After Shen Xiu left the noodle stall, she got rid of the uncomfortable feeling.
She felt that the way the white-faced scholar looked at her was strange. It was not the way a man looks at a woman. Instead, there was nostalgia in his eyes, as if he was looking at another person through her.
Shen Xiu didn't like this feeling very much, so after Wei Yan finished paying the bill, the three of them left.
At this time, the carriage's axle was finally repaired.
The three of them got on the carriage and headed towards Weijia Village.
When Wei Yan won the first place in Fucheng, the government officials also reported to Wei's father and the Yang family.
At this time, Wei Yan and Shen Xiu returned to Weijia Village, and they were greeted by enthusiastic neighbors and the proud and proud Wei father Yang.
When the congratulatory crowd dispersed, Shen Xiucai noticed that Yang was still holding a milk baby in his arms.
"This is Erya. She just turned six months old and she asked me to carry her over." Yang said.
Shen Xiudao: "Is the child weaned so early?"
She remembered that Wei's father said that after Zou gave birth to the baby, she would not be able to hold it until she was weaned.
But for a six-month-old baby, I’m afraid we can’t just wean off the baby!
Mrs. Yang snorted: "Your sister-in-law has always been the one who values boys over girls. If this baby was a son, she would probably have to wait until two weeks before weaning. But this baby is a daughter. She has long wanted to send Erya to me.
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Shen Xiu teased Erya. Erya was white and fat. She leaned in Yang's arms obediently and was not noisy at all.
Perhaps due to the nature of blood, Erya refused to let Shen Xiu hug her, but opened her hands to let Daya hug her.
Da Ya also liked this sister very much, and the two quickly got to play together.
Yang looked at the two sisters and said: "I plan to let Da Ya come back and stay for a few days, firstly to help me take care of the children, and secondly to give you some peace and quiet.
Shen Xiu still didn't understand what Yang meant, so she smiled and said, "Actually, Da Ya is very sensible and not noisy at all."
Yang knew that Shen Xiu didn't understand what she meant, so she pulled her into the room and whispered: "You and the second child have been married for so long, why is there still no movement?"
Only then did Shen Xiu understand. She blushed and said, "It's not urgent. We are still young anyway."
She was afraid that Mr. Yang would not let go of this matter, so she hurriedly said: "My husband comes back this time, and there is something else he wants to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Yang asked.
Shen Xiudao: "My husband will live in Fucheng for a long time." After saying this, he told Yang about his apprenticeship.
Yang said complicatedly: "This is a good thing." But her tone became lower.
Shen Xiu knew what Yang was worried about, "Mom, don't worry. The capital is not far from the county seat. If you want to marry him, I will take you to see him."
"After the second son went to the academy, I knew that this day would come." Yang said: "If he gets admitted to the Jinshi in the future and becomes an official in the court, I'm afraid he will be farther and farther away from us."
Yang sighed: "I hope he will succeed, but I am also worried that he will get into trouble when he goes out."
Compared with Yang's worries, Wei's father showed more excitement after knowing this. He told Wei Yan: "When you come to Fucheng in the future, you must be respectful to your husband. After all, he is a famous scholar.
, it is our blessing to be able to accept you as our disciple. You must cherish it."
Father Wei had never read a book and didn't understand those big principles, but he knew that this opportunity was rare, so he gave Wei Yan a lot of advice.
In fact, Mr. Meng is very easy to get along with and doesn't have the airs of a scholar at all.
But Wei Yan still listened carefully. After he went to Fucheng, it would not be so easy for him to listen to Wei's father's instructions again.
The days in Weijia Village passed quickly.
Except for attending a few banquets in the past few days, Wei Yan stayed at home and studied every day.
While Shen Xiu was doing the work brought to her, she was chatting with Yang to relieve her boredom.
Sometimes, Shen Xiu would visit the more than ten acres of land newly added to his family.
Father Wei and Mrs. Yang alone cannot afford so much time at home.
Wei Yan had spoken to Yuan Ziwen earlier and invited several tenants who were good at farming to come over.
With these tenants here, Father Wei only needs to be a supervisor.
It turned out that when the village saw Wei's father inviting several tenants back, they made some sarcastic remarks. After Wei Yan passed the examination and passed the Tongsheng examination, those sarcastic remarks suddenly disappeared.
This year, because our family has more than ten acres of land, we can harvest several thousand kilograms of grain.
Of these several thousand kilograms of grain, Father Wei sold most of it, leaving only a little less than half.
Now that the conditions at home have improved, Yang is now willing to cook freely.
Occasionally Weiping would bring Shuanzi over for dinner.
Shuanzi was supposed to come here with Erya, but Yang couldn't take care of the two children, so he let Zou take care of Shuanzi first. He would come here again when Shuanzi was old enough to go to private school.
After Wei Ping found out that Wei Yan passed the Tongsheng examination, he didn't talk to Zou for two or three days. Zou also knew that he was in the wrong, and now he is much more honest.
Shen Xiu didn't care about the Zou family at all. As long as Weiping didn't make any mistakes in the future, the Zou family wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
During this period, Shen Xiu also went back to her parents' home.
She is now much richer than before, and she gave Shen's mother a lot of money in private.
Shen's mother's illness was still the same as before. Shen Xiu told her not to save money but to eat and drink as she should.
After coming out of her parents' home, Shen Xiu also went to see Aunt Cui and Sophora japonica.
When the spring silkworms were spinning silk, she was in the county seat and did not have time to come back.
This time she came, Aunt Cui and Huaihua had already dyed the silk for her.
Aunt Cui raised more silkworms this year than last year, so she harvested several times more silk.
