Ever since Han Daya drugged Han Ze and caused him to faint in the examination room every time he took the imperial examination, the villagers from several villages near and far knew about it. Han Daya was like a rat crossing the street, and everyone wanted to beat her. Not only that, but even her three children were ostracized by the children in the village. When they went out and met the children in the village, they would be chased and laughed at, pointing at them and saying that they had a mother who liked to poison people. Their mother was the villain in the play, and they were the children of a villain, so they must be villains too.
Han Daya's two sons were older and more knowledgeable. They knew that what their mother did was wrong and felt sad, but they didn't understand why their mother poisoned their eldest uncle. Their eldest uncle loved them very much. Ever since they knew that their mother poisoned their eldest uncle, they haven't even stepped through the door of their grandmother's house, for fear of seeing the disgusted eyes of their eldest uncle, their aunt, and their grandparents.
Facing people's scolding and strange looks, they could only lower their heads and pretend not to know what was happening. Han Chunxue was young, and she was not as old as Han Jinxiu. Her friends avoided her and did not want to play with her. She could not stand it and went back home to find Han Daya. Han Daya was helpless. Even if she lived her life again and knew some things in the future, she knew it was useless since Han Ze recovered and passed the imperial examination.
Some families knew what their children had done but did not take it seriously. Living in the same village with such a vicious woman, they were also worried that Han Daya would drug them for no reason one day. After all, Han Ze was her brother, and if she could harm him, what about them
Later, when the good news came that Han Ze had passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, the villagers felt even more frightened. If Han Daya had not drugged Han Ze, with his talent, he would have passed the imperial examination long ago, and might even have become a juren by now.
Several nearby villages had not had a single scholar in the past few years, and Xiaohan Village only had one old student. Whether Han Ze was a scholar or a juren, they didn't matter much, but once they left Xiaohan Village, when their friends talked about the juren in their village, they would look up to them. This gave them even more reason to attack Han Daya.
Doctor Wang Xiao and Han Daya divorced. No one in Xiaohan Village felt sorry for Han Daya. Instead, everyone applauded. Whoever married such a vicious woman would be unlucky. Fortunately, Doctor Wang Xiao had a good temper. If it had happened to them, he would have divorced that vicious woman long ago. He actually agreed to the divorce and was too kind to her. Even if such a woman was not thrown into a pig cage, she should be driven out of Xiaohan Village to prevent her from harming others.
Han Daya didn't want to divorce, but the man ignored her and ignored her since she was exposed for drugging Han Ze. Not only that, he even moved out of the house where they had lived for many years. She said all the good things and even begged him, but the man still didn't forgive her and thought she was vicious. Seeing that no one came to the house for medical treatment, the income was cut off, and the children complained about her every day. Her parents-in-law actually forced them to divorce, otherwise they would have to divorce her. She didn't want to be divorced, so she could only reluctantly agree to divorce.
Han Daya never expected that after she started over again, her life would become worse and worse. Her husband and children no longer wanted her. She had been busy and calculating for so long, but what was it all for
For the sake of their children, the Wang family did not make things difficult for Han Daya. Not only did they let her take the dowry she brought, they also gave her five taels of silver. Even so, it could not change the hatred in her heart. She took the dowry and silver and did not return to her parents' home. Instead, she turned around and left the village. One day, she would return to Hanjia Village in glory and make those who looked down on her treat her differently.
Han Daya left, and no one knew where she went. Han Youtian and his wife were heartbroken by her. Sometimes they were a little worried, but when they thought about what she had done, they hardened their hearts and didn't ask about her affairs. They didn't care about her and didn't listen. They just treated her as their daughter and didn't feel sad. But when they met their grandchildren in the village, they couldn't help but show concern for them, but they didn't invite them to their home for dinner.
Han Ze went to the county town, completed the relevant enrollment procedures, and found a small courtyard near the official school during his vacation. The official school had a long vacation every month, and during the three-day vacation, he went back home and brought Wang Caiwei and several children to the county town.
Granny Lu had a small courtyard in the county town. There was a plague a few years ago and her husband died of the plague. The couple had no children. Later, she insisted on not remarrying. She never believed that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. She took Jinxiu as her apprentice, firstly because she was smart and intelligent, and secondly because she could read.
Now the apprentice has to study with her father, and she has no children. She is devoted to her only apprentice. In order to teach her embroidery skills, she has to move to the county town. As for Jinxiu's idea of learning embroidery in her hometown for half a month and studying in the county town for half a month, she denied it. She believes that learning anything requires perseverance. A slight interruption will delay learning, and nothing can be learned well.
Han Jinxiu was very touched after hearing what her master said. Her master was really good to her and took everything into consideration. Han Ze was also very moved, but not surprised. He touched his daughter's head and said in a gentle tone: "You must be filial to your master in the future."
Han Jinxiu nodded her head, her face full of seriousness: "Once a teacher, always a father. It is my duty to be filial to my master, just like I am filial to my parents."
Han Ze smiled and praised: "You know how to be grateful, that's good."
