To erect a monument, you have to write an inscription, because it is to inspire the younger generations of Xiahe Village, and the inscription must be particularly good. The village elder and the village were not satisfied with the inscription provided by the inscription engraver, so they came to Zhu Ping'an early in the morning to tell Zhu Ping'an and their family about the establishment of the monument and flagpole stone, but in fact, the main meaning was to come and ask Zhu Ping'an to write the inscription.

Therefore, they couldn't continue to eat breakfast, so Zhu Ping'an's family went to the place where the monument was erected in the center of the village by the village elders, the village leaders and the neighbors who rushed to hear the news.

Because of the erection of the monument and the flagpole stone, Zhu's father could not go to drive the ox cart, as usual, let the eldest brother Zhu Pingchuan take over and go to drive the ox cart, and now almost the town is accustomed to or somewhat dependent on the Zhu family's ox cart.

In the middle of Xiahe Village is a vacant lot, in the middle of the vacant land is a towering banyan tree, this big banyan tree has a history of hundreds of years, the roots of the tree are like a dragon, the skin is like a cracked rock, like a centenarian, with a long beard. The thick branches of the trees are winding and circling, in a variety of postures, like umbrellas, and there is a kind of atmosphere that covers the sky.

Now there is a stone monument with a height of a foot under the big banyan tree, and there is a platform made of stone around the stone monument.

In the middle of the stele is engraved a line of words, "Jiajing 30 years of Xinhai Enke Ju Zhu Ping'an", both sides of the blank, waiting to be engraved to inspire the younger generations of the inscription.

When Zhu Ping'an and others rushed to the big banyan tree, the people in the village rushed to dozens of people when they heard the news, and there was no fun in the village at ordinary times, but now there is such a big happy event for the whole village, and naturally they all came over with their children to see the excitement, and Zhu Ping'an was a model for their children to be instilled with the idea of learning from Zhu Ping'an, and the scene was very hot for a while.

Not long after Zhu Ping'an and the others arrived, a villager came over and said that Zhu Ping'an's family had come again.

Before the villagers could explain clearly, a sedan chair came over waddling over there, followed by two carriages, full of things.

The pomp was so big, all the people in the village looked there, and soon the sedan chair arrived in front of Zhu Ping'an and others, one wearing a green sunflower round-necked shirt and a gauze hat. A middle-aged man in soap boots gets off the palanquin.

This is Zhang Juren, who is at home from Ding Wei, from the town next door, in his forties, and was originally a county official in Wangjiang County. Last year, Ding Wei was at home, because Zhang Juren's wife was from the backing town, so Zhang Juren was also very familiar with the backing town. I heard that the thirteen-year-old Zhu Juren happened to be in the backing town, so I also came to visit.

"Hehehe, I came uninvited, I hope I didn't cause trouble to Zhu Gongzi and your village." Zhang Juren is a person who has been a county magistrate, and his speech is also exquisite, and as soon as he got off the sedan chair, he arched his hands with a smile on his face and took the initiative to greet Zhu Ping'an.

"It is a great honor for Zhang Juren to come to our Xiahe Village." Muramasa is also a delicate person, and he has also seen Zhang Juren, and he is also worried that Zhu Ping'an does not know Zhang Juren, so Zhang Juren's voice just fell. He took the initiative to come forward to welcome Zhang Juren.

After listening to Murazheng's words, Zhu Ping'an also knew that the person who came was a man surnamed Zhang, who seemed to have a lot of face in Gushan Town, otherwise Murazheng would not know anyone.

"I have admired Zhang Juren's name for a long time, but I didn't have a chance, so I didn't wait to see him." Zhu Ping'an also bowed forward, generous.

Before Zhang Juren came, Uncle Zhu Shouren still had an arrogant posture in front of his fellow villagers and Zhu Ping'an, and he met Zhang Juren at this moment. Uncle Zhu Shouren immediately crossed his legs, respectful and dignified, just like a primary school student meeting a teacher. Uncle Zhu Shouren had the heart to come forward to say hello, but he was afraid of being left out. Like a cat on a hot tin roof.

