The fox has revealed its tail!
Chen said nothing, but just smiled at her uncle and aunt, with a hint of contempt in her fierce expression. m. Mobile Network
You said you wanted to help my man learn, but you just wanted to use my son to get in touch with him through the back door! How dare you? In the past, my son wanted to go to elementary school, but you said you didn’t have money to let him go! My son wanted you to teach him elementary school, but you said you didn’t have time to let him go!
Now, my son has finally achieved good results and won the first place in the exam, and you want to take advantage of my son! What were you doing before
Go through the back door
You are so old, how can you still be so ashamed? If you have no ability, what is the point of using the backdoor? You have been through this before. Isn't it said that your friend's mentor is the instructor of the county school and he is involved in setting the questions? Why didn't you pass the exam
On the other hand, did my son rely on connections? Did my son use the back door? Didn’t my son get to where he is today on his own
Thinking of this, Chen was extremely proud of her son. The more proud she was of her son, the more she considered Zhu Ping'an. This son just passed the imperial examination, and his family used his status and connections to ask for gifts to get in through the back door. How would others see my son? Besides, accepting gifts is not good for my son's future, not to mention asking for gifts to get in through connections!
Therefore, Chen firmly disagreed.
"Second brother, brothers fight together to kill a tiger, and fathers and sons fight together in battle. You and I are of the same blood, and Jun'er and I are of the same origin and bloodline as Zhu'er. How could I not help Zhu'er in the officialdom in the future? Second brother, the officialdom is treacherous." Seeing that Chen was not easy to persuade, the eldest uncle Zhu Shouren made a breakthrough from Zhu's father.
"Shouyi, listen to your eldest brother." After being reminded by his eldest son, Mr. Zhu also spoke.
"Child, why are you so ignorant? Will we harm you?!" said Old Mrs. Zhu as she stood up.
The words of my parents put Zhu's father under great pressure. Under the pressure of the people in the old house, he could no longer hold on to his bottom line and was about to give in.
At this moment, there was a burst of rapid knocks on the door outside.
Seeing that his goal was about to be achieved, Uncle Zhu Shouren turned his suspicious eyes towards the door, and then saw that the door was pushed open forcefully.
"Keep your integrity..."
Many villagers came in at once, and they were as anxious as a flood, calling out Zhu's father's name as soon as they entered the door.
"His uncle. What's wrong?" Chen released her hand that was pinching Zhu's father's thigh, stood up and asked.
"What should we do? Quickly pack up, the person who brought the good news is here again!" An old man who was in the lead slapped his thigh and said with his face flushed with anxiety.
"That's right, quickly clean up the Shouyi family. They are already at the east end of the village. We ran here as soon as we saw them." The person following behind added.
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen heard the sound of firecrackers coming from the east end of the village, and her face lit up with joy.
"Hurry, Juan'er, boil some water and make some tea." Chen instructed her daughter-in-law Juan'er with a happy face.
"Second sister-in-law, what water do you want Juan'er to boil? I'll go and boil it. I'm here to boil water. My left eyelid has been twitching this morning, and I was wondering if there was any good news. It turns out that it was from Zhu'er."
As soon as Chen finished speaking, the fourth aunt stood up immediately. After that, she went to the kitchen, looking like she would get angry if anyone tried to stop her.
Uncle San and Aunt San also took the initiative to help Zhu's father clean up the yard, and even Zhu Pingjun rolled up his sleeves to fetch water. The villagers who came in to announce the good news also helped to clean up.
All of a sudden, Mr. Zhu, Mrs. Zhu, and my uncle and aunt standing in the yard were very conspicuous.
Cleaning up the yard and waiting for good news, the people in Xiahe Village are very skilled at this, and the previous good news were not in vain.
Soon the yard was cleaned up, and soon the good news team arrived. This time was different from the past. The good news team was unusually large, with nearly a hundred people. There were dragon and lion dances, gongs and drums. Red flowers were hung everywhere along the way, making the whole Xiahe Village look festive.
The people in Xiahe Village who were watching the excitement had never seen such a scene before. They were all amazed and followed the team announcing the good news to Zhu Ping'an's house, surrounding him in three layers.
In addition to the people from Xiahe Village, there were many people following the team that came to announce the good news. Some were from the town, and even quite a few were from Anqing Prefecture. Upon inquiry, it was even found that people had come from Fengyang Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture.
