Chapter 4 Ping An Lets the Egg
Back to the subject, when the meal was almost finished, there was still a piece of scrambled egg left. Grandma habitually put the egg into Zhu Pingjun's bowl, but the egg was loose and half of it was caught on the chopsticks. , fell half on the table. Grandma gave half of the chopsticks to Zhu Pingjun and dropped the other half on the table. When she was about to marry Zhu Pingjun, she saw that Zhu Pingjun seemed to dislike the eggs that fell on the table. Maybe she was thinking of the scene before the meal. Well, maybe it was a matter of balance, so grandma put the small piece of egg that fell on the table into Zhu Ping'an's bowl.
I’m really flattered!
This is the first time my grandmother has picked up food for herself, even though she dropped it on the table.
"Thank you, grandma." Zhu Ping'an smiled naively at Mrs. Zhu.
Her grandson was so sensible, which touched her partial grandmother a little, but of course it was only fleeting, because in her heart, her eldest son and her youngest son's family were the ones who cared about her most. The eldest son had a good future in studying and taking exams, and the younger son had a good future. Thoughtful, the remaining two sons have married wives and forgotten their mothers, especially the second daughter-in-law, who is the most careless, the instigating second son has almost forgotten my mother.
Zhu Pingan is not going to eat this piece of egg by himself, not because the piece of egg fell on the table. You must know that since arriving at the farmhouse in this life, if he wants to pay attention to hygiene like his previous life, then he will be starved to death. , the conditions are there, besides, the countryside is purely natural and pollution-free, just rinse it with water if it falls on the ground.
The main reason is the little girl Zhu Pingyu sucking her finger next to her. This life is an era where boys are favored over girls. Although she is not favored by her grandparents, as a boy, compared to Xiao Yuer, her grandmother also has more care.
Moreover, just before my meal, my mother secretly gave me an egg.
"Give it to my sister." Zhu Ping'an held the egg with chopsticks and put it into Xiao Yu'er's small bowl, saying warmly.
Zhu Ping'an's move attracted the attention of everyone at the dinner table. Everyone was very curious. You must know that scrambled eggs are unusual in farmhouses. They usually save money and sell them. Especially in the Zhu family, scrambled eggs are a rare dish. , and even if there were, it was mostly Mrs. Zhu who turned to her uncle, Zhu Ping. An and the others basically can't eat it, so now it's rare to have a piece of egg. Zhu Ping'an actually gave it to Xiao Yu'er. This was much more difficult than Kong Rong giving pears. At that time, pears were common in Kong Rong's wealthy family, unlike this At that time, in the Zhu family, a plate of scrambled eggs was not seen once every month, and even if it was eaten, it was not eaten.
Zhu Ping'an was able to give up the egg in his mouth to Xiao Yu'er, which suddenly refreshed everyone's outlook! Zhu Pingan, this kid is really sensible!
Xiao Yuer stared at the scrambled eggs with her big eyes wide open, her mouth watering.
But at this time, the third aunt Zhang put the eggs into Zhu Ping'an's bowl again, "Come on, Yu'er, thank you brother She'er. She'er is so good, but She'er should keep it for herself. , this egg was given to Pig by her grandmother, Pig quickly You will grow taller and be filial to your grandmother after eating it.”
Although Xiao Yu’er was greedy for scrambled eggs, she still drooled and thanked Zhu Pingan in an obedient and sensible manner, “Thank you, brother She’er, Yu’er, Yu’er doesn’t eat fried eggs. Eggs.”
The little boy said he wouldn't eat anything, but his eyes were fixed on the scrambled eggs, and drool came out of his mouth.
The little loli is really cute, a little kid thought to himself, but he forgot that he also had short legs.
Zhu Ping'an picked up the egg again, raised his little arm and put it in Xiao Yu'er's mouth. He was very like an older brother and said nicely, "I love to see my sister eating scrambled eggs."
The eggs are soft and fragrant in the mouth. How can a child not have the willpower not to eat them? Besides, they have already been eaten, so how can they be taken out for others to eat?
After just eating a piece of scrambled eggs as small as a fingernail, Xiao Yuer showed an expression of enjoyment and happiness, and she stuck out her tongue and licked her lips very cutely, like a kitten drinking water.
"Is it delicious, sister Yu'er?" Zhu Ping'an asked Xiao Yu'er with his mouth puffed up while eating the multi-grain flour cake in his hand.
"It's delicious, thank you, brother She'er." Xiao Yu'er answered with a sweet voice, crescent-shaped eyebrows.
