Chapter 281 Complete Text
When Chen Lie returned home after dark, he was delighted to see his well-fed and well-rested little cotton-padded jacket. Not only could he crawl to greet him, but he could also sit down smoothly on the bed closest to him, waving his hands excitedly and chatting in baby language.
He was very surprised, "Ayao can even sit up?"
Sang Luo nodded: "I learned how to sit at Chen's house this afternoon. I just learned it and it's still fresh in my mind. Now I push Qianbao whenever I have nothing to do. But, isn't her grip too strong? She slapped Arui until he cried this afternoon."
Chen Lie picked up Ah Yao, and seeing Qian Bao looking up at him, he simply held one in each hand. After hearing what Sang Luo said, he smiled and said, "Are you following me?"
It was originally a joke, and Chen Lie himself didn't take it seriously, but he didn't know it would come true later.
Of course, the couple were unaware of this at the time.
At this moment, Sang Luo mentioned the matter of the three brothers Shen Jin to Chen Lie. Chen Lie didn't think much of it and said, "Everyone in the manor knows each other. It's good to leave Xiao Jin to venture out and Xiao Yin to take care of the accounts here. It's also a kind of experience. Just look at Xiao Jin and An Ning and you will know that it takes practical work to train people."
He said with some shame: "Xiao An and I both chose the path of imperial examinations, so there is not much I can help with here. I am sorry to have worked so hard for you and An Ning."
"What are you talking about? It's just a different division of labor." He then showed concern for Chen Lie: "You suddenly asked Qiu Ri to come to Beijing. Time is tight. Are you sure you can pass the Qiu Wei exam?"
Chen Lie's face was hugged by A Yao, and he let her do it. He continued Sang Luo's words: "The Autumn Examination is not difficult. Not only me, but also several people in our village should be confident. If we can't pass the Autumn Examination, we will be sorry for Master Zeng's teachings this year."
The Zeng family of Taiyuan, Mr. Zeng was able to become the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, so how could Zeng Ziqian, who was personally taught by the old man, be bad?
Zeng Ziqian had given him many books over the past year, all of which were Zeng's own inheritance. After asking Zeng Ziqian and obtaining his consent, Chen Lie shared them with several students in the village who were studying in the provincial school.
It can be said that in terms of resources, they even surpass the several Lin family members whose grandfathers are doctors of provincial schools.
"The harder part is that after entering the capital, in addition to the classics, there will also be exams on current affairs. However, I have been going to the provincial government office every day after school, and I have been learning these things. Don't worry, I can't say I am 100% sure, but I have 70% to 80%."
Sang Luo wanted to say that even if he failed this year, there were still two places in the Imperial College, but she didn't say it in the end. Chen Lie seldom showed anything, but Sang Luo knew that he initially took the imperial examination because of her and because of this family, but later he also had his own pursuits.
There is no man who really doesn't want to achieve success. The years of chaos were the best time to rise. Chen Lie and Chen Dashan chose their families, and only now are they fighting for themselves.
Chen Lie is in this situation now. If he really wants to make some achievements, it would be much better for him to seize this opportunity and pass the exam than to study in the Imperial College for a few more years.
So he didn't say much, took the two noisy children over, and said, "I'll stay with the children. They should be put to sleep soon. You go to the study and do your work. Don't stay up too late."
Ever since Zeng Ziqian visited the composting method at night, the brothers Chen Lie and Chen An have been reading until midnight every night. If they spend an extra quarter of an hour with the children now, they will probably have to read for another quarter of an hour at midnight.
Chen Lie kissed Sang Luo on the cheek: "Thank you for your hard work."
He squeezed Ayao and Qianbao's hands again, then turned around and went back to the study.
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With the issuance of an imperial decree, everyone seemed to be busy.
Chen Lie and Shen An have to fight for their future, while Sang Luo and Shen Ning have to make arrangements for their family business and career in Shezhou.
Shen Jin and Shen Yin wanted to be a helper to their sister-in-law in Shezhou, and to become a pillar of the Shen family in Shezhou and even in other states.
