Cutting Family Ties in a Famine Year! I Eat Meat at Every Meal and Make My Wicked Grandparents Cry with Rage
Chapter 249

How Was Lu Lan Good Enough for Him?

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Zhou Wanwan looked at Zhou Fusheng with a smile and said, "Dad, don't worry! As long as you pass the exam, they will definitely respect you. You know, the scholars are very powerful!"

Zhou Fusheng looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"But becoming a scholar is not easy. This first stage is alright, but the prefectural and provincial examinations are much more difficult."

I'm afraid... I'm afraid it won't work for me!

Zhou Wanwan quickly comforted her:

"If it doesn't work this year, then next year! There's always a chance to pass the exam."

The teachers at the school all said that you have exceptional talent, and you should have no problem passing the imperial examination this time.

Zhou Fusheng said with a wry smile, "These are just words of comfort from the teacher; they can't be believed."

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said:

"Father, don't underestimate yourself! There were so many people who went to school with you."

How many people are like you, able to participate in the preliminary imperial examination this time?

Zhou Fusheng thought for a moment and said, "It seems that's indeed the case."

Zhou Wanwan continued:

"Besides, how long have you been studying? You've only been in school properly for about half a year."

You've read through all the Four Books and Five Classics, and you remember them all.

Do you think this is something an ordinary person could do?

After Zhou Wanwan said that, Zhou Fusheng felt that he was indeed quite amazing.

Zhou Wanwan wasn't lying to Zhou Fusheng. Zhou Fusheng always lacked confidence in himself, but in fact, he was quite capable.

His older brothers are very much like him, and Zhou Wanwan is also very intelligent.

Although she was a time traveler, if the original owner of this body wasn't very bright, her memory wouldn't be good either.

However, she could memorize some medical books after reading them only once, which shows that the original owner of this body was also very intelligent.

Zhou Fusheng looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Wanwan, you understand me best. I know, I will definitely try my best this time."

If I don't pass the exam, I'll keep trying, and I'll pass it someday.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Yes, me too."

Zhou Fusheng patted Zhou Wanwan's head and said:

"A girl's studies are not as refined as a boy's, so if she fails the exam, she mustn't cry!"

"We agreed not to cry, okay?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Okay! I definitely won't cry. If I fail this time, I'll keep trying."

In the evening, Zhou Wanwan read for a while before going to the treehouse.

The Old Scholar Tree led her, saying, "Let's go to the Lu Family first. The Lu Family is indeed extraordinary."

Soon, the Old Scholar Tree brought Zhou Wanwan to the Lu Family. Lu Lan glared at Lu Xiao and said, "Brother, did you do what I asked you to do?"

Lu Xiao looked at Lu Lan and said:

"I did hire an assassin today, and that assassin did indeed target Zhou Wanwan."

I don't know why that brat managed to dodge it.

Lu Lan sneered:

"Hmph! That brat is indeed quite capable; we absolutely cannot let her steal the spotlight this time."

I hate her so much! I could have married Cheng Chao, I don't know what Cheng Chao was thinking.

Lu Xiao frowned and looked at her, saying, "Actually, I don't think Cheng Chao is anything special, except for his good looks."

Lu Lan suddenly said, "I also think he's just so-so looking today. When I saw Gu Sinian, I thought Gu Sinian than him."

Lu Xiao looked at her and said:

"Gu Sinian? You mean that idiot from Gu Family Village?"

Sister, how can you have such poor taste? Someone like him will never be able to find a wife, and you insist on going after him?

Lu Lan blushed and said, "I just thought he was good-looking, but I didn't go after him."

Lu Xiao sighed and said:

"Then you should wait a little longer! If Gu Sinian passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, then let him marry into the family!"

Anyway, our Lu Family doesn't need him to eat.

Lu Lan nodded and said:

"I heard that he only has one father and lives in the mountains."

"They would be overjoyed to hear that they could marry into the Lu Family."

Zhou Wanwan rolled her eyes. Although Gu Sinian lived in the mountains, his father was also a capable man. Gu Chaoyang used to be a constable, so he naturally had some skills.

Over the years, I have often hunted in the mountains and caught a lot of things.

Having also learned about herbal medicine, the Gu Family now has several hundred taels of silver saved up. How can they be poor?

Moreover, Gu Sinian is exceptionally intelligent and will surely achieve great things in the future.

How could Lu Lan possibly be worthy of him?

Soon, the brother and sister went to bed.

Zhou Wanwan also made a move; to be fair, the Lu Family's house was quite impressive.

It's a five-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house), so moving it will take a while.

Ancient houses differed from modern ones; they were mostly made of wood, with simple structures and not as sturdy as those made of cement or steel reinforcement.

It's also easy to dismantle when you want to; you don't need to smash things. Just pull out the key wooden beams and pillars, and the whole house can be dismantled.

Unlike modern concrete houses, which are heavy and difficult to dismantle and simply cannot be pulled out.

Therefore, it can be disassembled very quickly.

Thousands of trees worked together, rushing over in a mighty force, and in no time they had demolished the houses into pieces.

Even the warehouse inside was quickly emptied and moved away.

After Zhou Wanwan finished moving, she went to Qian Jinbao's house and they moved together.

When she got home, Zhou Wanwan was so tired that she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

The next morning, as soon as she arrived at the examination hall, she saw Lu Lan crying and wailing, "I don't know what happened to my house yesterday, a group of robbers took all my things."

"What? How could this be? Didn't they send the authorities to investigate?"

Lu Lan cried out, "The government officials investigated, but they found nothing. We don't know what happened!"

Qian Jinbao, who was standing nearby, walked over and said:

Has this happened in your family as well?

My house was completely emptied overnight. My dad was so angry he vomited blood today.

With this incident in Yunxi County, the county magistrate is the busiest person around.

At this moment, he sat in Black Wind Mountain Stronghold, looking at the houses of the Lu Family and the Qian family, and said:

"I knew the Lu Family was quite wealthy, but I didn't expect the Qian family's house to be so nice as well."

Our mountain village is so beautiful, hahaha...

Zhao Muyuan sighed and said:

"We have a lot of people in our mountain village, but few houses. Once we have houses, we will allocate some people to live in them."

Your family has been assigned to the Lu Family. What do you think of that?

Shen Yu'an quickly nodded and said, "That's perfect. All we need is a small courtyard. My wife loves growing flowers and plants."

Zhao Muyuan looked at him and said, "These two courtyards are for your family; they'll be convenient for you to come and go."

Shen Yu'an quickly nodded and said, "Okay, thank you very much, Master."

Having his own house in Black Wind Stronghold made Shen Yu'an feel extremely at ease.

Zhao Muyuan laughed and said, "You should also do a good job. Wanwan will be sitting in that position Wanwan. If you perform well, you'll definitely get a lot of credit."

Shen Yu'an nodded repeatedly and said:

"I will definitely obey. My mistress is currently on an academic expedition, and I have arranged the best little room for her."

I also saw the master's exam paper; it was very well written.

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