Chapter 33 Scholar

　　Tang Chunming knew that he would be talked about by the villagers, but that was all. He wouldn’t lose a piece of meat on his body, so it didn’t matter.

　　Thinking of Li Feng’s words yesterday about helping him water the field, and estimating the time, Tang Chunming assigned Da Mao and Er Mao the task of writing big characters. After leaving Ah-Lin at home, he went out of the yard to see the situation. Mountain irrigation was the most troublesome thing. Especially for his current situation, so he used to ask Dashan to help him carry a few buckets of water. Sometimes Yu Mu and the others would help him when they saw it, but he could only water the field by himself because he wanted to mix the space spring water into it.

　　Da Mao was the oldest and was given the task of writing five large-character letters. Er Mao was still younger, so he was asked to write three. As for Ah-Lin, to Tang Chunming’s expectation, the three-year-old child could also keep up. Following him, he also knew dozens of characters and practiced calligraphy with him every day. Tang Chunming let him freely express himself.

　　If this were the case in the previous life, such a child would have been considered a little genius, but it is a pity in this world, as being a ger brings many inconveniences. However, in his opinion, it is good to be more literate and read more books, which can broaden your horizons and mind, instead of being limited to trivial matters in the village.

　　”Brother Ming, are you going to the fields?” The people he met on the road seemed to be more enthusiastic than before. All the villagers knew that people from Jinji restaurant came to Tang Chunming’s house early in the morning to collect vegetables. Everyone had something to say about this matter, but most people in front of him were unwilling to embarrass him and even took the initiative to show kindness.

　　”Yeah, I’ll take a look at the situation in the fields.” Tang Chunming also greeted people with a smile.

　　Before reaching his field, he saw a figure carrying two buckets of water coming from the other direction. Who else was it but Li Feng who offered to help? Seeing Tang Chunming appear, Li Feng was also a little surprised. Didn’t he say that he would help him? Isn’t Brother Ming unwilling to accept help from himself? Li Feng’s mood suddenly became a little low.

　　When Tang Chunming walked up to him, Li Feng raised his dark eyes looked at him, and said, “I’ll help you.”

　　Tang Chunming discovered it early in the morning. When talking to this person, he had to use his brain to help him complete the statement to understand what he meant. For example, what he meant now was, “How can you come over when I’m helping you water the field?” Really? But if he said it fiercely, it would be easy for people to misunderstand his good intentions.

　　”I know, but I also need to water the field. Please continue to help me carry a few loads of water. Your land also needs to be watered. Why don’t you go about your business first, and I’ll call you when I need more water?”

　　Li Feng looked at him silently and made sure Tang Chunming was not forcing himself. Then he put down the pole on his shoulder, took the bucket Tang Chunming brought, and turned around to continue carrying water. Looking at this man’s back, Tang Chunming sighed inwardly, what a good person.

　　Li Feng was watering his fields while paying attention to Brother Ming’s situation. He was worried that it would be inconvenient for him to do things with a big belly. Of course, there were very few gers in the countryside who when pregnant could not work in the fields, except for those who were particularly weak, and someone like Tang Chunming, who lives alone with a little ger, is even less likely to take time off from work.

　　he also helped him carry water with Yu Mu before and paid attention to the situation in Ming Geer’s field. Even if he doesn’t pay special attention to it now, anyone who walks here will find that the crops in Ming Geer’s field are growing well. It’s just better than others. Li Feng didn’t show it on his face, but he thought more than others in his heart. Ming Geer’s insistence on watering his crops may be the reason why his crops grew better than others. With this idea, he stopped rushing to work.

　　On the way back after watering, Tang Chunming was unlucky enough to run into Wang Chunhua, but perhaps she had suffered losses from Tang Chunming more than once. Wang Chunhua was smart enough not to get too close this time and only stood far away with hateful eyes glaring at him.

　　Tang Chunming was shocked at first. Is this person still Wang Chunhua? The last time he saw him, he was just a little thinner and not as neatly dressed as before, and his complexion was a little worse. But now this person has bruises and swelling on his face. One eye was swollen and had to be squinted to see people. There were many nail scratches on his face and neck, and the hair on his head seemed to be thinner.

　　Seeing the hatred in Wang Chunhua’s eyes, Tang Chunming only thought it was funny and ridiculous. Neither the original brother Ming nor him now took the initiative to retaliate against them. He won’t say how much  brother Ming was bullied in the past. All he did when he came here was to sever ties with them. The situation this person had ended up in was not caused by themselves. Why did he come to hate him, an outsider, instead of looking for his shortcomings?

