In the cold winter, the village has the custom of cat winter, especially on snowy days.
As soon as the snowflakes fell, there was ice and snow everywhere, and the villages and alleys became empty. The villagers had finished the crops in the fields, and most of them were sitting around the bedside or beside the stove doing some sewing and mending, even if the sky fell. They don't want to take a step out.
But today, Xiahe Village was an exception. Although snowflakes were flying outside and the north wind was howling, the cold air did not freeze people's enthusiasm. The entire Xiahe Village was bustling with lively cheers.
What caused the abnormality in Xiahe Village was one thing: the thirteen-year-old son of Zhu Shouyi's family passed the exam.
After the firecrackers were set off at the village head to announce the good news early in the morning, the excitement in the whole village never calmed down. Even after the officer who announced the good news received the red envelope and left Xiahe Village on his fast horse, Xiahe Village was still a bustling sea.
Zhu Ping'an's house was full of people, and the yard was also crowded.
In addition to the folks in the countryside, the grandparents, third uncles and aunts in the Zhu family's old house, as well as the slim little Yu'er, the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt, as well as the eldest aunt and Zhu Pingjun are all at Zhu Ping'an's house. It's just that the uncle Zhu Shouren was absent. Well, the uncle Zhu Shouren was absent yesterday. I caught a cold after reading late at night and was "recuperating" under the quilt in my old house. But in the eyes of the villagers, uncle Zhu Shouren was too shameless to come over and pretended to be sick.
Grandfather sat in the house and smoked, listening to the congratulations of the villagers, he was happy but couldn't help but sigh a few times; as for the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt, they were walking happily among the villagers, but the grandmother and eldest aunt were a little agitated. Not very happy, with a sour taste, if possible, they would prefer the uncle to win.
Although the villagers congratulated Zhu Ping'an's family, they also congratulated the people in the Zhu family's old home, but there were still many villagers in the yard secretly discussing the Zhu family's separation ten years ago, secretly laughing at the grandfather's affirmation I regretted what I had done.
If the family had not been separated, wouldn't my grandfather and the others be a hundred times more glorious than they are now? The eldest son, who was initially promising, failed to even pass the exam. The second son, who was forced to take the blame, not only became rich, but his grandson not only won the exam within a year, but also became a scholar.
In addition to the improvement in status, etc., the most direct benefit of winning the lottery is to be exempted from taxes and corvee. Unfortunately, in order to take care of the boss's reputation, the Zhu family's old house just called the village chief and others to divide the family and register it with the county. Those who have registered will not be able to enjoy this benefit! Everyone in the Zhu family home probably feels regretful and has been unable to eat in the past few days.
The happiest ones were Zhu Pingan's parents and brothers, especially his mother Chen, who was so happy that she didn't know how to close her mouth.
"His second aunt, you are the master of judging people, you are really enviable. Please tell us how you train people to be judged?"
The villagers asked Zhu Ping'an's mother, Mrs. Chen, with envy, curiosity and compliments.
Hearing this, the smile on mother Chen's face became even brighter, and she waved her hands humbly, but her voice had nothing to do with humility:
"I don't know how to raise him, I just raise him like everyone else. But don't tell me, my piggy has been sensible since he was a child. When he was only two years old, he was sensible enough to feel sorry for his mother."
Hearing this, the villagers were both curious and complimentary, asking how the only and unique Juren master in Xiahe Village could be so sensible when he was two years old.
When Mrs. Chen heard this, her chin almost went up to the sky, and she looked very proud of her son, "You don't know, our family is safe and we have been sensible since we were young. When I was only two years old, I was still in swaddling clothes." Well, life was not going well at that time. I once had a quarrel with your second brother at home. Although your second brother was honest, he always made me angry. At that time, I was so angry that I cried. The baby is still here. Guess what?"
"What's the matter? Hahaha, the second sister-in-law beat the second brother." Some villagers shouted, making everyone laugh.
When everyone's laughter ended, Ms. Chen shook her head and continued with a proud and happy face, "He is rough-skinned and thick-flesh. I have to hurt my hand when I hit him. At that time, our piggy , is only two years old. When he sees me crying, he will pull out the diaper from the swaddle and wipe my tears..."
He was only two years old, so he didn't know how to feel sorry for others. When he was a child, Shi'er was very stubborn. It wasn't until he recovered from his illness at the age of five that he became sensible. He's two years old and hasn't even been weaned yet, so what else do he know?
"He's in a pee hole." Father Zhu couldn't bear to listen anymore and couldn't help but interject.
Then the whole courtyard laughed kindly, and the atmosphere was full of happiness.
Mrs. Chen was in high spirits. When Father Zhu threw cold water on her, Mrs. Chen naturally gave up. She glared hard at Zhu Shouyi, who looked innocent, and glared at Zhu Shouyi until he lowered his head like a quail.
Then, like a victorious rooster, Mrs. Chen continued to share with the villagers the story of how Zhu Ping'an was smart, sensible, diligent, and dedicated to learning when he was a child. The villagers also listened with gusto and felt no envy. After a few words of agreement with Chen, Chen became more energetic and praised Zhu Pingan to the rarest people in the world. If Zhu Pingan were here, he would definitely blush after hearing this.
Chen was not the only one to praise Zhu Pingan. On the other side, Zhu Pingjun ignored his mother's bad expression and told the villagers about Zhu Pingan's childhood. Of course, he was involved in everything, some positive and some negative. , but Zhu Pingjun didn't care. He was frothing at the mouth when he said it. This person is also crazy. He hasn't enjoyed the feeling of being supported by everyone for a long time.
"Let me tell you, Brother She and I were the closest when we were young. Really, we went to school together. Let me tell you, Brother She didn't have a chance in the Tongsheng Examination. Just because one of our senior brothers suddenly had an accident at home. Things have to be done at home, Ding You. Do you understand, Ding You, it is only because of filial piety that a place becomes available. Master originally wanted me to go, but I said, no, let Brother Hu go, so Brother Hu went. Otherwise, Brother She would be where he is today."
"Don't believe it, it's true. Why give it to Brother He? Because Brother He is a little smarter than me. Let me tell you something about my childhood. When I was a child, Brother He and I were close. We basically always played together. .
One time, Brother He wanted to go to the mountains with Brother Dachuan to pick fruits. I wanted to play with Brother Brother, but Brother He wanted to go with Brother Dachuan to pick fruits. So Brother She told me to play a hide-and-seek game, saying that if you can’t find it, you have to keep looking, and you must never come out on your own..."
Speaking of this, Zhu Pingjun looked up at the sky forty-five degrees with a sigh on his face.
"That day, I lay down and hid in the firewood pile for a long time, until my mother made dinner and lit the fire..."
At this moment, the aunt on the side wanted to push her son, the fortune-telling Wenquxing, to the earth and beat him up. This shameless thing...
On this day, the entire Xiahe Village had been lively all day long, and in the evening the villagers gradually dispersed. The people from the Zhu family's old house stayed at Zhu Ping'an's house for dinner, and did not follow Xueming back to their old house until dark. (To be continued.)
