Chapter 391 Worship
"What nonsense are you talking about? We just mean well."
"We don't need it."
Liang Minglang said coldly, "Please come in! Mingxuan will definitely take part in this child exam."
The four people from the first wife left dejectedly.
Liang Minglang exhaled, "I'm really impressed by them!"
Liang Mingxuan looked at his sister-in-law with admiration: "Sister-in-law is amazing."
Liang Minglang nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I was saying that they couldn't possibly be so kind, but what they said does make some sense. It's very strange."
Xu Zhichun chuckled and thought to himself that you guys still don't know enough about the types of people's hearts.
"Mingxuan, come on."
"Um!"
"We can take the exam if we want to. A student who doesn't want to take the exam is not a good student! Keep a calm mind. No matter what the result is, it's all good. Big brother and sister-in-law support you. If anyone dares to scold you or say something sarcastic in the future, we will fight back."
Even if you don't pass the exam, no one is allowed to say anything sarcastic, otherwise you will definitely be criticized to death. What if you don't pass the exam? There will be another chance next time!
Liang Mingxuan's eyes sparkled as he nodded, "Okay, thank you, sister-in-law."
Xu Zhichun smiled.
When they returned to their room that night, Liang Minglang pulled her into his arms, his tone slightly sullen and sour: "You're too nice to that boy. I'm a little jealous."
Xu Zhichun glanced at him speechlessly, and here it comes again.
It's been like this since I agreed to marry him.
Xu Zhichun expressionlessly slapped away the hand that was causing trouble on his waist, very coldly and ruthlessly: "Oh, then you can eat slowly, I'm going to sleep."
Liang Minglang buried his head in her neck and laughed softly, his chest shaking slightly. He held her hand and said softly, "I just want you to care about me a little more."
Xu Zhichun raised the corner of his lips, and his heart softened. "Go to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow."
According to local customs, one must pay homage to ancestors before doing anything important to seek their protection and blessings.
They planned to go to the brothers' parents' graves together tomorrow to pay their respects, tell them that Mingxuan was going to take the Tongshi exam, and ask them to bless Mingxuan to pass.
When I was taking the exam for the status of a scholar, I didn’t go to visit the graves on purpose, but I did visit the ancestral hall.
After they lay down, Liang Minglang took her in his arms and whispered, "Tomorrow we both pay our respects to our parents, okay?"
In the eyes of outsiders, there is no distinction between the current Mrs. Xu and the former Mrs. Xu. They are the same person from the beginning to the end. It is impossible for her to come to the wedding hall with Liang Minglang again.
She understood what he meant, and paying her respects to his parents was considered a wedding ceremony.
Xu Zhichun hummed softly.
Liang Minglang was satisfied, and he hugged her tightly, his tone filled with joy and excitement: "Go to sleep, and get up early tomorrow."
Xu Zhichun chuckled, and sweetness slowly spread across his heart.
The next morning, they prepared incense, candles, and paper money. In the baskets and plates were placed a whole chicken that had been cooked in a pot, a whole piece of pork belly that had been cut into square pieces and cooked, wine, fruits and other offerings. They took a hoe, a hatchet, and a sickle. The three of them did not let anyone follow them and went up the mountain together to worship the brothers' parents and trim the weeds at the same time.
When the villagers saw him, they knew what was going on and greeted him with a friendly smile.
Everyone couldn't help but talk about it and admire it, and was very envious.
The third branch of the Liang family already has a Shanci lady. If the little prodigy passes the imperial examination this time, he will become a real scholar!
Where is the scholar?
Liang's father and mother were buried not far away. In less than half an hour, the three of them arrived at a valley not far from the village, climbed halfway up the mountain, and came to the tomb of Liang's father and mother.
Xu Zhichun brought Liang Mingxuan here during the Qingming Festival, but the grass and trees grew very fast between spring and summer, and at this time it was overgrown with weeds and many vines.
Liang Minglang asked Xu Zhichun to sit under a nearby big tree and wait, and the two brothers took hoes and sickles and started to clear the weeds and vines.
Xu Zhichun sat under a tree and watched them.
The two brothers moved very skillfully, occasionally joking around, and the sadness over their long-passed-away loved one had long gone.
After everything was tidied up, Xu Zhichun got up and went over to help them arrange the offerings, light incense and candles, and pour wine.
Under the bright, warm sunlight, the scent of incense and candles, along with the curling smoke of fireworks, filled the air and permeated the nose, making people feel a little solemn. This moment suddenly became sacred.
Liang Minglang signaled his brother to kneel down and kowtow: "Kowtow to your father and mother and tell them that you are going to take the Tongshi exam."
Liang Mingxuan tugged at his sleeves and robe, knelt down straight, and kowtowed three times. "Dad, Mom, I'm going to take the Tongshi exam. I'll let you know if I pass. Please bless my brother and sister-in-law."
May both sisters-in-law bless you.
The child added silently in his heart.
Xu Zhichun and Liang Minglang were both amused by his serious words.
Liang Minglang: "Don't meddle in the affairs of adults, just talk about yourself."
Liang Mingxuan looked at him with dissatisfaction. He was not a child anymore and he would soon become a scholar.
By then everyone will call him "Mr. Scholar" or "Master Scholar", so how can he not be an adult?
Liang Minglang didn't have time to understand the child's thoughts. He pulled him up and aside. It was his and Zhichun's turn.
"Zhichun, come."
He reached out and gently pulled her, then quickly let her go. After all, it was in front of his brother.
Xu Zhichun walked forward and stood side by side with him. They both knelt down and kowtowed three times in front of the graves of Liang's father and mother. They each had something to say in their hearts, but as for what they were saying, only they knew.
Liang Mingxuan looked at his elder brother and his elder sister-in-law, feeling something was a little weird, but he couldn't say anything.
After the worship, they extinguished the incense and candles, poured the offering wine in the cup in front of the tomb, and then packed up and went home.
The eldest wife of the Liang family was so depressed that she was afraid to see anyone when she went out.
When you meet someone, you have to ask them about Mingxiang and whether they will take the Tongshi exam.
How do you say this?
Mingxiang probably didn't want to face all this, so he never came back. He would rather live in the academy than come back.
Uncle Liang was really pressed into a corner, so he said that the child was still young and he wanted to be safe, so he planned to take the exam in two years. By the way, he said a few words of yin and yang, "The child is too young and the foundation is not solid."
Everyone expressed their understanding after hearing this.
"That's true. It's better to be more stable. It's also good to be more stable. After all, not everyone is as talented as the little prodigy."
"Yes, yes!"
Everyone nodded and agreed that this was correct.
Uncle Liang's face turned black.
Don't you understand what he's saying? Do you want to force him to say it?
To be honest, he wanted to say it, but he didn't dare.
Uncle Liang could only give up in anger. He went home and was angry all night. He wished he could drag his son back immediately and force him to take the exam.
What does "not everyone is as talented as the child prodigy" mean? In what way is his son inferior to that bastard Liang Mingxuan?
Only when his son passed the imperial examination before Liang Mingxuan did they realize what greatness meant!
In a blink of an eye, it was the day before the exam, and Xu Zhichun and Liang Minglang accompanied Liang Mingxuan into the city.
Liang Lizheng brought half of the village people to see them off.
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