Quick Transmigration: The Love Rescue Plan

Chapter 144 Dragon Travels the World (3)

However, the laws regarding dowries and alimony in this world are the same as those in Dong Ping's world.

If a woman is divorced, her husband's family must return all of her dowry and provide her with compensation for three years of alimony.

Of course, if a woman is unlucky and marries a spendthrift playboy, that is also possible.

The other party not only squandered his own family fortune, but also secretly misappropriated the woman's dowry.

The woman has two choices: one is to endure it and spend the rest of her life with the man, living a hard life together.

The second option was much more appealing: a lawsuit was filed against the man in the government. If the allegations were verified, the government would confiscate the man's house and land and compensate the woman.

Of course, those who usually choose the second option are those who don't intend to continue living with the man. As long as the woman makes the request, the government will conveniently handle the divorce at the same time.

Although being divorced is terrible and she can't go home, it's still better for her to take her dowry and alimony to the countryside to live out her old age than to live with this spendthrift man.

Of course, such things do happen, but they are rare.

The world is so big, there will always be a few oddballs. But generally speaking, there are more normal, conscientious people who know about morality and shame.

Perhaps it was Dong Xiaoli's saying, "Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles," that resonated with Yang Linxin.

Yang Linxin took off the pearl and silver hairpin from her hair, put it close to her body, and turned to Old Man Li, saying, "Li Bo, pack your things quickly, let's go with my sister."

Since the master had already made the decision, Old Man Li had no objections. After tidying up briefly, he nodded to Dong Xiaoli.

Although their master was Yang Linxin, Yang Linxin was still young, and moving was a big deal. Since Dong Xiaoli was Yang Linxin's relative, she could be considered half a master, so naturally, such an important matter was discussed with Dong Xiaoli.

"Ms. Lin..."

“Her surname is Dong,” Yang Linxin corrected before Old Man Li could finish speaking.

Although Old Man Li didn't understand why the Lin family's distant relatives had the surname Dong, he didn't dwell on it.

"Miss Dong, do you have somewhere to go?"

Since Dong Xiaoli wore her hair in a married woman's bun, Old Man Li naturally couldn't call her "Miss." And since she had been divorced, Old Man Li couldn't call her "Madam," lest he hurt her feelings. So he called Dong Xiaoli "Miss Dong."

"Anyang County," Dong Xiaoli said without hesitation.

"Anyang County?" Old Li frowned slightly. "So far?"

“It’s not far.” Dong Xiaoli turned and looked into the distance, saying, “That’s the closest place to Shun’an Prefecture.”

"Because of the prefectural examination?" As soon as Dong Xiaoli mentioned Shun'an Prefecture, Yang Linxin guessed why Dong Xiaoli had chosen that place.

Dong Xiaoli smiled slightly and said, "Not bad."

The imperial examination system in this world is very similar to that of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Dong Qianyue's world.

Local imperial examinations were divided into the preliminary examination and the provincial examination. The preliminary examination was further divided into the county examination and the prefectural examination.

The preliminary examination for children was the most basic local county and prefectural examination. Those who passed both the county and prefectural examinations were called children.

Becoming a student of the lowest rank indicates that the scholar has acquired the basic cultural knowledge and writing skills required for the imperial examinations, and has successfully taken the first step towards the examinations.

However, many scholars, even after passing the imperial examinations until their hair turned white, remained only as junior scholars.

The county examination was held at the county government office, while the prefectural examination required candidates to go to the provincial examination hall.

Therefore, Dong Xiaoli chose a small county town that was closest to the prefectural capital for this move. It was close to the prefectural capital, and the daily expenses were not as high as in the prefectural capital.

As for the so-called academy examination, it is an examination that one must undergo after becoming a student.

The provincial examination was divided into two levels: the annual examination and the subject examination.

The annual examination can be understood as the entrance examination for students to enter the academy. Only those who successfully passed the examination and entered the academy could be called students, also known as scholars.

The provincial examination was for students already in school. Only those who performed well could participate in the next level of the provincial examination to select candidates, while those who performed poorly would be punished or even have their student status revoked.

According to modern thinking, one can be understood as an entrance exam, and the other can be understood as... a graduation exam outside of the primary school entrance exam, the middle school entrance exam, and the college entrance exam.

This explains why some people with white hair and beards are still considered "children" (童生) rather than "scholars" (秀才).

Becoming a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the county-level imperial examination) meant escaping the common people's class and becoming a "Shi" (a scholar-official).

It can be said that if a student who has passed the preliminary examination wants to continue on the path of the imperial examination, he must enter an academy. The laws of this dynasty stipulate that scholars who participate in the provincial examination must be students of government-run academies.

Outstanding students from local colleges could be sent to study at the Imperial College in the capital.

Students of the Imperial Academy could be directly selected for official positions. Of course, all of this was based on academic performance.

Upon hearing Yang Linxin mention the prefectural examination, and considering the location of Anyang County, Old Man Li understood and bowed deeply to Dong Xiaoli.

If Old Man Li only believed three-tenths of what Dong Xiaoli said before, he now believes seven-tenths.

Who would believe that someone who can consider things so thoroughly for the next few years isn't putting in the effort?

"If we want to go to Anyang County, we'll need a horse-drawn carriage," Old Man Li said helplessly. "This village is too poor; there are no horse-drawn carriages at all."

Dong Xiaoli said with some regret, "I originally intended to stay with my younger brother, but I sent the rented carriage back when I came. Now look what's happened..."

Dong Xiaoli was obviously lying.

Dong Xiaoli is a demigod, so why would she need a mortal's carriage? But when explaining to Yang Mingxin and the others, she could only say that she had originally planned to stay in this village, so she sent the rented carriage back.

In fact, Dong Xiaoli and Liu Menglong flew to the mountains near the village and then walked to the village.

Liu Menglong, who had been relatively unnoticed, said, "Uncle Li, you know this village best. Do you know which family has an oxcart that can take you anywhere?"

Dong Xiaoli and Liu Menglong were not very familiar with the village, but Old Man Li was relatively familiar with it.

"I haven't paid much attention to these things before." Old Li pondered for a moment and said, "Well then, since I have to explain the house and land to the village chief anyway, I'll just ask him about it when I get there."

“Alright, let’s try to get to a nearby small county town first, and buy a horse-drawn carriage there to travel.” Dong Xiaoli looked at the sun in the sky and roughly estimated the time, saying, “At this time, everyone is probably having lunch, so it’s not appropriate to visit when others are eating. Let’s have lunch here first, and Uncle Li, you can go and explain things to the village chief.”

Old Li thought about it and realized it made sense. It would be awkward to visit someone at this time of year. Everyone is having a hard time. If you visit during mealtime, will they invite you to eat with them or not?

They were barely able to feed their own family, and no one had much surplus food, especially the village chief's family, who were also supporting their son's education.

If we don't entertain them, we'll feel bad for our fellow villagers.

"Please don't mind the simple meal, Miss Dong."

Old Li was about to go to the kitchen to cook something, but worried that Dong Xiaoli wouldn't be used to the food, so he smiled apologetically and said...

Dong Xiaoli nodded and said, "It's alright, let's just have something to eat first, and we can buy some other food when we get to the county town."

After lunch, Old Li went to the village chief's house alone. When he returned, Old Li was already sitting on the back of the oxcart.

Dong Xiaoli didn't mind and got on the oxcart first, then gestured for Liu Menglong to carry Yang Linxin up with him.