Chapter 115
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This time when Cheng Yeran went to take the exam, Shen Yuntang accompanied him throughout the whole process.
They now have a lot of savings, and Shen Yuntang doesn't have to keep an eye on the shop. He can just let Lu Wei and Tu Gen exercise themselves, so that the two of them won't be in a rush when they take over the shop in the future.
Before the exam, they rented a small courtyard in the local area. Shen Yuntang cooked three meals for him every day, for fear that he would eat unclean food outside and get diarrhea or get sick, which would delay the exam.
Last year, I heard that Xia Xiaowu had a stomachache when he went to take the exam and failed.
In his previous life, Xia Xiaowu passed the exam three years after they got married. In this life, he encountered troubles as soon as he took the exam and was delayed. Now he has to take the exam with Cheng Yeran.
These days are too busy, so Shen
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Yuntang always forgets many things from his previous life. By the time he remembered that the lazy man died three years ago in his previous life, a month had already passed.
He felt relieved to see that Cheng Yeran was still in good health.
It may be that a new person has replaced his body, which has changed the trajectory of his destiny. Although Cheng Yeran is lazy and afraid of trouble, he is never vague about physical exercise. When he was in the countryside, he would follow him to do farm work. After arriving in the county town, he had classes every day and his exercise decreased, so he asked someone to make a dumbbell for himself and go running.
Shen Yuntang had been doing farm work since he was a child. He couldn't understand why he was making trouble for himself. He was just hanging around with a piece of iron. In addition to running and lifting dumbbells, he also did sit-ups and push-ups. He ran in the morning and exercised in the house during his study breaks at night.
Shen Yuntang asked him why he was so tired, and he said that he wanted to have a good-looking body to attract Shen Yuntang's attention and make Shen Yuntang happy.
He pulled up his shirt as he spoke, "My abs seem to have gotten bigger lately, are you sure you don't want to touch them?"
He showed off his sexy abdominal muscles and asked him in a coquettish tone, which made Shen Yuntang so fascinated that he couldn't control himself. He really reached out and touched it, and he really liked it.
Also because Cheng Yeran exercises all day, his physique is better than the lazy man he used to be, and he is not so easy to get sick. If he gets sick, there are medicines to treat him, so he doesn't look like someone who will die at any time.
Shen Yuntang was not that worried about him, but after some time had passed, he remembered it and felt a little scared. He should have watched him every day to avoid any accidents.
Now I am going to take the exam with Cheng Yeran, and I see Xia Xiaowu also setting off to take the exam, and bringing Shen Yunfeng with him. Many things have become different from last life.
It seemed as if my previous life had really become a nightmare. When I woke up from the nightmare, nothing was left.
Xia Xiaowu and his friends also rented a yard nearby. On the first day they moved in, they ran into Xia Xiaowu and Shen Yunfeng.
He found that Xia Xiaowu was very kind to Shen Yunfeng, spoke gently, and listened to Shen Yunfeng in everything.
He was wondering, was it because Xia Xiaowu had always liked Shen Yunfeng that he treated him like that in his previous life? He chose the right person in this life, so he treats the person he likes so well.
When Cheng Yeran saw Xia Xiaowu and the others, he was afraid that Shen Yuntang would be scared, so he stood in front of Shen Yuntang.
Shen Yunfeng stopped to talk to them, "You guys are here to take the exam too? If you're half-baked, don't try. It would be embarrassing if you fail."
"Are you talking about your husband? He has been taking the exam for several years, but failed every time." Cheng Yeran asked him with a smile.
Shen Yunfeng was so angry that his eyes bulged. "My husband always encounters accidents. It has nothing to do with strength. If some people don't have that strength, they shouldn't let themselves suffer this."
"Luck is also important. People with bad luck should not take the imperial examination, so as not to affect the country's destiny." Cheng Yeran still looked at them with a smile, but his smile was full of hidden daggers, and every word he said stabbed the lungs of the two of them, "Unlike me, I am lucky and strong."
Shen Yunfeng wanted to argue with him, but Xia Xiaowu pulled him away by the hand.
After the two of them left, Cheng Yeran quickly turned around to look at Shen Yuntang behind him, "Are you okay?"
Shen Yuntang shook his head, "As long as you are here, I am not afraid."
Cheng Yeran blushed when he heard this, "My wife's love words are sweeter than mine."
