The more difficult part now is the preparation of instant noodle soup base.

The fragrance wafted out from the kitchen, and Xiaoliu couldn't wait for his mother to bring out the food.

He leaned against the door frame and pushed his head inside.

"Mom, what delicious food are you making?"

Wen Qingliu looked at him and said with a smile: "Go wash your hands and wait for the meal."

Xiaoliu cheered, fetched some water to wash his hands and climbed back onto the chair.

There are many children, and it is troublesome for them to eat at the same table with their parents.

I simply made a set of small tables and chairs for each child.

There is one table for children and one table for adults, which makes eating much more convenient.

Even though he hasn't yet developed the seasoning for instant noodles.

But it is already very popular when paired with a flour packet, dried chopped green onions and fried pancakes.

But as for the so-called powder bag, Wen Qingliu only put some salt in it.

This thing came out of nowhere and sold itself as fresh and convenient.

And she launched it a few months before the county exam.

Most of those who purchased this product have children who are taking the autumn exam.

It was just a county exam, but the candidates had to stay there alone for three days and two nights.

The examination center provides hot water and accommodation but no food. All food must be brought in from outside.

But many things are still fresh when you eat them on the first day, but they become a bit rotten by the third day.

The instant noodles that Wen Qingliu bought greatly solved this problem.

As long as there is hot water, you can soak it anytime after drinking and make a bowl of steaming noodles.

You don't even need to light a fire, it's extremely convenient.

Summer passed quickly, and with it came not only autumn but also the beginning of their eldest son's exams.

The instant noodles sold by Wen Qingliu are not cheap, after all, they have to be fried.

"Sui Kai, take a few more servings of this instant noodles. Don't eat them in a hurry. Mom has also prepared some steamed buns for you."

"Yes, Fourth Aunt has also developed fermented tofu in the past few days. You can eat it with steamed buns when the time comes."

There were only a few pieces of fermented tofu, which Wen Qingliu placed in a small bamboo tube.

The eldest brother's bag only contained bowls, chopsticks and food; the pens, ink, paper and inkstone would be distributed by the examination hall when the time comes.

This is also a way to avoid cheating.

In order to make it easier for their children to pass the exam, some families would wet the paper with water.

Then put a layer of dry paper on it and use wood to print the words on the dry paper.

When the originally wet paper dries, the writing will remain on it.

After entering the examination room, gently wet the paper with water again.

The marks on the paper will show.

In the past, many families would use this method to cheat in order to make it easier for their children to pass the exam.

Later, the imperial court issued a regulation that all examination papers must be distributed by the examination center.

To prevent someone from cheating.

For three whole days, Wei sighed at home.

I was worried that my eldest son would fail the exam and it would affect his mentality. I was also worried that if he passed the exam, he would have to go to Beijing to take the exam at such a young age.

One day in the middle of the night, Wen Qingliu suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

An inexplicable feeling of panic arose.

I felt uneasy and tossed and turned for many times but couldn't fall asleep.

She simply got up from the bed and prepared to make some fried rice.

Just as I beat the eggs into liquid, I heard a loud roar outside.

Wen Qingliu was startled and immediately put down the bowl and ran out.

"Third brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Fourth sister-in-law, fourth sister-in-law, your third sister-in-law is missing, Lulu is missing."

"Gone? How could it be gone?"

While Zhao Zhiquan was explaining, Wen Qingliu had already started calculating the direction.

"It's not because I'm worried that something might happen to the three little ones at night, so I took them to the guest room."

"Everything was fine, but when I returned to my room tonight, I found your sister-in-law was missing."

"Third brother, don't worry."

Wen Qingliu casually comforted her until her fingers stopped.

"Third brother, you better hurry up, Third sister-in-law is by the river."

The two looked at each other and ran out at once.

Wei was woken up and came out.

"Sister-in-law, please take care of the three children."

Leaving only these words behind, Wen Qingliu and the other man ran straight to the river without looking back.

Wei was left alone, blinking in confusion.

