The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

All dust settled.

Governor Liu directly led people to copy several post stations of the Zhao family, and found countless account books in his home.

Looking at the evidence of bribery in front of him, Governor Liu smashed the table angrily.

The magistrate was so frightened that he knelt down again.

Governor Liu narrowed his eyes, and threw the account book in front of the county magistrate, "How should the magistrate know?"

The magistrate nodded and bowed, and couldn't stop apologizing: "Giving the next official a chance to make up for his mistakes will definitely satisfy the governor."

"What's the use of satisfying the official? You have to satisfy the people of Ping'an Town!" Governor Liu sternly said.

"Yes, yes, yes! This official will definitely make the people in Ping'an Town satisfied with the result!"

With the ledger, the next thing will be easy to handle.

Compared with the records above, one catches one accurately, and the magistrate has a nest of snakes and rats with them. If the magistrate catches them, none of them can escape.

As for the magistrate himself, there are so many evidences of corruption and bribery, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot escape.

This kind of big case must be reported to His Majesty before the Winter Solstice Festival, and we will see how it will be handled.

In addition to the ledger issue, Governor Liu also found a large number of Phytolaccas at the post station and confiscated them all on the spot.

It's just the ones that were shipped out earlier, not so easy to track.

At this time, the people below came to report, and there was a scholar outside the door who called himself Lu Xiuyuan and asked to see him.

Governor Liu heard the name familiar. It seems that the other party wrote the complaint this time. The words are concise and precise, and the writing style is not bad.

So he asked the servants to come in.

The two sides had a face-to-face meeting. Governor Liu did not expect that the scholar who wrote such capable words would be so young. Heroes are indeed young.

Lu Xiuyuan saluted respectfully, cut straight to the point without any nonsense.

"Governor, Lu probably knows a few locations about the merchant lands that have been circulated."

He took out a topographic map he had drawn and pointed to it: "From the direction of the East Lake, go all the way to Hancheng, Liaoshan, and the three key places. The leader of the convoy is in Hancheng. The others will be interrogated carefully after the leader is caught. .”

"You are a scholar, how did you know?" Governor Liu gave him a strange look.

Lu Xiuyuan didn't rush, and explained calmly: "I used to keep accounts at Zhao's Post Station, and later I helped my father get medicine, and found out their true colors. After coming here, I secretly inquired about the news."

Governor Liu nodded in satisfaction, "You are so courageous at such a young age. If you study hard, you will have a bright future."

"Thank you for your compliment."

Governor Liu was very concerned about this matter. After knowing the approximate location, he immediately sent his personal guards and led the government officials to chase after the medicinal materials.

Seeing the other party's quick action, Lu Xiuyuan's heart finally sank, fearing that it would affect the other party's work, he hastily bid farewell.

Governor Liu also treated him more politely, and encouraged him a few words, telling him to study hard and looking forward to his provincial examination.

When it comes to the provincial examination, Lu Xiuyuan is hesitating whether to continue the imperial examination.

It is also difficult to continue to pass the exam.

The few teachers in Ping'an Town are scholars, and they are more than ten years older than themselves. They can't learn much knowledge from them, and they may even solidify their own thoughts.

Taking a step back and thinking about it, it's good for him to go back to his old job and help out in the pharmacy.

I write a storybook when I am free on weekdays, earn some extra money, and the consumption in the town is not high, so I should be living comfortably these days.

What's more, now that the big pest has been pulled out, and the Shi family has the final say in Ping'an Town, he can completely start the old-age care mode.

But deep down, there was some uneasiness.

After getting rid of Zhao Yu this time, even though he died, their capital family must continue to investigate to the end.

The Shi family and the others could do nothing, maybe the other party would vent their anger on themselves, and what's more, it might even implicate their family members.

I am just a little scholar, and I can't protect myself at all.

Even though Shi Yunchen had said that he would cover him, he didn't like the feeling of entrusting his wealth and life to others.

Relying on the mountains to fall, relying on everyone to run, only oneself is the most reliable.

He stabilized his mind and planned to wait for his home before seriously thinking about his future.

