Chapter 95: My head was stuck in the door!
"Old man, you are missing the point!"
"Mr. Xu is the pride of Anshun County. How could you allow him to waste his time and neglect his studies?"
"Brother Yuanxu's talent may win the title of Jieyuan and bring fame to Anshun County!"
…
A group of people started to criticize Mr. Xu one after another.
Mr. Xu was quite confused.
At first, when seeing so many people coming to visit his youngest son, Mr. Xu was still thinking about how to entertain them appropriately.
After all, guests are welcome.
But now it seems that all the guests coming are bad ones.
"Third brother!"
Old Master Xu was angry, but he couldn't get angry at these people directly, so he decisively dragged his youngest son over to him.
"father!"
When Third Xu saw Old Master Xu, he quickly said, "That's really not what I meant!"
"My fellow students, please stop talking!"
Xu Laosan was also speechless.
In the past, his relationship with these people was really just casual acquaintances. With some of them, he only met them occasionally and was just an acquaintance.
But at this moment, this group of people came together, one or two of them, as if they were his close friends, thinking about his future.
"Brother Yuanxu, please rest assured!"
"We will definitely give you an explanation for what happened today!"
The person who spoke was Li Tuo, who had passed the provincial examination together with Xu Lao San. They both passed the provincial examination with the first-class score. Although Li Tuo's ranking was lower, the first-class score meant that the students were admitted to the imperial court and had their own monthly rice supply from the court.
Li Tuo's family is far inferior to Old Xu's family.
Even so, Li Tuo never worked in the fields during the busy farming season. The entire Li family devoted themselves to supporting Li Tuo's studies, not allowing him to have even the slightest distraction.
After all, all other things are inferior, only reading is superior.
"Mr. Xu, I see your family is quite well-off. Why do you insist on Brother Yuanxu working in the fields?"
"Since you've sent Brother Yuanxu to study, you should let him focus on his studies."
"If Brother Yuanxu takes first place in the autumn examination again and becomes the top scorer, wouldn't that be an honor for you?"
Li Tuo looked so genuinely worried about the Xu family that it really made Old Master Xu want to beat him up.
Glory on the face?
Can it be spent as money or eaten as steamed buns?
Old Master Xu looked at Li Tuo, who was seriously reasoning with him, and felt that he was just a fool who had become stupid because of reading too much. Compared to such a person, his second son was much smarter.
"Grandpa, my family's financial situation is much worse than yours. But my parents and brothers are all dedicated to supporting my studies!"
“Parents’ love for their children should be based on long-term planning!”
"Old man, you love Brother Yuanxu, right?"
Li Tuo looked at Mr. Xu with extremely sincere eyes.
"Brother Li!"
When Xu Laosan heard what Li Tuo said, his face changed immediately. "Please don't talk too much about my family's affairs!"
"Everyone, I'm busy with farming at home and can't entertain guests. I apologize for my poor hospitality!"
"please--"
Xu Laosan immediately made a gesture to see the guest off.
"Brother Yuanxu, you are confused!"
Li Tuo was told this by Xu Lao San, but he was actually trying to teach Xu Lao San a lesson, "How can you not distinguish right from wrong at this time?"
"All things are inferior, only reading is superior!"
"When you pass the imperial examination, will you still treat your parents and brothers unfairly?"
"The more they give to you now, the more they will give back to you in the future."
…
Faced with Li Tuo's eloquent words, Xu Laosan suddenly had the same idea as his father: he wanted to beat Li Tuo up. He had always thought that Li Tuo was a noble son from a humble family with lofty ambitions, but now he realized that he was just a guy with his head stuck in a door!
(End of this chapter)
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