It is the autumn harvest season, and every household in the village is harvesting and drying grain.

The fields of Li Shao's family are all cultivated by Old Man Wang's family. All they have to do is wait for them to pack and deliver the dried grain.

These days, Li Shao has been sticking to Zhao Ye and playing with his two children.

As he fed, changed diapers, and coaxed them to sleep, the two children seemed to remember that this man was their father and became affectionate towards Li Shao.

He was so excited that he almost burst into tears, and sighed that he would never dare to leave his children for so long again.

On this day, Li Shao teased the two children as usual.

Normally, it takes at least four months for a baby to roll over, but not these two in his family. They were able to do so at just three months. Li Shao discovered this after he returned home.

Normally, Zhao Ye and Shen Qing didn't dare to mess with the children too hard when taking care of them, as they felt that the children were too young.

His greatest pleasure now is to turn the children over and then watch them flip back over with difficulty like little turtles. He never gets tired of it.

But I have to do it behind Ye Ge'er's back, otherwise if he sees me, I will give him a severe lesson.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door, accompanied by Shen An's excited shout: "Boss, my husband, the boss passed the imperial examination! He passed the imperial examination!"

Li Shao picked up the two children, one in each hand, and prepared to go out to take a look. Zhao Ye and Shen Qing also heard the noise and walked out of the kitchen and came to the yard.

Shen An, who was running in front, was so excited that his face turned red. He had completely lost his usual calmness and kept shouting, "Boss, Boss, you passed the exam! You passed the exam! And you got first place!"

Behind him were several officers in official uniform, who walked into the yard with happy looks on their faces.

The leading officer saw Li Shao standing in front of the main hall door. Although he was holding two children in his arms, his strong body and aura made him know that he must be Li Juren.

Then he said loudly: "This must be Li Juren, congratulations! Congratulations! You have won the first place in the provincial examination, and we have come here to tell you the good news!"

Li Shao smiled and replied, "Thank you all for your hard work. Why don't you go in and have a cup of tea and rest?"

When Zhao Ye heard the good news, she was stunned with surprise at first, then she was ecstatic. After hearing her husband's words, she finally reacted.

He hurriedly took Shen Qing to pick up the two children, and said with a smile: "Yes, thank you for your hard work, come in and have a cup of tea and rest."

The leading official smiled and said, "This must be Mr. Li, and these two children are so cute. Mr. Li is so lucky. We will respectfully obey your orders."

As he said this, he led his men into the house. They were officers who also practiced martial arts, so they had a natural liking for Li Shao, who was a martial arts candidate.

After entering the main hall, Shen An quickly served snacks and tea. The officials just sat for a while and chatted with Li Shao for a few words.

He gave Li Shao the official good news and the certificate of success, and told him that he could go to the town's inspection office on the eighth day of every month to collect his salary of 20 taels, and then he said goodbye.

Li Shao was the first, so they came to him first, and then they had to go to other places to deliver the good news.

Before leaving, Li Shao stuffed a few taels of silver into the leading official's pocket, saying that they had made a hard trip and that this was money for tea for the brothers and also to share in the good luck.

Seeing how generous he was, the officer felt that his trip was worthwhile. This martial arts candidate knew the rules and knew how to do things. After accepting the money, he thanked him and left.

Zhao Ye took the good news and the certificate of being a juren, and looked at them over and over again, extremely happy and excited, "Husband, husband, you really passed the exam! You are a juren, and you got first place! How are you so amazing!"

Shen An and others on the side also kept congratulating them. Li Shao smiled and hugged Zhao Ye, "Hahaha, Brother Ye, I like to hear you praise me. There is a happy event at home today. The winery and everyone in our family will receive an extra month's salary."

Shen An and the others were even happier when they heard this, and they kept thanking their boss and husband. This time Zhao Ye did not feel stingy with the money, as her husband had passed the imperial examination, and it was a big happy event for their family, so they should all share in the joy.

At this time Sun Liu and others from the winery also came over, and hurried to congratulate Li Shao and Zhao Ye. When they learned that Li Shao was giving them an extra month's salary, they were even more celebratory.

The officials came with such a big fuss just now that not only the people working in the winery but the whole village knows about it now.

The village chief also came to the Li family, followed by a group of villagers. When they saw the village chief Li Shao, their faces were almost crooked with smiles, "Brother Li, you are really extraordinary! No, now I have to call you Li Juren."

"I didn't expect that our village could produce a scholar. Such a big happy event must be celebrated in a grand manner. The village will provide the money."

Li Shao smiled and said, "Uncle Zhao, you are here. What is Li Juren? Call me the same way you called me before."

"And the money for the wedding banquet doesn't need to be paid by the village. I'll prepare it in a few days and then hold the banquet in the village. You can all just come and enjoy it."

"How can you do that?! You passed the imperial examination to bring honor to the village. With so many people coming to eat, how can you pay for it yourself?!"

Generally, for those who passed the imperial examination, each family would contribute money to hold a wedding banquet. After all, it was an honor for the family, and the successful candidate would give back to the family in the future.

But Li Shao was an outsider, so the village chief wanted to use the village's money to hold a banquet, since the villagers had to eat anyway.

In this era, passing the imperial examination was a big deal. If the village chief did this, the villagers would not object, but would feel honored instead.

But Li Shao insisted on paying the money himself. His family was not short of this little money, so why should he take it from the villagers? He could just give out a little money and have fun together.

Finally, the village chief couldn't persuade him anymore, so he said that since he was going to pay the money, he didn't need to worry about all the matters concerning the banquet. The villagers would do the hard work and they could just wait to eat.

Li Shao thanked the village chief and thought that this was a good idea as it would save him from all the trouble.

The surrounding villagers also spoke in praise.

"Li Juren is really generous. He can do business and take the military exam. There is nothing he can't do. He is really promising!"

"Yes, Mr. Li is so capable, and our village also benefits from it."

"I will also let my son practice martial arts in the future. I don't ask him to be as skilled as Li Juren, but at least he can learn a little bit from him."

"If you ask me, Brother Ye is lucky to have married a juren, and now he is a juren's husband!"

"That's right. Look at him now. He looks like a government official. He doesn't look like one of our villagers at all!"

"Brother Ye gave birth to twins for Li Juren right after he entered the family. Who else is so lucky?"

After praising Li Shao and Zhao Ye, they started praising the two children, wishing they had said all the good things possible, and the group of people were in a lot of noise.

Soon the Zhao family also heard the news and came running to congratulate them.

Zhao's mother's chin was raised to the sky, and she praised the two children, Li Shao and Zhao Ye, to the heavens and the earth.

He wanted to tell everyone several times that this juren was his brother's son-in-law, and that the juren's husband was his brother's son.

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