The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

As soon as the outsiders left, Mrs. Zhang lost the intention to cook, so Lu Xiuwu went to the school next door to pick up Xiao Lian, and the whole family took care of it for dinner.

After dark, they each went to bed to rest.

It was late at night, and the surrounding area was very quiet, but Mrs. Zhang was lying on the bamboo bed in the back room, unable to fall asleep after tossing and turning.

Lu Dafu was awakened by the other party's turning over, and yawned sleepily, "What time is it, why are you still not asleep, bastard?"

Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes at the other party angrily, "Erlang has no news this day, so my heart is not at ease. I can't sleep at all!"

"Don't think about it too much, our Erlang is very smart, you should go to bed quickly, and let Dalang go to inquire about the news the day after tomorrow. It's useless to think about those extra things?" Lu Dafu persuaded.

"Sickness can't be cured by cleverness! I really have nothing to say to you!" Mrs. Zhang turned over and stopped talking to the other party.

Thinking of his family, Erlang, she couldn't help but sigh. This little son is good everywhere, but his physique is a bit poor. He had a high fever for so long when he went up to the mountain and was exposed to rain.

Not long after now, she ran to the border again. Not to mention the danger of fighting outside the city, she is still sick now, which makes her, a mother, not worried.

Ordinary Fenghan Erlang couldn't bear it, let alone what if he was infected with the plague, what would he do?

The more Zhang thought about it, the more she couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned on the bamboo bed for most of the night, listening to Lu Dafu's snoring next to her.

In the end, because he was really not at ease, he simply got up, put on his clothes, and walked lightly into the yard.

There was no star or moon in the sky outside, and it was pitch black everywhere.

Mrs. Zhang groped her way to the kitchen, lit the oil lamp, and found the washbasin under the dim light.

Gently scooped a few spoonfuls of noodles into the noodle jar, added some water, and started kneading the noodles.

She felt that she couldn't go on thinking like this anymore, and she had to find something to do.

The woman has a sensitive nose, and Xiulan, who was sleeping in the west room, smelled the aroma of the bread, and slowly opened her eyes.

She looked at the sky outside, it was still pitch black, why did the family start cooking at this time?

Patting her cheeks, Xiulan put on her coat and went outside.

The cold wind from the yard woke her up a lot in an instant. She looked up into the kitchen and saw Mrs. Zhang lighting pancakes there. What kind of cakes are baked here?"

"Mother really can't sleep, why don't you just get up and bake some pancakes for Da Lang to eat on the way tomorrow?" Seeing that the other party was still standing in the yard, Mrs. Zhang waved her shovel to chase him away: "Go back to sleep quickly, don't you come back tomorrow?" There is still something to do at home."

"Anyway, it's not a big deal to go back to my mother's house. It's the same after two days." Xiulan yawned, walked to the side and washed her hands, "Let me post the cakes, mother, you can just light the fire."

Mrs. Zhang retreated to the back, and the two exchanged positions.

So busy until it was a little bright outside, they also made a big burden of dead noodles.

"It's almost enough to get these, if you put more, it will be broken."

"Okay." Xiulan put away the remaining dough separately, and cleaned the kitchen again.

After busy work, seeing the bloodshot eyes in Zhang's eyes, she couldn't help persuading: "Mother, let's go back to sleep, it's too much for my body to suffer like this."

Mrs. Zhang took the other party's hand and patted it lightly, "You have worked hard too, both of us will go back to have a rest."

She returned to the room with a reply, closed the door, and lay down on the bed lightly.

Xiulan felt as if she had just closed her eyes and fell asleep when she vaguely felt that someone was shaking her.

She suppressed her drowsiness, barely opened her eyes, and saw the enlarged face of her mother Lin.

Consciousness slowly returned, Xiulan patted her chest and looked around, "Mother, why are you here? What time is it now?"

"Mum, I won't be able to discover your lazy side if you don't come!" Lin put her finger on Xiulan's forehead with her hands on her hips, "Why do you think you are so lazy after getting married? It's already noon and you still put yourself on the bed !"