When Lu Xiuyuan came out of the icy county office and saw the bustling town, a feeling of a world away came to his mind.

There are huge crowds of people on the streets, and all the events of yesterday seem to have been reversed, and the people are all wholeheartedly purchasing festival supplies.

Caught off guard, a cluster of sparks rushed in front of Lu Xiuyuan, his pupils constricted and his body froze in place.

Seeing him standing there stupidly, the laughter of children sounded around him.

"Hahahaha! That man was scared stupid!"

Lu Xiuyuan turned his head, only to find a strong man performing acrobatics, walking past him with a wine jar in his arms, spraying fire to the side from time to time, greeted with applause.

Behind that person was a group of children, chirping and chattering, and it was very lively.

Although this behavior was a bit dangerous, the strong festive atmosphere made him feel much lighter.

Fireworks in the world are the most comforting.

Thinking of the governor Liu who works in the county government office, and the government servants who chased Shanglu, their original intention is to hope that the people can live in such a peaceful life.

In his heart, a certain idea is changing.

Lu Xiuyuan walked among the crowd for a long time, and finally came to the place where he lived before.

His eldest brother has already packed his luggage and is waiting for him to set off together.

The Zhaojia post station was sealed off, and the site was taken over by the yamen servants. After the work was over, the wages were issued uniformly, and everyone didn't have to work.

His elder brother thought that the winter solstice would be the day after tomorrow, so he might as well celebrate the festival at home first, and wait until the festival was over to talk about making money.

Lu Xiuyuan nodded. In ancient times, the winter solstice was as important as the Spring Festival. It is good to rest at home for two days.

The two brothers got into the bullock cart with their luggage in their arms, and it wasn't long before their buttocks sat down.

A villager sitting at the front of the car waved his arms and began to gossip about the Zhao family vividly.

"Let me tell you, apart from celebrating the holidays in these two days, there is also a piece of good news!"

"That means Master Zhao was beheaded!" Seeing that everyone's eyes were drawn to him, the man spoke more vigorously.

"When I was promoted that day, I watched from the sidelines. That Mr. Zhao is really vicious. He sold us that poisonous medicine as a tonic! You think he is not bad!"

Seeing everyone in the bullock cart nodding, he continued to speak with righteous indignation.

"Bad! Terribly bad! Fortunately, Lu Xiucai has a unique vision and discovered that the medicine is poisonous."

The villagers all looked at Lu Xiuyuan again, and he smiled awkwardly, "I found it by chance, by coincidence."

The man clapped his hands and brought everyone's attention back to himself, "Fortunately, the governor cares about us ordinary people! Hurry up and chase the poison! He also cut off the dog's head surnamed Zhao. That Zhao should go to hell after death." !"

The people in the bullock cart listened to his descriptions with relish, and commented, "Li Ergou, you are so good at telling stories, it's a pity not to go to town to tell stories."

All the way, I swayed so slowly, listening to the gossip.

Get off the bullock cart and go home.

The first thing you can see is Mrs. Zhang and his sister-in-law busy in the yard.

The wheat stalks that had been drying for a day were packed by Mrs. Zhang into a cloth cover made of old clothes.

The cloth cover was as big as a bed, and Lu Xiuyuan went over to pat it curiously, excitedly, if it was spread on the bed, it would be warm and comfortable, he had never slept on this kind of mattress before.

Mrs. Zhang saw that the two brothers came back together again, this time with luggage, and asked suspiciously: "Why did you bring everything? Are you not working in the town?"

His elder brother nodded, "Zhao's post station has been closed, and everyone has gone home." Then he roughly told Zhang about the Zhao's.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang was a little scared, "I almost used native ginseng for Erlang at the beginning, but later I couldn't afford it, so I didn't buy it. Fortunately, I didn't buy it. This Zhao has no conscience."

After babbling this sentence, seeing the two brothers still standing in the yard, they said: "Don't stand there stupidly, the winter solstice will be the day after tomorrow. Mother and Xiulan made clothes for both of you brothers, so go inside Try it."

