Chapter 219 Erecting a Monument
This day is destined to be an eventful day. After Mrs. Chen made breakfast, the whole family sat at the dinner table and before they had even eaten two bites, someone else from the Zhu family came in.
Zhu Ping'an's grandfather entered the door first, carrying a pipe and a pot, followed by several village elders in the village, and finally Uncle Muramasa, uh, there was another one behind him, who had not been there for several days. Uncle Zhu Shouren is out.
"Dad, Uncle Li, Uncle Wang" Father Zhu quickly put down his chopsticks and walked out of the house to greet them.
"Grandfather, Grandpa Li and Grandpa Wang"
Zhu Ping'an followed closely, followed Zhu's father into the yard, and said hello to his grandfather and others who came in.
"Well, good, it will be good if the pig comes back." The grandfather was quite satisfied, and then looked at the village elders and village leaders behind him, with a proud look on his face, "This is the Qianli of my Zhu family. "Good horse."
The village elder and Muramasa and others had compliments on their faces, but they were a little disapproving in their hearts. This was not the case when the Shouyi family was separated. I tried to persuade him, but my grandfather refused to listen and insisted. In order to keep the reputation of the eldest son, he ruthlessly separated the Shouyi family. Now he is a good horse, but at the beginning.
After the grandfather finished speaking, uncle Zhu Shouren's face suddenly turned red. At the time, You can all talk about yourself like "A Good Horse of a Thousand Miles", but as an uncle, I have been taking the exam for ten or twenty years, and I haven't even passed the exam. My nephew has only been taking the exam for half a year, so he just took the exam directly. Even passed the exam!
This envy, jealousy and hatred.
Really, really. However, if my nephew is admitted to the Juren Examination, then he will be admitted to the Scholarship Examination, etc., wouldn’t it be?
Uncle Zhu Shouren’s heart ached and felt happy. I have to say that thick-skinned people have more joy!
“ Dad, Uncle Li, Uncle Wang, and Muramasa are all coming in, let’s have some more.”
Mother Chen stood at the door and enthusiastically asked Muramasa and others to come inside and have some more. Zhu Shouren turned a blind eye and rolled his eyes.
"Shu'er has really made a name for our Zhu family this time. When you went with your uncle to take the children's examination, your uncle knew that Shou'er would have great potential this time. He didn't expect that he would be lucky enough for me. I’ve taken a fancy to it, and I’ll have a bright future in the future. Don’t forget about uncle in the future.”
Uncle Zhu Shouren was personable and without blushing or out of breath, he took all the credit for Zhu Pingan's admission to the Juren Examination. He also asked Zhu Pingan to take good care of him in the future!
When Chen heard this, he almost ran away on the spot.
I borrowed loan sharks shamelessly, and after the incident, I let my man take the blame, causing my man to have his leg almost broken for no reason. He is still a student, Zhao Sheer is far from good, and the truth will come to light. Even though it was embarrassing, he begged his father with snot and tears, causing his family to be separated into a shabby thatched hut without wind and rain protection. He didn't know how his family survived in the first place. Even the fourth child knows how to take care of himself, but as the culprit, he doesn't let out a single fart! Even when I went to take the boy's exam, I borrowed money from my man without telling myself, and I still haven't paid it back!
Now that Xie'er has won the exam, he still shamelessly takes the credit and lets Xie'er take care of him! You really have the ability to pass the exam on your own!
Ms. Chen doesn’t like Zhu Shouren at all!
"No, we have all eaten from Shouyi's family. We are here this time because we have something to discuss with you."
An elderly village elder shook his head while leaning on a cane. , then coughed a few times to express his intention, and then motioned to Muramasa who was following behind to speak.
"That's it. Ping'an Lang passed the Juren exam. This is the honor of our whole village. We also checked the county records and made a total in private. This is also the practice handed down from our ancestors, so I thought Erecting a monument in the center of our village will, on the one hand, show that our family is safe, and on the other hand, it will also serve as an incentive to the younger generations in our village.”
Muramasa took a step forward and briefly stated his intention. For a moment.
Father Zhu thought for a moment and before he could speak, mother Chen’s eyes lit up. This was a good thing. What else was she thinking about? She stepped forward and pinched Father Zhu’s back hard without leaving any trace. one time.
"Ah, okay."
Zhu's wife, Mo Ruofu, couldn't understand more clearly what Chen meant. He was pinched so painfully that he couldn't help but scream for a while and then said, "Okay." ".
My mother, Mrs. Chen, was very satisfied with this, and she was in high spirits and beaming.
Mr. Chen has the potential to show off, which she developed through a series of collisions with her eldest aunt and fourth aunt in her old home. After her second primary school entrance exam, she was worried about how to impress more people. You know, now that it’s better, if you erect a monument, it will be very beautiful.
The more my mother, Mrs. Chen, thought about it, the more cheerful she became.
Both parents agreed, and Zhu Ping'an would naturally not object. It would be good to erect a monument to encourage the younger generations in the village to study. Whether in ancient times or modern times, reading is necessary. If a monument is erected, Xiahe Village will become a village with a focus on reading. Rong's fashion is also a rare wealth for Xiahe Village.
"Ping'an Lang is honoring his ancestors this time. This time he will also set up a flagpole stone in front of your Zhu family ancestral hall to show his fame and condolences to his ancestors. From now on, everyone in the village will go there every year and festival. You, Zhu family ancestral hall, offer incense and bow.”
After Muramasa finished the first thing, he said another thing.
This time it was Zhu Ping'an's grandfather who was the first to make the announcement. Early in the morning when the village chief and the village elders went to the old house to talk about this matter, his grandfather was very excited. Now he heard that the village chief officially announced the matter. The matter was settled, and my grandfather was very excited. This is something to honor the Zhu family's ancestors. When he thinks of this, his grandfather feels full of energy. In the next hundred years, he will be able to meet his ancestors with dignity.
Zhu Ping'an knew about the flagpole stone and had consulted relevant information in modern times. In the feudal imperial examination era, whenever someone passed the Jinshi examination, the tribe would set up a flagpole stone for him in front of the ancestral hall or ancestral home in the village, erect the flagpole, and hang a flag. The name of the person who passed the exam, the ranking of the exam, etc. were written on the flag to symbolize Show your fame and honor your ancestors. The flagpole stone is the base of the successful candidate's flag, and information about the successful candidate will also be engraved on it.
Erecting flagpole stones and monuments are both famous, and the Zhu family naturally enthusiastically and enthusiastically supported them.
On one side, the Zhu family agreed, but on the other side, the village elder said that the monument had already been selected and all that was needed was to engrave the words, as well as the flagpole stone.
Uh
It seems that the stone tablet has been prepared a long time ago, and we are just waiting for Zhu Pingan to come back and give Zhu Pingan a message. This is too positive.
In fact, there are practical reasons why the village elders and village leaders attach so much importance to Zhu Ping'an's passing the election. In a feudal society, it is a big deal for a village to be elected. In addition to reputation, various welfare policies in the county will be affected in the future. If you lean towards the village, you will be more taken care of by the tax, corvee, and other villages. In addition, other villages will look up to your village, and it will be much easier for the young people in the village to find wives. (End of chapter)