Gao Shan excitedly introduced them, "This is Master Tan from Yuanshan Academy. He is here to congratulate you. Xiao Miao and Yun Ting both passed the exam this time."

Hearing this, Xie's face lit up with joy and she quickly extended her hand as a gesture of invitation.

"Master Tan, please come in and sit down."

There are tables and chairs in the yard, but a vat of wild amaranth soup was opened there not long ago, and now there is a smell in the yard.

Gao Shan accompanied Master Qin into the main hall.

Mrs. Xie was busy making tea.

Gao Zhi ran to find someone to help him carry the melon seeds, peanuts and so on.

Not long after, the ancestor and Gao Ronghua also came.

Master Qin went to Gao Ronghua's house first, and then to Xie's house.

Now almost everyone in the village knows that Gao Miao and Gao Yunting have passed the examination to become students of the Tongsheng Program.

Gao Zhi patted his hands four times.

"Old man, hurry up! Go out and set off the firecrackers."

Si Ke complained, "He's just a student, is it necessary to set off firecrackers?"

Gao Zhi smiled and said, "Yes, it's a sense of ritual."

Siqi hummed, "Okay."

The little brat is just being pretentious, why does he need a sense of ritual?

With Gao Miao's level, he can even take the examination for the title of scholar, let alone becoming a student.

Four people went to the gate of the yard to set off firecrackers.

The villagers came over to congratulate him, and many of them only then saw Si Ke's appearance clearly.

This is a master.

The tall man is very tall and thin.

After lighting the firecrackers, Si Ke went back to the house.

He doesn't like crowds, especially with people he's not familiar with.

After a few cups of tea, Master Qin left.

Many villagers came to Xie's house carrying things. Everyone stood in the yard and chatted. The table in the yard was filled with melon seeds, peanuts, and dried fruits.

"Sister-in-law, you are so lucky. Xiao Miao has passed the examination for a student and will pass the examination for a scholar the day after tomorrow. After that, you will go to the capital to take the examination. If you pass, you will be able to serve as an official in the imperial court."

"Yes, his father is a general of the current dynasty. When he enters the court as an official, his father will definitely take care of him. He will definitely be able to..." The villager stopped talking and looked at the villagers who were looking at her awkwardly, and then looked at Xie anxiously.

"Sister-in-law, I have no ill intentions, I just..."

"It's okay! Everyone, eat some melon seeds."

"OK."

This topic has changed.

In the main room, the old ancestor and Gao Ronghua also heard what the villagers said.

Gao Ronghua sighed: "That's not without reason. If Xiao Miao follows his father, perhaps his future path will be easier."

The old ancestor turned his head and looked at Gao Ronghua with some disgust in his eyes.

Gao Ronghua met his grandfather's gaze and felt a little embarrassed.

"Grandpa, I'm right. It's easier to get things done if you have someone in the court, isn't it?"

The old ancestor asked meaningfully, "What kind of person do you think the master is?"

Gao Ronghua thought for a moment, "How can ordinary people like us see through the master? However, the master really loves Gao Miao and Jiaojiao."

Those who are born out of the world, re-enter the world.

This is obviously the love he shows to his two disciples.

"Since you have seen this, why don't you think about it more?" the ancestor asked back.

Gao Ronghua didn't understand.

"Grandpa, what does this mean?"

The old ancestor patted Gao Ronghua on the head.

"How stupid! The master loves his disciple so much and protects him so much. If Gao Miao follows Gao Tairan, he can have a better future.

That expert would definitely drive Gao Miao to the capital to seek refuge with his father and find a way to restore their relationship.

But has the master done this?"

“……”This question stumped Gao Ronghua.

The old ancestor smiled with wisdom in his eyes.

"The experts said that our Laozhuang Village is good. I may have been a little unsure before, but look, now we have a great general and two students, right?"

The young are to be feared!

The young people are the hope and future of this village.

Perhaps, Gao Miao can take a shortcut by following Gao Tairan.

But who said Gao Miao must take shortcuts?

Gao Miao is young, but very proud.

On the day Gao Tairan came back, he thought about what Gao Miao and Gao Zhi said in his house and Xie's statement for several days.

He had to admit that the three members of this family were all proud and unwilling to compromise in order to maintain their wealth.

What they want, they can have by their own ability.

Such people are worthy of respect and admiration from others.

Gao Ronghua figured it out.

"Grandpa, what do you mean?"

"That's not what I meant! Some things should be known in your heart, don't say them out loud."

The old ancestor interrupted Gao Ronghua.

Gao Ronghua nodded immediately.

"Go back!"

"good!"

When the grandfather and grandson came out of the main hall, the villagers surrounded them and congratulated them.

After Gao Ronghua returned home, he asked his wife to put some candies and melon seeds at home.

When villagers came to visit, they were also given treats.

Today is a good day.

You can eat something good.

The old man spoke directly, "Let's prepare a table of delicious food today and get a few kilograms of good wine.

Invite Xie, Jiaojiao, and the expert to have dinner together in the evening, and the two families will celebrate together."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Yang walked with such a breeze that she went back to the house, got the silver and gave it to Gaoshan, asking him to go to the town immediately to buy some vegetables and some wine.

My ancestor had bad teeth.

Yang went to Xie's house again to buy braised pork and fried tofu for the ancestor to go with the wine.

This reminded Xie.

There is also a lot of tofu and braised meat today.

The amount of goods taken has been getting less and less in the past two days.

Xie was also worried about the braised pork, but there was brine to soak it in, and Gao Zhi put it in ice at night, so it could be preserved.

But this is not a solution to continue in the long run.

Xie called everyone in the workshop over, and they fried all the remaining tofu together.

The braised meat was also cut.

Finally, after loading two large buckets of braised meat and three buckets of fried tofu, Xie loaded the things onto the ox cart and tied it up with hemp ropes.

"Jiaojiao, I'm going to Yuanshan Academy."

"Mom, I'll go with you. Please wait for me." Gao Zhi ran back to the house and took out the small box where she kept her money from the closet.

She poured out all her savings.

All of them were caught and put into a big cloth bag.

The copper coins are heavy.

Gao Zhi went out carrying a cloth bag.

Xie helped her carry the cloth bag, and there was a clanging sound inside.

"Jiaojiao, are you using all your savings? Just tell me what you want to buy. I don't need to touch your money."

Gao Zhi smiled and said, "No, no, no! I have to use my money today. Let's go to the town to buy some candies, peanuts, and melon seeds and bring them to the academy.

This is what I bought for Gao Miao.

I have to use my money.

Let him treat his classmates in the academy to a meal, and let everyone have fun together."

Xie had no choice but to nod, thinking that she would put money into Gao Zhi's box after returning home.

The mother and daughter went to the town shop to buy snacks, and then went straight to Yuanshan Academy.

Xie held Gao Zhi's hand and stood in front of the gatehouse, asking the gatehouse to help inform.

It was almost time for lunch, and when the doorman heard that they were Gao Miao's family, he immediately went to ask the headmaster for instructions.

The headmaster waved his hand, allowing them to come in, and sent someone to help carry their things.

Xie took Gao Zhi to the headmaster.

You’re here!

Then you must say hello.

The headmaster took good care of Gao Miao and accepted him as his disciple. Xie had long wanted to visit him.

But as a woman, she felt a little inferior and was afraid of bringing shame to Gao Miao.