farmer's little girl

Chapter 115
Erfang's family knew about Lu Jiaoxing.

But apart from regret and sigh, they can't help much.

The weather is warming up day by day, the spring breeze blows across the earth, and the drab land gradually glows with infinite vitality.It was time for spring plowing again, and the villagers began to leave their homes and go to the fields.

Mei Zhuangyi made a special trip to discuss with Zhou Jin about going south again.After the two discussed it, Zhou Jin decided not to go this trip and stayed at home.Now that the daughter is still young, the family is full of old and weak women and children, and everyone in the old man's family is busy, so he is really worried that he will be out for a few months.

Day by day, Lu Jiaoxing was confinement in a blink of an eye.

Zhou Jin made a special trip to the mountains.

Fortunately, Mrs. Qiao still had the idea of ​​bringing her daughter back, so she didn't tell the Orion to death, so she was still waiting there.Zhou Jin's trip to the mountain was entrusted by Mrs. Qiao to tell the Orion about Lu Jiaoxing. If he wanted to, he would come to the house and let the three-bedroom couple take a look, and let him take a look at Lu Jiaoxing along the way. and her daughter.

When Zhou Jin came back again, he brought the hunter with him.

That hunter doesn't mind that Lu Jiaoxing is not perfect, nor does she mind that she has a daughter, as long as she can live with him sincerely.It's not that the Orion thinks too little of himself, but that it's really not easy to marry a wife in their mountain valley.Even if someone spends money to buy a daughter-in-law, they have to be wary of the daughter-in-law running away one day while no one is paying attention. It is too difficult to find a woman who can live a down-to-earth life.

The three-bedroom couple met Shan Zi at home.

The young man is tall, and he is not bad in appearance, but he is a little dark, and he has big white teeth when he smiles.He is very shy, probably because he has not seen much of the world, he is a little awkward when talking to people, and he always scratches his head with his hands, but he can be seen as a pretty good guy, and he doesn't have any extra thoughts.

Qiao couldn't help thinking, if it wasn't for being a mountain man, it would be great.But then I thought again, if it wasn't for a mountain man, they wouldn't want their daughter.Immediately feeling sad again, she pointed to Westinghouse, "My daughter is inside, go and meet her."

Shan Zi nodded, and walked towards the house nervously.

He originally thought that he might want to meet an ordinary-looking girl, maybe even ugly, otherwise why would others not want her, but he saw a fairy-like girl looking at him with the same anxious eyes.

Shan Zi was taken aback immediately, and then ecstasy burst out of his heart little by little, making him dizzy and speechless.

"My name is Shanzi, don't worry, I will definitely treat your daughter as my own daughter. As long as you live with me well, I will treat you well. If there is a steamed bun at home, I will give it to you and your daughter too." , I won't eat..." At the end, even he himself didn't know what he was talking about, and scratched his head in frustration.

Lu Jiaoxing looked at the other party's pure eyes and nodded.

"it is good."

She can see that this is a good person, and maybe she has hope in the future.

Lu Jiaoxing just left with Shanzi without even having a wedding.

She didn't bring anything with her when she left, except for the clothes she wore when she was at home, the rest were things that Qiao Shi gave to Xiao Tiantian.

Oh, by the way, Xiao Tiantian is the nickname of Lu Jiaoxing's daughter. She hopes that her daughter's future life will be as sweet as soaking in a honey pot. Although she knows this may be an extravagant wish, Lu Jiaoxing still hopes so much. .

On the day she left, Qiao Shi didn't show up. She was afraid that she couldn't help but force her daughter to stay.The life in the mountains is too bitter, and she really can't imagine how her daughter can survive.

Zhou Jin drove the carriage out of the gate, and Qiao Shi, who was standing behind the window in the house, began to wipe away tears again. Seeing the man looking at her worriedly, she wiped away her tears in a concealed manner, and said angrily, "I'm just Talking about what to do with a girl, I left with someone else, I don’t know if I can remember to come back.”

Lu Mingshan knew that his daughter-in-law didn't think so, so he comforted him: "In a year or two, she will definitely come back, and I have to hide the sweet things from the past."

Mrs. Qiao didn't speak, and went to the kang to sit down.After a while, I couldn't help but murmured again: "I don't know if that girl can endure the suffering in the mountains, there are so many beasts in the mountains..."

Lu Mingshan sighed, went to sit beside her.

