Suddenly, the weather changed at night.

When I woke up early in the morning, it was cold and blew into people's arms, like ice cubes.

It's just that finding a guarantor is the top priority after all, even if it's raining, you have to go out. Shen's mother walked out of the house with Shen Yun early in the morning, and the first family she walked into was the old Zhou family on the other side.

Maybe it's cold, and people don't have their usual diligence.

Walking into the courtyard, I pushed open the door, and the family was sitting on the hot kang and chatting.

Seeing Shen Yun and Shen Mu walking in, the previous laughter disappeared in an instant. Old Uncle Zhou sat on the kang, looked at Shen Yun, and was speechless for a while. He was in the house the day before yesterday, but this matter was pushed by Aunt Zhou.

As a result, he suddenly appeared here, how could he not feel empty.

"Why did the sister-in-law of the Shen family come over?" Haha, Uncle Zhou smiled a little awkwardly.

"Uncle, this kid also grew up with you." Mother Shen didn't say anything to the family, and suddenly asked such strange words, which made Lao Zhou and his wife a little overwhelmed.

"When the child is older, he has to run for a future after all. I failed the imperial examination last time and died. Now I am left with orphans and widows, and this last time is considered to be my best. If you still fail the exam, you will have to return home to farm after all. ”

Sighing, Shen Mu said to herself: "I just ask you to do well and protect him for once." Yun'er is also a child of rules, and she will never be involved with you. ”

Old Uncle Zhou listened, and when he saw that Shen's mother was no longer talking, he suddenly sighed: "Old sister-in-law, it stands to reason that the relationship between our two families should be a guarantor for the baby." It's just, alas, forget it. This good thing of gnawing on the cabbage gang of Daxiucai will be given to others. ”

Shen's mother didn't expect that when she came by herself, she actually got such an answer.

There was some loss in his eyes, but after all, he smiled reluctantly, shook his head at Shen Yun, said goodbye to the family, and slowly walked out of the door.

Knowing that Shen Yun might be even more lost, Shen's mother still comforted herself: "Don't worry, even if there is no other family, there are still other people's homes." It's a big saddle castle, and there is still someone who can help us. ”

The next one is the Zhang family diagonally across the door.

Zhang Jiaping doesn't usually partner with his neighbors, so it's normal to touch a gray nose. I didn't have much hope for this family, although I put on a lot of smiling faces, but my heart was not as unhappy as before.

It's just that things were completely unexpected by Shen's mother.

Even though she took Shen Yun with her, after all, she still couldn't get a reply from the family. In front of him is the last one worth asking for, and the hostess of this house is still Shen's mother's distant cousin.

The two of them staggered in.

It was already past noon, and a couple of young people in the room were resting in the room. The old couple saw the figure of Shen's mother outside and greeted them.

"Old sister, why are you here?" Since Shen Shan's death, Shen's mother rarely went out, and it was the first time in three years that she came to the courtyard of this house.

When relatives meet, there are always many polite things to say. Different from the previous pleadings of several families, Shen's mother walked into the house and sat on the kang, and then smiled: "I came today, but I wanted to ask you for something." ”

"Old sister, if you want to talk about Shen Yun's scientific expedition to find a guarantor, we really can't help, and we don't dare to help."

Mother Shen was not angry, but looked at the male owner who spoke with a smile, wanting to hear him say why.

After much hesitation, the man finally told the truth.

"Old sister, don't you know, as early as a month ago, you leaders let out a rumor in the village. If anyone dares to be Shen Yun's guarantor, they will wait to be cleaned up by Shen Xi. ”

Shen Yun was still wondering why this family didn't dare.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

This Shen Xi is really haunted, and he actually came up with such a ruthless trick. Trapped in Niu Saddle Fort, he couldn't even pass the scientific examination for a lifetime, and he would be a flat-headed ordinary man at that time, and he was not at his kneading.

No wonder the third master would say something like that day, he dared to press his finger print, how determined he must have been.

"However, as long as Yun'er passes the exam, she will have an official body. When the time comes, if he Shen Xi dares to take revenge for personal gain, he will have Yun'er to bear it for you. ”

Shen's mother still wanted to use this reason to convince her, but the man sighed: "I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if." After all, the imperial examination is a one-in-a-million thing, and if he had passed the liberation test before, I would have liked to have the courage to try it. Can ......"

Shen Yun knew that what he didn't say was to save face for himself.

However, is face really that important now? If you really want to be pinched and rounded by Shen Xi, even the lining will be gone at that time.

Thinking of this, Shen Yun smiled bitterly.

Mother Shen was about to say something, but was finally stopped by Shen Yun: "Auntie, forget it, don't make it difficult for your aunt." After all, I caused this matter, so I'll take care of it myself. ”

Full of disappointment and anger, Shen's mother and Shen Yun said goodbye to the family and slowly returned home.

