At this time, those who have real talents and knowledge realize how important the preliminary examination is!
It would be a real disaster if they were to take the exam with these people.
The Sixth Prince learned the results of the preliminary examination from Tang Yu, and he admired Su Tai even more, "Madam Shen is very smart. Although some of these preliminary examination papers look immature, they can at least be considered as literate and not nonsense. That's it!
Let Lu Tong announce the list of those who have passed the preliminary exam and start preparing for the formal exam."
"yes!"
Early the next morning.
A list of those who had passed the preliminary examination was posted outside the gate of the county town. As expected, all those who should have been on the list were on it, and those who were making trouble were screened out.
It took Liu Tiechui two days to recover.
At this time, someone else came to the door, so he hurriedly hid in the backyard and asked Ma Yujie to go over to entertain him.
The person who came was Ma Yujie's aunt.
Because her own child didn't make it to the preliminary exam, she didn't treat Ma Yujie well as soon as she entered the door, "Yujie! Ask yourself, when you and your sister were having a hard time, did I help you a lot? This time, I asked your husband to be flexible in the preliminary exam, but you refused. Are you really turning your back on me now that you are rich and powerful?"
Ma Yujie's temples throbbed, and she suppressed her anger and patiently explained, "Aunt, you were also present at the preliminary examination that day. Wasn't my husband accommodating enough? The papers were taken back to the county government by the soldiers in the end, and my husband didn't correct them. How can you blame us for my cousin's failure? If my husband could get involved in the affairs of the county government, he wouldn't have been a small town official forever!"
"Then there is no other way? Please help your cousin. It concerns his future. I don't have any other choice!" Aunt Ma Yujie was still pestering.
The two argued in the front yard for most of the day until a guest came and Ma Yujie persuaded them to leave.
After talking to the guest for a while, he quickly asked the doorman to close the door and refuse the visitor.
"What's going on! Her son failed the exam and she blames us for not putting in enough effort!" Ma Yujie walked into Liu Tiechui's study cursing, and was so angry that she couldn't even swallow her tea.
Liu Tiechui smiled teasingly, "Now you know why I didn't let you accept those things! It's a favor, if you give someone something, you have to do something for them. This kind of thing is not easy to handle!"
Ma Yujie had already accepted Liu Tiechui in her heart, but she couldn't bring herself to admit her mistake. She glared at him unhappily and walked out angrily, "I'm going to go see my son. I won't talk to you anymore!"
This time, both of her sons were on the list, so she naturally paid attention to the other people on the list.
She found that except for the children from Dongmen Village in Shenjiazhuang, most of the people on the list were from wealthy families and had real talents and knowledge, so she also paid more attention to them.
I’m afraid my son will fail the exam. How embarrassing it will be!
Unlike Ma Yujie's competitive mentality, Su Tai was very calm when she learned that both of her sons passed the preliminary exam.
Discussing the next arrangements with Shen Ying, "Uncle, almost all the children in the village who are going to take the exam have passed this time. With so many people going to the county town, accommodation is a big problem."
Although their family still had some spare yard, it was not enough.
Shen Dagou, who hurried into the room, heard this and immediately said, "Come to my place! The house I bought is not occupied, so if we squeeze in, it should be big enough for us."
Su Tai's eyes lit up and she said with a smile, "I had forgotten that there is a wealthy family in our village! Since Da Gou is willing to provide a house, it saves us a lot of trouble."
Shen Ying was very grateful and praised Shen Dagou a lot.
Su Tai saw that Shen Dagou looked unhappy, so she asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"
Shen Dagou said anxiously, "Sister-in-law, my grandma is sick again. I want to ask if you still have the pills you gave her before?"
Su Tai was startled and stood up quickly, "I'll go get it, wait a moment."
A few years ago, Mrs. Chen was not in good health and was about to die. Huang Xinghua came to her for help. She bought an Angong Niuhuang Pill for Huang Xinghua from the Mu Shikong Chinese Medicine Hall.
I thought it might be a last resort, but I didn't expect it to actually work.
Mrs. Chen recovered, but she was not completely well. The time she spent sitting and talking became shorter and shorter, and the time she spent sleeping became longer and longer. She didn't have any serious illness, and even the doctor couldn't do anything about it.
I don't know what's going on this time.
Su Tai gave the medicine to Shen Dagou and went back with him to check it out.
Shen Ying was also worried, so it was a good opportunity for them to go together.
The three of them entered Mrs. Chen's room. Shen Dagou went to dissolve the pills without saying anything, and worked with Huang Xinghua to feed the medicine to Mrs. Chen.
Granny Chen was awakened by the bitter taste of the medicine and said weakly, "Don't give me medicine. It's useless. I just dreamed about Ah Xiang and Tian Tian. They never had a good life and didn't enjoy the blessings of the family. I also dreamed that Tian Tian gave birth to a great-grandson for me. He was chubby and very funny!"
This dream has not yet been completed but you have woken me up."
Huang Xinghua coaxed with red eyes: "You said it was a dream, it's not real! If you miss Ah Xiang, I will ask Da Gou to go to Dongmen Village and ask her to bring all the children back for you to see."
"I'm a blind woman and I can't see anything, so what can I see? It's better than dreaming. In the dream, my eyesight is very good and I can see everything clearly. I don't know whether Tiantian is living well in her husband's family?" Mrs. Chen sighed again.
Huang Xinghua quickly winked at Shen Dagou, asking her to go and bring Chenxiang's family back.
Comfort Mrs. Chen.
Huang Xinghua started crying as soon as she walked out of the house. "My mother-in-law suffered all her life, and she didn't get to enjoy her old age for long. How could this happen?"
Shen Ying kept shaking his head and sighing, "Birth, aging, sickness and death are inevitable for everyone. I think we should prepare for this. Now that conditions are better, our family can afford to buy good things. Let Chen Mu and Da Gou go to the county town and use the best things to hold the ceremony in a grand manner."
This time Huang Xinghua really couldn't hold back her tears.
But what needs to be done still needs to be done.
After Shen Dagou brought Chenxiang's family back, he went to the county town with Chenmu the next day.
The two were not unfamiliar with the county town, but they were not familiar with it either. They instinctively wanted to ask Shen Yi for help, so they groped their way to the county government office.
I haven’t seen Shen Yi yet, but I ran into Tang Yu.
"Mr. Tang!" Shen Dagou exclaimed.
Tang Yu turned around and saw that it was them. He hurried over to greet them and asked, "Why are you here at the county government office?"
Chen Mu suppressed his grief and choked up, saying, "My mother is dying. We came to the county to buy a coffin, but we don't know where to go. We want to ask Chen Yi for help."
Tang Yu's expression changed, and he said hurriedly: "Follow me in first."
He settled Chen Mu and Shen Da Gou down, and immediately went to the inner courtyard to see Murong Chen, "Your Highness, I have something to report."
Murong Chen put down the book in his hand and asked, "What's the matter?"
Tang Yu pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "Just now, the concubine's father and eldest brother came to the county government office and said that the concubine's grandmother was dying, and they wanted to ask County Magistrate Shen to help buy a coffin."
Murong Chen's expression changed slightly, and his face became more solemn. "Order people to prepare carriages and horses. I will go to Shenjiazhuang in person. You take the silver and inform Shen Yi to select the best coffin." (End of this chapter)
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