"Don't worry about it. Let the two of you come back after two years. When the time comes, let Shanzi do a small business with me. You can live your life."

After what happened to Lu Jiaoxing, Lu Jiaoyue cherishes the happiness she has now even more.

There are father and mother, brothers, a husband who loves her, and a lovely daughter.There is no happiness in life like this. Lu Jiaoyue is not a person who needs too much from the outside world. She is grateful and content.

Zhou Jin planned not to go out this time, so he would spend more time at home. The couple lived a trivial but happy life, and spent their days around their daughter, but also around their daughter.

Now Diandian is five months old, and she can stand upright and lie in her father's arms, showing her infinite curiosity about the world.She was very energetic on weekdays, but Lu Jiaoyue suddenly realized that the good old days when her daughter always slept, ate, and slept were gone forever.

Zhou Jin is also patient, Dian Dian likes to be hugged and looked around, so he hugs her around his yard, and occasionally goes to the village to show his children the outside world.

Occasionally meeting villagers in the village, some people would come forward to make fun of them, boasting that the child is fair and tender, with big eyes and obedient.Parents like to hear others praise their children, so Zhou Jin, who has always been a cold face in front of people, has also melted the thin ice on his face. He will have a few words with the villagers, and gradually he will also talk to the villagers in the village. People became familiar.

Lu Jiaoyue would also like to hug her daughter to play with, but it's a pity that Diandian's current weight of nearly twenty catties is not something her slender arms and legs can carry.She can still hug, but she persists for a short time, so she is a training partner.Zhou Jin was walking around outside with a little bit in his arms, and she would occasionally follow her out. The family of three walking on the path between the villages was a rather eye-catching scenery.

Everyone in the village said that the daughter of Lu's second family was a lucky person. In order to marry her, the man he married came to the village to take root, and his husband's family was also built in his mother's house.Men can make money and have a considerate temperament. There are many men in the village who listen to their wives, and I have never seen any man who walks around with a baby in his arms all day long.

In today's society, it is almost a convention that men do housework and do not coax children.The women are busy with the field affairs, the family affairs, and the children's affairs after they are busy all day long.

In their minds, children are born to be coaxed by women, but now they see such a tall man holding a baby baby familiarly, and occasionally the baby baby will make a fuss, and he will whisper softly Coax, if you are familiar with it, you can shake it lightly, or soften your face and say a few words to the little baby, forget about the jealousy.

If a man comes back from the field and sits on the kang with his legs spread out to be an uncle, they will compare them with the men of the Zhou family, and they will all be counted on their own men.Do you have people who can make money, are you tall and handsome, do you have family background?

nothing?I didn't hurry to help with the work, I didn't see that the son's nose was almost running down to the mouth, and the father didn't know how to wipe it off.

Of course, men are not so obedient occasionally, and they will sarcastically say a few words, do you have a girl from Lu's second family who looks juicy, is there anyone with such a soft temper?
No?It's not even comparable to the men from the Zhou family.

Some couples quarreled and finished the work by joining hands, and some started fighting after mixing.All in all, the village has been very lively recently, which was unexpected by Zhou Jin and his wife.

Erfang's family is extremely busy these days.

The shops in the county have already opened, and the business is very good.Guiya decided to add a few more porridges to the store, and also hired two people in the store.One old and one young, the older one is a woman in her 40s, who is responsible for doing trivial tasks such as cooking porridge, and the younger one is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, who is responsible for running the hall and greeting guests.

As for Guiya, she was in charge of collecting the money, because she hadn't sat still for three months, and Mrs. Mei would go to the county to help her every day these days.As for Lu Minghai and Lu Guangyi, one is still setting up a stall in the town, and the other is running around.

Because the family is very busy, brothers Goro and Lu Guangzhi have been eating at Zhou's house for a while.

Lu Guangzhi came back this day with good news.

Yesterday the county released the rankings, and a baby test will be held in a month. Qin Xiucai intends to let him try his hand.

When I said this, the family was sitting around the table eating.

Zhou Jin and his wife, as well as Lu Guangzhi, Wulang, Mrs. Cheng, and the others did not eat together. After Lu Jiaoyue said several times, they would not go to the table. They ate in the kitchen at first, or Lu Jiaoyue repeatedly said that they would not eat together. I took it back to my room to eat.