Mrs. Zhang wiped her hands, got up and took out the new clothes in the hall. The two brothers looked at each other after changing their clothes, and Lu Xiuyuan sighed helplessly.

Without him, it's just that the materials of the two brothers are too different.

His elder brother was dressed in gray sackcloth, and he was dressed in royal blue cotton robes.

The gray sackcloth made his elder brother look too mature, while Lu Xiuyuan was more handsome against the royal blue robe.

The resources are skewed, and he himself is embarrassed.

Lu Xiuyuan felt a little heartbroken when he thought that cotton cloth had not been popularized in common people's homes for a long time, and the price was still relatively expensive.

"Mom, don't buy cotton to make clothes next time, I have enough clothes."

Mrs. Zhang helped to smooth out the folds of the clothes, and said softly, "Erlang, you are a scholar, and you often show your face outside, you'd better dress decently."

Lu Xiuyuan was afraid that his elder brother would be spoiled, so he quickly promised: "Brother, when I make money in the future, I will also make cotton clothes for you."

His elder brother waved his hands again and again, "No need, I can wear this for work, don't waste it."

Damn, looking at it like this, his elder brother doesn't think there is any problem.

After getting along with each other for several months, he finally understood that the whole family's resources were tilted towards him alone, and they were all willing.

It is estimated that everyone is looking forward to his success in the future, which puts him under pressure and at the same time gives him more motivation to move forward.

Lu Xiuyuan was still arranging his cuffs, Xiao Lian was wearing a bright red jacket, rushed over in a hurry, and plunged into Lu Xiuyuan's arms.

He was knocked back two steps, and after standing still, he scratched the little girl's creaking nest.

"With so much strength, I was almost knocked down by you. Let's see if my uncle punishes you well."

The little girl scratched and giggled.

His elder brother smacked his lips as he watched from the side, feeling a little sour, since when did his daughter kiss Erlang even more than himself.

After playing around, Lu Xiuyuan found out that the family only made new clothes for the three of them, and he felt a little sorry, so he suggested: "It's a big holiday, shouldn't we buy it? Mother, you should also get a new set of clothes to wear. "

His elder brother also kept nodding.

Mrs. Zhang glared at them, "It doesn't cost money to make clothes, and our family has not received any income yet, and the medicine your father takes is so expensive, so we should save some money."

Lu Xiuyuan thought of the one tael of silver he had handed over the manuscript two days ago, and dug in his bosom for a long time before finding it out.

"Mother, I made money by copying books before. It's a big holiday. It's too late to buy cloth now. You can just buy two new clothes and wear them."

At first, Mrs. Zhang wanted to shirk the money, but thought that Lu Xiuyuan was spending money lavishly, so she finally took it.

"It's so expensive to buy ready-made clothes. I have clothes for the New Year at home. I'm in a hurry and I can make them tomorrow. The silver lady will keep them for you first, so you don't waste them." After speaking, she took the money and went into the back room.

After a while, Mrs. Zhang took a few pieces of silver and handed it to Lu Xiuyuan, "Here's for you, you can buy whatever you want to eat on the day of the festival."

After receiving the money, Lu Xiuyuan played games with Xiaolian, and then went into the back room to give Lu Dafu a massage.

The middle and lower tibia of the right leg is fractured. The blood supply in this place is poor, and the healing time is relatively long. It will take at least half a year. Premature local weight bearing should also be avoided.

In this way, it is particularly important to massage the body and move the ankle joint, which can not only prevent muscle atrophy, but also help prevent thrombosis.

During the massage, Lu Xiuyuan chatted with Lu Dafu, and talked about the little problems he encountered in his life from time to time, so that the other party had a sense of participation.

Lu Dafu was originally an optimist, and after chatting with Lu Xiuyuan for a while, he felt very proud of himself. He found a dozen peach sticks carved by himself at the bedside, and handed them to Lu Xiuyuan.

"Erlang, father can't go on the day of offering sacrifices to the ancestors, so you can distribute these mahogany sticks to the children in the clan, it's my father's kindness."

There are only two surnames in their village, the Lu family and the Li family, and they will worship their ancestors every Chinese New Year.

