Farming and reading lady

"Then you should study hard during this period. Now that the workshop is on track, it's no problem for me to go back and forth between the two places. If that doesn't work, we can hire someone else. Hao'er has mentioned this a long time ago." Ever since her son passed the examination to become a scholar, Du Xian's mother was eager for her husband to pick up his studies again so that she could give her son some help.

"Brother Qi, you can also mention Yang'er and Chen'er." In this era, family power is very important. Anyone with a little knowledge can understand the principle of rising together and falling together.

Gu Lieqi nodded. As his son mentioned in his letter, he also recalled the situation he encountered when he was preparing for the exam. After careful analysis, he deeply regretted not communicating with his family in time. If he had not been afraid to move forward, things would be different today. But it is the most difficult thing to regret in the world. After the incident, he did not want to mention it again. This time he was also a test. It is better to dig out this potential uncertainty factor.

The next day, when the couple told the old man about this decision, the old man burst into tears and said yes repeatedly. Although his youngest grandson had passed the examination and became a scholar, the third child was the pain in his heart. He immediately decided to let Gu Xiyang and Gu Xichen go with Gu Lieqi to form a three-person examination group and send them to the county academy.

Gu Lieqi quickly stopped him and said, "Dad, if you want to send my two nephews to the academy, then go ahead and send them there. I don't need to do that. I plan to write a letter to Hao'er to talk about this matter and ask him to send me his thoughts and annotations for reference."

Gu Xiyang and Gu Xichen looked at each other and understood each other's eyes. He said, "Grandpa, the academies in the county are run by either scholars or juren. Brother Hao's is taught by Lord Tong himself. His annotations must be no worse than those in the county academy. Besides, my third uncle originally wanted to become a scholar. We can learn more from him."

"Yes, Grandpa, let's study with Uncle San at home." Gu Xichen also thought so. When they took the examination for the status of a scholar, they benefited a lot from following Uncle San for a few days. Uncle San's insights and explanations were more thorough than what they learned in school.

"Three, what do you think?" The old man was a little moved by what his two grandsons said, but he was afraid that his third son would not agree.

"Okay." Gu Lieqi agreed readily. Teaching and learning benefit each other, reviewing the old to learn the new, it's good: "I will write a letter to Hao'er when I get back."

"Well, you don't have to worry about the workshop. Your mother and I are still here, and no one dares to make trouble." The old man is a clear-headed person. He always wants to be ahead of others. He said this to warn other people in the family.

Gu Lao Da and Gu Lao Er are not stupid people. They don't have that idea in mind. They know very well that their current happy life is brought by Lao San's family. Without Lao San's family, no matter how capable they are, they would just be a small wealthy family in Xiaoyuewan Village.

Gu Laoda spoke first: "Dad, if you hadn't said this, I wouldn't have thought about it. Everyone in our family has benefited from the third brother. If we think about this and that, are we still human?"

"Yes, Dad, these workshops belong to the third brother, and we are just workers. If anyone dares to do anything wrong, we will kill him." Gu Lao Er is very honest and straightforward. He and his wife don't have the intention to do anything big.

"Dad, don't worry. All the brothers and sisters in the family are benefited by Xian'er and Hao'er. Mei'er and Qin'er can be married to such a good family because they are the sisters of scholars. There is no ungrateful person in our family." Mrs. Mo was grateful to the third brother's family from the bottom of her heart. The children of the third brother's family were all very hardworking. Because Gu Xihao passed the examination to become a scholar, the status of her daughter and the daughter of the first wife also increased. They were both engaged to wealthy families in the town, and their husbands were both excellent men with pure character, one of them was a student and the other was a scholar.

Liu was not to be outdone: "Dad, there won't be any quarrels between brothers in our family, you can rest assured."

The old man nodded in satisfaction at their statement, but he still concluded: "Outsiders may not know, but we all know who brought all this upon ourselves. We must know how to be content and grateful."

Everyone nodded. In response, Gu Liqi and his wife did not say anything. Many things are not just about words, but depend on actual actions. However, it is better to express your attitude openly than to do things secretly.

The matter was decided, and the uncle and nephew all handed over the tasks at hand and concentrated on preparing for the scholar examination.

Half a month later, Gu Xihao received the letter. After expressing his feelings with his sister, he packed up all his materials related to the scholar examination. The two of them also went to several bookstores together to find some examination papers from previous years and sent them back together.

"Brother, the news of your success in the imperial examination should have reached home by now, right?" Gu Xixian asked. Judging from the letter, her family should not have received the news by then, otherwise her father would not have been so calm.

Gu Xihao nodded: "According to the time, it should be time."

"My parents must be extremely happy, especially my grandfather. I think he might faint from joy." Gu Xixian imagined everyone's reactions after receiving the news. She was like she was, jumping three feet high with joy.

"Being a juren is just the beginning." Gu Xihao's mentality is very stable, and the path he wants to take is definitely not limited to this.

Gu Xixian gave him a thumbs up and said, "Come on, my brother is the best."

But both of them understood that this Juren was just a start for him, but for his family, it was of extraordinary significance. What's more, a Juren would be a well-known person in a town or even a county.

As the two expected, the next day after the letter was sent, Xiaoyuewan Village was greeted by the sound of gongs and drums. The sentinels at the entrance of the village ran around, and soon, Village Chief Tong and several elders came out to greet them.

The official who brought the good news explained his purpose without waiting for them to ask: "Gu Xihao from Xiaoyuewan Village has passed the imperial examination, and we are here to report the good news."

As he spoke, one of them handed over the good news in his hand.

Village chief Tong took the good news with both hands and looked at it carefully. It was indeed the good news that Gu Xihao had passed the imperial examination. He thanked him repeatedly with excitement. Soon, the Gu family members who had received the news from the child also came hurriedly. Grandpa Gu first handed the prepared wedding money to the official, and then looked at the good news and cried with joy. Their family was finally going to be successful.

The official who received the heavy gift money was also very eloquent: "Congratulations, old man! The twelve-year-old young scholar has a bright future!"

"Thank you for your good words, thank you for your good words." The old man wiped his tears and bowed to the officer with a smile.

The official did not stay for long and left after a while, but Xiaoyuewan Village was in an uproar. Since Tong Mingyan, their village had another juren, and he was only twelve years old. The whole village celebrated!