Anne returned to the east wing, and the three children gathered around.

They called out to Daddy, and then looked behind Anne.

Not seeing the person they had been waiting for for a long time, all three were a little disappointed.

Zhou Yufen is young in the end, and she misses her mother the most in her heart, so she couldn't help asking: "Dad, where is my mother?"

Anne said: "Your grandmother is not in good health, and your mother has to stay in the Liu family to serve the old man." ”

"Ahh

Zhou Yufen was so anxious that she was about to cry. She lived for eleven years, and she did a job she had never done before, and she did it both days.

This is still Mrs. Tan's distress for her, and she didn't let her do too much, too tired, and too dirty work, but for Zhou Yufen, it was already unbearable.

She desperately hopes that her mother will come back as soon as possible, and she thinks that as long as her mother comes back, everything can go back to the past.

She can wear nice clothes and eat good food, but she doesn't have to work.

has a mother, and her father will not scold her, let alone help outsiders bully her!

"She's not going to be back for a while. ”

Anne is not sure, but through today's conversation with Master Liu, Anne feels that Master Liu is not a short-sighted person, and should not allow the Liu family to reconcile.

And the Liu family doesn't want to be a peasant woman, let alone live a hard life in Zhoujiaao, so the best state is to keep the name of husband and wife, but the Liu family has stayed in the Liu family for a long time.

Anne didn't feel anything about it, and it just so happened that she didn't want to get along with the Liu family day and night, let alone live a married life.

Therefore, this state of separation is most appropriate.

“...... Woo, mother, why don't you come back?"

Zhou Yufen finally couldn't hold it anymore, covered her face and cried and ran back to the room.

"Your mother didn't mean not to come back, the old man is sick, she is a child, and she should serve at the bedside. ”

Anne saw Zhou Yufen crying and ran away, turned her head to look at Zhou Xiande and Zhou Xiancheng, "Don't think too much, it's important to study." ”

"Yes, Dad, we understand!"

Zhou Xiande and Zhou Xiancheng glanced at each other, although they felt that their mother's departure was not as simple as their father said, but since their father said so, they should believe their father.

In the evening, the family gathers around the hall for dinner.

Xu is Zhou Yaozu can save a lot of money by not going to the academy anymore, and Xu is Mrs. Tan already knew that her eldest son got back a hundred taels of silver, and she suddenly felt confident, and when cooking, she was not as frugal as in the past, but took some new flour this year, mixed with bean flour and cornmeal and steamed some multigrain steamed buns.

Mrs. Tan even took out a small piece of bacon and asked her second daughter-in-law to stew cabbage.

In the evening, the meal consisted of gruel and pickles, with the men eating some dry food, and the women and children having to eat a little water.

Today's meal was extraordinarily rich, and only a few children were so happy that they screamed around the table.

Even Zhou Yaozong and Zhou Yaoting couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

The Ma family and the Chang family even exchanged glances with each other: Look, as long as the boss doesn't continue to go to any academy, the life of their Zhou family will not be too bad.

This is just the beginning, and the days will get better and better.

The family had a happy dinner, and after the meal, Anne winked at Mrs. Tan.

Mrs. Tan understood and stopped her two sons and daughter-in-law, and even a few girls were also left behind.

"There's something I want to discuss with you,"

Mrs. Tan glanced at her two daughters-in-law, "Da Lang saved a child when he went to the county seat today, and the child's grandmother is an embroiderer, and she is good at embroidering." People are grateful to your eldest brother for saving his life, and originally wanted to give twenty taels of silver, but your eldest brother was worried about the girls in the family, so he turned down the silver and asked someone to teach the girls in the family to learn embroidery——"

As soon as these words fell, even Ma, who had no daughter, became excited, "Mother, is this true?"

Zhou Xiaomei's face was also full of excitement.

Zhou Yufang and Zhou Yulan sisters are even more bright-eyed, although they are young, they also know that embroidery can make money.

If you learn this kind of craft, you won't be hungry for the rest of your life.

