered Orion's foodie nature, so later Li Wen kept thinking about what was delicious. of food to improve the food for the hunters.

He usually has to go to the academy to study. Only when he has time to rest, Li Wen will run to Orion. If there is delicious food at home, he will bring a copy to Orion.

After this back and forth, Li Wen began to interact with Orion, and they became familiar with each other. Until one day Orion asked him if he really wanted to learn Kung Fu from him. He said yes, and Orion taught him Kung Fu. Li Wen also went hunting with his master several times in the mountains. Only then did he truly see what it means to "pierce the poplar with a hundred steps", which really opened his eyes.

In his previous life, he was quite proud that he was good at darts, but compared to his master's archery skills, his ability to throw darts was like a three-year-old playing in the sand, incomparable.

In the past two years, Li Wen has learned some simple boxing and kicking skills from his master. His master also taught him archery and made him a small bow for him to practice with. He was very accurate in playing darts before, so he still had some foundation in practicing archery, and he got twice the result with half the effort when he learned it. His master didn't know and thought he was born for archery.

In the martial arts movies he watched in his previous life, there were some qinggong skills that left no trace on the snow, and a divine palm that could split half of the mountain with one palm. In the end, Li Wen discovered that these were just legends and did not exist at all.

Another great benefit of practicing martial arts with his master is that it can strengthen your body. People who practice martial arts

have flexible limb coordination and quick body reactions, so Li Wen found that after learning martial arts from his master for two years, not only his physical condition was better, but his reaction ability was also faster than others.

It's just that he usually spends most of his time studying in the academy. He only takes one day off to come to his master's place to practice boxing and kicking for a long time.

However, since he doesn't have time to come here, Li Wen also goes for a run every day and practices boxing by himself, practicing the moves taught by his master.

—It's spring, and the spring snow is beginning to melt.

Looking up at the mountain from the yard here, you can also see the white snow on the top of the mountain. It will take some time for the white snow on the top of the mountain to melt. This is the season for animals to mate and give birth, and Zhao Si will not go hunting in the mountains at this time.

Li Wen stood in the yard for a while and beat him with the punches taught by his master.

"Boy, haven't you eaten enough? Your fists will be soft. If the enemy stands in front of you, you won't be able to kill him with just one punch. 3" Zhao Si looked at his apprentice's punching critically and said, "Punch harder, and the punch should be more precise." "Quickly, hit me harder, hit me again, until I'm satisfied."

If you want me to keep hitting you, you're still making excuses! Li Sanbao glanced at his master.

"Oh, boy, what are you looking at?" Zhao Si stretched out his hand and touched his little apprentice's arm.

Li Wen screamed in pain, "Wow, wow, wow... Master, let go, we're going to kill someone!"

He continued to punch this set of punches several times, and he was sweating all over in the hot February day.

There were times when Zhao Si was strict with this little apprentice. For example, at this time, he was not merciful at all. It was not until the little apprentice collapsed on the ground that he reached out to lift him up and carried him back to the house. Inside, "wipe the sweat off your body."

Lest the wind blows and makes the boy sick.

"Hey, master, I knew you loved me the most." Li Wen grabbed a towel and wiped the sweat off his body, got up and poured a bowl of water for his master, and also poured a bowl of water for himself, and shared it with his master. He got the good news that he was going to have a younger brother or younger sister.

"Master, I told my parents that I will stay with you tonight and go home tomorrow."

Now Li Wen did not hide the fact from his family that he came to Orion. He is easier to talk to, but his grandma needs to be coaxed. In the past, when the academy had two or three days off, he would come to Orion. He told his family that he wanted to learn kung fu from Orion, and his father agreed.

His father agreed, and there was no problem with his mother-in-law.

"Yeah." Zhao Si had no objection when he heard that his young apprentice was staying with him. Usually, this young apprentice would stay with him for a day or two from time to time, and sometimes for a few more days, mainly to visit his academy. How long of a vacation.

"Master, are you bored here alone? Why don't you live in Lijia Village? Our family plans to look at a new house next month. Why don't you go and build a new house in our new house?" Li Wen leaned against him. Master, asked.

Zhao Si looked at his young apprentice without saying anything, and Li Wen knew that his master was unwilling to move away.

"Forget it, master, if you don't want to go, just go. I'll just come and find you." Li Wen didn't know why his master didn't like to socialize with others, but after getting along with his master for the past few years, he found that he The master is not an autistic person either.

Maybe his master is really some kind of martial arts master or a repeat offender of the imperial court?

"You brat, what are you thinking about again?" Zhao Si patted the boy's brain.

"Master, if you do this, you will beat your apprentice into a fool. Your apprentice will have to study to be the first scholar in the future. If he is beaten into a fool, he will not be able to continue studying!" Li Sanbao jumped up and protested.

"I'll take you up the mountain for a walk tomorrow." He hasn't been up the mountain since winter, and hasn't moved for a while. Zhao Si is a little bit eager to go up the mountain, and his little apprentice happens to be here, so he takes him up the mountain together.

"Really, really? I want to go too, master, you are really kind." Li Sanbao immediately changed his face and said to his master with a flattering expression.

"Haha..." Zhao Si glanced sideways at the young apprentice who had turned around and gave him a "haha".

Chapter 55: Hunting in the mountains

In the evening, Li Wen made a casserole for his master to eat. When the rice was almost cooked, he spread out the sliced ​​meat, chopped mushrooms, shredded potatoes, and bean sprouts, and then put two slices on top. Put the eggs down and spread the top layer all over, which looks good and tastes delicious.

As soon as the meat is put down, the rice and meat in the pot will emit fragrance.

"Master, do you smell the fragrance?" Li asked casually to educate his master on the benefits of eating bean sprouts, "Bean sprouts can also prevent scurvy." Master, do you know what scurvy is? Hey, let me tell you, if people don't eat vegetables for a long time, they will have diarrhea or vomiting, which may be caused by scurvy.

"Master, don't think I'm joking. " I'm telling you the truth, so you can't stop eating vegetables for a long time. Didn't I scatter seeds and plant bean sprouts for you in the kitchen? You have to pick them yourself, you know? "

Years ago, Li Wen planted bean sprouts in his master's kitchen and taught his master how to grow them, so his master didn't have to worry about running out of vegetables throughout the winter. If he wanted to eat vegetables, he could just go in and grab a few handfuls himself.

Li Wen He was worried that his master was too lazy to cook it and wouldn't even eat the bean sprouts.

"Scurvy?" "Zhao Si didn't know what scurvy was. When he heard Tu Tu said, he remembered that when he was at the border, he saw soldiers vomiting and defecating for no reason, and the military doctor couldn't find the reason. These patients felt regretful day by day, and finally they all died.

Is this caused by scurvy as the disciple said?

"Sambo, where did you see this? "If it was because of this, Zhao Si thought he understood.

"Well...it's just in the same book, and I forgot which book it was in." "He can't say that modern people understand this, right? People who don't eat vegetarian vegetables and fruits for a long time will lack vitamin C. Scurvy is a disease caused by the lack of vitamin G in the human body. It can range from vomiting and diarrhea to severe vomiting and diarrhea. It can kill people.

But people in this world don't know what scurvy is and what vitamin C is. This was discovered by foreigners in the 18th century. Now, due to the limitations of the times and the backwardness of medicine, people There are

many things that are just common sense to modern people, but may cause a fatal disease to people here.

"Go back and think carefully about which book you read. Come, find it and bring it to me. ",

"Oh, okay. "There is nothing at all," Li Sanbao blinked.

Zhao Si sat on a short stool and looked at the burning firewood and the fresh thing called bean sprouts on it. He saw with his own eyes that his apprentice scattered a handful of beans on the ground and used a cloth to spread them. It was covered, and as long as water was sprinkled inside every day, small seedlings would grow inside within a few days, which is what they are eating now.

It was also the first time for him to eat this thing called bean sprouts. He didn't know where his apprentice learned it. He had never eaten anything like this before.

Thinking about what his disciple said, if it were true, he didn't know how many soldiers' lives he could save. But then he thought about it, he had already left there, and he still thought about it. What's the use? Zhao Si looked at the burning fire, looking a little dazed.

