Rebirth of the Evil Stepmother and the Four Villainous Children

The soldier exclaimed in disbelief, and only after Dabao showed him his float did he confirm that it was really Jiang Wanzhou.

"You, you, you are only eight years old?"

"Ah, what? Eight years old? First in the county exam?"

"Is it true? Can you let me see it?"

"This year's top case is only eight years old?"

Then many people came up to see Dabao. The officers and soldiers hurriedly maintained order and told people to move back. After a lot of effort the crowd stabilized. Zhou Rongrong quickly took out five taels of silver from her purse and gave it to the officer who spoke.

"Thank you very much. Take this silver and have tea with my brothers."

Then he pulled a few children and ran away quickly. Many people then saw Dabao clearly. He was really the top candidate at such a young age. Seeing that everyone had left and they had no time to look anymore, they had to gather together to find the names of their own children.

Zhou Rongrong met Shitou on the road. When Shitou heard about it, he hurried home and told his master.

On the way home, Zhou Rongrong exclaimed, "I forgot to check whether your three classmates were on the list."

Dabao said, "No need to go and see them. They said their parents went to see them. When are we going back, Mom?"

Dabao missed home. After playing like crazy for a few days, he suddenly felt that it was boring and it was better to be at home, where he could read many interesting books.

The same goes for Sanbao. He hasn't seen Doctor Zhao for more than half a month and wants to go back to study medicine.

Zhou Rongrong's house was rented until the end of October, and she thought the children would have more fun, so she said, "Okay, it's just in time for us to go back and receive the reward from the Emperor."

It was the first time for the children to hear about it, and they kept asking questions. Zhou Rongrong then told them what Yang Tian had said.

This makes the children look forward to going home even more.

Shi family.

Mr. Shi was looking at the account book in the study when he heard Shi Tou shouting outside.

"Master, Master, Mr. Zhou's son is the top candidate in the case."

With a bang, the door of the study was violently pushed open by Master Shi, who said hurriedly.

"Hurry, hurry, go, take the gift I prepared, and go quickly."

But he knew that Zhou Rongrong was already on the emperor's radar.

"Here I come, sir."

The two of them hurried over to the door with the gifts. As soon as they arrived, they first praised Dabao a lot, saying all kinds of nice things, which made Dabao's ears turn red.

"Here, here, take this. Grandpa Shi gave you a gift. Congratulations on getting first place in the exam."

Dabao looked at Zhou Rongrong. Zhou Rongrong took a look and saw pens, ink, paper, inkstone and other things. Only after she nodded did Dabao dare to accept them. Naturally, the children around Zhou Rongrong and Master Shi were not left out. They all received gifts more or less.

Zhou Rongrong said, "Master Shi, we will go home tomorrow. We have things to do at home."

Master Shi smiled mysteriously and said, "It's time to go back. You have to go home to receive the emperor's reward. This is the honor of the family. Boss Zhou must prepare well."

Zhou Rongrong didn't find it strange at all that Mr. Shi knew about this. A family like Mr. Shi's naturally had its own sources of information.

The next day.

Zhou Rongrong packed up a group of people and hurried back to Dashan Village.

In Dashan Village, people had already heard that Dabao had won the first place in the county examination, so such a big happy event naturally had to be celebrated.

Early in the morning, the entrance to the village was full of people, not only the villagers from Dashan Village, but also people from Zhangjia Village, Lijia Village, and several surrounding villages.

As for Boss Li, who was on good terms with Zhou Rongrong, Doctor Zhao and his family, Mr. Zhang and his family, and others, they all came and saw Zhou Rongrong's donkey cart from afar.

Lin Daji shouted quickly: "Quick, quick, set off the firecrackers."

There was a crackling sound of firecrackers, followed by a lively scene with the sound of gongs and drums. Zhou Rongrong's donkey was so frightened that it kicked and almost threw several people off the donkey cart. It was only with the help of Zhou Rongrong and Jiang Manman, who protected a child with each hand, that the people were able to stabilize themselves.

