The large pieces of sugar crystals were smashed into fine pieces, mixed with the purple grape puree, and finally tightly sealed in huge glass bottles, and quietly placed in the deepest part of the cave. Just waiting to move out next year, pour it into the clearest and transparent glass, like the most enchanting and elegant woman, fascinate the eyes of the world, and of course will earn a lot of money for the hard-working people...

After finally finishing this, Dong Rong calculated that it was time to go to the small courtyard outside the city again. Without other reasons, Dong Ping's day of taking the Xiucai exam is coming. This is the most important thing in Dong Rong's heart, in addition to taking care of the sticker apple.

The Great Qi Kingdom is declining, the people pay extremely heavy taxes, and there are many corrupt officials, and because of the Bailu Academy here in Qingxian County, the officials are afraid of Mr. Academy's right to listen to the emperor, and they don't dare to act too out of line on weekdays, and even try their best to make a clean official posture in order to win a good name. Therefore, in addition to living a more difficult life, the people are rarely oppressed.

Dong Ping is a hot-blooded young man, and he hears about many ugly things elsewhere on weekdays, and often has the idea of becoming an official in his speech, turning decay into magic, and helping Daqi reappear at its peak. Dong Rong is not optimistic about her younger brother's great ideal, but she also hopes that he can be admitted to the show.

Not to mention anything else, at least if you have the qualifications to be a student, you will have the ability to protect yourself. In the future, when you see the county official, you can not kneel, and no one will dare to slack off when you see it. Just like on the day of the opening of the academy, if he had a talent and fame, Xue Dashao would not dare to shout for him to be a slave who washed his feet, no matter how rampant he was. The most important thing is that Niu can no longer beat and scold him casually, and he can't influence his marriage casually.

This has always been Dong Rong's biggest worry, after all, she was sold to Silly Zhu as a daughter-in-law, although Silly Zhu treated her very well and lived a good life, but Dong Ping was not necessarily so lucky. If the Niu family really married him back a stupid daughter-in-law or tigress, then his life would be ruined.

In this way, when Dong Rong said goodbye to Yu's mother and son a few days ago, in addition to ordering ten sets of exquisite wooden boxes with Guisheng, she also asked for four bamboo tubes as a partner. Yu Guisheng knew that she was in a hurry, so he made it early for people to carry it up the mountain.

Dong Rong really wanted to talk to Silly Zhu and leave, but now she is also a big family, and some things have to be arranged properly. Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, the handymen in the orchard each gave two catties of fine noodles and fifty wen rewards. During this period of time, the peaches came down to eat peaches, and the pears came down to eat pears, and they often gave them some extra money to take home to coax the children. Everyone was naturally happy when they got the benefits, but they remembered that the orchard had not made any money so far, and they all worried about the owner.

I don't want to have money and food before the festival at this time, and everyone is even more grateful to the Lord's family. Not only are they never lazy when they do their work, but they also refuse to get paid for patrolling at night, and they are all holding back their strength to make more efforts for the orchard.

Dong Rong didn't refuse after hearing this, but only asked Sister-in-law Liu to add another breakfast to the night watchman, so that everyone could have a full meal after staying up all night, even if it was her thank you gift.

At this moment, after Dong Rong sorted the gifts to be sent to the Yu family, the Wang family, and the Dong family, she asked the handymen from the same village with the two families to help send them over. As for the Cao family, she has to send it personally with Silly Zhu no matter what. After all, she still has the hat of the Cao family's daughter-in-law on her head, and she has not seen anyone for ten and a half months, and she can still use her busyness as an excuse, but if she doesn't come to the door for a month or two, it will make people poke her backbone.

The so-called parents who are all in the world, no matter how bad their parents are, their children can only endure obedience. Although Dong Rong scoffs at this remark every time she hears this, she is in this feudal world, and she pursues "the father is the key when she is not married, and the husband is the key when she marries", and she can only bow her head moderately and pretend to be a obedient little daughter-in-law. Fortunately, when she woke up, her father was no longer binding on her, and her husband was obedient to her.

The young couple changed into clean clothes and rushed into the village with large bags while the villagers were having dinner. The villagers who were squatting on the side of the road, holding large bowls and pinching pancakes in their hands, greeted them warmly when they saw them.

This one said, "Yo, the pillar is back, and this festival is so rich." ”

The one said, "The pillar is a good daughter-in-law, and she can make money and be filial." ”

Dong Rong's mouth is sweet, her uncle, aunt, and sister-in-law keep shouting, and the pillar smiles honestly. So, along the way, I have received countless praises. Before they even arrived at the door of Cao's house, everyone in the Cao family heard the movement.

Second Sister Cao happily greeted her, grabbed her sister-in-law's hand and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I still want to go to the mountain to see you and my brother these days, but I didn't expect you to come back first." ”

Dong Rong smiled and patted her rounded little face, and responded, "Does the second sister miss her sister-in-law, or do you miss her sister-in-law's good dishes and new fabrics?" ”

Second Sister Cao blushed with shame, twisted her body and coquettishly, "Sister-in-law, you just laugh at others..."

"Good, good. I should fight, what kind of nonsense are you telling the truth? In the afternoon, I have to go to the city, and when I encounter good materials, I will pick two horses for you, and our second sister is not young, so it's time to save a dowry. ”

Second Sister Cao was even more ashamed when she heard this, and threw down her sister-in-law's smoke and hid to boil water and make tea in the stove.

Old man Cao sat on the stone bench under the tree, seeing his daughter so happy, he couldn't help but smile on his face, and beckoned his son and daughter-in-law to sit down quickly.