　　Tang Chunming sneered and was about to walk past Wang Chunhua, but he stopped him and said through gritted teeth: “Tang Chunming, it’s all because of you that I’m like this. Are you very proud of yourself? You deserve to die. don’t be too arrogant!”

　　Tang Chunming turned around and sneered: “How have I harmed you? Just because I no longer allow you to take whatever you want and bully me at will, I have harmed you? Or maybe now I should let you catch me and sell me for money, that’s when you will be satisfied? Wang Chunhua, I have never seen someone as stupid as you. You treat everyone else as fools and you are the only smart person? I never owe you or your Zhao family anything.”

　　After saying that, he left regardless of what Wang Chunhua thought. Wang Chunhua wanted to scratch Tang Chunming’s charming face in his eyes. The better Tang Chunming lived, the more his misfortune was highlighted, and he blamed all of this on Tang Chunming. But there was no one else there, especially since a person behind him frightened him and was walking towards him with a bucket. Wang Chunhua had no choice but to turn around and leave.

　　Now not only did Grandma Zhao use the same methods she used to treat Tang Chunming to tease him, but even Zhao Daniu’s attitude towards him seemed to have changed after yesterday’s incident. Wang Chunhua later regretted that she had been focusing on Grandma Zhao and made him pay for it, but he forgot that his husband was also watching everything, and he was probably unhappy when he saw that he refused to pay for the money. When he went to bed at night, Zhao Daniu kept silent without even asking how he was doing. Sleeping soundly in front of him, this has never happened before.

　　Wang Chunhua secretly resented this. He didn’t think it was his fault, but just a moment of negligence. Wasn’t Grandma Zhao doing more than him? She paid so much money for her youngest son and even refused to spend a small amount of money on corvee. Didn’t he do this to force Grandma Zhao to show the villagers how partial Zhao was? Zhao Daniu shouldn’t have treated him like this at all. Was it easy for him to make a living under Grandma Zhao all these years?

　　Li Feng, who was behind, narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Chunhua who was walking away. He knew that with Brother Ming’s sharp tongue, Wang Chunhua would never be able to take advantage of his words, but he was afraid this black-hearted ger wouldn’t. So Li Feng secretly thought about how to eliminate future troubles.

　　After a while, Tang Chunming suddenly discovered that he and Li Feng had formed a tacit understanding at some point. Whenever he went to the field, Li Feng silently carried water and put it on the edge of his field, waiting for him to come over. When he finished watering two buckets of water, two more buckets of water were placed on the edge of the field. Ever since Tang Chunming said that he would water the fields, Li Feng never said anything about helping, and only took on the task of carrying water.

　　If it had only happened once or twice, Tang Chunming might have regarded it as an enthusiastic person, but if it kept going on, he couldn’t help but think about it. What did Li Feng mean? Although he often cooked dishes and let Da Mao and Er Mao take them to him when they were learning martial arts, was this person just reciprocating the favor? Tang Chunming felt as if he had drunk honey when he thought that someone might be secretly in love with him.

　　It’s not your fault, okay? It’s not your fault!

　　Hi, buddy, there is no need to secretly have a crush on me at all. Just come and have a crush on me openly. Don’t you know that this voguish and cool guy is my favorite? you don’t know how much I’m drooling behind your back.

　　Tang Chunming has now dedicated a small piece of land in the corner of the backyard to grow various seedlings that could be replanted, and half-sold and half-gifted. Everyone in the village knew that they had paid for those vegetable seedlings, which stopped those who wanted to go to Tang Chunming’s house to beg for vegetable seedlings. They couldn’t help but lament in their hearts, isn’t it just vegetable seedlings? Are there any different ones? they also said that Tang Chunming was stingy and even had to spend money to buy a vegetable seedling, so most people were waiting and watching. If Zhang Xiu and Wang Mo’s family made money, they might be moved.

　　However, two other families came to buy it, one was Shen Fulang, and the other was Uncle Zhao Liu. Shen Fulang had eaten his food, so it was not strange for him to come to Tang Chunming, because his family was not short of such small money, and he had originally planned to give some to the Li Zheng family. The relationship with  Li Zheng’s family must be well established, if something happens in the future, Li Zheng’s family will stand up and say more than ten words to others. The arrival of Uncle Zhao Liu surprised him.

