In the morning, a lot of steamed buns were steamed, and Qingyuan also had rice porridge, and when he was washed, his little face was swollen, and Li Niang let him eat himself, so he fell asleep on the kang.

Li Duoer came running with a big rooster, weighing six catties, but she was tired, Li Niang thanked her and paid according to the price on the market, Li Duoer did not shirk, and happily accepted the copper plate.

Li Niang likes this attitude very much, and she is not a wealthy family, and if you have friendships, you have to settle accounts, and everyone will be open in the future.

Li Duoer carefully wrapped the copper coins and was about to go back, the Qin family who told her eldest brother that she was close was about to arrive, the family had to entertain guests, and she had to be busy until she was sent away tomorrow, so she didn't have time to stay and play.

At the well, Li Niang looked at the big rooster lying on the ground in a daze, she was trying to talk happily last night, but now she really wants her to kill the chicken, she is still a little scared.

"No matter, if you don't kill it, my eldest brother won't be able to eat when he comes back, and he will definitely laugh at me." Li Niang muttered about the kitchen knife and walked towards the big tremblingly.

The chicken was really violent, tied to the feet and still struggling to survive, the wings fluttered, raised their heads to peck Li Niang's fingers, tossed for a long time, she successfully held down the chicken's head, and then plucked, cut the neck, and bleed.

"Whew, finally killed." Li Niang put down the kitchen knife, pinched the neck of the chicken that was about to be cut for her with her left hand, and held the chicken feet in her right hand, watching the bright red blood flow into the small bowl, and felt a little excited.

Shubai came back in twilight, Li Daniu had something at home today, and he didn't care about sending him to the examination room in the morning, he walked around the town for a while after the exam, waited for the list, looked at the results, and then walked back.

Seeing two figures, one big and one small, standing in front of the house looking forward to it, Shubai was in good spirits, quickened his pace, and the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising, "Li Niang, Qingyuan, brother has passed the exam!" ”

"Haha, I'll just say, my brother is the best, he will definitely be able to pass, sure enough." Li Niang jumped up and slapped her face with joy.

Qingyuan bit his fingers and drooled, "Sister, Duoduo is back, Qingyuan can eat big chicken legs, right?" ”

"Yes, it's so capable, when my brother washes his hands, let's eat together." Li Niang picked up Qingyuan and kissed him, alas, her little face is not swollen, but her fingerprints are still there, how to explain it to her brother in a while.

Unexpectedly, the elder brother was very angry when he saw Qingyuan's pitiful appearance.

Unexpectedly, the elder brother did not scold Li Niang, but praised her for doing a good job, as a sister, she should work hard to protect her younger brother from being bullied by outsiders, if she hadn't saved her in time today, I'm afraid Qingyuan would have been beaten even worse.

"This matter is over, it's over, just look at Qingyuan more in the future, let's eat." Shubai first sandwiched a big chicken leg into Qingyuan's bowl, and then sandwiched another one to give to Li Niang, she hurriedly moved the bowl away, "I don't want it, brother, I said that the two chicken legs are for Qingyuan to eat, if he can't finish eating, he will leave it for him until tomorrow." ”

Qingyuan grabbed the chicken leg and gnawed on the oil in his mouth, and nodded his little head again and again when he heard the words, "Yes, the two big chicken legs are Qingyuan's." ”

"Well, since I promised before, people can't be untrustworthy, then it's all Qingyuan." Shubai chuckled and put down the chicken legs, and picked out another chicken wing root for Li Niang, she happily took it, and the family feasted.

Shubai is the time to grow his body, if he lets it go to eat, he can finish this small half pot of chicken alone, but at the end of this dinner, there is still half a chicken left, Shubai said that it is just right, keep it for tomorrow to eat, Li Niang didn't think much about it, what the brother said is what it is.

After cleaning up the kitchen and washing up again, Qingyuan was going to sleep, Shubai finally told Li Niang that he had won the first place in the exam, and he had to go to the county government at noon tomorrow to go to the banquet of the county order, and in the afternoon he had to go to watch the dragon boat race with the county order and his classmates.

"1st place! Brother, why didn't you say it earlier! Li Niang's eyes widened, and when she heard that the books she bought had helped her brother a lot, she was happy, "Sixteen taels of silver are not spent in vain." ”

"It's not in vain, the first place can get a reward of twenty taels, and in addition to the money to buy books, you can also earn four taels." Seeing Li Niang's little wealth fan, Shubai threw out another piece of good news, as he wished, to see his sister's eyes smiling like a crescent moon.

"However, you can only make two taels of money in the end." Shubai's tone changed, and when Li Niang frowned, he handed her a small red envelope.

"What is this?"

"Open it and take a look."

"Ah, such beautiful earrings, are they pearls strung underneath?"

"This is my brother's birthday gift to you, do you like it?"

"I like it!"

Li Niang eagerly brought the silver earrings, touching the two millet beads hanging on them, beautiful, after her father's death, the family gradually declined, and the few pairs of silver earrings she once owned were taken away, she was sensible without any complaints, but it was inevitable that she was a little unhappy in her heart, and now, the gift of her brother was really sent to her heart, and any shadow was blown away.

Back in the room, Li Niang looked at the bronze mirror for a while, and then went to work in Xianzhuang.

Because of the insect infestation, now Li Niang is very cautious when coming and going to Xianzhuang, and the place where she goes up and down is set in the cabin, so as not to let the insects come in, don't let people sting the insects without standing still, and it will be over.

Gently opened a gap in the wooden door, looked out to observe, and found no trace of insects, Li Niang came out, still carrying a sickle in her hand to defend herself.

Li Niang is working hard for her small family, and in the second room of the Mo family, a carriage came to the door in the dark, and a person knocked on the door, and soon one big and two small were welcomed in, and the coachman unloaded a few pieces of luggage and turned around.

It was Mo Wenrui who came back overnight, some time ago he went out to study with his classmates, but he still had to come back to participate in the annual exam, but his grades were mediocre and he passed the test, but he was not conspicuous at all, and he did not enter the ranks of the county lord's attention.

This Mo Xiu was raised by the Wang family, and when he entered the house, he waited to be waited by his mother and wife like a big man, and his two sons did not enjoy such treatment.

Zigui is sixteen years old and Ziyang is thirteen years old in the second room, and they usually follow Mo Wenrui to study in the academy, and they are very clear about their father's morality, and the two boys don't expect grandma and the old lady anymore, so they instructed Mei Niang to eat, drink and wash.

If you can't be an uncle, then you should be a master, anyway, there is a sister who can call it, and it is no worse than those classmates from wealthy families.

After eating and drinking, Mo Wenrui finally had a little mood to talk to the father who was waiting on the side, "Dad, that kid in Shubai is not authentic, he didn't tell me if he bought a good book, he couldn't take the first place in the exam, this is to trample my second uncle under his feet to play?" ”