Shen Pomegranate felt that his fat shell was also an interesting adult soul, although it was not more than two hundred pounds. But at this time, she felt that her thinking was a little unable to keep up with Du Xuanmo, and she hadn't seen her for several days. For a while, she remembered the fear of being dominated by the head teacher's whip.

"Don't you? I don't have to take the top prize......" Shen Shiliu said, just recognize it, dictation is a bit exaggerated, right?

With a smile on his face, Du Xuanmo silently took out a pen and paper, put it down, and then looked at Shen Shimei, the meaning was obvious. It means that you don't talk nonsense, just write.

Shen Pomegranate has no desire for heaven, but he didn't expect that he couldn't escape the fate of the exam here!

Picking up the pen, Du Xuanmo said a word, she wrote a word, Du Xuanmo glanced at it, but she was happy.

Shen Shiliu felt that she was so hurt, she knew how to write, but this brush ......

People who have held a fountain pen ballpoint pen for more than 20 years can write with a brush, and the effect is obvious. What can she do? She pondered that even if Wang Xizhi picked up the pen, it was estimated that she would not be able to write any shocking wild grass!

After taking the test, there were about 20 words in total, and Shen Shimei's shoulders were sore when he wrote.

In addition to being dissatisfied with the handwriting, Du Xuanmo is very satisfied with other things, and there is nothing wrong with each word.

"Let's practice the words again, it's good overall." Du Xuanmo said.

Shen Shiliu rubbed his shoulders, and finally understood why he had been studying hard for ten years, just writing calligraphy, people with slightly worse physique were estimated to be tired and vomit blood, this is definitely a strength job.

"I'm not used to using a brush, I usually use this." Shen Shiliu said that he took out half of the burning stick from his sleeve and directly laughed at Du Xuanmo.

Shen Shiliu also smiled, she is not inferior to a village girl, life is like this, she is not elegant.

Du Xuanmo looked at Shen Shimei and smiled, feeling very happy in his heart.

"It's time for me to go." Shen Shiliu got up and went back to her stall as she spoke, the broth was about to run out, and she still had to buy cotton.

Shen Shu didn't follow, and went to the school with the steamed dumplings he brought from home.

"Mother, how many catties of cotton do you need to buy?" Shen Shiliu asked, she had never made clothes, and she had no score in her heart.

Zheng fiddled with his fingers and calculated: "Your brother has to use two catties and two taels for his body, and your father is about the same, it is estimated that you will also have these, I am one catty and six taels, and one piece is eight catties and two taels." ”

Shen Shiliu pondered for a while, and said, "If you don't buy ten catties, I see that my brother's quilt in winter is a little thin." "The remaining pounds and eight taels are also refilled, and the quilt can be warmed.

"It's done!" Zheng said.

Shen's father went to buy sheep's head and sheep's hooves, and the mother and daughter walked around the shopping street.

"How do you sell this cotton?" Zheng saw a good quality one, so he asked the price.

"One hundred pounds!" As soon as the little trader said this, Shen Shimei's eyes widened, a hundred wen? How many bowls of broth is it?

Zheng didn't think it was anything, so he asked, "Where is this made?" ”

"In the south, there is a lot of water in the south this year, and a lot of cotton has pests and diseases, and it is already very cheap for me to sell it for 100 yuan." Said the peddler.

They are more northern, but cotton is only produced in the south, and the market for cotton here has always been very tight.

"Mother, is it expensive?" Shen Shiliu asked, she didn't understand the market.

"It's okay, it's about the same as last year, but last year I really couldn't afford it!" Zheng said with a smile, and then said to the boss: "We didn't bring any money today, and we'll mention it tomorrow." ”

"Okay, I'll keep it for you!" The vendor owner is very happy to come down, and the people here are more realistic, so they don't worry about customers not coming.

After ordering the cotton, Zheng asked Shen Shimei: "You really don't want to make a new dress?" ”

"I really don't need it, I guess I will lose weight again after wearing it for a long time, and the cloth will be wasted." Shen Shiliu said that he took a piece of blue cloth and compared it to Zheng's body: "I don't have to do it, but my mother should make new clothes!" ”

Zheng smiled and hurriedly put the cloth back: "I don't have to do it, everything I wear is the same!" ”

"Buy it, and wear it when you meet your in-laws!" Shen Shiliu said, it's good to have a decent dress.

Zheng thought about it, and it was right, so he pulled the new cloth, and then the mother and daughter went to the city gate to wait for Shen's father, and the family of three went home.

Zheng dismantled the old cotton jacket and cotton pants, took out all the cotton inside, washed the pulp and dried it, and then gave Shen Shimei a simple bow.

said that it was a bow, but in fact, it was made of fishing line and bamboo strips, and Shen Pomegranate was the first time he had come into contact with "playing cotton".

"Pop all the cotton away." After Zheng finished his work, he first took the basket and went into the house to change his clothes.

Shen Pomegranate held the cotton, bounced it off little by little, if it was uneven, but when the cotton clothes were one by one, it was uncomfortable and not warm.

After playing cotton all night, Shen Shimei put the cotton in a bag first, and waited for Zheng to change his clothes.

Shen Pomegranate was lying in bed at night, the weather was getting colder and colder, although he made some money selling broth in the county seat, but as soon as the weather was cold, the number of people working in the county town would also decrease, and the broth might not be easy to sell at that time.

Shen Shiliu was lying on the bed thinking about what to do in the future, and Du Xuanmo on the other side was also thinking, it would not be good to set up a stall in the open air when it was cold.