　　Uncle Zhao Liu came to the house with his eldest grandson. His eldest grandson is only six years old this year, a little older than Er Mao. He seemed very shy when he came here, but he got a little better when he saw Er Mao. They often play together in the village. Tang Chunming asked the three children to bring snacks to entertain them.

　　It can be seen that Uncle Zhao Liu feels very sorry for his eldest grandson. Perhaps it is because he transferred his love for his ger to his eldest grandson that Uncle Zhao Liu can keep going these years.

　　”Uncle Liu, don’t say whether you can buy it or not. I will send it to you when it comes out in a few days.

　　”No, no,” Uncle Zhao Liu quickly waved his hand, “There are many eyes in the village watching, but we can’t break this example. I can’t make it difficult for you to be a good person in the village in the future. Besides, I also want to make a few more small bucks. I run to the town every day, it will be very convenient to sell some vegetables by the way, I know your vegetables can be sold at a high price.”

　　”Well, since Uncle Liu says so, I won’t be polite. Tell me how much you want, and I’ll make preparations.”

　　”Okay.” Uncle Liu smiled broadly.

　　In addition, Tang Chunming did not forget Hu Langzhong’s side and would often send some dishes there. It was Hu Langzhong who saved him when he first came here. Later, when he was having trouble with Zhao’s Wang Chunhua, Hu Langzhong also helped him cover up and helped him by speaking up for him. Otherwise, how could he have gotten through so easily that day?

　　Tang Chunming sat on the Kang, took out the money jar from the space, and counted his current property again. Jinji would come here to collect vegetables every few days. In total, he had earned twelve taels of silver from Jinji. During this period, he didn’t have many expenses, plus that time he went to town. The money for vegetables totaled nearly sixty taels. Jinji kept urging him to expand the planting area as soon as possible. They even once told him that if he had any financial difficulties, Jinji could pay part of the cost in advance.

　　Tang Chunming refused, but it was indeed possible to buy land. The surrounding land was a wasteland, and the price would not be too expensive. The cost of buying the land and then having the wall built would only be a small part of the current savings. It’s a pity that the money in his hand is still too little, otherwise, he would like to buy the entire mountainous land behind it, and he would be able to raise chickens and sheep without worrying about space.

　　After taking out twenty taels of broken silver and leaving the rest in the space, Tang Chunming walked out of the room. Ah-Lin, who was playing with Xiao Hua, looked up at his mother. Tang Chunming waved and said, “I’m going to Uncle Li Zheng’s house, will Ah-Lin look after the house or come with me?”

　　”I want to go. I want to go with my mother and let Xiao Hua look after the house.” Ah-Lin quickly walked a few steps and rushed to Tang Chunming, holding Tang Chunming’s legs.

　　”Okay, let’s let Xiaohua look after the house, and Alin will accompany his mother.” Tang Chunming smiled and touched his son’s head. Xiaohua held his head high and barked twice at their feet as if to say that he would take care of the house for his master and the chickens and sheep at home.

　　Tang Chunming didn’t go empty-handed. He carried a basket of vegetables and fresh cucumbers, which were the freshest to eat at this time.

　　When the villagers saw Tang Chunming again, their eyes were a little complicated. They were originally watching him do business with the restaurant, but they didn’t expect the restaurant to keep coming to collect vegetables. Some people also picked their vegetables. They waited on the roadside to stop the carriage.

 They wanted them to see their food, and it didn’t matter if it was cheaper, but how could the people in the restaurant listen to them? Tang Fulang’s food was not on the same level as theirs. Didn’t they see that the business of Jinji Restaurant was booming now, and it was all because of the vegetables in Tang Fulang’s garden?

　　Someone told Tang Chunming that he had heard it as a joke, but Tang Chunming just listened to it and didn’t take it to heart. They just could find the business on their own. Of course, if the villagers can be inspired by his actions and broaden their horizons instead of just focusing on a few acres of their land, they might also be able to come up with other ways to get rich. He grew up in the countryside and witnessed with his own eyes the changes in the countryside. There have been earth-shaking changes in more than ten years, and the most important thing is the ideological changes.

　　When he walked over, Tang Chunming knew that the villagers must have been discussing how much money he earned from Jinji Restaurant. Once the news of his land purchase came out, he would probably become a hot topic in the village again.

　　Shen Fulang also happened to come back from his farm. He was very happy to see the young and old. His ger, who was married in town, was now pregnant. Although he hoped that his first child born to his brother-in-law. Will be a boy, but if he is a well-behaved ger like Ah-Lin, he will also like him.

