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

There is no school in the surrounding villages, so if they want to go to school, they have to go to the town.

And the cost of studying in town is definitely higher than studying in the village.

So most of the farmers' children can't afford to go to school.

If Xiao Yan fails to pass the imperial examination, even if he opens a school in the village, it will benefit the surrounding villages.

His grandson will be old enough to go to school in two years, and he is worried about this.

"Wow." Everyone's mouth dropped open. There were so many benefits. Especially the possibility of running a school?

Xiao Fuhua knew all this, so he attached so much importance to whether anyone in the clan passed the imperial examination.

If his nephew could set up a school, would the children of his Xiao family still be worried about not having books to read in the future?

It would be even better if his nephew could become an official, which would bring honor to the Xiao family.

No one in the tribe would dare to bully him anymore.

Everyone in the village knew the news and came to Xiao Yan's house. Naturally, Jiang Facai's family also heard the news.

Jiang Facai's family was hiding at home and secretly researching rolls, starch sausages, and meat sausages. When they suddenly heard about this, Li and the others were all furious.

Jiang Facai was so angry that he was about to go crazy, but he was also completely confused.

How could this happen...

It's a pity that he had said before that not all scholars could pass the exam and believed that Xiao Yan could not pass the exam to become a scholar, but now he was slapped in the face!

This wasn't the first time he'd been slapped in the face like this.

When he thought that the second house was not as good as his, he was slapped in the face not long after. The second house is now much better than his!

He thought that Xiao Yan might not even have enough money to continue his studies next year, but it turned out that both businesses were in the county, so he definitely had enough money to continue his studies. This was a slap in his face!

He also used to think that Xiao Yan was a complete failure. Even if he failed the exam to become a scholar, he wouldn't be able to find a good job in town. But now, he has passed the exam directly and ranked first. He also receives government subsidies and can open a school. There are all kinds of benefits...

During this period, he was constantly slapped in the face.

As for the top scholar, there is a great possibility that he will pass the imperial examination and become an official.

His second brother's future son-in-law turned out to be a scholar, and he might even become an official in the future. Wouldn't that mean that the second wife's family would never be able to catch up with her even if they wanted to? ! ! !

Thinking of this, Jiang Facai no longer had the mood to think about the burritos and sausages. He just wanted to overturn everything in front of him.

When Jiang Chuchu heard that Xiao Yan was the top scholar, she thought that Jiang Ningning would have a better life in the future, so she naturally hated him even more.

She was washing clothes and almost tore them to pieces.

Shen Chunhua and Jiang Er'an had no other feelings except some regrets. They should have persuaded their family in the beginning and not let the conflict with the second wife get to that point. Otherwise, they could also benefit from it now.

When Jiang Ningning and the others were still some distance away from the village entrance, they saw many children there.

Most of them are children of the Xiao family.

When the children saw him, they all cheered.

Jiang Ningning and the others knew about it, and the villagers should have known about it as well.

However, the children were playful and when they saw them approaching the village entrance, they rarely mentioned Xiao Yan's passing of the imperial examination. Instead, they all shouted:

"Sister, brother, we want to ride in a carriage. We want to ride in a carriage too."

Jiang Ningning and Xiao Yan got off the carriage and carried several babies in their arms.

Other children could not be carried in, after all, there was only so much space in the carriage.

Tian, Xiao Fushan and others simply got off the carriage and walked.

There are so many children nowadays, so we definitely can’t drive a horse-drawn carriage. Even if the horses are docile, there is always the danger of hurting the children.

Before Tian and his companions entered the village, villagers had already come to congratulate them.

Tian and Xiao Fushan's smiles were still there, but upon hearing this, they immediately smiled again.

Hearing that the head of the village, the village chief, Xiao Pingshun, Xiao Fuhua and others were waiting at their doorstep, Jiang Ningning and the others naturally quickened their pace.

"Wow, wow." Not only the babies in the carriage were shouting with joy, but the children surrounding Jiang Ningning and Xiao Yan's feet were also shouting.

They love their sister and brother very much and are very nice to them.

I will hold them and lift them high.

And always give them candy.

"You're back, you're back." Before Xiao Yan and the others came to greet them, the village head and the others had already seen them and came to greet them first.

"Set off the firecrackers quickly, set them off quickly." The clan members also took out the firecrackers left over from the New Year at home. If some families didn't have any, they would go and buy some from other families in the village. Anyway, they got a lot of firecrackers, and as soon as they saw Xiao Yan and the others, they quickly set them off.

There was a crackling sound and smoke rising, but everyone's face was filled with smiles.

Especially the people from the Xiao family, they were all very happy, as if the entire family was proud of themselves.

Xiao Fuhua also had someone kill the big fat pig that his family had raised for almost a year. The pig's head was already placed on the table, waiting for Xiao Yan to offer sacrifices to his ancestors.

Xiao Yan and Jiang Ningning now understood more deeply what passing the imperial examination meant to a farming family.

But after all, Xiao Fuhua's family had raised these pigs for so long, and they were originally intended to be sold for money. Xiao Fuhua's family had a hard time, so they would definitely have to pay the money back.

Jiang Ningning had not yet married Xiao Yan, so naturally it was not her place to worship their ancestors with Xiao Yan and the others. She just went with Sun and Jiang Shengcai, who had also returned to the village, to greet the head of the village, the head of the village and others who were still at Xiao Yan's house.

The head of the village, the village chief and others were still cheerful and couldn't take their smiles off.

Even Dr. Lin came to congratulate him.

Jiang Ningning and the others also invited Doctor Lin to sit in the main room.

There was not a single person in the room who wasn't laughing.

If there is no tea at home, use sugar water instead.

Sugar is expensive, so farmers rarely buy it, but everyone drinks it with gusto.

Those in the village who have a bad relationship with Xiao Yan's family naturally cannot come.

Those people were either standing at the doorstep of their own homes or standing together under a tree, all watching the bustling scene at Xiao Yan's house, and the lively scene of Xiao Yan and the entire Xiao family paying homage to their ancestors in the ancestral hall, and then going to various graves to pay homage.

They all didn't understand why Xiao Yan passed the imperial examination and ranked first without any fanfare.

They felt jealous, envious, and jealous, but they wanted to curry favor with the Xiao Yan family even more.

Didn’t you see that even the village head is flattering the Xiao Yan family now?

But they had an unpleasant experience before, so how could they bring themselves to curry favor with him?

Especially the families of gossips.

The gossips' family had almost no conflicts with Tian and her family. The main reason was that the gossips had offended Tian, and over the years, their relationship with Tian was not very good.

And seeing how lively and glorious Xiao Yan's family was, with the whole village there, only these few families couldn't go. It was as if they had no share in any good things, and it was extremely deserted. Naturally, these family members scolded the gossips in their family.

The gossip woman also regrets it very much. What can she do?

They had offended Tian, gossiped about Tian's family, and even gossiped about Tian's future daughter-in-law Jiang Ningning.

Tian and Sun not only quarreled with them, but also fought with them.

Although Jiang Ningning and Xiao Yan have not yet married, Xiao Yan has already paid the betrothal gifts and exchanged the marriage certificate. Naturally, the village head and others can't help but praise Xiao Yan in front of Jiang Shengcai and Sun, saying that they have got a good son-in-law.

Jiang Shengcai and Sun were already beaming with joy, and now they were even more beaming.

He also said: "It's all thanks to Xiao Yan's hard work."