Cannon fodder warms your heart

Song Ciyou changed his clothes obediently. He had never been in the sun since he was a child and he ate well. He was taller than his mother Li at a young age. Their children were all good-looking, especially the three sisters Song Youning, but Song Ci Worry is not bad either. Putting on the faded red wedding dress, the silhouette looks even better.

Li's eyes were slightly red, "The waist is too loose, mother should change it, you study hard, mother will not bother you."

Song Ciyou watched her leave. No matter how you look at it, Li Shi is a perfect mother. She knows how to fight for the interests of her children at all times. She is also a very sensible person with her own survival wisdom. All three of her children have had a subtle influence.

Song Ciyou didn't have to worry about his family holding him back. On the contrary, he felt very lucky to have such parents and brothers and sisters.

One day before the wedding, Mrs. Li kicked him out of the house, saying that he wanted to decorate the house, so Song Ciyou went to herd the cows for his second brother, and lay on the net under the big willow tree at the village head, lazily. He wrote Zengguang Xianwen.

"Little brother, how can I get to Song Ciyou's house, Master Tongsheng?" A long dragon delivering the dowry came to the head of the village, saw a very handsome little brother lying on the net under the tree, and asked for directions.

The boy rolled the book in his palm, sat up neatly, and asked with a smile, "Why are you looking for him?" Although he was dressed in a coarse cloth shirt and a farmer's attire, he had a clear and steady demeanor, and his appearance was outstanding and gentle. , People unconsciously value trust and him.

The butler smiled and said, "I am the Du family in the county city. Because there is a lot of dowry, it will be inconvenient to get married tomorrow, so I sent it here today."

Song Ciyou looked at the long dowry delivery team and wondered, "Why are there so many?"

The butler laughed and said auspicious words when he heard the words, but he didn't answer directly.

Song Ciyou had no choice but to take them home. Along the way, the Du family's dowry convoy passed through the village and became the talk of the villagers for many days.

Song Ciyou didn't inquire more with the dowry steward, and took people home slowly. At this time, the Song family was busy posting happy words, and even the two pregnant women were helping their waists to sweep the yard. Seeing Song Ciyou return , "Little brother, why are you back so soon?"

Song Ciyou turned sideways, revealing the person behind him, "Sister-in-law, the dowry sender from the Du family is here."

The two sister-in-laws opened their mouths in surprise as they watched the long line of carriages. Grandpa and Grandma Song came here, and they hurriedly invited people into the house, and the young men laughed and chatted with the old man of the Song family, and then handed over the dowry. There are a total of 66 sets in the box, and each one is really heavy. Fortunately, the Song family has separated, and there are several empty rooms in the yard, otherwise they would not be able to fit.

The Song family hurriedly boiled water for the dowry-givers, and the leading butler joked with Grandpa Song, before leaving, he said, "Tomorrow is the wedding between my third young master and your young master, so don't bother me any more." .”

Grandpa Song froze suddenly, "What? The third young master? Isn't it the third girl?"

The old butler was also taken aback, and a young man who was tidying up the carriage in the procession for sending off his bride froze. The old butler was puzzled, "Doesn't the in-law know? Didn't the matchmaker say it's the third son?"

Grandpa Song froze. The matchmaker said vaguely that it was San'er, but they understood it as San'er.There were also men who married during the Great Banquet Dynasty, but those were poor families with many sons or concubines from rich families who married for marriage, but there were very few men in their villages who married.

Butler Du frowned, "If this is the case, the Song family doesn't want it, and my Du family doesn't force others, so let's let this marriage go." The young master and the others didn't dare to think about it. After all, the 12-year-old Tong Sheng has an unpredictable future, but when something happened to the Song family, the old man asked him to see if he could seize the opportunity.

At that time, they didn't expect that the Song family would come to their door. Now they are still happily preparing for the wedding here. It turned out that they had misunderstood.

If they don't want to, the old man will definitely be reluctant to marry young master Ruosheng, so it's better to find another family.

Song Ciyou finally understood that there was a misunderstanding, but the family of the Du family was very rich, and the ancestors lived in a first-class official residence. Later, they were returned to the hometown to do business because they stood in the wrong team.Then he asked, "Why does Mr. Du's family want to get married?" Judging by the gesture of giving the dowry, he is not some unfavorable bastard.

