"Little Brother Tian, I've brought you chicken mushroom stew!"
Xia Yingying carried the earthen pot and boasted smugly, "I personally … added firewood to stew it. I also picked the mushrooms myself."
Little Lu secretly wiped his cold sweat and thought, "If I didn't secretly change the mushrooms you picked, your Little Brother Tian would have gone to the netherworld to take the Juren examination. How strange, I clearly taught you to recognize mushrooms, why did you pick the brightly colored ones? Do you think you're picking flowers? "
Ye Xiaotian practiced hard day and night and finally mastered the technique of using the poisonous insect before the gathering of Flower Stream. He was in a good mood and took the pot of chicken stew and said happily, "Okay, come, let's eat together."
"Okay!"
Xia Yingying nodded happily. Ye Xiaotian then asked Little Lu and Xiao Wei to sit together. After these few days of interaction, he already knew that these two ladies were Yingying's elder sisters. Because Yingying's parents were away, they were accompanying Yingying. Naturally, he had to be more polite to them.
The two girls and Yingying usually didn't care about each other, so they didn't stand on ceremony. The group of people sat around the table and Ye Xiaotian carried Yao Yao over to sit next to him. The family was happily eating when Mao Wenzhi came in from the outside. As soon as he entered the door, he sniffed, "Aiya, why is it so fragrant! That's not right, aren't you guys taking advantage of my absence to eat alone? "
Mao Wenzhi said and walked over casually. He stretched out his hand to take the chicken but was knocked on his hand by Ye Xiaotian's chopsticks, "Go, get the chopsticks."
Mao Wenzhi hurriedly went to get a pair of chopsticks and sat beside Ye Xiaotian. He then started fiddling in the pot, "Where's the chicken butt? Where's the chicken butt? Did you leave it for me?"
Hua Yunfei's eyes were sharp. He saw the chicken butt that Mao Wenzhi had just flipped over. He picked it up and put it in his bowl. Mao Wenzhi was overjoyed. He picked it up with his chopsticks and threw it into his mouth. He chewed with relish. Ye Xiaotian said, "How is it? Did you find out? When is the Tribute Examinations?"
Mao Wenzhi stretched his neck and swallowed the chicken butt. He said, "I've found out. The Tribute Examination will be held the day after tomorrow. The government office will accept applications tomorrow."
Ye Xiaotian was stunned. "Tomorrow? Wasn't the Flower Creek Meeting tomorrow? Aiya, I think the imperial examination is more important. Yingying, you see … "
These days, Xia Yingying had been looking forward to seeing her sweetheart fight for her. Sometimes, she would smile even in her dreams. She immediately replied, "What's there to be afraid of? Isn't it the registration tomorrow? I'll get someone to go on your behalf. It's not like I'm going to take the examination for you. I think Xiao Fei will do."
Although Xia Yingying was naive, she knew that Mao Wenzhi was not very reliable. It was better to find someone more reliable for things like registration. Hua Yunfei said worriedly, "I'll go and register? Then Big Brother … "
Ye Xiaotian had already mastered the Art of Releasing Venomous Insects. With confidence, he said, "It's alright. You can go and register. There won't be any problems on my side."
Mao Wenzhi was afraid that he wouldn't be able to watch the duel if he went to register. He hurriedly said, "That's right! Xiao Fei, you have to do this. I'm good at gathering information but I can't handle such an important matter. If I ruin Big Brother's future, I won't be able to pay for it even if you sell me. Do you still have chicken butt? "
Hua Yunfei said snappily, "Do you have two butts for a chicken in your house? Here! Chicken wings! "
After Hua Yunfei dealt with Mao Wenzhi, he turned to Ye Xiaotian and said, "Then … I'll go and register for Big Brother tomorrow. Big Brother, please be careful at the Flower Stream Meeting."
Before Ye Xiaotian could say anything, Xia Yingying already said confidently, "Don't worry. I'll be watching. Whoever dares to bully my Brother Xiao Tian will have to ask me, Xia Yingying, for permission first!"
After lunch, Ye Xiaotian went back to his room to read. Even though he did not have much hope for the Tribute Examinations, he still had to put on a show. But the problem was that Lady Xia was also here. How could he continue reading?
Adding incense to the sleeves was undoubtedly a very romantic and warm reading scene. Lady Yingying probably wanted to create this kind of atmosphere, so she asked Xiao Wei to buy incense balls. Since there was no incense burner, she borrowed a small jar from Mr. Dong Xuebing.
During the Ming Dynasty, burning incense was not done by sticking a stick of incense in the burner. People used incense balls or incense cakes. The process of burning incense was also very complicated. They had to first light the charcoal and place it in the burner. Then, they had to put a layer of incense ash on top and poke holes in the ash to prevent the charcoal from suffocating and extinguishing.
Then, they had to put porcelain pieces on top of the ash. The incense balls were placed on top of the porcelain pieces. With the help of the heat from the charcoal under the ash, the fragrance of the incense balls was released. During this process, the charcoal could not be too strong or too small. They had to put their hands on the incense burner to test the temperature and adjust the intensity of the charcoal at any time.
Lady Xia had used incense before, but it was always Xiao Lu and Xiao Fang who did it. She had only seen it and was not clear about the specific process. Thus, when the red charcoal was placed in the pot, the layer of incense ash was saved. Originally, there should be one incense ball, but she threw the twelve incense balls she bought into the pot in one breath.
After a while, the pot was filled with thick smoke and the fragrance was suffocating. Ye Xiaotian, who was shaking his head and wagging his tail while pretending to read, threw down the book and opened the window while coughing. He and Xia Yingying escaped to the bamboo forest behind the house.
