The next day was sunny, but the temperature was obviously much lower than before the rain, and the wind was cool.
The water in the alley has all subsided. No one knows that Li Hui did it, and of course they will not publicize it loudly.
After breakfast, Li Hui covered his head and went to sleep. The children were very good and knew that their father was adjusting their schedules. They all stayed in their own rooms. Li Yue did not practice the piano.
Cheng Xue finished cleaning up the house and went out to buy groceries without taking any of the children. There were people everywhere, and they would disperse if she was not careful. It was better for her to go back quickly.
I habitually walked from the street to the end of the street and asked about the price. It was much more expensive than the previous few days. I guess I wanted to make more money while taking advantage of the provincial examination.
I took a walk and bought four crucian carp and a piece of tofu, ready to make crucian carp and tofu soup for lunch.
After I went home and cleaned up the fish, I went to Li Yue's room to lie down and chat with her when I had nothing to do.
As they chatted, they talked about the major events in her life. Cheng Xue asked questions of course, and Li Yue blushed.
"Mother, what are you talking about? How old am I?"
Cheng Xue chuckled "Haha..." and said to Li Tian:
"Tiantian, go and play with your brother and brother."
Li Tian said "Oh" and went down to put on his shoes. After she left, Cheng Xue said again:
"What's the point, we can't have a heart-to-heart talk? You tell me your request, and when you get the hairpin, I can help you find it according to your request."
Li Yue pursed her lips tightly and turned towards the window without saying a word. Cheng Xue moved to her side and tilted her head to look at her without saying anything.
Finally——
"Mom, I'm only ten years old, I..."
"You are ten years old, but your thoughts are more than ten years old. You are my daughter, how can I still not understand you? Do you still remember what your Aunt Zhou asked you when we first came to Fucheng to have dinner with your Uncle Zhou?" Li Yue frowned when he heard this.
"Mom doesn't want to..."
"I didn't." Cheng Xue hurriedly expressed her position, "I said at the beginning that although your father and I make the final decision on the life-long matters of you and Tiantian, we will also seek your opinions."
Li Yue breathed a long sigh of relief, twirled his fingers and thought for a while before finally speaking:
"I don't want to marry too far away, so it's best to be like San Bo Niang. You can go home whenever you want, and you can still take care of the family."
Cheng Xue nodded with a smile and went to the outhouse to set up a fire to cook.
It was a good idea, and she was reluctant to let her children marry far away.
While I was busy, someone called the door from outside the hospital.
Cheng Xue opened the door and let out a sigh of relief as she saw the person coming.
"Thank God you're here. I thought you wouldn't participate."
Wang Sen jumped out of the car with a smile, moved the things out of the car, and said:
"Uncle Du had planned to leave when he told me, but Brother Xiao asked me to wait temporarily, saying that Pingyang County Road District would not allow us to enter Fucheng, so I stayed at home for a few days. Anyway, Brother Li and sister-in-law are here, so I
Don’t be afraid that you won’t have a place to live when you come here.”
Barry took out the envelope from his arms and handed it over with both hands.
"Ms. Li, our young master gave this to you and Mr. Li. Some of the things in the car were given by our young master, and some were brought to you by Mr. Yu. The young master specially asked me to thank you and Mr. Li for your letter.
Xin, the village and the forestry farm had made preparations in advance, so nothing happened, it was very peaceful."
Cheng Xue took the envelope and couldn't help nodding and murmuring, "Peace is good, peace is good."
Wanghe Village is their roots. Even if they change the map in the future, the houses and fields in the village cannot be lost. They have agreed to renovate the house in the next spring. The house they live in now has a large yard, but a small door.
Liang Yan has requirements for the door. They must be of a certain rank before they can widen the lintel. This is a symbol of status.
Scholars can do it, but they feel it is not enough and have to work harder.
Things were moved into the yard, and Li Hui came out of the house with a pair of red eyes.
When Bai Rui saw this, he said "ouch" and cupped his hands:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, for waking you up."
"No, it's time to wake up." Li Hui said in a hoarse voice and invited them into the main room.
The quilts in the house are folded, the windows are wide open, and the kang table is placed.
Wang Sen came over with two cloth bags and handed them to Li Hui.
"Brother, this is a thin quilt that my wife sewed for us. Although it is hot in autumn, it is cold in the morning and evening. It is just right to cover our legs at night during the scientific examination."
Li Hui thanked him and took it, pouring water for them both.
Cheng Xue did not enter the house, but continued back to the west room to prepare lunch. Half of the ribs she bought were left, and some potatoes were braised in brown sauce.
My family brought me cucumbers, eggplants, beans, lettuce, eggs, etc. Prices are rising now, so having these things can help me in emergencies and save money.
I cooked six dishes with Li Yue, one in the main room and one in the west room.
I didn’t call me Zhou Fei. After all, I was eating with Bai Rui, so I was afraid he would mind.
Li Heng and Yan Yixin went to Li Hui's table to eat. She took her two daughters and youngest son to eat in the west room.
The meals are all the same. I take care of the children while eating and reading letters.
Most of the content in Xiao Qinglin's letter was to tell Li Hui about the difficulties and problems he might encounter in the rural examination. Yu Zhao talked about things in the village and at home.
The strong local customs make you friendly when you look at them.
After lunch, Bai Rui drove away. Wang Sen read hard with Li Hui's summary of Pang Lao's experience. In fact, Cheng Xue had a lot of things to ask, such as "being fabricated". But now is not the time.
They will wait until they have thoroughly participated in the provincial examination.
In addition to vegetables, Yu Zhao also brought Bali incense, eggs, and fifty goose eggs. Neither of their families raised geese, so they probably bought them in the village.
Xiao Qinglin gave them pens, ink, paper and inkstones, as well as fruits and snacks. He probably thought they were reluctant to buy them, so he prepared them.
She washed some balis incense and gave it to the children, and sent two more to the main house. Then she counted out some eggs, goose eggs, and balis incense, put them in a basket, and took them to the next door.
Lian was the only one in the room, and Zhou Fei was probably still studying hard in the study.
"Whatever my sister-in-law gives me, I won't be short of at home. You can keep it for yourselves."
"How can we eat so much? Let's share it between our families. The goose eggs are boiled and mixed with green onions. It's delicious. My great-uncle's family grew this Bali Xiang. They have a melon field." Cheng Xue said.
While handing the basket to the mother-in-law.
The Jiangnan cuisine she cooked last time was particularly delicious, especially the honey-glazed pork neck.
"Aunt Yan, after Huizi and the others go to Gongyuan, can I learn how to cook honey neck meat from you?"
"Okay, okay, no problem. The Huatong Chicken is also good, as well as the fairy duck in the fire pot, honey-glazed glutinous rice lotus root..."
Cheng Xue mentioned several names of Jiangnan dishes in succession, and wrote them down one by one, waiting to come over to learn them the day after tomorrow.
If she doesn't find something to do, she's afraid that her thoughts will wander.
Mrs. Lian waved, and the mother-in-law bent her knees and went out, then put her wrist on the table and said:
"Sister-in-law, please help me take a look."
"What's wrong?" Cheng Xue said as she felt for her pulse.
To be honest, Mr. Lian pays great attention to taking care of himself. His body is absolutely fine and everything is fine... Oh, something is wrong.
"Change your hand."
Lian Shi changed his hands obediently and lowered his voice and said:
"I've always been on time when I was young, but this time it was delayed by ten days. Sister-in-law, do you think I'm... pregnant?"