The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 308 Agree to Meet
As soon as Shi Liu got off the mule cart, he heard a loud voice inside.

Eh? Is the great aunt here?
My eldest aunt, Tian Li, was a straightforward person. After she married into Dafengji, she set up a tea stall at the dock to do business. She always spoke in a loud and clear voice.

Sixth aunt Tian Guiying inherited a lot of her genes.

Since last year, Shi Liu told Tian the recipe of Li's Malatang. Their family runs a tea stall and a Malatang stall on the dock. They are very busy and everyone in the family is busy every day.

Why did he suddenly come to my house?
There hasn't been anything going on recently, and it's not time for little Baozhu to have her full-moon banquet yet.

Shi Liu felt strange and walked towards the door and into the yard. She saw Tian Li chatting and laughing with Old Yuan and Song in the main hall. It was very lively and not boring at all.

"I'm here, my great aunt!" Shi Liu came in and greeted them.

Tian Li, who was talking excitedly, smiled when she saw Shi Liu coming back. "Oh, Shi Liu is back!"

"Why is Eldest Aunt here today? Is everything okay at the stall?" Shi Liu sat next to Song and said.

Mrs. Tian Li smiled and said, "The business is going well! We have made a lot of money this month. When your cousin Liwen gets married at the end of the year, we will try to buy a small house in the city before next summer. It will be convenient for us to go to the city then."

"That would be great!" Shi Liu responded with a smile, took the warm water Xichun brought over and took a big sip, then looked at the people in the main hall and couldn't help but ask curiously, "I heard you guys talking so excitedly outside, what's the good news?"

Tian Li spoke first, "It's nothing happy. I came here today to treat everyone. Isn't your cousin Liwen's wedding day the first day of the winter month? I asked you to come home early then! The other thing is..."

She smiled and looked at Song.

Song took over her conversation and turned to Shi Liu, saying, "Your great aunt brought a matchmaker to your house today to propose marriage. You were not at home, but she was anxiously waiting for news. Your great aunt was not in a hurry to leave. She wanted to wait for you to come back and talk to you in person. This marriage is a very good one!"

Pomegranate: Another marriage proposal?

She couldn't help but murmur in her heart that for her mother and her friends, as long as the other party had a good family background and was also suitable, it would be a good marriage.

After these two months, everyone says it’s good, right?

Which one this time?

She couldn't help but look at Tian Li.

Mrs. Tian Li said excitedly, "You know the pomegranates in Tongjia Village, which is not far from our village, right below Dafengji? There is a famous scholar named Tong in this village who passed the provincial examination last year. Oh, there were so many people coming to announce the good news at that time. It was a big scene!"

"This time, they asked me to help them mediate! They also hired a matchmaker, the county's official matchmaker. They take this matter very seriously!"

"Shi Liu, let me tell you, your aunt won't harm you. Although Mr. Tong is twenty years old this year and a few years older than you, he is very handsome. He is the only son in the family, so simple! He has been focusing on studying for so many years and has not thought about getting engaged early. Just looking at the fact that he has passed the imperial examination at such a young age, you can tell that he has good knowledge. It is only a matter of time for him to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi! To put it another way, even if he doesn't pass the imperial examination, he is still a juren. Take Mr. Fan across from us, for example, he is a juren and is now an official!

"Shi Liu, if you agree to this marriage, you will be the wife of a juren, which is much more impressive than the wife of a scholar. When Mr. Tong passes the imperial examination, you will be the wife of an official! If you can become the wife of an official at the age of ten or twenty, our Li family's ancestors will be so happy!"

While Mrs. Tian Li was talking with saliva flying all over her body, Old Man Li and Old Mrs. Yuan kept nodding in agreement. Although they had heard these words once just now, they were still excited when they heard them again.

That’s a juren gentleman!
There are so many people proposing marriage, including scholars and students, but this is the first one who is a juren. A juren is half an official, just hearing that sounds impressive!
Old Man Li never dreamed that his granddaughter could marry a man with a successful career, or even an official. How honorable would that be?

Even if he doesn't become an official, as a juren, he can just open a school and be a teacher. I'm afraid that people will rush to send their children there, so that he will have a secure future!
Shi Liu listened to all of this and could understand their excitement. If we use this as an example in later generations, if you take a step forward, you will immediately get a stable job and eat government food. If you take a step back, you can run a school and become a principal. You can be a civil servant or a teacher. No matter which one it is, you will be a good candidate in the eyes of the elders. You will be stable and it will give you face if you talk about it to others!

She also remembered the announcement of the results of the provincial examination last year. Didn't she meet Zhou Xudou on the way to the provincial city, who was also going to take part in the provincial examination? She was thinking of investing, so she asked people to pay more attention to the provincial examination.

It was a pity that Zhou Xudou didn't pass the exam, but he was still so young, and it was normal for him to fail once. She didn't feel disappointed. Later, she found out that he got married at the end of last year, and she specially sent someone to send a gift to congratulate him.

As for Mr. Tong, he was the only one who passed the examination in Luoshui County last year, and even one of the rare ones in many years. It was so lively at that time that everyone in the surrounding area knew him.

But she did know Mr. Tong's ranking. At that time, people were asked to pay attention to the results of the provincial examination, and they reported all the rankings to her. She had a good memory and vaguely remembered that Mr. Tong was the last one to be admitted, which was considered the last one.

But compared to those who didn’t win, this last one at least won, which is really impressive.

However, it would be difficult for a candidate who ranked last in the provincial examination to gain a place in the metropolitan examination where all the candidates from all over the country gather.

Didn't you see that Mr. Fan across the street realized the value of the exam once, and then he used his connections and money to become a county magistrate? I still remember that Mr. Fan's ranking in the provincial examination was not very low.

So if someone passes the imperial examination at such a young age, he will definitely be able to pass the imperial examination in the future, just listen to it.

Shi Liu was lost in thought when someone touched his elbow. He came back to his senses and saw that everyone was staring at him.

Song said, "Why are you so dazed, kid? Your great aunt said this and we all think it's a good idea. What do you think?"

Old Yuan also said: "Although he is a few years older than you, your great aunt lives close by and has made inquiries. Mr. Tong has never mentioned marriage or canceled an engagement before. He was thinking about the imperial examination. Now that he has passed the imperial examination, they think that he is not young anymore and cannot delay any more, so they started to arrange a marriage for him.

Your great aunt has seen this man before, he is quite handsome. If you are undecided, why don’t we find a time to meet him? You will know if he is suitable after you meet him yourself.”

Old Man Li looked at Shi Liu eagerly and said, "Why don't we just take a look at each other?"

Shi Liu pursed her lips, thinking that the Huang family would come to visit in two days, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, let's meet up, how about tomorrow afternoon? I have something to do in the morning."