"I've won! I've won!"

The cheers came from the beginning of the village to the end of the village. Every household saw something happening, and saw Doctor Jia, Wu Niu and others hugging Li Gang. Li Gang was carrying a child on his shoulders - who was that child not Li Yanzhi, a well-known prodigy in the village?

Listening to them shouting: "I've won, I've won!" Some children in the village also shouted: "I've won, I've won!"

Someone asked, "What did you win?"

"It's a scholar! Li's prodigy is a scholar!"

When the village heard that, they all said, "It's really a Wenqu star!" They either took chickens and ducks, Jiguo, or wine, and rushed to Li's house to congratulate him.

The matter of scholars in this is big or small.

From a small perspective, if you become a scholar, you will have a name for a subject, and your social status is obviously different from that of the common people. When you see a magistrate, you can stand and talk without kneeling. If you have something to say, you can write a "report" and a civilian can only write a "report". The report can tell private matters, while the report can only say official affairs. Not only is there a difference in form, scholars also have some privileges that civilians do not have. For example, if you commit a lawsuit, the magistrate must first ask for the fame of scholars who study Taoism and commit the crime, and then you can use punishment. If it is a not too serious case, the magistrate himself cannot beat him and must be handed over to the instructor for punishment. In addition, there is a substantial benefit: each scholar can take his own family to exempt two adult men from the service!

The taxes are not high, but the burden on the servants is quite heavy (these servants can be converted into cash in the late Ming Dynasty. Looking back today, it can also be said to be a tax in the form of labor). A middle-class household with no one in the family has fame and fortune, and sometimes they may lose their money when they encounter a servant levy. However, if a scholar comes out, it will be an extra protective umbrella, and you can steal taxes openly and miss "taxes"! And because scholars can approach the government, go out of the public, and take charge of litigation (equivalent to a licensed lawyer), after becoming a scholar, those with ability will get a brand new platform. Although they are not as prestigious as high officials, it is enough to use fish in the countryside!

But so many benefits and privileges above are still small! If you talk about it in a big way, Li Yanzhi not only won a scholar this time, but also won a scholar at the age of seven! This is also extremely rare in the history of the Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations! It seems that there are a few very famous examples - such as Yang Tinghe - who took the exam as a child prodigy, then was elected as a villager at the age of twelve, passed the imperial examination in the 19th century, and then rose to the top, served in two dynasties, and became the chief minister for nine years after he entered the cabinet for 14 years! The glory and achievements are rare since the founding of the country!

Now, Li Yanzhi is younger than Yang Tinghe's success in the Boy's Examination! So everyone heard that Li Yanzhi was a scholar and his expectations for him will be different immediately! He became a scholar at the age of seven! He was almost certain to be a scholar, and it was no problem to be a Jinshi. Even if he was a top scholar in the future, he would be even more likely to be a Hanlin or a prime minister in the future. Even if he did not become a top scholar, he would be even more handsome in the local area. Even if he could become a Jinshi and become a fourth or fifth rank, he would be a high-ranking official that all officials in Yanping dare not offend!

Considering Li Yanzhi's future prospects, you can imagine how much Xiqian Village attaches great importance to this matter at this time! You can imagine how excited the Li family is!

"Hold a banquet! Feast!"

Li Dashu's feet were not fully recovered yet, but he was so happy that he was about to jump up!

The banquet started, so don’t worry about money! Li’s house, which was originally empty because the house was too large and there were too few people, became lively immediately! The women surrounded Li Yanzhi and flattered him. The old people congratulated Li Dashu on his three-game visit, while the younger generations surrounded Li Gang and Li Yanzhi toasted - Li Yanzhi was young and could not drink, so Li Gang would drink it on his behalf. How could he use one round? The elder brother got drunk!

Li Yanzhi also drank half a bowl. He had a good alcohol tolerance in his previous life, but his body was very useless. He had only half a bowl of turbid wine and his face turned red, his eyes were a little confused. He seemed to have seen a figure in the crowd in a confused way, and he looked like his second brother!

"I probably read it wrong. Well, I'm drunk..."

He was drunk, but his thinking seemed to be more active! He knew that after he became a scholar, he would have many things to do better!

"If you make money, you must be protected by the imperial examination, otherwise the wealth will not last long. The imperial examination must be coordinated with financial resources, otherwise you will not be able to play with it even if you become an official! But how can you get this financial resources? Do business?" He now has a platform and a fund - the half-cellar of silver. Although he promised his parents not to embezzle it, he did not say that he could not borrow it!

"Just treat it as a startup fund, and you will pay back the interest after you have a child. The principal will be kept. Whether it is building a social warehouse to help the poor or building a social school to carry out the hope project, only if my business continues for a long time can the money for doing good deeds be endless!"

But, what kind of business should you do?

At this time, he found someone hugging him, but it was Su Mei. She said to everyone: "Look! Why did you get Xiao Yin drunk? How old is he?" He carried him into the house and placed it on the bed. Li Yanzhi suddenly grabbed her hand and said: "Sister, Sister Su Mei. Can you marry me?"

Su Mei was completely stuck. After a long time, she smiled with her lips and reached out to her fingers on his forehead, and said angrily: "You! How drunk are you! You are not allowed to drink anymore!" She turned around and was about to go out, but suddenly saw a strange man rushing in, and was startled and said: "You! Who are you!"

The strange man was thin and dark, and looked not old. He just left his hair long and hung it down to cover his cheeks, so he couldn't see his face clearly. Su Mei took two steps back and thought to himself if you were a gangster and dared to do anything, I immediately shouted - there were hundreds of people outside at this time! So she was not very afraid.

The man did not do anything randomly and just asked, "Who are you?"

Su Mei said, "I am the third sister." - This is what everyone called her after she arrived at this house.

"Three sister?" The man touched the back of his head and said, "I have never seen you. Whose daughter are you?"

When Su Mei heard his tone like a villager, she said, "I am the third sister of the Li family." She looked back at Li Yan and said, "This is my younger brother."

"Nonsense!" the man said, "Why didn't I know I have a third sister!"

When Su Mei heard him say this, she remembered something and asked: "Are you...are you..."

Li Yanzhi was half drunk and half awake. He heard the sound sitting up from the bed, looked at the man, and suddenly shouted: "Second brother! Second brother! Is it really you? Am I drunk?"

Su Mei yelled, completely relieved, and said, "What a second brother!" and said, "I'm going to call my godfather, my godmother, my elder brother and others!"

This young man was Li Er who had been away with Li Bald for two years. When he heard Su Mei say "godfather, godmother", he guessed that she was the goddaughter he took over after he left. It was not surprising that such things were too many in the countryside, but he reached out to stop her and said, "Wait! Don't tell me about my return. When the guests left in the evening, I will pay my respects to my parents."

Su Mei asked: "Why?"

Li Er said: "Don't ask this, you'll know it in the evening!" He was smarter than Li Gang. He has been outside in the past two years and has even gone out to the sea. With wide knowledge, his courage will be different. He speaks frankly, and even Su Mei was shocked.
Chapter completed!