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Qinglan described a bright future for Shu Lao Er, and her father was very excited when he heard it, and it was not until the fifth watch in the night that the two turned off the lights.

The reason why I say this is mostly to relieve and comfort Shu Laoer, of course, this also represents Qinglan's attitude and ideals, first set the future, then establish goals, and then work hard to achieve them. Now that Mr. Shu's matter is a foregone conclusion, we still have to look forward, the future is very long and bright, and Qinglan wants to give her father more expectations and hopes.

The next day, Shu Lao Er led a family of five to the Shu family's old house, and in the following days, they mainly took care of Shu Lao Zi.

Old man Shu sat up slowly with the help of Shu Lao Er half on the futon, his face was pale, but he saw his children and grandchildren guarding him in front of the bed, taking care of him meticulously, and his heart was warm. He cheered up and asked a few children about their life and study, the situation of the academy, etc., and the children explained to him in detail, reported good news and not bad news, and said some light topics to make the old man happy.

After talking for a while, Pan Erniang boiled a pot of medicinal food, and Shu Lao Er fed it to his father spoonful by spoonful, and then served the old man to sleep.

When he turned to look at the remaining half bowl of soup, Shu Lao Er's heart was irrepressibly sad.

His father can't eat anymore.

Qinglan's face was slightly gloomy, and her grandfather's situation was even more serious than she imagined.

Shu Lao's family still hasn't moved back to live, the two yards have been tossed by the tenants, and there is no furniture in the house, if you want to live at home, you have to spend a lot of effort and time to repair.

The Shu family can't do that much now.

Nian Gen'er is the busiest time of the year, Boss Shu and the third child are busy with continuous rotation, and the two concubines also have their own small families to take care of, so they can only send the children to help.

Aunt Shu and Aunt Shu didn't come, but they only asked someone to send some New Year's goods.

The two of them serve Mr. Shu every day, cooking, feeding soup, washing and boiling medicine. Qinglan and they are not idle, and they clean up and buy New Year's goods together with Ming Zhuang, this year has to be lively, because it is very likely to be the last year of Old Man Shu.

Because Brother He'er was going to take the entrance exam for Fuxue in February, Shu Lao Er originally planned to return to Jinan on the ninth day of the new year. At the moment, he and Pan Erniang couldn't leave, so he was going to let the three children go first with the Ding family's carriage.

"Dad," Qinglan refused his father's arrangement, "Let Brother Huan'er go with Xiaobao, and Mingyu and I stay." ”

"That academy..."Shu Lao Er was afraid that he would delay the children's studies.

The academy started classes on the 21st of the first month, and Qinglan planned to take a long leave to help her father and mother at home.

Shu Lao Er pondered for a long time, and finally agreed to his daughter's proposal. "You can write to the mountain chief and Mr. Ji."

******

At the end of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Xiaobao and the thirteenth east and one west arrived at Jinan Mansion at the same time and went to Guixing Lane together.

"Where's your sister?" Seeing that Brother He'er was alone, Thirteen frowned.

"At home." Brother He'er was depressed, and the time at home was too hard, mainly because he was tired.

"What's going on?" Thirteen looked at Xiaobao.

"You ask him." Xiaobao rushed to Brother Nunu's mouth.

"Alas~" Brother He'er had a bitter face, and his sighing expression was like that of a little old man, "It's hard to say." ”

******

I heard that the Shu family stayed in their hometown to serve the sick, the old couple of the Zhang family were a little lost, Pan Erniang was far away, and the two children...

Mrs. Zhang glanced at the old man Zhang: I told you to say it early, but you don't listen! What now?

Old man Zhang drooped his eyelids, how do I know... This happened to his family, and I'm not a god!

The twins are fifteen years old this year, and the two of them can't study, so they simply stop studying at the beginning of this year and come out to find a job to do.

Zhang Ji likes to eat and is keen to study food, and he wants to learn to cook. But learning to cook is so simple, the new apprentice, the dirty and tired errands are not left behind, not to mention the eight years of work for the master or the restaurant, and from time to time the master beats him.

The old couple felt that Pan Erniang's cooking skills were good, so they wanted their eldest grandson to learn from Pan Erniang for two years first, and then they had some confidence to go out to find a job. And the old couple was still thinking in private, after two years, the Shu family would no longer rent this house, so they would repair the front door and open a small restaurant for the eldest grandson.

As for Zhang Xiang, he likes to run to the market on weekdays, likes to pour old things, and wants to go to the shop that collects antiques to be a buddy for others. Mr. Zhang felt that that the business was too risky, and if he was not careful, he would go bankrupt, so he did not allow him to go and asked him to learn cooking with his brother.

Zhang Xiang was not happy, but he didn't want to embarrass his grandparents, so he had to go secretly in private, such as skipping school, which he had done before.

