allonlinenovel Chapter 214
Chapter 214
Re-order tomorrow and replace tomorrow
"I knew it. Dad told me before he left that I should get familiar with the examination room this time." Shen Xianzhu knew that both Wang Xianhui and his father would give his paper the highest grade.
He knew his result without waiting for the results to be announced, so he asked, "Is anyone in your family on the list?"
"There's only one brother Song Zhu." Shen Miaozhu didn't look at the list outside, but when she followed Captain Chen to visit the county magistrate, she saw the same list that was copied down.
Shen Lingzhu thought it was pretty good; at least the Shen family didn't get zero. "We'll definitely pass next year."
In fact, since the county examinations nowadays do not cover the names of candidates, County Magistrate Wang appreciated Shen Xianzhu's answers when he was grading the papers.
Unfortunately, Shen Huai was too cautious and set high standards for himself. As a result, Shen Huai was ranked 58th, out of the top 50 in the county exam.
Shen Lingzhu's advice was very unique: "Brother, this year the county government has three examinations. If you pass the first two, you will go to the examination hall to take the exam. It's too stressful.
It would be just right for you to pass the examination to become a Tongsheng next year and a Xiucai the year after."
"You!" Although the three siblings spoke in low voices, they still caught the attention of the second grandfather.
At first he didn't recognize Shen Miaozhu who was wearing makeup. It took him a long time to recognize her and she came over to lead them to the window.
However, the door opened again, and Mr. Cai came in wearing a wrinkled robe, and said excitedly: "I won, I won, Song Ge'er won."
"Who else?" Third Grandpa was so nervous that his grip on Shen Man hurt.
Mr. Cai hesitated for a moment, and then the young men of the Shen family came back, all of them in a mess. "Brother Songzhu got the 32nd place, and the rest didn't make the list."
Third Grandpa pushed Shen Man away in disappointment and sat back in his chair dejectedly.
Everyone congratulated Shen Songzhu, while those who were not on the list hung their heads and did not move.
Shen Lingzhu waved his hand and said, "Let's go home and have a feast. Grandpa Li will be the chef today."
"Cheer up, everyone. Those who pass the exam should prepare for the provincial exam as soon as possible. If you don't, come home with me and do spring plowing. We will try again next year." Second Grandpa said to the other students.
Shen Miaozhu also said: "Next year, uncle will find someone to help the students preparing for the county exam three months in advance."
"really?"
"Great!"
"Miaozhu, where is your uncle going?" Third Grandpa asked at this time.
Shen Miaozhu simply said: "Visiting a friend."
"Grandpa, uncles, brothers, if you don't leave now, the feast will get cold." Shen Lingzhu just wanted everyone to finish the meal quickly and go away.
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"If you want to know, ask now." Shen Miaozhu pulled her closer to the door when she heard the young man's low hum, "...Mom, Dad, and Xiao Zhuzi all fell into that crack in the ground. It hummed shut and I couldn't pull it back in even if I tried.
"When I turned around, you were gone too. I was so anxious that I cried and ran, but I couldn't find you. My second sister caught up with me out of nowhere and slapped me awake.
Fortunately, fortunately it was just a nightmare. Mom, please wake up soon, I want to eat the rice wine dumplings you made.
Shen Xianzhu put his face on his mother's hand. The warm feeling made him feel anxious, which he had been holding back all the way, unable to stop in an instant.
In just two or three days, he saw that his former classmates, with whom he used to be very friendly, were now looking down on him. Some of his teachers were no longer kind to him. He even had to endure ridicule from his doormen for borrowing a collection of essays to copy.
Seeing his father running around to buy money for his mother's medicine and the trip back home, he didn't dare to complain and add to his father's worries. Only when he was with his mother did he dare to relax a little.
"Little Zhuzi, go and check if anything happens." Mrs. Hu patted Shen Lingzhu.
