Chapter 2797

"Those are Confucian scholars." Lie Xuan understood immediately upon hearing this.

"Brother Lie noticed?" Yun Xi asked.

Lie Xuan replied, "I didn't just see it; I deduced it. Ordinary scholars usually attend the Prefecture Academy to consolidate their learning. However, Confucian scholars often choose to travel. They have the ability to protect themselves, and traveling broadens their horizons and increases their knowledge."

Lie Xuan was very familiar with everything in the Great Ru Dynasty.

Yun Xi said, "Yes, Brother Li and I are both Confucian scholars. We just passed the examination to become Xiucai. Since our foundation is already set, we won't participate in the Provincial Examination next year. It is better to travel first to broaden our perspectives."

Lie Xuan nodded slightly. "That is indeed good. The current Emperor values those who do practical work."

A smile appeared on Yun Xi's face. "That is good. As long as this practical work benefits the common people, I think walking around and observing to gain experience is beneficial."

Lie Xuan looked at Yun Xi and said calmly, "The current Emperor is a wise ruler. He is working hard to build the Great Ru Dynasty."

Yun Xi added, "We will work hard too. But Brother Lie, could you tell us about things outside? It is our first time leaving home, so we know nothing about the outside world."

Lie Xuan liked Yun Xi as a younger brother. Perhaps because he was alone, it was rare for someone to ignore the coldness and killing intent on him. So he said, "Since that is the case, I will tell you."

During the two days of rain, Lie Xuan told Yun Xi and the others in detail about the outside world.

Although Lie Xuan was a military general, he was a Confucian general. With his scholarly aura, he knew most things.

It rained for three days, and they stayed in the ruined temple for three days. These three days allowed Yun Xi to basically understand everything about the outside world.

On the fourth day, although the sky had not cleared, the rain began to lessen.

"Yun Xi, although the rain has lessened, the clouds have not decreased. It might rain again soon. You had better check. If it keeps raining, what if we encounter a flood?" Liang Chen reminded Yun Xi.

Yun Xi walked to the door and looked at the sky. Seeing that the clouds had indeed not dispersed, he frowned slightly.

Lie Xuan walked out of the door, preparing to leave. Seeing Yun Xi looking at the sky, he asked, "Wangzhi, what are you looking at?"

"Although the rain has lessened, the clouds have not scattered. I fear it will rain again within two hours, and it will be a storm. This place has many mountains. Once there is a storm, I don't know if flash floods will occur nearby," Yun Xi said slowly.

Lie Xuan was stunned. He looked up at the sky. To him, he naturally could not understand this point. However, Lie Xuan was a person who valued the people very much. Hearing this, he said directly, "Lie Yi, go to the top of the mountain to check if there are signs of flash floods."

"Yes, Master." Lie Yi responded and hurried off. About half an hour later, Lie Yi came back hurriedly. "Master, there is a lake above. The water has risen. If there really is a storm, it is very likely to form a flash flood."

After hearing this, Lie Xuan asked, "Which county does this place belong to?"

"Shanyang County." Lie Yi said, "After going down the mountain, it is about five li to Shanyang County, so this place belongs to Shanyang County."

"Since it belongs to Shanyang County, we will leave immediately for Shanyang County," Lie Xuan said directly.

Regardless of whether it would happen or not, they had to notify the Magistrate of Shanyang County.

Everyone packed up quickly and went down the mountain. An hour later, they arrived at the Shanyang County Yamen.

The Magistrate of Shanyang County, upon hearing the news brought by Lie Xuan and the others, immediately ordered people to evacuate everyone, trying to bring all people to high ground.

Sure enough, two days later, a flash flood erupted. It almost flooded more than half of Shanyang County. However, because of Lie Xuan's timely warning, there were no casualties, although there were some property losses.

Fortunately, as soon as the surrounding prefectures heard the news, they sent people to verify. After confirmation, they began to help rescue Shanyang County.

The Magistrate of Shanyang County was quite good. Shanyang County used to be very poor. Under the governance of this Magistrate, everyone could basically get enough food and clothing. Therefore, the Magistrate had a high reputation in Shanyang County. It was precisely because of this that the people of Shanyang County executed the Magistrate's order to hide in high places without any discount, thus avoiding casualties.

When the Emperor in the capital heard about this matter, he was also very happy. He specially commended the Magistrate of Shanyang County and, because of the disaster, exempted Shanyang County from taxes for two years.

Regardless, a disaster that was originally expected was passed with the minimum cost with the support and help of all parties. This was very good.

After this matter was over, Yun Xi took Master Shao's letter to meet Master Shao's friend, Master Chen.

After Master Chen read Master Shao's letter, he was naturally happy. He specially kept Yun Xi and Li Gang for a meal before letting them leave.

