Chen Qingzhi who travels south in all clothes

Yuan Shan loves this boy very hard to come by. He is the most important thing in the family's food expenses. He also hopes that he can inherit his grandfather and his own aspirations.

Although Qingzhi was young, Yuanshan often read carefully beside him in the afternoon and evening, and after he was three years old, he personally enlightened him.He scoured the fine sand by the stream, laid it on an open space in the courtyard, and taught Qingzhi how to read characters with a bamboo pole as a pen.

Yuan Shan often stroked Qingzhi's head and said, "Just like your father, there are two vortexes on the top of your head. You will surely succeed in your studies and be a good official like your grandfather!"

Qingzhi asked puzzled, "What is an official?"

Yuan Shan took the bamboo pole, wrote the official characters on the sand, and said slowly, "Look, the official characters are just an extra vertical stroke on your second sister's Lu characters, and she also wore a hat. That is to say, she wore this hat. Hat, you have to connect the people above and below, so that they can eat together, do good deeds together, and talk together, the so-called love from the bottom to the top, and the bottom to the bottom!"

Qingzhi looked at his father suspiciously and said, "It turns out that this is the case. When I become an official, the whole family will be able to eat eggs, and the second sister will not hide because I ate the eggs laid by the hen this morning and she has nothing to eat." Wipe away your tears and don't talk to me all day!"

His father looked at him with a smile, thinking secretly, and saved the eggs that were supposed to be sold.That night, for the first time ever, there was a boiled egg in the bowls of the four sisters.

It's a pity that Yuan Shan's wish to become an official has not had time to come true. He fell ill during years of hard work and died of a serious illness. Qingzhi was only five years old that year.

In a mournful home, the walls were bare, and the only furnishings were sold to add a coffin to my father.

In the back room, the eldest sister, Ruji, finished preparing the meals for her younger siblings, and said to her mother, "The Jing family in the east of the city has proposed marriage to my mother. Mother agrees. If I marry, the betrothal gift can be used to subsidize the family."

Mrs. Zhu gazed lovingly at this quiet and stable girl. She had a naturally delicate face, soft waist, and although her skin was a little dark because of helping with the work, she could not hide her delicate appearance. The sewing and cooking were first-class in the village. The eldest daughter has also learned characters from her husband. She can write and read. Erya, Sanya and Siya are not so lucky, but she learned to read a few characters from her sister, and let Ruji accompany Qingzhi when her husband is not free. read.

When my husband was still there, he mentioned that if he returned to work in the county, he would definitely be able to provide her with a good family. Unfortunately, she was only 14 years old, so she had to plan for her own marriage and save food for the family.

Mrs. Zhu stroked Ruji's temples, and said with tears, "My eldest son, although the Jing family is a village with a lot of land, Jing Sanlang is just a farmer, and his looks are not very outstanding. The family has a large population. Mother was afraid that you would suffer if you married, so she didn't let go.

If your father is here, he will keep you for two more years. Your uncle's family is in the city, and asking them to inquire about it will not be a problem to assign you to the county. Who would have thought that he would go just like that! "Speaking of sad things, I fell on Ruji's shoulder and burst into tears.

Ru Ji patted her mother's back lightly, and sighed, "Mom, it's great that my father can plan for my affairs while he's alive. But now that he's gone, my sisters are still young, and my younger brother Qingzhi has been weak and sick since he was a child. I can't do heavy work, and I have to take good care of it at home. The things in the field must be taken care of by my mother. Fortunately, Lu Ji is 12 years old, so I can take care of things at home.

But seeing that winter is coming, I have to rely on some money to slow down.That day I heard that the Jing family was willing to spend five copper coins for employment, which shows their sincerity.It’s not that you’re selling me out, but eating at another place can reduce the burden on the family. If he’s a good person, maybe he’ll allow me to go home often to help! "

It turned out that the youngest of the Jing family didn't marry at the age of twenty, because he often went to the village head stream, and there was a slim girl fetching water and washing clothes, and she became more and more outstanding every year. , his parents loved him very much, and after inquiring, he knew that he was a virtuous person, so he paid a lot of money to apply for employment, but Ruji didn't know about it.

Qingzhi happened to come to visit his mother, and when he heard the words outside the house, although he didn't understand very well, he knew that the eldest sister was wronged, so he rushed in and said, "Elder sister, don't go, the eldest sister still wants to study with me, and Qingzhi will be an official in the future, so I will let you go." The family has enough to eat."

"Qing Zhi is really sensible, father likes you the most, and also thinks that you will be able to stand out, and my sister will also enjoy your blessing in the future!" Ru Ji picked him up and put him on the bunk, nodded his head with a light smile and said , "But my sister is going to get married, even if you become a high official in the future, you have to marry her, otherwise people in the village will laugh at my sister, she is an old aunt!"

Xiao Qingzhi muttered unhappily, "I'll beat anyone who dares!" After speaking, he raised his pink fist.

The son's lofty ambitions did not change the elder sister's decision. After one year of mourning, the elder sister married into the Jing family.Fortunately, the youngest of the Jing family loves his eldest sister, and helps his mother when the farming season is busy, and often allows his sister to come back and walk around, and takes good care of his family.