The palace examination was over and the results were announced three days later.

Yuanjia only ranked third in the exam, Tanhua.

Yuan Jia, who was targeting the top scorer, was a little disappointed. Although he didn't care much about the ranking, the top scorer entered the court and started as a compilation of the Hanlin Academy in the sixth grade, while the second and Tanhua could only be editors of the Hanlin Academy in the seventh grade, and the starting grade was one level shorter.

For Yuanjia, who has no background and can only work hard on his own, if he starts a little higher, he will naturally gain real power faster.

Yuan Jia thought that his article was not as good as the top scholar and the second prize, and the emperor liked it, but later he learned from Zheng's father: "Your Majesty is very satisfied with your questions. I wanted to call you as the top scholar, but because of your appearance among this class of Jinshi, I will call you as Tanhualang!"

Yuan Jia: "..." So is his appearance delaying his future? Alas, he wanted to rely on his talent, but his appearance was too handsome to cover up his talent! He was also helpless!

However, Zheng's father didn't think it was a pity that Yuan Jia had changed from the top scorer to the Tanhua. The important thing was that he could be remembered by the emperor, even if he had only a sporadic impression, it was very rare.

Next, Zheng's father discussed the marriage date with Yuanjia. Yuanjia hoped to get married as soon as possible. After all, he was about to be an official in the Hanlin Academy. The new Jinshi would have two months of family leave, so he could get married at this time and take his newlywed wife back to his hometown to join the family genealogy.

But Zheng's father knew in his heart that Zheng Lan did not receive any elite education in the village, and even the housekeeper was not in good condition. He had studied suddenly for more than a month but was not useful. Therefore, he postponed the marriage for one year because he was reluctant to let his daughter get married too early.

Yuan Jia thought about it and found that his fiancée Zheng Lan was not old and it would be better to wait for a year, so he agreed.

After Yuan Jia agreed without saying a word, Zheng's father felt even more guilty and his attitude towards Yuan Jia was even better, so good that Yuan Jia was a little confused.

As a Tanhualang, Yuan Jia did not need to take the exam for Shujishi and was directly taught to be editor of the Hanlin Academy of the seventh grade.

When he put on the official uniform of the seventh grade, Yang's father and mother were excited to watch him, and the joy in his heart was like a volcano erupting, and he could no longer suppress it.

Yang's mother asked expectantly: "Yuanjia, when will we go back to our hometown?" She couldn't wait to go back and show off.

In the capital, she really had no object to show off, she was full of joy but was so nervous.

Yang's father also showed expectation on his face. He also wanted to go back to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors, so that all his ancestors knew that his son Yang Yuanjia was glorious about his ancestors!

Yuan Jia changed his official uniform and said, "You can go back to your hometown in a few days, prepare for it first."

Yang's mother suddenly remembered something again, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "The marriage between you and Miss Zheng..."

Yuan Jia replied: "Mom, I have already discussed with Lord Zheng, and I will set it in early October next year, with the clear and refreshing autumn, which is a good time."

Yang's mother was a little disappointed and had to delay another year. Her son is not young anymore. When will she have to hold her grandson?

But now all the affairs of the Yang family are decided by Yuan Jia, even Yang’s father and mother are used to listening to their son. In their opinion, their son is the most promising person in the Yang family, so it is absolutely right to listen to him.

Yuan Jia made the decision, but Yang's mother was disappointed and didn't say much.

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Yangjia Village.

At this time, the people in Yangjia Village had received a good news from the magistrate of Ping'an County. Everyone knew that Yang Yuanjia in their village had been admitted to the Tanhualang in the opera. They were so happy that they seemed to be celebrating the New Year, lively and festive, and the villagers almost broke the threshold of Grandpa Yang's grandma Yang's house.

"Uncle San, go slowly!" Yang Sanzhu sent a middle-aged man out and watched the other person walk away, breathing a sigh of relief.

These days he is so busy that he has no time to serve guests alone.

Since the county magistrate personally came to tell his grandfather that his cousin Yang Yuanjia had passed the exam, the whole village had caused a sensation. From village chiefs and clans to ordinary villagers, they all came to give gifts. Even the poorest family members had to send a piece of bacon.

At present, the two elders of the Yang family are too old to be inconvenient to entertain customers. The characters of Li and Yang Dazhu cannot hold on to this scene, so the one who came to entertain customers was Yang Sanzhu, who had been opening a store for several years.

All the people who visited the village were sent away. Next, the gentry and landlords who came from Ping'an County and nearby counties came to visit. Yang Sanzhu continued to entertain these guests with a warm smile.

Finally, I waited until the sun set, and I was free.

