There were twenty people, and three tables were set up.
After the dishes were served, Ye Caiping and Ye Daquan took the lead, raising their glasses: "Cheers!"
"Cheers!" The three tables of people toasted enthusiastically, their joy at their great victory palpable.
Then we ate the vegetables.
Ye Jin'er, Ye Huan'er, Jin Hua Yin Hua, Ye Peng, and Hu Xiao Si sat at a table.
Ye Pengdi scooped a large spoonful of steamed egg from a distance and gave it to Ye Jin'er: "Jin'er loves eggs the most."
Ye Jin'er smiled.
Ye Huan'er pouted: "My sister doesn't like eggs."
"What don't you like to eat?" Ye Peng retorted. "Back when you were still living at the Li family's house, I would always secretly hide the eggs and save them for you to eat during the New Year when you came to our house. Jin'er was so happy eating them."
Ye Huan'er pouted and said, "Before, when there wasn't much to eat, everything tasted delicious. Now that we eat more meat, we can distinguish what we like to eat and what we don't like to eat. If my sister eats too many eggs, her stomach will feel uncomfortable."
Ye Peng looked at Ye Jin'er.
Seeing that he was unhappy, Ye Jin'er said softly, "Mother said that my stomach can't handle egg whites, and it's not good for me to eat too much."
Ye Huan'er: "I'll eat it!"
As he spoke, he took Ye Jin'er's bowl of rice and gave her his own.
Then, with a gulp, he finished the egg.
Ye Peng was somewhat downcast.
Ye Jin'er smiled and said, "Yinhua, eat quickly, and Xiao Si, don't be shy. You're still young, you should eat more meat."
As he spoke, he placed a chicken leg on Xiao Si's plate.
Hu Xiaosi smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Jin."
Ye Jin'er gave the other chicken leg to Yinhua, put a fish mouth on Huan'er's plate, and then put a chicken wing on Ye Peng's plate. She served everyone around the table.
Ye Peng grinned when he saw the chicken wing she had picked up.
After the meal, everyone went home.
Hu Xiaosi and his three waiters lived in the backyard that came with the storefront.
...
By the time I got home, it was already dark.
Ye Caiping and her family were exhausted. After taking a shower, they lay down on the bed to rest.
Ye Daquan's family—
Jin Hua described the grand occasion of the furniture store, while Ye Yong stood aside grinning foolishly.
Mrs. Du clapped her hands with delight: "Really? It's selling so well?"
Ye Daquan said with a proud look, "Of course! All the furniture was designed by my little sister. You know how capable she is."
Hu Xiuxiu came out of the room and walked to Ye Yong's side with a smile: "Xiao Si... how's he doing?"
“Very good,” Jin Hua said. “Apart from my aunt, he’s the best seller in the whole market.”
Hu Xiuxiu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling extremely gratified.
Ye Er's family—
Ye Erquan, carrying his meal, sat on the large blue stone by the door, listening to Yinhua talk about the shop's location, his eyes crinkling with joy:
"So prosperous? That's great!"
Inside the house, Mrs. Wei was cracking sunflower seeds with a pout, feeling utterly miserable.
I secretly regretted it a little. Could it be that I'm really going to have to make money?
Forget it, even if I earn more, I can't possibly earn as much as her family.
Her family can earn more than ninety taels a month!
...
The next day, business at the store was even better than the day before.
Ye Caiping continued to help out at the storefront.
Wang Shuantou and his son, Ye Yong, and the village head didn't go. They received a large number of orders yesterday and need to work in the workshop.
Ye Caiping had just sold two sets of furniture when Ye Jin'er stepped forward and said:
"Tomorrow is the provincial examination. Yesterday, Li Jiaojiao said that her brother would pass the county-level examination and even be the top scholar... I feel like she has some inexplicable confidence."
Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow: "That's why we have confidence. Let's ignore her and just focus on doing our own thing."
Ye Jin'er nodded.
Ye Caiping thought of the original work.
The book says that after Li Jiaojiao stole the exam questions, she found some scholars to do the questions, and Li Ziming memorized the answers. That's how he passed the county-level exam and even got the top score. He was incredibly successful.
Ye Caiping had two ideas.
First, find Shen Zhiyan and tell him about Li Jiaojiao stealing the exam questions. With his influence, he can directly persuade Prefect Qin to change the questions.
Li Jiaojiao will have worked for nothing then.
But right now, besides the provincial examination tomorrow, the county examination is on August 25th.
In his previous life, Li Zhiyuan also became the top scholar by having Li Jiaojiao steal the exam questions.
If she changes the topic now and exposes it, even if Li Ziming is purged, Li Zhiyuan will escape unscathed.
Because Li Ziming recognized the Marquis of Weiyong's family as his adopted son.
That's not as simple as just offering a cup of tea. To secure a place in the Earl's household register, Li Ziming's household registration had to be transferred there.
Therefore, Li Ziming is now out of the Li family genealogy and has no relation to Li Zhiyuan's family anymore.
Therefore, if Li Ziming gets into trouble, it will only implicate the Earl's Mansion, but Li Zhiyuan will not be affected.
The only way to catch them all at once is to let Li Jiaojiao and her gang gloat for a while, and then expose them all at once when Li Zhiyuan also steals the questions.
To destroy someone, first make them go mad.
...
August 3rd was the big day of the college entrance examination.
Early that morning, none of the Ye family members went to the furniture workshop; instead, they all came to Ye Daquan's house to see him off.
Even Ye Erquan didn't go out to work; he came over with the Wei family and a few others.
Grandma Ye said, "Xuan'er... don't be afraid. I asked Mr. Shen the day before yesterday, and he said you will definitely make it through."
Ye Xuan nodded easily: "I believe you, sir. Once I pass the imperial examination, I will avenge you, my aunt."
As he spoke, he looked at Ye Caiping.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Okay, good luck."
Madam Wei felt terrible. Other people's sons were going to take the imperial examination to become scholars, but her own son couldn't even finish his studies.
Wei said, "I heard Li Jiaojiao say that Li Ziming not only wants to pass the county-level imperial examination, but also wants to get first place."
"If that little bastard really gets first place, and Li Zhiyuan can rise again, wouldn't he be ahead of us again?"
Grandma Ye glared at her: "Why are you listening to her?"
Du's face darkened: "Absolutely! That Li Ziming isn't even a student of the first level of the imperial examinations. He must have taken a different path to be able to take the exams. It's no wonder that someone like him could pass."
Ye Caiping didn't want to embarrass Du Shi and Old Lady Ye: "Let's take our own exams and not compare ourselves to him. Even if he does pass, it must be through some crooked or unorthodox methods."
Ye Erquan also glared at Madam Wei, who then wilted a little.
"Let's go, it's getting late," Ye Daquan urged.
Ye Xuan then boarded the carriage and slowly drove away.
Ye Jin'er called out to the departing carriage, "Second cousin, after the exam, we'll treat you to roast chicken at Guangwei Restaurant."
Ye Huan'er said, "Yes, yes, Second Cousin likes it the most."
Seeing Ye Jin'er's familiarity with Ye Xuan, Madam Wei's heart was filled with alarm, and she smiled:
"How did Jin'er know that Xuan'er likes the roast chicken from Guangweilou?"
Ye Jin'er said, "When we get off school, sometimes we don't want to go home for dinner, so we occasionally eat at restaurants or small stalls. My second cousin's favorite is the roast chicken from Guangweilou. Yinhua knows that too."
Yinhua nodded and looked at Madam Wei: "I told my mother several times before going to class that I would eat lunch with my second brother and cousin."
Only then did Mrs. Wei remember, and she pursed her lips without saying anything more.
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