"Son, why haven't you slept yet?" Du Niangzi found that Du Xuanmo was still reading in the middle of the night, so she said: "Sleep when you should sleep, don't burn your eyes."

"It's okay mother, you can sleep first." Du Xuanmo said, but I want to continue to take a look at it, the big exam was originally scheduled for three years later, because the imperial court was eager to employ people, so the time for the exam was advanced, and the big exam will be held tomorrow summer, he must seize the time to study, and strive to achieve fame as soon as possible, and then he will be able to ......

Du Niangzi went back to sleep, but Du Niangzi, who was lying on the bed, couldn't sleep. As soon as it was cold, her body was a little disobedient and heavy. The root of the illness that fell in her early years also began to ache faintly, she knew that she was a burden to Du Xuanmo, and she didn't know that her body would collapse one day, and it would only drag down her son when the time came.

"Ugh." Du Niangzi sighed, the days can only continue to survive, but she survived until the day she died, what should Du Xuanmo do? doesn't even have someone to take care of, do you really want to marry Shen Shimei?

Du Xuanmo saw that the time was almost up, and if he didn't sleep again, he would have a headache tomorrow, so he cleaned up and prepared to sleep. On the table is a piece of paper written by Shen Shimei, on which is all dictation written by Shen Shimei, the words are really ugly, but Du Xuanmo feels in a good mood when he looks at it, ugly and ugly cute.

As soon as the sky was shiny one morning, Du Xuanmo got up and prepared to go out of the stall, and as soon as he pushed the door to leave, he saw Shen Shimei just about to knock on the door.

"Pomegranate girl?" Du Xuanmo didn't expect to see Shen Pomegranate early in the morning, and hurriedly asked, "Is there something urgent?" ”

Shen Shiliu shook his head: "It's not urgent, I just want to borrow our stone mill for use!" "Yesterday, my uncle came and gave me a sack of soybeans, and she was thinking about making some tofu or something.

"Come in." Du Xuanmo opened the door as he spoke, and there was a half-sack of soybeans on the ground, and he wanted to reach out to move it, but Shen Shimei lifted it with one hand.

Du Xuanmo: "......"

"And my house will use a small stove in the future, and it may be placed in your house today." Shen Shiliu came to say hello this time.

"Okay, just go in and put it down when the time comes." Du Xuanmo said, I have also talked about this before.

Shen Shiliu smiled and thanked: "Then thank you, I'll grind the beans first!" As he spoke, he rolled up his arms and sleeves and said he would do it.

Du Xuanmo still had to go out of the stall, so he left first as soon as he said hello.

Shen Shimei first went to the well to draw water, and the stone mill was rinsed first, and then began to work. The grinding disc is not too big, just hand crank it, the beans were soaked last night, put it in the grinding disc and grind for a while, and then took a jar of raw bean juice.

"Ahem." The sound of Du Niangzi's cough came from the room.

Shen Shiliu also wondered, she didn't seem to see Du Niangzi this morning.

Putting down the work in hand, Shen Shiliu washed his hands and entered the room.

Du Niangzi is sick again.

"Auntie? Feeling unwell? Shen Shiliu touched Du Niangzi's head, and she was indeed a little feverish.

Du Niangzi wanted to get up, and was pressed back by Shen Shimei: "Don't move, I'll go get some water." ”

Du Niangzi lay back, she was already like this before the snow started, and if it was winter, it would be even more difficult.

Shen Shimei fetched water, wiped Du Niangzi's face first, fed some water, and then went out to continue working.

Shen Pomegranate found the kitchen and burned the stove directly, poured the bean juice just ground into the pot, boiled it and brought it back to Du Niangzi.

Du Niangzi drank half a bowl in one go, and instantly felt that her body warmed up.

"Thank you, Pomegranate, let's rest for a while." Du Niangzi said, already having the strength to sit up.

Shen Shiliu sat down and said, "My aunt's physique is cold, so she should eat more beef and mutton, less cold, and more chili peppers." ”

Du Niangzi smiled bitterly: "The situation at home is just better, where can I be willing to eat those good things." ”

"The body is the capital, if you are old and sick, Brother Du will not worry." Shen Shiliu said with a smile, and let Du Niangzi lie down first.

The work in the courtyard was not finished yet, Shen Pomegranate hurriedly grinded the beans, packed up the things that were grinded, and left a jar of bean juice, just drink it and cook it in the pot.

After saying hello to Du Niangzi, Shen Shiliu went back to the stall first.

Du Xuanmo saw that Shen Shimei came back, so he went to help get things first, and Shen Shimei told Du Xuanmo that Du Niangzi was sick.

"I'll go back and have a look." He usually left early, and he didn't find out that his mother was sick today.

"Wait a minute." Shen Shiliu said that he would go and get a small can of broth.

"It's noon, and my aunt is cold, so she has to eat something hot." Shen Shimei gave the broth to Du Xuanmo, and said, "I don't have anything else at home, let's take it back and eat it first." ”

Du Xuanmo shirked: "How can you let your family give it away for nothing!" As he spoke, he went to pay for it.

"It's just your hard work to teach me to read, take it, it's not worth much." Shen Pomegranate directly stuffed the crockpot into Du Xuanmo's arms.

"Is your house going to close the stall too?" Du Xuanmo asked and looked at the stall.

Shen Shiliu nodded: "Well, when the stove is not hot, then go to your house, you go back first, my aunt is still sick!" ”

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