Previously, only 500 copper coins were sent back every month, which the Ye family thought was too much, but they didn’t expect that 2,500 copper coins would be sent back this time…
Ye Zhang counted them once and smiled till her teeth were exposed:
"My dear grandson has really made progress. It's good that he has made progress..."
With this ability, even if I fail the exam...
Pooh.
Ye Zhang cursed herself in her heart, thinking what unlucky words she was saying, her good grandson would definitely pass the exam.
Ye Youze continued to repeat Chu Qi's words:
"Mom, Grandma, my younger brother said that he sent the money back because he wanted us to live a better life. Don't save the money for him. Spend it if you need to."
"There are enough eggs for my granddaughter-in-law," Ye Zhang thought carefully, "I haven't thought of anything else yet. I can't spend the money as soon as I get it. I have to save it so that I can deal with it in case something happens."
Huang Ying said: "Qiu Ling is still wearing my old clothes. Why don't we buy her some clothes, for both hot and cold weather."
Ye Zhang nodded when she heard this: "It's time to buy more clothes for my grandson's wife."
As for Zhuang Qiuling's younger brother Zhuang Qiuyi, he didn't need to buy new clothes. He could just wear the old clothes of the Ye brothers.
Zhuang Qiuling said quickly:
"I can just wear my mother-in-law's old clothes. Why do you need to buy me new ones? Mother-in-law, grandmother, you can buy me new ones. I'll wear the old ones."
It doesn't make sense for the daughter-in-law to wear new clothes while the mother-in-law wears old clothes. She looked at her husband for help, hoping that he could say a few words for her.
Huang Ying didn't think so: "Qiu Ling, don't refuse. Let's make it like this. Let's go to the town to choose fabrics tomorrow."
Ye Youze smiled naively and responded:
"Thank you, mother, and thank you, grandmother."
Zhuang Qiuling wanted to cover her face. Why didn’t her husband help her refuse, but agreed to it!
But Ye Youze secretly held Zhuang Qiuling's hand and turned to smile at her.
Zhuang Qiuling's uneasy heart suddenly calmed down.
.....
On the other side, on Chu Qi’s first day riding a donkey cart, in the evening, the donkey cart driver stopped in front of a lake.
“That’s as far as I can go.”
Chu Qi got off the car with her luggage and looked at the vast lake in front of her that seemed to have no end.
This is the only way to Zhang County, Chunhong Lake, a lake jokingly called the sea of lakes.
If you want to get there, you have to take a boat. There are many boatmen waiting on the shore.
The boat can carry five people at a time, and each person costs twenty cents.
Chu Qi paid the money and boarded one of the boats.
The lake is very wide, and it takes half a day to walk from one end to the other.
It happened that we set out in the evening and arrived at the end around the middle of the night.
Chu Qi took a nap on the way.
When they arrived at the location, many students gathered together.
An inn was built on the shore, and at the door, a kerosene lamp emitted a faint light.
"Stay overnight, just three cents a night,"
The boss, who was still awake in the middle of the night, came out to solicit customers.
Chu Qi stayed in the hotel with the students.
This is the journey, traveling during the day and staying in a hotel at night. Even if you don’t have close companions around you, it doesn’t make any difference as long as you travel with a large group and have someone to accompany you.
Four days later, Chu Qi finally saw the gate of Zhang County in the evening.
There are only two soldiers at the county gate who are responsible for closing the gate after sunset. They don't care about the people entering and leaving the gate on weekdays.
After entering Zhang County, Chu Qi went straight to a shop selling steamed buns. She had to eat dry food most of the time along the way, and she was starving.
Chu Qi bought two slightly cold meat buns and ate half of them in one bite, chewing them with satisfaction.
She was carrying her exam box on her back, holding a bag of clothes in her arms, and holding a bun wrapped in oil paper in one hand. She was eating while looking for a place to stay.
This time we will be staying for about ten days, so we need to think carefully about where to live.
It can’t be too expensive, and it can’t be too cheap either.
After searching for half an hour, the sun was about to set, and Chu Qi barely found an inn that charged seven cents a night and did not include food, but charged for hot water.
After paying the fee for ten days in one go, Chu Qi took the key to Room 5 on the third floor and, under the guidance of the waiter, took her belongings and went upstairs to stay.
"Sir, do you want hot water? A bucket costs two cents." The waiter pointed out the amount. "If you don't want hot water, you can go to the backyard and fetch some water for a bath."
Chu Qi said: "I'll call you when I need you."
"Okay."
The waiter retreated with a smile.
After finishing a bun, Chu Qi was about to start the second one when she suddenly saw a rural cat with white fur on its belly and yellow fur on its back coming through the window.
This is the third floor.
How did the little thing climb up here?
No need to worry about falling.
Chu Qi was thinking in her mind, but her eyes were uncontrollably attracted by the cat.
Seeing the cat tilting its head to look at the buns in her hand, she couldn't help but suspect that the cat guest might have been attracted by the aroma of the buns.
After hesitating for a moment, Chu Qi asked, "Do you want to eat?"
The cat meowed softly.
Chu Qi broke off half of the bun, wrapped the remaining half in oil paper and placed it on the floor: "If you want to eat, come here."
The cat was curled up at the window, licked its lips, and couldn't resist the temptation. It jumped down lightly and slowly came to half a bun.
While it was eating the bun, Chu Qi also ate the remaining half.
Then I just sat on the edge of the bed and watched the cat slowly finish the bun.
The cat refused to leave after eating and even tried to act coquettishly by rubbing against Chu Qi's trouser legs.
Chu Qi lifted her legs and rejected the cat's coquettishness: "Don't rub against me, leave when you're full."
The cat didn't leave, but seemed to understand something after watching her actions. It moved away from Chu Qi, moved to a corner, curled up, and closed its eyes.
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