At the beginning of March, Sanlin was going to take the county examination. This was a big event, and the whole family became nervous.

The county examination was the most basic step of the ancient imperial examination system. All subsequent examinations at all levels started from here. The so-called high-rise buildings rise from the ground. The county examination was the beginning of the ancient imperial examination. The county examination was presided over by a county parent official to set the questions.

,The exam location is in the county seat.

Often at this time, students from various towns taking the county examination will leave early to come to the county and find an inn to stay. If the conditions are good, their families will rent a yard directly in the county for the candidates to concentrate on preparing for the exam.

Sanlin and his younger brothers were studying in a school in the county town, so they didn't have to find another place to live for this exam. They still lived in their own shop, which gave them much better conditions than students from outside.

The exam is approaching, and Sanlin has been working harder and harder during this period. The teachers in the school are very confident that Sanlin will take the exam this time, and encourage him to relax and take the exam well.

It was the first time that the family had faced such a major event, so it naturally took it very seriously. Mrs. Liu packed her bags early and moved to a shop in the city. She cooked, washed, and served Sanlin every day, so that he could study with peace of mind.

Mrs. Tao burned incense and prayed at home every day. She worshiped all the gods she knew and begged them to bless her good grandson and pass the exam smoothly.

Father Yao looked at the way the house was filled with incense all day long, and wanted to complain a few words, but he was afraid of disturbing the gods in the lower world who came to collect filial piety, so he kept his mouth shut, and quietly went to the house when Mrs. Tao was not in the house.

Kneel down on the futon and pray several times, asking the gods to bless their Yao family to produce a literary star.

Amid everyone's expectations, the county examination finally ended. San Lin did not come back after finishing the examination. He waited until the results were released before getting on the carriage picked up by his family and taking the three Lins home.

"Master, grandma, Brother Sanlin has passed the exam!"

Before entering the house, the three Lins rushed in eagerly to report.

"Have you passed the exam?"

All the adults in the room came out to greet him in surprise. Sanlin walked in shyly with unconcealed joy and said to everyone:

"I passed the exam and I ranked 47th."

Everyone was overjoyed, and Father Yao and Mrs. Tao were busy greeting Sanlin to sit down quickly, and repeatedly ordered everyone to bring him tea and snacks.

Then everyone gathered around Sanlin, looking at him with fiery and pious eyes, as if they were looking at Wen Quxing, a descendant of the mortal world.

"Sanlin is promising. Tell me, what did you get in the exam?"

Father Yao looked at his grandson for a long time and asked aloud.

Sanlin was watched by everyone for a long time. At this moment, he was sitting there like a shy girl and was a little at a loss. When he saw the master asking questions, he sat upright and started talking calmly.

"...There were two exams in total. The first main exam and the second supplementary exam were all based on the content that the teacher usually talked about. It was not difficult. There were a lot of people taking the exam this time. It was not sunny in the morning.

Enter the examination room as soon as it's bright, and you can't go out in the middle. You eat, drink, and have sex in the examination room, and you can't come out until the examination is over...

A total of 105 people were admitted to the county examination this time, and my husband said my results were pretty good."

After Sanlin finished speaking, everyone came back to their senses and continued to congratulate them. They continued to ask for more details about the exam, and Sanlin answered them one by one in a good-tempered manner.

After listening for a long time, Mr. Tao couldn't help but ask:

"Sanlin, if you pass the exam, will you become a child student?"

These days, Mr. Tao has already figured out from other people's mouths that the purpose of Sanlin's exam is to get a quota for a boy student. Only with the quota for a boy student can he continue to take the examination for scholars and candidates.

Sanlin: "Not yet, Nai. After passing the county exam, I have to go to Fucheng to take the prefectural exam. Only after passing the prefectural exam can I be called a child student, so I will go to Fucheng to take the exam again next month."

