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

Both of them were genuinely happy.

When someone in the audience talked about the difficulties of the war years, Xu even felt a sense of empathy and her eyes became red.

"It's all in the past. Everyone's life will definitely get better and better in the future!" Xu said with emotion.

"Yes, yes, the good days are yet to come," said County Magistrate Weng's wife, who was also in her forties, slightly younger than Mrs. Xu. She had a kind face and was very gentle and generous.

She also came from a farming family, so she had a lot of topics to talk about with Xu, and her words were full of envy.

Every word he said touched Xu's heart, making her feel comfortable.

If it hadn't been at the banquet, both of them would have wanted to become godparents.

"I am the youngest among my sisters. I have two older sisters. If I weren't having dinner now, I would really like to adopt a sister as my godsister," Xu said with a smile, holding Mrs. Weng's hand.

It's so rare to find a lady so easy to talk to.

Daya was surprised watching from the side, she thought her mother would continue to hold it in her arms.

In fact, Xu was thinking of her two elder sisters, Madam Xu Da and Madam Xu Er.

The relationship between sisters is always closer, especially since her two elder sisters have always been nice to her.

I know that life is difficult during war, but in the past, we were far away and couldn't lend a hand.

Now that she has returned to her hometown, Xu's heart can't help but soften. She just hopes that her two sisters are still alive so that she can help them.

My aunt-in-law Shen curled her lips as she watched from the side, and ate the delicious food on the table without any hesitation.

From time to time, she would gently scold her two daughters-in-law to show off her power as a mother-in-law.

Seeing her two cousins ​​sitting next to her like quails, Daya couldn't help but shake her head secretly.

My sister-in-law is now able to show off her power, shaking off the authority of a mother-in-law and strangling her two daughters-in-law to death. In two years, when she is older and in poor health, she will probably suffer.

She thought that these two cousins ​​were not cowards without any scheming, they were just holding their breath!

After the banquet, Mrs. Weng seemed reluctant to leave and personally escorted the female family members out the door.

Of course, it was mainly directed at Zhang and Xu, mother and daughter.

Before getting on the car, he glanced at the maid, and the maid immediately came forward with the prepared gifts.

"It's just a small token of my appreciation, but I beg you to accept it, sister!" Mrs. Weng said with a kind smile.

As soon as Xu saw the box, she knew it was probably jewelry.

She was very sensible on this point and immediately declined.

No matter how much she and Mrs. Weng hit it off and how close they were, she knew that she couldn't hold her son back. This was the bottom line.

Daya has become accustomed to such occasions and knows how to politely refuse while saving the other party's face.

The mother and daughter spoke in unison.

This made Mrs. Weng a little disappointed.

However, she did not show it on her face. She just picked one from the middle of the box and opened it. It was a fine pearl flower, decorated with small pearl tassels.

It is noble and dignified yet not ostentatious, and is obviously suitable for unmarried women.

Sure enough, Mrs. Weng picked up the pearl flower and walked forward, gently and irresistibly pinning it on Zhuzhu's head.

Then she smiled and said, "Look, how beautiful it is! It's still good to be young. Everything goes well with it! This is a gift from me as an elder. Don't refuse it this time, or I will really be angry with my sister!"

Zhuzhu touched the pearl flower on her head and looked at her mother somewhat at a loss.

Seeing this, Daya felt that it would be hypocritical to refuse further, so she politely thanked him.

Seeing this, Zhuzhu also bowed and thanked him politely.

Mrs. Weng was very happy. "I see that Zhuzhu likes it very much. Please don't be polite. You must be tired after such a long journey. I won't delay you from returning to the inn to rest!"

On the other side, Lord Weng was also greeting Zhang Pingan and others.

I have to say that after a conversation and some contact during the meal, Zhang Ping'an had a good impression of Lord Weng.

Many places are done very carefully.

"Master Weng, please stay. There's no need to see me off," Zhang Ping'an said politely.

Then he turned around and helped his father into the carriage.

The group temporarily settled down at the inn, waiting for the main event of returning home tomorrow.

The eldest brother of the Xiao family followed as a guest, and to be honest, he was envious.

At the banquet, Zhang Ping'an just casually mentioned the matter of their family's ancestral property. Before the banquet was over, his matter was done.

