Uncle Lin was also very happy to know that Li Yu was thinking about his son.
"Second sister-in-law, don't worry, I will tell him."
The closer it got to noon, the less interested everyone was in chatting, especially Old Man Lin and his friends. Li Yu saw that each of them was more nervous than Lin He.
She wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but after thinking for a long time, she still didn't know what to say.
There is no other way but to wait for news with everyone.
An unknown amount of time passed before Lin Jiang rushed in, sweating profusely. "I passed, I passed. Mother, my third brother passed the exam and ranked fourth."
Fourth place, this ranking is not bad. Even if Lin He is good at studying, he has only been in school for half a year.
Fourth place is a level that many people cannot reach.
Li Yu thought this in his heart, but said to Old Man Lin: "Dad, did you hear that? Our Ah He has passed the exam and is now a student."
Old man Lin was so happy that he didn't know what to do. He just knew that there was a scholar in his family.
He said after a while: "Good, good, good. This is a good child. I must go back and tell your grandmother the good news."
Then he said: "I have to tell your father, I have to invite the villagers to celebrate." and so on.
Lin Jiang thought of something and said to Li Yu, "Oh, Mom, will the officials come to our house to announce the good news? Have we prepared tea? And I heard that wealthy families even prepare red envelopes for the officials who bring good news."
Li Yu admired his thoughtfulness.
"Don't worry, I've already prepared the red envelopes and boiled the tea."
After Old Man Lin's excitement subsided, he asked Li Yu and Lin He, "Since Ah He has graduated from high school, do you plan to go back to the village and hold a banquet? Let the villagers be happy and share in the joy."
Before Li Yu could say anything, Lin He had already refused.
"Grandfather, I'm just a student. It's too hasty to invite everyone in the village to a banquet now. There's no need to make such a big fuss. We can just go back to the village tomorrow and have a meal with our family.
"Besides, my grandson is planning to take the provincial exam in May and doesn't want to be distracted now. But don't worry, after the provincial exam, if my grandson passes, I will definitely return to the village and give a grand banquet to the villagers."
I don’t know what others think, but Li Yu quite agrees with his idea. He is just a small student, and it is really inappropriate to make such a big fuss about him.
Lin Ziran also said to his father: "Listen to Ah He, Dad. He is just a student now, so it is not appropriate for us to rush into a banquet. Wait until Ah He passes the imperial examination, and then we can give him a three-day banquet."
At this point, he turned to Lin He and asked, "Ah He, you said you wanted to take part in the provincial examination in three months? Did your teacher agree? You really decided, since you've only just entered the academy."
"It's decided, Uncle San. If you don't participate in three months, the next one will be three years from now.
My nephew doesn't want to wait, Uncle San, don't worry, I will talk to the teacher."
Now that he has made up his mind, there is no reason for others to stop him.
After hearing this, Old Man Lin also agreed not to hold the banquet.
"You don't have to invite the villagers to a banquet, but you have to come back home once to see your grandmother and make her happy," she said.
"Of course. We will go back tomorrow. It's no big deal to close the shop for a day," said Li Yu.
Although business is important, she doesn't want Lin He and his wife to be absent from such a major event in their lives because of business.
Just then, Lin Hai ran in from the store.
"Mom, the police are here and will be in the store soon." He said in a panic. He had never dealt with police in his life, so he was very nervous.
He quickly ran in to ask his mother for help.
"Hurry up and wait at the door to welcome him in." Li Yu patted his back.
"Hey! I'll go right away."
After saying that, he ran out in a hurry.
Uncle Lin also spoke at this time: "I'll go out to greet them too. Dad, you just wait inside."
At this time, two yamen runners came over from the street, one holding a gong and beating it, while the other shouted loudly: "The fourth place in the county examination is from Lin Helin, a student of Mingde School."
It was so hot that many neighbors came out to watch.
"Excuse me, is this the home of Lin He, a student at Mingde School?" Two yamen runners came to the door of the store, and one of them asked Lin Hai and Uncle Lin.
"Yes, it is Lin He's home. Please come in, sir." Uncle Lin replied.
"Congratulations, congratulations. We are here to announce the good news that your student Lin has passed the high school entrance examination."
Lin Hai suppressed the smile on his face and said quickly, "Thank you for the trouble, sir. Come in and have some water."
Uncle Lin and I quickly invited the people in. We also asked Lin Jiang to bring two strings of firecrackers and set them off at the door.
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