The shopkeeper Wei soon returned and shook his head towards Song Wan Yue.
Song Wan Yue had a number in her heart and shouted towards the house, “Let’s go.”
Bang!
The door of the house was vigorously pushed open by Gu Yi, who also walked out with big steps, “Is it time to go back? Should I send a message to my father in advance, so that he can go to your family now to propose marriage?”
Xiao Si held his forehead and backed away from his family’s silly young master without a trace.
Wei’s shopkeeper also looked at his young master in dismay.
Song Wangyue smiled instead, a ghostly smile that made Wei’s boss and the boy’s scalps tingle, and they lowered their eyes at the same time, mourning for their silly young master.
The young man was still unaware of the fact that he had a silly smile on his face and came up to Song Wangyue, “I’ve thought of everything, the wedding gifts must not be less than twenty items, there ……”
Song Wan Yue twisted his ears, dragged without mercy to the door of the house, let go at Gu Yi’s howl, at the same time, a foot kicked the person inside.
Closed the door, clicked the lock, hand raised, the key thrown to the roof of the room.
Wei’s boss and Xiao Si were stunned and their mouths opened wide in unison.
“Don’t let him out until it’s dark.”
The shopkeeper Wei and Xiao Si actually nodded dumbfounded.
It was only when Song Wan Yue walked out of the backyard gate that the two reacted and pounced on the door of the house in unison, “Young master, are you alright?”
Gu Yi touched his ear, which had almost been twisted off, and bared his teeth, but took a moment to raise his voice to reply, “Yes, my father said that beating is love and scolding is love, and that if you want to be betrothed, you should kick. The little girl is hoping that I will be betrothed soon.”
Wei’s boss and Xiao Si,……
……
When Song Wan Yue returned to the cold skin stall, Qi Wu and Madam Qi were gone. Song Si had also returned, and Song Shu and Liu Cuilan were happily talking to him about something.
“Second uncle, second aunt, big brother.”
“Yue’er, the dean said that your big brother’s essay for this government exam was very good, and he is expected to get the first few places.”
Liu Cui Lan really couldn’t hold back and couldn’t help but tell her what Song Si had just said.
“This is a good thing, our family has to celebrate. In this way, I’ll go with big brother to buy vegetables, while second uncle and second aunt close the stall and bring back the unsold cold skin to share with the people in the village.”
“OK.”
Liu Cui Lan nimbly packed up her things, and Song Shu also helped with the packing in a glowing manner. Since the dean had said so, Si’er would definitely be on the list, and this was a celebration of the Song family’s achievements.
“Big brother, the dean is saying that you will be number one, right?”
Only after walking a long way out of the stall did Song Wan Yue ask with a smile.
Song Si petted her head dotingly, “You’re the only one who’s smart.”
He was afraid that Song Shu and Liu Cui Lan would lose their temper when they heard this, which was why he changed the dean’s words about him being able to win the jieyuan to the first few, but he didn’t expect the two to still be excited.
“Second uncle and second aunt this reaction is normal, but later when we go back we have to instruct them, before the person who reported the happy news comes, only our family members will know, don’t make too much noise.”
“I know.”
The two of them bought a lot of vegetables and meat, and Song Shu and Liu Cui Lan had already loaded the ox cart, and once they were on it, Song Shu eagerly drove it home.
When he got home, before his things were unloaded, he ran into the house and told the people at home what the dean had said.
Since it was the dean who had said it, it was a good bet that the family was excited, and Master Song even urged Grandma Song, “Wife, go and cook some dishes, let’s have a good family celebration.”
But it was getting late, and if the smoke kept coming out of the house at this time, the neighbours would be curious: “What time is it? If you want to drink until the evening, let’s make ten dishes and let’s have a good time behind closed doors.”
“I’ll fill a bag of tobacco that Si’er and Yue’er bought for us to smoke first.”
Outside the door, the village headman came from afar with his hands behind his back, and when he saw Song Si helping to unload the cart, he quickened his pace.
Song Wan Yue saw him first, “Grandpa Village Chief.”
The village chief didn’t bother to answer, pulling Song Si by the arm into the courtyard, his face full of seriousness, “Why are you back so early, did you not do well in your exams?”
As far as he knew, people who went to the capital for exams only came back after reading the list. Yesterday, he was at home thinking that if Song Si Si won the exam, the people in the village would no longer have to pay taxes and their lives would be doubled, so they would not be rich, but they would be able to eat and wear warm clothes. When he heard the news of Song Si’s return early this morning, he was so shocked that he threw away the work he was doing and ran all the way from the fields to the Song family home.
When he learnt that Song Si had really returned, he almost fainted from the rush. He pulled the old man Song Si and asked him how Song Si had done, but the old man did not dare to say anything big, only that Song Si thought he had done well in his exams.
He only said that Song Si thought he had done well. The village chief obviously didn’t believe him, and he didn’t even have the strength to go back to work in the field, so he went home and lay down until now, figuring that Song Si should be back from the county, and only then did he come over.
Song Si did not intend to tell anyone except his family, but when he saw how the village chief looked, he thought about it and whispered, “I went to the academy today, and after the dean read my essay, he said that I would definitely be on the top of the list.”
The village chief’s eyes widened, “Did the dean really say that?”
Song Si nodded, “Really.”
“Good, good.”
The village chief spun around the courtyard in excitement.
Old Master Song hurriedly came out of the house, holding his old cigarette bag in his hand, “Village Chief, take it easy for now, smoke a bag of cigarettes first.”
The mayor didn’t have the heart to smoke, but since the dean had said so, it was a foregone conclusion and he had to go and tell the people in the village.
“I’ll smoke later, I’ll tell the villagers.”
With that, he was about to walk out.
Elder Song hurriedly pulled him back, “You should take it easy for now, listen to me for a few words.”
“Go ahead.”
“This is just what the dean said, the real results are not yet out. If you tell the people in the village now, what if Si’er gets no name? You should put this matter in your stomach first and wait until the people who announce the wedding come in a few days, there are not many days left.”
The village chief couldn’t hold back his excitement, “The dean has said so, how could it be worse?”
“There is a difference, there is a difference, you just wait a few more days.”
Master Song shoved the cigarette bag into the village chief’s hand and gave Song Si a wink, asking him to bring two stools over and the two of them to sit down.
“This is the best tobacco that the two children bought for me from the county, it smells good, I’ve just filled the first bag here, I haven’t smoked it yet, you can try it first.”
“You, you, you’ve just been too careful all your life.”
Elder Song smiled with him and personally lit it for him, the village head took a puff and squinted comfortably, “It really is a good cigarette.”
“I’ll fill some back up for you later.”
The village chief didn’t refuse, although his family was well off, they couldn’t afford to buy such good tobacco, so after taking two more puffs, he said, “Let me ask you, after the people have come to report the news, how is your family going to celebrate?”
