The most remote county town in Yu Country is Mulin County, which is also the place closest to the border. Daling Village is one of the villages.
The Lin family moved to Mulin County, and then settled in Daling Village, but this is what Lin Xiu heard from his grandfather by chance.
Lin Xiu didn't have a deep impression of his grandfather, but what he remembered most clearly was that his grandfather taught him to read and write.
The grandfather is different from the old grandfather in the village. The old grandfather in the village has a badly bent back and a tanned face.
And grandpa's back is always straight, like green bamboo in the forest, and his clothes are clean. Although grandpa has grown a white beard, he is different from other people in the village.
It was only later, when Lin Xiu grew up, that he realized what kind of person grandpa was.
It's a pity that before Lin Xiu grew up, his grandfather passed away one day.
The little Lin Xiu and his elder brother knelt aside, hearing the cries of their father and mother, and the younger sister was also affected by the crying, and wailed loudly at the side.
Lin Xiu was at a loss at that time, he didn't know why grandpa couldn't wake up, why his father and mother were crying so desperately.
Lin Xiu didn't understand until later, when Lin Xiu grew up, became a husband and a father, and his parents were old and unable to sleep forever.
Even though he has grown up and is able to be independent, in front of his parents, he still subconsciously thinks that he is a child who needs to be depended on.
And at the moment when his parents passed away, he realized that his backing was no longer there. From now on, no matter the road ahead is bumpy or full of thorns, you can only walk alone.
After Grandpa passed away, the family also changed.
Dad became taciturn, and took his elder brother, who had no talent for learning, to work in the fields. Going out early and returning late every day, it didn't take long for my fair face to turn black and red from the sun.
Mother no longer stayed in the house as before, and started chatting with other aunts in the village. Even the rouge, powder and jewelry worn every day were put away, and the clothes worn by the family became defective.
Although in the eyes of others it was a gorgeous dress, Lin Xiu's skin was still reddened by those clothes.
Lin Xiu knew that all these changes started after his grandfather passed away.
I remembered that my grandfather often asked him to study hard and come back with a champion.
Lin Xiu began to stay in the room in a daze, reading and endorsing books. He wondered if his family would return to its original state as long as he got the first prize in the exam
In this way, after Lin Xiu read all the books in his grandfather's box by heart, he begged his father to let him go to the academy to study.
Studying really costs money, but fortunately their family is not short of money.
However, after Lin Xiu became a scholar, their family had little savings left.
Lin Xiu has many brothers, the elder brother, the third younger sister, the fourth younger brother and the twin fifth and sixth brothers.
Their family spent the most on the paper and pens he bought for his studies and the medicines his fourth brother needed to take care of his health.
In Lin Xiu's impression, only the fourth brother in their family was often ill, and he was much weaker than the elder brothers in the village.
Every now and then I lie in bed and have to take medicine every day. Every time he went to see him in the fourth brother's room, Lin Xiu felt that the smell of Chinese medicine in the room was so strong that it made people sick.
Lin Xiu didn't often live at home, but every time he came back from Xiumu, he would visit him in the fourth brother's room.
At first, the fourth brother looked at him cautiously.
Lin Xiu and his younger brother can't be said to be close, but there is always some pity in their eyes when they see him, probably it is the closeness in blood that their mother said.
Maybe it's because they know that the only brother in their family is weak, or to put it bluntly, he won't be able to sleep for some time, and everyone in the family is focusing on him.
Even the eldest brother's two children, his nephew and niece, when they were a little sensible, stuck behind the fourth brother all day long, just like two little tails.
It wasn't until Lin Xiu passed the exam for Xiu Mu, the first month of summer that year, that he returned home and found out that his elder brother had been seriously injured not long ago. Fortunately, his elder brother Fu Daming saved his life.
Before Lin Xiu could breathe a sigh of relief, he was dragged into the room by his eldest brother to talk. It was also at that time that a huge change took place in their family.
The eldest brother said that he lived another life.
But in the eldest brother's previous life, after he won the first prize in the examination and became a high-ranking official, their family fell into a conspiracy and the whole family was killed, leaving no one alive.
When Lin Xiu heard the news, his mind went blank, and then he learned that his fourth brother was no longer the original fourth brother.
Later, Lin Xiu also accepted this new younger brother.
However, Lin Xiu found that his new younger brother often misses someone through him and his elder brother.
Before he rushed to the capital to take the examination, his family also moved to the county under the leadership of his elder brother and fourth younger brother.
