On August 28, after dinner, Ah Fu told him something.

"Father, mother, the gentleman of the college has already helped me register, and I will take the children's exam on the sixth day of September."

Originally, Ah Fu was supposed to go back to the place where he was registered to take the exam, but the prefect Mu helped him sign a certificate, so he could take the exam in Pengzhou City.

Niu Shi was very excited, circled around the dining table, sat down again, looked at his baby son and said: "I will ask Xi'er for a leave tomorrow to take care of you, Ah Fu wants to eat and what you want, just tell your mother, except for the stars in the sky, other mothers can satisfy you." ”

Niu still has a lot of words that he wants to express urgently: "Ah Fu, you are only responsible for reviewing your homework every day, and the hope of your mother to be an official and wife is all on you." ”

Niu's like this made Ah Fu's originally somewhat indifferent face nervous.

Xiao Qi: "Mother, you relax, you are so nervous will affect my brother's exam, I heard that the exam is not only talented, but also very important, in case my brother is nervous-"

Niu's eyes were firmly fixed on his son: "Okay, okay, I'm not nervous, tomorrow I'll go to the street to buy some chops and come back, make your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs, and then buy a turtle and come back, and stew a perfect turtle soup for you." ”

On the morning of the sixth day of the ninth lunar month, Xiao Qi carried a food basket to send Ah Fu outside the examination room, and comforted: "Brother, don't be nervous, it doesn't matter if you can pass the exam or not, didn't you say that you want to be a teacher?" It's enough to be a gentleman with your one-handed painting skills. ”

In the afternoon, Xiao Qi returned home after going down, and heard the porter say that Niu and Daddy Liu Dahe had not yet gone home, so they went to the examination room, and when she arrived, she saw Niu and Liu Dahe stretching their necks to look into the examination room.

Xiao Qi tugged at Niu's sleeve: "Mother, my brother has to take the exam for three days, why don't you go home?" ”

Niu was surprised: "Ah-it's going to take the test for three days, I haven't heard you say it, I thought it would come out in the afternoon." ”

Xiao Qi: "Father, mother, are you tired?" ”

Niu Shi relaxed and suddenly felt that his legs were numb, and he hurriedly said: "Tired, very tired." ”

Liu Dahe beckoned to the side: "Ah Niu, hurry up and drive the carriage over." ”

Three days later, Ah Fu finally came out of the examination room, and immediately fainted when he saw Liu Dahe waiting outside.

Liu Dahe immediately carried Ah Fu to the hospital, and Lang Zhong did not prescribe medicine, only said that it would be fine if he let him rest at home for two days.

Half a month later, the results of the children's test came out.

The family ran to guard the outside of the examination room when it was still dark, and finally waited for the sun to show their faces, and finally an official sent the red paper on the wall outside.

Niu had already learned a lot of words from Ah Fu, and immediately squeezed into the crowd, and when he saw the third column, he finally saw Ah Fu's name, and danced happily.

Ah Fu actually passed the test, and Niu immediately went to Qixi Lou to ask for leave, and together with Liu Dahe, he took the family to buy vegetables from three major carriages, including fish and meat.

It happened that there was a cellar in the newly bought house, and Niu instructed his family to put the vegetables in the cellar, and then asked Ah Niu to buy a cart of ice back.

Liu Dahe was a little distressed when he saw a cart full of ice: "How expensive this thing is!" How did you buy so much? ”

Niu pouted: "My son's big joy, don't feel sorry for these little money." ”

After planning the menu, Niu asked Ah Fu to write an invitation, and it happened that the neighbors on the left and right of the new house had not yet been invited, so they invited them together.

In addition, she distributed more than 100 invitations, as long as she knew and had never quarreled, she called the housekeeper to help distribute invitations.

Niu's want to treat the guest with great fanfare, Ah Fu is actually a little embarrassed, he thinks that he is just a child, and there is no need to make such a big show.

"Mother, why don't we invite guests first, and then invite you when we win the show."

Niu's: "The vegetables I bought are put in the cellar, which is prepared for your middle school children, and when you win the show, my mother will invite more people to be guests." ”

Ah Fu had a feeling that Xiucai couldn't explain it when he met Bing, so he simply gave up persuading Niu.

The owners of the shops in the Qixi Building have basically gone to the Qixi snack to eat, so they were all sent invitations by the Niu family.

Among them, the proprietress who sold fat powder received the post and turned her face on the spot.

"I don't know you, what post do you send me?" This proprietress surnamed Xu is tall and fat, and her hands are on her waist very imposing, which scared Niu.

Niu: "Although I, my family, are ordinary people, but maybe my son will be able to win the champion in the future?" ”

Boss Xu took a sip, "I don't know how much I am born in the exam every year, but I dare to boast of winning the exam, and I don't weigh how many catties and taels your son has, believe it or not, the old lady threw you out." ”

Niu took two steps back: "Don't mess around, let me tell you, the prince of Huainan lives in my house." ”

When Boss Xu heard this, he was really dumbfounded.

Mrs. Lu, who was picking rouge next to her, was inspired when she heard it.

Her daughter Lu Qingqing fell in love with Mu Ziyun, the eldest son of Mu Zhifu, earlier, but the family had already been married in the capital, and now she has returned to the capital to get married.

This Huainan Wang Shizi has a much higher status than the eldest son of the Mu family, and her daughter is beautiful and beautiful, which is worthy of the identity of Huainan Wang Shizi.

So Mrs. Lu walked to Niu's side: "Yo, this lady is blessed to look at it, I heard that your son was born as a child, can you send an invitation to my family, so that my family can be happy." ”

"My husband's surname is Lu, and the Lu family is also a centuries-old family in Pengzhou City."

Look, this is a lot of listening, Niu's was happy, and stuffed a post into Mrs. Lu's hand, "This sister looks a little familiar, as if she has seen it somewhere - my family's treat will be the day after tomorrow, please invite my sister to come." ”

was called a sister, Mrs. Lu was a little unhappy, she looked Niu up and down, and felt that Niu was not much younger than her.

However, the prince of Huainan was the most important thing in front of him, so Mrs. Lu gently took Niu's hand and said with a smile: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely visit when the time comes." ”

Niu returned home and handed over all the remaining invitations to Xiao Qi, asking Xiao Qi to send them all.

Xiao Qi counted on the way to the yamen in the morning, but fortunately, there were only about fifty sheets, and there were almost twenty people in the yamen alone, so it should be no problem to send out fifty sheets.

However, when sending the invitation, Xiao Qi specially told everyone, "Don't bring gifts when you go to my house for dinner this time, and wait for the next time my brother is a showman." ”

Li Sihu said with a smile: "I haven't been to Liu Zhutou's house for dinner for a long time, I really miss it, your food is really delicious, I will take my daughter-in-law to taste it when the time comes, so that my daughter-in-law can know how unpalatable the food she makes." ”