"I didn't prepare any generous gifts when I came in a hurry, and I hope that Zhu Gongzi will not be disgusted." Zhang Juren arched his hand and said, and a servant next to him handed an envelope to Zhang Juren.

"Zhu Gongzi has already lifted his body before he has a weak crown, which is really gratifying. The foolish brother is not respectful, I would like to have 50 taels of congratulations and some fruit and vegetable gifts, and I hope that Zhu Gongzi will not dislike it. Zhang Juren handed the envelope to Zhu Ping'an. Congratulations are spoken in the mouth.

Fifty taels of silver, just give it, the surrounding villagers took a breath, staring at the envelope in Zhang Juren's hand with burning eyes, especially the uncle Zhu Shouren's eyes were even hot.

Zhu Ping'an smiled and excused himself, "No merit will be punished." ”

Zhang Juren insisted on giving, making a look of being angry, "Zhu Gongzi is too little?" ”

Zhu Ping'an shook his head and pushed.

"You and I will support each other in the future, no matter how much Zhu Gongzi is like this, but he looks down on me and Zhang from the outside." Zhang Juren insisted on putting the envelope in Zhu Ping'an's hand, and his tone was a little excited.

Zhu Ping'an couldn't put it off, so he had to accept it.

Zhang Juren was satisfied, and then chatted with Zhu Ping'an and the village elders for a long time, when he heard that Xiahe Village was about to erect a monument and flagpole stone for Zhu Ping'an, Zhang Juren was even more interested. Because Zhang Juren has also experienced the people erecting monuments and flagpole stones for them, so there is still some experience, Zhang Juren talked about the experience endlessly, so that the village elders and village Zheng and others benefited a lot.

After the style of the stele and flagpole stone has been simply repaired, it is necessary to write the inscription and find a stonemason to engrave the stele.

"Brother Zhu Xian is young and promising, and his name is full of Nanzhili, and the inscription is a gesture. It is also a blessing to exhort those who are backward. ”

I heard that when the inscription was still missing, Zhang Juren also admired Zhu Ping'an's handwritten inscription, and Zhang Juren also wanted to take the opportunity to see what Zhu Ping'an's literary level was, because after hearing the news, Zhu Ping'an was the last on the list, but I heard that Zhao Daren's son-in-law and the reversal of the Lu Ming banquet made people a little curious about Zhu Ping'an's literary level.

When it comes to the inscription, Uncle Zhu Shouren is a little nervous, as if he has prepared it in private.

Originally, Zhu Ping'an was also asked to write the inscription, but now that Zhang Juren is also here, it would not be embarrassing if Zhang Juren was snubbed, the village elder summed it up, and then the uncle Zhu Shouren also expressed his opinion.

"It's rare that we have two lifters in Xiahe Village, so it's better to leave Mobao to encourage future generations." After summing it up, Muramasa came out and proposed.

"With Brother Zhu Xian here, I'll forget it." Zhang Juren smiled and shook his head.

"The stele needs an inscription, there are stone pillars on both sides, and it also needs ink treasure, and the ancestral hall also needs ink treasure, so Zhang Juren should not refuse."

Muramasa was invited again, and finally Zhang Juren compromised and said, "I look at the blank space on both sides of this monument, and the stone pillars are the same, which is to encourage future generations, why don't we all write one or two couplets, and then choose a few pieces?" For the rest, if you need it in the future, you can also make a reference. ”

Zhang Juren's proposal is in the arms of Uncle Zhu Shouren, seeing that Zhu Ping'an's gold list is famous and famous, Uncle Zhu Shouren is also very hot, if he can engrave the inscription he wrote on the stele, then wouldn't he also follow the legend......

Zhang Juren proposed, Mura Zheng naturally would not object, and Zhu Ping'an had no opinion, so Mura Zheng arranged for a few juniors to carry a few tables and chairs, set up pen, ink, paper and inkstone under the banyan tree, and the village elder, Mura Zheng and Uncle Zhu Shouren and other literate people also followed Zhu Ping'an and Zhang Juren to the table, ready to splash ink. (To be continued.) )