Chapter 332 The Magistrate’s Wife Came to Pick Me Up
Seeing this, Yin Qianxue also understood.
She pondered for a moment, then finally compromised, "Alright. But sister... don't make father wait too long. After all... he's been either looking for you or thinking about you for the past decade or so."
"I know." He Chunxiu said, "Xue'er, I have one last favor to ask of you."
"What's up?"
"Tonight, we sisters will recognize each other. Please keep it a secret for me, Xue'er, and don't let my mother-in-law and the others know about my background."
"But sister, you have to go home sooner or later." Yin Qianxue was a little anxious and grabbed He Chunxiu's hand a little hard.
He Chunxiu pursed her lips and smiled: "Silly child, this is my sister's home."
"A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. Even if I hadn't ended up here by some strange coincidence, I would have already gotten married and had children."
Yin Qianxue didn't say anything else. The candlestick on the table swayed, and the bean-sized candlelight emitted a faint warm yellow glow.
He Chunxiu waited for a while, but there was no answer from Yin Qianxue, so she thought she was asleep.
With some difficulty, he supported himself on the bed, half sat up, and blew out the candle on the table.
"call……"
The room was plunged into complete darkness.
"Sister," Yin Qianxue's soft voice rang out in the darkness, "The Yun family is your home, and the Yin family is also your home. The door of the Yin Mansion will always be open to you. You will always be my father's daughter, the eldest daughter of the Yin Mansion."
"Yeah." He Chunxiu responded, and felt Yin Qianxue's slender jade fingers grabbing her arm and held them in her palm.
"You will always be my sister's good sister. Go to sleep. You won't be able to get up tomorrow."
"Well, Xue'er hasn't slept with her sister for many years!"
Have a good night's sleep.
The next morning, Yin Qianxue didn't say anything as expected. She had breakfast at the Yun family and left.
Yun Chengfu has to prepare for the college entrance examination. Although he is resting these two days, he still dare not relax.
Baoya, Yunhua, Yunyue and Yun Chenglu were all very self-conscious. Although they all missed their elder brother, no one bothered him.
Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and Yun Chengfu was about to leave for the provincial capital this morning.
Zhao Zhilan was old, but she was so excited that she held Yun Chengfu's hand and gave him instructions for a long time.
"Chengfu, don't eat too much raw or cold food before the exam. Autumn is almost here, so you should prepare some warm clothes to avoid catching a cold. Also, don't dwell on the exam now that it's over. Eat well and sleep well so you can be energetic for the next one."
"I understand, grandma." Yun Chengfu agreed repeatedly.
She had told Wang Cailian all the things she needed to tell her. Wang Cailian had nothing to say, so she gathered up Yun Chengfu's decent clothes and folded them one by one, neatly and with sharp edges.
Yun Dalang, who was watching from the side, was filled with sourness: "The clothes you folded for me look just like those rags rolled into a pile."
Wang Cailian rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're just a rough guy, wearing rags is fine. But our son is going to take the imperial examination, how can we be the same?"
"Yes, yes, our eldest son is the most important thing!"
In addition to the adults, Baoya and the other children were also worried about their eldest brother.
Yunhua embroidered a high school talisman for Yun Chengfu, and Yunyue solemnly sent Yun Chengfu a long list of blessings.
Baoya grunted and took out a brush from her small cloth bag and handed it to Yun Chengfu.
"Brother, this is an authentic wolf-hair brush. I made it myself!"
Of course it is authentic. The wolf hair on this brush was all plucked from the lonely king, collected bit by bit, and she picked out the part with the best toughness and the most suitable for making a brush.
Yun Chengfu accepted it with a smile: "This wolf hair brush is well made. Big brother will use it to answer the paper!"
Baoya's eyes were curved with joy.
Yun Chenglu, who was standing by, was not to be outdone and handed him a folding fan.
When Yun Chengfu opened it, he saw four big characters inside: "Top of the list of successful candidates".
Yun Chengfu was helpless: "I'm just going to take the Tongsheng exam, but it makes me feel like I'm going to take the Autumn Examination."
The Tongsheng exam is a qualification exam for taking the imperial examination. Even if you pass it, you are just a Tongsheng, not even a Xiucai.
Only if you pass this exam can you take part in the autumn examination three years later, and only if you pass it can you be called a scholar.
"So what? You will be the top scorer in the imperial examination sooner or later!" Wang Cailian's eyes were bright and she was full of confidence.
The family was talking animatedly when Yun Erlang arrived, harnessing the ox-cart. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said, "Mother, Third Sister-in-law, Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law, Madam Chen's carriage from the other day is here again!"
He Chunxiu was the first to react, holding her waist as she walked out: "Xue... Madam Chen probably knew that Chengfu was going to take the college entrance examination and came to give her blessings."
When everyone heard this, they were all delighted and quickly followed her out to greet her.
Sure enough, there was a simple and spacious carriage parked at the door. Yin Qianxue, supported by Xia He, was standing at the gate of the Yun family with a smile on her face.
Seeing the entire Yun family rushing out, she smiled and said, "I heard Chengfu is going to the provincial capital to take the exam today. I thought my husband and I would be going back today too, so why not give him a ride?"
"This...how can this be done!"
Zhao Zhilan was so frightened that she stumbled and was helped to steady herself by Baoya who was following her.
"The road to the provincial capital isn't short either. It's too much trouble for Madam!"
"Yes, Mr. Qi from the academy will arrange for them to go together. It's really hard to trouble Madam." Wang Cailian also said.
She was naturally happy that her eldest son had won the favor of Mrs. Chen.
But she also knew that the reason why Yin Qianxue was willing to take Yun Chengfu with her was actually because of the help of her third brother's wife, He Chunxiu.
"It's not a big deal," Yin Qianxue said. "I'm good friends with Sister He, and I think you're all nice people. Since it's on my way, I'll just consider it as helping Sister... well, helping a friend take care of the child."
Zhao Zhilan wanted to refuse, but Yin Qianxue turned to Baoya and asked, "Little Baoya, do you want to help me take my brother to the exam?"
Of course Baoya wanted to, so she nodded sincerely.
Yin Qianxue smiled: "In that case, why not let these children go with Chengfu to cheer up their brother and have some fun in the provincial capital."
"This is too much trouble for you!" He Chunxiu frowned. "You are pregnant now, how can these naughty monkeys take care of you?"
"They are all very well behaved. It's okay."
Yin Qianxue gently touched her still unnoticeable belly and said, "Besides, I should spend more time with the children now so that I can take care of them better in the future."
Seeing that she insisted, He Chunxiu didn't know what to say.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Wang Cailian tactfully told Yun Chenglu and Chengfu to go for the exam, and that as an older brother, he must take good care of his three younger sisters.
Yun Chenglu clenched his fists and nodded in response, "Don't worry, Mom!"
Having agreed, Yin Qianxue and Xia He boarded the carriage with their five children.
Baoya stuck her head out of the small window of the carriage and waved to He Chunxiu: "Don't worry, mother! I will be obedient!"
Yunhua and Yunyue also poked their heads out of another small window and said to Li Rongyue, Zhao Zhilan and the others, "I'll bring you some delicious food when I come back!"
Looking at the excited looks of the children, Yin Qianxue pursed her lips and smiled.
She originally wanted to take He Chunxiu to live with her, but He Chunxiu was in her advanced stage of pregnancy and it was not convenient to move her back and forth.
Then take her lovely little niece over to play with her for a few days.
Fortunately, all the children in the Yun family are well-behaved and obedient, so it would be nice to bring them along to liven things up.
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