Song Jiao is young, and she might not quite understand, but Wen Wan knows very well that Xie Zheng's family's situation is special. He hopes for this examination more than anyone else.
Because examination means assignment of official positions, and assignment of official positions means that from now on he can officially receive a salary and eat the emperor's grain, no longer relying on the silver coins from the second house to live.
...
Jinbao's goal was to play hoop-la, and Wen Wan planned to go to Mirror Lake, already deciding that she would take a decorated boat with many people because she couldn't row a boat herself. Unexpectedly, halfway there, they encountered a shadow play performance.
The little guy saw a lot of people gathering outside, stuck his head out of the carriage window for a few glances, and completely forgot about the hoop-la game. He turned back and grinned at Wen Wan.
Wen Wan asked him, "Do you want to go down and play too?"
Jinbao nodded incessantly.