The old housekeeper lowered his head in shame, "I, my third young master suffered from a cold and burned his throat when he was young, and he couldn't speak anymore. Our old man loves the third young master the most, so he wants to find someone to rely on for him."

As soon as this remark came out, Li Shi became anxious, but she couldn't speak without the man talking, and tried her best to wink at her son.

Song Ciyou suddenly realized that it was so.But marrying a man and a daughter makes no difference to him. Didn't the original owner have no children if he married a woman in his previous life?Anyway, his two elder brothers have many children, so they are not afraid of the Song family being left behind.

Then he put down the book, bent down and saluted, "Boy, tomorrow evening, I will come to marry you on schedule." "Rituals?A scholar's ceremony?"Note" says: "The ceremony for a scholar to marry a wife is for a period of fainting, so it is named Yan. For those who are fainting, the yang will go and the yin will come."

It is considered that this marriage has been accepted.

After the Du family's dowry sender left, the Song family watched the large amount of dowry silently. At that time, the Li family had the intention to object, but the father-in-law and husband didn't speak up, and the son agreed. Now that the people left, the Li family Difficulty.

"Blessed, this marriage can't be done, can't get married." She was so angry that she shed tears, but she couldn't blame the Du family for cheating on the marriage.

"Mother, don't be angry. The child caused a catastrophe back then. The Du family visited the door to inquire and never concealed the bride's gender. Besides, when the Du family came to the door today, they never had the idea of ​​cheating on the marriage. Therefore, the Du family's lintel is clean and upright, and I should be the one to accept it." I have already used the Du family's money to solve the emergency, so how can I repay my kindness and revenge." Song Ciyou squeezed his mother's hand, "My child will need to spend a lot of money on studying in the future, and the family has already been torn apart because of my reading. My nephew will be born soon, and I really can't bear the thought that they won't have enough food and clothing to keep them warm."

Song Ciyou's words made Li weep, she couldn't bear it.

The night passed quickly, and in the early morning of the second day, Song Ciyou, accompanied by his elder brothers and clansmen, went to greet his relatives in a rented carriage.The Du family was in the county town, and they didn't arrive until noon. The old man of Du's mansion was the first one-ranked person in Qinghe County back then. He accumulated a lot of connections during his reign, and was fined for making mistakes. Now the Du family is in business, and the lintel is very embarrassing. The two big lions at the gate are very mighty.

Song Ciyou entered the mansion without doing anything to make things difficult. People watching the ceremony in the Du Mansion saw Song Ciyou wearing an old wedding dress that had been washed and faded. Obviously, he was much less disgusted at the fact that the old man favored Du Ruosheng and prepared a large amount of dowry for him.

Du Ruosheng is not a woman, but she also wears a red hijab. He sits on the edge of the bed holding an apple, and his mind is full of thoughts. Panic and apprehension attack him at the same time. get married.

The groom came to pick him up at the gate of the courtyard. Du Ruosheng was carried out by his cousin and married like a woman. The cousin must be very happy. After all, his grandfather once wanted him to inherit the family business, and now getting married has nothing to do with the family business.

In the main hall of the Du family, a thin man who was about to die was sitting on the upper hand. Although he coughed constantly, his eyes were clear, staring at Song Ciyou as if he wanted to see him through. Song Ciyou was fearless and let him look at him frankly.I knelt down and kowtowed together with Du Ruosheng. We are going to say goodbye. I don't know if we can see each other again.Du Ruosheng had already burst into tears, and the tears dripped on the red hijab.

Mr. Du finally smiled in relief, and waved to the old housekeeper. The old housekeeper left quickly, and no one noticed that the dowry had increased by dozens of lifts.

The suona sounded, the bride got on the sedan chair, and went to Songjiatun with Chuichuidada.

The folks in Songjiatun were stunned. Yesterday, 66 sets of dowries had been delivered. How could there be so many sets today? The Song family is really blessed to have married a golden doll.

The carriage stopped, and Du Ruosheng was still in a daze. The matchmaker who sent him away pulled the proud son out. Song Ciyou stretched out his hand, wrapped his arms around the other's slender waist, tightened his arms slightly, and hugged him from the carriage with all his strength. put it on the floor.

