Tian Yiming…

Where is he? What is he doing?

Oh, he's sleepwalking!

"Grandma, don't pull me, don't pull me! Let me sleep a little longer, I don't want to sleepwalk!"

Mrs. Tian?

What sleepwalking?

The old lady, not understanding, asked, "What is sleepwalking?"

Tian Yiming mumbled in his sleep, "My neighbor Gou Dan said that sleepwalking is when you haven't gotten out of bed but your body is already working!"

"I don't want to sleepwalk, I'm not awake yet!"

old lady…

She understood: You just want to slack off!

The old lady simply lifted Tian Yiming's blanket and pulled him out.

Fortunately, Tian Yiming was sleeping in his undergarments! Otherwise, this sudden "attack" would have exposed him completely!

His roommate was Tian Yixuan.

Grandma Tian's shouts for Tian Yiming were quite loud, and Tian Yixuan had heard them long ago, but he had no desire to be a chef!

Pretending not to hear, I continued sleeping...

The little body was trembling.

Grandma, please don't call him!

Tian Yiming ultimately couldn't resist his grandmother's clutches and tragically got up to make breakfast.

To train him, the old lady had him chop and cook, while she assisted him.

Tian Yiming may seem carefree while cooking, but he's incredibly skilled at everything from stir-frying to picking and washing vegetables.

The old lady was delighted with the sight of it.

Of her four grandsons, the old lady was most concerned about this youngest one.

Both Yifan and Yihong love reading and are very talented in it, so they could pursue the imperial examination path in the future.

Although Yixuan doesn't like studying, he has great strength. In the future, he can do manual labor and support his family.

Only Yiming could speak.

This child just loafs around all day and does nothing. The old lady is always afraid that he will take a wrong step and go down a bad path.

And now.

Heavens have mercy... This little brat's culinary talent is unmatched by anyone in the Tian family, especially when it comes to cooking...

You only need to say it once for him to remember!

Moreover, he doesn't need to memorize anything; it seems like he can remember it just by listening to it!

The food he cooks tastes pretty good, although he doesn't quite get the saltiness right, it's not too salty or too bland.

With proper upbringing, things will definitely get better and better in the future.

The old lady here is paving the way for her grandson's future with great confidence, while Tian Laosi over there has finally finished his exams.

The exam results will be available on the same day.

Candidates only need to wait quietly at the academy for one hour to find out their results.

However, it would be dark in an hour, and the proctor said that those who lived far away could go home first.

Just check the announcement tomorrow morning.

But no one left.

They'd rather go back later than not get a result today.

After all, waiting is just too agonizing!

This meant that Tian Laosi and his group didn't return until 7 p.m.

The old lady went to the village entrance to wait from noon, but they didn't come by evening. She thought they would be back the next day.

She then took her granddaughter home.

When the Tian family saw the grandfather and grandson return, they automatically assumed that Tian Lao Si and the others would not be coming back today.

They then began to eat dinner.

Dinner was cooked by Tian Yiming.

Stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried shredded radish with pork liver, stir-fried bell peppers with pork intestines, and a plate of braised offal.

I must say, it was quite a feast.

Although the dishes didn't taste as good as the old lady's cooking, they were still quite good. Everyone kept saying how delicious they were while eating.

Tian Yiming listened to their bluff with a straight face...

After everyone finished eating, Ms. Wen and Ms. He cleaned up the dishes.

Seeing that his mother looked worried again, Tian Lao Er tried to comfort her, "Mother, Lao Si and the others must have stayed up too late for their exams today..."

"Then we'll have to live in..."

Just as he was about to say that he would have no choice but to stay at the academy, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

"We're back."

It was the fourth brother and his group.

The Tian family members were all stunned for a moment, and then they all ran towards the door.

Tian Laosi and his two companions brought in the donkey cart.

Everyone asked them how the exam went.

When asked about their grades, the three of them, who had been quite happy when they entered, instantly became somber.

It looks like he didn't do well on the exam.

The old lady immediately reassured her, "It's alright, it's alright. If you didn't do well this time, there's always next time, and there's always the time after that."

"It's alright, we'll take it slowly!"

Tian Lao Er and Tian Lao San both frowned.

It's okay if Yihong and Yifan don't do well on the exam, but the fourth one can't do poorly.

Otherwise, his career would be over.

Neither of them spoke, but they were both extremely nervous.

Tian Yifan was the first to stick out two fingers, and Tian Yihong followed suit and stuck out one finger as well.

Tian Laosi held up five fingers.

It was like playing a riddle.

The Tian family members present were completely dumbfounded.

The village chief of Qingshan Village ate dinner early tonight and was planning to take a stroll in the town…

Just as I stepped outside, I saw Tian Laosi and the others returning.

He quickly came to check.

As soon as he walked in, he asked, "Hey, fourth brother, how did your exams go?"

The Tian family members were still completely bewildered…

Tian Guoguo ran to the courtyard gate at some point and answered immediately, "Grandpa Village Chief, my brother and Fourth Uncle... both passed."

She then introduced them separately.

"Brother Yihong... 1st place, Brother Yifan... 2nd place, Fourth Uncle... 5th place."

When the Tian family first heard her say that the fourth son and the others "all passed", they instinctively thought that the little girl was just bragging!

They were about to rush over to stop them...

But then I heard her say this next.

Everyone subconsciously looked again at the gestures of Tian Laosi and his group across the street.

Suddenly I feel...

That seems to make some sense.

That is indeed the case.

Then Tian Laosi and the others looked at each other, then bowed to their family members and announced their rankings.

The exams at the North and South Academies were graded.

Tian Yihong and Tian Yifan took the entrance exam for the Tongsheng class.

Although they had studied for many years, they had never participated in the imperial examinations, so they could only take the lowest level of the children's class.

The students of the North and South Academies came from all over the country, but most of them had passed the preliminary examinations or even the county-level examinations.

It was just some young masters from prominent families in Kyoto who hadn't even taken the imperial examinations yet, but they were saying their grades weren't very good.

Tian Yihong and Tian Yifan are both teenagers.

They have a solid foundation.

Being able to rank among the top one or two in the preliminary examination is excellent, but it is also expected.

On the contrary, it was Tian Laosi.

Tian Laosi participated in the college entrance examination class.

He had already passed the preliminary examination for the first-year students; the next exam would likely be the provincial examination.

This stage is much more difficult than the stage that Tian Yihong and his group went through.

Leaving aside other matters.

There were at least 50 people! Tian Laosi had never attended school, yet he managed to rank in the top five through his own efforts, which was an absolutely outstanding achievement.

In this way, I can also give an explanation to Grand Tutor Wen.

When Tian Lao Er and Tian Lao San heard Lao Si announce the rankings, both men, who rarely shed tears, couldn't help but cry.

They saved it; their brother's career was saved.

The two men were trembling with excitement. They ran to Tian Laosi's side and the three brothers embraced tightly.

The old lady and the others were overjoyed.

Just then, the village chief was standing at the door, and the old woman immediately ran over to him and said, "Could you please help me talk to the villagers..."

"Our Tian family is going to hold a small banquet to celebrate the children's birthday."

The village chief was also happy.

It's a great thing that the children are doing well.

He readily agreed and went to the village to inform everyone, while also praising the three members of the Tian family.

That evening, the entire Anping Village knew that Tian Laosi and his classmates had passed the entrance exam for the North-South Academy, and what their rankings were.