Whether they have ever been to school or not, the words on paper are undoubtedly like gibberish to them.
Half an hour later, with the teacher's command to "stop writing," everyone seemed to be freed up, and the answers were collected by the other teachers of Shifang Academy.
Presumably to prevent the possibility of switching answer sheets, after collecting the answer sheets, the teacher in charge of the examination at Shifang Academy got up and announced something.
The dean of Shifang Academy will also select one student with excellent character and academic performance from among the students recruited this time to join his team.
After they finished speaking, the teachers of Shifang Academy left. Xu Yaozu watched them get into the carriage and leave, and in his heart he had already accepted that he would be the student who would be taken under the dean's wing.
"Yaozu, how is it? Is it difficult?" Madam Xu stepped forward and asked with concern.
"Oh dear, what unlucky things are you saying? What could possibly be difficult for our Yaozu?" Madam Xu stepped forward and pushed Madam Xu aside, praising Xu Yaozu.
“Yes, I just saw that Yaozu filled an entire page with writing,” Xu Dagui said.
“Father, Grandmother, we should be low-key in our conduct and actions, and not be arrogant, otherwise it will leave a bad impression on the teacher.” As he spoke, Xu Yaozu deliberately glanced at Xu Shi, his mother.
“Yes, I think Yaozu is right. Dagui needs to be disciplined. If he doesn’t get into Shifang Academy in the future, your wife’s mouth will be full of spittle…”
Xu Wanli didn't say what he was going to say next, but everyone understood what he meant. The eldest Xu glared at Xu Shi fiercely, and Xu Shi could only shrink back in fear.
“Village chief, didn’t I see that Jiang Hua’s child also filled a whole page with writing?” Qin Lianlian suddenly said.
She was telling the truth; she had just been standing next to Jiang Jingyi, watching.
“So what if he’s written it all? What can someone who’s never been to school or studied write?” Xu suddenly retorted, her voice hardening.
"That's not necessarily true," Qin Lianlian muttered, seemingly always eager to stir up trouble.
"Qin Lianlian, are you even from Xujia Village? Why are you siding with outsiders like this!" Li Dahua shouted loudly.
Xu Yaozu must enter Shifang Academy and be accepted as a disciple by the dean!
Over the past three years, their village has spent a great deal of money and effort in various ways to finally produce a student who has passed the imperial examination.
“Auntie, that’s not what my mother meant,” a girl in a white and pink dress stepped forward to explain.
She is Qin Lianlian's daughter, Qin Xiuzhu. She and Qin Lianlian depended on each other since childhood. Because Qin Lianlian had a bad reputation in the village, she usually stayed at home embroidering. She was considered one of the prettiest girls in the village.
“Sister Xiuzhu, Aunt Li is right. We are from the same village, and Aunt Qin cannot side with outsiders.” How could Lin Shuyan easily give up the opportunity to speak up?
"Lin Shuyan, in which of your words did you side with outsiders?" Qin Xiuzhu asked, frowning after hearing Lin Shuyan's words.
Looking at Lin Shuyan, who was wearing the same color dress as her, Qin Xiuzhu felt a little uncomfortable. It seemed that every time she dressed up carefully to go out, Lin Shuyan would "coincidentally" wear the same dress as her and steal the spotlight.
The same thing is happening now. The villagers present are all echoing Lin Shuyan's words and turning around to criticize her and her mother.
"Speaking of which, I have to thank Brother Yingxuan and Sister Yanyan today," Xu Yaozu suddenly said.
"What's wrong?" Lin Shuyan asked.
"The questions for today's Shifang Academy were taught to me by Brother Yingxuan and Sister Yanyan," Xu Yaozu said truthfully.
After hearing Xu Yaozu's words, Xu Wanli couldn't help but take another look at Lin Shuyan and Zhou Yingxuan.
“I also spent some time at Shifang Academy before, so I naturally know about these things,” Zhou Yingxuan explained.
That was indeed the case before, but after his adoptive parents left, he left the academy.
"My Yan Yan is amazing," Madam Xu couldn't help but say.
"Grandma, no, it's all thanks to Brother Xuan," Lin Shuyan said shyly.
“Madam Xu, I think Yingxuan and Yanyan are a match made in heaven. Why don’t we arrange a marriage for them?” a busybody villager suggested.
"No, no, no, that won't do." Lin Shuyan waved her hand seriously and refused, "Everyone, don't misunderstand, the person Xuan-gege likes is not me."
Who is it?
Some villagers followed Lin Shuyan's gaze and looked over.
Jiang Hua noticed that everyone was suddenly looking at her. Had they taken the show to heart and started watching her?
"Stepmother, let's go," Jiang Jingyi said, tugging at Jiang Hua's sleeve.
Jiang Hua nodded, ignoring those who were looking at her, and turned to leave with Jiang Jingyi.
"Stepmother, do you still love that man?" Jiang Jingyi asked cautiously, then added:
"You and my father are already married!"
"Young man, thinking so much is bad for your brain." Jiang Hua casually tapped him.
“Stepmother, the teacher just said the list will be released in ten days,” Jiang Jingyi said.
"Are you that confident?" Jiang Hua raised an eyebrow and glanced at him.
"Yes, these are all very simple. Father has taught me them all," Jiang Jingyi nodded and said.
After leaving the ancestral hall, Jiang Hua took Jiang Jingyi to Shili Village. They had been in a hurry to get back last night and hadn't checked the location of those acres of land so they could plan the house layout later.
"Sister Jiang, you're here!" Honghua, who was catching snails in the river, saw Jiang Hua and Jiang Jingyi walking from the other side of the bridge and quickly came up from the river.
"Why are you still collecting snails?" Jiang Hua asked, noticing that her skirt was a little wet and there were two large buckets full of snails on the riverbank.
"Let's try it out first. After a couple of days of rest, it'll come in handy in the shop," Honghua replied.
"That's enough, that's too much. Let's go back first. It's not summer yet, be careful not to catch a cold," Jiang Hua advised.
Honghua obediently put on the patched shoes and prepared to carry the two buckets of snails back.
"I'll do it."
Jiang Hua easily lifted the two large buckets full of snails and walked towards Honghua's house.
Seeing how relaxed she was, Jiang Jingyi felt a surge of inferiority. Wasn't she just as capable as his father?
Honghua followed Jiang Hua in disbelief.
After cleaning the two buckets of snails together, Village Chief Lu returned with the land deed, followed by yamen runners who came to measure the land and make records.
Village Chief Lu saw that Jiang Hua was there, so he called her over and they went to see where the land was.
After seeing the government officials off, Village Chief Lu returned the remaining silver to Jiang Hua. After deducting the fees for handling the formalities, there were still eighteen taels of silver left.
Jiang Hua took out one tael of silver and gave it to Village Chief Lu as a reward for his hard work on this trip.
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