Chen Dashan and Shen Jin work together to gain experience and learn how to become qualified partners, while the women of the Chen family follow Sang Luo to learn all the food production techniques in the food workshop.
In this dish, it was actually the oldest Mrs. Chen and the youngest Chen Xiaoya who were the most talented. However, Mrs. Chen and Chen Xiaoya handled the egg tarts, which were the most difficult to make, very well.
The Chen family members have all learned it, so Sang Luo doesn’t need to worry about teaching Gan and the others anymore.
As for zoning for assembly line production, there is not much need for it. Sang Luo trusts people like Gan and Feng Liuniang, and trains them as backbones. If the scale is really expanded, each of them will be a reserve for production management.
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There was good news in mid-March. Concubine Fan was pregnant. She had already known she was pregnant when she had no appetite in the first month of the lunar year, but she didn't realize it at that early stage. It was confirmed that she was pregnant in the second half of the first month, but she didn't tell the news until the fetus was firmly established in the third month.
Happy events happened one after another. At the end of March, Xin Niang and Lin Jiu Niang also announced their good news. Xin Niang worked as a waitress in a specialty store. She came to ask Sang Luo if she could continue working after getting pregnant.
There wasn't much hard work in the specialty store, so Sang Luo wouldn't disagree. She just said, "When your belly gets bigger, you can ask your mother-in-law or one of your sisters-in-law to take over for you. If you still want to continue working after the baby is weaned, you can switch back."
Xin Niang was not unwilling: "Yes, of course I will. Thank you, sister-in-law. I was afraid that I would lose this job after getting pregnant and having a baby."
Sang Luo laughed when she heard this: "It's not that serious."
On the Wei family's side, Wei Qinghe, who originally wanted to study for another year to build a solid foundation for the imperial examination next year, decided to give it a try this year because he suddenly became a father.
Time passed quickly and it was May. The provincial school had a whole month of farm holiday, and almost all the students from Daxingzhuang who were studying in the provincial school buried themselves in their books.
Chen Lie and Wei Qinghe were going for the imperial examination, Wang Yunzheng wanted to compete for the only spot in the provincial school to go to the capital to take the Imperial College entrance examination this year, but Chen An, Xu Wenhong and Xu Wenbo felt the urgency of it.
Even A Xu and Zhou Changhe guessed that the provincial school would recruit students this year, so they did not dare to disturb Chen Lie and the others and just studied hard at home.
There was not a single idle person to be found in Daxing Village.
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After May, grain prices dropped again and have stabilized at 120 wen per dou of rice. As grain prices dropped, the prices of vegetables and meat also dropped accordingly.
In the past, only the fresh food shop run by Sang Luo in the East Market would sell pork once every ten days or so, and a limited amount of rabbit, chicken and duck meat once every five days. Now, a new butcher shop has opened.
The owner of the butcher shop was none other than Zheng the Butcher, who had only one arm left. He could no longer slaughter pigs, but his two sons could still do the job, so Zheng the Butcher returned to his old business and opened a butcher shop in Shezhou City.
However, the supply could not be provided every day. About once every seven or eight days, he would get a job slaughtering pigs from other villagers outside Daxing Village, and he would take all the meat and sell it in his shop.
Just like Sang Luo's fresh food shop, when they have pork, they hang a sign at the door of the shop one day in advance, and sell fish, chicken, mutton, whatever they can get, to start a business.
For the people of Shezhou, it was obviously easier to buy meat than before. Chickens and ducks were not mentioned. In the past, pork could be bought once every ten days. Now there were two meat shops. If you were lucky, you could see mutton and pork sold in the East Market every four or five days. Life was gradually approaching that before the chaos of the previous dynasty. No, because there were no heavy labor and taxes, and there was an emperor who cared about the people, it was even more reassuring than before.
The prices of all goods in Daxingzhuang Specialty Shop were also reduced accordingly.
Sang Luo was busy for five months. She went to the provincial government office to inquire with Concubine Fan whether the tribute examination should be carried out by water or land. Among the emperor's rewards were two horses. She had asked Zhao Da to help raise them in the cowshed on the farm, so that they could keep the only cow on the farm company.