But the original owner didn't have much impression of the Lu family, not to mention the family, the original owner also had a grandma who lived with his uncle in the town, and hadn't seen each other for so many years.

Thinking of Lu Dafu's broken bones for so long, few people came to see him, so he must be a marginal figure in the village.

Looking at the peach stick in his hand, he didn't want to give it away at all.

In the early morning of the next day, a thick layer of frost fell on the ground outside, and the chill was a bit colder than the previous two days.

Lu Xiuyuan wrapped up an extra piece of clothes, washed up, and sat down at the dining table shivering.

Today Mrs. Zhang fried a bean pickle with soy sauce, boiled a pot of egg soup, and radish and tofu were simmering in the big pot in the kitchen. A few pancakes were pasted on both sides of the dish, and the aroma could be smelled from far away.

Lu Xiuyuan drank a bowl of warm egg soup, and his limbs felt warm.

Just then, there was a knock on the gate outside the yard.

Seeing that everyone else was busy, Lu Xiuyuan got up and went to open the door.

The door opened to find a little old lady.

The other party was hunched over, leaning on a cane, wearing an old washed white cotton coat, looking at him aggressively, as if about to get angry.

It looks familiar.

I tried my best to remember it, and then I remembered that it seemed to be the grandmother of the original owner.

The original owner hadn't seen it a few times, so the impression was not very deep.

It is said that his grandmother has been living with the uncle's house in the town, and has broken ties with the village. She hasn't seen each other for many years, and she doesn't know why she came this time.

When the old lady knocked on the door, she saw a handsome young scholar. She counted with her fingers. At this age, he should be the youngest son of the second child in his family.

He quickly stretched out his arms, wanting to give Lu Xiuyuan a warm embrace.

"Little grandson! Grandma misses you so much!"

Lu Xiuyuan hurried to the side.

Unexpectedly, he escaped the embrace, but failed to escape the claws of the devil.

The old man's withered fingers tightly grasped his arms, staring at his face carefully.

"I've grown taller! I've lost weight too!" The old lady had a distressed expression.

Lu Xiuyuan was speechless, his arm hurt a little from being scratched.

After saying these two sentences, the old lady stuffed the package behind her into Lu Xiuyuan's arms, then walked into the room and shouted.

"Yuanrong! How did you take care of the child? You starved my little grandson to death!"

Looking at the back of the old lady, who hadn't contacted her for so many years, and suddenly came to her door, Lu Xiuyuan instantly felt that there was probably something wrong with it!

He hurriedly followed.

In the room, Mrs. Zhang and his sister-in-law were a little nervous when they saw the old lady coming. Mrs. Zhang quickly helped the old lady to sit down.

"Mom, why did you come here suddenly? You didn't say anything in advance."

The old lady had a serious face: "What? I can't come because of you?"

"No, no, no, it's impossible. What my mother means is that you tell me in advance when you come back, so that we can buy some good wine and food to entertain you!" His sister-in-law quickly explained.

"I'm talking to your mother-in-law, what are you talking about?" The old lady gave his sister-in-law a glare.

The smile on his sister-in-law's face immediately became awkward.

This, the comer is not good, it is still an indiscriminate attack.

Mrs. Zhang quickly smoothed things over and asked his sister-in-law to add another dish.

The old lady was free now and glanced at the table.

There are several bowls of steaming egg soup on the table, next to it is a plate of bean pickles exuding a strange aroma, and stewed tofu with radish just out of the pan.

"You guys just eat this??" The old lady looked surprised.

"What's wrong with eating this mother?" Mrs. Zhang smiled awkwardly.

"Didn't I hear that Erlang helped the treasurer of Ping'an Hall to detect counterfeit medicines, and even called the governor, and ransacked the house of that Zhao? Erlang worked so hard, but the governor didn't give you any money?" said After that, those calculating eyes kept looking at Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang explained: "Mother, that's what Erlang should do. It's not worth mentioning any money."

"No money? Why not?"

The old lady looked like she hated iron for being weak, and pointed to the clothes on Lu Xiuyuan's body and said, "Look at what clothes Erlang is wearing? They are too shabby. He is studying, so he should wear better clothes."

