"Grandpa, are you alright?" Zhao Qingyan asked considerately as she quickly went to help Zhao Qianci.
"Cough cough, it's nothing, let's hurry back, old woman, help me up."
After answering Zhao Qingyan, Zhao Qianci quickly called his wife over.
After whispering a few words to each other, Huang helped Zhao Qianci into the carriage and drove off, leaving Zhao Qingyan behind.
"No, why didn't you wait for me? Am I just superfluous?"
Watching the carriage disappear into the distance, Zhao Qingyan wrinkled her nose, expressing her dissatisfaction.
At this moment, all the candidates from the Zhao family, young and old, came out. After being counted, they all walked home without missing a single one.
"Daughter, why did your grandpa and grandma suddenly run away, without even waiting for you?" Zhao Minggeng asked.
Zhao Qingyan glared at her father with resentment.
"Is she even my biological daughter? Why bring up such a sensitive topic? How would I know? When it really matters, my granddaughter is just superfluous."
Who knows what secrets that old couple has? Their sudden boldness suggests something they don't want us to know.
Zhao Minggeng nodded in agreement.
"Let's go, we'll find out when we get home quickly."
Then he reached out and took the exam basket from his youngest son's hand.
Zhao Qingyang expressed his desire to lighten his load, and took back the basket he had offered. Zhao Qingyan accepted it.
"I'll hold this for you. How did your test go today?"
Zhao Qingyang looked up and revealed an extremely confident smile.
"I feel I answered quite well, but I don't know what my grandfather and father will think."
Zhao Qingyan patted her younger brother's head.
"As long as you feel good, don't think about those things for now. Just clear your mind. When we get home, your sister will cook you something delicious. There are still two more shows to go."
If you pass smoothly, you'll be considered a little prodigy.
Zhao Qingyang's face flushed slightly, clearly excited by the wonderful anticipation.
"Hey sis, if I pass the imperial examination and become a student, what reward will you give me?"
Zhao Qingyan was delighted.
"Good job, kid, you know you need a reward."
"Absolutely. Tell me, what reward do you want? Silver, food, drinks, toys, or something else?"
Zhao Qingyang was so shy that she kept scratching her head with her little hands.
"Sis, could you lend me your drawing book? I love drawing. It's so satisfying to be able to bring different things to life on paper."
Zhao Qingyan pondered for a moment, "Are you referring to a complete guide to sketching or an introduction to watercolor painting?"
When Qingyang heard this, his eyes lit up.
"Can I have both? But sis, could you also give me a few pencils and some watercolors?"
His cautious manner amused Zhao Qingyan.
"This isn't a reward. I'll get it for you when I get back to the valley after your exams. I knew you liked drawing! I support you. What else do you want?"
After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't figure out what else I wanted.
The little guy is very satisfied with his current life.
Zhao Qingyan thought about it for a moment,
"Okay, after you finish your exams, I'll take you to the jewelry store and I'll buy you a jade pendant to weigh down your clothes."
"Of course, if you want a gold necklace, I can afford it too."
Zhao Qingyang's face immediately turned red. "Sister, I'm an adult now. Adults don't wear collars."
Zhao Qingyan suppressed a laugh; if she teased the little guy any longer, his face would probably bleed.
"Yes, our Qingyang is all grown up now. Let's go, how about sweet and sour pork for dinner tonight?"
Zhao Qingyang nodded happily, "I want to eat sweet and sour fish too."
"Okay, okay, we'll do them all." The sisters' voices faded into the wind.
When the group arrived home, Zhao Qianci had already changed his clothes and was sitting in the living room.
"Father, Mother, why did you come back so quickly? Are you alright?" Zhao Changgeng asked.
"Nothing much, I just felt a bit of an urge to pee, so I rushed back."
Zhao Qianci said nonchalantly, completely ignoring the need to maintain the demeanor of a patriarch.
After hearing this explanation, everyone looked at Zhao Qingyan with great sympathy, their eyes saying, "You actually lost to poop and pee."
Zhao Qingyan touched her nose, as if losing to poop and pee wasn't unfair.
Zhao Minggeng suddenly posed a probing question,
"Dad, have you not been to the outhouse for more than a day? Aren't you afraid of getting sick from holding it in? Should I go and fetch a doctor for you now?"
After saying that, he turned and was about to run out. Zhao Qianci quickly stopped him.
"You brat, come back here. Why do you keep calling a doctor for no reason? I know my own body, I'm fine."
How did everyone do on the exam?
"I feel pretty good, I answered them all correctly..."
"It's not as difficult as I imagined..."
"I think I'm having some trouble understanding the question..."
When Huang and Zhao Qingyan had prepared the food and brought it to the table, they saw that everyone was still discussing it, so they quickly told them to stop.
Ms. Huang didn't sleep well last night. Although she tried to catch up on sleep during the day, she still couldn't sleep soundly.
I went to sleep early tonight.
In the middle of the night, Huang suddenly opened her eyes, quickly pulled out a pillow and threw it upwards, grabbing Zhao Qianci and rolling him to the ground.
Fortunately, starting from the time Zhao Qian resigned from the exam, he would turn on the light when he went to sleep at night.
Zhao Qianci was suddenly lifted up by his wife while he was sleeping. He woke up groggily and was about to ask what was going on when...
The person was stunned.
What landed on their bed was a snake, smashed in the middle.
It's the kind that's highly poisonous.
"Old woman, how did you get in?" Zhao Qianci asked, trembling.
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? It's my fault, I forgot to sprinkle the pesticide on this house. Put your shoes on and get them all up to sprinkle the pesticide."
Huang felt very unlucky.
Zhao Qianci hesitated to move. "Old woman, look at my shoe, why is it still moving?"
"What? How can the shoes move?"
Looking down, I felt a chill run down my spine. I grabbed the teacup from the bedside table and smashed it over there.
The commotion in the room disturbed Zhao Qingyan, who was sleeping next door.
"Grandma, what happened in your room?" I put on my shoes, grabbed a candle, and headed toward my grandparents' bedroom.
"My dear girl, there's a snake over here, be careful. Get me some fire tongs," Huang said.
"What?! There's a snake?" Zhao Qingyan shouted in fright.
Because it was a temporary residence, the whole family lived in the main house in the first courtyard.
The grandmother and grandson successfully woke up everyone in the yard.
With a clatter, everyone got up.
Zhao Qingyan also replaced the candles with emergency lights after hearing about the snakes.
Anyway, everyone has seen the solar-powered garden lights in the valley, so bringing out an emergency light at this time is not a big deal.
Especially since there are snakes.
With the emergency lights on, the room was instantly as bright as day.
The group grabbed their weapons and went to the old couple's bedroom.
Upon entering, I was terrified by the snakes on the bed and the floor.
"Mom, these are poisonous. How many are there? Are there any more?" Zhao Minggeng asked naively.
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