She covered her head and said nothing, but when she heard Mrs. Lin say that it was already noon, she quickly got up and put on her clothes.

"Mom, why are you here? I'm still thinking about going back in two days."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lin became unhappy, "Didn't you hear Tie Dan say that you are going back this morning? Mother saw that it was already noon, so she came over to have a look."

"There's nothing to worry about," Xiulan smiled, "If you don't go back, you have something to do. Isn't it the same when you go back in two days?"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Lin got up and looked outside. After seeing that there was no one in the yard, she quietly came to her daughter.

"Xiulan, tell mother the truth, what happened to your family? When mother came here just now, why did your mother-in-law look so sad?"

The person in front of her was her own mother, and she had nothing to hide, so she told the other party the ins and outs of the matter.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lin rolled her eyes and thought for a while, "Silly girl, I don't know what's going on at the border now, so don't let my son-in-law take that risk!"

Xiulan frowned disapprovingly, "What are you talking about, mother? A family should help each other. Now that my brother-in-law is in trouble, Da Lang, the eldest brother, must help out?"

The other party poked her on the head with a look of resentment, "You are really stupid if you say you are stupid. You two have been married for so many years and only one daughter is left. If the son-in-law has something to do at the border, you will have nothing to do in the future. How are you doing?"

Xiulan covered her head and stared at Lin, "Mother, don't talk nonsense! Da Lang will be fine!"

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Lin sighed, "Mother, it's all for your own good. It's enough for you husband and wife to live a good life. Why mix with other people? It's not my uncle who lives with you."

Xiulan got angry when she heard her mother's words, but she didn't know how to say harsh words, so she could only hold back her heart.

"Our family is doing well. My uncle is not the kind of person my mother thinks. Tomorrow, Dalang will set off with the caravan. Nothing will happen. Don't worry."

After hearing what her daughter said, Mrs. Lin patted the edge of the bed helplessly, "It's really a married daughter, what a splash of water! Such towards her in-laws!"

"Mother, don't talk nonsense! You obviously brought up this matter first!" Xiulan was a little anxious by her mother's words.

Lin glanced at the other party and sighed deeply. Although her daughter was a little stupid, she couldn't ignore it.

Thinking of this, she simply got up and was about to leave, "Mother is going back first, you should get up quickly, don't stay in bed, you are already so old, and you are not afraid of your mother-in-law's jokes!"

Seeing this, Xiulan hurriedly followed, "Mum, are you going back now? Shall we leave after dinner?"

"No, no, mother has something to do when she goes back, so she won't eat here." Mrs. Lin refused directly.

After leaving the west room gate, I happened to meet Mrs. Zhang who was cooking.

Seeing her walking in a hurry as if she was about to leave, the other party hurriedly asked: "Dear family, what are you doing here? The dishes will be ready soon, why don't you stay and eat before leaving?"

Mrs. Lin had something to hide in her heart, and hurriedly waved the handkerchief, "I suddenly remembered that there are still some things at home that I haven't dealt with, so I'll go back to work first, and eat until next time."

Although Mrs. Zhang was puzzled, she didn't ask what was going on, and just said: "Then the in-laws should slow down on the road!"

After seeing off Mrs. Lin, Xiulan also went out of the room to help make lunch.

When Mrs. Zhang saw her coming to the kitchen, she rushed out, "Xiulan, it's enough for my mother here alone, you go and pack Dalang's dry food for him, and put it all in the basket later."

After lunch, they worked together for another whole afternoon before packing up all the things that Lu Xiuwu would need for his departure tomorrow.

It was getting dark, and the night completely shrouded this quiet mountain village.

Xiulan and Lu Xiuwu were both lying on the bed. She was explaining the common sense of daily life to each other when she suddenly heard a light knock on the gate outside the courtyard.

After the two looked at each other, Lu Xiuwu put on his coat and went outside, opened the door and found that it was his mother-in-law.

