Rise From the Humble

After the naughty children left, Zhu Pingan tidied up the messy table made by the naughty children, caught the innocent toad in his hand, walked out of the door, placed the toad in the flower garden outside, and then covered it with soil. Cover loosely.

Okay, let's continue hibernating.

After that, I returned to the room again, laid out my pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and continued practicing calligraphy. This time there were no naughty children to disturb him, until a little maid came to say that the Hou Mansion was hosting a dinner reception, so Zhu Pingan collected the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and followed the little maid to the front hall where the banquet was held.

Turn left and right, go through the mountain verandah, and pass through several doors before arriving at the banquet place.

This is one of the many rooms in the Hou Mansion. It is a small living room. Although it is a small living room, it is very large and the furnishings are also very particular. It is covered with carpets, jade screens, potted plants, vases, etc. in the room. , in addition to some valuable furnishings such as corals and exquisite jade carvings, people can know at a glance that this family is a wealthy family.

There is a nave and a couplet hanging in the center directly above the living room. The couplet reads, "Coarse clothes, light food, and some tea, this blessed old man enjoys it! If the family manages the country and the world is peaceful, such things are left to chance."

Even with simple meals, they are already so extravagant.

This couplet should have been left by the ancestors of the Li family who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to found the country. However, looking at the furnishings in the living room, I knew that this couplet written by the ancestors of the Li family was in vain. It is estimated that if the ancestor Quan Xia knew about it, he would jump with anger.

When he entered the living room, Zhu Pingan found that everyone else was already seated. Most of them were girls. Sitting in the middle was a silver-haired old woman who looked like she was in her sixties. She was praised by everyone. Surrounding her like the moon.

The second, third, fourth and sixth ladies of the Hou family were all sitting around the old woman, with Li Shu sitting a little further away.

The old lady of the Hou Mansion held a little Loli in her arms. The little Loli bit her chubby fingers and looked at Zhu Pingan. There was also a naughty child leaning on the old lady's knees, looking at Zhu Pingan at the door with a provocative look.

As soon as Zhu Pingan entered the living room, everyone turned to look at Zhu Pingan.

"Hey, who is this big brother? Is he the one we are waiting for? Why are you here? Niuniu is getting hungry from waiting." The little Lolita in the arms of the old lady of the Hou Mansion bit her chubby little finger. , covering his belly with paper, looking at Zhu Pingan with a cute look on his face and asked.

"That's right. We have been waiting for so long, and my sister and I are still not polite enough." The naughty boy who was leaning against the old lady of the Hou Mansion looked at Zhu Pingan with a provocative face and said.

Then, the face of the old lady of the Hou Mansion, which was already bad, turned even worse.

The sixth lady of the Hou Mansion covered her mouth, and after hearing this, she let out a chuckle and looked at Zhu Ping'an with eyes filled with gloating.

Understood.

The little maid just now was probably instigated by one of them and deliberately delayed calling her for a long time. It's really interesting. It seems that there are many people in the Hou Mansion who are unhappy with me.

"It's a shame that I was born late."

Zhu Ping'an bowed and apologized to everyone, readily admitting that he was late, and did not pull the little maid who had just called him out for a confrontation. They came prepared. How could I let myself get the hang of it? It would be better to admit my mistake directly and readily.

"That's all, take a seat."

The old lady of the Hou Mansion, who was sitting in the middle, put on a straight face and waved her hand to signal Zhu Pingan to sit down. Then a little maid walked up to Zhu Pingan and led Zhu Pingan to another table.

Ancient etiquette: For seven years, men and women sit on different tables and eat in different utensils. That is, when a child reaches seven years old, men and women cannot sit together or eat at the same table. In the Hou Mansion. It's even more particular.

The old lady and the others sat at a table, while Zhu Pingan sat at a table by himself, with no one accompanying him. It seems that the Hou Mansion really doesn't take him seriously. Zhu Ping'an became more certain about this issue after he sat down.

