A poor family counterattacks, she is beautiful and sassy on the way to the imperial examination

Chapter 43 Chapter 43
The shout of Grandma An's grandson not only made the four of An Chuxia stand up who were harvesting wheat.

Even people who were doing farm work a little farther away from Xishan looked curiously at this side.

An Chuxia and An Jinchen's brothers and sisters are not people who like to show off and talk too much, so only a few people in the village know about An Chuxia's going to the examination institute this time.

11-year-old An Jinxi ran to the wheat field out of breath, her dark face covered with beads of sweat.

An Chuxia raised the corners of her lips, it seemed that as she expected, she should be on the list.

An Jinchen also reacted and grinned with great white teeth in surprise, looked at An Chuxia in disbelief and asked, "Is this true?"

An Chuxia looked at An Jinchen's stupid brother, and nodded with a smile.

Because Xitang Village has not produced any scholars who have been admitted to fame so far, Mrs. Zhao and Da Zhuang felt that something good should happen to An Chuxia's family.

But the couple didn't know what was going on.

When the group returned to the west of the village, An Chuxia saw a crowd of people in front of her house.

Two people in Yashi costumes stood there with joy on their faces. When the villagers saw that An Chuxia had returned, they automatically gave way.

An Chuxia bowed her head and said a few words to An Jinchen.

An Jinchen nodded and went to open the door.

Only then did An Chuxia dust off the dust on her body, and walked forward with her hands together, leaning forward, performing a standard scholar's salute.

He said to the two yamen officials in a steady voice, "I'm sorry to bother you to deliver the posters in such a way, and please come in and have a cup of tea."

Ya Shi saw a woman with all her hair tied up in front of her, wearing a clean blouse, and with scratches on her face.

This is the No. 1 court case they are looking for in this court examination. How does it feel different from those scholars who don't listen to the outside world and only read sage books.

The faces of the two Yashi were full of smiles, and one of them looked happy and said, "Hello, lady, we are the Yashi who deliver the papers from the government.

Miss Jun ranked first in the court examination this time, and won the title of the first case in the court, becoming a first-class student, and can receive rice grains and silver taels every year in the future! "

After Ya Shi finished speaking, he saw An Chuxia just smiling, but the people around him took a deep breath after hearing the explanation from someone who understood.

"There's another good thing... After reading the book, the government will give out food and money."

The last time I heard that this stupid girl from the An family who had failed the county examination for three years was admitted to Tongsheng.

I didn't expect this time to be even better. Not only was I admitted to the scholar, but I was also able to receive food and money.

An Chuxia stood there, taking a wave of envious and jealous eyes.

The two yamen officials entered the yard, but did not enter the house. After Mrs. Zhao came back, she hurried to the kitchen to help boil water and make tea.

An Chuxia smiled gratefully at Mrs. Zhao, and Mrs. Zhao and Da Zhuang next to her were also happy for her.

After An Jinchen came back, she went into the room and found the unused red paper during the Chinese New Year, and wrapped two red envelopes, one containing two taels of silver.

He came out with a smile on his face and handed it to the two Ya Shis, "You two ran so far to deliver the posters... Thanks for your hard work, this is for the two of you to drink."

Ya Shi is willing to travel so far to deliver newspaper stickers, but he is so happy because he knows that everyone who passes the exam will give happy money.

Those from wealthy families earn more than a month’s wages just by tipping this time.

The reason why the two were able to compete this time to post the report to the first case in the court was because the official history of the assignment was a relative of one of their government officials.

After the two yamen officials said some polite and auspicious words, they took the red envelope and squeezed it. Knowing that it contained silver ingots, they smiled even more happily.

I thought to myself that I have to say that I am the head of the court. Generally speaking, for a scholar admitted by a peasant family, it is considered good to have a few hundred coins in Xiqian.

There are also those who are poor and give tens of pennies.

If these two Yashi also met, An Jinchen, the elder brother who really loves his sister, would be so willing to do so.

Just now An Chuxia let An Jinchen look at the red envelopes with half taels and one tael of silver. Who would have thought that An Jinchen would wrap two taels of silver in each red envelope when he was happy.

Even if An Chuxia found out later that the red envelope had already been sent, she couldn't get it back.

Grandpa An and the An family were relatives, and only after An Chuxia's brother and sister sent Ya Shi away did they mention that they wanted to raise money to hold a banquet for An Chuxia.

An Jinchen and An Chuxia looked at each other, An Chuxia nodded in agreement.

But they said that they don't need other relatives to contribute money, and they will pay for the banquet by themselves. Second Grandpa An wanted to say something, but Second Grandma An grabbed the skirt of his clothes.

Second Mistress An stopped her wife not because she couldn't bear to spend money to hold a banquet for An Chuxia, but because she knew how righteous An Chuxia's ideas were.

If their clan relatives insisted on interfering with what she decided, girl An would most likely not hold this banquet that would make the An family and the entire clan feel proud.

Although their Xitang Village is a village with mixed surnames, after several generations of reproduction, several small clans have gradually formed.

Among them, the Liu family with eight households from the same branch has the largest number of people. Liu Wang, who is now the village head, is the Liu family.

The second is that they are members of the clan named An.

In the past, when something big or small happened in the village, the An family was always suppressed by the Liu family.

Just like if it wasn't for Liu Wang, the village chief, who secretly dispersed the unity of An's family and helped An Shouli.

How could the members of the An family watch An Jinchen brothers and sisters being kicked out by their own uncle without anything.

But who let the village head have the right to allocate water to the paddy fields successively.

This alone can suppress a farmer's throat, so that you can't say anything against it regardless of the hunger of the whole family.

In the end, Grandpa An could only take a few relatives with him, and asked Liu Wang, the village chief, to help An Jinchen and his siblings, and insisted on taking this dilapidated old house in the west of the village as their residence.

Now that their An family has produced An Chuxia, a well-known scholar, their An family will have more say in the village in the future.

He will not be easily shackled by others, and dare not speak out to his clansmen.

An Chuxia has a mature soul, how could she not know that An Jinchen, two brothers and sisters who have lost the protection of their parents, can grow up safely in this village of mixed surnames that is not united and friendly.

The care of these relatives is indispensable, which is why she agreed to treat guests in the village.

Although those villagers used to look on and sneer at the brothers and sisters, she was still willing to do so in order to improve the status of the clansmen in the village.

The things needed for the banquet were prepared for two days, and the banquet was held on the third day.

There are many tables lined up outside the yard of An Chuxia's house, and the ones are running water mats.

There is no limit to adults and children in the village, as long as they are willing, they can come and eat.

There are chicken, duck and fish meat on the table, not to mention how brilliant it is, but it is definitely enough.

Sitting in the courtyard were family relatives, and Runsong, who came back from the yamen on leave, and his younger brothers, Runsheng, Dazhuang, and the Zhao family, who were close friends.

But apart from these, the most intriguing thing is the banquet in the main room.

The one sitting at the top was naturally Gu Tongsheng, the teacher invited by An Chuxia, and the one next to him was a middle-aged man with a fair face and wearing silk.

He is Xu Huai, the mayor of Qingshi Town who came uninvited, and Xu Xuezhen's father.

(End of this chapter)