"It's alright," Zhou Bin said.
"What do you mean 'not bad'?" Landlord Zhou was immediately angered when he saw his son's lack of confidence.
"Bin'er, this time, you must give the Zhou family some face. We should at least be a student of the first level of the imperial examination."
"Yes, I'll try my best," Zhou Bin said, not daring to make a promise.
"Just trying your best isn't enough. Study hard these next few days, and I'll be waiting for your good news," said Landlord Zhou. Then, because of a comment from his mother...
"Dad, Minmin, quickly wash your hands, dinner is ready." He went into the kitchen.
After a busy half-day, Landlord Zhou was already starving.
Xia Minmin followed him to the kitchen, but was intercepted by Zhou Bin halfway there.
He asked, "Minmin, were you angry just now?"
"No, I'm fine." Xia Minmin smiled. "Do I look angry?"
"It doesn't seem like it." Although Zhou Bin said that, he still felt that Xia Minmin was angry.
And Xia Minmin's anger was quite inexplicable.
Seeing Xia Minmin enter the kitchen, he followed behind her.
At the dinner table, Landlord Zhou looked on with delight at the newlyweds before him.
"Bin'er, this time, we must make a name for ourselves! Our candidate for the first degree will definitely pass."
Zhou's mother glanced at Zhou the landlord.
"What are you saying? It's fine if they don't pass the exam. Their priority is to have a child. Minmin, you need to take good care of your health. You're too thin. Tomorrow, I'll go to Baiyang to buy some things to help you recover."
As she spoke, she smiled and looked at Xia Minmin.
Xia Minmin gave a stiff laugh, "Thank you, Mother, no need for supplements, my body is very strong."
Zhou's mother was amused by Xia Minmin's words "strong" and said, "We're family, no need for formalities or thanks. It's settled then, we'll go together tomorrow."
Mr. Zhou nodded in agreement: "The child is certainly important, but the fortune teller once said that my son Zhou Bin is destined to be a top scholar. Let's give Bin a good boost, to help his brain develop!"
He himself suffered from illiteracy, and he dreamed that his son would pass the imperial examination with flying colors.
But his son was causing him great anxiety.
Pfft, Xia Minmin couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Zhou Bin ate only steamed buns, saying, "I don't need any more."
This made Xia Minmin laugh again.
After dinner, Xia Minmin went back to her room, washed up, and went to bed.
Zhou's mother noticed that the light in the study was still on. Fearing that her son was ruining his eyes from staying up too long, she urged him to go back to his room and rest.
Zhou Bin said he wanted to spend the night in the study, and how could his mother agree to that?
She wondered to herself, "Could it be that Bin'er and Yuanyuan have had a falling out?"
Please, please don't!
She pulled Zhou Bin out of the study and, with a kind heart, gave him a jar of fine wine.
It is a vintage wine that Zhou's father has treasured for many years.
"Bin'er, your mother is just waiting to hold her grandson."
Zhou Bin, head bowed and clutching the wine jar, hesitated for a long time outside the door.
Thinking back to that embarrassing incident,
He downed a mouthful of strong liquor, his face flushed red.
Hearing the noise outside, Xia Minmin pushed open the door and went out, where she saw Zhou Bin sitting on the porch.
Zhou Bin's eyes were red, and his cheeks were flushed.
She touched Zhou Bin's numb lips and chuckled, "Are you alright?"
...
Qiu Yan and her companions traversed various cities of Western Qin.
This place is much better than the border region.
Prices are much lower now!
But they were running out of money.
Border refugees are frequently arriving, lacking clothing and food; floating corpses and starving bodies are everywhere on the roads.
Qiu Yan truly felt that place was hell on earth.
Elderly people are rarely seen.
Now, along the path they had traveled, they could no longer see any floating corpses or starving bodies.
However, the number of beggars on the streets is increasing.
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