She was rewarded with two horses for no reason, and she guessed that they would be useful in some way.
Sure enough, Concubine Fan said to take the land route.
"The river has not been dredged for many years. Your Majesty has been giving the people a rest in recent years and is unwilling to impose labor. Therefore, when there are few people and few things and the boats are light, they can go by water. If there are many people carrying tribute, they have to go by land. In addition, this year, we have purchased a lot of grain for the court, which will be brought as tribute."
Sang Luo understood that there was a reason for rewarding two horses. She asked Concubine Fan about the climate in Chang'an and chatted with her for a while before leaving the Governor's Mansion. After leaving the Governor's Mansion, she went to the carriage and horse shop to order a carriage.
There were two carriages, one for passengers and the other for luggage. Thinking of what Cen Xi said that the county lady's mansion in the capital would be well prepared, it should be enough for a simple trip.
The carriage was delivered to the farm more than ten days later. The owner of the carriage and horse shop knew Sang Luo, and knew that the princess would probably move to Beijing with her family in August, so he personally delivered the carriage to the door and recommended the business of the shop, which was to hire a coachman for long-distance travel.
Sang Luo really needed it. Just as she was about to respond, three farmhands who were working at home arrived.
These three are different from Zhao Si and the others. They have always lived in the village and do a good job, but except for moving things to the Shen family's house, they seldom come here. They must have something to ask for them to come here specially.
Before Sang Luo asked about the situation, the one called Li Jiulang asked, "Madam Sang, we came here to ask, do you need someone to drive the carriage on your way to Beijing?"
The car dealer: “…”
How did you come here by chance???
Of course, Li Jiulang (Anjiu) didn't just ask the coachman whether he wanted to drive the carriage, he was ordered to find work for himself, Anshi and Anshi 11. The emperor meant that when they returned to Beijing, three of the five of them should be the ones to protect the princess' safety, so they had to find a way to keep up. When he saw the man coming to deliver the carriage, he found an opportunity.
"The three of us are all capable of driving horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts. I heard that my wife also has a house and a farm in Beijing. I would like to ask if my wife needs to bring some help with her when she goes to Beijing? To guard the house, drive the horse-drawn carriage, and run errands, there must be someone who can be used, right?"
"..." Sang Luo believed Chen Lie's previous guess. These three were probably not farmhands.
If it was really what Chen Lie thought, of course, it was very likely that it was the case, farming, raising sheep and pigs here, it was really hard to do it for such a long time...
"Yes, but don't you think it's far from home?"
Li Jiulang smiled innocently: "Why are you afraid of being far away from home? Going to the capital city will bring you great prospects. Will my wife take us with her?"
Sang Luo smiled and nodded: "Of course."
It would be much safer to take you with me.
The owner of the carriage shop was unable to sell out the coachmen. There was nothing he could do. He had two carriages, and three of his own helpers were capable of driving, and they all wanted to pursue their careers and go to the capital with the coachmen.
The owner of the carriage shop received the balance of the payment for the carriage, said a few nice words, and then went back with his clerk.
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Time passed quickly and it was the end of July. By this time, Sang Luo had prepared thick clothes, shoes and socks for the whole family. The provincial school examination had also begun. Of course, the examination on this day had nothing to do with Shen Lie. It was a competition between Wang Yunzheng and a group of students aged between fourteen and eighteen.
The results came out at the end of July, and Wang Yunzheng secures the only spot in the provincial school to go to Beijing to take the Imperial College entrance examination.
Shen An was third, and the second was the eldest grandson of the Lin family.
At the same time, the county examinations in Shezhou are also being held. Students from the provincial school do not need to participate. The provincial examination will be held on the third day of August after the county examination results are announced.
Shen Lie and Wei Qinghe went to the city early, and Sang Luo, Shen Ning, Shen Yin and Shen Tie at home were really nervous.
Even though Shen An said that his elder brother would have no problem passing the state exam.
Where does confidence come from?
