Jing Li's eyes instantly turned red.
These days, he has been disliking the little one in his belly. Sometimes he says that the little one is slow to grow and doesn't know how to be considerate of his father, which prevents him from going to the capital with Qin Zhao. Sometimes he says that this little thing has caused his body to be out of shape, and he doesn't know if he can recover in the future.
But after all, he was his own child and he had held him for so long, so naturally he liked him.
How could it be gone when I woke up
Jing Li touched it carefully again and found that the bloating feeling from carrying the baby had completely disappeared.
His abdomen had returned to its former flatness and firmness. It was a little painful when pressed, and the pain seemed to come from inside the skin and flesh. However, the pain was too mild, and his attention was fully on Qin Zhao just now, so he felt it completely.
The little fish was really gone.
"... Am I still dreaming?" Jing Li looked up at Qin Zhao and murmured.
Qin Zhao didn't know what happened to his little fish, he just saw the little boy in his arms suddenly had red eyes, he said anxiously: "What's wrong, is your stomach hurting? Let me see-"
He placed his palm over it and stopped talking.
Where are the children
Qin Zhao realized something and slowly moved his gaze to the pool.
No way…
Jing Li noticed Qin Zhao's gaze and followed his gaze, opening his mouth slowly: "I, I gave birth to the fish baby... in the water?"
Qin Zhao: “…”
Jing Li: “…”
I swear to God, Jing Li knew that it would not be difficult for fish to give birth, but he never thought it would be so easy. How could someone give birth to a baby in one sleep, and not feel anything after giving birth? ?
But they can't care about that now.
The water in the pond was running water, and Jing Li had no idea when the little fish escaped from his stomach. It would be troublesome if it was washed into the stream.
Qin Zhao didn't let Jing Li go into the water. He helped him sit on a bamboo chair, took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs, and gently went into the water, pushing aside the water plants and starting to search.
Jing Li's eyes were still red as he waited anxiously on the shore.
After a moment, Qin Zhao stood up, and Jing Li asked hurriedly: "Did you find it?"
"Yeah." Qin Zhao smiled at him, "Come and take a look."
He bent down and pushed aside the water plants. Among the plants, a crystal clear fish egg, only as big as the tip of his little finger, lay quietly there.
“… Come and eat something first, and stop watching.” Qin Zhao came into the room with food, and saw Jing Li still lying next to the fish tank, so he called out helplessly.
When he came back from the provincial capital this time, he stopped by Yunguan Temple and brought back the fish tank that Jingli liked very much.
I originally thought that I could use it to raise the fetuses of my own fish, but I didn't expect that I would end up raising small fish fry directly.
The fish tank was filled with clean water and covered with water plants and pebbles, and placed on the desk. Jing Li lay beside the desk, staring into it without blinking.
Qin Zhao had just woven a simple bed out of bamboo leaves, placed it between the pebbles, and placed the fish eggs on the bed.
These fish eggs are different from the usual fish eggs. They are larger, light pink in color, translucent, soft and smooth on the surface, and plump, so you can't see what's inside.
The surface of the small fish eggs rises and falls slightly, like the steady breathing of a sleeping toddler.
Jing Li breathed softly, as if he was afraid of disturbing him.
Qin Zhao sighed helplessly, walked to the table, picked him up from the chair without saying anything, turned around and put him on the bed: "Eat first, and have a good rest after eating. The little fish cub won't run away."
Jing Li looked at the desk eagerly and said indifferently: "I know..."
Qin Zhao: “…”
It was the first time that Qin Zhao felt the impact on his status in the family. He could only comfort himself by saying that Xiaoyu had just given birth to cubs and he couldn't argue with him.
Jing Li believed that she was not feeling unwell at all, but after all, she had just given birth, so Qin Zhao did not dare to be careless.
He simply didn't let Jing Li get down from the ground and went to the table to bring the porridge over.
The porridge is made with chicken soup, which is stewed until it is soft, tender and fragrant. The chicken fat is skimmed off and only some chopped chicken shreds are added. It is light and nourishing.
Qin Zhao had inquired before that one should eat more nourishing food after giving birth to facilitate recovery.
However, living conditions in most villages were poor and it was difficult to get a meal of meat. If a daughter-in-law gave birth to a child, the most they could do was steam two eggs for her to nourish her body.
After finishing the porridge, Qin Zhao pushed the boy who wanted to see the fish eggs back to the bed. But Jing Li was very insistent on watching the cubs, and refused to listen to Qin Zhao for the first time. The argument between the two lasted only a moment, and Qin Zhao resigned himself to moving the small table that was originally placed beside the bed, and then moved a chair and placed the fish tank steadily on the chair.
