The couple in the last days traveled to ancient times, farming and storing grain and meat in the war

But she couldn't really just abandon the stall, so Tian could only urge Xiao Fushan: "Go and take a look!"

"Yeah!" Xiao Fushan wanted to go immediately.

But before I even left, I saw Jiang Ningning and Xiao Yan coming back in a hurry.

"Uncle and aunt, Xiao Yan passed the exam and got the first place!" Jiang Ningning said with great joy.

"Ah, it's really Xiaoyan." Xiao Fushan and Tian Shi were a little unsettled.

"uncle and auntie!"

"Father! Mother!"

Jiang Ningning and Xiao Yan quickly supported the two of them.

Tian and Xiao Fushan finally recovered a little, but they were both crying and laughing: "Buddha bless you, our ancestors bless you, your grandfather bless you... our family has finally changed its fortune, and your grandfather can finally rest in peace."

After Tian and Xiao Fushan recovered completely, they wiped their tears and said hurriedly and happily, "Let's go find your father-in-law and mother-in-law and make them happy. Call your father-in-law and mother-in-law too and hurry home."

However, the items on the small stall had not been sold out yet, so Jiang Ningning had to go to the big stall first. While telling Sun and Jiang Shengcai the good news, she also asked Aunt Xiao Wu from the big stall to take care of the small stall.

Not to mention that Sun and Jiang Shengcai were also extremely happy, even Aunt Xiao Wu was so happy that she wanted to jump up.

Everyone in the clan was hoping that Xiao Yan could pass the exam and become a scholar. Now that’s good!

Aunt Xiao Wu also urged Xiao Yan and the others to go home quickly, saying that she could run the small stall by herself.

Although two people would be better, selling grilled sausages during the day is enough and one person can handle it.

"If we don't have a carriage to pick you up in the afternoon, you can hire a carriage to go back." Jiang Ningning and the others couldn't help but remind him.

Aunt Xiao Wu kept saying, "Don't worry, don't worry. How could I not know how to go back? I'm already such an adult."

He urged again: "You should hurry back. For such a big event, Brother Fuhua will definitely open the ancestral hall for you to worship your ancestors, and he will also have to hold a banquet. You will be busy for the next few days."

"Hey, hey." Tian and the others followed Jiang Ningning and Xiao Yan to the big stall and met with Jiang Shengcai and Sun.

But there were still many things that had not been sold out at the big stall, so they had to drive the carriage back to town and pick up Aunt Xiao Si and Aunt Xiao San from the stall in town.

If no one comes to pick them up in the afternoon, Aunt Xiao Wu and Aunt Xiao Si can continue to look after the stall, and Aunt Xiao San can help hire a carriage to go to the two stalls and pick up Aunt Xiao Wu and Aunt Xiao Si to go home together.

When Yang, Third Aunt Xiao, and Fourth Aunt Xiao heard that Xiao Yan had passed the examination and ranked first, they stamped their feet in joy and urged Jiang Ningning and the others to go back quickly.

Naturally, Yang could manage the stalls in the town by herself.

When the three aunts come back from the county, they will definitely pass by the stall in the town, and they can just take Yang with them.

If one carriage is not enough, hire another.

If they don't hire an ox cart, the house will definitely be very busy in the next few days. Yang and her family can also go back early to join in the fun by riding a horse carriage.

Because my family drove an ox cart to the town this morning, I have to hurry back home now.

After arriving at the town by carriage, Jiang Shengcai and Sun asked Jiang Ningning to follow Tian, Xiao Fushan and Xiao Yan back by carriage first, while they drove the ox cart back.

Before Jiang Ningning and the others returned to the village, the village head had already received the news and came to Zaoshu Village in a hurry and with a happy face.

For major events like this, not only will the academy where the students are enrolled receive the news first, but the town where the students are enrolled will also receive the news from the county first.

The town would naturally send someone to inform the village head, and ask the village head to inform the village where the student was located.

When the villagers heard that Xiao Yan had passed the imperial examination and ranked first, they were all in an uproar.

When did Xiao Yan take the exam again?

How come they didn't hear anything?

How come he got the first place directly?

"First, first place?!" Xiao Fuhua said tremblingly.

He knew that Xiao Yan's results would be out today, so he had been thinking about this matter since last night. He had no mood to do the work in the fields and asked his son and daughter to do it.

As a result, he was pacing absent-mindedly in the yard of his home, but heard that the village head had arrived.

He hurried out and heard the headman telling the villagers that Xiao Yan was the top scholar, which made him think he was dreaming.

Only after he was sure he wasn't dreaming did he rush home and nearly fall to the ground as he told his father, Xiao Pingshun, "Dad, Xiao, Xiao Yan passed the exam! And he even got first place!"

"Ah?!" Xiao Pingshun was also surprised and delighted, and couldn't believe it. He didn't even know where to put his crutches.

At this time, all the members of the Xiao family had heard the news and came rushing over. Every one of them was beaming with joy.

"Brother Fuhua, Brother Fuhua, I heard that Xiao Yan passed the exam, is that true?"

"Really, really. Open the ancestral hall, open the ancestral hall, Xiao Yan must be back soon!" Although Xiao Fuhua is usually very tough and organized as the patriarch, he is so happy at this moment that he almost loses his mind.

"Hey, hey." The clansmen were even happier and hurried to open the ancestral hall.

The children of the Xiao family were also extremely happy. They clapped their hands with joy, and many of them even ran to the village entrance to wait for their brother Xiao Yan to return.

The village chief was working in the fields when he suddenly heard his wife calling him urgently. He hurried back and found out that the head of the village had come and that Xiao Yan had actually won the first place in the imperial examination. His face immediately lit up and he smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.

There has never been a scholar in the surrounding villages, but their Zaoshu Village actually has a scholar.

In the future, when the eight village heads discuss matters together, he will be able to stand up straighter and will not be bullied by people from other villages.

The village head was also beaming with joy because of this.

Finally there is a scholar, and he is the top one.

Being the top scholar means that there is an eight out of ten chance of passing the imperial examination. There are only a few scholars in the whole Dengping County, and even fewer are still alive, only three. He told his superiors that both the county and the town attach great importance to this matter, and asked him to pay more attention to it in the future.

How could he not take it seriously? Not to mention that Xiao Yan made him very proud and allowed him to stand up straighter in front of other people, the fact that Xiao Yan was very likely to become an official in the future made him take it very seriously.

The village head added, "This year, only the top five scholars will be selected. Xiao Yan is the top student, so naturally he will also be a student. From now on, the government will give him seven dou of rice every month and a subsidy of five taels of silver every year."

"Seven dou of rice? Five taels of silver?" Everyone was stunned. They couldn't even earn two taels of silver in a year.

And seven dou of rice every month is enough for their family to eat and drink.

"Besides, not to mention the fact that he doesn't have to bow to officials, is exempt from taxes and labor service, etc., he can also run a school with the title of scholar. Even if he doesn't continue to take the exam in the future, he will not have to worry about his livelihood." The head of the village said, stroking his beard.

Dayan stipulated that if one wanted to run a school, he or she must at least have the title of scholar.

If one does not have any academic achievements, the government will not recognize such a school, and students studying in such a school will not be able to take the imperial examinations, unless they are recommended by someone with academic achievements.