Quick Transmigration: I Actually Became a System Bug

After the messenger left, the excitement at the gate quickly subsided. However, just as they were about to close the gate, the loud sound of the messenger's gong rang out again at the Shi family's gate. One of Shi Minghao's friends had passed the imperial examination! Well, it was time for another round of showering money and congratulations.

After this incident, Shi Minghao simply had the gatekeeper keep the main gate open, and the rest of them stayed at the gate to prevent another successful candidate from having to run over from inside.

Shi Minghao's worries were not unfounded, because one after another, all of Shi Minghao's friends passed the imperial examination!

Six scholars passed the imperial examinations in one courtyard, causing the price of the Shi family's house to skyrocket. Eventually, people even came specifically to inquire whether Minghao and Zhou Shi would sell their house...

Unfortunately, this house was newly bought by Shi Minghao and his family, and they don't have a habit of moving frequently unless absolutely necessary.

When the results of the imperial examination came out, the people in the Shi family who would be overjoyed at this moment were not Shi Minghao or Zhou Shi, but Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu. The two of them had bet on Shi Minghao and Young Master Zhang, and they had all gotten them right!

Shi Minghao was alright, after all, he was the top scholar in the provincial examination of Mengzhou Prefecture. Mengzhou Prefecture was a major prefecture with a flourishing literary culture, so his odds of winning the provincial examination were only one to four.

However, since Young Master Zhang was a renowned scholar in the capital, the odds of him passing the imperial examination were as high as one to ten, with many people betting on him to pass the metropolitan examination!

"I'm rich! I'm rich! I don't know how to spend it!"

Shi Shaoyu's singing voice resounded in every corner of the Shi mansion. Some clever maids and servants even blocked the road that Shi Shaoyu had to pass every day. When they saw him, they would say all sorts of flattering things to him. The young master Shi, who was in a good mood, would take out the money from his purse and give it all to the servants.

Shi Shaoyu's crazy behavior continued for three days. After three days, Ji Han confiscated all his money, and he had no choice but to stop.

Although Ji Han and the others also scattered their wealth later on, it was for the sake of merit, not for such blind scattering. They didn't receive anything in return. In any case, Shi Shaoyu's behavior over the past three days has not only failed to make the maids and servants grateful to him, but they have also called him a spendthrift behind his back!

After the provincial examination, the palace examination was next. Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu went to Wangxiang Tower again, but this time they were not so lucky. Neither Shi Minghao nor Young Master Zhang had a high chance of winning. At least, these two rich men were not interested in this little bit of money at the moment.

During the palace examination, Minghao and Young Master Zhang performed consistently well. From then on, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu had a father who was the top scholar and an uncle who was the third-ranked scholar. This was also the first time that Young Master Zhang faced an obstacle due to his appearance; otherwise, he should have been the second-ranked scholar.

Riding high on the spring breeze, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu followed behind Zhou Shi, waiting early in the pre-booked street-facing private room. Their baskets were filled with all kinds of flowers, just waiting for Shi Minghao and Young Master Zhang to pass by so they could show off their skills!

To be honest, among this year's top three, Shi Minghao and Young Master Zhang are both very good-looking. However, one is aloof and the other is gentle and elegant. As they rode their horses along the way, they were showered with countless flowers and purses. Of course, Young Master Zhang received more, after all, he is unmarried!

Fortunately, Young Master Zhang came from a prominent family; otherwise, he would have been seized by those burly guards and forced into marriage as soon as he dismounted. Later, many other scholars who were quite handsome were also arrested. The practice of seizing sons-in-law after the results of the imperial examinations was terrifying!

After Shi Minghao passed the imperial examination with top honors, he was assigned to the Hanlin Academy as was customary. Then he had a month-long leave to visit his family. During this leave, Zhou Shi and her three children did not go back. Only Shi Minghao went back to the Shi family's old residence in Mengzhou Prefecture and also went to Gutang Village to rearrange the teaching arrangements at the school.

After he returned to Kyoto, Ji Han and his group began their settled life in Kyoto.

It's harvest season again, and Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu received all sorts of large, sweet fruits from their estate on the outskirts of Beijing. These were all high-quality fruits obtained through grafting techniques.

Yes, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu's grafting was successful in the second year. Now, apart from the fertile fields that are essential for feeding the people, the villagers have planted fruit trees in every usable corner of Gutang Village. Ji Han is cooperating with the Li family, providing free grafting services for these trees. However, the fruit produced by these trees will be sold to the Li family first at the same price.

Later, when Zhou was accumulating family property, Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu persuaded Zhou to use their own money to buy a hilltop and a large estate in the suburbs of Beijing.

The two of them personally led the servants, who had already signed indentures, to experiment on the estate. They successfully cultivated apple trees grafted with crabapple, apricot trees grafted with plum, pear trees grafted with apple, and so on...

After the grafting was successful, the fruits produced by these trees made Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu a fortune due to their unique taste and excellent appearance.

Today is the day that Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu will contribute this technology to the imperial court for free, along with the high-yield sweet potatoes and corn they have grown on their estate.

Of course, the person who submitted this memorial was Shi Minghao.

Because of this, Shi Minghao, who had been sitting on the sidelines as a compiler in the Hanlin Academy for three years, was promoted three ranks to become a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue, mainly responsible for the promotion of grafting techniques and sweet potatoes and corn.

Furthermore, he has now spoken at the court meeting, which is a major issue concerning people's livelihood. All officials must cooperate with Shi Minghao's work. If any official is found to be shirking responsibility, not cooperating, or directly causing trouble, Shi Minghao can bypass his superiors and submit a memorial directly to him.

This was an honor that reached the ears of the emperor directly. Instantly, Shi Minghao became a big star in front of the emperor. The Shi family, which had been deserted for the past two years, became lively again. The number of invitations received by the Zhou family alone could not be contained on one table, not to mention the person in question, Shi Minghao.

But these are all adult matters. What do they have to do with Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu, those two kids? Aren't kids just supposed to come up with ideas and then sit back and wait for the benefits?

Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu secretly rejoiced for a long time, then decisively packed their bags, left a note, and took a car to the manor, ostensibly to do new research, but actually to prevent Shi Minghao and Zhou from settling scores later.

Ji Han and Shi Shaoyu, avoiding the scorching sun, placed their custom-made deck chairs in the shade of the trees by the river. They baited their hooks, cast their lines, and then lay down on the deck chairs, slowly enjoying the crisp, sweet watermelon.

Ah! This is life!

Of course, it would be even better if these words didn't come from the mouths of two seven-year-old children.