Incidentally, I also kept some mugwort for repelling mosquitoes.
Chi Qiao recalled the scene when she came to inspect the house before, and added a sentence:
"Little Fish, bring out another wooden bucket that's about 70% new; they need it to carry water!"
Chi Yu did as she was told, took out a wooden bucket, placed it on the table in the main room, and then left with her sister.
Once back next door, he closed the door and took his sister into the space.
Both Chi Erxiong and Chi Sanbao came over.
The two had already washed, and now one of them was holding Zhuangzhuang to keep him from misbehaving.
The other one was feeding the baby with a bowl of mushy porridge.
The little guy will be eight months old in a few days. Although he was premature, he is being well cared for by Chiyu.
He rarely gets sick, and not only has he grown a lot taller, but his bones are also stronger than those of children born normally.
Others take nine months to crawl, but he's been crawling for the past two days.
Not only that, but he even grew two front teeth.
These past two days, the little guy, who just learned to crawl, has been a bit restless.
He likes to grab whatever he sees and put it in his mouth.
At that moment, he was being held by his second uncle and twisting and turning, trying to grab the spoon from his third uncle's hand.
When Chi Yu entered the space, the little guy saw her and his eyes lit up.
He didn't even want the spoon that was attracting him anymore, and instead reached out for his mother to hold him.
Chi Yu was all sticky, so it was impossible for me to hug him. I just pretended not to see him.
Chi Sanbao, who had almost finished feeding Zhuangzhuang, saw her and asked:
"Little Fish, where's Amu? Wasn't he supposed to leave the examination hall today? Didn't he come back with you?"
"Third brother, it's too hot. A lot of people have died this time."
Of the four people who were sponsored by Amu, one left on the first day, and another died.
The remaining two, whose families were poor and whose health was also affected, lived in a dormitory-style room at the inn.
Amu's idea was to have people move to the neighboring house, give them some rice and flour, and let them make it until the day the results of the prefectural examination were posted.
Amu also said that Shen Zhaochen and Song Chongjin will both participate in the autumn examination in August, so the boys of Chijia'ao will not have a teacher.
He said those two were quite talented and suggested they could be asked to teach them.
I figured it would only take five or six days, and then I'd be happy to get a few pounds of rice and flour.
If we can leave a good impression on them, there's a good chance we'll be able to find a tutor for our Chijia'ao.
So, on the way back, we left the carriage with Amu and had him accompany the people to check out of the inn.
Although neither Chi Erxiong nor Chi Sanbao went out, they also agreed that it was important for the boys to learn to read.
Putting aside everything else, just look at those little fish. It is precisely because they are clever and can read that they are able to gain the favor of the immortals.
The more characters the young men of Chijia'ao learn, the more opportunities they will have to enter officialdom in the future.
If a clan can produce a scholar who has passed the imperial examination or even become an official, it is a blessing for the entire clan!
The Chi family cannot rely solely on Xiaoyu to support them; their children also need to be capable.
Because they understood the situation, the two brothers didn't think there was anything wrong with what Chi Yu did.
Chi Erxiong was ultimately concerned about his family, so he listened to his question:
"Little Fish, Amu has finished his exams. Should we go back after the results are posted?"
"Yes, my sister-in-law did a reading for me on the way back."
If we travel by ourselves this time, we estimate we won't arrive in Anping County until around the 27th or 28th of the month.
Once we get there, it will take at least two days.
When I got married to Amu, he didn't invite any of his friends in the county town.
When I go back this time, I must prepare at least two tables and invite people for a simple meal.
In this way, they can only go back on the first or second day of the Lunar New Year.
I'll be home by then, almost for the Dragon Boat Festival.
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