After eating the snake meat, Lin Wanwan wiped her mouth. Although the snake meat was delicious, she would still be afraid if she were asked to roast it herself. However, there would be one more meat dish on her menu from now on.
They continued to set traps in the original place. Lin Wanwan was bored, so she picked some hawthorns and wild vegetables and fried some wild vegetables to eat at night. The sweet and refreshing wild vegetables, paired with the fragrant corn porridge, she could drink two big bowls!
Three days passed in a flash. On the day of the results announcement, she sent people to the capital city early. The whole family was shrouded in a tense atmosphere, waiting for the news. Even Nan Xi and the others couldn't help but pray to the gods, hoping that they could pass the exam.
Lin Wanwan was also a little anxious. She paced back and forth in the room, looking towards the door from time to time, hoping to bring back good news.
Suddenly, there was a sound of horses neighing outside the door, followed by Lin Wu's full-throated shout: "Got it! Girl, Shen Mo and Lin Yusheng both got it!"
Lin Wanwan's eyes lit up, she quickly ran forward, grabbed him and asked happily: "Did you pass? How did you do in the exam?"
"Haha, Shen Mo ranked first in the provincial examination, and Lin Yusheng ranked sixteenth!"
"First? Great!"
“Girl, this Second Master Shen is really amazing!”
"Yes, girl, I think he has a good chance of becoming the top scorer in the imperial examination!"
Lin Wanwan was very happy and ran to find them excitedly.
The door of Shen Mo's house was open. When I walked in, I saw that they were all gathered in the yard. They seemed to have just returned from the mountain. There were several pheasants on the ground.
Sun Zhenzhu was rarely happy. She picked up two pheasants and greeted her with a smile, "Wan girl, you are here. Don't go back for lunch. I will stew chicken for you!"
"Auntie, this chicken is for dinner. Have you forgotten what day it is today?"
Sun Zhenzhu was a little puzzled. After thinking for a while, she suddenly slapped her head and shouted, "Today is the day when Mo'er's results are announced! Oh, look at me, I got the date wrong!"
She hurriedly walked up to Lin Wanwan, pulled her aside and asked nervously: "Wan girl, you must have known about it. How is it? Did my Moer pass the exam?"
Lin Wanwan lowered her head, sighed, shook her head, and held back her laughter.
Seeing this, Shitou and Huzi looked at each other with disappointment in their eyes.
Hu Zi stepped forward and patted them on the back, comforting them: "It's okay, it's okay. If you don't pass this time, there will be next time. You will definitely pass next time!"
"Yeah, yeah, don't mind it, you two. At worst, we can go into business together!"
Although Lin Yusheng didn't show it on his face, there was a hint of loneliness in his eyes.
Sun Zhenzhu also smiled a little, "Yeah, if you didn't pass, you didn't pass. Just wait until next time to take the exam. Okay, I'll stew these two chickens for lunch to nourish your bodies!"
Shen Mo still had a smile on his face. He walked up to Lin Wanwan and raised his hand to pinch her cheek. "Oh, you're still lying, right? Are you going to tell the truth?"
"Hey, hey, hey~ let go~ I'll tell you! I'll tell you!"
Lin Wanwan rubbed her face and muttered softly: "Really, how did you know I lied to you?"
"You looked so happy when you came in just now, and you didn't let my mother stew the chicken. If we hadn't won, would there be any happy event?"
"Humph!" Lin Wanwan glared at him, "I won, I won! Congratulations to Shen Jieyuan, first in the provincial examination! Lin Juren, sixteenth place!"
The pheasant in Sun Zhenzhu's hand fell to the ground with a "bang", and she stood there in a daze.
"Hahaha! Great, Shen Moyusheng! Both of you won! That's great!"
"Ahhh! That's great! You two won! You won!" Lin Shitou jumped happily on the spot, even happier than if he had won himself.
Lin Wanwan also laughed and walked over to pick up the pheasant.
"Aunt, hurry up and pack up. The one who will announce the good news will be here soon. And you, go change your clothes quickly. I will have a banquet in the village at noon. Let's all go and celebrate!"
"Hey, Shen Mo, go change your clothes! Hurry up and help me put these chickens away, and Hu Zi, go and help me reinforce the gate! My door is new! Hey, what do you say..."
Lin Wanwan smiled as she watched them busying around, then hurried back home and asked them to prepare the feast.
As soon as the person who brought the good news arrived, the village suddenly became excited, and everyone rushed to Shen Mo's house to share in the joy. Especially the head of the village and the elders of each clan, their faces were beaming. The village had two successful candidates in a row, what a great event that brought honor to the family!
Although Sun Zhenzhu was prepared, she still couldn't stand up to the enthusiastic villagers, and the new gate was once again crushed. And the gate of Lin Yusheng's house, which was originally not strong, was completely laid off and could be replaced with a new one.
After receiving the news, the county magistrate came to celebrate again, and all the important figures in the county also came. They were not able to squeeze someone in for Chen Li last time, but this time there were two at once, so they had to seize the opportunity.
Shen Mo was able to get away with it by using the excuse that his brother was not married yet, but Lin Yusheng was in a difficult situation. His family members were so happy to be coaxed by them that they wanted him to marry her home.
Master Lin was invited by them to come and show his face in front of everyone. No one expected that a teacher in a village could teach a top scholar, two juren, and two scholars!
This time, not only Linjia Village, but other villages were preparing to send their children here. There were so many children that there was no room for all, so they had to expand the building.
Lin Wanwan took charge of the construction of the private school. She chose a piece of land and rebuilt it. She made it bigger and built a few rows of dormitories at the back to accommodate the children who lived far away. She also recruited more teachers and tried to make it the most famous private school in the county.
A few days later, Sun Zhenzhu brought Shen Mo and Lin Yusheng to Beijing, and planned to spend the New Year in Beijing this year.
Lin Wanwan didn't go to see him off. After all, she would see him again in the capital later. She had more important things to do now.
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