"Master, it's time to get out of the pot." " Li Wen shouted.

The rice inside was cooked first, and the vegetables on top were placed at the back, some of which were already cooked. They will have clay pot rice tonight, and a pot of soup made with dried vegetables and sliced ​​meat, which is enough The two of them ate.

He didn't need to do anything at home, but he learned to do everything when he was the master, so as he continued to work, Li Wen found that he had transformed from a novice in cooking to a skilled cook. It's not bad.

The main reason is that the food in this world is too monotonous. If he wants to eat well, he has to think about it by himself, and then figure out one or two. It's a pity that he has developed this cooking skill at home. Neither Nai nor Aniang allowed him to go into the kitchen, otherwise he would have really wanted to show them off,

but I'm afraid it would be less of a surprise and more of a shock,

so he could eat whatever he wanted at home . His mother-in-law said that she was very good at her craftsmanship now, but thinking that her mother-in-law had a little brother in her belly now, Li Wen thought that he should let his mother-in-law do less work, and he could eat whatever he wanted from now on. The master is here to do it.

Anyway, there are not many people here, just the two of them. No one will care about what he wants to do. His master wants him to do it all, so Li Wen sometimes doubts the reason why his master accepts it. He was hired as an apprentice to slave him to work and enjoy his apprentice's thoughtfulness and service.

Zhao Si stood up, took down the pot hanging on the shelf, and replaced it with a copper pot to boil the water

. Maybe it's a little burnt. "He could smell the burnt smell, but Li Wen liked to eat the slightly burnt layer at the bottom of the pot. If he said he wanted to eat this layer of rice at home, his grandma would stop him in horror.

Maybe this is him The reason why he likes to come to his master is that he is free and relaxed.

The master and apprentice sit together around the fire to eat. Two egg buns are just right for each of them. The big black dog ran over and rubbed his head against him, and Li Wen took a bite. It ate the eggs. The big black dog swallowed the eggs in one bite and lay on the side with satisfaction.

The big black dog had already eaten. It was the prey that it went out to hunt. Now that spring has begun, there are many outside. Little wild animals, it's hard for Da Hei to go out and hunt for food on his own.

Li Wen had already let the donkey go home. The donkey was still a little reluctant to leave.

Regarding the dog and donkey getting together, Li Wen said. He also expressed his helplessness,

but he asked the donkey to go back because he was afraid that the donkey would be used at home. He had no need for the donkey here, so he let the donkey go back on its own. It might come back by itself tomorrow. Take him back.

At night, the master and the apprentice sleep on the same bed. Zhao Si enlarged the original small bed, and the younger apprentice came over and slept half of it. However, the younger apprentice often fell asleep in the middle of the night and rolled over to him. Sometimes he would sleep on the ground with his quilt wrapped around him.

Zhao Si was used to his little disciple's sleeping style.

When the little disciple rolled up to him in the middle of the night, his quilt had already been thrown aside. The little guy was shivering from the cold, but Zhao Si still had no choice but to stuff him into his bed, and was hugged by this brat all night.

As a result, Li Wen slept warmer than ever before, and he slept until dawn. Wake up.

"Good morning, master. "Li Wen crawled out of his master's bed the next day. He didn't know why he ran from his own bed to his master's bed. He didn't

know where he would run when he woke up in the morning . Li Wen was calmer than anyone else about getting up.

"Well, morning. "The four Zhao people had already gotten up and practiced stick skills for a while in the yard. Li Wen also joined in to practice martial arts with his master. His master pointed out some non-standard movements to him.

The master and apprentice practiced for a while. Wu, after breakfast, Zhao Si took his bow and arrows and prepared to go up the mountain.

Li Wen took his small bow and arrows and the small backpack on his back, thinking that he could pick up mushrooms and game and other things to eat when he went up the mountain. Let's go." Li Sanbao grinned at his master. Of course he would not dare to go up the mountain alone, but it would be different with his master here.

With his master, Li Wen felt particularly safe.

"Let's go. "Zhao Si could see that this apprentice wanted to go up the mountain, which was more urgent than his master. A smile flashed in Orion's eyes.

The mountain was right in front of him, and it was not a very long way to go.

The snow at the foot of the mountain has melted, and the grass is sprouting from the ground. At first glance, there is a layer of light green color. Li Wen followed his master closely, and there was a big dog with them.

This is probably why his master took him up the mountain. He was obedient and would not run around.

There was a rustling sound in the grass, and a little rabbit was eating there. Li Wen took a look and his eyes lit up. Zhao Si followed the little apprentice's eyes and said, "It's too small."

Even the big black dog didn't even look at the little rabbit, obviously looking down on such a small thing.

"Master, I want to capture him and raise him." He can take it back and raise it for Si Ya and Wu Ya! Li Wen had never seen such a small rabbit before. It looked like it was only about the size of a hand. He thought it was a rabbit that had just been born.

Usually the rabbits he sees are big enough to eat, because his master will not catch rabbits that are too small.

"Go!" Zhao Si ordered, and the big black dog rushed forward.

The rabbit was startled and ran away, but it was not as fast as the big dog and was crushed under the big dog's paws. Li Wen went over and grabbed the rabbit, "Thank you, General, General!" Li Wen held the rabbit in his arms. When he got home, he could take the rabbit back to Si Ya. The little girl would definitely be very happy.

Compared to the youngest Wuya, Li Wen still liked Siya a little more.

"Lin--"

The arrow shot out broke through the wind and shot straight towards the deer in the distance. The deer fell down before it had time to run. Li Wendu hadn't seen a deer there yet. He followed the arrow shot by his master and saw the deer fell down after being hit by the arrow.

Zhao Si's purpose of going up the mountain today was not to hunt, so he took his apprentice for a walk here. After hunting a deer, they went back. Li Wen also picked some small mushrooms. When he goes back, he can smoke them with the meat. They will be very fragrant.

Li Wen, who was at his master's place, didn't know that his father and the village chief had invited people from the Yamen to measure the land and bought the land at the end of the village.

In the past two years, Li Gushan had been doing business outside and had learned a lot about the ways of the world. He knew that when you ask someone to do something, you should give him some benefits. Li Gushan secretly gave a few taels of silver to the master who came over.

When buying the land, the master looked at a bamboo forest next to it and said with a smile, "I see that this bamboo forest is connected to your land, and it's about the same size. I'll have someone measure it for you. The other side will be according to the size of the mountain." I'll give it to you." "That's the best. Thank you, Master." Li Shangu knew that his few taels of silver were worth it

.

This bamboo forest is two times larger than the original land. Moreover, because these lands are not cultivated land, the master who received the benefits gave them the price of wasteland, which was half cheaper than the original price.

And if calculated based on the price of mountainous land, it is cheaper than the price of wasteland.

After his father-in-law purchased the land, Li Shangugu had to go to the government office with his master's servants to pay and have the land stamped before he could get the land deed. Someone was invited to do something, and there were donkey carts to pick them up and back. It would be better for them to walk such a long way. The master touched the few taels of silver in his pocket. These few taels of silver were equivalent to his salary for a year.

After half a day, Li Gushan got the piece of land at the end of the village.

Chapter 56: Family separation

After Li Gugu bought the large piece of land at the end of the village, the people of Lijia Village knew that their family was going to build a new house. They heard that it was still going to be a blue brick house. Originally, the Li Wang family was a widow with several children, and their life could be said to be the worst in Lijia Village. But in a blink of an eye, their life got better, and they had to build a new house.

For a time, people in the village had all kinds of things to say, some couldn't believe it, some were envious, some were jealous, and some were really happy for them.

Li Wen happened to have time in the past two days, so he drew the design drawings of the house at home. Even when he comes back now, he rarely has time to walk around the village, mainly because he has no time.

It took him two days to draw out the design of the new house, and he also added some modern elements to it, such as the size of the house, the design of doors and windows, and most importantly, a modern bathroom. He wanted to have a bathroom in each master bedroom, but the whole family opposed it.

In the words of his grandma, how can we get a hut in this house?

Well, the bathroom is indeed a latrine!

