Seeing this, the magistrate of Mei County also gave them some questions to test them, and the two of them could answer these tricky questions with ease.

"Both gentlemen are very talented in writing. How old are you now?" asked the magistrate of Mei County.

Li Jinyu smiled proudly and said, "This is my second child, he is twelve this year."

Li Yin smiled and continued, "My Dachen is half a year younger than Zhanyu. They are the same age."

"It's time to go on stage. They will definitely pass the imperial examination. They have studied very hard." Meixian Cheng looked at the two of them with great envy.

The Li family is really prosperous. Not only did they have Li Shubai, but now they have two outstanding sons.

It’s really enviable.

“They are of suitable age, but they are too relaxed and need to be restrained. They are different from Shu Bai.

Shubai was also a scholar who passed the imperial examination at the same age at that time, so we didn't have to worry about him or take care of him that much.

These two guys are no good, they are tough and easily proud, wait two years before letting them go." Li Jin explained.

"The sons in your family are all very outstanding. They are so enviable." Mei County Magistrate said with a smile.

Li Jin laughed out loud, "Hahaha... they are very good, but your two sons are not bad either."

Li Wan was filled with emotion, "My eldest and second child were not good at studying when they were young, and they were very slow at memorizing things. My father-in-law was a student, and I sent them to study with him for a period of time when they were young.

My goodness, each one of them is more powerful than the other, especially the second one, who even hid in the mountains to avoid studying.

His second uncle and I spent the whole night searching for him, but when we found him he was still fast asleep on the tree. I was so angry that I kicked him a few times..."

Li Yin coughed and said, "Dad... Dad... The younger generation is here, please give your son some face."

Li Zhanyu and Li Dachen laughed mercilessly, especially Li Dachen who laughed the most happily.

Seeing this, Li Yin slapped him on the head.

"Oh... Dad... You're so cruel." Li Dachen rubbed his head. "Dad, you still nag me every day. After all, I'm much better than you. I didn't skip school."

Li Zhanyu continued, "He didn't run away from home either."

Li Yin glared at the two of them, and they both lowered their heads and tried to hold back their laughter.

The Mei family laughed when they saw this. Mrs. Mei looked at Liu and said, "Aunt, how did you raise your children? They are all very cheerful and optimistic."

Liu smiled proudly and said, "We didn't raise many of them. We are in the countryside. We only thought about filling our stomachs before, so we didn't think about anything else."

Mei Wuyan continued, "My aunt's family has a good tradition, so they are so happy."

Li Wan nodded in agreement. "That's true. We have never had a quarrel in our family. Our two daughters-in-law are very filial to us two old people. Our daughter is well-behaved, our granddaughter is obedient, and we don't have to worry about our grandson."

Mei County Magistrate complimented them a few more times, making Li Wan and Liu so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

It was already late in the afternoon when they came out of Mei's house. Qian Xiaoxiao took Liu and Liu Meihua to the clothing shop.

Tianbao and Li Xiaoning followed him, while Li Wan was dragged by brothers Li Jin and Li Yin to go shopping.

Li Shubai took his two younger brothers back to the county government office and asked them to practice calligraphy.

Li Zhanyu's handwriting has begun to have its own style, which makes Li Shubai secretly envious. His own handwriting has only become slightly stronger now.

Li Dachen is not so good. In fact, among the three brothers, Li Dachen is the smartest and has the most flexible mind, but he is too playful and cannot settle down.

That's why everyone forced the two to wait two years before taking the exam.

"Brother, what do you think of the article I wrote?" Li Dachen handed him the article.

"Dachen..." Li Shubai pointed at the article and then at the few big characters he had just written. "The fonts are too different."

Li Dachen waved his hand nonchalantly, "This is not a test, I just wrote it casually, the font is not important, you can read the content."

"Then you should write more beautifully. People say that handwriting reflects a person's character. Your handwriting is so messy that it doesn't give people a good first impression."

Li Dachen chuckled a few times and said, "I wrote this for you to read. There's no one else."

"Then you rewrite it and I'll take a look at it later." Li Shubai returned the article to him, then walked to Li Zhanyu to look at the article he wrote.

He nodded as he read. The article they wrote was very good and he couldn't find any other problems.

"Brother, what do you think of what I wrote?" Li Zhanyu looked proud.

Li Shubai pretended to be in deep thought for a while before nodding, "Not bad, don't be complacent, keep up the good work."

The three brothers stayed in the study for the whole afternoon, and Tianbao and the others had already returned from the clothing shop.

Originally, I was going to buy clothes for Liu and Liu Meihua, but when I saw the new styles, especially the ones for little girls, they were really beautiful.

Liu and the others picked out two sets of clothes for Tianbao and Li Xiaoning respectively. As the weather was getting colder, Qian Xiaoxiao also bought two sets of thick cotton-padded clothes for everyone.

"What are we eating today?" Liu Meihua asked.

I'm hungry after walking around all afternoon.

Qin Wu just brought over two plates of freshly made snacks. "Second Madam, why don't you try this? I just made it. It's still warm."

Liu Meihua took a piece and tasted it with a smile. "Hey...it tastes very good, very delicious, sweet but not greasy."

Upon hearing this, Liu also took a piece and started eating. "Qin Wu's cooking skills are pretty good."

"She will follow you in the future, and you can eat whenever you want. She can not only make snacks, but also many other dishes." Tianbao said.

Liu Meihua was very happy. "We are so lucky. We can come home more often in the future."

Everyone was chatting and laughing when Li Wan and his son came back. Everyone sat together and talked. After a while, the food was ready and everyone sat in a circle to eat.

"Dad...can I go out and play with you guys tomorrow?" Li Dachen looked at Li Yin and asked.

Li Yin was still telling everyone where they went to play this afternoon. They listened to books and went to the theater to watch a play.

Liu said with envy, "I will go tomorrow too. I have never been to a theater before."

Liu Meihua also quickly raised her hand and said, "I'm going too. I'm going too."

Li Dachen and Li Zhanyu were so envious. They came here just to change the place to continue studying, while their dad and the others came here to have fun.

Tian Bao smiled and looked at the two of them. "Let's go together tomorrow. Shu Bai, you should go too. The whole family is finally reunited. Let's go out and have some fun."

Li Zhanyu and the other man stared at Li Shubai, and when they saw Li Shubai nod in agreement, they were so happy that they wanted to jump up.

How can I not be happy? I can finally have fun. Who comes here to study and write articles?

My aunt is still the best.

Thinking of this, the two of them kept picking up food for Tianbao.

"You two boys only know how to please your aunt. You are so dishonest every day." Liu Meihua slapped each of them on the back.

The two of them howled exaggeratedly.

Li Xiaoning burst into laughter. "Second brother, third brother... your howling is so fake."

Everyone burst into laughter at once.


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