The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

Zhang Ping'an was only six months old at the moment, so it was very early for him to start talking. Zhang Laoer and Xu were surprised for a moment, then overjoyed. Speaking early meant the child was smart!

Zhang Laoer tentatively picked up a little bit of minced meat and fed it to his son's mouth. Zhang Ping'an immediately ground it with his front teeth and swallowed it. He finally ate food with flavor. The minced meat was seasoned with green onions and ginger. It was very fresh and fragrant. Zhang Ping'an wanted more after he finished eating it.

"Squeak!" Zhang Pingan said domineeringly.

Zhang Ping'an had thought about learning to speak before, but he was too young to develop well and couldn't control his tongue, so he could only make "ah ah ah" sounds all the time. Now he can finally express himself freely!

"Can we continue feeding this?" Zhang Laoer asked Xu, not understanding.

"This meat has a strong taste, you definitely can't eat too much," Xu replied, and then excitedly said to her son, "Come, son, call me mother, mother~"

"Squeak!" Can you eat first before you yell? Now my stomach is starving. Zhang Pingan feels wronged.

"Okay, son, call me daddy, daddy~, and then I'll feed you another bite." Zhang Laoer also joined in, eager to let his son call him daddy.

"Hmph," Zhang Pingan said angrily.

"Call me daddy, daddy~" Zhang Laoer persisted.

"Ding..." Zhang Pingan saw that his father was so anxious, and after thinking about it, he decided to call out first. However, he didn't expect that the pronunciation was not standard. Uh... It seems that he needs to practice speaking more.

"Sanniang, did you hear that? My son is calling me daddy," Zhang Laoer said excitedly to Xu.

"Call me mother, son, call me mother~" Mrs. Xu saw this and quickly tried to let the child learn to call her mother.

"Wolf," Zhang Pingan called out obediently. I could tell that was the meaning, but it wasn't clear.

"Hey~ son!" Xu responded loudly and couldn't help but kiss Zhang Ping'an on the face. Her son was so cute.

"Squeak!" Zhang Pingan pointed at the steamed bun and emphasized.

Zhang Laoer fed him a little more minced meat and was very surprised. He said to Xu, "How can our son, who is so young, understand what we are saying?"

"That's right, our son is very smart," Xu said proudly!

Zhang Laoer still couldn't believe it. He picked up the child and pointed at the wonton stall opposite and said affectionately, "Son, do you want to eat wontons? If you say yes, dad will buy you some!"

"Squeak," Zhang Pingan replied firmly, of course I'll eat it!

"You really understand," Zhang Laoer was happy. After handing the child to Xu, he went across the street and bought another bowl of wontons. The wonton skin was thin and came with clear soup. Zhang Laoer didn't dare to let the child eat too much, so he just picked up a little bit of the wonton skin with chopsticks and fed it to him.

Zhang Ping'an was still not satisfied with the meal, but unfortunately Zhang Laoer refused to feed him any more!

The little guy eats slowly, and the wontons were a little cold after he finished. Zhang Laoer quickly ate the remaining wontons, including the soup, in a few bites, not wanting to waste them.

After this episode, Zhang Laoer now wants to point out everything he sees to Zhang Pingan and teach him how to speak.

Sometimes he pointed and said it was a chicken, sometimes he pointed and said it was a goose, and Xu also agreed. Zhang Ping'an became tired after trying for a while. Learning to speak was too tiring. No matter how Xu and Zhang Laoer teased Zhang Ping'an, he refused to speak.

But the couple was still very excited and wanted to show off to everyone they met. When it was almost noon and the people at the market had gradually dispersed, Zhang Laoer finally tied the remaining stools to the cart and prepared to go buy New Year's goods.

The main things to buy are sugar, oil, salt, fish, Spring Festival couplets and the like. You don’t need to buy meat because the family will slaughter the New Year pig at that time.

When passing by the pastry shop, Zhang Pingan couldn't take his eyes off it. The sweet smell was so strong that he licked his lips unconsciously.

After seeing this, Zhang Laoer thought about it and went to buy two pieces of red date cake and osmanthus cake, both of which are easy for children to digest.

Just this cost more than 40 coins. Zhang Ping'an just didn't make any money. After looking around at the market for half a day, he finally got a rough idea of ​​the prices. As expected, people in ancient times couldn't afford sweets. Pastries were very precious!

It was already afternoon when they got home. When Zhang Laoer and Xu returned home, they couldn't help but tell their family about Zhang Ping'an's ability to speak.

