The village chief and the clan leader came over happily and asked about holding a wedding banquet.

"Our tribe pays money and holds a banquet for one day. All the villagers can come over to drink and eat meat!"

Grandpa Xie was happy. Because of his son's promising future, he is now the most noble old man in this branch.

"Thank you, the patriarch, but what I mean is that Xiuwen has not come back yet. Let's discuss it when he comes back. What does uncle think?"

The few nodded, but had no objection.

One of the tribe members didn't understand and asked, "When will that cousin come back? Will he go to the capital directly?"

"No, after the Guibang is announced, there will be a Lu Ming Banquet in the Mansion City. He is Jie Yuan and must be attending. He will go back to the academy to thank the teacher for his kindness. I guess he will be back in two or three days."

"Since it is Zhongjieyuan, why did the news come so late?"

"I heard from Nephew Liu. It seems that because there is still a case in the city that has not been settled. After the Gui list was announced, it seems that someone was involved. The county magistrate was also afraid of the mistakes in the middle, so he sent someone to report the good news two days later."

The implication is that I am afraid of being happy.

Fortunately, Xie Xiuwen's first name did not run away.

Xie Rongzhao and his group arrived at the county town. Cheng Juren specially sent someone to come over to ask him to come and talk to him. Xie Xiuwen also refused and happened to thank the Cheng family again.

Cheng Jingzhou took out the silver notes and handed them to Xie Rongzhao. After counting, she confirmed that it was 900 taels, and then she carefully put them in her purse.

"Good baby, do you want to keep this silver bill yourself?"

"Uh, I'm still young, I'll leave it to my dad for safekeeping when I get home."

Xie Xiuwen had not stayed at the Cheng family for too long. After about half an hour, he set off home again.

Anyone who has no work in Xiejiazhuang is waiting at the entrance of the village. As soon as Xie Xiuwen comes back, he is warmly welcomed.

Xie Xiuwen naturally cheered up and greeted his relatives one by one.

Xie A-Nae and Gao Shi sat in the back hall, and their expressions were not very good.

I originally thought that Xie Xiuwen would definitely not win this time, but unexpectedly, he got the first place.

Now that they are ready, how do they explain to that person?

"My grandma, should we send a letter to the capital?"

"Well, I've sent the letter. No hurry, even if I go to Beijing to take the exam, I have to wait."

"My grandma, no matter what, my second brother passed the exam. Even if he didn't go to Beijing to take the exam, our family would be confident. In the future, who dares to disrespect us in Gaoyang County? You see, there are many people who have come to give gifts these days. Should we take this opportunity to buy a house in the county town?"

Gao knew that the old lady had a lot of money in her hand, and she would definitely be able to afford it even two houses.

But the problem is that the Xie family has been in a downfall and still has a few scholars. The old woman has never dared to reveal her wealth because she is afraid that the old man will be suspicious.

Now, taking this opportunity to buy a house is perfect.

"There is no rush to do this. I have to discuss it with your father first."

Actually, Xie Amiya was also moved.

If they could buy a house in the county, their family would become wealthy families living in the county in the future. In addition, when they lived in the county, they could find better families with their grandchildren.

At least, no one will say that they are mud legs anymore.

Xie Xiuwen passed the exam and said that there were more lands under his name that could be exempted from taxes. In addition to himself, there were several more places for exemption from Yao service. Even if there were industries, some taxes could be reduced.

After all, the exemption of taxes will cost less than 100 taels of silver.

This is equivalent to Xie Xiuwen earning it back for his family!

But it cannot be underestimated.

Xie Xiuwen passed the exam, so he naturally thought of his own family first.

In the past, his wife and daughter were treated harshly at home, so he wouldn't have it. Now that he knows everything, he must prepare more.

When he stayed at the Cheng family before, Cheng Juren sent Tian Qi to him.

When he came back last time, Xie Xiuwen asked Cheng Juren to help him pay attention to some of the best fields. He didn't dare to buy more, but forty or fifty acres were still OK.

There are a lot of fertile land in Gaoyang County. One acre of fertile land costs seven or eight taels of silver, while the thin land costs four or five taels of fertile land.

Cheng Juren helped him find fertile land, which happened to be a farm with 80 acres of fertile land. In addition to the fields, there is also a small courtyard with two entrances. Now the head of the village lives there, but the main courtyard is empty.

Because there is a house and a dozen servants, including living contracts and dead contracts, they are all resold, so the other party can only sell them for 500 taels of silver.

To be honest, this price is really cheap.

Xie Xiuwen was moved, and immediately responded and took out all the remaining silver notes on him. It was still three hundred taels away. In the end, he moved the five hundred taels of silver notes that Xie Rongzhao gave him.

He knew the origin of these five hundred taels, and knew that it was won by his good treasure, so there was no burden if he spent it.

But in this way, he only had two hundred taels of silver left in his hand.

The 200 taels of silver will be thrown away from their family's travel expenses, food and food, etc., and maybe about 170 taels will be left.

After that, I have to rent a house in the capital, and I cannot go empty-handed in some occasions where social engagements are needed. If I leave next month, I may not be able to hold on to the next spring exam.

Even after he passed the palace examination, his salary was pitifully small after just passing the Jinshi post. How could he support a family in the capital?

So, Xie Xiuwen started to have a headache about money again.

Fortunately, Xie Laosan brought him good news to the evening and had another 150 taels of silver notes on his hand.

After the couple sorted out the silver notes, silver ingots and some broken silver, they found that there were more than 600 taels of silver in their hands.

This number still made Xie Xiuwen feel very pleased.

When he learned that 200 taels of this were rewarded by the county government office, he thought that he would go to the county government office to have a visit tomorrow.

Xie Xiuwen discussed the matter with Grandpa Xie early the next morning.

"Father, everything about the banquet depends on you and the clan leader and village chief. There is only one thing. If the congratulations sent by the local gentry are less than ten taels of silver, you and my grandmother can collect them. If there is more, it is probably inappropriate."

Grandpa Xie was stunned for a moment: "Why do you say this?"

"Father, I still have to continue the scientific research. It is not advisable to have too much contact with the gentry now. Moreover, there are not many places for tax-free fields under my name. It is not advisable to promise others."

Grandpa Xie and Xie Xiuran were both stunned. What is this?

Xie Xiuran took the lead in questioning: "Second, can't there be 600 acres of duty-free land under the name of Juren? Our family only has 100 acres of full amounts, and there are 500 acres?"

Grandpa Xie looked unwilling, and obviously felt that the eldest son was right.

"Father, the Liu family also gave Ruolan a dowry, but it was because my elder brother worked in the yamen that he had been staying with him. Now that I have been a juren, my elder brother has already decided to divide the farmland into my name."
Chapter completed!