The poor little girl who traveled through the book, her father was lazy, her mother was stingy, and

What Xie Ci'an saw when he arrived at the Lin family's yard was this chaotic scene.

Lin Jingzhe hid behind Xie Ci'an. Lin Dajiang didn't want to use violence in front of the junior, so he stopped.

Lin Dajiang pointed at Lin Jingzhe and said, "You little bastard, look at Ci'an, then look at yourself. When you get to the county, learn more from Ci'an, and don't just think about going out to play."

"Take these cakes with you. Your mother just made them."

Lin Jingzhe took it and said, "I know, Dad."

As he said this, he got on the carriage and said to Xie Ci'an, "Ci'an, get on the horse. We still have to go to the village head's house to pick up Yaowen and Yaoguang."

Lin Xiaoman took out the purse that he had prepared long ago and said, "Brother, wait a moment."

Lin Jingzhe poked his head out, "Xiaoman, I haven't left yet, are you reluctant to let me go?"

Lin Xiaoman walked forward, looked up at his brother who had a smirk on his face, and shook the purse in his hand.

"Isn't the money you earn hidden with me? Why don't you take the money with you when you go out?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Jingzhe didn't care at all. "No need. Mom gave me ten taels of silver. Don't worry. I have money."

Lin Xiaoman threw the purse into the carriage and waved, "Just take it if I tell you to. Why are you talking so much? Aren't you in a hurry to meet up with Brother Changsheng in town? Let's go."

After saying that, he patted Xiao Hei on his butt. Xiao Hei happily raised his horse's hoof and ran forward, pushing Lin Jingzhe, who was about to stand up, back to sit.

At the time of parting, Lin Jingzhe was still a little sad, but now, he completely disappeared without a trace.

She felt a little embarrassed in front of Xie Ci'an, "Ci'an, Xiaoman is just a child, don't be surprised."

Xie Ci'an slowly lowered his curled lips, "No, I envy you guys."

"What are you envious of? Xiaoman and I quarrel every day. It's so annoying."

Lin Jingzhe said he was annoyed, but the corners of his mouth were raised high, as he was afraid that Xie Ci'an could not feel his happiness.

Xie Ci'an's mouth twitched and he was speechless.

After picking up Lin Yaowen and Lin Yaoguang, the carriage was completely full.

Lin Yaowen felt deeply sorry, "Jingzhe, I'm really sorry, my mother wanted to give me all the pots and bowls, but after much persuasion, I only brought these."

Lin Yaoguang immediately shrank into a corner. "My mother does the same. I won't be back for a year or two. Jingzhe, I'm so sorry. I'll just stay here. You can sit in a more spacious place."

Lin Jingzhe smiled and shook his head, "It's okay, when we get to town, I'll go sit in Changsheng's carriage. His carriage has cushions, which are soft and comfortable."

Along the way, Xie Ci'an was driving outside.

Halfway through the journey, Lin Jingzhe suddenly cried out.

The two brothers Lin Yaowen and Yaoguang were shocked.

"Jingzhe, are you okay?"

"Jingzhe, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm not destined to sit on a cushion! You two don't know how to drive a carriage. If I get on the carriage of immortality, you will have to leave An to drive alone."

Xie Ci'an's voice came from outside.

"It's okay. If you want to sit down, go ahead. I can drive the car by myself."

"No, Brother Changsheng has two servants who can take turns driving the carriage, but you are alone. What if you get tired during the journey? Besides, I have to respect my teacher..."

Xie Ci'an added, "You don't seem to be very well behaved on weekdays."

Lin Jingzhe: “…”

After meeting up with Gu Changsheng, they drove all the way and finally arrived at the county town before dark.

Gu Changsheng invited them to Gu's house, but Lin Jingzhe refused.

Lin Jingzhe opened the bamboo curtain and pointed at the bundles that almost filled the carriage to the brim, and said in distress: "Brother Changsheng, the things in the carriage still need to be packed up. Let's forget about it today and do it tomorrow."

After a tiring journey, the young men stopped talking to each other and agreed to meet again tomorrow before parting ways.

It was agreed at the beginning that Lin Yaowen would go to the county school and therefore stay at the Xie family.

Like Lin Jingzhe, Lin Yaoguang was going to take an exam at Guanshan Academy, so he stayed at the Lin family.

Lin Jingzhe first drove the carriage to Xie's house and helped unload the luggage.

Then he and Lin Yaoguang turned back to the entrance of Qingshi Alley.

By the time the four of them had finished packing, they were exhausted.

They made an appointment to go outside to eat a bowl of mutton noodles, and shared the pancakes made by Li Taohua, and everyone ate together while soaking in the mutton soup.

After eating noodles, the four of them went to Xie’s house together.

A few days ago, Xie Ci'an moved some books needed for the imperial examination from Shanglin Village. After eating and drinking, he could read with peace of mind.

With an oil lamp, four young men sat around a desk, reading quietly.

If you encounter something that is not clear, you can discuss and debate it on the spot.

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Roses have a short flowering period. Even with sufficient water and fertilizer, most roses can only bloom for a week.

Some flowers are small and can bloom for up to two weeks.

However, Lin Xiaoman does not grow roses for flower viewing.

The flowers usually bloom for three days, and are picked by Lin Xiaoman when they are at their most blooming.

The flowers were picked, all the petals were separated by color, washed and dried.

The petals are light and will fly everywhere when the wind blows. When drying, a layer of gauze should be covered on the petals.

