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

We don’t know whether it’s true or not, but everyone cares about it.

It is also the part that everyone is looking forward to the most.

After the men who had come to offer ancestor worship came out, Zhang Ping'an ordered people to set off firecrackers again at the entrance of the ancestral hall and then scatter candy.

At that time, real firecrackers were still very expensive, so Zhang Pingan specially bought them in the provincial capital in advance and brought them back.

The adults and children in the village were all very surprised by what they saw.

It’s even more lively than the Chinese New Year.

At this time, Zhang Ping'an announced that he would rebuild the old house and ancestral hall, and hold a six-day homecoming banquet.

Anyone from Zhangjia Village, or a married girl from Zhangjia Village, can bring their family back to the banquet, and no gifts are required.

As soon as the news came out, the villagers were immediately excited and gave praise.

Everyone is naturally happy about this kind of thing that is obviously a benefit to them.

Someone with quick thinking immediately volunteered, "I'll be part of the construction of the house and the ancestral hall. I have to help!"

"And I!"

"Me, me, me, and me too!"

The others were not stupid either, and they all raised their hands to recommend themselves.

"Thank you all for your support and help, I am very grateful. I welcome everyone's willingness to help, and I appreciate your kindness, but I can't take advantage of you. Anyone who comes to help will be provided with food, and each person will be paid 30 cents a day. Those who are interested can go to my cousin Erhe or the village chief to register," Zhang Ping'an said with a smile, bowing to everyone around him.

"Wow, thirty cents!" someone exclaimed.

"So much, thirty cents?!!!" Someone heard this and rushed forward, "We have to go!"

Everyone is willing to make good connections even without being paid, let alone being paid.

Those who wanted to go immediately surrounded the village chief and Erhe.

By the afternoon, all the relatives of Zhangjia Village had arrived, all wanting to find a job.

The unmarried men and women in Zhangjia Village immediately became popular.

In the past, girls who married out of Zhangjia Village or wives who married into Zhangjia Village also felt proud of it and immediately became more prominent in the family.

Regardless of whether they are officials or not, each of these things brings real benefits.

It was at this time that Aunt Zhang came back. She thought that her nephew had just returned home with his family yesterday and must have been very busy and had no time to listen to her nagging. Besides, it would seem that she was too impatient and had bad intentions.

She forced herself to hold it in and waited for a whole day, and at the same time she thought of a way to divorce the old man who had remarried.

Then she carried her bag and dragged her son and grandson back to her mother's home.

There were also elderly people in the village who knew Zhang Xiaogu and greeted her. Only then did Zhang Xiaogu understand why so many married girls from Zhangjia Village came back with their children.

It turns out they all want to take advantage of the situation!

This won’t do. Zhang Xiaogu immediately felt a sense of crisis.

What she can think of may not be what others can think of, and she can't let others ruin her plans.

Thinking of this, Aunt Zhang pulled her grandson and walked faster, urging her son as they walked.

"You are like a piece of wood. I have been so smart all my life, but how could I give birth to such a wooden person like you?" Aunt Zhang patted her son's arm in frustration.

Seeing that her son didn't react, Aunt Zhang felt helpless, as if she had punched cotton.

Then he said no more and continued to teach his grandson, "Little Jinzi, you must not be like your father in the future. He is dull and stupid, unable to accomplish anything. He is a coward and has no future. You must learn from your uncle and become a high-ranking official, do you understand? Let your grandma and I enjoy the good life, become an old noble or something!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaogu immersed herself in her own imagination and laughed.

But because he looks so mean, he looks malicious when he smiles, which makes people feel alert and does not seem kind.

Little Jinzi was a little scared when he saw this, but he was used to it and was more talkative than his father. He said flatteringly, "I'll listen to you, grandma. I want to be a big official in the future!"

"Oh, that's right!" Aunt Zhang was very satisfied.

At this time, Xu was talking to Wu Ya about going to the nunnery for meditation.