When the letter was delivered to Luoshan Village, it was already the end of September.

Wang Taoqing sat in the courtyard with the child in her arms, but her eyes were looking at the closed door of Chen Qingzhou's room.

The mother of the child is worried that in the days when Chen Qingzhou left home, she remembered him every day and every night.

Thinking that he could eat and dress well in the capital, he could enter the academy smoothly, and he was happy in the academy...

The village chief came in with a letter in his hand, a cane, and a face full of excitement, saying that when Qingzhou sent the letter, she didn't react.

But Mrs. Chen, who was in the kitchen, heard the name of her eldest grandson and ran out in a hurry.

"What, second uncle, what did you say?"

The old lady was still holding a big spatula in her hand, and she almost slapped the village chief in the face.

Fortunately, the village chief also understood the old lady's mood at the moment, took two steps back, and shook the letter in front of the old lady's eyes.

"I said that Qingzhou, that kid wrote a letter and sent it back."

The old lady's eyes turned red as soon as she rubbed it, and shouted into the house: "Old man, come out quickly, the good grandson has written a letter to us..."

There was a crackling sound in the room, and then Chen's father came out with a cane, and his shoes didn't have time to be put on.

Wang Taoqing also came back to her senses, stood up violently with the child in her arms, and strode over, "Where is the letter?" What are they all written? ”

Wang Taoqing and Mrs. Chen are illiterate.

Chen's father only recognized dozens of simple words.

The three of them all looked at the village chief with a blank eye.

Even Chen Qingyun, who was in Wang Taoqing's arms, opened his eyes and looked at the village chief as if he had sensed something.

The village chief didn't hesitate, and under the warm gaze of several people, he opened the envelope, took out the stationery inside, spread it out, and read it word by word: "Parents are on their knees:

Those who respect the words are like faces, and the letters are like meetings.

The son is not filial, thousands of miles away from home, and cannot be accompanied by his father and grandmother..."

In the letter, Chen Qingzhou first greeted everyone in the family, not even Chen Qingyun was left behind, and then showed his current situation.

In early September, my son arrived in the capital safely, and under the care of the aunt of the Gu family, he successfully entered Minglu Academy.

The gentleman in the academy is talented, his classmates are kind, and his son is all right...... will live up to the expectations of his father, grandmother and clansmen, study hard, and revitalize the Chen family.

Don't think about it, and then pray for it.

Unfilial piety knocks on the boat. ”

The letter was long, and the village chief read it slowly.

By the time he finished reading the letter, his voice was already choked, and Chen's father, Chen's mother, and Wang Taoqing's eyes were even red, and tears flowed down their faces.

"This kid..."

Mother Chen whimpered, and only said three words, but she couldn't continue to speak, her chest seemed to be blocked by cotton, and she was so suffocated that she couldn't breathe.

He is still a child, and he left his hometown for the sake of his studies, even if he has the help of Gu Su's family, it is not as comfortable as coming at home.

But in this letter, there is no bitterness...

The village chief bent his waist, wiped away his tears with his sleeve, and squeezed out a smile.

"Qingzhou, this kid is sensible and motivated, it's a good thing, don't cry for the three of you.

The letter can say, let you take care of your health, so that you can follow him to the capital to enjoy happiness in the future. ”

"Put the letter away, and show it to him when I come back at night."

The village chief put the letter back into the envelope and handed it over, "In more than two months, Xie Fuzi should prepare to go to Beijing to take the exam."

At that time, you will also write a reply letter to Qingzhou, and Gu Su's side will also write a letter to thank you.

When the time comes, I will go to find Master Xie and ask him to help take him to the capital. ”

Chen's father and Chen's mother choked and nodded, and reached out to take the letter.

Wang Taoqing will also calm down her mood, sniffed, and hesitated, "Xie Fuzi's side, will it be a little inconvenient..."

A few days after Su Mo and the others left, Mrs. Xie took He Nier back to Shangyang Village, gave Xie Wenci and He Nier eight characters, and finalized the wedding date.

November 28, it is advisable to get married.

Although the capital is not far from the capital, there are many winds and snows all the way to the north, and those who go to Beijing to catch the exam should set off before early December at the latest.

In this way, even if the mountain is blocked by heavy snow and the road is delayed, you can arrive in the capital in early February.

But if it is too late and you miss the exam, you will have to wait for another three years...

These two days are next to each other, if according to common sense, Xie Wen must have rested for two days after getting married in Shangyang Village, and said goodbye to his parents and newlywed wife directly from home, and went to Beijing to catch the exam.

If they had asked Xie Wen to carry the letter, would they not have had to deliver it to him before he was married?

It's a bit out of place...

"You have a point..."

The village chief also thought of this, and frowned slightly, "But Xie Fuzi is still Qingzhou's master in the end, I think he shouldn't mind, if he really can'......"

The village chief paused and continued: "Your uncle's side is also a method. ”

At the beginning of September, the official messenger came to the village to report the good news, Wang Dafu was on the list of the township test, and he ranked 39th, and now he is already a person.

Such a big happy event, so that the people of the Wang family are happy to close their mouths, the same day Zhang Luo bought firecrackers, incense candles and paper money, burned incense to worship the ancestors, the sound of firecrackers from noon to midnight.

The royal patriarch who was sick in bed was also like having eaten a panacea, with an old face full of red face, and paid someone to choose an auspicious day for the zodiac to worship his ancestors in the ancestral hall.

The ninth day of September.

He asked the people of the clan to inform the daughters who were married outside and the men who were working outside the home, so that they must all be driven back to the mountain village that day.

When the ninth day of the ninth month of September arrived, the whole village was crowded with people, and the daughters who married outside did not come back alone, but their husbands, children, and even in-laws.

Just to be happy, if you can show your face in front of this man, it would be better.

Not only that, but some businessmen in the county also prepared a small gift, some personally sent it to Wang Dafu, and some arranged for their henchmen to take a trip.

Wang Dafu was also calm and arranged for them to sit down for dinner, but as for the ceremony, he politely declined.

He will go one step further in the future, and naturally he will not leave a handle for this small profit now.

Wang Taoqing heard the village chief talk about his uncle, his face changed slightly, since his father wanted to say goodbye to Wang Kuiyuan, who had passed to the family, regardless of filial piety, and made a fuss, the relationship between the two families has become more and more stiff.

She was not very close to this uncle, and now she rarely interacts with her, saying that she is a relative, but she is not even as good as a stranger.

However, the eldest cousin Wang Kuixing's temperament has improved a lot since he married his wife, and there are still contacts between them.

"Let's talk about it then..."Wang Taoqing pulled her lips stiffly.

The village chief also knew the inside story, sighed in his heart, he bowed slightly, suddenly thought of something, and his eyebrows stretched slightly.

"Look at my memory, it's really old and useless, and I forgot that there is still Heyun."

Chen Heyun and his wife's business was booming, and in mid-September, they went to Linxian County to open a shop.

This time and again, there are more businessmen who come and go on weekdays.

There are many people who go to the north and south to do business, which makes it feasible for them to help them find people and bring letters to the capital.