When Zhu Pingan returned home, he mentioned his grandfather’s intention, and he did not expect his mother Chen to be the first to agree, and very much so. If the mother’s side agreed, Zhu’s father naturally had no opinion.
Big brother Zhu Pingchuan also raised his hands in favour, since the news of his brother’s admission to the Xiu Cai spread to Juan’s house, the future old man looked at himself many times more obedient, in the past, always staring at himself, afraid to be alone with Juan’er, after his brother’s admission to the Xiu Cai, he stayed with Juan’er, the old man is turning a blind eye.
The dinner was unusually sumptuous, mother Chen’s fear of starving Zhu Pingan like, will be anything delicious to Zhu Pingan bowl clip. As long as he ate a little slower, mother Chen would ask, swine son why not eat ah, is not mother cooking is not good ah. When mother Chen said so, Zhu Pingan could only throw out his cheeks and eat. The mother Chen who kept eating narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.
The consequence of this is that Zhu Pingan can only sleep at night with his back flat position, other positions can not hold the belly full of mother’s love.
At night, Zhu Pingan lay in bed, looking out the window at the moonlight, the evening breeze sent the aroma of the earth into the window, the smell of harvest. Outside the toads began to wow again, Zhu Pingan lying flat on the bed, sniffing the aroma of the soil, in a burst of frogs, gradually dozed off and entered the sweet dreamland.
Mornings in the countryside were different.
Big roosters with shiny fur fly up to the branches of the trees and report the arrival of dawn with a loud chirping sound, and the countryside slowly opens its drowsy eyes amidst the sound of chickens crowing over and over again. A few barking dogs break the peace of the village.
Squeak.
The main room of the Zhu family opened its door, and the mother, Chen, came out from her room carrying a wash basin, and as soon as she opened the door, Chen saw Zhu Pingan, who was sitting by the well in the courtyard, practising calligraphy.
“Why did you get up so early when you’ve passed the Xiu Cai exam. Only just got home and didn’t take a good rest.” Mother Chen looked at Zhu Pingan, who was dipping the Lin Shi into the well water to practice his calligraphy, and still didn’t know when her second son got up, so she couldn’t help but feel heartbroken.
“I’m used to it Mother.” Zhu Pingan raised his head and laughed nervously.
“What habits are not all nurtured ah. Tomorrow you can’t get up so early again.” Chen’s heartache, want to let their own this little son can sleep a little more, other families of children are how to call are not called up, their own this little son is good. Once did not let himself called up, every time also get up earlier than their own.
“Well, okay mother.” Zhu Pingan nodded his head in agreement.
“You just fooled mother, every time you promised well, but every time you got up early.” Chen ranted.
“Lao Er is being diligent.”
Father Zhu also got up. Walking out from his room carrying night incense, he couldn’t help but skim his lips when he heard Chen’s rant.
A loving mother has many children, how good it is that his second youngest is so diligent.
Zhu father’s thinking is very simple, male children should be more diligent and sweat more, spoiled and pampered can not have much success.
“Even more diligence is not as important as the body.” Chen sniffed and glared at Zhu’s father.
When Zhu father was glared at by Chen, he didn’t dare to squeak anymore, but only used his eyes to show his support for Zhu Pingan.
One after another, the entire Xiahe Village woke up, and the smoke rose up. The ones who went down to the ground, the ones who strung doors and chatted, the day’s life began again.
When Zhu Pingan’s family was eating breakfast, grandfather boarded the door, came over to discuss with Zhu’s father the matter of setting up a running water banquet, it was very positive, and the final time was set three days later. In Daming, and perhaps even in the countryside nowadays, when one gets into a good university, the entire village will also be lively and celebratory. What’s more. Grandfather was so positive, mother Chen was so supportive, Zhu Pingan also let the elders arrange it.
After having breakfast, Zhu Pingan left the house with his school bag slung over his shoulder. Heading towards Shanghe Village. He had to thank his mentor for teaching him when he passed the Xiu Cai exam, so he had to tell his mentor about the flowing water banquet at home and invite him to go. In addition, Shanghe Village Li Da Caiyou’s family, he also wants to thank. It was also thanks to the collection of books in the family of Li Dazhou master that he had sufficient knowledge reserves in the imperial examinations, and that last time that yellow flower question was also thanks to that belly-heavy young girl, even though she was also unintentionally poised in the mud and grew a tree to grow in the shade.
Walked to the upper river village, Zhu Pingan first went to the master’s house, the master’s house is usually not closed at night, today but closed the door, some strange. Push the push, also push not, look down and see a piece of paper, this paper originally must be attached to the door, just the wind and sun, fell to the ground. Zhu Pingan picked it up, four words were written on it, going out to visit friends. This paper was most likely reserved for himself. It seems that the master’s mother also went along, otherwise it is impossible to be alone, I did not expect that the master is quite romantic.
Since En Shi is not here, let’s go to Li’s house, and borrow another book to look at on the way.
The Li family and the teacher’s home is not far away from each other, high mansion, the courtyard seems to have just painted over again, looks strange new.
Zhu Pingan waded up and knocked on the gate between the two stone lions.
Knock, knock, knock.
After knocking twice, the familiar impatient voice of Uncle Li was heard again.
Soon, the gate opened a small door, and Uncle Li poked his head out of it with an impatient face.
“Aigoo, it’s even Master Zhu who has come, come in quickly, no, no, wait for me to open the gate, how can Master Zhu use the small door.” Uncle Li, the concierge, will be as attentive as a dog’s leg, and what impatience ah, a face of enthusiasm.
“Uncle Li don’t call me that, it will break my life, I’ll just enter through the small door.” Zhu Pingan laughed bitterly.
“How could that be, young Master Zhu is a person who has the blessing of the stars and has a long life. How can you go through the small door, Little Master Zhu is a master Xiu Cai, how can he go through the small door.” The concierge uncle shook his head, then numbly opened the gate and invited Zhu Pingan in.
The concierge uncle Li really saw the wind in his favour ah, but this enthusiasm made Zhu Pingan a little bit laugh and cry.
“Uncle Li, you’d better not call me little Master Zhu.” Zhu Pingan entered the front door and turned back to the concierge Uncle Li to discuss, “It sounds weird to me, just call me what you always call me.
“I’m used to it, I’m used to it, I’m used to it, I’m used to it, I’m used to it, I’m used to it, I’m used to it,” he said. Uncle Li, the concierge, didn’t have the same attitude as in the past, and his attitude was more than good.
Zhu Pingan was a bit speechless, looking at the concierge uncle Li’s posture, he could not let him change his tone in the short term.
“Master Li is at home, thanks to Master Li’s generosity in the past, allowed me to borrow books, Ping An was lucky to pass the examination, Ping An can’t thank you enough. Three days later, the family will be holding a running water banquet, I hope I can invite Master Li to show his face.”
Zhu Pingan paused and then told his purpose.
Uncle Li, the concierge, shook his head slightly, “My master is outside and hasn’t returned yet.”
Then forget it.
Zhu Pingan thanked the concierge Uncle Li, and then lightly walked towards the study, ready to borrow a book!