Lu Xiuyuan pursed his lips and said, "Grandma doesn't need it, I'm quite comfortable wearing this."

Upon hearing this, the old lady's eyes almost overflowed with pity, "Silly boy! You don't know that you haven't worn it! Poor grandson, you have been wronged."

Sitting there, Mrs. Zhang was at a loss for what to hear.

"Erlang, let me tell you, your little cousin in the town, that is, your uncle's youngest son, wears silk clothes brought in from other places when he is studying, not to mention how expensive it is!"

The old lady clicked her tongue, with a hint of complacency on her face.

"Don't say, it's better to have expensive ones. The ones you wear are comfortable, unlike the cotton you're wearing, which are easy to wrinkle and have no shape."

Lu Xiuyuan was a little speechless, if this was an outsider, she would have been left alone for a long time.

But this is the original owner's grandmother, because of the face of the elders, it's hard to say anything.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the old lady seemed to realize something and asked them to continue eating.Forget about yourself.

Xiao Lian was still young, so she picked up the egg soup and drank a few sips when she saw that the adults let her eat it.

Then I took the pancake soaked in vegetable juice, picked up a chopstick of soy beans, took a bite, and it was delicious.

There is nothing more satisfying in the world than eating.

Mrs. Zhang saw the old lady sitting beside her, and she couldn't eat well, so she got up to serve her a bowl of soup, but the old lady immediately shook her head in disgust.

"No, no, I just ate a bowl of braised pork at your elder brother's house last night, and I'm still so tired, I just watch you eat."

"It's too bad. Mother came back so early, so she probably didn't have breakfast?" Mrs. Zhang went to the kitchen after finishing speaking.

After a while, a bowl of egg soup came over.

His sister-in-law was holding a plate of scrambled eggs in the back and placed it in front of the old lady on the table.

Seeing the scrambled eggs, Xiao Lian took a deep breath and swallowed, not daring to stretch out her chopsticks to pick them up.

The old lady picked up the chopsticks, wiped them on her sleeves, tasted the eggs, and nodded, "My daughter-in-law's scrambled eggs are not bad."

His sister-in-law smiled, "It's just as good as grandma's taste."

Seeing the old lady moving her chopsticks, the adults began to eat.

After eating for a while, the old lady suddenly picked up a chopstick of an egg and put it in Lu Xiuyuan's empty bowl, "Erlang, eat more, you will have the strength to study when you are full, you look thin, just like that monkey on the mountain."

Lu Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly put the eggs back in the bowl, "Grandma should eat the eggs, I'm already full."

Lu Xiuyuan is a bit of a clean freak, he doesn't like others to bring food for him, that's all for Mrs. Zhang, this old lady just saw her wiping her chopsticks with her sleeve.

The old lady was not polite to him, she picked up the egg and ate it, and said with a smile: "Erlang is still as filial as he was when he was a child."

Lu Xiuyuan didn't know how to complain, he watched Xiaolian drinking the soup, staring eagerly at the appearance of the eggs on the plate, took her chopsticks, and helped her pick up two pieces.

"Little Lian needs to eat more to grow up quickly."

The little girl sneaked a glance at his sister-in-law, and quickly stuffed the egg into her mouth.

Seeing this, the old lady frowned.

"The little girl is from every family, and she doesn't have any food at all."

Xiao Lian was frightened and quickly slowed down her eating speed.

At this time, Mrs. Zhang heard the movement from the back room, got up and wiped her hands, "Mom, eat first, Dafu is finished, I'll collect it."

Only then did the old lady notice that there was no one on the table, and she quickly got up and asked, "Where is Dafu? Doesn't he even welcome me when I come? Why don't you see anyone when you eat?"

Hearing this, Zhang's face didn't show, but her heart felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. As a mother-in-law, she didn't care too much about her youngest son. She didn't even notice that her son was not at the dinner table?What's more, Dafu's leg has been broken for several months, so it seems that her mother-in-law still doesn't know the news?

"Mom, have you forgotten? Some time ago, Dafu was working for someone, but he fell off and accidentally broke his leg. Didn't he send someone to report to you before?"

