I heard all these words from Zhao Taohua, and now when they came out of her mouth, I felt that I had changed a lot.
"Oh my God, then... can I become an official by studying?"
Gao couldn't help but exclaim.
Old Mrs. Zhao didn't quite understand either, so she nodded and said, "That's about right. The purpose of studying is to become an official. I've been thinking that in the autumn of next year, I'll take the Four Pillars exam to practice and become a Tongsheng. Then in the spring of next year, I'll take the Xiucai or Juren exam. A few years later, when I'm older, I can go to the capital to present my case. It won't be a problem."
After he finished speaking, Old Lady Liu and the others stared with their eyes wide open. Although they didn't understand, they felt that he was very powerful.
Zhao Dazhu and Zhao Zhu were so eager to find a hole to crawl into that you could choose not to say you have no common sense, but what you are saying is nonsense.
I thought the government office was run by our family. Even a genius wouldn’t dare to be so awesome.
I can only say silently, dear, dear... It is obviously not appropriate to ruin my plan at this time. Anyway, Old Lady Liu and the others don’t understand anything.
"Four Pillars is so promising..."
Gao was very excited: "Is Sizhu engaged? If not, I have a cousin at home, she is as beautiful as a flower..."
"It's okay, it's okay. Our Sizhu is devoted to his studies. I'm afraid someone will seduce him and stop him from going to school, ruining his future. Don't say such things in the future. If he wins the case, he might even marry a princess."
Old Mrs. Zhao was bragging.
Gao curled her lips and said, "You just look down on our cousin anyway."
“Ahem…”
Old Mrs. Liu started to act up again.
"Chunxi, Sizhu is so well-educated. It's obvious that he has the Liu family's roots. Our Liu family also had scholars among their ancestors. Our Shuanzi was also born with a talent for studying. It's a pity that he was born in Shanghe Village. He was exhausted from working in the fields every day. What a pity. Shuanzi, come and pay your respects to your aunt."
On the side, Zhang's son, Liu Shuanzi, seemed not to have heard what Old Lady Liu said at all. He kept eating quickly, and almost half of the plate of pig's head meat went into his mouth.
"embolus……"
"Oh, auntie...you are polite."
Zhao Shuanzi finally reacted and swallowed the food in his throat with force.
Old Mrs. Zhao covered her mouth and said, "Be polite, eat first, why embarrass the child."
Old Lady Liu finally calmed down and asked affectionately, "What do you think of Shuanzi?"
"Very nice."
As soon as she finished speaking, Old Mrs. Zhao knew something was wrong.
"He's quite talented, a natural born scholar. Why don't you let Shuanzi and Sizhu study together? If we both become successful in the future, how impressive it would be."
Old Mrs. Liu boasted even more.
Old Mrs. Zhao nodded, "What you said makes sense."
Zhao Dazhu: “…”
Zhao Zhu: "..." Mom, you don't have thick eyebrows and big eyes, so why did you betray me?
Of course, Old Lady Zhao didn't rebel. She asked, "Zhu, when the four pillars came to the town to sign up last time, how much did Master Zhao mention about the salary?"
Zhao Zhuoyu: "It's about 1,100 yuan, including food and lodging."
Old Mrs. Zhao nodded and said, "Mother, one thousand one hundred yuan a month. I think Mr. Zhao is a relatively fair teacher in our nearby town. If Shuanzi is really a good student, you should hurry up."
Old Mrs. Liu: “…” Did you misunderstand what I meant?
Zhang immediately said, "Sister, your family is a wealthy family in the surrounding villages. If you help us pay this debt, it will be considered as helping your mother's family. If Shuanzi gets into trouble in the future, he will be the first to show his filial piety to you."
Old Mrs. Zhao said with a fake smile: "I can't even count on the four pillars, how can I count on my nephews? Don't laugh. Besides, the Liu family and my brother and sister-in-law's family are also good families in Shanghe Village. It's not difficult to support a student. When Shuanzi passes the imperial examination, he will be filial to you. Why should I, a married woman, let the good things go to waste on the land of outsiders?"
"Are you unwilling to help us?"
Old Mrs. Liu couldn't stand it anymore, so she threw down her chopsticks and snarled.
In the past, Mrs. Zhao was the eldest daughter in her family. She did all the hard work and raised her younger brothers by herself. She grew old and was not ready to get married. She hurriedly married Mr. Zhao, who was not good-looking and was an orphan.
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