Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

Early the next morning, Zhong Zhengyi was called to the main room in the front yard early in the morning. As soon as Mr. Zhong told him about sending Zhong Qingfeng to ethnology, he was so happy that he was almost lost. He went out and shared the good news with his daughter-in-law.

Zhong Zhengyi felt light all over his body, as if stepping on a pile of cotton, and somehow entered his room.

Seeing his ecstasy, Mrs. Hong stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. Fortunately, he hadn't recovered yet, so he had to increase his strength, and Zhong Zhengyi was fully awake.

"What's going on?" After being a husband and wife for more than ten years, Hong knew her husband quite well. "Is there something good?"

The initial joy was gone, and Zhong Zhengyi was able to hold back, but his tone still couldn't help rising a bit: "Well, Dad said to let Qingfeng enter ethnology, and he will go today."

"Really?" Hong Shi is not a person with a loud voice, but when he first heard the good news, his voice was a bit shrill.

"Of course it's true, can I still lie to you?" Zhong Zhengyi squinted at her.

"It's just my Qingfeng family, no one else?" Hong just thought too much.

Zhong Zhengyi frowned. He was only interested in being happy just now, and he didn't know if he missed anything. After thinking about it carefully, he said with certainty: "Father didn't mention it, Qingfeng should be alone."

Hong's brows were already beaming, but after hearing Zhong Zhengyi's words, she was overjoyed for three minutes. Zhong Zhengyi read it and broke her unrealistic fantasy: "Wake up, except for my special preference for Qingran, there is nothing else. The child does not say that a bowl of water is flat, at least the difference is not big, how could he treat Qingfeng favorably? I reckon that the other nephews are still under the age, and after two years, they will all be sent to ethnology. Well, next year Qing Han is only six years old, maybe we don't have to wait that long, there will be another one next year."

Hong shunned the idea of ​​running far away, and said with a smile: "That's a good thing, as long as Dad doesn't forget about our room."

"It's been so many years, and you still don't know Dad's temper? As long as you don't stretch your hands too far, and try to think about messy things, Dad won't deliberately make things difficult for anyone." Although Zhong Zhengyi said so, he thought in his heart, Also, don't make things difficult for Zhong Qingran, his father's precious grandson, otherwise he will be in a hurry to catch anyone.

Hong Shi was also dizzy with joy, usually she wouldn't ask such silly questions, once she cleared her mind, her thoughts broadened: "Qing'an is only 13 years old, judging by Dad's appearance, it seems that Qinghefang has a lot of money. No, you talk to your father and send him to ethnology?"

There was a moment of silence in the room, and Zhong Zhengyi said after a while: "There is no rush for this matter, we will wait two months."

He thought a lot. It is said that the younger generation of the Zhong family are not very old, and the eldest Zhong Qingyang is only 15 years old. If the family is really not short of money, sending them all to school is the best way out.Not to mention far away, getting the fame of a scholar is a great benefit.The temptation was too great, and Zhong Zhengyi was a little dazed for a while.

This was considered a major event for the Zhong family, and soon, everyone in the Zhong family got the news.

As the eldest son and grandson, Zhong Qingyang received the best treatment among his grandchildren, except Zhong Qingran. Although Mr. Zhong tried his best to treat them equally, the long-inherited rules had long been immersed in his daily behavior and showed it unconsciously.

But even so, when the family's money is insufficient, Mr. Zhong can only choose the younger son and eldest grandson who is more suitable for the imperial examination, and he can't take care of the others.

When Zhong Qingyang heard that Zhong Qingfeng was going to study ancestry, his actions paused, his eyes dimmed a bit, but he didn't say anything, and continued to do the work at hand.

The Ming family was not so easy to talk about. When she heard the news, she was completely blown up. Regardless of it, she went directly to the upper room to ask Mr. Zhong for an explanation.

"Father, I have no objection to Qingfeng's entry into family studies. What about my family, Qingyang? He is already 15 years old this year. If he misses this time, he will really lose his chance."

Seeing his daughter-in-law's indignant look, Zhong Zhengren, who was chasing after him, wanted to drag her back to the room, but when he heard this, he forgot to scold him for a while, and instead stared at Mr. Zhong expectantly.

