A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

"Did your uncle and your elder brother really pass the exam to become scholars?"

Hearing the noise, Zhang Cuiniang and Leng Xun also came out of the house excitedly, grabbing Leng He and asking.

"Really? Really! The list has been posted. I can see it clearly from the first row!"

Leng He's tone was firm and her eyes were full of joy: "But..."

She lowered her head and poked her finger, and after a long while she said, "Second brother is not on the list."

The two were not disappointed when they heard this, and Leng Xun even waved his hand.

"It's okay, it's okay. Your second brother is still young. If he didn't pass the exam, he would have been a student. He can just work harder next time."

"Yeah yeah."

Zhang Cui Niang continued, "Qi Ge'er is still young, so there is no rush, but your uncle and elder brother are anxious. Now that you have passed the imperial examination, it will be easier to discuss marriage."

Now Leng Huai is already 19 years old and Leng Cang is already 17 years old. At this age, it is the right age for them to meet each other, but it is actually too late.

What's more, Leng Su was already 19 years old, but her marriage had already been arranged with Chen Xingshi, and Chen Xingshi had also passed the imperial examination, so the marriage would be held soon.

Leng Cang is younger and can still slowly get used to each other, but Leng Huai is different. He and Fu Yin fell in love with each other a few years ago, and over the past few years, they have slowly come to understand each other's feelings.

Before this college entrance examination, Leng Huai planned to propose to the Fu family after passing the examination.

Moreover, Fu Yin is one year older than Leng Huai and is already twenty years old this year. Due to the three-year mourning period, the Fu family in the capital has not sent any letters to inquire about Fu Yin's marriage.

According to Fu Yin's age, the Fu family should have made arrangements for her long ago, otherwise they would be laughed at.

But because Fu Yin was not favored in the Fu family, no one had come to visit her in Hulu Town in recent years, as if she did not exist.

So now that Fu Yin is out of mourning, the marriage should be put on the agenda.

Since Fu Yin was still living in the Sheng family, Zhang Cuiniang prepared gifts, politely approached Mrs. Sheng, and tactfully asked what Fu Yin meant.

As an elder, Mrs. Sheng is suitable to be the middleman, after Fu Yin nodded in agreement tactfully.

Zhang Cuiniang then prepared a gift for the meeting and wrote a letter to Chen Yueshu in the capital to propose marriage to the Fu family and to inform them in advance.

The gift and the letter were sent out first. To show their sincerity, Leng Huai and Fu Yin also prepared to go to Beijing. Chen Yueshu, the eldest sister-in-law, would come forward to propose marriage to the Fu family and discuss the marriage of the two children.

In the days that followed, Leng Yan and her mother were busy for many days, preparing the three books and six gifts that they would bring to the capital in person. When everything was almost ready and they were about to leave, someone from the Fu family in the capital came.

There were two head maids, and they said one was with Old Madam Fu, and the other was with Madam Fu.

As soon as the two maids arrived in Beicheng County, they went to the Leng family to meet the Leng family and Leng Huai.

Everyone in the Leng family was worried. The Fu family's visit at this critical moment must be because of Fu Yin's marriage.

"Madams, please take a seat here."

The two maids were so domineering that Zhang Cuiniang was nervous, but she appeared warm and polite, and courteously entertained Old Man Leng and Leng Xun.

"Tea."

The two maids lowered their heads and took a sip of tea. They raised their eyes and glanced at the Leng family from top to bottom before stopping their gaze on Leng Huai.

"Are you the third master of the Leng family?"

"It's down."

Leng Huai is young, but of a high generation.

When facing the two elderly maids, he politely performed the salute of a junior.

"Well, he is quite handsome."

Seeing how humble and polite he was, the nanny slowed down her words.

Afterwards, we asked each other some questions, which were nothing more than testing my family and character, etc.

The two maids were both very shrewd. After asking a lot of questions, they saw that Leng Huai answered all the questions fluently. Then they found out that Leng Huai had just passed the imperial examination and their expressions became better.

The nanny lowered her eyes, sipped her tea, and said lightly.

"It can be considered as just barely reaching the threshold of our Fu family."

The Leng family, who were feeling as if they were facing a great enemy, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard the nanny's words.

What the nanny said was the truth. Although Fu Yin's grandfather had passed away, he was the former Minister of Works and a first-rank official. Fu Yin's father was also the Vice Minister of Works of the current dynasty and a second-rank official.

Such a family background and such a family status are definitely not something that a small family like their Leng family can reach.

Therefore, if the two families want to get married, you can imagine how difficult it will be, and how much effort Chen Yueshu and Leng Kang in the capital will have to put in to deal with them.

I'm afraid that even my aunt's family, Mr. and Mrs. Chen, Chen Yuebing and Qin Yuan, and even the newly-passed juren Chen Xingshi, are within their consideration.

Therefore, all these complicated relationships and the complex network of interests made it possible for the Leng family to barely qualify as members of the Fu family.

Just thinking about this is a huge test for the Leng family and Leng Huai.

What's more, Fu Yin's sister, Fu Han, married the grandson of the Second Assistant. The comparison between the two is like heaven and earth.

If age had not waited for anyone, Leng Huai would have wanted to wait until he passed the imperial examination before proposing to the Fu family, and then marry Fu Yin in a grand ceremony.

But time waits for no one, and the time left for Leng Huai is very little.

Therefore, Leng Huai decided to propose marriage to the Fu family after passing the examination. He was also ready to face numerous challenges and made sufficient preparations to marry his beloved girl.

Therefore, when the Leng family saw the nanny soften her tone just now, they thought they had passed the first level of the test, but they didn't expect one of the nannies to say tactfully.

"There's no need to go to the capital. We are here on the orders of the old lady to escort the second young lady to her wedding from the Sheng Mansion."

Mr. Leng, Leng Xun, and Zhang Cuiniang were all stunned when they heard this, and they didn't react for a long time.