"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law. How long will it take you to build these workshops?" Zhou Zhong asked.
“Probably next summer!” Li Mai said with a smile. “By then, your one-year term will be up, and you can continue to receive funds. But remember to plan ahead. The money you have now, besides being used for real estate, also needs to support your family.”
"We know, thank you, sister-in-law," the group replied. Fortunately, they hadn't been married long, their child was still young and not in school, so they could save up for a few years.
In mid-May, Zhou Lei's exam results came out.
Zhou Lei ranked eighth, and Yue Ze ranked ninth!
The two were very happy, and after spending a month together, they became good friends.
After the last exam, the two of them came back together, and Yue Ze even treated Zhou Lei to a meal at a restaurant to express his gratitude.
Zhou Lei smiled sheepishly, "You paid for everything yourself. I'm just staying in the same mansion as you to keep you company. No need to thank me."
Yue Ze, however, did not think so. He felt that Zhou Lei was the first good friend he had ever made in his life.
When the results came out, the Zhou family decided to hold a banquet to congratulate Zhou Lei. Zhou Lei asked his mother if Yue Ze could also be invited, and Zhao Shi nodded and said yes.
On May 18th, Yue Ze was invited to the Zhou family's house for dinner to celebrate their good exam results with Zhou Lei.
Nearly a thousand students took the exam, and they ranked eighth or ninth, which is quite impressive.
Those who passed this exam can be considered as having reached the level of a "child scholar" (童生).
After hearing that Yue Ze had done well in the exam, Yue Xiu even sent him a fine inkstone as a congratulatory gift.
Yue Ze accepted it, but he didn't expect that his older brother wouldn't kill him after learning of his existence.
However, his aloof nature, cultivated since childhood, prevented him from taking the initiative to express his gratitude to Yue Xiu.
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