Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 455: Passed the Palace Examination

An Nian still went to school early every day as usual, and everyone was waiting for the announcement of the provincial examination results.

Under the careful governance of the new county magistrate, the reconstruction work in the towns and villages under Yongchuan County went extremely smoothly.

The houses in the village that were damaged in the natural disaster are also being slowly repaired.

The roads leading to the county town are also being paved and repaired bit by bit.

The officials who used to collect taxes all day long are now arranged by the new county magistrate to pave and repair roads.

The new county magistrate also worked tirelessly, personally visiting the streets and alleys to direct all work.

Rationally deploy human and material resources to ensure that the reconstruction work can proceed in an orderly manner.

Construction will definitely cost a lot of money, but the property of the previous county magistrate, Shen Qianqiu, was confiscated.

In order to save their lives and properties, the leading businessmen who had colluded with Shen Qianqiu all spent money to avoid disaster.

As soon as the new county magistrate took office, he punished him severely and asked them to pay a fine.

The fines they paid could be used to pay for the various expenses of renovating Yongchuan County.

In this way, the government can properly resettle the refugees.

The refugees now have their own homes and can farm their own fields. The entire Yongchuan County has been given new life.

The imperial court and government issued various documents to exempt villagers in the disaster-stricken areas from taxes for one year.

This good news spread to every village, and every villager was delighted.

They were delighted at the thought of not having to pay taxes for the entire year, and each of them was full of energy and motivation.

This morning.

The sun rose slowly.

The vendors arrived in town early and set up their stalls.

The stalls sell various vegetable seedlings, sweet potato seedlings, pepper seedlings, as well as poultry and livestock of all sizes.

People are coming and going in the streets and alleys connecting to the main roads.

Some were bargaining, some were hawking, and there were also the sounds of children, women and children laughing and playing. All the sounds came together, making the scene extremely lively.

An Yue stood at the door of her shop, looking at the bustling scene in Shijing Town, as if last year's natural disaster had never happened.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, An Yue is thinking that it's time to raise a pig at home.

So, An Yue turned back to the shop and said to her family, "I see that the weather is getting warmer these days, so we should catch a piglet and raise it!"

After hearing this, Chunzhi said, "I won't go to catch piglets this year."

An Yue recalled that last year, she and Chunzhi went to Aunt Li's house to catch piglets.

As a result, Chunzhi accidentally slipped and fell, and her face was covered with pig shit.

Thinking of this, An Yue couldn't help laughing when she saw Chunzhi.

Chunzhi looked at An Yue who was making fun of her, and said angrily, "Miss, you're still laughing!" Chunzhi stomped her feet in anger.

An Yue walked to the counter and consoled him, "Okay, okay, you don't have to go this year. Let Daniu Ale go, okay?"

"That's better." Chunzhi's face turned red with shame.

The aunt at the side asked: "Then should we buy it on the street? Or in the village?"

An Yue turned to her aunt Zhang and said, "A few days ago, I heard from Uncle Li Wu that the piglets from his cousin Aunt Li's family are about to be sold."

"I thought I could just go to Aunt Li's house and catch a piglet."

"Well, that's fine. It will be more reassuring if we catch and raise the piglets in our own village." The aunt responded while wiping the table.

The aunt paused and said with a faint smile, "This piglet from our own village knows everything about him."

"If you buy a piglet at the market, no one knows whether it has swine fever!"

Chunzhi said as she worked, "Yes, yes, the piglet that my young lady and I caught last year has grown up!"

The family members were busy in the shop.

Suddenly, I heard a noise coming from outside.

Chunzhi walked out curiously to check, and saw a group of people running towards the place where the notice was posted.

She hurried into the shop and said to An Yue, "Miss, it seems that the results of the young master's palace examination are out."

After hearing this, An Yue quickly stood up, ran out of the shop, and ran quickly towards the place where the results were announced.

When we arrived at the place where the results were announced, we were surrounded by a crowd of people.

She struggled to squeeze to the front of the crowd and scanned the list carefully.

At this time, Chunzhi also squeezed in.

An Yue was looking for An Nian's name on the list one by one, her heart beating fast.

Finally, she saw the words "An Nian" and was extremely surprised.

Chunzhi was illiterate, so she could only stand aside and anxiously ask, "Miss, did the young master pass?"

An Yue and Chun Zhi hugged each other with joy and said excitedly: "Chun Zhi, Nian Nian passed. He really did it."

After hearing this, Chunzhi also hugged An Yue and jumped and laughed together.

The people who were watching the list nearby saw An Yue and Chun Zhi hugging and laughing. A woman asked with a smile, "Did the girl's family pass?"

An Yue nodded repeatedly at the woman: "Yes."

Another man next to him congratulated him, "Congratulations! There is a scholar in your family. You will have a bright future!"

"Thank you very much."

An Yue thanked him and hurriedly ran back to the shop with Chunzhi.

She wanted to tell her aunt, Daniu, Ale and other family members the good news.

Everyone was happy for An Nian, and everyone's face was filled with joy.

An Yue decided to wait for An Nian to come back, and then the whole family would go to a big restaurant to have a big meal.

Just as the time of Shen arrived, An Nian returned from school.

As soon as he entered the shop, An Yue came forward with a smile, took An Nian's hand and said, "Niannian, your efforts have finally paid off, you passed the provincial examination!"

When An Nian saw the smile on his sister's face, he understood everything.

He tilted his head and asked, "Is sister happy?"

An Yue nodded repeatedly, with joy and a few tears in her eyes.

She said excitedly, "Of course I am very happy. Niannian has passed this provincial examination. From now on, she will be a real student who can take the imperial examination. Of course, I am happy for Niannian."

When An Nian heard An Yue say this, he nodded happily.

An Yue looked at An Nian in front of her. She had a small head but was full of wisdom.

She held An Nian's soft face in her hands and kissed him on the forehead with her pouty lips.

An Nian, who was kissed on the forehead by An Yue, smiled proudly and said, "Then sister must reward me with a string of candied haws."

An Nian patted his chest and said frankly, "Okay, okay, let alone one string, even ten strings won't be a problem."

Everyone in the shop gave An Nian a thumbs-up without saying a word.

At this time, An Yue said again: "Niannian, we have to tell this good news to grandparents."

After saying that, he quickly added: "Oh, yes, there are also our father and mother."