After practicing hard all night, Xia Qianqian didn't go to bed until dawn. Xia Shanshan was half asleep and asked, "Sister, why are you sleeping just now?"
"It's okay, you continue to sleep." Xia Qianqian turned over and went in. The space was too small, so she could only sleep against the wall. Because she was too tired, she didn't want to argue with Xia Shanshan, and fell asleep in a short while.
I have never danced so hard in my two lives! All for five taels of silver!
Xia Shanshan guessed that Xia Qianqian had fallen asleep, so she quietly got up, took out the red dress that Xia Qianqian was going to wear the next day, twisted the belt twice with scissors, and put it back.
Looking at the bed, Xia Qianqian was sleeping soundly. Xia Shanshan felt relieved and lay back on the bed to continue sleeping.
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The next morning, Xia Qianqian was still sleeping soundly when someone knocked on the door: "Miss Xia Qianqian, are you up?"
"Who is it?" Xia Qianqian asked after opening her eyes.
"I'm Liu Zhenzhen. I saw that you didn't go downstairs to have breakfast, so I brought it up for you." Liu Zhenzhen said.
Xia Qianqian was very sleepy and kicked Xia Shanshan: "Go open the door!"
Xia Shanshan then pretended to wake up and sat up, rubbing her eyes: "Sister, what time is it now?"
"The sun is shining on your butt!" Xia Qianqian replied angrily and kicked her off the bed. "You pig, you can really sleep well."
In fact, Xia Shanshan had woken up a long time ago, but she had been lying there to avoid being suspected of doing something bad. She opened the door and let Liu Zhenzhen in: "Morning, Miss Liu."
"It's getting late. The priest will be here for the exam soon." Liu Zhenzhen put down her breakfast and went to see Xia Qianqian, who still hadn't gotten up. She asked curiously, "Xia Qianqian, aren't you getting up yet?"
"I'm tired." Xia Qianqian changed her position and lay on her back with her legs spread out.
Xia Shanshan asked: "Sister, where did you go last night?"
"Where else can I go? I've been practicing dancing all night."
Xia Shanshan was shocked: "Sister, did you practice dancing last night?"
"Yeah." Xia Qianqian closed her eyes, still unwilling to get up. Dancing was really tiring, and she was sore all over, especially her limbs, as if she had been hoeing the ground all day.
"Xia Qianqian, what kind of dance are you going to perform today?" Liu Zhenzhen asked.
Xia Shanshan was also very curious.
Xia Qianqian finally sat up, rubbed her eyes, got out of bed and washed up: "A group of demons are dancing wildly."
The breakfast was rich: steamed buns, millet porridge, pickles, a boiled egg, and a small plate of fried soybeans. Xia Shanshan reached out to grab the egg, and Xia Qianqian coughed, "Sister, this is my egg."
"Uh..." Xia Shanshan was embarrassed.
"I'm going to dance today and I need to replenish my energy." Xia Qianqian stretched out her hand.
Liu Zhenzhen said: "You are so tired, you have to eat more, otherwise how will you have the energy to sing and dance later?"
Xia Shanshan had to reluctantly return the eggs to Xia Qianqian.
After breakfast, Xia Qianqian regained some strength. She looked through the dance score one last time, closed her eyes and recalled it carefully in her mind. Only after she was sure she had memorized it completely did she start to change her clothes.
Xia Shanshan watched Xia Qianqian take out the red clothes given by the village to change into, and her heart was in her throat: Don't get caught, don't get caught...
Xia Qianqian was so focused on the exam that she didn't notice anything wrong with her clothes. She quickly put them on and went downstairs.
Xia Shanshan breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Zhenzhen looked at her strangely: "Are you nervous?"
"Yes, my eldest sister is going to participate in the competition, I hope she can win!" Xia Shanshan said, "Miss Liu, you go down first, I will follow."
After they left, Xia Shanshan also took out her red clothes, put them on, combed her hair, and put on rouge...
(End of this chapter)