Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 385 Congratulations
Li and He Qingzhu insisted on sleeping with the two babies in their arms, and Chen Xiuyun couldn't just leave the children there and ignore them, as they hadn't been weaned yet.

So she stayed in the upper room at night and slept with her mother and sister-in-law.

As for Qu Shaoyang, need I say more? He must have slept with Doctor Chen and Chen Yunhan.

In fact, the Chen family has plenty of places to live, with three courtyards, so how could there not be room for Qu Shaoyang to live?

It’s just that Doctor Chen and his son haven’t seen Qu Shaoyang for a long time, and they have a lot to talk about. It’s just right that the three of them can sleep on the same kang and chat to their heart’s content.

In the upper room of the main courtyard, Li slept at the head of the kang with her arms around Gensuo, Chen Xiuyun slept in the middle with her arms around Genyou, and He Qingzhu slept at the edge of the kang.

The two children didn't sleep during the day and were very sleepy. They fell asleep almost as soon as they touched the pillow.

He slept very soundly and didn't even get up in the middle of the night to feed.

As a result, in the second half of the night, this kid, for some reason, rolled over to He Qingzhu's side.

He Qingzhu didn't care and continued to sleep with her arms around Genyou.

As a result, the boy urinated quietly, not only wetting the mattress that He Qingzhu slept on, but also wetting half of He Qingzhu's clothes.

He Qingzhu was sleeping when he suddenly felt something was wrong. Why did he feel so hot and wet?

I quickly got up and took a look, and saw that the water had flooded Jinshan Mountain.

Now, Li and Chen Xiuyun didn’t have to sleep anymore and had to get up quickly to clean up.

Chen Xiuyun changed her son's clothes and put a blanket under him.

Li found one of her clothes and asked He Qingzhu to change into it, then she took away the mattress and changed into a new one.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. I slept too deeply tonight and forgot to get up to change the baby's diaper." Chen Xiuyun apologized embarrassedly.

From Maoer Mountain to Kuandian, we had to get up early and go to bed late. Even if the carriage was spacious, it would be tiring to sit in it all day.

Chen Xiuyun felt tired, so she slept a little more soundly at night and didn't even notice that the child had rolled to the side.

"That's great. I peed all over you."

"It's okay, it's okay, the boy's urine is good.

Look, Genyou doesn't pee on anyone else, but only on me. Isn't this kissing me?" He Qingzhu waved his hands when he heard it.

She stayed behind at night because she wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to her two nephews and share in their blessings and joy. Why would she mind all this?

Li understood what her daughter-in-law was thinking, so she also spoke up for He Qingzhu.

After the three of them finished cleaning up, Chen Xiuyun took the opportunity to feed Genyou.

It was still dark outside and it was too early to get up, so the three of them lay down again and took a nap.

Chen Xiuyun rarely goes back to her parents' home, and she is very close to both Li and her two sisters-in-law.

After breakfast, a few people had nothing to do, so they gathered together to chat and laugh, and helped Shen Lizhen with some needlework.

Shen Lizhen has been pregnant for five months. It will be winter when she gives birth, so the baby's quilt, cotton jacket, cotton pants, bellyband, etc. have to be prepared in advance.

The weather was good these days and not so hot, so the mothers sat in the yard, talking and doing needlework.

There was a mat about three feet long spread on the ground nearby, and Genyou, who was about to turn one year old, was crawling back and forth on the mat.

As for Gensuo, this kid is at the age of being naughty. Now that he is new to a place, he must walk around the yard inside and out, right?
So, Gensuo ran in front, making trouble everywhere, while Baizhi, Baiwei, and several maids from the Chen family followed closely behind, making it quite lively.

It was almost noon when suddenly there was a burst of firecrackers outside.

The sound came from far away and became louder and louder. It sounded as if it had stopped outside the Chen family's gate, making a continuous ping-pong sound that was deafening.

Chen Xiuyun was afraid of scaring her younger son, so she hurried to hug Genyou.

Xiao Genyou was not afraid at all. He just stared with his big eyes and looked around.

"What's going on outside? Why are people setting off firecrackers when it's not a festival? Hurry, go and see what's going on." Li quickly sent someone out to check.

Not long after, the maid came running back to report, "Madam, the master is back.

He came back accompanied by officers and many other people, who said they were here to tell our family the good news.

The old master, the second master, and the uncle have already gone out to greet them."

At this time, a large group of people had gathered outside the Chen family's gate.

Several of them were holding long firecrackers in their hands and were setting them off.

There were also two or three men dressed as servants, bowing and congratulating Doctor Chen.

"Master Chen, congratulations, congratulations on passing the imperial examination. We are following the order of the Taotai to escort the scholar back to the palace."

Doctor Chen and others finally understood what was going on.

The news that Chen Yunzhe had passed the examination for the title of scholar was brought back by Chen Yunzhe's entourage as soon as the results were announced in Fengtian City.

Because Chen Yunzhe had not yet returned home, the Chen family did not make a big announcement.

On the other hand, the official documents from Fengtian took longer to reach Kuandian, so there was no movement at the county government.

When Chen Yunzhe was returning home, he passed by Phoenix City and went to pay a visit to Taotai Yuliang.

Yuliang and Chen Yunzhe had a teacher-student relationship. Chen Yunzhe passed the imperial examination and ranked first. Yuliang was very happy and specially sent officials to escort Chen Yunzhe back to his hometown.

Because of this, the people in Kuandian City were alarmed and everyone ran to the Chen family to congratulate them.

Most of the people outside the Chen family's door at this time were here to collect money from the wedding.

This kind of situation often occurs when a wealthy family holds a wedding.

These people don't do anything on weekdays, and they all dress neatly and decently.

Whenever they heard that someone was having a wedding, these people would go to congratulate, say a few auspicious words, and ask for money.

When the host has a happy event, he usually doesn't care about this and will be very generous, giving a lot of money as a gift.

Of course, there are also those who are stingy and refuse to give, or give too little.

When these people are unhappy, they will say some unpleasant things in a sarcastic tone.

"Someone come and see the reward."

Chen Yunhan shouted, and the housekeeper in the mansion immediately brought out a basket of copper coins, grabbed handfuls of them, and gave them as rewards to those people.

As for the officers who escorted Chen Yunzhe back, they were invited into the courtyard by Qu Shaoyang.

It was almost noon, and the kitchen quickly prepared wine and food for the guests.

After the officers finished their lunch, Chen Yunzhe stuffed another twenty taels of silver into each of them, and the officers left happily.

Now that all the outsiders had left, the family members finally had time to talk and chat.

"Brother, congratulations on passing the high school entrance examination. From now on, you will be a scholar." Qu Shaoyang bowed to his brother-in-law and said with a smile.

"When the provincial examination is held next year, if my eldest brother wins first place, he will be a juren, and our whole family will benefit from it."

"You kid, you just like to make fun of me. Even if I pass the exam, I am still a commoner. How can I compare with the general manager?"

Chen Yunzhe reached out and patted Qu Shaoyang on the shoulder, saying with a smile.

"How can it be the same? I am just a lowly official, how can I be compared with those who passed the imperial examination?
Big brother, we are still waiting for you to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to our family, please don't let us down."

Qu Shaoyang shook his head. His small official position meant nothing. The right way to become an official was to take the imperial examination.

(End of this chapter)