Ma was silent for a moment when she said this.
Of course she knew what her mother-in-law was worried about. In fact, not only her, but her sister-in-law also knew about it.
However, I know, but at her age, who dares to let her go out alone?
You must know that she is already sixty-four this year. Looking at the entire Liuyun County, she is considered a long-lived person.
What should we do if something goes wrong when she leaves?
It's just that everyone in the family is busy now. The eldest sister-in-law has two pregnant daughters-in-law to take care of, and she has to take care of the work inside and outside the house. In addition, Zhengzi will die in February, so no one can leave her.
At this time, the only thing we can count on is a second room.
But Junzi also has to take the scientific examination in February, and Yuanniang is about to get married.
Even if they are married, it is still the time when the couple is newly married. How can there be any reason to separate them like this?
Just thinking about it makes Ma feel sad!
Mrs. Wang couldn't care less about what Ma was thinking. After saying this, she turned her attention to the cousins Li Jun and Li Zheng.
"You two study hard and you must stand out. Our family is just because we have no power and power, just because we are ordinary people, that's why your father and second uncle are persecuted. As long as our family is a little more powerful, , that evil thief wouldn’t dare to be so arrogant.”
Mrs. Wang's words instantly doubled the pressure on the cousins, Li Jun and Li Zheng.
Li Jun was okay. He originally only wanted to be a scholar, but his hatred had begun to turn into motivation. He wished he could go back to study hard now.
As for Li Zheng, he knew how capable he was, but he had no confidence in taking the exam this time.
Even though Xie Yanzhi said that between him and Junzi, he had the better chance of passing the exam, but he knew in his heart that it was just a comparison with Junzi!
Junzi hasn't touched a book for eleven or twelve years. Even if he takes it seriously now, everyone thinks it's reasonable that he won't be able to pass the exam.
But he couldn't do it. He started his education with his second uncle at the age of five, and studied hard for more than ten years in Hanchuang without stopping.
I never took the exam because I didn’t have confidence.
This is the first time this year, and he is under a lot of pressure.
Now that his mother said this, he felt suffocated just thinking about the disappointment in his mother's and his parents' eyes if he failed...
After Xie Yanzhi watched the old lady finish speaking, the atmosphere was deadlocked in silence.
As the person most qualified to speak, he directly said to Li Jun and Li Zheng: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just be normal. If you just follow what I say, no matter what happens, you should be able to achieve success." It’s just a matter of ranking. Okay, you don’t have anything to do here, so you go back first.”
Li Jun originally wanted to go back and study hard. When he heard this, he whispered to Wang Can: "Cancan, your breasts may be a little irritated. Just keep an eye on it. I'll go back first."
After finishing his words, after Wang Can nodded, he stood up first and said to Mrs. Wang: "Mistress, I'll go back and read first!"
And Li Zheng wanted to escape far away from here, so he quickly got up when he saw this: "Nai, I'm leaving too!"
Mrs. Wang hoped that they would read more books and get the honors as soon as possible, so she waved to them: "Go!"
As soon as the two people left, Xie Yanzhi said frankly to Mrs. Wang: "Nai, I can understand your mood, but at this special time, please don't put too much pressure on the two of them. Junzi has not touched each other for many years. It is more difficult to pick up the book than it is for ordinary scholars. He wants to pass the exam, but one word is difficult! The reason why I want him to take the exam is just to let him experience the atmosphere in advance. "
Mrs. Wang originally had high hopes for Li Jun, but when she heard these words, her heart sank.
Xie Yanzhi continued: "Of course, I didn't dare to say this to him directly, for fear of dampening his enthusiasm. So I used encouragement to tell him to go all out for the exam. If he could pass the exam, maybe he would. After all, There is a disaster outside now, and I don’t know how many people have died this year. As long as you can pass the county exam, there is still hope of passing it."
"As for Zhengzi, his foundation is worse than Junzi, but his spirituality is insufficient. Even if he can pass the exam, his ranking will not be too high. Another point is that his character is not as good as Junzi. He has some self-doubt, you Hitting him or putting pressure on him is equivalent to holding him back and will make him shrink back. Let me put it bluntly, his talents as a scholar have come to an end in this life, and it will be difficult to take a step forward!"
When Mrs. Wang heard Xie Yanzhi's straightforward words, she would have been satisfied if this had been left in the past.
But the death of her second son made her thirst for power.
Now Xie Yanzhi's words were undoubtedly pouring cold water on her on a cold day and made her feel cold.
She wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.
Ma on the side was still very happy after hearing Xie Yanzhi's words.
As long as their family can produce a scholar and be exempted from labor and taxes, she has no hope of anything else.
It doesn't matter even if you are at the bottom, you are still a scholar, right?
With the scholar's documents, not only is it convenient to travel, but you can also open a private school, so you don't have to dig in the fields for food in the future.
So now she looked at Mrs. Wang with hope in her eyes: "Mom, what Shao An said makes sense. I know you are worried about your second uncle, but we Zhengzi only have that little ability, so let's not Put pressure on him. Also, Yuan Niang is also the second uncle’s child. If her man can pass the exam, that’s fine. From now on, when we Li clan members go out, who dares to look down on us? And ah mother , you are old, don’t go to Fucheng to make trouble, okay? Who can rest assured if you go out like this? Even if you don’t think about yourself, you have to think more about us. If we really let you go, others will designate us when you turn around. Backbone."
Mrs. Wang, who had been woken up by Xie Yanzhi's cold water, immediately turned her back and started wiping away tears after hearing those words that stabbed her spine.
She also has two children and other children and grandchildren.
Those who are dead have been dead for so many years. No matter how unwilling she was, she had to let it go and not let other descendants be accused of being unfilial.
Xie Yanzhi was a little embarrassed. After signaling to Li Yuan, he left directly.
Those who stayed behind felt quite complicated when they heard the faint sobbing.
The three bedrooms in the main house lowered their heads one after another, while Wang Can and Li Yuan looked at each other and walked to Mrs. Wang's side with a tacit understanding.
After Ma and Li Sanhai stepped aside, they stood beside the old lady, one on the left and the other on the right, patting her back gently.
When the old man's crying slowly subsided, Li Yuan said: "Mistress, don't cry! When we came back, Brother Xie said that the case is a bit complicated now, and there should be an imperial envoy coming to investigate, so for a while it's It can't be solved. After Junzi and his county have tried it, we will go to Fucheng. If you still want to go then, how about we go together?"
