I'm the master of my life

Chapter 226 Hunter in a World of Female Domination 21

"It's fine as long as you know what's going on. Are you planning to stay in the city? Or will you come back with me after the results are announced?"

"I'd better go back with you! I'll come back when the soap and balm are ready."

"Okay, then we'll go look at shops and houses later, and try to buy them before the results are announced."

"Why do you want to buy a house in the capital? Do you want to move here?"

Lanxi shook her head and said, "No, I just want to bring your brother-in-law and Sister Yu to the capital city to play. It's not a big deal to stay in an inn every time. It would be better to have my own house."

"Well, let's go now. We've almost finished eating anyway."

"Okay." Lan Xi had no objection.

After two days of running around, they finally bought a house near the Fuxue. There was no other way, only this place met Lanxi's requirements, quiet and safe. As for the choice of the shop, it was left to Xie Shan.

"Cousin, are you really not going to take a look?"

"It's so crowded now that you won't be able to see even if you go. Since you're at the top, naturally someone will come to report the good news. If no one comes, wait until the people leave and go and see. Wouldn't it be better if there's no crowd?" Lan Xi wasn't in a hurry at all. She just made tea and read a book.

Xie Shan originally wanted to do the same as when she was in the county town. If Lan Xi didn't go, she would go and see it by herself. But this time there were many people taking the college entrance examination, and many people came to accompany the examination. She wrote for a long time but couldn't squeeze in. She originally wanted to come back to find her cousin, who was so powerful, and go to see it in person, but someone was very calm and composed.

Lan Xi was naturally calm. She knew her own level, so she was not in a hurry at all. Unless someone made a move, but that was impossible. Don't forget that the person who guaranteed her was Principal Zhou.

It was later learned that Zhoushan, the head of the provincial school, was a retired officer of the Imperial College. If someone dared to tamper with him blatantly, it would be like an old man hanging himself, not wanting to live.

Sure enough, not long after, he heard the sound of a gong outside, and he stood up and said, "Let's go down and take a look!"

"Ah? You can't continue?"

Lan Xi said speechlessly: "I said to go downstairs, not to squeeze in now to look at the list. I definitely don't want to join the crowds and excitement."

"Oh! I thought you had thought it through and changed your mind!"

"Why are you so keen on looking at the list? What's the point of squeezing in the crowd and getting all sweaty?" Lanxi found a seat in the inn downstairs and sat down.

"I'm just anxious to know the result!" Xie Shan also sat down.

At this time, there were many students sitting at the tables around, chatting in groups of three or four.

Suddenly someone asked, "Is there a sound of gongs in your hall?"

After hearing what the man said, Zheng Renmeng pricked up his ears and listened. Hearing some clear gong sounds, everyone said excitedly: "Really, it really is..."

"Yes, there really is, and it's coming this way!"

"Let's go out and take a look."

Xie Shan also heard the gong sound, and quickly approached Lanxi's second brother and asked, "Cousin, did you come down because you heard the sound a long time ago?"

Lanxi gave her a meaningful look, stood up and walked outside. A group of students were waiting nervously outside the inn.

Finally, two officials came over from a distance, one beating a gong and the other holding a book. The two officials walked all the way and stopped in front of the inn, which made everyone excited and nervous.

The official who was striking the gong struck the gong, and the other official holding the booklet opened it and read: "Congratulations to Lanxi from Xiejia Village, Lanping Town, Qingyuan County, Ding'an Prefecture, for winning the second place in the college entrance examination. May I ask who is Miss Lanxi?"

Lanxi and Xie Shan stood at the back. Xie Shan jumped up happily when she heard it: "Here, here, here, Lanxi is here, my cousin is here."

When Lanxi heard her words, she stood a little further away silently, with a look on her face that said, "I don't know her." But Xie Shan would not let her go. I reached out and pulled her to the front, but as soon as she pushed me to the front, she ran back.

Lan Xi was a little surprised, but at this moment she could only smile and say, "Hello, I am Lan Xi."

"Hello, Mr. Lan, congratulations on being the second place in the college examination."

"Congratulations, congratulations." Lanxi said, giving each of them two taels of silver and saying, "Please both of you, I'd like to invite you to have some tea and share in the good fortune."

"Thank you, Mr. Lan, for your reward."

At this moment, Xie Shan came to Lanxi with a bag in her hand, looked at the crowd standing outside and said, "Today my cousin passed the exam to become a scholar, please share in her happiness."

After Xie Shan finished speaking, she grabbed a handful of money from her pocket and threw it out. Lan Xi noticed with sharp eyes that what was thrown out were copper coins and candies.

Lanxi was a little surprised. When did she prepare this?

Lan Xi sent the official away, exchanged greetings with the enthusiastic students, and returned to the room. Looking at the smirking Xie Shan around him, he said, "With so much money being spent, all the profits from selling stewed food during this period must be here, right?"

"What's the big deal? It's a rare happy event. It's good for others to share in the joy every morning!"

"When did you prepare it? How come I didn't know?"

"Hehe! When you were still in the examination room, I was already prepared, just waiting for this day."

"You really trust me, aren't you afraid that all your preparations will be in vain?"

"How could that be? You have been praised by the noble and the two mountain masters. Besides, even if it's in vain, it's okay. With just this little bit of candy, there are a few children here, so it won't take long to finish it. Let's not talk about this. Sister Xi, when are we going back?"

"Let's go back in the afternoon! I haven't seen Sister Yu for a month. I really miss her."

"Don't tell me, I miss our sister Fei a little too."

Having made the decision, the two sisters did not delay any longer. They packed up, checked out of the hotel, and drove away in their carriage.

It only takes three days to get from the provincial capital to the county town. Lanxi had not planned to go into the city and was going to take a small road directly back to the village, but Xie Shan said that she wanted to buy some cakes for Sister Fei.

Lanxi didn't think about buying any because there were a lot of them in the space, but now that she was in the city, she might as well buy some!

Lanxi and Xie Shan returned to the village and saw someone at the entrance of the village from a distance. They were about to greet him, but he ran away quickly. They looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What happened to Jindan? Why did he run away when he saw us?" Xie Shan asked puzzledly.

Lan Xi shrugged and said, "Who cares? Just ask and you'll know."

Xie Shan had done the same thing before, so she just ignored it and drove the carriage directly into the village. However, as soon as the carriage entered the village, a burst of crackling firecrackers rang out.