Zhou Fan sat in his yard, looking at the sky with his eyes a little blank. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, with a handsome and slightly feminine face, if he were not wearing a coarse cloth shirt, others would probably think he was a girl.

Male and female, it is hard to imagine that it will be a child from a poor family.

It is noon now, the scorching sun is in the sky, and Zhou Fan's father and mother are still busy in the fields.

In fact, his family's farm work has long been finished, but he still has to go to other fields to work for others.

Since Zhou Fan's grandfather passed away, their family has lost its status in the family, although food and clothing are not too worried, but they still want to afford the cost of his education, but they are still a little reluctant.

Zhou Fan has liked to read since he was a child, and when his grandfather was still there, he finished his family studies, and he knew a lot of words. Maybe it was because he liked to read, and his family had decided to wait for him to be sixteen years old, and he would be sent to the big city outside to take the exam.

It's a pity that his grandfather died of illness a year ago, and those relatives in the family took away their share of the family in order to get more property, so Zhou Fan had no chance to study, and the family became poor.

Zhou Fan looked at the blue sky, his eyes were full of confusion; He once fantasized that he would win the big exam and get ahead after becoming an official, but now his family can't afford to pay for his studies, let alone send this Pingqi County to those big cities to take the big exam.

"Alas, Zhou Fan, Zhou Fan, in this life, you will also cultivate farmland, study and become an official...... Still don't think about it. ”

With a sigh, Zhou Fan swayed in the courtyard a little dejectedly; Although the family has no worries about food and clothing, there is no extra money for him to spend.

He cautiously came to the corner of the courtyard wall, looked at the courtyard door, listened carefully for a while, and then began to dig up the earth.

In a short time, a small crockpot was dug up by him; He opened it with great dignity and looked at the copper coin inside, and his expression couldn't help but become dazed again.

"Forty-Three ......"

Zhou Fan looked at these copper coins blankly, these money he had saved for a long time, he wanted to use it to exchange for some books to read, but when he remembered his father's hard work, he was reluctant to spend the money.

"That's it, don't read this book...... It's a big deal to go to the county private school to be a teacher in the future......" Zhou Fan thought of this, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes, he took out the clay pot, then filled the soil and walked into the house.

"Xiaofan, what are you doing, did I read the book I borrowed from you a few days ago?"

Just when Zhou Fan wanted to put the crockpot into his father's room, a tired voice came from outside the courtyard.

With the creak of the door, a man over fifty years old walked in slowly with a hoe on his shoulder.

He is also dressed in coarse cloth clothes, but compared with Zhou Fan, there are many more patches, and some places are even tattered and not sewn.

The person who came was Zhou Fan's father, Zhou Hanshan.

After Zhou Fan heard the voice, he hurriedly put the crockpot in his father's room, and then walked lightly to his room, picked up the book he had memorized a long time ago, and read it.

"I'm carrying it, Dad, let's rest more when you come back." Zhou Fan said a little nervously, although he had already memorized the book well, he didn't want his father and mother to see him doing nothing.

"Alas, Zhou Fan, you have to study hard, although we can't go to the big city to catch the exam, but the county examiner in the county will let you go this time."

Zhou Hanshan said, sighed, and walked into his room, and it didn't take long for him to let out a sigh.

"Zhou Fan, come over to me!" Zhou Hanshan's angry voice came out.

Zhou Fan's expression changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly got up and went to his father's room next door.

At this moment, Zhou Hanshan was holding the small crockpot in his hand and looked at it with a serious expression.

"Say, where did you get this money?" Zhou Hanshan's tone was cold, his eyes were staring at Zhou Fan, and his expression was even more stern than ever.

Zhou Fan looked at his money jar, and was just about to explain, when he saw his father's body suddenly shake, and suddenly, Zhou Fan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly wanted to support his father.

"Don't touch me, you gave me an honest explanation, how did you get this money? Could it be ...... You're stealing money? Zhou Hanshan's face was pale and bloodless, he looked at Zhou Fan with a bewildered look, and angrily put the crockpot on the table.

He sat down slowly in his chair, his expression grim.

At this moment, Zhou Fan's mother, Zhou Wang, walked in, her kind face showed a trace of panic, and hurriedly asked Zhou Hanshan, "What's wrong with you, father?" ”

Zhou Hanshan ignored Zhou Wang's family, his tone was stern at the moment, and he said to Zhou Fan with a cold expression:

"Zhou Fan, Zhou Fan, how did my father teach you, no matter how hard and poor the family is, we can't take other people's things, hurry up, whose family did you steal, you give me back the money, I Zhou Hanshan can't afford to lose this person!"

Zhou Fan looked aggrieved, gritted his teeth, and said truthfully: "Dad, this money is mine...... I saved it for a year, a total of forty-three articles! ”

Zhou Hanshan looked stunned, his eyes full of disbelief.

"The money...... It's your ......."

