【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 236 Grandmother Jia 38

Nine days passed in a flash. Jia Hu and the other two finished their exams and returned to the mansion in a dishevel. Zhang hurriedly asked the servants to help the three young masters wash and dress.

Jia Hu and the other two took a shower, ate a bowl of shredded chicken noodles, and then fell asleep.

They slept until the afternoon of the next day. When the three teachers in the school heard that they had woken up, they immediately sent people to look for them.

The three teachers are not the original ones. These three are from the third batch. The first and second batches all passed the imperial examinations and became officials. Therefore, there is a saying among the scholars in Shendu that the Feng Shui learned by the Jia family nourishes people. If one can teach there, he will be able to pass the imperial examinations and become an official within a few years.

Therefore, many people come to sign up to be teachers, but only scholars with good character and academic performance can be selected.

Yun Xi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after knowing this. It would be great if the Jia family school was really that amazing. Its only advantage might be the large number of books. The Jia family didn't actually have a very large collection of books. It couldn't compare to the accumulation of those wealthy families, but it was still quite a lot compared to ordinary families. She was not stingy and put all the books in the Jia family school for people to read. If there were new books or study materials on the market, she would send people to buy them and put them in the school.

At the beginning, Jingsi copied all the books in his collection and sent the original books back. Later, copying books gradually became popular in the clan school. You can make money by copying a book and putting it in the school library or selling it to bookstores outside. It can also deepen the impression. Perhaps this is also an advantage.

Master Ouyang gathered together the students from the clan school who were taking part in the provincial examination this year and asked them to write down the questions and answers from memory.

"I'll see how you answer. The answers will be placed in the library for other students to refer to. Please write as clearly as possible."

"Yes."

Jia Hu, Jia Zhu and Jia Zhang were no exception. They picked up paper and pen and wrote down their thoughts carefully.

Not long after, Master Ouyang and the other two began to mark the papers, and Jia Zhang waited nervously.

"That's right, Master Hu, Master Zhu, Master Zhang An, Master Li Liang, Miao Fushui, and Wu Yunming answered very well and have a great chance of passing. Jia Po and Jia Lin answered passably and should pass without any surprises. Master Zhang's words were too sharp. Whether you can pass depends on the examiner's mood. During the exam, you must learn to conceal your thoughts and think more about the answers the examiner wants. The same applies to being a person and an official: restrain your sharpness and be mellow."

Jia Zhang seemed to be lost in thought.

After Master Ouyang finished speaking, he looked at the other students and said, "Your answers are like a pile of shit!"

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After hearing this, Yun Xi left quietly.

This year's Shendu County Examination results will still be released on the fifth day of September, so the examiners should be working overtime to mark the papers.

Early that morning, Zhang sent someone to check the list, and Yun Xi and the second house also sent people.

At noon, the servant came running back, "It's a winner! Both Master Hu and Master Zhu have won!"

Zhang was overjoyed. "Really? How many?"

"Master Hu is 36th, Master Zhu is 49th, and Master Zhang is not on the list. Master Jia Lin, Master Zhang, Master Li, Master Miao, and Master Wu are all on the list."

The servant answered quickly that in order to get the reward money, he specially learned a lot about the system of announcing the imperial examination results and also recognized a lot of words.

Zhang was relieved. "Great, great! There are rewards! Rendong, give this clever child a big red envelope. Xia Bing, go tell the old lady the good news. Yinqiao, inform all the servants in the main house and give them three months' wages as a reward. They've all worked so hard."

"Yes, ma'am!"

When the servant received the reward, which was about ten taels of silver, he smiled so hard that his teeth were showing and he uttered a bunch of nice words.

Zhang was overjoyed and secretly wrote down the name of this clever servant, and arranged for him to work for Hu'er in the future.

When Jia Hu arrived, he just heard his mother making arrangements.

"Mother~"

"Hu'er, you passed the imperial examination. That's great."

Zhang wiped the corners of her eyes.

Soon the whole mansion knew about this happy event. When Wang heard about it, she hurriedly said to Zhou Ning, "You should also tell the servants of our second house to give them three months' wages. The second house cannot be inferior to the first house."

After saying that, she walked out of the door with her handkerchief in her hand, not noticing Zhou Ning's vicious look at all.

Yun Xi had just learned that her two grandsons had passed the imperial examination and that one of her family members had also passed the examination. She was feeling very happy when she heard her second daughter-in-law asking for a meeting.

"Let her in."

"Mother, great joy! Zhu'er has passed the imperial examination."

Wang's icy face rarely melted and she smiled from ear to ear.

"I understand. Has the person with the good news arrived?" Yun Xi stood up and prepared to wait at the gate of the courtyard.

"It will definitely be soon." Wang supported her and said a lot of auspicious words. Yun Xi just nodded and said nothing.

Soon, the messenger who brought the good news arrived with drums and gongs. Zhang arranged for someone to pack a big red envelope and send the messenger away. Then she scattered several baskets of copper coins at the gate. The people waiting outside rushed forward, scrambling to share in the good news.

The Jia Mansion was bustling all day long, and before everyone gathered for dinner in the evening, Wang finally revealed her true colors.

"Mother, Zhu'er has loved reading since she was a child. Look, she is a 19-year-old scholar, and she is also ranked among the top in Quan Shen." Wang slowly brought up the topic.

Yun Xi agreed, "Not bad."

"That's right. This is not the only Juren teacher in the clan school. I may not be able to teach Juren. I heard that the Shi family has connections in Songyang Academy. Can you ask for a letter of recommendation for Zhu'er?"

Wang's true face slowly revealed itself, and Yun Xi felt as if the dust had settled in her heart. This was truly a case of no one visiting for no reason.

"You don't even care about the Imperial College. We'll talk about it later."

Yun Xi's expression changed, and she took everyone out to eat. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Yun Xi said bluntly, "Zhang'er, as a scholar, probably won't be able to be assigned to a good class at the Imperial College. I'm going to get Zhang'er a letter of recommendation from Songyang Academy."

Wang's face changed slightly.

Jia Zhang quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, Grandma."

"No need to thank me, Hu'er and Zhu'er, you are already Juren (imperial scholar) now, so it would be better for you to study at the Imperial College. There are many famous teachers there, and most importantly, the teachers there are very good at teaching about current affairs and culture. You should study hard." Yun Xi put down her chopsticks and said softly, "If you can pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi (imperial scholar) in the future, Grandmother will reward you."

Lanhua came forward, carrying a box. "Master Hu, Master Zhu, these are the gifts the old lady prepared for you two. They are two pairs of jade pendants, a pair of jade hairpins, and a pair of headbands made of the finest mutton-fat white jade."

This is a very heavy gift.

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu quickly stood up and bowed to express their gratitude, saying together, "Grandson thanks grandmother."

"Hurry up, get up. I have prepared three gifts, Zhang'er. I hope you can ask your grandmother to give away one of them in three years." Yun Xi smiled.

Jia Zhang repeatedly promised, "Grandma, I will definitely do it."

Jia Lian pouted, "Grandma, why are there only things for my brothers? Where are mine? Grandma, if you are partial, I won't agree."

"Look at you, your grandmother has forgotten you. You should study hard for the exam."