Rise From the Humble

There are only ten copper coins, but they are very heavy and feel heavy in the palm of your hand.

The uncle looked at the ten copper coins in his hand, then at Zhu Ping'an's warm and generous face, his mouth was parted for a while, and he twitched slightly, he couldn't utter a word after opening his mouth for a long time.

"Sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away is light in gift and affectionate. This is my nephew's wish. Uncle, don't refuse. My nephew hereby wishes my uncle the gold medal title and his triumphant return." After Zhu Ping'an stuffed ten copper coins into his uncle's hand, He twitched the corner of his mouth and said casually.

After listening to Zhu Pingan's words, the uncle opened his mouth even wider.

After a few seconds, uncle Zhu Shouren came to his senses. He looked at the ten copper coins in his hand with a look of disgust on his face. Ten cents is enough for what? Going to a restaurant to eat is not even enough for a pot of tea! You, a Ming Dynasty scholar and a sixth-grade Hanlin scholar, had the nerve to hand over ten cents, which made your uncle Zhu Shouren disgusted.

"Uncle, are you too young?" Zhu Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly and took in all the expressions on his uncle Zhu Shouren's face.

"No." The uncle smiled dryly.

Everyone knows that Zhu Pingan encountered pirates and shipwrecks at sea a few days ago. It is really thankful that Zhu Pingan was able to come back with his life. It is normal for small and soft money to be robbed or lost in the sea. Everyone can understand Zhu Ping'an's inability to pay and cannot ask for too much.

However, uncle Zhu Shouren is not someone who gives up easily.

"Hey son, your wife has a lot of money, why don't you ask for it? After the uncle comes back from the exam, he will not be less than you." The uncle Zhu Shouren stood there and looked at Zhu Ping'an, then shook his head in Li Shu's direction. He reminded Zhu Ping'an softly.

At this moment, Li Shu was surrounded by her fourth aunt and her third aunt, asking them about what happened to Dahai.

Your wife has a lot of money, why don't you ask for it. Don't you have no money? It doesn't matter. Your wife has a lot of money. Why don't you ask your wife for some money and give it to me. The uncle put forward a feasible suggestion from Zhu Pingan's standpoint.

So cool, uncle!

The uncle once again set his lower limit with his actual actions, and once again proved that he is far thicker than ordinary people.

Zhu Pingjing looked at his uncle quietly. Even though he knew that his uncle was a good person, his shamelessness still surprised Zhu Ping'an. Yesterday my uncle failed to co-operate with outsiders to seize his own property, the plot was exposed in front of everyone, and he was chased by the old man to repair it, but today the uncle can not only stand in front of me without blushing or panting, and doesn't say a word about what happened yesterday, Moreover, he could "force to borrow" calmly. When the "forced borrowing" failed to achieve his goal, the uncle would openly say, "Your wife has a lot of money, why not ask for it"!

No one else has such shame. In other words, if the uncle uses this shameless spirit in other places, he will definitely achieve something. After all, being shameless is also an element of success.

"Yes, She'er, you can ask your wife for some money."

As soon as the uncle's voice fell, Mrs. Zhu, who was paying close attention at the side, heard the uncle's suggestion, patted her thigh, and then reminded Zhu Ping'an.

The daughter-in-law bought four bird's nests, so she must be very rich, and she had already heard that the rich man Li from Shanghe Village had a lot of money. The daughter-in-law can just slip a little bit between her fingers and it will be enough for the boss to take the Yingtian exam.

Well

Grandma, why are you joining in the fun? Yes, grandma has always been biased toward the uncle, and this time is no exception. It's normal.

"What's wrong, husband?" Li Shu came over and asked, her voice was very gentle and sweet, which made people feel comfortable.

Zhu Pingan briefly told Li Shu softly.

Oh~~Li Shu nodded, pursed her rosy lips and said "oh", her dark eyes glanced at her uncle and grandmother, and then handed the red envelope to Zhu Ping'an, with a smile on her face like a flower: " Uncle’s exam is a big deal, so of course I have to support it. This is a gift from my grandmother just now, and it’s very heavy to touch. It must be a good thing my grandmother gave me, and it must be worth a lot of money. My husband will give it to my uncle on my behalf. Bar."

After listening to Li Shu's words, Mrs. Zhu turned away unnaturally, her face slightly red.