The meals were served one after another in a luxurious and extravagant manner. Even Zhu Ping'an had more than ten dishes on the table, not to mention the table of the old lady of the Hou Mansion and the others.

"Ancestor, let me make something delicious while I'm away."

There was a voice from outside the door that was unique to a boy who was in the period of changing his voice. Then I saw a familiar fat man trotting in.

This fat man is very familiar. He was the last one among the group of noble disciples who rode into the city at the city gate. He was also the one who kissed everything he brought with him when he was waiting in line for the examination. The picture implies that he had kissed ( That weird fat guy who has been stable).

When I heard people calling him Fatty Zhou or Master Zhou at the city gate, I thought his surname was Zhou, but I didn't expect that his surname was Li. That must be because the last character of his name was "zhou".

This fat man is not the same type as the fat man Xue Chi. This fat man is the pure second generation ancestor. From the inside to the outside, it also exudes a strong second-hand atmosphere.

This fat man was the most beloved one among the grandsons of the Hou family and the old lady of the Hou family. He still had a slightly untroubled look on his face. His face was filled with smiles and his eyes were narrowed in laughter.

"You greedy monkey grandson, when did our ancestors forget that you, the hozen, came here?" The old lady of the Hou Mansion smiled from ear to ear, beckoned the fat man to come over, and asked with concern, "How can you sleep for a while? Here you go, why don’t you sleep in for a while, you’ve been in the exam room for nine days and seven nights, but grandma is worried. You fell asleep as soon as you entered the house, and grandma didn’t ask you, how did you do in the exam this time?”

Hearing what the old lady of the Hou Mansion said, the fat man said with a bully face, "Don't worry, old ancestor, grandson has survived this time."

Zhu Pingan at the other table was a little speechless after hearing what the fat man said, you must have kissed him before.

Li Shu, who was sitting at the table, rolled her eyes when she heard this. She had long heard that this cousin from her uncle's family was the most unreliable. When she was a child, she was just like a pig, lazy, stupid, greedy, and self-righteous. I don't know how much effort the uncle spent to get him the qualification for the national examination, but now he dares to say that he has passed the exam, which is ridiculous. If Zhu Ping'an can still say that, I can't figure out where your confidence comes from.

"Okay, okay, you know my monkey is a promising person." The old lady of the Hou Mansion smiled even more heartily after hearing this, "It's not in vain for your mother and the others to go to the temple to pray for you."

"Hey, who are you?"

The fat man walked into the living room and was about to go to the old lady's table in the Hou Mansion when he suddenly spotted Zhu Ping'an, stopped in his tracks, and asked with a fat face.

Before Zhu Pingan spoke, the naughty kid who was leaning against the old lady of the Hou Mansion ran out and howled at the sound. He hugged the fat man's thigh and pointed at Zhu Pingan.

"He's a country bumpkin who came to take advantage."

The bear child pointed at Zhu Ping'an, squinted his small eyes and said to the fat man, looking at Zhu Ping'an's small eyes, there was still a small flame in them.

Hearing this, Fatty Zhou looked at Zhu Pingan with disdain. Dude, he turned out to be a pariah! Dare to take advantage of our Linhuaihou Mansion!

"Rui'er, what are you talking about? He is your future fifth brother-in-law." The sixth lady of the Hou family covered her mouth and smiled.

Except for Li Shu and the little maid Baozi behind her, no one else had any intention of educating the naughty child about Zhu Ping'an. Instead, they felt gloating about his misfortune.

"I don't want a country bumpkin to be my fifth brother-in-law. I want my grandma's cousin to be my fifth brother-in-law, and I don't want this country bumpkin."

The naughty kid looked at Zhu Ping'an with an unhappy look on his face and howled.

"Ahem, Tongyanwuji, Tongyanwuji. Okay, come here Rui'er, come to sister." The second young lady of the Hou Mansion held a handkerchief in her slender hand and coughed, half trying to smooth things over. Called to the naughty child.