Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

In the afternoon, the person who was following did not appear again. After confirming this, Li Yu asked Lu Xuan to turn around and return to Jiangyang County.

Because of the detour, it took them three and a half days to get home this time.

After resting at home for two days, Li Yu continued to sell braised meat, just like before.

In her free time at night, she wrote down the things she needed to do one by one.

After that, he wrote eight or nine snack recipes.

She can leave, but the dim sum business cannot stop.

Not wanting the villagers to start talking about it now, Li Yu didn't tell anyone that she was going to the capital. She planned to bring it up in late September.

In this way, the days passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye it was September.

*

The third day of September, in Nanzhou Prefecture.

The results were announced today, and the academy was busier than usual early in the morning. Students called their friends and did not even have time to eat, running out early to wait.

Han Zheng read a book at Mr. Su's place. After breakfast, he was about to continue reading but was stopped by Mr. Su.

"You can go out and take a look too." Mr. Su raised his voice and said, "It's already this late, I don't think you can bear to watch it."

Han Zheng put down the book and took a sip of water.

After a while, he said, "Then I'm going out, sir."

After saying that, he walked out, his steps unsteadily due to nervousness.

Mr. Su laughed when he saw it.

His little apprentice is really fun.

*

The streets were full of students, but not all of them had passed the provincial examinations. There were also some students who were standing in the streets waiting to share in the good fortune.

Han Zheng didn't let Si'er follow him. He found an inconspicuous place to stand and waited for the results to be announced.

He wanted to wait alone quietly, but unexpectedly, after a while, Lu Sheng came.

After a while, several other students from the academy also arrived. They were all wearing the uniform student uniform of Baihe Academy, which made them very conspicuous.

Han Zheng: “…”

Finally, there were more and more students from Baihe Academy in this area, so much so that everyone who passed by would take a few glances at them.

Han Zheng was feeling uncomfortable and was about to move to another place when someone shouted at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall, "The list of winners has been announced!"

In an instant, everyone rushed to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall. Even though Han Zheng did not move, he was pushed forward.

Everyone was clamoring, hoping to see their names appear on the list.

*

There were more than 3,800 people who took part in the provincial examination in Nanzhou Prefecture, and 86 were finally admitted.

Han Zheng didn't squeeze in, but someone reported it at the front.

Soon, he heard the names of several students from Baihe Academy.

When there were five left, neither his name nor Lu Sheng's name came out.

Lu Sheng was a little flustered. He bumped Han Zheng's arm and said, "Is our name not on the list this time?"

Han Zheng looked ahead and his hands gradually clenched under his sleeves.

At this time, the people in front started to call out their names again.

"Qi Wangnian, fifth place, top of the list!"

This is from their Baihe Academy. Lu Sheng subconsciously turned around to look for Qi Wangnian.

There are four left, can't it be...

Just as I was thinking about it, the fourth place was announced. This time it was a student from another academy, named Zhang Shun.

Next was the third person. Lu Sheng had almost no hope, but then the man called out the word "Lu".

Lu Sheng suddenly held his breath, and the next moment he heard the person in front of him read out: "Lu Sheng, third place, top scorer!"

His heart suddenly relaxed and Lu Sheng almost collapsed to the ground.

He opened his mouth and wanted to laugh, but found that he was too excited to laugh, so he could only stand there in a daze.

Beside him, Han Zheng clenched his hands even tighter.

"Second place, Lin Zhong, Ya Yuan!"

"First place..."

The person at the front kept the audience in suspense and suddenly stopped reading.

The people behind him shouted anxiously, "Tell me who it is, hurry up, hurry up, don't play dumb!"

The man was scolded but didn't get angry. He hesitated for a few breaths before he smiled and said, "Is Mr. Han Zheng here? You are the first place winner!"

The students at Baihe Academy who knew Han Zheng all looked at him at once, and soon, they all bowed and congratulated him.

Han Zheng let go of his hand, and his heart slowly fell back into his stomach.

*

There were 200 students from Baihe Academy who took part in this provincial examination, and a total of 25 people passed, and three of them were among the top five. When the news came back to the academy, all the teachers were excited.

However, the most excited person was Mr. Su. He was the one who taught Han Zheng. He was very proud of the fact that he won the first place.

Thinking that Li Yu was not around and that people from the provincial government would come to report the good news soon, Mr. Su decisively stood up, tidied his clothes, and prepared to help Han Zheng deal with those people.

Han Zheng has made no major mistakes in his studies, but he still needs to improve his social skills. This is a good opportunity to teach him.

*

September 5th, Qingshui Village.

Li Yu had just finished getting the donkey cart ready to go to the county when a figure ran towards her from a distance.

"Xiu Wen's wife." The village chief's wife ran out of breath, "Hurry, get ready, the good news is coming."

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then thought of a possibility, "Han Zheng got it?"

"I won! And I'm the first place winner!" The village head's wife slapped her thigh excitedly, "The official who announced the good news has come this way, you should quickly prepare the reward money and other things. Oh, by the way, the county magistrate is here too, should we invite him in for tea?"

Li Yu looked at the donkey cart, then the yard, and finally handed the donkey rope to Lu Xuan, "Tie up the donkey first and unload the braised meat into the next yard. We won't go out today."

After saying that, she looked at Han Xiaomei and said, "Xiaomei, go light the fire and boil some water now."

Han Xiaomei had not yet reacted to the words of the village chief's wife and stood there motionless.

The village chief's wife was afraid that she would neglect the official, so she took three or two steps into the yard and went to the kitchen to boil water.

*

Li Yu opened the cabinet, found the red envelope he had prepared in advance, then took a deep breath and walked outside.

The sounds of music could be heard.

Li Yu touched Han Xiaomei's shoulder to wake her up, then stood on tiptoe to look in the direction of the village.

After a while, a group of people came towards them in a mighty manner.

At the front were the county magistrate, the town head, the village head and the runner who brought the good news, followed by seven or eight players playing musical instruments, and behind them were the villagers who had heard the news and followed.

Seeing Li Yu, the officer immediately shouted loudly: "Good news! Your son Han Zheng passed the Nanzhou Prefecture provincial examination and won first place!"

The air was quiet for a moment, and the next moment, there was a buzzing sound and the crowd became chaotic.

"What is Han Zhengzhong's title? Jieyuan, what is that title?"

"You are so stupid. Jie Yuan means the first place. Han Zheng got the first place!"

"Oh my God, he is really amazing. In just a few years, he has become a juren."

"Our town hasn't had a juren in several years, and our village has never had one before him. He...he...the Han family will be the most glorious in our village in the future."

At the very beginning, Li Yu gave a red envelope to the officer who brought the good news.

The messenger came from Nanzhou Prefecture, and according to regulations, he was required to deliver a victory report to Jiangyang County. Initially, he was reluctant to do so, as he felt that Jiangyang County was too far away, and he would have to sleep in the open air along the way, and would not get much reward money. However, other people in the county were more powerful than him, so he had to come.

At this moment, the officer's eyes lit up when he felt the weight in his hand.

There is a lot of money in this red envelope, it’s worth it for him to come!