Eating big melon is so refreshing

In order to save candles and oil lamps, country people eat dinner before sunset, later in the summer and earlier in the winter.

In the winter, almost every household eats homemade pickled vegetables, such as dried radish, pickled mustard greens, and winter vegetables. But at the beginning of autumn, they can get fresh cucumbers and green leeks. When cooking, they put a piece of bacon in the rice. The dinner dishes include fried cucumber with bacon, fried leek with eggs, a pork vermicelli and cabbage soup, and a big chicken leg.

Xiao Chunya was still angry with her brother. When Xiao Qiulin handed her a big chicken leg, she refused to take it and turned her head away.

"Fat sister, don't be angry."

"Humph! Why didn't you call me when you went to Phoenix Mountain?"

"There are a lot of hibernating snakes in that place. They will bite people if they are awakened." Xiao Qiulin said sincerely, "I remember that you hate snakes the most. I didn't mean to not call you."

"There are snakes?" Xiao Chunya looked uncomfortable. Apart from ghosts, her second fear was cold and disgusting snakes.

"Uncle Wu and his team have caught seven snakes for their meal. In a few days, more people will come to Phoenix Mountain, and there will definitely not be a single snake within a few hundred meters of the entrance. That road is not easy to walk on, so it must be repaired. At least the road will be widened, and it would be best if tricycles can go up the mountain."

"Power has the attributes of the five elements, so would it also have the attributes of space?" Xiao Chunya had a wild idea. If there was space, a lot of things could be stored there.

"Theoretically, there are some, but they are rare. There is less than one in ten thousand people, so it doesn't mean much." Xiao Qiulin said, "After all, the power type accounts for more than 90%. It is already very good to have the five elements."

When Jiang saw that the siblings had reconciled, she took the chicken leg to the kitchen, split it in half, and gave it to the siblings, saying, "Let's discuss this while we eat."

Xiao Chunya took a bite of the chicken leg and said in a somewhat unclear tone, "I thought there was some treasure inside, but it turned out to be a wasteland."

Zhao Erlang took a sip of wine, squinted his eyes comfortably, and said, "Nowadays, people want to grow potatoes all year round. Isn't a large piece of wasteland a treasure?"

Jiang nodded and said, "Being able to find the first level of the entrance will at least make people feel more at ease." In the past few months, many people have been searching around Phoenix Mountain like headless flies, making them panic.

"There are twelve layers in Yunmeng Mountain. I hope that by the time I come back next year, I will have found half of them." Xiao Chunya said, "If we search within a fixed range, it should be faster, right?"

"It's hard to say." Xiao Qiulin chewed the chicken leg slowly and said, "No one knows whether the second floor is a wasteland or a bunch of wild beasts. Anyway, we just need to be mentally prepared."

As they were talking they came to the topic of studying in a college. Chunya had previously thought that her brother needed to take an exam in the college and had completely forgotten about the recommendation letter.

Lin Shaoxuan and his younger brother both ranked well, but Luo Xiaopang was in a miserable situation. It could basically be judged that he was paying a high price to study there. Fortunately, the fat boy was broad-minded and he happily said that he was just a companion.

Xiao Chunya was very surprised that she could also go to the academy to study. Although she did not have a chance to take the provincial examination, it was different from studying. As long as she performed well, she could get rewards.

Xiao Chunya's servant is Xiao Cui, the youngest daughter of her eldest aunt. Her eldest aunt is the daughter of Zhao Dong. After her divorce, her eldest aunt came back with her three children. Now the whole family lives in the quarry.

Xiao Cui is two years older than Xiao Chunya. She is a sensible child. She is good at washing clothes, cooking, feeding chickens and pigs. She is more stubborn than ordinary country girls.

Xiao Qiulin's servant is Guiger, who is Xiao Qiulin's cousin within the fifth degree of mourning. Guiger was chosen by Xiao Qiulin himself because he was obedient and strong.

There is a canteen in the academy. The daily tasks of the servant are to serve meals, get hot water, wash clothes and run errands. The work is quite easy and he can read and write in his spare time.

So don’t underestimate the small servant boy. The competition is quite fierce. Everyone knows that following the two siblings will lead to a good future.

According to Luo Xiaopang, he never knew he had so many cousins, all trying to make their presence felt in front of him, competing for the position of a servant to accompany him to the Tianyi Pavilion Academy, which was one of the four major academies in the Daye Dynasty. As long as one could get in, he could brag about it to others for the rest of his life!

Although Grandpa Luo said that he was prepared to pay a high price for his grandson to study, he never expected that his grandson would be able to study at Tianyi Pavilion Academy at a high price! Whether he could pass the provincial examination was no longer a problem for him. He just wanted his grandson to accumulate connections and strengthen his ancient martial arts training. It would be even better if he could learn alchemy from others.

"Brother, I heard that a juren can become an official. As long as you have connections in the court, it is not difficult to donate money to get an official position." Xiao Chunya thought of something and suddenly said this.

"You can only donate to become a ninth-rank official. Even if you have excellent grades, you can only be a sixth-rank official. How boring." Xiao Qiulin curled his lips. "I won't do such a tasteless thing."

"I'm not talking about you!" Xiao Chunya said, "I'm talking about the little fat guy. No matter how hard he tries, it's very unlikely. I think it's great for him to get a Juren degree, but he shouldn't dream of getting a Jinshi degree."

Xiao Qiulin was a little angry. "Fat sister, I am your real brother. Why do you always care about the little fat boy?"

"Wouldn't it be nice to have another brother or sister?" Xiao Chunya muttered, "Brother Daqing and Sister Luo are destined to be together, so Fatty Luo will be your brother from now on."

Daqing originally had a childhood marriage with his eldest aunt's sister-in-law's niece, but unfortunately that family broke the engagement after she gave birth to a son, and the relationship completely deteriorated.

Zhao Sanlang did not express much about this child marriage. His eldest son was so outstanding that it was impossible for him not to find a wife. Xiaoqiu was two years older than Daqing. Did she see that he was anxious?

Zhao Erlang's eyes lit up, and he came over and whispered, "Xiaochun, where is Xiaoqiu'er's wife?"

"Father, please wait another ten years." Xiao Chunya said lazily, "You might as well take a look at where my future husband is first."

"Baby, you are still a child, it's too far-fetched to think about this." The very double-standard Zhao Erlang said, "When you grow up, your father will find you a son-in-law, do you think it's okay?"

Xiao Chunya nodded in agreement and said, "As long as my brother has no objection, I have no objection either."

Xiao Qiulin said with a smile, "I have no objection." The one who had an objection was Baili Mingyue, and maybe he had no objection either. The one who had an objection was the National Master!

Zhao Erlang smiled happily. It would be great to have a son-in-law. He would be able to see his fat daughter every day and he could also take care of her baby.

Jiang was also smiling from ear to ear, for she was reluctant to let her daughter marry far away. She was a treasure in her own family, but would be like weed if she married into someone else's family.