Early the next morning, Cheng Wenhan was going up the mountain, and Li got up early to make him two large boxes of shortbread, saying that he wanted him to take them to his husband and classmates. It was still dark, so Second Uncle Li brought a big bag to pick up Cheng Wenhan, and the two went out.

Hongzhu yawned and said, "Mother, Wen Han is studying in the academy, and he has had to go back and forth in the mountains and mountains in the past few years, and he has to let the second uncle send it every time." ”

Li was cleaning up the stove, and frowned when he heard this, "No, this early morning has tired your second uncle and delayed the business in the food shop." ”

Hongzhu thought about it and came up with an idea, "It's just this time, I see that the second uncle also has the intention of letting the second uncle go up the mountain to see Brother Nanxing, so I let the second uncle go." Two days later, I went to find a familiar coachman, negotiated with him first, and entrusted Wenhan to him for the pick-up and drop-off. ”

Li said: "If you know the roots, you can still do it." ”

"It's just the past two years, and when Wen Han is older, he will go back and forth by himself, and he doesn't have to be picked up by others. "Red Bead Road.

Li felt reasonable, thinking that his son would be older in two years, and couldn't help but sigh, "Isn't it these two years, no matter how old he is, he is not happy to return with a vacation." ”

Hongzhu smiled, "I'm worried that he forgot his mother." ”

Lee laughed too.

After that, the two of them packed up and rushed to the restaurant to work.

Because he went early, Second Uncle Li also came back early, and when he came in, Zhong asked, "How about going up the mountain?"

Second Uncle Li took a sip of water, "It's all right, when I get there, they will go to class, I will let Wen Han go in and tell Nanxing, they will not come out until the break, and I will not delay his study, so I said a few words and let him go back." ”

Zhong was a little disappointed when he heard this, "Then he looks good at all?"

"It's good. Second Uncle Li saw that Zhong was glaring at him very dissatisfied, and added: "The left and right are not thin, and there is a look in their eyes." ”

"What can you see with your eyes? Why don't I go? Zhong raised his voice and said: "How do you know that he is distressed, he is studying hard in the mountains, it must be difficult, maybe it's just that the mountains are cold and the clothes are thick, you think people are not thin." ”

Second Uncle Li knew that no matter what he said, the Zhong family would have something to say to him, so he smiled and stopped talking.

Hongzhu couldn't help but smile when she saw it.

Zhong asked again, "What about the things you brought?"

"I sent Wen Han and I to the dormitory together, and I went back to let them share a point. ”

Zhong Shi felt that he was still a little insufficient, and sighed: "I'll go next time." ”

Li came to persuade her.

For two days in a row, the county government did not inform any serious news about the epidemic, although everyone did not bother to inquire, but the restaurant opened its door to do business, and the guests who came and went would always say a few words.

As far as Hongzhu knows, there are five or six sick people in their big Chunfang and Erchun fang. Although this is not a lot, it is not a small number in terms of the same disease in just a few days. Some people were terrified when they heard this, and discussed that the disease was so bad that they could hide out, and some calm people said that it was no big deal, and the rumors of others were just disturbing people's hearts.

Fortunately, after careful questioning, most of the people who got sick said were children, or people who were frail and sick in the past, and the doctor's medication was quite symptomatic. After the patient took the medicine, the condition was also controlled, and he never heard of the danger of fainting with a high fever like the previous Sambo.

Hongzhu secretly thought, this is mostly because the doctors in this county have discussed together, and they have experience in treating diseases, and the curative effect will be better.

Second Uncle Li and Zhong Shiyuan were also worried that if the illness in the city occurred, there would be fewer people on the streets of Nancheng, and the restaurant business would be deserted. I didn't know that after waiting for two days, I found that although the business of the restaurant here was less than when it first opened, it was not less. Just a few of them are busy with work, and they are still very busy.

Hongzhu thought about it and understood that the people were worried about the illness, but it was more important to work and make a living. Most of the people here in Nancheng are poor people who do some small business, and their income stops as soon as their work stops, and their lives are very tight. If you have this leisure to worry, it is better to do more work and earn more money, if you are really sick, you can also have money to see a doctor and eat some decoction to nourish your body.

After the day was busy with lunch, everyone sat down to rest and eat.

Zhong complained: "I can finally take a break, my voice is dumb." ”

Hongzhu smiled, "Second uncle, you are uncomfortable with this business, and you are uncomfortable with busy business." ”

"But isn't it, people are always so long-looking, they don't want to make money, they want to make money, and they want to be idle when they make money. Zhong sighed with a smile, and said: "Aunt Gu came in and said a few words, saying that the county government had released the list in front of the case, and Zhu Boxiu took the twenty-ninth exam. ”

Li Shi was surprised and asked, "Is it the list released today? Is this true?"

"Isn't it, she also heard her kid come back and say that Zhu Boxiu's name is in the first circle. ”

"It's really a good thing!" Li Shixi said, "This first one has been tried, has the county test passed?"

Second Uncle Li nodded and said, "It's always been like this, and the next few scenes are just going through the motions." ”

Li Shi was relieved when he heard this, and said with emotion: "This first pass has finally passed properly. In the past few years, I have seen it really in the Zhu family, and the Zhu family has worked hard for Bo Xiu. There are a lot of things going on these days, and everyone is happy and lively with this happy event. ”

Hongzhu was also happy in her heart, she was not used to Zhu Boxiu's things, and with his temperament, she didn't think about how she could rely on him in the future. But in the end, he is also her cousin, he went well in the imperial examination, and he is good to the Zhu family.