"Oh, that's it. Maybe your elder brother didn't tell me, so I don't know." The old lady finished speaking calmly, took the crutch beside her, and went to the back room to see Lu Dafu.

Hearing the old lady's nagging inside, Lu Xiuyuan went back to his room on the pretext of reading a book.

He didn't know how long the old lady would live in their house, and he was already getting impatient.

At noon, the old lady opened the package she was carrying, and there were some changes of clothes inside.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang said, "Mother, let me tidy up your clothes and put them away."

The old lady hid the package behind her back, "You don't need to worry about this."

Mrs. Zhang rubbed her forehead, didn't mind meddling any more, got up and took his sister-in-law to prepare for the festival and tomorrow's ancestor worship meal.

After a busy day, the next day was bright, and the whole village seemed to come alive, with people everywhere.

His elder brother pulled him up from the bed, and went to worship the ancestors with a few unfamiliar people of the same clan.

When they arrived at the clan site, they saw the head of the Lu family instructing the clan to put chickens, sheep, and pigs on the altar.

Seeing that the shape of the arrangement is wrong, I am still correcting it aside. It must be arranged in the shape of a character, and there must be a plate of dim sum and steamed buns in the middle.

After waiting for everyone to arrive, arrange the positions according to the seniority of the males in the clan. He and his elder brother, who are junior in calligraphy, are ranked behind.

Immediately afterwards, the patriarch made a speech, thanking the ancestors for their blessings and blessings, and so on. After the patriarch finished speaking, he led the group to kowtow to the ancestors.

After sacrificing to the ancestors, all these dishes were removed, and the women in the family were responsible for making these dishes into delicious dishes.

And the juniors, in order to promote and deepen the family relationship, have to participate in some guessing interactive games.

One penny gives a riddle, and the other party takes one penny to guess. If the guess is correct within five interest, the person who guesses the riddle wins the opponent's penny. If the guess is wrong, his own money will belong to others.

The rules are simple, male or female.

Lu Xiuyuan was watching the excitement when Xiao Lian suddenly looked at him with red eyes.

He quickly squatted down and said with concern: "Why are your eyes red? Who bullied you?"

The little girl pursed her lips, and said aggrievedly: "Uncle, can you come up with a riddle for me, my father's idea for me is too simple, I even lost five cents!"

Lu Xiuyuan had never participated before, so he asked, "Then what riddle did your father think up for you?"

"Five brothers, living together, with different names, and different heights." After speaking, the little girl stretched out her palm, "Isn't this just a hand! It's too simple!"

Pfft, Lu Xiuyuan couldn't hold back a smile, "Then wait for uncle to think about it."

Five breaths is equivalent to 15 seconds. If you want to guess something that you can't guess in a short time, you'd better go around a little bit.

After thinking for a while, he finally thought of the most suitable one, asked the little girl to listen to him, taught her several times, and finally the little girl said it was smooth, and hurriedly ran to the group of children happily.

The group of children saw that Xiao Lian just ran away with red eyes, and after a while, came running again, and they smiled maliciously: "Xiao Lian, have you thought of the difficult riddle this time?"

Xiao Lian nodded emphatically, and gestured with her arms, "It's very difficult, none of you can guess."

The child laughed out loud, not believing it at all, and urged Xiao Lian to come and listen.

Xiao Lian glanced at the children around her, "Let's talk alone, we can't let others listen."

When the other children heard it, they were so curious that they insisted on watching.

In the end, it was the child who drove them all away, and then urged Xiaolian to speak quickly.

"Then I told you, listen carefully." Xiao Lian pursed her lips and smiled, "The eldest uncle went to the second uncle's house to find the third uncle and said that the fourth uncle was tricked by the fifth uncle to go to the sixth uncle's house to steal the seventh uncle and put it in the eighth uncle's closet." Uncle Ninth borrowed two taels of silver from Uncle Ten to Uncle Eleven. Ask: Who is the thief?"

As soon as the words came out, the child was dumbfounded on the spot, "Why does this person have so many uncles?"

