Mu Xinghe originally wanted to go home, but seeing this scene, he had no desire to leave the Qiao family home at all.
He only asked a soldier to bring the stars and moon.
But the shepherd family wouldn't give up until they got an answer.
“Xinghe, your uncle is asking you a question, why aren’t you answering? You’re a member of the Mu family, and your participation in the imperial examination is a matter for the Mu family. Can’t your uncles even come to inquire about your exam results? What’s with all this airs?”
Old Mu stretched his neck.
His wife, Li, said somewhat sarcastically, "Did you not perform well and leave the paper blank? Tell us, and no one will laugh at you."
Their eldest son, twenty years old, has always been idle. This year he finally married a woman with a slight paralysis in her legs. With a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, he said in a nonchalant tone, "Cousin, it doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. Your family still has three acres of land. Growing grain can support you and your sister."
Mu Laosan said, "Alas, we Mu family members are born peasants. How could anyone actually pass the imperial examination and become an official? Passing the county-level examination is just a matter of luck, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse."
"Brother Xinghe, hurry up and say something! You're either a Xiucai or a Linsheng, you can't possibly have failed to even get the last place in the Juren exam, right? Oh, it's okay, try again in three years." The second wife's youngest daughter covered her mouth and laughed.
The villagers couldn't stand it and began to criticize.
"What's wrong? Is something amiss? We're just trying to comfort Xinghe and hope he can come to his senses soon," said Madam Wang from the second wife, rolling her eyes.
A villager shouted, "Xinghe, you're a government-subsidized student. As long as you perform normally, you'll definitely make the list. Tell them this and slap your uncles in the face. Don't be fooled by their pretense of caring for you; they're up to no good."
"Come on, when someone passes the imperial examination, they announce it to the whole village with drums and gongs. Why are you hiding your head and refusing to admit it?" Mu Lao Er sneered.
Grandma Qiao couldn't stand it any longer and rushed out with a broom.
"Get out, get out! All of you Mu family members, get out! You're all heartless! If you don't leave, I'll cripple you!"
By this time, the Mu family had basically confirmed that Mu Xinghe had no chance, and they were truly relieved.
"Go back, go back. They're useless anyway. There's no need to waste time on someone like that."
"Yes, let's go back to farming. Unlike families with only three acres of land, we have so much to do in the fields."
"The autumn harvest is coming again, and there will be plenty of grain."
Old Mrs. Qiao cursed loudly: "A bunch of heartless people, going to extremes and saying such hurtful things. If Xinghe wins, don't be so shameless as to try to curry favor with him."
"Don't worry, Aunt Qiao, we would never beg a good-for-nothing who can't even pass the imperial examination."
Li smiled.
"Mu Xinghe, take care of yourself first. Oh, you could become a schoolteacher in town. But don't even think about becoming a nobleman in this lifetime," said Mu Lao Er's eldest son.
Mu Xinghe stood in the room, listening to the commotion of the Mu family outside. He felt utterly hopeless. He had long known that the other families were inhuman, but he never expected that they would wish him such a bad thing.
If he gets into high school, he will be the pride of the Mu family. They don't even have this much sense of family honor, and they can't wait to kick him while he's down.
Since that's the case, there's nothing left to miss in this place. He'll try his best to stay in the capital and stay far away from these people.
He had only wanted to hear what the Mu family members had to say.
He vomited it all out, and he gave up hope, no longer clinging to any expectation.
Some villagers wanted to know what was going on, but Qiao Lian'er said, "Let's wait for news. Everyone, go back first."
Everyone can see that the results are probably not out yet, but they should be out in the next few days.
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