But grandma, don't you really think about it? Think about it, you don't have to go out to the latrine on a snowy day, you can solve it directly inside the house, how great! But that's what he thinks, but his family doesn't think so, so Li Wen can only settle for the next best thing, and make a partition in the bedroom to use as a bathroom. Is this okay?

The house is divided into east and west wings, one household. Stay aside.

Entering through a large door, you will find the vestibule as soon as you enter. There is a zigzag corridor on both sides, and there are two side doors on both sides. This way, even if you live in the same house with his second uncle's family, they can go their own way without disturbing each other.

Li Wen took out the design drawing and explained the design and arrangement of each part of the design drawing to everyone,

so that everyone could understand what their house would look like after it was built.

"Okay, just build it as your grandson said." Li Wang actually didn't quite understand what her grandson said, but as long as her sweet grandson said it, Li Wang thought it was feasible. Li Shangu understood his son's words. He nodded and thought it was okay to build the house this way, so he agreed.

As for other people, if they don't understand what they heard, they have to ask themselves.

After everyone discussed it, the design of the new house was finalized. Li Wen made a Y sign in his heart,

"Auntie, I want to tell you something." While everyone was here, Li Shangu proposed the idea. The plan of sharing food without dividing the family, "I am thinking that there are more and more people in our family now. I will wait for my second brother to have a few more kids in two years. If I also have several children here, everyone will have food and housing." There is always some inconvenience when we are together."

"So I'm thinking that after our new house is built, our eldest brother's side will be eaten separately from the second brother's side. Grandma, you can still eat together with our eldest brother's side. , our two families will have dinner together again during the holidays. Grandma and my second brother, do you think this idea will work?

"Brother, what do you mean, our two families will live and eat separately?" When Eryi heard this, he immediately disagreed and said, "Aniang, I don't agree with the separation of the family from my eldest brother." Isn't the separation of the family in the past? Why are we talking about dividing the family now? Didn't he agree to help his nephew study in the future?

"Second brother, listen to me. The eldest brother is not talking about dividing the family. The eldest brother is thinking that there are so many people in our two families that it will be inconvenient to eat together. You also know that your sister-in-law is pregnant now and she can't eat many things. "Yes, we can't let her alone affect everyone, so I thought it would be better for us to eat separately."

"After we moved into a new house, our two families would still live together and have two kitchens on both sides . We don't just eat together, it's not about dividing the family." Li Shangu explained carefully to his mother and brother that it was not about dividing the family, but that the two families would eat separately in the future.

Li Laoer was not so excited when he heard that it was not a separation, but two separate meals.

When Mrs. Li heard what her eldest son said, she thought that since her eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant, she had to be more careful when eating and eat both sides separately. She could also often prepare some meat for her grandson, and she didn't have to worry about her grandson. The second daughter-in-law and several other girls were fighting for the food.

"Well, since the boss wants to eat separately, then when the new house is built, you two brothers can eat separately." Li Wang thought for a while and thought it would be better for both sides to eat separately. She said, "Auntie, this is the place. You live and eat together with the eldest brother. You two brothers are not separated. The food collected every year and the money saved are all kept by grandma. Your monthly food and money come from the public account. We are still the same as before. "

The meaning of this is that Li Wang is the head of the family. All the food and the money saved by the family every day will go to the public house, and the money will go out from her. The difference is that in the past, only one part was issued, but now both sides are issued.

Li Laoer thought about it and felt that there was no problem, so he agreed.

"Auntie, haven't we always been like this with my uncle's family? How come we have to eat separately now? Why don't we eat separately? It's good to eat together." Li Laoer agreed. , but Li Dahua

disagreed in her heart. This mother-in-law held the money at home and lived with Dafang and the others. Didn't she give all the good things to them?

There are only a few girls in their second room. If Aniang deliberately gives them less things in the future, she, the daughter-in-law, will not be able to figure things out with her mother-in-law. Besides, they lived and ate with the uncle's family, and she and Sun Yi shared the work at home. She could still be lazy from time to time, but if they were separated, she would have to do all the work by herself.

"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking about all day long. It's okay if you don't want to separate. From now on, you will cook the meals and do all the work. Is that okay?" Mrs. Li could see through the old man at a glance. 2. What is this woman thinking about?

As soon as she heard her mother-in-law's words, Li Dahua couldn't hold back the smile on her face and stopped talking directly.

"If you two brothers don't object, when the new house is built, you two can eat separately, and the matter is settled." Li Wang glanced at the timid Li Dahua, and she didn't like this woman even more. .

The early

spring is gradually melting away, the ground has thawed, and after a spring rain, the ground is ready for planting, and people start spring plowing.

Every year when the farming season comes, all the men and women in the family, old and young, go to work in the fields.

However, this year the eldest daughter-in-law is pregnant, so Mrs. Li will not let the eldest daughter-in-law go to work in the fields, so as not to cause any trouble. " Yes

, Aniang. "Li Shanshangu and Li Laoer don't have any objections. They just need to do more work and finish the work faster.

The only one who has an objection is Li Dahua. Isn't it because he has a body? He doesn't even need to plant the land. Li Dahua She was full of resentment, and she didn't dare to say anything to her mother-in-law, but she went around the village to talk about it.

Which woman had never been pregnant and had a baby? She just had a baby in her belly and didn't even need to plant the land. , naturally there are people who are complaining about Li Dahua.

These words reached Sun Yi's ears. Someone said something mean in front of her, and she didn't look good when she came back. She didn't even know what her second aunt said outside. After saying that, she didn't even want to go out.

Li Dahua went around outside and ran back to her parents' house to cry, "Auntie, what do you think this is?" She, Sun Yi, would be rich if she gave birth to a son. The baby was not even born yet, and she didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl, so she brought it to the table. "

Mrs. Huo encouraged her daughter to go back and start a family separation with her family, and she made a good plan, "Think about it, your family is going to be separated. If your second roommate can get your second roommate's share of things, who should get what's in the fields?" Just do it, you don't have to do it all, don't you think?"

"You and the two adults in your family will take a few girls to do it. Your uncle is the only one, and Li Sanbao is going to study. Well, that woman Sun Yi is rich now, so she doesn't do any work, so it all falls on you?"

"Think about it, am I right after you separate the family?" , you won't be able to get away with your share. In the future, without your mother-in-law sitting on your head, and you have money, it's up to you to decide whether you want to eat ginseng or Ganoderma lucidum, just in case this grandchild happens. If Yi wants to have another son, your mother-in-law will give them all the benefits. "

Yes, her mother is right! Li Dahua slapped the table, turned around and went home.

Li Dahua went back to her parents' home, and when she came back she started a family separation with her mother-in-law, accusing her mother-in-law of being partial, "Mom, you know how partial you are, uncle and Li Sanbao, I gave them all good things. She is also your daughter-in-law, Sun Yi, that woman, doesn't have to do anything. I have to do all the rough and heavy work."

"Today, I must separate our families. Why should all the benefits go to my uncle's family? All the dirty and hard work must be done by us and my husband ." Damn it, Mom, you don't want to see our family yet."

Li Dahua became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and she became more and more enthusiastic. In short, the family must be separated today.

Mrs. Li angrily covered her chest and sat on the chair. She pointed at Li Dahua and asked, "You want to divide the family, right? Okay, let's divide the family today."

"Aunt, please stop talking. I didn't look at my mother." How angry are you?" Sun Yi saw her mother-in-law being so angry and hurriedly went over to comfort her and said, "Mom, don't be angry, don't get so angry."

"Boss, go and ask the village chief and his wife . Li Zheng and the others come over, let's divide the family in front of the village chief and everyone in Li Zheng." Mrs. Li Wang raised her hand and asked the eldest daughter-in-law to sit down and she would handle this matter. If she, the mother, hadn't been thinking about her second son, would she have had to forcefully ask the two brothers to separate their families?

Chapter 57: Preparing to build a new house "Bang!"

Li Laoer came back, slapped Li Dahua directly, knocked Li Dahua to the ground, and asked with red eyes, "You damn bitch, who taught you these words? You talk nonsense all day long, you want to break up Home, right? Okay, I will write a divorce letter to you today. You go back to your natal family and go with your natal family

. Agree to separate the family!" Li Laoer turned back to his mother and brother.