Being questioned by the eldest daughter-in-law, Mr. Zhong was stupefied for a moment. It was really crazy. He dared to speak to him like this. Then seeing the hopeful gaze of his eldest son, Mr. Zhong swallowed back the words he wanted to scold, and rubbed his fingers On the edge of the table, the light in his eyes is uncertain.

"Boss, take your daughter-in-law back first, and teach her well. I'll think about Qingyang's matter later."

The Ming family was not stupefied, she recalled it now, and admired herself for daring to act wildly in front of her father-in-law. She glanced at Zhong Zhengren next to her, and seeing that his expression was normal, she carefully moved back to her room. middle.

Seeing the always pungent baby looking like a little daughter-in-law, even Zhong Zhengren, who doesn't have much emotional fluctuations, thinks it's really a rare thing.The Ming family did not dare to do anything wrong in front of her father-in-law. If she didn't really love her eldest son, the Ming family would not be so impulsive.

Seeing that Ming wanted to justify a few words, Zhong Zhengren stopped her: "Okay, I know what you think. I will forgive you this time, and don't contradict your father next time. It's a good thing that mother is not here this time, otherwise It's good for you."

The Ming family was very obedient this time, desperately holding back the words that came out of her mouth, obediently accepting the teaching.

"Don't complain in your heart. I know that Qingyang has suffered a lot in the past few years, but the family can only support one student. Qingyang's studies are not as good as Zhengxin. What can I do? But I didn't expect that after so many years He is still insisting that the little private property he earned was probably spent on buying books, paper and pens." Zhong Qingyang kept this matter a secret, and if Zhong Zhengren hadn't accidentally discovered it, he wouldn't have been silent just now, and he still hoped The opinion of the daughter-in-law was adopted by the father, which is far from his previous practice.

Seeing that Ming passed the level so easily, he stopped pretending and immediately returned to his nature, and said loudly: "Isn't that right? I just watched him work during the day and read books by candlelight in the room at night. It was too hard, so I thought about it." Try to get a one or two for him."

"You already knew? Why didn't you tell me."

"What's the use of telling you, the family has no money, everything is useless." Ming rolled his eyes, and spoke so directly that Zhong Zhengren choked.

"Oh, so this time you are making trouble, do you think the family has enough money?"

"I guess, since I can send Qingfeng to school, it's definitely okay to send another one. If I don't fight for Qingyang, I don't think I can sleep well at night." When Ming is not influenced by emotions, he can still figure it out. Yes, but even so, she would still talk to Mr. Zhong, but she would change the way of speaking, and she would not dare to make her speak so aggressively.

"You care so much about Qingyang at this time, why didn't you consider him when you proposed marriage to girl Xin last time?" Zhong Zhengren said that he couldn't understand Ming's way of thinking.

Speaking of this matter, Ming didn't feel that what he did was wrong, he curled his lips and said: "Can this matter be the same? If Xiner's matter can be accomplished, money is not a trivial matter, and it will be paid back in a few years." . Qingyang entered school, relying on you, I can't afford it. I just have the heart, but I don't have the ability. Besides..."

Mingshi almost said what he shouldn't have said, so he quickly stopped talking.

Zhong Zhengren looked at his daughter-in-law who was half-talking, her expression was a little cloudy, it seemed that there were some things that Ming was hiding from him, but it was just groundless, and it was not easy for him to press him, so he put his thoughts back to the present.

Zhong Zhengren didn't expect that the Ming family still doesn't understand that the crux of the matter is not here, but whether the big girl has such a heart for them.Judging from what she did that time, Zhong Zhengren didn't believe it anyway, and she wanted to spit it out again when the thing was in her hands. Just thinking about it, you can imagine how difficult it is.It seems that we have to pay attention to Ming's movements in the future, so as not to be taken into the ditch.

After thinking for a while, Zhong Zhengren still said: "Let's do this for Qingyang. With me here, I don't need you to show up. Can I still treat my child badly? As for girl Xin, before making a decision in the future, please follow me first." Let’s just say, I really can’t bear it if it’s like last time.”