"Yun'er, you say, what should I do?" It is false to say that she is not worried, Shen's mother has already asked Shen Yun this question several times at this time, but what kind of answer can Shen Yun make?

I couldn't answer, I could only be silent.

"Otherwise, I'll beg them again tomorrow. Even if you kneel down for them, your mother will help you recruit ten guarantors, and this is the only thing your mother can do now. Thinking about it, Shen Mu suddenly said.

"Auntie, forget it."

"Forget it, how can you forget it, it's a matter of your life. It's just a mother to kneel down for people, what's this. ”

Mother Shen's emotions suddenly became excited, and Shen Yun sighed: "Auntie, if I could let you suffer this grievance, I wouldn't have fallen out with them in the first place." Swallow your anger, won't I? ”

"Isn't it the imperial examination?"

Shen Yun shook his head: "Even if I don't take the imperial examination, I can still get ahead, why do I have to do what they want, let you suffer this crime again." ”

Shen Yun thought about it for a long time and found that with his own knowledge, even if he didn't take the imperial examination, if he went to business, or if he went to do something else, as long as he survived until Zhang Yan was gone, he could live a very chic life.

thought that this remark could reassure Shen's mother.

Who knew that hearing this, Shen's mother became more and more excited.

"Bastard." After scolding, Shen's mother cried: "Have you forgotten how your father died?" If there is a person in the family who has achieved fame, how can they insult us? ”

"What are you going to do if you don't go to school? Haven't you had enough of the hardships of farming? Or, to do the menial business of a trader? ”

"Have you forgotten that in the past two years, if you hadn't been studying, how would this family have been able to survive until now? Have you forgotten that the noble man in the city was so optimistic about you, and you repaid him with this answer? ”

As she spoke, Mother Shen pulled Shen Yun to Shen Shan's spiritual seat, which was a little dark by smoke and fire.

"Get on your knees." Mother Shen said in a loud voice.

Shen Yun didn't dare to contradict it, so he could only kneel on the ground obediently.

"Recite the books you have read over the years to your father, and see if your heart hurts in the face of your father's spiritual position." After saying this, Shen's mother ignored Shen Yun's sluggishness, and returned to the room alone and cried in a low voice.

Shen Yun's heart was like a mess.

It's been three years.

Time flies.

In the past three years, Shen's mother has gone from washing her face with tears night and night to barely showing a smile now, in fact, Shen Yun knows it, and her heart is still worried about Shen Shan, who has long been buried in the ground.

If you don't want to watch yourself start a family, I'm afraid that you will lose your spirit by now.

But what about yourself? Just when she was full of hope and accompanied her through the most difficult moment, she said such frustrating words at this time.

…… Filial piety, the foundation of virtue, the place of teaching. Sit back, I speak you. The body is skinned, and the parents who receive it dare not destroy it, and the beginning of filial piety is also. Standing up and doing the way, making a name for yourself in future generations, in order to show your parents, and the end of filial piety. Filial piety begins with the family, the middle is the king, and finally stands up......

"The Book of Filial Piety" flows through the heart. The words that were criticized by myself as foolish and filial piety in the past, when I think about it now, I suddenly feel like a whip, and I am beaten in the depths of my soul.

I don't know how long it has been.

Shen Yun's whole body was numb, but his soul was even more numb, and the torture from family affection and filial piety made Shen Yun understand more and more how wrong his previous words were.

There are many things in the world that you don't want to do but have to do.

Because, at least, those expectant eyes and sincere hearts cannot be disappointed.

Just thinking about it, Shen's mother cried and her eyes red, and slowly walked out of the side room. The voice was a little hoarse, but with a sternness that could not be refused: "You write four words for me." ”

"Auntie."

Shen Yun screamed, and suddenly found that his voice was also a little hoarse.

"You and I write four words, respecting literature and morality."

Shen Yun didn't know what to do, just stood up, endured the numbness in his body and walked to his room, took out the paper, hurriedly wrote out the four words asked by Shen's mother, and then pinched the thin piece of paper and walked out.

Looking at these four words, Shen Mu seemed to be drawing a stroke into her heart. Shen Yunzheng was wondering to himself, but he heard a sentence: "Kneel." ”

"A-Niang wants to tell you that you have to be a reader, and you must be a good reader. If you read a book, you will become an official, and if you become an official, you must do things for the people. In everything you do, you must be worthy of your conscience. Today, if you are angry with Shen Xi's bastard thing, you will destroy your future, so there are so many corrupt officials in the world, what hope do we ordinary people have. ”

"Yun'er, you have to remember that the more difficult it is, the more you have to grit your teeth and hold your chest, straighten your waist and walk forward. And once you have a good life, don't think too highly of yourself, because your roots are in this crop. ”