Chapter 302: Stop at Tongsheng
"Miss, I must follow you." Lian Xin said without thinking.
Luo Kui, who was standing by, excitedly hugged Xiao Jiuyue's sleeve and said, "Miss, take me with you. I've learned some martial arts and I'm pretty good at it."
Lian Xin was unwilling to lag behind: "Miss, no matter where you are, I can make sure you eat well and sleep comfortably."
"I can protect the young lady." Luo Kui straightened her chest. She and Lian Xin looked at each other, neither of them showing any intention of giving in to the other.
Xiao Jiuyue persuaded Old Madam Xiao, and the rest of the Xiao family members were easy to deal with. When she heard the two maids vying to go out with her, she said directly: "Okay, you don't have to go, just let Hua Qing and Dong Gui follow."
Lian Xin and Luo Kui exchanged a glance, then stopped arguing and squeezed in front of Xiao Jiuyue: "Miss, take me with you."
The two of them spoke in unison, squatting pitifully in front of Xiao Jiuyue, looking like poor little ones who were afraid of being abandoned.
Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyes and looked at them like this, and couldn't help but smile: "Let me make it clear first, the road ahead is not safe."
"We are not afraid." Lianxin and Luokui said in unison, as if they were in sync with each other.
"Then let's pack up." As soon as Xiao Jiuyue finished speaking, Luo Kui and Lian Xin immediately started packing happily. Knowing that they would be away for about one or two months, they started packing very quickly.
"Yu'er." Su walked into the room and saw Xiao Jiuyue writing a letter. She walked up to her and said, "Hasn't the fabric from Yizhou been delivered well by the merchant? Why are you going there suddenly?"
"I cooked bird's nest for you." Su handed the white fungus and lotus seed soup to Xiao Jiuyue.
"Thank you, mother." Xiao Jiuyue put down her pen and drank the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup. She liked the light sweet fragrance very much.
She brought out the excuse she had already prepared and said, "Mom, Yizhou has a new batch of fabrics. I have to go check them out. Besides, Zhiyunlou is now quite famous in Lancang County and will soon be opening a shop in the prefectural capital. This fabric is very important!"
"It's just right. I'll go before the autumn harvest. Mother will have to take care of things at home." Xiao Jiuyue changed the subject and said to Su: "Mother, after the autumn harvest, there will definitely be a lot of people coming to our house. I'm afraid you will have to worry about it."
"Don't worry about your family." After hearing this, Su Shi assured him, "It's a long journey to Yizhou. Bring more people with you when you go, so as to avoid..."
"Mom, Hua Qing, Dong Gui, and the brothers Jin Wen and Jin Wu will all be there, with guards, so they'll be safe." Xiao Jiuyue stood up, took Su's hand, and said, "It's just that I won't be able to eat the snacks you make on the way. I'm afraid I won't be used to it."
"This is easy. Mom will make it for you. The Jujube Flower Crisps will keep for seven or eight days without any problem." Su immediately stood up and said, "Then I'll make it for you. Make a few extra for the journey."
Su went out in a hurry.
The Xiao family was busy packing up because of Xiao Jiuyue's trip to Yizhou. Xiao Jiuyue met Shi Lizheng.
"Don't worry, Miss Xiao, there will be no problems with the autumn harvest." Shi Lizheng patted his chest and promised happily, "I'm sure this year will be a bumper harvest!"
Shi Lizheng, who walks around the fields every day, is sure that this year's rice is growing better than last year.
"A good harvest is a good harvest, but I'm afraid some people will get jealous and do something bad." Xiao Jiuyue reminded him. Shi Lizheng said with a serious expression, "Don't worry, Miss Xiao, I've already arranged for patrols. The strong laborers in the village have formed a patrol. As for the oranges, I've also arranged for people to guard them."
"Well, whether it's grain or oranges, they are both very important. This year is the second year of Fu'an tribute oranges, and it must be better than last year!" Xiao Jiuyue reminded. Because of the Fu'an tribute oranges, the lives of the people in Fu'an Village are getting better and better.
"Miss Xiao, don't worry. There are more and more people in our Fu'an Village now, and everyone will guard it well." Shi Lizheng thought to himself, and he still had to call on everyone to guard it a little longer.
"By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet. Shi Youchang passed the examination for the scholar title. I heard that he will soon go to the Hongdu Prefecture Imperial Examination Hall to take the Juren examination. I wish Shi Lizheng all his wishes come true in advance. I also wish Shi Youchang success in the examination." Xiao Jiuyue remembered this and mentioned it specifically.
This spring, three people from Fu'an Village took part in the college entrance examination. Shi Youchang and Qu Qingshu lived up to everyone's expectations and passed the examination to become scholars. However, Song Changwen, who had always been very high-profile in the village, only became a student!
"Thank you for your good wishes, Miss Xiao." When Shi Lizheng mentioned his son who was a scholar, the beard on the corners of his mouth almost stood up to the sky. Although he always thought that his son was smart, he was also surprised that his son could pass the examination and become a student and finally a scholar!
All the family’s land is registered under Youchang’s name. I don’t know how much tax money can be saved!
"I am already very satisfied that Youchang can pass the examination and become a scholar. This time he takes the exam just to see the world." Shi Lizheng added modestly, fearing that his son would not pass, so he had to leave a way out.
"He's already very impressive for passing the examination to become a scholar," Xiao Jiuyue praised. "The provincial examination is held every three years. After all, they've just passed and are still young. They should see the world first. There's no need to rush."
"Yes, yes, that's right." Shi Lizheng's originally nervous heart gradually calmed down. Miss Xiao was right. His son had just passed the examination for the scholar, and it had only been half a year, and he was taking the examination for the juren. There must be a gap between him and those who had taken the examination countless times.
When Xiao Jiuyue left Shilizheng and returned to the Xiao family, she saw that the things on the road had been almost counted. Xiao Jiayuan ran out excitedly and said excitedly: "Sister, sir, sir can participate in this year's provincial examination!"
"Good, then you must study hard and not disturb your teacher's studies." Xiao Jiuyue patted Xiao Jiayuan's shoulder. What happened to Jiang Yu in the provincial capital before was not a big deal, but not a small one either. With a little effort on her part, Jiang Yu regained his place in the provincial examination.
"Sister, don't worry, we know what's going on." Xiao Jiayuan grinned, his excited face happy for Jiang Yu. He looked up at her and said, "Sister, why don't you take me with you to Yizhou? I'm grown up now!"
Xiao Jiayuan tried hard to straighten his body. Now that he was nine years old, he had grown a lot taller.
"If you take good care of the house and mother, you're helping your sister." Xiao Jiuyue reached out and pinched Xiao Jiayuan's face and said, "Okay, go do your homework. Tomorrow, I have to leave too. I'll check your homework when I come back."
"Oh." Xiao Jiayuan's lips moved. Looking at Xiao Jiuyue entering the room, his lips were pressed into a straight line. He had to try to make them longer so that he could help his sister.
By the way, it was the letter from his third brother. Xiao Jiayuan was holding the letter and was about to enter the house when he heard Xiao Jiuyue's voice in the house vaguely saying: Xingfeng Town.
Xiao Jiayuan looked puzzled. Wasn’t his sister going to Yizhou? Is this Xingfeng Town in Yizhou?
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