When Ming thought of the consequences, she felt weak, not to mention now, even beforehand, she was reluctant to leave Zhong's house. She was already very old, what good would there be if she was sent back to her mother's house?She didn't dare to make decisions on her own.

Zhong Zhengren was very satisfied when he saw Ming's frightened expression. Since the effect was so good, he would have to beat and beat from time to time in the future.

In the room, Mr. Zhong sat bored for a while, thinking about the momentum of Zhaoqinghefang's money coming in, even if the business was halved, it would still be possible to provide for a few students. At least, there would be no problem at all in entering the family school.As for whether to bother to cultivate it, it depends on their respective abilities.

After thinking it over clearly, Mr. Zhong suddenly stood up, walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and finally made a decision.

Calling Zhong Qingran, Mr. Zhong said earnestly: "Qingran, as long as Qinghefang is not crossed, I will not be short of money when I come to the house. Your mother came over and said that your elder brother should also study ethology. I thought about it for a long time. I think what she said makes sense, if you have money, don't use it to raise your children and grandchildren, wouldn't it be a good look?"

Zhong Qingran looked at Mr. Zhong suspiciously, not knowing what was the purpose of telling him this, so he could only listen patiently.

Mr. Zhong changed the subject, and then said: "Since your elder brother wants to go to school, then your second brother can't be left behind. Your fourth brother has already decided. You are caught in the middle, so you don't have any ideas?"

Zhong Qingran suddenly realized that he was waiting for him here.This matter is really difficult. In the past, he was the only one of his grandchildren who went to school, which attracted a lot of envious looks. When he dropped out of school, even if no one applauded him, at least few people would sincerely persuade him.Right now, it's good. In the future, all the male grandchildren of Zhong's family will go to school, and he only studied for three years. Isn't he standing out from the crowd?No, it should be reversed.

Mr. Zhong didn't rush, and waited patiently, but his heart beat faster for some reason.

Zhong Qingran asked himself, not to mention whether he had the ability, even if he could really sing all the way, show his luck against the sky and win three yuans, and finally embark on an official career and stand out, is that the life he wants?Obviously not, with his unrestrained temperament, he wants to curry favor with superiors, win over subordinates, talk to people, talk nonsense to the devil, how miserable is his life?How could being a small landlord in the countryside be so enjoyable?

If it was said before, Zhong Qingran still had some scruples, the Zhong family had no power, no influence, and no backing, even if they had a lot of money in their hands, they still felt uneasy, maybe someday something bad would happen.

To be more practical, even if the fifth and sixth brothers who are closest to him are cultivated into talents, and the relationship is as good as ever, after they have a wife and children, no matter how high his position in their hearts is, he has to take a step back, right? ?It is better for others to have it than to have it himself, he is very clear about this.

It's different now, Zhong Qingran is blessed with luck, as long as he can use his ability to earn a lot of money, he can also do things that are beneficial to the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and bring himself a steady stream of good fortune He doesn't need to be tied to the imperial examination, which thousands of students want to break through, is already covered with bones, and seems to have a bright future.

Another point, if Zhong Qingran is not mistaken, that young man in Chinese clothes he inadvertently rescued may become a big backer for him. This feeling has no reason, but it appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help it for a while. go.

Zhong Qingran's intuition has always been very reliable, he didn't look for evidence to prove whether his feeling was wrong, so let's just believe it.

Thinking so, it is impossible for Zhong Qingran to act arbitrarily, and he had to take into account the feelings of the two elders, so he reluctantly said: "Grandpa, it is fine for me to study ancestry, but you also know that I am not interested in those who care , you can’t force me to take the imperial examination in the future.”

Hearing that the third grandson was willing, Mr. Zhong would not agree, but Zhong Qingran only said half of what he said, and he couldn't be happy when he heard the rest.He originally thought that it would be best to arouse his third grandson's competitive spirit, but it didn't work, and because the brothers were making progress one by one, he at least had to go to the examination room to try, but the result was good, and this idea was directly cut off.

