Xu Qian was a little embarrassed because he had a bad start and was scolded. In this era, clan ties were very close. Clan is a person’s second hometown. If you are scolded like this by someone in the clan, it won’t matter if it spreads.
Whoever ranks first in the county examination, first in the government examination, or who is a talented person will eventually be ridiculed.
The special thing about Confucius is that ability is never the first, but virtue is. What is virtue? Virtue is not how good or bad you are, but whether others think you are good or bad, and whether you are bad enough to be boring.
, it’s okay to be a hypocrite all the time, but no matter how good you are, if even your own tribe treats you like this, your reputation will be ruined.
"It seems that if the clan issue is not resolved, it will be impossible. Otherwise, even in high school, the future will be limited." Xu Qian thought to himself, not wanting to listen to the quarrel between the third aunt and the third uncle anymore, and led Deng Jian and Zhao Mengting to continue dejectedly.
Go deeper into the village.
He was determined to visit his cousin Xu Shen. Xu Shen was one of the richest men in the Xu family. His position was different from others, and he would not be rejected.
However, the noise of the three uncles and three aunts has alarmed many people. Many people opened their doors and came out to take a look. They saw Xu Qian. He hadn’t come back for a year. Xu Qian’s temperament and body had changed. Many people looked at him with surprise.
, I was wondering which son of a family was passing through here, but at this time, someone suddenly said: "Isn't this Xu Qian?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately exploded.
"So it's him. He came back to find his father? Humph, he still dares to come back!"
"It looks like he has grown hair. Could it be that he really became a health worker?"
"So what if he got hit by a sick boy? His family got hit by a sick boy, but it made our whole family suffer. The old uncle was already so angry that he was dying, and he only had one breath left."
"Yes, we don't know how many children and students there are in Qiantang County, and even scholars don't know how many, but so what? Such people are nothing, except that they have a higher status than others, and they don't know how much money they can earn, let alone
If you don't want to be a master, you can't do it unless you win the imperial examination. He was lucky enough to become a student, but now he is not a scholar. To be a scholar, it is even more difficult to reach the sky."
"Okay, okay. After all, you have watched me grow up. I'll go say hello."
"How dare you, you damn man, just take a few steps forward and see if I can tear your skin off. Don't even think about it. I don't know how much trouble Xu Chang and this kid have caused. My old uncle is discussing the use of weapons."
According to the family law, drive them out of the clan, and you are still going to cause trouble."
"I... a fellow countryman..."
Many comments fell into Xu Qian's sensitive ears. He went over one by one to say hello to these uncles. Unexpectedly, when they saw him coming to the door, they immediately closed the door, as if they were avoiding the plague.
Someone was heard yelling in the distance: "That guy Xu Qian is here. He's just in time. As a cousin, I lost my job because of him and was bullied by the Yao family. I don't count this debt today. How can I swallow this?"
"Tone, where is he? If I don't kill him today, my surname will not be Xu."
Xu Qian was so frightened that he felt cold all over. Hearing this voice, he should be Xu Han, the eldest son of the Lao Qi family. This Xu Han was born with a huge body and a fat body. He could lift himself up like a chicken with one hand.
If a fight breaks out, that won't be good.
He quickened his pace, rushed to a large house in the village, and knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was a thin child, two years younger than Xu Qian. He held his nose and stared at Xu Qian curiously. Then he gritted his teeth, clenched his little fist and said, "Brother Xu Qian, you are causing me so much pain."
Depend on……
Xu Qian was furious. Xu Han lost his job and his livelihood because of this. It was not wrong that he was the one who caused it. It was not wrong that his uncle and aunt were also in trouble and the family was in trouble because of him. You are a big kid, what can I do to you?
?You have a bad job.
Xu Han is so tough that he can't afford to offend you. How can he be afraid of you, a big kid? He doesn't dare to walk around in a university town and deal with someone from the kindergarten class. Don't you have the courage?
This child was Xu Shen's youngest son, named Xu Chen. When he saw Xu Qian frowning, he immediately took a step back in fright, quickly rolled up his sleeves, exposed his little arms, and said bitterly: "If you hadn't read Nao Shizi's book,
My father will not force me to study, and he also said that I will pass the child test like you. You see, if I don’t study, I will be beaten..."
There were bruises all over his little arms. It seemed that Xu Shen had become ruthless and wanted to use a stick to teach a scholar.
Xu Han's voice was getting closer and closer, and Xu Qian couldn't care less. He quickly rushed into the room with Deng Jian and Zhao Mengting, locked the door, and said, "Where is your father? My nephew is here to visit."
Xu Chen chuckled and said, "My dad is sleeping. I'll call him."
I went to wake Xu Shen up, but Xu Chen jumped up and wanted to open the door and go out to play. Xu Shen was furious, picked up Xu Chen, held it in his hands and shouted angrily: "Just for fun, it's just a small family fortune, you don't study."
