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

"Hehe, he's probably embarrassed to come," Liu Shuisheng said with a grin, and gave Zhang Pingan a meaningful look before introducing him to everyone: "This is my eldest brother. He's usually in the city doing work, and he just came back after finishing his work recently."

At the end he added, "By the way, it was him who beat me last time. He beat me so hard. You should stay away from him."

"Huh?" Jinbao was the dumbest one. When he heard this, he actually shrank back and didn't dare to move forward.

"You little bastard, you're ruining my reputation, right? Don't you know why I beat you up?" Brother Liu slapped his brother on the back of the head.

Then he greeted Zhang Laoer respectfully, "Hello, Uncle Zhang! This must be Ping An. I heard Shuisheng always mention him and say that Ping An is very smart!"

"No, no, Shuisheng is smart too," Zhang Laoer said modestly.

After they chatted for a few minutes, Luo Fuan and Luo Fugui also arrived. Zhang Laoer stopped chatting and asked the children to go in quickly.

Then I said goodbye to Brother Liu and drove home.

The Liu family was very reliable. After a few days, they sent a matchmaker to propose marriage. It was the same matchmaker Jin who had proposed marriage to Daya last time.

The matchmaker was very sweet-mouthed, and her voice could be heard before she even entered the room: "Second brother's family, great news, I'm here to tell you the good news!"

After he finished speaking, he stepped over the threshold and entered the yard, holding a lot of gift boxes in his hands.

Xu has basically not gone out these days. Zhang Laoer has already told her about the marriage proposal, and she has been waiting at home these days, fearing that she will miss it.

Upon hearing this, he came out and said with a smile, "It's Sister Jin. What a rare guest! Please come in and have a seat. I'll make you some tea."

Matchmaker Jin waved her hands and said cheerfully, "There's sunshine in the yard, it's warm and cozy, I'll just sit in the yard and not go into the house."

"Okay, then you sit down first." After saying that, Xu pulled Erya and Sanya to the kitchen, and asked Erya to go back to her room to change her clothes and serve tea to Jin the matchmaker. Sanya hurried to the field to call Zhang Laoer back, because the final decision would not be made without Zhang Laoer.

Erya suddenly felt a little flustered. She didn't expect the matchmaker to come so soon. She thought it would take some time, but she quickly calmed down and went back to her room to change clothes.

Zhang Laoer was still in the field. He was diligently turning the soil while the weather was not too cold and the ground was not frozen solid. When he heard San Ya say that the matchmaker had come, he did not panic. He washed his hands in the ditch beside the field before picking up the shovel and taking San Ya back.

This matter was agreed upon privately by both families, so there were no setbacks. After discussing the dowry and gifts, Jin the matchmaker left. Her main role was to pass on messages between the two parties. Things that were agreed upon privately were the easiest to handle, and she was happy to take on this easy job.

It was only at this time that Erya found out that the candidate her father was talking about was actually Liu Shuisheng's second brother. She had seen him several times when she delivered meals to the school. He seemed to be good-looking, and his family raised fish, so he was well off.

But I felt a little awkward when I suddenly went from being an acquaintance I had only met a few times to someone I was going to live with for the rest of my life.

Xu put away the things that the matchmaker Jin had brought and chatted with Zhang Laoer while packing. "Dad, how did you come up with the idea of ​​marrying Erya to the second son of the Liu family? This match is really good. Although his family is in the countryside, their conditions are not much worse than Daya's in-laws in town. He also has connections to work in the capital. In a sense, Erya is marrying up."

"I've seen her several times at the school gate. This child is good, so of course I have to decide on her as soon as possible. That's why I asked Grandpa Jinbao to give it a try. If it works out, that would be the best. If it doesn't, there's no loss. A girl can live a good life only if she marries into a wealthy family." Zhang Laoer also felt that he had accomplished another big thing and was in a good mood.

"Hey, we have four daughters. It takes a lot of time and energy just to find a husband for them. I wonder if these ones below are as lucky as their older sisters." Xu also sighed. It is not so easy to find a good son-in-law. Da Ya and Er Ya are considered to have married well. Didn't you see that Da Ni, the eldest daughter of the first house, has been looking for a son-in-law for so long but has not found any result.

"We'll talk about the future later. I'll keep an eye on it. The sooner you get married, the better," Zhang Laoer replied.

It was not until Zhang Ping'an came back from school that he found out that the Liu family had come to propose marriage today. No wonder Liu Shuisheng had been smiling strangely at him during the day and refused to tell him anything when asked.

Zhang Ping'an also likes Liu Erge very much. He has a cheerful personality, is hardworking, and comes from a well-off family. His second sister is also generous, so the two of them will have a good life.

The next day was a day off and Zhang Ping'an didn't have to go to school. He wanted to sleep in, but he didn't expect an unexpected guest to come early in the morning.

"Guess who I am?" Suddenly, Zhang Ping'an's eyes were covered by a pair of cold little hands, and a mysterious voice sounded at the same time.

Zhang Pingan suddenly woke up and was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "Luo Fuan?"

"Tsk, boring. How did you guess that?" Luo Fuan released his hand from his eyes and sat down beside Zhang Ping'an's bed.

"It's really you! Why are you at my house so early in the morning?" Zhang Pingan was surprised.

"Hahaha, you didn't expect that. My dad and I are here to deliver oil. We are digging lotus roots in Liujia Village today. Do you want to go and see it? After my dad delivers the oil, he will take me to buy lotus roots so that we can fry lotus root sandwiches to eat during the New Year," Luo Fuan said proudly while sitting on the bed, swinging his calves.

"Ah? Then how do you know my family?"

"Stupid, the teacher praised you for being smart. I'll just ask the kids in your village and they'll know. Your house is easy to find," Luo Fuan said disdainfully. He then asked, "Are you going? If you do, you can take my mule cart and my dad will take you back."

"Go! Wait for me. I'll get up now and call Jinbao to come with me," Zhang Ping'an scratched his hair and got out of bed.

Seeing that her younger brother and classmate had come, Erya specially cooked two more eggs and gave one to each of the two children to eat.

After washing up and having dinner, Zhang Ping'an said goodbye to his second sister and went out with Luo Fuan. The two of them went to Jinbao's house to find Jinbao.

Jinbao had no habit of sleeping in, so he got up early. However, he knew that Zhang Pingan usually wouldn't get up so early on his day off, so he helped his grandmother make glutinous rice cakes at home. He said he was helping, but in fact he was just playing, and the glutinous rice cakes he made were of strange shapes.

When Zhang Pingan brought Luo Fuan in, Jin Bao was also surprised: "Luo Fuan, why are you here?"

"Hahahahahaha, I didn't expect that, I'm surprised, right?" Luo Fuan put his hands on his hips and was very proud. He felt that he had done something that other classmates didn't dare to do, and that he was braver than them.

Jinbao's grandmother was very surprised to see her grandson's classmates coming to play. She was even more excited than Jinbao. She took Luo Fuan's hand and said affectionately: "Whose child are you from? How did you get here? There are so many kidnappers nowadays. You are so white and chubby, you can't run around by yourself. Be careful that you might be kidnapped by a kidnapper."

Luo Fuan was very accustomed to this kind of affection from his elders and handled it with ease, explaining it again.

Grandma Jinbao thought for a while and then remembered: "Oh, I know your family. You run an oil mill. I have bought oil from your family before! No wonder you are so fat!" After that, she stood up and said: "You guys play first, I will fry some glutinous rice cakes for you."