Before the age of fifteen, the shopkeeper Tong went through hardships and humiliations, and there were too many people he had to hate. Those ungrateful people really can't be ranked, so he naturally doesn't care.

Unlike him, Zhou Jing only received the favor of the Li family, and what he forgot was also the favor of the Li family.

After receiving Li Zijian's letter, he specially took home leave that he had not taken for ten years and returned to his hometown Yanzhou. At that time, because the task was not completed, Zhou Ye deliberately abandoned the boat to take the car, the original seven or eight days of travel, was delayed for more than half a month, just returned to Yanzhou, and went to recover his life.

After listening to the words of the second son, Mrs. Zhou was shocked, and swore solemnly: "Li Zijian is lying to you, your eldest brother will never not marry!" ”

The old lady's trembling hands betrayed her cowardice.

Zhou Ye just didn't see it, and asked the old lady: "Mother, do you want to tell Daddy?" ”

"How can you tell your father about the shadow?" After Mrs. Zhou slapped her youngest son, she quickly calmed down, and had a new idea, because she said, "Since Li Gu can't make sense, let's find a way to find Li Yun next." I personally apologized to her and allowed her to enter. ”

Wednesday Ye looked at his mother in disbelief.

The old lady was uncomfortable with him, and asked sneeringly, "What's the matter?" ”

Wednesday Ye said: "Shouldn't my mother ask my eldest brother what he means first?" ”

"No way!" The old lady refused without hesitation, and said confidently, "Your brother's marriage must listen to me." ”

The family affairs of the third master are indeed the main ones made by Mrs. Zhou, and she chose the daughter of Lu Zhen in Qufu Zhi County that year. Lu Zhen is only a fellow jinshi, far inferior to Li's father, but since the Zhou and Lu families decided to be married, Lu Zhen has been steadily promoted, and now he is the prefect of Baoding. The prefect of Zhili is always more powerful than the prefect of other places.

Because of this, the couple of Wednesdays have not suffered any twists and turns over the years.

With his own people, the third master weakly distinguished his brother: "The eldest brother is more than thirty years old, and he listened to his mother for the first time to determine and destroy his relatives, this time, it should be his own decision, right?" ”

"He-"

As soon as Mrs. Zhou started to speak, she saw the maid hurriedly running into the main courtyard, and before anyone arrived, she said, "Madam, the uncle is back!" ”

My son, who hasn't been home for ten years, has returned home!

Mrs. Zhou suddenly forgot all the unhappiness, looked enthusiastic, regardless of the elders and children, and personally got up to greet people; Wednesday Ye followed behind, feeling weak for a while. He felt that his eldest brother knew that he had gone to Jinling, so he came home to settle accounts with him; The people quietly gathered in the main room to see the "excellent" uncle.

In all kinds of panic, Zhou Jing calmly entered the main courtyard, and after seeing his mother without emotion, he turned to Zhou Ye, smiled lightly, and called: "Third brother." ”

Zhou Ye avoided Zhou Jing's gentle gaze, lowered his head and replied: "Big brother." ”

Old Madam Zhou was extremely disappointed, and she beat her spirit and said, "Has Da Lang eaten?" I'll have someone clean up your old house for you, and make your favorite tofu and Sixi balls—"

Zhou Jing interrupted her words and said, "Mother arranged that I have something to say with my third brother." ”

Mrs. Zhou was anxious to please her son, and immediately said, "Go, your brother is busy with yours, and I'll take care of the rest." ”

Zhou Ye silently recited "It's over", turned around in three steps, and followed Zhou Jing to the study.

After retiring from the subordinates, Zhou Jing looked at his younger brother who was shrunk into a ball, and asked gently: "It's a bit difficult to raise people, but it's not impossible, do you want to be an official now?" ”

Of course I do!

But the quail personality of the third master is not a day or two, and in the end, the old man in his twenties pursed his lips aggrievedly and said: "Father said, even if I am not as good as the eldest brother, I also have to be a jinshi before I can go out to be an official." ”

Zhou Jing, who has been in the sea for more than ten years, said very unceremoniously: "Although you are my own brother, frankly speaking, it is unlikely that you will be in high school." Instead of wasting the years, it is better to go out early and have some experience. With me here, as long as you have experienced enough, it is still possible to climb to the fifth grade in the future and seal your wife and son. ”

It's not that Master Wednesday didn't think about it, or that sentence, my father disagreed.

Zhou Jing mentioned this matter first, but he saw that his younger brother was too nervous, and he didn't mean to ask him to decide immediately. Seeing that his younger brother was nervous, he said something else: "You went to Jinling, right?" What Li Zijian told you is true. I will not have any children in my life. Even if your sister abandons her husband and son to be with me, I will not stay behind. ”

Why do you want to tell me about such a terrible thing? Wednesday Ye had a bitter face.

