I rely on infrastructure systems to build a prosperous village

Chapter 105 The Scholar Passed the Examination

A month later, in Bozhou Prefecture.

It was just dawn and the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall in the city was full of people.

"Fourth Master, check again to see if anything has fallen."

"Oh, Grandma Li, you've asked this question several times. You've checked all the way from home here, so there must be no problem. If there was a problem, the Fourth Master told you about it during the first examination you had."

After hearing Zhou Liu's words, Mrs. Li glared at him and said seriously, "What do you know?"

After saying that, he smiled and said softly to Li Chunhua, "Fourth Master, please come in quickly."

Li Chunhua shook her head helplessly and said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll go in first, and you guys come back tomorrow."

"Okay, Fourth Master."

Mrs. Li watched Li Chunhua's departing figure with worry in her eyes. After a while, she seemed to think of something and said quickly, "You go back first on Saturday. I have to go to the market and buy a chicken for the Fourth Master to stew. He can have a good rest when he comes back tomorrow."

After saying that, he left without caring whether Zhou Liu answered or not.

Looking at her hurriedly leaving back, Zhou Liu's eyes flashed slightly, and he turned around and got on the carriage.

Lijia Village.

"At this hour, your fourth uncle should have entered the examination room."

"Yeah, almost."

Seeing the worry in Wang Po's eyes, Li Lan swallowed the sweet potato in his mouth and said quickly, "Grandma, don't worry, Li Po and Zhou Liu are here."

Mrs. Wang sighed softly and said worriedly, "I heard the college entrance examination will last for two days. I'm worried that your fourth uncle won't be able to handle it."

"Grandma, for the past month since Fourth Uncle came home, he's been doing morning exercises with us at dawn every day. He should be able to handle two days of this. Don't worry, two days will pass in a flash. By the way, Grandma, how much soap have you made so far?"

Hearing Li Lan asking about the soap, Mrs. Wang immediately perked up and said excitedly, "There are already 300 pieces packed in boxes, and another 300 pieces drying. We just added a batch of molds a few days ago and made another 500 pieces."

"Not bad, grandma. I estimate that we can make more than 2000 pieces in a month. Li Xi, the quality of the soap must be well controlled. Ask the furniture factory to make more wooden boxes for it."

"Yes, girl."

"Mom, what about the amount of soap?"

"It's pretty much the same as your grandma's. My dear, why did Yuntian leave in such a hurry yesterday?"

Hearing Zhang's question, Li Lan's eyes flickered slightly. Seeing everyone looking at him, he smiled and said, "He is the prefect now, so he must have a lot of things to do."

"That's true. Yuntian is not like us, who only have a small piece of land to live on."

"Mom, we don't have a small plot of land to work on anymore. There are so many workshops and so much construction to do in the village. We each have our own things to do."

When Zhang heard this, she burst into laughter and said, "My daughter is right."

After a moment, Zhang suddenly sighed and said gloomily, "I wonder how your father and your third uncle are doing?"

"Mom, Dad is in Zhuozhou, and Third Uncle is in Jinzhou. Several shops are already being renovated. They will all be back soon. Besides, Zhou Da and Zhou Wu are here, so don't worry."

"The eldest girl is right, there is nothing to worry about. A good man should go out and explore more." Wang Po said and winked at Zhang, who immediately understood and said no more.

"President, President." At this time, an anxious shout came from outside the yard, and Li Lan hurriedly got up and walked out.

Mrs. Wang looked at Li Lan as he walked away, glared at Zhang, and said sternly, "Let's not cause trouble for the eldest girl from now on. She has so much to do every day and is already tired enough. Don't distract her anymore. And as a mother, you should share more of the burden with her and don't let her rush into everything."

"Okay, Mom. Hey, I'm..."

"Okay, no need to say more, just do it."

Zhang looked at her mother-in-law's serious expression and nodded heavily.

"Grandma, we won't cause any trouble to my sister."

Mrs. Wang looked at the two children's innocent faces, reached out and touched their heads, and said softly with a smile in her eyes: "Our Erlang and Wulang are both good children."

"Ballad, what's wrong?"

"My wife suddenly has a stomachache, and Doctor Xu is not in the village. I want to borrow a carriage and take my wife to the town to see a doctor."

Li Lan frowned when he heard this and said, "Let's go to the backyard and get the carriage. We'll talk as we go."

Bozhou Prefecture Government Office.