Zhang and the others didn't quite believe it and didn't take it seriously. It's not uncommon for children to talk at six months old! Even if they're one or two years old, it's not uncommon.

"Hey, Mom, it's true," Zhang Laoer said anxiously, why doesn't anyone believe it!

"Second brother, maybe the child is just talking nonsense. How can such a young child understand what adults say? He must be very smart," Li said with a smile while peeling peanuts.

"Oh, that's really not the case," Zhang Laoer said, in order to prove that what he said was true, holding the child and teaching, "Come, son, call for milk~".

"......" Zhang Pingan was really tired of learning. He could foresee that after he called out, a bunch of people would gather around him to teach him how to speak.

There was no other way but to let his father slap him in the face. Zhang Pingan turned his head and played with his fingers.

Seeing that Zhang Ping'an had no intention of calling out, Zhang Laoer said with a wry smile, "Maybe the child is tired now."

"Children will learn to speak sooner or later. They need more teaching," Li said, trying to smooth things over with a smile. She didn't take it seriously. Of course, her own son looked good no matter how he looked at her. It was probably her second brother and his wife who misheard.

Until dinner, Xu made some steamed egg custard for Zhang Ping'an, and he finished the whole small bowl.

After playing with his sisters for a while, Xu was afraid that her son would be hungry, so she pinched a small piece of red date cake from the oil paper package and gave it to Zhang Ping'an to eat. Zhang Ping'an only had two teeth, and the cake was so dented that he couldn't eat much after half a day.

The older sisters all knew that they couldn’t compete with their younger brother for the food, and since their parents didn’t buy much, they just watched their younger brother eat.

At this time, Dahua and Erhua from the third room came over to play with Daya and the others. Dahua's personality was exactly the same as Ma's. She wanted everything delicious when she saw it.

"Uncle and aunt, I want to have some snacks too," Dahua said, biting her fingers.

"No, no, Second Aunt only bought this little. If you want to eat it, ask your mother to buy it for you," Xu said perfunctorily. How could she give such a precious thing to others to eat?

The more Dahua looked at it, the greedier she became. Knowing she couldn't get it, she didn't say anything at the time. Later, when no one was paying attention, she snatched the cake from Zhang Ping'an's hand and ran away.

Zhang Pingan was stunned for a moment, then he realized that he had been robbed. How could this be possible?

"Ah..." He cried out in a loud voice.

"What's wrong, dear?" Xu quickly put down her work and came over to comfort him. Daya and the others also gathered around.

"Gao, Gao," Zhang Ping'an pointed at the door, as if he had suffered a great injustice. It shouldn't have been that serious, but after coming to this world, he became a baby, and his emotions seemed to be the same as a baby's, and he couldn't control them.

Xu looked and saw that her son's hands were empty. She turned around and saw that only Dahua was missing from the room. She was immediately furious.

"Dad, look, our peaceful food has been robbed!"

"Oh, oh, be good and don't cry. Daddy will ask mommy to get another piece for Ping'an," Zhang Laoer also came to coax him.

"No, we can't just let it go like this," said Xu, and she carried her son to the east wing. Zhang Laoer followed her after he called out twice but failed to stop her.

"Third brother, sister-in-law, where is Dahua? Look at Dahua, she doesn't act like a sister at all. She snatched away all our Ping'an's cakes," said Xu angrily.

Ma and Zhang Laosan were roasting peanuts by the brazier and were stunned by the news. But regardless of whether it was real or not, they definitely wouldn't admit it. Ma immediately denied it and called Dahua over, demanding, "Dahua, tell me, did you take Ping'an's cakes?" Her tone was as if she was going to kill you if you dared to admit it.

Dahua hesitated for a moment and shook her head in fear. It hurt so much when her mother hit her.

"Look, second brother and sister-in-law, has Dahua said anything?" Ma said calmly.

Xu was so angry that she said, "It was obviously Dahua who took it. They were the only ones playing in the room just now, and Dahua was the only one who left suddenly."

"If you have the guts, let Ping'an speak for himself. Don't talk nonsense without any evidence, second sister-in-law," Ma said lazily, she was sure that Xu couldn't do anything.

"Squeak!" Unexpectedly, Zhang Pingan suddenly pointed at Dahua and said. His pronunciation was not clear, and he emphasized the word "eat" at the end!

Everyone thought they had heard it wrong, but Zhang Pingan said it more and more smoothly, "Bad!"

Is this a half-year-old child? Everyone was shocked!