"Wow?"

Li Dahua fell to the ground without crying, choking in his throat.

Only then did she realize that her husband was going to divorce her. How could Li Dahua not have thought that she was not going to separate the family, but her husband was also going to divorce her? Isn't she doing it all for this family? Why are you about to divorce her?

"You pack your things and go back to your parents' home today. You don't have to come back. I will ask someone to write a divorce letter and send it to you tomorrow!" Li Laoer was really angry and told this woman to go back to her parents' home. go.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu She got up from the ground, hugged her man's thigh, and cried while admitting her mistake. She completely lost the confidence she had shown before her mother-in-law.

"Okay, you two don't have to make a fuss anymore." Her head hurt from the crying noise. Mrs. Li raised her hand to signal everyone to quiet down, and then she continued, "Sooner or later, this family will It's time to divide. Let's just divide this family while grandma is still alive. You two brothers will live your own lives in the future, and you will save so much trouble.

"Second brother, if you don't want this wife, just divorce her . Marry a good man back. One day the mother-in-law didn't do anything serious the whole day, she just spent the whole day outside talking nonsense. A girl who has given birth to a house full of girls can't even give birth to a son. Does this make sense? "

Whoever had a daughter-in-law like this would have been beaten to death a long time ago. Although Mrs. Li Wang is usually a bit mean to her daughters-in-law, she has never beaten them or shortchanged them.

Mrs. Li considers herself to be looking at the entire Li family . There is no mother-in-law as good as her in the whole village. This mother-in-law from the second family has the guts to come back and point her nose in her and scold her for being a biased mother-in-law. She helps the boss with everything and helps the grandson with everything.

Who should I replace her with? Li Dahua would definitely not dare to come home and make trouble with her mother-in-law like this. Here, a woman who cannot give birth to a son has no status at all. Her husband's family can divorce her at any time and marry another one,

which is no brainer. The stupid woman is living a good life, but she is either jealous of this or jealous of that, making her family miserable.

"Mom, I was wrong, I don't dare to do it anymore. "Li Dahua crawled over and knelt in front of her mother-in-law to admit her mistake.

"Go away! "Li Wang raised her foot and kicked the person away.

The old lady was really angry today. Li Wang said to the boss, "Boss, go and ask the village chief and Li Zheng to come over. Let's do it today. Divide this home, and from now on you two brothers will go there alone. If you, an old woman like me, are willing to give me a bite to eat, then give me a bite to eat. Otherwise, it will be my own life to starve to death. "Well, Aniang, what do you say? You will live with me from now on." I will ask the village chief and others to come over right now. "Li Gushan had a serious face, knowing that his mother-in-law was angry today and really wanted to divide the family.

If it weren't for this brother, Li Gushan would have asked his mother-in-law to divide the family. Everyone alone Since they were talking about family separation again today,

Li Shangu turned around and walked out to ask the village chief and Li Zheng to come over and testify

. Er looked at the elder brother who turned away to invite someone over and shouted.

Li Dahua knelt on the ground and begged her mother-in-law and the man, crying with runny noses and tears.

Li Daya hugged her sister closely and looked at her mother-in-law with hatred in her eyes, not liking the woman who gave birth to her

not long ago . Li Gushan invited the village chief, Li Zheng, and the elders of the clan to come over.

In front of the village chief, Li Zheng, and the elders of the clan, Wang Li calculated all the land in his family. , "Our family has seven acres of land, which your father left behind. No matter how poor our family was, my mother never thought of selling this land. Of these seven acres of land, you two brothers have three acres each, and grandma has this one. From now on, grandma will live with the elder brother's family, and grandma's land will be allocated to your eldest brother's house. Second brother, what do you think?

"Auntie, I have no objection. " "Li Laoer knew that his mother-in-law was determined to divide the family today, so he no longer stopped his mother-in-law from dividing the family.

Since it is going to be divided, let's do it!

"Well, that's good. There is also the house at home, and the land at the end of the village was bought by the boss. It was also in the boss's name, so the land belongs to the boss's family. The second brother, you can take the land from the old house, and the shortfall can be

compensated with silver taels. "Ms. Li Wang divided the land of the house between her two sons clearly, and they were impartial.

In the past few years, their family had made a little money. It cost their grandson nearly ten taels of silver a year to study. People spend more or less on food and clothing throughout the year. A few days ago, the boss spent some money on buying land.

In front of everyone in the village, Mrs. Li counted the money at home. , clearly distinguish between the two sons, "My share will go to the eldest son. Don't any of you say that my grandma is partial, my second brother, you are the younger one. If you want to say partiality, my grandma has loved you more than she has loved my boss over the years. Do you dare to say otherwise? "

"Auntie, I know. "Li Laoer's eyes turned red. He knew that his mother-in-law was not partial. She had loved him since he was a child. If he hadn't come back with such a wife, she would not have divorced him. It was all because of that mother-in-law. The mother-in-law and her biological son were divorced.

Li Dahua stood aside and did not dare to say anything about the separation.

Hearing that they could get so many things, Li Dahua felt happy again. I think it's good to divide the family. If it weren't for the separation, they wouldn't have anything at all!

"Today, in front of the village chief, Li Zheng, and the elders of the clan, I will divide this family for you two brothers^" Mrs. Li is really tired and doesn't want to worry about the affairs of her two sons anymore.

Sooner or later, the family will be separated when the children grow up. No matter how hard she is, she won't blame her for it in the end. As a mother, it's better to divide the family.

From now on, Li Wang will live and eat with his family. The village chief, as a notary, also added a request, that is, how much rice should the second family give to Li Wang in the future. In this regard, Li Laoer didn't have any objections.

The two brothers signed the document of separation, and the family was divided.

It was not until Li Wen came back from the academy in the evening that he heard his father mention what happened at home. The family and the second uncle's family were divided, and he said, "Dad, let's divide it as soon as we can. Even if we are separated, my second uncle will still be my second uncle, and Daya and Siya will still be my older and younger sisters. "

In modern times, in ordinary families, after the children get married, they separate and live their own lives. Living together with more people makes it more complicated and leads to more conflicts. If they are noisy all day long, no matter how good the relationship is, it will be ruined.

It's not as good as that . After they separated, everyone's relationship would be better in the future.

When Li Wen heard that his father said that his second uncle was going to divorce his second aunt, Li Wen was heartbroken. No woman with any brains would dare. He went back to openly make trouble with his mother-in-law. He was disrespectful to his elders. If his grandmother beat Li Dahua to death today, no one in the village would say anything.

However, his second uncle wanted to divorce his second aunt, which was not an adult matter. Suitable for his children to blend in.

On the way back, Li Wen also learned the whole story.

When he got home, he found out that his grandma was not feeling well and was resting in her room. Li Wen knew that the old lady was angry, so he came back and went into his grandma's house. He stayed with her for a while, making her happy. , just came out of grandma's house.

Seeing his grandma lying on the bed, Li Wen felt a little hatred for Li Dahua, which made the old lady so angry.

"Brother." Li Siya was at home today and witnessed how her mother-in-law was making trouble to separate the family. Seeing the third brother coming back, the little girl ran over and looked at Sanbao eagerly, "Sambo, our family is going to separate in the future. Don't you want Si Ya to leave?"

"How could that be? We are going to separate. "Li Siya, you are still my sister, and your second uncle is still my second uncle. There is no change. Does it mean that we are going to separate, so you won't call me third brother?" Li Wen asked strangely.

I don't know how the little girl's brain circuit can be so weird.

"No, third brother, you are still my third brother. I will never stop calling you third brother." Li Siya said quickly.

The little girl was a little coy, so Li Wen waited for the little girl to speak.

"Brother, will you teach me how to read and write in the future?" Li Siya glanced at her brother and asked.

"Yes, why not?" It turned out that the little girl was worried about this, and Li Wen couldn't help but smile.

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"Silly! " Li

Siya left after getting the promise from the third brother.

Li Dahua was happy to split the things he got. Only Li Laoer knew that he was going to split it with his eldest brother. The money he would save from doing business in the future would be his. He can no longer take as much as his eldest brother. If he takes too much in the split today, his mother-in-law is more partial to him,

Li Laoer scolded in his heart . "

Li Dahua didn't know that after all her scheming, she finally got the benefit of the loss.

