Ji Xiaosi wanted to ask for advice, and Mr. Zheng wanted to have the happiness of "being a teacher", and the two hit it off.
While Zheng Wanjun was stunned, Ji Xiaosi became Mr. Zheng's personal disciple without anyone else (especially Ji's family) knowing.
Ji Xiaosi still had to go to work, but after returning from the bookstore, he no longer asked Zhao Qingyun for advice, but went to the Zheng family to receive Mr. Zheng's rigorous education.
There are twelve hours a day, Ji Xiaosi works (and eats) for six hours, reads (and scolds and claps) for four hours, and sleeps only two hours a day.
However, Ji Xiaosi persisted.
Three months passed quickly. Ji Xiaosi learned three, one hundred, and one thousand from Mr. Zheng, and began to read the four books.
He is smart enough and works harder, like a drowning man grabbing a straw and working hard.
Mr. Zheng feels increasingly fulfilled.
He began to feel that Ji Xiaosi should spend all his time studying.
Rather than going to a bookstore and wasting your life.
But those people in the Ji family are all scoundrels and vampires.
If they knew that Mr. Zheng valued Ji Xiaosi, they would desperately rely on the Zheng family.
Although Mr. Zheng is not afraid, he still finds it troublesome.
Furthermore, the Ji family is Ji Xiaosi's family after all. If Ji Xiaosi ignores it or is too decisive, it will be detrimental to his future.
"A weapon that will scare away rats!"
Mr. Zheng sighed silently.
Just when Mr. Zheng was thinking about how to change this situation, something happened to the Ji family!
"Ji Dalang seems to have offended someone. When he went to buy goods from other places, he passed by Shuangtou Mountain and was kidnapped by the bandits from Shuangtou Mountain."
Shuangtoushan is the most famous bandit in the area.
They do almost all kinds of evil, including robbing homes and homes, kidnapping and extorting money.
However, the boss of Shuangtoushan is quite smart. Under the guise of "robbing the rich and giving to the poor," he does not harm the poor and does not dare to target wealthy families.
They only plundered the people in the middle - passing merchants or profiteers who were "unkind for the sake of wealth".
Besides, they only want money, not life.
As long as the kidnapped person pays the ransom, they will return the kidnapped person safely.
It is precisely because of the "rules" of the big boss that although Shuanglong Mountain is notorious, it has not aroused public anger. Even the government has only launched a few symbolic sieges.
There was no large-scale mobilization of officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits.
As long as the government is not serious, the bandits in Shuangtou Mountain will not be wiped out.
More than ten years have passed, and the gangsters in Shuangtoushan still exist.
"Aren't Shuangtoushan some good guys who 'rob the rich and give to the poor'? They only kidnap those who are truly wealthy."
Ji Dalang, on the other hand, was just a small businessman who opened a small shop, and he simply did not meet the "vote" standard of Shuangtoushan.
"Or maybe he has offended someone. Tsk tsk, the people from Shuangtoushan have sent word that they want the Ji family to redeem him with a hundred taels of silver."
"One hundred taels? Oh my god, can the Ji family have so much money?"
"...the ransom is not the most important thing, the key is who brings the money to redeem the person."
Ji Dalang seems to have offended someone.
If Shuangtoushan doesn't follow the rules, and even after receiving the ransom, he still wants to break up the vote, and if Ji Dalang is not told that he is in danger, even the person who sent the ransom will be killed.
There is not only one Ji Dalang in the Ji family. There are many sons. Each of them marries a wife and has children, so they all have selfish motives.
Old neighbors who were familiar with the Ji family felt that the ransom of one hundred taels of silver could still be collected by the Ji family.
The key is whether the Ji family is willing to join in.
If you have enough, who will go to Shuangtou Mountain to redeem people!
The old neighbors guessed right, the Ji family could indeed scrape together one hundred taels.
And Old Man Ji also expressed forcefully that he wanted to redeem him with money.
First of all, Ji Dalang is the eldest son, and Old Man Ji values him the most.
Secondly, Ji Dalang's son is quite talented in reading, and the teachers in the academy all praise him.
Old Man Ji himself is a street gangster, as if he has no shame.
In fact, deep down he also wanted his children and grandchildren to prosper, and for someone in his family to be a high-ranking official.
The big room of the Ji family is Old Man Ji's beloved one.
Therefore, the other heads of the house felt sorry for the money and were unwilling to pay, but Old Man Ji stared with triangular eyes, which shocked all his sons and daughters-in-law.
This old rogue has been messing around for decades.
If you really piss him off, this man can do any evil thing.
The other sons and daughters-in-law were scared and expressed their willingness to chip in money.
Money, enough money!
But, who will deliver it?
Old Man Ji will definitely not go. He does value his eldest son, but he cherishes his life even more.
Ji Dalang's sons can't go either, as they are still young.
Ji Erlang, Ji Silang, and Ji Wulang also found different excuses to refuse to go to Shuangtou Mountain.
Finally, the honest, foolish and filial Ji Sanlang went to Shuangtou Mountain to redeem people with one hundred taels of silver on his back and shaking legs.
Three days later, Ji Dalang and Ji Sanlang came back.
Although Ji Dalang has a bruised nose and swollen face, he still needs to shave off his entire tail.
But Ji Sanlang's legs were broken.
Ahem, if you ask carefully, it’s Ji Dalang’s fault again!
The people in the Double Head Mountain Village did not take action.
The two brothers went down the mountain smoothly, and while resting in the tea shed beside the official road, Ji Dalang, who was frightened, hungry and beaten in the village, was very angry.
