At the same time, in different places, different things are happening.
Jiangjia Village is always bustling with people in front of the Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) memorial archway.
In a village near the county town, Mu Yi'an and his men finished harvesting the astragalus and began to dry it.
On the boat back to the city, Jiang Shuyun and the others were resting. After traveling for so many days, their bones felt like they were going to fall apart.
Jiang Shuyun was finally going home. She never knew she was a homebody.
Upon arriving in the prefectural city, Jiang Shuyun took the letter of appointment to the academy to meet the headmaster.
"You're really back to teaching?"
“Headmaster, I know my own abilities. In officialdom, I may not be able to make any contributions to the court. Rather than living a mediocre life and occupying a position, I would rather do things that I am confident I can do well.”
Jiang Shuyun frankly told the headmaster her thoughts, but she didn't say that she was afraid of dying and being pushed out as a scapegoat.
"Okay, I accept the offer. You can go back and settle your family first. I'll give you a month."
"Thank you, Headmaster!"
Jiang Shuyun bowed and left the headmaster's room.
Looking at Jiang Shuyun's relaxed steps, it seems that he really wants to stay at the academy to teach.
He had previously received a secret letter from the Emperor mentioning such a person, and he was somewhat suspicious of it.
After paying her respects to her former teacher and presenting some small gifts brought back from the capital, Jiang Shuyun left the academy in a cheerful mood. When she returned, her status was different.
"Master, we've found an inn. Let's rest here first, and then we'll take a boat home tomorrow." Steward Li was also homesick.
"Okay, let's go to the inn first."
A month is enough time for them to move.
Jiang Shuyun thought that he would follow Yi'an's arrangements for other things at home, but he would take the children's schooling seriously.
The next day, I boarded a passenger ship back to the county town.
"We're finally back. Before, we thought the outside world was better and we were eager to go out. But once we actually went out, we realized how good home is."
Jiang Shuhai stood on the deck, watching the receding water, and sighed to Uncle Qin beside him.
"Yes, it's good outside, but it's also very difficult. Shuyun passed the imperial examination and came back without any regrets."
Jiang Qin and his group truly broadened their horizons this time, witnessing both the prosperity and the dangers of the capital. Most importantly, they learned that ordinary people are the most insignificant beings in any place.
"Uncle Qin, let's work hard and strive to ensure that the next generation can go out and have the ability to go out."
Jiang Shuhai's family also has a son, who is still young, but he will be taught skills in the future.
"That makes sense. With Shuyun leading the way, things are much better than before. Not to mention anything else, in the past two years, thanks to Shuyun's wife, we've grown watermelons and raised pigs, and our income has increased significantly."
"Yes, the better days are yet to come."
As the uncle and nephew talked, they felt that the future was bright!
Wei San had been waiting at the county town's dock for several days, wondering if the master would return today.
"The ship is here, the ship is here..."
The people waiting for passengers at the dock started to move!
Some were picking up relatives and friends, some were inns soliciting business, some were rickshaw drivers looking for passengers, and some were porters preparing to carry luggage for people...
"Master, I've seen Uncle Wei!"
Li Li waved towards the shore, indicating that his wife had asked someone to wait.
"Yes, we're home."
"I'm home."
They were all very excited; this time, they had been away from home for half a year.
Once the ship had come to a stop, Wei San came aboard to help carry the luggage.
"Master, Steward Li, the carriage is parked outside."
Wei San was a man of few words; after finishing his sentence, he began to move his luggage.
"Let's go home for dinner first."
The group boarded the carriage and headed home.
"Yi'an, I'm back."
"Husband, you've worked hard. Uncle Qin, Shuwen, Shuhai, Steward Li, and Li Li have also worked hard. Come in quickly, Sister-in-law Li has prepared a table full of delicious dishes."
After Wei San saw the master and his family, he asked a boy by the roadside to deliver a message to their home, as instructed by his wife.
"It's no trouble at all, no trouble at all, thank you for your help, Shuyun's family."
"Thank you for your trouble, Second Sister-in-law."
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone went into the living room.
"Father, you're back?"
Chu Yue pulled Shao Qiu along as they jogged in, followed by Jiang Mo and Song Xiaolan.
"Chuyue, have you missed your father?"
Jiang Shuyun picked up her daughter and exclaimed, "Oh my, she's grown taller and heavier in just six months!"
"Shao Qiu, Dad is back."
Shuwen looked at his youngest son, who was chubby and fair-skinned, but seemed not to recognize him.
"Shao Qiu, this is your father, do you remember him?"
Shao Qiu hid behind his second aunt; he didn't recognize her.
"It's alright, the child is young, he'll get used to it in no time."
Jiang Shuwen already had experience with this; when Shao Kun was a child, he would forget about his father every now and then.
Jiang Shuyun had a lot to say to Yi'an, but now was not the time; there were too many people around.
After a hearty lunch, Wei San drove Jiang Qin and Jiang Shuhai back to Jiangjia Village, and also told Jiang's father that Jiang Shuyun would go back after a day of rest.
Jiang Shuwen was thinking about the shop at home and also missed his wife, so he picked up his reluctant son and left.
Chuyue was taking her afternoon nap, and the house was finally quiet.
The inner room.
"Yi'an, I was so excited on the day the results were released. I wanted to share this joy with you, but unfortunately you weren't here."
"You've worked hard. I know how difficult it is to pass the exam. It's much harder than getting into a 985 university in our previous life."
Mu Yi'an only realized how difficult the imperial examinations were after she arrived in ancient times.
With so many students across the country, and only a few hundred being admitted each time, the chance is only once every three years – the ratio is far too low!
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