Since the family was divided, the new house still had to be built

. At that time, the land at the end of the village was allocated to their family, and the land on the old house belonged to his second uncle, so they could no longer live in the old house in the future.

Originally, they still lived with him after building a new house . The second uncle's family lived together, and now it belongs to their family. The original design of the house was drawn with two families living together, but now they live together as a family, so the design of the house will have to be changed.

Li Wen talked to his father about redrawing the house design,

"Sambo, how about we build two mud-brick houses to live in first, and then we can build a better one later when we have more money. "Li Gushan considered that after the separation, he didn't have that much money, so it would definitely cost more money to build a house with bricks and tiles.

The children will still need to study in the future, and all the money will be used to build a house. The children will need to study in the future. What do you do with the money? "Dad, you don't have to worry about this. Let's build the house first and the family will have income every day. When the house is built, we can build a workshop and invite more people to work together, so we can make more money. "Li Wen is not worried about this money thing. He can just make money after spending it.

He was actually a little worried that his family would move too fast and he would not be unstable. After three years of deliberation, Li Wen originally planned to expand his family's business, so that he would definitely make more money than he does now.

As soon as the house is built, he won't have to worry about it in a short time. Naturally, he will still think about it . How can we live comfortably?

Since his son said so, Li Shangu had no choice but to agree with what he said and said, "Okay, since Sanbao said so, dad will hire someone to build a house tomorrow. "

It just so happens that the busy farming season has passed and the crops in the fields have been planted. It is easier to hire people to do work at this time. After the father and son agreed on the matter, Li Shangu sent his son to the academy to study the next day and ran for a while. He went to order bricks and tiles, and then hired someone to do the work.

He left his father to take care of the family matters, and Li Wen didn't have much time to worry about these things for the time being.

Chapter 58: Coming to the fore

In March, the results of the county examination came out, and Li Wen won the first place in the county examination.

Even though he knew in advance that he would definitely pass the exam, Li Wen didn't really feel relieved until he saw the results. Before the results come out, no one can be sure whether they have passed or not.

Only when the results come out can you truly pass.

"Okay, okay, okay." Cai Kangbo knew that the student had won the county exam and said three good words in a row. It was obvious that the teacher was very happy.

When the results of the county examination came out, people outside still didn't know who Li Wen was, who won the first place. The first place in the county examination was taken away by an unknown boy.

"Who is this Li Wen? Do you know?"

"How come this kid got the first place? Our brother Fang is the most qualified person to get the first place!"

"Oh, you are ignorant! Come to our Anlu Academy If you ask, you will know who this Li Wen is. Is it your brother Fang? "The students at Anlu Academy are very familiar with the name Li Wen. This student is a great person at Anlu Academy. He consistently ranked first in every major and minor exam in the academy.

Before this, no one could win the first place, and it lasted three years!

If Li Wen from Anlu Academy did not win the first place in the county examination, then the students from Anlu Academy would think it was unreasonable.

The first place in the county examination last year was won by the students of their Anlu Academy. The first place in the county examination this year was also the students of their Anlu Academy. So far, the students of Anlu Academy are walking sideways outside.

You are so awesome, you students in your academy showed them two cases in a row!

The students of Anlu Academy have won the first place in the county examinations year after year. For a time, Anlu Academy became famous, and more students went to Anlu Academy to study.

Scholars in other academies were asking about Li Wen everywhere, but Li Wen himself hid in the academy and continued to study. After passing the county exam, Li Wen wanted to prepare for this year's prefecture exam.

The government examination was in April this year. Li Wen evaluated his performance and found that it was not difficult for him to pass the government examination. But if he wants to get a better ranking, he has to fight again during this period of time.

Cai Kangbo saw that after the results of the county examination came out, the students did not relax at all and studied more diligently than before. He had a guess in his mind and asked the student, "Are you preparing to take the prefectural examination at the end of April?"

"Well, yes sir, the students want to give it a try. It would be best if they can pass. If they fail, they should experience it in advance. "Li Wen said to his husband.

"Since you have said so, my husband will not stop you. "When Cai Kangbo heard what the student said, he didn't say any words of advice. He was just worried that the child was too young and that he would become the second Fang Zhongyong.

Cai Kangbo left the student to ask a few words and learned about the student. After passing the county examination, he was preparing to take the government examination, so he said a few words of encouragement and asked him to go back and study hard.

"The student thanked the teacher. The student will remember the teacher's teachings." "Li Wen saluted Mr. Li and went down.

When Li Wen went down, Academician Qu walked out of the side door. He had just heard the conversation in the room outside.

"Academician. "Cai Kangbo stood up and saluted the academician. Academician Qu raised his hand, saw a chessboard on the table, and said, "Sit down, you and I haven't played chess for a few days, let's talk while playing chess. "

Cai Kangbo sat down, and while the two of them were playing chess, they talked about the student who had just left.

"I see that the child is a determined person. What you are worried about will probably not happen. Academician Qu dropped a sunspot and looked relaxed. Unlike Cai Kangbo, he was not worried about Li Wen's age and unstable temperament.

Academician Qu has lived for most of his life, so he believes that his vision of people is not wrong.

"If so, it couldn't be better. "Cai Kangbo said.

The two played two games of chess in the room, and then Academician Qu left Cai Kangbo.

If we talk about this Anlu Academy, Li Wen's favorite place to stay is the library.

In the past three years, Inside, except for his husband giving them lessons, he spent the rest of the time reading. Without traveling thousands of miles, he could only improve his experience and knowledge through a lot of reading. To learn more about the world.

Li Wen borrowed two books from the library and found a quiet place to read them outside. Now that his students allowed him to borrow the entire library, it was not a waste for him.

The Anlu Academy has a lot of books in the past few years. Li Wen has read a lot of books.

Standing outside the pavilion, he saw that Li Wen didn't relax for a moment after the county exam. , he guessed that Li Wen was going to take the government examination next month.

The two had been classmates and friends for the past three years. Li Wen was reading in the pavilion and saw Lu Zhishu. He picked up the book in his hand, looked at Lu Zhishu and said, "Zhishu, how did you find this place?

"Are you going to take the government examination next month? " "Lu Zhishu sat down next to Li Wen and asked.

"You have this plan. Are you happy to know that I will take the exam with you? Hahahaha..." Li Wen found that as Lu Zhishu got older, his little face became more serious. He rarely saw Lu Zhishu smile, so every time he was with Lu Zhishu, he especially liked to tease him.

He felt that he should Making Lu Zhishu laugh is a very fulfilling thing, but it is a pity that he has only made Lu Zhishu laugh a handful of times in the past three years.

His facial paralysis is probably hopeless...

Lu Zhishu looked at Li Wen and laughed. I don't know what Li Wen is laughing at.

"Zhishu, you look at me like this, why do I feel like you're looking at me like a fool? "Li Wen stopped laughing and moved closer to look at Lu Zhishu's face. Why did he feel that he saw what he saw from Lu Zhishu's eyes? "What is this fool laughing at? "What do you mean?

Lu Zhishu didn't say anything.

"..." Li Wen thought he had nothing to do, so why did he seek abuse from Lu Zhishu?

Li Wen said seriously, "Zhishu, you are not old yet, so you should smile more.

"What's so funny? " "Lu Zhishu looked at Li Wen and asked with a strange look on his face.

"Haha..." Li Wen laughed dryly. He wanted to say that I thought it was funny when I saw you not smiling, but when I saw the way Lu Zhishu looked at him, He felt that he had better not laugh, otherwise he would be looked upon as a fool.

They rarely talked about studying when they sat together. Lu Zhishu rarely spoke a word a day. Li Wen suspected that Lu Zhishu came here just to find someone to accompany him. He just sat with him for a while, or he wanted to hear someone talk to him.

It was only later that Li Wen found out that Shen Zijing was the grandson of an academician. Compared with the wealthy and aristocratic family like Lu Zhishu, he was completely unworthy. The Lu family is a big family, and there are two scholars in the Lu family. Lu Zhishu's eldest uncle is an official in the capital, and his second uncle is a local magistrate.