　　Now that Brother Ming can live a good life, he couldn’t be happier: “Brother Ming, are you looking for your uncle? He should be at home.” Then he shouted towards the yard: “Master, are you here? Brother Ming has something to do with you.” Because Tang Chunming seldom walked around the village unless he had something to do or worked in the fields. Instead, he and several other familiar gers went to Brother Ming’s house more. After all, with his current state, there were a lot of inconveniences, so Shen Fulang was sure that Brother Ming coming to his house had something to do with his husband.

　　”You, just come no need to bring vegetables. Who in the village doesn’t know that you have to keep these vegetables and sell them for money? I won’t allow it next time.” Shen Fulang looked at the basket in Tang Chunming’s hand and said angrily, but he also knew that it was Brother Ming’s sincere heart, and guessed he’d have to do this next time. No wonder he likes Brother Ming like this. He’s more capable than other gers in the village, and he’s willing to help him more.

　　”I know,” Tang Chunming responded casually, “I’ll let you and Uncle Li Zheng have a bit. It will take a while for your family to eat the cucumbers that have just sprouted.” Shen  Fulang looked at him and said thank you repeatedly.

　　”Good boy Ah-Lin, hug me. Oh, we haven’t seen each other for a few days. Our Ah-Lin has gotten a little heavier. If he continues gaining weight, I won’t be able to hold Ah-Lin anymore.” Shen Fulang picked up Ah-Lin and hugged him. Tang Chunming followed them into the yard as they teased Ah-Lin.

　　”Ah-Lin wants to grow up quickly and hold his younger brother.” Ah-Lin wanted to grow up quickly, so he worked very hard to eat. Now his little face is fat and round.

　　”Our Ah-Lin will be the most sensible and good brother in the future.” Shen Fulang praised. Li Zheng came out of the back room with a smile and asked: “Brother Ming, why are you looking for me? Do you have any problem?”

　　”Uncle Li Zheng,” Tang Chunming asked simply, “Does anyone own the land next to my house? If no one wants it, I want to buy it. There is too little land in the yard to grow vegetables and supply food. “

　　Both Shen Fulang and Li Zheng glanced at Tang Chunming in surprise to make sure he was not joking, only to realize that he had indeed earned a lot from Jinji Restaurant during this period. Now even Li Zheng was a little envious of Tang Chunming. He put away his surprise and said with a smile: “Let’s go into the room and talk. Don’t worry, no one is interested in that land. It’s easy to get it if you want.”

　　”Okay, thank you first, Uncle Li Zheng.” Tang Chunming replied with a smile.

　　When he got to the house, Li Zheng corrected his attitude and treated Brother Ming as a family member, instead of the weak ger who needed to be taken care of in the past. Although he didn’t do a few things, in Li Zheng’s opinion, Brother Ming is stronger than some men in the village.

　　The land around Tang Chunming’s house is very barren, and there is a lot of debris. Most use this type of land to build houses, but few people are willing to buy it for other uses. It takes a lot of effort to sort it out. Li Zheng gave Tang Chunming three taels of silver and one acre of land according to the minimum standard. About five acres of land around his home were vacant. Tang Chunming thought it was just right, so he simply bought it all to avoid anyone paying for the surrounding land in the future. Idea, the remaining twenty taels of silver can almost build the wall. So he told Li Zheng about this matter and asked him to help find someone to clear the land and build the fence. When the time comes, he will pay for the work, just like when Li Feng’s family built the house, they only paid for the money and not the food. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to manage it all by himself.

　　”That’s fine, the village head, will take advantage of the leisure time to clean it up quickly. Brother Ming shouldn’t worry. At this time, the idle men in the village are also willing to go over and help.” Shen Fulang who was sitting beside him said, that although some men went out to do corvee work, there were still some who stayed, because the money they had, had just been used to pay the corvee. Everyone is now tight on money, so they just hope that some work can make them earn some money to supplement their needs.

　　”Okay,” Li Zheng also knocked on the dry tobacco pole simply, “I’ll take care of this. I’ll go to the town to get the land deed first, and then I can help you recruit some people to clear it up, and let them hurry up and get the work done.”

　　”Then I will thank Uncle Li Zheng. I will inevitably have to trouble you in the future.” Tang Chunming said with a smile.

