The happy little days of the Ye family

The days of waiting for the results are a painful and long ordeal for everyone.

Time seems to be infinitely stretched, making people feel that the days are long.

In order to prevent the children from having wild thoughts, Ye Donglin and his two elderly fathers take them out shopping every day to relax.

In the past few days, they can always be seen traveling through the streets and alleys of the city.

Thinking of the hard work his wife had endured these days, Tang Xiaojing bought Ye Qingqing a golden peach blossom-shaped hairpin.

They bought a lot of things in the past two days, and my second cousin and Ye Donglin didn’t have enough money, so they had to buy a pure silver hairpin for their wives.

As expected of a silver shop in the city, every hairpin is extremely exquisite.

For several days in a row, the group carried packages of various sizes and brought various gifts into the inn.

These things include food, toys, daily necessities, as well as various silk threads and white silk for embroidery.

Despite going out early and coming back late every day, everyone's attention to the announcement of the results has never diminished in the slightest.

A few days later, the list that carried the hopes and dreams of countless students was finally posted in front of everyone.

There were bursts of cheers and sighs from the crowd. Some were ecstatic because they were on the list, while others were sad because they failed to make the list.

Tang Xiaojing, standing in the crowd, was eagerly searching for Tang Muchen's name on the long list.

I looked from the first name to the back and finally saw familiar names.

At this moment, his face was filled with an unconcealable joy, and the happiness in his heart surged like a flood, almost overflowing from his chest.

Just when Tang Xiaojing was about to cry with excitement, two anxious voices came to his ears:

"How was it? How did the kids do in the exam?"

"Speak up, how did the kids do in the exam?"

There were so many people looking at the list that Ye Donglin and his second cousin could only stand on the periphery and ask anxiously and loudly, their voices filled with anticipation and uneasiness.

"All of them passed! A total of 50 people were admitted to the college entrance examination. Chenchen ranked 39th, Xiaoqi ranked 48th, and Xiaoshitou ranked exactly 50th."

Even though these three people's rankings are not very impressive, they are all real scholars.

The questions in the re-examination were quite difficult, and Xiao Shitou thought he would not pass. Unexpectedly, he ranked exactly 50th. Tears flowed down his face unconsciously.

At this time, Little Shitou, who was crying loudly, didn't know that the competition for the last place was extremely fierce.

There were several equally matched papers at the time, including his good brother Yang Shu. In the end, he stood out with his excellent handwriting.

Seeing their good brother crying loudly, Xiaoqi and Chenchen were infected, and the three brothers hugged each other and cried loudly.

The people who were watching the list saw the three people crying so miserably and thought they had all failed.

At this time, there were fewer people looking at the list, so the three brothers squeezed in and took another look at the list. After confirming that they had passed the exam to become scholars, they came out happily.

Although he was only a minor scholar, he did not have to kneel when he met the county magistrate, was exempted from corvée and miscellaneous taxes, and was also exempted from 80 acres of land tax.

It doesn't mean much in the provincial capital, but in small villages and towns, being a scholar is already an unattainable existence, and one can live a fulfilling life in the county.

The families of the three children did not have high requirements. They just hoped that the three children could pass the imperial examination and become scholars.

Now that the three people have passed the examination to become scholars, they feel that the pressure on their shoulders has suddenly disappeared.

But there was a little more confusion in my heart.

The three of them ranked relatively low. If they were to take the imperial examination, they would have no hope without studying hard for ten or eight years.

The three brothers did not want to spend the rest of their lives studying like their older classmates.

But if I don’t give it a try, I’ll always feel unwilling.

Whether to continue to take the imperial examination or to start a family and career first requires careful consideration.

The fathers were unaware of the confusion in the children's hearts, and at this time they were hugging each other with joy.

I was thinking in my mind that this time I have to set up a buffet for at least 5 days.

After returning to the inn, the group quickly checked out and then went back happily to report the good news.

On the days when the children went to the provincial capital to take the exams, Ye Qingqing, Wang Chunyu and Ye Qingmei traveled back and forth between the major temples in the county every day.

I pray devoutly every day and pray that my children will pass the high school entrance exams.

Thinking that the results of the college entrance examination should be out, Ye Qingqing and the other two did not go out today, but waited nervously at home.

The waiting time was really torment. Ye Qingqing was restless the whole day. When cooking, she either put too much salt or forgot to put salt.

The food at noon was either too salty or tasteless, and Yangyang’s face was wrinkled like a bun after eating so much.

However, looking at the fierce Ye Qingqing, the little guy could only be angry but not say anything.

When the sun set halfway up the mountain, Tang Xiaojing finally drove his family's ox cart back.

Chen Chen, who was always reserved and low-key, ran over excitedly and hugged her as soon as he saw his mother:

"Mom, I passed the exam, I passed the exam and became a scholar!"

After a pause, he continued somewhat embarrassedly, "It's just that my ranking is not very prominent, I'm ranked relatively low."

Knowing that her son had passed the imperial examination, Ye Qingqing was overjoyed. She hugged her son, who was taller than her, and cried with joy.

"It's good as long as you pass the exam, it's good as long as you pass the exam!"

As for the ranking, who cares? Anyway, whether you are the last or the first, you are all scholars.

After a long while, she finally remembered her two nephews who were taking the exam with her:

"By the way, how did Xiao Qi and Xiao Shitou do in the exam?"

Tang Xiaojing, who was moving things on the side, said with a smile: "They both passed the exam, but one was last and the other was third from the bottom."

Ye Qingqing rolled her eyes at him, then immediately said with a smile:

"You are not satisfied with passing the exam. No matter what place you get, you are still a scholar, and it is a great event that brings honor to the family."

"Yes, yes, it's all the same. We are all scholars."

As he said that, Tang Xiaojing put the pure gold hairpin he bought in the capital city directly on his wife's bun.

Knowing that her husband had bought her a gold hairpin, Ye Qingqing left her son who had just passed the imperial examination and went back to her room happily to look in the mirror.

"This hairpin is really well made. Tomorrow I will wear the silk clothes that Chenchen bought for me, and take the gold bracelet I bought last time back to the village to tell my parents the good news."

"This is called returning home in glory!"

Seeing his parents being so affectionate with each other, Chenchen felt embarrassed to disturb them, so he turned around and went to find Tangshan.

"Grandpa, please lend me ten taels of silver. I want to buy some small gifts for the teachers."

Tangshan was really happy today, and generously took out two silver ingots of ten taels:

"What are you talking about? This is a reward for you. Spend it as you please!"

"Grandpa, you are so generous!" After taking the money, Chenchen immediately went to find his other two brothers to pick out gifts together.

The next day, Ye Qingqing put on a beautiful silk dress, a golden hairpin on her head, and a heavy gold bracelet on her hand.

She looks wealthy and powerful, like the mistress of a wealthy family.

Wang Chunyu and Ye Qingmei were not to be outdone. They also wore expensive silk clothes, with sparkling gold bracelets on their hands and finely crafted silver hairpins on their heads.

After visiting the teacher at the academy, the group dressed up beautifully and returned to Taohua Village.