It's no wonder that the local county masters kneel down when they see the two eldest uncles and second uncles of the Lu family. The gentlemen in the academy were all polite to Lu Zhishu. The students wanted to get close to him, but because of his personality, they only dared to look at him from a distance but did not dare to get close. The only one who was relatively close to Lu Zhishu was probably him. Shen Zi, please take a small Su Yuan steamed bun with you.

Shen Zijing is heartless and laughs all day long.

He heard Shen Zijing's voice before seeing him. Shen Zijing saw Li Wen and Lu Zhishu in the pavilion from a distance. Behind him was the little bun Su Yuan who was following him. Su Yuan still looked fair and tender. , with a round face and round eyes.

The three of them have grown rapidly in the past few years, but Su Yuan seems to have not grown much at all. He is still small, but he looks very cute.

"I'm still looking for you everywhere. It turns out you're hiding here." Shen Zijing didn't see these two people and only saw them after looking for them.

"Look at what you said. What are we hiding from? It's not like we did anything bad." When Li Wen saw Shen Zijing coming over, he still sat with his back against the pillar and his posture was lazy. He never showed up in front of his friends.

Shen Zijing sat down behind Li Wen, put his hand on Li Wen's shoulder, and said, "Boy, that's good. People outside are asking about you everywhere, and everyone is asking about a person named Li Wen. "

Haha..." Li Wen laughed and asked, "Did they find out anything?"

"Li Wen, a student of Anlu Academy." Shen Zijing laughed and waved the fan in his hand. , said, "Fang Min from Qingshan Academy has always vowed that he will win the first place. Bah, shameless thing, you will see the first place taken away by you, and he will go everywhere to ask who you are."

"Can Qingshan Academy be comparable to our Anlu Academy?" It's not that Shen Zijing looks down on the people from Qingshan Academy. The way they talk makes him tired . .

That's why those who couldn't get into Anlu went to Qingshan Academy to study, and they dared to compare themselves with Anlu.

"I think you should pay more attention to reading, and don't mind other people's business outside. Let them talk as much as they like. If your mouth is on someone else's body, how can you cover their mouths and prevent them from talking?" Li Wen rolled his eyes and was speechless at Shen Zijing's lively and nosy character.

No matter what time it is, a person who is going to take the exam next month is still running around all day and knows all the gossip.

"I just can't stand what they say." Shen Zijing snorted.

Su Yuanji looked at the bamboo outside on the fence. The wind was blowing on the bamboo and the leaves were swaying. As he watched, he covered his mouth and yawned. His eyes were red, and he turned to look at Shen Zijing. It seems that he feels at ease only when he sees someone by his side.

The four of them sat in the pavilion for a while. Lu Zhishu got up and left first, and the three of them followed him.

Chapter 59 Preparing for the Imperial Examination

Since the separation, the family has become much quieter.

Mrs. Li Wang was in a very gloomy mood due to the family separation a few days ago. She lay on the bed for a long time and even invited a doctor to come and see her. She took some medicine and her body felt better.

After returning home from the academy, Li Wen also brought back the news that he had passed the county examination and got first place in the county examination.

After learning that her grandson had passed the county examination and won the first place in the county examination, Ms. Li Wang's face finally showed a smile, and her mood changed from the previous gloomy mood. She hugged her grandson and said, "Good grandson." , "My grandson, grandma, I know that my grandson must be able to pass the exam. Our Li family is going to have a scholar."

"Grandma, you wait until Sanbao gives you the exam to become a scholar. Let grandma be happy." Li Sanbao coaxed the old lady into smiling.

"Okay, okay." At this moment, her grandson said whatever he said, and Mrs. Li was happy in her heart.

"Aniang made Sanbao a new set of clothes. Sanbao will go back home later and try to see if they fit. If they don't fit, Aniang will change them for you." Sun Yi, an illiterate village woman, went to study for the exam. , what she, a mother, can do for her son is to make him a new set of clothes and sew a new pair of shoes.

She and her husband went to town to buy the cloth for the clothes that day. She was not in good health after being pregnant, so it took her a long time to make the clothes for her son.

"Thank you, Mom. Mom, you are pregnant now, so don't work so hard to make clothes for me. I just have clothes to wear. If you want to do it, just make two new clothes for your brother or sister." Li Wen was reluctant to let his mother-in-law work so hard. He knew that his mother-in-law was not in good health after having a child, yet she still worked so hard to make clothes for him

. "It's not hard, mother-in-law. All the clothes you had when you were young are stored there," Li Wen said. Once this comes out of grandma's belly, just wear the clothes you had when you were young. Maybe when you grow up, you will be a smart kid like his elder brother." Sun Yi said with a smile.

"Hey, Auntie, that's for sure. My brother or sister will definitely be as advocating for Ming as me." Li Wen found that he was getting thicker and thicker, and he dared to say anything shameless.

But here are his family members, so what are you afraid of?

After learning that his nephew had passed the county examination and achieved such good results, Li Laoer congratulated his eldest brother and nephew, but his face became even more silent as he sat alone. He was so angry that day that he threatened to divorce his wife. He really wanted to divorce his restless wife, but he was later dissuaded by his family members. The family was divided, and he could not change anything by divorcing his wife.

What's more, the girls are all young, and the stepmother is always no better than the biological mother. No matter how bad the biological mother is, she is still the biological mother. If she really divorces and marries a stepmother, she will only have a few pitiful sons. After listening to his mother-in-law crying and begging for mercy, Li Laoer did not have the heart to write a letter of divorce, so he never mentioned the divorce again.

Just because of this incident, the couple finally separated.

Li Dahua has been very honest and responsible these days. She doesn't dare to make the men in her family angry anymore. She is humble and submissive in front of her mother-in-law. She is afraid that if she makes the men angry again, she will divorce her and go back to her parents' home. If she was really divorced by her husband and returned to her natal family, there would be a sister-in-law on the other side of her natal family. The sister-in-law would definitely not treat her as an abandoned woman who was divorced and returned to her natal family.

Now that the family is divided, they have land and money in their hands. They just wait for the uncle's family to move out. She will no longer have to look at her mother-in-law's face in the future. She is stupid to let such a good life go. Isn't it just that if you endure it for these few days, you will have a good life in the future? Li Dahua feels happy when she thinks about it.

Li Dahua didn't take it seriously when she heard that her nephew had passed the county examination. No matter how close she was to Li Sanbao, he was not her biological son. When she gave birth to a son in the future, she would send him to school. He would definitely be better than Li Sanbao. , Li Dahua thought in her heart.

There is still no trace of this son. It is not certain whether the child is a boy or a girl. Even if a boy is born, it is really uncertain whether he can read. Li Dahua has been daydreaming all day long. .

But people in this family don't like Li Dahua very much.

While telling his family that he passed the county exam, Li Wen also told his family about his decision to take the prefectural exam in April, so he had to prepare for the exam during this time.

"My grandson should study hard. Grandma doesn't understand these things. However, grandma believes that my grandson will definitely be able to become a scholar for grandson. Later, grandma will ask her to kill two chickens for her grandson to replenish his health. "After hearing what her grandson said, Mrs. Li ordered the second son's family to catch a chicken and kill it tonight to replenish her grandson's health.

In the past, Mrs. Li and Wang were reluctant to kill the chickens they raised at home. The family relied on a few old hens to lay eggs and sell them for a few bucks. Nowadays, they are reluctant to sell the eggs for their grandchildren. Even the hens, Mrs. Li and Wang, are reluctant to kill them. I am willing to kill to replenish my good grandson.

Seeing that his grandma was happy, Li Wen couldn't resist his grandma's kindness. He could just kill the chicken and raise it back. His mother-in-law is now pregnant and needs nutrition. Just kill one of them. Later, he will ask his father to buy a few more and raise

them.

In the evening, they killed an old hen to make soup at home, and the family's stomachs were filled with oil and water.

Later, Li Wen tried on the new clothes and shoes that his mother had made for him, and they were just right.

The next day, everyone in Lijia Village knew that Li Sanbao had passed the county examination and won the first place in the county examination.