Yang Sanzhu poured the herbal tea on the table into his stomach in one breath, which relieved some of the dry mouth and tongue.

Grandpa Yang walked out with a cane and asked, "Sanzhu, when will Yuanjia be back?"

Grandpa Yang has asked this question many times, but Yang Sanzhu still answered patiently: "Grandpa, Brother Yuan Jia is back from the capital. It should take a lot of time on the way, so let's wait."

Grandpa Yang nodded and walked towards the gate with a crutch.

Yang Sanzhu has become accustomed to it. Every time Grandpa Yang asked Yuan Jia if he had come back, he would go to the entrance of the village to take a look and wait. Although he was useless, it was the old man’s expectation for his grandson after all, so he couldn’t stop him.

Grandpa Yang walked towards the entrance of the village this time, and he didn't have much expectation in his heart. However, when he just walked out of the yard, he saw a group of people walking towards him from afar. He could still hear the noise, but he couldn't hear what they were saying.

Soon the group of people came over. Grandpa Yang was old and had a back of his ears, but his eyes were pretty good. He saw Feng Shen’s handsome grandson in the crowd at a glance. He quickly threw away his crutch and walked over quickly: "Yuan Jia! My good grandson! Grandpa is looking forward to you back!"

Yuan Jia was hugged by Grandpa Yang in the crowd. What was thrilled was the smell of soap from the clean clothes on Grandpa Yang. He reached out and hugged Grandpa Yang, and said in a gentle voice: "Grandpa, I'm back, it's windy outside, hurry up and enter the house!"

Yang's father stood beside him and picked up the crutches thrown away by his father. Looking at the touching scene of the two grandfathers and grandsons hugging each other warmly, he was a little sad: Dad, my dear, can't you see such a big child beside you smashed it?

Grandpa Yang took Yuan Jia's hand and walked towards his home: "Let's go and ask your grandma to make delicious food for you!"

On the way, the villagers who met Yuan Jia and his son who followed him also said goodbye with tactfulness and did not disturb the reunion of Yuan Jia's family.

After entering the house, Grandpa Yang was about to close the gate of the courtyard and found that there were two people beside him: "When did you two come?"

Yang’s father and mother: “…” You are just seeing us two living people now!

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"Brother Yuan Jia! You're back!" Yang Sanzhu rushed out excitedly when he saw Yuan Jia. Then he noticed Yang's father and mother next to him, and hurriedly called out, "Second uncle and second aunt!"

Yang's father and mother smiled and nodded, finally not ignoring them again.

When Grandma Yang saw Yuan Jia, she was even more enthusiastic than Grandpa Yang. She rushed Grandpa Yang to the kitchen to cook, and took her promising baby grandson to ask about her well-being.

Grandpa Yang is from a poor family. Although Grandma Yang always cooks at home, it does not mean that he can't cook. Instead, he has a very good cooking skills.

Yuan Jia tasted Grandpa Yang's cooking skills for the first time and was very surprised: "Grandpa, the dishes you cooked are so delicious!"

Grandpa Yang raised his eyebrows proudly: "That's it! Grandpa followed the chef to learn a few tricks when he was young, and that's better than your grandma's... " He suddenly glanced at Grandma Yang's face, "If the food your grandma hadn't cooked was better than mine, my skills wouldn't have been useless for so many years."

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Yuan Jia buried his head in his meal, but Yang's father couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After dinner, the village chief and the clan elder came to the door: "Yuan Jia, congratulations! Now I'm going to call you Lord Tanhua!"

Lord Tanhua? What is this strange name?

Yuan Jia said: "You are elders, just call me Yuan Jia directly, you don't have to be polite."

The village chief and clan elders are still clear-cut, so Yuan Jia is willing to respect them a little.

The village chief discussed the matter of worshiping ancestors tomorrow with Yuan Jia. Yuan Jia remembered the plan he had made before returning home, so he said to the village chief and clan elders: "Everyone is a member of the Yang family, and it is not enough to rely on me alone. I plan to invest in the establishment of a clan school in the village and let all the children in the village go to school. If they are talented, the clan will fund their imperial examinations, so that I can have one or two tribes as helpers in the future."

The village chief has been to a private school and has more knowledge than ordinary villagers. He has the best example of Yuan Jia, so he certainly understands the benefits of studying.

He heard Yuan Jia say he was willing to invest in the village to build a clan school, and agreed without saying a word: "This is a good thing! The whole clan has to thank you. When I worship my ancestors tomorrow, I will announce this matter in front of my ancestors, so that everyone can remember your kindness!"

Yuan Jia smiled but said nothing and made the matter public in the ancestral hall tomorrow. The village chief probably was a little wary of his repentance.