"Did you see that? That's the county magistrate. The prefect is here too. This is the first time." An experienced person who had climbed up a tree outside the Zhu family to watch couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the scene in Zhu Ping'an's yard.
Then the people outside started to get agitated. Even the Lord of the Mansion came in person. The second young man from Zhu Laoer's family had really become rich.
"In compliance with the Will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: On March 15, 1911, the imperial court selected the tribute students from all over the country, and Zhu Ping'an was ranked first in the first class. He is granted the title of Jinshi, so this is announced."
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhu Ping'an of your family for passing the imperial examination and being listed in the top ten of the imperial examinations in the Beijing News."
The voice of the messenger who announced the good news was particularly loud, and his words in the yard could be clearly heard by the crowd watching outside the yard.
Then, just like a spark lighting up a barrel of explosives, there was a buzzing sound.
The top scorer?!
Uncle Zhu Shouren swallowed hard in the corner... His eyes were fixed on the happy announcement, and he wanted to grab it and write his name on it. It would be great if it was him...
Chen, who was listening at the side with her ears perked up, heard the five words "Zhu Ping'an" and "Top Scholar". Her eyes widened, thinking, "My son has won the top prize." She was so happy that she almost fainted.
It was Zhu's father who was quick-witted. As soon as Chen rolled her eyes, before anyone else noticed, Zhu's father supported Chen and pinched her hard on the palm of her hand.
Chen whimpered in pain and woke up. It seemed that she had lost consciousness for a moment and found that Zhu's father was pinching her hand. She couldn't help but glared at Zhu's father. "Oh, Zhu Shouyi, you've become so powerful that you dare to hit me?"
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhu Ping'an of your family for winning the first place in the imperial examination and being listed in the top ten of the Beijing newspaper..."
Just as Chen was about to lose her temper, she heard the person who brought the good news repeat the good news. She then remembered that her son had won the top spot in the imperial examination. She felt so happy that it felt like a volcano erupting, and her eyelids couldn't help but fold up again.
Why am I going to faint again
Father Zhu couldn't help but pinch her again, waking her up before her eyelids even moved. After these two pinches, Chen's mental endurance was finally enough, and she no longer had to worry about fainting from the great joy.
However, the next second, people screamed: "Hey, someone come quickly, he fainted, call a doctor quickly?"
The one who fainted was not Chen, but Aunt Xiao Si.
Aunt Fourth, who had just boiled water and placed tea on the table, was taking a breath when she closed her eyes and fainted almost as soon as the messenger told her the news that Zhu Ping'an had won the top spot in the imperial examination.
Uh, why are you happier than me? Chen was a little speechless, but she still hurried over to see Little Fourth Aunt.
Fortunately, there was a doctor from the neighboring village who was watching the excitement outside Zhu Ping'an's house and was pushed in from outside.
After coming in, the doctor pinched Xiao Si Aunt's philtrum to wake her up, then closed her eyes and felt her pulse. When she opened her eyes again, there was a smile on her face.
"Congratulations, congratulations." The doctor said, "This is pregnancy, it's nothing serious, just take good care of yourself and you'll be fine."
Are you pregnant
When Aunt Xiao Si heard the news, she could hardly believe it. She grabbed the doctor and asked again. After hearing the doctor's repeated confirmation, Aunt Xiao Si could not help but feel ecstatic.
Zhu'er won the first place in the imperial examination, and I am pregnant now. Doesn't that mean that this child is brought by Zhu'er? Otherwise, why didn't I have any pregnancy for so many years? As soon as Zhu'er won the first place in the imperial examination, I am pregnant now. It must be Zhu'er's credit!
The ancients believed this!
Aunt Xiao Si firmly believed that the child in her belly was the result of Zhu'er's efforts.
"Thanks to Zhu'er's hard work." Aunt Xiao Si touched her belly, tears streaming down her face.
The fourth uncle also touched the fourth aunt's hand and nodded vigorously. The fourth uncle and the fourth aunt thought the same thing. In the fourth uncle's mind, if they had not come to Zhu Ping'an's house, if Zhu'er had not won the top spot in the imperial examination, if they had not benefited from Zhu Ping'an's success in winning the top spot, they would not have been able to have a chance.
You are pregnant, thanks to the efforts of Zhuer?! This sounds a bit strange to outsiders! But everyone just laughed it off, because everyone knew what was going on.
"From now on, this child will be called Zhu Dazhuang!" Aunt Xiao Si touched her belly and nodded firmly. (To be continued.)>