He knew that without Zhang Ping'an's face, things would never have gone so smoothly.

If it weren't for those unexpected changes, perhaps he would have inherited his father's career and continued to serve as a county lieutenant, and would have lived a decent life in this small piece of land in the county.

But life is so wonderful, there are not so many ifs.

It was also because of this incident that the eldest brother of the Xiao family secretly made up his mind that after returning to Lin'an, he would definitely supervise his children in their studies.

As for my second brother, although he doesn't hold a high position in the grain transport department, it is not impossible for him to be promoted in the future with some efforts. The relationship between the two families still needs to be maintained well.

There is truth in the saying that fathers and sons fight together in battle, and brothers fight together against tigers.

He once again admired his mother's foresight, thinking of what she had said: "I've raised you for so many years, so why not give you a little more? Brothers are still connected, and the success of a concubine's child is also a help."

Looking at it now, it is indeed the case!

In fact, Zhang Ping'an was willing to lend a hand mainly for Xiao Yifei's sake. He also knew that the mother and son of the Xiao family's eldest wife had a bottom line and some vision, and would not treat Xiao Yifei badly, so he did so.

It also indirectly provided considerable help to the subsequent rise of the Xiao family.

After returning to the inn, Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Zhang washed up and went to bed.

The two were too old, and no matter how careful they were, they still lacked energy after the long journey.

Tan Yaoqi also rested at the inn, preparing to escort the Zhang family back home tomorrow.

He is more thorough and perceptive in doing things than before. Just now, when I heard in the car that Zhang Ping'an cares a lot about Luo Fugui, I knew that Zhang Ping'an would probably go to this person to reminisce about the past.

So he took the initiative to suggest: "Ping An, after we have rested for a while, why don't we go back to the academy? With so many guards here, and since we are in the county town, there is no safety problem. Although things are different now, we are students who graduated from Qingsong Academy. Why wouldn't we go back home with honors?"

To be honest, this proposal really guessed Zhang Ping'an's thoughts.

He really wanted to visit this old classmate, and also wanted to know how Fu'an was doing and whether they were doing well.

Compared with Luo Fugui, he actually has a closer relationship with Luo Fuan.

Thinking about how Luo Fuan always brought them delicious food when they were young, Zhang Pingan felt a little sad when he recalled the past scenes.

These memories and experiences from youth can never be replicated when you grow up.

Besides, he also thought that since Luo Fugui had settled down in the county town, he must know some news about the people in his hometown and could inquire about them by the way.

Liu Sanlang also knew Luo Fugui. It can be said that he was familiar with most of the important figures in Zhang Ping'an's life experience.

Moreover, he was also worried about Master Yang.

Master Yang was his first mentor. Without him, he would never have been able to embark on the path of martial arts examination so smoothly and achieve the achievements he has today.

It is impossible to become a general and march and deploy troops on the battlefield with just brute force.

So they hit it off immediately, and around 3 p.m., the three of them, along with Jinbao, took their guards and went to the former Qingsong Academy.

When Luo Fugui heard someone was looking for him, he was a little confused and thought it was a relative from his hometown.

He had just finished class and was afraid of keeping people waiting for a long time, so he put down his book and went to the reception room.

But I never expected to see some old friends here.

The first person he recognized was Liu Sanlang, followed by Zhang Pingan and Tan Yaoqi.

As for Jinbao, he really couldn't recognize him.

Jinbao used to be a little fat boy most of the time, a little naive. Although he had become thinner when he left the county, the image of a fat man had been deeply rooted in Luo Fugui's mind.

Goodbye now, I really can't match you.

More than ten years have passed, and everyone has grown from teenagers to young adults, which is a huge change.

Luo Fugui has been a thoughtful and emotional person since he was a child. After recognizing a few people, he said "you...you...me...me" several times. He was so excited that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence. Instead, his eyes turned red and tears flashed in his eyes.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you," Luo Fugui said to everyone with a choked voice.

Then he took out a handkerchief from his bosom, wiped his tears and wiped his nose.

Zhang Pingan understands this feeling very well.

After smiling, he patted Luo Fugui on the shoulder and comforted him: "It's okay, don't worry, let's sit down and talk."