How could you not be moved?
Ever since he arrived here, Lin Sanzhu had always given him overflowing fatherly love.
Until now, Lin Yuanqiu still clearly remembers that his father sold his new cotton-padded jacket in order to buy him enlightenment books. Also, in order to have an inkstone for him to use, he went to the pier to carry sacks. He could still remember the way his shoulder was bruised and bleeding.
Lin Yuanqiu felt that he would never forget this affectionate father's love.
"Dad, don't worry, your son is not such a fragile person."
"Hey." Seeing the confident expression on Lin Yuanqiu's face, Lin Sanzhu breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but nodded and smiled, "That's right, we are not fragile."
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By the time Lin Yuanqiu had gathered all the policies and documents, it was already five days later.
After that, they packed their luggage, and without any further delay, the father and son hired a carriage back to Hengxi Town and went home.
Speaking of which, Lin Yuanqiu has not been back for more than half a year since he left home in the first month of this year, so he still feels a little anxious.
After not seeing each other for half a year, my two younger sisters must have grown taller.
Thinking of the letter Chunyan Chuncao had written to him earlier, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly opened the wooden box containing the clothes.
When he saw that the wooden box containing the silk flowers was still at the bottom of the box, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it had not been left in the dormitory.
The two little girls have repeatedly asked their brother to buy beautiful flowers for their hair. They have bought these silk flowers and put them in the box for several months. When they got home, they gave them to them. Thinking about it, they couldn't help but be happy. Mouth.
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Chapter 87 Returning Home
The carriage drove directly into the village. By the time we arrived at the door of our home, the sun was already setting.
Lin Yuanqiu calculated the time spent on the road today. He set off from the county town at 9 o'clock in the morning. It was already the end of Shenshi, and he had walked for almost six hours.
In modern times, this is only a two-hour journey. This shows that traveling in ancient times was not an easy task.
Lin Yuanqiu wanted to touch his sore buttocks, but he thought it was outside the door and he had to hold it, so he had to stop his hand.
To put it bluntly, it's strange that now I am only taller but not fat. I don't have fat as a buffer. It will naturally hurt when the carriage bumps.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, Lin Yuanfeng opened the door first and came out. When he saw that it was Lin Sanzhu and Lin Yuanqiu, he immediately turned his head and shouted behind him, "Master, grandma, fifth brother and third uncle are back home!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yuanqiu saw a small head peeking out from behind his cousin, with a pink face and a pair of big black eyes.
I saw the little girl raising her head and looking at him curiously.
"Qing'er." Lin Yuanqiu knelt down and waved to his niece.
The little girl ignored him and hugged her father's thigh and hid behind him.
Lin Yuanfeng leaned over to pick up her daughter and said with a smile, "Qing'er doesn't recognize my uncle? Look, the rattle in your hand was bought by my uncle to play with. Please give me a shout!"
Hearing what her father said, Xiao Qing'er raised the rattle and looked at it, then looked at Lin Yuanqiu, then gave a sweet smile, and then got back into her father's arms with embarrassment.
Lin Yuanfeng's shout directly called out Old Lintou, Wu, and Lin Dazhu. For a while, the entrance to the courtyard was full of people.
Lao Lintou pointed at Lin Yuanfeng and ordered, "Help you get the luggage out of the car."
Then he took Lin Yuanqiu's hand and walked into the yard, "You must be exhausted after riding in the car for a long time. Come on, go into the house with grandpa and have a rest!"
Mrs. Wu also laughed and said, "Yes, yes, let's go back to the house quickly. After a bumpy day, I think I'm already hungry in Yuanqiu, so let's make your favorite braised fish!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou stepped forward and said, "Mom, please talk to Yuan Qiu. Let your daughter-in-law cook the braised fish tonight."
It's not that Zhou is arrogant. When it comes to cooking skills in this family, if she ranks second, no one would dare to rank first. Today, my nephew comes back for a rare visit. As an aunt, I naturally have to cook a delicious meal for him.
