Liu Tangxi was the kind of person who couldn't fall asleep again after being woken up, and it was almost time for her to get up. So, a quarter of an hour later, Liu Tangxi gradually woke up.

After taking a look at the place where Wei Hanzhou slept, Liu Tangxi rubbed his head and began to put on his clothes.

She touched her messy hair and felt uncomfortable when she thought about how confident she was in front of Wei Hanzhou. What she said just now was really too narcissistic. I really don't know what she had the capital to say such words in front of Wei Hanzhou.

Wei Hanzhou is not only smart and a genius, but also handsome. How could he be interested in her?

She felt that she was right. What Wei Hanzhou wanted to say to her before he left must have something to do with her staying or leaving. However, it should be different from last time. She couldn't guess why last time.

Anyway, she is not very curious, so Wei Hanzhou can say it or not.

Thinking of Wei Hanzhou's ugly expression just now, Liu Tangxi's mood instantly improved.

After putting on her clothes, Liu Tangxi opened the door in a good mood.

Without Wei Hanzhou, she felt the air was a lot fresher.

"Mom, sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, good morning." Liu Tangxi greeted everyone with full of energy.

In the past, Li would always respond to her with a smile, but today, Li frowned, sighed, and said, "Alas, the third brother left early in the morning."

Hearing this, Liu Tangxi suddenly felt that her behavior was inappropriate, and she immediately began to build up her emotions and lied with her eyes open: "Yes, my husband got up very early, and I wanted to see him off, but he said it was too cold in the morning and didn't let me go."

Presumably, given Wei Hanzhou's personality, he would definitely not tell Li these details, so Liu Tangxi was able to lie easily.

After hearing this, Li was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's hard for you, you just got married. But he's going to school, and if he passes the exam, you'll have plenty of time to spend together in the future."

Liu Tangxi showed an embarrassed look on her face at the right time, lowered her head, and whispered: "I don't know if my husband has arrived in the county town yet."

Li calculated the time and said, "We should have just arrived in town by now."

Although Wei Hanzhou had left, the family still had to eat. Moreover, since Wei Hanzhou passed the imperial examination, he had been away from home for many years, and everyone had become accustomed to his absence.

So, after a few words, they stopped talking and Liu Tangxi and Zhang went to cook.

"Sister-in-law, let me do it today." Liu Tangxi suggested.

She had been burning the fire for five or six days, and had also watched how Zhang cooked for several days.

Zhang thought about it and said, "Well, okay, then you come."

"good."

Liu Tangxi started learning to cook when she was very young. Her family was poor in the past and they used this kind of earthen pot, so she was quite familiar with it.

After cooking the porridge, Liu Tangxi began to knead the dough.

Zhang asked in surprise, "Third sister-in-law, what are you doing? Are you steaming buns?"

Liu Tangxi explained with a smile: "Make some pot stickers, the kind that stick to the pot wall."

Zhang had never heard of this way of eating, so she pursed her lips and wanted to remind her, but seeing the confident look on her face, she didn't dare to mention it.

Then, Liu Tangxi started cooking.

When cooking, Liu Tangxi followed Zhang's example and used less oil. However, even so, he still used more than Zhang.

Zhang looked at the oil in the pot with distress, opened her mouth, and then closed it again. She thought to herself that she should let her third brother's wife cook less in the future, and she would do it instead.

Liu Tangxi didn't notice the expression on Zhang's face. After the oil was heated, she started cooking.

When the dish was almost done, Liu Tangxi stuck the noodles to the wall of the pot.

After a while, the dishes were cooked and the pot stickers were also cooked.

While the dishes were being served, Wei Fuyao and Wei Bosheng stood at the door and looked over.

"Go wash your hands and eat right away." Liu Tangxi said to the two with a smile.

Wei Bosheng swallowed and said, "Okay."

When Zhang saw her son like this, a trace of worry appeared in her eyes.

Liu Tangxi didn't understand what was going on, so he smiled and explained, "Bosheng is still young, and children don't get hungry."

She thought Zhang was ashamed of her son's behavior just now.

Zhang sighed and said, "She's not young anymore. She's already six years old."

It was obvious that Zhang had something else in mind.

Liu Tangxi blinked, not understanding Zhang's reason. However, she had no intention of prying into other people's affairs, so she smiled and didn't ask any more questions. Then, she began to serve the dishes and porridge.

Liu Tangxi was a good cook, and the food was delicious, which won unanimous praise from everyone. However, he used a little too much oil in the dishes, which made Li feel a little distressed.

After dinner, Zhang neither went to the fields nor to the back hills.

The embroidery she brought back last time had already been completed a few days ago. She had wanted to go back in a few days when the market was busy and buy some more things. However, now that there was not much money at home, she thought it would be better to go earlier so that she could bring back some more and earn more money.

At this time of year in previous years, her husband and her second brother would have gone to work in town. Her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and she would go to work together. Her second brother's wife would stay at home to look after the children. Or, she and her mother-in-law would sometimes switch with her second brother's wife.

