Zhao Jinfa was the first to enter.

If it weren't for the cane in his hand that betrayed his physical condition, one would still think he was that sprightly little old man.

In recent years, the clan school has produced several scholars who passed the county-level imperial examinations, as well as five scholars who passed the provincial-level imperial examinations.

Today, so many people came to the village. One group came to properly catch up with Zhao Qianci and his wife, and the other group came to talk about those scholars who had passed the imperial examinations.

The teacher said that the young men could take the imperial examination.

If Zhao Qianci and his wife hadn't returned, these boys would have gone to the capital to take the imperial examinations at the latest within a month.

The return of Zhao Qianci and his wife was like a timely rain for the boys.

The children, who live in remote mountainous areas and have never traveled far from home, are often a little uneasy.

Let's ask around so that the children can have fewer troubles when they set off.

Zhao Qianci and Huang Shi naturally gave their full support to the matter of taking the imperial examination.

They plan to stay at home for a while longer this time, to fully enjoy the local lifestyle where there are only two seasons a year.

Although we all fled from the north during famine, after living on this land for decades, our stomachs have become like the local stomachs.

Returning to this land, there is only one feeling: comfort.

Therefore, Zhao Qian and his wife could not take their children to the capital.

Quickly order the guards to ride to town and find the escort agency that will bring them back.

They were going to entrust these lads to a security escort agency to take them back.

Along the way, although they did not encounter any major accidents, through observation, they also knew that the escort team was extremely skilled in combat and very vigilant.

With them protecting these scholars, their safety would certainly be more assured.

Once they arrive in the capital, just let these young men stay in the same courtyard where the Zhao family stayed during the imperial examinations.

The reasons given by Mr. Huang are quite sufficient.

"When the children arrive, let his third uncle arrange for them to stay in the small courtyard where our family members lived during the imperial examinations."

We'll assign a cook to help the children cook.

I just felt that the courtyard was auspicious.

Why do I say that? Look, our eldest granddaughter's husband and his uncle live in that courtyard.

He passed the imperial examination; out of nine candidates in our family, seven passed.

The reason my two grandsons failed the exam, according to subsequent investigations, was that they lost because of their age.

At that time, my grandson was not even ten years old yet.

You tell me, this boy, not even ten years old, passed the imperial examination. Where will he be assigned to be an official? He's still just a child.

That examiner was really something. Because my grandson was too young, when they checked, they found that my Qingyang was only a little over ten years old, so they didn't even admit him.

Because of this incident, the examiner was said to have lost the opportunity to be an examiner again.

I think our kids are all doing quite well.

He will surely pass the imperial examination with flying colors.

Everyone found it amusing.

"Since that's the case, the children will live in that courtyard. That's practically a unanimous approval."

Everyone burst into laughter, and the scholars felt relieved.

With escort services provided when traveling, accommodations arranged upon arrival, and even a cook assigned to prepare meals, there could be no better arrangement than this.

They chattered on and on for almost an hour.

The housekeeper couldn't bear to watch any longer, fearing that if things continued like this, the old master and lady would want to eat breakfast soon.

Step forward, bow,

"Master, Madam, I've had the kitchen prepare breakfast."

"Would you prefer we set up the table here or move to the main living room?"

The guests then realized their rudeness.

It seems we arrived way too early.

Zhao Qianci glanced at his wife. Madam Huang stood up.

"Then let's arrange it in the living room; the table there is big."

Feeling a bit embarrassed, everyone said they had other things to do and ran off.

Those who ran away were naturally not to be stopped by Huang and the others, but Zhao Jinfeng, his second great-uncle, his third great-uncle, and others stayed behind.

Of course, there are also their great-grandchildren who are responsible for carrying them.

The grandson can no longer carry these two old ancestors on his back.

Seeing that there were 80% fewer people in the living room, why bother going to the main living room? We could just eat in the living room of the small wooden house.

This will save the two boys from having to carry their two grandmothers back and forth.

As soon as the two boys saw that they were about to eat, they said they wanted to go back.

Huang called him back.

"You two brats, don't even think about leaving. Do you expect me to send your ancestors back to you?"

The two boys scratched their heads, their faces turning bright red.

After having this not-so-early breakfast, I felt much more energetic.

Continuing with the previous topic, the focus was on the children's studies at the clan school.

Those with a talent for studying should either stay in the clan school or go to the county school.

Huang asked someone to bring out the box she had brought back.

"These are books and exam questions that the wandering master brought from various places; these are all rubbings."

I brought this back so that the children in our clan could broaden their horizons.

The old woman suggested that those who were about to go to the capital for the imperial examinations, as well as those scholars, should read more of these books.

The old woman doesn't understand the specific academic matters.

Just know to read more books, that is, to learn from the strengths of many.

Huang didn't understand how important the titles of the books she brought back were, but Zhao Qianci did.

Next came Zhao Qianci's various explanations.

This made Zhao Jinfa and the two young men very excited.

It's good that we don't get to meet again, but it's a bit tiring and requires a lot of talking.

In the capital city, Zhao Qingyan and her family of three went out shopping, intending to buy some jewelry for their little girl.

There are quite a few things for children, such as various small gold and silver bracelets, necklaces, and anklets.

As for other things, Zhao Qingyan doesn't plan to buy anything for the child for the time being, since children don't need to wear so much jewelry.

Bring your child out to experience the everyday life and let her know that money can buy things.

In other words, the concept of making money was instilled in Fu Nan from a young age.

Her daughter shouldn't be raised to be ignorant of the dangers of the world, naive and innocent.

In the future, Zhao Qingyan will definitely prepare a large dowry for her daughter. If she doesn't teach her daughter properly, what if she grows up blind and falls in love with a scumbag?

At that point, losing some money is a small matter; the real fear is losing my life.

Fu Nan cooperated.

"Mother, this bracelet is beautiful, how much does it cost?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled gently and patiently answered the child.

"This is gold, and it weighs about one and a half ounces."

Because of its exquisite craftsmanship and handmade quality, the shop owner was willing to sell it to us for 20 taels of silver.

Fu Nan's little brain is automatically doing calculations. She's not even two years old, yet she's already doing math. It's so difficult!

After calculating for a long time without figuring it out, I finally managed to stammer out, "It's too expensive."

This made the couple chuckle.

Xu Dongsheng said, "Then how much silver do you think is appropriate, my dear daughter?"