The "old man's ginseng" that Pei Qing and others call him is the Jinshi in the Jizhou Prefecture School who asked Chu Qing, "There are no men in your family? Why are all the women enrolled in the school?!" He returned to his roots and devoted himself to education in his hometown.

An old scholar who contributes the remaining heat.

Because everyone in the school regarded him as a treasure of the town, he was nicknamed "Old Ginseng" by Pei Qing and others in private.

This time, Xiaobao provided Pei Qing and his friends with the previous test papers. They did not keep any secrets. After they had read them, they also lent them out to the classmates for reference.

It’s just that Xiaobao was not told the title of the essay.

The candidates who participated in the autumn examination of the state school all said that they felt pretty good after the exam, and some of them in particular were quite confident.

If any of the students from the state school pass the exam, they will naturally have a bright future as teachers.

The changes in Jizhou over the years have also been obvious. There is a big gap between the presence and absence of Chu Qing and Song Tingshan, and the state's studies have also been affected a lot. Therefore, "Old Ginseng" increasingly feels that it was not a wise move to offend Chu Qing's mother and son.

He always wants to find opportunities to ease the relationship - he is very old and wants to pave a smooth path for his children and grandchildren... For example, his grandson's wife has been making trouble for him all day long, asking him to get close to the eldest son of the Linyang Hou family to see if he can tell his little great-granddaughter to him.

The other party, after all, the prince once studied in the state school and had attended his classes.

How can I say that I have a teacher-student relationship with "Old Ginseng"?

There is no confidence in "Old Ginseng". Even if he was a Jinshi during the late emperor's time, he has already retired. After retirement, the seventy-year-old Huang Zhong still has little power, let alone the eighty-year-old.

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Besides, what if Linyang Hou holds a grudge, fails to get married, and finds another reason to repair their house?

This is the reason why "Old Ginseng" would "pass by" Xiaobao's private room.

Xiaobao was happy when he heard that the title "Shizi" was an excuse to block the entry of "old ginseng".

This time, even Qiusheng felt that he did well in the exam.

Qiu Sheng said: "The few months I spent at your place were really well spent. We all learned a lot."

As soon as this topic came up, the friends immediately started talking among themselves -

"No! What we learned is all useful information!"

"At first, Uncle Wei asked us to watch and said that he was not familiar with government affairs, so we just fumbled around..."

"But Uncle Wei has a good way of judging cases!"

"Yeah, I learned a lot from him. Even though Uncle Wei is so serious about his words every day, the legal provisions come out as soon as he opens his mouth!"

"It's worse over there, there are many places to use money, but the county government has no money, and we don't know what to do... In the end, Uncle Wei asked me to write a white note. Don't tell me, this trick works well. Do you know, there are several ways to write a white note...

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"Later, after Xu Zhixian took office, we gained even more. Xiaobao, if it weren't for your blessing, we really wouldn't have learned so much!"

"Xuzhi County not only commented on the affairs we each shouldered, pointed out which actions were excessive, which were too conservative, and which detours were taken, but also personally demonstrated our correct approach..."

"Not only that! Xuzhi County also compared Xingtang County and Linyang County. He took us to discuss the resources, education, population distribution, etc. of the two counties one by one..."

"That's right! He told us some details including how to deal with local gentry and celebrities!"

"You still take us to contact those people, Xiaobao, this is all for your family's sake!"

"This policy document allows us to take countermeasures against existing problems in civil affairs, military, education, justice, finance and other aspects. These are all encountered in handling county government affairs. We have the confidence!"

"Also, my aunt is so kind. She treats us like her own children at all times. If it weren't for your family to support us, we would probably be starving during that time!"

"Yes, yes, your family's food is really delicious, especially when my aunt cooks it herself. She doesn't mind if we eat too much, even if it's enough, it's all meat!"

"There are also clothes. My aunt bought several sets of them. They are all made of good materials. We still have them now. We have grown out anyway. Those clothes are enough to last for several years!"

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Xiaobao was very happy. He knew everything they were talking about because he had also been "internship" with Xu Guangze for a period of time.

Xiaobao was happy because they praised his mother.

Xiaobao stayed in Jizhou until the provincial examination results were released, and then returned to Xinlunzhou after watching the results with his friends.

As soon as he came home and saw Chu Qing, his first sentence was: "Mother, Qiu Sheng and the others have all passed the exam!" The second sentence was: "Guess what their rankings are?"

Chu Qingzheng hated Xiaobao for not being able to leave home as soon as the exam was over, so he said angrily: "I don't know how they did in the exam, but I just know that you won the exam, ranked 30th!"

Xiaobao: "...I know...I don't want to either..."

The same goes for "Little Gan Gan". When Chu Qing wanted to find him, he was always not there. When he asked, Gan said, "I asked him to deliver a letter to Xiao Bao. Our Xiao Bao is the master of the Juren Festival!"

There is no need for Chu Qing to send a message, there is always someone to report the message to Xiaobao in advance.

Xiaobao's excitement continued: "Mom, I'll talk about it later. Let's talk about Qiu Sheng and the others first. They accounted for all the Jizhou provincial examination rankings from one to twelve! Qiu Sheng was fifth and Pei Qing was first.

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What’s more, the top twelve on their list this time are actually equally matched. Everyone’s essays are very exciting, but they have to be ranked, and only then can they be distinguished in terms of handwriting and other details.”

Chu Qing was also very happy after hearing this: "These children are really promising. Qiu Sheng and the others have all passed the exam. It's not easy! Now it's better. They are all farmers. How can the adults in the family be so happy!"

I hope they will not be proud, prepare well for the exam, and be on the list next spring. It will not be as simple as converting from rural to non-agriculture, but a real change of family!"

In fact, being successful is equivalent to changing the family.

When a family has a Juren master, the person who reports the news will hold a short stick, start at the front door of the house, break all the windows in the hall, and then ask the craftsmen following behind to repair it immediately, which means "changing the door and courtyard."

Because if you win the election, you will be qualified to be recommended as an official and enter the official career.

But doing so would limit one's own future. Like Xu Guangze, who was born in a civil society, it would be difficult for him to become a prefect in his life, unless there is an urgent need and his brother-in-law can help him in the exam department.

Chu Qing said that they "returned from farming to non-farmers" because Chu Qing felt that these children would not be so short-sighted and now they were looking for ways to ask for recommendations.

Xu Guangze failed the exam twice, so he had to find a job. Qiu Sheng and the others had to strike while the iron was hot and work harder to get Jinshi next year, so that they could keep climbing all the way up.

Xiaobao: "Well, they said that since my aunt has helped them so much, they will not stop here and will continue to take the exam. They reassure you that they are not proud and can calm down."

Chu Qing smiled and was very pleased: "It's you who help them, they are your little friends. It's good to think like this. Now, they shouldn't have to worry about spending money on studying, right?"
Chapter completed!