Chapter 92 Waiting for your good news

"Thank you, Sister Xu! This dumpling soup is so delicious!"

Xiaoyue's eyebrows were curved, her smile was sweet, and her crisp voice with a hint of sweetness made people feel good about her. Xu Zhichun also smiled: "Is that enough?"

"That's enough, I'm so full."

"Well, it's getting late, why don't you wash your face and go to bed?"

"good."

"Aren't you afraid of sleeping alone at night?"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"

Xiaoyue shook her head repeatedly, as if relieved.

"That's good."

Xu Zhichun chuckled, secretly relieved. It seemed the little girl didn't want to share a bed with her. To be honest, she didn't want to either; she wasn't used to squeezing in with others. There was a spare room at home, which she cleaned on weekdays, so she could just make the bed.

She didn't seek great wealth, but she wanted to live a comfortable and satisfying life at home, and she wasn't willing to compromise on food, clothing, housing, and transportation. So when she had more money, she bought a lot of things for her family.

Not to mention clothes, shoes and socks, there are also several sets of curtains, bedding sets, thick and thin quilts, pillows, etc. for changing and washing.

No words were spoken that night.

The next day, Xu Zhichun got up early in the morning as usual to make ice jelly. As the weather was getting hotter, the shopkeeper Tang said he wanted 40 kilograms of ice jelly a day.

In the entire huge county, this is the only business that does this, so 40 kilograms a day is not a lot.

After quickly thinking it over in his mind, Xu Zhichun nodded and agreed.

It’s okay, there are still a lot of ice jelly seeds, which are enough to cope with the problem if mixed with the raw materials in the harbor warehouse space.

Fortunately, Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhuer, firstly, trusted her very much, secondly, they were not very good at math, and thirdly, they were carefree, so the threshold for her to fool them was very low. In other words, it was worry-free.

Ten more pounds a day means an increase of 500 coins in her daily income, which means her income increases by 300 coins.

That was nine taels of silver a month, and the two of them could earn an extra hundred coins a day.

Everyone is happy.

Liang Mingxuan got up to help after a while.

When the uncle and sister-in-law finished everything and were preparing for breakfast, Xu Zhichun, who had been feeling like he had forgotten something, finally remembered, "Ah, I almost forgot about Xiaoyue. I'll go wake her up for breakfast."

She tends to forget irrelevant things when she starts working. Last night's incident was just an accident, so how could she still remember it?

Fortunately, I always save some breakfast for Spring Equinox, so I make more.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoyue disappeared.

Xu Zhichun was startled. "Could that little girl have run away and gotten lost? Should we go look for her?"

He is even younger than Mingxuan, only in the fourth grade of elementary school. He doesn’t understand anything yet. It would be so pitiful if he got lost again.

Liang Mingxuan thought about it and said, "Sister-in-law, I think she ran away on purpose. Let's not worry about it."

It's obvious that the little girl is a smart person, so she won't be taken advantage of so easily.

"Um?"

"My sister-in-law got up early this morning. If she had meant to, she wouldn't have left without saying hello to me. Since she left quietly, she must have her own plans."

Xu Zhichun was both angry and amused. A child this young still had "her own plans". What could she plan?

But when she looked at her sensible brother-in-law, she became unsure again.

My brother-in-law is a very opinionated person.

Okay, generation gap, that's it. She doesn't understand kids these days.

The little girl didn't look like someone who would suffer a loss, nor did she look like the kind of naive child who could be coaxed away by a weird uncle with a piece of candy. Since she left quietly, perhaps she really had her own plans.

"You're right, forget it then."

After thinking for a moment, Xu Zhichun said, "Don't tell anyone about this."

"Well, I won't tell you."

He originally wanted to remind his sister-in-law.

Five days passed in a flash. After much anticipation and waiting, the day for the announcement of the Tongshi results finally arrived.

As usual, we were closed that day and only made a small amount of konjac tofu, konjac noodles and ice jelly to send to the Lotus Restaurant.

Early in the morning, Xu Zhichun took Liang Mingxuan and Liang Mingliang in the carriage, accompanied by Zeng Xiaoyan, and also took Liang's uncle Zhang and Liang Mingxiang into the city.

Before leaving the house, Xu Zhichun, with his heart beating fast and nervous, had no idea how many times he had given Liang Mingxuan instructions and comforted him.

"It's okay. We've tried our best. No matter what the result is, it's the best result."

"Just treat it as a test to temper your character, that's good too."

"Let's study diligently and take the exam diligently. There are plenty of opportunities. Oh no, sister-in-law doesn't think you can't pass. That's what I mean. Let's stay calm and don't take the result of one thing too seriously. You understand, right?"

"I understand, sister-in-law."

"Yeah, sister-in-law knows you are a smart kid!"

Xu Zhichun didn't know whether he was really that calm or was just pretending to be calm because he didn't want to worry about anything. But looking at the calm expression of the child, Xu Zhichun subconsciously became calmer as well.

Zhang was still as annoying as ever. Seeing Liang Mingxuan's fake smile, she said in an exaggerated tone, "Why don't you go too? Why not squeeze in with so many people? It would be better to wait at home. We can just take a look for you. Mingxuan is still young anyway, so there will be many opportunities in the future, haha."

Today, Liang Lizheng and many other villagers came to see him off, chattering and making a lot of noise. Some were excited and expectant, while others were just there to join in the fun. After all, it was a big deal that someone in the village was taking the examination for the title of Tongsheng.

If it weren't for the fact that there were so many people around and Zhang was his elder, Xu Zhichun really wanted to curse back.

She was so competitive that she felt like she was going to fight for face. She wished her own child would get the first place in the exam and slap her in the face so that she could vent her anger.

Xu Zhichun smiled. "I still have to see the result with my own eyes to feel assured. Auntie is right. No matter what the result is, I have to accept it. There will be many more opportunities in the future."

Zhang is a typical example: she can criticize others but others cannot criticize her, so her face immediately fell.

Liang Lizheng coughed hard, waved his hand and said loudly: "Alright, alright! It's time to go! Everything is fine, go early and come back early, waiting for your good news!"

"Yes, yes, let's go and wait for your good news!"

"I have to win, at least I have to win one!"

"Hey, you can't say that. They're still kids, so young. It's already a great honor for them to be able to take the exam!"

"Yeah yeah!"

"Bon voyage! All the best!"

Liang Mingliang drove the ox cart, which rumbled along, and soon left the noisy crowd in the small village behind.

Zhang was actually holding back on settling the score with Xu Zhichun: "What did you mean by that just now?"

Uncle Liang scolded him angrily: "Okay, shut up and stop talking!"

"I--"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

(End of this chapter)