Chapter 79: Su Laowu passed the Tongsheng exam
Before Old Lady Su could even drink her red date porridge, she heard a commotion outside the door.
"Got it! Got it... The fifth son of the Su family got it!"
Immediately, a group of people rushed into the yard.
Su Wuhu was surrounded by the crowd, looking energetic and full of joy.
"Mom, I'm pregnant!" Su Wuhu said excitedly when he saw Old Lady Su.
The gloom that had been suppressed on Mrs. Su's face for many days finally dissipated and turned into surprise.
Although he was just a student, it was the first step for the Su family to become a farming and reading family.
After all, no one in the entire Daliushu Village had passed the imperial examination for several years.
Su Wuhu looked at Old Man Su again.
"Dad, I'm pregnant!"
Old Man Su, “…”
No words.
The village chief Wang Zhengyi laughed heartily and patted Old Man Su's shoulder hard.
"Brother Su, this is a great joy for your family! I can't believe you actually secretly sent your fifth child to school."
Wang Zhengyi looked sighing and admiring.
The people around also started to speak.
"How can I say that Brother Su is a visionary."
"That's right, the Su family is destined to become rich..."
"If you ask me, it's the blessing brought by Fu Ya."
I don’t know who it was, but the credit was attributed to Xiao Tangbao.
As soon as this voice fell, a series of echoes rang out.
Little Sugar Baby, "..."
Well, it seems that we are destined to be the mascot.
"Aunt, you are so awesome!" Erpan looked at Xiaotangbao with admiration.
Little Sugar Baby, "..."
The corners of his mouth twitched.
Da Pan said as a matter of course: "Of course my aunt is amazing. My mother said that the reason our family can eat meat is thanks to my aunt."
"Yeah!" Er Pan nodded repeatedly, "It's all thanks to my aunt that our fifth uncle got infected with the insect."
Erpan didn't know what a tongsheng was, so he just said "chongsheng".
"Of course! Otherwise, why didn't Fifth Uncle win before?" Da Pan said with an air of "I'm your elder brother, I know everything" and said, "My mother said it was all thanks to my aunt..."
"Hmm..." The chick pecked at the rice.
Little Sugar Baby, "..."
I feel guilty, what should I do?
The efforts of the fifth brother and the contributions of the fourth brother were all wiped out and became her credit. Is this really okay?
No matter what Xiao Tangbao thought, the Su family's yard was becoming more and more lively.
"Uncle Su, your family is really having a lot of happy events this time!" someone shouted with a laugh.
Someone echoed loudly, "That's right, first he challenged the big tiger, then he married the third brother..."
Before he could finish his words, his voice fell silent.
After all, the daughter-in-law that Su Laosan married was different from those of other families.
The atmosphere around them stagnated for a moment, and the village chief laughed and said, "If you ask me, Brother Su, you'd better prepare a few tables today. The fifth child passed the examination today, and who knows, he might pass the examination tomorrow..."
"Right, right, right... This is the number one scholar's wine. Let's all share in the good fortune. Who knows, maybe our family will also produce a scholar..."
"That's right, let's all have a drink today..."
…
For a moment, everyone in the yard started to join in the fun.
It broke the stagnation of that moment.
However, Old Man Su didn't pay any attention at all.
He is still confused.
Isn’t his fifth son an apprentice in town?
How did you pass the Tongsheng exam?
When did you go to study?
There must be something wrong, right?
Old Man Su immediately thought of someone with the same name.
"Old Five, come with me."
Old Man Su pulled Su Wuhu over and went into the small dark room, no, into the woodshed next to it.
"Dad, what's wrong? What happened?"
Su Wuhu was confused when he saw his father's serious face.
Is his father so happy that he is stunned?
"Fifth brother, tell dad honestly, you are not impersonating someone else?" Old man Su said in a stern tone.
Su Wuhu: "..."
Could he do such a wicked thing?
"Dad, I didn't! I passed the exam on my own. If you don't believe me, you can go to the school in town and ask the teacher. I have been studying in the school for several years." Su Wuhu said sincerely.
Old Man Su, "...No, when did you start studying? We could barely afford to eat before. You...borrowed money? Are you in debt?"
Su Wuhu, "...I owe it."
The joy on his face disappeared.
"Who do you owe it to? Let's pay it back quickly! Why didn't you say it earlier? Wouldn't you have paid it back earlier? How much do you owe?" Old Man Su asked a series of questions.
"Dad, I'm sorry." Su Wuhu lowered his head with a heavy tone.
"How can you not pay it back?" Old Man Su's heart skipped a beat and he became anxious. "How much do you owe? Even if I have to sell everything I have, I will pay it back!"
“…I’ve owed it all my life, so I can’t pay it back.”
After Su Wuhu finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Old Man Su.
Old Man Su, “…”
The woodshed was pitch black, but Old Man Su still saw something else in his son's eyes.
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn and heavy.
Su Wuhu knelt down in front of Old Man Su with a plop.
Then, he said in a hoarse voice: "Dad, it's my fourth brother. In order to support my studies, my fourth brother married into the Li family. It's all because of me..."
When Su Wuhu said this, his eyes turned red and tears fell.
Old Man Su's body shook.
The fourth son's marriage to a woman who was not his real wife was the greatest pain in his life.
Make him deeply aware of his own incompetence, make him unable to hold his head up in front of others, make him feel that he has let down the ancestors of the Su family...
"Dad, please forgive my fourth brother." Su Wuhu begged crying.
"Dad, it's time to meet the fourth son's family." Old Mrs. Su entered the woodshed at some point.
Old Man Su turned around and looked at his wife.
Old Mrs. Su also looked at her husband.
The couple's eyes met in the air.
"...Let me think about it again."
Old Man Su said this, but his tone softened.
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