RPAGF Chapter 277 Announcement
Chapter 277 Announcement
Upon hearing that Wen Zijin had passed the imperial examination and become a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), she almost cried out in surprise.
"This deserves a big celebration!"
Her gaze towards Yan Che became even more disdainful. "Go, go to the prefectural city."
"Go and study hard."
The Yan family also has business in the prefectural city, but since the couple had both come to the town, they were afraid that Yan Che would cause trouble in the prefectural city by himself, so they brought him here.
Yan Feng arrived late, and upon learning of their thoughts, he only agreed and did not oppose them.
By bypassing the patriarch Wen Muchuan, Xie He finalized Wen Zijin's trip to the prefectural city.
Three days later, when the messenger arrived in the village with the good news, the village chief was still somewhat taken aback.
"Old man, may I ask where Wen Zijin lives?" Baoxi asked again, seeing that the village chief seemed not to have heard him.
The village chief, realizing what had happened, beamed with delight, "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, this old man's hearing isn't what it used to be!"
"I'll show you the way! I'll show you the way!"
"Scholar Wen's home is not far away!"
The village chief, who usually needs a cane, walked forward with his hands behind his back, looking very imposing. When he met the villagers, he shouted, "He passed the exam! He passed the exam! Zijing has become our village's scholar!"
Originally there were only three people, but as more and more people heard the news, the team grew rapidly.
When they arrived at the door of the new house, almost the entire village had arrived.
Wen Luozhi had already prepared the wedding money, and each bulging bag looked like a lot.
"Thank you for your hard work, brother. Please take this to buy some wine." She smiled and handed over the red money bag with both hands.
The messenger politely accepted the money bag, his face lighting up with a broad smile as he felt its weight. "You're too kind, young lady! Congratulations, Scholar Wen!"
He said a lot of nice things, and every sentence mentioned that Wen Zijin would pass the imperial examination with flying colors in the future.
Overjoyed, Wen Muchuan stuffed his secret stash of money into his hand, saying, "Thank you so much! Take this and buy some wine!"
Both of them earned a lot of money on this trip.
When they returned, Xie He packed them a lot of nice things.
The two men touched the silver in their pockets and sighed on horseback, wishing they could do it again.
In the courtyard of the new house, the village chief patted Wen Muchuan's shoulder forcefully, looking somewhat displeased. "So you all knew all along that Zijing had passed the exam?"
"So we were the only ones kept in the dark?!"
Wen Muchuan laughed heartily; he almost couldn't resist running out and telling everyone when he first received the news.
But thinking about it, it's better to wait for the good news to come, that would be more convincing, wouldn't it?
Other villagers also sounded a bit reproachful, saying, "Hey, why are you keeping such a great thing a secret?"
"This way, everyone can be prepared in advance!"
Old Zhao slapped his head and exclaimed, "No way! While there's still time, I'll drive to town to buy some things, and we'll have a proper celebration!"
Aunt Wang stood up and exclaimed, "Oh dear, I'm going too! I'm going too!"
The others all got up to go shopping, but Xie He quickly stopped them, saying, "We've already prepared everything!"
"Everyone, just come over tomorrow at noon and have a good meal and drinks!"
"Alright, alright! Then we'll just bring our people!"
Everyone verbally agreed, but in their hearts they had already planned to come over early the next morning to help, and also bring over all the good stuff from their homes.
When the scholar from Shanquan Village was mentioned, the neighboring Zhangjia Village also heard about it. Village Chief Zhang brought Zhang Yunlai and some gifts with him.
"This is just a small token of our appreciation; please accept it."
The basket contained some vegetables they had grown themselves, as well as a few chicks and ducklings, which made Wen Muchuan both laugh and cry.
"Let's invite everyone back tomorrow to share in the joy! If there's not enough room in the yard, we'll set up outside!" Wen Muchuan said generously.
Village Chief Zhang waved his hands repeatedly, "We won't be coming! We have something to do in the village tomorrow. Congratulations!"
He was genuinely happy. Shanquan Village already had a school, and now it had produced a scholar. In the future, even more children from the surrounding villages would come to the village.
They were among the first to enjoy this privilege. Village children could come and eat meat and vegetables for just two copper coins, and even take some home with them.
Anyone can see who really benefited.
There are a few people from Zhangjia Village who help raise geese here! They earn quite a bit each day.
Old Li had hinted to him many times that the villagers would soon be building a workshop and would need to hire people.
With winter approaching, we'll also set up some kind of greenhouse vegetable project, so he can seize the opportunity himself.
He was very decisive about anything that would benefit the friendship between the two villages and the villagers, and fortunately, everyone understood his good intentions.
Before he could even open his mouth after receiving the news, everyone happily brought him gifts, asking him to convey their good wishes.
Wen Luozhi came out of the house and happened to run into Village Chief Zhang, who was about to leave. She quickly called out to him, "Village Chief Zhang, please wait!"
Village Chief Zhang turned around and looked at her with a smile. "What's wrong, Luo girl?"
He looked at the well-behaved little girl in front of him and grew happier and happier. Shanquan Village was fortunate to have such a prosperous girl.
Wen Luozhi pulled up a chair for him to sit down and said with a smile, "Our village is going to build a workshop. The pay is fifty coins a day, including two meals."
"Go back and tell them that those who are willing to come can come for a trial period in three days."
Her voice was light and cheerful, sounding like a lark singing to those around her.
After returning from the prefectural city, Xia Yunshu pestered her for lipstick, while Jiang Wan stood by, also looking on longingly.
She spent two hours thinking before deciding to build a workshop, which was also the result of discussing it with her family.
Lipstick—wherever there are women, there is a market.
The workshop wasn't just used to make lipsticks; it also produced other cosmetics.
Upon hearing this, Village Chief Zhang's eyes lit up, and he excitedly stood up. "Great! I'll go back and ask right away!"
I'll give you an answer tomorrow morning!
Zhang Yun followed his father, who seemed to be flying, with amusement. Before leaving, he turned back and gave Wen Luozhi a helpless smile.
After everyone left, Xia Yunshu skipped over and took Wen Luozhi's arm. "Luozhi, when the workshop opens, I want to make lipsticks too!"
She already has several of them, and she loves every color, so she applies three colors a day.
Wen Luozhi glanced at her luscious little mouth and chuckled, "Why don't you be my model?"
She winked and coaxed Xia Yunshu, "If you're my model, you can have whatever you want. And most importantly, do you know what that means?"
Xia Yunshu shook her head, and Wen Luozhi's eyes lit up. "The most important thing is that you can look beautiful every day! You get to use everything first!"
Xia Yunshu was instantly moved and insisted that no one should try to take it from her.
Jiang Wan was a little disappointed. She looked down at her stomach.
Xia Yunsheng could now see the general outline clearly. She helped her sit down and said, "Luo Zhi said she would make something specially for pregnant women, Mother, don't let it go to waste."
Jiang Wan's mood instantly brightened. She knew it! That kid is loyal and would never forget her!
Lin Huaizhi had been holed up in his room for many days without going out. Zhang Chunhua, worried about him, tiptoed to the door and knocked. "Son? Are you awake yet?"