However, Ying Lei reported to her house every day and stayed in the study with Xie Yanzhi all day.
Sometimes she could still hear the two of them arguing loudly in the study because of some different opinions.
After a few days of this, Ying Lei felt that something was missing.
He realized that he had not come to Xie's house since that day, thinking that he missed Yan Jiao's arrival because he came to Xie's house.
It was only when he waited at home for three whole days without even seeing a person that he realized something was wrong.
Because of the rules, he couldn't rush to the woman's house to ask about the situation, so he had no choice but to come to Xie's house again.
He knew that Li Yuan and Yan Jiao had a good relationship. When he saw Li Yuan, he went straight to the point and asked: "Sister-in-law, do you know what Miss Yan is busy with recently?"
Li Yuan had long thought that this day would come, so she didn't feel strange when he saw him asking, but asked knowingly.
"Mr. Ying, do you mean Jiaojiao?"
"Yes! My sister-in-law knows what she is busy with. I waited at home for several days and didn't see her."
Li Yuan looked at the anxiety in Ying Lei's eyebrows and said, "I don't know what identity Mr. Ying is asking this question? Also, I want to know if you know that Jiaojiao has been married before? Although she is still innocent, she is married after all. Yes. I know from Brother Xie that you have an extraordinary status, Master Ying, so I privately feel that you two are not suitable for each other, what do you think?"
Ying Lei didn't speak, he just stood there in silence for a long time.
When he realized that Li Yuan was about to leave, he said: "I know everything about her. A woman as kind and infatuated as her should not have to suffer like this. She was the one who met someone unkind before. As for me, sister-in-law You are right, we are not suitable. But it does not prevent me from caring about her as a friend. Sister-in-law, I just want to know where she is and whether she is okay? "
Li Yuan did not mince words, but said frankly: "Jiaojiao is not young anymore, and her uncle and aunt are anxious about her marriage. She left Fucheng on the tenth day of the lunar month. Before leaving, she came to me and told me about this problem. , but did not tell where she was going. She just said that she wanted to start over, and that she should not let her aunt and uncle worry about her. I think this is good. Whether in Fucheng or Liuyun County, everyone who knows about her marriage Many of them are not a good place for her to live in the future.”
Ying Lei was silent for a while again, with a look of loss in his eyes.
But perhaps he also understood the impossibility between the two. He quickly suppressed the disappointment in his eyes, just nodded and said: "I understand, thank you sister-in-law. Also, if she gets married in the future, I hope my sister-in-law will let me know." . No matter what, I can be considered her friend, so I have to prepare a generous gift."
Li Yuan didn't say anything, she just said: "Well, if I know the specific time!"
From this day on, Li Yuan never saw Ying Lei at Xie's house again.
Only occasionally, Xie Yanzhi would go to Ying's house to look for him.
This happened for several days until the results of the provincial examination were released.
The day before the results were released, brothers Li Dahai and Li Sanhai were extra generous and took out ten taels of silver, exchanged it with a bank for two baskets of copper plates, and brought them to Xie's house.
Not only did the two of them settle in, they also dragged Qingwei over and asked him to stay closer to his uncle, agreeing to take advantage of his uncle's talent.
In fact, not only people from the Li family came, but also shopkeeper Guo, Su Yuanshui and Su Mingshan came on the morning of the day when the results were released.
Not only did they send their servants to see the list, but they also came in person to wait to hear the good news.
Those who announce the good news report from the back to the front, while those who look at the list can see it as soon as the list comes out.
Therefore, whether it was Li Tai or the servants of the Guo family and the Su family, they all knew the news earlier than the people who announced the good news.
When the three people came back happily, everyone knew that the first person to solve the problem was Xie Yanzhi.
Li Yuan, a person with space for cheating, is different from others.
The prestige value in her space suddenly increased by five points, and she knew that he was on the list.
But the space did not stipulate that Jie Yuan and Hui Yuan would get extra points, so she didn't know how she did in the exam.
When he found out he was the first, he smiled and narrowed his eyes.
Su Mingshan held Li Yuan's hand with excitement and said, "Sister Li, I know that my brother-in-law is capable."
If he won the first place easily, it would be easy to pass the exam next year.
If you can pass the examination, then there is no elimination in the palace examination, only the top three, Jinshi and fellow Jinshi.
This means that her brother-in-law Xie has decided to take the official position!
Thinking of this, Su Mingshan was so excited that she could even boldly imagine that her brother-in-law would be ranked number one in high school.
By then, her sister Li will be the No. 1 scholar's wife, and her apprentice will also be the young lady from the No. 1 scholar's family.
With Xie Yanzhi's flexibility, he will be able to rise higher and higher within a few years.
And by then, the Su family will no longer have to pay so much money every year and spend so much effort to please others.
She just needs to maintain her relationship with Sister Li and Sister Caiwei!
Su Mingshan's reaction to Xie Yanzhi's success was pretty good. If anyone was the most exaggerated, it was the two brothers Li Dahai and Li Sanhai.
Li Dahai's eyes were slightly red, and he held Xie Yanzhi's hand, unable to say a word for a long time.
After Li Sanhai was silent for a while, he took a long breath, patted his shoulder and said, "Shao An, good job!"
The uncle of their Li family is the first person to be elected.
They already knew what this meant after living in Fucheng for several months.
As long as nothing happens, I will definitely be a high school scholar next year!
That is to say, their father and clan leader are not here, otherwise they would not be happy.
On this day, the alley, which was already known as the Juren Alley, became even more famous because both the first and second place winners in the provincial examination came here.
Those who came to tell the Xie family the good news took their money bags and left happily.
At the same time, the neighbors who came to congratulate were even more happy when they saw the two large baskets of copper plates carried out by the Xie family.
For them, the more money they like, the better.
When the crowd of congratulators dispersed and only her family was left, the excitement in Li Yuan's mind also subsided.
"Mom, dad has passed the imperial examination, so should our family prepare to entertain guests in the next few days?"
"Yes, after the banquet is over and your father has made arrangements, we have to leave for the capital. I wonder if your uncle and aunt will be able to come back in time."
Caiwei looked at everything here with some reluctance, and then looked up at Xie Yanzhi with a serious face of assurance.
"Dad, I have learned a lot from Grandma Ou these days, and I will definitely make our family's banquet a success."
The Aunt Ou in Caiwei's mouth was the mother-in-law Su Mingshan found for her from her maternal grandfather's house.
It is said that more than ten years ago, the husband's family used to be the steward of a certain high-ranking official's residence in the capital. Later, due to trouble with the master's family, and it happened that the Ou family went to the capital for business, they bought it at a high price.
According to Su Mingshan, her maternal cousins were taught extremely well because of this mother-in-law.
If she hadn't asked for it, her maternal grandfather's family would have been reluctant to let him go.
