Accompanying Zheng Guang to the front of the city gate of Suzhou, Zheng Jiang saw that the guards at the city gate were collecting the poll tax for entering the city gate, so he said to Zheng Guang: "Guang'er, you bring your official certificate, with the official certificate, we don't have to pay the poll tax of Na Laoshizi." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zheng Guang looked at the front, then took out the official certificate from his arms and handed it to Zheng Jiang, Zheng Jiang took the official certificate and looked at it again, and couldn't help but admire: "Oh, it's good to be an official, it's convenient to do anything, and you don't have to pay this poll tax, don't you know that when you first arrived in Beijing, you can give those hateful thieves a miserable pit!" But Guang'er, you can send a letter to your teacher, and in this case, he will at least send someone to meet you! And you are the champion of our Suzhou City! Why should this champion return to his hometown? If you don't do it, forget it, you have to let people know, right? ”

Zheng Guang smiled helplessly: "Third uncle, the villagers, don't bother others, it's not easy for everyone to live, and it's not worth it if you have to work hard for the people and lose money." ”

Zheng Jiang disagreed: "That's not right!" Guang'er, although our Suzhou is known as the hometown of champions, there have been a lot of champions, but this champion has never been a bargain, it is rare, one in three years, how many people in the Ming Dynasty, just one, one in three years, since the former Sui Kaike took the scholar, up to now, there are only hundreds, you are one of them! What a face! All Daming should envy us in Suzhou!

Think about it, which time did we win the imperial examination in Suzhou before? Everyone is poor, life is not easy, but this kind of thing, is excluded, the more you get it, the happier we are, this does not bring anything to work the people and hurt the money, you a champion to return to the hometown, how many people want to see it, all want to touch your temperament, how many scholars in our Suzhou, are pointing to you to return to your hometown! ”

Zheng Guang smiled awkwardly: "No, it's just a top score, and I haven't done anything big......"

"Just take the top prize?" Zheng Jiang said with a look of you pretending to be overly forced: "Guang'er, just say this in front of the third uncle, don't talk nonsense outside, if you are heard, you will be beaten, whether you are the champion or not, don't you understand what the third uncle said just now?" How many years have it been since the former Sui was beaten? It's been almost 800 years, and only a few hundred have been produced? The one-in-a-million Wenqu star is in front of you, do you say that the big guy is excited, and Gao is not happy? ! ”

Zheng Guang shook his head helplessly, and said with a smile: "If I had agreed with you deeply two months ago, Third Uncle, but now, I am full of helplessness and melancholy, tired and tired to take the top prize, and the next decades of life will be doubly tired and tired, and there is a danger of life at every turn, every time I think of this, I think that if there is any other way to go, don't take this road, but there is no way, there is no other way for the scholars of the Ming Dynasty to go......

I can't carry it on my shoulders, I can't lift it with my hands, in addition to reading, it's just reading, either I'm doing Baguwen, or being a private school gentleman, and continue to mislead people's children, third uncle, you're watching me go all the way too smoothly, you don't feel it, you have to think about it, how many scholars in the Ming Dynasty, how many Jinshi, in addition to those Jinshi, this road goes to the black, how to live! ”

Zheng Jiang showed an unimaginable expression on his face: "You say the same, fortunately, my family Guang'er is talented, if it is mixed like the old Li Tou on the opposite street, our family is really hopeless, they are still children in their seventies, and their sons have been boiled to death by him, and he has not yet entered the ground, oops, what kind of sin did he do in his last life......"

Zheng Guang shook his head and walked to the city gate, at the city gate, many people were also waiting in line to enter the city, Zheng Guang was silent, just waiting in line, those guards collected money very quickly, at first glance, they had practiced, their hands and feet were very sharp, and they soon arrived at Zheng Guang, Zheng Jiang stepped forward and handed over the official certificate, who knew that the guard who was sitting on the money stood up and said loudly: "This is the place to pay the money, what do you mean by giving a piece of paper?" ”

Zheng Jiang looked confused, Zheng Guang was also a little strange, and after a while, Zheng Jiang, who reacted, picked up the official voucher and said in surprise: "You person, I don't know what this is?" Don't know the words on it? ”

The guard looked at Zheng Jiang with a mocking expression and said: "Come on, you, Lao Tzu will recognize the three words, your own name, it doesn't matter who you are, pay the money quickly, if you don't pay, get out, there are still people waiting behind!" ”

The voices of people complaining behind sounded, Zheng Jiang was stunned for a moment, and just wanted to say something, Zheng Guang pulled him back, walked straight to the guard, and said, "I'm sorry, the family is not sensible, I'll make up for it." After speaking, Zheng Guang took out a few pennies and put them on the table, turned around and shook his head at Zheng Jiang, and walked straight forward.

