In addition to the relatives of the Zhang family who came to borrow grain, there were also matchmakers.

People heard that Zhang Yang and the other three people have achieved good rankings in the county and government examinations, and even if they can't get into the talent in the academy examination this time, there will definitely be hope for the next time.

Those who have daughters have all started their minds, wanting to get married while they are not yet in Xiucai, than to come back to climb the traces of Tailuo after winning Xiucai.

It's just that even if ordinary people have a thought in their hearts, they don't dare to mention it - they are afraid that they won't be able to climb, and the people who come to propose are rich businessmen in Xiatangji, who feel that they have some family background, so they naturally want to help their daughters find a young talent with a future.

Zhang Dazhuan and He felt a headache, and told people again and again that they didn't dare to help their son marry casually, for fear of affecting his study. Not to mention that he hasn't been selected for Xiucai, even if he is selected for Xiucai, he still has to take the examination and the Jinshi, and they don't dare to delay him, and they speak dryly.

Where are those matchmakers who are fuel-efficient lamps, and they don't even rely on them - for fear that they will leave, the Zhang family agreed to the proposal of others, so one by one they have a lotus flower, and now take Li Juren as an analogy: Aren't people just married, and now they are preparing for the exam wholeheartedly under the service of their daughter-in-law? It can be seen that "starting a family first, then starting a business" is the right principle.

Chrysanthemum was upset when she heard this, and she didn't want to go out to talk to those matchmakers, so she just wanted to call He Shi in and tell her a few words, Zhang Huai came back and said something, and sent everyone away.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if my Yang Zi didn't get in, can you still come to kiss? Besides, we don't dare to delay him, he is now dedicated to studying, and he doesn't want to get married at all, if he is strong, he is not happy and has no heart to study, then it will be bad. Li Juren is also a pro who became a pro after winning the lift, wasn't he the same as studying hard before? It's not easy for us to raise a student in the countryside, so please take care of it more. ”

Finally sent these people away, He Shi breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the big teapot on the table, poured a bowl of water and poured it down, and then wiped the corners of his mouth and said: "These mothers-in-law all have a clever mouth, and the girls they said are all immortals, if you don't hurry up and make a marriage, there will be no store in this village." Why is it so sinful to talk to them? ”

Seeing Chrysanthemum coming out of the room, Huaizi hurriedly went up to help her, sat down at the table, and asked angrily, "You can't sleep because of the noise?" ”

Chrysanthemum shook her head and said, "I'm not sleeping, I'm doing needlework." On this hot day, they are noisy and don't sweat? She thought to herself, matchmakers love to apply grease and powder, and the appearance of the face soaked in fat powder must be very exciting.

He said: "Why didn't you sweat? One by one, the fans did not leave their hands, making the room hot. Suddenly, she remembered something, clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Ouch! These mothers-in-law took away all our fans. What can I do? There will be no fans in the run. ”

Zhang Dazhuan said helplessly: "Okay, take it away, take it away, as long as they leave, we will worry." I immediately braided a few out of bamboo strips, which were no worse than a fan made of banana leaves. Alas, my son is so popular, I really don't get used to it. ”

Huaizi pouted and said, "Hmph, when those people really fell in love with Yang Zi?" If he doesn't pass the exam, you see, the ghost won't come to the door! However, there are a few rural families who really like others, and the croppers are sincere. ”

The family laughed a few words, and then put the matter away.

The breath of midsummer is like a flowing fire, and after harvesting the early rice, a few acres of late rice were planted, and people were so tired that they took off a layer of skin.

Chrysanthemum sits under the tree peeling soybeans, and from time to time waves the bamboo pole at her feet to drive away the pesky chickens. Because the flat ground in the middle of the yard was covered with rice, these animals refused to go outside to find food in the meadows, and they relied here to eat ready-made food. Let's eat it, and from time to time, I pull a pile of chicken manure on the rice, and I can't clean it, which is really annoying.

Huaizi carried a basket in his hand, which contained a few sections of white and tender lotus roots, hurriedly walked into the yard, and said to the chrysanthemum with a smile: "I dug two, the water is too deep, it is not easy to dig." ”

Chrysanthemum said: "That's enough." I am afraid that it will not rain on this day, and if it continues to dry, it may be dry, and the water in the pond will dry up in a short time. ”

Huaizi nodded and said: "It's not as hot as usual this day, we have a lot of water here, it's better, I heard that the north side is dry." ”

While talking, he fetched water in the well to clean the lotus root, scrubbed his body again, and said to Chrysanthemum: "This day, but be careful." I heard that several people fainted in the field, and I saw that Dr. Qin was busy. ”

Chrysanthemum hurriedly said: "It's almost noon, call my father back." This time is the hottest, and after this hour, it is better to be more tired sooner or later than to carry it to death. People are tired and sick, and there are many people. ”

He Shi came out of the kitchen and said: "But I was just about to say this, bear with it first, and it will be autumn in two days, even if it doesn't rain, it's cooler." As he spoke, he took the chrysanthemum-peeled soybeans to the well to clean, and said to Huaizi: "Go and throw the soybean stalk into the pig pen and let the pig chew it." ”

Huaizi answered, and said, "Dad has returned, just behind me." ”

Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Dazhuan came in from outside the courtyard, and while picking up the cloth towel around his neck to wipe his sweat, he said hatefully: "This day, I don't want to give people a way to live, it's hot like this." ”

