Nongmen eldest sister: Farming and opening shops

Chapter 62 Some regrets
Zhao Zhengping's mood was not very good. He originally went with Zhongxiu Cai in his arms, but he only won Tongsheng in the end, which made him unspeakably disappointed. However, it was not for nothing. .

After walking back to the village, many villagers saw him and greeted him warmly.

"Zhengping is back, you are really amazing, you are worthy of being the most powerful scholar in our village."

"Why is it still called Zhengping? You can't call him that anymore. You have to call him Zhao Tongsheng. Listen, our village is also a place of culture."

A group of villagers chatted happily.

Zhao Zhengping was a little helpless, he was really in a bad mood, and he didn't really want to socialize with these villagers, but he couldn't just walk away, otherwise they would have something to say again.

"Zhengping, what is the examination room like? Is it true that there are gray-haired old people who still go to the examination?"

"I've also heard of such a thing, but there is no such old man in this scientific expedition."

"Zhengping, I heard that the scholar on the list will be favored by the high officials and drawn to be his son-in-law. Have you ever encountered such a thing? If the girl is born beautiful and virtuous, it is safe to marry back. If she is not good-looking , that would be a loss."

"Miss of the high official's family, how can you be ugly? You are too ignorant to say that."

Zhao Zhengping got dizzy when he heard it, and even the officials got involved, how could he dare to follow the words, so he could only say: "Don't believe the storyteller's words, they are all made up randomly, the officials My young lady is not worried about getting married, so why would she just randomly recruit a scholar to be her son-in-law."

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help wiping the sweat from his brow. In this case, it doesn't matter if the villagers talk casually, but as a scholar, it's really amazing that he gets involved in these topics.

"Uncles and aunts, I just came back and haven't gone home yet. My mother must be anxiously waiting for me to go back, so I won't tell you more." He clasped his hands and bowed in all directions.

"This child is really filial. He hurried back to tell his mother the good news."

"Then go back quickly. Your mother has been looking around the village for the past few days, looking forward to your return home, but she didn't see anyone today."

"This scholar is different. The most important thing is filial piety. It's not like the boy in my family. He is dragging his feet when he is asked to do work. He is afraid of hardship and tiredness and is unwilling to do it."

Zhao Zhengping, who squeezed out from the crowd, didn't dare to stop at all, fearing that if there was a slight pause, a group of people would surround him and talk non-stop again. He walked quickly and walked home panting all the way.

"Mother, my son is back."

Mrs. Qian was sitting in the house, fiddling with the presents that the villagers had received in the past few days. The villagers were not considered rich. These things are all serious and useful, and she didn't dislike them.

The gifts from other families were due to their limited family circumstances, but the gifts from the village head were heavy enough, worth five taels of silver.

Butcher Wang always said that his family is the richest family in the village, but this move is only two taels of silver, and it is far from being compared with the village head.

Just thinking about it in her heart, she heard her son's voice next to her ear, which immediately made her overjoyed, and opened the door to welcome her son back.

"It's good to come back. I've been looking forward to it every day these days. It's been a few days since the list was released. Why are you home at this time?"

"Students from the same subject organized a poetry meeting and invited everyone to participate. I thought that such an opportunity was rare, so I went to see the world together."

"Sure, it's good to get to know a few more people, as long as there is something promising, it will be helpful to you in the future."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhengping couldn't help but burst out laughing. Seeing what his mother said, she seemed to know her, and she would definitely help her when she was successful. Things in the world are so simple, and if there is not enough benefit exchange, who would do it for no reason? Help, he has gained a lot of knowledge during this scientific examination.

He was about to stop talking about this, and glanced at the pile of congratulatory gifts, and couldn't help asking: "During my absence, what happened at home?"

"It's nothing else, but the people in the village heard that you were a child, and everyone sent congratulatory gifts. I remember all these things. When their families have something to do in the future, they can return the gifts."

She has done a good job in these matters of etiquette. Otherwise, after all these years, no one deliberately excluded her because of her reputation.

Mentioning this, Qian's conversation became lively again, and he fiddled with the congratulatory gifts, saying what this family gave, judging from his family background, the gifts were given lightly, and what the other family gave, in terms of family background, The gift is a bit heavy, is there anything they need to do?

After listening to Zhao Zhengping, he felt that these were trivial matters that his mother could handle by herself, and he didn't need his help to make up his mind.

"I've already thought about it. All the money will be collected. You still need to spend money to study. Now is not the time to be extravagant."

Being selected as Tongsheng, Qian's family is also happy, but he feels regretful. If he is selected as a scholar, the road ahead will only be easier, and the marriage will be easier to talk about. In the current situation, it is a bit too high to be low. , which made her feel a little difficult.

He couldn't help but asked aloud: "What do you think about your marriage?"

When she asked this question, she looked at Zhao Zhengping with scorching eyes. She also had some vague expectations about what the villagers said, such as the words that a high official likes a talented scholar and pulls him home to be his son-in-law, even if he is not a High officials, other people with status and status can do it too.

Zhao Zhengping was stunned for a moment. Isn't she all worried about the marriage? She never asked him what he thought before, but he did ask him when he was retiring from the marriage. He didn't want to resign, but...

"Isn't it mother's decision on these things? I don't have any ideas, as long as you like it."

Hearing this, Qian was a little bit disappointed, but at the same time felt relieved. What was disappointed was that no one thought of her son. Those people really had no eyes. What was gratifying was that the son obviously regarded her as a mother more than his wife. This made her very satisfied.

"Since that's the case, then it's up to your mother to help you decide on this matter. You must marry a daughter-in-law who can help you. You will have to keep studying in the future. If you can't help at all, what's the use of marrying back. "

Zhao Zhengping also understood what she meant. Although the family has land, it is no problem to provide for their mother and child, but the cost of studying is not small. Everything has to be prepared, and after a silent calculation, their family's wealth is really not enough to support such a large expense, so it's no wonder that the mother would be troubled by this matter.

After thinking about it, he understood Qian's thoughts, but besides reading, he has no other abilities, so he can't think about it.

(End of this chapter)