Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 362 There are more and more books

There are more and more books. Some of them were brought out to study and prepare for the exam. During this period, they were given away by various governments, bought at the Zhending Mansion Bookstore, and some were borrowed from the collection to copy.

All are good books.

In addition, there are many unbound volumes of sample articles with annotations and summaries scattered around, and almost all of them are written by famous teachers and scholars.

Today, the imperial examination resources at hand, whether it is Xuanzi or Dajiang, are no less than those of today's top scholarly families.

There were so many examples scattered among them that for a moment, Zhou Banxia wanted to take out a stapler and staple them into a volume, but in the end he had to endure it and used pure handwork.

It seems that she studied calligraphy and painting restoration in her previous life just for this day. Even in this life, she served Xuanzi and Dajiang in the small study room of Gaofu.

It is not difficult to bind it by hand. It is not too simple compared to repairing calligraphy and painting, but it is still troublesome.

Papers of different sizes need to be cut, and the text content needs to be classified. If done well, book covers can be added to the front and back, and then they can be punched and threaded into a volume.

In order to improve work efficiency, Zhou Banxia quickly sent Zhiming to notify Da Jiang to come over, so that he could see how difficult it was for her, the third sister.

If later she dared to lose her hand-bound "thread-bound book" when she was taken away to study, don't blame her, the third sister, for being so picky.

Hey, not only Dajiang is here, but Xiaohe is also here.

"Today is a holiday?" It's neither the first day nor the fifteenth day of the new year. Grandpa is out of his mind. What kind of holiday should he take? Zhou Banxia was deeply puzzled.

"No, Grandpa asked me to rest at home for a few days. He said he would take a test on me in a few days to see if I can pass the test and change my shift. I have endorsed getting up early."

"Awesome." Zhou Banxia gave Xiaohe a big smile of approval, "Study hard and let our dad see if my sister is right. How can my brother be better?"

"That's right!" Gu Wenxuan immediately praised her, "My wife just can't take part in the imperial examination, otherwise she won't be able to win the top prize."

"You have discernment. What's the point? Don't stop and straighten it out. Once it's straightened out, even your sons and grandsons will be able to use it, right?"

Where is the son?
Returning his grandson, Gu Wenxuan couldn't help laughing.

Dajiang on the side was also so happy that he almost wiped out a pile of paper in his hand, and Xiaohe even giggled.

"Still laughing? You are the youngest, won't you have to marry a wife in another ten years? Ten years is very fast, in the blink of an eye, it will be another ten years. Maybe your son has passed the county examination, and in the blink of an eye, it will be another ten years. , you are going to be a grandfather."

Xiaohe giggled and couldn't stop laughing.

Gu Wenxuan took over the conversation and joked, "In the blink of an eye, you will be your great-grandfather again, with all your teeth gone, just like you now, with all your teeth missing."

"Brother-in-law!"

"Yes, stomp your feet again. You said you are not a tiger, but you came running as soon as you shouted, and you didn't let the book boy follow you first to take a look. What's the matter? You forgot how much paper your sister bought and didn't cut?"

"Don't be afraid, I'm smart. My sister told me that there is still more to use now. Those papers will be cut by the workshop when the weather cools down."

Four people can work faster than one person, and together with Gu Baoya, who is a step behind, the five people have finished all the work that needs to be punched and threaded into books by lunch time.

After lunch, the sun was high in the sky and the cicadas were calling frantically. The heavy rain last night showed no signs of lowering the temperature at noon, and it was still extremely hot and muggy.

The draft in the hall was very warm, and being a man felt comfortable at this time. The river in the village became a gathering place for young and old men.

When Gu Wenyu came to ask Gu Wenxuan to go soak in the river with him, Zhou Banxia saw Xiaohe looking at her eagerly, fearing that she would not agree. It is better to block than to open up.

No better than Dajiang, who was young and frail, Xiaohe was skinnier.

There are not many children in the country who are shameless. When she was a child, she took her younger sisters and younger brothers with her every day. Whenever she got the chance, she would go down to the river to catch fish, climb up the trees and dig out bird's nests.

It’s in nature to love to play.

Zhou Banxia did not stop him, but for safety reasons, he did not leave any bookboy behind and asked Zhi Ming and others to follow him and look after him.

As for Gu Wenxuan and others who were traveling with them, they were surrounded by people from the village. If they didn't play in the water in the wide and deep part of the river, basically nothing would go wrong.

No, her father-in-law also went to the river with his eldest grandson who wanted to play in the water.

It's a pity that I'm a girl, and like little Baoya, I can't even want to play. Otherwise, I would have to jump into the river and swim twice to clear my reputation of not being good at water.

Seeing the regret or disappointment on the faces of her two daughter-in-law and old girl, Mrs. Liu was dumbfounded.

Not to mention the old daughter-in-law who can’t swim even if she fell into the river, the eldest daughter-in-law who still has a big belly actually wants to play in the water, and the old daughter-in-law?
Your father is so spoiled with you, why don’t you take him for a look and you still don’t understand what it means?

Thinking this way, Mrs. Liu still felt a little displeased to see her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law wilting like flowers. "Why don't I take you to the reed marsh to soak for a while before it gets dark soon? You can't soak in it too much because you are healthy. I'll wait until next year." You can soak whatever you want..."

Zhou Banxia did remember the reed bank her mother-in-law talked about.

Because there is an extra reed in that area, you can't see anything even if you stand on the bridge, so the women in the village go there together to take a bath in summer evenings.

However, most of the women over forty take their little girls there to take a bath. I remember that there are very few little wives and little girls. I just don’t know how they are doing now.

"Where are your sisters-in-law and aunts now?"

As soon as Mrs. Liu heard this, she knew that her old daughter-in-law still remembered that place. How old was she before she left the village? "Do you still remember?"

Zhou Banxia nodded, "I have a vague impression. I forgot who took my sisters there. I just remember that my mother wanted to go but didn't dare to go, and she was scolded by my father."

Mrs. Liu couldn't help laughing, "Nowadays, there are young wives and older girls going there to soak in the water, but there will always be people from their families guarding the intersections and bridges there.

Let's go and ask your father to take you, Brother Liulang, and the others to guard there. Most people would not be immoral enough to go and take a peek, nor would they dare to go there.

There are regulations in the village. If you don't know where to go to avoid suspicion after dark, you will be dead if you are caught. If you don't get beaten to death, you will be driven out of the village. "

It was too late to be caught. In today's world, a woman's reputation for being looked down upon was worse than dog shit. Zhou Banxia nodded and smiled to show that she knew, but let her go?
Forget it.

Apart from the fact that there is no need to cause trouble to the family, I didn’t understand it when I was a child, and now I don’t know what those old ladies say when they take a bath together.
Dare to say any nasty things.

One has to wonder if those old ladies will also talk nonsense to their significant other after they go back...

"Sanya doesn't dare to go." Before Zhou Banxia could find an excuse to decline her mother-in-law's kindness, Ma Shan spoke first, "She wears three layers at home on such a hot day."

Zhou Banxia sneered.

"Actually, it's nothing. No one can see it when it gets dark. This time last year, I often went there with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law to soak in the water, but it was cooler."