Quick Wear: I am eager to help others and I love making friends!

Xie Mingjun was only seventeen years old at that time. He had just passed the college entrance examination and achieved a good result of tenth place. He was a promising young man with a bright future.

As long as they can make one more step forward in three years, they can change the family fortune and realize the wish of several generations of the Xie family.

The Great Zhou Dynasty stipulated that as long as one had the title of Juren, the whole family could be exempted from corvée and taxes, receive a monthly salary of two taels of silver, and could also find a job in the government.

All of these were ruined because of Zhou Zhiwei.

Lu Chu looked around and could hear the faint sound of reading. It was a study room with two rooms. Xie Mingjun was still studying in the Deyang Prefecture's school.

It was not easy for a farmer's son to enter the provincial school. If the student's household registration was not in Tokugawa Prefecture, only the top ten scholars in the academy examination could enter the provincial school.

"Zihao, are you going home tomorrow?" A handsome young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes came over holding a small package.

"Zihao" was the name that Master Lin gave to Xie Mingjun after he passed the imperial examination.

"Yeah." Lu Chu glanced at the package in his hand and joked, "Is it for your fiancée?"

After hearing this, the young man, Wang Shuo, blushed and said, "Thank you, Zihao. Just send it to Changqing Bookstore."

Changqing Bookstore is the property of Wang Shuo’s fiancée Tang Wan’s family.

"Master Li will hold a banquet in two days, and Shuo will find it difficult to escape."

He was drafted into the army by Master Li because he ran slowly. He had no vacation to go home this month. Since he had not done what he promised Tang Wan, he had to send some gifts as an apology.

(Private arrangement: Students have five days off in the second half of each month.)

Wang Shuo and Xie Mingjun are from the same hometown, but the other party lives in the county town, while Xie Mingjun lives in the village. It is not a big deal for him to pass through the county town when returning to the village and pick up some things.

"Leave it here."

Seeing that Lu Chu agreed, Wang Shuo took out a box from his arms and handed it over, "This is the Hu brush that I asked Brother Qin to bring back from the capital. I'm giving it to Zihao."

Lu Chu accepted it without hesitation. Wang Shuo thanked him again and went back to his room.

After everyone left, Lu Chu asked Xiaoyi to pack up his luggage. There was nothing much to pack from the original owner, just a few clothes and a few books.

But Lu Chu was different. He never treated himself badly. After a stroll around the city, he came back with a few steaming food boxes in his hands. These were thank-you gifts from the noble man who saved him along the way.

The impoverished young master Xiaoyi: As long as Your Highness is happy.

Early the next morning, he "hired" a horse-drawn carriage that looked plain but was fully equipped internally and headed for Xiejia Village, with Xiaoyi acting as the driver.

Although the county town is not as prosperous as the provincial capital, it also has its own characteristics. Lu Chu bought a lot of things with the money he earned from robbing the rich and giving to the poor on the road.

As for Wang Shuo's things, they were naturally sent by Xiaoyi. When he came back, he also brought back a few copies of Thousand Character Classic for children's enlightenment and some cheap pens, ink, paper and inkstone.

It was almost evening when we arrived at Xiejia Village, and smoke was rising from many houses.

Following Xiaoyi's navigation, Lu Chu soon found the Xie family's yard. What came into view was a house with earthen walls and black tiles, which looked a bit dilapidated.

There are thirteen people in the Xie family, including Xie Dayou and Lin Hehua, the eldest, Xie Shan, married Huang Cuilan and had a son and a daughter. The second, Xie Shi, married Bai Xiaocao and had two sons and a daughter. The fourth, Xie Meihua, is twelve years old this year and has not yet reached the age of marriage.

The third child is Xie Mingjun, a scholar supported by the whole family.

Before entering the room, Lu Chu took a look at the little puppet hanging around its waist. Xie Mingjun was crying miserably inside, and his little soul was almost crying dry. Fortunately, his "tears" could be recycled.

He never thought that he would still see the home that was burned to ashes in his memory.

Just then, a boy of five or six years old ran out from the yard. He was wearing blue-gray clothes. When he saw Lu Chu, there was visible joy on his face.

"Uncle San, you're back! Grandma, Uncle San is back!"

Hearing the sound, an old woman with half white hair quickly walked out of the room. She wiped her hands on her apron and walked over quickly, "Mom's little treasure is back."

Lin Hehua grabbed Lu Chu's hand, tears in her eyes, and looked him up and down, "You've lost weight, lost weight..."

Lu Chu gave a gentle smile, "Mom, I'm back. This is a gift for you." He said as he handed over the thing in his hand.

"What are you spending this money on?" Although she said so, Lin Hehua still took it with a smile, "Come into the house quickly, mother will make you your favorite meat and egg custard."

Lu Chu responded and followed Lin Hehua into the house. The furnishings in the house were simple, but exuded a sense of warmth.

At this time, Xie's father and his family are still busy working in the fields, and there are only three young children at home.

Now there is Goudan who went to the fields to call people home for dinner, Sanya who went to feed the chickens, and Shitou who just learned to walk in the house.

As soon as he came in, a wobbly tumbler suddenly fell to his feet, raised its head and smiled foolishly at him, revealing a few white teeth.

"Ah... Sanshu..."

Lu Chu picked up the tumbler and put it away, then pinched its soft face and touched it a few more times with unsatisfied feeling. It was so much fun.

"Mom is going to cook, Xiaobao, you watch over the stones."

"Okay." Lu Chu sat down and continued to tease the tumbler, using candy to lure the child, "Do you want candy?"

"I want to!" Although Shitouzi had never eaten candy, the sweet smell had been tempting him, and he instinctively followed Lu Chu's hand.

Lin Hehua went into the kitchen, skillfully lit a fire, boiled water, and then carefully took out an egg from the cupboard.

She thought about it and took another one. She gritted her teeth and chopped a large piece of meat into pieces, put it into a bowl, mixed it with the egg liquid, and then put it in the pot to steam.

When San Ya came back from feeding the chickens, she smelled the aroma of meat. She couldn't help swallowing hard and then she saw the young man sitting on the chair and teasing the child.

"Uncle Three..."

"Well, come here." Lu Chu waved at the little girl, took out another candy from the paper bag on the table, peeled it open and stuffed it into San Ya's mouth.

"Is it sweet?"

"Sweet!" San Ya tasted the sweetness, looked over with sparkling eyes, and every strand of hair showed a smile, like a happy little hamster.

Xie Mingjun's nephews and nieces were all very interesting. Lu Chu generously gave her a handful and said, "Take it and eat it."

San Ya stood there in a daze, holding the candy. She had never seen so much candy before.

After a while, Lin Hehua came out with a bowl of meat and egg custard. She saw the candy in her granddaughter's arms at a glance, but didn't say anything.

"Xiaobao, eat it while it's hot. Your father and others will be back soon. Mom is going to cook." After saying that, she went back to the kitchen.

Lu Chu didn't like the taste of fatty meat, so he gave some to the two little ones, and fed some to the crybaby in Pinocchio. Then he harvested more and more tears, and some were left on the table.

The sun gradually set, and the other members of the Xie family also returned one after another.