"Mother, why did you come here so late? Hurry up and get in the room to warm up." After speaking, he planned to go to the main room to call Mrs. Zhang.

Lin hurriedly stopped the other party, "It's late at night, son-in-law should not disturb the rest of the in-laws."

Lu Xiuwu looked at the main room and was a little confused.

Mrs. Lin turned around and said: "Son-in-law, please stand in the yard first. Mother has a few words to tell Xiulan about herself. After she finishes speaking, mother will leave soon."

She didn't waste any more time, and tiptoed to the West Room, and gently closed the door behind her back.

As soon as Xiulan looked up, she found that her own mother had come again, she couldn't help worrying: "Why did mother come here so late? How unsafe!"

Lin's akimbo said fiercely: "Mother, it's not because of you, a little heartless."

As soon as she finished speaking, she glanced quietly under the quilt again, "Is granddaughter asleep?"

"Sleeping means falling asleep," but Xiulan couldn't figure out which play her mother was singing about.

Hearing that she fell asleep, Lin felt relieved. She went to her daughter and secretly took out a heavy gourd from her arms.

"This gourd is filled with good things!" Lin said with a look of excitement, "This is a folk prescription that my mother specially asked someone to come for, and it can save my son!"

After hearing this, Xiulan put the gourd aside, "I don't want to drink this."

When the other party heard this, he became anxious, "Silly girl, don't you want a son?!"

"I want a son, but I also don't want to drink these weird things. I don't know what's wrong with drinking them!"

"Could mother still harm you? Your elder sister Xiu in our village drank this medicine and became pregnant with a big fat boy that day!"

"Anyway, I don't drink it!" She didn't like to drink medicine since she was a child, not to mention these fertility medicines mentioned by the older generation. She was lucky enough to see it once when she was a child. It puts all kinds of strange things in it, which is very disgusting.

Seeing that her daughter was not cooperating, Mrs. Lin persuaded her earnestly: "Mother traveled to several villages to ask for it with great difficulty, and after another afternoon, she put such a gourd for you. Don't let your mother like you. In vain."

After listening to the other party's explanation, Xiulan looked a little loose.

"Mother, this is all for your own good. You drink this medicine obediently, and you will give birth to a big fat grandson for your mother." Mrs. Lin pulled off the top cover and handed the gourd to Xiulan.

Xiulan held the gourd in her hand, her face was a bit embarrassed, "My mother-in-law doesn't like these things the most, if she finds out about this, it would be so bad."

"Damn, why are you afraid of her? I think your mother-in-law's personality is quite soft. If you find out, you will find out. What's the matter! What's more, you are giving birth to a son for their family!"

Xiulan held the gourd without moving.

In the end, Mrs. Lin took a step back, "If you're really scared, let's drink it secretly. Tianniang will cook it for you at home tomorrow and bring it over. Don't let her find out when you drink it, and you'll be fine."

After saying this, Mrs. Lin grabbed the gourd, handed it to Xiulan herself, and coaxed, "My dear daughter, drink it quickly, and you will give birth to a big fat boy."

Xiulan took a gulp of the gourd handed over by the other party, held her breath, and before swallowing it, she was overwhelmed by the strange taste and spit it out.

After vomiting, she lay on the bedside and was still retching.

Seeing this, Mrs. Lin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, "Don't throw up, it took a lot of money to catch it, drink it quickly."

Xiulan waved her hands in pain, "I really can't drink it anymore, mother, I feel like vomiting when I smell it."

This can work!Lin was on the sidelines preparing to give a severe dose, "It's not peaceful outside now, don't you hurry up and have a son, if the son-in-law has trouble outside, and you don't have a son, how will you mother and daughter live in the future!"

When the words fell to the ground, before Xiulan had time to refute, the door of the Westinghouse was pushed open from the outside.

"Who are you talking about?!" Mrs. Zhang walked in with a pot of tea angrily.

Seeing the situation, Mrs. Lin cried out inwardly, and said with an apologetic smile, "It's nothing, we didn't say anything just now."