Although he said this, he did not stop, poured a bowl of tea into the house, and then came out to pick up the rice scraper and turn over the rice in the yard. Listening to the sound of "bang" rice, I couldn't help but smile happily, "It's good to dry the grain this day, but it's only been half a day." Let's dry it for a day today, and you can put it away tomorrow after another half a day. ”

Huaizi threw the soybean stalk into the pigpen, came out to see him busy, hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the farm tool from his hand, and said, "I'll come." Dad went to wash a handful of cool and cool first. Chrysanthemum, go back to the house, close the window, put the curtains down—the ashes are all up, and close the door. ”

Chrysanthemum nodded, washed her hands and went into the house to close all the doors and windows, and immediately closed the heat outside, and the house was shady. The house by the mountain is this good, there are many trees in front and back, and the ground in the house is also flattened with mud, all grounded, and the feeling of yin and moist is particularly refreshing. Unless it's hot and rainy, when the ground is damp and it's unpleasant, the house is generally warm in winter and cool in summer.

She went into the room and sat down at the table, took out a small pair of bib pants from the needlework basket on the table, and lowered her head to sew it carefully.

She sewed a lot of the baby's clothes, from birth to two years old, in all seasons. Some are new, some are old clothes, and if they are not prepared first, they will be busy. He does housework all day, steals time and has to work in the fields, and can only do needlework for a while at night.

Listening to the busy sound outside the house, Chrysanthemum felt very peaceful. It's strange to say that she is not very worried about her own production, nor does it mean that she blindly trusts Dr. Qin's brothers and sisters, but she naturally does not panic in her heart.

People tend to have some telepathy, or hunch, about what is going to happen, but some are stronger, some are sluggish. Like when Yunying came, Chrysanthemum was very uneasy in her heart, always feeling that something was wrong, and now it seems that she did miss a great opportunity for treatment; And this pregnancy, although she was a little emotionally unstable at the beginning, she never felt nervous, scared, frightened, etc., so she has always been very calm, thinking that this child will be born safely.

Thinking that Zhang Yang was about to come back after a show, she was also very happy, but this family's coping ability was a little stronger. Such days are very good, and the red sun is like the sun outside. Not too poor, not too rich. She doesn't want to make a fortune, get a thousand acres of fertile land or something, let alone a thousand acres, even a thousand acres are troublesome.

However, if Zhang Yang becomes an official, such a lazy idea will not work, and giving and enjoying are like the two ends of the scale, but there are some things that are temporarily invisible or unrealized.

Zhang Huai was done, and when she came into the room, she saw her sitting at the table and sewing clothes with her head down, the curtains blocked the sunlight outside the house, and the room was cool and quiet, so she breathed lightly and sat down, and said with a smile: "It's still cool at home." Later, lay out a reed mat and sleep on the ground, it will definitely be comfortable. What good thing were you just thinking, laughing alone? ”

Seeing that he couldn't stop wiping his sweat, Chrysanthemum hurriedly took a fan from his side and handed it to him, and replied, "I was wondering when Yang Zi would come back." If all three of them are selected for Xiucai, our village will be lively. ”

Huaizi took the fan, hula fanned the wind, and said with a smile: "Isn't it, I'm afraid I'm going to be called 'Xiucai Village.'" It's just that the master is going to be busy, and I heard that many people in Xiatangji are going to send their babies to Qingnan Village to study. The master who teaches in the collection is just an old scholar who has not been admitted to the examination for many years, and he can also teach people to recognize some words. Now that I heard that Master Zhou taught such a talented student, how can those rich people still be able to bear it? A swarm of bees is coming. ”

Chrysanthemum stopped what she was doing, and remembered that last time her second uncle Yang Dezhi half-spit and half-revealed to Yang, he wanted to send Laishou to his aunt to study. Yang did not refuse at that time. The main thing is that Laishou is more obedient and sensible than Laicai, besides, she is also looking forward to her nephew's appearance, thinking that she will let Laishou Nian try it for a year, if it is a worry-free, it will be good; If you don't worry about it, and you can't read well, then send it back.

She nodded and said, "I'm afraid that Laishou is going to come to my house to study, and my mother agreed." ”

Huaizi asked, "How old is Laishou?" It's too small, the little gourd also needs to be taken care of, and no more babies make the mother more tired? ”

Chrysanthemum said: "Laishou is about seven years old, two years older than Zhao Qing." He has been sensible since he was a child, not like Laicai, so my mother agreed. It's so big, you don't have to worry too much. My grandmother was afraid that she would have to come with her to take care of him for a while, and my mother also wanted to take my grandmother to live, so she took advantage of it. ”

Huaizi nodded and said: "As long as you are obedient, you are not afraid, anyway, the school is at the door of the house, and it is cheap to go to school and get out of school." ”

The two were talking, and they called for dinner outside.

Sure enough, at the beginning of August, someone came back with a letter, saying that the three teenagers in Qingnan Village had all won the show, and they were now meeting the county master at the county office. People didn't believe it, but then someone from the county government came to report the good news and ask for money, and the whole village was in an uproar for a while!

The school was squeezed through the threshold, and there was an endless stream of people who came to see Master Zhou. The old master had a headache, he was obviously not used to these mundane affairs, so he pulled Li Gengtian to help with entertainment and make some contacts, and told everyone that except for those in Qingnan Village, children from other places who want to come here to study must be tested by him personally, mainly because the space in this school is limited, and it is impossible to accept too many people.