Shen Yuntang turned away awkwardly and pretended to be angry and said, "What I said was not love words, but the truth."
"That's even sweeter." Cheng Yeran looked around and took advantage of the fact that no one was around to lean over and kiss Shen Yuntang on the mouth, "Try it, is it sweet?"
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After the exam, they went home to celebrate the New Year without waiting for the results to be announced.
When I went back for the New Year this time, the village was very lively. The village became wealthy because of the expansion of the fertilizer factory.
At first, the village chief only wanted to use relatives, but later, due to a shortage of manpower, everyone in the village could come to the fertilizer factory.
They avoid the spring planting and autumn harvest seasons when making and selling fertilizers. The strong laborers in the village come here to work, while the younger ones or those in their 40s or 50s carry dried tofu to sell in several towns and county towns. Every household makes a lot of money.
The village chief said that the harvest this year was also good, so he invited a troupe of actors to come and perform for a few days.
Shen Yuntang said that the village had not invited a drama troupe for a long time. The last time was when he was twelve or thirteen years old. He used to like watching operas, looking at their costumes, and hearing their stories. Although he didn't understand much when he was a child, he just listened for fun.
Later, when Cheng Yeran came, he started watching TV dramas. The way of speaking in TV dramas was different from that in operas, it was more colloquial, and he could understand it. The stories were all about the modern life of people in the future, which attracted him a lot.
After arriving in the county town, there was a special theater where one could watch operas every day. However, he had never been there once and would just watch TV series at home when he had time.
In addition to watching modern themes, he also likes to watch some costume dramas. The plots in those costume dramas are somewhat different from their real ancient times. Some are even more feudal than their ancient times, while some are very open. The costumes don’t even have sleeves, which is very strange, but the plots are very interesting.
When I went home this time, I saw the villagers busy setting up the stage, and I suddenly missed the experience of watching plays when I was a child. "Let's go watch a play during the New Year."
"Okay, let's have the whole family together and have some fun." Cheng Yeran always thinks of his parents during festivals like these. He has traveled through time and space, and he doesn't know how they are doing now.
When they returned to the village, Xia Xiaowu and the others also returned. Many people knew that Xia Xiaowu had gone to take the exam, but no one knew where Cheng Yeran had gone.
Shen Yuntang said that he would give his family a surprise if Cheng Yeran passed the exam. He knew that Cheng Yeran would definitely pass the exam and he had confidence in Cheng Yeran.
But the villagers didn't know. When they heard Shen Yunfeng say that Cheng Yeran was also going to take the exam, they thought that there was no point in hiding something like an exam, and that he must be feeling guilty and that's why he didn't tell anyone.
After Cheng Yeran came back, they went to his house to watch the fun. They hoped that after taking an exam, Cheng Yeran would grow up, see his own shortcomings clearly, and stop having useless dreams.
Who knew that they would see Cheng Yeran who had returned home happily to celebrate the New Year. Both husband and wife had rosy faces, as if they had encountered some good news and were preparing for the New Year.
This time they brought back a lot of New Year's goods, more than in previous years. They must have made a lot of money.
One of the brothers didn't ask about the exam directly, but first mentioned his money-making. "You must have made a lot of money outside. I heard that you also bought shares in the fertilizer factory. You must get a lot of dividends every year. We work hard in the fertilizer factory, but we don't make much money. You are lucky. You can share the money we work hard for without doing anything."
Cheng Yeran smiled and nodded, "I know you've worked hard, brother. I'll tell my uncle to ask you not to work so hard next year."
"What do you mean?" The man worked in a fertilizer factory, and his brother sold dried tofu. Although he didn't earn as much as Cheng Yeran, the family still earned an extra two or three taels of income every year. They were also planning to build a house next year. If Cheng Yeran really told the village chief that he was no longer allowed to work in the fertilizer factory, he would be scolded to death by his mother when he returned.
"I understand that you're working hard, but there are many people who are willing to endure this hardship." Cheng Yeran asked several villagers nearby, "Is there anyone in your family who wants to work at the fertilizer factory? There's an extra position here."
"I do. Last year, the village chief disliked my child because he was too young. But he has grown a lot taller this year, and he doesn't mind being tired." An uncle shouted.
The elder brother who had said something sarcastic to Cheng Yeran immediately apologized to Cheng Yeran, "I was just praising you for being smart. When the village chief asked you to invest money, you contributed without hesitation. You are also kind-hearted and contributed your family's recipe to make the villagers rich. I admire you. I am not tired, not at all. Please don't tell the village chief."
