When County Magistrate Ma Huo saw the name of the first suspect in the case, his eyes almost popped out.
He remembered this little girl named Wan Dongling. Back then, in the county government office, when Wen Yan was standing below, it was this child who provided the most powerful testimony, which immediately overturned the Wan family's statement.
But, she is a girl, can she be the first in the case?
However, the writing and the article are indeed very good.
Ma Huo took a few glances at it and threw it aside. "This little girl is really lucky."
As Wan Liangzhe was transferred and Ma Wenzhen was now concentrating on preparing for next year's imperial examination, the position of county magistrate fell to another experienced yamen runner.
The other party sorted out the rankings of the county exams and posted them.
Looking at his back, Ma Huo sighed heavily. What was going on? The position he had arranged for his son was gone, and the person who had taken his son's position was gone too.
Who benefited in the end? It wasn't him.
Originally, Wen Yan was very disdainful of this behavior of rushing to the first place to check the ranking. It's just a ranking, you can check it at any time.
Sitting in the private room of Jinyu Tower, Wen Yan picked up a cup of tea and blew on it.
Yue Xueshun, who was telling her about the recent account book transactions, smiled and said, "Go if you want to. You are so nervous here, you might as well go and see it directly."
Wen Yan held down her hands which were shaking with nervousness and took a sip of tea with difficulty.
Suddenly, someone outside the window shouted, "The county exam results are out!"
Wen Yan no longer cared about bickering with Yue Xueshun, and hurried downstairs, squeezed in on her own, and saw Wan Dongling in the first position.
"First! First!" Wen Yan smiled happily, "Wan Dongling, you are the first!"
Wen Yan is also a celebrity in Xiahe Town, and everyone is familiar with her daughter's name.
"Madam Wen, congratulations. I didn't expect your daughter to be so well raised."
"Yes, if I can become a minor official in the government in the future, that would be really amazing!"
Wen Yan replied one by one, and found a gap to run away.
She wanted to go back and tell Dong Ling the first news, as soon as possible and tell her warmly.
Wen Yan rode the little black donkey at the speed of a Ferghana horse, and hurried back home to tell Wan Dongling about it.
Unexpectedly, she just held the book and said calmly, "I know."
Wen Yan leaned back slightly and silently gave a thumbs up in her heart. This is a top student!
Wan Dongling was in a very stable state of mind while preparing for the exam and was very confident in herself, but she still put in her utmost effort in preparation.
The prefectural examination was in mid-August, with a dozen days to go, and the chief examiner was the county magistrate. In early September, it was the final academy examination, and the examiner was the academic official sent by the court.
The hot summer passed quickly amid the chirping of cicadas. Wen Yan made ice dumplings and ice fruits every day to cool down Wan Dongling.
The provincial examination ended quickly, and Wan Dongling was still the top scorer, so Ma Huo had to take it seriously.
If one can get first place in the final college examination, he will be a "small top three". Although it is not as prestigious as the subsequent provincial and palace examinations, it is definitely something for Xiahe Town to brag about!
The last college entrance examination was held elsewhere, which required a travel permit and some other materials. Ma Huo prepared them all in a very friendly manner and asked someone to deliver them to Wen Yan's doorstep.
Another person who received the same treatment was Yang Mu from Xiuyuan Academy.
These were the students that Tao Yunsheng wanted to stay behind when he left Jingtai Academy.
Yang Mu was three years older than Wan Dongling. He had been very diligent in studying since he was young and had rare talent. However, he ranked second in both the county and prefectural exams, below Wan Dongling.
Yang Mu secretly compared himself with Wan Dongling, hoping to make a comeback in the college entrance examination.
But before he could start to turn things around, problems arose.
The college entrance examination was not held in Xiahe Town, and he couldn't even afford the travel expenses.
His classmates asked him to find someone to borrow it. After all, he had been second twice. As long as he didn't make any mistakes in the last round, it was basically a sure thing that he would become the scholar.
How many businessmen want to win over a scholar, not only to improve their own status, but also to use the relationship to reduce taxes in the future.
Wan Dongling heard this, she walked over and said to Yang Mu: "Then you can go with our family, you can help drive the carriage, and it will be regarded as your wages, how about it?"
Yang Mu's face turned red when he heard his situation, and finally nodded under Wan Dongling's calm gaze.
Everyone in the Wen family is a good person. Although Yang Mu wants to compete with Wan Dongling in academics, other than that, he likes everyone in the Wen family very much, especially the harmonious atmosphere in the family.
Yang Mu couldn't help but feel excited when he thought about going to the college entrance examination together.
However, he still has to work hard to surpass Wan Dongling in the college entrance examination!
...
Cuckoo County, Wang Family.
Wang Tao was a fifth-rank official in the current dynasty, in charge of the Pengcheng area. Now was the time for the college entrance examination, and Wang Tao should not have come back to invigilate the examination, but there was no other way, as the old lady had been writing letters to complain all day long.
All the children in the family were annoyed enough, so they had to ask the one who lived closest to them to come over and take a look.
So he returned to Bugu County under the pretext of being an invigilator.
As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw Aunt Xu, who was beside the old lady, standing at the door waiting for him.
As soon as he saw this old face, Wang Tao immediately became annoyed. Sure enough, as soon as he entered the old lady's yard, he heard angry cursing coming from inside.
"You can't even find a single person! Is this how you arrange marriages for others?" Old Lady Wang threw the portrait at Matchmaker Ma, "Get out of here. If I can't find a suitable person, I'll find someone else!"
Matchmaker Ma, dressed in red and with her hair in disarray, fell out of the house.
When he ran into Wang Tao, he bowed with a sad face before leaving.
When Wang Tao entered the house, he saw pictures of beauties all over the floor and frowned.
"Get out of here!" Old Mrs. Wang turned her back to him and yelled angrily.
Wang Tao packed up all his things and called softly, "Mom, are you looking for another girl for Dehao to marry after death?"
When Mrs. Wang heard his voice, she immediately turned around excitedly, "Old Third!"
After realizing what he said, the smile on her face disappeared immediately. "What are you talking about? Dehao has been suffering from illness for so many years and didn't even have a woman. Now he is dead. What's wrong with me finding him a woman? I won't treat them badly."
"That's not what I meant," Wang Tao helped Old Lady Wang sit down, "You should be more low-key in doing things. If you make a big fuss and let everyone know, then will my brother and I still be able to hold our posts?"
Old Lady Wang snorted coldly, "I didn't make a big fuss about it. It's all the fault of the Wan family next door. They are playing a trick on me and making me a laughing stock."
Speaking of which, Mrs. Wang thought of the news she had recently found out, and hurriedly said to Wang Tao: "Son, there is another person who made me embarrassed last time. I heard that her daughter is going to come here to take the college entrance examination this year. Aren't you the invigilator? Go and destroy her paper, and see how arrogant they are."
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