That way, Yang Huamei reassuredly sent the twins to the town's academy.

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And at home, Lady Sun kept her word. After drying the clothes, she went straight to Old Wang's house to visit Madam Tan.

"Mother, Meili isn't home today. Why don't you stay at my place? I and Lao San wouldn't feel comfortable leaving you alone here!" Mrs. Sun advised kindly.

Tan pulled a long face and said, “If he’s here, I won’t go. If he’s not here, then I will.”

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Sun's face was filled with embarrassment.

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Ever since Lao Yang stepped into August, he spends most of his days at Yang Huazhong's place. Even though he sometimes goes out to play during the day, he always shows up on time for every meal.

After dinner, the old man returned to his ancestral home alone to rest. Let me know if you'd like to translate anything else!

In the past few days, it had rained a little. Yang Huazhong let the old man rest in the guest room in the front yard of his house. The old man stayed there, after all, the guest room in the front yard was originally prepared for the two elders.

When Tan spoke those words, it put Sun in a difficult position. She couldn't drive her husband away just to invite the old matriarch over, could she?

"What? Can't speak? Then your invitation is just empty words, not sincere at all."

Tan waited for a moment, but Sun did not respond. She then sneered and said,

Sun Shi came to her senses, unable to tell whether to laugh or cry.

"Mother, if I weren't sincere, may heaven strike me down with lightning. I only worry that you're lonely, so I kindly invited you over, but you made things difficult for me. What can I do?" Mrs. Sun said helplessly.

"Since you're stubborn, just go away and don't get in my way." Mrs. Tan said irritably.

Mrs. Sun immediately got up and said, "Alright, I'll go. I'll have the third son bring you lunch when it's ready. Take care of yourself!"

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Having said that, Sun resolutely turned and left Lao Wang's house.

Mrs. Sun came to the courtyard, lifted her head and took a deep breath, telling herself not to get angry or annoyed, it wasn't worth getting worked up over an old woman.

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But in the house, Tan shi was seething with anger.

"Fake! It's all fake, except for my Mei’er. They're all two-faced!" Tan said angrily, pulling the blanket over her head and going to sleep.

When Mrs. Sun returned home, Yang Huazhong was drying cotton in the courtyard.

In the spacious courtyard, mats were laid out one after another on the ground.

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On the bamboo mat, white cotton was spread evenly and sun-dried in the sunlight. It was as white as snow, like a blanket of snowflakes covering the ground.

On the other side, Feng'er also took off her little shoes and ran around, giggling.

Upon seeing Mrs. Sun return, Yang Huaizhong looked up at her and asked, "How is it? What was your mother doing?"

Sun Shi took off her shoes and came to the cotton field, helping Yang Hua zhong turn over the cotton together. She whispered the earlier conversation to Yang Hua zhong as they worked.

Yang Huazhong's smile vanished instantly.

After a moment of silence, Yang Huazhong said: "What my father said is true. My mother's temper needs to be tempered. Forget it, if she doesn't want to come, we won't force her. At noon, you cook the meal and I'll send it over. You just stay home and don't go, so you won't get into trouble."

At noon, Sun Shi specially made a steamed pork for Tan Shi and chicken egg flower soup, packed in a lunch box and sent to Lao Wang's house by Yang Huazhong.

"You watch from the side as your mother eats, and then bring the food box back," Sun's wife instructed.

...in order to have Yang Huazhong stay there for a while longer, in case Tan's family had any other requirements.

Yang Huazhong nodded and carried the lunch box out the door.

As the sun set, Yang Huamei and Wang Hongquan hurried back to the village in a carriage.

When the carriage arrived at Yang Huazhong's house, Yang Huamei was also not empty-handed. She brought two candied haws bought from town for Feng'er.

"Meili, you're too kind. Go to town and bring something back for Feng'er," said Mrs. Sun.

Yang Huamei was teasing Feng'er while smiling and saying, "What's the big deal? After all, I'm Feng'er's aunt. Bringing two strings of candied haws for my nephew isn't a big thing."

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Sun also smiled, accepted the candied gourd, and asked Feng'er: "Your grandma brought you delicious candied gourds, so what should you say to your grandma?"

Feng'er then lifted a lovely little face and said crisply to Yang Huamei, "Thank you, Grandmother."

"Okay!" Yang Huamei patted Feng'er on the head, watching Feng'er's disappearing figure, her eyes filled with emotion.

"Time really flies, Feng'er is already over two years old. When I see Feng'er, I think of my twins when they were this age..." she murmured.

Mrs. Sun also smiled and nodded: "Time really flies! I still remember when you and your mother-in-law each brought one child to play at my house. The two children loved sweets so much. Once, Little Black almost choked, which scared everyone half to death. In the blink of an eye, both Big White and Little Black are now ten years old. Yesterday, they came to my place for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Look at them! They've grown even taller than when we saw them last summer!"

Yang Huamei smiled and said, "By the time New Year's comes, she will be eleven years old. She can speak well and clearly, but I don't know how she does with studying."

When it came to studying, Mrs. Sun curiously asked, "Didn't the twins say they passed some sort of exam after returning home from celebrating the New Year?"

As a student's parent, Yang Huamei quickly explained: "The government exam, last time the two of them passed the government exam and obtained the qualification of Tongsheng."

“A young scholar? Wouldn't that be just like your older brother back then?” Mrs. Sun asked again.

Yang Huamei nodded. “Yes, my older brother and their uncle were both Tongshengs at first. However, my older brother didn't pass the exam until he was fifteen or sixteen years old. They both passed at the age of ten!”

Brother Yang Huainan had been a bachelor his whole life and hadn't even passed the scholar examination. My twins will definitely be more successful than my brother, Yang Huamei thought to herself.

Sun asked again, "Are the twins going to take the exam for scholar next?"

Yang Huamei said, “Yes, after this trip back to the academy, I'll study for a few more days before going to Chang Huai Prefecture to take the scholar examination. They came back from vacation and specially told me and Zhuanzi about this, saying that they will go to Chang Huai Prefecture to take the academy exam in a few days and need to prepare some money.”

"As long as you pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, you are a legitimate student of Daqi. A student can receive a few dou of rice every quarter, just like Yongxian, to supplement their income by going to the town elder's office. It is said that when a scholar meets the county magistrate, they don't even have to kneel..."

When it comes to the future of her two sons, Yang Huamei's words flow freely, and she can't seem to stop talking.

Sun Shi patiently listened from the side, occasionally agreeing with a few words, encouraging her with a few words, and helping to brainstorm a few words together. Yang Huamei felt extremely satisfied, beaming with joy, her face flushed red.

Not until Old Yang came in from outside, saw this, and darkened his face, saying: “Do you really think fame and fortune are so easy to obtain? One must take it step by step, steadily and firmly. Besides, this is all just a matter of the eight characters not yet being written. Don't be too eager to spread the word around before that, keep a low profile. Wait until you pass the exam and then talk about it!”

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