Chapter 356 Warmth
When Shen Yueyao heard the news, she happily hugged Su Xueyi and said, "I really didn't hear it wrong. Can I really go home?"
Thinking that Su Xueyi would accompany her home directly this time and she would be able to see Su Xueyi every day at home, Shen Yueyao couldn't help but smile.
Looking at Shen Yueyao's reaction, Su Xueyi felt a little guilty.
It seems that he spends too little time with Yao Niang.
Su Xueyi put her arms around Shen Yueyao and said softly and gently, "It's true. There is only one exam left. The teacher gave me the paper. I can go home and do these."
Shen Yueyao said happily: "That's great, you can go home."
"It's warm at home, much warmer than the dormitory. Not only do we have heated kangs, but we also have a stove. I light the stove, so you don't have to worry about being cold when you study."
"If you want to study, my two treasures and I won't disturb you."
"But you can't study every day. You need to combine work and rest."
Su Xueyi looked at Shen Yueyao's reaction and couldn't help but shake her head and laugh, "I heard from several classmates that their wives wish they would study hard every day and study late into the night just to make sure they pass the imperial examinations."
"You also advised me to combine work and rest."
In the past, Su Xueyi probably didn’t understand what Shen Yueyao meant by combining work and rest.
After saying it many times, Su Xueyi probably understood what it meant.
Shen Yueyao was stunned.
She comes from the technological age and her thinking is different from many people of this era.
In this era, most girls cannot study, let alone take the imperial examinations.
Probably for many people, if their husbands have high status and are successful in imperial examinations and becoming officials, their status will also rise.
Moreover, a woman's imperial mandate also needs to be earned by a man.
Shen Yueyao actually wanted to earn her own destiny.
Shen Yueyao looked at Su Xueyi and said, "I don't want you to be tired, nor do I want you to feel any pressure from the exam. Just let it go."
The scientific examinations of this era are more rigorous than those in the technological era. Taking exams for several days at a time tests people's perseverance, endurance, and knowledge.
"Besides, you've been studying for so long, you should take a break during the holidays. Don't study so hard during the New Year."
Shen Yueyao blinked and looked at Su Xueyi with anticipation.
Su Xueyi was touched and touched her hair and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
In front of Shen Yueyao, Su Xueyi is always so good-tempered and kind-hearted.
It seemed like he agreed with everything she said.
Shen Yueyao said: "It's a bit late today, the earliest we can leave is tomorrow morning."
Shen Yueyao felt excited at the thought of Su Xueyi going home with her.
"This way, when you go home, I can adjust your diet every day, and you won't lose so much weight."
Su Xueyi is now tall and thin, and it makes people feel distressed when they look at her.
"And the house is all heated, so you can sleep well at night."
Although there are down quilts here, the temperature is still no match for home.
Besides, even if Su Xueyi wanted to study, she could do so in the special tatami room at home.
You can sit on the tatami, which also has a table where you can sit and read.
There is firewood burning under the tatami, so it's warm and you won't be cold at all.
Whatever she wants to eat or whatever ingredients she needs, she buys them directly on the commercial street.
It is now very convenient to buy things in the village.
There is no need to go to town to buy it.
Although the family had a horse-drawn carriage and an ox-drawn cart, and going to town was much faster than walking before, it still took a long time to go back and forth.
Besides, both vegetables and meat are cheaper at the farmers' market on the commercial street than in town.
At this moment, Shen Yueyao became happier the more she thought about it.
She didn't realize that at this moment she was like a little girl, with her eyes and eyebrows curved in a smile, with a bright and moving glow in them.
Su Xueyi's expression changed, and she touched Shen Yueyao's hair.
"Are you so happy that I'm home?"
"Yes, you are at home. I can see you when I want to see you, and I can take good care of you when I want to take care of you. I don't have to worry about you not getting enough rest, eating well, or being cold in the academy."
"It's really cold here. Even with a charcoal fire burning, my hands get cold after writing at the desk."
