No matter how much the Yang family made a fuss, it was just something to talk about after dinner in the village. Old Xu continued to live his life as usual.
Fu Man'er was kept very busy.
I got up early the next day and the first thing I did was run to Xu Genshu's room.
"Uncle, are you still in pain?"
"Uncle, would you like some water?"
"Uncle, would you like to read a book?"
Xu Genshu was speechless after being questioned by the little girl. He still had medicine on his back and could only lie on the bed, looking rather listless.
But it's not much better than yesterday, because Fu Man'er has put a lot of spiritual energy on him, and the burning pain in his back has lessened considerably.
"Man'er, go out and play." Xu Genshu was afraid that she would be bored sitting in the room.
"No, I promised my brother I would take good care of Uncle." Fu Man'er shook her head, moved a small stool over, and sat down in front of Xu Genshu. The two of them stared at each other again.
To be honest, Xu Genshu was quite surprised. Children of Fu Man'er's age rarely sit still, yet Fu Man'er had been sitting obediently in front of him for almost half an hour.
Seeing Fu Man'er like this, he suddenly thought of himself in the past. Back then, his family wanted him to take the imperial examination to become a scholar, but he couldn't concentrate on it.
Children my age are all playing wildly, their days are so much fun, unlike me, who spends all my time reading books.
Although she envied them playing around, she suppressed her own impulse, thinking that as long as she worked a little harder, she would get a good result.
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Unfortunately, Xu Genshu's eyes went unfocused, and he let out a soft sigh.
Fu Man'er tilted her head and looked at him, "Uncle, are you thinking about whether or not to take the imperial examination?"
Xu Genshu shifted his body, finding a more comfortable position, and tilted his head to the side. "Didn't I already say yesterday that I wouldn't take the Xiucai exam?"
"No, Uncle wants to take the imperial examination to become a scholar." Fu Man'er made a face at him and pointed to the pile of books on the table. "Uncle has been looking at those books all day. He must be very concerned about them."
"I..." Xu Genshu wanted to retort, but faced with Fu Man'er's clear eyes, he found himself unable to speak.
In Fu Man'er's eyes, he saw his own unwillingness and fear.
"Uncle, you're so amazing, you can definitely do it!" Fu Man'er placed her small hands on Xu Genshu's large hands. Although these hands hadn't been used for manual labor for many years, they were covered with calluses from holding pens all the time.
Xu Genshu held Fu Man'er's small hand. Perhaps because she was a child, he was not on guard and spoke very casually.
“Your parents work from dawn till dusk every day, and all their money goes to your uncle’s education. Your uncle doesn’t want to go.”
“No, my parents are rich, and my grandma is rich too. I’ve seen it. She has this much money.” Fu Man’er whispered in Xu Genshu’s ear, and even held out her hand to show Xu Genshu. Her own hand wasn’t enough, so she borrowed Xu Genshu’s hand.
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The four hands couldn't quite grasp the amount of money. "Anyway, it's a lot. Uncle, don't worry. Man'er will grow up soon and earn money to send Uncle to school."
Xu Genshu smiled warmly at her sensible appearance; he cared about much more than just money.
"Is Uncle going to take an exam?" Fu Man'er asked.
Xu Genshu teased her, "You said you were going to earn money for your uncle, so your uncle must have gone to take the exam."
Unexpectedly, Fu Man'er suddenly stood up and exclaimed, "Great! Uncle is going to take the imperial examination!"
She kept shouting and running away. No, Xu Genshu wanted to get up and stop her, but his back ached as soon as he moved, so he had no choice but to back down.
Thinking that he would explain things to Fu Man'er when she came in, Fu Man'er soon came in and pulled Old Man Xu in with her. "Grandpa, Uncle said he has to take an exam!"
Xu Genshu was dumbfounded. That's not what he just said. Just as he was about to explain, he saw Old Man Xu looking at him excitedly.
“Root Book, you’ve finally figured it out.”
"Father, I..." He wanted to say that he hadn't figured it out yet.
Old Xu looked at him with a gratified expression, "Father understands, you don't need to say anything more."
What do you understand?
"Father believes in you. Whether you pass the imperial examination or not, just do your best. Consider it a test of your years of studying."
It was truly rare for Old Man Xu to say such a thing. Xu Genshu, who originally wanted to explain, couldn't bring himself to say it.
He was reluctant to give up the exam, but he was also afraid of getting the same result again.
Ultimately, he just needed someone to give him a push so he could make the right decision.
"Father." Xu Genshu looked at the old man Xu, who was showing rare tenderness, and his eyes reddened slightly.
But seeing his moved expression, Old Man Xu said, "Ah, I'm getting old. I used to beat you, and you were bedridden and could barely say a few words. But now you can still do this. I'm really getting old, really old."
All the excitement that had just risen in Xu Genshu's heart had vanished. He hadn't felt old at all when he made his move yesterday.
Old Xu sighed about his old age as he walked out. Fu Man'er ran to the desk and brought over a pile of books. "Uncle, let's read some books."
My uncle stared at them all morning, and now they can be moved in front of him.
Xu Genshu thanked her, took one of the books, and said, "Man'er, go play." He had just heard a child calling for Fu Man'er to go out and play.
Fu Man'er hesitated for a moment and then nodded. "Grandpa is in the yard. If anything happens, just call Grandpa."
Xu Genshu chuckled. He had only applied medicine to his back; he wasn't unable to move. "Alright, go ahead."
Seeing that he had agreed to Fu Man'er's request, he ran out, followed by a goose. This goose was hatched by Granny Zhou's family's goose, and seeing that Fu Man'er liked it, Granny Zhou gave it to her.
This goose is like Fu Man'er's tail, following her wherever she goes.
As soon as she came out, she saw Wang Erni and the others playing in the open space in front. Just as she ran over, she heard someone calling her, "Sister Man'er, Sister Man'er."
It was Xu Laidi and Xu Pandi.
Yang was embarrassed because she had injured her tongue, so she stayed in her room and didn't have the energy to take care of the two sisters. They then came to play with Fu Man'er.
"Big cousin, second cousin." When they came in, everyone realized there was another person, a completely unfamiliar face that none of them had seen before.
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"Who is this?" Wang Erni asked.
“She’s from my neighbor’s house, her name is Chunni.” Xu Laidi led the person forward a little, and then pointed to Fu Man’er and said, “Chunni, this is my new little sister, Fu Man’er. What do you think? Isn’t she the prettiest child in our village?”
Wang Chunni had been staring at Fu Man'er ever since she arrived. Fu Man'er found it strange, but she let her look at her.
The child in front of her was completely different from the one she remembered, Wang Chunni suddenly exclaimed.
"She's not Fu Man'er, she's Wang Zhaodi!"
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