Before Du Ruosheng could react, a white, slender, well-proportioned hand was stretched out from under the red hijab, and he reacted slowly, putting his fingers tentatively on the palm of his hand.

As soon as his fingers touched the palm, he was grasped by someone.The palm of the hand holding him was warm and dry, feeling very soft.The eyes are covered and the sense of touch is more sensitive.Especially when the other party gently raised his hand to imply that he raised his foot to cross the threshold, the palms of the two were pressed together.

Get off the sedan chair, pass the brazier, and enter the lobby.Song Dazhu and Li Shi were sitting on the high seat, one left and one right, Song Dazhu was smiling, Li Shi was serious, but his expression softened three points.

"Worship the heavens and the earth-"

"Second worship high hall-"

"Wife and husband salute—"

"Licheng!"

All the guests in the hall suddenly became noisy, mixed with all kinds of blessings, Du Ruosheng was helped into the new house, and Song Ciyou was left to deal with the guests.

Today, the uncles and aunts of the Song family who were separated came back to help, and the three sisters of Song Youning were also there. Song Youning looked at the piles of dowry in the yard, hoping that there would be no more Chen Shimei.

☆、Bridal Anniversary

When rural people get married, everyone gathers together to eat and drink in big bowls. In addition, the food in every household is not good on weekdays, so they eat with open stomachs at wedding banquets.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed, Du Ruosheng almost jumped up from the bed, his heart was beating violently, he pressed his chest, but it had no effect.

Song Ciyou stretched out his well-articulated hand to lift the red hijab, and now he felt a little real in his heart. He was really married, and gently lifted the red hijab on his head, and Du Ruosheng's cool and beautiful face was exposed to many people. In front of the court.

Beautiful and fair-skinned, with picturesque eyebrows and waist-length black hair, Qing Lingling's eyes fixed on Song Ciyou, Song Ciyou was amazed and puzzled, such an appearance is no longer what a child from an ordinary family should have .

Du Ruosheng looked up at Song Ciyou, vigilant and anxious.

Song Ciyou put down the hijab, took the jug on the table and poured two glasses of wine, handed one of the glasses to Du Ruosheng, drank the wine and asked, "Are you hungry? My mother left you porridge, eat some first?" "

Du Ruosheng didn't speak, Song Ciyou remembered that he couldn't speak, but those clear eyes seemed to be able to speak, Song Ciyou smiled lightly, "Let's eat something first."

The beauty was particularly beautiful when eating, Song Ciyou rested his chin to watch him eat, Du Ruosheng almost stiffly ate a bowl of porridge in front of him.Sensing his discomfort, Song Ciyou couldn't help laughing, causing the beauty's eyes to enlarge slightly, if it wasn't for Song Ciyou's eyes, he couldn't see it.Wearing a red wedding dress, with long hair hanging behind her, she slightly raised her head and stared at him, with three words of unhappiness written in her cold and beautiful eyes, as docile as a toothless rabbit, she pursed her two long ears and let others obey her. hair.

Song Ciyou put his hand on it, and the other's hair was soft and comfortable to touch.The other party turned his head uncomfortably, Song Ciyou deliberately teased him, tilted his head to look at him, "Why are you so good-looking?"

Du Ruosheng frowned, he didn't like others saying he was good-looking, so he turned his head unhappy, Song Ciyou smiled lightly, seeing his displeasure, and asked, "I asked you to marry me, did you do it voluntarily?"

Song Ciyou didn't dare to think that such a beautiful person could have a better choice whether to marry a wife or marry in. Apart from his reputation as a child prodigy, Song Ciyou had almost nothing he could really sell. .Forget it, boil some water for him to bathe, and then go out.

Du Ruosheng's body was slightly stiff, and no one asked him if he wanted to, including his grandfather who loved him. He was a man, and he used to accompany the prince to study when he was young. In the Five Classics, he worked diligently to practice calligraphy and reading, and his grandfather put all his prayers on him, hoping that he would bring the Du family into a magnificent and prosperous era.