Because the provincial school has held ten-day examinations recently, his elder brother, Yun Zheng, and the eldest grandson of the provincial school doctor have taken turns sitting in the first seat.
"Last year, big brother couldn't even make it into the top ten. This March, he ranked third and got second once. Since June, he has been basically stable in first and second place. He and Yun Zheng basically take turns to sit in the first place. We all know a little about the situation of the five county schools below. The top five tribute students in the lower state will be selected. Don't worry, big brother will definitely be on the list."
It was not in vain that Mr. Zeng cooked for me for one or two hours every day. It was also not in vain that I read by lighting the lamp until the cockcrow for more than half a year.
Chen Ning was a little surprised: "I haven't heard big brother talk about the results of the ten-day exam."
Chen An said, "You don't know big brother? How could he say that if he wasn't first or second? It was already June when they ranked first and second, and the imperial examination was about to begin. How could big brother have the energy to mention this again?"
Deep down I feel it's not worth mentioning.
Chen Ning thought about it and realized that her elder brother was really like that. Moreover, if she went to bed early and got up late in the past few months, she might not have seen her elder brother.
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The first imperial examination of the Great Qi Dynasty was still groping forward, without the complicated process of later generations. The examination was held on the third day of August, and the results were announced on the fifth day. The villagers put aside their other rare tasks and rushed to the city to see the list.
Sang Luo also handed the two children to Chen Ning, and accompanied Chen Lie to the provincial government office to wait for the announcement of the results. When the list was posted, Chen Lie was at the top.
"Master is first, and my uncle is fourth." The old people in the village are illiterate. Xu Wenbo quickly saw the names of two people from his village who were taking the autumn exam and reported them out immediately.
The people in the village cheered. Sang Luo smiled and squeezed Shen Lie's hand. Shen Lie looked at her, and the couple looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.
Wei Qinghe was extremely excited. He and Shen Lie looked at the list again. The second place was the Lin family, who were also Wei Qinghe's relatives. The third and fifth places were students from two other counties.
The one from the Lin family is one generation older than Wei Qinghe, so if Wei Qinghe follows Lin Jiuniang, he has to call him Uncle Seventh.
The three classmates congratulated each other. They waited until He Changshi said that they would have a village drinking party on the sixth day of the first lunar month and leave for Beijing on the eighth day. Then they dispersed.
On the way out of the city, Wei Qinghe thanked Chenlie again and again.
Both he and the Xu family knew very well that the fact that several people in their village, including Yun Zheng, were able to get the only place in the provincial school to take the Imperial College entrance examination was closely related to some annotations that Shen Lie had given to the Zeng family over the past year.
Wei Qinghe thought about it again and again, and whispered to Shen Lie: "Last time when we bought grain together, I didn't have the opportunity to thank Lord Zeng in private. This time, when I go back to prepare a gift, I also ask you to help introduce a few people, at least let me go to the governor's mansion to say thank you."
Chen Lie thought for a moment and said, "Maybe later. The provincial examination has just ended. It is not appropriate to visit with gifts at this time. There is still a long way to go."
Wei Qinghe also reacted and nodded repeatedly, with an uncontrollable look of joy on his face. He quickened his pace and wanted to go back to tell Lin Jiuniang the good news, and then go back to report the good news to the Yue family again, although the Yue family might have already known about it by now.
The people who had followed from the village walked back happily. Old Madam Xu, Shopkeeper Xu, and Wei Lingzhen were all particularly happy today. On the one hand, they were happy for Wei Qinghe. On the other hand, they thought about how Chen Lie and Wei Qinghe had fought hard to get to the top, and the dozens of books in the house, and felt that their own Wen Hong and Wen Bo also had a bright future.
You can give it a try to get into the four subjects of the Imperial College, but if you fail, passing the imperial examination is also a possibility.
Feng Liuniang and Zhou Cunzheng's wife each had a child in their family who was preparing to take the provincial examination this year, and they were so excited that their hands and hearts were shaking.
They all saw hope for a change of fortune.