"Of course it's true,"

Mrs. Tan snorted coldly and said angrily: "Usually you always complain that I am partial, but you don't want to think about it, I am partial to Da Lang, and Da Lang does well everywhere." You see, he first asked the boys in the family to study, and then he thought about finding a way for the girls to learn art. Such a good big brother, you are still embarrassed to be jealous of him, are you sorry?"

Zhou Yaozong and Zhou Yaoting's faces were full of emotion, and they hurriedly said: "Mother, the eldest brother is good to us, we know." We will also be better to Big Brother in the future. ”

They completely forgot that they had been a cow and a horse for more than ten years.

Ma and Chang don't have any "brotherly love" with Zhou Yaozu, but they also know that his uncle has really helped a lot this time.

If the girls in the family learn to embroidery, they don't have to do rough work and can still make money.

In the future, when you talk about marriage, it is also a capital, and if you marry in the past, your in-laws can also take a look at it.

As for repaying the eldest brother and treating the eldest brother better, Ma and Chang will not say it.

Mrs. Tan said to Sister Zhou Yufang again, "Your uncle is okay to you? You will be filial to your uncle in the future, you know?"

"Yes, milk!"

"We will be filial to our uncle!"

The corners of Anne's mouth twitched, hey, what has this family become by Zhou Yaozu?

"I have already told Aunt Lu that I will study for a day every ten days, and I will go to the county seat that day, so I can send you over by the way. ”

Anne rubbed her nose and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, big brother!"

"Uncle, thank you!"

Zhou Xiaomei, Zhou Yufang and Zhou Yulan spoke in unison.

Zhou Yufen pouted, she didn't want to learn any embroidery, every time she did needlework, her hands were pierced everywhere.

But her mother is gone, her father has changed again, and she can only endure it if she doesn't want to.

After arranging the affairs of the house, Anne began to read.

Anne thinks that she is also a person who has taken the liberal arts examination in later generations, and she is familiar with the four books and five classics or something, even if she can't successfully take the imperial examination, it shouldn't be difficult to write an eight-strand essay or something.

However, the brutal truth dealt her a heavy blow.

Anne found out the article written by the original owner, and when she looked at it, her head was a little dizzy.

Traditional Chinese characters and vertical writing can barely be overcome.

But I don't know why, obviously she can even guess what those words are, but when they come together, why can't she understand them?

Anne took a deep breath, finally knowing why the imperial examination was so difficult.

She read a few articles without giving up, and she guessed it to the effect, but this is an article that has already been written, and if she is given a proposition, she may not be able to write such an article.

There is not just a difference between vernacular and classical Chinese!

Anne had no choice but to fuse the memories of the original owner.

Well, this time it's barrier-free to read, and when you see the question, you can solve the problem smoothly.

But Anne always felt that something was missing.

Rubbing her eyebrows, Anne took out the opening pill.

The pill was the size of a longan, black like a chocolate bean, and Anne hesitantly put the pill in her mouth.

The pills have little to no taste and melt in your mouth.

Anne felt only a cool stream of air flow through her throat, and finally spread through her stomach and intestines to the limbs.

This is an unprecedented clarity, and the content of the imperial examination and the Bagu Wen in my mind seems to have been reorganized, and it is exceptionally clear and clear.

Anne thought about it a little and silently wrote out the questions of the township test that Zhou Yaozu had just taken.

Anne glanced at the first question, well, it was an excerpt from the Analects.

All kinds of knowledge related to it instantly appeared in Anne's mind, and her thoughts flowed out, she grabbed a brush and wrote it with a brush.

Zhou Yaozu's character is a regular pavilion style, he has practiced for more than ten years, and the font is quite readable.

Anne didn't bother to write herself, and directly followed the muscle memory of the deity, and rows of neat fonts appeared on the white paper.

An hour later, Anne finally finished.

Put down the pen and read the article carefully, well, yes, this article is far better than when the deity was taking the exam.

Anne decided that in addition to copying books in the past few days, she would write a few more eight-strand essays, and when she went to the county seat, she would show them to her husband for help.

In addition, the test-taking experience of later generations reminded her that there is still something to do, so that she can not only practice her hands, but also brush up her reputation, and make some money by the way......