Shen Ping knew that the exam was over today, so she asked Dadong to pick them up early in the morning.

Shen Ping knew that taking exams in ancient times was very difficult. Not only could one not eat or sleep well, but there was also only a palm-sized space for activities, and one could only come out after finishing the exam.

Shen Ping prepared the ingredients in the kitchen early in the morning and killed two chickens. Today's chicken was not salt-baked chicken, but boiled chicken, and she also made chicken soup.

A sheep was killed and marinated for half a day. In the afternoon, a fire was built in the yard. Shen Ping made a roasted whole lamb. The whole lamb was first marinated with seasonings, then spread out with bamboo and roasted over the fire.

The oil sizzles as the meat is roasted until the skin is golden brown and crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Then it is sprinkled with cumin powder, and the aroma of meat wafts over the entire village.

No one had ever seen this method before, so they all ran out to see the novelty. Smelling the aroma of the meat, everyone couldn't contain their joy.

In the Zhang family, Shen Ping treated everyone equally, and the servants always had a share of the food. Looking at the roasted whole lamb, everyone was happy. The lady cooked it herself, so they were in for a treat.

Liu Ya and Le Le stood by with their eyes wide open, but their expressions were different. Le Le inhaled the fragrance from time to time, and his saliva seemed to be watering.

Looking at the sheep, Liu Ya's eyes were filled with pity and she covered her eyes from time to time.

"Mom, this sheep is so pitiful, it must be in pain!" The sheep's mouth turned up, revealing its front teeth. Liu Ya couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

"You little girl~" Shen Ping was a little amused: "You will find it delicious when you eat it later!"

"Mom, is it ready? Can I have a taste?" Lele looked at Shen Ping eagerly, saliva almost flowing from the corners of his mouth as he spoke.

"Okay, almost there!"

Shen Ping used a knife to cut a small piece of mutton, put it in a bowl, cut it into small pieces again, and handed the bowl to Lele: "You and Sixth Aunt eat together."

Then he cut another long piece and cut it into dices so that everyone could taste it.

No one dared to do it. At Shen Ping's urging, the aunt picked up a piece with a bamboo stick and put it in her mouth. The moment she bit down with her teeth, her eyes widened.

"This is so delicious!"

Everyone picked up the bamboo sticks and tried them. Hong Gu was right, it was really delicious.

"Sixth Aunt, please try it, it's really delicious!" Lele patiently coaxed Liu Ya.

Liu Ya shook her head and covered her mouth, saying, "I won't eat it. That sheep is too pitiful."

Shen Ping couldn't help but laugh: "You eat pork, so aren't the pigs pitiful? And chicken, if we don't eat anything and starve to death, wouldn't that be even more pitiful?"

"Then~" What mother said made sense. Liu Ya hesitated and said, "Then I'll try a small piece." As she said that, she picked up a piece of mutton and put it into her mouth.

As soon as I chewed it, the fragrance filled my entire mouth. I immediately forgot what I had just said and started eating piece by piece.

Liu Ya kept saying, "Mom, what you cooked is so delicious!"

"Ha ha……"

Everyone couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

As Wuchun and his friends entered Kaoshan Village, they smelled this fragrance.

Wuchun sniffed: "Brother Xu, do you smell this fragrance?"

Xu Hao nodded: "I smell it~" Xu Hao was also hungry at the moment, and his stomach was rumbling.

Dadong interrupted, "Fifth Master, the Madam must be preparing something delicious, waiting for you to come back. I heard her say this morning that she was going to make a roasted whole lamb today!"

"Wow, there's mutton~" Xu Hao's appetite was aroused.

After being cooped up in the examination room for a few days, he really wanted to have a hot meal.

"Master He, let's come to our house for dinner later!" Wuchun looked at He Yao who was silent aside.

"Forget it, my mother is anxious too, I'd better go home and eat!" He Yao refused.

Dadong spoke up: "Master He, when I came out, my wife told me to pick you up and take you home for dinner. If you don't go back, I won't be able to complete my mission~"

Hearing Dadong's implication that he would be blamed if he didn't go to eat, He Yao could only nod: "Okay then!"

Cuihong saw the carriage as it turned up the slope and hurried back to tell Shen Ping: "Madam, the Fifth Young Master and his friends are back!"

"Oh~Okay!"

Shen Ping took off her apron and handed it to Hong Gu, asking them to carry the roasted whole lamb back to the kitchen, cut it into pieces and arrange it on plates, and then stir-fry a few side dishes.

He walked out, and at this time the carriage drove in the gate and stopped in the yard.

"Mom~ I'm back!"

Wuchun lifted the door curtain and jumped down.

"Eh~"

Shen Ping greeted him with a smile.

Then He Yao and Xu Hao also got off the carriage. They saluted with both hands and said, "Madam Shen~"

"You're welcome!" Shen Ping waved her hand: "Glad you're back, let's go! Let's go back to the house and sit for a while, then we can have dinner!"

Seeing that they looked a little sleepy, Shen Ping asked them to go into the main room and sit for a while.

Xu Hao looked around but didn't see Mo Ru. He felt a little disappointed and asked anxiously, "Ms. Shen, where is Mo Ru?"

As soon as he said the word "Ru", Xu Hao felt that it was inappropriate and changed his words: "Where is Miss Mo!"

"Heh~"

Shen Ping smiled. You already have a baby, but you are still embarrassed!

At that moment, they understood each other tacitly and said with a smile: "She is now in her advanced stage and her body is heavy. She just walked around for a while, so I asked her to go back and rest.

Don't scare her when you go there, because she will give birth soon, so don't be careless." Shen Ping specifically reminded him.

"Yeah, I know! I'll go over first!" After saying this, Xu Hao quickly walked towards the house next door.

I haven't seen her for nearly a month. God knows how much I miss her. Thinking about how I almost lost her at that time, I feel scared.

Mo Ru in the room listened to the noise outside, pricked up his ears, and said to Jian Qiu beside him: "Go outside and see if Master Xu is back?"

"Yes~" Jian Qiu bowed, turned and walked out of the room. When she looked up, she saw Xu Hao. She was immediately overjoyed and opened her mouth to speak.

"Shh~"

Xu Hao looked at Jianqiu, put his index finger on his mouth as a gesture for silence, and then raised his hand, signaling Jianqiu to leave.

Jianqiu understood that Master Xu was going to give the young lady a surprise, and she immediately covered her mouth and laughed. Now that she saw that Master Xu cared so much about the young lady, she felt relieved and walked out tactfully.

Mo Ru just went out for a walk and felt tired, so he was lying in the room to rest.

Hearing Jianqiu's footsteps just as she walked out, she heard footsteps again and immediately said lazily, "Jianqiu, didn't I ask you to go out and see if Young Master Xu is back? Why are you back so soon?"

The person who came didn't say anything. Mo Ru heard the footsteps walking to the bed. He immediately opened his eyes sleepily and what came into his sight was Xu Hao's smiling face. Mo Ru was immediately startled.

Is she dreaming? Mo Ru quickly closed her eyes.

It was a long time before she opened her eyes. Unexpectedly, she met Xu Hao's smiling eyes, looking at her eagerly.

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