Zhou Qi hurriedly walked into the archway in the courtyard and headed towards the study.

"Son."

"Enter."

The door was pushed open from the outside and Zhou Qi walked in.

"Sir, we found it."

Zhou Yuntian suddenly raised his head, put down the brush in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me."

"Mrs. Li's letter has reached Fengyi Palace. Furthermore, there are three forces around the Fourth Master secretly protecting him."

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Yuntian's pupils shrank, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he tapped the table with his slender fingers. After a long moment of contemplation, he said, "No need to explore further. Withdraw the people and don't alert the enemy."

"Yes, sir. sir, there's one more thing. I don't know why Prince Ning has been sending people to destroy some shops and restaurants recently. He has killed many people and also arrested some. It seems like he is trying to gather information about someone."

"We just need to keep an eye on this matter, and someone will investigate it."

"What you said, sir..."

Zhou Qi suddenly looked up and pointed to the sky.

At 7:15 on the second day of the afternoon, there was a huge crowd of people at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.

"Fourth Master, why haven't you come out yet?"

Mrs. Li, who was standing at the front, looked towards the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.

"Here I come. Fourth Master, Fourth Master."

Zhou Liu waved and shouted. Li Chunhua walked over, his robe wrinkled and looking a little tired.

"Fourth Master, are you feeling unwell? Let's go home quickly. I made chicken soup for you. You look so much thinner."

Li Chunhua: ...

Zhou Liu, who was standing by, couldn't help but curl his lips after hearing her words, thinking: Isn't the Fourth Master just a little tired? Why has he lost weight?

Late at night, at the school government residence.

In the moonlight, I saw the man wearing a long robe and a black cloak. He walked through the corridor with his head lowered and entered the front hall.

"Young Master." Academician Li Ru stood up and bowed to the visitor.

The man raised his hand to signal him not to be polite, then walked straight to the top seat and sat down, staring at him and saying, "Don't touch Li Chunhua's test paper."

Li Ru was shocked, raised his head in surprise, frowned and said in defense: "Young Master, I have seen his answer sheet. This person is talented and knowledgeable. If we don't deal with him now, he will become a stumbling block for you in the provincial and imperial examinations."

The person sitting at the head narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Don't you think my talent can be compared with his?"

Li Ru was shocked when he heard this and quickly said, "Young Master, no, that's not what I meant."

"Alright, there's no need to talk about this anymore. You don't have to ask my father. Do you know who's behind this Li Chunhua?"

"Isn't he an ordinary citizen, from a farming family?"

"Oh, it seems father is right. Those useless people in Bian Jing really need to be killed and replaced. He has the benevolent and kind Xiangjun, whom the Great Qin Emperor currently values ​​the most, behind him. If you touch him now, you will definitely alert the enemy."

At this moment, Li Ru broke out in a cold sweat and said in fear: Fortunately, the young master is here.

The next day, in the Imperial Examination Hall in the city.

After a while, hurried footsteps were heard.

"Master Xue Zheng, the prefect Zhou is here."

The people who were marking the papers were startled, and they looked up at each other. Li Ru's eyes flashed, and he said quickly, "Please come in."

After a while, Zhou Yuntian brought Zhou Qi into the front hall.

"Greetings to the prefect."

Several people bowed and said in unison.

"I wonder why the prefect is here?"

Li Ru stepped forward and said.

"Let me take a look at the test papers of the candidates this time to see if there are any outstanding talents."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ru's heart skipped a beat. After a moment's pause, he quickly said, "Yes. I just read an answer sheet. I don't know who it belongs to, but it is indeed of top quality."

"Oh? Then let me see the answer sheet that was rated as top-notch by the academician."

"Your Excellency the Prefect, please."

Two days later, at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall.

"Here they come, here comes the person who posted the list."

Hearing the shouting outside, Mrs. Li in the carriage quickly lifted the curtain and looked outside.

"Grandma Li, I've already seen it on Saturday, don't worry."

Li Chunhua looked at her fidgeting and anxiously looking out the window as she lifted the curtain, shook her head helplessly, and said softly.

"Oh, Fourth Master, you don't understand how anxious I am. Fourth Master, Saturday is back, back."

Mrs. Li, who was originally anxious, now had shining eyes and said nervously and happily.

After a while, Zhou Liu lifted the carriage curtain and got in, saying excitedly, "I won, I won. The Fourth Master won. He's the first one."

"Oh, thank God, may the Buddha bless you."