Yun Xi and Li Gang did not leave Shanyang County directly. Instead, they felt the changes in Shanyang County. They learned a lot of knowledge from it, especially in dealing with disasters affecting the people, they gained some insight.

They stayed in Shanyang County for a month. Knowing that the surface treatment of Shanyang County was nearing its end, they left.

After leaving Shanyang County, they went to Yunyang and visited Jiangnan.

In three years, they traveled through most of the Great Yong Dynasty. Then, in August of the third year, they returned to the Mengyang home to prepare for the Provincial Examination in March of the following year.

Yun Xi would be fifteen after the New Year. Therefore, if he could successfully pass the Provincial Examination, he could naturally go to the capital to participate in the Metropolitan Examination.

Of course, fifteen was not considered old.

This year, Yun Xu had very smoothly passed the Xiucai examination, and he was also the first place Xiucai.

Of course, Yun Xu planned to send his brother to participate in the Provincial Examination next year, and then go out to travel. When his brother went to the capital, he could go too.

Yun Xu planned to follow his brother.

Yun Xi did not refuse Yun Xu's plan. However, more often, he would slowly guide Yun Xu. After all, it is not a good thing to always follow others' footsteps. If you walk, you must walk your own path.

However, Yun Xi did not mention this topic. He believed that when Yun Xu reached his age, he would understand.

Considering that Yun Xi would go to the provincial capital to take the Provincial Examination after the New Year, Yun Jian decided to celebrate the New Year early and return to the village.

Because the third branch of the Yun family had produced two Prefecture Examination first places, Yun Xi and Yun Xu, after returning to the village, everyone was very enthusiastic towards Yun Jian's family.

After returning to the village, Yun Jian first took his family to pay respects to Yun Zhongzheng.

Yun Zhongzheng said, "Since you are back for the New Year, come here to eat on New Year's Eve."

"Okay, Father." Yun Jian responded.

Yun Zhongzheng was now a grandfather who turned a blind eye to things. He and Huai Shi lived alone. After the three sons divided the family, he let them live their own lives, only gathering together on New Year's Day.

Soon it was New Year's Eve. Yun Jian took Yu Shi over first. Yun Xi and Yun Xu took care of the two younger sisters and one younger brother. That's right, during the three years Yun Xi traveled, Yu Shi gave birth to another boy. So, the children in the third branch were quite numerous.

The first branch of the Yun family had two sons and one daughter. The second branch had six daughters and one son. They finally got a son, but the price was that Liu Shi of the second branch could never have children again. This was mainly because of frequent childbirth in recent years, which caused serious depletion of her body. However, fortunately, she realized her wish and finally had a son after giving birth to six daughters.

The third branch of the Yun family now had three sons and two daughters. Unlike the second branch, the third branch loved the two daughters very much. However, Yun Ni and Yun Xia were also very cute.

Yun Ni was now six years old and had tested for scholarly aura. Yun Ni had scholarly aura, but the quality was not very good; it was low-grade scholarly aura. But it was better than having no scholarly aura.

So, after Yun Ni turned seven, she would be sent to the academy. This was also why Yun Xi planned to pass not only the Provincial Examination but also the Metropolitan Examination. she planned to move the whole family to the capital then. This way, Yun Ni could study in the capital. Although Chen Mama taught her etiquette now, studying in the capital's girls' school would be a very good experience for Yun Ni.

Yun Xi knew that it was not easy for women to live, so he naturally hoped to create better conditions for his family.

At least, he wanted his two younger sisters to have a good future.

Because of Yun Xi's plan, Yun Jian did not register Yun Ni for the prefecture's girls' school. He had great confidence in Yun Xi.

When Yun Xi and his brother brought the younger siblings to the old mansion, the six daughters of the second branch of the Yun family were there.

Among the six sisters, the eldest and the third had scholarly aura, so they had already entered the prefecture's girls' school to study. Actually, the second branch of the Yun family was not in a bad state, so Yun An was quite happy in her heart.

"When do you plan to go to the provincial capital, Wang'er?" Yun Zhongzheng asked Yun Xi.

"I plan to leave after the Lantern Festival. It takes about five or six days by carriage to go to the provincial capital. I plan to go early, rent a house there, and review there," Yun Xi said with a smile.

"Will Xing'er participate in the Provincial Examination this time?" Yun Zhongzheng asked Yun Xu.

"No, I will participate in three years," Yun Xu said. "I am still young now. Participating so early is not beneficial to me. Even if I am a Confucian scholar, because of my age, even if I have the ability, they might suppress my ranking. Besides, I have my brother. I want to try for the first place in the next session."

"Don't be arrogant." Yun Xi glared at Yun Xu.

Yun Xu grinned and said, "I only say this in front of family members. I won't say it at other times. Outside, I am very humble." After speaking, Yun Xu raised his eyebrows to show that he was speaking sincerely.