They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 398 Success
Even if Dou Zhongli tries to shift the blame to his servants as thoroughly as possible on the surface, no one is a fool.

If it weren't for his orders, a servant would have plenty of ways to please his master, so why would he use such a risky method?
Given his character and conduct, there's no way he'd pass the imperial examination and become a scholar.

It's too easy to find fault with his writing; he's not so genius that his writing at such a young age is flawless.

The three-day children's examination passed as scheduled.

Five days after the exam, the results came out, and everyone said goodbye and went home.

The county school gave everyone a few days off, saying it was so everyone could go home and relax.

Dou Zhongli had nowhere to go, so he continued to stay at the inn.

No one cares about him.

Even the teachers at the county school ignored him.

Xu Zhichun, Liang Minglang, and Liang Mingxuan went to the Qin family to say goodbye, had lunch, stayed for a while, and then went back.

The news that Liang Mingxuan's abdominal pain and diarrhea almost caused him to miss the imperial examination spread throughout the city, and the Qin family naturally knew about it as well.

I was startled at the time.

When they found out, they were shocked to learn that Liang Mingxuan had developed abdominal pain and diarrhea after having dinner at his home!

Madam Qin and Mr. Qin rushed to the Liang family to visit them and clear their names of suspicion.

Xu Zhichun and Liang Minglang felt a little guilty and comforted them.

How could we be so muddle-headed? Why would we randomly suspect anyone we meet?
They were told that there was already a suspect, and that it was probably done out of jealousy. Only then did Mr. and Mrs. Qin feel truly at ease.

The two were very considerate and even gave him half a pound of carefully selected, high-quality bird's nest.

"This is the best food for regulating your digestive system!"

Unable to refuse such kindness, Xu Zhichun thanked her and accepted the gift.

After the children's examination, they would pay a visit to the family and return the gift.

Xu Zhichun prepared two catties of high-quality honey from the space warehouse, which was stored in a ceramic jar, and also prepared a lot of high-quality dried sea cucumber and abalone.

Packed in a gift box, the Liang brothers couldn't see it or know about it, saving them a lot of explanation.

Actually, the two brothers could even accept Xu Zhichun's resurrection. Although Xu Zhichun didn't know that Liang Mingxuan also knew about this, Liang Minglang did. So even if he knew that she was carrying thousands of supplies that he had never seen or heard of before, he would probably accept it well.

Xu Zhichun just didn't want to bring it up herself.

The less trouble, the better.

Mr. and Mrs. Qin were overjoyed to see them come to their door. Qin Ning'an was also very happy and took Liang Mingxuan to play in the garden, chatting and laughing.

The Qin family provided lavish hospitality, and both host and guests enjoyed themselves immensely.

After seeing Xu Zhichun and the others off, Master Qin and Madam Qin still felt a lingering fear for Liang Mingxuan.

"This is too far-fetched!"

"Absolutely! Liang Tongsheng is really lucky. He has such a sister-in-law and such a brother. If he didn't have one of them, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"yes."

Xu Zhichun had prepared medicine in advance and cured his abdominal pain and diarrhea in time; Liang Minglang also took timely action to identify the suspect and decisively reported to the authorities. The government took action and arrested the suspect in one fell swoop, and the interrogation was thorough.

If it were any other family, without such a capable and competent brother and sister-in-law, Liang Mingxuan would not have been able to take the exam smoothly and catch the culprit who harmed him; he would probably have had to miss the exam and swallow his anger.

It's even possible that this blow could drastically change their mindset and cause them to never recover.

Mr. Qin's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he said seriously, "I think this can't be explained simply by good luck." "Huh? What... do you mean?"

Madam Qin looked completely bewildered.

Master Qin: "Think about it, being lucky once or twice is just good luck, but to always turn misfortune into good fortune and danger into safety, can that really be called just good luck? Think about Liang Tongsheng, isn't that what he is like?"

Madam Qin thought about it carefully, and it was indeed true.

Liang Minglang was originally said to have died in battle. If Liang Tongsheng had lived with his uncle and aunt, how could he have continued his studies? Even if he didn't live with his uncle and aunt, if his sister-in-law were even slightly weaker, he wouldn't have been able to continue his education.

But he was incredibly lucky to meet a kind and capable sister-in-law who was good to him.

There was no county school in the county town originally, but his original school had problems. It was said that the teacher had something to do at home and refused to teach, so he was about to drop out of school. But then the county school opened and he was admitted.

Unfortunately, the local magistrate in this term was a great admirer of talent, and he valued and appreciated him highly. The teachers at the county school also treated him very well.

Even this time, when the Dou family's son successfully drugged him, he still managed to turn the tables remarkably well.

It can be said that since he started his studies, he has taken every crucial step very well.

Madam Qin exclaimed, "This luck is truly unbelievable. Oh, wait, sir, if this isn't good luck, then what is it?"

Master Qin said solemnly, "This is clearly the God of Literature descending to earth!"

Madam Qin suddenly realized: "What you said is absolutely right, sir!"

Aside from the God of Literature descending to earth, who else could be so lucky?

Master Qin became happy again: "We are really lucky. We made friends with Liang Tongsheng and Madam Xu's family early on, and our Ning'an is also on good terms with Liang Tongsheng. Liang Tongsheng is a true gentleman, and he doesn't look down on our Ning'an."

“From now on, we should get even closer to them. How much money we make is not important; what matters is this friendship.”

Madam Qin agreed wholeheartedly, nodding and smiling, "Isn't that easy? Just keep in touch. I also like Madam Xu very much, and we happen to get along quite well."

"Give Ning An another good talking-to."

"Ah."

“I think Liang Tongsheng will definitely pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. His family will definitely hold a banquet, and it will be a grand affair. Let’s help prepare. We can also prepare some expensive ingredients.”

"Okay okay."

Madam Qin continued, "However, I've heard that the preliminary examination is very difficult, much more difficult than the preliminary examination for becoming a candidate for the lowest degree. This candidate, Liang, is still quite young; can he really pass?"

"That's bound to happen!"

Master Qin declared firmly, "That's the God of Literature descended to earth!"

Madam Qin suddenly realized, "Master is right!"

When Xu Zhichun and his two companions returned to the village, their home was soon filled with a steady stream of villagers coming to visit.

Liang Lizheng, Fourth Aunt, Zhu'er's aunt and her husband, and other families all came, needless to say.

Everyone started asking questions all at once: How did the exam go? Were you confident? Were the questions difficult? Did everything go smoothly? When will the results be released? And so on.

Xu Zhichun and the others answered one by one.

They even talked about how Liang Mingxuan almost got harmed by a villain.

The villagers were all startled.

"My God! How can anyone be so evil!"