On the third day of March, at noon, catkins were flying.
Students from the Nanjing examination room began to come out one after another. Some were dejected, while others were in high spirits.
"Brother Liu, how are you?" As soon as a man wearing Su embroidery came out, others immediately gathered around him.
"It's okay. Looking at the palace examination, it's hard to answer the current affairs policy!" The person named Liu felt quite satisfied.
As he spoke, he looked up at the big sun in the sky and smiled: "Let's go to the Qinhuai River to bathe and drink."
"Congratulations, Brother Liu!"
"Brother Liu will definitely get a first grade this year."
"I heard that Brother Liu's riding and shooting skills are extraordinary."
"I think Brother Liu can win the top prize."
The students who gathered around him all flattered him and followed him to the Qinhuai River.
Some people used their sleeves to protect themselves from the sun, lowering their heads and rushing to the library, which is quite far away.
Taking a bus requires money, but students are reluctant to do so and would rather walk.
There was no Jiangnan Gongyuan at this time, otherwise people going to the Qinhuai River would not have to find the river to get on the boat. Jiangnan Gongyuan was right next to it.
Candidates who have finished the exam are coming out one after another, and some are still writing in it, as if they have thousands of words in their minds.
Zhu Wentian was also writing and painting in the room, while the head of the room chatted with the people eating box lunches.
"Is today's braised rice noodles delicious?" he asked the other party.
What I mentioned the day before yesterday was prepared yesterday and done today. The speed was fast enough. I bought a lot of meat in Xiaqiu Village and only managed to collect a thousand kilograms of pig intestines and lungs. Of course, there were also other things.
Including pig heads, and a fan of pork ribs with meat. The princess had braised pork ribs for lunch today, and a cold dish of braised pig ears mixed with cucumbers, which tasted crispy.
The children in the library also ate more meat. No one took care of them these two days, and they learned to wash the dishes by themselves.
When you have questions, ask the library service staff, such as Wang Shu.
The box lunch restaurant gives each person a portion of stewed rice, so the other person can eat less rice.
The person who was asked by the director nodded while eating, his voice vague: "Okay, delicious!"
The chief was satisfied and asked others. The answers he received were all delicious.
"What a good person! We give it to people for free, who can say bad things? We sell it and see if the people who buy it are good or not."
The little girl was sweating profusely as she watched the chief asking questions, so she came over and reminded her helplessly.
"I know, I just want to hear other people's opinions. Go call your Hanhan brother out. There are few people today and it's too hot, so they are waiting elsewhere for the food seller to pass by."
The headman spoke confidently, wiped his sweat, and muttered something like, "It's hotter this year than last year, and there are even more willow catkins."
Zhu Wentian came out and looked around, but he didn't see Zhu Ping. He didn't know what he was doing. Anyway, he was busy recently and had no time to listen to Zhu Ping.
"Hanhan, do you want to eat braised rice noodles?" The head of the store tried to sell Hanhan again.
Zhu Wentian ignored him and went to the front to get food, a bowl of soup, and four big steamed buns.
He doesn't want to eat rice noodles and doesn't feel very hungry. The hotter the day, the greater the physical exertion.
My friends didn’t eat either, they were served with vegetables, which were different from those sold in box lunch restaurants. They were cooked separately and contained a lot of meat.
The chief also served food, but he also refused to eat braised rice noodles. He sat across from Hanhan and said, "There are many dishes today. Let the scholars who have finished their exams come here to pick them up. We won't send them away. We have to wait for them to come back one after another." .
I probably have some leftover food to eat at night. It’s hot and I’m afraid it will spoil. When someone came over to get lunch, he said that many people who had finished the exam had gone to the Qinhuai River to celebrate. "
Zhu Wentian chewed the steamed buns and hummed in response, then fanned the catkins in front of him away.
"How do you sell the pig intestines and lungs cooked here?" Someone stood at the door and shouted to this side.
