Rise From the Humble

The Zhu family's old house is a house of earth and wood structure, which is quite acceptable in Xiahe Village, which is dominated by thatched adobe houses. However, the walls and wooden doors have also experienced the erosion of the years, and some of the walls have peeled off, and the paint on the door has also faded.

The chicken was flying and the dog was jumping around, and a commotion came out.

Before he reached the door, Zhu Ping'an heard a burst of noises squeezed out from the crack of the door. Familiar voices, familiar recipes, and familiar smells. He had grown up with this kind of noise before the family was separated. big. Listening to this voice now, it is no longer familiar.

"Sister-in-law, you have to leave a few taels of silver for the family. If you take all this away, our whole family will drink from the northwest wind." The fourth aunt's voice came from the yard, "Third sister-in-law, you Say yes or no.”

"What the fourth child said makes sense, sister-in-law. May is the busy time for farming, and the family spends a lot of money. Repairing farm tools, buying rice seeds, germination, and transplanting rice seedlings all cost money." Auntie Xiaosi said. After finishing, the third aunt's voice also came out.

In ancient times, sons were favored over daughters. In the past, because she could not give birth to a son, and her natal family was not as good as the fourth aunt and the others, the third aunt did not have the confidence to speak at home. Since the third aunt gave birth to a son, the third aunt has also straightened up her back in the old house. , and talked more than before.

"Okay, you all should stop yelling. The boss is going to take the exam to bring honor to our old Zhu family. The way to a poor family is to get rich. Yingtian Mansion is so far away. The boss is going to take the exam and is unfamiliar with the place. You don't need to bring more money. That’s all.”

Grandma's voice also came out soon after. Grandma's voice was obviously biased and protective of her uncle.

"Giggle..."

There was a burst of laughter from the fourth aunt from inside the door, and then the long voice of the fourth aunt, "Mother~~ Big brother has been to Yingtian Mansion so many times. He can even go to Yingtian with his eyes closed. Where can I go?" Still unfamiliar with this place."

"What do you mean by this?" The eldest aunt was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and her hair suddenly exploded. She heard the connotation of the fourth aunt's words. What she said was not that my man had passed the exam. Have you failed the exam so many times? What do you know? The imperial examination is not that easy! If you ask the fourth child to take the exam, he will never pass the Tongsheng 1 exam.

"Hey, sister-in-law, why are you so angry? Did I say something wrong?"

The fourth aunt covered her mouth with her little hand, took two steps back, and looked weak, but her voice sounded confident and fearful, "Don't scare me, I'm afraid." Xiao, it’s okay if you scare me, but it’s not okay if you scare our old Zhu family members.”

As she spoke, the fourth aunt deliberately bulged her belly to show off her pregnancy, and rubbed her waist in a show off manner, "Oh, no, my waist is so sore. I have to rest. After this little brat comes out, , but I have to take good care of him, which makes me very tired. My symptoms are the same as those of my second sister-in-law who is pregnant with a baby. In the future, I will also let my family Da Zhuang take the top prize in school and learn from his brother."

The fourth aunt knew that she was pregnant when Zhu Ping'an won the top prize and the government sent the good news, so she gave the child in her belly, who did not know whether it was a boy or a girl, the name Zhu Dazhuang. Of course, the first name was Zhu Pingzhuang, a nickname for Pingzi. Big and strong.

The eldest aunt hated the fourth aunt's pretentious look. She was pretending to be pretentious. Who had never been pregnant before?

"Don't say a few words. The exam is important for me. Even if I try to sell things, I can't miss the exam." Grandma said without any doubt, expressing her determination to support her uncle in rushing for the exam.

"Selling iron? There's no use. Isn't Jun's daughter-in-law's family rich? She earns one hundred and eighty taels of silver every year from just a silk and satin shop. She hasn't done anything since she got married. For such a big thing as the eldest brother's exam, Jun My daughter-in-law can use some money to help her brother." The fourth aunt sat on the chair and rolled her eyes, looking at Zhu Pingjun's wife beside her and said.

Well, yes, Jun'er's wife's family is rich, and her Yue family is still a scholar. When the fourth aunt said this, everyone turned their attention to Zhu Ping's Jun's wife.

"Yeah, Auntie said it so lightly. My family's money didn't come from the strong wind. Besides, it was the water thrown by the married daughter." Jun's daughter-in-law rolled one eye upward and spoke clearly.

"We are all in-laws, what's wrong with helping me?" the fourth aunt retorted.

For a moment, I would contradict you when you said something, and I would choke on something you spoke against. There was a lot of excitement in the yard.

crunch

The sound of the door opening woke up the eldest aunt and the others who were immersed in the quarrel. The eldest aunt shifted her attention to the door.

In the sight of everyone, Zhu Pingan led Li Shu open the door and entered the old house, followed by four little maids carrying large and small bags of cakes and gifts.

"Yeah, Zi'er is here with his wife. Look at you. Come as soon as you come. Do you have anything else to bring?"

The fourth aunt was the first to react. She just said that her back was sore and she needed to take a rest. Now she could see some backache. She had a big belly for several months, and she didn't look clumsy at all. While others still looked at her, she was the first to react. Before she could react, the fourth aunt was already taking small steps, and with a swish, she was in front of Zhu Pingan and the others in the blink of an eye.

The little fourth aunt is still the same as before, just like the airport security inspector. Before the four little maids closed their mouths in shock, the little fourth aunt here has already carefully checked each of the large and small bags of cakes and gifts they carried. Checked everything.

"Hey, mother, mother, this white thing must be the bird's nest. Oh my, I haven't eaten bird's nest yet."

“I can’t bear to eat such beautiful pastries.”

"What a beautiful cloth. It looks like it is made of clouds in the sky. It feels so good to the touch. There are so many pieces of cloth."

"So much meat."

The fourth aunt would scream when she checked something, and she would scream when she saw something, for fear that others would not know about it.

hehe

Zhu Ping'an looked at the fourth aunt during the examination and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. He was familiar with the fourth aunt.

Next to the fourth aunt was the grandmother, who also came over after the fourth aunt called out two things, and then came the third aunt and Jun'er's wife.

"This is our grandmother." Zhu Pingan introduced his family members to Li Shu.

"Hello, grandma." Li Shu greeted her grandmother with a smile. Her cherry mouth was sweet, and her behavior was dignified and elegant. She was as different from the arguing women in the yard as a cloud.

"This is the eldest aunt, this is the third aunt, this is the fourth aunt, um, this is brother Jun's sister-in-law."

Zhu Pingan introduced everyone in the yard to Li Shu one by one. Li Shu also became a qualified little daughter-in-law. After Zhu Pingan introduced them, she greeted them one by one without any airs.