Although the couple, Uncle Gong Jian's mother-in-law and eldest brother, had not had any communication about the life of their sister's family, they all felt that the situation of their sister's family was becoming more and more difficult.
Although my sister and brother-in-law's family still have enough to eat and drink, and there is endless firewood in winter, all the details show that the family is becoming more and more stingy, and it is becoming more and more difficult to get things and money from them.
It also explains the problem very well.
Uncle Gong Jian's mother-in-law's eldest brother knew how his mother-in-law had such doubts. You must know that both of her sister's two children had attended private schools. It can be said that the time her two sons spent in private schools was
Either one will stay longer than Gong Jian.
We know this in detail because Auntie Gong Jian always pulls them along and talks about her two promising sons.
In the past few years, she was talking about her capable eldest son, how he performed well in private school and how he was praised by his teacher. In recent years, he didn't talk much about his eldest son, but every time they met, she always reminded her of her little son.
My son, he knows how to read, and he will become a high official in the future to honor our ancestors.
As for Gong Jian's family, because the family was too poor before, which led to Gong Jian dropping out of private school, their sister even publicized it to them, so they knew very well which of their sister's two sons.
The time spent studying in the private school was longer than that of the young man named Gong Jian.
Uncle Gong Jian's eldest brother also said it was difficult to understand his two nephews. According to what his sister said, the two nephews were both good at studies. Ordinarily, the life of my sister's family should be getting more and more prosperous as time goes by.
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This cannot be blamed on his lack of understanding of his two nephews. The main reason is that the opportunities for them to come into contact with each other are really pitiful.
On normal days, my sister always said that her two sons were studying in private schools. But if it happened to be a holiday or New Year, her two sons would say that it was rare to have a rest, so they were not at home.
At the beginning, he would ask the two nephews a few questions, but gradually he discovered that the two nephews spent very little time at home. So he stopped mentioning the topic and only talked about it.
Every time his sister boasted that her son was good at studying, she would just chime in with a few words.
You know, in order to make life at home better, the couple went to their sister and brother-in-law's house to make the couple happy. Naturally, everything they said was based on what the couple said.
And every time he speaks, he must appear to be sincere, so at the very least, he has to convince himself. This also determines that in his mind, except for these two nephews who are good at reading, there is no other
impression.
At this time, when he heard his mother-in-law's question again, Uncle Gong Jian's eldest brother realized that something was wrong.
Yes, if his two nephews were really good at reading, as his sister said, how could their family's life be like this?
Not to mention, even a rough guy like him in the mountains knows that studying requires a test of merit. Although in his impression, he does not know the specific status of these merits, but he knows that there is a scholar.
This statement.
He had heard from the elders before that the land in the scholar's home was free of rent and tax. Of course, in his small mountain village, there had never been any scholar. That village was full of illiterate people, so what?
There will be readers.
But this didn't stop Uncle Gong Jian's mother-in-law from thinking about it carefully, and he understood the twists and turns involved.
So he said to his mother-in-law: "Don't believe too much what our sister said. You know, if his two sons really knew how to read as she said, they wouldn't have survived so many years.
, there was no movement at all.”
Uncle Gong Jian's mother-in-law expressed her disbelief at what her man said. This was a matter for scholars, and to her it was a mysterious and noble thing.
So she had to ask clearly, as this was also related to her youngest son's future future: "Master, what do you mean by the noise? Why don't I understand? What other noise is there in reading? Reading should not be simplistic.
It's a quiet thing."
Although the eldest brother of Uncle Gong Jian's mother-in-law didn't know much about it, he still insisted on saying: "You have to know that you have to take an exam to study. If you can get fame through the exam, then you are not an ordinary scholar. That is
Master, you are a scholar."
Master Xiucai, this was the first time his mother-in-law had heard such a term. In that small mountain village, none of her neighbors were scholars, and it was impossible for a group of women to talk about studying. It was not her.
This is the first time I have heard such a title that sounds very powerful.
In her mind, studying meant going to a private school. Uncle Gong Jian's aunt and sister-in-law never imagined that scholars would have to take exams, so what kind of fame would they get?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but hurriedly asked: "Master, what are the fame of our two nephews? Are they such talented men?"
Uncle Gong Jian's eldest brother snorted coldly, and then said: "How is it possible? If they passed the exam and became a scholar, then we girls would have run home early to report the good news and show off.
But have you ever seen her mention these things?"
His mother-in-law thought carefully before replying: "That's not true. My sister has always said that his younger son will be a high-ranking official in the future, but she never said anything about what he has passed, let alone his younger son.
What kind of master is your son?"
"That's right," her man curled his lips and continued: "Just from this, you can know that our two nephews are not as good at reading as our sister said."
Of course, they had never thought about it in this direction before, but now that they thought about it, they understood that if it was really like what their sister said, her son was a student.
How could his eldest nephew, after studying in a private school in the village for several years, go to the town and become an apprentice accountant without taking any exams?
At that time, they heard Mrs. Gong Jian say that her eldest son had found an apprenticeship in a accounting office in the town. The couple had been envious of it for a long time. (To be continued)