Grandma Ye then asked about Zhao Jinshan and Ye Lu's situation.
Ye Xuan said, "They've all passed. Let's take the prefectural exam together tomorrow."
Mr. Wei was a bit overwhelmed again. Four people took the exam together, and only his son failed!
Thinking about it, she pinched Ye Peng again, making him howl in pain.
Because Ye Xuan passed the county examination, the whole family was overjoyed.
But the family dared not be too happy or celebrate too soon, because the prefectural examination was tomorrow, which was crucial.
The next morning, Ye Daquan took Jin'er and the others to class, while Ye Xuan and the other two went to the prefectural city.
That evening, Ye Xuan returned safely.
The results will be announced in seven days.
During these seven days, Ye Xuan didn't have to go to the Shen family for classes. He stayed home and read books every day, saying that his teacher told him to relax.
Ye Caiping, however, felt that Shen Zhiyan was trying to slack off.
Ye Caiping didn't have time to think about all that, because she was busy with a lot of things.
Bricks for the furniture workshop were being transported into the village in batches, and people were busy recruiting to build the workshop.
When the villagers heard that Ye Caiping was going to build another workshop, their eyes lit up. Not to mention that there would be wages for building the house, they would also need to hire a lot of people after it was finished.
Those families who weren't hired by the spicy soup workshop were overjoyed.
Ye Li is in charge of hiring people to build houses.
Ye Lizheng not only recruited in his own village, but also in Wangjia Village.
Since most of the skilled house builders have gone into the spicy soup workshop, they have to recruit people from other villages.
Fortunately, Wangjia Village was also under Ye Lizheng's jurisdiction, so things were easier to handle.
Besides the furniture workshop, there are three more days for Ye Daquan's family to celebrate moving to their new home.
Mrs. Du was overjoyed and bustling about, while Ye Daquan was listless all day long.
Once his own house is built, he'll have to move out of his younger sister's house, and the thought of it makes him sad.
The brother and sister were chatting in the corridor.
Seeing Ye Daquan's dejected appearance, Ye Caiping didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only say, "I'll say it again, you can come and stay whenever you want."
Ye Daquan looked at her expectantly: "Then I want to stay here for three months and then for another three months, just like now."
Ye Caiping said, "Be careful, your sister-in-law might hit you."
"She would never hit me; she'd rather I get as far away as possible."
Ye Caiping rolled her eyes at him: "Sister-in-law is really suffering because she married such an unreliable husband like you. You have to treat her better."
"I know." Ye Daquan suddenly laughed. "I've reserved a room for my little sister! It's the best room on the right."
Ye Caiping said, "That room is for our parents. The elders should stay in the main room."
"Then stay in the first room of the east wing."
"That room is for Yong'er and Xuan'er. If you really want to save a room for me, then just leave one in the west wing. Otherwise, I won't stay there."
She has such a big house in the village, why would she take up the best room in Ye Daquan's house?
Moreover, the west wing is also very nice.
"Alright, then you'll have to stay at my place on the day you move in."
"OK!"
At this moment, Ye Xuan walked over and said, "Father, Aunt, should we invite the Master to the housewarming party on the day we move?"
Ye Caiping paused for a moment, then nodded: "I almost forgot. Take an invitation to town right now."
Ye Xuan agreed and turned to leave.
...
In the study of the Shen family home.
Shen Zhiyan was playing chess when Ye Xuan stood respectfully before him, presenting him with an invitation:
"Three days from now, my student will be moving to a new house. I would be honored to have the honor of attending."
Shen Zhiyan glanced at him: "Why are you here?"
Ye Xuan: "..."
He's coming? Shouldn't he be the one to come?
Shen Zhiyan felt that this kind of thing was usually done by Ye Caiping, so it was strange that Ye Xuan was suddenly running errands for her.
Shen Zhiyan said, "Thank you for the invitation, but I happen to be unavailable these days."
"I received news this morning that a classmate has passed away, and I am preparing to go and pay my respects."
Ye Xuan suddenly realized: "I see. How long will it take you, sir?"
“My classmate is from Hengzhou. It will take at least half a month for him to come and go, plus a few days of stay. Come back in half a month.”
Hearing this, Ye Xuan's expression brightened with surprise: "Does the teacher know that I will definitely pass the prefectural examination? If I don't..."
"But you shouldn't come."
Ye Xuan: "..."
He thought that if he failed, his teacher would say it was okay, and he would continue to teach him!
As it turned out... he was overthinking it.
At this moment, Duanwu walked in: "Master, the luggage has been packed."
Shen Zhiyan nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "Put away the newly acquired pair of plum vases, and also, bring me that ebony box from my room."
Duanwu should turn around and leave.
He returned shortly afterward, followed by a maid carrying a wooden box. Inside the box was a foot-tall white porcelain vase with plum blossom designs.
Shen Zhiyan said, "This is a housewarming gift for you, just to express my good wishes."
Ye Xuan blushed deeply and exclaimed in surprise, "No! I came to invite you to a drink, sir. Now that we haven't even had a drink, how can I accept your gift?"
"Furthermore, when farmers hold a banquet, they only give rice and eggs as gifts; they would never accept such an expensive gift."
Shen Zhiyan: "Oh. For the Dragon Boat Festival, bring another basket of eggs and two bags of rice."
"No, no, that's not what I meant!"
Shen Zhiyan smiled and said, "In that case, you can keep these bottles. They're just small things, nothing special."
Ye Xuan was so frightened that he quickly took the plum vase from the maid's hand, otherwise, if he refused again, he didn't know what Mr. Shen would do next.
Duanwu brought a sandalwood box to Shen Zhiyan.
When you open it, you'll find several jade pendants inside.
After looking around for a while, Shen Zhiyan picked up a white jade safety buckle with dark green tassels hanging from it, put it in a brocade box, and stuffed it into Ye Xuan's arms.
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