Zhou Jing just couldn't see it, and threw out another bait: "I came back this time and wanted to succeed your second son as a son." You and your brother and sister will discuss it, and if it is feasible, I will take him away and raise him myself. ”

As a result, Wednesday Ye's face became even more ugly.

Zhou Jing remembered that his brother had always been obedient, he listened to his parents when he was young, and then he listened to his own, and now, he should listen to his daughter-in-law. Then, Zhou Jing asked Zhou Ye: "Are you afraid that your younger brothers and sisters will not agree?" Didn't I say that? If you both agree, I'll do that. ”

Although Zhou Ye didn't have any great skills and didn't have any opinions, he knew that he couldn't let his daughter-in-law be wronged, so he said, "No, it's me." I only have two sons, and I don't want to. ”

The couple worked hard for ten years and only got two sons and a daughter, which one of them is very precious, okay?

Zhou Jing never thought of this answer. He looked at his brother with the eyes of a fool and said, "You are my brother, and you have two sons, and you are not allowed to give up sons if you are not willing to give them?" ”

Although there are other people in the Zhou family, how can the fertilizer water flow into the fields of outsiders when there are siblings? It's that Zhou Jing doesn't care about it, Zhou's father is willing to let his son's son succeed, and Zhou's mother doesn't agree.

On Wednesday, the master only promised for a while before he said, "Then the eldest brother will have a child." ”

Zhou Jing was silent for a moment, thought of a possibility, and asked his younger brother sternly: "You listened to your mother's words and went to Jinling to find Li Zijian, not just to be obedient, but not to take out a son?" ”

Wednesday Lord acquiesced.

Only then did Zhou Jing realize that his assessment of his younger brother might not be enough.

However, this is not a big deal, this road is not working, so he thinks of something else. As for the moment, Zhou Jing smiled lightly and said, "In my memory, this is the first time you have taken the initiative. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, since you do not want to. Then, I don't move this mind, it's my brother who gives you the greatest support. ”

"Thank you, big brother." For fear that Zhou Jing would regret it, before Zhou Jing finished speaking, he began to thank him, showing his truest thoughts in his heart.

After Zhou Jing accepted the thanks from his younger brother, he gave his younger brother a piece of advice: "Don't mess with Li Zijian, and don't try to disturb Ah Yun - no, don't disturb Mu Niangzi." Li Zijian is a person who doesn't let go of his uncle, and the reason why he didn't move the Zhou family is because I made up for some of my mistakes. ”

Originally, Zhou Ye didn't know how to do it, but now he listened to his brother's warning, and the habitual problem of relying on his brother was committed again, and he complained very naturally: "It's not what I'm going to do, and the eldest brother should tell my mother this." ”

Zhou Jing sneered and said, "I'm not stupid, how can I play the piano to a cow?" ”

Although he knew that it was disrespectful, Zhou Ye still thought that his brother's analogy was very appropriate. Isn't their mother just a cow who doesn't understand anything, likes to point fingers, and relies on the old to sell the old? Unlike his eldest brother, he will try his best to align his interests with his mother's.

After his brother promised to let go of the new Wednesday Master, he finally got his brother and brother to congratulate, and he asked Zhou Jing with empathy: "Then how is the eldest brother going to do it?" ”

Naturally, there is a way, but there is no need to let my brother know.

On the third day of Zhou Jing's return home, Wang Ming, the elder brother of Mrs. Zhou and a governor in Yizhou, rode his horse for a day and a night despite the cold and rushed to Yanzhou.

After seeing his sister, Uncle Wang scolded him: "The sister and sister who are married can help the two of them, you are good, forget it if you haven't helped me for so many years, and let your son toss me like this, does the Wang family owe you!" ”

Mrs. Zhou burst into tears aggrievedly: "Brother's words are so unreasonable, who did I let do?" ”

"Dare to do it or not? Ha! Tell you, Zhao'er is the eldest sister's heart, Zhou Jing moved him, and the eldest sister will not let you have a good time! ”

Mrs. Zhou immediately asked someone to call Zhou Jing, and Zhou Jing was also refreshed, admitting in front of her uncle: "The evidence that my uncle and Cousin Zhao took bribes was indeed sent by me." ”

Old Madam Zhou immediately exploded: "Why are you doing this!" ”

"My mother pressed me with filial piety, and I received this filial piety, so naturally I have to keep something else, and I will go back to my mother to kill my relatives with righteousness, isn't it just right?" Zhou Jing said his theory in a scoundrel.

"You unfilial son!"

"So that my mother knows that fifteen years ago, I couldn't change my mother's mind when I was forced to die, and at that time, Zhou Jing was already dead. Now, if you are really angry, go to the yamen to sue me, and ask me to return this life to you, that is, you expect me to listen to you again. ”

Zhou Jing's indifferent attitude provoked Uncle Wang: "Brother Jing, is it a bit too much for you to implicate us in the matter with your mother?" ”

"Your sister is my mother, there's no reason I'm the only one who is unlucky, isn't it? She doesn't remember what I said to my mother, so don't I have to find a way to make her remember? If nothing else, I won't say anything else. In the future, once the mother crosses the line, someone in the Wang family will be unlucky. Zhou Jing took out his threat.

