After the news that their son helped his classmate pass the imperial examination spread, the An family felt relieved and no longer had to save money to compensate the other party.
They really didn't expect their child to be so amazing. Not only did he pass the exam to become a Tongsheng, but he also helped his classmates pass the exam to become Tongsheng. How capable is he? He is worthy of being the Wenquxing incarnate!
Not only the An family thinks so, but now everyone in the village believes it.
No one thought that An Jingzhi and the An family would lie.
Everyone in the village knew that the preserved eggs sold by the An family had been sold to a large trading company in the county. It was the owner of the trading company who personally came to their house to negotiate the deal. The owner of the trading company was the family of the classmate that An Jingzhi had helped. Who would believe that they had left such a big business behind and personally came to their poor rural corner just for those preserved eggs? If they said it wasn't to repay a favor, who would believe it?
All of a sudden, the An family’s preserved egg business ushered in a wave of sales peak.
An Jingzhi didn't know at first that He's father had come to the An family to collect the preserved eggs. He only found out when his family told him about it when he returned home.
For this purpose, he even took out some time to help He Changxing review his policy essays. There was no emotion in what he said, only techniques. He Changxing listened to it as if he had found a treasure. He understood everything the teacher said to him, but when it came to writing the specific article, he got stuck again. He had almost given up hope, knowing that he was probably just a companion for the exam this time. After being caught and forced to practice for a few days by An Jingzhi, he was full of confidence again and practiced his essays hard every day.
Grandpa An, who never liked to go out, now loves to sit at the village entrance every day, waiting for his older brothers to come and praise his son Jingzhi. Even his eldest brother has come to the house several times and asked for a lot of Jingzhi's clothes. But how can he keep these clothes for so long? He has altered them for the younger children, and only two diapers are left.
Grandpa An's eldest brother didn't care. He asked for two diapers and went home to ask the old lady at home to modify them into a jacket for the child to wear.
When Grandpa An was at the village entrance, he saw his eldest brother and his little grandson chatting. Why did the clothes his grandson was wearing look so familiar? He squinted his eyes and looked for a long time before he realized that this was the pee ring his grandson Jingzhi used to wear when he was a child?!
When Grandpa An's eldest brother asked his grandson to call for help, Grandpa An was stunned for a long time and didn't come back to his senses. He looked at his eldest brother's grandson with a complicated expression on his face. It was only after his eldest brother pushed him that he responded.
Even Grandpa An is like this, let alone others.
An Lao San showed off every day in the village, telling everyone how great his son was. After showing off, he enjoyed the flattery of everyone. Feeling happy, he hurried home, got some money from his mother, and went to the bookstore in the county for several days. When he came back, he started tinkering with something in the backyard.
Three months after the Tongsheng examination, the Xiucai examination was held as scheduled.
The day before the exam, An Jingzhi went back home to pack things he would need for the trip.
He took the white steamed bun prepared for him by his family and was about to leave when An Lao San came over.
An Jingzhi looked at An Laosan who was standing in front of him with complicated eyes. The other's hands were covered with scars. When he saw his son looking at his hands, An Laosan subconsciously hid behind him. On the table was an examination basket. Every student who entered the examination room would carry an examination basket if possible, which contained their examination supplies and bags.
"Dad, did you make this?" This basket was woven from bamboo, the barbs shaved smooth. It was light and comfortable to carry, with a faint bamboo fragrance. Honestly, it wasn't much worse than those expensive baskets.
When An Lao San heard the word "Dad", he almost burst into tears. In front of Jing Zhi, he almost forgot that he was the father.
Although he can't make cakes, he can make baskets! His son still has him in his heart.
"How's it? Nicely done, right? Dad copied this after visiting several shops in the county. This is much better than theirs. Look at these two frames on the side. You can tie them in with a rope, so it's convenient to put some water cups or something."
It's true. With the two frames on the side, it looks a bit like a modern schoolbag. I didn't expect his father, who is so lazy, to be so handy.
"Our family is rich now, so you don't have to take the exam by yourself this time. Your grandfather asked me to go with you and take care of you."
An Jingzhi didn't understand what his grandfather was thinking, asking his father to take care of him. He didn't want to be the one taking care of his father himself.
Of course Grandpa An would not make random arrangements. He knew his own son well. No one else could command An Lao San, but his son An Jingzhi could control him.
Although An Laosan was idle, his family had given him a intensive training since they decided to send him to the provincial capital to take care of An Jingzhi. For the sake of his son, or to see the prosperous world of the provincial capital, An Laosan gritted his teeth and passed the training.
Baoguan can take care of An Jingzhi's food, clothing, housing and transportation in a very orderly manner.
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When they arrived at the city gate, they met He Changxing and his family. An Lao San and they were nervous and excited all the way. This is the city! They would have something to talk about when they got back.
He had thought that once he arrived in the city, he would start looking for a house and an inn to arrange food, clothing, housing and transportation. However, he didn't know that the He family had already rented a courtyard, and they lived directly in the courtyard. The He family also took care of their food and drink. He was basically out for a trip, so now he didn't have to do anything. It made it convenient for him to wander around.
An Jingzhi acknowledged He's father as his uncle, and the An family had already been informed. At present, the two families were actually a bit like relatives, so An Jingzhi naturally would not be polite to them and had to find an inn to stay in.
Although An Lao San behaved well on the way here, he was not really confident in letting An Lao San arrange his food, clothing, housing and transportation in the future.
An Jingzhi and He Changxing each had a room. He Changxing hunched over his books every day. He was quite confident that he still had time to go out for a stroll with An Laosan every day. After just two days, An Laosan had already figured out the surroundings and knew all the busy places. He was also very enthusiastic about An Jingzhi's outings. Unlike other parents accompanying their children to take the exam, he was not at all nervous. Instead, he treated them as if they were just out for fun. In fact, he really felt that he was just out for fun. Who was his son? He was the God of Literature incarnate! Was there any need for him to worry?
The actions of the father and son made He's father very confused. They were really more careless than the other.
He had also heard that An Lao San was unreliable, but he didn't expect him to be so unreliable. What was even more unreliable was that the An family sent such an unreliable person like him to accompany him in the exam.
What he didn't know was that the An family actually had the same idea as An Lao San. They were not worried at all about whether An Jingzhi could pass the exam, but only worried about whether he would suffer. They sent An Lao San to take care of him, firstly because he was An Jingzhi's biological father, and secondly because no one else was as bold as An Lao San. When it came to going to the provincial capital, everyone was timid.
There was no other choice, so this important task fell on An Lao San.
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