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After the results were announced, the village was bustling for a long time, with many people coming to congratulate. As for the banquet, it would be on the eighth day of the first lunar month and it was impossible to arrange it. Sang Luo directly asked Shen Lie and Shen An to go to Dongfulou in the evening to invite the teacher and classmates for a few tables, as a way of thanking the teacher.
She took Shen Ning with her to pack her luggage and prepare to go to Beijing on the eighth day of the first lunar month.
In the evening, two more guests came to the house - the wife of Zheng the butcher and the mother and daughter Zheng Danniu.
The mother and daughter were holding a few packages of snacks in their hands. As soon as they were wrapped in oil paper, you could tell that they were specially bought from the snack shop in the city.
"You should have come earlier to congratulate me, but the girl got off work late, so she could only come at this time."
In fact, they could come early tomorrow morning, but the mother and daughter were anxious and couldn't wait any longer.
"Aunt, Sister Big Girl, why are you so polite?" Sang Luo invited the two to sit in the living room while Chen Ning went to make tea.
The wife of Zheng the butcher was a little embarrassed. Before she could think of how to open her mouth, Zheng Da Niu said, "Madam, I originally wanted to ask you something. I want to ask, your family is going to Beijing, are you short of workers in Beijing?"
Sang Luo was a little surprised: "Why do you ask this?"
Zheng Danniu's face was not very good, but she couldn't say anything. Mrs. Zheng the butcher looked around and saw that there was no one around. Seeing that Shen Ning hadn't come back yet, she lowered her voice and said, "There's really no other way. I'm sorry to ask you for help."
Seeing her daughter's face turn pale, Mrs. Zheng the butcher pulled Sang Luo aside and whispered to her what had happened.
It turned out that in the past month or two, some bad words had been spreading in the surrounding villages, starting from nowhere, about how Da Niu was trapped in Qi Yang County.
Something that has no basis whatsoever is said in a particularly dirty way.
Mrs. Zheng the Butcher was vague about some of her words, but Sang Luo guessed something and asked, "Do you know who is planning this out there?"
Mrs. Zheng the butcher gritted her teeth and said, "We haven't offended anyone in the past. I know who it is. We are determined to vent our anger."
"But rumors are more vicious than knives. Big girl feels like someone is gossiping about her behind her back whenever she walks outside. I think this is not a solution. She has been thinking about it for a few days and now she told us that she wants to come to you to ask for a solution."
Mrs. Zheng the butcher's eyes turned red when she said this. As a mother, she could not bear to let her daughter go far away, but back then... she dared not let her daughter hear those words again and again. Now this was the only way.
"My lady, if you need help in Beijing, whether it's washing clothes, cooking, or cleaning the yard, or raising chickens and ducks in the farm, can you take my girl with you?"
Sang Luo turned her head to look at Zheng Da Niu who was a little nervous on the other side and said, "There should be no shortage of people to do the laundry, cooking and sweeping the yard. However, if Sister Da Niu is willing to go to the capital to try her luck, I will also have to make a living in the future, so there will always be work for her."
Mrs. Zheng the Butcher was overjoyed when she heard this and shook Sang Luo's hand: "How can I thank you for this?"
Zheng Danniu also stood up excitedly, her face full of joy.
Chen Ning came in with tea. Seeing this scene, she glanced at her eldest sister-in-law. Sang Luo said, "Aren't we planning to open a shop in Beijing? I see that your eldest sister is eager to learn. She attends night classes every day and knows how to read and do arithmetic. Ask her if she is willing to go to Beijing with us and work in the shop in Beijing."
The Zheng family's mother and daughter looked at Sang Luo with some gratitude in their eyes.
When Chen Ning heard this, he laughed and said, "Yes, my sister-in-law and I are planning to look for a shop after we get to the capital. Sister Big Girl, are you willing to go with us? I just don't know if it's easy to find a shop in the capital. I'm afraid we'll have to wait a while."
"Yes, yes. It's such a good thing, why should I wait? Thank you for taking care of me."
"Okay, tell Grandma Chen that the wages for the vermicelli workshop have been paid first, go back and pack up, and meet me early on the eighth day of the lunar year."
