Yuanbao was Mr. Fang's personal servant. When he came back with the medicine, he found that everyone was looking at him.

"Yuanbao, Madam said that a little girl on the road told her about her pregnancy today. Is that true?"

Yuan Bao smiled when he heard this and said, "To reply to the old lady, it is true."

"I also asked him his name and where he lived. I had originally planned to go to his house to ask for an explanation if he had deceived my wife. Now that he was right, I have to go to his house to thank him."

Old Madam Fang frowned. Yuanbao was a family-born child who grew up in the Fang family and would not tell lies.

Apparently, other people thought so too.

If it's not a lie, then it's the truth.

The sister-in-law asked, "What's your name? Where do you live?"

Yuan Bao said: "The girl's surname is Yu, and she is from Yujia Village. She said that the biggest house in the village is hers."

Hearing this, Old Madam Zhao suddenly asked, "Yujia Village? The Yujia Village outside Songyang County?"

"If it's the Yu family, then even if they were joking and Pei Xin is not pregnant, we can't ask for an explanation."

Mrs. Zhao's serious expression made others look at her sideways.

"Aunt Zhao, why is this happening?" asked the sister-in-law.

Madam Zhao said, "My mother-in-law may not know about the cloth business, but I do know about the grain business."

"Some time ago, the county magistrate asked the people to grow high-yield crops, which caused a lot of trouble. I'm sure you've heard about it, right?"

Madam Fang certainly knew about this: "Remember, there was a fuss about tax exemption at that time."

"My family is in the grain business and we have some farmland, so I knew a lot at the time. It is said that this high-yield grain comes from Yujia Village."

"At that time, the whole county only had 200 mu of land planted with one thing. Now the whole county is eyeing these 200 mu of land to see what new things can be done with it!"

Old Madam Fang suddenly had an idea: "Have you planted any at home?"

Madam Zhao smiled mysteriously, "Of course we planted it. If this high-yield grain is real, then the benefits it brings are definitely more than what the county magistrate said. Even if it is fake, it is not a big loss for us, so we each planted two mu of land and waited for the real thing in three months."

Madam Fang asked, "Three months? I remember this happened just over a month ago, and only half of that time has passed. Is there really any result?"

Madam Zhao shook her head and said, "Then I don't know. The tenants are guarding over there. I'll find out when I ask them."

Madam Fang thought for a moment and said, "If this is really someone from Yujia Village, then it's hard to say. Regardless of whether the high-yield grain is true or false, the county magistrate is not ordinary to Yujia Village."

"My dear mother-in-law, you are worrying too much, aren't you? Now that Pei Xin is confirmed to be pregnant, there is nothing wrong with going to the Goddess Temple outside the city to worship her. It's for the good of my son-in-law anyway. Let's go and worship her. It's just a matter of running a distance!"

"I just heard from Yuanbao and the others that the kid said Peixin has the face of an official's wife and that the son-in-law will pass the exam this year. So no matter what, we have to go to Yujia Village after the county exam results come out."

Old Madam Zhao’s thoughts were very simple. Whether her son-in-law passed the exam was secondary. Anyway, it was a foregone conclusion that her daughter was pregnant.

Even if I fail the exam, I will definitely go to Yujia Village.

If I really win, it will be a double blessing, so I have to make another trip.

Old Madam Fang also thought it through and agreed.

Before the second county examination began, the entire Fang family, except Mrs. Fang, went to the Goddess Temple outside the city in a grand procession.

There were all the incense, candles, paper money and other offerings, and all of them were of the best quality.

Everyone worshipped the goddess sincerely.

The pure and powerful force of faith soared into the sky, passed over the statue of the goddess, rushed out of the goddess temple, and headed straight into Songyang County.

When the power of faith entered his body, Yu Youyou and his family were about to go out.

Feeling something strange in his body, Yu Youyou smiled.

"Dad, let's go quickly, I want to be the first to see my second brother!"

Yu Lin said helplessly, "Okay, okay, you're the first one."

When they arrived, many people were already waiting at the gate of the county government office.

Yu Lin and others found a better position and stood there.

There was already another family waiting not far away.

Yuan Bao spotted Yu Youyou and his group, and he quickly said to Madam Fang, "Here they come! Here they come!"

"Madam, it's that family over there. The man is holding a very smart little girl in his arms."

Looking in the direction Yuanbao pointed, Old Madam Fang indeed saw a particularly likable little girl.

Just with this one glance, she believed what Yuanbao and the others said.

"We'll pay you a visit when the county exam results come out."

Soon, at the beginning of the You hour, the gate of the county government office opened.

The candidates walked out of the county government office one by one.

Fang Dongliang was the first to walk out of the county government office. He walked briskly, without a trace of fatigue on his body, and his face was filled with confidence.

Yu Youyou squinted his eyes and saw Fang Dongliang walk to where the Fang family was, talking to them excitedly with a look on his face.

Yu Mu and others also saw Fang Dongliang, the first person to leave the examination room.

Sun Chengshan said with some envy: "I don't know what Xiaohe is like."

Patriarch Wang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. Xiaohe and the others are only eight or nine years old. It's okay if they fail the exam. Look at how energetic that person is. Don't you see that he is already in his thirties or forties?"

"They've been taking the exam for so many years and they're still taking it. What are you worried about?"

After thinking about it, Sun Chengshan also felt that there was some truth in this statement.

"That man is the husband of the lady I spoke to this morning. He will definitely pass the imperial examination this year, and he will also pass the imperial and provincial examinations."

Upon hearing this, not only did Sun Chengshan's newly-made psychological preparation collapse, but even Patriarch Wang shut up in embarrassment.

If the county examination is in September this year and the academy examination is in March next year, it means that one will pass two examinations in half a year.

Although the provincial examination is held every three years, it just so happens that this time the examination is held in August of the following year.

Fang Dongliang continued to pass the provincial examinations, which meant he passed them three times in a row within one year.

So what if he took twenty years to take the exam? He was only in his thirties anyway.

Twenty years of perseverance resulted in a complete transformation within one year. This is luck and strength that others would never envy in their entire lives.

You should know that those who pass the county examination are called "tongsheng", those who pass the academy examination are called "xiucai", and those who pass the provincial examination are called "juren".

If you have the title of juren, you will be qualified to be an official.

If you are luckier, you can return to your hometown and become a local official, which is really amazing.

"Here they come! Second brother and the others are out!" Yu Youyou's voice rang out, bringing everyone back to their senses.

After Fang Dongliang came out, some older candidates came out one after another, and Yu Ze and others came out later.

"Second brother! Second brother!" Yu Youyou couldn't help but shout loudly, attracting people's attention.

Seeing that it was such a clever and cute little girl, everyone chose to take a second look at her.

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