The koi wife dressed as the male protagonist of the imperial examination

Chapter 185

Li Ersao, who was sitting on the other side, didn't even bother to roll her eyes.

It's not the first day that her mother-in-law is eccentric, and she and her sister-in-law combined may not be worth the weight of the third daughter-in-law in her mother-in-law's heart.

"Oh, old lady, I have never traveled so far before, and the car was so rickety along the way that I just wanted to sleep.

I still live in an inn, not to mention, the inn actually has two floors and the stairs are creaking..."

After talking for a long time, Shi finally remembered the most important thing: "Oh, by the way, Saburo's exam is over, how are you doing?"

Just at this time, the carriage had already arrived at the destination, and after stopping one by one, only Li Erlang took a few boys to disassemble and salute.

Fang Qingqing helped Shi Shi into the yard, then called Li Xiuping out, and smiled at her mother-in-law:

"Mother, let Brother Sanlang tell you how you did in the exam."

Li Xiuping, who came out of the house, first called his mother, and then greeted everyone else one by one.

Shi Shi told him: "Your father and eldest brother stayed at home, the fields need to be tidied up, and sister-in-law is busy with the shop. They will come back after all this is cleared up."

The fields can be leased out, and the shop is impossible to sell if it is owned by the family, but it is not good to rent it out.

After all, Li's noodle restaurant has already gained a reputation in the county, and its business is very good every day, and there are diners who come here in the morning, noon and evening.

On this point, Shi's and Mrs. Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have the same idea. It is best for the shop to take care of their acquaintances after they leave.

Moreover, Mrs. Li's good culinary skills also need to be spread, which requires reasonable arrangements.

Li Xiuping nodded to show that he understood, originally he wanted to invite his mother to sit in the main room and drink tea first.

While chatting, he told his family members that he had passed the exam by the way.

It was also because he thought they would all come over, so up to now, Li Xiuping has not written a letter back to tell the people in his hometown the good news that he has won the Gongshi and is Huiyuan.

As a result, Mrs. Shi refused to enter the house first, and insisted on watching Li Erlang and the others unload their luggage.

The main reason is that they brought a lot of good things here this time, and Shi Shi really felt uneasy if they didn't keep an eye on them personally.

In addition to the salute rolls and so on, the sausages, bacon, and dried fish that were marinated before the Chinese New Year last year, as well as the pickles made at home and the unfinished lard at home, etc.

This time when they went to Beijing, they were all pulled over.

Don't say that Fang Qingqing sighed greatly when she saw it, Si Mao was still complaining in a low voice:
"Third aunt, grandpa and grandma almost had a quarrel. Grandpa said that grandma took everything away, and he has nothing to eat."

Shi Shi was very straightforward: "Qingqing, didn't you say that everything in this capital is expensive, how much money would it cost so many of us to come here.

Save as much as you can, anyway, your father has gone to the country, and the boss and the others can eat in the store. "

Shi asked Li Erlang to carry even the last remaining rice noodles to the mule cart.

So at the end of the unloading of the luggage, it was necessary to move some pots and pans, and it was also for the sake of looking after these things that Shi Shi was not in a hurry to go in.

"Take it easy." Shi said to Li Erlang.

Turning his head, he saw Ermao holding the sauerkraut jar with one hand, and hurriedly stepped forward to reprimand: "Be careful of falling, hold it with both hands."

Li Xiuping and Fang Qingqing looked at each other and smiled, feeling at ease;

It's been a long time since I heard my mother yelling, I really miss it.

This courtyard has a more formal pattern, with two main rooms in the middle, a wing room on the east and two wing rooms on the west side of the stove.

A main room must be reserved for Mrs. Shi, Li Xiuping and Fang Qingqing live in the other main room together.

They are still the same as before, because they have always declared that they are husband and wife, so of course they have to live in the same room and sleep on the same |bed|.

But, in fact, the relationship between the two has been pure until now.

In addition, Li Erlang and his wife had five children, so it would be a little troublesome to allocate four rooms, so Mrs. Shi decided to bring Niu Niu to live with her.

The second child and his wife share a wing room, and it happens that the four boys share a room, so it's not bad to be so particular about it for the time being.

To be honest, in a place like the capital, it would be pretty good to be able to accommodate everyone.

Shi Shi also felt the same way, even if the old man brought the eldest family along, it would be fine. By then, a few children should be able to live together.

Of course, the premise is that she doesn't know the rent of the yard, otherwise she will be so scared that she won't be able to sleep all night.

That price is just rent, and buying a house in the county town is only a hundred taels of silver.

But Li Xiuping said: "After the imperial examination, if I am lucky enough to get a Jinshi background and enter the Imperial Academy to seek an official, the imperial court will arrange an official residence for us."

Shi didn't react at first, but just responded casually: "Oh, there is still an exam."

But Da Mao, who had been studying in the academy in the county for a while, came to his senses first: "Uncle San, what do you mean, you passed the exam?"

"Well, I won Huiyuan." Li Xiuping had a faint smile on his face.

Only then did Fang Qingqing speak, and explained in detail what the general examination and the subsequent palace examination were all about with Li's mother, second brother and second sister-in-law, nephews and nieces.

Er Mao was especially excited, and immediately asked, "After the palace examination, third uncle can be an official?"

Li Xiuping glanced at him, but said: "Be low-key, don't be so arrogant, how can you know the result if you haven't passed the exam?"

But looking at the expression between his brows and eyes, Fang Qingqing knew that Li Sanlang was actually full of confidence.

However, even Shi Shi knows about this kind of thing, it's better not to make a sound until the real result comes out.

So I told the family members not to talk nonsense outside, and to be quiet during this time and wait for Saburo to finish the palace test first.

Said to Li Xiuping with a smile: "Sanlang is very good."

Turning around, she patted Fang Qingqing's small head, "Hey, Qingqing has worked hard during this time. Poor thing, she seems to have lost a lot of weight."

The third child is a big man who doesn't understand anything, he is accompanying the exam and looking for a house, and he has to take care of the third child.

It's definitely not easy for a little lady, but this child is kind-hearted and never knows how to complain.

After everything was arranged, we had dinner together, and then went back to our rooms to wash up and get ready to rest.

After all, the journey is tiring, and the hard work is really hard.

Shi Shi pulled Fang Qingqing into her room, closed the door, and then unbuttoned her coat to reveal a big pocket sewn inside.

Before going out, Shi asked the second child to change all the money saved at home into silver taels for her, so it was convenient to carry it with her.

She has never traveled so far before, and she knows that the road to wealth is one thing, but Shi is also afraid of being thieves or other things on the road.

No matter what, it would be better to carry the money with him.

(End of this chapter)