478 Letter from Wang Qing
When Zhou Heng and Sanqiang learned that they could go to study at the Wang family, they were so excited that they trembled. What a great opportunity this was.
Although the two of them didn't have much money, they still prepared an ordinary New Year gift.
Mrs. Wang also accepted it happily.
Master Wang asked them to come for two hours every morning and go home to study in the afternoon.
Zhiyuan was also pushed in by his father, and he also took the imperial examination in the spring.
Ping'an stayed at the Wang's house for one night every other day so that he could keep the old man company. The old man came from far away just for him.
Ping An naturally agreed and said that he would bring some daily necessities over tomorrow and also give his master a massage every day to relieve the pain of the long journey.
After returning that day, he received a letter from Wang Qing, along with a New Year gift from the Wang family.
Three years ago, Wang Qing passed the imperial examination and ranked well. With the help of his master, he finally returned to a county town in Yangcheng and became a county magistrate. He is now very satisfied with his life and gave birth to a son last year.
He wrote to Ping An almost every two months, and Ping An could feel his satisfaction from his words.
That's good.
Huo Zhi received even more letters, sometimes two a month, and he also brought Jiangnan specialties again and again. His first child was a daughter, and now his second child is about to be born.
In every letter, he never forgot to encourage Ping An to strive to get a job in Jiangnan after high school. In his letters, he always praised Jiangnan as beautiful as a painting, and at the same time he played the pity on Ping An, so that every letter was a thick one.
Ping An asked Lin Feng to deliver the New Year gift from his father's house, and only asked Lin Feng to tell his father that he was studying with his teacher at the moment and would come over to have New Year's dinner with him on New Year's Eve.
He guessed that his father must have thought that he was studying with Mr. Sun. After all, there might not be many people who knew that the Wang family had come to Beijing.
Yesterday was the Little New Year, and all government offices put down their pens and began their annual holiday, and would not return to work until after the Lantern Festival.
Chang Chunfeng went to the study as soon as Lin Feng left. Although his current income was already good, the bookstore was pressing for repayment and the price was high. He still insisted on writing some storybooks, as the money was still easy to earn for him.
I want you to get married safely next year and go back to my hometown to worship my ancestors, and you’ll need money for everything.
Zhang Jinyu was packing the New Year gifts, but he was not in a good mood. These gifts were basically food. Usually, Ping'an would have someone send a basket of vegetables and eggs every three to five days.
I didn’t expect that my eldest brother and sister-in-law would actually go to Ping’an’s new house to warm the stove. It was my father who asked them to go. The Zhang family rushed forward to give gifts. I wonder if that woman will grin from ear to ear?
The day before yesterday, she brought the children back to give New Year gifts, and her father and eldest brother scolded her again. Even her eldest sister-in-law joined in on criticizing her. I'm afraid there is no one in the world who is more wronged than her.
What did she do wrong?
She herself doesn't know that for a stepmother to be able to do what she did, it should be considered pretty good. People who are truly like her biological mother can be said to be liars, saying one thing in public and another behind people's backs. That is the real bad thing.
In a fit of anger, she simply didn't make clothes for Ping An this year, and just gave him a red envelope for the New Year. Didn't he have a biological mother? So why should she, the stepmother, worry about it?
If Ping'an passes the spring examination and the palace examination, the days of spending money will be just around the corner. My husband will prepare to go home to worship his ancestors, and the marriage will also cost a large sum of money.
Of course she doesn't care about these.
Two years ago, her husband stopped giving all his silver to her for safekeeping and started buying property or hoarding the silver himself. To be honest, she didn't care, but she must have felt uncomfortable. How could the relationship between a couple with their silver and money separated be good?
What really made her feel uncomfortable was that the woman lived with her in the capital, so close to her and living under the same sky. This was a hurdle that she could not get over.
These days, my husband has been staying in the study more and more often. He says he is writing something, but who knows if he is not thinking about his ex-wife?
Zhang Jinyu suddenly stopped what she was doing. The inexplicable boredom made her feel like she was having difficulty breathing.
"Mom, are you not feeling well?" Jin'er asked softly.
"Yes, a little bit. It will be fine in a moment. Jin'er, are you going to the academy next year?"
Chang Jin puffed out his chest and said, "Of course I will go. I will get to know many friends after spending a few years in the academy. These people may be useful in the future. I just don't know if my elder brother's sister will go?"
Zhang Jinyu's heart sank. "She probably won't go. It's good enough for a country girl to know a few words. Why would she learn music, chess, calligraphy, or painting? Especially the music. Buying a good music is very expensive."
She suddenly stopped talking.
I don't know how Ping'an has made money these years. I heard that the new house is not smaller than hers and cost 30,000 taels.
His stepfather and stepmother didn't have much money, so Ping An was the only one who earned it. Unexpectedly, the kid was quite capable.
Thirty thousand taels.
Instead, it made his mother and stepfather proud.
Mei Niang was preparing New Year's goods at this time. There were many people on the street, so she did not go alone, and there were many more people available at home.
Ping An said that on New Year's Day, his family would go to the village in the morning and have a breakfast with everyone. In the afternoon, he would go to the Chang's house for another meal, and he would probably also accompany his father to celebrate the New Year's Eve.
Naturally, she had nothing to say to her husband. Ping An lived here most days, so he couldn't not go to accompany his biological father on most New Year's Eve. Would he still be a human being?
She was not worried about these, but just thought about the day of warming the stove, when she had discussed with her mother-in-law and her in-laws' old lady that after the imperial examination was over, no matter what the result was, they would immediately send someone to discuss the date. As soon as the palace examination was over, they would choose a good day to get the two children married.
This way, there is no delay in returning to hometown to worship ancestors. I heard that after passing the imperial examination, the court will grant three months of home visit leave, and most of the newly-crowned Jinshi will return to their hometown to erect a Jinshi archway.
Both she and her husband wanted to go back.
But that person must go back, so she and her husband naturally cannot go back.
There is one thing that has always been a knot in the hearts of the couple.
That is, when the son gets married, he has to pay respects to his parents. They cannot come for the engagement, but they must be present for the wedding. If they are there, the child's biological father and stepmother cannot come. It is impossible for both parents to wait for their son to pay respects to his parents at the same time, right?
If it was an ordinary matter, she would be willing to give in, but not in this case. The parents must be herself and her husband. Her husband is so sincere to Ping An, she doesn't want to and can't make him sad about this matter.
The human heart is the most subtle, she dare not and is unwilling to gamble.
But just like this, I wonder if someone will say that Ping An is ignorant and only cares about his stepfather and not his biological father?
Thinking of this, her heart grew heavy. No woman wants to marry a second time, and who doesn't want to grow old together with her husband and wife?
There will be many problems after remarriage, such as the ones they are facing now.
Fortunately, she is lucky. Her current husband treats her and Ping An well.
The farm will slaughter two more pigs tomorrow. My family and the farm will each take half of the pork.
Pickled, smoked, stuffed sausages, and jarred meat, all made in moderation, and a whole pig was gone. Ping'an said he would have to slaughter two more before the New Year.
I heard from Erqiang that all the people added up are nearly 150. My God, my son is so generous that he supports so many people. Fortunately, they are basically all in the farm. While learning skills, they can also do some work in the farm, otherwise the monthly salary would be very high.
There are some things she dare not think about, as her scalp hurts just thinking about them. Her husband laughs at her for worrying about nothing.
It's really unnecessary worry.
What's the point of daydreaming? She couldn't help her son at all. The only thing she could do was to trust him silently and do her best to deal with things no matter what he did.
That's all.
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