After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Fang Nanzhi wanted to comfort Chunhua, so she quickly stopped talking about clothes.

"By the way, my dad brought some cake today to share with everyone. When we divide it up, I'll give you my piece too!"

Chunhua heard from her mother that the cakes from Zhizhi's family are very valuable and are all made of good ingredients.

"It's so kind of you!"

She held Fang Nanzhi's hand and hesitated for a long time.

Erpang watched from the side and sniffed: "I don't have new clothes either."

"Hey!" Fang Nanzhi looked at him, "You can't eat anymore. I see you've gained weight recently, haven't you?"

Of course she wanted to share the delicious food with everyone, but that didn’t work for Erpang. If he got any fatter, he would get sick!

Erpang was not hungry, he just liked delicious food. He looked at his second uncle beside him.

Fang Yin immediately shook his head: "It's delicious, I won't give it to you!"

Erpang didn't dare to look at Qin Yan and lowered his head to accept his fate.

Chunhua had forgotten about the clothes at this point, but instead remembered that Zhizhi went to the county town every day.

"Zhizhi, my mother said you go to the academy every day. Is it fun there? Have you learned to read and write?"

"Yeah, that's what I learn every day," Fang Nanzhi counted on his fingers, "Oh, there are other things, like playing chess and so on."

"That's great," Chunhua cupped her little face in her hands, full of envy. "It turns out girls can also study. They all say that only boys can study. Girls will get married sooner or later. Look at the little betrothal money, it's not even enough to raise a child."

Fang Nanzhi understood. They were just young. She could read and write, and it was not like she couldn't understand what was being said. When others scolded her father, they would refer to her as a money-loser.

When she didn't understand at first, she asked her father, and her father just said "Pooh".

"They don't know shit about losing money. People like your uncle are the real losers."

She understood it immediately.

"Then why did grandpa and grandma say that uncle is the pillar of the family?"

"You are old and confused. Your second uncle is the pillar of the family, because your father and I are not willing to work."

From then on, every time she heard the word "money-losing goods", she always thought of her uncle, now her cousin.

As for the things in the academy...

Fang Nanzhi scratched his head: "I didn't do much in the academy, but it was quite interesting and I saw a lot of people."

Chunhua's eyes suddenly lit up: "Tell me about it!"

"Well, for example, our academy has a library, but not everyone can go in and read books. The last time I went in, I realized there were more than just books in the library. There were also calligraphy and paintings, and even zithers. There was even a zither with small characters engraved on it. My brother said it was a hundred years old..."

Chunhua was confused: "Pavilion? What is Pavilion? And what is Qin?"

Fang Nanzhi then used gestures to explain to her what a qin looked like, and told her that the library was a multi-story building...

Chunhua was curious and liked to hear her talk about these things, but she couldn't even imagine some of them because she had never seen them before.

"Wow, can it make a nice sound? Is it like blowing on a willow leaf?"

"Yes, but that one isn't blown, it's plucked with your hands, and the sound is different..."

Qin Yan, who was listening on the other side, could also tell that his sister was indeed very happy during her days in the academy, and did not seem to have any of the worries that her family members had.

Maybe it was because she only studied with the dean and didn't have any classmates to worry about.

"Oh, yes, and my brother's teacher, Master Wei. Last time I went to the kitchen, I wanted to see what the lunch snack was. Hehe, Master was also watching and discussing how to roast duck with the cook. He was embarrassed when he saw me..."

Qin Yan was watching and listening at first, but he felt something was wrong and spoke up to remind them.

"Zhizhi, don't talk about the Master behind his back."

Fang Nanzhi then realized that she was a little too excited when she was with her friends, so she quickly covered her mouth and apologized obediently.

"Brother, I was wrong."

Chunhua also covered her mouth like her. The two sisters smiled at each other and were about to say something when they heard someone say, "Mr. Zhou is here."

Fang Nanzhi turned around and saw the smiling Mr. Zhou, followed by the young master and another young man.

The yard suddenly became much quieter, and then Mr. Zhou spoke.

"Thank you all very much. I've been building a house in the village for a while now, and starting today, I can finally be your neighbor. I also want to thank everyone for coming to congratulate me today, especially the women who came to help..."

Although Mr. Zhou is old, he is very dignified and speaks with great vigor. The two people behind him look young and promising.

The villagers only see this kind of person once in their lifetime, and they can tell from the way he speaks that he is not an ordinary person.

The village chief's seat was near the front, and when he heard what Mr. Zhou said, he quickly stood up and expressed his modesty on behalf of the villagers.

"Mr. Zhou returned to his hometown to retire, and it's a blessing for our village that he chose ours. As a fellow villager, it's only natural for us to help out a little. It's not a big deal. We want to thank Mr. Zhou for inviting us to his house today..."

Others may not understand, but the village chief is truly happy.

If there is a scholar in this village, he will be looked up to by others. To be able to own such a big house, this Mr. Zhou must be at least a wealthy man!

Most people would choose to build a house in the provincial capital, or at least in the county town. Unexpectedly, this person actually chose to build a house in their village. If this got out, it would be a big deal in their village.

Old Zhou exchanged a few words with the village chief and introduced the younger generation behind him.

"This is my grandson, Zhou Zijing, and this one is a distinguished guest of my family, his surname is Shi."

The village chief thought to himself that this was the best among men, and since he looked so young, he would surely achieve something in the future, so he quickly began to praise him.

This Zhou Zijing was the man in blue who had a cup of tea with Shi Junyan and the Prince of the County in the teahouse in the city earlier.

He always had a smile on his face and glanced at Shi Junyan from time to time. Seeing that he had no expression, he was speechless.

After everything that needed to be said was said, Mr. Zhou took them to their seats.

Fang Nanzhi began to look for her father and wondered when her gift would be delivered.

The adults then took their seats. This seat was not a big deal. When everyone looked towards the main table, they saw that in addition to Mr. Zhou and the village chief, there were several old men of seniority, and Fang Tong was there too!

No one who saw it could figure out what was going on, and Qin Gaofei at the next table was even more unhappy.

Fang Tong was sitting at the same table with his father, so didn't that mean he was superior to him? Who was he?

He looked unhappy, but today he was at someone else's house, and especially before leaving, his father had specifically told him not to cause trouble today, so he endured it again and again in his heart and finally let it go.

He snorted in his heart, turned around and told his deskmate about his experience of accompanying the examinee to the provincial examination.

"...You don't know. I watched that person being thrown out and I almost fainted at the door!"

"Oh, what's the point of crying? You deserve it!"

The people around him agreed with him from time to time, but some people were very annoyed. It was a happy thing to have dinner in such a big house today, but they still had to listen to Qin Gaofei bragging.

It's so unlucky to be at the same table with him.