The whole village is fleeing famine, fortunately I have a concubine system

I fell asleep watching it.

"Chengzi, how did you do in the exam this time?

I'm telling you, I've finished reading the book that Guaibao gave me.

When I get back I will tell my mother that I want to raise pigs.

You say no.

After waiting for a while, I didn't hear Wang Chengzi's voice.

Wang Zhuzi looked back and saw that Wang Chengzi had fallen asleep in the car.

He found a piece of clothing for Wang Chengzi to put on, and then he tried to find a smooth path.

The two of them slowly walked towards the Wang family's direction.

It was not until the sixth day that they returned to Fengcheng. When they came back, the officers had already gone to Lotus Village to announce the good news.

The officers came to Lotus Village with gongs and drums, and walked all the way to Wang's house.

Someone heard the noise and came out to see: "It must be Chengzi, Chengzi passed the imperial examination."

Then they all followed the officers and walked towards the Wang family.

"That's right. It was the same last time at Yongye Middle School."

"Oh my, now the Wang family is really amazing."

The group arrived at Wang's house, and Old Mrs. Wang and others had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Good news, good news. Wang Chengzi from Fengcheng Lotus Village has won the first place in the case!"

He repeated this three times in front of Wang's door, and then stood there motionless.

Old Lady Wang quickly invited them into the house to have some tea: "Come on, come on, you've worked so hard, come in and have some tea."

The leading officer smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, ma'am. We still have a few more families to notify, so I won't drink any more."

Old Mrs. Wang understood and quickly pulled Old Wang's sleeve.

Old Wang immediately did as Old Lady Wang had arranged, went up to the officer and handed him the bulging purse in his hand.

"Then I won't keep you all here. I'll just let you guys please and keep it for tea."

The officer weighed the purse with his hand.

The smile on his face became more sincere, and after saying a few more words of congratulations, he left with the others.

After the officers left, the villagers also gathered around.

"Auntie Wang, you are finally up now."

"When Chengzi becomes rich, don't forget us, the villagers!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Seeing you getting better and better, I am really happy for you."

Old Mrs. Wang listened to the villagers' congratulations, thinking that her son had finally made it.

I felt like I was several years younger in an instant.

Zhang Xing'er was also surrounded by a group of women, who kept calling her "Scholar's Wife".

The whole family was immersed in the joy of Wang Chengzi's success.

"Come, let's all share in the joy."

Old Wang distributed peanuts, melon seeds, red dates and other things to the people who came to congratulate him.

The group of people returned to Wang's house and sat for a long time before dispersing.

"Xing'er will be a scholar's wife in the future. Oh, I'm happy just thinking about it."

Zhao Lishui couldn't help laughing while cleaning the melon seed shells on the ground.

Seeing this family getting better and better, she felt so happy.

Ever since the officer came to announce the good news, Mrs. Wang has been smiling.

While working, she suddenly laughed twice, causing Xiaomi to look at her.

Old Lady Wang simply gave up and sat on the steps of the main hall, hugging Xiaomi and saying, "My dear, grandma is so happy.

After enduring for so many years, our Wang family has finally made it. Hahahahahaha."

Of course Xiaomi knew what Old Lady Wang was happy about, after Wang Chengzi passed the imperial examination and became a scholar.

It's not just a title, but also a lot of privileges.

Just being exempted from corvee labor is enough to make people happy.

You should know that the government will regularly ask men from each family to do some hard labor, and some can even use silver in exchange for their heads. This is not a big deal, as long as you pay the silver.

Another rule is that as long as there are two or more males in the family, one must go.

Giving money is of no use, and this kind of corvee is the most tiring.

If people with weak constitution go there, they probably won’t make it back.

Even people with good physical fitness will lose half their life if they go there.

Once, the Wang family was unable to pay the money, so they had to let the two brothers draw lots to perform labor service.

Wang Zhuzi was selected to perform labor service, which was to repair the city wall.

The work of repairing the city wall is not too hard and is a little better than digging trenches.

At least you don’t have to soak in cold water on such a cold day, which will make your bones ache.

As a result, when he came back three months later, Grandma Wang didn't dare to recognize her son.

He was so thin that he looked like a skeleton covered with a layer of skin. His hands were covered with blisters and both shoulders were bruised.

I came back and raised it for half a year but it still didn't work.

This time she finally doesn’t have to perform labor service anymore, and Old Lady Wang is happy just thinking about it.

In addition to corvee labor, they were also exempt from taxes on the fields.

In this way, the family would no longer have to pay taxes and could save a lot of food.

The scholar could meet the county magistrate without kneeling and enjoyed some privileges.

"Grandma, we will definitely get better and better in the future."

"Yes, our family will definitely get better and better."

"By the way, where is my grandfather? Why can't I see him anymore?"

Old Mrs. Wang curled her lips. What else could she do? She might as well go show off in the village.

He didn't destroy Lao Wang's image in front of Xiaomi, but just said, "Don't worry about him, he probably went to wander around the village."

Zhang Xing'er was busy cleaning up the house. She estimated that Wang Chengzi would be back soon.

He was tired after the journey, so I wanted him to have a good rest when he got back.

"Mom, we're back."

Wang Zhuzi's loud voice was heard outside the courtyard gate. Zhang Xing'er heard the sound and quickly ran out.

"Xing'er, I'm back." Wang Chengzi stood in the yard with his eyes full of Zhang Xing'er, his eyes filled with endless longing.

Zhang Xing'er also looked at him intently, thinking that he was finally back.

"Hey, our great scholar is finally back. You must be hungry. I'll go make you some food to eat first."

When Zhao Lishui saw the two men come back, she hurried to the kitchen to cook.

"Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law. I'm really hungry after walking all the way." After saying this, Wang Chengzi stared at Zhang Xing'er without blinking.

I always feel that my wife has lost a lot of weight during these days when I was not at home.

Zhang Xing'er felt embarrassed when Wang Chengzi looked at her.

I said to Zhao Lishui: "Sister-in-law, I'll help you."

He also hid in the kitchen and didn't go to see Wang Chengzi.

"Chengzi, what did Daya Niang call you just now? Did I hear it right? You got it. Hahahaha, you got it."

Old Lady Wang had calmed down by now. Looking at Wang Zhuzi shouting, she said to him, "Why are you shouting? I know everything.

Not only is he a scholar, he is also the first in the case."

Wang Zhuzi: "I know that my mother is a scholar, but what does the first place in the case mean? Is it greater than a scholar?"

Old Mrs. Wang was speechless when asked by Wang Zhuzi, because she didn't know what the first place in the case meant.

She just heard the officer who brought the good news say that he was the top candidate in the case, and then she remembered it.

But Old Lady Wang had a plan. It didn't matter if the child couldn't answer. She could just grab the child and scold him: "What are you asking about? The first case is the first case. You don't even know this."