Mrs. Wu was very grateful to the Dou family.

The fact that his son won the first place was, on the one hand, because he was smart and studied hard; on the other hand, it also showed that the Dou family did not treat his son unfairly and treated his son and other children of the Dou family equally. Just this kind of mind, in the words of Wu Songnian, "should make the two families become close friends."

The Dou family was also very happy.

In recent years, many people have come to study at the Dou Family School, but those who rank at the top in academic performance are all Dou's children. Those children from poor families with extraordinary talents can't help but grumble in their hearts that now that Wu Shan has appeared, more people will surely come to study, and the Dou Family School will be able to select more young talents to train. For the Dou family, this is a huge fortune that cannot be measured by money.

Dou Shishu specially sent an aide to discuss this matter with the second wife and Dou Shibang: "… move out the families living around the clan school, double the size of the clan school, invite a few famous scholars to teach, but don't rush to recruit more students. Make sure that most of the students who graduate from the Dou family school can pass the examination to become scholars."

The Second Lady nodded repeatedly and asked Dou Shibang to take charge of the matter. She then set up a stage at the gate of the Dou family's house and invited a troupe from Kyoto to perform ten plays in a row. Throughout June, Zhending County was as lively as the New Year.

The backyard of the Dou family was full of greenery, and the faint sounds of gongs and drums and the cheers made this place even more peaceful.

Dou Qijun, who was tanned to a charcoal color, was furious in Dou Zhengchang's study: "...You are simply ruining the government! A bunch of parasites! You are just eating your clothes and doing nothing!"

His voice startled the thrush under the porch, which flapped its wings in fear.

Dou Dechang blinked his eyes and handed Dou Qijun a bowl of icy sour plum soup: "Cool down!"

Dou Qijun took the sour plum soup and drank it in one gulp.

The cold soup immediately calmed him down.

He sat on the armchair opposite Dou Dechang, leaned forward and said to him: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would not have believed it. There are actually more than 600 illegal immigrants hiding there to open up wasteland in Nangou. Most of them are young and strong. More than 600! Fortunately, the weather has been good in recent years. If it were a disaster year, those people would have nothing to eat and would do anything, even causing a civil uprising!"

Dou Qijun shuddered as he spoke.

Then he looked at his good friends, all of them were staring at him in amazement, as if they were looking at a monster.

Dou Qijun couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Why tell them this? They don’t understand. Even if they do, they may not have their own experience and feelings.

He suddenly felt unhappy and asked them listlessly, "What are your plans for the future?"

The entrance examination is over, and they can relax now.

Dou Zhengchang, Dou Dechang, Dou Qiguang, and Dou Qitai, who were sitting in the room, all felt Dou Qijun's emotions, but Dou Qijun had just rejected the suggestion to tell the county lord about this matter, and no one knew how to comfort him. Now that he changed the subject, Dou Zhengchang hurriedly took over the topic: "Father wrote back, asking us to rest for the summer, and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will go to Kyoto to see the world and visit some seniors." Then he asked Dou Qiguang: "Do you want to go with us?"

This is to prepare them for the audition.

Dou Qijun nodded secretly.

Dou Qiguang shook his head repeatedly: "I won't go. I have made an agreement with Master Du that he will teach me the art of making in the future."

Dou Qitai sighed and said with infinite yearning: "I would like to go, but my father said that if I don't pass the exam, I can't go anywhere."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice that did not belong to them rang out in the room: "Where are you going?"

When everyone turned around, they saw Wu Shan walking in radiantly, wearing an ivory-colored silk gown.

Everyone in the room uttered "Oh" in unison, and shouted "Mr. Wu" in a hurried voice.

Wu Shan was so happy that he nodded with a nonchalant smile and bowed to everyone: "Thank you! Thank you!"

"You bastard!" Dou Zhengchang couldn't help but sneer, "You're not humble at all!"

“When you are happy in life, you should enjoy it to the fullest, and don't let the golden cup face the moon empty.” Wu Shan opened the folding fan in his hand with a "swish" and waved it twice. He sat down on the armchair opposite Dou Zhengchang without any hesitation, and said to Dou Qijun, "The weather is so hot and it's noisy outside. Shall we go to Daci Temple to have vegetarian food?" There was actually some anticipation on his face.

Dou Dechang snorted disdainfully and said, "What's so good about the vegetarian dishes at Daci Temple? It's better to go to Jingfuchun to eat ice bowls."

Dou Zhengchang nodded repeatedly.

Only Dou Qijun stared at Wu Shan closely and said slowly, "Want to eat vegetarian food? Does your mother agree to let you go?"

The play "Silang Visits His Mother" that we are singing today was requested by Mrs. Wu.

His tone was extremely cold, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Wu Shan was piercing and sharp. Dou Zhengchang and the others were all stunned and couldn't help but quiet down.

"I won the first place in the case because I hope my mother would agree to let me go to Daci Temple to eat vegetarian food," Wu Shan gently put away his folding fan, the smile faded from his face little by little, and his expression became serious and solemn. "If mother didn't agree, I would have thought of seven or eight ways to convince her. Fortunately, my mother agreed." As he spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably, and the curls got higher and higher, and finally he grinned.

