The days when I was an obstetrician and gynecologist in Chang'an

Chapter 912 Shi Chunmiao

Thirty miles outside Chang'an City is Shiwanzi Village.

The old man with gray hair was walking home with a hunched back in the setting sun. Following behind him was his eldest son Shi Dalang.

Shi Dalang was carrying a shoulder pole with both ends filled with grass. As for the tools used for working in the fields today, they were carried by Shi Erlang who was following behind Shi Dalang.

Shi Dalang's eldest son, Xiao Shitou, was with the old village head and the others. The children in the village were not as fair-skinned as those in Chang'an City. Xiao Shitou's scalp was tanned so much that it was black.

"Aunt, Aunt, I need a straw cage. Make one quickly."

Xiao Shitou picked up a handful of grass from the roadside and put it into Lao Lizheng's hand, looking at him with watery eyes and pleading.

Lao Lizheng laughed twice and responded to Xiao Shitou's words with affection.

Before they even reached the entrance of the village, the little straw cage in the hands of the old man was ready. Little Stone took it with great joy, and ran towards the village as if his butt was on fire, shouting, "Thank you, old man. I'm going to play with Daniu now."

Before the old man could say anything, Shi Dalang shouted anxiously, "Come home early, and be back before dark."

In response to Shi Dalang, Xiao Shitou waved his hands casually twice.

When the father and his two sons returned home, the old man looked up at the sky. He washed his hands and face with the water that had been heated during the day, changed into a pair of clean shoes without mud, and said to his family, "Before it gets dark, I will go to Wulang's house to take a look and give him some advice. His little girl has applied for the doctor's exam in the city."

The Shi Wulang that the old village head mentioned is Shi Chunmiao's father. Eighty percent of the people in Shiwanzi village have the surname Shi, and most of them have the same ancestor in their early years. So they are all related, but the relationship is just of varying degrees.

The father of the old village head and Shi Wulang's grandfather were brothers. So it was reasonable for Shi Chunmiao to call the old village head "old man".

Shi Chunmiao's home is at the innermost part of Shiwanzi Village, backed by the mountains, which is also a good place.

But by coincidence, just as Lao Li was walking to the door of Shi Chunmiao's house, he met Shi Chunmiao, who was holding two fish that were no bigger than an adult's palm, with his trouser legs rolled up, and even his head and face were a little wet.

“Aong!
Why is Aong here?

Come into the house quickly."

As Shi Chunmiao went home to welcome the old village chief, he shouted, "Grandma, mother, father, the village chief is here, come out to greet him."

As soon as Lao Lizheng entered the door, he saw the lame Shi Wulang standing up hurriedly with straw branches in his hand. When he saw the straw frame on the ground, he knew that Shi Wulang had been busy weaving straw frames.

Before the old village chief could speak, Shi Chunmiao put the two fish in his hand into Shi's mother's hand and said directly, "Mother, please cook these fish quickly. The village chief doesn't come here often, so you have to invite him to have a bowl of fish soup."

After hearing this, Shi Mu nodded immediately and walked towards the kitchen with the fish.

But Lao Lizheng hurriedly said, "Stop working, I just want to say something, my family is waiting for me to go back for dinner."

After saying this, the old village head went to see Shi Chunmiao and said, "You are a child with aspirations. Grandfather is just here to give you some advice.

Tomorrow is the day of the examination in Chang'an City. Among us, only you and Liu Liuniang from Sanwanzi have obtained the wooden sign.

Tomorrow at 5am, right at the entrance of the village, I will personally drive the donkey cart to take you two to Chang'an City for reference."

Having said this, the old village head went to see Shi Wulang and Shi Grandma again and said: "Since the child can take the exam, he has hope. If he is selected, not only will he not have to spend money on food and daily necessities in the future, he will be able to earn money for the family in the future.

Don't take it lightly," After saying this to Shi Wulang and the others, the old headman turned around and said to Shi Chunmiao, "You must keep the household registration sticker and the wooden plaque. If he is admitted to the city, it will not only be good for your family, but also for Shi Jiahao, and it will bring honor to our Shiwanzi.

Good boy, try your best in the exam tomorrow."

Lao Li was watching Shi Chunmiao nod solemnly in response to his words, and he felt much more relieved. He said a few more words and turned back to his home.

However, when the lights were on, Shi Chunmiao still went to the old village head's house and brought him a bowl of fish soup with plenty of oil and salt.

The next day, before the fifth watch, Shi Chunmiao got up early. His mother put a purse in Shi Chunmiao's arms and said, "All the money you earned from selling medicine, fishing and collecting firewood is in it.

"Mother has also given you some more, which is the money your father earned from selling the frames in the past. You should take it all. Don't be reluctant to spend it. Chang'an City is a precious place, so spend it when you need to."

Shi Chunmiao touched the bulging, hard purse in his arms and said, "Oh, I know everything. Don't worry about me, mother."

While standing at the entrance of the village waiting for the donkey cart of the old village head, Shi Wulang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said to Shi Chunmiao: "Chunmiao, your father is incompetent and has a broken leg, so he has to let you, a little girl, to make a living on your own.

I don’t understand the exams in Chang’an, but remember, if you fail, it’s no big deal, as long as I’m here, you’ll have something to eat.”

Just as Shi Wulang finished saying these two sentences, he heard the sound of the village head calling out to his donkey.

When the old village head came, Shi Chunmiao closed his open mouth. Even though he called the village head "old man", he was a generation older after all, and his grandfather had long passed away. It was not easy for the old village head to take care of him in daily life based on the blood relationship.

In other words, they are no longer a family after all.

Therefore, Shi Chunmiao just nodded to Shi Wulang and said nothing more.

The old headman asked Shi Chunmiao again if he had taken the household registration sticker and the wooden certificate.
He was relieved when he saw Shi Chunmiao take the child out of the bag and show it to him. The old man was watching Shi Chunmiao get on the donkey cart, so he turned around and said to Shi Wulang and his wife, "Don't worry, bring the child back the same way you took him out."

After leaving Shiwanzi Village, the old village head did not go to the official road, but turned into a small road.

"Chun Miao, we have to go to Sanwanzi to pick up Liu Liuniang. After picking her up, we can go to the official road to Chang'an."

Sure enough, when we arrived at the entrance of Sanwanzi Village, we saw two people, one tall and one short, standing on the side of the road waiting.

Shi Chunmiao saw that Liu Liuniang looked two years younger than her, and was about half a head shorter than her.

The old village head introduced the two to each other, and Shi Chunmiao then realized that the person following Liu Liuniang was her eldest brother.

Perhaps seeing the shock in Shi Chunmiao's eyes, Liu Liuniang got on the donkey cart and approached Shi Chunmiao and explained to her in a low voice: "I am the oldest daughter in the family. I have four brothers and two sisters."

Shi Chunmiao nodded immediately after hearing what Liu Liuniang said. She understood. Just like her family and the old village head's family, there was an age difference between the eldest son and the youngest son, which was why there was a generation difference between them.

After picking up the person, Lao Lizheng cracked the whip, pulled the reins, and led the donkey cart onto the official road towards Chang'an city.

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