"Okay, Dad!" Uncle Xu happily took the matchmaker and lit the firecrackers.

Suddenly there was a crackling sound.

"Congratulations to Xu Wenwu from Xujia Village for winning the first place in the top three and becoming the top scorer!" Accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, the officers and soldiers who came to announce the good news shouted.

Everyone in Xujia Village was proud of it. When they heard the good news, everyone smiled sincerely.

As the representative of Xujia Village, the village chief was also happy at this time. Their village had a master who passed the imperial examination. What a glorious event! Their Xujia Village was now completely famous.

"Is that the county magistrate? Who is that person next to him?" Wang asked.

The old man took a closer look and said, "Huh! Why do I look so much like Magistrate Wen?"

Uncle Xu, with his sharp eyes, said, "This is Magistrate Wen!"

When the old man heard this, he quickly said to the village chief, "Village chief, Mr. Wen, the prefect of Qingyun City, is here too. Hurry up and tell everyone that we need to pay our respects later."

When the village chief heard that even the prefect had come, he was very surprised and hurried to greet the villagers.

When the villagers heard that the prefect was coming, they were excited and smoothed their clothes. This was because the prefect was coming to their Xujia Village in person, which was an honor that no other village had.

When the officials approached, the villagers all knelt down and saluted...

"Greetings to the prefect, greetings to the county magistrate!"

Prefect Wen hurried forward to support the old man who was about to salute, and said, "Old man, there is no need to salute!"

The old man said happily, "Why did Lord Wen come here in person?"

The prefect Wen said, "Wenwu calls me uncle. On this happy day, why can't I come here in person to congratulate him?"

Xu Wenwu stepped forward, clasped his fists, and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Uncle Wen. I'm flattered."

The prefect patted Xu Wenwu on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, I was right about you."