"Yes, Second Aunt, I understand." Qiu Xu blew out the candle and got into bed.
If his sister knew that he was about to take the preliminary examination, she would probably be looking forward to it as well.
He also wanted to give his second uncle a surprise.
He was a little worried about his second uncle; he had been gone for so long, why hadn't he come back yet?
He comforted himself.
Second Uncle must have gone to assist Senior Brother. With Senior Brother there, Second Uncle will surely return safely.
Everyone else was asleep, but Jiang Liu couldn't fall asleep no matter what.
Before, she was busy with business all day, and only Cuizhu was by her side. Even when Qiu Dafu wasn't around, she didn't feel anything.
But now, ever since Qiu Dafu went to Northern Qi, she has always felt empty inside.
She placed her hands on her lower abdomen.
My child, by the time your father comes back, you might already be able to move.
And Xiaoyan, where are you?
...At dawn, in a certain city, Qiu Yan and her three companions appeared on a small street.
Qin Susu gazed at the road that seemed endlessly distant.
"How much longer until we arrive?"
Ling Qi: "Soon."
Qin Susu: "It's always the same line, Ling Qi, can you use a different word?"
Ling Qi: "It should be, maybe, probably... we'll arrive soon."
Qin Susu rolled her eyes. "You'd better not say anything."
Qiu Yan didn't know how much longer.
Ling Qi once said that he would arrive in a month.
But once you actually start, you encounter numerous obstacles.
Now, almost a month has passed, and they are still in Western Qin.
No, it was the former Western Qin.
Furthermore, all of them combined only had fifty taels of silver left.
She couldn't help but sigh, "Money goes by so quickly!"
Ling Ba noticed Qiu Yan's doubts and stepped forward to say:
"I learned at the time that after two more cities, we would reach the capital of the Western Qin Kingdom, Qin County."
Qiu Yan nodded: "I think we will reach the border of the Western Regions in a little over a month."
"Hmm, it will take at least a month and a half," Ling Ba thought to himself, "maybe even more than two months."
Qin Susu was about to cry.
"Heavens above, why did I bring this suffering upon myself?"
"It's not too late to go back now." Ling Qi followed up on Qin Susu's words, only to be met with a light punch from Qin Susu.
"I'm willing to suffer, it's none of your business."
After saying that, she jumped off the carriage, wanting to see what local delicacies the city had.
Of course, it was just for observation. They didn't have much money left, and their daily meals consisted of either wild game they hunted themselves or simple vegetarian food.
Qiu Yan had no interest in listening to Qin Susu and Ling Qi bickering. She got off the carriage and prepared to find a steamed bun shop to buy some buns to eat.
As she walked, she saw a young couple ahead and thought of her cousin, Xia Minmin, from her aunt's side.
It seems that she and that scholar surnamed Zhou are already married.
I'm sorry I couldn't attend their wedding.
...The Zhou family, Zhou Bin, who had just gotten married, was a dull-looking man, but he was extremely fond of his bride, whom he had chosen from among a hundred.
Everyone in Xiajia Village envies Xia Minmin for marrying so well.
They all say that Xia Minmin has fallen into a lucky nest.
However, the people of Chengxi Village did not think so.
They felt that Zhou Bin was hopeless and utterly incapable of being helped.
Because the Zhou family was large and powerful, and because the landlord Zhou was usually stingy and rigid towards them, the villagers always ostracized Zhou Bin behind his back.
Not only his classmates, but even the village children mocked Zhou Bin for his lack of academic achievement.
There were reasons why everyone laughed at them.
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