By March 25th, most of the roses had been picked by Lin Xiaoman, and there was still a small piece left, which Lin Xiaoman gave to Zhou Quan.

Lin Dajiang gave some instructions in the workshop again, and Lin Xiaoman also handed over the workshop to Lin Chunhua.

Except for Li Taohua who was busy running the food shop and couldn't go, Lin Dajiang took his three children and drove the Xie family's carriage, taking Lin Zhuang with them, to the county town.

Originally, Linzhuang's wife was eager to go, but when she saw that it was Lin Dajiang who went from the Lin family, she reluctantly changed to Linzhuang.

Even after the carriage had gone far away, they were still muttering about how two grown men could take care of so many children.

It was not yet dark when Lin Dajiang arrived at Qingshi Lane.

This time he brought a lot of rice, flour, seasonings, and vegetables and beans grown at home. Li Taohua also brought everything she could.

There were even quite a few Chinese sausages and preserved eggs, as well as a piece of pork belly.

There was no one in the yard, so Lin Dajiang went to Xie's house and knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was none other than Lin Jingzhe.

"Dad? Uncle Zhuang? Why are you here?"

Lin Dajiang said, "Not only are we here, Grain Full, Grain Rain, and Beginning of Winter are here too. You and Yaoguang are going to Guanshan Academy on the 28th, so your uncle Zhuang and I decided to come over and look after you for a few days."

Lin Yaoguang came out after hearing the voice and saw Lin Zhuang, "Dad, you're here."

"Yes, your mother was worried that you wouldn't eat well outside, so she asked me to come here."

Seeing that they were the only two people there, Lin Dajiang asked, "Where are Ci'an and Yaowen? Are they in the county school?"

"Yes! On the second day after they arrived, Ci'an and his friends went to the county school."

"Yaoguang and I will be at Ci'an's place during the day, and we'll just deal with it at noon. At night, Ci'an will make cakes and I will cook meat, so we'll just make do with what we have."

Lin Dajiang said: "No wonder you've lost some weight."

Lin Jingzhe touched his chin, "Is there?"

"You guys go in. There are still two days left. Hurry up and study. Guanshan Academy is the best academy besides the county school. If you fail the Jingzhe exam, Ci'an and the others are all in the county town, so you have to go back to Dayi Town."

Lin Jingzhe smiled and said, "It's okay. If I fail the exam, I will go to Mingyi Hall. I will come again when Guanshan Academy holds the exam next March."

"You little brat." Lin Dajiang was both happy and worried.

I am happy that my eldest son has a good attitude, but I am worried that with such an attitude, when will he be able to get admitted to Guanshan Academy?

But there is no point in worrying. After all, Jingzhe started learning late, so it is reasonable that he failed to get into Guanshan Academy. It would be a pleasant surprise if he passed.

Thinking this way, Lin Dahe finally came to terms with it.

In order not to disturb the two people reading, Lin Dajiang and Lin Zhuang left first.

"Wait until Ci'an and the others come back from the county school, and you can come over for dinner. If Changsheng is here, come too."

When Lin Dajiang and Lin Zhuang arrived at the house at the entrance of Qingshi Lane, Lin Xiaoman was already preparing dinner.

Lin Zhuang saw five or six bundles of firewood piled in the yard, so he found a hoe, sharpened it with sand and stone, and split the firewood into four halves.

They then used hemp ropes to tie them up in bundles.

With such great skills, Lin Xiaoman has already prepared the pork belly and is ready to stew it.

Last time they only bought a big iron pot, but this time Li Taohua packed up all the extra stew pots and charcoal stoves at home and asked them to bring them.

Slowly simmer the pork belly in a stew pot over low heat. Leave it like this until the county school is over, and it will be almost done.

Afterwards, Lin Xiaoman stewed the pork ribs he brought from the village in an iron pot for more than half an hour.

After all these are done, she will prepare a spicy hot pot.

The crispy pork and meatballs brought from home were ready. Lin Xiaoman cut the potatoes into large pieces, the beans into small strips, and grabbed a handful of pickled radishes from the jar, preparing the ingredients for the spicy hot pot in advance.

After a while, the aroma of braised pork spread from the kitchen to the yard.

Lin Zhuang, who was not hungry at first, felt that the glutton in his stomach was awakened and made a growling sound.

No wonder the villagers often say that the Lin family eats well. Who can resist such fragrance? If it were him, he could finish four bowls of rice.

Fortunately, when he came, his eldest brother and sister-in-law asked him to bring a bag of rice, a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes, and even two cans of lard.

In addition to the salt, a bag of flour, and a bag of cornmeal that his wife asked him to bring, he was also given three taels of silver.

Otherwise, I will be so embarrassed when I eat it later.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhuang wanted to do more work. He was strong and quickly chopped all the firewood in the yard.

All the bundles were tied up and placed in the yard.

Lin Zhuang shouted to Lin Dajiang who was lighting a fire: "Brother Dajiang, where should we put the firewood?"

Seeing that Xiaoman was doing it well, Lin Dajiang stood up and went out. "There is a firewood room in the south. I'll take you there."

The two men each carried the firewood, one trip after another, and it took them more than ten times to finish moving the firewood.

The firewood room was piled high. Lin Dajiang smiled and said, "We won't have to worry about firewood for the next half month. I heard from Jingzhe that we have to buy firewood from all over the county. It's really extravagant. Tomorrow, the children will go to school. Let's go to the nearby county to see if we can pick up some firewood."