Wu Shi took the test and did some of his homework, and he was very dissatisfied, but thinking that he had not done well in the year, it was useless to pursue him, so he only increased his homework exponentially. Brother He'er complained bitterly, and his sister also produced twenty sets of papers, telling him to make two sets a day, write them and take them to Xiaobao or Thirteen for inspection.

Soon, the day of the first examination of the school arrived.

******

The first examination went very smoothly, and on the day that Brother Hu participated in the re-examination, Aunt Shu's son and daughter-in-law came to Weixian County.

"I didn't know what the fourth uncle wanted to eat, so I bought some snacks casually." When Yu Shi spoke, he seemed a little cramped.

Qinglan glanced at the snack box, which was exactly the same as the one sent by Aunt Shu for the New Year.

"That, we're here today, that's..." Uncle Cousin didn't finish speaking, he was pinched by Yu's reach, and immediately stopped talking.

"We're just here to see the fourth uncle." Yu Shi smiled and completed the words.

That's weird! Qinglan and Mingyu exchanged glances, and the latter quickly went out and turned to the East Cross Courtyard.

The two of them entered the back room, and Old Man Shu was lying there in a daze, and he couldn't recognize anyone anymore.

Yu Shi lay on the head of the bed and shouted several times, and Old Man Shu recognized the two.

"Your mother... Are you okay? "Old man Shu is worried about his eldest sister, and I heard that since the beginning of winter, Aunt Shu's body has not been very good.

"It's good." Anyway, it's better than you, Yu Shi silently added in his heart.

"Fourth uncle," Uncle Cousin pursed his lips nervously, glanced at Qinglan who was standing in the corner, and whispered: "Our village chief said that our cemetery... What, don't bury people in it anymore. After speaking, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Old Man Shu's expression.

There are more and more people in the village, and many new households' homesteads are lined up, and the land of Old Man Shu in the village has been under the name of Uncle Cousin, and his household registration has also fallen in Weixian County, strictly speaking, he is no longer a person in the village.

"Why not!"

Pan Erniang arrived before she could make a sound, and this sudden voice scared Uncle Cousin so much that he almost fell to the ground. As soon as the curtain was lifted, Pan Erniang stood there with a kitchen knife in her hand.

She had been cooking in the kitchen just now, and suddenly remembered that the two of them were afraid that they would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so they hurriedly rushed in with a kitchen knife.

Uncle Cousin was even more frightened when he saw Pan Erniang's posture, "Brother and sister..."

Shu Lao Er stepped forward and helped Pan Erniang, "What are you doing?" The tone was not harsh.

At this moment, Boss Shu also walked in, he had been dispensing medicine in the East Cross Courtyard just now, which was now his temporary small pharmacy.

Uncle Cousin hesitated, but he still told everyone what he had just said again.

"Our family has land, that is, the people of the village, why don't we bury it!?" Pan Erniang is straightforward and fast-talking, entering the soil is a big deal, how can you say that you can move!

"That land has long been our family!" was provoked by Pan Erniang, and Yu blurted out the facts.

"What?!" The whole family was stunned for a while, and turned their heads to look at Old Man Shu, why did this place become their family!?

Old Man Shu nodded slightly, "Yes, I gave it." After speaking, he closed his eyes and said no more.

Having said that, Uncle Cousin simply explained the cause and effect of the matter, and Yu counted his family's contributions to the land over the years. Typical of getting cheap and selling well, everyone was silent after hearing it.

After being silent for a while, Boss Shu stood up and said, "My father and my mother can't be separated, and the village chief has to be reasonable and accommodating to us." In the future, we will find another place. ”

There is another sentence that Boss Shu did not say, if the children and grandchildren are promising, they don't have to worry about these things; If the children and grandchildren are not promising, where to bury is not to bury.

"That, that..."Uncle Cousin "that" for a long time, and there was no reason for "that".

Boss Shu said again: "Naturally, we won't bother you." ”

The meaning of both sides is very clear, if my father (fourth uncle) is gone, this family of your family will be considered the end.

Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid that Boss Shu would be willing to recognize them as a relative, and she would often come and go in the future, so she was embarrassed not to help look at (the old man's grave).

Qinglan felt that Yu's was amorous: Who are you, fragrant and sweet!

******

Maybe it was the careful care of the two of them that played a role, or maybe the full house of children and grandchildren made the old man Shu feel a little happy, he not only survived this year, but also survived the entire New Year.

On the morning of the fourth day of the second lunar month, the old man Shu died of illness, and his family wore linen and filial piety, and went to the funeral.

Shu Ergu and his family did not discuss with the Shu family, so they consciously became the "general manager", and grasped the financial affairs, which made Zhao Chengzhi, who was appointed by the Shu family, quite embarrassed. This time, even Aunt Shu felt that her sister was doing a little too much, you are a girl who is out of the house, what are you involved in your mother's affairs!

