Once Su Cai'er fell asleep, she slept until it was time to turn on the lamp at night.

When Zhao Ce woke her up from bed, she said in a daze: "Is it dawn?"

"Well, I'll make breakfast for my husband..."

Zhao Ce said funny: "It's not bright yet, but it's just getting dark."

Su Cai'er tilted her little head in confusion and blinked her eyes in a daze.

!!!

Suddenly, her eyes widened.

"It's dark? I've been sleeping since noon?"

After getting the affirmative answer, I got out of bed in a hurry.

"It's so late, my husband hasn't eaten, he must be hungry..."

Zhao Ce watched her put on her shoes, pulled her in, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the aunts packed them up when they left, and the rest of the food was simmered in the pot."

Su Cai'er scratched her little head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, husband, I'm too sleepy."

"I will never drink again."

Su Cai'er never expected that a small cup of sweet osmanthus wine would be so powerful.

She didn't feel anything at all and just slept in bed all afternoon.

Zhao Ce pulled her out of the room, and the two held hands and walked slowly towards the kitchen at the back.

The moonlight is very good tonight, covering the two of them fully.

Zhao Ce said: "It's okay, it's just that you slept for so long in the afternoon and you shouldn't be able to sleep at night."

Su Cai'er listened to his words and said with a smile: "It seems that no matter what I do wrong, my husband will not blame me."

Zhao Ce raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course not."

"If one day you really do something wrong, I will definitely not punish you mercilessly."

Su Cai'er stuck out her tongue and shook the hands they were holding.

After eating, there is no need to turn off the oil lamp in the kitchen.

The two of them washed up one by one by the light of the fire.

When she lay on the bed, Su Cai'er really couldn't fall asleep.

The new bed is covered with thick mattresses, and when you lie on it, you feel as if you are about to sink into it.

The quilt still exudes the fragrance of soap locust and sunshine.

Su Cai'er sighed a little: "It feels so comfortable..."

Zhao Ce saw that the little girl was not sleepy for the time being, so he said to her: "I have already inquired, there is a boat to the state capital every day."

"You can pack up in these two days, and we will set off in three days?"

Su Cai'er reluctantly buried half of her face in the quilt: "Okay..."

Zhao Ce hugged her over and kissed her little ears.

"My home is here waiting for us when we come back. We won't run away."

Su Cai'er moved a little sensitively, and then said in a brisk tone: "Well, two days ago, A-hua asked me to bring her a box of powder back from the state capital."

"It's a pity that I don't know how to buy it, so I can only refuse her."

Zhao Ce smiled and said: "It's okay, let's go find a shop that sells makeup and powder and have a look first."

Su Cai'er said happily: "Then I will talk to Ahua tomorrow."

"The third aunt also said that the state capital has that kind of cotton fabric, but it has a texture similar to silk. I also want to buy some and make clothes for my husband."

Zhao Ce said yes.

The little girl rambled on about something else, and her voice gradually became quieter as she spoke.

The next day.

After Zhao Ce had breakfast in the large kitchen at the back, several people came to help repair the patio where she had lived.

Zhao Ce planned to buy a livestock after he returned from the state capital.

This makes it much more convenient for you to go home every day.

There are also farm matters that need to be paid attention to by Zhao Youcai.

If you buy it before the end of the year, in the next spring, you can plant crops, sugar beets or sugar cane.

Zhao Ce was carrying a bookcase on his back, thinking as he went to the village entrance to ride a bullock cart.

The people in the same car naturally congratulated him again.

After arriving at the school, after class, Li Xiucai asked Wu Xueli and others to study by themselves, and then called Zhao Ce over alone.

He sat in his seat, looked at Zhao Ce who was standing upright in front of him, and asked, "When will we set off?"

Zhao Ce answered honestly: "In three days."

Li Xiucai nodded, took the articles Zhao Ce had written in the past few days, and said, "The articles you have written in the past few days have made a lot of progress."

"The articles you wrote before were too plain and simple, as if they were in the style of ancient Chinese prose from the Tang and Song Dynasties."

"Now it has changed a lot."

"When writing an article, you must learn from the conciseness and power of the ancients and finish it in one go, but you cannot blindly worship the past and suppress the present."

"After all, Shiwen is the current way of writing, so it's better to stick to the examiner's preferences."

Zhao Ce lowered his head slightly and listened carefully.

When Li Xiucai wrote an article for the first time before, he said that the article he wrote was too regressive.

Because at first County Magistrate Zhang gave him a collection of essays called "Mr. Six", and after Zhao Ce read it thoroughly, his articles naturally had some traces of ancient prose.

Later, after being corrected by Li Xiucai, Zhao Ce took the imperial examination paper of Jinke Jinshi given by County Magistrate Zhang and spent some time memorizing a few articles.

The articles I have written now are barely readable.

Li Xiucai thought for a while and said, "You will be traveling for nearly two months."

"Well, I have a classmate in the state capital. He is a lecturer in the state school."

"I will write you a letter of recommendation. If you have anything you don't understand about your writing or study, just ask him directly."

"This way, these two months will not be wasted."

A lecturer in a government school? Couldn’t that be a candidate for judging people?

How can I, a Confucian scholar from a peasant family, receive guidance from a scholar?

Zhao Ce said sincerely: "Thank you sir."

"The students made some wine at home, and I think it will be good after returning from the state capital."

"I will give it to you, sir, to taste at that time."

Li Xiucai smiled and said, "That's good."

"When you come back, I will read your article."

"If you find that there is no progress, then you should prepare to live in the school."

After thinking about it, he smacked his lips and said, "It's not good to live in the school. I won't have time to drink."

Li Xiucai waved his hand and said somewhat covertly, "That's all. Depending on your potential, you will definitely make progress."

"Go back to the classroom, I will seize the time to tell you more."

"By the way, the collection of Wei Mo's books that Magistrate Zhang gave you is a good thing."

"You have a good memory. If possible, memorize them all."

Zhao Ce was a bit dumbfounded and said yes.

Thinking of the brick-like book given by Magistrate Zhang, Zhao Ce also felt a little dizzy.

Zhao Ce is busy setting off recently, which has also affected Wu Xueli and Qiu Shubai who are running a small stove with him.

I am immersed in the ocean of knowledge every day, and I am filled to the brim with these eight-part essays.

After the class ended, the two of them walked out together as usual, top-heavy and sloppy.

As Zhao Ce walked, he told them the news of leaving the state capital in three days.

Both of them were shocked after hearing this.

"Are you going to the state capital at this time?"

Zhao Ce nodded and said yes, briefly explaining the reason.

After hearing this, both of them sighed.

Wu Xueli sighed: "Zhao Ce, are you too kind to your wife?"

"If I were a woman, I would have to marry you."

Qiu Shubai, who was holding his shoulder next to him, suddenly jumped far away and looked at him warily.

Wu Xueli laughed dryly and said without blushing: "Just kidding."

"You're going to be away for so long, how about we make a dinner date in the next two days?"

Zhao Ce thought for a while and agreed.

"Okay, let's do it tomorrow."

So Wu Xueli, who had made dinner appointments with Zhao Ce every day since school, finally got this opportunity.
Chapter completed!