Rise From the Humble

This day was destined to be an eventful day. After Mrs. Chen made breakfast, the whole family sat at the dinner table and before they had even eaten two bites, someone else from the Zhu family came in.

Zhu Ping'an's grandfather walked in first, carrying a pipe and pot, followed by several village elders, and finally Uncle Muramasa. Well, there was another one behind him, it was uncle Zhu Shouren who had not been out for several days.

"Dad, Uncle Li, Uncle Wang." Father Zhu quickly put down his chopsticks and walked out of the house to greet them.

"Grandpa, Grandpa Li, Grandpa Wang"

Zhu Ping'an followed closely, followed Zhu's father into the yard, and said hello to his grandfather and others who came in.

"Well, good, it will be good if the pig comes back." Grandfather was quite satisfied, and then looked at the village elders and village leaders behind him, with a proud look on his face, "This is the good horse of my Zhu family."

The village elder and the village leader and others had compliments on their faces, but they were a little disapproving in their hearts. When they separated the Shouyi family, it was not like this. The village elder, the village leader and others had tried to persuade them, but their grandfather did not listen. Insisting on keeping the reputation of the eldest son, he ruthlessly separated the Shouyi family. Now he is a good horse, but back then.

After the grandfather finished speaking, uncle Zhu Shouren's face suddenly turned red. At first, the good horse and the like were all about him. However, as an uncle, he has been taking exams for ten or twenty years, and he is not even a scholar. Passing the exam, my nephew only took the exam for half a year. After a while, he even passed the exam!

This envy, jealousy and hatred.

It’s true, it’s true. But if my nephew is admitted to the Juren Examination, wouldn’t it be a good idea to take the exam to become a scholar in the future?

Uncle Zhu Shouren's heart was filled with pain and joy. I have to say that thick-skinned people have more joy!

"Dad, Uncle Li, Uncle Wang, and Muramasa are all coming in. Let's have some more."

Mother Chen stood at the door and enthusiastically asked Muramasa and others to come inside to have some more food, but she turned a blind eye to Zhu Shouren behind her and rolled her eyes.

"Xu'er has really made a name for our Zhu family this time. When you went to take the boy student examination with your uncle, the uncle knew that Xu'er would have great potential this time. Unexpectedly, I was lucky enough to take my fancy. I'll do it regularly in the future. The future is bright, don’t forget about uncle in the future.”

Uncle Zhu Shouren was personable and without blushing or out of breath, he took all the credit for Zhu Pingan's admission to the Juren Examination. He also asked Zhu Pingan to take good care of him in the future!

When Chen heard this, she almost ran away on the spot.

I shamelessly borrowed a loan shark at a high interest rate, and after the incident, I let my man take the blame, causing my man to have his leg almost broken for no reason. He is still a student. He is far from the best. Now that the truth comes out, it is not too embarrassing. I begged my father with runny noses and tears, which caused my family to be separated into a broken thatched hut without wind and rain protection. I don't know how my family survived in the first place. Even the fourth child knows how to take care of himself, but as the culprit, he doesn't let out a single fart! Even when I went to take the boy's exam, I borrowed money from my man without telling myself, and I still haven't paid it back!

Now that Xie'er has won the election, he still shamelessly takes the credit and lets Xie'er take care of him! You really have the guts to take the exam on your own!

Mrs. Chen doesn't have a good impression of Zhu Shouren!

"No, we have all eaten from the Shouyi family. We are here this time because we have something to discuss with you."

An elderly village elder shook his head on crutches, coughed a few times and raised his intention, and then motioned to Muramasa who was following him to speak.

"It's like this. Ping'an Lang passed the Juren exam. This is the honor of our whole village. We also checked the county annals and made a total in private. This is also the practice passed down from our ancestors, so we thought of establishing it in the center of our village. This monument, on the one hand, is a reward for the safety of our family, and on the other hand, it is also an inspiration to the younger generations in our village."

Muramasa took a step forward and briefly stated his intention.

Father Zhu thought for a moment and before he could speak, mother Chen's eyes lit up. This was a good thing. What else was she thinking about? She stepped forward and pinched Father Zhu's back hard without leaving any trace.

"Ah, okay."

Zhu's father, who knew his wife Mo Ruofu, couldn't understand what Chen meant. He was so painful that he couldn't help but screamed for a while and then said "Okay".

Mother Chen was very satisfied with this, and she was very happy and happy.

Chen herself has the potential to show off, which she also developed through a series of collisions with her eldest aunt and fourth aunt in her old home. After she passed the imperial examination, she was worried about how to let more people know about it. Now she is fine. , if you set up a monument, it would be very beautiful.

The more my mother, Mrs. Chen, thought about it, the more cheerful she became.

Both parents agreed, and Zhu Ping'an would naturally not object. It would be good to erect a monument to encourage the younger generations in the village to study. Whether in ancient times or modern times, reading is necessary. If a monument is erected, Xiahe Village will become a village with a focus on reading. Rong's fashion is also a rare wealth for Xiahe Village.

"Ping'an Lang is honoring his ancestors this time. This time he will also set up a flagpole stone in front of your Zhu family ancestral hall to show his fame and condolences to his ancestors. From now on, villagers will go to your Zhu family ancestral hall to offer incense during every year and festival." Bow down."

After Muramasa said the first thing, he said another thing.

This time it was Zhu Ping'an's grandfather who was the first to agree. Early in the morning when Muramasa and the village elders went to the old house to talk about this matter, his grandfather was extremely excited. Now that Muramasa has officially settled the matter, grandfather So excited. This is something to honor the Zhu family's ancestors. When he thinks of this, his grandfather feels full of energy. In the next hundred years, he will be able to meet his ancestors with dignity.

Zhu Ping'an knew about the flagpole stone and had consulted relevant information in modern times. In the feudal imperial examination era, whenever someone passed the Jinshi examination, the tribe would set up a flagpole stone for him in front of the ancestral hall or ancestral home in the village, erect the flagpole, and hang a flag. The name of the person who passed the exam, the ranking of the exam, etc. were written on the flag to symbolize Show your fame and honor your ancestors. The flagpole stone is the base of the successful candidate's flag, and information about the successful candidate will also be engraved on it.

Erecting flagpole stones and monuments are both famous, and the Zhu family naturally enthusiastically and enthusiastically supported them.

The Zhu family here agreed, but the village elder over there said that the monument had been selected and all that was needed was to engrave the words, as well as the flagpole stone.

Well

It seems that the stone tablet has been prepared a long time ago, and we are just waiting for Zhu Pingan to come back to tell Zhu Pingan. This is too positive.

In fact, there are practical reasons why the village elders and village leaders attach so much importance to Zhu Ping'an's success in the election. In a feudal society, it is a big deal for a village to be elected. In addition to reputation, various welfare policies in the county will be tilted towards the village in the future, and taxes will be skewed. The corvee will be taken care of more. In addition, other villages will look up to the village, and it will be much easier for the young people in the village to find wives.