Unfortunately, the prince was abolished later, and the grandfather was implicated and sent back to his hometown. The grandfather was disheartened, and when he was in trouble, he put all his expectations on him, hoping that one day he would be named on the gold list and rectify the name of the Du family.It's a pity that the son of Anyuan uncle's mansion came here to play. When he visited his grandfather, he saw that he was astonished as a heavenly man, so he had the cheek to ask his grandfather to promise himself to be his side wife. If he didn't study well, what would he do if he was so showy, he was punished to be confinement in the ancestral hall for three days.

In fact, he had a cold that day, and a heavy visitor came from Beijing. His grandfather asked his children and grandchildren to come out to meet him, so he changed into a more energetic dress to cover his pale face, so as not to worry his grandfather.However, the uncle's son's rude words made grandfather very angry. He used to be a first-rank official, and he didn't pay much attention to the so-called uncle's son, but now this guy dared to insult him like this.

He was imprisoned in the ancestral hall, and after three days, he was unconscious due to fever. The doctor used all kinds of medicines, and finally managed to save his life, but because the medicines used were highly irritating, he burned his throat.

People with disabilities in this dynasty are not allowed to be officials.

That night, my grandfather fainted several times. Du Ruosheng was the most talented child of the Du family, and he was the only one who could revive the Du family. Now everything is over.

Wanting to go to the past, Du Ruosheng didn't have any resentment, but she couldn't stop crying. She had been like this all her life, trapped in the backyard like this.

Song Ciyou came in and saw that his pale face was covered with tears, and the blood on his lips had dried up. He was startled, how could he be like this when he went out? He raised his hand to touch his bleeding lip and wipe it. To his tears, but stretched out his hand halfway and took it back.Under the candlelight, his beautiful eyes seemed dimly covered with a layer of dust, covering the dancing candlelight inside, and he sat there in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

Song Ciyou thought, these eyes are really not suitable for crying, and he will not let people cry again in the future, unknowingly this has become Song Ciyou's oath.

Song Ciyou brought the steaming washbasin, put a towel on it, and gently wiped Du Ruosheng's face. Seeing the beauty staring at him blankly, he couldn't help but smile, and put his finger on his face. .

Du Ruosheng's eyes widened and he tried to intimidate the apprentice who dared to touch him, but he didn't want his appearance to become cuter. Song Ciyou smiled ninjaly and helped him remove the headgear, washed his face and hands, then pushed him on the bed and blew out the candles , the two of them lay flat on the bed in their coats.

Du Ruosheng's breathing became short of breath, and he lay on the bed stiffly, leaning against the edge of the bed, trying not to take up much space.

In the darkness, Du Ruosheng, who couldn't sleep, quietly moved outside and then in, sneaking around like a little mouse, thinking that Song Ciyou didn't know.Noah, noah, noah, noah, noah, finally separated by an arm's length, and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before he could catch his breath, a hand stretched out from under the quilt, grabbed his waist, and with a little force, rolled him from the side of the bed into the inside of the bed.In the darkness, he heard the man say with a smile, "What's the matter, do you want to run?"

After Song Ciyou turned Du Ruosheng into the bed, he didn't let go of his arms around his waist. He tucked the quilts on both of them, put his chest against his back, wrapped him in his arms, and was about to So asleep.

Being almost embedded in Song Ciyou's arms, Du Ruosheng only felt that his heart, which was frightened just now, was beating faster now.Plopping, drumming his eardrums, so that he could only hear his own sound like a drum beating.

Song Ciyou hugged the person in his arms without speaking, and closed his eyes, pretending to be fast asleep.He felt that the person in his arms who was stiff as a log at first slowly relaxed his body and lay in his arms, and even adjusted a comfortable posture for himself with movements that she thought she hadn't noticed, just so docile I can't move.

In the dark night, Song Ciyou's lips curled up slowly, and when he finished adjusting his movements and was about to fall asleep, he gently leaned over and kissed his forehead, "Go to sleep." He took out a hand to tuck A-Ruan Under the quilt, she just hugged him to sleep, put her broad palm on his back, and stroked his back one after another.

Du Ruosheng couldn't fall asleep at first, but fell into a deep sleep after being patted in such a coaxing position, Song Ciyou also gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, Song Ciyou woke up early. He woke up and Du Ruosheng was braiding his hair. He changed out of his wedding dress and put on an ordinary man's long gown. The white long gown made him look like a gentleman.