"oh--"

Mrs. Tao seemed to understand, and said cheerfully in a longer tone:

"Where else are you going to Fucheng? Then ask your father to take you there personally.".z.br

Yao Erzhu: "Don't worry, mother, everything has been arranged for my son. We are just waiting for the news that Sanlin passed the exam. Our family has a shop in Fucheng, so we won't need it when we get there."

Stay in an inn and prepare a quiet room for San Lin when the time comes. The child's mother will also go with him and serve him three meals a day. San Lin can just concentrate on his exams."

Sanlin said hurriedly: "No, in fact, this time for the county examination, my mother doesn't even need to go and take care of me. I'm old enough and can do it myself."

Before Mrs. Liu could speak out, Mrs. Tao was the first to be reluctant:

"How old are you? It's better to ask your parents to follow you. We can rest assured that you can just take the exam well."

Sanlin scratched the back of his head and said nothing. He made up his mind that when he went to Fucheng, he would never let his mother follow him.

Yao Erzhu remembered something and asked, "By the way, how did Wen An do in the exam? You two took the county exam together this time, and we don't know Wen An's score yet."

Although Yao Wen'an, the grandson of the second grandfather's family, is about the same age as Si Lin, he started attending private school at a very young age, so he took the county examination together with San Lin this year.

Sanlin: "Wen'an also passed the exam and ranked 79th, so we can go together to take the exam in Fucheng this time."

Yao Erzhu: "That's good. Then we can ask Wen An to live in our shop and we can take care of each other."

Because he was going to Fucheng soon, Sanlin didn't have to go to school during this period. His husband assigned him a lot of homework in advance and asked him to take the time to review at home instead of running around.

The three little ones were let out for two days. After the rest, they were given a warning by the adults and sent to the city to continue their studies. With San Lin as a good example, the three little ones will have to work harder in the future.

At that time, if there were four talented people in one discipline, they would be able to bring great honor to their ancestors.

Before the festive atmosphere at home subsided, Zao'er's husband Chen Sheng suddenly came to the door and told everyone the good news that Zao'er was pregnant.

This made everyone extremely happy. Mrs. He was so happy that she hurriedly packed up a lot of food and clothes at home, and was about to go with her uncle to visit her daughter at her in-laws' house, but Mrs. Tao stopped her.

"You are too happy and confused. Who goes out to visit relatives in the afternoon?"

The mother-in-law reminded Mr. He, yes, it was already afternoon, and there were rules for visiting relatives, so she had to tell Chen Sheng that she would go there early the next morning, and left him to have dinner. Chen Sheng was holding his mother-in-law in his hand.

The stuffed bags went home.

Early the next morning, Mr. He caught a few live chickens and ducks, a basket of eggs, duck eggs, and fresh vegetables just picked from his greenhouse. These vegetables had just been sown in the field and had not grown yet. It was natural to carry them over now.

They are all rare and good things.

There were also several delicious snacks made in the kitchen early in the morning. Lin Lin collected a lot of them, and then he was satisfied and got on the carriage to go to the Chen family to see his daughter. Mr. Bao, who loves fun, actually followed him.

The two of them stayed at Chen's house for a day and came back relieved after seeing how well the Chen family took care of Zao'er.

He happily said to Yao Tiezhu: "We Zao'er are lucky. Now that we are pregnant with a child, life in her husband's family will be even better when we have a son in the future."

Yao Tiezhu was also happy: "That's good. My in-laws are nice people. You don't have to worry about going to see your daughter all the time. If you go too often, it will make your in-laws think wildly."

He rolled her eyes at him and said, "Of course I know this. I couldn't let go of Zao'er's pregnancy just now. I definitely won't go there often in the future. However, I see that Zao'er's discomfort seems a bit serious."

Speaking of this, Mrs. He frowned slightly. Today she and Mr. Bao stayed there for a day. She was satisfied with the performance of her son-in-law Chen Sheng. The smile on her face never disappeared. She also greeted her daughter with greetings and was extremely attentive.

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But Zao'er's mother-in-law seems to be a little too rigid, but it makes sense.

