Chapter 426 - Chapter 426: Chapter 426: Joyous Event (1/2)

Chapter 426: Chapter 426: Joyous Event

This really wasn’t a problem for Liu Sisi!

There were plenty of complete sets of the four treasures of the study in the bookstore, so how could they be lacking just one or two sets?

She glanced deeply at Mr. Meng, and the group finally took their leave.

Watching the departing backs of the people, Mr. Meng finally put down the brush in his hand and ran over quickly to close the room door, taking out the silver money and carefully counting it.

“Hehehe… Country bumpkin is really country bumpkin! For bundling education gifts, only two taels of the five taels need to be handed in, and only two and a half taels for a set of clothes worth five taels. Adding up the two, they just made a net profit of eleven taels of silver! Hehe, haha… It still comes faster with silver! I can buy a pot of wine and have a good time tonight…”

He flicked the abacus in his hand, the beads making a pattering sound, as he raised his eyebrows triumphantly.

Of course, Liu Sisi and the others who had already left were unaware of all this.

Liu Sisi got into the carriage, Di Xuan also climbed onto Di Yelei’s back, and sat on the back of the jujube red horse. On the other side, Zhang Yun also climbed onto Zhang Peng’s back.

The group slowly proceeded toward the three-way intersection.

Liu Sisi, after some thought, lifted the carriage curtain: “Brother Zhang, why not simply come with me and take a trip to the bookstore. Take a look at which kind of four treasures of the study Yun’er likes, carefully choose a set, and consider it a gift from Ye Lei and me to congratulate him on passing the test of Elder Mr. Xu and becoming a disciple under Elder Mr. Xu’s guidance!”

“How can this be? A set of four treasures of the study is indeed not cheap, this is too valuable!”

Zhang Peng repeatedly declined and refused to accept.

At the side, Di Yelei became angry, intercepting Zhang Peng aside: “Zhang Peng, don’t decline any more. This gift is given to your son Zhang Yun, not to you, and you have nothing to do with it, so you don’t need to speak.”

“You, you… Ah! Alright! Yun’er really did achieve something today, and has actually become a disciple of Elder Mr. Xu.”

Zhang Peng, also extremely happy, loudly shared what he had learned: “Previously, I had heard some things. Elder Mr. Xu has been teaching for more than 20 years, and has taught a total of 186 students. Among them, 152 passed the Cultivated Talent exam, 62 became Recommended men, and 8 even became Imperial Scholars. Such a high proportion of passing the exams is the real ability of him. As a result, every year at the beginning of the year, countless aspiring students come to pay their respects to him. And Elder Mr. Xu generally only choses a few people each year, and there are even times when no one is selected for several years in a row.”

The endless words of Zhang Peng made everyone marvel, “To have such a high proportion of passing the exam for fame, no wonder everyone is scrambling to get ahead.”

“In fact, I still can’t believe that the two children were able to pass the test, even now it’s still foggy and I don’t dare to believe that this is true.”

“Hey! I can’t believe it either, it’s not just you, sister-in-law,” Zhang Peng replied, holding the reins and curiously asking Zhang Yun behind him, “What test did Elder Mr. Xu give you two today?”

Di Xuan shook his head in confusion: “He didn’t give us a test. At that time, we entered the alley, and there was no one in sight. Who knew that while we were discussing, two men came…”

Di Xuan naturally recounted the events, with Zhang Yun occasionally supplementing on the side.

As Liu Sisi had said, when they arrived at the bookstore, she naturally let Zhang Yun choose a set of the four treasures of the study. Zhang Yun finally set his eyes on a set after much picking and choosing.

Liu Sisi picked it up and saw that although the price was slightly more expensive than the ordinary ones, it was still a waste considering that no baby would be using it in the next few years.

Without further ado, Liu Sisi went to fetch a considerable amount of paper and handed it to him.

“Come! Take a look at these, this is a gift I prepared for you early in the morning. Now it’s just right for you. See if you like it or not?”

Liu Sisi gave a mysterious smile, handing over the four treasures of the study to him, and said nothing more about the matter.