Hua Xiao, who was cleaning the yard, turned around and saw Hua Li rushing back with Xiaoying in anger. She asked with a puzzled look on her face,
"Hua Li, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry? Who offended you?"
Hua Li's ears puffed up red. He looked at her, then found a stool and sat down without saying a word.
Hua Xiao looked at the confused and dazed Xiaoying, then looked at the angry Hua Li, and was about to ask more questions when suddenly bursts of hurried footsteps were heard outside the courtyard behind the low wall.
Li's surprised voice continued, "Admitted! Admitted! Our son made the list! He passed the imperial examination and became a scholar!"
"Bang—"
The courtyard door was suddenly pushed open and Li ran in happily.
Hua Ciyuan, who had been pacing back and forth in the yard anxiously, became extremely excited upon hearing the news and rushed straight towards the gate of the yard.
Almost stumbling, the mother and son looked into each other's eyes. Li grabbed the child and shook him vigorously, speaking excitedly.
"Ayuan! You passed the exam! You passed the exam! You've made it! I'll go to the mountain temple and burn some incense for you! May the mountain god bless you, may the mountain god bless you..."
Li was muttering to herself, and Hua Ciyuan was also immersed in joy. He was stunned and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Li came back to her senses, shook Hua Ciyuan's sleeve again, and asked, "Since you passed today, can you also participate in the provincial examination in November? If you pass the provincial examination, you will become a juren!"
When Li said this, her eyes were fixed on Hua Ciyuan, and they were shining.
Hua Ciyuan's joy had not yet completely subsided, but when he heard Li's words, it was as if a basin of cold water was poured over him from head to toe, and he instantly sobered up a lot.
Mrs. Li didn't notice his sudden change of expression, and was busy thinking to herself, "Mother has thought about it for you. If you pass the provincial examination, you will become a Juren. If you pass the Juren first, how far is it from becoming the top scholar?"
"Mother...I..." Hua Ciyuan pursed his lips, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Facing Li's urgent and sharp gaze, he couldn't utter a word.
Mrs. Li had a loud voice and could be heard clearly inside and outside the courtyard.
A lot of people had gathered outside the low wall, sparsely spaced, and they were obviously here to join in the fun.
Hua Shi also heard it all, but doubt flashed in his eyes. He moved closer to Hua Xiao and asked in a low voice, "Isn't the provincial examination in August? Why is it in November?"
Did she remember it wrong? Why did she remember that the ancient provincial examinations were held in August, also known as the "Autumn Examinations," and that the examinations were not held in the countryside, but in various prefectures and cities.
Hua Xiao frowned and glanced at her. "I heard that it used to be in August. A few years ago, there were natural disasters, the world was in turmoil, and the capital also changed hands. It is said that in order to select talents, the higher-ups hold the provincial examinations twice a year, in June and November, and the results are available every two months."
Although Hua Xiao is young, he is very smart, speaks fluently, and speaks very carefully.
Hua Shi nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and he had an idea in his mind.
I guess this is not a serious real world, and it is not recorded in history books. She traveled to another world, and the records are unclear, so many things are naturally different.
After Hua Xiao finished speaking, he also looked at her several times and muttered, "You said you didn't remember anything, how come you even knew that the provincial examination was held in August in the past years..."
Hua Ciyuan's name was on the list. After studying for more than 30 years, he finally passed the exam. While Li was happy, she also kept a close eye on him, encouraging him to strive to pass the provincial examination in November.
Before Hua Ciyuan had time to be happy for himself, he was forced by Li to continue reviewing his lessons. After several days, he lost a lot of weight.
He was already thin, and now he had lost a lot of weight visibly, and looked less energetic. He locked himself in the house all day and rarely came out.
Li happily talked about it at home for a few days. Obviously, she saw hope and rarely went out. Whenever she had free time, she would watch Hua Ciyuan review his homework without stopping for a moment.
It's depressing just looking at the flowers.
In addition, the villagers were also talking about this matter. Everyone knew that the nerd from the Hua family in the village had studied for more than 30 years and could not even pass the examination for the position of a student. Now he suddenly passed the examination, and everyone was talking about it.
Some laughed at him, some didn't take it seriously, but some were very optimistic about him, saying he had finally gotten the hang of it and was going to win everything in one fell swoop...
Although there were many different opinions, none of them affected the Hua family courtyard...
Li has been busy keeping an eye on Hua Ciyuan these days, and hasn't been paying much attention to Hua Shi, nor has she restricted her. Sometimes when she says she wants to go out for a walk, Li will agree if she's in a good mood.
The transaction between her and Hua Yu was also officially put on the agenda. A few days ago, she sold the rabbit for a total of 165 coins, which she kept in her hand and never spent.
Hua Yu had set up a trap in the mountains a few days ago, and today he could go check on the harvest. Hua Shi got up early in the morning, staring eagerly outside, hoping for good news from Hua Yu...
"Why did you get up so early today?"
After the fall, the weather turned colder. Hua Xiao looked at her sister who was always sleepy with a puzzled look on her face. She got up in the drowsiness and asked.
The little girl was squatting by the well, washing large pieces of vegetable leaves. Her two exposed hands were thin and small, and were red from the cold.
"I can't sleep, get up and walk around."
Hua Shi tightened her thin clothes and felt a chill running down her back.
The weather was getting colder, and she saw that she didn't even have two decent winter clothes in her closet. She also looked at her younger brothers and sisters who were still wearing short-sleeved shirts and trousers, and thought that they definitely didn't have any thicker clothes to wear.
She no longer counted on Li...
I don't know how they spent the winter in previous years...
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