After speaking with the teacher, Wang Yu once again lamented the pity of the original owner. The original owner had originally stayed at the inn for a day to recuperate after seeing a doctor, knowing that this exam was a failure. He rushed back before he recovered. The weather was bad that day, and he got caught in the rain when he entered the village. He was worried about something, and had a high fever that night. He had been feverish for two days, and now it was his turn...
"Alright, now that it's happened, there's nothing we can do. You should study hard for the next two years to prepare for the next college entrance examination. You can continue studying Wang Yu's policy essays. I'll give you the questions, and you should write them carefully. You still have plenty of time to think carefully. Be sure to strive for excellence!"
After saying that, he patted Chen Yanwen on the head and said, "Although this academy ceremony is for you to test the waters and see what you can write, your poems are not as good as the ones you wrote in the academy! Your essays are also not expressive enough. Come to the academy every day to recite the articles written by the predecessors. Make sure you understand the meaning. If you don't understand, come and ask me. Don't just laugh and have fun all day, and read less storybooks!"
After the lecture, the teacher waved his hand and told them to go to the classroom and study hard. Wang Yu stepped forward and told the teacher about his work in the restaurant, and told the teacher that he would only attend classes half a day in the future.
Master Song also knew Wang Yu's family situation and that studying was expensive. Thinking of how hard Wang Yu had been studying, he relented and said, "Okay, but don't fall behind in your studies!"
Wang Yu thanked the teacher and went to the classroom with Chen Yanwen. He took the book and started to review. Although he had a natural memory, he still needed to read the books for the college entrance examination from the beginning to deepen his memory. The college entrance examination is held every three years and will be held the year after next. Wang Yu needs to review seriously. After Wang Yu met with the teacher, Cheng Chen at home also welcomed the first little friend from Yuxi Village.
"Is anyone home?"
Cheng Chen saw a young man standing outside the yard. He was wearing a linen shirt and carrying a basket on his shoulder. He should be the An Ge'er from the Li family next door that her husband mentioned. Cheng Chen walked up, opened the door, and let him in.
Li An greeted Cheng Chen with a smile, said his name, and asked, "I'm going to go dig wild vegetables and bamboo shoots. Do you want to come?"
Cheng Chen's eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement, and took the tools to dig vegetables. In spring, wild vegetables in the mountains and fields all emerged, and the villagers would go to dig them. These were free, and if they were not eaten, they could be dried or stored for winter, or made into pickles, which would last much longer.
Li An saw him say he was going and said happily, "Let's go. I saw Qing'er digging a lot of bamboo shoots yesterday. He said there were a lot on the mountain. Oh, right! Qing'er is the son of Uncle Zhou Xiang's family, two families ahead of us. I'll take you to meet him someday!"
Cheng Chen was very happy to have made friends, and his face was full of smiles! And Ang'er was very cheerful and a very nice person.
Li An looked at Cheng Chen's happy smile, which was very beautiful, and praised him: "Brother Chen, you are so handsome."
Cheng Chen said embarrassedly: "You look good too!"
"Really?" Ang'er touched his face happily when he heard this, and the smile on his lips widened unconsciously.
Yuxi Village is not as close to the mountain as Xiling Village. It takes half an hour to walk there. When he passed by his own fields, Wang's father and mother were busy in the fields. He greeted them and said that he had wanted to come over to help in the morning, but they didn't let him. They said that they were busy with only a few acres of fields and asked him to have fun with Ang'er.
Cheng Chen had just arrived here and he didn't dare to say anything more than what the Queen Mother said. He just had to go back and cook at noon.
The Queen Mother also looked up and warned them: "Be careful and don't go into the inner mountains. Just dig in the outer mountains."
This mountain is rolling and there are large wild beasts in the deep mountains, such as jackals, tigers and leopards. Thinking of his father being hit by a blind bear in the mountain, except for hunters, the villagers nearby dare not easily enter the deep mountains. There are many good things in the mountains, but it is also dangerous.
After that, the two of them walked towards the mountains. An Ge'er curiously asked Cheng Chen how his marriage was going and whether Wang Yu was good to him. Cheng Chen was asked so directly that he felt embarrassed and just said that it was fine.
Li An: "My mother is looking for a fortune teller for me. I don't know if my future husband's family is good or not."
Cheng Chen thought that Li An was about the same age as her and it was indeed time for them to meet, so she said, "Don't think too much. Auntie will definitely keep a close eye on you."
An Ge'er thought so, but there was no point in thinking about it now, so he ended the topic and chattered on about what was happening in the village. Cheng Chen was a good listener, occasionally replying: "Really? Really! Ah, so that's it... An Ge'er, you know so much!"
Time passed quickly as they chatted, and they had already reached the foot of the mountain. The mountain was lush and green, brewing an endless spring atmosphere. The sun was shining brightly, and they could smell the scent of the mountains. There were dotted wild flowers blooming in the grass at the foot of the mountain, yellow and red, with butterflies flying among the flowers, creating a picturesque scene.
Cheng Chen saw two or three other aunts already digging, and they glanced at each other and joined in. There were indeed a lot of bamboo shoots, and Cheng Chen dug up a lot with his small hoe in a short while. He also dug up some juicy wild vegetables, which were also delicious when blanched to remove the bitterness and mixed with cold vegetables.
This is the case for every household. Although the vegetables in their own vegetable gardens have grown, fresh wild vegetables are also very attractive, so people come to dig them every day while they are still tender. What's more, there are such fresh vegetables as spring bamboo shoots, which are delicious whether stir-fried or stewed in soup.
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Wang Yu finished his work at the restaurant in the afternoon, around 4 p.m. This job was really good, easy and not complicated. He could leave directly after finishing the accounts.
On the way back, Wang Yu didn't see the ox cart, so he planned to walk back as a form of exercise. On the way, he met a fellow villager pushing a cart with a bucket of fish. Wang Yu bought one. When he got home, he saw Cheng Chen washing wild vegetables in the yard. He was so happy that he could see the person he loved when he got home.
"My husband is back!" Cheng Chen wiped his hands, stood up and walked towards Wang Yu.
Wang Yu touched his head and asked, "Is An Ge'er here today?"
Cheng Chen: "Yeah, today Ang'er and I went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables and bamboo shoots. We dug a lot. If we can't finish eating the bamboo shoots, we can make sour bamboo shoots!" Cheng Chen excitedly introduced his achievements today to Wang Yu.
"Our Achen is really awesome. I'll give you fish as a reward today." He took out a fish from behind him.
Cheng Chen took the fish, a large carp (called crucian carp here). This fish is delicious when stewed with tofu. He put the fish in the kitchen and said, "I'll go to the village to buy some tofu. We'll have tofu stewed with fish tonight!"
Wang Yu: "Achen, do you know where tofu is sold?"
"I know. An Ge'er told me today that there is a yard with a persimmon tree at the west end of the village. He told me a lot of things about the village!" Then he went to the room and took the purse. This was the one Wang Yu gave him yesterday. He said that he should keep all the money in the family from now on. Cheng Chen walked out with the purse, smiling.
"Don't worry, there are many people planting persimmon trees in the village. I will go with you." Wang Yu said when he saw his happy look, and then went out with Cheng Chen.
Wang Yu walked in the village holding Cheng Chen's hand. He greeted all the aunts and uncles he met. Most of them asked about his health or his husband. He walked through half of the village with his face frozen with smiles.
On the way back, Cheng Chen blushed deeply. She couldn't stand the teasing from the village aunties! They said her husband was handsome, talented, and had a good relationship with her. They even held hands outside...
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