Finally I saw Shi Tou’s name in the tenth place.
Uncle Xu turned around and squeezed back. The old man grabbed his arm and asked, "How is it? What's your ranking?"
Uncle Xu suppressed his excitement and said, "Dad, he got first place in both the civil and military exams, and Shitou got tenth. We have two students from Xujia Village who made it into the top ten!"
The village chief was overjoyed when he heard this. Their family had a boy, and this was the first boy in their family's history!
The old man clapped his hands and laughed, "Haha, I didn't expect that I, Xu Dashan, would have a grandson who ranked first in the imperial examination! May our ancestors bless us!" The old man was so happy that there were even tears in his eyes.
The crowd watching nearby heard the commotion and realized that the first-place student was actually the old man's grandson.
Many people clasped their fists and said, "This old man, congratulations! He has such an amazing grandson!"
"Yes, this is a great event. Congratulations."
"Hey, why don't we have such a promising grandson in our family?"
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The old man was so pleased with the compliments that he smiled broadly and said, "Today is a happy occasion for my Xu family. Anyone who eats at my Iron Triangle BBQ restaurant today will get a 20% discount!"
Some people who often go to eat barbecue said happily when they heard this: "Thank you very much, old man. I will go there at noon today!"
The old man sent Uncle Xu to the barbecue restaurant to inform Manager Zhang, and he waited for him to come back in front of the carriage.
Qibao also stood beside the old man. She was also very happy that her eldest brother's efforts had finally paid off today.
When Uncle Xu came back, the old man went to buy a few more sets of firecrackers, intending to set them off to add to the festive atmosphere. The village chief also spent money to buy a few sets.
The group hurried back to Xujia Village to tell your family the news.
When he arrived at the village entrance, the old man lit the firecrackers, and the crackling sound immediately startled the villagers who were working.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and gathered around. After the firecrackers had finished going off, the old man said with a beaming smile, "Today is a big day for our Xujia Village. We have two successful candidates. Wenwu took first place in the exam, and Shitou took tenth!"
When the villagers of Xujia Village heard this, they were very happy. When this was spread out, all the villagers in Xujia Village were proud of it.
The villagers all happily congratulated him, "Congratulations, old man! Congratulations, village chief!"
"Congratulations, congratulations! This is a great thing for our Xujia Village!"
"yes…"
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The men from other villages who came to work were all extremely envious, especially Zhang's younger brother, who was so excited that his nephew actually passed the examination and ranked first.
At this time, everyone from the Xu family also came over. Hearing the old man's words, Wang clapped her thigh with joy and said, "That's great. Our family has produced a top-ranked student. I know my literary and martial arts will not let me down!"
Zhang's eyes were filled with tears, and she covered her mouth and cried with joy. Li and Lin were also very happy. Seeing their sister-in-law like this, they understood her very well. They each held one side, and the three of them hugged each other.
The village chief's wife also came over. When she heard that her grandson had ranked tenth in the exam, she burst into tears, crying and laughing at the same time. Her expression was extremely exaggerated.
But everyone can understand that if their own children have this ability, they may show it more exaggeratedly than the village chief's wife and want to tell everyone in the world.
The old man said, "Tomorrow we'll have a feast in the village to celebrate this great event. It'll be lively and exciting, so just come! Bring all the children and the elderly at home, and we'll have a day off tomorrow!"
"Okay, I'll definitely go!"
"I'll help tomorrow!"
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When the Xu family returned home, the old man said, "Wenwu performed well this time, but this is just the beginning. There is still a long way to go. With Wenwu's performance this time, he will probably have a good chance of passing the exam. So we can't fall behind. Everyone knows what to do, right?"
Everyone else nodded, and the old man said again: "Okay, let's get busy. I guess Wenwu has already received the news at the academy."
The whole family started to get busy with joy, feeling that they were full of energy to do anything.
In the afternoon, Uncle Xu went to the town again to pick up the children and bought a lot of meat, which would be needed for treating the villagers to a meal tomorrow.
As soon as Xu Wenwu got off the carriage, Wang hugged her eldest grandson and said, "My dear grandson, you have fought for me. What do you want to eat tonight? I will make it for you!"
Xiao Wu said from the side: "Grandma, I think it's braised chicken!"
Uncle Xu laughed and scolded him, "You little bastard, if you had half the ability of your eldest brother, I'd let you eat as much as you can every day, not to mention a meal of braised chicken!"
Xiaowu curled his lips and stopped talking.
Xu Wenwu smiled and said, "Grandma, I want to eat braised chicken tonight too."
Wang smiled and said, "Okay, grandma will make braised chicken tonight. One chicken leg will be for my eldest grandson to nourish him, and the other one will be for Qibao, our great hero in the family."
Xiaoliu said, "Grandma, what about me?"
"Then give the chicken wings to our Xiaoliu!"
When Bai Shuang and Bai Xue heard that there was no place for them, they rubbed their bodies against Wang.
Wang patted their big heads and said, "You two won't have chicken legs tonight. We'll give you chicken legs tomorrow. Be good!"
Suddenly, the two wolves understood and stopped pestering Wang.
Sun also hurried to the kitchen to help.
During the meal, the old man poured Wenwu a small glass of wine and said, "You are eleven years old this year, it's okay to drink a little. Come and have a drink with grandpa today."
"yes!"
Everyone at the table was smiling. Xu Wenwu said, "I'm most grateful to Qibao for being able to pass the exam. If it weren't for Qibao, I might still be helping with farm work at home, let alone having the opportunity to go to school. So, big brother, I'm here to thank you, little sister."
Qibao smiled and said, "You're my big brother, and we're all family, aren't we? Besides, I just love the feeling of making money. It's not just for you, but for myself and everyone in the family. We've all worked hard and have contributed. The reason our family has gotten to this point is because we all love this family and we're all very united. That's what's most important. I hope our family can maintain this cohesion in the future so we can become even stronger!"
The old man led the applause and said, "Qibao is right. Unity is the foundation of a strong family. I hope that our family will never be suspicious of our relatives, and we must not do things that hurt others for the sake of profit. Do you understand?"
"Got it, Dad!" Everyone else nodded solemnly.
Looking at the atmosphere in the Xu family, Old Man Lin and Madam Sun understood why the Xu family had achieved what it had today. They were also very glad that they had not prevented their daughter from marrying into the Xu family just because they were poor. They had been so wise back then! Now that they had also enjoyed the blessing brought by their granddaughter, they would integrate themselves into this big family in the future. Perhaps in the future, the Xu family's achievements would far exceed their current ones.
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