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Early in the morning on the eighth day of the eighth month, the newly appointed coachmen An Jiu, An Shi and An Shiyi of Daxing Manor drove two horse-drawn carriages out of the manor. Following behind them were the Shen family members who were going to Beijing and uncle and nephew Wei Qinghe and Wang Yunzheng who were carrying luggage. Everyone in the manor was seeing them off.
Of course, there were also Zheng Danniu and the Zheng family who were following behind with their bags on their backs, as well as the brothers Feng Dalang, Feng Erlang, Gan Erlang, and Dong Ge'er, as well as the friendly villagers from the surrounding areas who were coming here one after another after hearing the letter.
On this day, Mrs. Chen still shed tears. Sang Luo hugged the old lady and said, "Grandma, when it is time for Arui to start learning, you should come to the capital. Really, I will reserve a yard for you so that Arui can start learning with Ayao and Qianbao."
Mrs. Chen didn't care about anything anymore. She wiped her tears and nodded: "Okay, I will definitely go to Beijing to see you."
While everyone was talking here, Shen Yin, Shen Tie and Shen An were walking together in the back. The two brothers stretched their necks to look outside the village from time to time, their faces full of anxiety: "Why hasn't my brother come back yet? He said he should have come back yesterday."
Shen An comforted him: "Maybe something delayed you. Don't worry, it won't be that fast. There will be village elders to see you off soon, and there will be a lot of grain carts."
Having said this, he himself was looking out.
I'm about to go to the capital. If I don't see Shen Jin now, I don't know when we will meet again.
Chen An was right. It was the first time for the tribute to be sent to the capital, and there were many people seeing them off. In addition, the tribute had to be transported, so it took nearly an hour in the city before the convoy began to leave the city.
As Concubine Fan was about to give birth, Zeng Ziqian did not dare to travel far, so he asked He Changshi to lead the team to the capital.
He was the one who was escorting the candidate out of the city, but although he was said to be escorting the candidate, he was actually walking and talking with Chen Lie at the head of the team, and he also handed a business card to Chen Lie.
"Go to my house first before you go to Beijing. The spring exam will be held in February, so you still have a lot of time to prepare. Let my grandfather give you a small lesson. My grandfather knows you well. Don't be shy to go. Just ask your sister-in-law to cook more of her specialties. My grandfather will be happy to have you come to his house every day."
The last time the old man heard His Majesty say that Sang Luo would come to the capital, he didn't even take a nap. He was still pretending to be serious in the court. The first thing he asked him after the court was: "Did you bring me the specialties of Daxing Village?"
Shen Lie smiled and bowed his hands in thanks.
A little behind the team, Concubine Fan came to see them off with a big belly. She held Sang Luo's arm and said reluctantly, "You go to Beijing first. It's inconvenient for me to go anywhere with my big belly. My Sanlang should be able to return to Beijing next year. Then we can still have fun together and I can ask you to see my Heng'er."
Since Sang Luo came to Beijing, Chen Lie had no choice but to stay in Beijing, and the emperor would not let him take up another post.
As for Zeng Sanlang, thanks to Sangluo, he has made great achievements in recent years and is expected to return to Beijing next year. If the couple returns to Beijing, their eldest son in Taiyuan will naturally take them over.
Sang Luo had heard about Heng'er from Concubine Fan countless times, so she smiled and said, "That's great, I'll wait for you in the capital. There are too many people outside the city, so you and Nanny Zhong should go back first."
I didn’t let Concubine Fan send it again.
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There were indeed quite a lot of people gathered outside Shezhou City. Many villagers who heard that Sang Luo was leaving today put down their work and gathered on both sides of the official road outside the city gate to see Sang Luo off.
The greatest luck of the people in Shezhou is that they have a good official and live next to Sangluo trees.
They were the first to benefit from the various methods promoted by Sang Luo. Among these villagers, there were many who had survived in the mountains thanks to the skills taught by Sang Luo and the help from Daxing Village.
The farewell procession was extremely spectacular.
