Early the next morning, with more than an hour left before the results were released, Mr. Gao was waiting at the gate of the county school.
This time, Mr. Gao squeezed in at the front and burst out laughing when he saw the third name was Li Xuedong.
Third in the county!
This is an unprecedented good result from their Gao Family School!
The head of the county case was the second young master of the Wanghong family in this county. At that time, he was planning to invite the top ten chief cases to gather together for a banquet and celebration. It could be considered the same year.
How dare Li Xuedong talk about the same year? Fortunately, he didn't need to step forward, Mr. Gao had already blocked it for him.
His Xuedong was exhausted for two days in a row. He saw it with his own eyes. He had to take the government examination in April. Xuedong had to go home quickly and take a good rest. He should not pay attention to these external affairs!
Mr. Gao took Li Xuedong to the county government office to thank Huang Xianzun, and received Huang Xianzun's heartfelt concern and instructions. When they came out of the county government office, Li Jinzhu pushed Li Xuedong, the four siblings, and Mr. Gao and others in a cart.
Let’s go out of town and go home together.
When they arrived at Gaocunji, Mr. Gao took two students home, and Li Jinzhu, the four sisters, followed them on their way.
Gaocunji is still seven or eight miles away from Xiaoli Village.
As the sky darkened, the four of them quickened their pace.
Just after passing Lijiaji, it became completely dark. Li Yuzhu took out his stick and carried it to protect Li Xuedong.
They hadn't gone far when seven or eight stones hit the four of them with a roar, and immediately after, a group of half-grown men rushed out carrying sticks.
Li Xiaonan put her arms over her head and screamed loudly: "Li Xuefu killed someone! Li Xuefu of Xiaoli Village killed someone! Li Xuefu killed someone!"
"You're talking nonsense! Don't scream! Shut up!" Li Xuefu, who was rushing at the front, panicked.
Li Xueshou, who was following Li Xuefu, was an idiot. He passed Li Xuefu and rushed towards Li Xuedong, but was hit by Li Yuzhu with a stick and screamed, throwing himself to the ground.
"The heads of our sticks are covered with iron! We can beat people to death!" Li Jinzhu, the eldest sister, swung the camphor stick out of the wind and shouted with a fierce look on her face.
Li Yuzhu's face turned red, she gritted her teeth and continued to hit her with the stick.
"I'm coming! Sister! Grandma! I'm coming!" Not far away, the urgent scream of the third sister Li Yinzhu sounded.
Li Xiaonan kept screaming: "Li Xuefu killed someone, and Li Wencai of Xiaoli Village killed someone and wiped out his family!"
All five Li siblings were actually there, and there was already movement in the village not far away. The leader, Li Xuefu, panicked, "You're talking nonsense! Don't scream! Let's go! Let's go quickly!"
Seven or eight young men turned around and ran away.
Li Jinzhu gave Li Yuzhu the stick and pushed the wheelbarrow, running faster than the group of underage boys.
It was too dark, so they had to get home quickly.
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The next morning, Li Jinzhu and Li Yuzhu hurriedly sent Li Xuedong and Li Xiaonan back to the Gaojia School in Gaojiaji.
Li Xuefu and Li Xueshou would never dare to go to the Gaojia School to beat people and kill people. Li Xuedong is much safer in the Gaojia Academy than at home.
In the name of taking care of her brother, Li Xiaonan stayed at the Gao Family School and took classes.
Mr. Gao spent an entire class praising Li Xuedong in all aspects.
First, praise Li Xuedong for his hard work and never going out to play. Everyone can see this! Then, after reading the book a hundred times, the meaning will be revealed. You see, Xuedong is an example! Then from Li Xuedong's embarrassment, to praise his character,
Not arrogant, not impetuous, modest and prudent.
Mr. Gao's appreciation for Li Xuedong can be felt throughout the entire Gao Family Collection.
At dinner, Mr. Gao called Li Xuedong over, had dinner together, and talked about the government examination.
"In addition to skill, this imperial examination also pays attention to luck. I see, you are in luck now. You must take the imperial examination.
"It's more than a hundred miles from our place to Pingjiang Mansion. If you are weak, you'd better go two or three days early and rest before taking the exam. After the exam, I'm afraid you'll have to rest for a day before you can go back. In this case,
It only takes ten days to come and go, and you can get a lot of copper coins.
"You and your eldest sister, you have to go to your Li clan, find the clan leader, and ask the clan to get you this copper coin. This is what the clan should get. When you get the exam, you will get a lot of benefits from the clan.
Very good."
Li Xuedong nodded while listening.
Go to the tribe and see if you can get some money. This is what the eldest sister wants.
Li Xiaonan went back to Xiaoli Village to spread the word. Li Jinzhu and Li Yuzhu rushed to Gaocunji, picked up Li Xuedong, and went to Lijiaji to find Uncle Li, the leader of the Li family.
Uncle Li is discussing arrangements for the Qingming Festival sacrifices with several clan elders in the ancestral hall.
Li Jinzhu pulled Li Xuedong into the ancestral hall. Facing Uncle Li's bored eyes, she hurriedly smiled and said: "I am the eldest daughter of Li Wenshan, a literary generation in Xiaoli Village. This is my younger brother. My younger brother passed the county examination this year.
Third, Mr. Gao said that my younger brother can pass the government examination, and I will take care of him..."
"Is your brother mute?" Uncle Li interrupted Li Jinzhu.
"No...you tell me." Li Jinzhu shrank back and pushed Li Xuedong.
"My husband, Mr. Gao from Gaocunji, and the county magistrate also said that I can take the government examination. Pingjiang is far away. It takes ten days to go back and forth. My family is poor." Li Xuedong said to Uncle Li and several clan elders.
With side glances and disgust on his face, he became panicked.
"You go back first. This is a big matter and we need to discuss it." Uncle Li walked from Li Xuedong to Li Jinzhu and waved his hand.
"Yes." Li Xuedong immediately turned around and walked back.
Li Jinzhu wanted to say something, but when he saw the clan elders turned their heads away from her, they swallowed the words that came to their lips. After leaving the ancestral hall, they asked Li Xuedong to sit on the cart, pushed the cart, and walked back dejectedly.
The clan leader, Uncle Li, and several clan elders discussed the arrangements for the Qingming Festival ceremony. He drank half a cup of tea, frowned and said, "Tell me about that writer just now."
"The head of our house is from the same village as my third son. The third son often talks about this family. It took four girls to have such a spoiled child. He was raised too pampered and got sick every day. He has grown so big.
, he said that he didn’t walk much. It was all his ladies pushing and pushing the car, and his father was tired to death just to pamper him." Li Wenxi, the elder of the clan, said.
"That's not possible. Studying is a strenuous job. It takes seven or eight days to take the exam. How can you pass the exam with this body? No matter how smart you are, it's useless." The clan elder next to him kept shaking his head.
He most disapproves of pampering children, there is no such thing as a good one!
"We, the Li family, have all been number one in the county, right? That number one, the old patriarch treated him so well, but the latter, alas! Nothing was accomplished!" Another clan elder said while shaking his head sadly.
The Li family has been ranked first and second in the county. The family has good food and drink, and is provided with pens, inks, paper and inkstones, but not even one person can pass the government examination. They are blind and have no idea how much copper they have!<
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"In recent years, everyone has not been well-off." Another clan elder answered.
"It's best to set a rule in the future, and at least be a scholar, so that you can get copper coins from the clan." Another clan elder expressed his opinion.
"Well, that's it. We'll wait until he passes the examination to become a scholar." Seeing that everyone was unanimous, Uncle Li made the final decision.
