Chapter 29 The Su Family Still Knows Etiquette
"Mom!" Hu Zi's father supported the old woman who almost fell.
"Pa!" Su Bucheng slapped his niece hard.
Su He was already in pain, and this slap made his entire head numb.
He stared blankly at his uncle, who was always gentle and never harsh, staring at him fiercely. That look was enough to kill people.
"He'er!" Xiao Qin squeezed through the crowd and hugged her daughter. "What else do you want? You bully our He'er again and again! Are you trying to force us mother and daughter to death? Wuwu..."
"Shut up!" Su Lao Er shouted. How long will this trouble last?
Xiao Qin had no choice but to suppress her tears and groan.
"I'm sorry!" Su Bucheng kept apologizing to the village chief.
Holding the honey jar that he had snatched back, he didn't know whether he should return it or not. When Su He spat on him, he felt disgusted!
But this jar, which weighs at least half a pound, is the most valuable thing in the village chief's family, and it was wasted like this.
The atmosphere at the scene was solemn. The village chief had been through a lot, but he was still stunned by Su He's outrageous behavior.
There is always a mountain higher than the other. I have seen people who act this way, but I have never seen anyone who is as capable as this!
"Forget it, I'll give this honey to you!" Taking a deep breath, the village chief waved his hand.
"I'm sorry! My family is in turmoil and my aunt has suffered!" Su Bucheng felt ashamed and had no idea how to manage his household!
"Forget it, forget it. It's getting late. Let's rest early. We have to go up the mountain tomorrow!" The village chief didn't want to stay any longer. "Old woman, let's go!"
The old woman looked grim and left silently with the help of her son.
It's hard to be a good person. The help I received today was so disgusting!
"I'm sorry, Auntie!" Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei apologized repeatedly.
The old woman looked at the two sisters-in-law and asked, "What family are you two from?"
"I am from the Du family (Wei family) of Duling, Jingzhao!" Du and Wei replied.
"No wonder! The two ladies have such great demeanor!" The old woman suddenly realized that they were from a prominent family in the capital.
Needless to say, the one who is throwing a tantrum must be from a poor family.
The old woman left Chang'an and lived in seclusion in Lingnan for many years, and had long lost contact with Chang'an.
I only know that the Du and Wei families are prominent families in the capital, but I don’t know how prominent they are.
The prime minister of the time, Du Ruhui, was from the Du family of Duling.
The Wei family from Duling was even more extraordinary. In the fourth year of Wude, the cousins Wei Gui and Wei Nizi married Li Shimin, the Prince of Qin. Both sisters remarried after being widowed.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he named Wei Gui a noble concubine and she was very favored. She gave birth to a son and a daughter.
Li Shimin even treated her daughter born to her ex-husband equally and loved her equally, and made her the Princess of Dingxiang County.
Although these had little to do with the Du and Wei families, they were still exiled.
But in ancient times, clan family background was very important. Even if someone was in trouble, others would think twice before bullying him.
A field ridge is rotten in three sections. Who knows what the final outcome of a person's life will be, let alone someone from a big family.
Take the old lady Gao, for example. She was a member of the Northern Qi royal family. She had a glorious life, but she had also suffered a lot.
People who come from wealthy families don’t know anything about medicine. It’s all experience accumulated bit by bit during the hard life in the second half of their lives.
These things were not worth mentioning before, but now they are treasures.
When he first arrived in Lingnan, most of his family members, young and old, fell ill. In order to get medical treatment and survive, he had to sell his treasured books at a low price.
The person survived and the book sold out.
There are more than 30 households in the village, all of whom are from aristocratic families. Although they are poor and in difficulty, they strictly observe etiquette.
However, this new member of the Su family has a person with no bottom line.
Su Ying whispered something to Su Boyan. Su Boyan looked conflicted and after thinking about it, he went back to the house.
"Hu Zi!" Su Boyan chased out.
"Sir!" Although he had not yet become Su Boyan's disciple, Hu Zi already respected Su Boyan as his teacher.
"Take this book and return it to me after you have copied it." Su Boyan handed a book to Hu Zi.
"Sir, no! I'll copy it tomorrow!" Hu Zi touched the book and liked it very much.
So this is what a book feels like. It was the first time in his life that Hu Zi touched a book. He felt dizzy and felt so lucky that he wished he was the owner of this book.
"Take it! I don't have a desk at home, so you won't be able to copy it if you come."
"This?" Hu Zi looked at A Weng.
The village chief was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "The master said so, just do as you are told!"
Books are the lifeblood of readers!
Su Boyan was willing to take out his treasured books to express his apology for what happened just now. If he didn't accept them, the Su family would be deeply uneasy.
The Su family is pretty good. It would be perfect if it weren't for that noisy, unreasonable mother and daughter. But unfortunately...
Every family has its own problems!
"Oh, thank you, sir!" Hu Zi happily accepted it after getting his grandfather's permission.
But why can’t I lift the book?
Hu Zi looked up suspiciously, and saw that his master's face was full of reluctance, "Hu Zi, you must take good care of him!"
"Students understand! I will remember the teacher's teachings! I will never let the books be damaged!" Hu Zi promised seriously.
Su Boyan then slowly let go of his hand, as if entrusting it to a child, with reluctance in his eyes.
Hu Zi carefully took the book and tasted it carefully. Under the dim light, he could see clearly that it was "The Analects of Confucius". There was a line of small words on the side, which said "Printed by Taixue Academy".
This is not a manuscript, but an engraved printed book!
The binding is exquisite, the paper is thin and tough, a rare good book!
"This, this..." Hu Zi's voice trembled, "Sir, are you really too academic?"
"Yeah!" Su Boyan smiled faintly, "It's a pity that there are still two years before graduation!"
"Uncle, uncle, the teacher is a student of Tai College! Haha!" Hu Zi excitedly took the book to share with the village chief.
The village chief took the book and touched the exquisite carved book, his hands shaking. He hadn't touched it for many years. Back then, his family had many ancient books, and there were countless carved books.
The rough big hands gently stroked the book, and as I smelled the faint scent of ink emanating from the book, those dusty memories came to my mind.
"Huzi, put the book away! Copy it carefully at home tomorrow!" the village chief ordered. "If you don't have enough paper, Grandpa will go and borrow some for you!"
"No need to worry, Uncle!" Hu Zi held the book carefully, his heart pounding.
From now on, I will study with the teacher, who is a student of Tai Academy!
Hu Zi was full of motivation and wished that dawn would come as soon as possible so that he could copy the book.
"Old woman, don't vomit. It's worth it to exchange a jar of honey for a book! Haha!" The village chief comforted his old wife.
Gao glanced at her husband. Her anger had subsided when Su Boyan gave Hu Zi the book. After all, the Su family still knew how to behave.
It’s a pity that a small rat shit spoils the whole pot of soup.
"The young master of the Su family is a good man, and the young master is also very talented. Speaking of which, the most admirable one is the girl Aying!" The village chief talked about his feelings about the Su family.
"That skinny girl?" Gao thought of Su Ying who was talking to her when she checked Su He's injuries.
"Well, don't look at her thinness, she is very knowledgeable!" The village chief told his wife what had happened in the past two days.
"Oh, does what she said really work?" Gao did not comment on Su Ying's measures to improve the soil and increase soil fertility.
But I thought, how could a thirteen-year-old who had never done farm work understand these things?
Aren’t farmers who have been farming all their lives more experienced than her?
"You! Whether it's useful or not, we'll know the answer after this season's wheat harvest, right?" the village chief said optimistically.
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