Rise From the Humble

Winter is the most comfortable time in the village. Every family has no farm work, and it is rare to rest at home comfortably. Especially when it snows, every household is too lazy to go out, guarding the bed or the stove to do some handicrafts, or sleeping in peace of mind.

But today, Xiahe Village is an exception. Although snowflakes are flying outside and the north wind is howling, the cold air has not froze the enthusiasm of the people. The whole Xiahe Village is bustling and cheering.

What caused Xiahe Village to be abnormal was one thing: the thirteen-year-old son of Zhu Shouyi's family was elected.

After the firecrackers were set off by the annunciation guards at the head of the village early in the morning, the bustle of the whole village never calmed down. Even if the messenger who announced the good news finished receiving the red envelopes, rode a fast horse and left Xiahe Village, Xiahe Village was still a bustling ocean.

Zhu Ping'an's house was full of people, and the yard was also crowded with people.

In addition to the folks in the village, the grandparents, uncles and aunts in Zhu's old house, the slim little Yuer, uncle and aunt, as well as the eldest aunt and Zhu Pingjun are all at Zhu Ping'an's house, but uncle Zhu Shouren is absent, er, uncle Zhu Shouren yesterday I caught a cold after reading late into the night, and I am "recovering" in the bed of the old house. But in the eyes of the villagers, the uncle Zhu Shouren pretended to be sick because he was ashamed and embarrassed.

Grandfather sat in the house and smoked the dry smoke, listening to the congratulations of the villagers, he was happy but sighed a few times; as for the fourth uncle and four aunts, they happily walked sideways among the villagers, but the grandmother and eldest aunt were a little bit Not very happy, with a sour taste, if possible, they would prefer to be the uncle.

Although the villagers congratulated Zhu Ping'an's family, they also congratulated the people in Zhu's old house. But in the yard, there are still many villagers secretly thinking about the separation of Zhu's family ten years ago, secretly laughing at the grandfather who must have regretted what happened back then.

If we don’t separate our families. Grandfather and the others are a hundred times more glorious than they are now. The eldest son who was optimistic at the beginning didn't even pass the exam as a scholar. The second son who was forced to take the scapegoat not only became rich, but even the younger grandson was not only selected as a scholar, but also a middle-ranking candidate within a year.

Zhongju mentioned that in addition to the promotion of status, the most direct benefit is the exemption from taxes and corvee, but it is a pity that in order to take care of the reputation of the boss, the Zhu family's old house insisted on calling the chief and others to divide the house, and all of them were registered in the county. Those who have registered will not be able to enjoy this benefit! Zhu's old house is probably full of remorse and will not be able 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. 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 cultivate, so I just raise it like everyone else. But don't tell me, my piggy has been sensible since he was a child, and he will be sensible when he is only two years old, and he will feel sorry for his mother."

Hear the words. The people in the village were curious and complimentary, asking how the only master in Hecun Village became sensible when he was two years old.

When Mrs. Chen heard the words, her jaw almost went up to the sky, and she looked proud of her son, "You don't know. Our family is safe and sensible since we were young. When we were two years old, we were still in our infancy. Well, life was not going well at that time. Once I quarreled with your second brother at home, don’t think your second brother is honest. The angry people came and went, and I cried in anger at that time. 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 swaddling clothes 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 determined to learn. Then Chen became even more energetic, praising 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, yes, Brother Xi didn't have a chance in the Tongsheng Examination. It was only because of a sudden accident at the family of one of our senior brothers that Ding You had to stay at home. Ding You didn't know if he was filial piety, so a spot was vacated. Master originally wanted me to go, but I said, no, let Brother He go, and Brother He just went. Otherwise, Brother He would not be where he is today."

"Don't you believe it, it's true. Why did you give it up to my brother, because my brother is a little smarter than me. Let me tell you about my childhood. When I was young, my brother and I kissed, and 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 by yourself."

Speaking of this, Zhu Pingjun looked up at the sky forty-five degrees with a sigh on his face.

"That day, I lay down in the firewood pile and hid for a long time, until my mother made dinner and lit the fire."

At this time, the aunt on the side wanted to push her son, the fortune teller and Wenqu star, to the ground and give him a good beating. This shameless thing.

On this day, the entire Xiahe Village was 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.