The contradictions of the Shu family are not expressed for the time being, on the evening of the fourth day of junior high school, Guo Xuezheng of the Fuxue School finished the test papers approved by the professors and teachers, holding a red pen in his hand, and the tip of the pen hovered back and forth between the names of the three people, but he was slow to make up his mind.

The third examination has ended, and the list of admissions is about to be announced, but at this juncture, the prefect's brother-in-law suddenly visited, disrupting his statutes.

Guo Xuezheng had to cross out a student so that he could free up a place for the person who attached to the school.

After careful consideration, he decided to choose a candidate with a family background from the bottom few candidates, so that he would not offend his superiors and would feel less guilty in his heart. If you don't have a family background, what's the use of good learning, it's better to give it to the children of officials and nobles who have a family, and it can be regarded as making some contributions to learning.

In Dashun, the professional assessment of public teachers is directly linked to the quality of teaching and the promotion rate, if they do not meet the requirements, all teachers in the school, including Xuezheng himself, must accept severe punishment, and are likely to lose their jobs.

Choosing and choosing, Guo Xuezheng crossed out the third-to-last candidate, but the son of a merchant can't make it big.

After Guo Xuezheng crossed out Shu Minghe, he re-copied a list, put it on the case, and posted it at the door of Fuxue early tomorrow morning.

This scene happened to be seen by Wu Shi, who was guarding the roof, and he was impatient to wait for the next day to release the list, so he wanted to know the result in advance.

Wu Shi thought for a second and then quietly left, and soon returned and entered the inner room of the Guo family.

In the middle of the night, Guo Xuezheng was awakened, feeling that the tent was so stuffy, and he was about to get up and open the window to ventilate.

Who knew that he was together, "Bang! "I hit my head!

This frightened him so much that he couldn't even wear his shoes, and ran away from the bed. After he lit the lamp and calmed down, he picked up an inkstone in one hand and quietly moved it to the bedside.

How is he?!

Guo Xuezheng looked at the person tied to the bedpost in surprise, with socks stuffed in his mouth, facing himself, sweating like rain, looking frightened, who is not the prefect's brother-in-law!

Guo Xuezheng hurriedly untied the person, and the person had long lost his previous superior posture, kneeling on the bed and kowtowing to Guo Xuezheng: "No, no, we won't come." ”

Guo Xuezheng was terrified for a while, who was so bold and scared people like this!

To appease the prefect's brother-in-law, Guo Xuezheng couldn't sleep anymore, he crouched in front of the desk, ready to copy another list. As soon as I picked up the list, a few pages fell lightly at my feet.

Guo Xuezheng lowered his head and inadvertently swept the handwriting on it, and suddenly set off a storm in his heart!

This is my own notes, these papers are from the same booklet, and I collect bribes from candidates every year!

Looking at the list again, there is no change in the front, but there is an additional candidate's name at the end: Shu Minghe!

Guo Xuezheng was so frightened that his hands and legs were weak, what kind of person is this Shu Minghe, how... How could he break into his house quietly and kidnap a big living person!

Guo Xuezheng stared at the name, as if he was going to burn it out of a hole, and the list in his hand was even hotter than Chiyan's.

"Master Xuezheng, is the list out?" Two hours later, the tolerance of the poster waited outside the door to urge, look at the sky, it was not early.

Alas... That's it, Guo Xuezheng no longer hesitated, and walked out with the list.

******

The funeral of the old man Shu was very grand, and when he carried the flag, Mr. Yin and Yang repeatedly told the three brothers of the Shu family: "The spirit flag is together, and there is no luck in three years, and you must not quarrel with others." ”

Although Old Man Shu kept emphasizing that he and Xiao Meiyuan should be buried together when he was sober, Boss Shu still kept the coffins of the two far away, with a big willow tree in the middle.

Qinglan and Mingyu burned the first seven and prepared to go back to the academy, the two discussed for a long time, Shu Lao Er still insisted that Pan Erniang go to Jinan to take care of the children, Pan Erniang couldn't resist him, so he had to respond.

Shu Lao Er asked Uncle Pan to escort his mother all the way, and stay in Jinan to take care of them for a few more days, and then go to Jinan to find them after the 100-day grave on his side.

Uncle Pan gladly agreed. Now that the two sons are growing up, the good brother can also take charge of himself, and there is his father, there is nothing to worry about in the family. On the other hand, my sister heard that the business of the restaurant was not good, so she had to think of a way to set up a stall quickly.

Brother He didn't know the twists and turns in the middle of admission, and successfully became a member of the school.

In the academy here, Qinglan also ushered in new classmates.