Unlike the elder brother's previous life, this life has an extra Cheng Yan in their family.
At first, when Lin Xiu saw Cheng Yan, he knew that this person must be extraordinary.
Lin Xiu was a little worried, if Cheng Yan had a wife and children before he lost his memory, what would happen to their younger brother
In the elder brother's words, Lin Xiu also learned about his younger brother's personality.
And after rushing to the imperial city to learn Cheng Yan's true identity, Lin Xiu also confirmed that his brother-in-law's identity is indeed extraordinary.
His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, whose status in Yu State was second only to the emperor, still held the entire military power of Yu State, and there was no second one in Yu State.
His Royal Highness Prince Cheng has not had a concubine or concubine so far. While Lin Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, another question aroused his heart.
It was rumored that His Royal Highness Cheng Wang was violent and moody, Lin Xiu didn't think it was just talking, but someone had seen the scene where soldiers from other countries were frightened to turn pale after hearing the name of Cheng Wang.
Lin Xiu was a little worried. After Cheng Yan recovered his memory, would he treat his brother badly
However, this worry disappeared after seeing the fourth brother getting along with Cheng Yan.
This Cheng Yan had indeed recovered his memory, but he also doted on his fourth brother more than before.
After all the problems were solved, Lin Xiu also began to concentrate on reading.
On the way to the imperial city, Lin Xiu and Yu Yange, who was with him, became confidantes, and they also knew the so-called so-called "There are people outside the world and there are days outside the sky".
Lin Xiu felt that the title of No. 1 Scholar might not fall to him in this life.
It is obvious that Yu Yange's talents and knowledge are higher than his, and his knowledge is deeper than his.
That's right, they were not in the same position at all, one was a son of a noble family, and the other was a student from a poor family in a remote county.
Lin Xiu was in a daze. He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, their family's clothes were also like Yu Yange's.
As for why it changed later, he seemed to have forgotten.
After living in the palace for a while, Lin Xiu met a man one day, a man of high status.
Cheng Yan's younger brother is also the elder brother with the highest status in Yu Country. There are two elder brothers, one is the current emperor, and the other is His Royal Highness Cheng Wang.
Lin Xiu originally thought that the two of them had nothing to do with each other, and there would be no intersection. And he will be like the elder brother in his previous life, until he was promoted to the highest position in the official position, he was still alone.
But she didn't expect that he would become An Jinyuan's husband in the end.
Lin Xiu had always thought that after becoming an official, he would climb to the highest position and assist His Majesty and His Highness Cheng Wang to pull the Prime Minister and Prince Jing down.
But he didn't expect that it would be the second day after his fourth brother and Cheng Yan got married, and two days before he was preparing for the palace examination. The prime minister was accused of colluding with other countries in rebellion, was thrown into a prison, and was ordered to be executed soon.
And the regent Prince Jing was also demoted to a commoner, sent to a barren place, and his descendants were not allowed to step into the imperial city for life.
Lin Xiu was in a daze when he heard the news.
All this is different from what he thought, he hasn't participated in the last step of the scientific examination, why did the prime minister step down
But Lin Xiu realized it later, probably because his father and elder brother rescued Cheng Yan, and after the fourth younger brother married Cheng Yan, the development track of their family had deviated from the previous life.
All the problems have been solved, and Lin Xiu's heartstrings that have been tense have been loosened.
However, when thinking of An Jinyuan, Lin Xiu felt a little lost.
His Royal Highness Jin Yuan will choose a son-in-law among the top three in the scientific examination, most likely the No. 1 scholar. Lin Xiu had heard this news before.
Originally, Lin Xiu didn't care about this, but after realizing that His Royal Highness Jin Yuan appeared more and more frequently in his mind, Lin Xiu knew that he was going to be doomed.
He fell in love with An Jinyuan, Yu country's most honorable elder brother.
Lin Xiu knew his identity, and also knew that it was impossible for him and His Highness Jin Yuan.
However, after learning about An Jinyuan's thoughts about him from his fourth brother, Lin Xiu felt that it might be possible for him and An Jinyuan to have a relationship.
Sure enough, after the palace examination, even though he was only the second place, he still became His Royal Highness Jin Yuan's son-in-law.
One month after the conferment ceremony of the imperial husband, he and Jin Yuan's wedding also ushered in.
They were very happy after marriage, and their brothers also started their own families.
Everything is different from the elder brother's previous life.