　　”What’s the trouble? These things are what he is supposed to do. You should just ask him if you have anything to do. If he refuses, huh.”Shen Fulang took the initiative. The village head found it funny that he couldn’t laugh or cry. When did he say that he wouldn’t help Brother Ming?

　　The land deed was quickly processed, and someone came down to measure and circle the land. Seeing that Brother Ming bought the land not long after it was divided, the whole Pingshan Village was in an uproar. It means that Brother Ming has become rich. they don’t know how much money he earned from Jinji Restaurant. Otherwise, why would he spend money to buy so much land at once?

　　Naturally, some people had to make trouble. Zhao Daniu and Wang Chunhua hate him so much. They don’t think that Tang Chunming can earn so much money to buy land just by selling vegetables. It must be Zhao Dahu’s money that Tang Chunming saved for in the past. They were unreconciled, but because of the third uncle’s warning, they couldn’t help but come to the door to make trouble. They felt that Tang Chunming was even more distasteful.

　　Some people also gossiped about those rumors, but most people just laughed after hearing it, thinking that it was people like Granma Zhao who were jealous of Tang Chunming’s money and said such words. It’s disgusting. Dahu gave all his money to her, was there any money left? Even if there was, it was Tang Chunming’s money, it has nothing to do with them. Zhao Dahu separated from the Zhao family long ago, so what he earned is his.

　　Li Zheng helped Tang Chunming bring in ten men to help with the work. Li Feng and Dashan also came, Tang Chunming told  Dashan, who later told Li Feng, and thus he also came to help. Li Zheng wanted to ask about what his ger had told him earlier on. But he was stopped Shen Fulang was now sure that Li Feng had fallen in love with Brother Ming, but he was just waiting for Brother Ming to complete his filial piety so that he could find a matchmaker to arrange marriage.

　　Normally, Dashan’s help to Tang Chunming’s family was all for free, but this time he was paid. Of course, Tang Chunming had to take care of those who were close to him first.

　　Things were just getting started here, but a happy event came from the Zhao family over there, which quickly suppressed the heated discussion caused by Tang Chunming’s land purchase.

　　Zhao Laosan came back, he had surprisingly passed the scholar examination. Zhao Laosan, who had cooled down for a while, became arrogant again. He, who had always been stingy, actually said that he would hold a banquet at home to celebrate his son.

　　The third uncle also laughed in front of people. When he met everyone, he praised Zhao Laosan for being so knowledgeable, filial, and sensible. Even the neighboring well-off people came to visit.

　　Although Li Zheng felt that the proud smiles of Granma Zhao and his third uncle were a bit annoying, in any case, since the last old scholar passed away, no one in Pingshan Village had passed the scholar examination for many years. This was a big event for Pingshan Village. It was a good thing, so he helped Grandma Zhao’s family entertain the guests.

Zhao’s house.

　　Grandma Zhao took out the new were rarely worn, and sat in the middle of the inner room like an old ruler. She smiled and listened to the praising words of others. There were people from the Pingshang village and other villages. There were also relatives from his mother’s family who came over. The Zhao family had not experienced such liveliness in many years, and his most beloved grandson gave him great pride.

　　Wang Chunhua was also sitting in the seat below, with a smile on her face. You could not tell how haggard she had been before. She brought tea and water to Old Madam Zhao from time to time, showing her utmost concern. One couldn’t tell that they had just fought not long ago, and was witnessed and heard by the entire village.

　　”Oh, what are you talking about? My grandma is the best. I was able to marry into the Zhao family with high incense. By the way, my grandma is the best at training people. Not only did she teach a talented man, but also , you see, my son was raised by my mother, not to mention very filial and considerate. Son, what are you doing standing there stupidly? Why don’t you give your grandma a pat on the shoulder?” Wang Chunhua waved her embroidered handkerchief to cover her shoulders. With a smile that would make those who knew the true story twitch the corners of their mouths, Wang Chunhua’s acting skills were probably second to none in the village.

　　”Hey, I got it, mama, I’ll pat it for you.” Zhao Dong is not as fat now. Although he is not happy that his mother always makes him do this and that, his mother said that after becoming a scholar, the family will no longer have to worry about a good life, and no one in the village will dare to bully them anymore. Zhao Dong has been looking forward to this day for a long time. Those people in the village did not let him play before, which made him extremely annoyed.

　　”Mommy, how strong am I using it? Does it make grandma feel comfortable?” Zhao Dong expressed his merit.