When the two of them left the house, Mrs. Li had already gotten up to cook, and the others were quietly tidying up the yard. When they saw the man coming out behind Song Ciyou, they all opened their mouths. Be good, where did this come from? Immortal noble son, how could the young master of the Du family be willing to marry into his farm with his looks like this.

Mrs. Li was also stunned for a while, a little anxious, she stayed up all night last night, thinking about how to give the new husband a blow this morning to make him submissive, but when she saw the real person, she suddenly felt that her family had taken advantage of it.

The family ate together, because they all knew that Du Ruosheng couldn't speak, everyone was quiet and didn't dare to speak, the farm food was shabby, and most of them were leftovers from yesterday's food. Eat the bowl seriously, it was Grandma Song who picked up an egg and put it in Du Ruosheng's bowl.

In fact, he followed the dowry team the day before yesterday and met this family. Now that grandma expresses kindness, he smiles kindly. The beauty shows off her face, and her beautiful eyes are slightly curved. When she is not smiling, she looks noble and glamorous. She smiles more So cute, it hurts to watch.

Grandma Song said with a smile, "Be good and eat quickly." This is what she used to coax Song Ciyou into. Grandma said it very fondly. The forearm is as fragile as ceramic, as if it will break if you hold it with a little force.

After the meal, the whole family stared at each other, Song Ciyou said, "Do you want to tidy up the things you brought, we didn't move the ones that were delivered before."

Du Ruosheng smiled, and the two brothers and sisters-in-law wanted to help them see the dowry of rich and noble families.

When I opened the box, I saw that there were all books neatly placed. Books are very precious things in the banquet, and any book costs two or three taels of silver, which is why there are few scholars in the banquet.It is even more clear that the Song family has supported Song Ciyou over the years. Now that there are so many books, this is the greatest wealth. With these books, Song Ciyou will be safe to study in the future.In the future, other children of the Song family will read books when they are born. This is something that can be passed on for thousands of years.

There were fifty sets of books, and five boxes of other four treasures of the study, pens, inks, papers, and inkstones. Du Ruosheng brought all the utensils used at home, and there were some things at the bottom of the box that no one looked at.

Song Ciyou's eyes lit up when he saw so many books, he really married a golden baby back, so many books are priceless wealth.

Grandpa Song went out with his hands behind his back smiling, and after a while he brought back a big bookshelf with Song Dazhu. This thing was custom-made by him years ago. He thought that he would give it to his grandson after he became a scholar. In the future, the old Song family will see if they can use this bookshelf Fill up.

Now that it was just right to carry the books back, Song Ciyou looked at the bookshelf in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the room, so happy that he couldn't fall asleep.

In the afternoon, when Du Ruosheng was practicing calligraphy, the corners of Du Ruosheng's mouth twitched slightly when he saw Song Ciyou laughing like a fool, and he was in a good mood.

Song Ciyou saw Du Ruosheng writing, so he came over, his eyes flashed with amazement, Du Ruosheng's handwriting, at least 20 years of practice, put the words he wrote next to him, standing up and down now.

Unconvinced, he picked up a pen and wrote seriously on the paper that Du Ruosheng wrote on. Du Ruosheng didn't care about him, and continued to write on another paper with a smile.

When Mrs. Li came in to deliver the iced watermelon, he saw that the two children were both studying. It seemed that Mr. Du's family had read books. The two discussed and admired each other, and they couldn't help smiling.

In the evening, the family eats together, without the restraint of the morning, a few women introduce the Songjiatun affairs to Du Ruosheng, Du Ruosheng is really a good listener, and his expression will change according to the content of your words.The slightly opened mouth when frightened, the smile on the corner of the mouth when it was funny, the frown when the plot turned. Just looking at his expression makes people feel that he is listening carefully.

Du Ruosheng's life in the Song family has officially begun.

☆, newborn

The next day, Song Ciyou was reciting "The Law of the Great Banquet". Du Ruosheng picked up Song Ciyou's notes, which were the knowledge points that Song Ciyou wrote down that he didn't understand. Write down your doubts and write down your own understanding and opinions.

