"Li Qingyao? From Shao County?"
"Could it be from the Li family workshop in Shao County?"
"He doesn't look very old, yet he came in third place. He's another dark horse."
"Does this examiner have a preference for younger candidates?"
Everyone sighed with emotion, and many scholars looked on with envy at where Li Qingyao was.
"Congratulations! We'll waive your room fee, Young Master Li, and even provide you with a complimentary meal today!"
Li Qingyao stood up and thanked him. This was a tactic used by the manager of Zhuangyuanlou to attract guests, and Li Qingyao was not foolish enough to refuse. If he refused, what would the other successful candidates say?
The surrounding candidates also offered their congratulations, and Li Qingyao calmly returned the greetings.
"Baisha, go home first and tell your family the good news!"
"Yes, young master!"
"Wait, I'll go back with you later when things are done."
Yan Min quickly spoke up, saying that the list had already been released, and she had nothing to do in the prefectural city, so she might as well hurry back to the village to prepare.
This time, the Li family is going to hold an ancestral worship ceremony again!
Fourth place...
Fifth place: Chen Jian'an, Lin'an County
Sixth place...
The registration was still ongoing, and cheers echoed throughout the lobby. As expected of the "Top Scholar's Building," Chen Jian'an, who had been ridiculed before, was also on the list, ranking fifth.
Chen Jian'an breathed a sigh of relief, and the students from Lin'an County surrounding him were also excited. Although he was only fifth, he was still in the top ten; the person who had spoken earlier didn't even have a ranking yet.
Passing the imperial examination at the county level (秀才) officially marks one's entry into the scholar class.
Scholars who passed the imperial examinations were exempt from corvée labor and taxes.
From then on, they lived in a completely different world from ordinary scholars.
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