After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 153 High School

Shen Tang had instructed Shen Chuanzong to watch over the county government office on the day the results were announced.

After the yamen runners posted the list, many people rushed to the spot, including young scholars and old students with gray hair.

“Hahahaha, I won, I won!”

"I passed too! All my years of hard study paid off, woooooo."

"I missed again! How could I miss again? Oh my God!"

......When some people are happy, others are sad. Shen Chuanzong remembered what Shen Tang had told him, and squeezed to the front to quickly look for Master Li's name.

Looking through the lists one by one, Shen Chuanzong's heart was in his throat.

Master Li is not only the teacher of Lijia Village, but also the teacher of all the children within a ten-mile radius.

The literary style in Jiangnan was flourishing, and only one hundred people were selected from the entire town.

Finally, when he was almost halfway through the list, Shen Chuanzong's eyes lit up, and he turned around and ran away.

Master Li won!

After Master Li finished his exam, he and Fang and his wife returned to Shenjia Village.

Shenjia Village, inside the school.

After returning to the village, Master Li continued to teach in the school.

Master Li stood with his hands behind his back, watching the children write, but his loosened and clenched palms had already revealed the nervousness of this middle-aged scholar.

"Whoa, whoa—"

The sound of horse hooves came from far away, accompanied by Shen Chuanzong's loud voice.

“I got it—, I got it—”

"Master, you got it—"

Shen Chuanzong rode a fast horse and appeared from the bend of the road.

When Master Li heard this voice, he also froze.

He won! He won!

The students also knew that the teacher had gone to take the provincial examination. Before that, Senior Brother Li was substituting for the teacher.

"Master, you got it!"

A student spoke up!

The door of the school was pushed open, and Shen Tang brought Shen Chuanzong with him.

"Congratulations, Master, on getting into high school!"

Shen Chuanzong bowed as he spoke.

"School is closed today!"

Shen Tang looked at the students who were already excited and Master Li who was trembling slightly, and spoke loudly with a smile.

Then, turning to Master Li,

"Master, I'm sure you won't blame me for being too nosy here, right?"

"Master, please go home quickly. I believe that soon someone from the government office will come to announce the good news."

Sure enough, not long after the group arrived at the Li family courtyard, someone came to the gate of Lijia Village to announce the good news.

"Congratulations to Mr. Li from Lijia Village for being ranked 46th in high school! Congratulations to Mr. Li from Lijia Village for being ranked 46th in high school!"

Fang was so excited that she held her son's hand tightly and was speechless.

Li Ze's eyes also turned red. He actually knew that it was his health that brought down the family.

Now that his father is in high school, he is extremely happy.

Lu Zhu took a red envelope containing two small silver ingots and smiled as she stuffed it into the hands of the person who brought the good news.

Upon seeing this, Fang immediately took out the prepared red envelope from her waist pouch.

"Thank you for your hard work, big brother. I'll give you some tea with this gift money."

The person who brought the good news felt a heaviness in his palm. He glanced at Shen Tang and Master Li and cupped his hands.

"Then I'll take advantage of Mr. Li's literary grace and thank you for the wedding money. I have to go to other families to announce the good news, so I won't stay any longer."

After the person who brought the good news left, laughter suddenly came from the Li family courtyard.

Even Master Li, who was usually very polite, laughed out loud.

If you pass the exam to become a scholar, you will have honor and status, and you will no longer be a commoner. You can also meet officials without having to kneel and kowtow.

After the person who brought the good news left, the Li family courtyard was quickly surrounded by people.

Lijiacun was walking in the front, with several elders of Lijiacun standing at the front.

"Master, you have studied so hard all these years and it has paid off!"

"Our teacher is also a scholar!"

"Congratulations to the scholar."

......

Everyone in Shenjia Village kept congratulating Master Li outside his courtyard.

"Master, you have such a great occasion today, so you must have many things to do. I won't bother you."

Shen Tang said goodbye to Master Li's family.

Master Li also knew that the village head and the elders must have come for something, so he did not try to keep them.

"The clan's intention is that this matter must be reported to the ancestors in the ancestral hall!

In addition, this matter should also be recorded separately."

The head of the village said it with absolute certainty: within a radius of ten miles, apart from Qianjia Village, the only other village that produced a scholar was their Lijia Village.

If this gets out, it will be known that the Li family is a family that has passed down the tradition of farming and studying.

Master Li did not object to this matter and nodded. Then he heard the head of the village speak again:

"The village is planning to hold a banquet to celebrate your high school graduation!"

Master Li was a little hesitant when he heard this.

"Isn't it a bit too much to set up a banquet just because you passed the imperial examination—"

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the village head.

"Of course we have to put it on display, otherwise how would others know that our village has produced a scholar? Back then, the Qian family even invited us, the village elders, to go along, as if they were afraid that others would not know!"

The elders also nodded.

"Do it! We have to. There are only a hundred of them in these three years. You've studied so hard for so many years, you deserve to have some fun!"

"That's right, when the time comes, invite the county marquis to join us, it will be lively!"

"I'll go to the butcher and order two pigs!"

"I'm going to town to buy some fine wine!"

......

Everyone started talking about what dishes to serve for the banquet. Fang was also happy and was even taking notes, wondering if she could give any suggestions.

The scholar from Lijia Village passed the imperial examination and three days later, the news of the banquet held in Lijia Village spread quickly to the surrounding villages, big and small.

In addition to Master Li's family, the happiest people were the children studying in the school and their parents.

From now on, it will be the scholar who teaches the children to read!

Incredible!

Especially the families in Shenjia Village, after selling grain twice, their families became much richer, and they all thought about what gifts to give to the teacher.

Business at the shops in Qingshan Town is much better.

There are obviously more people coming to Master Li's house to give gifts. Before this, many families wanted to make friends with Shen Tang through Master Li, but they had no reason to do so. But now they have found a reason.

Many officials presented generous gifts. Master Li told Shen Tang about this, and Shen Tang told Master Li to accept them without worry.

This is their gesture of goodwill. If we don't accept it, it would be a bit inhumane.

Moreover, if something really happened, I wouldn't be able to get help from her with these things.

Only then did Master Li feel at ease to accept it, but Fang ordered someone to put the valuables in a separate book.

She will be the wife of a scholar in the future, and will have to attend some social events. She will find an opportunity to return the gift when the time comes.

Shen Tang gave a pair of fine paperweights, which were carefully kept by Master Li.

For this banquet, Fang specially invited several famous chefs.

Both of them were in high spirits. More than ten years of hardship disappeared in an instant, and they looked a lot younger.

Three days later in the afternoon, many people came in and out of Lijia Village.

Everyone in Lijia Village has a smile and pride on their face.

As the sky gradually darkened, everyone sat down and prepared to start the feast.