Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Unlike the provincial and metropolitan examinations, which took several days, the academy examination lasted only one day each, and there were only two examinations in total, so the preparations did not require much, mainly paper, pen, ink, and inkstone, as well as food and daily necessities for the journey, and travel expenses.

The Qin family has several scholars, and it is not the first time for some of them to take the exam. The family is already familiar with the preparations and is not panicked at all.

Yu Ru was not at home, so Qin's mother had already prepared all the necessary items for her son. As for the examination baskets for Qin Yunhe's brothers, their wives had also prepared them in advance.

The day before leaving, Qin Yunhe ran to say goodbye to his wife and daughter.

In the end, Fan Zheng did not force his sister to get engaged. After all, he loved his sister very much.

Presumably, Yu Ru had once again expressed her feelings to her brother. Anyway, this time, although Fan Zheng still looked unhappy, he didn't say anything else.

Perhaps because she had grown up a little, the daughter recognized Qin Yunhe immediately this time and rushed over, calling him "Daddy".

Qin Yunhe picked up his daughter and hugged her. Lao Gao giggled happily while being hugged. The father and daughter were very affectionate.

Yu Ru also knew that Qin Yunhe was going to take the exam, and she couldn't help but feel nervous for Qin Yunhe.

Qin Yunhe comforted him, "Don't worry. The teacher has been testing me these past few months. He said that I have made great progress. As long as I answer the questions well, I should have no problem getting first place, but passing the exam."

Actually, what Qin Yunhe said was still modest. He knew the test questions for this year and had received several months of instruction from his teacher. He felt that he would have no problem getting a first place.

Even Mr. Gu said that with his current level, if he got second place, it would be considered a poor performance.

But the exam hasn’t taken place yet, and there are always uncertainties, so he didn’t dare to make any guarantees.

Yu Ru didn't understand these things and couldn't help much with the exam. She could only give her earnest instructions on food, accommodation and transportation. Qin Yunhe agreed to all of them, which made her feel at ease.

After saying goodbye to Yu Ru, we prepared to set off the next day, August 3rd.

Qin Chong prepared an ox cart, and his brothers got up early in the morning and drove out.

There were too many of them and the journey was long, so they were afraid the cows would not be able to handle it if they all sat in the car, so they took turns.

Qin Yunhe and Qin Si, who were younger, walked under the car first, chatting as they walked.

"How's your preparation, Asi? I see you're busy with farm work all day. Do you have time to review your lessons?" Qin Chong asked with a little concern.

It is said that scholars are afraid of the annual examinations. Many scholars even pretend to be sick or escape in order to avoid them. As the eldest brother, Qin Chong would naturally worry more about his younger brothers.

Before Qin Si could answer, the second oldest Qin Li spoke up: "Brother, you don't know that no matter how busy Ah Si is, when has he ever dropped out of second place? We brothers should be worried. Last time he was in third place, don't let him not even get third place this time."

The second brother, Qin Li, always spoke bluntly. As soon as he opened his mouth, the other brothers all held their foreheads.

As expected, the eldest brother Qin Chong wanted to hit him on the head with his finger, but later he withdrew his hand because he remembered that his second brother was over thirty years old.

The third brother Qin Yi said, "Second brother, shut up. If you are really worried that you can't pass, take out the book and read it."

Qin Li fell silent, and Qin Si then said to his elder brother: "I'm not so busy that I don't have time to review my studies. I have been studying hard these past few months. I hope I can pass the exam."

Qin Si has always been cautious in his work, so he must be sure of what he said.

Qin Li said again: "Old Four, why don't you test me?"

As he said that, he jumped out of the car and walked with Qin Si, and then pushed Qin Yunhe into the car.

Qin Si is the younger brother, so he naturally feels uncomfortable thinking about his older brother, but Qin Li persists, so he has to find some common questions to ask Qin Li.

While Qin Si and Qin Li were asking and answering questions, Qin Yunhe also started chatting with his eldest brother.

"Brother, have you seen the sweet potatoes grown by Chen Er? They don't seem to grow as well as yours."

"He has seen it, and he also came to ask me about it. I hired people from Beiying Village to help. They have been growing sweet potatoes for several years and have a lot of experience, so they are naturally good at taking care of them."

Qin Yunhe thought of many possibilities, but he didn't expect this to be the answer.

"So this is ah……"

Yes, why not find someone who knows how to plant to help?

"What else can we do? Chen Er came to me with a sad face, asking if it was really because his family's feng shui was bad that even the crops grew worse than others." Qin Chong was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Qin Yunhe sat in the car with some sighs. It was really difficult to start from scratch alone with no family background.

The Qin family has a lot of land, and several of his cousins ​​are even more well-off, so they often hire temporary workers to help out during the busy farming season.

Chen Er naturally couldn't afford to hire temporary workers, and it was his first time to farm his own land. No matter how much work he did before, he was just helping out with his physical strength. Naturally, he didn't know as much as those who worked on their own land from start to finish, especially when it came to something new like sweet potatoes.

I'm afraid Chen Er also asked some people, but the result was still not so good.

It is no wonder that Chen Er, who has never believed in Feng Shui, would wonder if the Feng Shui of his home is bad.

Thanks to Chen Er's usual optimism and open-mindedness, if it were me, I would have been devastated long ago.

"Brother, you can teach Chen Er next year. It's not easy for him."

Qin Chong knew that the two of them had been good friends since childhood, so he said, "Okay - your eldest brother is not the kind of person who keeps secrets. He came here before to ask for advice on how to take care of it, and I saw that the people in Beiying Village also taught him, but it's my first time growing it, so I'm still not as good as an experienced person."

"But next year should be better. With this year's experience, I will be more and more accurate in the future."

After Qin Yunhe learned the reason why his eldest brother's sweet potato harvest was so good, he suddenly remembered that everyone in Chen Er's family fell ill and died, and the villagers were saying that his family had bad feng shui.

Will I be able to hear different reasons from Big Brother?

He remembered that when his eldest brother heard people say that Chen Er's family had bad feng shui, he said it was all nonsense.

"Brother, why do people in Chen Er's family keep getting sick and passing away?"

Qin Chong put one arm on his bent leg, and said as he swayed with the ox cart, "Why else? He's hungry. His family fled here from Qingyuan to escape the famine. Not only do they not have enough to eat, but they also traveled all the way. How can they be healthy?"

Even if they settled down in our village, the family would have no food to eat. How could they not get sick without enough food and clothing?

Look at Chen Er, he has been running around the village eating free meals since he was a kid, isn't he quite healthy? "

After Qin Yunhe heard this, he felt somewhat enlightened and a little bit unbelievable.

Is it that simple?

But it makes sense.

Qin Chong saw that he was asking questions all the way but not about the exam, so he couldn't help but joked, "It seems that you have reviewed well and are confident of success, so you just ask irrelevant questions."

Qin Yunhe scratched his head embarrassedly: "No, mainly because the car is shaking and I can't concentrate on reading, so it's better to chat. Anyway, cramming at the last minute won't help much."