"Uncle is preparing for the exam with peace of mind. We are all one family. Don't talk about repaying the money anymore." Zhu Pingan stuffed the red envelope into the hands of uncle Zhu Shouren again, curling the corners of his lips very generously.

The red envelope fell into my hand with the same weight as the first ten cents.

Another ten cents!

The uncle opened his mouth wide again, and he knew what was inside as soon as he touched it. Is it true that the whole family does not enter the house? The piggies give ten coins, and the piggies' daughter-in-law also gives ten coins!

"Oh, by the way, Uncle, my father mentioned this morning that he gave Uncle three pennies of money for money the day before yesterday. The copper coins are too heavy to carry on the road. Uncle, don't forget to change it into silver."

Seeing that the uncle was still about to speak, Zhu Pingan spoke first. Just listening to the conversation between my uncle and my grandfather, I knew that my uncle did not tell my grandfather about the money given by my father. The three pieces of money my father carried on his back from his mother to his uncle were his personal money that he had worked hard to save for a year. My uncle didn't even mention this. Zhu Pingan felt that it was necessary to let his grandfather and grandmother know what his father had done. The provincial grandfather and grandmother thought that his father did not care about brotherhood.

"Brother, didn't you say you were penniless yesterday?" Upon hearing this, the fourth aunt raised her voice and asked.

Grandfather and grandmother also turned their eyes to the uncle, examining, exploring and questioning.

"Ahem, if I hadn't reminded you, I would have almost forgotten the three pennies." The uncle coughed, his face neither flushed nor out of breath, as if he just remembered.

After this incident, the uncle never mentioned borrowing money again.

But although he didn't mention borrowing money anymore, the uncle had other ideas.

"Xu'er is now the number one scholar and serves in the Hanlin Academy. He must have many acquaintances in the officialdom of Nanzhili. Why don't you write a few greetings in your name? Uncle will pay you a visit and take a walk." The uncle touched it. Touching his beard, he looked at Zhu Pingan and said.

After hearing this, Mr. Zhu also turned his attention to Zhu Pingan, thinking that if Zhu Pingan helped his eldest son find connections as the number one scholar, the exam would be easier.

"I made my uncle laugh. She'er is also new to the official career and has no old acquaintances in Nanzhili." Zhu Ping'an glanced at his uncle and was a little speechless. He was still thinking of using connections to go through the back door. Why don't you study hard to prepare for the imperial examination? Just think about what these crooked ways are doing.

"Alas" the uncle looked at Zhu Pingan and sighed vigorously, shook his head, as if he hated iron and put himself in Zhu Pingan's shoes, "Xie'er is entering an official career now, so being human and worldly is the most important thing. How old are you, Xue'er?" I'm still young, so I still have some shortcomings in this journey. Do you know, Zhi'er, that your memorial has caused trouble? You have sinned against Mr. Yan, and if there is no one to help you, this time will be more misfortunate. Please write a few greetings, Uncle takes time to visit a few adults for you, so that someone can help you talk to Prime Minister Yan, and the big thing will be reduced to a trivial matter."

"Don't worry, uncle. The imperial examination is a big deal. I should concentrate on preparing for the examination. If the examination is delayed because of Xie'er's affairs, Xie'er will not be able to bear it." Zhu Pingan shook his head.

Well, the uncle is a little confused.

Seeing the disappointed look in Mr. Zhu's eyes, Zhu Pingan couldn't bear it. Mr. Zhu really wanted his uncle to succeed in the imperial examination. For the sake of his grandfather, Zhu Pingan thought for a while and said to his uncle Zhu Shouren: "By the way, uncle, Shi'er At home, I still have more than ten volumes of notes and reflections written down after reading the Four Books and Five Classics. You can take them with you when you leave. You can browse through them when you have nothing to do on the way, and briefly describe your opinions, which can be used by your uncle to pass the time on the way."

Hearing this, the uncle shook his head very uninterestedly, "Uncle brought Zhu Zi's annotations. I'm afraid I don't have any extra time on the road. Let's study Xuel's notes and insights after he returns from the scientific examination."

Well, the pearl secretly casts the harp, playing the harp to the ox.

If it weren't for his grandfather's sake, Zhu Pingan would not have lent these notes and insights to his uncle. However, at this moment, Zhu Pingan looked at things that were worth tens of thousands of gold, but his uncle dismissed them.

The twisted melon is not sweet, so forget it.