This slap made Mrs. Yue go crazy, "What are you doing, surnamed Zhou? You hit Yuan'er right after he came back. Why do you have that?"
Zhou Peng did not give in to Yue this time. He grabbed the crutch with one hand and pushed Yue to sit on the bed with the other hand. "How many years have you sent him to Xiangyang to study? Now he actually told me
, he wants to go into business? Is he worthy of this family? "
Zhou Peng stared at Zhou Yuan as if he wanted to eat someone, "I sent your eldest brother out to study. Your eldest brother's fate is not good, and he will be gone if you don't. We are also lucky, and we met the king again, so I have
The opportunity will send you there too."
"You said you should do business? Are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of your elder brother?"
As he said that, Zhou Peng pointed to his empty trouser leg and said, "Look at your dad. He has suffered for most of his life and has lost one of his legs. Has anything changed in this family?"
"No matter how much money you make, it's useless. If you want to shine, if you want to strengthen your family, if you want to change our family's destiny of facing the earth but facing the sky, you can only be an official!"
Businessmen in this era are not the superior capitalists of later generations. The entire society despises businessmen, and even if Liu Cong did not suppress business, he would not be able to change this social concept in a short period of time.
People of the older generation like Zhou Peng have a more straightforward view of businessmen. Even if I am just a farmer, even if I am poor, I still look down on you!
Zhou Yuan received a slap, but he covered his face stubbornly and looked at Zhou Peng, "Dad, my son doesn't have such big ambitions, and he can't care about his ancestors who are lying down. My son just wants our family to be safe and have enough to eat."
It’s enough to eat.”
"I want Xiaohe to have money to study, I want to let mother and you have money to treat them when they are sick, and I want you to not have to risk going to the mountains to hunt. If you can make money in business and let our family live a good life, my son will
Go into business!"
Zhou Peng listened patiently to Zhou Yuan's words. He was quite pleased at first, until he heard his last words, "Bastard! I'll beat you to death!"
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"Even if you beat me to death, I still think so!"
"Master! Yuan'er, please stop saying a few words!"
"Uncle, don't do anything. Zhou Yuan is still young and not sensible. He will understand when he grows up. Sun Shao, why don't you drag Zhou Yuan out first?"
Zhou Yuan was stubborn in his place, while Deng Ai, Yue Shi and Zhou Peng were pulling at him. Sun Shao was pulling Zhou Yuan out.
Zhou Peng, who was missing a leg, didn't know where he got the strength. With the help of Deng Ai and Yue Shi's bodies, he leaned left and right, stretched out his hand and waved his crutch, "Let me go! I'm going to beat this bastard to death! I
Sending him to study for nothing!"
Deng Ai hugged Zhou Peng but did not dare to exert any force, "Uncle! Zhou Yuan also wants you to have a good life. He said it unintentionally, uncle!"
Zhou Peng broke away from Deng Ai and Yue Shi and sat down on the bed, "Oh, I'm so angry!"
Deng Aiping calmed down and said, "Uncle, Zhou Yuan thinks so because he feels sorry for you. It must be uncomfortable for him to see you like this. He thinks about the hard life you and your aunt have lived before he said those words.
Ah, uncle, Zhou Yuan has a sincere heart."
Mrs. Yue also supported Zhou Peng and said, "Yes, head of the family, Yuan'er just wants our family to live a good life. I just feel distressed when I see you like this. You hit him as soon as he came back. Yuan'er did nothing wrong.
You...you..."
As he spoke, Mrs. Yue covered her face and began to cry, but Zhou Peng no longer had the impulse just now. He also regretted the slap just now, "Oh, why did I just... why was I so brainless? No, I
Gotta check it out.”
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Yue grabbed Zhou Peng who was about to get up and said, "Why are you going like this? It's better for me to go."
Deng Ai bowed and said, "Uncle, aunt, please stay here. Zhou Yuan and I have been classmates for four years and are as close as brothers, so let me go. Don't worry, I will definitely bring him back well."
After saying that, without giving the two a chance to fight, he turned around and walked out of the house quickly.
Zhou Peng said with emotion, "Yuan'er has made his mark. His friend has become the county magistrate and is the adopted son of the king, but he can treat him like this. This is Yuan'er's blessing."
Yue wiped her eyes and rolled her eyes at Zhou Peng, "Go and kill a chicken quickly. When I came back from Yuan'er, I didn't even have a hot meal, so you scolded me and slapped me in the face."
"Hey, I'm going to kill him." Zhou Peng seemed to be a few years younger and didn't seem to be disabled. He stood up neatly and walked to the door with a cane.
When he reached the door, he paused again, turned around and looked at Yue, "Where is Xiaohe?"
"They must have gone to find Yuan'er. Let's not worry about it. Let's cook quickly and wait for them to come back."
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There is a millstone at the entrance of the village. Zhou Yuan is sitting on the millstone, with Zhou Xiaohe and Sun Shao beside him.
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Zhou Yuan cried and stared blankly into the distance. Even so, he still held Zhou Xiaohe who was nestled in his arms.
This made Sun Shao very anxious, "Zhou Yuan, please stop crying. Your father is also angry. He may regret it now."
Zhou Yuan shook his head, "I'm not crying that my father hit me, I'm crying that our family has suffered too much. My eldest brother died back then and was robbed by barbarians. My father was injured back then, and now he's been bitten on one leg by a big insect."
"Tell me, why is his life so miserable?"
After saying that, he took Zhou Xiaohe's hands and said, "And little sister, look at her, because she has so many calluses on her hands while working, and because she works, they are not as fair as mine."
"It's even more difficult for my mother. It will take several years for me to complete my studies, and it will take several more years for me to take the imperial examination and get the title."
As he spoke, Zhou Yuan cried even harder, "Sun Shao, I'm afraid. I'm afraid that if my father and my mother continue like this, they won't be able to wait until the day when I become successful."
Although Sun Shao and Da Qiao didn't have a good life since childhood, no matter how little he did, he was still better than Zhou Yuan's family. He didn't understand these principles very well, "But I think your father was right. He endured the pain of separation.
I sent you to Xiangyang just to change your destiny, but I don't want you to suffer like him for the rest of your life."
Zhou Xiaohe raised his hand to wipe Zhou Yuan's tears, "Second brother, please stop crying, little sister will not suffer."
She persuaded her brother, but she herself burst into tears.
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Zhou Yuan showed a smile and took out a bag of dried fruits from his chest, "Second brother, stop crying, and you are not allowed to cry either. Here, these are the snacks that second brother brought from Xiangyang. You can try them."
How could a child resist this? Zhou Xiaohe grabbed the bag of dried fruits and opened it repeatedly, "Thank you, second brother."
Zhou Yuan smiled and touched her head, then seemed to have made up his mind, "I heard from my adoptive father that almost all of the important officials in the court have property in their families. On one side, they are officials, but on the other side, their families run various businesses.
industry."
"The king didn't say that businessmen are not allowed to take the imperial examination. I want to take the imperial examination. This is to live up to my parents' expectations, but I want to make money first! They can't continue to suffer like this."
Sun Shao nodded, "This is the best of both worlds. When the time comes, I will go to my father to ask for some money and give you the initial capital."
Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Okay. Then I will give you a share when the time comes!"
"Second brother, can you... give me a share?" Zhou Xiaohe chewed the dried fruit slices in his mouth and looked up at Zhou Yuan.
"Every money second brother earns belongs to you!"