After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Landlord Jiang kicked Jiang Wenqing out.

I really can't take it anymore, I've reached my limit! If I keep forcing myself to be all smiles like this, I'm afraid I'll shorten my lifespan!

He still wants to work hard in the officialdom for a few more years for his beloved grandson! He needs to take good care of his health.

Jiang Wenqing wasn't angry when his father kicked him out; it was simply a matter of habit.

Jiang Xiaoqi came over by himself without waiting for the landlord to send someone to call him.

Grandpa was really busy today. After chatting with his three grandsons-in-law, he also had to comfort his son.

His eldest grandson doesn't need to wait for his grandfather to call him; he can come over by himself.

Landlord Jiang was a little surprised. He was about to ask Steward Wen to go to his grandson's yard to call for someone when Mingfei arrived on his own.

Sure enough, only his grandson was on the same wavelength as him! Only his grandson didn't cause him any worry!

"Grandfather, you've worked so hard! You've put so much effort into our Jiang family. Now you can finally rest and catch your breath."

"Sigh, this is just the beginning. In the officialdom, this is only the first step. The road ahead is still long!"

“Grandfather is right. However, you can relax during this time when you go back to your hometown to pay respects to your ancestors. Don’t newly appointed scholars have a few months of vacation?”

Presumably, the clan and the county government have already begun preparations for building the "Jinshi Memorial Arch," and we should also start making preparations for our return home.

"Yes, yes, I completely forgot about this. Wealth and honor without returning home is like wearing fine clothes at night. We must go back and pay our respects to our ancestors."

"Our lineage has finally changed for the better; we must share this good news with your great-grandfather and the rest of the family!"

Jiang Xiaoqi saw his grandfather's eyes crinkle with laughter and felt just as happy. After all, he had just received tens of thousands of points yesterday, and he was really rich now.

I have over 100,000 points in my account right now, and I have absolutely no idea how to spend them!

A Jinshi (进士) is worth points, and a Tongjinshi (同进士) also has 8000 points. Not counting the special rewards for the first-class graduates, just the two second-class graduates and one third-class graduate earn him points.

In addition to the points awarded, the top scholar receives a special bonus of 8000 points, and the third-place scholar receives an additional bonus of 5000 points. Together, they constitute the total points.

He earned a total of points in this imperial examination!

"Grandfather, has the memorial archway for the former scholar been built in the clan?"

Previously, my focus had been on the provincial and palace examinations, and before going to the capital, I devoted all my time and energy to practicing questions, truly oblivious to everything else.

The whole family is in seclusion together. The memorial archway for the successful candidate in the imperial examination should have been built last year, but we really haven't paid attention to it since we went to Beijing.

"Your great-uncle wrote to me a couple of days ago and mentioned this matter as well. The archway for the Juren (successful candidate in the provincial examination) has not yet been built. He said it would be built together with the archway for the Jinshi (successful candidate in the imperial examination) this year."

Several members of the clan passed the provincial examinations, and they will all be tested together. However, apart from your father and me, the Jiang family failed to produce a single Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) in this year's metropolitan and palace examinations.

Landlord Jiang couldn't say he was particularly regretful, at least his family had a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations). As for the rest of the clan, it would be better if they had one, but if they didn't, that was something he couldn't change.

After all, these two scholars in their family were cultivated by their precious grandson with great effort, and they themselves put in dozens of times more effort than others.

"Then, Grandfather, when shall we set off? Have Grandmother and my sister arranged for someone to pick us up?"

"Originally, I planned to bring your grandmother and sisters over after the palace examination, but now there's no need to go through that trouble again. We can discuss it after we return to our hometown to pay respects to our ancestors."

Moreover, the results for the junior compilers will take two more days, and it's uncertain whether they'll be able to stay in the capital.

“Grandfather will definitely be fine. Your math skills are already the best, even surpassing Father and my brother-in-law.”

It would be extremely appropriate for you to visit the Ministry of Revenue in the future to observe its administration; I believe the Ministry of Revenue would not miss out on a mathematical master like my grandfather!

Jiang Xiaoqi secretly added his own ideas, mixing a lot of knowledge from later generations into the mathematical materials provided by the system. His original intention was to have someone from his family stay in the Ministry of Revenue in the future.

My great-uncle will be appointed as a fourth-rank vice minister in the Ministry of Works next year. When we are both in the same ministry, we can look out for each other from afar.

It would be even better if my brother-in-law could also pass the examination to become a junior official, but it's probably a bit risky. Being last in the second class of the palace examination is already his limit.

No one can always perform at their best, just as no one can always be lucky.

My brother-in-law can start as a county magistrate. With his advice and strategies behind the scenes, he is confident that he can help his brother-in-law advance further after the evaluation in three years.

As for other things, like using connections, he hadn't thought that far ahead yet; after all, he couldn't take too big a step at once.

Taking too big a step can easily lead to trouble. After all, he now has the body of an "egg".

One must eat one bite at a time, and rise through the ranks one step at a time. Do not seek the fastest, but the most stable.

Hearing Jiang Xiaoqi's words, Landlord Jiang laughed even harder and patted Jiang Xiaoqi on the shoulder—

"You, should I say you're precocious for your age? You're so insightful."

I did recently encounter one or two officials from the Ministry of Revenue, but it was purely by chance.

Jiang Xiaoqi smiled. What does it matter if it's a "chance encounter" or not? The key is the "encounter," not whether it's a coincidence or not.

They could use their own strength to help their grandfather demonstrate his talents, which was a legitimate way, and they hadn't done anything immoral.

It was just an opportunity for my grandfather to "accidentally" show off his abilities; those people actually came to us of their own accord.

He refused to believe that someone with the talent to spot problems with old accounts in a quarter of an hour wouldn't be noticed by these big shots.

Too many people are trying to embezzle public funds and grain. If the Ministry of Revenue wants to better achieve its "KPIs," it needs capable and practical people.

And my grandfather was the talent they needed, so no matter what the outcome of the probationary official examination was in two days, my grandfather would only have one result—pass.

The grandfather and grandson chatted for nearly half an hour in Landlord Jiang's study. Seeing that it was getting late, Landlord Jiang personally escorted his grandson back to the courtyard.

In the following days, as expected, Landlord Jiang received news that he had passed the "Shujishi" examination.

The family was finally able to prepare for their return home with peace of mind.