　　”It’s comfortable, grandma feels very comfortable. My eldest grandson should be filial. You will learn from your uncle in the future.” To save her face, Granma Zhao just glanced at Wang Chunhua coldly and said nothing, but the third uncle had warned. They can’t let anything else happen to ruin this good day.

　　”Okay, Granma,” Zhao replied reluctantly. He was most afraid of studying and would get a headache after reading. Therefore, no matter how much Grandma Zhao loved her eldest grandson, she couldn’t love her eldest son as much as her youngest son. In his opinion, just because of becoming a scholar, will he receive his Granma’s favoritism?

　　”Look how capable my brother-in-law is. Not all of his money is earned by himself. Some people just don’t have the life to enjoy this blessing. A ger goes in public to discuss business with other people’s restaurants. If Dahu was still here, he would have chased away such a shameless ger. Fortunately, my grandma had already seen through this ger’s true character and sent him out in advance. Otherwise, my brother-in-law’s face and reputation will be lost.” Wang Chunhua said. With a disgusted expression on his face, when he saw someone else agreeing with him, and Granma Zhao also smiled at him, he felt even more proud. Now he wanted to see Tang Chunming, this bitch, look regretful and envious.

　　”Huh, let me just say that he is a crook and a doom star. Now that he is out, the Zhao family finally has good days. Otherwise, if it delays the future of my third child, I will have the urge to quash him. “Granma Zhao had a look of disdain on her face and spit on the ground bitterly.

　　Zhao Laosan just happened to lift the curtain and come in. He saw his mother’s behavior at a glance and frowned displeased. However, Granma Zhao immediately smiled when he saw his son coming in: “Laosan, aren’t you waiting for the guests outside? Is there anything you want me to do?”

　　” I’m sorry everyone. Grandma, someone from the Shen family in town is here. please come out and help me greet the guests of the Shen family.” Zhao Pingchuan politely apologized to everyone present before inviting Old Mother Zhao out. Everyone who meets him must praise Zhao Lao San for his courteousness. No wonder Granma Zhao tried his best to train him. As for Zhao Dahu, he was unlucky enough to lose his life in the mountains. Otherwise, he would have waited a few months. he can enjoy the blessing of his younger brother. Although it was hard to support Zhao Laosan before, will he still treat his second brother badly after Zhao Laosan passes the exam?

　　When Madam Zhao heard that it was the Shen family from town, her eyes immediately lit up, and so did everyone else. Speaking of this family, everyone in Pingshan Village knew that it was a famous and wealthy family in the town. She vaguely remembered the Shen family Could it be that an unmarried ger came to the Zhao family at this time? They looked at Zhao Pingchuan with brighter eyes.

　　Grandma Zhao thinks so too. He has been worried about the marriage of the third child, but both the third child and the third uncle insist on waiting for the third child to finish the scholar’s examination before making a decision. If he can be selected as a scholar, he will naturally look for a partner of a higher level, and if he doesn’t pass, it won’t be too bad to look at the age of the third child and the status could be the same as theirs. Now that the third child has won the title of scholar, he has become the parent of a scholar, and his requirements for this person have been raised. Those ordinary families cannot impress him at all. He can’t find an ordinary village ger like Wang Chunhua for the third son. He must be from a wealthy family to be worthy of the status of San’er.

　　The Shen family is a big landowner, with hundreds of acres of fertile land and many shops. When their ger marries into their Zhao family, he will bring a lot of dowry. By then, these things will all belong to the third child, and the third child is the most filial to him, he can live a life of being served by others.

　　A carriage stopped at the door of Zhao’s house, and Li Zheng and his third uncle came out to greet the middle-aged couple who got off the carriage. The middle-aged man warmly congratulated them: “Congratulations to the Zhao family for producing a scholar. Where is this scholar?” Why is there no one there?”

　　”Master Shen, please come in quickly. It’s just that when Pingchuan heard that distinguished guests were coming, he specially asked his Granma to come out to entertain the nobles. Look, he’s not coming.” The third uncle is also a good talker. He’s been laughing so hard the whole day that he can’t even close his mouth. Now seeing Shen Dahu and his wife come in person, will undoubtedly add more grandeur to the Zhao family. If good things can come in pairs, that would be the best.

　　Li Zheng shook his head, he secretly envied the Zhao family’s festive, but he still couldn’t bring himself to like the Zhao family. He hoped that his two sons would be able to pass the scholar exams. Everyone looked at him with envy, and Li Zheng couldn’t help but puff up his chest when he thought of his master’s auspicious words for his two sons.