Yan Hong was sitting at the desk copying large characters. Hearing the conversation between the father and daughter, he paused with his pen. Once a teacher, always a father. In the future, he would be filial to his master, just like he was to his mother.
Han Jinye kicked him with his foot. Yan Hong looked up at him. Han Jinye looked at him and said, "Were you daydreaming just now?"
Yan Hong lowered his head, continued copying the characters, and said, "No."
Han Jinye turned his mouth down at him, knowing that he was lying, but he didn't expose him. He glanced at his paper and saw that he was about to finish writing another piece of paper. He quickly gathered his thoughts and picked up his pen to practice calligraphy. If he was surpassed by Yan Hong by a lot, his father would not say anything to him. He would just keep talking about Yan Hong's excellence in front of him. It would be better for his father to scold him. Although he was younger than Yan Hong, he didn't think he was inferior to him. On the contrary, his father was a scholar, so he should be better than Yan Hong.
The provincial examination is held every three years, and next year is the year of the big exam. Han Ze is preparing to take the exam, and he really has no time to care about the simple competition between the two children. As long as their competition is benign and beneficial, he will not interfere. It is also good to read more books with that time. Several children also know that he will take the exam next year, so they usually don't bother him. When they encounter difficult questions, they will gather together to ask him when he is free.
Han Ze was busy with his studies and didn't have much time to teach the children. He also took Yan Hong as his apprentice, for which he felt a little guilty, thinking that he had delayed his studies. Yan Hong didn't think much about it, because his father died early and the family didn't have much money. The money his mother earned was not enough to support him to go to the town school.
Although the master said that he would take the exam next year and spent most of his time studying, he would still take time to teach them every day. The content of his teaching was enough for them to absorb and understand. He did not waste much time, not to mention that the master did not charge him a penny for tuition. If the master passed the exam, he would be promoted to a scholar's apprentice. This was something he had never dared to think about before. The teacher in the town's school was just a scholar. So he had nothing to complain about, but instead felt deeply grateful and fortunate.
Both sons-in-law were studying in the county school. Old Man Wang felt uncomfortable when he thought about Han Ze's estrangement from him. When he had free time, he went to his eldest daughter's house in the county town to ask about his eldest son-in-law Han Ze's situation in the county school.
Wang Caixia had also received the news that her brother-in-law had passed the examination for a scholar, but she did not take it seriously. Han Ze had taken the examination for a scholar for so many years, and how many more years would it take him to pass the examination for a juren, which was even more difficult than a scholar? Moreover, the provincial examination was held in the provincial capital, and the money spent on the provincial examination was much more than that on the examination for a scholar. She did not think that the Han family had so much money to support him in the examination.
Although Wang Caixia knew that Han Ze passed the examination, she didn't know why he fainted in the examination room. She just imagined that Han Ze didn't have much talent, otherwise he wouldn't have failed the examination so many times. Now seeing that her father attached so much importance to Han Ze, she couldn't help but frown and said, "He took the examination so many times, so what if he got third place? Does the Han family have the money to support him to take the examinations again? Dad, there's no need to think so much, you are not the only son-in-law who is a scholar."
Although Mr. Wang lived in the town, he had paid more attention to Han Ze's affairs since he passed the imperial examination. So when he heard about Han Ze's death, which was caused by his elder sister's poisoning, causing him to faint in the examination room every time, he told her about it and said, "Whether he passes the imperial examination or not, he is my son-in-law. What's wrong with me caring about him?"
After what happened to Han Ze, Mr. Wang realized that his son-in-law was not his son, and he could not do whatever he wanted. No matter what he thought in his heart, he should always treat him the same way on the surface. Moreover, although his daughter was his biological daughter, she was already married. There were some things that could be said in front of his son, but not in front of his daughter.
Wang Caixia never thought that there would be such a vicious sister in the world. She and Wang Caiwei had the same father but different mothers. Even if she didn't like Wang Caiwei, she never thought of harming her. At most, she would just pretend that she didn't exist. But she didn't believe her father's words. From her understanding of her father, unless there was a huge benefit, he wouldn't take his son-in-law seriously. How could he care about his son-in-law
When Liu Xiucai came back from the official school, Old Man Wang asked him about Han Ze. It had been four years since Liu Xiucai passed the examination and he had studied in the county school for four years. He was in a different class from those scholars who had just entered the school. Moreover, next year was the year for the big examination and he was preparing to take the exam. His mind was all on studying and he had no time to ask which new scholars were entering the school this year. So he didn't know that Han Ze was in the county school. He had never met Han Ze, so he had no idea that Han Ze was in the county school.
He and Wang Caixia had the same idea. In his opinion, even if Han Ze passed the examination for a scholar, the possibility of passing the examination for a juren was very small. Han Ze, who came from a peasant family, was already very proud of passing the examination for a scholar. He didn't understand why his father-in-law, who treated Han Ze very coldly during the New Year, was so enthusiastic towards Han Ze this time. Was it because he passed the examination for a scholar
The author has something to say: I was confused. I didn't know it was posted first, and the time I set was wrong. I only saw it when it was about to be updated. I'm sorry. I've made up for it. Those who have bought it should read it again.