In the evening, Lin Shuangshuang returned to Hegou Village with a group of people. She temporarily arranged for Mrs. Zhao and her family to live in her courtyard.

Then she went to the village chief to discuss the house and settlement. After all, it was not appropriate for Mrs. Zhao and her family to live in her house all the time.

Over time, it will attract people to gossip.

The village chief heard Lin Shuangshuang talking about settling down and asked curiously: "Where is Mr. Zhao originally from?"

"Why do you want to settle in our village?"

"Master Zhao was originally from Jinling. He was later expelled from the capital. He has been in and out of business and has no place to settle down for the time being."

The village chief grasped the key point of this sentence: "Expelled from the capital? What did Master Zhao commit?"

The village chief thought in his heart that if Mrs. Zhao was a treacherous and criminal person, Hegou Village would definitely not be able to take her in.

"He made no mistake, he was just wrongfully accused of cheating, deprived of his title of No. 1 Scholar, expelled from the capital, and despised and reviled by scholars all over the world."

"No. 1 pick? He was once the No. 1 pick?"

The village chief was excited. He was the living champion. It was such a blessing to be able to see the champion in this life.

Lin Shuangshuang told Zhao Mu's experience, and the village chief became even more excited.

In his opinion, even if Zhao Mu really cheated, he was still a very capable person if he could pass the palace examination and become the number one scholar appointed by the emperor.

If you don't have any real skills, how can you cheat under the emperor's nose?

Ordinary people were scared to death when they saw the emperor, but he was able to successfully cheat under the emperor's supervision and become the number one scholar. This kind of courage is not something ordinary people can have.

Besides, Lin Shuangshuang was always very good at judging people, and the people she could ask Xiao Chen to become her disciples were definitely not ordinary people.

In the village chief's opinion, even if Zhao Mu cheated and got into the exam, he was still a capable person and worthy of being kept in Hegou Village.

What's more, he might have been wrongly accused, so he should stay. This is the real number one pick!

Sun Xiucai is the top intellectual in their Hegou Village. If there is another number one scholar, that would be great.

After hearing the village chief's explanation, Lin Shuangshuang found the village chief a bit cute. He knew how to attract talents.

Even Lin Shuangshuang agreed with his idea. Can he become the number one scholar casually?

Even if it's cheating, you still have to have that ability!

The village chief was so excited that he immediately decided to take Lin Shuangshuang to find the clan leader and other prestigious people in the clan to discuss Master Zhao's settlement in Hegou Village.

Lin Shuangshuang also had this intention. She didn't intend to hide Zhao Mu's family when she brought them back, at least she didn't want to hide them from the village chief and clan chief.

After everyone knows his origin and identity, they will naturally protect him when the scholars come to cause trouble again.

Otherwise, it will only be self-defeating and disadvantageous to Zhao Mu's family.

When the clan chief and clan elders heard what the village chief said, they had the same reaction as the village chief, and they all expressed warm welcome to the fact that there was going to be a scholar in the village.

Several people immediately discussed which courtyard in the village would be better for Mrs. Zhao, and considering Mrs. Zhao's situation, they decided to give the house free of charge without paying.

They didn't expect Zhao Mu to teach a few top scholars. Even if he could teach just one scholar, the gift from this house would be worth it.

"Let Master Sun's yard be given to Master Zhao and his family to live in."

"Master Sun's yard is large, there are many vacant rooms, and tables, chairs and benches are all ready. Master Zhao can teach the children to read directly after moving in."

Everyone nodded in unison, and Lin Shuangshuang also thought the village chief's proposal was good.

Master Sun's son was doing business in Yangzhou and bought a lot of land and houses in Yangzhou. When he learned that his old father was seriously ill, he took his two elders to live with him.

Master Sun's house was entrusted to the village chief, and he would sell it if someone wanted to buy it. The money from the sale of the house would be donated to the village so that the children could study.

If so, if no one buys it and it sits idle, it can also be lent to homeless people.

In short, the Sun family's business does not care about this house anymore, and the village can do whatever they want with it.

After everyone discussed it, they quickly found a few village women to go to Sun's house to clean the yard, and then found a daughter-in-law in the village who could cook to prepare some dishes to welcome the distinguished guests.

The village chief wrote a settlement document, signed his name and fingerprints immediately, and then went to Lin's house with the settlement document.

Also going with them were the clan leader, clan elder and others.

Zhao Mu was a little flattered when he saw the enthusiastic village chief and clan chief.

He was the top scorer in high school at the age of twenty, and spent the next ten years living in hiding and shouting at everyone.

Suddenly facing a group of such enthusiastic old people, he really didn't know how to deal with it.

Mrs. Zhao, on the other hand, is versatile and can handle it with ease.

She was originally a lady from an official family, and became the first lady after marrying Zhao Mu. After Zhao Mu's accident, her mother's family persuaded her to make peace with her.

She resolutely refused and lived a wandering life with Zhao Mu for ten years.

When the village chief took out the settlement documents, Zhao Mu burst into tears again, and Mrs. Zhao also burst into tears.

For ten years, they have been living in hiding and stopping like rats on the street, and now they can finally settle down.

The village chief said enthusiastically: "Mr. Zhao, you just need to sign your name here and put your thumbprint."

"I won't bother Master Zhao tomorrow when I go to the Yamen to transfer the ownership. The village can handle it."

"In addition, because of Mrs. Lin's relationship, the government will not make things difficult for her."

Zhao Mu took the settlement document and bowed three times to everyone: "I will never thank you enough for your kindness. I, Zhao Mu, will do my best to teach the children in the village to study and become talents."

The village chief and clan chief also responded quickly: "Master Zhao, you can't do it, you can't do it."

"You are a scholar, how can you salute us mud-legged people?"

“It is our village’s blessing that you can settle down in our Hegou Village.”

"Mr. Zhao, hurry up and sign. Once you've signed, we'll take you to see the house. It should be tidied up by now."

Zhao Mu's signing hand was shaking a little. He took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

The village chief and clan chief looked a little sad, as only people who have suffered great hardships would be like this.

The village chief looked at Zhao Mulong's majestic handwriting and looked at the clan leader excitedly.

You see, the number one scholar is the number one scholar, and the writing is more beautiful than the handwriting on the imperial edict.

Regarding that imperial edict, it was naturally the edict issued by Hegou Village to save tens of thousands of people during the plague, and was enshrined in the ancestral hall by the villagers.

They have also seen Master Sun's calligraphy, but it is completely incomparable to Master Zhao's calligraphy.

If this is not the number one scholar, where is the law of heaven?

After that, the village chief led the Zhao family to Master Sun's house. The courtyard had been cleaned, and there was a table in the courtyard with plates of sumptuous meals on it.

The village chief, Lin Shuangshuang and his entourage accompanied Zhao Mu and his family to have a meal in the courtyard and then left.

Before leaving, Zhao Mu and his wife thanked Lin Shuangshuang again, and finally knew how high Lin Shuangshuang's status was in Hegou Village.

The decision to settle down and settle down, which had troubled them for ten years, was all she could do with a word.

"Sir, we really have met a noble person."

"Yes, my lord."

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