201 Wan Chang Gung incident

The five-day exam passed in a flash.

Ping An took the exams very easily every day and was usually the first one to leave the examination room.

Every day just after noon, Sun Yat-sen would take his two strongest candidates and four others to wait in the carriage outside the examination hall. After picking up his disciples, he would only talk to them about some of the characteristics of Jiao County and never ask them about the exam.

After receiving the person on the fifth day.

The first thing I did when I got home was to let Ping'an wash up and eat, and then let him memorize the test papers of the past few days as much as possible. If the questions were long and inconvenient to memorize, I would read them to him directly.

The master and the disciple were busy in the room for the whole afternoon. It was dark when Lin Feng called them downstairs to eat. The two of them then went out with smiles on their faces.

Before the exam, the master and disciple basically ate in the room, but now that the exam is over, there is no need to do so.

Six people ordered one meat and three vegetable dishes. Now is still a period of food shortage, so it is very good to have such meals.

This time, Ping An and his group were dressed very low-key, and the carriage was also very simple. In fact, his father Wan Changsheng was also very low-key when he came back several times.

In the past two years, fortunately, God has not been too cruel and the people have basically not been displaced. Although grain production has decreased, there is still water to drink.

Secondly, the Zhou Dynasty court did a good job in this regard. Taxes were exempted in all disaster-stricken areas, and some disaster relief was provided to areas with more serious disasters.

Of course, we can't give you too much, and the country doesn't have that much food. It's good enough if we can ensure that people don't starve to death.

It is estimated that there are not many families who can afford three meals a day. The last time his stepfather came back, he gave 1,000 kilograms of food to his brother Wan Changgeng's family. Several other families in the village that were particularly poor also received dozens of kilograms each.

Because of him, when the two villages confronted each other, no one asked the patriarch to erase his family tree, although some people murmured in private.

This matter made Wan Changsheng feel very comfortable.

The inn was basically full of people, most of whom were taking the county examination, just like modern parents sending their children to take the exam.

"Ping An, come home with me someday. Last time I went home, my grandmother and the others wanted to follow me, but my father stopped them, saying that they couldn't affect your exams."

Sun Wen smiled and said, "The examination ends today, and the results will be out in ten days, which means the results will be out on February 16th. The provincial examination will be held on April 2nd, and the journey will take five days, so there will be no more than 40 days in between.

So, once the results come out, we will go back the next day. Ping An, you go back with Er Qiang tomorrow, Lin Feng, Da Wu and Xiao Wu will follow, I will wait for you in the inn reading a book."

Ping An nodded and said, "Sir, I don't want to go to Wanjia Village or Changjia Village anymore. I'll go there tomorrow and come back the day after tomorrow. I'd better stay in the inn and read with you."

"Well, if you don't go to Wanjia Village and Changjia Village this time, then don't stay in He Village for too long, or people will gossip about you."

Erqiang didn't say much. He was very happy to be able to go back and stay for another night. During the four years he followed Ping'an, he learned a lot of skills and brought home more than one hundred taels of silver. He could be said to be the person who made the most money in the He family in recent years.

Ping An took out a five-liang silver from his pocket and said, "Second cousin, you go to the eldest cousin's house and tell them that we are going to He Village tomorrow. It's fine if we go together. Then you go to the cloth shop and buy a piece of fine cotton cloth for your grandparents, your parents, your second uncle and your second aunt, and two pieces for your great grandfather and great uncle. You don't need to buy anything else."

This time when he came back, he brought more than 100 kilograms of rice and flour, but he hardly used them on the way, and ate them all as dry food. He left more than 10 kilograms of food on the way just in case, and took the rest with him.

Fucheng also brought snacks, pearl flowers and other things, as well as silver hairpins and silver bracelets for his grandmother, two aunts and eldest cousin's wife. These were the gifts his mother asked him to bring.

That's enough.

He also planned to take his cousin away with him if he was willing to go back to the city with him for the test. Relatives should help as much as possible, but it is not advisable to give too many gifts at one time, as this would confuse people and make them think you are a wealthy person.

But he is indeed a wealthy man now. He is rich and noble, but there is no need for him to show off.

Erqiang went out for a while and came back to say that his second uncle would drive a mule cart to the inn yard early tomorrow morning to wait for him, and they would go back to Hejia Village together, and his eldest brother and sister-in-law would also go back with him.

Erqiang bought ten pieces of cloth and got back two taels in change. Ping'an also took it. One is one, two is two.

He left here when he was a little over seven years old. Four years have passed in a flash. Now he is already an eleven-year-old boy, wearing a scholar's robe and with an upright posture. He can be described as a handsome young man.

A mule cart and a horse carriage entered the He family's yard. Because the three brothers of the He family lived at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, not in the village, not many people knew about it.

Except for the great-uncle and great-uncle of Erqiang's family next door.

The He family was having breakfast at home, wondering whether Ping An would come back with Erqiang and the others today.

Seeing the carriage enter the yard, the whole family gathered around.

Ping'an greeted everyone one by one and was busy for a while. Just as he sat down, his great-grandfather's and his two families came over.

My goodness, there are almost thirty people in total from the three families, and the house and yard are full of people.

The three families were old brothers, and they were blood relatives. Since they started collecting herbs together, their relationship has become even closer.

In the first two years, each family could earn about 30 taels of herbs a year. The weather has been bad in the past two years, and the income has dropped a lot, but more than ten taels a year is still acceptable.

If you often walk in the mountains, you can find a lot of mountain products. As long as it is food, you can sell it for money.

Ping'an divided the gifts and the rice and flour he brought among the three families. Of course, my grandfather's family took half, and the remaining half was divided equally between the two families.

"Ping An, there is something I want to tell you."

"Uncle, what's wrong?"

"Your uncle Wan was also unlucky. A few days ago, he was taken back to his mother's house by his wife to help build the wall of the new house. Unexpectedly, they didn't tie the frame properly, and your uncle Wan fell down, breaking his legs and left arm. Your aunt's family only invited a doctor from the town to see him. The doctor simply bandaged him and asked them to bring more money to Baicaotang in the county town.

The Xu family is not well off, so let your aunt go home to get money. The person has been sent to Baicaotang, but Doctor Sun said that his left leg fracture is serious, and he may not be able to do anything in the future. He will have to live on crutches for the rest of his life. Moreover, the cost this time is to use good medicine, so it will probably be more than fifty taels.

The Wan family still has some money, having earned quite a bit from collecting herbs in the past few years. But Xu is unwilling to use good medicine on your uncle, saying that it can't be cured anyway, so there's no need to waste money.

Wan Qing was anxious and told his mother about it. Who would have thought that Xu had run away with all the money in the family and was not at her mother's house. No one knew where she had hidden. That woman was the type who would rather live than live.

This has caused great trouble to Brother Wanqing. I heard that he was planning to sell his house and food. I only found out about this yesterday from what others said."

Ping An's face darkened: "How many days has it happened?"

"I heard it happened three days ago. Your uncle is still in the county hospital. I was planning to go see him in the next two days."

Ping An stood up and said, "Grandfather, uncle, I'll take someone to his house to have a look."

The He family father and son could not stop him, after all, Wan Changgeng was Ping'an's current uncle.

He Zilin said, "I'll go with you."

Wanjia Village is right next to He Village, and it only takes a short while for the carriage to pass by.

The carriage arrived directly at Wan Changgeng's house, and saw many people standing at his door.

He Zilin said to Ping An, "The one in blue is Wan Qing. I'm afraid someone is here to look at the house. The two little ones at the back are also his family. The second one is probably in the county town taking care of his father."