The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

A few days later, the imperial court, as Lord Zhou had requested, dispatched a total of 20,000 people from Fuzhou and other coastal areas to serve as the First Navy.

This is mainly because men in coastal areas are good at swimming, so training is more convenient and quick, and the results are significant.

Ci County served as the garrison and training base for these 20,000 naval troops.

Unlike traditional navies, this navy will be equipped with the most advanced weapons and equipment, that is, the best ships, as well as firearms, bows and crossbows, kerosene and armor.

As for the Fuzhou area, its naval power was originally one of the best in Daxia, with more than 30,000 elite soldiers. Now it has to continue recruiting soldiers, and the plan is to recruit 50,000 soldiers.

Finally, a naval force of 100,000 people was built.

Only in this way can we contend with the northern rebels and foreign races!

In general, according to this plan, the development trend is good and the pace is fast.

Within a few days, the troops arrived one after another and set up camp near a village not far from the seaside.

The scale of the camp with more than 20,000 people is very impressive, and there are many miscellaneous tasks. As the county magistrate, Zhang Ping'an took Yang Xiancheng and others to run around and watch over the work for a whole day before it was finally finished.

As soon as I arrived at the back court, my mother, Xu, carefully brought over the freshly brewed medicine. After placing it on the table, she urged, "It's freshly brewed. Drink it while it's hot, otherwise it won't work!"

Xu always followed the prescription prescribed by Chen Jianqiu seriously, and urged the two to take the medicine every morning and evening.

In fact, this prescription is just for replenishing qi and nourishing blood, and it does not necessarily mean that you can have a baby after drinking it.

In order to reassure his parents, Zhang Ping'an could only hold his nose and drink it down with his head tilted back.

As for Qian Youyi, she never drank any of it. She always used it to water the flowers.

The main reason is that she also knows that this prescription is useless, so she won't make things difficult for herself!

He was still very respectful to Xu.

After seeing Zhang Pingan finish his drink, Xu handed him another piece of candied fruit and said with a smile, "Hurry up and eat a piece of candied fruit to press it down!"

After saying this, he thought of something and said enviously, "Oh, right, you might not know yet, but your uncle has a grandson. I asked Youyi to read the letter that came today to announce the good news."

"Really? Then we should congratulate them," Zhang Pingan replied.

"Yes, having a boy at once is a great thing," Xu agreed. She stared at Zhang Ping'an and said slowly, "But for you, I don't have high expectations. It doesn't matter whether the first child is a boy or a girl. At least you have to be happy first, don't you agree?"

"Mom, don't worry, we will have grandsons and granddaughters too," Zhang Pingan said with a headache, while he had to comfort his mother.

Being urged to give birth every day, openly or secretly, is really killing me!

"Okay, okay, if you don't want me to say it, then I won't say it." Xu's face turned serious and she continued, "Then you have to let me see what's going on! If I see something, I won't say anything even if you ask me to. It's good to save some saliva!"

"Mom!" Zhang Pingan shouted.

"Everything else is easy to deal with, but for this matter, no matter how much you shout, it's useless." Xu couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Zhang Laoer watched for a long time, and when he saw that his son could no longer bear the urging, he finally spoke up to persuade him, "Alright, mother, you should stop talking too much. Ping An knows what's going on!"

After hearing this, Xu looked at Zhang Laoer angrily and said, "So you get to be the good guy, and I'm the bad guy!"

After finishing her words, Xu no longer dwelled on the topic and instead brought up Yingniang's matter. She said to Zhang Ping'an, "Son, there's something else I want to discuss with you. You've been busy these past two days and I haven't had a chance to talk to you. Could you please give me some advice?"

"Mom, what's the matter? Please tell me," Zhang Ping'an asked, sitting up straight.

"It's like this. Yingniang's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and there's nothing much to do. Her pregnancy seems to be stable and her body is strong. Ever since Doctor Chen taught her some herbs and prescriptions for replenishing qi and blood some time ago, she has been thinking about these things, hoping to learn some skills so that she can have a skill to support herself in the future.

"Your grandmother is quite supportive and thinks Yingniang can be a midwife or a barefoot doctor or something. Yingniang herself is also willing to do so. What do you think?" Xu said slowly.

As a woman, she sympathized with Yingniang and understood her feelings. She also wanted to help her niece-in-law to the best of her ability.

Asking for help not only means helping to make a decision, but also means helping to find a way for Yingniang to learn from others.

Zhang Pingan also understood.

But this was not a difficult task for him.

"If my eldest cousin's wife is willing, of course you can. I'll ask County Magistrate Yang to help find an experienced midwife and learn from her. Jianqiu can also teach her some simple prescriptions. That's easy," Zhang Ping'an replied.

"Okay, then I'll give your cousin's wife a reply later." Xu was very happy to hear that.

"By the way, where are my grandparents? What have they been busy with recently? They come home later than me every day," Zhang Pingan asked, looking around.

Xu casually replied, "Don't worry about them, they're in better spirits than your father and I. They've been going fishing every day lately!"

"Are there any servants following you?"

"Don't worry, we have servants with us. They are so old, I don't feel safe letting them go out alone. I still know the limits," said Mrs. Xu.

After a while, it was time for dinner.

Maybe her mother had already replied to her eldest cousin's wife, so when it was time to eat, Yingniang came over and thanked Zhang Pingan solemnly.

Because I eat well, sleep well, and don’t have to work, I’m a lot fatter now than before, and I look much younger. Most importantly, my energy is back!

Zhang Ping'an was also happy for his cousin's wife!

When the others heard about it, they all supported it. Even Qian Youyi asked about it and said with concern: "If you need anything, just tell me directly. Don't be shy. Your health is more important!"

Yingniang was touched, but she was tongue-tied and couldn't say anything particularly nice, so she could only keep thanking everyone.

After a good night’s sleep!

On the afternoon of the second day, an unexpected person came to the county government office.

When the yamen runner at the door came to report, Fang Ziqi thought he had made a mistake. But when he actually came out and saw the person, he couldn't help but be very surprised and asked, "Wu Ya, why are you here?"

The moment Wu Ya saw the man, tears immediately flowed down her face. She wiped her tears and said in a sobbing voice, "My mother and my sisters-in-law have ganged up on me and bullied me. I can't live in my home in Lin'an anymore!"

The voice was so loud that the yamen runners at the door couldn't help but look over curiously.

Fang Ziqi was very concerned about his reputation in front of people of lower status than him, so he quickly whispered "hush" and took Wu Ya to the back court.

After everyone was seated, he asked, "Tell me, what's going on? You haven't even finished your confinement, and you've come all the way from Lin'an to Ci County. You're lucky you have some sense, bringing a few servants and asking the escort agency to send you here!"