The guard was still scolding after receiving the money, but he suddenly felt that this voice seemed to be somewhat familiar, and when he turned around, he could no longer see the figure of the person who had just now, and the accomplice next to him was curious: "What's the matter?" Where are the pretty girls? ”

The guard glanced at his accomplice and wondered, "Why do I think I seem to have heard the voice of the Zheng family's little minister?" ”

The accomplice laughed: "You have a problem with your ears, right?" is also the little husband of the Zheng family, and he is now the champion father! Admitted to the Jinshi to be a big official in Beijing! How could it be here?! Collect the money for you! ”

The guard picked out his ears, shook his head, and continued to collect money.

Zheng Jiang walked into the city, caught up with Zheng Guang, and said dissatisfiedly: "Guang'er, why are you giving him money?" You are so polite to him, the thief is so rude, you show your identity! Does this thief still dare to do anything to you? He doesn't want to die?! Any official can clean him up! Let him be smothered! ”

Zheng Guang shook his head and said with a smile: "More things are better than less things, why should I be like him?" Third uncle, in the future, when you go out to do errands, it will be the same, more things are better than less things, as long as people don't come to provoke us, no matter whether we can afford to provoke or not, don't provoke, be kind to others, there is no harm to us, I am an official in the field, if something happens at home, I can't know in time, this is very dangerous. ”

Zheng Jiang was stunned for a while, sighed, handed the official certificate back to Zheng Guang, and said, "Guang'er, you are too sincere, everyone has bullied you, you are still ...... This kid of yours is not good at all, you have no official authority at all, you are an official, how can those thieves and soldiers compare with you? Take out the momentum of being an official! Let the family be quiet, our Zheng family has finally come out with a good future! ”

Listening to this complete Ming orthodox thought, Zheng Guang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Third uncle, they are all villagers in the township, even if I am an official, I am still Zheng Guang, I am still the little minister of the Zheng family in their eyes, no matter how majestic I am, I can't play in front of my hometown, that is to poke the backbone of others, the higher our status now, the more humble, the more gentle, and more polite to others, this is the way to stand, my family reads the most, and I am the biggest official, just listen to me, okay?" ”

Zheng Jiang sighed and smiled helplessly: "Okay!" You're right, you are the master of the family, and the family will never cause you trouble, don't worry, the third uncle will watch it! ”

Zheng Guang smiled and walked home.

Familiar streets, familiar houses, familiar tastes, familiar sunshine, familiar everything, standing in front of the door of the house that has not been back for a long time, Zheng Guang's excitement is indescribable, he has lived here for more than ten years, and suddenly left, going to a purely strange place, without familiar family company, without familiar greetings, familiar words, familiar people, familiar living habits, the whole person will become at a loss, will become panicked.

Zheng Guangzhi is not the first time, so it is not too uncomfortable, and he quickly picked up his mood and recreated his habitual living habits in Beijing, but in how to create it, it is still not as good as the original, and the wanderers who leave home to go outside know that no matter how good and prosperous they are outside, they always feel that they do not belong to themselves, and a mansion in a big city is not as good as a cottage in their hometown, a cottage that they have stayed in since childhood.

It's not big, it's not luxurious, it's not beautiful, it's not elegant, but there's just nothing to replace it.

Zheng Jiang patted Zheng Guang's shoulder and smiled at him, Zheng Guang also smiled, took a deep breath, and was just about to step in, when he heard an old voice behind him: "Light boy? ”

Zheng Jiang subconsciously turned his head, and saw Uncle Zhang, who lived on the opposite street and watched him grow up, Uncle Zhang looked at Zheng Guang with a look of surprise, and when Zheng Guang turned his head and confirmed, he put on an extremely surprised appearance, and his excited legs didn't shake and he didn't stop talking, as if he had regained the second spring: "The light boy is back!" Light...... No...... The champion is back! The champion is back! Old woman! Two dogs! Come out! The champion of the Zheng family is back! Hahahaha! ”

After speaking, he rushed to Zheng Guang all of a sudden, and just wanted to stretch out his hand to touch Zheng Guang's head like he did when he was a child, but suddenly realized something, the outstretched hand froze there, the joyful expression on his face became cramped and uneasy, trembling to retract his hand, trembling and saying something like "forget to forget, can't touch", Zheng Guang was sad for a while, grabbed Uncle Zhang's dry hands that were about to retract, held them tightly, and whispered: "Uncle Zhang, what are you afraid of, I am a light boy!" No matter what time it is, I'm a light boy! ”

Uncle Zhang's eyes turned red all of a sudden, looking at Zheng Guang, his lips trembled and he couldn't say anything, behind Uncle Zhang, countless neighbors who had been getting along with Zheng Guang since he was a child poured out together, and saw Zheng Guang standing in front of Zheng's house, holding Uncle Zhang's hand and saying something, and suddenly, everyone shouted all at once......

"The champion is back!!"