Zhu old master and Zhu old lady in supporting the eldest son to study, is very willing to spend money, especially the eldest son Zhu Shouren obtained the title of child, although the court examination did not pass the xiucai did not pass the examination, but also ecstatic. Since then, more wholeheartedly support the eldest son’s examination. However, these years, the cost of resources, stretched to the limit, really no money to support a scholar.
Old Mrs Zhu was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, “Old everyone, the family really doesn’t have any money left over for Jun’er to study.”
Great aunt Wu wanted to fight for a bit, but was pulled by her eldest uncle under the table with her hand and signalled with her eyes, before her eldest aunt answered with a reluctant head.
Because Zhu Pingan was short for his age, he just happened to see his eldest uncle’s actions under the table, and gained another understanding of his eldest uncle, this eldest uncle of his own is still quite heavy hearted.
Right, big uncle! To go to the neighbouring village private school of Montessori road will not work, is not home there is the eldest uncle, although the eldest uncle did not pass the examination, but is also familiar with the poetry and books, he followed to learn traditional Chinese characters, is not also able to curve to save the country it.
“Then can I learn from Uncle Meng?” Zhu Pingan raised his face and stretched out his paw to ask.
Zhu’s eldest uncle did not open his mouth, but his eldest aunt quit and criticised Zhu Pingan, “Swine, your eldest uncle still has to prepare for the exams, he can’t wait two days to read a book, so he won’t have the time to teach you how to read and write. You can’t afford to delay your eldest uncle’s examination for the Scholarship, you can’t afford it!”
In short, the great-uncle’s face was full of disdain! She looked like Wang Sledgehammer’s mother-in-law.
“Wait until uncle I get into the Xiucai, then I’ll enlighten you.” Zhu’s eldest uncle’s words are much better than the eldest aunt’s, but they all mean the same thing, refusal, a hard, a euphemistic, no difference.
Although he is now young, but also is not relying on your Mengxue, just looking for a reason to slowly reveal their knowledge.
If you wait for you to win the Xiu Cai, the yellow flowers and vegetables are cold. I just entered the door to see if it is the luck of the qi, then it is estimated that the eldest uncle in a short period of time is not possible to win the talent. Although the white column of qi on the head of the eldest uncle is a bit thicker than the rest of the family, but it is still white, white is white ding, white is the ordinary people qi. The white colour is the common people’s qi. The green colour is the official’s qi.
Zhu Pingan spat silently.
Although the food is not good, but in the spirit of saving honour and shameful waste, Zhu Pingan still ate the cake in his hand and the porridge in the bowl, even licked the bowl for a few mouthfuls. Who let himself be barely considered a fat paper.
Zhu Pingan’s good appetite contrasted sharply with Zhu Pingjun from his eldest uncle’s family, who was picking and choosing from the opposite side of the table.
“Oldest two’s family, go fetch another half bowl of porridge for the swine.” Although the old master favoured the oldest and the youngest family, he was still very protective of his own children, seeing Zhu Ping’an eating like a man, his face was satisfied, afraid of starving the child.
Whenever this time, mother Chen always had a salty look on her face.
When dinner was almost over, someone outside the gate called the door, and brought a message from the town that the great grandfather’s family was going to join his son who was doing business in the south, and would not be able to make it to the ancestor’s festival in the New Year, and therefore had to come three days later while they were gone to pay respect to the ancestral tomb to say goodbye to the ancestors.
The old man’s family of three brothers and sisters, the old man’s son is the youngest son, there is a sister married to the town, the old man from the town to do apprenticeships, after the family also moved to the town.
Although separate places, on New Year’s holidays or fairs, always see each other.
Now the old man Zhu heard at first sight that his elder brother will move to the south, it is difficult to see each other again, can not help but sigh, sigh, rice also do not eat to go back to the room.
After the old man left, the old lady Zhu heart miss, also followed the persuasion to go, we also scattered one after another, each back to their homes.
The news of the big grandpa’s family to move to the south, for the family in addition to the old man Zhu to the impact is not big, after all, the big grandpa’s family moved to the town, although the relationship is good but not how close, at most is to go to the town is less a place to settle down only.
Zhu family compound is similar to the modern old Beijing courtyard, only to be slightly wider than the courtyard some complex some, divided into the main room and the two sides of the compartment, there is a well in the courtyard, the main room is three rooms, one as a living room, one is the old lady Zhu and Zhu old man resting in the bedroom, the other is the eldest uncle’s family residence. On each side there was a compartment, the east compartment on the left side was occupied by Zhu Pingan’s family, and the west compartment on the right side was occupied by the third aunt’s family. In addition, there was also a cooker room and a woodshed on the side of the courtyard wall near the main gate.
As the moon was low, the left side room was lit with oil lamps, which flickered with a yellowish light, but unfortunately it was not as bright as the moonlight that shone in through the window. Inside the room is not a house with four walls, but there are not a few valuable things, but the room is clean and tidy, things are arranged in different categories and well organised.
His mother, Chen, was sitting at the table, mending Zhu Pingan’s trousers in front of the light, and his father was sitting on the side doing some simple carpentry work.
Sideways biting off the thread, Chen put the clothes in her hand to Zhu Pingan’s side, “Try to fit!”
“It fits, it definitely fits, mother made it, it definitely fits. Mother, you’re so nice.” Zhu Ping An grinned, his mouth as sweet as honey. His protests had finally taken effect, and he would finally be able to stop wearing crotchless trousers in the future.
“Son of a b*tch is just sweet mouthed, I owed the three of you masters in my past life!” The mother complained with her mouth, but her loving kindness could not be covered.
“You don’t use the light in the daytime, but you’re blindly busy at night with oil.”
Grandmother passed by the window to see the east and west compartments lit up couldn’t help but yell a few words, these daughters-in-law one by one is really a loser, how much oil ah, if they used to save the night without oil lamps, the money has to be enough for my eldest grandson to go to school.
“Oh, know mother, this will extinguish the oil lamp.” Father Zhu Shouyi immediately replied.
I still have other clothes have not mended it, mother Chen’s angry hard digging father a glance, father just naive giggle, which makes the mother can not be angry angry straight stare at the father.
“Smile smile smile, just know giggle, your wife and children were bullied to death by your mother, you also only giggle!” Mother Chen couldn’t stand the sight of her father’s limp appearance and went up to pinch him hard on the arm.
Zhu Shouyi is a sturdy crop man, Chen’s pinch up at all on him no effect, or a simple smile on his face, like a punch in the cotton, but also the Chen’s to the angry not light.
“My mother married you really bad luck!” Chen was so angry that she poked her finger hard on Zhu Shouyi’s head.
“I have accumulated eight lifetimes of good fortune to marry a daughter-in-law as good as you.”
Zhu Shouyi usually look is a mute crop man, this will be the words is the level is extremely high, at once refreshed Zhu Pingan to this cheap father’s three views, the original than Guo Jing more mute three points of the father’s father also has a side of the sweet talk, also, otherwise how to marry a mother such a good woman it.
Chen’s face was red for a moment, the old is not shy, and is not afraid to bring bad children!
Look at the beauty under the lamp, especially the spunky Chen’s rare shy side, Zhu Shouyi immediately looked dumbfounded.
“Brother, I’m so sleepy.” Zhu Pingan snorted, pulling his elder brother, who was meticulously weaving bamboo baskets at the side, to the bedroom in the compartment separated by wooden boards to rest.
Erm, the next part is not suitable for children, right?
The hibiscus tent is warm and slippery, and the chanting sounds like heavenly music.
