"Okay, now that the family is together, Shao Ming and Shao Yun need to catch up on their studies."

"Yes, I have time now. I also need to focus on my child's studies. Shaoming, in a few years, you can also take over the game."

It's only when you watch your children grow up that you realize how fast time flies.

In the end, Jiang Shuyun and her family decided to take care of the dinner themselves. There might be outsiders coming, and they would need quite a few things.

Grandpa San understood immediately; when the local gentry and wealthy families came, he couldn't be impolite.

With the matter settled, Mu Yi'an asked Wei San to go to the estate and have Uncle Li prepare to slaughter a few pigs, sheep, and chickens tomorrow.

Then I went to find Manager Tong and got some other seafood and dried goods from the shop. Then I went to the winery and brought back a cartload of wine.

This time, we didn't do it ourselves. We hired a chef who makes a traditional banquet, and they made a banquet that doesn't accept gifts or monetary donations.

This year's astragalus harvest was bountiful, bringing Mu Yi'an a considerable sum of money. Moreover, the estate also planted a large quantity of watermelons and cantaloupes, which will bring in another considerable income.

The Jiang family servants were busy preparing for the banquet, and the third grandfather also gathered the young women and wives in the village to help wash vegetables and do other chores.

When Jiang Shuyun and Mu Yi'an were at home, they discussed doing something for their clan after passing the imperial examination.

The clan school cannot do that for the time being. It requires not only money, but also many other things, which Jiang Shuyun does not currently have the ability to do.

He discussed with Mu Yi'an about buying fifty acres of land for the clan as sacrificial land, which would be registered under his name and exempt from taxes.

The income from fifty acres of land could also help solve some problems for the widows and orphans in the clan. His abilities were limited, and this was all he could do.

We'll talk to Third Grandfather and the others about this after the banquet.

I'll discuss it with Jiang's father tonight.

They were going to stay in the village for a few more days, so Mu Yi'an and her friends cleaned up the yard.

Let's rest for a while. We'll have dinner at the old house tonight. After finishing up with the clan affairs, we still need to go back to the county town. There are still a lot of things to do at home.