After Mrs. Zhou gave birth to the child, she couldn't help but shed tears when Ms. Wang said that the child was very good.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said, "Good daughter-in-law, let's not cry. Your eyes will hurt after crying during confinement."

She wrapped the child and put it next to Zhou, "Look, this is your and the third son's son. He is so strong and strong. He is such a good boy."

Mrs. Zhou rubbed her face against the child, "I was looking forward to the stars, the moon, and a child like this. Now that the child is born, Hongshun doesn't know where he is."

Speaking of her youngest son, Wang felt uncomfortable.

But she didn't want to make Mr. Zhou feel more uncomfortable, so she smiled slightly and said, "He will come back eventually. Don't worry, there are so many people in the family, we will take good care of this little guy, and we will not let you mother and son suffer any injustice."

Mrs. Zhou nodded, "Thank you, mother."

Wang smiled and said, "Why are you thanking me? We are a family. This is my little grandson. You are my daughter-in-law. You should be taken good care of."

Zhou's birth went smoothly, it took less than two hours, there was not much bleeding, and the pain was bearable.

Ye Xiangxiang wondered if it was because of the needle.

She is now more and more aware of the mystery of this acupuncture technique, but she always feels like she is still lingering at the door.

Without the guidance of a master, she was still slow to learn to read. She was very satisfied with the finger strength she had now.

Mrs. Wang personally sent Mrs. Wu out and wrapped her in a red envelope, "Sister, thank you for your help today. Otherwise, my daughter-in-law would have been in trouble during the birth. You can take this."

Wu quickly declined, "It's just a small favor. Besides, the baby's position is already in the right position. It can be born smoothly even without my help."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "You have to give me what you deserve, even if you invite Po Wen here. This is what you deserve, so please accept it."

Wu said, "I should thank you. If it weren't for Xiangxiang's help, my son's legs would have been disabled."

Mrs. Wang put the red envelope in her hand, "If we live in a village, we should help each other, but this matter is different today. If you accept it, it will be a bonus."

Really unable to refuse, Mrs. Wu accepted the red seal. After a few words, she and Mr. Wang became much closer.

In a blink of an eye, it was almost dark. Mrs. Wang went to take care of Mrs. Zhou and the children, while Mrs. Li and Mrs. Liu hurriedly cooked.

Ye Xiangxiang and Ye Cuicui both went to help, and soon they were busy making dinner.

Wang asked Ye Hongchang to kill the chicken and simmer it on the stove for Zhou to eat later. She had no appetite for dinner, so she didn't eat anything.

It was too hard for Mrs. Wang to take care of Mrs. Zhou and the children by herself, so Mrs. Liu moved to the landlord's house at night to help take care of them.

The next day the family sat together to discuss what name to give the child.

Such an important matter as naming should wait for Ye Hongshun to come, but we don't know where he is yet, so Wang asked Zhou to do it, and the names for the parents were the same.

Mrs. Zhou held her child in the room and smiled, "I haven't studied in school and can't afford anything good, so let him start a family."

"We fled all the way to come here, and it took a lot of effort to have this home now. I hope that the arrival of this child will make the Ye family prosperous and have good intentions."

Wang smiled and said, "What a good name, I'll let you know. I'll go out and tell everyone."

Mrs. Zhou hurriedly said, "Mom, are you too hasty? You didn't name me according to your seniority."

"It's obviously a good name, why is it so careless? I think this child is a lucky star. We have suffered a lot, and it will be good luck in the future. Seniority doesn't matter, as long as our family knows about it."

When Wang went out to talk about it, everyone thought the name was good.

Ye Hongchang smiled and said, "Xingjia is really a good name. When the Chinese New Year comes, we will write down the genealogy and then go to the county government to register the names." If each family wants to bring in a new child, they have to wait until the Chinese New Year to register them together. Normally, the county government does not handle this.

The weather cleared up in the afternoon, so Ye Hongchang asked Ye Xiangxiang to rest at home while he went to clean up the duck coop. He came back in the evening and picked up two duck eggs.

Mrs. Wang was pleasantly surprised, "How long have you been raising it before you can lay eggs?"

Ducks can lay eggs in four or five months. It will take a while, but who knows that duck eggs have already been picked up.

Ye Hongchang said, "There are just two of them, but there will be more gradually."

Mrs. Wang was overjoyed and said with a smile, "I'll make scrambled eggs for you tonight. Let's have a taste."

By the end of the month, the number of duck eggs gradually increased, and I could pick up forty or fifty eggs a day.

These duck eggs alone are a considerable income, and can be sold for two cents each.

You can sell it every few days, otherwise you won’t be able to keep it at home.

Ye Hongchang is going to the town to sell eggs again, and he also has two pieces of leather. He got them from hunting in the mountains a few days ago, and he can use them to exchange for money.

Mrs. Wang said, "Don't forget to pick up Brother Wen. He's already twenty-nine. He won't have a bath tomorrow and can leave today."

Hanchen Academy has a bathing break every ten days and two days at the end of the month. He usually stays in the academy to read and only comes back once at the end of the month.

Ye Hongchang smiled and said, "Don't worry, how can I forget such a big nephew?"

Today, I sold two hundred duck eggs for four cents of silver and twenty taels of skins, which was another income.

Ye Hongchang bought oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, and also bought three hens and brown sugar. Zhou had to eat well during confinement.

It was almost time and he went to pick up Ye Liwen from Hanchen Academy.

As soon as he jumped out of the car, he heard someone greeting Ye Liwen, "Congratulations, you got such an opportunity when you first came here, but you really deserve it."

Ye Liwen cupped his hands and returned the greeting, "Thank you very much."

After several classmates left, Ye Hongchang said, "Brother Wen, why do they congratulate you, but what good thing is it?"

Ye Liwen smiled and said, "It's a good thing, but I'm not sure yet. Let's go back first."

"Okay." Ye Hongchang agreed with a smile.

Since it's a good thing, let's talk about it when we go back and let our family listen together.

After returning home, the food was served, and everyone had their stomachs full before Ye Hongchang asked, "Brother Wen, can we talk now? But what's the good thing?"

Ye Liwen put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "Grandma, second uncle, the county school will recruit students from the academies below and provide rations every month. After discussing with the dean, Mr. Zhou recommended me to the top. If I pass the county school exam, I will You can go to the county school to study.”

This news made the whole family unable to recover. Even Li, who had never studied in school, knew that only those who had passed the children's examination in the county school could go to the county school.

"Brother Wen, haven't you taken the children's examination yet?" Li was confused.

Ye Liwen nodded, "Yes, I heard that no one in Wushan County passed the scientific examination for five consecutive years, so if you want to recruit more students, as long as you pass the examination, regardless of whether you pass the child examination, you can enter the county school."

"We are provided with food every month and are treated like food students. It costs almost no money from the family."


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