That's all, some people are good at literature, some are good at martial arts, and some people can't learn anything. Some things really can't be forced.Mr. Zhong has completely overlooked it this time. His children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If the cow doesn't eat grass, can he force his head down?Besides, the third grandson is so sensible recently, how can he be a person with no plans?Since he doesn't want to take an official career so much, let him go, he must have a solution.

Regarding Zhong Qingran's ability, it is impossible for Mr. Zhong to be unaware of Zhong Qingran's abilities. No matter how you look at it, the third grandson is not an incompetent person. Could it be possible that he can be bullied if his family members are watching?

After figuring it out, Mr. Zhong directly pointed out the key question: "There are strict rules in ethnology, and I don't know the compromise plan you mentioned. Whether you agree or not, sir, I will talk about it after I ask."

Zhong Qingran also knew that his request was embarrassing, but he was unwilling to try it.He has been away from school for so many years, and he has long lost the motivation to concentrate on studying. Instead of tying him up in class all day, he might as well do something that interests him.

Mr. Zhong acted swiftly, and went to the ethnology school that day. After talking nicely for a long time, he got the gentlemen to agree to allow Zhong Qingran to sit in. They didn't ask questions about the homework, and they could go whenever they wanted.

This is not a special case for Zhong Qingran, was it not like this before Zhong Qingshu and Zhong Qingzhu?The two spent three days surfing the net and two days fishing. When they were young and ignorant, they were urged to skip class. When they became sensible, they forced themselves to listen patiently to the class for a few days, but in the end they became drowsy after listening to it. I no longer have this thought.

Zhong Qingran knew about this, otherwise, he would not have dared to encourage Mr. Zhong to lobby.It's just that he did it even better. This is to make it clear that he said the ugly things first. After he has passed the clear path, others will not be able to blame him for this matter in the future.

The Zhong family only had three sets of textbooks, and Zhong Zhengxin's set was not easy to get, so they had to share one set with each other.

The next day, the four brothers of the Zhong family rushed to the ethnology in a mighty manner, and were surrounded by people for a while.

Needless to say this time, the villagers all know that the Zhong family has really paid for it, and can afford five students, not counting Zhong Zhengxin who is studying in the county school and has a lot of expenses, just the four students studying in the ethnology school , even if Shuxiu has a certain degree of discount, the expenses are not affordable for ordinary farmers.

Zhong Qingran obediently went to school for a day, and when he got home, he felt that he was not well.Master's lectures are too dull, even a person like him who has past life experience and an adult mentality can't help but doze off.He really admired those students who went out of ethnology. If they didn't have enough patience and determination, they would be like Zhong Qingshu and the others, who would have no interest in their studies.

Not only that, the sudden change from free and undisciplined to well-behaved made Zhong Qingran very uncomfortable.Anyway, since Mr. Zhong has promised, at least for the first time, even if he pretends, he has to pretend.

Hearing that Zhong Qingran appeared in the ethnology, Zhong Qingzhu dragged Zhong Qingshu and ran over to pay his respects, and seemed to follow around with him.

Fortunately, although ethnology has such and other problems, at least it has a correct attitude towards studies. Those who don’t care about it and are forced by their families to dawdle, you can sleep during lectures, but they are never allowed to disturb others homework.

The two parties with different mentalities have always been in harmony with each other, but they get along fairly harmoniously.

After staying for a few days, Zhong Qingran had a much deeper understanding of ethnology.

The teachers of ethnic studies are limited, and they are roughly divided into three classes, A, B, and C. Class C is for Mongolian students who can't even recognize the words.Class B has advanced a step further. Those who are not good at studying or have no intention of taking the imperial examination are all assigned here, and the possibility of moving is not high.Class A, on the other hand, is full of students who are interested in taking the imperial examination. Generally, those who have passed the examination will be admitted here. At that time, those who are really poor will choose to continue studying here, but those who have a little money will choose the county school. Right faith is like this.

Ethnology is a good place for ordinary clansmen to make them stand up, but for the rich and powerful Zhong clan, it is a bit useless.Those who are really capable always invite their husbands to sit in the lecture hall. Zhong Qingshu should have been treated like this, but unfortunately, he was like being exiled since he was a child, and his family still had scruples about letting him enter ethnology.By doing so, at least you can gain a good reputation outside, and it will also benefit you financially in your official career.

