The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

After dinner, Lu Xiuyuan called his elder brother to start moving the souvenirs he brought in the carriage to the yard.

During the period, Mrs. Zhang wanted to come and help him, but he refused.

"Mom, just sit in the yard and watch. The things will be moved in a while."

During his trip to the border this time, when he came back, he brought a lot of beef jerky from the Goutai tribe, as well as various smoked meats, and even horse meat.

Although he secretly tasted it over there, the horse meat was sour and sticky, not tasty at all, but it was enjoyable to bring some to the family to taste something new.

Mrs. Zhang looked at him hugging big and small bags non-stop, "Why did you bring back so many things after traveling so far?"

Lu Xiuyuan wiped the sweat from his tired forehead, "It's okay, anyway, these jerky can be stored for a long time, we can eat it for a year in a cool place."

"That's too much," Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but smacked her lips. When she saw the pile of beef jerky, she said to the sister-in-law who was making tea next to her, "Xiulan, when you go back to your mother's house next time, remember to give it to me." In-laws bring some to taste."

His sister-in-law shook her head lightly beside her, "Forget it, let's save this thing for Da Lang Erlang to eat."

Mrs. Zhang gave his sister-in-law a sideways look, "You silly boy, the two of them can't finish eating so much, so bring some beef back to your mother's house, don't you have some flour on your face."

After hearing the other party's words, Xiulan nodded with joy in her heart. She, a mother-in-law, has always been very considerate of others.

After pouring boiling hot water, the tea leaves swirled constantly in the cup. Xiulan held the freshly brewed tea in both hands and handed it to Mrs. Zhang.

"Mother's tea is ready."

After Lu Xiuyuan moved the jerky to the yard, the brothers started looking for a suitable pole to hang on the kitchen wall.

Holding the tea made by her daughter-in-law in her hands, Mrs. Zhang sat on the bamboo chair and watched her two sons busy in front of her, smiling amiably.

After hanging the jerky, Lu Xiuyuan fanned his sleeves and came to Mrs. Zhang, "Mother, I'm so thirsty, do you have some colder tea?"

"I've kept it cold for you a long time ago." After finishing speaking, the other party brought two big bowls beside him, "Drink quickly, you two each have a bowl, and I specially gave you two big bowls to keep it cold."

Lu Xiuyuan took the warm tea and couldn't help but gulp it down.

After quenching his thirst, he thought of the other things he had brought, "Wait, mother, there are other things besides food."

Lu Xiuyuan went to the carriage and carried a half-sized bag in, Mrs. Zhang and the others looked over curiously.

He unsealed the bag and ventilated, "This is the purple garlic brought over from the border."

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help laughing and cursing after hearing this: "Erlang, why do you bring everything home? We also grow garlic at home."

Lu Xiuyuan shook his finger, "This is not the same as our white-skinned garlic. It is rich in anthocyanins, which can increase immunity, anti-aging, and have stronger various effects."

"With so many things, you are not afraid of causing trouble to Dr. Xu, you have a thick skin."

He smiled and touched his head, then went out to continue moving things.

This time he dragged a big bag in, untied the rope on it, and Lu Xiuyuan poured out a few wolf skins inside.

As soon as his elder brother saw this thing, he quickly stepped forward to touch the fur, "Is this real wolf fur? How much does it cost?"

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but leaned forward, touched it, and sized it up carefully, "If this is made into clothes, it will definitely keep you warm."

His sister-in-law nodded in agreement.

"This is an ordinary gray wolf fur, it's worthless." Lu Xiuyuan picked up a piece of skin and shook it, "It's just a pity that winter is over, so I won't be able to wear it this year."

"If you can't wear it this year, don't you have next year's?" Zhang gestured at the wolf fur, "I think it will be just right to make a jacket for each of you next year."

"Yeah! That's hard work, mother." With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Lu Xiuyuan lightly helped Zhang's back with a hammer.

"Okay, don't be so courteous. You don't need to show off your mother. If you have this skill, you might as well go and thank Dr. Xu."