As the village chief, Li Mao knew that the grandson of Wang Li's family had passed the county examination and was at the top of the county examination. Although his son Xiulin also passed the county examination, his family's Xiulin was at the bottom. Yes, there is a difference between the beginning and the end. His son Xiulin failed to pass the government exam twice in the past. This year is the third time he is preparing to take the exam again. I don't know if he can pass it this time.

"Blessed by our ancestors, our Li family is really going to produce a scholar." The elders of the Li family all knew that Li Sanbao had taken the case of the county examination, and they all said that they had been blessed by their ancestors. It seems that their Li family This time the family is really going to have a scholar.

So many people pass the county exam every year, and it's amazing that only one can get the first place.

"This Li Sanbao has achieved such good results before he was even ten years old. He will have an unlimited future in the future.

" Isn't that right? In the past, we said that Li Xiulin was a literary star who descended to earth. I think we have all misunderstood. I'm afraid This Li Sanbao is the Wenquxing who descended to earth. "

"Yeah yeah. "

They used to say that Li Mao's younger son Li Xiulin was a scholar. It seems that this statement needs to be changed. It seems that Li Sanbao, the grandson of Li Wang's family, is the real Wenqu star. They all saw it wrong.

After hearing what everyone said, even if Li Mao felt uncomfortable, he couldn't show it on his face. Although this was true, Li Mao was the head of the clan and he was also a member of the Li family. In his heart, he naturally hopes that the Li family in Lijiacun can produce a scholar, whether this person is his son, Li Sanbao, or someone else who

has passed the county examination at the age of less than ten . He still won the first place in the test. This child is really unimaginable in the future!

The elders of the clan gathered to discuss this matter. There was such a scholar in their clan. As Li The elders of the family naturally expressed their opinions and sent some gifts to Wang Li's family. Everyone had no objection to this.

This time, not only the village chief came to their house, but also the elders of the clan. When they all arrived, Li Wangshi hurriedly asked his son to invite everyone to sit in the room.

The two brothers Li Gushan greeted the elders and sat aside. Li Gushan knew that the elders in the clan must be because of his son. Just came to their home.

"We all heard that Sanbao passed the county examination and won the first place in the county examination. We are very happy to have such outstanding children among our descendants." The seventh uncle arrived with everyone today. In the Li Wang family, when it comes to having such outstanding talents among their descendants, they are all honored.

The elders in the clan all praised Li Sanbao for being a good reader and a literary star. He would definitely become a scholar in the future.

"By then, our Lijia Village will have a scholar. When I get to the underground and see old Zong, I can have something to say in front of the ancestors." Even the ancestors knew the news, and they were all very happy. .

Some elders said that such a big event had happened in their clan, and they wanted to open an ancestral hall, offer incense to the ancestors, and tell them the good news.

"Yes, we should inform our ancestors." Everyone agreed.

Hearing the clan elders boasting about their grandchildren, Mrs. Li had a rare smile on her face.

"We have such a scholar in the Li family. Should we set up a few tables of meals to invite everyone to eat and celebrate?" An elder in the clan asked. For such an honorable matter, we should set up a few tables of meals to invite everyone. Come to eat, and show off in front of outsiders that there is a scholar in Lijia Village.

"It should be so."

After hearing what everyone was discussing, Li Shangu said out loud, "Thanks to the seventh uncle, the third grandpa, the fourth grandpa, and all the uncles who think highly of me, I am here to thank everyone for mentioning the three treasures of my son. The three treasures of my son. I was lucky enough to pass the county examination, so I don't deserve to be so boasted about. Opening an ancestral hall is such a big event, but I just passed a small county examination. How can Sanbao be worthy of opening an ancestral hall?"

" It's better to wait until Sanbao comes back from the scholar examination, and then we can open the ancestral hall to offer incense and tell the ancestors. There is one more thing. I forgot to tell the elders. Yesterday, Sanbao told his family that he had tried it in the county this time. , so Sanbao wants to continue taking the exam next month. "

Li Gugu means that his son has just passed a small county exam, so it is not necessary to open the ancestral hall to inform the ancestors. It is better to wait until he says that his son has taken the exam. When a scholar comes back after winning the prize, he opens an ancestral hall to inform his ancestors, in order to make

them happy even more.

And his son still has to prepare for the exam. There is no need for other celebrations. It is better to let his son study hard and prepare for the exam.

"Is this true?" Uncle Seven asked when he heard that Li Sanbao was still participating in the government examination next month.

The grandson also told his family about this, and Li Wangshi also knew about it, "It's true, Sanbao told us about this."

So after everyone knew that Li Sanbao would continue to take the next government examination. At that time, everyone had their own thoughts in their minds. It had just passed and they were about to take the next exam. Some people were worried that Li Sanbao would fail the exam this time.

But they all knew that it was not easy to distract Li Sanbao at this time, so they postponed these matters until later. Maybe one day Li Sanbao will really take the exam and come back as a scholar. Then they will open the ancestral hall to offer incense and inform the ancestors that they will not be late.

Li Shangu kept all the gifts everyone sent him. As for the silver coins that the village chief gave to his family on behalf of the clan, Li Shangu didn't accept them. "Everyone's thoughts are appreciated in my heart. This money guy is worth ten thousand dollars." I can't do it. If our family is really in trouble in the future, I will definitely tell my uncles. "

Everyone in the village has a hard time, and everyone lives with a tight fist." He really couldn't take the silver.

In this case, Li Mao took back the silver, and no one kept any more.

Li Shangu saw the elders of the clan out for his mother-in-law and thanked him, "When my new house is built, I will set up a few tables of meals and invite my seventh uncle, my third grandpa, my fourth grandpa, and many other uncles to have a drink. "

That's very good."

"Okay, we will all come when the time comes."

For a time, people in the village changed from saying that Li Xiulin was the Wenqu star who came to the earth to that of Li Sanbao. Zhu Jinqiao heard these words outside, and went home with a sullen expression. Huh, everyone is blind. When my Xiulin passes the exam, you will definitely regret it!

Chapter 60 Before departure

After the county test before departure, Li Wen found that his life had changed a little. First of all, the gentlemen in the academy valued him more and held on to his studies more tightly than before. . The students looked at him with something a little more in their eyes than before, but he had no intention of going into it.

Among his classmates, he had always been closer to Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing. The four of them had been promoted from Class A and were all in the same class. The four of them were inseparable classmates and friends.

As for other people, just say hello to those who can. Li Wen, who doesn't like him, doesn't need to think too much about it.

Just winning the first place in a small county examination is not something he should be proud of. This world is so big,

there is heaven and earth, and there are people outside the world. They are just a small place. In such a small place, they won the first place in the county examination. Li Wen himself did not take this first place too seriously. .

After hearing that he was going to take the government examination, Su Yuan, who had no intention of taking it, also decided to take part.

Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing had been preparing for the government examination for a long time. Now with the addition of the two of them, it became four people preparing to take the government examination in April.

There is only more than a month until the April prefectural examination, so they must seize this time to study. We are now in the sprint stage for the exam, so Li Wen has been focusing his time and attention on studying during this period. He has really become "blind to what is going on outside the window and only reads the books of sages." Even his master No time for now.

Zhao Si knew that his young apprentice had just finished taking the county examination and was preparing for the government examination. Based on his understanding of his young apprentice, he knew that he would only take the exam if he was sure of himself, so he would not stop his young apprentice.

After the county examination is over, the county office will make a roster and submit it to the Confucianism Office of the county, and then submit it to the prefecture or Zhili prefecture or department. Only candidates who have passed the county examination are eligible to participate in the government examination. Prefectural examinations are presided over by the prefects of each prefecture.

The registration process for the prefectural examination is similar to that of the county examination, except that during the prefectural examination, in addition to the original guarantor, an additional secluded student must be assigned as a guarantor, which is called a "paibao". This gentleman from their academy can vouch for them, so it's not difficult to handle.

With the experience of the last exam, Li Wen quickly completed the registration this time.

Time flies by quickly, and April is here soon.

The government examination will start on April 16th.

The weather in April is perfect, neither cold nor hot. You don't have to worry about being hot or cold when taking exams in this weather.