Dong Rong wondered why Mrs. Cao didn't show up, and after asking, she found out that the old lady actually had mouth sores. Originally, I was ashamed to see people, but when I heard my daughter-in-law coming over just now, I didn't want to be embarrassed.

Dong Rong coughed dryly twice, and tried her best to endure it so that she didn't laugh out loud. It is said that evil is retributed, and retribution is unpleasant. Mrs. Cao estimated that she had said too many bad things on weekdays, and she was punished by God.

Old man Cao Xu also thought of this, and his face was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, there is also Second Sister Cao on the side. The little girl had taken the half-moon decoction before, and she had been raising it for so many days, and her body was already well. On weekdays, I have nothing to do, I can't wait to jump on the roof and turn around a few times, trying my best to vent my depression in bed for many years.

At this time, I heard Dong Rong say that she was going to go to the city to accompany Dong Ping to take the Xiucai exam, and the little girl felt like grass growing in her heart, and secretly looked at her father's face with her left and right.

How could Old Man Cao not guess his little daughter's thoughts, he hesitated for a moment and said to Dong Rong, "The second sister has never been to the county seat since she was a child, if you don't delay your busy business, take her around this time." ”

Without waiting for Dong Rong to respond, Second Sister Cao's eyes widened in surprise, and she hugged her arm pitifully, for fear that she would shake her head and refuse to agree.

Dong Rong already loves this sister-in-law, and her father-in-law requested, how could she not agree, "Okay, don't worry, father, I will definitely take care of the second sister." It's a big holiday, and I want to leave you and my mother at home for the holiday, which is somewhat deserted. ”

Second Sister Cao cheered and ran into the house, and the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets immediately sounded in the house.

Old Man Cao sighed softly, his eyes swept over the pillar that was silent with a smile, and when he turned to Dong Rong, he said, "Sister Rong, you are a kind-hearted person, and you will definitely have good fortune in the future." ”

Dong Rong also thought that the old man meant that his son was stupid, and everything was based on her, and life must be smooth. So she smiled and turned the conversation to the autumn harvest.

After gossiping like this for a while, Second Sister Cao finally dressed up. An ivory-colored dress was embroidered with light pink daffodils, which lined the originally weak and delicate little girl with three more points of elegance, which provoked Dong Rong to praise her good craftsmanship, and Old Man Cao and Silly Zhu also smiled and nodded.

Second Sister Cao was looked down upon shyly, and whispered to urge her sister-in-law to go on the road earlier. Dong Rong bowed and said goodbye to her father-in-law, and the family of three left the village.

Second Sister Cao stepped out of the village for the first time in her life, she was as happy as a little bird out of the cage, picking a few wild flowers on the roadside, picking a few handfuls of water in the river, and catching up with hares and butterflies a few laps, which made Dong Rong laugh and pity.

After playing and walking like this, the hurry naturally slowed down, and even the stupid pillar went back to the orchard halfway to get something, and he picked up the two sisters-in-law. When she had to rush to the small courtyard outside the city, the second sister Cao was finally tired, and honestly sat on the stool to drink tea and eat snacks.

Du Juan's sister-in-law guessed that Dong Rong was going to send her younger brother for the exam, so she cleaned the side room early, and suddenly there were more guests at this time, and it was inevitable that she would be busy again.

Dong Rong wanted to help but was kicked out by the cuckoo, so in desperation, she took the moon cakes in the heart box of the www.biquge.info of Biquge and broke them to study them. Originally, she thought that in addition to the filling and mold, she would also have to prepare the dough by herself. But after tasting it now, I found that the dim sum shop was not much worse than the ones I had eaten in my previous life, and I saved myself a lot of effort.

On weekdays, there is only one woman living in the small courtyard, Du Juan's sister-in-law, and she often feels that no one is gossiping, and she is very lonely. Today, Second Sister Cao's visit really made her very happy, so she shouted that she must cook a few good dishes at night.

Dong Rong remembered that there was still something to do, so she opened her mouth to persuade, "Cousin-in-law, don't be busy setting up the banquet first." The day after tomorrow, Brother Ping'er will start the exam, and it will not be too late to celebrate when he has obtained the qualification of a student. ”

Du Juan thought that this was the case, so he simply fried two side dishes, boiled a pot of sticky millet porridge, and passed the dinner with the fine noodle steamed buns at noon.

After all, Second Sister Cao was recovering from a serious illness, and she played all the way again, and went to bed early after eating.

Dong Rong smiled and covered the quilt for her and was about to go out with the stupid pillar, Du Juan came out of the stove and heard that they were going to enter the city, so he hurriedly put the few steamed buns left over from dinner into the basket and handed them to Dong Rong, telling her that there was something useful on the way.

Dong Rong was confused when she heard this, she wanted to ask but was afraid of delaying her efforts, so she came back late and was locked up in the city. So I had to let the stupid pillar carry a basket full of fillings and molds, and carry the basket out by himself.

As a result, as soon as she arrived near the city gate, Dong Rong knew how wise Du Juan's sister-in-law was. Because Qingxian County has Bailu Academy and is connected to several garrison places in the north, it is one of the more prosperous county towns in the whole Daqi. The four walls are made of large pieces of bluestone, which are extremely majestic from a distance, and the city gate is also extremely high and wide, allowing three cars to enter in parallel. When the sun rises, the gates of the city are opened, and many carriages and pedestrians come and go, which is very lively.

But these can only be found in memory, and now there are more than 100 shacks of all sizes built under the city walls, and countless homeless people with sad faces and ragged clothes gather outside the city gates. Those who are more ambitious will ask if they need hired workers when they see pedestrians, and those who are not ambitious become beggars, begging and reaching out to ask for them. Some simply squatted on the side of the road, stuck a straw mark on their heads, and sold themselves just to have something to eat. ZM