Ruian County, which is immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year's Festival, is prosperous, but as soon as you enter the city, you can hear the sound of selling.

There are also pedestrians walking through the streets and alleys coming and going, congratulating each other on the New Year.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year!"

"Ah Da Chen, where are you going?"

"Oh, this year's festival is coming to an end, can't it just stop like this, why don't you hurry up and take a look at the shop, isn't this year's livelihood all dependent on that shop?"

"This year must be a good year, Wishing you prosperity!"

"Wishing you prosperity!!"

Listen to passers-by congratulating each other.

Huang Tinghui and the old patriarch turned a deaf ear to them, so they just hurried forward.

"Old patriarch, who is the person you mentioned earlier?"

"Your old friend?" Huang Tinghui had never asked the old patriarch this question, and he could see that the old patriarch didn't want to mention that person.

But the two of them went together at this time, and went to the house of the one they wanted to see.

Huang Tinghui can't be ignorant of that person's identity.

"The man!" The old patriarch said a word, he pursed his lips lightly, and sighed, "That person and I are old friends!" ”

"My cousin too!"

The old patriarch's voice fell, but Huang Tinghui was taken aback.

The cousin of the old patriarch?

The cousin of the old patriarch turned out to be a teacher at Luyang Academy?

Huang Tinghui never expected this.

For this reason, Huang Tinghui even made up a lot of wonderful plots.

"You're probably curious, my cousin and I are old friends, but we've never been in touch, right?"

"Actually, this matter has nothing to do with my cousin, but it has something to do with my grandfather and grandmother!"

"My cousin wasn't even home back then!"

The old patriarch sighed, and he told Huang Tinghui the ins and outs of the matter.

After listening to the story of the old patriarch, Huang Tinghui realized why the old patriarch had always maintained a relationship with his cousin, a scholar.

It turned out that the old patriarch's mother had suffered from a serious illness in her early years, and this illness was not incurable, but it cost money.

The old patriarch's family couldn't come up with all the money, so they could only ask the old patriarch's grandparents and his family.

At that time, the old patriarch's grandparents agreed to this matter, which also gave the old patriarch and his parents hope.

But there is nothing more tragic in the world than giving the other person hope, and then completely erasing that hope.

At that time, the cousin of the old patriarch was studying abroad to participate in the imperial examination, and the cousin who was a talented person was taking the examination.

But reading costs money, and it costs money.

The old patriarch's cousin, who was out of town, wrote a letter home, hoping to get some money from the family so that he could pass the exam.

In this era, the idea of patriarchy is extremely serious.

How much more is a daughter who has been married?

As the saying goes: the daughter who marries out spills the water!

Then it's not their family.

After thinking about it repeatedly, the old patriarch's grandparents sent all the money that should have been prepared to treat the old patriarch's mother and save people to his cousin who was in the field at the time.

When the old patriarch's father and son went to the old patriarch's grandparents to withdraw the money with hope, they found that the money was gone!

The life-saving money is gone!

And the old patriarch's mother was also in that serious illness.

Die with hatred!

How could the old patriarch not hate his cousin's family and his grandparents?

Even the old patriarch's cousin later rushed back and kowtowed to the old patriarch's father to apologize.

was still driven out by the Huang family, father and son, who were angry.

Since then, the old patriarch's family has lost all contact with his grandparents' family.

The old patriarch later heard that his cousin had been admitted to the Lifter and had the qualifications to be an official.

But he only has the qualifications to be an official, and if a poor scholar like him can't get into the Jinshi, he will naturally have no chance to be an official.

After working hard for most of his life, the cousin of the old patriarch seemed to know that he couldn't rely on Jinshi.

He also entered the Luyang Academy to teach and became a teacher.

After listening to what the old patriarch said, Huang Tinghui was also embarrassed.

However, compared with a sigh, Huang Tinghui was even more moved in his heart and thanked the old patriarch.

Although the cousin of the old patriarch let the old patriarch's mother die of a serious illness.

But the intricate relationship between them, and the old patriarch's attitude towards his cousin must be extremely complicated.

If Huang Tinghui encounters this kind of thing, he is definitely unwilling to meet his cousin.

What's more, there is something to ask for.

But the old patriarch is for Huang Tinghui and for the seed of Huangjiacun, a scholar.

That's what he did.

How could Huang Tinghui not be moved?

After all, the human heart is still made of meat after all!

"Don't talk about it, it's all about old sesame seeds and rotten grain!"

"After so many years, I'm also an old guy who is about to go into the loess with half of my body!"

"Any grievances, probably will disappear!"

The old patriarch was on crutches, and he said to Huang Tinghui with a smile.

However, what the old patriarch really thinks in his heart at this time, probably only he can know!

"Old patriarch, don't say that!"

"Don't say that, you look like the kind that lives a long life!"

Huang Tinghui hugged the old patriarch, and he said to the old patriarch.

"Huh!"

"As long as you can speak, just your mouth is sweet!" The old patriarch said to Huang Tinghui with relief.

He looked ahead, pointed to a certain road, and said to Huang Tinghui.

"Not far away, not far away!"

"It's probably my cousin's house ahead, let's go!"

"The sooner you see my cousin, maybe you have a better chance of entering that Luyang Academy!"

"After all, at the beginning of this new year, I don't know how many people are staring at the seats in Luyang Academy!"

The old patriarch said with emotion.

Like later generations, key high schools are places where parents have grabbed their heads to fight for and grab.

Some parents even do not hesitate to spend their hard-earned money, and do not hesitate to get up early and stay late to earn money.

I also want my children to go to that key high school.

After all, educational resources have always been extremely scarce.

It's the same everywhere, in any era.

Who wouldn't want their children to have a chance to receive good educational resources?

After all, if he can go to a key high school, then he may be able to be admitted to a key university.

His life and his destiny could change dramatically because of this.

And being able to enter Luyang Academy to study, this is also the same reason.

In this era of respecting literature, if you can enter Luyang Academy to study, you will be able to make a name for yourself in the competition of thousands of troops.

Isn't that the real "carp jumping over the dragon gate"?

So how rare this opportunity is, you can know it when you think about it on your toes.

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