The family didn't have to wait long, and after buying the house, they happily moved in.

And Xu Huaiqing has never cared about this since he went to see it that day. The day of the township exam is getting closer and closer, and if you pass the exam this time, it will be a master.

Bai Jiujiu also knows the stakes and harms, and he just runs the embroidery workshop more attentively every day, after all, there are more places to spend money in the future. As for Xu Huaiqing, Bai Jiujiu only hoped that he could concentrate on preparing for the exam and not be stumped by these trivial matters.

But no matter how hard he tried, he still had to sleep at night, and when the lamp oil burned out again, Xu Huaiqing closed the book tiredly.

Because it was late, Bai Jiujiu had already washed up and gone to bed. Looking at the bulging quilt on the bed, the corners of Xu Huaiqing's mouth couldn't help but smile a little, and his eyes were full of doting.

"Who?"

Bai Jiujiu was in a daze, and felt a familiar smell lingering on the tip of her nose, which made her feel inexplicably relieved. Immediately afterward, the body was encircled by a strong arm. The sudden movement made her tense body, and her eyes, which were still confused, instantly widened.

But after finding out that the other party was Xu Huaiqing, he patted his arm in disgust, muttered something in his mouth, and after adjusting a comfortable position in his arms, he fell asleep again.

Looking at the delicate appearance of the little woman in his arms, Xu Huaiqing's heart was also soft. softened a little, "I will definitely let you live a good life." ”

Bai Jiujiu seemed to have a sweet encounter in a dream, with a foolish smile on his face, and he smacked his mouth twice.

Time passed imperceptibly, and the township test came as scheduled. As early as half a month ago, Bai Jiujiu handed over the business of the embroidery workshop to the shopkeeper, and he stayed at home to prepare bags for Xu Huaiqing.

The place of the township test is not far away, and there are classmates along the way, Xu Huaiqing is not worried about any accidents.

Looking at the little fox's busy figure, his eyes were full of smiles, "Don't be busy, I have only been in the past for a few days, and I don't need so many things." ”

Bai Jiujiu was very stubborn, and tied a knot in his hand, "That's not good, you need to prepare everything, you have to eat and sleep on the way, if you lack anything, there is nowhere to buy." ”

"Good, good." Xu Huaiqing looked at Bai Jiujiu's serious expression, and couldn't bear to disturb her. Fortunately, this time I went to the capital, I took the waterway, and no matter how much luggage I had, I could put it on the boat. Otherwise, with so many things, if you really carry it to the capital, you will definitely be tired enough. Thinking of this, he no longer stopped Bai Jiujiu from stuffing things into his bag, but added a few more books.

Bai Jiujiu's sharp eyes found Xu Huaiqing's actions, and glanced at him with a smile, causing him to cough embarrassedly.

Until the moment before Xu Huaiqing left, Bai Jiujiu still kept admonishing, "You must be good, it doesn't matter if you don't take the test, it's a big deal to take the test next time." ”

"Got it." The worry in the other party's eyes didn't seem to be fake, Xu Huaiqing touched Bai Jiujiu's hair movingly, and turned around and went to the dock.

Since Xu Huaiqing left, the people of the Xu family have been looking forward to it, and the Wang family has been sitting at the door all day long, hoping to see the people who report the good news.

At first, there were some long-tongued women with a few sour words, but after a long time, it is not strange. On this day, Wang was sitting at the door as usual, and the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from afar. A group of officials came straight to Xujia Village, and Wang thought she was dazzled at first, until the official messenger stood opposite her, and she stood up like she had just woken up from a big dream.

"Congratulations to the old lady, congratulations to the old lady!"

"This ...... This is, hit? Wang trembled his hands, not daring to take the red list in the hands of the official.

"Hit, hit! Xu Gongzi is the Xie Yuan of this session. ”

The official messenger reported the good news all the way, and people like Wang had seen a lot, but they were not impatient, but they repeated it again.

Only then did Wang believe it completely, and immediately cried with joy, "Quick, quick, come in and have a cup of tea." ”

As he spoke, he stuffed the purse that had been prepared a long time ago, and the purse was bulging, and the official just weighed it, and knew that there was definitely a lot of share in it, and he was even more satisfied with Wang's move to understand current affairs, "No, we have to go to another house to report the good news." ”

Seeing the other party's solemn appearance, the Wang family no longer insisted, and politely sent the other party to the entrance of the village, until their backs disappeared around the corner, and then turned around and went home.

There has never been any secret in this place in Xujia Village, and the Li family and his wife in the east quarreled, but it could reach the ears of the west in half an hour. What's more, the officials did not shy away from it when they came, and for a while, almost everyone knew about Xu Huaiqing's Xie Yuan in the exam.

After Bai Jiujiu heard the news, she was overjoyed, and she couldn't even care about the customers who picked the colors next to her, so she lifted her skirt and ran home. She had long known that Xu Huaiqing would not be weaker than others, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

Wang thought that after being admitted to Xie Yuan, the family would need to hold a big banquet, which seemed to be an unwritten rule among all those who tested their fame. But the difficulty in this matter is that Xu Huaiqing has not returned home yet, and they don't know which classmates to invite rashly, in case they miss a few, it is not beautiful.

The news spread like a long leg, and even the town heard about it. Lifting people is not comparable to showing talents, and a lot of taxes can be exempted under the name of a lifting person. Since Xu Huaiqing's middle move, squires and tenants from all over the country have rushed to invest in the fields. It's just that Xu Huaiqing hasn't come back yet, so he was rejected.

This comes and goes, and it is inevitable that some families will have thoughts that they shouldn't have, such as the three rooms of the prefect's house.

On this day, Mrs. Zhang was sitting at home teaching her daughter embroidery, and when she heard the news, her face suddenly smiled like a flower, and the daughter next to her said angrily, "Mother, it's Xu Huaiqing who took the exam, and it's not our family who was admitted, what are you doing so happily?" ”

Mrs. Zhang took a sip of the teacup, and tapped her daughter's forehead with her Danko-smeared fingers, and then said slowly, "What do you know?" Can Xu Huaiqing have a wife now? ”

"Naturally, isn't it the showy Bai Jiujiu?"

Wang Ningzhi's delicate eyebrows and eyes wrinkled, and the original aura of his facial features was suddenly dyed with a touch of jealousy.

"No matter how much Bai Jiujiu is in the limelight, she is just a concubine, what kind of storm can she set off?" Mrs. Zhang snorted coldly, her face full of disdain.

In this society with serious dignity and humility and clear hierarchies, Bai Jiujiu is a woman, not to mention showing up outside all day long, just because of her status as a concubine, she is destined to be looked down upon. Even if she insists on marrying her daughter to Xu Huaiqing, what does she dare to say?