Chapter 231 There are people who don’t eat horse meat, but there are no people who don’t eat horse flattery
The villagers began to praise it.
"Congratulations to Zhancai for passing the imperial examination. You have brought honor to our village."
"Zhancai, this kid, I've watched him grow up since he was a kid, and I knew he was something special. He's bound to become something great in the future. Look at him now, he's already passed the imperial examination and is sure to be on the list of top scholars in the future, bringing honor to the Chen family!"
"That's right. Zhancai has been very smart since he was young. He is like gold that will shine sooner or later. He will definitely have a bright future."
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There are people in the world who don't eat horse meat, but there are no people who don't eat horse flatulence.
Chen Zhancai was so flattered that he felt dizzy and happy. He raised his chin high and nodded arrogantly.
"Thank you for your praise, fellow villagers. I will live up to your expectations and strive to achieve fame and success as soon as possible."
The villagers surrounded Old Lady Chen and Liu Fengjiao and praised them highly.
"Auntie, congratulations, you've given birth to a good son. This is a great honor for you."
"You will be the wife of a scholar in the future. When you become a high-ranking official, you will enjoy a peaceful and comfortable life."
"That's right, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life."
"Feng Jiao is a good daughter-in-law who is diligent and frugal in managing the household."
"Who says it's not true? Fengjiao is a scholar's wife now, and she will be an official's wife in the future."
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Old Mrs. Chen has lived most of her life, and it can be said that she has been soaked in bitterness. This is the first time she has been praised like this, and she was so happy that the corners of her mouth were almost pulled to her ears.
When Liu Fengjiao heard the villagers calling her "scholar's wife" one after another, she felt so happy that she felt like she was flying.
She had been waiting for this day for more than 20 years since she married Chen Zhancai when she was in her teens. Now, her hard work had finally paid off.
This time when I return to the town, no matter what method I use, I must break up with Wang Qichang completely, and from now on I will be a scholar's wife and never cheat on a man again.
I need to live a good life with him and try to give birth to another boy or girl for him to make up for my coldness towards him over the past six months...
Thinking of this, Liu Fengjiao's mouth curled up, revealing a shy smile.
At this time, Erdanzi hurriedly ran up to Chen Zhancai from a distance and said, "Third brother, the people have arrived at the village entrance. When can they be carried into the village?"
"Don't be impatient, let them wait at the village entrance first."
"No, brother. Those guys don't seem willing to wait. They say they're in a hurry to return the sedan chair to the sedan chair shop. Why don't we just carry it into the village first?"
"How can that be? I've already thought about it. I can only enter the Chen family before the banquet. If everyone knows about this in advance, there will be no surprise at all."
As he said this, Chen Zhancai casually took out a few dozen coins from his pocket and handed them to Erdanzi.
"Give them this money and tell them not to act rashly without my orders."
"Okay, this will definitely work." Erdanzi took the money and turned to leave, but then he seemed to remember something and said with a smile, "Third brother, when can you give me the reward you promised me?"
"Don't worry, as long as you don't reveal it to outsiders first, you will get more benefits."
"Don't worry, brother. I won't leak any information and I guarantee to complete the mission." After saying that, Erdanzi ran out of the village.
Liu Fengjiao came up to Chen Zhancai and asked, "Husband, what were you talking about with Erdanzi just now?"
"No, no, no, nothing." Chen Zhancai was lost in thought when Liu Fengjiao's sudden words startled him. He hurriedly explained, "I was just chatting with him casually."
"That's not right. I just heard a sedan chair being carried into the village. What's going on?"
"Don't ask me now, my lady. You will know in a moment."
"Just tell me now, don't hide it."
"Don't worry, my lady, this is a surprise."
Seeing Chen Zhancai's mysterious look, Liu Fengjiao smiled and gave him a glare, thinking to herself,
I remember Chen Zhancai had promised her that if she could pass the imperial examination, he would hire a sedan chair and marry her again in a grand ceremony.
Let the villagers see that Liu Fengjiao did not marry the wrong person.
Thinking back to this, Liu Fengjiao felt touched. This man was really thoughtful. He still remembered this incident after so many years.
Her eyes moistened slightly, and she said softly, "Zhancai, you passed the exam and my parents and brothers will definitely come to congratulate you. Please don't argue with them for the sake of me bearing your children for so many years."
When Chen Zhancai heard her mention his father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law, his face suddenly darkened.
Over the years, whenever I go to their house during festivals, they will make sarcastic remarks.
They said openly or secretly that he would not be able to pass the exam and that he was not cut out for studying.
Who can know and understand how much discrimination and contempt I have suffered in front of them?
Now that he has passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, they want to come up to him and curry favor with him. What a wishful thinking.
Besides, we have to announce the happy event soon. It would be bad if they come and disrupt things.
Thinking of this, he shook his head and smiled, "Feng Jiao, you should go back to your mother's house right now and ask your father-in-law, mother-in-law and your brother to come another day. There are so many people here today. If we don't entertain them well, people will complain."
"It's okay, my family doesn't care about this." After saying that, Liu Fengjiao took Chen Zhancai's hand and said, "Let's go over and take a look. Wu Baoan is writing the accounts!"
"Okay." Chen Zhancai was stubborn but couldn't resist, so he thought about what to say for a while.
When the two of them came closer, they saw the village's sixth wife put the bamboo basket on the table, took out six eggs from it, and said to Wu Baoan with a smile,
"Village head, please help me write this down. This is a gift from my family."
"Okay, Zhao Laoliu's family has six eggs as a gift." Wu Baoan finished writing in the gift book and shouted to the villagers who were pouring in, "Anyone else want to give gifts? Come to me and register."
Hearing the shouts, the villagers gathered around and started talking in low voices.
"Ahhh~~How much do you plan to give as gifts?"
"My family doesn't have any extra money, so I'll just give you two eggs."
"Yeah, my family isn't much better. I have three more eggs than you, so it doesn't matter."
"I don't have chickens at home, so I'll just give you two pounds of fermented rice and flour."
"That's enough. We are a small family and cannot compare with the rich. Just now, the sixth son's wife gave him six eggs."
"Really? That's so much!"
"Others can give as much as they want. Anyway, my family doesn't owe Old Chen any favors. It's just five cents, not more, not less."
"You're absolutely right. It's almost enough. If the head of the village hadn't come to inform me personally, I wouldn't have even come to join in the fun."
"That's true. I think so too."
"If you really don't come, you'll be at a huge loss. I heard the Chen family spent a fortune this time, setting up a 28-table banquet. This is a rare opportunity, so it's definitely worth eating a little more."
"You're quite a thief, old fellow. But to be honest, I haven't eaten a single grain of rice since yesterday, just so I can give him a good beating."
"Okay, stop talking and go with the gift."
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