Having eaten all the scrambled eggs, the third aunt had no choice but to accept it. She felt more and more that the tough-headed Zhu Ping'an was sensible and cute, especially compared with the eldest brother Zhu Pingjun, who only ate alone and showed off his temper.
The third aunt touched Zhu Ping'an's head with envy, looked back and joked with Mrs. Chen with a smile, "Second sister-in-law, I really envy you for having two good sons. You've taught me how much you love your younger sister. That’s great. He will definitely be a good and filial child when he grows up.”
There is no mother who doesn’t like others to praise her son, especially Chen, who still has a little problem with showing off. Naturally, she is very happy, waving her hands and saying something, but the pride on her face cannot be concealed. , chatting and laughing with Mr. Zhang.
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The eldest aunt on the other side is not happy. In her heart, his son is the best, but he wants to go to school to be a scholar. The divination master in the town has seen it and said that his son is the best. My son is Wenquxing who descended to earth.
Thinking of this, aunt Wu rubbed her husband with her leg and motioned for him to tell Mr. Zhu about letting Zhu Pingjun go to school.
The uncle lowered his head to eat and ignored his wife's signals. He felt that his wife was short-sighted. After the commotion from his brothers and sisters today, it was obvious that it was not a good time to bring up this matter. Besides, it cost a lot to study and take exams. Brothers. We already have opinions. If our son also wants to go to school, it will be difficult to say. We should discuss it with his parents while the younger brothers are away. After the established fact is established, it will be useless for the younger brother's family to have any opinions.
The eldest aunt is a peasant woman, but she does not have the palace of her uncle. When she saw that her husband did not speak, she still thought about her son becoming the number one scholar, so she couldn't hold back and spoke, "Mom and dad, look at Jun'er He's seven years old, so he's older , it’s not a problem to hang around like this all the time, I thought, our neighboring village, Shanghe Village, has opened a private school for the scholar Sun, it’s better to let our handsome son go to the elementary school, so that the old Zhu family can be honored in the future. Lintel.”
Such words made Zhu Pingan prick up his ears and study, which he especially needed. On the one hand, you can study the Four Books and Five Classics for the imperial examination. On the other hand, it is also a way to cover up your experience and ideas that are hundreds of years ahead. After all, there are beautiful faces in the books. In this era, everyone highly respects scholars. After entering school, if you have any Understanding and knowledge beyond ordinary people can be pushed forward to study.
Everything is inferior, only reading is good. This is an unbreakable truth in this era. Even a millionaire would not dare to retaliate when being scolded by a cash-strapped scholar in this era. Moreover, in this era, studying is the main and most effective way for children from poor families to advance into the world.
So, Zhu Pingan also raised his fat paw, "I also want to learn."
"You are so ignorant, how can you learn? Besides, not everyone can enter the school. You have to be a Wenqu star in the sky. Our Jun'er is a master. The divination has confirmed that it is Wenquxing who has come to earth." The eldest aunt was the first to object to Zhu Pingan's enrollment. She also knew that the money at home was not enough for the two of them to go to school, and they were already eating cereals, porridge, vegetables and leaves. Both of them are ignorant, so the family will definitely not be able to open the door.
The eldest aunt's words were all about belittling Zhu Ping'an and promoting Zhu Pingjun, which made Mrs. Chen very unhappy. However, Mrs. Chen was more worried about the eldest uncle's family. The uncle is a scholar, in case he gets a scholar in the scientific examination. The family still had to rely on the uncle for promotions and other matters, so Mrs. Chen just frowned, thinking that even if she didn't speak, someone would, so there was no need to offend the uncle's family.
Sure enough, before Mrs. Chen opened her mouth, someone couldn't help it anymore, and the fourth aunt immediately expressed her objection.
“Sister-in-law, our family is almost at a loss, but we don’t have enough money to support another scholar, right? Mom. I think it’s better to wait until our family saves some money before letting Jun’er go to school. "What the little fourth aunt said was quite good. She also knew how to enlist Mrs. Zhu as an ally to express her opposition to the issue of education, but she was not resolutely opposed to it. Yes, there is still room for it. On the one hand, he said that the family has supported his uncle to study. On the other hand, he said that Jun'er is not allowed to go to school now because the family can't get rid of the problem. When the family has enough money, Jun'er will be allowed to go to school. As for when the family will It's hard to say if you have extra money. Anyway, since the fourth aunt entered the Zhu family, the Zhu family has never had enough money to be generous. (End of this chapter)