Three days after the entrance examination, the results came out. Xiaokang, Xiaoqi and An Yikun all passed, and all three were assigned to Class C.
Each stage of Songshan Academy is divided into four classes: A, B, C, and D. Class A is the best, Class D is the worst, and Class C is in the middle and lower range.
Upon hearing the news, the whole family was extremely happy, and Tian An praised the two of them generously.
Xiaokang shook his head modestly, looked at Zhao Yiming with admiration and said, "My brother-in-law is really amazing. He was in Class A, while I only got into Class C."
Xiao Qi also said, "Through this exam, I finally understand what the teacher said: there are always people better than you. I always thought I worked very hard, but I didn't expect there are so many people who work harder than me."
Xiaokang nodded seriously, "So I will study harder in the future."
"Yes!" Xiao Qi nodded seriously, "I want to be as good as brother-in-law Yiming in the future."
"No!" Xiaokang stretched out a finger and shook it left and right. "We should be better than Brother-in-law Yiming. The master also said that the disciple should surpass the master."
"Great!" After hearing his son's ambitious words, Tian Mingwu excitedly slammed the table and stood up, "My son should be more promising than Zhao Yiming."
Zhao Yiming glanced at him quietly, then looked at the two younger ones, thinking, "Humph! If you want to catch up with me, you two better work harder!"
Seeing how ambitious they were, Tian An patted their two round heads with satisfaction and said, "Sister believes you can do it."
Seeing that everyone was there, Mr. Han took the opportunity to stand up and say goodbye to everyone.
Tian Mingwu was hearing about this for the first time and asked anxiously, "Why did Mr. Han leave? Are you not comfortable living in the mansion?"
Mr. Han bowed to him and said, "General Tian, don't think too much. Although I have left the general's residence, I still have to rely on you.
But now both young masters have been admitted to Songshan Academy, and they no longer need Han.
So Han opened a private school on the farm, specifically to educate children from poor families."
Tian Mingwu was relieved to hear that Mr. Han was still at the manor. "Then Mr. Han, please come back to visit more often in the future!"
After thinking for a while, he said, "Sir, you're just going to the farm. It's not very far away. Aunt Qin doesn't need to go along with you, right?"
Mr. Han bowed to him again and said, "I'll trouble the general and you all to take care of my mother."
"Oh! What's the big deal? It's more fun when we're all together," Tian Mingwu said cheerfully. Then he asked, "When do you plan to leave, sir?"
"There is no time to lose. Han will set off tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? I have to go on business tomorrow. Why don't you wait a few more days? Let's go together to see you off. We can't let you go alone!" Tian Mingwu said in a loud voice.
Xiaokang hurried over to grab Mr. Han and said, "Yes, sir, we will start studying at the academy tomorrow. Why don't you wait until we have a day off?"
Xiao Qi also ran forward and took his other hand: "Brother-in-law Yiming said that we can take three days off for Double Ninth Festival. We can spend the Double Ninth Festival together, and then we can all send you off together!"
Mr. Han pulled his hand away and patted the two men on the shoulders, "We must act early. If I delay for a day, those children will start their studies a day later.
You are both excellent and work very hard, but learning requires perseverance and you must not give up halfway."
The two bowed their heads and said, "We understand. Thank you for your guidance, sir."
Seeing the two of them looking listless, Mr. Han smiled and said, "Don't worry! Although I've gone to the farm, I'll still come back from time to time. If you two don't study well in your studies, I'll still spank you."
Hearing this, the two of them instantly became lively and said, "We will definitely not let the master slap our palms again."
Everyone laughed.
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The next day, Mr. Han couldn't persuade Tian An, so he had to agree to let her take him to the farm.
Granny Qin and Madam Xiao were also there. Tian An planned to take them to stay at the farm for a few days and take a look at the autumn harvest.
The carriage was swaying on the road. Suddenly, there was a "crash" sound, and the whole carriage tilted, and everyone fell to one side.
Tian An quickly steadied himself and asked Deng Xue to help the two elderly people.
Deng Xue, a martial artist, possessed greater strength than most men. She supported Granny Qin with one hand and Nanny Xiao with the other, while she stood firmly on one foot and hooked the other under the chair, barely stabilizing herself.
Tian An reacted quickly and reached out to hold the carriage. Only the two little girls, Granny Qin and Nanny Xiao, reacted slowly and hit their heads on the carriage. Soon, their heads swelled up like two big eggs.
The carriage stopped, and Chen Feng, who was driving it, immediately asked, "Miss, what's going on inside? Are you all right?"
Tian An first confirmed that the two old people were okay before saying, "We are fine. Man'er and Sheng'er kowtowed. What's the situation outside?"
"Miss, it rained last night and there were a lot of mud puddles. I was not careful and the carriage got stuck in one."
At this time, Mr. Han also came over from the carriage behind. "What's wrong, mother? Are you okay?"
Granny Qin quickly spoke up: "We're fine, the carriage is just stuck in the mud. Why don't we get out? There are so many people in the carriage, and it's impossible to pull it out."
Mr. Han and Chen Feng discussed for a while before saying, "You guys go to the carriage in the back first! We have to find a way to get the carriage out first."
Tian An got off the carriage and saw the road conditions clearly. No wonder Chen Feng drove the carriage into a pit.
It was raining and the muddy road was full of potholes. Chen Feng avoided one puddle but failed to avoid another, and the entire carriage wheel fell into it. Fortunately, the carriage was moving slowly, otherwise it would have overturned today.
The road was completely covered in mud, with no place to even step. It took a while for the group to finally get back to the carriage that Mr. Han had been riding in.
Mr. Han, Chen Feng, and another driver went to find a way to pull the carriage out of the mud pit. Deng Xue sat outside the carriage, watching the horses to prevent them from running away, while Tian An took out medicine to treat Man'er and Sheng'er's foreheads.
On the carriage side, Mr. Han pulled the horses in front, Chen Feng held the carriage with his hands, and the coachman, Wang Ping, found a tree trunk as thick as his wrist in the weeds nearby and stuck it under the wheel. Only when Mr. Han gave the order could the three of them work together.
"Ready, push, get going..."
Unfortunately, the wheels were stuck in the mud pit. If they couldn't be pulled out in one go, they would sink deeper.
The three of them pulled together several times, but each time they were just a little bit off and the wheel just wouldn't come out.
Chen Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. "It would be great if someone could throw some rocks into the pit while we're pulling the wheels up."
Unfortunately, Tian An and his companions were all elderly, weak, women and children, so the only one who could do this was Deng Xue. But she had to watch the carriage. If no one was watching, if the horse was accidentally frightened, the people in the carriage would be in danger.
None of the three dared to take the risk, so they could only wait and catch their breath before trying again.
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