He Jinshu glanced at where Lin Jiu was when he heard this, then shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know."

"Do you think I should give it a try?" Chen Chen said slyly.

However, before He Jinshu could say anything, Li Mo came over with food, so Chen Zhen temporarily gave up the idea of ​​testing him.

However, Chen Chen did not try to test it. He Sixuan asked curiously, "Uncle, who were you setting off lanterns with yesterday?" He saw his uncle yesterday and heard the conversation between his father and grandfather. He just asked out of curiosity.

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhen couldn't help but give his son a thumbs up in his heart. What a good son! He satisfied your father's wish of hearing gossip.

Li Mo's body stiffened when he heard that. He then looked at Chen Chen and He Jinshu. He found that they didn't look surprised at all. They were waiting for his answer with gossipy faces. So he raised his eyes in Lin Jiu's direction and asked in a low voice: "Did you all see it yesterday?"

"Yeah," Chen Chen raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Brother Mo, I didn't expect you to be so gay?"

Li Mo glared at Chen Chen upon hearing this, and then said, "What do you mean by male homosexuality? Lin Jiu is just a little brother."

"Really?" Chen Chen feigned disbelief and said, "Then why doesn't he have a mole on his arm?"

"He was sold to someone else by his family, and then he ran away on his own. In order to survive, he cruelly removed the mole on his face." Li Mo explained to them.

"Have you checked his family situation?" He Jinshu asked from the side.

"I asked him some questions, but he didn't want to say much. I only knew that his family used to run a clinic."

"So what's the situation between you two now? Do you want to marry him?" Chen Chen asked.

"I have this idea, but he hasn't agreed yet."

"Why don't you agree?" Chen Chen gossiped, "Does he think you don't have money?"

"No." Li Mo shook his head and said, "He didn't say anything specific. I guess he might want to go back and take care of some family matters. His home is not in Cangzhou, but in Luozhou."

"Luozhou again?" Chen Chen said speechlessly, "The governor of Luozhou is really not a good person."

Li Mo nodded in agreement.

"What will you do if he doesn't agree?" He Jinshu asked, "But what's his problem? Tell us and maybe we can help."

"Yes," Chen Chen nodded, "Doesn't his family run a clinic? I know a little bit about medicine, maybe I can help him."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo simply said, "Let me ask him first."

Chen Chen and He Jinshu nodded when they heard this. The key still depends on Lin Jiu's thoughts, otherwise they can't help even if they want to.

After dinner, Chen Chen and He Jinshu took the two children home.

The annual scholar examination will still be held in February after the New Year. Shengshi Academy has recruited a total of 8 students this year, and all of them will take the examination. When the list was announced in March, 6 people passed the examination and became scholars.

This incident also established the reputation of Shengshi Academy in the entire Linshe County, and people who wanted their sons to become successful subsequently sent them to Shengshi Academy.

Later, due to quota restrictions, many people bought land and built houses in Wujia Village.

However, for the benefit of his own village, Village Chief Wu limited the number of purchases. If you want to live here, you can rent a house in the guesthouse for a long time.

At the end of March, He Jinshu received another commendation from the emperor. This time, in addition to the rewards of silver, money, land and cloth, His Majesty also conveyed an oral instruction, hoping that He Jinshu would do well in the next year's imperial examination, strive to enter the official career in the future, and make important contributions to the Dongli Kingdom.

He Jinshu simply accepted it calmly. As long as the higher-ups didn't overturn his father's verdict, no matter how much money they rewarded him, it would be nothing but material possessions to him.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day when He Jinshu was about to set off for the exam.

In the room, Chen Chen and He Jinshu were packing their things, and the two children followed closely beside them, never leaving their side.

The reason was that Chen Zhen had previously told He Jinshu that they would go secretly to take the exam this time and would not bring the two children with them. Anyway, they were over three years old now, slept in separate rooms, and were not as clingy as before. The two of them could finally have a good time alone.

I don't know where these two got the news from, but when they found out that the two were going on a long trip without them, they started making a fuss again. Although they didn't cry like before, they were very talkative. They said that Chen Zhen and He Jinshu were irresponsible, that they were going to abandon him and his brother, and that they didn't love him at all. They also said that they didn't take them with them when there were fun things, and that their father was really bad.

It’s not too late after saying that. These days, he has been inseparable from her, whether eating or sleeping. He just wants to go with her.

Chen Zhen was annoyed by the two children, so while packing up his things, he said disdainfully: "You are not three-year-old children anymore, why are you still so clingy?"

"I just turned three. You can't just abandon me and my brother like this." He Sixuan retorted righteously.

"I asked Wenfeng to take you fishing in the river and hunting in the mountains. Can you please not go with me this time?" Chen Chen persuaded.

"No." He Sixuan refused, and then said angrily: "I want to go. If you don't take me with you, I will run away from home."

"I want to go too," He Siyi said with a serious face, "I will keep an eye on my brother and not cause any trouble for my father."

"Ashu, please persuade them." Chen Chen said helplessly.

He Jinshu packed up the last of his things, then looked at his two sons and said to them, "You can go, but you can't run around freely in the city. If you leave without saying hello, then your father will never take you out again."

These two children are used to staying in the village and have a rather playful personality. They often go out to play in the mountains and rivers. However, the provincial capital is different from the village. There are not so many acquaintances there. If they are abducted, it will be troublesome.

"I understand, Father." The two kids said excitedly.

He Sixuan even pounced on him, hugged He Jinshu and kissed him.

After being kissed, He Jinshu showed a faint smile on his face.

Chen Chen curled his lips. He had made a mistake in looking for Ah Shu. How could he have forgotten that this man could not refuse his brother's request at all?

So he picked up He Siyi who was standing beside him and gave him a big kiss. Then he successfully saw his son's face and instantly became shy and a little embarrassed.

Chen Chen laughed out loud when he saw this. This child's personality was more like He Jinshu's. He became more introverted as he grew up. Although he still had a childish personality, he didn't often make such intimate gestures like family members. He would never kiss him and He Jinshu in front of others like he did when he was a child.

When He Siyi heard Chen Chen's laughter, he said in embarrassment, "Father."