Apparently, Mrs. Wu also thought about the fact that she was not as good at cooking as her eldest daughter-in-law, so she had no objection and let her go ahead.
"Then I'll go fishing now!"
Ms. Liu rolled up her sleeves and ran towards the backyard. Suddenly she remembered that she hadn't asked how many fish she wanted to catch. She quickly stopped and asked Ms. Zhou, "Sister-in-law, how many fish should we eat tonight?"
Zhou held out three fingers and said proudly, "Three, the second brother and sister will catch the fattest one. Later, one will be braised in braise, one will be stewed with tofu, and one will be fried with salt. Yuan Qiu will definitely like it!" "
Knowing that his grandson was coming back, Lao Lintou bought fish and kept them in several large water tanks in the backyard as early as half a month ago. Now he can just go and catch them.
Qin Hehua pushed the girl in her arms into Lin Yuansong's hand and said to Mrs. Liu, "Mom, let me help you get the fence!"
With that said, he quickly ran to the kitchen.
As for Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai, one was holding the suitcase with both hands, and the other was holding the examination basket in his left hand and the book box in his right hand. They both said to Feng, "Third Aunt, please open the door of fifth brother's room quickly. So that we can carry the luggage in for fifth brother."
Mrs. Feng was staring at her son endlessly. When she heard this, she hurriedly prepared to go to the room to get the key.
Seeing this, Chunyan hurriedly said, "Mom, you stay here with your brother, and I'll get the key to open the door."
With that said, he ran towards his parents' house.
The spring grass on the side also quickly caught up.
Lin Yuanqiu, who was originally surprised that no one asked him how he did in the foreign examination, was now surrounded by a strong family atmosphere and could no longer care about his doubts.
However, Lao Lintou quickly informed him of the reason. It turned out that the day before yesterday, Lin Youzhi came over to inform him about the results of the provincial examination. He did not know who passed the examination, but it was confirmed that no one in Hengxi Town had passed the examination.
"Yuanqiu, don't be sad if you fail the exam. We didn't pass the exam this time, so there will be another time." Old Lintou comforted him warmly.
Seeing the concerned eyes of several people in the room, Lin Yuanqiu felt warm in his heart. He nodded and said to Lao Lintou and Wu, "Master, grandma, don't worry, your grandson knows these principles."
This is not something Lin Yuanqiu is saying casually. As a talented person who started his own business in his previous life, he certainly knows that there are many things in this world that cannot be accomplished overnight, especially the extremely difficult imperial examination.
Therefore, before this provincial examination, Lin Yuanqiu had already mentally prepared himself for the possibility of failing. The reason why I didn't react for a while before was because I thought I did pretty well in the exam.
Now that the crux of the failure has been found, the solution is on the way.
Lin Yuanqiu is not the kind of person who gets discouraged easily and gives up easily.
The luggage in the car was quickly unloaded, and there wasn't much in it, except for Lin Yuanqiu's suitcase, exam basket, and bookcase. The others were just a few packages, which were all filled with embroidery thread and cloth that Lin Sanzhu bought from the county town.
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In the next few days, except for a trip to the clan leader and elders, Lin Yuanqiu basically stayed at home and did not go out much.
During this period, Chunmei and her husband came over, bringing their son who had just turned one year old with him.
Chunmei, whose parents-in-law is kind, her husband loves her, and her life is comfortable, looks much plumper.
Let's talk about Lu Huai. Speaking of which, he had met this youngest brother-in-law several times, but every time he met, he felt a little scared.
Several times Lu Huai cursed in his heart that he was worthless. Not only was he a brother-in-law, but he was much older than his brother-in-law in terms of age.
So there is nothing to be afraid of.
Although Lu Huai kept encouraging himself, he was still frightened. As soon as he saw his upright and arrogant brother-in-law, his heart would naturally tighten.
When she returned, Chunmei handed a cloth bag to Lin Yuanqiu, saying that she had made two new autumn clothes for him.
When Lin Yuanqiu returned to his room and opened the cloth bag, he found that in addition to two pairs of clothes, there was also a purse. He poured out the broken silver and counted it. There were three taels of silver in total.