Su Xueyi stretched out his hand, his palm was warm, he reached out and placed Shen Yueyao's hand in his palm to warm it, "Will this make it warmer?"
Shen Yueyao blinked and was stunned for a moment, "Your palms are warm."
At this moment, Shen Yueyao discovered that in winter, Su Xueyi's body temperature seemed to be higher.
I slept in his arms last night and didn't feel cold.
It really is a natural furnace.
"Thanks a lot."
It is obvious that his wife Yao Niang is afraid of the cold, but she still made this trip for him. It can be imagined that she had to endure the cold while riding in the carriage.
Shen Yueyao shook her head and said, "It's not hard. Look, I brought you home."
Su Xueyi shook her head and laughed. He smiled and said, "It's still early. We can pack up and go home tomorrow at the earliest. So are you afraid of the cold now?"
Shen Yueyao was stunned for a moment, "What's wrong?"
"I'll take you for a walk."
Shen Yueyao suddenly became happy, "Okay."
Seeing her happy expression, Su Xueyi felt that her mood also became better.
Su Xueyi picked up Shen Yueyao's coat hanging next to her and put it on her.
After Shen Yueyao put it on, Su Xueyi then put the scarf around her.
Su Xueyi's movements were gentle. She took care of Shen Yueyao as if she were taking care of a little girl. She was careful and gentle. Only after making sure that she was well dressed and would not catch a cold did Su Xueyi feel relieved.
Shen Yueyao said: "You should also wear more clothes."
Su Xueyi explained: "The sweater I'm wearing inside is very warm, not cold."
After both of them had packed up, Su Xueyi and Shen Yueyao closed the dormitory door and walked out of the academy.
Two streets away from the academy is the bustling provincial government.
Although it was snowing, the shops on both sides were filled with the atmosphere of life, and there were many people walking in the snow to go shopping.
Su Xueyi held Shen Yueyao's hand in her sleeve.
The sleeves were wide, shielding the hands of both people from the cold wind.
Shen Yueyao looked at the smoke coming out of the store and said, "The smell of fireworks is still stronger in winter. Look, the smoke is more obvious in winter."
Su Xueyi nodded and said, "Indeed, if there is anything you want to eat, I will take you there."
Shen Yueyao looked up at Su Xueyi, smiled softly, blinked her eyes and said, "You have to treat me to a meal."
"Well, I saved all the money I won from the college scholarship so I could buy you something. Is there anything you want to eat or like?"
Shen Yueyao was curious about how much silver Su Xueyi had in her hand at this moment.
She said, "You gave me all the money you earned before. You can keep the money you have now for your own use."
Shen Yueyao felt a little guilty for spending all the money Su Xueyi had worked so hard to earn on herself.
Little did they know that Su Xueyi was thinking of giving it to Shen Yueyao.
It seemed that only in this way did he feel that everything he did had meaning.
"Then let's take another look!"
"good."
The two people were walking along the street, and when they turned the corner they found that there were many people queuing there.
Shen Yueyao looked over there curiously and said, "Look, there are people queuing over there. It's a very long line, which means that the food must be delicious. Let's go over and take a look."
"Okay, let's go take a look."
After the two people passed by, Shen Yueyao wanted to queue up, but she thought of going to the front to see what it was before coming back to queue up.
But when she and Su Xueyi came to the front, they found that it was roasted sweet potatoes.
Shen Yueyao was stunned.
The woman selling roasted sweet potatoes was an old woman, and she had a little boy of five or six years old with her, but the little boy was wearing a lot of clothes.
He sat nearby and ate roasted sweet potatoes, which tasted so delicious that everyone in the queue was drooling just by looking at them.
"Auntie, do you have any roasted sweet potatoes left? We have to queue up in the back, or they'll be gone by now."
The old woman smiled and said, "There are more, there are more. Don't worry, there are more people waiting, but you just have to wait a while."
"That's good. Your roasted sweet potatoes are so sweet and delicious. We bought some from you yesterday, but it wasn't enough. When we came back tonight, you weren't here anymore."