Dou Qijun snorted and said, "Are you sure your mother agrees?"

Wu Shan smiled happily: "Of course!"

Dou Qijun's expression eased slightly.

Dou Qiguang was completely confused and asked blankly, "What's wrong with you? It's just a vegetarian meal... do you still need my aunt's consent?"

Dou Zhengchang seemed to be thinking about something.

Dou Dechang's eyes rolled around, revealing a bit of cunning.

Wu Shan smiled and said to Dou Qiguang: "I think that since we are going out to play, we might as well invite four sisters to go out and play together..." But his eyes were looking at Dou Qijun.

"Oh!" Dou Qiguang suddenly realized, "It is better to be happy together than to be happy alone. You want to invite Fourth Aunt and the others to have vegetarian food together, so you chose Daci Temple and asked Auntie to let you know. If Auntie is willing to take Fourth Aunt and a few sisters with you, that would be even better!"

"That's exactly the truth." Wu Shan smiled brilliantly, his smile brighter than the summer sun outside.

Wu Ya was so angry that she pouted her lips. She said indignantly, "Since we are going to Daci Temple to eat vegetarian food, Shougu can go, why can't I? My brother is too partial! He has only lived in the Dou family for two years, but he treats the people in the Dou family better than me. I am his biological sister..." As she spoke, tears fell, "It's so infuriating!"

"Alright!" Mrs. Wu's face was not looking good either. She scolded Wu Ya in a low voice and said in a deep voice, "You also know that you and your brother are from the same mother. He has lived in the Dou family for a few years and must have owed a lot of favors to others. You have been eating and drinking well with your mother in Kyoto, and you still have the nerve to blame your brother? The weather is too hot, and I am a little tired. Why don't you take a nap? You still have to go to greet the Second Madam later, so be careful not to be rude."

Wu Ya's eyes were red. She bowed to her mother in a wronged manner and retreated.

Mrs. Wu suddenly leaned back on the large pillow behind her.

Madam Wu's personal maid, Bi Ma, called out "Madam" in a panic and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? Do you want me to drop a few drops of the Huoqi Zhengxiang perfume into the tea?"

"No need." Mrs. Wu stroked her forehead. Thinking of her son's stubborn face, her temples ached. "You saw it too. He looked like he would fight me to death if I didn't agree... Then what else is Dou Zhao good for besides being pretty?"

Aunt Bi smiled and said, "Is there anyone in this world who doesn't like beautiful women? This is already the best one."

Mrs. Wu was stunned for a long while before she said, "No flower stays red forever, and no person stays good forever. At such a young age, he knew to point to the Buddhist monk on the wall and say that color is emptiness. How come everything changed when it came to him? The Dou family is naturally very good, but Wang is too bad. Can I become her relative? How can I face people in the future if I do that?"

"A daughter who is married off is as good as water that has been spilled out." Nanny Bi advised, "The fourth young master also said that he worked so hard to get the first place in the exam, hoping that you can help him get what he wants. In the future, the fourth young master will have to take the imperial examinations and the imperial examinations. If the fourth young master can continue to study hard like he is now, it will not be a bad thing."

"Of course I know!" Mrs. Wu's eyes flashed with a cold light, "If I hadn't seen that the child was still honest and well behaved, how could I have allowed him to do such a thing! But there is no one in the world who doesn't go back to her mother's home..."

"Madam," Nanny Bi said with a smile, "Isn't the Sixth Madam a relative of the Fourth Miss? Isn't our aunt a relative of the Fourth Miss?"

Mrs. Wu remained silent.

Nanny Bi said, "If you are not close to your natal family, you will naturally be close to your husband's family. You only have the fourth young master, wouldn't it be nice to have a daughter-in-law who is close to you?"

"That's true!" Mrs. Wu nodded.

A maidservant reported, "Madam, the fourth young lady from the West Palace sent her maidservant over to say that the eleventh and twelfth young masters are going to the Daci Temple for a vegetarian meal, and have invited the fourth young lady and the East Palace's Miss Yi and Miss Shu. The fourth young lady wants to invite our seventh young lady to go out for a walk as well, so she came here to ask Madam and the seventh young lady what they think."

"Oh!" Mrs. Wu raised her eyebrows.

Nanny Bi smiled and said, "Madam, what do you think? Our Fourth Miss grew up in the care of the Sixth Madam of the Dou Family. She is not a reckless person and is very well behaved!"

Mrs. Wu hummed, and couldn't help laughing. She said to the little maid, "Go ask Miss Seven, if she wants to go," and then glanced at Nanny Bi, "then you can go with her!"

Nanny Bi smiled and said "yes", then left the hall.

A quick-eyed servant came up to them and whispered, "What did the madam say?"

Nanny Bi smiled with a hint of pride: "Tell the Fourth Young Master that I have fulfilled my mission!"

The servant smiled happily and flattered, "No wonder everyone says that Madam is the most popular person in Madam's eyes. There is nothing that Madam can't do!"

Nanny Bi's face darkened: "You little bastard, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will tear your mouth apart!" But she couldn't help but smile from her eyes.

"I will never dare to do it again!" The servant laughed, "I will go and report to the Fourth Young Master now." He ran away in a flash.