Mrs. Bao was also talking to Guoer about the Chen family.

"Of course the Chen family is happy that Zao'er is pregnant. Chen Sheng didn't leave the house all day today. He was so happy when he saw Zao'er that he seemed anxious about something, hahaha.

She was the mother-in-law of the Chen family. She seemed to be a stickler for rules. When she saw her son hovering around her daughter-in-law, the joy on her face was reduced. She urged Chen Sheng several times to go out and do her own thing. She also said that women are like this when they are pregnant.

I vomited even more than Zao'er back then. Why? It sounds like Zao'er is too squeamish. Hmph!"

Guo'er carefully thought about how many times Zao'er went back to her parents' house after she got married. Every time she came back, she was accompanied by her brother-in-law, with a smile on her face. She could tell that her life in her husband's family must be good. Besides, their family's current reputation

, even if the mother-in-law of the Chen family is a little embarrassed to speak, she doesn’t dare to go too far.

Guoer: "Did Sister Zaoer say anything?"

Mrs. Bao: "What can Zao'er say? She wanted to get up and greet us when she saw us. Of course we didn't need her to greet us. We just told her to lie down well. You don't have to worry. With the support of your natal family like us, you, Sister Zao'er,

I will definitely not be wronged."

Guo'er felt relieved and asked with concern: "Sister Zao'er, is she feeling uncomfortable? The kind that can't eat? What should I do?"

Guoer had never experienced anything like this in her previous life, so she naturally had no experience. She only knew that a woman would suffer from the beginning to the end when she was pregnant.

Mrs. Bao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I'll vomit for a while and things will get better after the first three months. I did the same thing when I was pregnant with you and my brother. It's okay."

The whole family was immersed in the good atmosphere of Zao'er's pregnancy, and no one noticed Cheng Xiaoying's pale and lost eyes.

After returning to her own room from the upper room, Cheng Xiaoying's forced smile gradually turned bitter. She sat down silently and covered her stomach with both hands for a long time, not wanting to move.

When Dalin walked in, he saw his wife sitting there with a blank expression on her face. He walked over in confusion, bent down facing her, stretched out his finger and scratched her nose familiarly and said with a smile:

"What's wrong? Didn't you eat enough tonight? Then I'll go to the kitchen and steal some delicious food for you."

After saying that, the smile on his face became even stronger.

The young couple have always been in a good relationship since they got married, and there are often such warm little gestures in the boudoir. In the past, Cheng Xiaoying would blush slightly and say something coquettishly, but this time she not only did not respond, but frowned even more tightly.

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Only then did Dalin realize that his wife seemed to have something on her mind, so he sat down next to her and said:

"What's wrong? Were you fine just now?"

Cheng Xiaoying glanced at Dalin's earnest eyes, pursed her lips and said in a low voice:

"Zao'er is pregnant."

Dalin: "I know, isn't this a good thing?"

Cheng Xiaoying lowered her eyes: "We got married earlier than Zao'er, and there has been no news yet."

Dalin understood that this was what his daughter-in-law was worried about after being in trouble for a long time.

He scratched his head at a loss, not knowing how to coax his wife. They had been married for a while, and no one had asked him this question. He was either working in the field with his father or going out with his second uncle all day long.

I have to do business and spend time with my wife when I can. It seems I haven’t thought about this issue yet.

Seeing his wife's gloomy look, Dalin ruminated for a while and said with a smile:

"What's the point? We're still young. I think it's good that we don't have children right now. No one will disturb us at night."

After saying this, Cheng Xiaoying's face quickly turned red and she glared at him dissatisfied:

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not ashamed."

Dalin sat closer: "What is there to be ashamed of being with your wife? We have only been married for a long time. We will definitely have children in the future. If you are anxious, then I will try harder tonight?"

Dalin's pretense of seriousness made Cheng Xiaoying feel embarrassed and ashamed. She pushed away Dalin's extended paw and turned around to climb onto the kang, pretending to recover from the insult and ignore him.
Chapter completed!