He actually got into a quarrel with a group of people passing by because of a trivial matter.
The pedestrian looked like an outsider, but he didn't give in at all to the "local" Ji Dalang.
Ji Dalang was surrounded by several strong men and beaten violently.
Ji Sanlang is honest and timid, but he is "stupid".
His brothers treated him like a cow and horse, and he treated his brothers like flesh and blood.
Seeing Ji Dalang being beaten by a group of people, Ji Sanlang was afraid, but he still rushed forward.
Click!
Click!
A strong man took a stool and struck Ji Sanlang's legs twice in succession.
Ji Sanlang fainted immediately.
Seeing that the matter was getting serious, the group of people also panicked and ran away in a hurry.
After all, Ji Dalang still had some conscience and didn't leave Ji Sanlang alone.
After dragging and pulling with difficulty, Ji Dalang and Ji Sanlang returned home.
Lady Ji San cried and fainted.
Ji Xiaosi, who was still working in the bookstore, was called back.
He looked numbly at the Ji family's noisy, crying and howling.
After some quarrel, the Ji family actually made the decision to "separate the family"——
Ji Sanlang's family was separated.
With no house and no money, a family of five left home.
Ji Sanlang had already developed a high fever due to the wound, and he was completely confused.
But in a daze, he still heard the heartless words of his parents and the helpless cries of his wife and children.
He was confused.
"What did I do wrong?"
"I am filial to my parents and friendly to my brothers. For the sake of family harmony, I know that my children will suffer, but I have to let them endure it."
"Also this time, it was obviously my eldest brother who offended people first and took the initiative to provoke others later, which caused the trouble. But, why was it that I was the one who got injured and broke his leg and was kicked out of the house?"
In a daze, Ji Sanlang seemed to be trapped in a fantasy.
He saw the fate of his family——
He broke his leg and was kicked out of the house.
The wife worked hard to make money and was exhausted to death.
The eldest son took over the burden of supporting the family and was stuck working in that short, dark workshop all day long.
Maybe I was too tired, or maybe I ate too much black ink smoke, so I left at a young age.
The youngest son and daughter were picked up by their parents and sold secretly. Their whereabouts are unknown, and their fate is unknown!
"ah!"
Ji Sanlang was frightened, angry, and in physical pain. He suddenly shouted and woke up.
Opening his eyes, he found himself lying in a clean room.
In front of the bed, Mrs. Ji San was wiping her tears and talking nonchalantly:
"Ms. Gu is kind-hearted. When she saw our family living on the street, she gave us five taels of silver."
"Mrs. Wan is also very nice. Her family also has a small courtyard on Shuyuanqian Street. The tenant's lease has expired and it is temporarily vacant, so she asked us to move in first!"
"And that Aunt Zhou, she seems difficult to get along with, but she is a very nice person. She lent us some food."
"Xiaosi asked the doctor, and the doctor reattached your bones and said that as long as you take good care of them, you can be healthy!"
"Dad, please rest in peace and recuperate. Madam Gu said that not only would she do the laundry for me, she would also let me help with the fire and water..."
After leaving the Ji family's old house, Mrs. Ji Sanni, who had always lowered her head and had a numb face, seemed to come to life.
Her face no longer had the sadness of not seeing hope, but instead had a liveliness.
Ji Sanlang clearly saw his wife's expression and deeply felt her changes.
Snapped!
Ji Sanlang raised his hand and slapped himself!
What have I been doing!
I, I'm a bastard.
He wanted to be a filial son and a good brother, but he harmed himself and wronged his family.
after! I will never do this again!
His parents' nurturing kindness was repaid when he went to Shuangtou Mountain to redeem people on behalf of his family.
And his two legs can be regarded as brothers.
From now on, he will not owe anything to his parents, let alone his brothers.
He wants to live for himself, his wife and children!
Ji Sanlang's cloudy eyes began to become clear.
He will work hard so that his wife and children can live a good life.
Oh, by the way, there’s Koshiro, I want to send him to study too!
However, Ji Sanlang soon discovered that the eldest son seemed to have a better future.
"What? Mr. Zheng accepted you as his disciple?"
Ji Sanlang and his wife were surprised and happy.
"Yeah! From now on, I won't work in a bookstore and will study with my husband."
"Also, my husband gave me a name. From now on, my name will be Ji Keji."
To be self-denial and to return to etiquette is the teacher’s requirement and expectation for himself.
Ji Xiaosi has already started reading The Analects of Confucius, so he is very clear about the allusion of this idiom and its meaning.
"Ji Keji?"
Ji Sanlang and his wife are both illiterate and don't understand what the name means.
However, Mr. Zheng is a scholar, a gentleman from the academy.
For a truly literate person, the name he chooses is of course excellent.
"Okay! That sounds great! From now on, our son will be called Ji Keji!"
Ji Sanlang is less than thirty years old, but he is very old.
There are already ravines on his dark face, but at this moment, every wrinkle on his face is full of joy and longing for the future.
His son has also studied and may become a high official in the future!
He Ji Sanlang is useless, a loser who is not favored by his parents.
But he still has a son, and his son is promising.
Lady Ji San is a woman, and her focus is different from her husband.
She suddenly thought that Mr. Zheng's family also had a daughter, who was only seven years old this year.
Huoshui: ...This plot has collapsed horribly!
PS: Is the pace of this story a bit slow? It’s already been forty chapters, and I feel like there’s still a lot of plot left to be written. What do you guys think?
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