, how can you shine on your family name? Look at your cousin who is so ambitious, you know how to play. If you are so useless, I will slap you to death. Go and study."
Xu Chen burst into tears and brought his mother Wang over. Wang complained to Xu Shen: "Isn't Xu Chen still young? Why are you scaring him? Study, study, you know how to study. If you don't study, don't you?
Are you starving to death?"
Xu Shen put on the air of a parent and cursed: "What do you know, you shrew! Brother Qian is here, bring water... no, bring him tea. He is a scholar and wants tea."
Xu Qian was very embarrassed and said quickly: "My nephew has met his uncle.",
Xu Shen pressed his hands and said: "I made you laugh, let's go into the back room to talk." Xu Shen recognized Zhao Mengting, so he smiled at Zhao Mengting and said: "You don't have to be polite either."
Entering the living room, Xu Shen asked him: "It is said that you have been hit by a health official?"
Xu Qian nodded and said, "Yes, I won first place in both the county and government examinations."
Xu Shen was full of surprise and said: "It's really amazing. I often hear people say that if you get the first place in the county examination, the scholar will never be able to run away. If you get the first place in the government examination, you will win the imperial examination and become a master in the future. Uncle, you are not wrong."
.You came here to look for your father, right?"
At this time, Mrs. Wang poured tea and muttered: "I don't know when I will become a master after passing the imperial examination. I often hear them say outside..."
Xu Shen stood up and said: "What do they know? They are a group of women and they are a bunch of women. The only way in this world is to study. Even if there is an opportunity, we must go all out. Yang, who was running an oil shop with us at that time,
Family, don’t you know? Their family is very wealthy, but the official can strangle him to death with just a pinch of his fingers."
Mrs. Wang was afraid of Xu Shen, so she had to keep her mouth shut. She glanced at Zhao Mengting next to her, and immediately became interested in this pretty young lady. She stepped forward and said, "What's your name? Do you have a husband?"
Zhao Mengting shook her head shyly.
Wang glanced at Xu Qian and couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect that the boy named Xu would be lucky."
Zhao Mengting's face turned red with embarrassment, and she wanted to defend herself, but she didn't know how to speak for a moment, but not speaking was equivalent to acquiescing, and for a while the whole world bowed its head in silence.
Mrs. Wang smiled. Knowing her daughter's shyness, she looked at Deng Jian again and asked, "What's your name again? You look good-looking and you're not too young. Yes, you must be married."
Deng Jian was equally shy and said: "I have never married a wife."
Wang's eyes lit up: "Ah, this is strange, I have a niece..."
Xu Shen said: "You bitch, I'm talking to Qian'er, what are you causing trouble here?"
Wang was speechless and had to go away obediently. However, Deng Jian finally aroused his interest. When he heard that Wang was talking to him about matchmaking, he stopped mid-sentence. He was so anxious that he scratched his head and ears for a while, feeling regretful in his heart.
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Xu Qian said hurriedly: "Uncle, I am here to visit to inquire about my father's whereabouts. I just don't know where my father currently lives?"
When Xu Shen heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Your father... is in big trouble this time."
Xu Qian said: "Please tell me, uncle." Although he had a lot of slander towards the old man in his heart, in this world, he only has one close relative. The old man is trapped in the clan for his own future. This time, he must find a way to rescue him no matter what.
come out.
Xu Shendao: "Because of you, many people in the clan have lost their jobs. The crowd was already agitated. Everyone started a riot and locked your father in the ancestral hall. They also said that they would use family methods. The most important thing now is
Old uncle, old uncle has been so angry that he fell ill in bed. If he dies because of this, I'm afraid the family law will be severely punished, and your father will not be able to bear it."
Xu Shen sighed again, and then said: "There is also the Yao family. Originally, the wells of the Yao family and the Xu family are not in conflict with each other. Although the Yao family has a large number of people, the Xu family also has many people working on errands in the Yamen.
There are all kinds of people from all walks of life. So sometimes the Yao family has something to do and we, the Xu family, need to occasionally help us. But it’s different now. Now that people know that we have no power, they come to bully us again and again, especially
It's that Yao Juren from the Yao family, who injured several of our Xu family's children because of a conflict last time."
"Yao Juren?" Xu Qian asked: "Since Yao Juren, why are you so cruel?"
Xu Shen laughed and said: "It's not that he is a juren, but that his family has a juren who has such a huge family fortune. Although his ancestors have long since disappeared, the remaining power is still there, and he can be regarded as a squire family.
, Our Xu family has only a small number of people, and we want power but no power, and we want money but no money, why don’t we just let them manipulate us at will? They come to bully us and beat us whenever we ask. We have no place to redress our grievances. Last time we were robbing.
They have taken over our water source, and recently they said that our Xu family has occupied their mountains and forests. In short, the people in the clan are very angry, but they can't offend the Yao family. But after all, this matter is caused by you and your son, so the clan is very angry with you.