Chapter 407 The Mu Brothers Must Work Hard
How many times does his father (his uncle) (his uncle-in-law) want them to take the exam?
Everyone was very surprised when they learned that the courtyard already belonged to the Mu family. Mu Chengle pointed incredulously at the courtyard with the Mu family name plaque hanging on it.
"Dad, are you sure you're not mistaken? This is our family now?"
Mu Chunping nodded and looked at the children with a serious expression.
"Of course it's true. Look, even the signboard has been changed, how could it be fake?"
Mu Cheng'an frowned as he looked at the two characters "Mu Mansion" above.
"Dad, such a big courtyard must cost a lot of money, right? Can our family really afford it now?"
Mu Chunping smiled.
"I can afford it. This courtyard isn't expensive, only fifty taels of silver..."
"What?" Mu Cheng'an was startled.
"Fifty taels? Father, you must have made a mistake."
"You silly child, how could your father make a mistake about something so important? It really is fifty taels, and the house deed is already done."
"It's all thanks to Ningbao. Anyway, all you need to know is that this yard belongs to our family. Come on, let's go inside and eat. Your mother has been preparing for a while."
Mu Chengrong walked a few steps happily in front of the shogunate.
"Second Uncle, does that mean I can stay here as long as I want in the future?"
"Can I take every exam here from now on?"
Mu Chunping paused for a moment, then looked at Mu Chengrong with a complicated expression.
"It is possible."
"But Chengrong, I heard from Master Chen that only the candidates for the lowest degree (童生) are taken in the county, while the candidates for the highest degree (秀才) and the next highest degree (举人) have to go to Yunlu City to take the exams. How many times are you planning to take the exams?"
The youngest, Mu Chengye, looked at Mu Chengrong with a confident expression.
"Mu Chengrong, I heard you snoring in the cell. You didn't just sleep instead of answering the questions, did you?"
Mu Chengrong is nine years old, which is older than Ning Bao, Mu Chengye, and Mu Chengle. They are cousins, so Ning Bao and Mu Chengye should call him Brother Chengrong.
However, because Mu Chengrong used to bully Mu Chengye, Ning Bao also fought with Mu Chengrong quite a bit after she arrived.
Although the children have a good relationship now, in Ningbao and Mu Chengye's eyes, Mu Chengrong is still the one they can fight with. They really can't bring themselves to call him "brother" respectfully.
Fortunately, Mu Chengrong didn't mind. On the contrary, he felt that being called by Ning Bao's name made their relationship better now.
Mu Chengle, whose academic performance was average, was very confident that he would fail the exam this time. He looked at Mu Chengrong with a serious expression.
"Chengrong, how many times do you plan to take the preliminary examination for the imperial examination?"
Mu Chengrong hesitated for a moment, then held up three fingers.
"Three years, I think three years is just right."
Mu Chengle nodded.
"Three years is quite appropriate."
Mu Chengle lowered his head and muttered to himself.
"I was just eight years old when I turned eight, three years later I was eleven, and three years after that I was fourteen when I passed the imperial examination and joined the army."
Standing not far away, Mu Chengye noticed Mu Chengle muttering something and became very curious.
"Third Brother, what are you muttering about? What three years? What fourteen years?"
When Mu Chengle saw Mu Chengye approaching with a curious expression, he quickly waved his hand.
"No, it's nothing."
Suddenly, a chubby little girl came skipping and hopping out of the shogunate.
"Brothers, why are you so slow? Ningbao is getting hungry waiting for you!"
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