After several days, we finally left the boundaries of Nanchang and entered Nancheng County, Jianchang Prefecture.
After passing the county seat and walking for more than ten miles, you will reach Linjia Village.
However, when entering the county town, the guard on duty, after checking Lin Nuo's identity, suddenly shouted excitedly: "Master Lin Nuo is back!"
This shout immediately caused many people to flock to the city gate. They all looked at Lin Nuo with excitement and fear, but they only dared to look at it from a distance, and no one dared to come up and talk to him.
Lin Nuo stepped out of the carriage, and as far as he could see, the surrounding onlookers bowed to him and were very respectful.
Although culture and education are prosperous in Jiangxi, in the provincial examination held every three years, there are less than a hundred people in the entire province who can pass the exam. This admission probability is already alarmingly low, and it is countless times more difficult than getting a civil service exam in later generations.
Sometimes it is difficult for a county to have a successful candidate for more than ten years. This is why Lin Nuo caused such a sensation when he returned to his hometown.
"Haha, sir, it has been passed down from our ancestors that the Juren Master is a star in the sky that descends to earth. Sir, you are the second Yayuan, so you must be a star with a very high status. They want to see more of your blessings."
Seeing that Lin Nuo seemed a little unaccustomed to being viewed as a mascot, the middle-aged coachman who drove the carriage grinned.
Lin Nuo smiled and did not explain to him whether he was superstitious or not. After all, the fact that he could come to this life alive was completely beyond the scope of science and belonged to the ranks of superstition.
In the crowd of people watching, Lin Nuo's carriage was driving slowly. When it arrived near the county government office, the local county magistrate and a group of officials had been waiting for a long time, and directly stopped Lin Nuo and his party, insisting on setting up a trap.
Treat them to a feast.
Lin Nuo couldn't resist. After all, he was the local parent official. Linjia Village, where his brother and sister-in-law lived, was under the rule of the other party, so he still had to give him some face.
After the guests and guests had had enough wine and food, Lin Nuo stood up to say goodbye, and couldn't wait to leave the county government office and rush home.
He has been struggling for more than half a month since the beginning of the provincial examination. Since he understood the gap between himself and the peerless master, he now doesn't want to waste any more time!
Next, we returned to Linjia Village without any hindrance.
The outside of the originally dilapidated courtyard of his house had been painted over, and someone had hung a "Yayuan Mansion" plaque on the top of the door, which made Lin Nuo dumbfounded.
For the next whole day, Lin Nuo was basically in the social stage.
With the return of the master of the Juren Festival, everyone in the village, familiar or unfamiliar, basically came over to talk to him. Several clan elders even took him to the ancestral temple and ancestral hall to offer sacrifices and pray to their ancestors.
So...
After a busy day and the sky turned completely dark, Lin Nuo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the small house, Lin Nuo, Xiu'er and her brother's family of three gathered together, lighting oil lamps and eating roasted hare made by Xiu'er.
If it were in other families, women would not be qualified to serve at the table, but Lin Nuo didn't care about these pedantic bad habits. There are so many rules when eating as a family!
Perhaps because she is used to traveling all over the country, Xiu'er is really proficient in the art of barbecue. Even if there are not many condiments, Lin Nuo and others still eat with full flavor and enjoy it.
Lin Nuo's brother is named Lin Dong.
When Lin Nuo met his brother and sister-in-law for the first time and learned his eldest brother's name, he almost thought that he had actually traveled to the world of fantasy novels.
However, my older brother is tall, thick-set, dark-complexioned, and has rough skin. He looks nothing like the protagonist in a fantasy novel.
"Erlang, I have gone out to hunt more prey these days and come back, and I will go to the city to help you exchange more rice and noodles. Now you are also a master of Juren, but you can't be as shabby as before!"
The eldest brother, Lin Dong, is the best hunter in the eight surrounding villages. Although he has no serious martial arts training, he has brute strength and is extremely skilled in archery. He is the captain of the hunting team in Linjia Village.
Every time I take a team out for hunting, I always bring a lot of prey to the village. This makes the whole village not rich, but it does not have to worry about food and clothing.
In today's era, people's requirements are very low. As long as they can have enough food and clothing, they will be happy and will not even think about causing trouble.
Because of this, since the death of their parents, Lin Dong not only raised his younger brother, but also had enough money for him to study, and even helped him marry a beautiful daughter-in-law.
Although Lin Nuo has not slept with this beautiful daughter-in-law until now.
"Brother, winter is coming soon, there is no need to work so hard!"
Lin Nuo turned his head and winked at Xiu'er. Xiu'er understood and walked towards the bedside and took out a big red bundle from behind the bedside.
Lin Nuo took the bundle and opened it. Inside was a row of brightly colored silver, which seemed to be at least a hundred taels.
"Brother, after I won the lottery this time, I received a lot of gifts. I sold some of my unused toys and got a lot of gold in exchange for them."
"I will keep half of the money for the imperial examination next year. As for the remaining half, you can take it and buy a property in the city."
Seeing Lin Dong opening his mouth as if to refuse, Lin Nuo couldn't help but take out half of the silver and pile it in front of his eldest brother.
"Brother, we two brothers are indistinguishable from each other. There is no need to say anything when we see each other! Besides, the eldest nephew will also study in the future. There will be a lot of money to spend in the future, so just accept it!"
Lin Dong was an honest man and was not good at words. He nodded excitedly to his second brother and said hello repeatedly.
The two brothers enjoyed the meal very happily. During this meal, the sister-in-law even talked about some interesting things about Lin Nuo's childhood.
Especially when he mentioned that Lin Nuo liked to play with fire when he was a child, and even liked to put out fires with urine, Xiu'er immediately drew sideways glances, and there was a hint of a narrow smile in his eyes.
It seems that Xiu'er didn't expect that this husband in name, who always seemed very serious, would have such an interesting side when he was a child.
Lin Nuo didn't feel much embarrassment. Anyway, those things were not done by him. He had taken over the body and identity of his predecessor Lin Nuo, so it was nothing to take the blame for him.
After the meal, the eldest brother and his family left happily, and Lin Nuo followed his usual habit of sitting at the desk and started reading at night.
But this night, he was a little distracted, looking at Xiu'er who was quietly studying ink at the side, and couldn't calm down.
"If such a good wife really leaves after the three-year contract ends, wouldn't I have to regret her for the rest of my life?"
Lin Nuo felt a little irritable. The warrior's Qi and blood were already strong, and after being single for a long time, he would always be a little impulsive. But he couldn't move with such a beautiful wife in front of him. It was really a test for his own state of mind and will.