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The opening time of the college examination is about ten days later than that of the provincial examination. Therefore, the results will naturally be released later.
Therefore, it was almost mid-September when Zhou Zixu happily came over to tell Lin Yuanqiu that he had been admitted as a scholar.
"Originally, dad didn't let me come. Hehe, Brother Lin, you're not a stingy person, are you?"
Seeing Zhou Zixu's triumphant expression, Lin Yuanqiu wanted to kick him in the butt.
After showing off, Zhou Zixu started talking about his plans to go to the government school next month, "Brother Lin, in October, you and I will be able to study together in the government school. Then we will practice riding and shooting together. Let’s go eat the braised fish we had before, the one with tofu skin and shiitake mushrooms.”
What Zhou Zixu didn't say was that if possible, he would like to grow taller quickly like Brother Lin.
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Soon it was time to make persimmons again.
This year, the persimmon trees on my mountain have also begun to bear fruit. Since it is the first year, the yield is not high. Some trees even only bear a dozen or so sparse fruits. Finally, according to Lao Lintou's wishes, this year I will just keep the persimmons on my mountain and sell them fresh.
Therefore, the main source of fruit for making persimmons this year still depends on the wild persimmons in the mountains.
Seeing his father, his eldest uncle, his second uncle, and his cousins carrying bamboo baskets on their backs heading into the mountains every day at dawn, Lin Yuanqiu also wanted to pick them along with him.
It’s just that few people didn’t give in. The road up the mountain is not easy. Furthermore, when they came back, they had to cover the bamboo basket with a layer of firewood in order to hide it from others. Although it was not much, it was still a heavy load to carry. Yuan Qiu had never done such tiring work before. How could he afford it? .
So it’s better to stay at home and help peel the persimmons.
In the past few days, Ms. Feng and the others took a break from their embroidery work and helped make persimmon cakes. In fact, if you are quick with your hands and feet, it will only take half a day's work every day.
Although Chunyanchuncao is not very old, the two of them are not slow at all in peeling.
At this time, what the two little girls were wearing were the pink head flowers that Lin Yuanqiu bought for them. The pink color made their little faces whiter and rosier.
Lin Yuanqiu discovered that among those who peeled the fruit, the second sister-in-law was the fastest. She could peel a persimmon cleanly in just ten strokes.
At first glance, he usually does things neatly.
Qin Hehua moved the wooden basin in front of her, and then picked up all the peeled persimmons into the basket. Just wait for the mother-in-law and others to dry it, and then just hold it over.
Qin Hehua has thought a lot since she gave birth to a daughter and was disliked by her parents. She really didn't expect that her Yinger, her father and her mother would not express their dislike for her.
But the child's grandmother said a lot of hurtful things. She was still in her confinement at that time, so she said she should take good care of herself quickly and try to give birth to a fat boy as soon as possible. He also said that it was our family's fault for not giving birth to a son. If your son-in-law is dissatisfied in the future, you can only endure it. Who makes you feel unhappy? However, when a capable person comes out in the future, we can turn around. By then Yuansong will not have the final say, even the money in the room may be under your control.
After hearing such words, it was impossible for Qin Hehua not to feel uncomfortable at that time. She also understood that she had to manage her own life well, and her mother-in-law's family would definitely not be able to help at all.
Because of this, Qin Hehua did not tell her mother that even though she had not yet given birth to a son, she was already in charge of the money in the house.
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After the first batch of persimmons were dried, Lin Yuanqiu packed his bags. The one-month vacation was coming to an end soon, and he had to go to school again.
When packing his luggage this time, Lin Yuanqiu specially brought all the paints in the drawer with him. If this thing is left for too long, it will become hard and difficult to dissolve with water, so it is best to use it up quickly, otherwise it will be wasted.
Wu took another ten taels of silver and gave it to Lin Yuanqiu. It was no good if she went out without any money in her bag. In addition to this, I also wrapped some newly made persimmons and took them with me as a sweet snack.
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Chapter 88 Returning to study
