Qingyu left the pine forest for some time, Zhou Jin since the accident in Qingyu's house after the temperament changed greatly, like a wolf left the pack, there is no former majesty, all day long at home to eat, sleep, read and do not say a word with the family, Zhou County ordered to put in the study on weekdays not to read all the books Zhou Jin took to his own house, Zhou Jin has read the "Analects", "Mencius" and now is holding the "Mean" in his hand to read.

Zhou Xianling pushed the door in, and a pungent smell came to his face, making people frown. Zhou Xianling saw that his son grabbed a thick book in his hand and threw it on the table. "It doesn't make any sense for you to read a dead book like this." Zhou County Ling scolded Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin was not annoyed and said: "The book has its own golden house and its own Yan Ruyu, I enjoy it, don't bother me if you can't find it." You're busy with business, so go by yourself. Zhou Guoliang, who was sitting on the side, said: "The appointment certificate of the ministry has come down. "What about the paperwork? Let me see. Zhou Jin asked.

Zhou Guoliang said: "If you want it in my study, go get it with me." "I want Zhou Jin to go out for a walk, even if it's just a few steps.

"Forget it, just tell me." Zhou Jin picked up his hand and looked at it again, waited for a moment and saw no sound before putting down the figure in his hand but not seeing Zhou Guoliang's figure, Zhou Jin thought about it and wanted to get up and walked towards Zhou County's study.

When he came to the study, Zhou Jin sat down on the chair and said to Zhou Guoliang: "Where will I go with the letter of appointment?" Zhou Guoliang said: "Tongren Mansion, Guizhou." Zhou Jin said: "Why haven't I heard of it." ”

Zhou Guoliang said: "It is a far place, about a month away from Zhejiang, where the mountains are full of cliffs. Zhou Jin ignored Zhou Guoliang's words and asked, "When will you take office?" Zhou Guoliang said: "Next month 25." ”

Zhou Jin pinched his fingers and calculated, and said: "It's only the beginning of the month, and there are almost fifty days left before the twenty-fifth of the next month. After speaking, he got up and walked to the door, Zhou Guoliang said, "Aren't you going to see the appointment certificate?" Zhou Jin said outside the house: "If you already know, you don't need to look at it anymore." Then he went back to his room.

Listening to Zhou Jin's voice, Zhou Guoliang got up and slammed the appointment on the table angrily, but his anger was fleeting, and he sat on the chair and meditated hard about how to persuade Zhou Jin to dispel the idea of going to Guizhou, after all, he only has such a son, and he is going to Guizhou for a long journey, what if there is a white-haired person who sends a black-haired person to let him.

Zhou Guoliang sat in his chair and fell into deep thought.

"Yu Niang, let me tell you something." Zhou Guoliang found Shui and said, Shui said, "Husband has something to tell me." Shui put down the work in his hand, and Zhou Guoliang said: "Our son's appointment certificate has come down. Shui Shi said without knowing the situation: "This is a good thing, why are you sad." ”

Zhou Guoliang shook his head and said, "That's why I came to you." The official who donated is in Guizhou. "Ahh Shui Shi was shocked when he heard this: "That's thousands of miles away, and the way forward is unknown, but I don't agree." "I also said this to Jin'er, but this child's temperament has changed greatly since the change in Qingyu's family. I want to stay for a while to eat, and you and I will persuade him not to go. ”

Shui said: "Well, you can't let him go." What should the two of us do this for? ”

In the evening, the three of them ate at the table, and the Shui family gave Zhou Jin a dish, "It's rare that you come to eat with your father and mother today." After speaking, he sandwiched a piece of fish and put it in front of Zhou Jin, and Zhou Jin said, "Mother, okay." I will clip what I want to eat, don't just clip it for me, you see that your bowl is empty. Zhou Jin sandwiched a piece of stewed chicken to Shui, and Shuishi smiled from ear to ear.

Zhou Guoliang on the side had no intention of eating, so he watched the mother and son give each other a pair of vegetables, and felt quite warm in his heart, but Zhou Guoliang did not forget tonight's business and desperately squeezed his eyebrows and gave Shui Shi a look, but Shui pretended not to see it, and only cared about picking vegetables for Zhou Jin.

"Dad, mother, I'm full, you two old people use it slowly." Zhou Jin put down his chopsticks and got up to leave, Shui picked up the soup bowl in front of Zhou Jin unhurriedly, filled a bowl of pig's trotter soup, handed it to Zhou Jin and said: "Jin'er, come, this is the soup that my mother spent a lot of effort boiling today, it's not too late for you to drink it and leave." Zhou Jin took the soup and drank it all.

Shui Shi took the bowl and handed another bowl to Zhou Jin and said, "Come, drink another bowl, you read day and night, don't get tired of your body." Zhou Jin didn't drink it all like water this time, and slowly tasted it, Shui Shi said unhurriedly: "Jin'er, I heard your father say that you want to be an official?" Zhou Jin put down the soup bowl and said, "Well, yes, don't you know about this?" Zhou Jin asked Shui.

Shui said with a smile: "I knew but I didn't expect it to be so fast." Do you know what the place is? Zhou Jin said: "Tongren Mansion, Guizhou." Shui said worriedly: "It's thousands of miles away from home, can you not go?" Zhou Jin looked at Shui and said: "What about the money that Daddy spends, it is Daddy's life savings just to donate such an official, and finally the Ministry of Officials came to the appointment certificate but gave up halfway, and the child couldn't do it." ”

Zhou Guoliang said: "I can save the silver without me, you really don't need to go so far." Shui said: "Yes, Guizhou is thousands of miles away from Zhejiang, and you go alone, so how can you put your mind at ease." There are heavy mountains and mountains, high mountains and deep valleys, along the way poisonous insects and beasts, gangsters and villains are all kinds of dangers, even if you get to the changeable weather there you are not adapted, a mountain is divided into four seasons, ten miles of different days are very easy to get miasma. ”

Zhou Jin said fearlessly: "Okay, Daddy, don't say it so scary there, it's like purgatory on earth, and other people are doing well there." I am going to be an official to benefit the people, and you should be happy for your children. I checked some historical books about Guizhou, Guizhou first originated in the Warring States Period, and was seen in the Holy Decree in the Song Dynasty, and later appeared in different forms, and during the Yongle period of my dynasty, Guizhou was set up as a political envoy, where the people were simple, hard-working, and hard-working, what do you have to worry about. You two elders can feel the feelings of pity for the child, but no matter what, the child has to go. It's not early, you two old people rest early, and the children go back to the room. After Zhou Jin finished speaking, he got up and went back to the room.

Seeing Zhou Jin's intentions, Shui couldn't help but cry and said, "Jin'er is guilty of going to such a far place." Why didn't you just speak. Shui blamed Zhou Guoliang for not persuading him just now, and Zhou Guoliang said helplessly: "If I can still say why is it so troublesome." After speaking, he got up and left the table, leaving the Shui family sitting alone at the dining table and sobbing continuously.