After time travel, I ate glutinous rice bran in ancient times

Ouyang County Magistrate and Wang Yugui were both shocked when they heard this. Wang Yugui asked hurriedly, "Are you talking about Mr. Lu's mother?"

"Yes, Mr. Wang, she is Mr. Lu's mother," the bailiff said hurriedly.

Wang Yugui was heartbroken when he heard this and cried out, "Oh, how could this be? I went to the Lu Mansion to paint the old lady's portrait last month! The old lady was in good spirits!"

"Alas, fortune and misfortune may come to people at any time! Madam Lu is over 80 years old this year, right?" Magistrate Ouyang sighed after hearing this.

The yamen runner hurriedly said, "Yes, sir, Madam Lu is eighty-five years old this year!"

"The coroner has already visited the Lu residence and found that the old lady died of natural causes."

"I heard that he had lunch at noon, sat in the garden to bask in the sun and fell asleep. When the girl went to check, he was gone!"

"Alas, the old lady is a blessed person. She lived a long and healthy life and died without any illness." Magistrate Ouyang nodded after hearing this.

He then ordered the yamen runners: "Go and get ready. We will go to the Lu Mansion to pay our respects to the old lady!"

"Yes," the yamen runner heard and hurriedly left.

Wang Yugui hurriedly stood up and said goodbye: "Sir, I also want to go to the Lu Mansion to pay my respects, so I will take my leave first!"

"Okay, okay," Magistrate Ouyang nodded.

After Wang Yugui left the county government office, he went home first to tell Mrs. Wang and Miss Tan about what happened at the Lu Mansion.

Wang also sighed: "What a pity, Madam Lu is such a good person, why can't she live a hundred years!"

"Mom, how can anyone live to be a hundred years old? Madam Lu is already 85, which is a rare longevity," said the eldest sister.

Miss Tan also said: "Yes, come to think of it, this is actually a happy funeral!"

"Hey, Sister Tan, even though that's the case, I'm still very sad." Wang Yugui sighed: "You don't know, Madam Lu is very kind to me!"

"Back then, I was an unknown painter who went to the Lu Mansion to paint a portrait of the old lady."

"The old lady was very kind to me and was very generous in giving me rewards every time."

"Madam Lu is my benefactor!"

"Hey, brother, I understand." Miss Tan sighed and said, "I like Mrs. Lu very much, too. Every time we meet, she is always happy and kind to us young people!"

"When we got married, didn't Madam Lu give us a special gift?"

"Yes, that's right." Wang Yugui nodded and looked up at Miss Tan: "Sister Tan, please help me get ready. I have to go to the Lu Mansion to pay my respects!"

"Yes, dear brother, Uncle Fu has already gone to prepare." Miss Tan nodded: "Dear brother, I am pregnant and cannot go to pay my respects to the old lady in person. Please pay your respects on my behalf!"

"Yes, OK." Wang Yugui nodded.

……

In the evening, Wang Yugui took his second sister who had just finished work to the Lu Mansion to pay their respects.

As soon as I reached the intersection, I saw that the entire street in front of the Lu Mansion was white.

There were many people paying their respects. Wang Yugui stood in front of Mrs. Lu's mourning hall, thinking of the past and crying as he was moved by the scene.

Mr. Lu was moved by him, and when he met Mr. Tan later, he kept praising him for finding a good son-in-law who was both affectionate and loyal.

Mr. Tan told Mrs. Tan about this matter, and Mrs. Tan laughed: "Master, I was right, wasn't I? I said that Yugui is a very kind child!"

"Well, Yugui is a good person," Mr. Tan nodded, "but his study is not good enough!"

Then he sighed and said, "Madam, you don't know, his writing of eight-part essays is really bad!"

"I read his re-written provincial examination essay. It was just mediocre."

"The writing style is still very forced. The eight-part essay he wrote looks awkward no matter how you read it. Sigh."

"Master, I think he will not pass the exam in three years!"

"Hey, Master, is it that important whether you pass the imperial examination or not?" Mrs. Tan said disapprovingly, "Yugui is making a lot of money now."

"In the past few years, I have bought a lot of land and shops, and the business of the art shop and the winery is getting better and better."

"Even if he fails to pass the imperial examination, it won't affect his and Xi'er's good life at all!"

Mrs. Tan said, looking at Mr. Tan, and laughed: "Master, you are too obsessed with those false reputations."

"Isn't the purpose of studying and passing the imperial examination to live a good life? You can live a good life even if you don't pass. Why do you have to be so obsessed and force yourself to pass the imperial examination?"

"Oh, Madam, look at what you said." Mr. Tan frowned slightly after hearing this: "Master, I am doing this for his own good. If he passes the imperial examination, it will bring shame to his Wang family."

He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I won't care about him anymore. He is too weak to be a good person!"

Then he smiled and said, "As for me, I might as well teach my grandson well in the future!"

"Ha, Master, you are right. The child born to our Xier will definitely be smart." Mrs. Tan also laughed after hearing this: "You just need to teach Cong'er and your grandson carefully in the future!"

……

In the blink of an eye, it was spring of the following year. On February 15th, Chunsheng and Zhou Gongzi were again on the list of candidates for the imperial examination.

This time Chunsheng still did not get the first place, but only ranked third. Zhou Gongzi followed closely behind and ranked fourth.

Three days after the results were announced, the palace examination was held. Lu Chunsheng was very talented and handsome, and was chosen by the emperor as the top scorer.

Master Zhou was originally ranked only fourth, the first in the second class. However, because the third in the first class was too ugly, the emperor was displeased and so demoted him to the second class. Master Zhou was promoted to the third in the first class and was chosen as the third place in this list.

When the good news came, the Wang family was filled with joy. When the news reached Xiaoao Village, the whole village was in an excitement.

In the early morning of April 5th, the sound of a baby crying broke through the sky above Wang’s residence.

Miss Tan lived up to everyone's expectations and gave birth to a chubby, fair baby boy.

"I have a son," Wang Yugui murmured happily. Looking at the baby in the cradle, it felt wonderful.

From then on, in ancient times, in addition to his mother, Wang, there was another person who was related to him by blood.

The eldest sister looked at the baby and smiled: "Oh, look at how cute my little nephew is. He really looks like my sister-in-law!"

"Ha, sister, I think his little nose looks a lot like our brother's." The second sister also laughed at the baby

Wang smiled and said, "This child's hands look exactly like your brother's. Look, there is a small mole on the back of his hand!"

"Yeah, isn't it? His little nails are short like his, haha." The second sister heard this and hurriedly pulled the child's hand to look at him.

Mrs. Tan smiled and said, "At first glance, this child's face looks exactly like Xi'er's when she was a child."

"Looking closely, he also looks a bit like Yu Gui. Well, no matter which one of them he looks like, he looks good no matter how you look at him!"

Then he asked Master Tan: "Master, what do you think?"

"Ha, yes, yes, madam is absolutely right," Mr. Tan laughed.

Then he looked at Wang Yugui and said, "Yugui, have you chosen a name for the child?"