Chapter 221 Passing the County Examination
Thinking of this, Gu Han's heart was filled with emotion.
The reason why he was deprived of the throne was just because of some secret affairs in the harem.
When he was three years old, his biological mother died and his father remarried, who gave birth to a younger brother for him the following year.
My father has always favored my stepmother and half brother.
Five years ago, his stepmother framed him for poisoning his biological father. His father used this as an excuse to write a letter to seize his position as crown prince and expel him from the family tree.
Since he left home, he has been hunted by his stepmother and has been hiding ever since.
If he brought the non-toxic cassava back to Beijing, saying that he had discovered it, and then asked his uncle who was an official in the court to do something about it, then this great achievement would be his!
As long as you have made contributions, those secrets in the backyard are nothing.
First get an official position in the court, and then take back everything bit by bit!
As for whether the county magistrate here would report it before him, he couldn't care less now.
When he was rescued and brought back to Lijia Village, he was still full of hope for the future.
But there are so many trivial things around me, and the people around me...
A poor and self-righteous scholar!
A young lady worth 50 taels!
A bitter old woman!
Add to that the mediocre and talentless Li Zimo!
Being entangled with this group of fools every day made him see less and less hope.
Now, he wants to give it a try!
This cassava is his chance to turn the tide!
While the county magistrate was busy with the imperial examination and a murder case, he had to rush back to Beijing and claim the credit.
He is just a small county magistrate. I can ask my uncle to suppress him when the time comes.
Although his uncle was cold and selfish, he did not help him when he was wronged.
But as long as I give him half of the credit for the non-toxic cassava, he will cooperate with me for the sake of profit.
Having made up his mind, Gu Han's eyes became more determined.
Gu Han returned to the Li family in a cheerful mood. When he entered the house, he saw Li Jiaojiao with her hands behind her back, looking at him: "Where have you been so late?"
Gu Han was startled, but when he saw it was her, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Nothing, just going outside to relax."
Li Jiaojiao said, "Don't your legs hurt from running outside every day?"
Gu Han felt a warm feeling in his heart. In this family, only Jiaojiao was sincere to him!
He held her hand tightly and said, "Don't worry, Jiaojiao. When I become successful, I will definitely treat you well."
What can a cripple achieve! Li Jiaojiao pouted: "Why are you saying this all of a sudden? Go back and rest!"
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On April 16, Ye Jiner and the other two continued to go to Shen's house for classes, and Jinhua also went with them.
With Jin'er and a few others accompanying her, Jinhua was not too nervous.
When Ye Daquan sent them to class, Ye Xuan and Ye Peng also followed them out.
Because the county exam results will come out today.
At noon, Mrs. Du, Mrs. Wei, and old man and his wife Ye were all waiting anxiously at Ye Caiping's house, even the busy man Ye Erquan was there.
Ye Caiping was not nervous at all while holding her tea. She was chatting with Ye Erquan: "Second brother is free today."
"After all, this is my son's first time taking the imperial examination, so I have to come and take a look." Ye Erquan smiled, "The main reason is that I just finished a job. Tomorrow morning, I will leave the city to work for Baiweilou."
Wei asked, "How many days will you be gone?"
"About a month, but you can go home and rest for a day or two."
Wei nodded, with a little pride on his face.
She doesn't compare herself with her sister-in-law. Her husband is now the one who makes the most money in the family. Apart from her sister-in-law, her family is the most powerful in the whole village.
Even the arrogant Ye family cannot compare to hers.
"Oh, you're finally back!" Mrs. Du suddenly exclaimed.
Ye Caiping turned around and saw Ye Daquan walking in, followed by a group of little ones.
"Xuan'er, how is it? Is it over?" Mrs. Du held Ye Xuan's hand, her voice a little stuttering.
Ye Xuan smiled and nodded: "Passed."
"Really? Oh my God! My son Xuan passed the county exam!" Mrs. Du was so happy that she almost jumped up.
Old Mrs. Ye and Old Man Ye had smiles on their faces and looked at Ye Xuan eagerly. They were right. This grandson was a good student.
Seeing a bunch of people happily surrounding Ye Xuan, Wei quickly looked at Ye Peng, who was standing at the end and looking carefree: "Where's Peng'er?"
"Hahaha, of course I didn't pass!" Ye Peng laughed and breathed a sigh of relief, "Yesterday I said I didn't want to take the prefectural exam, but now I remember that if I don't pass the county exam, I can't take it even if I want to."
Wei said anxiously, "Really... didn't pass? Xuan'er, tell me, did you really not see Peng'er's name?"
Ye Xuan had no choice but to nod: "I really didn't see it."
Wei frowned and looked at Ye Jin'er and the others: "Where is Jin'er and Huan'er? I didn't see your cousin Peng's name either?"
Sister Ye Jin'er shook her head, and Yinhua said, "Mother, I really didn't see it."
Wei's eyes went dark.
Ye Erquan said, "Okay, don't you know how good your son is? If you really don't want to give up, you can let him continue to study."
Wei's face froze. If he continued to study, it would cost two taels a month.
After thinking for a while, she looked at Ye Caiping: "Isn't Xuan'er studying with Master Shen? Otherwise, let Peng'er go to the Shen family to study together? Teaching one is teaching, teaching two is also teaching."
Ye Caiping was stunned, and Old Lady Ye and Old Man Ye frowned.
Ye Caiping said, "Second sister-in-law, this is not easy to handle. Not to mention squeezing one more person in, if Xuan'er fails the prefectural examination tomorrow and cannot become a student, he will also be sent back."
"Peng'er can't even pass the county exam now, do you think he will accept him?"
Wei was choked and completely gave up.
Old Lady Ye glared at her and said, "Peng'er said before the Chinese New Year that he didn't want to study. I'm not partial to Xuan'er, but Peng'er is obviously not a good student. It's useless to force him."
"Yes!" Ye Peng said anxiously, "Dad is busy from morning till night now, weeding and fertilizing the fields, which one doesn't need people? There are still a lot of housework waiting for people to do!"
"If you really want me to have a future, I can just go build a hut with Dad. With one more person, we can build it faster and earn more."
Wei always felt uncomfortable and still felt that scholars had face.
But she couldn't do anything if her son didn't live up to her expectations.
Besides, studying only brings temporary glory, who knows if you can pass the imperial examination and become a scholar!
Even if he passed the imperial examination, that's all. Look at Li Zhiyuan. I used to think he was very successful, but now I think he is poor.
As long as his son inherits Ye Erquan's job as a toilet worker, he will have a future.
Thinking of this, she felt a little relieved.
Wei rolled his eyes at Ye Peng:
"You don't have to study. But the tuition fee for April has been paid, so you have to study until the end of April. Also, at the end of April, Master Qian will recommend you to take the county exam, so you have to try your best."
"Okay." Ye Peng grinned with joy at the thought that he didn't have to study anymore.
Wei thought about it, then turned around and pulled Du aside and said, "Sister-in-law, if Peng'er can't even pass the county school entrance exam, why don't we let him deliver spicy soup starting in May? We can just treat it as hiring one more person."
Although we have hired someone now, it still takes two people to deliver the goods. So both families still have to send one person out. If Ye Peng delivers goods, he can earn money and do farm work at the same time.
Mrs. Du nodded: "Let's do it."
She had wanted to hire an extra person a long time ago, but the delivery person had to be paid after all, and she felt it was inappropriate for someone other than her to collect the money.
It would be best if Ye Peng is willing to send it.
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