After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Chapter 225 Imperial Examination Fraud

Old Master Fang couldn't agree more. If they all went, it would be obvious that the clan and the village could make the decision for his son. If anything happened, he couldn't be wrongly accused by the government easily!

He thought that the three of them should go to the county government office together, at least to find out what the matter was about.

Unexpectedly, when the two arrived at the village chief's house, his family said that the village chief was sick.

"Wind chill?"

"Yes!" The village chief's wife stood at the gate with a worried look on her face, and refused to let anyone in. "I can't even get out of bed. I was just about to go out to find Doctor Gu to get some medicine. If you have anything to do, come back later!"

As she spoke, she came out, locked the door from the outside, and left.

This made Mr. Fang very angry. Wasn't this treating him like a fool?

"You went to the third brother's house for a feast yesterday, and you're sick today? Ugh!"

Patriarch Fang also felt embarrassed and waved his hand: "Forget it, the village chief clearly doesn't want to intervene. Let's not waste time here. Let's go to the Li family to borrow an ox cart and go into the city!"

As soon as they left, the village chief's wife took a walk outside and went home.

The village chief was leaning on the kang, holding a few sugar-roasted chestnuts in his hand, which he brought back after the banquet at Qin's house.

"Let's go," the village head's wife also grabbed two from the kang and ate them. "Are you really just going to leave it alone? I can see that Old Fangtou doesn't look very happy."

The village chief curled his lips and said, "You don't understand. This isn't just a small matter in the fields. I think... this might not be a good thing."

The village chief's wife frowned, also a little worried: "Let's not talk about anything else, but don't let Fang Tong and the others be implicated. Our daughter-in-law is doing a great job there now. It's such a good job, don't let the Fang family interfere."

This is what the couple is worried about. It's even funnier to think about it. Everyone used to think Fang Tong was nothing, but after doing business for so many days, he hasn't caused any trouble. They were all conflicts within the Fang family.

Fang Jin is a scholar, and he would make such a fuss just because of something he did?

In the evening, Fang Tong went to pick up the two children. The family sat at the dinner table and discussed this matter.

Qian Fengping sighed.

"This is truly a case of extreme joy leading to sorrow. I passed by the Fang family today, and the door was tightly shut. There was no movement at all. I heard that Mr. Fang went to the county town to visit the head of the Fang family, and I don't know if he has returned yet."

"I guess he went to find out what happened. Now that the adults are gone, there's no one to take care of the children. Considering his family's popularity and their current situation..."

Fang Tong shook his head.

Qin Yan was the one who knew best among them what had happened. Even if we put aside the fact that he was the one who discovered the matter in the beginning, you have to know that the academy is full of scholars, and such things spread too quickly.

"The county has arrested over thirty students," he said, drawing the attention of the entire family. "I heard there was a problem with the provincial exam papers. Some of them bought the test papers before the exam, which might be related to cheating in the imperial examination."

The whole family was shocked. Fang Tong was stunned and gasped.

"You mean this is fake?! Then, they arrested Fang Jin to investigate, are they trying to find out if he did it, or have they already confirmed that he did it?"

"It's hard to say, but since they arrested the whole family along with them, I guess the government must have known something."

Fang Tong put down his bowl and said, "Although I always thought that he was lucky to pass the exam, but he cheated and still only got the last place. How useless is that?"

Qian Fengping also frowned: "Yes, and if you are caught cheating, you will be banned from taking the imperial examinations for life. He took such a big risk for a student?"

Qin Yan was the calmest one. Fang Jin was just a small fry in this matter. Cheating in the imperial examination was not something that a small county could handle.

"In short, this matter is very dangerous. The big shots from the prefectural capital have come in person, and the county government can only cooperate with the investigation. If outsiders want to know what happened, they can only wait for the results."

Fang Tong sneered, "Let's not talk about anything else. As long as Fang Jin really did it, he deserves whatever happens!"

He clasped his hands together and began to chant, "God, passing gods, no matter if Fang Jingan did this or not, the government should not let him off easily. It would be best if he was given a chance to gain fame and honor!"

Looking at his expression, Qian Fengping didn't know whether she should persuade him or not.

"You, why do you wish such a bad thing on the gods..."

Fang Nanzhi listened for a long time and finished his meal.

"It's okay, auntie. My uncle is a bad guy. He just asked the gods not to let him pass the imperial examination and become an official. If he did become an official, he would definitely be a corrupt official like those in the books. How many people would have suffered because of him? My father asked the gods to get rid of this evil for the people!"

"If the gods heard my father's wish, they certainly wouldn't mind, right, brother?"

Qin Yan also nodded slightly: "The gods are all able to distinguish right from wrong and have broad minds."

Qian Fengping was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. It was true that people of the same family are alike.

Ahem, but she actually felt that the words were true, and it was indeed the case.

Not to mention becoming an official in the future, even if someone like Fang Jin became the village chief, she felt that life in this village would be difficult.

She also clasped her hands together and began to make a silent wish, hoping that evil would be punished.

For three consecutive days, Mr. Fang went to the county town every day, but he was unable to see his son. As for why the county government arrested people, he already knew it, but he didn't learn it from inquiries.

In three days, the news of the cheating in the imperial examination had spread throughout the county, and now everyone knew what had happened.

The villagers also heard about it. Since they were not stupid, they immediately guessed why Fang Jin was arrested.

"My God, it's a shame to try to do this!"

"I just think Fang Jin isn't very smart. Didn't people say that? If he was a good student, it would have been obvious since he was young. I never thought Fang Jin was smart."

"It's not shameful to be bad at studying, but it's shameful for him to be like this! This is extremely embarrassing!"

These days, this is the topic that villagers talk about every day after dinner.

After hearing this so many times, other families with the surname Fang in the village gradually started to feel uncomfortable.

The Fang family had a student, and they were indeed proud of it. But before they could enjoy the benefits, something went wrong, and now they can only share in the shame!

After Patriarch Fang went to the county town with Old Man Fang on the first day, he never left the house again. Every morning when he opened his eyes, he got a headache when he thought about this incident.