Apparently, back then, my eldest uncle happened to be preparing to take the Imperial Examination, but he had no travel expenses.
Later, after his engagement was arranged and he had some money, my eldest uncle successfully passed the child-level examination.
Of course, setting aside my eldest aunt's temperament, her maternal family's circumstances were actually quite decent.
They had plenty of land and people, and my eldest aunt's father was the village's minor physician. She also had a son studying, so I heard they were highly respected in the village.
After quickly drawing more than ten simple pictures and eating a meal, Su Qiao set off with her mother, carrying the five bolts of cloth and two bags of scraps she had bought in town.
Since the journey was far and they had a lot of things, Old Master Zhou even went into the village and borrowed them an ox cart.
"Big Sis, I want to go." Little Haozi knew they were going to his maternal grandmother's home and begged to go along and play.
"I'll take you next time. Practice your writing properly at home. Once you've learned all the characters on the first page, I'll start teaching you martial arts."
They were going to handle proper business this time. Everyone would be busy then, so how could they have time to look after this little rascal?
As soon as Little Haozi heard this, he immediately became excited. "Really?"
"Fake."
"What Big Sis says definitely can't be fake. I'm going to practice my writing."
With that, Little Haozi happily ran back.
Su Qiao smiled, braced herself against the edge of the cart, and lightly leaped onto the ox cart.
Host, can you drive an ox cart?
"I can even drive a racing carriage. What's so difficult about an ox cart?"