The prefecture examination is taken in Fucheng, so before the exam they have to go to Qu'an, Fucheng to take the exam.

It happened that this time the four of them were going to take the exam together, so the four of them made an appointment to go to Qu'an Mansion together. From Qingping to Qu'an Mansion, it would take four or five days at the fastest by horse carriage, so they would have to leave in early April at the latest.

The conditions at home of Lu Zhishu and Shen Zijing and Su Yuan were relatively good. They had carriages and horses ready at all times. They had prepared carriages, horses and servants for them early to send them to Qu'an Mansion.

Lu Zhishu knew the situation at Li Wen's home and heard that Li Wen was going to hire a carriage and driver, so he said to him, "Li Wen, why don't you go with my carriage? You don't have to go outside to hire a carriage or find a driver."

"Well, am I going to trouble you too much?" Li Wen knew from the look in Lu Zhishu's eyes that he would be angry if he refused. He quickly turned around and laughed. He said, "Okay, I'll go with your carriage, so I can save a carriage fee." Zhishu, then I will ride in your car.

Li Wen will no longer be polite to Lu Zhishu. If he wants to be polite to Lu Zhishu, this person will really be angry with him.

We have been classmates for three years and are still close friends. Li Wen knows Lu Zhishu's temper. He will not tell you when he is angry with you. No matter how you talk to him, he will ignore you. He is a person who says whatever he wants. He is most afraid of others getting sulky and not talking to him, and Lu Zhishu happens to have such a character.

"Well, you will have someone to take care of you when we go together." After hearing Li Wen's words, Lu Zhishu's face showed a look of satisfaction, and looking at Li Wen's eyes, it was like saying that you should have been like this a long time ago.

"It just so happens that my family has arranged a courtyard for me there. When the time comes, you can go over and live with me. You don't have to go out to stay in an inn."

What Lu Zhishu said was telling Li Wen that you don't even have to go there to find guests. Lived.

"Haha, that's great. I've also saved room and board expenses." Li Wen laughed, knowing that Lu Zhishu was going to propose so he wouldn't give him a chance to refuse.

However, Li Wen didn't know that all the rooms in the restaurant and inn in Qu'an Mansion were probably booked out at this time, and he might still be able to rent a room if he went a month in advance. Now he couldn't even think about going to Qu'an and staying in an inn. There might be no place to stay in the ruined temple.

Lu Zhishu knew these things, but even if he knew, he would not tell Li Wen.

In this case, he took the carriage and board and lodging with Lu Zhishu, so that they didn't have to worry about

all , as well as the food and lodging there. Many things on the journey.

Later, Li Wen told his father not to rent a carriage or find a driver to take them off. He took his classmate's carriage there.

"Would it bother others too much?" Li Shangu asked.

"No, Dad, since Zhishu has let us pass, we can just go with their carriage." Li Wen said.

However, before departure, the family was still very nervous about his long trip this time.

After coming to this world, Li Wen had never traveled far since he was a child. The farthest place he visited was their town.

His family knew that he was going on a long trip this time, so his mother-in-law had prepared things for him early. He was still young, and his family would definitely be worried if he traveled far away alone, so after the settlement, his father accompanied him to Qu'an Mansion to take the exam this time.

It would take him at least half a month to come back.

Before leaving, Li Wen was a little worried about his family. There were a lot of things at home. Every morning, the family had to get up to work. Without his father as a labor force, he didn't know whether his mother-in-law and second uncle would be busy. come over.

The family had previously talked about buying two servants, but considering that there was no spare house for them to live in, this matter had to be postponed until later. Now that his mother is pregnant, it is not convenient for physical work and it is not easy for his wife to be tired,

so many things fall on his father. In addition, my family is still building a house, so there are a lot of things, big and small.

Li Wen was worried that without his father at home, his mother-in-law would do too much work regardless of his own body and tire himself out. He just felt uneasy.

"My father is going with you. It's your first time to travel far away. My father is worried about going alone." Li Shangu saw what his son was worried about and said, "I have your grandma and you two here at home." "Uncle and the others are here, let your grandma and second uncle take care of things at home. Your grandma will also be there to watch over you, so nothing will happen."

His son also told him about this, saying that it was on the road. With his classmates around, he could follow his classmates' carriage there and then follow his classmates' carriage back after the exam. But after all, it was not him, the father, who was taking care of his son. Li Shangu felt uneasy, and the family members also disagreed, so he must have gone with his son.

"Yes, dear grandson, just take the exam with peace of mind. Grandma and your second uncle are here to take care of everything at home. Your grandma is here to take care of her, and grandma is still waiting to hold her grandson." Mrs. Li Wang knew This time, her grandson had to go far away to take the exam. The old lady was worried about her grandson's first trip away from home, and she was also worried about whether her grandson would be able to pass the exam this time.

As for the eldest daughter-in-law who is pregnant at home, nothing will happen to her as the mother-in-law watching over her.

"Thank you for your hard work, grandma and uncle." When Li Wen heard what his family said, he knew that he was overly worried. He said to his grandma, "Mom, daddy is going to take the exam with me, you are alone at home." You should pay attention to yourself. The doctor said you should not be too tired. You should pay attention to your health. I will come back with my father after I finish the exam. "

" Grandma knows that Sanbao doesn't have to worry about grandma. A three-year-old child doesn't understand anything." Sun Yi blinked the tears in her eyes, both for her son's understanding and for her reluctance to leave him. She said, "Aniang is waiting for you to come back at home. Sanbao will come back after the exam. Mom and your grandma are waiting for you to come back at home. "

"Okay, grandma, please take care of yourself. I'm still waiting for you to give birth to a little brother for me." Li Wen hugged his grandma's waist. It was rare for him to act coquettishly with his mother-in-law. His grandma already had his little brother in her belly. For some reason, Li Wen just thought that this one in his grandma's belly would be his little brother.

No matter whether his mother-in-law gives birth to a little brother or a little sister, he will love it.

"Okay, okay, grandma knows." Sun Yi burst into tears from laughter.

Children are always the biggest concern for parents. Before her son went out, Sun Yi carefully packed his luggage for her son. If she was worried, she would check it from time to time to see if she had missed anything.

The clothes of the men in the family must also be packed together. The father and son are going on a long trip together.

Knowing that his nephew was going to Fucheng with his eldest brother, Li Laoer asked his mother-in-law to come up with the two taels of silver and gave them to his nephew as travel expenses. "Sambo, go and take the exam well this time. We are waiting for your good news at home."

"Sambo, thank you, uncle. " "Li Wen thanked his second uncle. Knowing that it was his second uncle's kindness, he accepted it.

Little brat! I don't believe you can become a scholar!

Li Dahua hummed in her heart. The two taels of silver she was given felt like someone had cut out a piece of flesh from her heart. It hurt, but she couldn't help but take out the money. This is two taels of silver!

The acquaintances and elders in the village knew that Li Sanbao was going to Fucheng to take an exam, so they all asked their family members to send him things to express their feelings to some extent.

Li Shangu thanked everyone one by one for their kindness and took the things down.

"I don't know if the Three Treasures can pass the exam this time." Elder Zhang from the clan said worriedly.

"I think Sanbao's kid is different. Maybe he can pass the exam this time." Another elder said, "And Xiulin, isn't he also going to take the government exam this year? Xiulin has taken the exam several times, maybe he can pass the exam this time." Xiulin passed the exam this time. "

There are two scholars in Lijia Village this time. Both of them took the exam. One of them must pass, right?" It would be better if you pass both.

"Haha, yes, maybe my family Xiulin and Sanbao have passed this time together. We don't have to worry here now. We will know when the time comes." Li Mao's daughter Li Xiulin also went to Fucheng to take the imperial examination this year, but Someone from his in-law family also went to Fucheng to take the exam. His son and his cousins ​​from his in-law family had already set off for Fucheng.

Knowing that Li Sanbao was also going to take the exam this time, Li Mao, the village chief, not only hoped that his son could pass the exam, but also hoped that Li Sanbao could pass the exam. Privately, Li Mao, the village chief, naturally hoped that his son could pass the exam. Better than Li Sanbao.