Zhou Fan looked at his father and mother, felt a little bitter for a while, and said with red eyes: "Dad, I started saving this money after my grandfather died, and I have been saving it for a year, except for the third uncle who gave me a few times during the holidays, plus what you gave, I just saved forty-three Wen." ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Fan's heart was cold, and his tears fell slowly, but he didn't cry, silently wiped away his tears, looked at his stunned father, he took a deep breath and said:

"Daddy, I figured it out, I won't go to the county exam next year, and when I reach the age of sixteen, I will go to the county private school to teach Mr. Characters.

Zhou Fan's father and mother glanced at each other, and their eyes at Zhou Fan couldn't help but become bitter.

"Xiaofan, it was my father who blamed you before, but this county test father wants you to participate no matter what!" As he spoke, Zhou Hanshan cherished the small crockpot again, and acted cautiously, for fear of losing his son's mind.

"Second brother and sister-in-law, have you started eating?"

Just as the family fell silent, a hearty voice came from outside the door.

"It's the third brother, hurry up and go to the kitchen to prepare, the third brother must have come to visit us."

Zhou Hanshan hurriedly urged, then looked at Zhou Fan, sighed and said, "Xiaofan, your third uncle is here, you go to welcome him in, and my father will go to the backyard to fetch our wine." ”

Zhou Fan hurriedly responded, his expression swept away the previous bitterness, and with a surprised smile on his face, he hurriedly came outside the house.

"Third uncle, you're here."

He smiled and said to the middle-aged man who walked in, this middle-aged man was dressed plainly, but he was much better than Zhou Fan.

This person is Zhou Fan's third uncle, Zhou Hanjiang, Zhou Fan knows this third uncle very well, among relatives, only the third uncle is the best for his family; Gifts are indispensable for the New Year's holidays, and they are bold, running businesses in other places to do business, not relying on the Zhou family, but having a high status in the Zhou family.

At this moment, Zhou Hanjiang looked at Zhou Fan and patted him on the shoulder.

"Yes, yes, I'm almost a sixteen-year-old young man, I haven't seen him for a few months, I'm getting more handsome, and I'm getting bigger."

Between the words, he took Zhou Fan into the house, looked at Zhou Hanshan who came out with two jars of wine, and immediately smiled: "Second brother, this is not the first time I have come, and I am still so grand." ”

"Third child, you will see the outside world when you say this, since your uncle died, if you didn't often help this family, our family would have starved to death."

When Zhou Hanjiang heard this, he shook his head again and again, and chatted with Zhou Hanshan with a smile.

Zhou Fan watched from the sidelines, and his expression rarely showed a happy smile.

At this time, Zhou Wang's family also walked in with a few side dishes, she glanced at Zhou Hanjiang, and said with concern: "Third brother, is it going well to do business outside this time?" ”

"Sister-in-law, I'm fine, this time I'm here to tell you something, Xiaofan, this matter is related to you, you can also come and listen." Zhou Hanjiang's face suddenly became serious, and Zhou Fan hurriedly sat aside and listened carefully.

"Second brother, sister-in-law, I came back this time for this matter, have you ever heard of the Red Spirit Academy......"

"Red Spirit Academy? Third child, are you talking about the academy with spirit masters? After hearing about the Red Spirit Academy, Zhou Hanshan's expression became unprecedentedly solemn.

You must know that in this Pingqi County, there was once a spiritual master, what a scenery it was, even if the county order saw it, he had to kneel and salute.

"It is the Red Spirit Academy that is full of spirit masters, this time I came back and received a notice from the clan, this time our Zhou family got three enrollment places in the Red Spirit Academy this year, one for the eldest brother's family, one for me, and one for the fourth brother."

Speaking of this, Zhou Hanjiang smiled and said: "Second brother, you also know that the wife I married the year last year has just reached the full moon, and it is useless to ask for this quota, so ah, this quota is still for Xiaofan." ”

When Zhou Hanshan heard this, his expression changed suddenly.

"How can this work... Third child, this quota is so valuable, how can my Zhou Fan ask for this quota......"

"Second brother, what you said is not right, I remember that when I was a child, my grandfather wanted to sell me to the Xu family as a scholar, if you hadn't changed your mind by kneeling in front of his room for a night, how could I have my current life."

"This ......"

Zhou Hanshan was a little speechless for a while.

"It's so decided, next month Chiling Academy will send someone to pick it up, I think Xiaofan, this kid is smart when he is young, he can be selected as soon as he is young, and when the time comes, I see that those relatives in the family still dare to look down on the second brother."

Zhou Wang was full of gratitude, and even knelt directly on the ground and bowed to Zhou Hanjiang.

"Third brother, sister-in-law is here to thank you! Thank you very much, if it weren't for you, my Xiaofan would never have had this opportunity in his life! ”

Zhou Hanjiang was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly helped Zhou Wang's family, "Sister-in-law, you have also suffered a lot over the years, and when Xiaofan, this child, really becomes a student of Chiling Academy, you can enjoy happiness with your second brother; This matter is decided, I will pick up Xiaofan next month. ”

Zhou Fan looked at the excited father and mother blankly, compared to his own father, he knew better how noble the spirit master was in this county, and even in this country, and when he thought that he might also become a spirit master, he felt like he was dreaming......