"Both twins seem to have passed the Tongsheng examination, right?" Cao Bamei asked.
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "At the beginning of spring, I just passed the Tongsheng Examination. My aunt is looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping that the two of them can get the Scholarship."
Zhang Ban said: "Today is August 26th. At the end of September, the Chang Huaizhou Association will hold a college examination. The prefect will personally supervise the examination. The selected children will be promoted to students, which is what we call scholars."
Cao Bamei tentatively asked Zhang Ban: "Brother-in-law, you have come here and now you are teaching in the academy. How confident are you that the twins will be admitted as scholars?"
Zhang Ban thought for a moment, "My younger brother Wang Baiqiang will definitely fail this year's college exam. We don't know what the next year will be. But if my older brother Wang Baisheng works hard and performs better than usual during the exam, there is still hope that he will pass." A scholar."
"However, there are exceptions to everything, and my words can only be used as a reference."
Cao Bamei and Yang Ruoqing both nodded, feeling that Zhang Ban was right.
Downstairs, Zhang's father was calling Zhang Ban. It seemed that someone from his uncle's and grandpa's house was leaving after dinner, so he asked Zhang Ban to go down and deliver them together.
Zhang Ban said goodbye to Yang Ruoqing and Cao Bamei, and hurried downstairs to see off the guests.
In the room, Cao Bamei and Yang Ruoqing said in surprise: "In the past, everyone said that Zhang Ban was silent and difficult to get along with. Now that we have talked to him so much, I feel that Zhang Ban is not what others say." , very easy-going, and answers whatever you ask, very nice!”
Yang Ruoqing also nodded with admiration, "There is a poetry and calligraphy in his heart. Zhang Ban has good character, conduct, and conversation. He is also good to our Xiaojie."
"The so-called reticence is just related to the fact that the men and women of the villagers did not talk to each other, so they kept silent for a while."
Cao Bamei nodded repeatedly: "I think such a man has a good personality. I don't like men who talk too much, just like myna!"
Yang Ruoqing covered her face and smiled.
Xiaojie on the bed was secretly happy when she heard the two of them commenting on Zhang Ban.
But he still said deliberately: "Hey, you two have dealt with him a little more and found out that he is actually an honest person. But for my mother who doesn't like to deal with Zhang Ban, or can't say For the women who are going together, a son-in-law with Zhang Ban’s character is not lovable.”
"For those mother-in-laws, their favorite son-in-law is probably the one who can say sweet words to please her, right? Zhang Ban probably won't be able to learn that kind of thing even if he kills himself!" Xiaojie said.
Yang Ruoqing said: "Everyone has their own way of doing things. There are hard-working sons-in-law who please the mother-in-law and help with various tasks when they come to the father-in-law's house, and there are also son-in-laws who are taciturn. But in the final analysis, it is the mother-in-law who marries her daughter." For a son-in-law, what really matters is whether the son-in-law is truly considerate to his daughter."
"As long as Zhang Ban is sincere and considerate to you, no matter how taciturn he is, my uncle and aunt will feel at ease."
"There are some men who are extremely mean to their wives at home, shouting and drinking, but when they go to their father-in-law's house to have a drink or something like that, it's just ridiculous and of no use at all! Bamei, don't you think so? Yang Ruoqing asked.
Cao Bamei quickly nodded and said: "Yes, the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at him, the more she likes him. Don't worry, Xiaojie. Your mother doesn't say anything, but her heart is bright."
"I'm not here right now, what are you doing behind my back?"
Da Sun's voice suddenly sounded behind her, and people entered the room immediately.
"Mom, please keep your voice down, your granddaughter just fell asleep!" Xiaojie said angrily.
The eldest Sun was startled, and quickly covered her mouth, then tiptoed to the cradle, leaned down and looked at her little granddaughter, her eyes and eyebrows were full of love.
"Tsk tsk, she looks so good-looking. She looks much better than when Xiaojie was born." Mrs. Sun praised while looking at it.
Xiaojie was not happy to hear this.
"Mom, was I ugly when I was born? Even if I am ugly, I was born by you. It's up to you." She said.
Mrs. Sun turned her head and glared at Xiaojie, "Look, those cheeks are bulging. You are so childish even though you are a mother. Hurry up and eat your noodles. The chicken soup noodles will become fishy when they get cold. You are picky about food. Sometimes I don’t eat…”
Once Mrs. Sun started chattering away, Xiao Jie was at a loss and hurriedly lowered her head to eat the last few bites.
And here, Mrs. Sun also sat down, sitting next to the cradle and guarding the child.
Xiaojie caught a glimpse of these from the corner of her eyes, and her heart felt soft and warm silently.
"Hey, what on earth were you talking about me just now?" Da Sun blinked at Cao Bamei and Yang Ruoqing again and asked curiously.
Yang Ruoqing pursed her lips and smiled. Her aunt just said that Xiaojie was childish. Doesn't she act like a curious baby even at her age?
It seems that Xiaojie’s childishness just followed her, hahaha...
Cao Bamei knows the character of Da Sun, so if you don't tell her, she will pester you all the way.
So, Cao Bamei told her what happened before, and added at the end: "We didn't arrange it for you, we were just praising you."
Da Sun smiled, then turned around and said to Xiaojie: "It's not that I don't like Zhang Ban, I'm just telling the truth. Zhang Ban's character is indeed like that!"
Xiaojie raised the corners of her lips: "I just like people with that kind of personality. I'm not interested in people with other personalities."
Da Sun said: "As long as you care about it, that's fine. Besides, now that you have given birth to a baby, we have nothing to say about my uncle's character. Mom still said the same thing. As long as he treats you and the baby sincerely, we will rest assured." ”
Xiaojie curled her lips and smiled, her eyes filled with the happiness and sweetness of being a first-time wife.
In the middle of the afternoon, other guests from the Zhang family had left one after another, and only the Sun family was left.
After discussing with Mrs. Sun, it was time to go back.
When it was time to go back, Xiaojie, who had deliberately quarreled with Da Sun before, suddenly stopped laughing. Her eyes were soft, following Da Sun's figure, and she pursed her lips lightly as if she was trying to control something.
Yang Ruoqing saw Xiaojie's thoughts and took advantage of the elders to chat together and came to Xiaojie's bedside.
"It is very important for women to have confinement period. If the confinement period is not taken care of well, it will leave the root of the disease all over the body. After we go back, you should rest assured during the confinement period and don't think wildly. When the confinement period is over, you can take the baby back to Changping Village. Go and stay for a while.”
Xiaojie looked up at Yang Ruoqing and nodded gently.
Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and rubbed her cousin's head again, "Although a woman is weak, a mother is strong. Now that you have a daughter, you can't be childish anymore. Take care of yourself during the confinement period. If anything happens, let Zhang Ban go. If you do, your aunt and uncle will definitely come over to see you again."
