Farming and reading lady

Tong Mingyan smiled and comforted her: "I know that Madam is very capable, don't worry, the two children have a long way to go."

Although there is no movement above now, as long as the child makes one more step forward, great benefits are waiting for him.

On the day when the scholar examination ended, Tong Mingyan happened to be on leave, and a group of people were waiting at the entrance of the examination hall early. None of those who walked out of the examination hall were in high spirits. Most of them had unsteady steps, pale faces, dull eyes, and some were even carried out. Gu Xihao was considered good among this group of people. Except for his pale face, his steps were still steady. As for his image, those who came out had no image at this time.

The servant came forward to support him, and Gu Xihao did not force himself to do so. He just shared his strength with others. At this moment, he felt that he was very heavy and it was good to have someone to lean on. Tong Mingyan had also come all the way from here, and he had a deep understanding of the hardships. Therefore, he did not ask anything, but told Gu Xihao to have a good rest and not to think about anything else.

After arriving at the mansion, Gu Xihao fell asleep and slept until the next morning. The first thing he did before returning home was to thank his sister: "Xian'er, if you hadn't prepared for a rainy day, I would have been carried out this time."

Gu Xixian waved her hand proudly: "Brother, we are friends, no need to thank me, just listen to me, oh no, listen to me, I guarantee you will benefit a lot."

"Yeah." Gu Xihao did not refute. He has always been the beneficiary.

Mrs. Tong was amused. One dared to speak up, and the other admitted it. These two children are really interesting.

In the following days, the masters in the Tong Mansion seemed to have forgotten about the exam. They ate, slept, played, and went to work (referring to Tong Mingyan). The servants in the mansion were nervous and went out every day to get news. When the list came out, everyone came to congratulate with a smile on their faces. Tong's wife generously gave everyone an extra month's salary. The servants were happier than if they had passed.

In the study, Tong Mingyan looked at his favorite student and said, "I've read your test paper. It's just average. This is not your usual style and level."

This was an affirmative sentence. After spending time with him every day, he was very confident about the child's level. If he didn't win the first place, he would definitely be in the top three. But the child was only in the middle or even below.

"Teacher, the test paper is not difficult, and this ranking is within my plan. Teacher, do you still remember what my sister said when you first came? People are afraid of becoming famous just as pigs are afraid of becoming fat. Since the 100th and the first place are both scholars, why should I fight for the tree that sticks out of the forest?" He has no interest in being the first to stick out, and now is not the time to make a splash.

Tong Mingyan's old face turned red. He was not as smart as the kid. He was thinking of showing off his disciple in front of his old friends, but it turned out that people didn't take the top scholar seriously at all.

He stroked his beard awkwardly, then patted his disciple on the shoulder and said, "It's good that you know what's going on. You're right. There's no need to rush to be the first to come forward. We don't need the preferential treatment of being a student in the academy."

Gu Xihao nodded.

"Do you have any idea about the Autumn Examination next year?" Tong Mingyan asked casually. Since his disciple was so low-key, he probably wouldn't take part in the Autumn Examination right away. But Gu Xihao replied, "If nothing unexpected happens, I will take part in the Autumn Examination next year."

Tong Mingyan was stunned. What happened to the promise of keeping a low profile? What happened to the promise of pigs being afraid of being fat? Could a 12-year-old scholar not be considered a tree that could be taken out of the forest?

"I hope you can help me find more reference materials during this period. Thank you for your hard work." Gu Xihao bowed deeply. Working in isolation is never a solution. Learning from the strengths of others and making up for one's own deficiencies is the right path. Although Gu Xihao is young, he has learned from his sister's "Godly Grandpa" the difference between moving forward alone and standing on the shoulders of giants. There is a shortcut, but there is no way. How self-torture that is.

Tong Mingyan would naturally not refuse. Even if he had no close friends in the officialdom, he still had a few good friends. Would it be a piece of cake to find some valuable information? This was his only disciple who was pursuing a career in officialdom, so he would help him with all his heart.

In the following period of time, Tong Mingyan took him to visit friends, which enabled Gu Xihao to rapidly increase his knowledge and experience.

As for the Gu family in Xiaoyuewan Village, when Gu Xixian's letter arrived, it not only received the good news that Gu Xihao had become a scholar, but also a new analysis of what the Gu family had always been afraid of, and a new way out for the Gu family after losing their source of income from preserved eggs.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Grandpa Gu fell into deep thought for a moment. He thought about it from beginning to end, and it really didn't say that this was a life-and-death feud. But he still didn't understand why the family separated their lineage and expelled them here.

Gu Lieqi was also lost in thought. He was clearly among the top students in the school and had long been determined to pass the exam. But on the eve of the exam, someone took away all his documents and warned him that if he insisted on taking the exam, not only would he disappear from the world, but his entire Gu family would also be wiped out. If the Gu family lived in a remote corner, then they would let him go. It was because his ancestors had offended some big shots who liked to see the Gu family struggling and living as peasants for generations.

He didn't believe it at first, because he had never heard his family talk about it, but the man gave enough evidence. If he didn't do what the man said, he couldn't afford the consequences. From being confident to being forcibly deprived of his qualifications, this gap was hard for him to accept. He left the town school in a daze, feeling resentful and almost crazy. He couldn't face his parents, and he had too much resentment in his heart. It was Xianniang who found out that something was wrong with him. In consideration of their friendship since they grew up together, she took the risk of tarnishing his innocence and took him in temporarily. She counseled him many times, and he forced himself to calm down.

Either the girl's analysis was wrong, or the Gu family had offended more than one person. They were powerless to find out the truth, after all, they hadn't even figured out who they had offended.

There was nothing more to think about, so everyone just gave up. When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. We can only take it one step at a time.

But life still has to go on. From paddy fields to mountains, Gu Xixian believes that this can be achieved together, and the Gu family's vigorous sweet potato cultivation has begun again. In this era, the Daling Kingdom has sweet potatoes, but they are small in size, and the size of an adult's fist is the limit. In addition, under the premise of having rice in the south, sweet potatoes are generally only used as livestock feed and have no other uses.

In Gu Xixian's letter, he not only described in detail the method of increasing sweet potato production, but also listed a variety of sweet potato production and sales methods. The old man did not experiment on his own this time, but pulled in the village chief Tong and started another round of internal competition with the whole village. With the income from rice in front, no one doubted the old man's one-stop plan for sweet potato production and sales, and the whole village was full of enthusiasm.