The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 500: The Exam is Over

“You can’t walk alone for days and nights. Get in the car.” Old Mrs. Wang called Widow Zhou into the car.

As soon as Widow Zhou went up, the little lamb that had been squatting outside the carriage came down.

Widow Zhou noticed that the spirit-testing rat on the little sheep's head was gone.

"Why didn't your little mouse come along?" Widow Zhou asked.

Little Ayu replied, "Xiao Bao is in the village. His wife is about to give birth to babies, and he's guarding her."

Widow Zhou: ?

Widow Zhou thought she had misheard.

Are the mice about to have babies?
Is their village infested with rats?
Actually, this was a method devised by the villagers; the "Lingbao Mouse" (a type of rat) was believed to have a suppressive effect on the rats in the village.

Knowing that the Spirit-Testing Rat was going to go with Xiao Ayu, they hoped to leave behind the Spirit-Testing Rat's offspring so that they could help guard the village in the future.

The villagers found all sorts of rats from the mountains, of all kinds, and in the end, the "Spirit Rat" actually took a liking to one.

The two mice were inseparable for a while, and then the female mouse became pregnant.

I don't know what kind of rat it is, but it's definitely not the field mouse that they hate the most.

As for the baby rat in the mother rat's belly, the villagers were even more eager for it than the rat itself.

It all depends on whether it's a spirit-testing rat or an ordinary rat.

“It’s just the kids playing around, don’t take it seriously,” Liu explained from the side. “They had wanted the lamb to stay as well, but the lamb didn’t agree.”

The lamb heard this from outside and bleated in response.

It's not as unhygienic as Little Mouse.

After hearing this, Widow Zhou even felt that her stomach pain had lessened: "Where Ayu is, there are indeed all sorts of interesting things."

Even a mouse has to take care of its offspring.

But what about yourself?

Having lost her husband at a young age, she had no hope for the future and could only hope that Wang Sanpang would marry a virtuous wife.

They planned to get along well as sisters-in-law, and wait for Wang Sanpang's descendants to come and take care of them in their old age. Liu rarely had the opportunity to spend time with Widow Zhou like this, so they chatted for a long time in the carriage.

Grandma Wang didn't find them annoying at all, and little Ayu listened with great interest, her face cupped in her hands.

The group chatted and laughed, and time flew by.

We had a quick lunch in the woods by the roadside, and then rushed to Yongding County in the afternoon.

Yongding County was as lively as ever, with about a hundred candidates participating in the preliminary examination. The candidates' families crowded outside the county government office, all waiting for the announcement of the end of the examination.

It's been five whole days. At first, they hoped their child would get a good score on the exam, but now they just hope they can get out safely.

Upon arrival, Old Mrs. Wang instructed Liu to take Widow Zhou to see a doctor: "We're all neighbors, so let her go with us. If there's anything we can help with, don't be stingy."

“Mother, I know,” Liu replied.

Widow Zhou didn't try to be brave. Now that she had arrived in the county town, she was indeed experiencing severe abdominal pain. If she went to the pharmacy by herself, she might faint on the way.

The entire Wang family came to pick up the children, so there was a large crowd standing outside.

There are both old and young people.

They also met Registrar Qu, who was radiant and stood at the entrance of the county government office, looking quite intimidating.

Surprisingly, the former County Magistrate Cao was also there, though he looked rather haggard.

Finally, someone brought out a gong and banged it hard.

The people around started to stir.

"It's finally over! The exams are finally over!"

"Quick, check if our Qiangzi is inside!"

"I don't know if they've ever taken the exam."

"I heard yesterday that a student fainted inside; I hope it wasn't one of our children."

"..."

(End of this chapter)