The latter asked the woman next to her to help look after her aunt. She followed the sound and ran to the next alley, where she saw the third grandmother sitting by a door with a few vegetable leaves on her head and half of her body wet.
When she found Manager Hu, she didn't see her uncle. She thought something bad had happened and that her uncle might have backed out, but she still needed confirmation.
She suddenly remembered that saltpeter was not expensive, with the price of one or two ounces at the clinic being ten cents, but it was one of the raw materials for making gunpowder, and she wondered if it would be regulated.
We confirmed with Shopkeeper Hu that we can buy a certain amount of medicine per kilogram. The clinic dare not sell more than that because it is always difficult to get the goods.
No wonder it is so cheap and clearly stated in the book, but we don’t see scholars making ice for their own use on a large scale.
"Your uncle just asked about saltpeter. Did he know about its wonderful uses in summer?" Facing the child, Shopkeeper Hu couldn't help but ask one more question.
Shen Lingzhu nodded. The doctor knew the secret of making ice better than she did. "It's too hot. Let's cool down Auntie a little.
Shopkeeper Hu, how much can I earn by teaching people how to make iced tea?
At least we can find a broken cart for my aunt to ride on along the way."
After her uncle learned that saltpeter was limited, he would definitely not think of exchanging it for a donkey cart.
Since I am young, it is not shameful to ask Manager Hu for advice. Besides, he is a big manager and I guess he would not look down on such a small amount of money, otherwise why would he never sell this method to me.
Thinking of this, she wanted to complain. When she read those online articles about selling vegetables and wine and making all kinds of popular recipes, are they really so difficult to put into practice?
If I had known I was traveling through time, would it be okay if I memorized a few more recipes?
Shopkeeper Hu was a very smart man. When he saw the wrinkles on her face, he immediately understood that Master Shen had not only asked him about the price, but he was also thinking that he might be able to make a comeback.
Moreover, Mrs. Hu had done medicinal materials business with Jirentang, so they had some relationship with it.
He pondered for a moment and said, "There are many temples and monasteries near the academy in the outer city where your eldest brother studies. There are also several small stalls making iced drinks and iced yogurt. They have always had to buy ice cubes from other places at high prices. Maybe they can give it a try."
"Thank you for your advice." Shen Lingzhu's eyes lit up, and he clapped his left hand and saluted with his right hand.
She was in a hurry to go back to the backyard to find her eldest brother, and she didn't notice that Manager Hu was startled and shook his head slightly when she ran away. She didn't even know that she should bow instead of clasping her hands, and she didn't follow the convention that men should be on the left and women on the right.
On this side, Shen Miaozhu threw down the firewood and shook his head. Four hundred miles was not too far. A person could get there in three or four days if he was alone. But with a pregnant woman and a child, it would be difficult to travel fifty miles a day by donkey cart.
What's more, they had to boil medicine on the way to see if my uncle could hold on. It would take at least ten days for them to return home.
Looking at the numbers splattered on the ground, she could only hope that her uncle's friends would be more helpful.
Just as he wiped the words off the ground with his foot, a gust of hot wind blew past him. "Little Bamboo?"
"Let's talk later." Shen Lingzhu rushed to the door and walked in slowly. Seeing her brother wiping his face, she waited for a moment and said, "Brother, do you want to take Auntie home safely and quickly?"
"Of course I do." Shen Xianzhu threw down the towel without a second thought. Although he felt it was silly to ask his eight-year-old sister, he really couldn't borrow a carriage himself. "Do you have any ideas for getting one?"
Shen Lingzhu waved for him to come out. The two of them were so engrossed in whispering at the door that Shen Miaozhu, who had just returned from borrowing needlework, didn't come up to disturb them.
But after a while, the two of them just said "let's go to the outer city" and left.
Shen Miaozhu caught up with the two men in a few steps and grabbed them by the collar. When she learned that the plan to make ice with saltpeter had been shelved, she thought about it and gave them a hundred coins to buy saltpeter.