In this way, when Jing Li lies on the bed, he can turn his head to see the baby he has given birth to.
This plan satisfied Qin Zhao and Jing Li. Jing Li lay on his side on the bed, tracing lightly on the wall of the fish tank with his fingers: "When do you think he will hatch?"
Jing Li never thought that he would lay a fish egg.
According to some folk stories, when monsters and humans give birth, the offspring should be human babies. For this reason, he was worried that his body structure was different from Shuang'er's and he didn't know how to give birth.
Who knew that this little guy would come out so easily.
It's in the form of fish eggs.
Ordinary fish eggs only take a few days to hatch, but according to Abbot Jingchen, koi had been fish eggs for decades before hatching.
His cub... wouldn't it be the same
"Don't worry." Qin Zhao tucked the quilt in for him and said gently, "I don't think he will keep us waiting that long."
Jing Li hummed, obviously still not reassured.
He whispered, "I hope he comes out soon."
Jing Li paused, then asked, "Do you hope it's a boy or a girl, or... Shuang'er?"
In this era, no one would want their child to be Shuang'er. Jing Li felt that his question was not quite right after he asked, but Qin Zhao said, "It's all good."
Qin Zhao lowered his head and kissed Jing Li on the forehead, saying, "My child, I like you no matter what."
After feeding his own fish and putting the person to bed, Qin Zhao finally had time to go to the kitchen to eat something. When he finished cleaning up and returned to the house, Jing Li had already fallen asleep.
Jing Li gave birth to the little fish easily, without any obvious pain or external injuries. But giving birth is exhausting after all, and he was still excited about the birth of the little cub. Now that he had calmed down, he finally felt a little tired.
Jing Li was sleeping so soundly that even the sound of Qin Zhao climbing onto the bed did not wake him up.
Just as if he sensed a familiar breath in his dream, Jing Li leaned forward, found a comfortable position in Qin Zhao's arms, and continued to sleep.
Qin Zhao hugged the boy tightly with a smile, then looked up at the fish tank.
The tiny fish eggs lie quietly on the bamboo leaf bed, and their colors become even clearer and more beautiful under the sunlight.
Qin Zhao looked a little dazed.
In order to get back as soon as possible, he hasn't had a good rest for several days, and even didn't sleep all night last night.
But he didn't feel tired at all.
In her arms was her soft little husband, and beside her was her newborn baby.
It's totally worth it.
Perhaps sensing his gaze, the small fish eggs on the bamboo bed trembled slightly.
Qin Zhao's eyes moved slightly.
The little fish egg seemed to suddenly wake up from sleep, turned its chubby body around, and rolled over on the bamboo bed.
The bamboo bed was not big enough to support the small fish eggs rolling around in it. Sure enough, the small fish eggs got out of control after a while, fell out of the edge, landed on the pebbles, and bounced quite elastically.
He was so naughty when he was born.
Qin Zhao had no choice but to reach into the water, pick up the fish eggs and put them back on the bamboo bed.
The fish eggs seemed to be tired of playing. They rolled around in his hand, rubbed Qin Zhao's fingertips affectionately, and soon stopped moving.
The corners of Qin Zhao's mouth curled up slightly, and a strange memory suddenly emerged in his mind.
"You said the fish eggs hadn't hatched for decades, so why did they hatch as soon as I arrived? They have a big head and a small body, and they are so ugly."
"Good, not ugly. ... You little fish can actually understand what I'm saying. Will you be able to transform into a human form in the future?"
"The abbot said that you can bring good fortune. If you really become a human, don't forget to come to me to repay my kindness."
…
Qin Zhao pulled himself out of his memories.
The fish eggs in my memory were darker in color than the ones in front of me, the same bright red as the scales of the koi. That year, Prince Rong stayed at Yunguan Temple. That night, while admiring the lotus in the courtyard, he witnessed the process of the fish eggs hatching.
The newly born koi are actually very cute, with round heads and long thin tails. They are very energetic right after birth and swim around him non-stop.
Qin Zhao stroked the small fish eggs and smiled gently.
Prince Rong at that time would never have thought that his words would come true and he would actually decide his own marriage with his own words.
Extremely mysterious.
The baby was born without any warning. Since they didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl, Jing Li didn't rush to give him a name. He just called him "Little Fish" as a nickname.
About seven or eight days later, Chen Yan'an came back and brought back the news that Qin Zhao was named the chief suspect in the case.