He didn't have the kung fu to continue to talk crookedly with Mrs. Zhou. The wicked have their own wicked grinding, and it is better to leave a person like his mother to the people of the Wang family to deal with.

Zhou Jing's ruthless appearance deeply stimulated Mrs. Zhou. Old Madam Zhou was like crazy, and collapsed and said, "I knew that it must be Li Yun's troublemaker!" You have such a heart, why didn't you elope with her fifteen years ago! ”

"That's it!" Uncle Wang agreed.

"Don't you know that the hired person is a wife, and the runner is a concubine?" After the rhetorical question, Zhou Jing replied in a mocking tone, "Well, I shouldn't have asked." It's my fault, how can you, who take ingratitude for granted, know that etiquette and honesty are shameful? ”

These words were so ugly that Mrs. Zhou couldn't hold back any longer, clutched her chest and roared heartbreakingly: "You get out of me!" ”

After yelling, the person softened, but thanks to Wednesday's quick eyes, he didn't fall to the corner of the table.

Zhou Jing turned a blind eye and said, "If it weren't for my mother's troubles, I wouldn't have come back!" Uncle and rest assured, Yanzhou Governor Fang Wendao is in the same department as me. The matter of accepting bribes will be solved. However, if my mother forgets my warning next time, I'm sorry, uncle, it won't be such a simple matter as taking bribes! ”

Yizhou is affiliated with Yanzhou.

After Uncle Wang shouted to stop the crying old lady Zhou, he asked Zhou Jing: "How much silver do you want?" ”

Zhou Jing naturally shook the pot: "I'll take my uncle to see the prefect." ”

The prefect of Yanzhou "seeed" Zhou Jing's face and opened a price of 20,000 taels. Uncle Wang has been an official for ten years because the official is too low, and he has just been greedy for such a little silver.

In the end, for the sake of keeping Qingshan and not being afraid of no firewood, Uncle Wang responded and immediately left and went back to collect money.

Uncle Wang didn't go anywhere else, the first stop was Zhou's house, and he asked Mrs. Zhou for silver: "20,000 taels, how much does my sister give?" ”

"Why do you want me to give out the money that my brother is greedy?" Old Madam Zhou asked angrily.

"Shouldn't you be responsible for what you provoked?"

How the brother and sister argued, Zhou Jing didn't care. After he solemnly thanked his fellow subjects, the prefect of Yanzhou asked Zhou Jing: "How are you doing in the past few years?" ”

Zhou Jing looked puzzled and said, "I'm fine." ”

The prefect of Yanzhou said angrily: "Over the years, because the Zhou family has ruined your relatives, the old Li family doesn't know how many stumbling blocks you have, do you think I don't know?" ”

It turned out to be this.

Zhou Jing said softly: "The Li family was kind to me back then, and I was indeed ungrateful. That's a fact, isn't it a matter of course? What's so hard about this? Besides, after Zijian entered Beijing, the people of the Li family no longer pressed me. ”

Li Zijian is the top student in high school, how can an officialdom like the prefect of Yanzhou not know? After hearing this, he asked Zhou Jing: "In this way, Brother Zhou has a good relationship with Li Xijiu?" ”

Zhou Jing heard his hope and said, "It's not good to put it there in the past." It's just that I have an old relationship with Mrs. Li. If Brother Fang has something, I can help you bring a message to Mrs. Li. ”

The prefect of Yanzhou was not sure of Fu Zhenyu's ability, but Zhou Jing said it, so he didn't hide it anymore and said his needs.

His eldest son Fang Hui, who won the crown this year, was decided at an early age, and was the eldest daughter born to his sister Qiantou's wife. The girl is very good, but the Yue family asked Fang Hui to discuss the relatives in the rear. Seeing that the little girl is all in order, and his son is also crowned, but there is no one to be seen.

The prefect of Yanzhou said: "I heard that in addition to the several Jinshi taught by Li Xijiu in the past ten years, there are also people who have the eye of the flower list, and I want to send the eldest son to his door." ”

Zhou Jing smiled lightly, meaningful, and under the questioning of the prefect of Yanzhou, he said: "Here, Mrs. Li also has merit." Brother Fang, rest assured, I will do my best to make Lang's affairs. ”

He said he did his best, and he did his best.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Jing took Fang Hui to Xuzhou first, then went south by boat, arrived in Jinling on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and settled on the bank of the Qinhuai River and near the Confucius Temple. After enjoying the Lantern Festival, he took Fang Hui directly to Shuangjing Lane.

In front of Li's house, Zhou Jing met another man who was in the dust.

"I'm sorry, our lord is not at home today."

The man didn't care at all, and changed his words: "Then when I see your wife, you just need to report my name, and your wife will know." ”

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