Soon, it will be September 15th, the day the results of the provincial examination will be announced.
On that day, almost all the candidates crowded into the prefectural city to see the results.
The Ye family members didn't take it seriously and just went about their business.
Ye Caiping had just finished discussing distributor matters with several merchants when she returned to the main room, only to find Du Shi and Ye Daquan chatting with Old Lady Ye.
Shanzi suddenly walked in: "Madam Ye, Master Qian is here."
"Master Qian? Please come in."
Ye Caiping was puzzled. Why would Master Qian come here when he was perfectly fine? Ye Xuan hadn't even participated in the provincial examination.
Just then, Master Qian burst in, his face flushed, like a madman: "Hahahaha! Hahahaha—"
Ye Caiping's lips twitched: "Master Qian?"
Grandma Ye and Ye Daquan were also frightened by Master Qian's crazy appearance. What happened?
Startled, Ye Daquan quickly stepped in front of Ye Caiping and the others, saying, "Master Qian... have you lost your mind? Should we call a doctor?"
"No, no, no! You're the one who's gone mad! I won! I won! Hahaha!" Master Qian was acting crazy, just like a happy madman.
Ye Caiping exclaimed in surprise, "Master Qian, you participated in the provincial examination this time? And you even passed and became a Juren?"
No wonder he has the air of Fan Jin after passing the imperial examination!
"Yes! Hahaha!" Master Qian finally managed to stop laughing. "I never thought that I, in my sixties, would be so fortunate as to pass the imperial examination!"
"Speaking of which, it's all thanks to Madam Ye."
Ye Caiping pointed to herself: "Me?"
“Yes! I gave up on the imperial examinations long ago. Didn’t I run into you and Mr. Shen on the street last time? We had tea together, and I listened to his lectures for half a day. Suddenly, everything became clear! I understood many things. I thought to myself, why not give it one last shot? After returning home, I studied diligently.”
"Who would have thought... I succeeded! I won! I got 98th place! Although it's third from last, I'm satisfied. Hahaha—" He then danced with joy again.
Grandma Ye glanced at Ye Caiping and exclaimed, "Oh! Going out with Mr. Chen!"
Ye Caiping coughed lightly: "Congratulations, Master Qian."
Master Qian bowed to Ye Caiping and said, "It is I who should thank Madam Ye. After learning that I had passed the imperial examination, I came to express my gratitude to Madam Ye as soon as possible."
After he finished speaking, his old face stiffened.
He meant to express his gratitude, but he completely forgot to bring a gift.
"Haha, I forgot to buy the watch as a gift. I'll make it up to you later."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Okay."
Old Mrs. Ye said, "Master Qian, please have a seat."
After Master Qian took his seat, Ye Caiping asked, "Will Master Qian participate in the imperial examination next year?"
Master Qian's excitement had subsided. He took the tea Gui Xiang offered and shook his head.
"I won't participate anymore. Passing the imperial examination is already a blessing from heaven. My life has been worthwhile. Besides, my old bones can't take it anymore."
Ye Caiping nodded with a smile.
Just then, Granny Zhao suddenly ran in: "Caiping, Caiping, let me tell you, hahaha!"
Ye Caiping's lips twitched slightly, and she said, "You tell me."
"I went to the prefectural city to check the results today. I had someone look for Li Zhiyuan's name, but it wasn't there! He didn't pass! And that son of a bitch of a bitch of his, he didn't pass either! It's hilarious! Last time, that Li Jiaojiao even came over to brag, saying that she was sure to pass this time. She even said she was going to become the top scholar."
Ye Caiping was not surprised at all.
Mrs. Du and Old Lady Ye were overjoyed.
Du said, "Serves him right, Heaven still has eyes!"
Ye Daquan: "I told you long ago, it's a miracle that someone who only passed the county-level exam at thirty-three could pass the provincial-level exam, let alone become the top scholar! Bah!"
"I'm not saying anything more, I have important things to do." After saying that, Granny Zhao ran off in a flash.
Du and Ye Daquan looked at each other in bewilderment.
She used to eat most of a plate of dried fruit when she came, but what happened that made her stop eating her favorite dried fruit and run away like her pants were on fire?
Mr. Qian stayed at Ye Caiping's house for a while before taking his leave.
Ye Caiping saw him out.
Master Qian looked at Ye Caiping, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"Well... I was able to pass the imperial examination entirely thanks to Mr. Shen's guidance. I would like to pay my respects to Mr. Shen, but I'm afraid he won't see me. I wonder if Madam Ye is free to accompany me to visit Mr. Shen?"
He was most grateful to Shen Zhiyan for passing the imperial examination.
I originally intended to thank Shen Zhiyan first, but fearing that he wouldn't see me, I came to thank Ye Caiping first.
Ye Caiping smiled and nodded: "Okay. We'll go to the Shen family tomorrow after noon."
"Okay, thank you."
Master Qian's face was beaming with joy; he was so happy to see Mr. Shen again!
...
The Li family —
Li Ziming walked through the door with a gloomy expression.
Li Zhiyuan dragged his feet, like a lost soul, a walking corpse.
When Zhang Shuiniang and Granny Li saw the two enter, they immediately rushed over: "How is it? Did you pass? Huh?"
Li Zhiyuan trembled: "Can you please stop asking?"
Zhang Shui Niang and her mother-in-law's expressions changed. They failed?
Li Jiaojiao sat by the stone table, spat out the sunflower seed shells from her mouth.
She had said it long ago: with Li Zhiyuan's limited knowledge, there was no way he could pass the exam!
Zhang Shuiniang said with a stern face, "You...didn't get it? Didn't you swear last time that you would definitely get it? You even said you could get into the top three!"
After Li Jiaojiao started making money, Zhang Shuiniang regained her composure and started confronting Li Zhiyuan at the slightest provocation.
Before the exam, they had already announced that they would win the top score.
Although they have been keeping a low profile lately and no longer say that Li Zhiyuan will become the top scholar in the imperial examination, they still tell the public that Li Zhiyuan will definitely pass the examination.
Even the lady of the scholar's family outside was calling out!
Now they're telling her it won't work? Wouldn't Zhang Shuiniang be utterly humiliated?
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