But he can still do this little thing by investing in the establishment of a clan. Moreover, reading makes people wise. People of the same clan read more and have awe of the law, so they will not do anything bad to cheat the whole clan without being ignorant.

Originally, Yuan Jia wanted to buy sacrificial fields for the clan, but now the money he had is not enough to buy too much sacrificial fields, so he planned to wait a little longer.

The next morning, the village chief opened the ancestral hall and gave the Yang family a good news to his ancestors, and announced the good news that Yuanjia invested in establishing a clan school.

As a role model, Yuan Jia puts the benefits of reading and reading in front of everyone. Almost those with children at home send their sons and grandchildren to the clan school without hesitation.

Not only Yangjia Village, but also nearby villages and Ping'an County were influenced by Yuanjia, the Tanhualang, and the number of children enrolled in school increased sharply. Parents of children dreamed that their children could become the second Yang Yuanjia and take them to heaven.

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Ping'an County, Zhenbao Pavilion.

Under the leadership of Yang Sanzhu, Yuan Jia transferred the Zhenbao Pavilion and looked at the various products that were very rare in this era, as well as Yang Sanzhu's endless activities to attract customers such as discounts, discounts, buys and gets, which made the Zhenbao Pavilion's business very prosperous.

Looking at the passenger flow, Yuan Jia nodded slightly and said to Yang Sanzhu: "You are quite talented in doing business." Although it has the convenience of time travel, it is Yang Sanzhu's ability to manage the Zhenbao Pavilion to flourish.

Yuan Jia turned to Yang Sanzhu and asked with a serious expression: "Brother Sanzhu, are you sure you really want to go on the road of business? If you regret it, you can still re-enter school."

Yang Sanzhu looked at the neatly arranged counters in his shop, pondered for a while, and suddenly laughed: "I'm sure. When I was doing business, I felt very happy, but when I was studying, I felt very painful."

He was not the material for studying liberal arts. His boring reciting and classical Chinese made him crazy. He used to force himself to study hard to improve his living environment. He was unwilling to be a commoner in the field for the rest of his life.

But now that he has embraced his cousin's thick thighs and can make money by himself again, he has no motivation to force himself to study.

Doing business makes him happy! He loves doing business!

Seeing that Yang Sanzhu had really made up his mind, Yuan Jia said, "Since you have thought about it, let it go! But you may have to slow down a little in the early stage. First, change the farmer to a merchant. The Lu family is a good partner, step by step. As for the future..." Yuan Jia curled his lips and smiled, patted Yang Sanzhu's shoulder, "I will protect you from now on!"

Yang Sanzhu responded excitedly: "Okay! Brother Yuan Jia, I feel relieved if you say this!"

Yuan Jia did not stay in Ping'an County for too long. After leaving his address in the capital to Yang Sanzhu, he greeted the county magistrate of Ping'an County and asked him to take care of the Yang family more, and then took Yang's father and mother to the capital.

After returning to the capital, Yuanjia's family leave ended and he officially entered the Hanlin Academy to work.

The officials in the Hanlin Academy are all Jinshi who entered the imperial examination, but Jinshi and Jinshi are naturally divided into different groups. For example, poor students and aristocratic students cannot play together. The same Jinshi was in the same year, so they should be closer...

Yuan Jia and the No. 1st place in the same class naturally formed a group, but this small group soon fell apart again because Yuan Jia and the No. 1st place are poor students and the No. 1st place are children of a noble family.

Yuan Jia joined the group of poor students with the second son.

Joining the group camp is inevitable. Those who try to be free and neutral are mostly rejected and treated coldly by everyone, just like the sons of the nobles in the Hanlin Academy.

Although the aristocratic family is now powerful, the emperor valued poor students more, so officials from poor families are not small, and Yuan Jia is still as powerful as a fish in it.

Soon he understood the preferences of the bachelor's school of Hanlin Academy, and was appreciated by the bachelor's school of Hanlin Academy, and then had the opportunity to be brought to the emperor. So within a year, Yuan Jia was promoted to the Hanlin Academy, and was promoted two consecutive levels, from the seventh rank to the sixth rank, and was pressed on the top scorer of the same class, because the top scorer was still a compiler of the Hanlin Academy of the sixth rank.

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Zheng Mansion.

After learning that Yuan Jia was promoted by Emperor Qingyan, Zheng's father couldn't help but sigh at his son who was still a Shujishi at the family banquet: "Although he had known that Yuan Jia had a great talent, he didn't expect that he could be so smooth in the officialdom. I'm afraid he would rise to the top and be around the corner!"
To be continued...