After Jiang Mengliang and Jiang Wei came to the town, they wanted to go to the county in their donkey cart, but they happened to meet Tang Tao and Peng at the intersection.

Peng warmly invited them to move forward together, and the carriage ran fast, so Jiang Mengliang did not shirk and went to the county with them.

"Are you also going to take the children's exam?" Jiang Wei looked at Tang Tao suspiciously, he hadn't heard him mention it before.

Tang Tao's whole person was like a stiffened eggplant, nodded weakly, and then leaned into Jiang Wei's ear and said: "My mother didn't let me go, you don't know me, where is the material for reading, this is in vain." ”

Jiang Wei agreed with this matter and nodded silently.

"Hey, Vigo, why don't you comfort and comfort me, what do you mean by nodding!"

Jiang Wei glanced at him and said seriously, "I think what you said makes sense." ”

Tang Tao was speechless.

After sitting in the carriage for most of the day, and finally arrived in the county, Jiang Mengliang thanked Peng's and took Jiang Wei to the inn near the county test center.

The nearby inns were overcrowded, Jiang Mengliang and Jiang Wei asked several questions, and they all said that they were full and there was no room.

Finally asked about the last inn There is a room, but it is a first-class room, which costs 500 wen a night.

After Jiang Wei heard the price, he pulled Jiang Mengliang's sleeve and said, "Dad, otherwise let's go outside and find a grass hut to sleep in for one night." ”

The shopkeeper looked them up and down, but did not speak. Xiao Er on the side showed a look of disdain and said: "Look at this person dressed like a dog, I didn't expect it to be a poor ghost, you can sleep in the grass shed whoever you love!" ”

Jiang Wei has to go to the exam the next day, how can he really let him sleep in the grass shed?

Jiang Mengliang gritted his teeth, took out a piece of silver and slapped it on the counter, and said, "We want that room, take us quickly!" ”

As soon as he saw the silver, Xiao Er immediately put on a dog-legged face, and said with a smile: "It's a small one who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and his words offend the guest officer, please come here!" ”

Jiang Mengliang thought that he had spent so much money, so he couldn't help but straighten his waist and strode with Xiao Er to the second floor.

When Jiang Wei saw Jiang Mengliang so heroic for the first time, he had starry eyes in the back, and his father was so handsome.

He has been spending his mind on studying, and he doesn't know much about his family's economic situation, and thinks that his family has an income of five or six taels a month at most, as before.

Jiang Mengliang was willing to spend so much money for him, and he secretly swore in his heart that he must do a good job in his studies and live up to the expectations of the whole family.

The two did not eat at the inn, but took the meal prepared by Jiang Xiaonian to the kitchen to heat it up. In the eyes of the Jiang family's father and son, the food is not as delicious as Jiang Xiaonian's.

Originally, the chefs of the inn were still disdainful, laughing at them for being poor, and they were reluctant to even order food, but after smelling the aroma of hot dishes, several cooks couldn't help but sniff.

What kind of food can give off such a fragrance?!

A few people just wanted to lean over to take a look, Jiang Mengliang and Jiang Wei had already covered the food box and left the kitchen with it.

Early the next morning, Jiang Mengliang personally sent Jiang Wei to the examination room, while he waited anxiously outside.

Two hours later, the candidates left the examination room one after another, some nervous, some relieved, some happy, and some frustrated.

Jiang Mengliang saw Jiang Wei at a glance, and hurriedly walked up and asked, "Big Huzi, how did you do in the exam?" Are the test questions difficult? ”

"I don't know how, I tried my best anyway."

Jiang Mengliang nodded, took him home, he had already finished the exam, it was useless to think about it, so he could only go home and wait for news.

After ten days, the results will come out, and the list of approved ones will be posted on the town's notice, and everyone can go to see them, and at the same time, there will be officials who will report to their homes.

Things at home are going on in an orderly manner, but Jiang Xiaonian can see the restlessness in her father's heart, and she is looking forward to the results of the exam.

After waiting day by day, it was finally ten days later, early in the morning, Jiang Mengliang took Jiang Wei to get on a donkey cart and rushed to the town to see the results.

Not long after they went out, Jiang Xiaonian heard the sound of gongs and drums beating outside, and it was getting closer and closer.

Everyone put down their work and looked out of the door, only to see two officials walking in front of them beating the gong, while Jiang Mengliang and Jiang Wei walked next to an old man.

Zhou Huihui recognized that the old man was the one who managed this place.

It is estimated that the two of them went out and happened to meet the official who came to report the good news and turned back.

Jiang Mengliang's face was flushed, and he was talking to Li Zheng about something, while Jiang Wei walked aside in an orderly manner, very respectful.

Many people in the village followed behind to see the excitement, and they were all sighing that the Jiang family had been running in the past two years, not only had the family situation improved, but the son was so promising, and he was admitted to the child's life.

After a while, several people arrived at the door of the house, and Zhou Huihui greeted them warmly.

"Lord Lizheng, two officials, you have worked hard, come in and have a cup of tea!"

The two officials waved their hands, took out a document from their arms and said: "We won't go in, there are still several families to run, congratulations to the son of the Jiang family, Tong Sheng passed the test, this is the paperwork, put it away." ”

Zhou Huihui excitedly took the parchment scroll, opened it and looked at it, although she was illiterate, she could recognize the seal of the government, although she knew what was written in it, she still asked Jiang Xiaonian to read it to her.

Jiang Xiaonian knew that she was happy, and read it to her, Zhou Huihui looked satisfied, put the document into her arms, and said to Jiang Wei on the side: "Big Huzi, my mother will help you keep it." ”

After that, he took out two cloth bags from his arms, put them into the hands of the officials, and said, "The two officials have worked hard, and they are also happy. ”

There were twenty cents in each cloth bag, although it was not much, but it was a little heart, and the two officials did not shirk it and accepted it.

After the official left, Li Zheng and all the villagers stayed behind and gathered at the door to say goodbye.

Li Zheng patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder and said to Jiang Mengliang: "This is a good seedling for reading, he passed the children's examination at such a young age, and he must be cultivated well in the future, he is our glory here." ”

Jiang Mengliang nodded, in the past, the situation at home was like that, they gritted their teeth and insisted on providing him with school, but now that the situation is better, he naturally will not give up.

"Li Zheng rest assured, no matter what we do, we have to provide for him to go to school, and we still expect him to take the Xiucai exam in the future!"

Although he has been here for so many years, the Jiang family rarely deals with Li Zheng, and when they talk at the moment, they feel that he is still a very good talker.

Jiang Mengliang thought about it, if he told Li Zheng how to make the kang kang, could he let everyone in the village make one for the benefit of one party.

After the Jiang family was lively for a while, everyone else dispersed, and Jiang Mengliang left Li Zheng behind, saying that there was something good for him to see.