Xiao Lian hissed, "Don't worry about anything else, there are only 4 breaths left."

"Uncle? Or Uncle Eleven?" The child became more and more confused as he thought about it. There was no such thing in the riddles his family recited for him. He stomped his feet angrily, "How did his grandma give birth to so many!"

"Okay, time is up! You lost!" Xiao Lian stretched out her hand towards the opponent with a smile.

The child gave her the money with an aggrieved expression, turned around and left angrily.

He, the king of children, likes to solve problems with his fists, and finally encountered the biggest crisis in his life!

Seeing that the boss had failed, the other children became even more curious, so they lined up to guess the riddles, and the ending was naturally like a gourd baby saving grandpa, sending them off one by one.

Xiao Lian earned twenty coins in no time!

When the child king's anger subsided, he came to see that his younger brothers were all squatting on the ground, and Xiao Lian beside him was counting copper coins with a happy face.

The anger came up again in an instant, and I couldn't help cursing, "Are you all stupid? There are only eleven uncles in that person, and it's right to deceive one of them!"

When the children heard this, the boss was right!

In an instant, it was as if Ren and Du's second veins were opened, and they tried one by one last time. After a while, the fourth child came, and he said happily to the crowd, "I know, the answer is the fourth uncle!"

The answer was finally revealed, and Kid King gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go! Let's ask again." He couldn't believe that the other party could come up with this type of riddle!

A group of children surrounded Xiao Lian again, aggressively asking her to come up with riddles quickly.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Xiaolian stretched out her hand to block it, and then smiled maliciously.

"The eldest uncle went to the second uncle's house to find the third uncle and said that the fourth uncle was deceived by the fifth uncle to go to the sixth uncle's house to steal the seventh uncle and put it in the eighth uncle's cabinet. The ninth uncle borrowed the ten taels of silver that the tenth uncle gave to the eleventh uncle. who?"

The child king dismissed it, "You said this just now, the money was stolen by the fourth uncle."

Xiao Lian shook her head and said, "Whose money did I ask this time?"

After hearing this question clearly, the children were dumbfounded.

A while later, Xiao Lian went to Lu Xiuyuan with the nine copper coins she had earned just now.

Seeing that the little girl earned so much, Lu Xiuyuan was also a little surprised. He glanced at a group of listless children in the distance, and smiled unkindly.

After the fun was over, the meals of the clan were ready. After eating at separate tables, the men and women went home to watch the night.

The old lady went to bed early in the next room, and there was only one child in their family, Xiao Lian. The little girl was tired from playing during the day, and she began to doze off as soon as it got dark.

Mrs. Zhang felt distressed, so she hugged Xiao Lian to watch the night there, which made his elder brother and sister-in-law feel embarrassed to go to bed, and the whole family didn't go to sleep until the early morning.

At the time of night, her sister-in-law woke up Xiao Lian again, brought her boiled dumplings, and asked her to carry them to the neighbors.

Going to give presents and get copper coins is Xiaolian's favorite job. She happily rushed to the neighbor's house with the wooden tray.

Early in the morning, Lu Xiuyuan was woken up by Xiaolian's crisp laughter. Hearing the excitement, he probably made a lot of money in the past two days.

He lay on the bed for a while, and since he put on the straw mattress, he slept warmly and comfortably, with a fresh fragrance.

After getting up and having breakfast, their family, apart from Mrs. Zhang and Lu Dafu, planned to go to the town to play and watch the excitement.

The old lady tapped the ground with her cane, "You all go, I will take care of Dafu at home."

Mrs. Zhang was a little worried, "Mother, you and Dafu have no one to take care of each other at home. The town should be very lively during the festival today. Why don't you let the two brothers take you around?"

The old lady looked a little impatient, "Living in the town every day, I'm already tired of watching it, leave me alone, go and play!"

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang still didn't leave, she added, "Mrs. Zhang, you go too, don't disturb our mother and son to reminisce about the old days."

Mrs. Zhang forced a smile, and said: "Mother, be careful at home."

After their figures disappeared, the old lady closed the door carefully, leaning on crutches, went to the back room to look for Lu Dafu.

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