At this moment, Zhou Jin was letting his daughter sit on his lap, holding a small spoon to feed her rice soup.He was tall, with big hands and feet, and his thighs were bent, small enough to sit comfortably on his lap.The little butt is sitting on the lap of the father, and the small body is half leaning on the arms of the father, as if sitting on the emperor's dragon chair, very comfortable.

In this awkward posture, Zhou Jin fed the rice soup into the daughter's mouth with a small spoonful. A small spoonful is a good appetite. When his father handed over the spoon, he sucked it.I don't know who taught her to do this, Mei Shi said that she has never seen a milk baby who is more than five months old eat as smoothly as she does.

Hearing this, Zhou Jin continued to feed his daughter with his big hands very steady, but raised his eyes, but Lu Jiaoyue was so surprised that she almost threw away the chopsticks in her hand.

It's not that she couldn't hold her breath, but that she really didn't expect that her second brother had reached the level where he could go to the court to try his hand.She had met Qin Xiucai, who was a very serious and serious scholar. Since he said this, it meant that he had recognized Lu Guangzhi's current level in his heart.

"Then are you sure? Will it be too late to start the test in a month?" At this time, Lu Jiaoyue was obviously in a state of anxiety and excitement, very excited but also very apprehensive.

Lu Guangzhi smiled and said implicitly: "Mr. said, this time it's just for experience, no matter what grade you have to get in the exam."

Hearing this, Lu Jiaoyue nodded again and again, "That's right, don't be too burdened in your heart. If you can pass the exam, you can pass the exam. If you can't, there will be a next time."

"I think Zhier is fine." The brother-in-law's words were concise and clear, and he continued to feed his daughter rice soup.

After the rest of the second room came back, they all heard the good news.

Just like Lu Jiaoyue, the others in the second room were both proud and a little worried about gains and losses.It's not easy for a farmer's family to provide for a scholar. This is also a skill that the Erfang family can make a living, otherwise they may live in a difficult life.Moreover, Lu Guangzhi's study days are still short after all, and his family members are also a little worried about whether he can pass the exam, and if he fails the exam, will his self-confidence be affected.

Lu Minghai even comforted Lu Guangzhi by saying that he should not feel burdened. Now that the family situation is getting better every day, as long as he wants to read, he will continue to read.After Lu Minghai comforted his son in private, Mrs. Mei took the time to say something to his son, which meant almost the same thing.Even Lu Guangyi came to express his opinion to his second brother, telling him not to feel burdened, not this year, but to take the exam next year or the year after next.

Lu Guangzhi didn't say anything in front of his family, although his husband told him that with what he has now mastered, it should be no problem to pass the childbirth examination.But this is his first time off the court after all, and he doesn't have much confidence.

In fact, Lu Guangzhi had been holding back a lot of energy in his heart, wanting to show his appearance in the test to win face for his family.Although he seldom went out in the past two years and devoted all his attention to his studies, some of the rumors in the village had more or less spread into his ears.Many people in the village joked that his parents were delusional, and that the son was so old that he sent him to study. He didn't read the book, which made people stupid, and said that his family was full of money and burned.

All kinds of ugly words are too numerous to list, because he is afraid that he will know, even if his mother is angry, she will always carry his back.

Lu Guangzhi was not stupid. Although he pretended to be nonchalant on the surface, he actually remembered all this in his heart.At this time, he urgently needed something to prove himself, and Qin Xiucai probably saw his intentions before letting him go.

The children's test is divided into two sessions, the county test and the government test.

The county examination is conducted in the county, and the magistrate of the county is the chief examiner. Those who pass the examination can take the government examination.The prefectural examination is generally held two months after the county examination. The examination is held in the local prefectural city and presided over by the magistrate of the prefecture.If you pass both the county examination and government examination, you can be called a child student, and you can be regarded as officially jumping into the ranks of scholars.

Of course, this is only the beginning of the road to the imperial examination, and it is only a small half step.After being admitted to Tongsheng, you can take the college exam. Those who pass the college exam are considered scholars, and they are included in the local student staff, and can enter prefectural and county schools, which is called admission.Those who can become a student can be regarded as entering the lower class of scholar-bureaucrats since then, and they have the privileges of being exempted from corvee, exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes, and not kneeling when they see officials.

The current social class is solidified, from farmer to scholar, it seems simple, but in fact it has stumped thousands of poor students.

