The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

April passed, and it was May.

As soon as May arrives, it will be the Dragon Boat Festival in a few days. On this day, the officials of the DPRK and China will rest for a day. They don't have to go to the morning court or go to the government office for business, and celebrate the festival with their families at home.

May [-]th, Midsummer Dragon Boat Festival, happened to be Li Wen's birthday.

There was no need to go to court this day, and Li Wen slept in a little later than usual before waking up.When he woke up, the other man on the bed was gone, and he lay on the bed for a while before getting up.The little boy outside the house heard a voice in the house and knew that their young master had woken up. He knocked on the door and shouted, "Master, are you awake?"

"Get up, come in." Li Wen responded and asked people to come in.

"Yes, master."

Li Tong fetched water and went in to wash his master. He brought out a moon-white long coat from the cupboard for his master, unfolded it for his master to see, and asked, "Master, what do you think of this robe? I will wear this robe today." How about some new clothes? The fourth young lady sent a lot of new clothes over, saying that today is the master's birthday, so you can wear them."

"It's all right." Li Wen didn't have much opinion on what he wore, most of his clothes were plain and light-colored.He doesn't like clothes that are too brightly colored, but he doesn't have too much brightly colored clothes either.

In the past, the clothes on his body were all stitched by his aunt herself. After he arrived in the capital, among the things that his family sent him every year, there were also clothes sent to him by his aunt.The mother and child have not been able to see each other for a long time, and the mother can only express her miss and love for the child in this way.

Now when he arrives in the capital, even the girls at home will help him buy these things. Clothes in different seasons in spring, summer, autumn and winter are brought in full boxes of new clothes every time. He can't even wear them. How many new clothes are there that have not been worn.

"How many clothes did Jinwan send over?" Li Wen's room never let the maids come in to serve him. It was Li Tong, the book boy, who followed him to serve him, so all the things in his room were Li Tong. Helping to clean up, some things even he himself doesn't know.

"There are several boxes. Then, master, they are all here." Li Tong opened several wardrobe doors. It took him a whole day yesterday to pack up and hang all these clothes here. .

Li asked, "..."

Seeing that the closet was full of new clothes, he really didn't know what to say, well, let's try to wear them, so as not to waste the girl's kindness.

It is summer in May, and the weather in the capital is also hot. Most of the clothes are made of light and breathable materials.

The material of this moon-white gown is naturally good, the material is smooth and comfortable to the touch, and it is also very comfortable and breathable to wear. There are a few red plums embroidered with red thread on the skirt, the waist is slightly tucked, and the hem is loose. It is really beautiful to roll with the waves while walking.

"Master, you look so good in this dress." Li Tong waited on the master to put on the clothes and helped the master tie the belt.

Li Wen tapped the little boy on the head with the fan in his hand, unfolded the fan with a swipe, fanned the wind, put on a pose that I am the most handsome in the world, looked at his little book boy proudly, and asked, "Does the clothes look good?" ? Huh? It's your master who looks good."

"Yes, the master looks the best." Li Tong looked at his master's face, his master looked very good-looking.He has seen that all the high officials in the court have beards. How can his master be so young and good-looking? His master must be the youngest and good-looking high-ranking official in the court.

"Haha..." Li Wen stood in front of the mirror and looked at it. He still liked the clothes.

Seeing the little bookboy behind him staring at him in a daze, he couldn't help knocking the stupid bookboy again with the fan in his hand, and said, "Why are you in a daze, let's go."

"Hehe, yes, master." Li Tong followed the master's ass out.

Li Jinwan remembered that today was her brother's birthday, so she went to the kitchen early in the morning to cook longevity noodles for her brother.

Seeing her brother come out, Li Jinwan asked someone to go to the kitchen to bring up the cooked longevity noodles, "Brother, today is your birthday, so I cooked noodles for you. I was still thinking about whether to ask someone to call you, you Here it is." Her brother happened to be born on May [-]th, and May [-]th is her brother's birthday, and she remembered her brother's birthday since she was a child.

When they were young, the two families lived together, and only on her brother's birthday, there was a bowl of longevity noodles and eggs to eat. Her brother loved her little sister since he was a child, and he would share with her any delicious food.The grandmother at home loved her brother's grandson, and liked them too much. Li Jinwan didn't feel jealous of her brother because of this. Her brother treated her well, and she liked her brother too.

When I was young, I didn't understand why my parents were desperate to have a son, but when I grew up, Li Jinwan understood a little bit.When she grew up, she understood something in her heart. It is difficult for a woman to live in this world. If she marries into someone else's house in the future, it is better for her husband to treat her well. If he treats her badly, her brother is her brother. backing, yes

People who thought she was in her early years.