"Water, fire, gold, wood, soil, and grain are all repairs." This is a sentence in "Shangshu". Song Ciyou didn't understand it very well. Du Ruosheng raised his eyebrows and answered, "Water can irrigate, fire can cook, and metal can break By cutting, the wood can prosper, the soil can reproduce, and the grain can nourish, and it does not violate the farming season, and the grain cannot be eaten.”.

When Song Ciyou was busy tidying up the table, he saw a stack of things written by Du Ruosheng. After reading it carefully, he suddenly became enlightened and gained a new understanding of Du Ruosheng's talents. Du Ruosheng corrected them one by one. , It can be seen that he is very familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and he can grasp every word and sentence at his fingertips, and he knows the meaning of this sentence, and he knows the routines of doing the questions very well, and knows how to answer to make the examiner like it more.

Song Ciyou looked at Du Ruosheng with a little more solemnity and regret. Such a good talent can pass the exam, but now he is trapped in a tile.He bowed down earnestly to salute his disciples, "Ruosheng's talent and learning are far better than Ci worries."

A smile flashed across Du Ruosheng's eyes, and he agreed.

Afterwards, Song Ciyou wrote down what he didn't understand or had doubts, and Du Ruosheng wrote down his opinions with a pen and ink. Song Ciyou would also write down his different opinions. The two gradually summed up the templates and routines for answering the questions. .Because scholars in this dynasty are good at building cars behind closed doors, and do not like to exchange experiences with each other, this also leads to few people being able to sum up a set of methods that are suitable for everyone.

Du Ruosheng is well-known and well-remembered. Song Ciyou often felt that listening to the king's words was better than studying for three years. The master's level in the school was far inferior to Du Ruosheng's, and the cost of the college was high. After discussing with his grandfather and father, he decided to prepare for the exam at home. , at his level, it shouldn't be difficult to be a scholar.

The township examination is held every three years. If you can pass all the college and government exams next year, you can take the township exam the year after.If you are lucky enough to be admitted as a scholar, you will be able to take the Juren examination next year, otherwise you will have to wait another three years, and there will be a test after that, but it must be much more difficult.

When I think about it, I feel that time is running out. Song Ciyou can't wait to study against the clock. The whole family can feel Song Ciyou's momentum. The whole family does things quietly, for fear of disturbing him.

In the twinkling of an eye, half a year passed, and the sister-in-law's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she looked a little scary. Du Ruosheng invited Wen Po from the town in advance, and Mrs. Li also said a few words about not spending money, but the day when the sister-in-law gave birth was special. dangerous.

In the morning, my stomach hurts before dawn, grandma, mother and Wen Po three people come in and out, even Song Ciyou and Du Ruosheng are too anxious to read the book, it's really the sister-in-law's screams of pain that are too terrifying, Song Ciyou and Du Ruosheng squatted in front of the stove to boil water, watching a bucket of painful clear water being brought in and bloody water coming out, their faces turned pale with fright, this was the first time they had seen a woman give birth, and they were too frightened to breathe .

She didn't give birth until the evening, and the mother-in-law was so frightened that the two children had a head stuck, and one had to be pushed in to get out, but the baby's head was soft, and pushing it would definitely hurt the brain, and pushing either would not work. good.

Du Ruosheng was also in a hurry. In the past six months, his life in the Song family was really more enjoyable than in the Du family for more than ten years. The whole family had some shortcomings but none of them were major problems. Prepare the old ginseng, and now it is in the mouth of the sister-in-law, I hope it will be useful.

Song Ciyou suddenly thought of Song Youning, ran out in a gust of wind, and ran to the door of Song Youning's house, where she was concocting medicinal materials, "Fourth sister, my sister-in-law is having a difficult labor, please help me quickly."

The anxiety on Song Ciyou's face did not seem to be fake, Song Youning didn't dare to delay, picked up the medicine box and ran away, the two rushed back home and the house was miserable, the eldest brother was a big man squatting on the ground and crying loudly, Song Youning went into the delivery room without saying a word After a while, she came out and asked, "I can only have caesarean section, should I have it?"

The whole family couldn't understand, Song Ciyou said quickly, "As long as it can save people, any method will do."

After a while, Li's scream came from inside, and Song Ciyou hurriedly shouted, "Grandma, look at Mother, don't disturb Fourth Sister."

