Make a fortune by farming in another world

Chapter 36

Yu Zhou's heart skipped a beat at first. He knew that the grand ceremony of yesterday's wedding had made many people in the village wonder where he got the money. So when he heard the words of the village head today, he couldn't help wondering if the village head knew something.

But he quickly realized that the village head asked if he had any plans for Li Ye, not how Li Ye was doing, so he calmly threw the question back, "What does Uncle Xi mean?"

Since the village head had called him over, he didn't intend to beat around the bush and asked directly, "What do you think of the county exam in February this year?"

"Uh... I don't have any opinion." Yu Zhou said a little dazedly. He only came here at the end of February this year. What can he think of the county exam, which has nothing to do with him until now? Moreover, although his original body had studied for a few years, he had never heard Chen Feng mention that he had participated in the county exam.

He believed in Chen Feng's ability to collect information. Since he didn't mention it, he definitely had never participated in it.

The village head was choked by his words, frowned, and after a brief silence, he continued: "Three people from the neighboring Lijia Village took the county exam this year, and one of them passed. A few days ago, they took the prefectural exam. Once they are also passed, they will be tongsheng, which is one step closer to Xiucai. Before that, their village already had a Xiucai, and he was in his prime."

When Yu Zhou heard this, he roughly understood that this was competing with the neighboring village for limelight, but he had only been here for more than two months. The first month was busy with his livelihood, and the next month was busy preparing for marriage. He really didn't know about these things, so he nodded to indicate that he was listening carefully.

Seeing that he was listening attentively, the village head said with a slightly relaxed expression: "In our village, only Master Wen in the east has the title of scholar, and he has passed the age of sixty."

Before crossing over, Yu Zhou was once taken by his roommate to learn about it, and he roughly knew how difficult it was to produce a scholar in ancient times. Unexpectedly, after crossing over here, not only did their village have a scholar, but also the neighboring village had one. It seems that the villages near them are quite powerful.

However, according to the village head, the scholar in their village is over sixty years old, so Yu Zhou asked: "Has no one else in our village participated in the imperial examination in these years?"

"How many families in our village do you think can afford a scholar? Among those who can afford it, who is the material for studying?" The village head sighed deeply, "Take Master Wen's youngest son for example. He took the county exam thirteen times before passing it. Even Master Wen doesn't have hope that he can pass the prefectural exam now."

After a pause, he continued: "It is said that Master Wen's little grandson is quite knowledgeable , but he is only twelve years old this year. Master Wen wants him to take the county exam after he turns fifteen. "

He has laid the groundwork for so long, how can Yu Zhou not understand what he means now? After pondering for a moment, he said: "Although I have studied in the academy for a few years, you also know how ignorant I was before... So at most I can only recognize a few words, which is far from the level of the county exam."

"I heard that you went to the town these two months and often went to the academy. I thought you..." The head of the village shook his head before he finished speaking, with a little disappointment in his eyes.

He thought Yu Zhou had the idea of ​​taking the imperial examination.

After a while, he suddenly changed the subject and said, "You can read and write, so it will be much easier for you to reach the county exam level than others. The next county exam will be in February of the year after next, and there are nearly two years in between. If you try your best, you may succeed."