Qing Yao

Chapter 53 Teacher Zhao is going to give a lecture
My cousin Wang Defa works at the Taxation Bureau and has a fixed working time. It will be some time before my cousin returns home, so Zhao An bought some wine, food and gifts on the way, and also bought a few feet of cloth for my cousin's aunt.

When I was about to leave, I suddenly remembered that my cousin's daughter-in-law seemed to have given my cousin a grandson. Thinking of how good my cousin was to me, I simply found a gold and silver shop and asked the shop to pick out a gold triangle bracelet for the child to wear when he was one month old. I spent more than six taels of money on it.

If there wasn't a lot of 300 taels left from the last reward from the prefect, Zhao An would have to go without food and drink for two months to be able to afford it with his current salary.

After looking at the sky and seeing that it was almost dark, he hurried to the yard of his cousin's house in Luosijieding Lane.

When he arrived, he found that his uncle had not returned yet, so he gave the wine, meat and gifts he brought to his aunt, Mrs. Ma.

Ma, who was busy preparing dinner, saw that her husband's cousin from his hometown brought so many things. Although the old lady was happy, she couldn't help but say a few words to Zhao An, saying that the money should be saved for marrying a wife, buying a house, etc.

"My nephew will be a student at the provincial school tomorrow. He will be able to eat the imperial rations in the future. You don't have to worry about him. Besides, these things are not worth much. You and your father have been so kind to me. Isn't it my duty to honor you two when I become successful?"

Zhao An sat down with a smile and helped Ma pick vegetables. Thinking of the chain he bought for his cousin's grandson, he quickly took it out and handed it to Ma, and casually asked when the child's full moon banquet would be held.

"At the end of this month, your uncle said he would let you come over then."

Ma didn't notice at first that the box Zhao An handed her contained a gold chain. When she opened it and found it, she was shocked: "Oh, it's gold! No, no, it's too expensive. I can't have it. I can't have it."

He hurriedly wanted to return the gold chain to Zhao An.

"Auntie, this is what I, as an old man, bought for my nephew. I didn't buy it for you. If you want it, I'll go to the store tomorrow and pick out a nice one for you."

Zhao An said jokingly, but he forced the box that Ma had thrust into his hand back and said seriously, "Auntie, keep it. Without you and Uncle, do you think I could afford such an expensive chain? The fact that I can afford it shows that my nephew has really made it. You really don't have to worry about the money for him."

"This"

Ma hesitated and refused to accept it, but Zhao An finally forced her to accept it.

In desperation, Ma had to put the things aside and wait for her husband to come back to decide whether to accept them or not.

Zhao An was busy helping Ma clean up the dishes after dinner. When they were almost done, his cousin Wang Defa came back. He was happy to see Zhao An, but when he saw that Zhao An brought a lot of things, he became unhappy and said, "Didn't I tell you not to bring anything when you come to my place? This is your home. There's no reason to bring things home."

"Uncle, I have enough money to spend now, so you don't have to save it for me."

Zhao An smiled and pulled Wang Defa to the table and made him sit down.

"Even if you have enough money, you can't spend it like this. How much is your monthly allowance? No matter how much you spend lavishly, it won't be enough."

Wang Defa shook his head and was stunned when his wife said that Zhao An had also bought a gold chain for their grandson. Zhao An quickly told her that he had been promoted by the prefect to be a school official in the prefectural school.

"You're an official?!"

Wang Defa was a little confused, really confused. Although he knew that the county appreciated his cousin very much, he never thought that this nephew who had only been in Yangzhou for more than half a year could become a ninth-rank academic official.

You have to know that Ding Zhenglong, the ambassador of their tax department, is only of the ninth rank!

No one knows the concept of whether there is a grade or not better than Wang Defa, who has been working as a clerk for more than 30 years.

While he was stunned, his nephew had already filled his glass of wine.

After Zhao An sat down, he said without any hesitation: "Master, not only am I now a school official, but my name is no longer Zhao An, but Zhao Youlu. Also, my nephew now has a wife and a daughter."

Zhao An made the decision on the way to tell his uncle the whole truth.

First, his cousin is the closest person to him in this world and will never betray him.

Secondly, there was no need to hide this from my uncle. If someone investigated the matter in the future, my uncle, who knew the inside story, could help cover it up. Otherwise, if someone came to ask, my uncle, who had been hiding the truth, would tell the truth, and then everything would be wrong.

Ma didn't quite understand what was being said, nor did she know the seriousness of the matter. She just looked at the father and son curiously. Wang Defa was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Uncle, I didn't mean to lie to you back then. I really wanted to find a job in the city. You saw what happened later. I know I shouldn't have kept this from you. Please forgive me!"

Zhao An picked up the wine bowl to toast his uncle.

Wang Defa didn't pick up the wine bowl, but just sighed: "What do you want me, your uncle, to say about this matter? If you change your surname to another one, I will be sorry for my aunt and brother. But fortunately, that family also has the surname Zhao, so my brother's family lineage will not be cut off at least."

After a pause, he gestured for Zhao An, who was about to stand up to toast, to sit down.

"I've been working in the Taxation Department for over thirty years, and I've seen all sorts of strange things. So, as your boss, I don't blame you for this, and I won't let anyone know. Just focus on your work."

"Ah."

Zhao An nodded, showing his respect for his uncle with his actions, and drank the bowl of wine directly.

"Xiao Anzi, slow down a bit, don't choke."

Ma felt a little sorry for her husband's only cousin.

"it's okay no problem."

Zhao An wiped his mouth with his sleeve and sat down again.

Wang Defa said nothing, but also picked up the bowl and drank it all. After putting the bowl down, he nodded at Zhao An and said, "Your Zhao family has been farmers for three generations. I never thought that you would become a school official. If my uncle, aunt, and brother knew about this, they would be so happy."

Ma stood up and refilled the glasses for the father and son.

The wine is Yanghe Liquor produced in Huai'an Prefecture in the north, which is very famous.

Although Zhao An couldn't drink much, he could drink two bowls without any problem, but he couldn't drink it too fast. The last gulp made him feel a little uncomfortable in his stomach.

Now that we've got it out of the way, there's actually not much to say.

Impersonation is actually very common, but it is a bit surprising that the imposter has now become a school official.

However, with the "care" of the government and the county, Wang Defa didn't think there would be any trouble in the future. He said to Zhao An, "Your brother will hold a full-moon banquet for his child at the end of the month. As a scholar, you should take some time to come over and save face for your brother. Your sister-in-law has a brother who passed the imperial examination and looks down on our Wang family."

Hearing this, Zhao An laughed and said, "He's just a scholar, what's so great about him? I even teach scholars."

"Yes, my nephew is a scholar."

Wang Defa also laughed, and as he laughed, a question came to his mind: "Xiao Anzi, how can you teach others who are scholars when you are not even a student?"

There are few scholars and many students in the county school, but all the students in the provincial school are scholars.

Zhao An felt that he didn't need to worry about this issue, because the principal and director would never really let him, an elementary school student who was just a regular supervisor, teach middle school students.

Unless these guys are deliberately trying to embarrass him.

However, what he never expected was that when he officially reported to work the next day, he was asked by the principal to teach students.

It's called a trial class.

All the school’s main leaders will come to attend the class.

(End of this chapter)