After a while, Grandma Song sent Mrs. Li out, and she went in with hot water. Mrs. Li said tremblingly, "Killed, killed, killed...".Time seemed to thicken, and every minute and every second was suffering. Finally, half a quarter of an hour later, the weak cry of a baby came from the room.

Afterwards, Grandma Song held the door limply, "A pair of daughters are born, mother and daughter are safe."

Hearing this, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief, and the second sister-in-law who had been holding her breath gave a limp and fell to the ground, seeing blood immediately.

The whole family raised their throats again, the second sister-in-law is only seven months old, and she is alive and not alive, so what should I do?

There are many twins in the old Song family. Song Ciyou's eldest brother Song Youjian and second brother Song Youkang are twins. Song Youning is also pregnant with twins. The elder sister-in-law gave birth to twins. I am afraid that the second sister-in-law will also have twins. She is only seven months old. I don't know if she will survive. .

The hearts of the family were raised again, and Song Ciyou was moved when he saw Du Ruosheng's fingers clenched extremely tightly. This person usually does not show any signs of leakage, but today he can see that he has feelings for this family.

Although the two of them usually sleep in the same bed, they get along as naturally as brothers. Right now, his heart is sore and swollen, and he is a little glad that he is not a woman and does not have to bear the pain of giving birth.Reaching out to pull his hand away, seeing the crescent moon pinched out from the palm of his hand, he stuffed his own hand in, "Pinch me, don't pinch yourself."

Du Ruosheng was taken aback for a moment, but he held it like that without pinching it again. That big hand gave him an unprecedented sense of security, and the whole family stood outside and waited.

Song Ruoning didn't settle one of the mothers and another one came in, but Song Ruoning was still very good. After more than half a year of tossing, the second sister-in-law successfully gave birth to two sons.

Song Ruoning was so exhausted that she collapsed, Grandpa Song told him to rest at home, she shook her head, there was still a child waiting at home, so Song Ciyou squatted down, "Fourth Sister, I'll carry you back."

Song Youning was too tired, so he climbed up after explaining a few words, the two of them are siblings, it doesn't matter.Du Ruosheng picked up the lantern and illuminated Song Ciyou. The eldest and second brothers in the family were busy worrying about their daughter-in-law. Song Ciyou and his wife sent Song Ciyou up the mountain.Du Ruosheng took out a purse and put it on the table of Song Youning's house. The eldest sister was taking care of her, so the two went back.

The country road is very cold, the moon is flickering, Song Ciyou is holding Du Ruosheng's hand, the two of them are quiet, they feel that the years are quiet, and it is good to have someone by their side.Du Ruosheng tilted his head as if in doubt, watching Song Ciyou's hair fall slightly, and Du Ruosheng's cuteness appeared to Song Ciyou under the moonlight.It made him feel a lot better when he was still flustered.

"You're asking about cesarean delivery, right? It's the fourth sister's unique secret book, which is to cut open the belly of the pregnant woman when the child is difficult to give birth, take the baby out, and then sew it on." Du Ruosheng is really a good listener, her expression will be Because the content of your words changes.His mouth was slightly opened when he was frightened, as if he was wondering whether he could survive if his stomach was cut open.

Song Ciyou couldn't help but patted his head, and Du Ruosheng didn't move away, just stared at him, as if he still wanted to know why.Song Ciyou is actually not very clear, "Generally, a cesarean section is not used, but if the fetal position is abnormal, the pelvis is too small, or the fetus is very large, twins or even multiple births, it is impossible to give birth, so you can only take the risk and have a caesarean section. Don't worry. , the wound will be healed when it is stitched up, and the stomach will not be open." Du Ruosheng smiled when he heard the funny, and frowned when he heard the turning point of the plot. Just looking at him makes people feel I want to talk to him more.

When they went back, they saw four newborn babies who looked like little monkeys. They were the youngest in the family before, but now there are four more babies who are younger than them. Moreover, the premature babies are in poor health, so they need to take good care of them.

At this time, it was still dark, and the lights were not lit in the house. The family sat in front of the stove to light the fire, looking at the crackling firewood at the bottom of the pot, thinking about how to live in the future.

The family had four more babies in one day, and they were not in good health. The medicine would take at least half a year, and it was another expense for the family.

