Wan Ziyan understood, raised his hand to straighten his robes, and said gently, "Do you know my identity?"
"You...you're just a schoolteacher, aren't you?" Chen Ergou asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Who can be a schoolteacher?" Wan Ziyan asked himself and answered, "A person who can be a schoolteacher must first be able to read. I am not talented, but I am already a scholar who has passed the imperial examination."
He took two steps as he spoke, saying, "You are not a scholar, so perhaps you do not understand the rights of a successful candidate in the imperial examinations."
"A scholar who has passed the imperial examination can become a county magistrate, exempt from taxes and corvée labor, and does not need to kneel before the county magistrate, while commoners must bow to a scholar who has passed the imperial examination." Wan Ziyan turned around and smiled at Chen Ergou, "Tell me what you just said. If I take this to the county government, whose side will the county magistrate take?"
Although Chen Ergou did not know the exact rights of a successful candidate in the imperial examinations, he did know the rights of a county magistrate in the county.
He suddenly took two steps back, tripped over something, and fell to the ground with a thud, his eyes filled with fear.
"Cousin, I can't take responsibility if you fall and hurt yourself!" Wan Qiqi came out and stopped beside Wan Ziyan.
Her smile was exactly the same as Wan Ziyan's.
The two men narrowed their eyes, which resembled a curved sickle piercing through Chen Ergou's skin.
Chen Ergou's fear of Wan Ziyan was far less intense than that of Wan Qiqi.
He knew that Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongnian were now favorites of the county magistrate.
Offending them now is tantamount to offending the county magistrate.
In a flash, he realized what a foolish thing he had just done and quickly said, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law... I misspoke, I won't do it again!"
Wan Qiqi frowned and said to Chen Yongnian, who had just walked in, "Husband, my cousin said he doesn't want to eat with us. Give him an egg so he can take it back with him."
Chen Yongnian was taken aback, hesitated for a long time, and then did as she instructed.
"No, no, sister-in-law, I'd like to have dinner with you." Chen Ergou practically crawled to Wan Qiqi's side, wanting to stay.
Wan Qiqi took a step back, patted the hem of her skirt that Chen Ergou had touched, and said, "Oh, it's dirty. Perfect, I'll change into a new skirt for the New Year!"
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