Shen Xiu looked at the silk embroidery thread in front of her with joy. With so much silk embroidery thread, she didn't have to ask Li Miao'er to carry embroidery thread from Jiangnan this year.
However, Aunt Cui had something to say to Shen Xiu. After opening the locust flowers, she told Shen Xiu about her body.
"Old lady, I am already very old. When I was raising silkworms this spring, I felt that my body was getting worse day by day. I have lived to this age, and even if I were to be buried immediately, there would be nothing left to say."
"It's just that Huaihua is still young, and I'm afraid that she won't even have a companion after I leave. So I was wondering if you could help her find a good family."
Shen Xiu muttered: "I've thought about this too. But she told me that she doesn't plan to marry again in this life."
Mrs. Cui said: "We can't rely on her to do this. If she doesn't get married, what will she do for the rest of her life?"
"Just keep an eye out, and if you meet a suitable candidate, tell me and I'll convince Huaihua."
Shen Xiudao: "Okay, I'll pay attention first."
That's what he said, but Shen Xiu couldn't think of any candidates for a while.
Among the people she knew, only Qu Huan was of the right age. But Qu Huan came from a good family, so he probably looked down on Huaihua, who had been engaged to him before.
Shen Xiu was thinking about this when he suddenly looked up and saw an acquaintance walking over.
"Wang Captou, what a coincidence." Shen Xiu greeted the visitor from a distance.
When Huaihua disappeared, Shen Xiu wouldn't have been able to find her so quickly if it weren't for Mr. Wang. So she always remembered this love.
Mr. Wang is still the same as before. After Sister-in-law Xu left, he lived alone. Except for feeling lonely occasionally, his life was pretty good.
After the two greeted each other, Shen Xiu asked Wang Captou why he came to this stone village.
Wang Captou said: "Recently, a death occurred in the county. At the request of the new county magistrate, I came to Shitou Village to inquire about some news."
Shen Xiu heard that he was here on the orders of the new county magistrate, and asked curiously: "How is the new county magistrate? I heard everyone said that the one who came this time is an upright official."
Wang Captou smiled and said: "Ms. Shen, don't worry. This Lord Zhen is a good official. I saw it with my own eyes on the day he took office. Except for a few servants, he only brought two boxes and cages. It was very easy to see at first glance. people."
"I only brought two cages. Where are the women?"
Wang Captou looked around and then said in a low voice: "It seems that Master Zhen's first wife passed away a long time ago. I heard from people in the yamen that Master Zhen was very infatuated. Since the death of his first wife, he has never married again." Wife, there are no concubines around."
It was rare for Shen Xiu to hear a man be so infatuated, so he asked one more question: "Is it really so?"
Wang Captou said: "Of course it is true. You have never seen this Master Zhen. This Master Zhen is so elegant and gentle, and he is very popular with women at first sight. If he wants to marry a wife, how could he not find a suitable one?" people."
When Shen Xiu heard this, her heart moved, and she remembered the white-faced scholar she had seen at the noodle stall that day.
She had a guess in her mind. The white-faced scholar was, as Wang Baotou said, handsome and elegant, and his age was right.
But it shouldn’t be that coincidental!
Shen Xiu didn't dare to think about it anymore, and quickly persuaded herself, thinking that she might have thought too much.
There are no such coincidences in this world.
Wang Captou said a few words to Shen Xiu and then left.
Shen Xiuze returned to Weijiacun with worries.
Luo Gong was also full of worries at this time.
After County Magistrate Shi left, he thought that an upright official would be sent over. Generally, upright officials were from poor families and had little background.
Luo Gong thinks this is fine. A county magistrate without a backing is better than a county magistrate with a backing.
Who knows that the imperial court did send down an upright official, but he was an upright official with a great background.
I heard that Mr. Zhen Liangzhen won the imperial examination at the age of twenty. Unfortunately, his first wife passed away the year after he won the imperial examination.
Ordinary people would only suffer the loss of their wife for two or three years. But it took Zhen Liang a full ten years to get over it.
Ten years later, in the general examination, his article was noticed by the examiner, and he was directly selected for the top spot.
It is said that the examiner wanted to marry his daughter to him at that time, but unfortunately he declined.
Not only was the examiner not angry, but he praised him for his sincerity and sincerity.
On the one hand, the Zhen family is also a wealthy family in the capital, and there is a concubine in the family. Naturally, the examiner will not have trouble with him.
On the other hand, everyone in the capital knew about Zhen Liang's infatuation, so it was natural for the examiner not to argue with him.
After Zhen Liang won the top prize, he entered the Hanlin Academy. He had no ambition and stayed in the Hanlin Academy for several years.
Later, Zhen Liang wanted to go out to relax, so he was sent out to serve as a county magistrate.
During his tenure as an official, he was honest and fair, and did a lot of good things for the local area. He was a rare good official.
This time Emperor Jianyuan wanted to find an honest official, so he sent him here.
Luo Gong had also heard of his reputation in the capital. After dealing with him several times recently, he felt that although the new county magistrate was soft-spoken, he was very deep in the city. He beat everyone in the county government without saying a word. .
After Luo Gong had experienced the power of Magistrate Zhen, he knew that he would probably have a hard time in the future. With such a shrewd magistrate, he would not be able to hide his little tricks from him.
While he was thinking about how to act in the future, he learned something from the servants of the county government.
I heard that on the first day that Magistrate Zhen came to the county town, he fell in love with a young lady on the street.
But before the people around him could ask about the little lady's origins, she had already left.
Because of this matter, Magistrate Zhen was lost for several days.
After Luo Gong heard about this incident, he used his contacts to find the person. Unfortunately, he didn't know much information, he only knew that she was a young lady.
This is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.
So Luo Gong searched for several days but couldn't find anyone, so he had to give up.