Since he could not read anymore, Ye Xiaotian began to learn from Wang Yangming to check the bamboo. After Wang Yangming read Zhu Xi's works, he checked the bamboo for three days and three nights. In the end, he did not even get a fart. Instead, he became mentally ill. Naturally, Ye Xiaotian would not be able to do it for so long. There was still a fragrant and pretty little beauty sitting next to him. Therefore, as he continued to check, Ye Xiaotian's gaze shifted from the bamboo in front of him to the bud on Miss Yingying's chest.
Xia Yingying noticed his gaze. Her tender face blushed. She shyly held her chest. Suddenly, she remembered that her chest was not big enough. If she held it like this, wouldn't it be even smaller? So, she quietly straightened her back, lowered her head, and shyly said, "I … I'm a bit thin, so it's a bit small."
"Ah! In the end, you are a Yi girl from the southwest border. If you were a girl from the capital, you would have already slapped me for peeking at you. How could you discuss such a deep topic with me? "Ye Xiaotian sighed in his heart and comforted her," No, it's very beautiful! Besides, you are only sixteen years old. After the New Year, you will only be seventeen. It will still grow. "
"En!"
Yingying gently bit her lower lip. She blushed and smiled shyly, "As long as you don't mind."
Ye Xiaotian really wanted to stretch out his hand and touch her water droplet-shaped charming breasts. Unfortunately, he had enough lust but not enough courage. Last time when Zhan Ning'er was unconscious, he struggled for a long time. This time, how could he dare to rashly make a move? He could only take advantage of her verbally.
Ye Xiaotian leaned close to Xia Yingying's ear and slyly chuckled, "You don't have to worry. You don't know how handsome you are. It's enough to charm a man to death. Besides, I really like this … feeling of childhood sweetheart. Heh heh heh … "
Childhood sweetheart? I didn't know you since childhood. Yingying didn't quite understand Ye Xiaotian's words. However, Ye Xiaotian's mouth was close to her ear. It was ticklish. She wanted to avoid it but was reluctant. She was confused and didn't have the mood to think about it.
When it was getting late, Miss Xia reluctantly said goodbye and returned to her residence. She suddenly thought of this question, "Oh yes, Xiaowei, what do you mean by childhood sweetheart?"
Xiao Wei was dumbfounded. She didn't know what this young lady was thinking about. Why would she suddenly ask this question? Xiao Wei replied without thinking, "Childhood sweethearts. Naturally, it means a man and a woman who grew up together."
Yingying shook her head and said, "There's no reason. It doesn't make sense."
Xiaowei was unconvinced, "Why doesn't it make sense? My husband came riding a bamboo horse, circling the bed to play with the green plums. Living together for a long time, the two of them have no grudges. It's written in ancient poems. "
Yingying stammered, "It doesn't make sense. Xiao Lu, do you know? "
Xiao Lu rolled his eyes and said, "What else can be explained? We played together since childhood! "
Yingying thought, "But we have known each other since childhood. Is he talking about our previous life? Bah bah bah, that's a story he lied to me. Why did I take it seriously? Played together since childhood … Ah! "
Miss Xia suddenly understood. She couldn't help but blush, "Played together since childhood! This bad guy, I knew he was teasing me. "She secretly blamed him, but in her heart … she was actually looking forward to it …
…
The next day was the day all the examinees gathered in Guiyang Prefecture and reported to the government office. For many of the examinees who were concerned about this year's examination, the real battle would be tomorrow. For many of the tribe leaders who wanted to get a seat in this year's examination, the real battle would be after the examination. Therefore, the battle at Flower Stream was the most eye-catching.
Not to mention that this battle involved the Xia family of Red Maple Lake and the Guoji family of Cool Moon Valley, there was also a mysterious man with a mysterious identity waiting for everyone to reveal his identity. Moreover, the scenery there was beautiful and it was worth a visit. It could be used as a distraction.
Therefore, a large group of people rushed to Flower Stream. However, there was another bustling scene in front of the government office.
Early in the morning, before the doors of the government office opened, there was already a long queue in front of the government office. The examinees, old and young, who had worked hard for ten years, all looked at the doors of the government office excitedly. If they could step inside, they would be like a carp leaping over the dragon's gate and being reborn.
Xu Boyi only rushed over when the doors of the government office were about to open. He replaced the manservant who was standing in front of him. Looking at the long queue, Xu Boyi curled his lips and laughed coldly to himself, "But they are all just collateral. Do you really think you have a chance to stand out? Hmph! The 30 spots have long been taken by the nobles! "
Li Qiuchi came quite early as well. He ordered someone to drive a light carriage and parked it at the side of the government office. Other than him, Mother Ye Xiaotian was also in the carriage. Li Qiuchi played with his folding fan while Mother Xue stared out the window without blinking, trying to identify Ye Xiaotian's appearance.
Zhan Ning 'er had also arrived early. She had changed into a man's attire and slowly walked back and forth along the long queue, hoping to find Ye Xiaotian's figure. Meanwhile, the Yang family's housekeeper had already entered the government office through a corner door. He handed over an ingot of silver and the small official in charge of registering the names agreed immediately. As long as he saw Ye Xiaotian's name, he would immediately give him a hint.
At this time, Ye Xiaotian had already brought Winter, Mao Wenzhi, Yaoyao, an ape and a bear, as well as the three beauties, Yingying, Little Lu and Xiao Wei, straight to Flower Stream.
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