There was an uncle who had a small family, just his husband and a child. His husband was farming at home, and the child was still in school. The fertilizer factory only wanted strong laborers, not his brother. He was not afraid of Cheng Yeran, and he said, "You make so much money, and you built a school. The villagers are good to you, you have to be grateful. Look at that guy in the next village, he built roads and bridges for the village when he became rich, and he also gave each villager two cents of silver and two pounds of pork every year. Look at you, you are not sensible at all. If you are good to the villagers, the villagers will be good to you."
Cheng Yeran nodded: "I understand. I will close the school right away. Next year I will move out of the village and no longer be a member of this village."
When the uncle heard that the school was going to be closed, he panicked.
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, he sent his son to school, and the teacher praised his child for being smart and having a bright future. If the free school was closed, where would his son go to study?
There was a teacher named Lin Xiucai in the village, but his tuition was high and the children who studied with him did not learn very well. Erdan from the neighbor's family studied with Lin Xiucai for several years and could only recite the Three Character Classic. His son went to study with Lu Xiucai and surpassed Erdan from the neighbor's family in just one year.
All the villagers sent their children to study under Lu Xiucai. Lu Xiucai had a good reputation. If the school was closed because of him, the whole village would blame him.
He quickly said, "Lu Xiucai is your classmate. You opened this school for him. If you close the school, where will he work?"
"You reminded me that I just happened to open a magazine company, so I could let him be the editor-in-chief." Cheng Yeran said.
Although they didn't understand what a magazine was, they always felt that being an editor-in-chief would definitely be much better than teaching in the village.
"You just said you were moving away. Even if you move away, you are still a member of our village. Do you want to be removed from the village family tree?" a relative pointed at him and said.
"You are the ones who want to drive me away, not me. If you really want to drive me away, then I will write a family tree myself, and I will be the ancestor in the family tree." Cheng Yeran pretended to be aggrieved and weak, "I will be an official in the future, and it will have nothing to do with you."
"You still want to be an official? Do you think you are the same as Xia Xiaowu? Don't overestimate your abilities." Several onlookers said.
"He has taken the exam for several years but failed. Why don't you say that he is overestimating his abilities?" Cheng Yeran asked them.
"He failed the exam for several years. Do you think you can do it?" An uncle patted his shoulder, pretending to care about him. "Don't force yourself. You are just trying to save face and suffer for your life. Even if you don't take the exam, what will happen? We won't laugh at you."
As they were talking, someone came to Cheng Yeran's house with drums and gongs to announce the good news that he had passed the imperial examination and became a juren.
Shen Yuntang was originally working in the yard while listening to her husband arguing with the villagers. This happened every year when he came back. He said it would be better to close the door and ignore them. However, Cheng Yeran said that if the door was closed, they would think that he was scared and guilty, and would have to have a quarrel. It would be best if he could make the uncles and aunts in the village mad. In the end, Cheng Yeran would come back with a victorious look and ask for praise.
It was the same this year. He didn't care. When he heard the good news coming, he quickly put down the work in his hands and went out to give the two people a big red envelope.
The villagers were dumbfounded. "Junren? You became a juren?"
"You're not asking someone to act as your character to scare us, are you? This is against the law."
"Since I know it's against the law, why would I do such a thing?" Cheng Yeran asked the two, "There is another candidate in our village. Did he pass the exam?"
"You are the only one in your village." The two were a little dissatisfied when they saw that the villagers in their village were so strange that they actually suspected that they were fake, but they were still very happy to receive the big red envelope. They answered Cheng Yeran's words, went in to drink some water, rested their feet, and then left.
The villagers were completely dumbfounded. If one passed the imperial examination, would he become an official? They were so aggressive just now. Would Cheng Yeran be angry and punish them?
How could Xia Xiaowu fail the exam? In the past, they respected Xia Xiaowu because they knew that Xia Xiaowu would become an official in the future, but now Xia Xiaowu failed the exam, while Cheng Yeran passed.
In the past, the Xia family always boasted about how great Xia Xiaowu was and how incompetent Cheng Yeran was. It turned out that it was all the Xia family's bragging. They offended Cheng Yeran, so they naturally didn't think they were stupid and put all the blame on the Xia family, "Xia Xiaowu hurt me!"
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