Second Uncle Li also told the truth, "In the past, I heard that he is very smart, and sooner or later he will be able to become a senior official." It's just that he's been reading books for more than ten years, and I'm not unheard of Xiucai at that young age, and he hasn't tried to give it a try in so many years. This time I thought he wouldn't be able to hit it. ”

Zhong said: "You can say something that disgraces you, and people are happy." ”

Hongzhu said: "The second uncle is also right, the matter of the imperial examination, even if you are talented and capable, you may not be able to pass the examination." Doesn't it just make people feel bottomless? After all, this time is over. ”

"You have to go back to Zhu's house today. Zhong said.

Li nodded, "I'll be free in the afternoon, and I'll go there after dinner in a while." ”

Second Uncle Li said: "Don't worry, if you want to come to the Zhu family, there are many relatives and friends who come to the door, and you have to help when you go." ”

Both Li and Hongzhu responded.

Zhong mentioned another incident, and heard that Mrs. Zhixian had a good idea because of her daughter's illness, and sent her servants out to buy medicinal herbs and food, saying that she was going to give porridge and medicine in front of the Chenghuang Temple. Another big family in the county heard about it, and they also begged to come to the door and said that they would cooperate with the county magistrate to do good deeds.

When Zhong Shi said it, he couldn't help but show a little worry, "It is said that the young lady's condition has improved, but we don't know what happened, isn't it that this disease is difficult to treat, and Mrs. Zhixian wants to do good deeds to accumulate blessings for her daughter?"

Second Uncle Li snorted, "Don't talk nonsense, everyone has given porridge and medicine, how can you just say a good word? If it is heard by outsiders, it will be spread that you don't know that the county lady is good, and the people in the county government should come to the door to arrest you." ”

Zhong couldn't help but look at him when he said it, glared at him, and raised another topic, "He Mingheng hasn't seen him for the past two days, if he does, you can ask him." ”

Hongzhu saw that Zhong's words were coming towards her, and pretended not to hear it.

Li said: "Xu is very busy, and I haven't seen him go home in the past two days." ”

Zhong complained, "He came over that day and scared us, and said that he would tell us if there was news, so that we could go to him if we had something...... Now it's like this, don't think about it. ”

"It's better if he doesn't come. Second Uncle Li also said to Zhong, "Now you are inferior to An Niang, An Niang is not worried, you are good, you are restless when you hear something." ”

Li Shi smiled and said, "I'm also worried, only Hongzhu often comforts me." She said that it was a good thing that there was no arrangement in the county government, which meant that the condition was under control. If it is really a big event, either come out to clean the streets and close the city gates, or the big families will withdraw and flee. As soon as I thought about it, I didn't panic. ”

Zhong thought about it, nodded, and laughed at himself: "It's just that Bi'an Niang is down, we are not much closer." It's a red bead, I admit it's incomparable. ”

Hongzhu also laughed at what he said, and only said, "I'm just stupid and bold." ”

After chatting for a while, Li and Hongzhu went to Zhu's house.

When they arrived, the hall was being cleaned up, and Hongzhu saw that it was two clan relatives and old friends who were usually close to Zhu Guida who came, and they drank some wine with Zhu Guida, and four or five of them were sitting and chatting. And Jiang and an aunt were on the side to pour tea and let them sober up.

Li and Hongzhu shouted, and after a few words with each other, they went to Mrs. Zhu's house, so that they could take a look at Zhu Sanbao.

After Zhu Sanbao no longer had a fever, his condition also improved greatly, and Mrs. Zhu said that he had the energy to play in the yard for a while. Hongzhu looked at him and lost a lot of flesh, and his little fat face was deflated, in the past, Hongzhu hugged him, and after holding him for a while, he felt that his hands fell into a panic, but now he only feels pitiful, and he can't wait to hold him for a while.

Mrs. Zhu had a hard time a few days ago, and she had a headache a few times, and she didn't dare to let go of her hands because she had a lot of family affairs, and she lost a lot of weight in a few days. Only today there is a happy event, her face is in excellent spirits, and she is also happy to see Li and Hongzhu.

"I knew that Bo Xiu was a competitive! Not long after he could speak when he was a child, his mother taught him to recite the three-character scripture, and he knew a lot of words at the age of three or four, and at that time I said that he was smart and the most promising of the Zhu family, and the Zhu family would rely on him in the future. No matter how difficult it is at home, I have never saved the money for Bo Xiu's study and school, and after all these years, the Zhu family finally has a scholar, which can be regarded as making me look forward to it. Mrs. Zhu said with emotion.

Hongzhu listened to this but it was a little too much, not to mention that Zhu Boxiu has only taken an exam now, and after that, he can only be called a child, so he said that Mrs. Zhu thinks that the Zhu family is the only one who is smart, and he is the only one who reads, so Hongzhu is not easy to echo. If it weren't for her grandfather's mistake back then, her father Cheng Guitang would not be the first one.

Li didn't hear this, and only smiled and nodded in response.

When Mrs. Zhu saw that someone was talking, although it was Li who had never known how to speak, she couldn't help but speak more and more freely.

After saying this for a while, Hongzhu felt a little depressed, and almost couldn't bear to stab her when the old lady was happy. When I thought about it, I felt funny, and when I thought about it, Mrs. Zhu was also suffocated, Zhu Boxiu only passed one time, and she treated him as if he was a big official. Hongzhu said a few perfunctory words and withdrew from the house.

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