When the knife clicks down, there is a crisp sound of the tip of the knife breaking through the onion fibers.
Amid the exclamations of the guests, a strange-looking fruit was cut neatly and evenly by the prefect's wife, and then placed on the plate by the maid next to the prefect's wife.
The eunuch's wife poured a spoonful of oil on the concave stone slab, then picked up a piece of onion with chopsticks and dropped it down.
The sound of sizzling hot oil frying exploded in the garden, and a strange aroma was slowly wafting out.
The prefect's wife breathed a sigh of relief when she smelled this smell. Fortunately, she had tried it in advance and did not shed tears in front of the guests, but her eyes were very uncomfortable.
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Qiao Lan had nothing to do today. She was looking through the simple drawings that Duan Mingjing had painted recently in her old house.
There was an illustrated book on pests in the system's library. Qiao Lan compared the two, carefully found out the key points, and then asked Duan Mingjing to modify some small details. The painting was almost done.
Qiao Lan was urging Duan Mingjing to draw when she suddenly heard a long-lost electronic sound from the system.
[Congratulations to the host for gaining 891 prestige points, the accumulated prestige points are 12824 points, and the accumulated points are 8910 points.]
After several years of Qiao Lan's unremitting efforts to manage the household, she finally accumulated nearly 9,000 points by doing tasks and doing homework in class.
There were not so many prestige points before, but since she popularized the scientific farming methods she learned, the number of prestige points has increased day by day.
She doesn't need to do anything, and the points will rise on their own.
As for the source of the points this time, Qiao Lan estimated that it should be from the capital or Tongzhou somewhere, who learned her farming methods and praised her.
Qiao Lan didn't think so and continued to teach Duan Mingjing how to draw.
Two days later, another message came from the Tongzhou Prefect's Mansion, saying that the prefect's wife liked the gift Qiao Lan sent her very much. After eating it, she felt very comfortable and planned to ask the Duan family to buy some more.
This letter made Qiao Lan confused. Isn't she selling some strange medicine?
The only effect of onions she remembered was softening blood vessels. Could it be because of this?
Forget it, just eat more if you like.
Qiao Lan still asked her family to pack twenty kilograms of onions. The onions were big, and twenty kilograms only amounted to about a dozen, so the whole family would not have a few left if they divided them.
Qiao Lan also brought a message to the prefect's wife, saying that there were not many onions left in Duan's family and they had to wait until next year. Next year, she would definitely plant more and distribute them to the prefect's wife.
As for the money sent from the prefect's residence, Qiao Lan accepted it without mercy.
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In the autumn of August, the results will be released in September.
September is not only the day to release the results, but also the harvest season!
The Duan family has planted many fruit trees. It takes several years for the fruit trees to grow, but this year they were able to bear a bunch of fruit.
Qiao Lan had kept the fruit on the tree for a long time, so she took her children to pick this year's pomegranates today. Before she finished picking, she heard that someone was coming to the old house.
It was said that it was a petty official from Tongzhou who came to inform the Duan family of the happy event, and it was Mo Qiming who came to the forest to deliver the news.
"Grandma! Did Third Uncle and the others pass the exam?" Duan Yuxing said in surprise.
Compared to the child's excitement, Qiao Lan's performance could be described as calm, neither sad nor happy. Mo Qiming saw this and sighed silently in his heart, the old lady is indeed an extraordinary person.
Qiao Lan: "After picking the fruits from this tree, let's go back and take a look."
The children responded happily and continued picking fruits.
Qiao Lan already has the answer to whether Duan Mingqing can pass the exam. Duan Mingqing is different from the other two Erlangs. Duan Mingqing is smarter than Duan Mingchen and more diligent than Duan Mingjing, even if he didn't take the exam this year.
You can pass the exam in a few years.
However, the fruit produced by the pomegranate trees this year is not very good. They are only as big as half a fist. There are only a dozen or so fruits hanging on one tree, scattered here and there.
Although he also took the Qiangguo class and learned what he needed to learn, compared to the crops in the field, Qiao Lan was not satisfied with the fruits he grew.
You have to take classes more seriously in the future! You also have to use the system to draw more books to read!
After picking the fruits, Qiao Lan took several satisfied children home.
Hearing that Wang happily reported the good news to Qiao Lan, not only Duan Mingqing was recorded, but Duan Mingchen was also recorded.
Two people in the family!
No matter where it is placed, it is an extremely rare and happy event.
For such a happy event, one should have a big banquet for guests and comfort the ancestors.
But the identity of Queen Qiao Lan lies here.
It seems unreasonable to invite only the folks from Duanjia Village and not the county magistrate and prefect of the county government.
But if we invite people over, the old house will be so big.
The people who come are either rich or noble, and the lives of the villagers in Duanjia Village will be affected to some extent, so it is better not to invite this guest.
Qiao Lan held a small banquet for herself. After having a meal with her family, she told others that there was no banquet.
The meal was cooked just like before. The only part that was more complicated than before was that after the meal, the whole family went to the ancestral hall.
After suing the ancestors, it’s time to discuss the next regulations.
The first person to come to Qiao Lan to discuss this was Wang.
The Wang family is most worried about their children. Duan Sitong is already sixteen years old and has reached the age to discuss marriage.
Although there are many legitimate daughters who get married at the age of seventeen or eighteen, most of these women get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Their families have chosen their husbands a few years in advance, and they spend the rest of their time waiting in the boudoir to get married.
Wang spent a lot of effort in raising her eldest daughter.
After the Duan family was ransacked, Wang accepted her fate and felt that as long as she was safe in this life, everything would be better than anything else.
After the old lady is named the Queen, the Duan family will be different from before, and even the marriages of their children and grandchildren will be much better.
If the Duan family continues to be in decline, Wang will find a scholar who can read for her daughter. She does not ask for the person's family background, but only hopes that the person's temperament will be better. Although the Duan family has been ransacked, her maternal family is still regarded as
If you are an official, it would be appropriate to find a scholar as your son-in-law.
Until later when the old lady mentioned going to the capital, Wang didn't think so anymore.
If she wanted to return to the capital, she would definitely want to marry her daughter there.
The old lady thought so too!
Now that the two sons of the family have passed the examination, it is almost time to return to the capital.
It will take at least half a year to travel back to the capital, and it will take several months to settle back in the capital. Besides, a year has passed since I have been seeing each other.
My daughter is not young anymore. If she delays it any longer, she will be eighteen years old and become an old girl.
Mrs. Wang told her mother-in-law her worries and hoped that she could make plans early.
After listening to Wang's words, Qiao Lan realized that she had forgotten this matter.
She also plans to return to the capital in a year or two, but if she goes back in a year or two, her eldest granddaughter's marriage will be delayed by her.
But the land in this house...
Seeing the embarrassed look on the old lady's face, Mrs. Wang felt a lot of apologies in her heart, "Mother, my daughter-in-law doesn't want to force you to leave early. Mother, just take your time. As for Tong'er's marriage, my daughter-in-law will send someone to inquire first.
, just find Tong'er a husband who can read."
"It will be convenient to see each other when we return to Beijing."
This is Wang's plan.
Marrying high has the benefits of marrying high, and marrying low also has the benefits.
As long as her future son-in-law can read and study and take the imperial examination, Wang will be satisfied.