Chapter 145 Hide and Seek
"In fact, I would have come to see you when the time came, even without you telling me. Thank you so much for taking care of my Ying'er in the past few months."
"I really hope she can stay longer. How could I regard her as a burden? She is the one who bears the real hardship."
With the help of an extra helper, the trivial matters in daily life can be distributed, so you won’t be busy and breathless all day long.
After Shu Ziying cleaned the chicken coop, Zhao Chunhua carefully selected a few pieces of good quality konjac and put them in a small bowl for her to take back to her mother.
And we agreed that I could come back tomorrow to pick up the empty bowl.
At this moment, she suddenly heard some babbling sounds coming from the room, and Zhao Chunhua hurried over and closed the gate.
After all, we still have to always keep an eye on the naughty child at home. Ever since she learned the crawling skill, she will crawl around and start her hide-and-seek game if you are not careful.
There have been many times when the little one has crawled under the bed or hid in the quilt to play hide-and-seek.
Even though most of its body is still exposed, you have to pretend you can't see it and look for it. You have to call it several times before this cute little guy will slowly poke his head out from under the blanket, and then rush over to play with an innocent smile on his face.
It's really a joy to see such a young yet fun-filled child.
Zhang Daniu also remembered this incident and told Zhao Chunhua that he wanted to invite Bai Youcai's mother to come home and spend happy time with her daughter.
Zhao Chunhua had no objection to this. She just nodded slightly, and then gently told Zhang Daniuyou not to forget to bring some expensive gifts when he came to invite people, to show his sincerity.
No matter what right and wrong or grudges the Tang family had in the past, since Tang's mother could stay in her house for more than ten days, it was estimated that staying for a few more days would not cause too many problems.
The key is to not let Bai Youcai, who is pregnant, worry and be frightened all day long, as this will be very detrimental to her own health and the baby in her belly.
Thinking that Zhang Daniu was about to go out for a trip, Zhao Chunhua couldn't help but feel a warm current in her heart, so she took out two silver ingots and handed them to him, hoping that it would help him not appear too tight on money when he needed something outside.
Faced with Zhao Chunhua's kindness, although Zhang Daniu still instinctively wanted to refuse, after all, he did not want to rely too much on others; but when his eyes met Zhao Chunhua's expectant eyes, he finally silently accepted the gift of money.
At this moment, it seems that it is indeed quite difficult to refuse your mother's wish, especially when your mother has high expectations of you.
"Now that your father has passed away, you should learn to take on the responsibility of this family."
Zhao Chunhua said seriously but tenderly, "I know you love reading, and that's great. I fully support you, but at the same time you must realize that life is not just about reading. You also need to learn how to deal with all kinds of things in life."
If he only studied hard and ignored the trivial matters at home, Zhao Chunhua would definitely not be as tolerant towards him as she is now.
She recalled the plots she had seen in many stories in the past. What made her most angry were those people who just studied hard like a closed-door student, completely ignoring the feelings of their family.
These people are often completely dependent on their families for support. If they can pass the imperial examinations and give back to society and their families in the future, it is acceptable; but some people forget those who have done them favors after becoming famous. Their ungrateful behavior of abandoning their parents, wives and children and only caring about their own enjoyment is simply unforgivable in her eyes.
Unfortunately, such situations are not uncommon in reality.
After hearing these heartfelt words, Zhang Daniu nodded slowly, feeling unprecedentedly touched.
During this time, he gradually realized that he had been over-protected.
Since his father passed away, many things that he had never considered before fell on his shoulders, forcing him, who had originally focused only on the world of books, to re-examine his lifestyle.
However, the teacher once told him seriously that compared with his previous articles that lacked substantive content, what he wrote now began to seem substantial and meaningful.
If I can continue to study and practice in depth, one day in the future I may be able to achieve something in the literary world.
After returning home from outside, Zhao Chunhua took the small stone from Zhang Daniuyou and asked Zhang Daniuyou to comfort Bai Youcai's emotions, because for pregnant women, mood changes are often very sudden and unpredictable.
There was one particular experience that was deeply imprinted in Zhao Chunhua's memory: a very close friend of hers, during her pregnancy, suddenly went from craving a piece of strawberry cake to breaking down and crying because her spouse did not immediately accompany her to eat hot pot.
This huge emotional fluctuation made everyone around him feel incredible and confused.
From then on, Zhao Chunhua became extremely careful and considerate towards pregnant women.
If the situation didn't really require it, she would never let Zhang Daniu travel too far away from home during this period.
Taking the imperial examination for the first time is likely to result in failure due to lack of experience.
A preliminary screening at the village level may cost dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver.
This considerable expense makes the whole matter seem particularly important.
When Zhao Chunhua returned home, she did not rest immediately but took advantage of the time when Xiao Shitou was sleeping quietly to sort out the current family financial situation again.
The cost of the upcoming trip has been clearly divided into three parts, of which Zhang Daniu is responsible for a certain proportion; the specific expenses for accommodation will have to be further estimated after arriving in the provincial capital.
According to common sense, the cost of a day's hotel stay would normally not be less than two hundred coins.
By this calculation, the rent alone for two months would cost at least several taels of silver; as for renting a house near the examination center, it is even more unpredictable what the price would be, so this part of the funds can only be roughly budgeted for the time being.
In addition, daily diet and other aspects such as reserves needed for possible emergencies are also taken into consideration.
Zhao Chunhua carefully selected a green embroidered bag and cautiously put in a string of copper coins, two silver ingots weighing ten taels each, and a silver note with a face value of twenty taels.
Considering that the situation has been relatively stable in recent years, and the specific time for taking the imperial examination has not yet been determined.
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