Mrs. Zhang put the teapot heavily on the table next to her, "I just made tea for you here, so you might as well talk slowly."

"This, this is all a misunderstanding..." Lin didn't expect that an honest man would be so terrible when he got angry. She didn't hesitate anymore, and quickly took the gourd next to her, and slipped on the top with oil on the soles of her feet.

"It's so late, I suddenly remembered something at home, let's go back first, in-laws, you should rest early." After speaking, he opened the door and disappeared.

Seeing the scene where the other party ran away in despair, Mrs. Zhang was not angry or scolded, so she could only follow out and let Lu Xiuwu in the yard send his mother-in-law off. After all, it was so late outside, so if there was another Knock and bump.

She sighed and went back to her daughter-in-law's room.

Xiulan's eyes were red in the room. Seeing Mrs. Zhang come back, she said softly, "Mother, my mother didn't mean it just now, she just said that because she wanted to force me to drink medicine...Mother, don't blame her... "

Mrs. Zhang glanced at the mess on the ground, and began to persuade: "Don't worry about the child, it's all predestined by the heavens, and taking medicine is useless, besides, our family doesn't rush you, so what are you worried about? "

Xiulan wiped her tears, "Got it, mother."

Compared with other mothers-in-law in the village, her mother-in-law is indeed better than one. She also felt that it had been five or six years and her stomach hadn't moved, so she was persuaded by her mother to soften her heart.

"These medicines are all deceptive. You didn't know that you came too late. Back then, your uncle's family couldn't have a baby, and your uncle was forced by your grandmother to drink folk remedies for several months. Isn't it useless?"

"Because of your eldest aunt's status, your grandmother couldn't make them reconcile. After four or five years, your cousin Lu Ming was born."

Xiulan nodded, and couldn't help throwing herself into Zhang's arms, "I know mother, I won't touch her from now on."

"Good boy~" Mrs. Zhang patted the other party's head.

After coaxing Xiulan, Mrs. Zhang dragged her tired body back to the back room.

With things in my heart, tonight is another difficult night.

In the early morning of the next day, Mrs. Zhang felt dizzy after getting up. After getting dressed, she went to the outside room and found that Xiulan had already prepared breakfast.

"Mother, wash your hands and eat. I'll send Dalang off in a while." The other party set up the table and chopsticks, and said briskly to Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang rubbed her head and said, "Mother is fine, let's go there together in a while."

After dinner, Lu Xiuwu carried a basket of dry food on his back, and the three of them came to the town together in an ox cart.

They stood at the plaque in Ping'an Town for a while, and then they waited for Ding Da Ding Er and his party to arrive.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here?" Ding Da asked in surprise.

Mrs. Zhang smiled, "Come here to see off the children. My Dalang is quite honest, so please take care of me on the way."

Hearing this, Ding Da patted his chest and assured: "Sister-in-law, don't worry! As long as there is a mouthful for our brothers to eat, we will never be so hungry!"

Mrs. Zhang couldn't laugh or cry when she heard this, she stopped greeting Ding Da, and turned around to help Lu Xiuwu straighten his collar.

"Da Lang must not be impulsive outside, and go through it in his head a few times before making a decision."

"Understood, mother." Lu Xiuwu nodded.

"Be careful on the road, and don't forget to send a message to your mother when you see Erlang at the border."

"Sister-in-law, it's time for us to go." Ding Da reminded me next to me.

"Okay, I understand." Despite all the reluctance, Mrs. Zhang could only hide it in her heart, "Da Lang, go quickly."

At this moment, a caravan came from the end of the road, and dozens of carriages came into everyone's sight one after another.

Afraid of blocking the way of others, Ding Da hurriedly directed the people on his side to move aside to make room for those people.

The people on the opposite side also noticed the situation here, and a few people came down to discuss the situation.

Lu Xiuwu wanted to pull Mrs. Zhang back, but Mrs. Zhang didn't care about it at this moment. All she could see was the person who jumped off the opposite carriage and laughed at Yan Yan right now.

A mist floated in front of Zhang's eyes.

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