The rise of the poor

Chapter 42 Preparing for the Apprenticeship
Mother Chen, like a general who returned after a victory, returned to the room refreshed and high-spirited, and made a schoolbag for Zhu Ping'an.Zhu Ping'an tied the old cattle behind the cowshed, and quickly followed Chen into the room.

Outside the east wing, the little fourth aunt and the eldest aunt said some sarcastic words in disbelief.There is no way to study and not pay attention to cultivation. It must be that Sheer wants to learn and lie, and whether the master is amusing Sheer.Obviously, they all say that the grapes are sour because they can't eat the grapes, and they hope that others can't get what they can't get, so that they will be psychologically balanced.

After Chen returned to the room, he was a little worried, and he didn't know how to make schoolbags himself.In this era, the schoolbags of scholars are all small portable boxes made of wood or bamboo, and the styles are basically the same.Making schoolbags is all carpentry work, but I can't do it myself. After Chen returned to the room to calm down, he felt that he was probably overwhelmed by joy when he promised in the yard.

"That, She'er, the schoolbag will be made for you when your father comes. Your father has done a good job in carpentry." Mrs. Chen said embarrassingly.

Zhu Ping'an rolled his eyes when he heard this. He has been carrying school bags for more than ten years in modern times, and he has long been used to using cloth bags. Who would use wooden ones? It's so heavy.

So Zhu Pingan stretched out his hand and said, "The wooden one is too heavy, I'll use cloth, any kind of cloth will do. Just use a piece of cloth as flat as a piece of cloth, sew it up, and it can hold things. That's it, and sew me on the sides so I can hang it around my neck."

Chen Shi is also a person who is used to needle and thread, and he will understand it after Zhu Ping'an's gesture.

"You stinky boy will instruct the old lady." Chen scolded, but with a smile on his face, he pulled out a piece of sackcloth from the cabinet, moved the scissors around, and routed the flying needle.

Soon, a schoolbag took shape in Chen's hands. The shape of this schoolbag is almost the same as the modern 90s schoolbag, but there are some differences. There are no redundant patterns and patterns, and the style is more concise and elegant.The schoolbag is not too big, Zhu Pingan tried to hang it on his shoulders just right, the length and width of the schoolbag are just right, not too big, but the space is just right, enough for Zhu Pingan to put books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones in it in the future.

"Thank you, mother." Zhu Ping'an, carrying his schoolbag, said very moved when he saw Chen's thumb that he accidentally pricked while rushing to work.

Chen Shi said angrily, "I'll just be less angry with you."

After a while, the Zhu family came back one after another.First of all, the grandfather had the advanced door behind his back, and he was still holding his tobacco stick in his hand. Hearing that when his grandmother told him that Zhu Ping'an was favored by the master for free income and education, his grandfather seemed to be drinking too much, and he was very excited. The old face was flushed, and he said three good words in a row, good good.

The fourth uncle was next to him. The fourth uncle was drunk and staggered. The first sentence after entering the door was, I was drinking with my friends outside, so I don't need to call me for dinner. He staggered into the room and slammed into the door.At a glance, you can tell that you are drinking too much.Outside again, the little fourth aunt hurried up to support her despite being angry, and took the opportunity to pinch the little fourth uncle a few times to get angry.

Seeing this, grandfather was so angry that he could not wait to go up and kick him, and scolded, "This worthless product."

The grandmother refused to obey, and dragged the grandfather to prevent him from kicking the youngest, and spoke on behalf of the younger fourth uncle, "Men, who is not out to socialize, this also shows that we have many good friends."

"Anyone with many friends is a group of unscrupulous friends. You know that you are used to him!" The grandfather was so angry that he scolded his grandmother.

Father Zhu Shouyi and eldest brother Zhu Pingchuan were the last to come. Both of them were carrying baskets and went into the mountains again today.

"Yeah, the second brother has come into the mountain."

The little aunt, who was supposed to serve the little uncle in the house, rushed out like a bloody wolf when she smelled it, which made Chen shi's face, who had just stepped out of the east wing, turn black.

There are quite a lot of things in Father Zhu's back basket, two live rabbits, a pheasant, and a lot of bamboo shoots and mushrooms.In Zhu Pingchuan's back basket, there are also many things, but they are all wild flowers, which makes the little aunt a little unhappy.

"I want it." Zhu Ping'an came out with his short legs and solved the doubts of the little fourth aunt.

The grandmother and the little aunt were not interested in wildflowers, so they put everything away like last time, and threw the basket of wildflowers to Zhu Ping'an.

Zhu Ping'an surrounded the basket full of wild flowers, smiling like a fool.

The eldest aunt slandered on the side, a little wild flower would be so stupid, what level, just learned, how can you compare with us Jun Er.

When Zhu's father and eldest brother heard that Zhu Ping'an was chosen by the old scholar Sun to study for free, they were overjoyed, and Zhu's father was even more happy to grab Zhu Ping'an and dance in the air a few times, almost not throwing Zhu Ping's up.

"Mother, the master said it's free, so we can't just go there. I think, tomorrow I will give this pheasant and some wild mushrooms and game picked from the mountains to Sun Laoxiucai to try it out." Zhu Shouyi put it down. After Zhu Ping'an, he discussed with his grandmother.

The grandmother looked unwilling, and the grandfather spoke before she refused.

"That's the reason, the second one is right, these mushrooms and game are worth a few dollars, and they are all brought to others." The grandfather nodded again and again.

"Why so much?" Grandma was not happy.

"What do you know, a woman!" Grandfather interrupted with a dark face, "Listen to me, go tomorrow and bring it all with you."

The evening meal was naturally harmonious. Grandfather drank two more glasses for the first time in history, and felt a little drunk.

"If this cloth can be used as a new dress for She'er, it's all your fault that you can't spend your money."

After dinner, in the east wing, Mrs. Chen looked at the pink cotton cloth on the white background and began to complain about Father Zhu.

Father Zhu naturally said yes again and again, with a black face full of smiles.

Outside the window, the eldest brother Da Chuan is helping Zhu Pingan to fetch water and take a bath. He will go to school tomorrow, so he has to take a good shower.In ancient times, apprenticeship was a major event. Before Pepsi, one had to take a bath, change new clothes, eat vegetarian food, etc. to show respect. This was the so-called fast.Although it is not so particular about being a teacher in the countryside, bathing cannot be omitted. Dressing up cleanly should at least show respect for the master.

"Oh, by the way, I also have a blue cotton bed sheet with me. You quickly turn it over for me, and I'll give She'er new clothes." Chen Shi, who was complaining about Zhu's father, suddenly thought of it, and immediately urged with a smile on his face. Father Zhu went to find the bed sheet.

"That's your dowry." Father Zhu agreed.

"You know what, I'm happy." Chen shi gave Zhu's father a hard kick, and repeatedly urged Zhu's father to get the sheets, "Zhu Shouyi, hurry up."

(End of this chapter)