Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 96 He Just Finished the Exam_1

Chapter 96: Chapter 96 He Just Finished the Exam_1

Mo Wenxuan looked at her a bit more than he realized.

Nan Feng replied to the village head, "It’s not completely cured yet. I just tried some alternative remedy that was recently recommended for treating abscesses. But it will take some more time for a full recovery."

"Good, good, very good," the village head chuckled awkwardly.

Since when did Nan Feng become so clever after breaking off the engagement? And even prettier than before.

Noticing the village head’s uneasy laughter, Nan Feng offered him some snacks she had bought in town to distract him: "Would you like some candy-coated haws, Uncle Mo? There are also sesame seed cakes and mung bean cakes..."

"You bought quite a lot of snacks. Can you finish them all by yourself?" The village head felt uneasy about accepting them from a young girl, so he just took a small piece of mung bean cake and broke off half for Mo Wenxuan.

Mo Wenxuan declined with a look of disgust.

The village head, somewhat embarrassed, laughed at Nan Feng awkwardly and told her, "Don’t mind him, he just took an exam and may be a bit stressed."

Nan Feng laughed casually and asked, "Did you go to town for the exam today?"

Mo Wenxuan turned his head away, not deigning to respond. What could Nan Feng possibly understand without any education?

But the village head was quite proud and explained, "No, we didn’t go to the town, we went to the county. We set off yesterday and spent the night at an inn there. Wenxuan was taking a preliminary civil service exam. If he passes, he’ll become a student preparing for the imperial examination."

A scholar?

Nan Feng was unfamiliar with the examination system of this era and had no idea what benefits the title of scholar could bring. So she just gave a casual smile, "Oh, I see."

Mo Wenxuan couldn’t resist telling the village head, "Dad, why do you bother telling her so much? She won’t understand anyway."

The village head then asked Nan Feng, "Do you know how to read, Feng girl?"

Nan Feng was about to reply that she knew a little, but the village head continued without giving her a chance to respond: "Our Wenxuan has had a talent for studying from an early age. He is determined to pass the civil service exam this time. After passing, then he can prepare for the imperial exam. Once he passes that, he would be like a carp that has leaped through the dragon’s gate, escaping the farmer’s life. Even if he doesn’t go to the capital to compete in the imperial examination, he could certainly find a good position in the county."

When the subject of the imperial exam came up, Nan Feng recalled a story she had learned before, "The Scholar Becomes Top Scorer." The character Fan Jin, an old scholar who struggled with poverty, suddenly passed the imperial exam. As a result, Zhang, a local landlord, immediately sent him congratulatory gifts of silver and a house. Fan Jin’s father-in-law, Hu, who was a butcher, showered the newly successful son-in-law with praise, saying he was "a constellations from the sky." Fan Jin himself was so happy that he went mad.

So it seems passing the imperial exam could bring wealth and rank.

Nan Feng smiled and said, "Congratulations then, Uncle Mo."

It was getting late, but they were only halfway home. Nan Feng thought, the village head might want to chat with her the whole way back.

The village head then asked, "Feng girl, you’re not still mad at Mo because he broke off your engagement, are you?"

Nan Feng shook her head, "No, why should I be? Wenxuan is going to be a future scholar, who can even marry a princess. How could someone like me compare to that?"

Mo Wenxuan glanced at Nan Feng, not with disgust this time, but with surprise.

The girl was becoming more and more eloquent.

The village head laughed and said, "It’s good you think that way. But don’t worry, I will certainly take care of you in the future."

"Thank you, Uncle Mo."

Nan Feng thought to herself; she might not stay in the village for long. Everyone strives for the best. She had been planning to save up some money and start a small business in the county. She wouldn’t need to toil in the fields every day under the sun. That kind of life ages you prematurely.

At this point, Mo Wenxuan, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke, "Dad, there’s no need for you to take care of her. She’s got Ye Ge."

The mention of Ye Ge struck the village head, "Oh right, you and Ye Ge are so close. I suspect you two might be getting married soon?"