Xiao Yunying pushed the beef jerky towards Ling Qi: "It's nothing, just eat the beef jerky."

This is Xiao Yuntao's private matter and has little to do with her, so she shouldn't go into too much detail with others.

She wanted Xiao Yuntao to divorce, but she couldn't control other people's lives.

The specific choice is up to Xiao Yuntao to make.

Not long after, Luo Xin woke up and called out "Mama" in a childish voice.

Xiao Yunying picked her up and held her in her arms, playing with the little girl while waiting for the children to finish their exams.

At the end of the Si hour (9-11 AM), the academy gates opened precisely on time.

Students from all over the country came out one after another, with different expressions on their faces.

Xiao Yunying jumped off the carriage and waited for all the children to arrive. She didn't ask them how their exams went, but only asked if they were tired and told them to go to Huiweilou for lunch.

"The exams are all over. We can talk about anything else later. Let's go eat first."

Arriving at Huiweilou by carriage, and as usual going to Yunge on the third floor, Chen Yuancheng had already arranged everything.

Worried that there wouldn't be enough room for the children, they had another table brought over, and as soon as the children arrived, they started serving the dishes.

Chen Yuancheng said to her, "The results will be posted at 1 p.m. tomorrow. I will have someone deliver the message to you then, so you won't have to make another trip."

Xiao Yunying agreed, and could stay at home; she was too lazy to make another trip.

Moreover, even if I were to come myself, Chen Yuancheng would have to send a carriage to pick me up, which would be a hassle for him.

Xiao Yunying was thinking to herself that it was time to buy a carriage, and when she bought a driver, she would also buy a coachman.

Having her own carriage would make traveling much more convenient; she couldn't trouble Chen Yuancheng every time she went into town.

After finishing her meal, Xiao Yunying, worried that her family would be anxious, did not linger and took the children back to the village by car.

After sending the Yang twins and their nephews home, Xiao Yunying felt as if something was watching her on the way home.

She thought it was that bastard Liu Ge wandering around her neighborhood again, so she suddenly turned around and looked around, but didn't find anyone suspicious.

Xiao Yunying muttered to herself, "Strange, am I imagining things?"

She worried that someone might see her making money and then take up the idea of ​​becoming a bandit or robber.

She was the only one at home with four children, so her fighting skills were somewhat lacking.

Thinking about it this way, I couldn't help but feel a little flustered, so I quickened my pace and went home.

On a distant hillside, a man in black leaned against a large tree, trying to conceal his figure.

"That was close, we almost got caught. This girl is something else."

Judging from the way that girl walks, she doesn't know martial arts.

He was quite surprised that he could discover his own existence based solely on intuition and that he could accurately identify directions.

He underestimated the girl.

After waiting a while and making sure he hadn't been discovered, the man in black peeked out and saw that Xiao Yunying had already left, so he quickly left as well.

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The following afternoon.

Fang Rou and her two sisters-in-law came over after finishing their meal. They said they wanted to learn how to cultivate seedlings in advance, but their eyes kept glancing towards the gate.

Xiao Yunying poured them tea: "You didn't come here for the seedlings, but because you're concerned about the children's grades, right?"

Fang Rou said directly, "Since yesterday morning, my mother has been constantly talking about how the child did on the exam. My mother's words have made me anxious too."

Since I had nothing else to do, I figured I might as well come early and wait a bit. Hope I didn't disturb you while you were working.

Xiao Yunying brought over two plates of melon seeds and roasted chestnuts: "I won't bother you. I haven't had much work to do these past few days, so the seedling cultivation will have to wait until your family makes the seedling boxes I need."

With nothing to do while sitting there waiting, Xiao Yunying gave a general explanation of how to cultivate seedlings.

It's similar to growing vegetables in the ground, the only difference being that they are grown in seedling boxes, making them easy to transport and transplant.

They know more about growing vegetables than I do, so I don't need to go into details.

I don't know how much time passed, but I estimate it was around 2 p.m., when I heard the sound of horses galloping outside the gate.

Today is to deliver a message, not to pick someone up. Ling Qi did not drive a carriage, but rode a horse.

He stopped his horse at the door, jumped off, and shouted before even entering.

"Miss Xiao, I've come to deliver good news to you. All three young masters have been admitted to Yunshan Academy."

Xiao Yunying took the food she had prepared in advance and went out. In the courtyard, she said, "Keep your voice down. People who don't know better will think you've passed the imperial examination with top honors."

Ling Qi took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Yunying, scratching his head and saying, "With the knowledge of these young masters, it's only a matter of time before they become the top scholars."

Thank you for your kind words.

Xiao Yunying handed him the things in her hand: "These are some snacks I made. Please take them to your young master. These two packs are specially for you. Thank you for making this trip."

Ling Qi took the things and grinned, saying, "With food given by Miss Xiao, it's no trouble at all."

As Xiao Yunying opened the letter, she said to Ling Qi, "My sister-in-law and the others are waiting for news in the house, so we won't keep you any longer."

Ling Qi bowed and left with the things in his arms, while Xiao Yunying closed the door and returned to the reception room.

The three brothers came over from the study when they heard the noise. Xiao Yunying said directly, "Did you hear that? You all passed the exam."

Luo Chen nodded: "I heard you."

Luo Li hurriedly asked, "Did Shi Tou and Shi Zhu pass the exam?"

Xiao Yunying looked at the contents of the letter: "Both brothers have passed the exam, but Luo Li, I have to tell you something: when you go to the academy, you can't call people by their nicknames anymore, you have to call them by their full names, understand?"

"Okay, Mom, can I go to Aunt Fang's house for a while? I'll be back before dinner."

"Okay, go ahead."

Once Fang Rou was certain that her two sons had passed the exams, she was completely relieved. Seeing Zhang and Wang anxiously waiting for her to read the letter, she said, "Quickly check if your nephews have passed the exams."

Xiao Yunying placed the letter on the table, looked at Wang Shi, and said softly, "Of my four nephews, only Chunlei passed the exam."

Her nephews weren't exactly unintelligent, but they lacked basic literacy skills, unlike the Yang twins, who had been taught to read and could recite simple poems.

Starting before the Lunar New Year, several nephews had Luo Chen and Luo Yang teach them the Thousand Character Classic.

I only started memorizing the material a few days ago, and it's only been a month. It would be strange if they all passed the exam.

He's not a child prodigy reincarnated.

Xiao Chunlei is the oldest among them, and he is also very dedicated.

She often saw the child writing on the ground with twigs when he had nothing to do, and he even borrowed primers from Luo Chen to read. He was able to pass the exam entirely through his own efforts.