Chapter 228 This burden is not light
One, two, three, four, five, it was finally the morning of the ninth day of the imperial examination. Xiao Yingzi asked Shi Zelan to go to the examination hall to pick up the brother and bring him home.
That day, Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu sent the candidate into the examination room. Afterwards, the family took the initiative to send gifts over.
Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu also made it clear that they would go with them to pick up the candidate and take him home.
Therefore, Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu naturally followed the family to pick up the candidate, and Xiao Yingzi and Shi Zelan followed suit.
After getting off the carriage, Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi took the initiative to tell the elders of the candidate that they would not follow the carriage back.
The family immediately looked at the expressions on Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu's faces and saw expressions of approval on their faces.
The elders still smiled and reminded: "There are many people in the city now, you should walk on the street, but don't go to any remote places."
Xiao Yingzi and Shi Zelan agreed and said they would wait until the brother came out of the examination room. After meeting the brother, they would go for a walk on the street.
The elder carefully looked at the expressions of the two young girls and found that their eyes were clear without a trace of shyness.
As they walked outside the examination room, they saw a crowd of people waiting to pick up the examinees.
Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu stood beside the two young women. Shi Zelan whispered to them, "Do you feel that the atmosphere outside the examination room is very tense today?"
Shi Xiaoliu glanced at Shi Zelan, then turned to ask the elder, "Uncle, are there always so many people outside the examination hall during every imperial examination in the capital?"
The elder carefully looked at the people around him, thought for a moment and said, "There are many people here, but I need you two to help me protect my child."
Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu nodded at the same time, and the elder's eyes were fixed on the door of the examination room.
With a creaky sound, the door to the examination room slowly opened.
Only sixty candidates were released in the first batch, and everyone outside the examination room was paying attention to the candidates who came out.
They first saw the officers carrying out a few people, and the hands of the elders in that family were shaking.
Shi Xiaoliu rushed over to take a look, and quickly came back to say to the elder of that family: "The brother of that family hasn't come out yet."
"Master, wake up."
Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi both showed sympathetic expressions on their faces.
The officer then shouted, "He's not dead, why are you crying? Hurry up and take him back to the pharmacy for treatment."
"Woo, woo, woo. Dasan, where the hell have you been? Come and carry the young master out quickly."
The sorrows and joys of the world are not shared. When some people are sad, others are happy.
When the first batch of candidates had almost left, the examination room allowed the second batch of candidates to come out. This time, no candidates were carried out.
But their hair was disheveled and their clothes were not neatly arranged. Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu had already seen that the candidate walked out with unsteady steps.
When they came forward to help him, he was still soberly looking at Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu.
"Brother, we were the ones who escorted you to the examination room that day, and the uncle was behind you."
The elder of that family also squeezed in at this time. He looked at the expression on the young man's face and immediately prepared to carry him to the carriage.
The candidate shook his head and said, "Father, my two brothers are holding me up, and I am walking slowly to the carriage."
When Shi Zelan and Xiao Yingzi met the brother, they greeted him naturally and quickly said goodbye to the elder of the family.
At this moment, the elder's mind was all on his son, so he could only hurriedly say, "Come and tell me when you go home."
"Okay, uncle, let's go."
Xiao Yingzi replied to the uncle. She pulled Shi Zelan and quickly squeezed out of the crowd, then walked to the busy street. She took a deep breath.
"Xiao Lanzi, the smell just now was really unbearable. It must have been a tough time for that brother and his family these years."
Shi Zelan listened to Xiao Yingzi's words and asked with a smile: "Where do you want to go for a walk?"
"I want to go to the market for a walk. Can you accompany me?"
Shi Zelan stared at her in amazement: "The smell in that market is even worse, do you still want to go?"
Xiao Yingzi looked at the expression on Shi Zelan's face and mustered up the courage to say, "Xiao Lanzi, please go with me."
Shi Zelan nodded and secretly performed a purification technique.
Shi Zelan took Xiao Yingzi to the nearest market. Seeing the lively scene there, Xiao Yingzi suddenly became excited.
"Xiao Lanzi, do you think I can buy some vegetables to take back?"
Shi Zelan thought about Aunt Liu's temperament, nodded and said, "You can try it, but don't buy too much at a time."
Xiao Yingzi agreed, and Shi Zelan felt relieved.
But when they left the market, they had to rent a bullock cart to go back.
After Xiao Yingzi entered the market, she was completely relaxed. Seeing the fresh vegetables, she waved her finger and said, "I have a big family. As long as the uncle gives a suitable price, I will take all of them."
The prices of the vegetables were naturally very reasonable, and when the uncle selling the vegetables heard that they wanted to buy other vegetables, he took the opportunity to introduce them to two people who sold fresh and suitable vegetables.
Xiao Yingzi placed the vegetables at the farmer's place and pulled Shi Zelan inside. Soon, several piles of vegetables came and went. Knowing that Xiao Yingzi didn't need to buy vegetables anymore, they delivered the vegetables directly to the roadside.
At Xiao Yingzi's repeated persuasion, Shi Zelan also bought a bunch of vegetables that looked particularly juicy.
The two of them went back on the ox cart, showing off all the way, and Xiao Yingzi smiled with her eyes narrowed.
When the oxcart stopped at the street corner, the driver helped them lift the cart down: "With so many dishes, no one is here to pick you up?"
"Yes, I have."
Shi Zelan pointed towards the street, and just then two or three people came out.
After the driver left, Xiao Yingzi looked at the piles of vegetables and said to Shi Zelan, "Xiao Lanzi, I'll run and ask my mother and brother to come out and pick us up."
Shi Zelan grabbed her and said, "You take the smallest bag, and I'll take the rest."
Xiao Yingzi objected immediately after hearing what Shi Zelan said: "Xiao Lanzi, I will be back soon, don't force yourself. If your arm is broken, it will not be a good thing."
Shi Zelan simply sorted the vegetables into two bags and held them in her hands. She motioned Xiao Yingzi to take the smallest bag, and she walked forward quickly.
She had just taken a few steps when she met two young neighbors. They quickly took the things and said, "Xiao Lanzi, put them down quickly. We will carry them."
Xiao Yingzi came over breathlessly at this time: "Xiao Lanzi, it's too heavy, don't walk too fast."
Shi Zelan didn't let go: "Two brothers, help Xiao Yingzi carry the things. This thing only looks big, but it's actually not that heavy."
Seeing the relaxed look on Shi Zelan's face, the two young men chose to believe her words.
Because Xiao Yingzi was already covered in sweat, one of them took Xiao Yingzi's bag, while the other one reached out to take the bag that Shi Zelan was carrying.
Shi Zelan could only hand the bag that she felt was light to the young man who was in charge. After the young man picked it up, he was very surprised and said, "Xiao Lanzi, this bag is not light."
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