Chapter 975 - 976 Instructions_1
Not only her, but even the two little buns who were carried back to their small beds in the middle of the night had woken up early.
With a pair of bright eyes, they looked around, and when they saw Ye Zi’an, they couldn’t help but smile.
Through many coincidences, Yang Chuxia was certain that her two precious sons recognized people, truly recognized people.
Sister-in-law Li was amazed, finding it extraordinary how early the children recognized people. Under normal circumstances, most children start to recognize people by their scent at three or four months, when they don’t have much awareness. It isn’t until around eight or nine months that they consciously differentiate and recognize people.
Yet her household’s two children had started to consciously recognize people at not even three months old.
With the children being held by Sister-in-law Li and Ms. Wang, Yang Chuxia and the others accompanied Ye Zi’an toward the village entrance, where Brother Li, Ye Yi, and others had already taken the horse-drawn carriage to wait.
"Qingrui, Qingtong, study well in the academy. Qingrui is already a Cultivated Talent, strive to take the Recommended Man exam in three years. Although Qingtong is young, he must not slacken. Our two families have humble beginnings; we must work hard. Furthermore, with achievements, even if you don’t become officials, no one would dare to look down upon you if you enter business."
On the road, seeing Yang Qingtong still behaving childishly, Ye Zi’an couldn’t help but give additional instructions after recalling the incident of him falling asleep in the examination hall.
He learned of this while he was teaching at the county school; a teacher had mentioned it to him, and at first, he was so astonished he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
He was the only one who could fall asleep during an exam, and the story had spread among the teachers. Luckily, he was young, and his scholarship was commendable, so there was much leniency shown toward him. Otherwise, he might have acquired a reputation for being irresponsible in the future.
"Brother-in-law, we know," they replied.
"Don’t worry, brother-in-law, I’ll study hard. I’m going to take the exam next year and bring great news to Mianyang," said Yang Qingtong, who had shown the part of the exam he had completed to his teacher. The teacher was very excited until he learned that Yang Qingtong hadn’t finished, which made him explode with anger. Only then did Yang Qingtong realize that if he had completed it, he probably could have passed as a Cultivated Talent.
So he was confident that he would pass next year!
"Confidence is good, but overconfidence is arrogance," warned Ye Zi’an, fearing that Qingtong’s young age would lead to overbearing pride, and adding another admonition.
"Brother-in-law, I know my limits." Seeing that his eyes truly didn’t hold excessive pride, Ye Zi’an nodded in agreement.
By this time, they had reached the village entrance where Land Officer Yang and several Clan Elders were waiting. This was the first person from Yangshu Village in a hundred years to genuinely leave the village to serve as a government official.
Although there had been those with academic titles before, none had truly held an official post in the past century.
Thus, this was indeed a significant event for Yangshu Village. The only regret was that it was not someone with the surname Yang.
"Grandpa! Clan Elder Grandpa!" Upon seeing Land Officer Yang, Ye Zi’an stepped forward and bowed to Land Officer Yang and the few Clan Elders.
"Brother An, good job. Do well as an official out there; you don’t need to worry about home. Xiaxia is capable, plus we are here to help look after things. Rest assured."
The village felt honored to have one of its own become an official, even if it wasn’t their own County Magistrate. Land Officer Yang was naturally proud, and whenever he encountered Land Officers from other villages, he walked a little taller.
"Grandpa, I understand."
"Good, good, good, we don’t have much else to say, you best be on your way. It’s a month’s journey to Mianyang; don’t be late now."