Mrs. Zhang waved Lu Xiuyuan's hand away, "Dr. Xu brought so many things back for you, and it also caused a lot of trouble for others."

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't told his family about his apprenticeship.

"By the way, mother, I forgot to tell you that I have already worshiped Dr. Xu as my master."

"What?" Mrs. Zhang suspected that she hadn't heard clearly just now, "Who do you want to be your master?"

"It's Dr. Xu," Lu Xiuyuan replied, "The environment in Longmen Pass was poor, and the worship ceremony was hasty. I plan to wait two days for the formal worship again."

"Doctor Xu is a doctor, right? Don't you plan to take the imperial examination?" Mrs. Zhang looked surprised. Erlang was so serious about reading before going to the border, why did he change his career after going there?

"No, no, the imperial examination will continue, and apprenticeship won't affect this?" Lu Xiuyuan said seriously.

Mrs. Zhang frowned, with a look of disapproval, "The imperial examination is difficult, so is it easy to study medicine? Mother thinks Erlang, you should concentrate on one thing."

In case you grab it with both hands now, and end up with nothing in your hands, wouldn't that be miserable?

Knowing that Mrs. Zhang did it for his own good, Lu Xiuyuan patiently explained to the other party, "Mom, I will concentrate on studying. Medicine is a hobby, and it comes after reading."

"It turns out that's how it is," Mrs. Zhang thought of Dr. Xu, and felt a little pity. "That mother thinks that Dr. Xu is very good. Does he know that you want to take the imperial examination? Will you be unhappy?"

"You don't have to worry about that, my son has already made arrangements," Lu Xiuyuan put his arms around Zhang's neck, and moved closer to talk to him, "Mother just stays at home and waits to be the imperial wife."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help poking his head with a smile, "You'll be glib all day long."

Lu Xiuyuan covered his forehead and smiled happily, "Whenever the mother has time, help Erlang prepare for the teacher apprenticeship ceremony, and wait for two days before going to formally go through the process."

"Okay, that mother will find someone to count the days tomorrow." Mrs. Zhang responded with a smile.

They were still chatting and laughing, but Lu Xiuyuan heard the sound of pulling a scooter outside again. He quickly stood up and came to the gate.

A boy on the opposite side was driving two cows to this side on a cart, and two lambs were tied to the back of the cart.

Seeing Lu Xiuyuan, the other party quickly jumped out of the car to say hello, "Are you Lu Xiucai?"

"It's next." He nodded to show his identity.

The young man pointed at the two cows and sheep, "The things have been delivered to you, you can come over and check if they are the two cows you picked at that time."

It can also be like this: "Don't look at it, it's just them." Lu Xiuyuan stepped forward to take the bullwhip from the opponent's hand.

As soon as Mrs. Zhang came out of the gate, she was stunned when she saw the scene outside, "Whose cow is this? What are you doing here?"

"This is our home." Lu Xiuyuan replied.

The two cows and sheep were successfully delivered, and the boy was about to leave and go back, "Lu Xiucai, since you have received it, the little one will go back and report first."

After hearing the other party's words, Mrs. Zhang didn't care where she got the two cows, but stopped the young man, "Don't go back in a hurry, I'm tired all the way, come in and drink a bowl of tea before leaving."

The boy shook his head, "No, no, the villain has to go back and return to his life."

After speaking, he seemed to think of something, and quickly said to Lu Xiuyuan respectfully: "Lu Xiucai, our young master also said that if you get the paper, go directly to the Shifu, and don't go to the bookstore."

Lu Xiuyuan nodded slightly when he heard the words, "Okay, I understand, you go back and tell your young master that I will go there tomorrow."

Watching the other party go away, Zhang's attention returned to the two cattle and sheep, "Erlang? Where did you get it?"

"Of course they were brought here by hitchhiking from the border." Lu Xiuyuan waved the bullwhip and directed the two cows into the yard.

"It costs a lot of money, right?" Mrs. Zhang looked at the two cows with a tangled expression, "It's not good to bother them all the time."