On a big rock by the river, Cui buried her head in her knees and cried.

After a moment, she wiped her tears and walked slowly towards the center of the river.

Although it is only winter, the river water is still bitingly cold at night.

Cui seemed to be completely unaware of anything and just lay in the rushing river.

"Third sister-in-law!"

"deer deer!"

Wen Qingliu and Zhao Zhiquan said in unison, and then they both ran over quickly.

Zhao Zhiquan jumped into the river, accompanied by the sound of the water being lifted up and then falling down.

He took a few steps to Cui and pulled her out of the river.

The tall man looked at his weak wife, hugged her and started crying.

"Lulu, why are you so depressed that you want to jump into the river and commit suicide, Lulu!"

"We just had a child, and things will get better and better in the future. Why are you so pessimistic?"

Cui Lu didn't stay in the river for long and was fished out before he fell unconscious.

She could hear her husband's suppressed crying in her ears, and she felt very uncomfortable listening to it.

But why is he so useless that he can't even carry his children to full term?

It's all her fault as a useless mother that she has caused so much pain to her children.

Zhao Zhiquan cried, and Cui also cried.

The two of them just sat on the shore, wet and crying.

Wen Qingliu sighed and said, "Third brother and sister-in-law, let's go back first."

Zhao Zhiquan seemed to have reacted now.

After carrying his wife on his back, he wiped away his tears.

"Lulu, let's go home."

When they returned to the yard, not only Wei, but also Qiu and others woke up.

Looking at the couple who were all wet, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

"What's going on? I'll go boil some water so you can take a hot bath."

As she spoke, Wei went into the kitchen and went back and forth to boil a lot of hot water.

In the second half of the night, no one in the family slept well.

The next morning, everyone's eyes fell on Cui.

"Lulu, are you in a bad mood? Try the fermented tofu that your fourth brother's wife just made."

"Try the porridge that my sister-in-law made for you. It's very soft and glutinous, and it tastes delicious when eaten with fermented bean curd."

Looking at the concerned looks and words from the people around her.

Cui couldn't hold back and lowered her head to cover her face and cried.

"Mother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, Qingliu, it's all my fault. I'm useless."

Zhao Chen threw her chopsticks down immediately.

"You are my daughter-in-law, Chen Zhaodi. If anyone dares to say anything bad about you, I will tear your mouth to pieces!"

Cui burst into laughter, but in just a moment, she fell into the vicious cycle of self-denial again.

"I couldn't even take good care of my children. They were born without getting much nutrition from my body."

"If I had tried harder, they wouldn't have to be as pitiful as the kittens."

"This is all my fault."

Zhao Zhiquan held him in his arms.

"Wife, it's not what you said."

"You are my hero, you gave birth to my children."

"It's not easy to have three children in one generation. It's amazing that you can give birth to them safely."

"Stop denying yourself, okay Lulu?"

Cui agreed verbally, but she was still sad in her heart.

Three days later, the eldest son was able to come out of the examination room, and the whole family went to the entrance to pick him up.

There is still about half a month left until the results are announced.

During this period, everyone in the family was worried.

Half a month later, Wen Qingliu went to the town as a representative of the family to look at the list.

When she saw Zhao Suikai's name on the list.

Although teenage students are already very common.

But overall, the eldest brother only studied the course for one year.

He can win the title of Child God in just one year.

Later, when he wanted to take the examination to become a scholar, it was still easy for him.

How many people start learning at the age of seven or eight and still cannot pass the examination to become a student when they are in their teens?

However, even if Wen Qingliu did not go to the town to see the list, if the boss was on the list.

There would also be yamen runners riding on horses to notify them.

So much so that when he went back, Wen Qingliu pretended to be depressed.

Before the family members could say anything, Chen Guangzong jumped out first.

"Sister, you are embarrassed. You want to take the exam after only studying for one year? It's really a daydream."

"Your Sui Kai is not a genius. In my opinion, it would be better for him to start farming early."

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