But now, my father-in-law is ill and can't work. Besides, my mother-in-law has to take care of my father-in-law and can't go out to work. Moreover, my second brother's wife is too old to go out to work. In addition, my third brother's wife has to feed him.

My third brother has run out of money to take the exam...

Zhang felt overwhelmed when he thought about these things.

The reason why I didn't think about it before was not because I didn't think about it, but because I didn't have time to think about it. After all, my father-in-law was sick and was about to die, and the whole family was worried about it. But in the past few days, after my third brother got married, my father-in-law's illness gradually got better, and the whole family was happy about it.

Now that my father-in-law has recovered from his illness, these annoying things have gradually become apparent.

Besides, she has some selfish motives.

Last year, the family agreed to send the son to an old scholar in the next village for enlightenment when he was six years old. But last autumn, my father-in-law suddenly fell ill, and the money saved by the family was spent like water.

There was almost no money left at home, so she dared not bring up this matter.

Although she was worried about her son's studies, she also knew that the most important things in the family right now were her father-in-law's health and her third brother's imperial examinations.

In the long run, as long as my father-in-law is in good health, there will be more money in the family.

As long as the third brother passes the imperial examination, their family will really become prosperous and they won't have to worry about their son's studies.

These are the reasons why Zhang wanted to go early.

She had discussed with Wei Daniu last night that she would go to work in the fields with him from tomorrow and finish the work in the fields as soon as possible. When the time came, her husband and second brother would go to the town to do some odd jobs, and she and her mother-in-law would take care of the apple orchard on the back mountain, and then do embroidery work with her two younger brothers and sisters to earn money.

Even if she went to the fields, she could still do some embroidery work in the evening.

The worst that can happen is that I have to stay up a few more nights.

After taking it, Zhang said something to her mother-in-law, Li, and after getting permission, Zhang left the main room.

As soon as I walked out, I saw Liu Tangxi sweeping the yard.

"Hey, sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Liu Tangxi asked curiously when she saw Zhang holding the bag. After all, Zhang had basically not left the house these days except for visiting the orchard in the back mountain and doing embroidery at home.

Zhang patted her bag and said, "These are the embroidery we did a few days ago. I plan to take them to the town and bring back some new embroidery when the time comes."

When Liu Tangxi heard Zhang say that she was going to the town, her eyes lit up and she showed a look of yearning. After all, she had been here for a few days and had never even left the village, let alone going to the town.

However, thinking of the plot in the book and Wei Hanzhou, Liu Tangxi put this thought aside.

"Well, then you should be careful on the road and pay attention to safety." Liu Tangxi said.

Zhang smiled and said, "Well, we are not far from the town. We will take the main road all the way, so it is very safe."

"That's good." Liu Tangxi also smiled.

Seeing the expression on Liu Tangxi's face, Zhang suddenly had an idea and asked, "Third sister-in-law, do you want to go to the town with me?"

After hearing what Zhang said, Liu Tangxi was stunned for a moment.

Send her to town?

Didn't Wei Hanzhou tell his family about her when he left? Didn't he let them keep an eye on her?

"Are you going?" Zhang asked again.

Liu Tangxi was very good at embroidery, and maybe she could embroider some big pieces, and then she could make more money. She didn't want the money, because her mother-in-law would remember every penny they made. She just thought, since she could make more money, why not?

Liu Tangxi swallowed nervously and asked tentatively, "Can I go?"

This question made Zhang slightly stunned, and then she smiled and asked back: "Why can't you go?"

Liu Tangxi didn't know how to answer this question. Seeing Li coming out of the main hall, Liu Tangxi looked at her.

The house was so small, and Li had heard the conversation between her and her sister-in-law. Seeing that her younger daughter-in-law was asking for her opinion, Li immediately agreed: "Go ahead. You've been home for more than ten days, and you haven't been to the town yet. It's a good opportunity for you to go shopping with your eldest sister-in-law."

Liu Tangxi became even more confused.

Li thought her daughter-in-law was worried about the traffickers, so she said, "Don't be afraid. The third son is a scholar, and you are now his wife, a legitimate husband, and your name is listed in our Wei family tree. Even those traffickers won't dare to capture you anymore."

Liu Tangxi's heart began to pound.

In other words, Wei Hanzhou never told his family about her, nor did he let his family keep an eye on her.

Then why has he been looking at her so strangely these days?

It's really inexplicable.

"Thank you, mother." Liu Tangxi said with a smile. She didn't care why Wei Hanzhou was like that, she just knew that she could go out now. It was really good that Wei Hanzhou was not at home!

"What are you thanking me for? Go as soon as possible and come back soon." Li smiled and instructed.

"Yeah." Liu Tangxi responded.

Having been here for so long, it would be a lie to say that she wasn't curious about the outside world. Even if she could only go to the town, she felt extremely happy.

After asking Li and Zhou what they needed to buy, Liu Tangxi followed Zhang out.