As its name implies, The Top Examinee Returns Home describes a young scholar who comes to the capital to take the mandarin exams, answers a bunch of questions from the examiners, ends up earning the highest score, and returns to his village, where he joyously marries the daughter of a rich family.
《狀元回府》顧名思義，就是演出窮書生進京趕考，與主考官對答如流，終於金榜題名、衣錦還鄉，與富家小姐歡喜完婚。過去敬謝天公有所謂「三齣光」的大禮，就是搬演三齣全本的傀儡戲，從子夜演到天亮。