With the arrival of the officers and soldiers, the firecrackers prepared by both parties were quickly lit.
The crackling sound echoed through every corner of the village.
"I've met several officials!" Everyone saluted.
"No gifts, no gifts! Excuse me, who is Mr. Yao Chunlin?"
"That's right, Xiaosheng." Yunfei bowed his hands politely.
"Haha, congratulations, sir. In this provincial examination, you won the second place! From now on, you will be the scholar! We are here specially to congratulate you."
Captain Lin also showed great respect for Yunfei. After all, with this ranking, the person in front of him might one day become his immediate boss.
"Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen. Come in and have a cup of tea before you go!" Yun Fei invited with a smile on his lips.
"No, thank you for your kindness, sir. It's just that I have official duties and need to go to other masters' homes to convey my congratulations, so..."
"Then we won't delay the officials from running their errands. Please accept your kindness."
The gift money is given to the catcher, who will distribute it to his subordinates, while the wedding candies and snacks are sealed in red paper and each person has one share.
"Thank you, sir! I'll take my leave now."
"Gentlemen, move slowly!"
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After the officers and soldiers left, the village chiefs and old clan chiefs who were waiting on the side came forward to congratulate them.
The village chief and uncle also said: "Chunlin! You have given Xiahe Village a lot of face. Our place! It has been many generations and we haven't even produced a scholar."
"Yes! Da Zhuang! I have made the decision. Today we will kill the pig and worship our ancestors! This uncle is also half a son of our Qin family!
We want to tell our ancestors that the uncle of the old Qin family is going to be successful! ! ! Our Xing'er is the head wife of a legitimate scholar. "
It can be seen that the old patriarch is very excited. In his opinion, although Yunfei has not married into the Qin family, living here means that there is nothing wrong with the Qin family.
So he was really excited, their old Qin family was going to have an official! There is also Xing'er, a peasant girl who may not be destined to be a government wife.
"Isn't this... killing a pig too grand?"
"It's right to be grand! It's such a big event, it has to be grand! Okay, tonight Xing'er, cousin, don't prepare dinner! Come to my house, set up a few tables, and we men can celebrate." The village chief said happily. After the announcement, he happily went home and prepared to kill pigs to worship his ancestors.
Qin Sen also sent the old patriarch back home...
Only a few members of the Qin family were left there and had not yet recovered from the surprise.
After Qin Lin burst out laughing, he raised his hands in salute and said, "I, Qin Lin, have seen the scholar master and scholar lady!"
"Second brother... what are you doing!" Mrs. Qin glared at her inconspicuous brother angrily.
"Hey! Don't we want you to experience the feeling of being a talented lady in advance?"
Yao Qiyuan retorted: "Second uncle is wrong, the scholar is not an official yet, he just has some privileges! It is far from the point of asking people to salute."
"Haha, after the Autumn Examination, your father may be elected, and then he will be assigned an official position. This gift! Isn't it necessary?
Your second uncle and I are here to help your parents get used to it first. "
Qin Lin's wife Huang looked at her eldest sister-in-law and uncle with envy, and stroked her swollen belly expectantly.
My husband said that if she gave birth to a boy, he would be sent to school.
If he wants to take the imperial examination in the future, he will not get involved in business. Buying more land and renting it out will be enough for his family to live on.
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There was a scholar in Xiahe Village, and word spread in one day.
When worshiping his ancestors at night, Qin Dazhuang's eldest brother kept his head lowered and had no face to look directly into his younger brother's eyes.
He stood in the corner obediently and watched with envy as the ceremony was completed. His younger brother, with a glowing face, took his uncle and talked happily with the clan elders.
After the dinner at the village chief's house, on the way home, the daughter-in-law beside me was still talking proudly to her daughter-in-law about how many pieces of meat she had eaten today.
They loaded a lot of dishes from the table and brought them back to warm them up. They could eat them in several meals tomorrow, and there were still several meals left to eat.
For the first time, he felt that he had married the wrong daughter-in-law, who was shrewd, arrogant, and greedy for petty gains.
The chosen daughter-in-law and the children and grandchildren they trained are all petty and deserve to be stuck in the mud for the rest of their lives.
The more I thought about it, the more bored I became, so I decided to walk farther away and stop listening to the words of that silly bitch who was complacent about eating more pieces of meat.
The younger brother who was originally inferior to their family has never stopped smelling meat since he found his daughter.
Occasionally, while still at the entrance of the village, he said helplessly: "If you eat too much meat, you will feel tired! My uncle also said that you need to have a good mix of meat and vegetables to keep your body healthy."
If you let him say it, it would be hypocrisy! How could this meat be eaten by bad people? Maybe it was his uncle who was reluctant to let him eat it.
If he could afford it, he would wish that every meal had fat meat, which was oily and fragrant.
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After staying at home for a few days, Yunfei was ready to go on a long trip.
This time he planned to take Qin Sen and Yao Qiyuan with him.
Being young means going out more and seeing the outside world, and people will become more transparent.
At night, Mrs. Qin reluctantly helped pack her bags.
Yunfei comforted him softly: "My son and I will be back in less than half a year, don't worry too much."
"I just feel uncomfortable. We have never been separated in this life..."
"You are in poor health, the journey is long, and the conditions are simple. My husband really doesn't want you to suffer along with me. I am safe and comfortable at home with my mother-in-law by my side.
If you want to go on a trip, wait until I get home and take you out alone to see the beautiful mountains and rivers in Donglin and the fireworks on earth.
This trip is too intense and you can't stop for too long on the way. If you go along, you'll just be miserable in the carriage all day long. "
"I know...have a safe journey. Take good care of yourself and Yuanyuan. I'll wait for you at home."
On the eve of departure, Yunfei's soul stayed in a small dark room prepared in the system space and counted his hair all night...
As for what the simulated companion robot did, he didn't know.
Anyway, he has set the considerate and comfortable mode, so he won't feel uncomfortable anyway.
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The next day, the three of them set off, taking a young professional groom with them, and embarked on their way to Beijing to take the exam.
Looking at the scenery outside the window, Yunfei was quite emotional. The saying that knowledge changes destiny is true everywhere.
Yao Qiyuan took a long vacation with his wife in town, and he might have to transfer to another school when he comes back this time.
He looked outside happily. This was the first time in his life that he had left home and gone so far away.
"Dad, when we come back, let's go and see our eldest sister! The child is a little missed."
"Okay! Let's take a detour when we come back to see how my sister is doing in martial arts." Yun Fei also missed his tiger girl.
I don’t know if I can persist in practicing martial arts in the mountains.
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