This day was destined to be an eventful day, after Chen made breakfast, the whole family sat down at the dining table and hadn’t even eaten two mouthfuls before the Zhu family had someone enter the door again. ~.
Zhu Pingan’s grandfather entered the door first with a pot of tobacco in his pocket, followed by several village elders, and finally the village chief uncle, er, there was another one at the back, who was Zhu Shouren, the eldest uncle who hadn’t left the house for a few days.
“Father, Master Li, Master Wang,” Father Zhu hurriedly put down his chopsticks and walked out of the house to greet him.
“Grandfather, Grandpa Li, Grandpa Wang, Great Uncle.”
Zhu Pingan followed closely behind, following Zhu father to welcome him to the courtyard, greeting his grandfather and the others who came in.
“Well, good, it’s good that the swine child has returned.” Grandfather was quite satisfied, then looked at the several village elders and village heads behind him with a proud face, “This is my Zhu family’s thousand-mile colt.”
The village elders and village chiefs complimented on their faces, but in their hearts, they were somewhat unimpressed, when the Shouyi family was divided up, it was not like this, when the village elders and village chiefs were persuaded, but the grandfather didn’t listen to them, and insisted on preserving his eldest son’s reputation, and hard-heartedly divided up the Shouyi family, and now he said that it was a good colt for 1,000 miles, but what about the first time?
Grandfather finished, uncle Zhu Shouren that face all of a sudden some red, when a thousand miles of good colt and so on can be said to be their own, but their own as the eldest uncle, examined a decade or two, not even a Xiucai, their nephew but examined half a year only, dabbling, and directly even lifts are on the exam!
This envy and jealousy hate it.
Really, really, but his nephew got into the lift, then later on their own examination of Xiucai and so on. Is not it
Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren heart pain and happiness have to say thick-skinned people, more joy!
“Father. Grand Master Li, Grand Master Wang, and Village Zheng all came in ah, eat some more.”
Mother Chen stood at the doorway enthusiastically calling Village Zheng and the others to come inside and eat some more. Only Zhu Shouren at the back was ignored and rolled his eyes greatly.
“Swine child this time can really make a name for my Zhu family, when you accompanied uncle to go to the examination of the child examination, uncle can see that swine child this time will have a great success, I did not think that it was really a fluke by me to see, the future of the future timer is unlimited, in the future, don’t forget about uncle ah.”
Eldest uncle Zhu Shouren was graceful and elegant, and without blushing or gasping for breath, he took the credit for Zhu Pingan’s success in the Lifted Person Examination onto himself, and he also asked Zhu Pingan to take more care of him in the future in a very straightforward manner!
Chen sniffed. She almost stormed off on the spot.
At the beginning of the shameless loan sharks, after the incident let their own men take the blame, causing their own men for no reason was almost broken legs, or reading it, according to the swine child is far worse, the water falls out, but also do not mind shameful of a snotty and tearful begging father, causing their own family to be separated from the family, a broken thatched hut. Not blocking the wind and rain, their own family did not know how to get through. Even the old four family know to give themselves a bit of self-care one or two, as the culprit but a fart is not put! Even to go to the examination of children are hidden from their own men that borrowed money, until now have not returned!
Now the swine have won the examination. He’s still shamelessly taking credit for it and asking swine to take care of him! If he’s really capable, he can take the test himself!
Chen has no love for Zhu Shouren!
“No, Shouyi’s family. We’ve all eaten. We came this time, ah, because we have something to come and discuss with you.”
An older village elder. Shook his head with his cane, then coughed a few times to mention his intentions. Then he signalled for the village proper following behind him to speak.
“It’s like this, Ping’an Lang took the examination, this is the glory of our entire village, we also checked the county records, and also privately agreed, this is also the practice passed down from our ancestors, so we thought of erecting a monument in the middle of our village, on the one hand, it is to highlight the reward of our family Ping’an, on the other hand, it is also an incentive for the village’s future generations. ”
The village chief stepped forward and briefly explained his intentions.
Zhu father thought for a while before he had time to speak, this mother Chen’s eyes are bright, this is a good thing ah, still think what to think ah, went forward in Zhu father’s back without a trace of force pinched a little.
“Ah, good ah.”
Knowing his wife is not as good as his husband, for Chen’s meaning, Zhu’s father understood again, was pinched by the pain involuntarily screamed half a voice on the situation said “good ah”.
Mother Chen’s satisfied with this, glowing, eyebrows fluttering.
Chen’s own potential to show off, which is also in the old house and the eldest aunt and the younger four aunts in a series of collision in the development of their own two little successful, they are worried about how to let more people know it, and now well, set up a monument, it is not the scenery of the very.
The more mother Chen thought, the more radiant.
Parents have agreed, Zhu Pingan naturally will not oppose, erecting a monument to inspire the village descendants to study is naturally good, whether in ancient times or modern times, reading is necessary, if a monument is erected to let the village of Xihe form a culture of pride in reading, it will also be a rare and valuable asset for Xihe village.
“What about Ping’an Lang this time is also a glorious ancestor, this time also together in front of your Zhu Family Ancestral Hall to set up a flagpole stone, highlighting the merits and consoling the ancestors, in the future, the village people will go to your Zhu Family Ancestral Hall to pay incense and bow down on New Year’s festivals.”
After the village head finished the first thing, he said another thing.
This time the first to say yes was Zhu Pingan’s grandfather, early in the morning when the Village Chief and the Village Elder went to the old mansion to say this matter, his grandfather was excited, and now that he heard the village officially set this matter down, his grandfather was thrilled. This is a matter of honour for the Zhu family, when I think of this, my grandfather feels energetic, and after a hundred years, I will have the face to see my ancestors.
For the flagstone, Zhu Pingan is aware of, in modern times have consulted the relevant information. In the feudal era, whenever someone was successful in the examination, the clan would set up a flagpole stone in front of the ancestral shrine or ancestral house in the village, erect a flagpole, hang a flag, and write the name of the successful candidate and the name of the successful candidate on the flag, in order to show the merit of the clan and to glorify the ancestor. The flagpole stone is the base of the flag of the successful candidate, and information about the successful candidate is also engraved on it.
Both the flagstone and the monument were to be erected to show their fame, so the Zhu family naturally raised their hands in favour of it.
When the Zhu family agreed, the village elders said that the monument had already been chosen, and the only thing left to do was to carve the words, and the flagstones were the same.
It seems that the monument has long been ready, just waiting for Zhu Pingan to come back to give Zhu Pingan a word, this is too positive.
In fact, the village old man and the village is so important to Zhu Pingan in the examination is also a practical reason, in the feudal society village out of a scholar is a great, in addition to reputation, the future of the county all kinds of welfare policies will be tilted to the village, taxes and levies will be taken care of, and in addition is that the other villages will also be a high opinion of the village, the village will be easy to get married in the village of the latter will be much easier!
