Upon hearing this...
Song Xia smiled and said, "Yes, it's different, but I can't say for sure right now. We'll have to wait and see."
"Judging from the seedlings, this rice is of good quality."
Old Song took even better care of them, running to the fields whenever he had time.
The villagers soon noticed it too, but none of them suspected it was related to the rice seedlings; they simply assumed it was because the villagers had taken good care of them.
August arrived in the blink of an eye.
The provincial examination will be held on the fifth day of the eighth lunar month.
The imperial examination was held in Yucheng.
Song Xia came with Song Dong.
As soon as she saw him into the examination room, Jin Beichen came into her sight.
Jin Beichen was dressed in a black outfit today, and the moment he stood there, he instantly attracted a lot of attention.
Before Song Xia even walked over, a girl approached Jin Beichen and struck up a conversation: "Young master, what are you doing here? Are you also sending your family member here for the imperial examination?"
She had barely finished speaking.
Jin Beichen said expressionlessly, "Excuse me, could you please move aside? Don't block my fiancée from getting through."
The woman who had approached him turned around and looked back.
Seeing that Song Xia was dressed better than her, she said...
She's even prettier than her.
They slunk away.
The other girls who wanted to go forward all stood still and looked this way.
Jin Beichen ignored them and led Song Xia to a carriage.
They boarded the carriage.
Song Xia looked directly at Jin Beichen and said, "You're something else. Wherever you go, so many girls stare at you. I think some of them are practically eyeing you..."
"No way, that's terrifying."
Jin Beichen replied to Song Xia in a serious tone.
Song Xia chuckled.
Jin Beichen raised his hand and pinched her cheek, saying, "Are you happy that your future husband is being stared at like that by others?"
Regarding his inquiry.
Instead of answering, Song Xia asked, "Tell me, if I set up a stall next door and wrote down that it would cost ten coins to say a word to you, one tael of silver to pinch you, and ten taels of silver to hug you, would you...?"
She hadn't finished speaking.
Jin Beichen scooped her up and placed her on his lap: "Try saying more..."
"Could I make some money...?"
He immediately covered Song Xia's mouth with his tongue.
a long time.
He then let go of her.
Song Xia felt her mouth go numb: "You..."
"I am yours."
"No one but you can touch him, understand?"
Jin Beichen cupped Song Xia's face in his hands and said.
"Okay, okay, okay! I've got it!"
Song Xia dared not tease him anymore; she couldn't afford to offend him.
Jin Beichen held Song Xia's hand and gently rubbed it, saying, "Song Xia, let's get married after your brother's exam results come out. I want to be with you every day..."
"Let's talk about it in September."
Song Xia hadn't forgotten that her rice was almost ripe.
After Song Dong's scientific expedition, it will be almost time for them to harvest the rice.
The ears of grain look pretty good now, but I don't know if they are all plump.
"good!"
Jin Beichen didn't ask any further questions; he agreed.
Unlike previous imperial examinations, the results of the provincial examinations took longer to come out, a full eight days.
Song Xia and Song Dong were both eager to know the result, so they arrived early to wait.
Three lists were posted.
One application is all it takes.
Song Xia and Song Dong joined the others to get a closer look, starting from the top and looking down.
Song Dong did better this time than last time, and came in third.
It's already pretty good.
He himself was still somewhat dissatisfied.
Xie Shang and the others also passed the exam, but some of them ranked quite low.
They haven't arrived yet.
Everyone was still sleeping.
Squeeze it out.
As Song Dong walked, he said, "Second sister, I'm a little disappointed..."
"Want to be number one?"
Song Xia asked him.
Song Dong nodded.
Song Xia wanted to rub his head, but suddenly realized that he had grown taller than before and was now taller than her.
She withdrew her hand and said, "Actually, ranking isn't the most important thing. The most important thing is passing the exam, because this isn't your end, nor is it the end for other students. You still have to go through the provincial exam, the metropolitan exam, and the palace exam. Even if you don't rank well in the palace exam, it's okay. At least you passed, right? You can become an official, right? You can stand up for the people, right? There are many unsatisfactory things in this world. We must learn to let go, instead of holding grudges..."
"Second sister, I understand."
Song Dong opened his mouth and said.
Not long after they returned, government officials came to their door to deliver the good news.
Yan Jinling came with three other yamen runners.
My son got into college.
Old Song was overjoyed, and naturally gave them larger red envelopes than usual, giving each of them a two-ounce red envelope and also giving them a lot of candy.
Yan Jinling accepted the gift, expressed his gratitude, and gestured for the other constables to leave first.
He glanced at Song Chun standing to one side and said to Song Xia, "Song Xia, let's have a chat."
"OK."
Song Xia did not refuse.
Yan Jinling gestured for her to stand aside and spoke.
"Can...can you do me a favor?"
"you say."
Song Xia was curious about what he wanted her to do for him.
Yan Jinling's face visibly flushed: "I, I want you to help me arrange to meet your older sister. I, I have something to say to her."
"I understand."
Song Xia said bluntly, "There's no need to arrange to go anywhere. Just wait for me in the bamboo grove behind our house."
Yan Jinling responded and left.
Song Lao Si and the others were afraid that Song Xia would be gossiped about, so they waited for her on the side.
She came over.
Song Laosi asked her curiously, "Xia'er, what did Yan Jinling want to talk to you about? Could it be that you passed the imperial examination and there's some reward for you?"
"Just a quick chat, what are you thinking about!"
"Big sister, my head is a little itchy, can you take a look at my hair? Come on!"
Song Xia pulled Song Chun away.
Walk to the backyard.
Song Chun was about to show it to her.
Song Xia grabbed her hand and said, "Big sister, come with me to a place."
Go somewhere?
Song Chun hadn't reacted yet.
Song Xia pulled her towards the back door.
We went out the back door.
Song Chun followed beside Song Xia and asked her, "Second Sister, where are you taking me?"
"We'll be there soon."
After finishing speaking, Song Xia continued to lead her forward.
After seeing Yan Jinling.
Song Xia gently nudged Song Chun: "Sister, go over there, he needs to talk to you!"
Song Chun: "..."
What did he want from her?
They even met alone.
Song Chun glanced at Yan Jinling, then looked at Song Xia.
Song Xia waved her hand forward, gesturing for her to come over.
Song Chun hesitated for a moment but still went over: "Young Master Yan, my second sister said you need to see me. What do you need me for?"
"I…"
Just as Yan Jinling was about to say that he had noticed someone coming from the side, he pulled Song Chun and hid in a bamboo grove.
Song Chun bumped into his arms and her face immediately turned red.
"you…"
Yan Jinling raised his hand to cover her mouth and whispered, "Someone's here."
He covered her mouth...
When Song Chunwang saw people actually passing by, she stopped moving.
After that person left.
Yan Jinling slowly released Song Chun and apologized: "I didn't mean to do this to you. I was afraid that if others saw it, it would affect your reputation."
Song Xia leaned closer and overheard.
Seeing that her older sister was alright, she quickly stepped aside.
Song Chun did not blame Yan Jinling.
Yan Jinling gazed at her and said, "Song Chun, I... I like you and want to marry you. Will you?"
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