The two went downstairs and went to the reception room, where the village chief was already sitting and drinking a pot of tea.
Seeing Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun coming down, the village chief stood up and said happily: "Girl, Prince, you are back!"
Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun sat opposite the village chief. Li Yun said with a smile, "Uncle village chief, how are you feeling lately?"
"Are you okay? Thank you for your concern, girl." The village chief said happily and excitedly when he heard Li Yun care about him.
"That's good!" Li Yun felt relieved when she heard that the village chief was in good health.
The village chief thought for a moment and then said directly, "Girl, Wanglong, Tiedan, and others, how are they doing in the Imperial College? Have they caused you any trouble in the capital?"
If the village chief hadn't mentioned it, Li Yun would have almost forgotten that when he was at the border, the emperor sent a secret letter saying that Dabao, Wanglong, Tiedan, and Ao, that was Chen Bin, all of them passed the examination to become students, and her younger brother Song Haizhong also passed the examination to become the third place.
Hearing what the village chief said, Li Yun said to him happily, "Congratulations, village chief uncle. Wanglong and Tiedan all passed the examination and became students. Because they took the examination in the capital, the journey was too long, so they did not send anyone to inform them.
It just so happens that I have something to do, so I came back to let you know."
Hearing that his grandson had passed the exam, the village chief thought he had misheard. He wanted to confirm it again: "Tongsheng, did Wanglong really pass the exam? Girl, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
Looking at the village chief's face full of disbelief, Li Yun said with a smile: "Uncle village chief, it's true. Wang Long passed the examination and became a Tongsheng. Not only Wang Long passed, but several children from Qingshan Village also passed. Wait a minute, please let Uncle village chief know."
After confirming that Wang Long had passed the examination, the village chief excitedly and happily said to Li Yun, "Girl, thank you! Without the academy you funded and the teachers you hired, Wang Long would never have achieved such success, and Qingshan Village would not have so many students.
Uncle Village Chief, on behalf of the people of Qingshan Village, thank you very much!"
After the village chief finished speaking, she wanted to kneel down to Li Yun, but Li Yun was quick and stopped her. She said to the village chief, "Uncle village chief, aren't you shortening my life by doing this? Don't you want me to live a long life?"
"Nonsense! The village chief hopes that the girl will be healthy, safe, and live a long life!"
"That's enough. If you want me to live a long life, don't kneel down at every turn in the future. You are the elder and I am the junior. It is not normal for an elder to kneel down to a junior. Isn't this going to shorten my life? Don't do this next time." Li Yun said seriously.
She is not used to kneeling down at every turn.
Unable to convince Li Yun, the village chief had no choice but to agree: "Okay, I won't do that next time. I'll tell those families the good news right away."
"Uncle village chief, wait a minute, please inform the villagers that I will hold a banquet in Qingshan Village the day after tomorrow to celebrate their passing the imperial examination." Seeing that the village chief was about to leave, Li Yun stopped him and told him that he would hold a banquet in Qingshan Village the day after tomorrow and asked the villagers to help.
When he heard that a banquet was going to be held to celebrate, the village chief thought it was feasible. Since it was to celebrate those who passed the imperial examination, the families who passed the examination should also contribute some money.
Although they were not well off, it was a big deal for their child to pass the imperial examination and they should save up some money.
The village chief thought of this and said to Li Yun, "Girl, since we are holding a banquet to celebrate the success of the Tongsheng exam, all of us households should contribute some money."
"No need, Uncle Village Chief, I have the money for the wedding. Your family is not well off, so you don't have to pay. On the day of the wedding, Uncle Village Chief can bring those families to help." When Li Yun heard that they were going to pool money, he immediately objected. The villagers were not well off, so there was no need to pool money.
The village chief said there was no need to raise money, and he immediately disagreed: "Girl, how can this be possible? Wanglong and the others also passed the examination and became students. It's a happy thing. We should raise money."
"Village chief, you know the situation of the villagers. If we pool our money, their future lives will become even more difficult. This is not my intention.
"They all followed me to the capital. Since they passed the examination, I should treat everyone. Village chief, please stop talking. This matter is settled." Li Yun disagreed with them paying money. If she asked them to pay money, it would increase their living difficulties, which was not her intention.
The purpose of her holding a banquet was to make people happy. It was a happy thing that Dabao and his friends passed the examination to become Tongsheng students. She wanted to share this happiness with everyone, so she wanted to hold a banquet.
The village chief knew he couldn't win the argument with Li Yun, so he had to compromise and let Li Yun pay for the banquet alone: "Girl, the village chief thanks you on behalf of those families. We have notified them."
"The village chief is afraid that Uncle will walk slowly!" Li Yun said to the village chief.
The village chief happily walked out of Li Yun's house, staggering and stumbling to the village to report the good news.
Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun drove a horse-drawn carriage to Southeast Town to see how the shops were doing, and took out gifts for the villagers from the space.
The village chief told the families of those who passed the examination one by one.
When they all knew that their sons (grandsons) had passed the examination to become tongsheng (traditional scholar), the whole family cheered. Finally, someone in their family was going to leave this mountainous place, and finally, someone was going to leave this life of facing the loess and back to the sky. How could they not be happy? They wanted to worship their ancestors.
So, the next day, the village chief took those families to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.
After Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun inspected the business of the store in Dongnan Town, Li Yun was very happy that the store was back on track.
Before leaving, I told the shop owners that starting from tomorrow, all goods will be 10% off, and the discount will last for three consecutive days.
On the day of the event, the first 50 people to enter the store will receive a coupon worth 100 wen, which can be used as silver. However, the coupon is only valid on the day of the event and cannot be exchanged for silver.
I also told them that the restaurant would only be open for half a day the day after tomorrow, and then we would go back to Qingshan Village for a drink.
After Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun returned home, they asked the steward to deliver the gifts from the village chief and the villagers to the villagers. They also asked the steward to deliver the gifts for the master to the master tomorrow.
After dinner, Li Yun and Changjiang entered the space. The food in the space was ready to be harvested, filling the space.
There were also large amounts of gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and grain taken from the national treasury.
After doing shameful things in the space, Shangguan Feiyun didn't let Li Yun go until she cried and begged for mercy.
A dreamless night.
After Li Yun and Shangguan Feiyun finished their breakfast, they took Changjiang to Qingshan County.
I first visited my eldest brother, Ma Youcai, and gave him and his wife the gifts I had bought for them. I chatted with his wife until noon, and only said goodbye after lunch. Before leaving, I told him and his wife to go to Qingshan Village for a banquet the next day.
After leaving the county government office, they inspected the shops and checked the account books. After making sure everything was safe, they told the shop owners that the shop was offering discounts and the conditions were the same as those in Dongnan Town. They also asked them to close the shop for half a day tomorrow and return to Qingshan Village for a banquet. Only then did they return to Qingshan Village.
On the day of the wedding banquet, Qingshan Village was bustling with people, and it was very lively.
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