Zhong Qingzhu had an encounter with his uncle who stayed behind because he was not the only one who was treated specially, and the uncle and aunt who stayed behind in his hometown did not take much care of him, but they did not criticize him too much, which made him feel broad-minded and fat, which was different from Zhong Qingshu's mentality Just a little different.

Zhong Qingshu, Zhong Qingzhu, and Zhong Qingran, the three of them were obviously favored to different degrees, but they were able to play together without any anger. To be honest, it was a bit surprising.

Also because of the classification system of ethnology, the four Zhong brothers were divided into two classes, exactly one class for a pair of brothers.Zhong Qingan and Zhong Qingfeng in Class C, Zhong Qingyang and Zhong Qingran in Class B, accompanied Zhong Qingzhu and Zhong Qingshu.

After a few days of staying up, Zhong Qingran couldn't bear it anymore, and he didn't want to go into an official career, learning these boring things, besides wasting time, how much gain could there be?

Zhong Qingran was like this, and Zhong Qingzhu couldn't hold back anymore. If it weren't for his two good brothers here, he would have left a long time ago.Anyway, his uncle doesn't care about him, let alone his parents. He can't even see a shadow of him. He is not worried at all about being lectured by his parents.

No, after hearing Zhong Qingran explain that he was not going to come over tomorrow, Zhong Qingzhu immediately raised his hands in favor, and had to pull Zhong Qingshu to make a statement.

Zhong Qing wrote to the two good partners and had a particularly good temper.Zhong Qingzhu doesn't think too much about this point. Zhong Qingran had a smooth journey in his previous life, and he didn't have a lot of thoughts. After the Great Zhou Dynasty, he had more scruples than before, and he couldn't even speak too freely. Naturally, his temper was much more cautious than before. .It was easy for him to understand that if Zhong Qingshu was still so good-natured at home, he would have been bullied a long time ago, so how could he play with them so nicely?

"If you don't come to ethnology tomorrow, what are you going to do?" Zhong Qingzhu moved closer to Zhong Qingran and asked curiously.

Zhong Qingran: "..."

Zhong Qingshu couldn't see it, so he gave an example at random: "It's better to sleep late than to waste time here, at least sleeping can help you refresh your mind."

Although Zhong Qingshu said so, Zhong Qingran didn't think so.According to his observations in the past few days, although the two people's minds are not in class, they are not just wasting their time. They don't look up in class, and they don't know what they are thinking about.He himself is the same, sometimes he is really impatient to listen, and he will write and draw on paper, and listen to the master's lectures as background music.

Mr. Zhong was still wondering if the third grandson has been so good these days, is it because he has gathered his mind and prepared to make progress, but he was not happy for a long time, when he heard Zhong Qingran explain that he would not go to the ethnology school tomorrow, and asked Mrs. Tong not to come over to call He gets up early, he wants to have a good sleep.

Mr. Zhong was really heartbroken, he extinguished the last bit of extravagant hope, this time he really let go.Looking at Zhong Qingran's appearance these days, he also knows that letting him go to school is embarrassing him, but the world is like this, the family has no ability, can't favor him, and taking an official career is the best way, but if he doesn't care about it, he can't do anything .

Seeing Zhong Qingran like this, Zhong Qingyang wanted to say a few words, but he didn't say anything in the end.Because the elder brother doesn't have much dignity in front of his younger brother, he usually doesn't want to be with the third brother.But no matter what, they are all brothers. This time he was able to re-enter the ethnology. It was thanks to him. What's the use?

The time I went to see Chen Xiucai with the Ming family, he really saw what a bookish degree is. He and Zhong Qingshu, who often came to his house to play with his third brother, were two different styles, but they were even more attractive, much more attractive than my uncle. Awareness of mundane things.This opportunity is rare, and he must seize it. Even if he is not a scholar, it is still good to be a child student. At least he will have a lot of voice in the village.

Zhong Qingyang could see it clearly, thinking that if the third brother was always so capable, he would not be able to help, and if there was an emergency, he would definitely not sit idly by.