The old woman said, "It snowed heavily last night, so we couldn't stay any longer."
The person who was waiting in line behind here said, "Auntie, give me five roasted sweet potatoes."
"good."
"This one, this big one, and these ones, weigh them for me."
The old woman weighed them and found that five large roasted sweet potatoes cost more than twenty cents.
The people in the provincial government seemed to be in good condition, so everyone bought roasted sweet potatoes without blinking an eye.
The people queuing behind were all discussing how delicious the roasted sweet potatoes were.
"I don't know where these sweet potatoes came from. I've never eaten or seen them before."
"Yes, it's delicious."
"Especially on a very cold day, eating a roasted sweet potato can warm your whole body."
"The key is that it is very sweet and tastes really good."
"Yes, my grandma. She's old and her teeth are bad. She can't chew many things. She usually just eats soft food like tofu porridge. The porridge doesn't have much flavor, but after eating sweet potatoes, my grandma always praises it."
"Not only do the elderly like to eat it, but adults and children also think it is delicious."
“Besides, the price is not expensive.”
Shen Yueyao looked at the long queue and didn't expect that sweet potatoes would appear in the provincial government.
Shen Yueyao went over and asked, "Old man, where did you get this sweet potato?"
The old man smiled and said, "My little girl's family grew a lot of sweet potatoes and brought a lot to us. She also said that we can roast them and sell them. So now I am selling roasted sweet potatoes while taking care of my grandson."
"It's hard to move things by yourself if you come out like this, right?"
The old man smiled and said, "Girl, my son and daughter-in-law live in a nearby village. They are busy making the kang at home now. When they are done, they will come over to help me move my things back."
“I heard that this thing was made by someone named Miss Shen, who is like a god.”
The old woman's face was all smiles when she talked about this.
She feels that there is hope in her life now.
My daughter gave them some sweet potatoes so that my son, daughter-in-law and their family can plant some in the spring.
When the little girl wanted to marry in a village near Beiliu Town, she felt it was a bit far away.
The son and daughter-in-law are also worried about their sister.
But now, my daughter's family is living a better life, and the potatoes and sweet potatoes they grow have a high yield. When I came to tell them about it, they were stunned and couldn't believe it.
But when they went there, they found it was true.
When spring comes, we can plant these in our fields and we won’t have to worry about going hungry.
Besides, she had made a lot of money just by selling roasted sweet potatoes during this period.
Although the price is not expensive, many people buy it, and the money will accumulate over time. When the time comes, I can give some of the money to my son and daughter, and everyone can have a good New Year.
The little girl said that she and her son-in-law are now working in a workshop, earning a lot of money, which allows them to have enough food and clothes, and they can also save money so that she doesn't have to give it to them.
But this is also a little thought from her as a mother.
Moreover, now that her daughter's life is better, she also knows to help her brother's family.
She was also happy to see the harmony between brother and sister.
The most important thing is to think about these things and have hope for the future.
You can have a good New Year.
A few days ago, my daughter-in-law learned to knit sweaters from my little daughter, and now she has bought some wool to knit at home.
It is said that after knitting sweaters, you can sell them on the street and earn some money for the family.
My daughter-in-law is diligent and skillful, and she learned the weaving method quickly.
Thinking of this, the smile on the old woman's face became even wider.
Seeing this scene, Shen Yueyao was quite happy.
I didn’t expect that the sweet potatoes would reach the provincial government.
This is actually a good thing. More people will grow potatoes and sweet potatoes, and the grain yield will be higher, so no one will have to go hungry.
Shen Yueyao originally wanted to buy some to try and see if it tasted any different from the ones baked at home, but seeing so many people queuing, she decided to go over with Su Xueyi.
Shen Yueyao said, "There are two shops selling roasted sweet potatoes in the village commercial street. Few villagers buy them because everyone grows sweet potatoes, but many people from town and other places come to buy them. They all say they are delicious."
"I had someone build the oven for roasting sweet potatoes."
Su Xueyi reached out her other hand and tapped her nose, saying lovingly, "Yeah, great!"
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