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

"Third brother is the top scholar? Aunt Cheng, did I hear it wrong?" Han Xiaomei asked Cheng who was standing in front of her in shock.

"You heard it right." Cheng held Han Rong's hand and smiled, "Everyone is talking about it."

"Oh, this young master is really amazing. I've lived for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen a 15-year-old top scholar." A helper at a barbecue restaurant exclaimed.

Han Xiaomei smiled widely, holding Li Yu's hand and jumping up and down: "Second sister-in-law, third brother is the top scholar, third brother is the top scholar!"

"I heard it." Li Yu was excited. She was not so excited even when her number of modern fans exceeded 10 million.

"The one who's parading down the street must be my third brother." Han Xiaomei stood on tiptoe and looked toward the palace gate. There were too many people and she couldn't see where my third brother was.

Li Yu said: "Yes. In addition to your third brother, there are also the runner-up and the third place." This is the honor given to the three people in the first class, who are paraded through the streets on horseback and sent home with ceremonial guards.

Han Xiaomei asked, "Should we go home and wait?"

Li Yu shook his head. "No, let's follow your third brother later. When he's almost home, we'll walk faster and get home before him."

Han Xiaomei nodded.

*

Han Zheng stood in the crowd and accepted everyone's congratulations.

Lu Sheng seemed even more excited than Han Zheng and said, "I didn't expect you to get the top prize."

Qi Wangnian said: "Han Zheng was better than us when he was in the academy, so it's normal for him to get the top prize."

This time, their rankings were also good. Perhaps they were not so anxious after passing the imperial examination. Lu Sheng ranked 153rd, 49th among the three classes. Qi Wangnian ranked 66th, 43rd among the two classes, both of which were better than the imperial examination.

The three of them could not hide their joy, but some people were not so happy.

For example, Ji Shuo.

*

Ji Shuo stood nearby with a cold face, giving off an aura that said "keep away from strangers".

He was the one who attracted the most attention in this palace examination. After all, his examination essay was praised by Emperor Tianyuan himself.

But he didn't get first class, just second place in second class.

The three people in the first class were Han Zheng, who ranked second in the examination, Yang Shunzhou, who ranked third, and Huang Zhuting, who ranked seventh.

He is not satisfied.

Why? It’s obvious that he writes very well, so he should be the top scorer.

Ji Shuo glared at Han Zheng, feeling indignant.

Han Zheng felt the undisguised hostile gaze and said nothing.

His position as the top scholar was chosen by the emperor himself. If Mr. Ji is not satisfied, he can go to the emperor.

*

The parade outfit for the top scholar had already been prepared, and Han Zheng sat on his horse, ready to parade.

At this time, he heard Han Xiaomei's cry.

Han Zheng looked in the direction of the voice and saw Han Xiaomei waving at him vigorously.

Li Yu stood beside her, looking at him with a smile.

Because of the regulations, Han Zheng could not come down to talk to them, so he just smiled at them.

Then the horses moved forward and the crowd became noisy.

*

Li Yu followed Han Zheng's horse, moving forward little by little.

During this period, I paid attention to the second and third place winners.

The runner-up Yang Shunzhou looked a bit old, about 30 years old. The third place winner was younger, about 20 years old, with a pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes and a handsome appearance, attracting young girls and wives on the street to throw sachets at him. He was worthy of the title of third place winner.

Some people also threw sachets at Han Zheng, but because Han Zheng looked a little cold and was not that old, fewer people threw sachets at him.

In addition to walking around the inner city, Han Zheng also walked around all the main streets in the outer city. The parade ended after noon and in the afternoon.

Seeing Han Zheng was about to go home, Li Yu quickly called him back home.

*

At this time, the street where Li Yu lived was already full of people.

There are neighbors and people who came from other places.

Especially those who lived around Li Yu and his family, their faces were beaming with joy, and they looked even more excited than Li Yu and Han Xiaomei, Han Zheng's relatives.

They have lived here for decades, or even hundreds of years at most. During this period, many scholars have come here, but this is the first time that a top scholar has appeared here.

Even though they had little contact with Li Yu and Han Zheng on a daily basis, they still felt proud at this moment.

"When Madam Li moved here with the No. 1 Scholar, I said they were not ordinary people. Now it has come true. The whole capital knows about the store opened by Madam Li. The No. 1 Scholar became a disciple of the emperor at the age of only fifteen!"

"From now on, this place is Zhuangyuan Lane!"

"We have to let our kids study hard, so that we can have more top scorers in the future!"

Everyone was talking at once and it was very lively.

When he saw Li Yu and Han Xiaomei returning, he hurried over to congratulate them.

Li Yu knew that everyone was sincere at this moment, so he accepted it readily.

*

After returning home, Han Xiaomei and Cheng boiled water. Li Yu took out the firecrackers she had prepared in advance and asked Lu Xuan to take them to the door to set them off, while she took out the red envelopes.

Soon, the sound of drums and music was heard, and Han Zheng arrived home.

Li Yu nodded to Lu Xuan, and Lu Xuan immediately took out a lighter and lit the firecrackers.

Afterwards, Han Zheng dismounted, accepted everyone's congratulations for a while, and then went into the house. Li Yu stuffed a red envelope into the hands of each officer.

*

The excitement outside the house continued until the evening, and when it was getting dark, the onlookers slowly dispersed.

Li Yu sent away Madam Yan and several people from the Cheng family who came to help, then closed the gate of the courtyard, placed the altar with offerings and the tablets of Han's father, Han's mother and Han Xiuwen in the courtyard, and watched Han Zheng pay his respects.

After the worship, she put away her things and they went into the house to rest.

I was too happy today. During the day, I seemed to have endless energy. Now that I am done with my work, I feel a little tired belatedly.

In the main room, there were piles of gifts sent by others.

Han Zheng actually didn't want to accept them, but those people wanted to take this opportunity to share in his good fortune, so they didn't listen to him at all and put the things into the house without any regard.

Li Yu knew that it was not a good idea to stop them now, so he asked Madam Yan and Pei Mingzhu to watch and write down the name, address and gift of the gift giver.

*

After taking a sip of tea, Li Yu talked to Han Zheng about the possible arrangements to be made next.

"Tomorrow morning we will go to the Su family to visit Mr. Su. There will be a banquet in the evening. Just be ready."

Han Zheng nodded.

Li Yu continued, "You will have to go to the palace to express your gratitude the day after tomorrow, and then you will wait for your appointment. After the appointment, according to past arrangements, everyone will have two months of family leave. Do you want to go back to Jiangyang County?"

Han Zheng did not answer immediately, and asked after a moment: "Second sister-in-law, do you want to go back?"

Li Yu: "I want to go back."

"Then I'll go back too. After I'm promoted, it will be hard to get home leave again. I might as well take advantage of this time and go back."

Li Yu: "Then let's do this for now, but everything still depends on the actual situation. There may be changes at that time, so we will adapt to the situation."

Han Zheng: “Yeah.”

*

The next day, Li Yu and his friends dressed up and went to Su's house.

No, Mr. Su had a sullen face and was very unhappy.