From here we can see Uncle Zhou sprinting the hundred meters, yelling "ouch, ouch".

"Be careful, be careful, don't drop our case."

A group of people followed Uncle Zhou and ran along. If Mr. Zhuang wasn't too old and couldn't run any more, he would have run away to protect his precious student.

Zhou Rongrong had never seen such a scene before, but when she heard Uncle Zhou's voice she knew that he was welcoming them.

He took several children out of the car, left Dabao behind and ran away.

Seeing that his mother had run away, Dabao felt he could not be rude, so he forced a smile at this group of ferocious adults.

After receiving enthusiastic praises and waiting for the crowd to calm down, Zhou Rongrong brought the children out from behind a big rock. The smile on her face could not be hidden; there was nothing she could do; the children were too outstanding.

As the mayor, Lin Daji is a person of relatively high status, so it is natural for him to speak first, he joked.

"Madam Zhou, shouldn't we prepare a feast?"

Someone started to make a fuss.

"That's right. Our Dashan Village has never had such a small case."

"Hey, how can you talk like that? We in Zhao County have never had such a young first-place winner. He's only eight years old."

"Oh my, how come other people's children are so promising? They are so promising. My kid, wow, he can't even write his own name at the age of eight."

Zhou Rongrong pulled Lin Daji over and had a private chat with Uncle Zhou.

"Well, I have another piece of news for you guys. You will have enough time to have a meal together then."

Zhou Rongrong told her what County Magistrate Yang had told her. She had no experience in this kind of thing, so she needed these two to come up with ideas.

It's a good thing, but you must not be punished for lack of etiquette. This is the feudal era and the emperor has supreme power.

After hearing this, the two looked at each other. In fact, they knew this matter well. Zhou Rongrong's production must be the best in the country. Why did they keep asking why the reward hadn't arrived? It turned out to be this reason.

But I was also very excited. Just think about it. Not only did their remote mountain town produce a top winner in the case, but they also received commendations from the imperial court. Wouldn't that make them famous?

So the two of them agreed immediately and took care of it.

I just told Zhou Rongrong what to do.

Zhou Rongrong was the only one in the family, and a woman needed to burn incense, bathe, and wash herself cleanly to receive the imperial edict.

"I think your hair style now is not good. You need to wear it in a bun and wear a hairpin. Your aunt will come and do your hair for you when the time comes." Uncle Zhou said.

Next came the etiquette, which still needed to be rehearsed, so the mayor and village chief came out to thank everyone.

They were asked to go back quickly, as there would be more good news later, and the mayor would invite the villagers of Dashan Village to a banquet. Since the mayor had spoken, everyone left in a hurry.

The only people left are those who are good friends with Zhou Rongrong.

After Dabao helped Mr. Zhuang into the house, Uncle Zhou repeated what had just happened.

"Since Mr. Zhuang is here, how about asking Mr. Zhuang to teach us the rules of receiving an imperial edict?"

Mr. Zhuang was the most knowledgeable person among them, so he could naturally give some guidance. He nodded in agreement immediately.

He said: "When the time comes, the mayor, the village chief, Zhou Rongrong will kneel in the front row, Zhou Rongrong in the middle, and you will kneel on the left and right. Children will line up from oldest to youngest. Before you receive the imperial edict, you must kneel in the direction of the capital to thank His Majesty for his grace. Then the official who will deliver the edict will read the imperial edict.

After reading it, you need to kneel again, with your hands raised to receive the imperial edict. After receiving it, you must say words of thanks. This part is for Madam Zhou to say. The imperial edict is usually kept in the ancestral hall. It must be kept properly and no accidents should happen. "

Then Zhou Rongrong and the others rehearsed it once without even having time to change their clothes, and they did it really well without making any mistakes.

Mr. Zhuang nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. County Magistrate Yang will tell the mayor when he arrives."

Lin Daji immediately said, "Yes, I'll tell you as soon as I get the news."