No suspense.
According to Chen Yan'an, the second place winner of this prefectural examination was from a nearby county and was also the top scorer in the county examination. He had already obtained a letter of recommendation from the county magistrate before the prefectural examination.
As for why it could only come in second, it’s probably because the level gap is too big.
The people who guaranteed each other with Qin Zhao this time all did well in the exam. Even He Zhixing, who had the worst result in the county exam, passed with a score that was among the last few and was able to register for the academy exam.
In this way, when Qin Zhao comes back to register for the college entrance examination, they can continue to guarantee each other, which can save a lot of trouble.
The academy examination is held twice every three years and is presided over by the academic official appointed by the current emperor. The next one is in August. If you miss it, you have to wait another year.
There are only more than three months left before the college entrance examination. In previous years, some students would choose to postpone the exam for a year so that they would have more time to review.
But this year is special.
Just because after passing the college examination, you will have the opportunity to take part in the provincial examination.
The provincial examination is held every three years, and the nearest one will be next year. If you don't take the college entrance examination this year, you will miss the next provincial examination. If you want to take it again, you have to wait three years.
Chen Yanan didn't care about this.
The higher you go in the imperial examination, the fewer people are admitted and the more difficult it is. Even the village chief failed the provincial examination, so Chen Yan'an didn't have much hope.
However, he had gained a lot of confidence after passing these two exams, so he was naturally willing to make a concerted effort and finish the college entrance examination first.
As for whether or not to take part in the provincial examination next, that is another matter.
As for the other few, Chen Yan'an had already asked them that they didn't want to miss this entrance examination.
"Brother He said they will stay in the county to review. I also plan to go to the county to review with Mr. Wu. What about you? Do you want to go with us?" Chen Yan'an asked.
This time, Qin Zhao won the first place in the case, but he did not make a high profile like before. He just invited Chen Yanan to dinner in the town to celebrate for the two of them.
He shook his head and said, "I'm not going to the county this time."
It’s not that he doesn’t want to go, it’s just that it’s not convenient now.
He had no intention of telling anyone about the existence of the little fish in his home.
"So you want to stay in the village?" Chen Yan'an thought for a moment and said to himself, "That's right, you're not going to the academy anyway, it doesn't matter where you are."
Qin Zhao didn't answer.
It’s actually not very convenient in the village.
Everyone in the village knew that Jing Li was pregnant. She hadn't given birth to the child at first, but her abdomen grew slower than that of ordinary people, so she concealed the date of the pregnancy.
But now, it’s not easy to hide it.
If they wanted to avoid being discovered, they could only go to a place where no one knew them.
Chen Yanan was still mumbling something beside him, but Qin Zhao didn't listen carefully. He just suddenly asked, "Can you lend me some money?"
Chen Yanan paused and asked, "How much do you want to borrow?"
"Two hundred taels."
Chen Yanan: "Ahem... "
"Brother, Brother Qin, even if you sell me out, I can't help you raise so much money?" Chen Yan'an looked at him with an indescribable look.
Qin Zhao remained silent, and Chen Yanan said, "If you really want to borrow it, isn't there a better candidate in town?"
"who?"
"Fang Tianying." Chen Yan'an said, "That guy has a lot of money, he will definitely be happy to lend it to you."
Qin Zhao returned to the village before dark.
Today, Qin Zhao wanted to take Jing Li with him to eat in town, but the latter refused to go. Since having a baby, Jing Li rarely goes out.
It’s not that I can’t, but that I don’t want to.
The little fish is just a fish egg now, and he is really worried about leaving it alone at home.
Qin Zhao pushed the door and walked into the bamboo courtyard. There were several lights on in the courtyard, illuminating the originally quiet courtyard.
There was no one in the yard, and the door to the main house was open. Qin Zhao walked in and looked around before he found his little koi in the fish tank.
"Why did you go into the fish tank?" Qin Zhao said, "I brought you dinner, come out and eat."
The little koi just wagged its tail and looked up at Qin Zhao: "I can't go out now, feed me."
Qin Zhao raised his eyebrows and then noticed the appearance of his little koi.
The little koi was lying on a bamboo bed. The bed was not very big, but it was so full of fish eggs that you could hardly see them.
"You are..."
Qin Zhao frowned and asked uncertainly: "Hatching eggs?"
As he finished speaking, small fish eggs suddenly squeezed out from the belly of the koi fish, spun on the spot, and fell onto the pebbles.
Qin Zhao actually saw the grievance in a fish egg.