This month, Erfang's family has become even more busy, and Zhou Jin has also been busy because there are too many chores to be done before taking part in the children's examination.First, you need to go to the county government office to register and fill in a personal confession.The so-called personal confession refers to detailed information such as my native place, physical characteristics, the survival of three generations of parents, and their identities.

In order to ensure that there are no omissions, Zhou Jin even transferred three acres of land under his own name to the name of Erfang's family.The land of the Erfang family was taken away by the old man Lu before. Although the Erfang family is still a farmer in terms of status, but if you go to the bottom line, there are still some flaws.

After signing up, I was busy with closing the guarantee.

The final guarantee requires five children's joint guarantee, and a person with fame and reputation is required to guarantee it.Five children's joint guarantee is that the five references who participated in this child's birth test will guarantee each other. If one person has a problem, five people will sit together.Guarantee has the same meaning, but it needs to be guaranteed by someone with a reputation.It is necessary to ensure that the reference person does not fake his identity, does not hide his funeral, does not have a substitute, does not use a pseudonym, has a clean net worth, is not the descendant of a prostitute, and has not committed any crimes.

Qin Xiucai has fame and fame and can protect Lu Guangzhi, but the difficulty lies in the five children's insurance.

There are few scholars in the countryside, and it is rare to have a few in a village. In order to find four references to bond, not only Zhou Jin was busy entrusting people to inquire, but even the Mei family was entrusted by Lu Minghai and his wife.

It's not hard to find people, and acquaintances can make up enough people by asking acquaintances.But because this guarantee is not a trivial matter, we are not familiar with each other, and we are afraid of being implicated by the other party, so we have been busy finding out the other party's details for most of this month.

Fortunately, although it was a bit of a toss, nothing went wrong. When the exam started that day, Lu Guangzhi was sent to the gate of the exam room by Erfang's family and Zhou Jin and his wife.

There were already many people waiting in front of the gate of the examination room, and all of them were dispatched by the whole family.When the gate of the examination room was opened, more than a dozen yamen servants walked out from the inside. They called their names first, and the students who were called went forward with their test blues.After being searched, you can enter the examination room.

At this time, the sky was only dimly lit, and many lanterns were lit in front of the entrance of the examination room, and everything was silent in the room, and everyone watched in silence as the student who was called first was searched by the government officials.

This body search is not just a random search, the shoes need to be taken off, the bun needs to be undone, and the skirts of the clothes need to be opened to reveal the middle clothes, which is simply degrading.It's a pity that as long as you want to enter the examination room, you have to go through this experience. This is also to prevent people from cheating.

Because of Li Shuicheng's old relationship with the county government, Zhou Jin had greeted someone in advance, so the government servant in charge of the body search did not make it difficult for Lu Guangzhi, and followed the rules and let him in after just looking around.Beside him was a young man in his twenties, his fair face flushed red, because the yamen servant asked him to take off his coat for inspection.

In fact, this is just an excuse for the yamen servants below to take advantage of it, it's just the first test of the little boy's life, and the higher-ups don't think it's that important, it's just a formality.But the King of Hades is easy to see, and the little ghost is hard to deal with. If you really meet a little ghost who deliberately wants to be serious with you, you have nothing to do with him.As soon as a knowledgeable person walks past, he first uses his sleeve to cover his hands to stuff the money. If the money is stuffed to the satisfaction of the other party, he will let you pass by raising his eyelids.

This young man was obviously a ignorant person, his face flushed for a while, but he finally endured the humiliation and unbuttoned his shirt.

Seeing this, Lu Guangzhi, who had just walked past, was terrified, but he didn't even dare to turn his head, so he walked into the examination room.

Not only him, but Erfang's family as well.At the beginning when Lu Jiaoyue asked Zhou Jin to find a relationship to say hello, they didn't take it seriously and felt that there was no need to be so cautious. It was Lu Jiaoyue who insisted, and in the end Zhou Jin specially entrusted someone to fight with the people at the county government office. call.

There are people in the court who are good at handling things, but it is not only reflected in the door search. There are five exams in this county exam.It will take five days to stay inside, and someone will take care of it, which can save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"Yue'er, how do you know these things?" Seeing her son entering the venue, Mei was in the mood to gossip.

Lu Jiaoyue said: "I also heard my little uncle mention this once."

She didn't say that it was because Du Lian had experienced many such occasions in her previous life. Occasionally, when something went wrong in the examination room, she couldn't help complaining a few times when she came back, so she knew about it.It was the first time for her second brother to experience such a scene, and she didn't want him to be disturbed by trivial matters.