After she left home, she found out about his father and brought back another aunt, who gave birth to a son in one fell swoop.Her father has been looking forward to having a son all his life, but it's a pity that my mother gave birth to several daughters, but she didn't give birth to a son, but let the aunt who came in later give birth to a son. She knew all these things from her brother .Her elder brother will tell her about anything at home.

When Li Jinwan first heard the news, she couldn't accept it for a moment. She didn't expect that his father would take a concubine. Later, he heard that this aunt had given birth to a son.

As far as she could remember, her father and mother didn't like the number of their sisters. Her father didn't care how many sisters they had. Her mother was a lazy person who spent all day thinking about the things at home.Later, the uncle and the aunt built a new house and moved out. The two families did not live together, and many conflicts were eliminated.Since she was a child, her aunt beat and scolded the sisters, and she never felt half of her mother's kindness from her aunt, so when she learned about those things at home, Li Jinwan felt that her aunt was to blame.

Presumably his father got what he wanted after he got a son.

She is now in the capital, here with her brother, and the journey back home is far away. After going outside, Li Jinwan doesn't really want to go back, so she hasn't seen the boy born to her aunt with her own eyes, and she doesn't care too much for that brother. idea.Occasionally, she would think in her heart whether her aunt was doing well at home, but she thought that her elder sister and second sister were both there. Although her two older sisters were married outside, it was not far to go back to her mother's house. Go home to visit parents.

She can't control the family affairs now.She is now here in the capital, helping her brother manage the Zhuangmeng Pavilion and the workshop, as well as helping her brother manage the affairs of the house, so busy every day that she can't get away to do other things.Her brother is an official in the court and has many affairs outside, so she doesn't need her brother to worry about the family affairs.

Thinking of these things, Li Jinwan shook her head, not thinking about these things.

In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a year since she arrived in Beijing, and it was her brother's birthday. It was not until this year that she was by her brother's side that she had the opportunity to celebrate his birthday with her brother.Li Jinwan said with a smile, "Brother, I didn't have you at home before. Every day I remember that your birthday is coming, I always think about whether I can cook a bowl of noodles for you or cook a meal for you. It wasn't until this year. Chance."

"Oh, you cooked longevity noodles for me, hehe, thank you for your hard work." Li Wen smiled.

The maid beside her quickly went to the kitchen to bring the cooked pasta and put it on the table.

Li Jinwan said, "Brother, come and taste the noodles I cooked."

There are two eggs lying on top of the noodles, and now their family has no shortage of food and clothing, so it is easy to eat a bowl of noodles and two eggs.

"It smells really good." Li Wen sat down on the chair, saw the noodles and eggs in the bowl, took a sip of the soup, and knew that the soup was simmered with chicken broth. It doesn't make people feel greasy, and tastes fresh and fragrant.

"Well, it's delicious." It's true.

"Third brother, as long as you like it." Seeing that her brother likes to eat, Li Jinwan rolled her eyes with a smile, and it was not in vain that she was cooking chicken soup and making noodles in the kitchen before dawn.

"What about the two little ones?" Li asked, not seeing the two boys, and asked, "Did the two of them have breakfast?"

"I have eaten. Earlier, Xiaobao said that he was hungry, so I asked someone to get some food for the two of them." Li Jinwan replied, "The two children were still reading in the study room early in the morning, and then ran out. Playing, presumably this will be playing in the back of the yard."

It was rare for her brother to rest at home for a day, thinking about letting her brother sleep for a while, so she didn't let the two little ones go to her brother's yard to wake people up.

Xiaobao came over earlier and said she was hungry, so she asked someone to get food for the two boys.

Today the academy does not need to go to school, the two boys are at home, there are many fun things in the backyard, the two children like to go to the backyard to play as soon as they are at home.

"Oh, let them play." Knowing that the two children were playing in the back, Li Wen did not allow the two children to relax and play while studying. Horses will get tired after running for a long time, let alone people who have to keep going. Reading will not be tiring.

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, so I have to eat zongzi, and there are zongzi brought from the kitchen on the table^

"This zongzi was made a while ago, and the triangle-shaped ones are big meat dumplings. These are made with mung bean stuffing, and there are also those from the red bean restaurant..." Li Jinwan talked about several flavors in a row. Considering the large number of people in the family, she made more There are various flavors, everyone wants to eat any flavor, she took apart a bean paste and ate it, and asked, "Brother, what flavor do you want to eat?"

"I want meat dumplings."

After eating a bowl of noodles, my stomach was already very full. Seeing the zongzi, I wanted to eat it again, so I couldn't help it. Li Wen ate again.

I took a big meat dumpling in, and my stomach was about to burst after eating.