There was no ginseng left at home, so the Tai family sent some over, and half a piece solved the urgent problem.
The doctor who had been missing for many years suddenly showed up.
Now I need to use half a fresh ginseng to make medicine, and I have half a ginseng left at home...
Master Wu looked down at the palm of his hand again, and it seemed as if the soft touch of the fat girl's hair was still there.
Perhaps, it is not his chance of survival that lies in the North, but the noble person who helps him survive that lies in the North!
Tai Jiye lived in the city for three days, but still could not find a suitable school. Even after Manager Min entrusted him with the task, there was still no result.
He really had no choice but to return to Taijia Village.
It is the busy time to plant new corn seedlings in the cornfield. The men carry hoes, weeding and shoveling up the excess corn seedlings to fill the empty spaces where no seedlings have emerged.
If you meet a diligent person who also brings a bucket of water, the newly planted seedlings will get a bucket of water, which will increase their chances of survival.
Seeing that the sun was high in the sky, the men, carrying their shoulder poles and hoes, gathered under a big tree at the entrance of the village to rest and chat.
When Tai Jiye came back from the city and got off the carriage, everyone called him to sit with them for a while.
Tai Jiye had something on his mind, and his face showed a bit of depression.
Tai Jisheng asked, "What happened to the third brother? Was he bullied in the city?"
The rest of the villagers also joined in and shouted.
"Yeah, Third Brother, what happened?"
"Is someone trying to steal our business?"
Tai Jiye quickly waved his hands, feeling really at a loss whether to laugh or cry. If he continued talking, he was afraid that this small matter would become a big one.
"Oh, don't worry! Business is fine. I'm just trying to find a school for Yongning and I'm getting mad!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and started laughing.
"You too, it's such a small matter, why are you so worried?"
"That's right, isn't it just a school? Our Yongning never went there for a single day, but he can still write and do math!"
"Yes, a while ago there was an old scholar in Sancha River. Even when his beard turned white, he was still thinking about taking the imperial examination. Later he died on the way. Studying and taking exams is not an easy job! Our child Yongning is also weak. Take good care of him. In the future, he will marry a wife and have a few boys. That's better than anything else!"
Tai Jiye felt helpless after hearing this and could hardly say a few more words.
"What do you know? You just want your child to enjoy a good life without suffering. But you haven't considered that the child is still young and has to stay in the village for the rest of his life. Isn't that too unfair?
"Yongning is a smart kid who has loved studying since he was little. My family was originally poor and couldn't afford to support him, but now that life is better, how can I not support my child's progress!
"Besides, ordinary people like us have to bow and scrape when we see a government official, and we want to treat them like our grandfathers. But as long as Yongning passes the imperial examination and comes back, not only will he be treated with respect by the officials, he won't even have to kneel when he sees the county magistrate!
"If this child is really promising and passes the imperial examination, or even becomes the top scholar, our entire Taijia Village will be able to dominate the northern land. During the New Year, the county magistrate and the gentry will line up to give us gifts!
"The court will also give us money, and we will erect memorial archways for successful candidates and top scorers at the entrance of the village. That will be a great honor for our ancestors! In the future, all the children in our Tai family will follow our example and study. Who knows, there will be many successful candidates, and even more who will become officials and ride in sedan chairs!
"By then, you will be the official's father, the official's grandfather! Isn't that much better than digging for food in the dirt?"
Everyone listened to it from beginning to end, and they were all filled with excitement.
Scholar, Juren?
Official?!
The official’s father! The official’s grandfather!
"Oh, my God! I can be the official's grandfather!"
"Then I will kowtow to my ancestors 180 times!"
“I kowtow a thousand times!”
"I kowtow ten thousand times!"
As they talked, everyone started to compare themselves with each other, wishing they could leave their heads in the ancestral hall.
Tai Jisheng was still somewhat lucid and quickly stopped them, saying, "That's a story for later. Don't think too much about it now! As the grandfather of an official, you should take good care of your child first. Stop playing with cats and dogs and fishing in the river all day long. Hurry up and learn some writing and arithmetic from Yongning!"
As they were talking, a group of naughty boys came back from the river. They were all wet, with mud on their hands and faces. They looked no different from loaches.
Perhaps they saw their father under the tree, so they all ran over, grinning with their white teeth showing, and laughing to show off to their father.
"Dad, look, I caught a fish!"
"Dad, I caught the most!"
"Dad, Er Gouzi just kicked me!"
For a moment, all the fathers who had just been ambitious and wanted their sons to become the top scorers in the imperial examination were severely hit.
For such an unlucky son, it is safer to expect him to succeed you than to expect him to become the top scholar!
"You little bastard, you only know how to play around. I'll break your legs!"
"Go home and go to class this afternoon. If you dare to skip class again, you won't get any food!"
I don’t know who took the lead, but the others followed suit and kicked their son until he screamed.
After a while, it became quiet under the big tree.
Tai Jiye and his cousin waved their hands and went into the yard singing a little song, leaving Tai Jisheng to groan for a long time, "This kid is really protective of his shortcomings, full of tricks, he has never suffered any loss since he was a child!"
Old Master Tai was strolling in the yard with his big black horse, and of course the fat girl was sitting on the horse's back.
Zhuzhu was the first to see her uncle and shouted happily, "Third Uncle, Third Uncle is back!"
Tai Jiye walked over quickly, hugged his chubby niece, and laughed so hard that he bounced up and down. He joked, "Oh, did our Zhuzhu eat all the delicious food at home? She seems to have gained weight again. Uncle San can't hold her anymore!"
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