Look at the young man who was frisked just now, walking into the examination room with a blushing face and chaotic steps. The examination needs to be calm and calm, and the spirit is steady. Judging by the fluctuating mood of that person, I am afraid that this test will probably not pass.Patronizing to think about the humiliation and dissatisfaction before, how could he have the time to answer the question.

Seeing what Lu Jiaoyue said, no one doubted it.In the hearts of everyone, Mei Zhuangyi is a know-it-all, capable person who can answer a few words of whatever you say, and can speak clearly and clearly.

Commonly known as well-informed.

"Then shall we wait here, or go back first?" Seeing that most of the students had entered, Lu Minghai asked.

The reason why he asked this question was because he saw that many parents did not leave, but put on a posture of waiting.

Lu Jiaoyue chuckled: "Father, don't imitate them, the doors won't be opened until evening. Of course, there are also early releases, so let's just come earlier and don't have to wait here. "

Lu Minghai didn't believe what his daughter said, so he couldn't help but look at his son-in-law. Zhou Jin, who was holding the child, nodded. He had inquired beforehand that it was such a rule.

"Then let's go."

Mrs. Mei still didn't want to leave, "Why don't you go, I'll wait here."

Lu Minghai didn't hesitate to give her a hand: "How long will we have to wait, whether the business in the shop can be done or not, and come back in the second half of the day. Don't panic, our son will do it." Don't look at what Lu Minghai said. , In fact, he was also in a mess.

Men have said so, and Mei can only listen.

Afterwards, the group of people returned to the shop. At this time, the shop was already open, and Gui Ya was inside greeting them.Many customers have come to eat breakfast in the store. Erfangjia's breakfast food is clean and hygienic, and the taste is not bad, so the business has been pretty good recently.

With so many people helping, there is no need to worry about shortage of staff in the store today.Because they knew that they would not be able to go back until evening, so Zhou Jin and his wife deliberately brought Diandian out.Dian Dian was a little fussy at the moment, her little face was leaning towards Lu Jiaoyue's chest, probably hungry, so the couple hugged the child and went back.

Lunch was eaten casually in the store, and after finally making it to the afternoon, Mei kept urging him to go to the examination room.

A group of people rushed to the examination room again, and after waiting for half an hour, the door of the examination room opened, and more than a dozen reference students came out, and Lu Guangzhi happened to be among them.

"Why did you finish the exam so early?"

Lu Guangzhi said very implicitly, "I finished the exam papers ahead of time, and I was still waiting inside for a while. The exam room doesn't let people out alone, and only when there are enough people can the door be opened."

Mei wanted to ask her son how he was doing in the exam, but the man pulled him from behind.

Lu Minghai smiled and said: "I guess you are tired too, let's go back first, and let your mother cook you a delicious meal to nourish your brain after we go back."

Lu Guangzhi nodded.

On the way back, Lu Minghai, who was on the donkey cart, said to Mei: "You girls are talkative, why don't you ask questions, don't be flustered by asking your son, you have to take four exams later."

Mei Shi pursed her mouth aggrievedly, but said nothing more.In fact, she also understands this truth, but she just can't help it.

After five consecutive days of exams, the entire county exam counts.The incident happened five days later, that is to say, the result will be known after five days.

After waiting patiently for five days, on the day of the incident, the whole family of Erfang was mobilized again. After searching and searching on the list, they finally found Lu Guangzhi's name in the circle in the middle.

"My son passed the exam!" Lu Minghai yelled loudly.

He was so excited that he didn't know what to do, he had nowhere to put his hands and feet, and he wished he could express his mood at this moment by jumping three feet high.

Everyone watching the list couldn't help but glance at him. Seeing this man's ugly appearance, they couldn't help ridiculing in their hearts.

Another person who has never seen the world, but just passed the first scene of his childhood, what is there to be excited about? !But think about it, this time the entire county has only selected [-] people, and if it can be within [-] people, it can be regarded as one in a hundred.

I couldn't help but the parent who read the list came over to ask about the situation. I heard that Lu Guangzhi was only sixteen this year, and this was the first time he got off the court. Everyone was amazed and ridiculed a lot.

Capable people are envied everywhere, and it is no wonder that people are so excited because a capable son is born in the family.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

Lu Minghai's face was full of glory, and he laughed straight: "We are happy together."

(End of this chapter)