Du Ruosheng raised his hand to take out his dowry, but Song Ciyou pressed his hand. It was something that Mr. Du gave Du Ruosheng to settle down, and there was not much real money, so he must not spend Du Ruosheng's money.Du Ruosheng smiled and took his hand, and wrote the words "life is at stake".

Song Ciyou was sore and swelled in his heart, he went to Du Ruosheng only after accumulating blessings in several lifetimes.

Song Ciyou thought that he had already married now, so he would definitely not be able to spend more money for a kilometer, not to mention that it would cost a lot for four little babies.Now that he doesn't go to the academy, he can save a lot of money. The brushes, ink, paper and inkstones are all Du Ruosheng's books, so he can spend less, and he can find other jobs to earn some spare money.

The rice in the family's field has already been planted, and when the harvest is over, save some money to take the provincial examination. The imperial examination is held every three years, and it is also called Xiangwei.The Xiangwei is held in August in autumn, and only scholars can participate.He needs to take the county examination in February next year, and he will be a scholar first.But during this period of time, the standard of living at home should be improved.

Song Ciyou did what he said, bought a lot of paper in the county and went back, and then started copying books. Many of the books Du Ruosheng brought were rare books on the market. He tentatively copied three books, and unexpectedly Sell ​​it for ten taels of silver.He took five taels to Du Ruosheng and five taels to his family.The eldest sister-in-law is fine, but the second sister-in-law has no milk, and the child is very thin. Du Ruosheng took out another 20 taels to buy a yellow cow that had just given birth.

Cows are very valuable this year, and there are only two in the village. The addition of a new cow to their family is as happy as the addition of a new person. Old Song Tou took a sip of wine happily. Boy Du is really lucky, since he came , the family is getting better and better, and in the future, no one can treat him badly.

The eldest brother and the second brother regard the cow as a treasure every day. Before the calf is fed, two bowls are squeezed to feed the four little dolls. The four little dolls gradually open up, the red color fades, and the skin turns white.

Grandpa Song handed over the task of naming the four little guys to Song Ciyou and Du Ruosheng, who read the most books in the family. The children of this generation in the genealogy were of the literate generation, and they were not very satisfied with the books they translated, so they finally wrote A lot of people were read to the family members, and finally four names were selected.

Two girls, Song Wenchao and Song Wenxi, two boys, Song Wenhan and Song Wenqing.The nicknames given by the two sister-in-laws are Dongdong, Nannan, Xiaoxi, and Xiaobei, which are simple and easy to remember.

☆、Movable type printing

Song Ciyou discovered the business opportunity of copying books, so he copied books whenever he had free time, which reduced his time for memorizing Mo Yi. When Du Ruosheng couldn't see it, he asked him to read the exam books, and he copied them.The two wrote and read while understanding, and the two who couldn't understand discussed it. In the small farmyard, except for the crying of the children, it was the sound of them reading aloud.

In this way, Song Ciyou had a lot more time to prepare for the exam, but seeing Du Ruosheng copying books under the lamp at night, he suddenly felt that he was sorry for Du Ruosheng, the son of a noble family who came here alone. I can't tell if he will be very sad.

Song Ciyou desperately wanted to change his current living conditions, and he couldn't bear to let a fairy like Du Ruosheng suffer a little bit of punishment and grievance.

Called Du Ruosheng to go to bed early, and called hot water to scald his feet. The firewood they used to boil the water was carried by the elder brother and the second brother from the mountain. Du Ruosheng took a bath every day at first, but after seeing the hard work of carrying the firewood, he washed it every three days , Song Ciyou brought a bucket of hot water every night and the two of them scalded their feet and fell asleep.

You don't have to take a bath in cold weather, but you always have to wash your feet.Du Ruosheng's white and tender feet stepped on the basin to dry the water. He didn't like to wipe his feet. Seeing Song Ciyou wiping his feet there, he flicked his feet to get the water onto Song Ciyou's freshly wiped feet, and then went on to his own Le He smiled and frowned, Song Ciyou couldn't help being amused by him.

Putting the basin aside, wiped the water off his hands, and walked to the bed.Du Ruosheng was already lying in there, and the belt of his shirt was loose just now, exposing a small piece of chest