Rise From the Humble

When he came out of Li's house, it was about four or five o'clock in the afternoon. Zhu Ping'an went to his mentor's house again and took a look. There was still no one. It seemed that his mentor would not be coming back in the short term.

The air is crisp in autumn, the weather is slightly hot and dry, and the flowers and plants are a little tired under the sun. But correspondingly, the crops in the fields are growing strong, with heavy fruits hanging on them, facing the sun brightly, and working hard to mature.

Walking on the country road, Zhu Pingan greeted his neighbors in the fields from time to time and complimented them on how well the crops were growing, which made these neighbors happy for a long time.

When I was about to get home, I saw my mother, Mrs. Chen, chatting with a group of aunties. My mother, Mrs. Chen, was talking to the aunties with beaming eyes. They all looked envious.

"Hey, her aunt, isn't that your Pingan Lang?" An aunt saw Zhu Pingan and said to Mrs. Chen.

Then Chen turned around and saw Zhu Pingan, and then waved for Zhu Pingan to come over.

Zhu Ping'an walked over in two quick steps, first called her mother, and then said hello to several aunties around her.

"Shi'er, tell me again, what's the use of a junior like you? Mom can't remember it." Mrs. Chen's face was full of pride when she spoke.

Well

Mother really enjoys it.

However, since his mother likes it, he must fully cooperate, so Zhu Ping'an described Lin Sheng's role and privileges in vernacular, and there were some slight exaggerations in it. But who asked his mother Chen I just love listening to it.

"From the Shouyi family. Just wait and enjoy the blessings. Your Mr. Ping'an is so smart, he is destined to be a high official in the future." Aunts and aunts all expressed their envy of their mother, Mrs. Chen, and praised Zhu Ping'an for his intelligence.

"He is not smart, he just works a little hard. Every time I get up to cook, I can see him reading and practicing calligraphy in the yard."

Mother Chen said this, but her brows were full of pride for her son.

In the past, my mother didn't really like chatting with aunties, but these days she always likes to hang out in the aunties' group, and no matter what they talk about, she can always change the topic to her second child, and then enjoy everyone's envy, jealousy, and hatred . Every time it can open the whole day.

This time too, after enjoying everyone's various envy, Mrs. Chen reluctantly went home with Zhu Pingan. On the way, the smile on her mother Chen's face never stopped. His whole face was radiant, as if he was ten years younger.

When Zhu Ping'an and his mother returned home, there was no one at home. As usual, his father drove an ox cart back and forth between the town and the mountain village. The eldest brother went into the mountains to prepare for the flowing water feast three days later. Mother Chen started preparing dinner, while Zhu Ping'an returned to the room and started copying the books from the Li family's collection borrowed today.

Everything is organized and orderly.

The first to come back was Zhu Pingchuan, the eldest brother who had entered the mountain. The eldest brother's harvest seemed to be much bigger than usual this time. The basket on his back was full of things and he was carrying two fat rabbits in his hands.

The next person who came back was Father Zhu. After driving the carriage into the house, he took out the meat buns, fruits and other items bought from the town.

The dinner was very warm, and I could feel the love of my family everywhere.

It's nice to be at home.

Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but sigh.

It's nice to be at home?

Not everyone holds a positive opinion. For example, Zhu Shouren, Zhu Ping'an's uncle, who was busy with travels but waited until dark before returning home, didn't think so. Home? Where can my home be compared to the prosperous Qinhuai River?

The Qinhuai River is better. I am charming and suave and people admire me, but it is not like now. I have to be secretive when I get home.

As for why he was sneaking around, it wasn't because of his nephew. It was the first time I went to take the boy's examination. Who expected that I would take the county examination, government examination, and college examination. Not only did he pass it successfully, but he also won first place in the very difficult government examination and the even more difficult college examination. Not only was he admitted to be a scholar, he also won the first place in the case. As for me, my luck is bad and my life is full of misfortunes. It’s another year when I failed the exam. I have been in school for decades and took the exam more than ten times, but I was overtaken by a young boy who was just starting out.

There was nothing much outside, but the closer I got to the village, the more ashamed I felt, so I waited until the black man could see clearly before entering the village.

Alas, the ancestors protect their nephews but not their uncles.

Before the exam, I had my fortune told by a fortune teller, saying that with the blessing of our old Zhu family ancestors, I was a sure winner this time, but unexpectedly, I was robbed by my nephew. I'll find a Feng Shui master to check it out some other time. I always feel that the second child's family is a bit of a hindrance to my own family and suppresses my luck.

Uncle Zhu Shouren was thinking as he sneaked from the entrance of the village to the Zhu family's old house.

Fortunately, everyone was eating or resting at home at this time, and there was no one on the street in the village. This allowed uncle Zhu Shouren to walk to the Zhu family's old house smoothly.

Zhu Shouren stood in the Zhu family's old house for a long time, gathering his emotions, and then gently opened the door of the Zhu family's old house.

At this time, dinner had already been eaten at the Zhu family's old house, and Mr. Zhu was sitting in the yard enjoying the cool air under the stars. Mr. Zhu was happy and painful these days. He was happy because his grandson got the first place in the scholar examination, but he was sad because his eldest son failed again. In fact, what Mr. Zhu wants most is for his eldest son to go to high school. If he could make the decision, he would definitely give his eldest son his grandson's fame. However, reality is reality, which makes Mr. Zhu feel painful while being happy, and he is slightly disappointed with his eldest son.

Mr. Zhu also misses his eldest son very much. His grandson has been back for two days. Why hasn't his eldest son come back yet? Nothing happened on the way.

When Mr. Zhu was talking about his eldest son, he found that the door was pushed open and someone walked in.

The figure is somewhat familiar.

Before Mr. Zhu could take a closer look, he saw the figure walking over, yelling, and kneeling on the ground.

"Dad, my son is unfilial. He failed again. Woohoo, my son is unfilial. He left home in early February to prepare for the exam. He got up in the morning to read and studied at night. He never stopped. He doesn't need to take the county exam or the government exam. He took the exam, but his studies never stopped. During this period, he gave Xie'er many pointers to help him pass the county and government exams smoothly. However, bad luck, and his son's health was not as good as he could. He didn't get sick early or late, but he got sick quickly He fell ill during the hospital examination, and his son was worried that his health would not live up to expectations and that he would not be able to honor his ancestors, so he taught Xie'er carefully, and Xie'er did not let his son down. It's just that his son was unlucky. He was still seriously ill during the exam, and his achievements fell short. His son is unfilial. ah."

The uncle knelt on the ground, hugging his grandfather's thigh, crying sadly.

It turns out that Zhi'er was able to pass the exam because of his eldest son's teachings. No wonder. The faint disappointment that my grandfather had just felt towards his uncle disappeared after hearing his sincere words.

"The pig has been back for two days, why did you come here?" Grandfather still had a question in his mind.

"In order to save money, my son walked for several days, day and night."

The uncle held his grandfather's thigh, his nose burst into tears and he spoke very sincerely.

It's not like traveling day and night. How long has it been dark since the eldest son came in? Just to save money and reduce the burden on the family, the grandfather immediately believed his eldest son's words. Looking at the eldest son who came back at night, he almost burst into tears.