Chen Dashan, Xu Wenqing, and Shen Jin and his gang just rushed back at this time. Shen An saw them from afar and almost jumped up in excitement. He waved from afar: "Xiao Jin, here!"
Following behind was Shen Yin's voice: "Brother, over here, over here!"
Shen Jin ran over: "Brother and sister-in-law, Xiao An, Aning, we were delayed on the way. I almost thought we would not be able to catch up."
Xiao Jin, who had grown up in the past few years, suddenly had tears in his eyes when he saw that the two carriages of the Shen family were fully equipped.
Shen Lie patted Shen Jin on the head and said, "Take good care of yourself and Xiao Yin and Xiao Tie. Once the trade route is open, come to Chang'an as soon as possible."
Shen Jin nodded: "Yes, next year, next year I will be able to bring Xiao Tie to see you."
Ayao and Qianbao can walk now, and they know how to recognize Shen Jin when they see him. They kick and push in Sang Luo and Shen An's arms and reach out to Shen Jin. Especially Ayao, she kicks so hard that Sang Luo can hardly hold her, and she can still call "Uncle" vaguely.
Infant language is actually very vague, but Shen An, Shen Yin, Shen Jin and Shen Tie all believed that it was called uncle, and Shen Yin and Shen Tie Jiantian taught them that.
Just think of it as the word uncle.
Shen Jin wanted to hug her, but then he withdrew his hand: "I'm covered in dust."
Just now, his eyes were wet, but when he saw his little niece opened her arms to hug him, he started to cry. He wiped away his tears quickly and said, "Sister-in-law, I will miss you."
He Changshi had already organized the team and came to inform Chen Lie and several other candidates who had brought their own carriages that they could set off.
Chen Lie hurriedly said goodbye to Chen Dashan, Xu Wenqing, Feng Dalang, Feng Erlang and Gan Erlang. Someone got on the carriage at the front and the whole family finally got on.
Zheng Danniu did not try to squeeze into the carriage. She knew that the Shen family had two carriages, each of which could accommodate two or three people. Seeing that there were already two people sitting on the carriage where the Shen family was sitting, she hesitated for a moment and took the initiative to sit on the shaft of the carriage behind them. Fortunately, the shaft was wide enough, so it was not too crowded for her and An Shiyi, the driver, to sit there.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Shen Jin thought of something, said to Shen An to wait, and quickly ran to the city gate.
Shen Ning asked Shen An: "Where is Xiao Jin going?"
"He said to buy something."
As the convoy started moving, Shen Jin ran out and caught up with his brother and sister-in-law's carriage. He handed a few oil-paper bags into the window and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, I saw these being sold in the East Market when I came back last time. You can take them with you on the road."
Sang Luo was hugging someone, and it was Shen An who caught her, and her tentacles were still hot.
The Shen Jin brothers followed the carriage for a long distance, talking to Shen Lie and others through the window. They followed it past Daxingzhuang before Shen Lie waved his hand and told them to stop following the carriage.
Chen An and Shen Ning kept looking out of the carriage window. Ah Yao in Chen Lie's arms grabbed the oil paper bag in Chen An's hand. Chen An avoided it for fear of burning her. Sang Luo asked, "What did Xiao Jin buy?"
Shen An opened an oil paper bag and looked at it, stunned.
"Hu Bing."
Unknown to Shen Lie, Sang Luo and Shen Ning's memories were suddenly pulled back to six years ago.
"Hu Bing." Sang Luo looked out of the car window again. The convoy was too long. There were mountains beside the official road. After turning a corner, Shen Jin could no longer be seen.
"Are Hu Bing already sold in the East Market?"
Sang Luo recalled the incident many years ago when she bought some Hu bings for the Shen Jin brothers who helped to open up the land in Shili Village and the children who helped in the village. On the other hand, Shen Ning also told her eldest brother about this old incident in Shili Village.
The carriage rumbled forward, and Sang Luo supported Qian Bao, who was riding a carriage for the first time, jumping on her lap and looking out the window with curiosity. With a smile in her eyes, she murmured, "It's great."
I hope the road ahead will lead me to a prosperous Chang'an.
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