I am happy to be a mother in a famine year, I have a system to farm the land

Wen Xu smiled and bowed to express his gratitude.

"Thank you for your kindness, shopkeeper. Now we are calculating the time, and the exams of several children should be almost over. Let's go pick them up."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper quickly said, "Then I'll have someone prepare food for you right away?"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, shopkeeper."

Shopkeeper Li did not dare to be negligent, as he heard that among those coming for the imperial examination there was also Zhang Siyuan's child.

Zhang Siyuan is the Crown Prince's confidant, how dare they neglect him?

Hearing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now in Xiaozhang Village, they dare not be careless.

When Zhang Chenchuan, Zhang Zeyang and others came out, except for Zhu Jinbao and another younger child who looked a little tired, the others seemed to be in good spirits.

"Let's go back and have dinner first."

……

It was two days later when they returned to Xiaozhangzhuang.

This was the first time that Zhu Qiuqi had been separated from her son for such a long time since she came here, and she was a little worried for a while.

Looking at Zhang Siyuan standing aside, she couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"You are his biological father, aren't you worried?"

Zhang Siyuan was scolded for no reason and was a little confused for a moment.

But when you see Zhu Qiuqi's expression, you can tell that Zhu Qiuqi is worried about the children.

"Okay, don't worry. They are with Mr. Wen, and Pei Yuan is guarding them. What can happen?"

That was true, but Zhu Qiuqi still couldn't calm herself down.

"Okay, Mr. Wen said they will be back today, so just wait patiently."

Zhu Qiuqi refused to listen to a word of Zhang Siyuan's comforting words.

Looking at Zhang Siyuan's expression, Zhu Qiuqi knew in her heart that she had been a little too emotional just now.

But she really couldn't control her emotions and could only grit her teeth and bear it.

Fortunately, she didn't have to wait long. After just a quarter of an hour, the shadow of a carriage appeared at the entrance of the village.

Seeing this, Zhu Qiuqi quickly stood up.

When the old lady of the Zhang family saw her like this, she did not stop her.

They also noticed Zhu Qiuqi's concern for the children over the past two days.

So they could understand Zhu Qiuqi's behavior.

Seeing the carriage getting closer, everyone in the family was very excited.

Seeing Wen Xu and several children getting off the carriage, Zhu Qiuqi immediately stepped forward and hugged the three children, Zhang Zeyang, Zhang Chenchuan and Zhu Jinbao.

The adults of the other two children were also waiting at the door of Zhang's house. When they saw their children get off the carriage, they hurried over to greet them.

"What's up, Zeyang?"

The old lady of the Zhang family looked at the children's faces and saw that they did not show any look of loss, so she started to ask.

Before Zhang Zeyang could speak, Mr. Wen said, "I heard their answers before. If nothing unexpected happens, they should all pass."

Everyone was very happy to hear this.

If they pass this exam, these children will all become successful candidates.

Zhang Kui got the news and heard these words when he hurried over.

He immediately smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.

"Okay, okay, they are all good kids."

Although their Xiaozhang Village is developing well now, there is no famous scholar in the village, which makes them feel a little regretful.

Now, if they pass the exam, there will be five students in Xiaozhang Village. How can they not be excited?

In addition to several children of the Zhang family, one child was once from Sunjiazhuang and the other was from Xiaozhangzhuang.

Sun Hong was also very happy when he got the news.

I plan to give a welcome treat to a few kids at the school today.

For this purpose, the two of them specially discussed it with Wen Xu, and Wen Xu agreed.

This time I took a few children to the scientific examination, and the school also had two days off.

Having a banquet at this time can also encourage other students in the school to work harder.

About ten days later, the rankings of the Tongsheng examination were announced.

However, no one from Xiaozhang Village went to see it. When County Magistrate Han learned that five children in their village were going to take the imperial examinations, he asked someone to send the list to them after the results were announced.

When the bailiffs entered the village, Sun Hong and Zhang Kui stepped forward anxiously to inquire.

"Sir, are there any children from our village on the list?"

The bailiff looked at the two of them before opening the list.

"Yes, all five students from your Xiaozhang Village who took the scientific examination are on the list."

"The first place is Zhu Jinbao, the second place is Zhang Chenchuan, and the third place is Zhang Zeyang. The other two are fifth and seventh."

Everyone couldn't help but take a breath when they heard this.

When they heard that several children in the village were taking the imperial examinations, they didn't actually have much hope. They just hoped that the children could gain some experience by taking the examinations.

But now when they saw these children, everyone suddenly realized that their Xiaozhang Village had a boy student.

The first person to react was Zhang Kui. He quickly took the silver and money they had prepared long ago from Shunhong and gave it to the yamen runner, and then he gathered all the villagers together.

Everyone was surprised to hear that Zhu Jinbao had become the top student.

However, they had long heard that Zhu Jinbao was very smart, and even the teachers in the school often praised him.

Everyone is very curious about this.

I don’t know how smart Zhu Jinbao is, but when we saw the list announced this time, we realized that Zhu Jinbao might really be different from his parents.

"I never thought that Zhu Qiuliang and Wang Shi would have such a smart child."

Everyone thought it was incredible.

Some people shook their heads and said, "Don't forget that Zhu Jinbao has been brought up by Zhu Qiuqi since he was a child. Zhu Qiuqi used to treat him as her apple of her eye. Isn't it normal for him to be so smart now?"

When we heard someone mention Zhu Qiuqi, everyone agreed that this was the truth.

Zhu Qiuqi is indeed smart in the eyes of everyone. If she is not smart, how can she lead their Xiaozhang Village to a better life?

To think that they can have the life they have now is also thanks to Zhu Qiuqi.

Thinking of this, everyone felt a little sour just now, but now they are only relieved and congratulated.

After all, both boys in the Zhang family became students.

Except for several children of the Zhang family, although the other two children ranked behind the Zhang family children, they were in the top ten, which made everyone very happy.

Zhang Kui couldn't help but sigh, "Mr. Wen, thanks to your teaching, otherwise these children in our village..."

Zhang Kui knew in his heart that the success of the children in the village today was inseparable from teachers like Wen Xu.

Wen Xu smiled and shook his head, "This is what we should do. As teachers, we should be responsible for our own children."

Xuanyuan Ke and General Wang were very surprised to hear that several boys from the Zhang family had passed the examination for status as a scholar at such a young age.

After all, Zhu Jinbao was too young at that age.