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

Sun Liujin thought clearly and knew that he couldn't be too anxious at the moment and could only wait and see.

At this time, Xu and Daya heard the noise and came out from the side room.

Daya couldn't help but tear up when she saw the people. There were many people in the main hall, so she didn't say much. She just picked up Cuicui, the girl in the middle, and took Si Ya's hand and said, "Come on, let's go to the side room to talk. Now that we have a big house, I will show you around later."

"Hey!" When Si Ya saw her elder sister, she stood up instantly and responded excitedly.

Then he nervously called out to Xu: "Mother!"

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!" Xu also wiped away her tears.

Seeing his grandchildren looking at him curiously, he smiled and sighed, "These must be my grandchildren, they are all very smart!"

As she spoke, she touched the oldest boy, Daze, and then took out some golden beans from her pouch and gave them to the children as a gift: "Grandma will give you money to buy some candy!"

"Mom, this is too expensive and they are still young," Si Ya quickly refused.

"I'm giving this to my grandson. This is the first time he's seen it since he was a child. Don't refuse!" Mrs. Xu stuffed the thing back into the child's pocket with some displeasure.

Daya also smiled and said, "Please accept it. It's a token of my mother's love!"

Si Ya then accepted them nervously and carefully. These golden beans were enough to support their family for several years.

Because Mrs. Xu treated her grandchildren very kindly and gave them gifts, the initial sense of strangeness between the mother and daughter disappeared instantly.

Several children kept calling "Grandma" and "Auntie".

Si Ya couldn't help but praise: "Sister, you are so young!"

I believe there is no woman who doesn't care about her appearance.

Si Ya touched her rough and yellow cheeks as she spoke, feeling very inferior.

"What's so young about that? I'm old already and will be a mother-in-law soon," Daya said with a bright smile.

Then she pinched Cuicui's rosy little face and praised: "Little girl, you are so obedient and pretty. I am your aunt, don't you know? I will give you something delicious later!"

"By the way, eldest sister, why haven't I seen the second sister, the third sister, the fifth sister, and the sixth sister!" At this time, Si Ya suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen the other sisters.

Upon hearing this, Daya looked at her mother Xu and did not answer. Some questions had to be answered by her mother herself.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu sighed silently, then patted her daughter's hand and replied, "Your second sister and her family have settled down in Lin'an and are living well. It's so far away, so they didn't come back with us. Your third sister was unlucky and died in childbirth while fleeing. As for your fifth sister, she is now in seclusion at the Wuxian Temple near us. She will be getting married in a few days and will be back then. Your sixth sister is with your sixth brother-in-law in Yangzhou. You can meet her again when you have the chance."

It took Si Ya a long time to digest this string of news before she finally reacted and asked, "What? Second sister is in Lin'an, third sister has passed away, fifth sister is not young anymore, why is she getting married just now? And sixth sister, she's already in Yangzhou, which is too far!"

Not wanting to mention San Ya again, Madam Xu waved her hand and said, "This is a long story. Let your eldest sister tell you about it later. She knows everything. So, tell us how you've been doing these past few years."

Si Ya's thoughts were quickly diverted, and she started talking about her experiences over the past ten years.