Otoharu

Chapter 419
Li Mei'er thought for a long time but couldn't understand the deep meaning of Li's old lady's words. Jiang Shanqing said that she was not enlightened, but she really didn't understand.

But Li Meier can't take care of these, she has been preparing for Jiang Shanqing and her little uncle's exams throughout July, making some fresh fried noodles with oil, salt, sesame, peanuts, pine nuts, or homemade sauced meat and bacon during the Chinese New Year. , Dried noodles, all tidied up, cut into small pieces.Of course, test kits, emergency medicines, etc. are all prepared in advance.

It can be said that Jiang Youzhi is familiar with the road, and he has explained the precautions to Jiang Shanqing several times. On the day of the exam, the uncle and nephew got up early in the morning and went to the Gongyuan to line up.

Mrs. Li also got up early and put on a crimson red dress. At the request of Mrs. Li, except for the two who were rushing for the exam, the whole family, old and young, were all dressed in red.

Of course, the robes of the uncle and nephew are not red, and the big trousers inside are all special red trousers.That's what Li Yanqiu wore when he was in the autumn, and Mrs. Li has always believed that it is auspicious.

Mrs. Li woke up early in the morning, didn't eat, and had to go to the exam. Li Yan was worried about her, and said, "Mother, it's cold outside, so Mei Meier and Shuxiang will go. And Ding Yi and the others."

Li Meier smiled, "Father, you can let grandma go. Grandma has never seen it before, so she wants to see it."

Mrs. Li just took her son, daughter-in-law, grandson and granddaughter, and the whole family sent her uncle and nephew.

This Qiu Wei has to take the test for nine days. Liu Shi and He Liu Shi also sent their grandson and son to the gate. Although it is not as good as Mrs. Li who made troubles and begged for nothing, she kept sending her future grandson-in-law Shanqing to the gate of the Gongyuan. it's the same.

Mrs. Li watched Jiang Youzhi and Jiang Shanqing enter the examination hall, and then she took her son, wife, grandson and granddaughter back to her home. On the way, she asked her maid twice, "Do you think Shanqing will pass this time?" !"

Li Mei'er was obviously more confident than her grandmother, she said straight out, "I'm sure I'll win!" By the time she got off the car, the worry on Li's face had dissipated a lot.

These days, scholar candidates have to go through individual doors for pre-examination inspections, etc., and, in order to allocate a good examination room in advance, Jiang Shanqing and his group of scholars all get up in the early morning and come to queue at the entrance of the Gongyuan in the middle of the night .

The scholars went out early, and Mrs. Li watched them enter the examination room safely, and the sky was bright.

Mrs. Li was full of energy, and she didn't plan to go home for dinner anymore, so she waved her hand and said, "Let's eat outside."

At the breakfast stall, Mrs. Li also met an acquaintance and asked, "Old sister, but I sent your family Wenquxing to take the exam."

"Yeah, they're all in!" Mrs. Li said proudly, "Our children are hardworking, get up early in the morning, and the seats are all at the front. When the officials and gentlemen outside came, they sacrificed to the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth. After entering the gate of the Gongyuan, our children entered early. Oh, hey, when we came back, we met that godless scholar, and now my son ran to the Gongyuan with the test box. Look at the urgent, the shoes are bare I want to run away, I know I'm in a hurry, I get up two hours early, and I have everything. Sigh, it's no wonder that such a foolish scholar can pass the exam. Even if he catches up, he won't be able to get a good room for the exam!"

The neighbor said, "There are still such foolish people! The exam is only once every three years. If you miss the time to marry a wife, you can't miss the exam time of the Gongyuan!"

"Who says it's not!" Mrs. Li thought deeply.

Although the breakfast was eaten outside, Mrs. Li's frugality is deeply rooted in her bones. Everyone only ordered some tofu nao and fried ghosts, and she said in a very serious way, "You don't need to eat anything else, delicacies from mountains and seas Yes, there is no shortage at home, we can eat at any time. If you want me to say, the children are taking exams in the Gongyuan, we have to work hard for the children at home!" Speaking of this, Mrs. Li even cheated, He refused to go on.

Mrs. Jiang knows her mother-in-law best. Even if Mrs. Li is a fool, she guessed it, and said with a smile, "What you said is, let's be vegetarian these days. I hope the Bodhisattva will bless the children to get the gold medals!"

Mrs. Li said, "It's not a vegetarian diet. From now on, we will eat porridge every morning, which will be useful!"

Li Meier also wanted to win a good fortune, no matter whether it was reasonable or not, as long as it was auspicious, she said to Mrs. Li, "Grandmother is right, I will make this porridge myself when the time comes."

Since then, the Li family has been drinking porridge every morning. Fortunately, there are various snacks and side dishes to accompany it. Otherwise, each person would have a stomach full of porridge, and they would only be full with water.

In order to bring luck to her future grandson-in-law, Mrs. Li drank two bowls of porridge in the morning. As a result, her breakfast was better than usual. She drank a lot of porridge, and was hungry before noon. She ate a few pieces of osmanthus cake to fill her stomach .

Mrs. Li has always been the most superstitious. Not only does she drink porridge and sweet-scented osmanthus cakes every day, but she also goes to bed every morning without combing her face or washing her face. Li Meier was always worried because of the meaning of "the laurel in the toad palace". Fortunately, there are only eight days in the autumn, otherwise the tree in the house will be folded into a bald man if the old lady gets a laurel every day.

In addition to the feudal superstition at home, Mrs. Li did not forget to go to the Bodhisattva outside Baibai. She discussed with Jiang, "Now the autumn is beautiful and the osmanthus trees in the city are in bloom. It is very fragrant every day. Let's go out and burn incense for the children. Buddha. As the old saying goes, it’s not surprising that there are many people who are polite. Bodhisattvas and gods don’t dislike the incense, so let’s buy some things for wine display.”

"What is there for wine?" Li Meier thought that Mrs. Li wanted something to eat, and said with a smile, "Our house has everything. If you want to eat, grandma, I will make it for you."

"It's not that, I've put the words down a long time ago, the mountains are green, and I'm just like your father back then. There's a three-day running table at home. There's no shortage of chicken, duck and fish in our house, but we have to buy some fresh things. Neighbors in the neighborhood look decent." Mrs. Li said with a smile, for Jiang Shanqing's Qiuwei, she was absolutely sure, and now she is ready for the arrangement on the flowing water table.

Li Meier thinks it makes sense, just like Li Laoniang, she also firmly believes that Brother Shanqing will pass the exam.

The whole family of the Li family went out to burn incense. They were all very pious. Even a child as young as Brother Jian would feel that the adults were burning incense and worshiping Buddha. , Picked several stores before confirming one.

Mrs. Li is a generation who knows how to live on a budget, so where can she buy dried fruit snacks now?Her old man should step on it first, and when the mountains are green, it will not be too late to come over to buy.

(End of this chapter)