After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiaokang and Xiaoqi studied harder.
The entrance examination for Songshan Academy was scheduled for the first day of September. Apart from eating, the two of them spent all their time in the study.
When An Yikun came to visit the general's mansion, he learned that Xiaokang and Xiaoqi were going to take the entrance exam for Songshan Academy. After returning, he told Mrs. An that he would not go to Dongling Academy, and he also wanted to take the entrance exam for Songshan Academy with Xiaokang and Xiaoqi.
Mrs. An thought that if he studied with Xiaokang and Xiaoqi together, he would have company and might even be motivated by them, so she agreed.
So the next day they packed him up and sent him to the general's residence, where he lived and studied with Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, and was to go back after he finished the exam.
It had to be said that the effect was quite good. An Yikun, who usually slacked off when it came to study time, saw Xiaokang and Xiaoqi memorizing and writing without even looking up, and answering Mr. Han's questions fluently. His pride got the better of him and he started working harder.
Even when Mr. Han asked questions during his lectures, he would take the initiative to answer them, and he made rapid progress in just a few days.
Duke Anguo knew that his youngest son was studying in the general's mansion, and sometimes after finishing his business trip, he would come over with Tian Mingwu to visit him.
After the teacher asked questions, he found that his son had made more than a little progress. He immediately thanked Tian Mingwu.
After returning, he asked Mrs. An to prepare a lot of gifts to send over to thank Tian An for taking care of An Yiku and Mr. Han for his teaching.
Time flew by, and it was finally the first day of September. Coincidentally, Tian Mingwu was on holiday, and Zhao Yiming didn't have to go to school because the college was holding entrance exams.
The whole family went together to send the three of them to take the entrance examination, along with the Duke Anguo and his wife, and Tian An's two brothers.
Tian An originally thought that there were many of them, but he didn't expect that when he arrived at the scene, he found that there were even more people who sent their children to take the exam.
Some families even had more than a dozen people, young and old, who formed a circle and kept telling the children in the middle about precautions.
The unfortunate child looked at the dozen or so mouths opening and closing with a confused look on his face, obviously not knowing who to listen to.
Tian An turned his head to look at Xiaokang and the other two who were talking and laughing on the side, and suddenly felt that they were too relaxed!
"Xiaokang! Are you ready? Have you brought everything?"
Xiaokang patted his back and said, "Don't worry, sister, we have already checked it." Tian An asked the sewing room to make a schoolbag for them according to the modern backpack.
Xiao Qi also said: "Don't worry, sister, we will definitely pass the exam."
An Yikun was even more confident. "Mr. Han and brother-in-law Yiming have been taking turns teaching us how to solve the questions these days. We can even recite the textbook by heart. If I fail the exam again, I won't eat fried chicken for a month."
"You like fried chicken! How about I treat you to fried chicken after you finish your exams?" Tian An said while looking at his own noodle shop not far away.
An Yikun's eyes lit up, but he said, "How can I let my sister spend money like that?"
"It's not expensive at all! Just study hard on your exams, and there will be plenty of fried chicken. Just order whatever you want." Tian An said generously. After all, they were all their own food, so he wouldn't feel bad about eating as much as he wanted.
Xiaokang and Xiaoqi looked at the innocent An Yikun and shook their heads, alas!
After a while, the gate of Songshan Academy opened and the children who came to take the entrance examination began to enter.
Looking at the crowded crowd in front of him, Zhao Yiming frowned and said, "It's too crowded. Let me take you in!"
"Let's go too." said An Yichen and An Yiji.
So, the three of them, each with a little kid, embarked on the first step of their journey to the imperial examination.
Not long after Zhao Yiming and the other two returned, the door of the academy was closed.
However, the parents who came to send their children off did not leave. They probably wanted to wait until their children came out before going back together.
The waiting time was long. Everyone had nothing to do and didn't want to just stand there, so they ordered some food from the shop in front of the college and ate while waiting.
Among all the restaurants, Tian An's Noodle House is the most popular. It's cheap, and noodles are something you can eat three times a day if you like.
If you don’t like noodles, there are various drinks, snacks, cakes, etc. on the second floor, so you can always find what you like.
Tian An also suggested: "Let's go to the shop over there and order something to eat while we wait!"
Mrs. An followed Tian An's hand and looked over. Seeing that even the entrance of the shop was filled with tables, she said somewhat reluctantly, "If we go over now, there won't be any seats left! Why don't we go find a teahouse farther away?"
Duke Anguo also said, "Yes! It's too crowded over there."
Tian An said, "Don't worry! I can find a seat and it won't be crowded."
As he said that, he pulled Mrs. An, who was full of questions, and walked over first.
Seeing them leave, the people behind had no choice but to follow. When everyone arrived, they found that they had come to the backyard of the store.
Seeing that Tian An and Zhao Yiming were familiar with the place, everyone had nothing to understand. This shop was probably part of the Tian family's business.
Duke Anguo looked at Tian Mingwu jokingly and said, "Brother Tian, why didn't you tell us earlier? You made us worry for nothing."
Tian Mingwu looked innocent and said, "I didn't know this was my shop!"
Then he looked at Tian An and said, "My dear, when did our family open this shop? How come Dad didn't know about it?"
Tian An was stunned. "Dad, don't you know? You asked the Duke of Zhao to compensate me for this shop."
Tian Mingwu scratched his head and said awkwardly, "Did he really pay for it? I've forgotten about it for a long time."
Everyone: "..." Why did they suddenly feel a little sympathetic towards Zhao Ningsong?
An Yijie, who was standing by, suddenly interrupted and said, "Sister An An, this shop is yours. Those snack shops in front of Dongling Academy, Xiwu Street, and Nanwen Street shouldn't be yours too, right?"
Tian An shook his head, "That's not the case."
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