A child shouted to welcome him out: "Come in and eat, two cents, a big spoonful of oily intestines and a lot of rice noodles."
The door was actually open, there was no air conditioning, the store was open and a family of five was standing outside.
A couple is supposed to be a couple, I don't think they are thirty years old, and there is a big boy, eight or nine years old, and he is carrying a child about one year old? There is also a five or six year old girl.
The burden bearer was at the door. There were goose eggs and duck eggs in the baskets on both sides. The couple probably took turns picking them.
"We have no money, why don't we use duck eggs to change our career?" The man looked shy and a little timid, but he still mustered up the courage to say it.
"Okay! Exchange a duck egg for a bowl of braised rice noodles. Come in and eat. It will be placed at the door so that people can easily touch it." The child agreed happily.
The man picked up the burden and brought the family in. The people eating next to him quickly went over and four people grabbed the sides of the front and rear baskets and carried them to the corner.
"Thank you! Thank you! They all say that the people in the city are nice, and it's true!" The man thanked him repeatedly.
'Wow~~Wow~~' The child on the boy's back suddenly started crying. He quickly moved the child in front of him to look at it, then held it and swayed: "If you don't cry, don't cry..."
"Why don't you cry? Come here, Xiaojiu will get a new towel, and I will change the changing pad for him. Who will pour cold water, soak the steamed buns, break them into pieces, and serve rice."
The little girl came to pick up the baby. The baby's diaper was soaked through and smelled when she was close. She carried her farther away to a place where no one was nearby.
The child started to move, someone took the remaining four people to wash their hands, and someone went to serve food.
After a while, the baby was wrapped in a new diaper made of handkerchiefs, his face and hands were wiped clean, his eyes were looking at the little girl, and his mouth kept moving.
"It's coming soon." The little girl sat down, scooped up the soaked steamed buns with a spoon, tested the temperature, and carefully fed it to the baby. The baby opened his mouth and chewed hard.
"Hurry up, how can this be done? Don't get your clothes dirty." Only then did the woman react.
"It's okay, you guys eat. If you haven't eaten stewed food before, don't touch it yet. There is a lunch box. Four portions are three duck eggs for you. We have two children, so we don't eat much."
The little girl didn't care, and continued to feed the child with skillful movements. There were babies in the village that were smaller than her, and she had fed them before and was responsible for playing with them.
"Where did you come from?" the chief asked at this time.
"Shijiu Lake, we are from there, and now we are naturalized. We belong to Jiangning County, Yingtian Prefecture, and we don't need to use road guidance to get here.
Last year, I followed Xiaqiu Village to catch crabs and gave us food, and then gave it to ducks and geese.
As they grew, they started to lay eggs. Several neighbors saved some eggs with our family, and I brought my family over to see what it was like to sell eggs in the city.
I took someone else's boat when I came here, and they didn't ask for any money. You should know about Xiaqiu Village, right? I heard that they bought a shop here. Are you considered a fellow traveler? "
The man's eyes were watching the little girl feeding his son and answering what was said.
"Why don't you send the eggs to Xiaqiu Village?" the village chief wondered.
"We have to go west. There are more poultry in Xiaqiu Village. Why do they want our eggs? If we take them, won't we embarrass them?" the man asked.
"Okay! When you go back, you take the boat from Xiaqiu Village. Later, the boat from Xiaqiu Village will come and turn to you first and take you to the city."
The head of the village agreed, yes, Xiaqiu Village also has to send things here, so you go over and waste time.
"You said...why did you give orders to Shangxiaqiu Village? Did they listen to you?" The man was unhappy.
"Dad, I'm from Xiaqiu Village! Who's so nice to us if I'm not from Xiaqiu Village? That's a new towel, used as a diaper for Little Mushroom."
The boy spoke out at this time. He had been observing, including the soap for washing hands. Xiaqiu Village gave the family a few pieces.
(End of chapter)