Lu Xiuyuan didn't want to explain at first, but when he saw Zhang's frown, he changed his explanation, "This is a gift from General Shi, and it's a special reward for those of us who went to the border to help."

Sure enough, the other party frowned instantly after hearing this explanation, but Mrs. Zhang was still a little puzzled, "Then why is the reward a cow?"

"The frontier was poor in the war, and the cows that were surrendered on the other side didn't have much money anyway, so General Shi gave them to us big guys, and that's how it is now."

Lu Xiuyuan nodded in affirmation.

"So that's how it is." Mrs. Zhang suddenly realized.

Leading the cattle into the yard, he pointed to the two big yellow cattle, "In the future, when the farming is busy, the cattle can be used to help plow the land and pull things."

"It's good, it's good. After two months of harvesting the wheat, I can finally pick it without my shoulders." His elder brother smiled happily. "Every time I pick the wheat, I get itchy all over my body."

There were two more cows and sheep in the yard, and the family was very happy. Lu Xiuyuan was also relieved, and it was not in vain that he brought these things back from there.

With his father's legs like this, he will definitely not be able to help with the busy farming this year, and Mrs. Zhang is getting older, so it is better to be less tired.

His eldest brother and sister-in-law have been wronged all the time farming at home, but he also thought about it. According to the personalities of his elder brother and his wife, they are not suitable for doing business. They are too honest and easy to suffer.

Lu Xiuyuan thought for a while, according to his current energy, he still can't find a suitable job for his elder brother and sister-in-law, so let's talk about it later when he finds a suitable one.

I can only wrong his elder brother for a while, do odd jobs, and farm.

Glancing at the two lambs on the ground from the corner of the eye, Lu Xiuyuan inexplicably thought of roasted whole lamb, swallowed his saliva and suggested, "Mom, let's have roasted lamb for dinner tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhang quickly moved the two lambs back, "They are still so small, what are you eating them for?"

Seeing Zhang's guarding the sheep tightly, he had no choice but to give up the plan, but in his package there was also their special seasoning of the Goudai tribe.

"Then let me make dinner tonight, and let you have a taste of my craft."

"Why do you suddenly want to cook again?" Mrs. Zhang was puzzled.

Lu Xiuyuan smiled and said nothing, he went to the kitchen to pick out some pieces of pastrami.

Now it will be Qingming soon, and there will not be many days until the Mid-Autumn Festival after Qingming, and he will leave home for another long journey soon.

Before leaving, he wanted to cherish the time spent at home with his family.

After scraping off some dirty places, Lu Xiuyuan washed the beef, placed it on the cutting board and held a knife to prepare to cut it.

The beef jerky turned out to be so tough that he tried several times without success.

Seeing his appearance, his elder brother couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Do you want Erlang to cut it open for you?"

After Lu Xiuyuan tried a few more times, he had no choice but to abdicate to Xian.

After the other party cut the beef jerky into pieces, he started to light the fire and heat the oil.

"Brother, help me light the fire."

Lu Xiuwu squatted in front of the stove, using a small wooden stick to turn up the fire a bit, and watched the flames for him.

Seeing that the water stains in the pot had dried up, Lu Xiuyuan took a large spoonful of oil from the oil pot and poured it into the pot.

Eh!His sister-in-law couldn't help stretching out her hand, this big spoonful of oil was enough for her to cook for several days...

Mrs. Zhang stopped the opponent's hand, and said with a smile: "Erlang finally wants to cook once, so let's not interfere and let him play by himself."

His sister-in-law withdrew her arm, nodded, and continued to pay attention to the situation in the kitchen.

Lu Xiuyuan shook the pot with a spoon, so that the surface of the pot was evenly coated with cooking oil. He stretched his head to look at the beef on the chopping board, and estimated the amount of oil. Hmm, it seems to be almost there?

He took the oil tank next to him, and poured another large spoonful of oil into the pot.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't sit still. She slapped the armrest and stood up.

Why is it still leaking oil?

The author has something to say: Hee hee hee, dark cuisine, you deserve it.