Chapter 49: Stupid Apprentice
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Xiaoxi'er eats her own dinner calmly, she eats quite seriously, and she won't be unable to eat because of the large number of people. With the dishes Mrs. Ann gave her, she ate a bowl www.biquge.info of rice with a big gulp.
Seeing that the women of the He family below opened their mouths wide, even if they knew that the Zeng family was not rich enough, but when they saw Xiaoxi'er, they really saw the success of Li Ping's goddaughter. That's only three years old!
They are all wives and grandmothers of big families, and they also pay attention to food and sleep, and they eat quietly, and they don't embarrass Li Ping anything, although they keep peeking at Li Ping and Xiaoxi'er, they are secretly evaluating the status of this old couple in the hearts of the An family.
And the atmosphere outside is very different from the inner house, Zeng Fan was still called by the old man. Is Old Man An an ordinary person? Li Ping could persuade Mrs. An, but the old man An outside could let Zeng Fan live well, so Zeng Fan was brought here.
He came alone, and when Old Man An sent someone to call, Zeng Yi and Brother Hao immediately pretended to be dead at home, and they didn't go out when they were killed. Zeng Fan is a student of the old man, and he also wants to pretend to be dead, but he can't pretend to pass, so he can only come with the determination to die.
He knew along the way that he would not be able to pass this level today. But I never thought it would be so difficult. When he saw the old man at the door, he saluted without thinking about it. His ideas are very simple, I'm honest, you can always read me a little bit! But is the old man this kind of person who can read well?
The old man sat very comfortably on the upper seat at the head of his house, accepted the salute, pointed to Mr. Da He and Mr. Xiao He, and introduced him very simply, "Uncle." ”
"Uncle!" Zeng Fan still ate a little wine at noon, and his brain couldn't keep up, and when the old man said it, he honestly gave up. When I finished calling, I felt that there was a problem, but my brain still didn't react.
"Sir." He Zhen was a little embarrassed and came up to salute.
"Why are you here?" When Zeng Fan saw He Zhen, he finally came back a little bit of sanity. Straightened his waist and asked. He really didn't know that He Zhen was the son of the family, and his eyes were still a little foggy.
"Father, uncle, uncle!" He Zhen could only reintroduce it again, which was really embarrassing.
Zeng Fan shook his head, he just ate a little wine, but he was really not drunk, and he was finally sober now.
Mrs. An could not know that He Zhen was in Zeng Fan's class, but how could Old Man An not know. Even though Old Man An didn't know it at first, Lord Xiao He was still very concerned about his second son, and he would pay attention to his dynamics at any time. Knowing that his husband was a protégé of his brother-in-law, he naturally wanted to inquire, how could he hide this inquiry.
The heads of the Anhe family must know about He Zhen in his class, they won't misunderstand that Brother Hao'er and He Zhen have a good relationship with him, right? I really don't know what family He Zhen is from. When I looked up, I really showed them a face that was more ugly than crying. He couldn't laugh at all.
Lord Da He and Lord Xiao He laughed together, they are all human spirits, Brother Hao didn't dare to say if He Zhen's identity was known, but they knew that Zeng Fan really didn't know. If he knew, he wouldn't have been able to control He Zhen to death for more than half a year.
Look at this young man, he was admitted to the Juren at the age of twenty, and he was admitted to the Jinshi at the age of twenty-three, which cannot be said to be the youngest Jinshi in the history of this dynasty, but it can also be ranked. Not to mention, with such an ordinary background, relying on real talent and learning, how can they not treat these big families with green eyes.
The survival of these families to this day does not depend on their sons, but on supporting the right people and going to the right positions, so that their children and grandchildren can support and breathe. Obviously, Old Man An picked out Zeng Fan on behalf of the An He family, and they naturally wanted to focus on what he was good at.
"Brother-in-law, is this your new protégé?" Mr. Da He asked thoughtfully.
"Who said it, who said it? Such a stupid boy, dare to say that he is my protégé, then I will be embarrassed. Old man An jumped up, thought about it sideways, and couldn't admit it, so he could only say with a little regret, "Alas, it's really stupid, not ordinary stupid." ”
Zeng Fan also didn't want people to know that he was this protégé, and he felt embarrassed. Who told him before that this is a good teacher who is talented and rich in five cars. The person who talks to himself must have been bought.
In the past two days, he began to regret it a little, he knew that he was admitted to the Juren three years ago, and he should have been directly admitted to the Jinshi. He felt that if he had taken the exam with his classmates, he would not have missed that time.
But that year's teacher was Qiu Shang, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, who was born in a poor family and had a very gentle temperament. I must not oppress my own ranking, and I still squeeze myself like this. After squeezing, I have to scold myself for being stupid.
But he only dared to think about it, the past was unbearable, and now he could only endure it, bowing his head and not daring to answer.
Fortunately, the meal was set, everyone sat down, Zeng Fan was very conscious, and sat at the bottom with his head bowed. He Zhen didn't dare to sit in front of him, and sat next to him honestly. Who made himself a student of this little jinshi?
He Zhen feels so young now, Mr. Xiao is much younger than his eldest brother and second brother, and now he doesn't look down on his brother and cousin. I feel that I have a special face with Zeng Fan.
"What are you doing sitting there all the way, your daughter-in-law is not here, who told me what kind of dishes these are?" Old man An slapped the table again, and at this time, there were already four cold dishes and four drinks and dishes on the table. The format is almost the same, but what is laid out is not the same as Toutian Zeng's family, so he naturally wants to interrogate.
"Eat whatever you want, I guess the chef already knows it." Zeng Fan didn't look up, and there was already a small bowl of glutinous rice soup in front of him. I also knew that there were a lot of dishes, but this was estimated to be what Old Man An wanted to eat, so he prepared a small bowl for each person.
He drank a sip of glutinous soup by himself, which was the taste of his wife, Zhongzheng was peaceful, all kinds of flavors were there, but they were completely integrated.
"Sir, it's better than we are in school!" He Zhen was also pleasantly surprised.
"That's what my mother made it like." Zeng Fan didn't bother to look at this stupid student, and dared to say that this was better than the one in school. The one in the school said it first, it's his mother's taste. And secondly, it was done by the students themselves, this stupid big man, it's really missing.
"This is the glutinous soup you said was delicious?" A room full of people are actually eating this, but except for Old Man An, He Zhen, and Zeng Fan, no one else has eaten it, but they have heard the third child of their family say it.
"What does it smell like in your school?" The eldest man looked up, he also thought that this soup was good, but everyone was not a big deal to watch the show.
"That's the smell of my husband's mother." He Zhen peeked at the gentleman who was still bowing his head, he was really stupid, he had always been a pot that he didn't open and mention, "Sir, which one do you think is delicious?" ”