Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 53 The Second Son

Tian Buli walked towards the Hu family's house.

A house is still being built on the site. The original Hu family yard was not too big, but now that he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he got some more land and turned it into a house.

The area is about three or four times the size of the yard for making tofu. In the future it will definitely be used to accommodate three or four generations of grandparents and grandchildren living together, so it naturally has to be built bigger.

The one watching the work here is Dou Niang's father. Now that his son-in-law has become successful, naturally all relatives in the family will come to help.

Tian Buli walked into the yard and looked at the gate. After entering, he saw a woman and a girl sitting in the yard peeling broad beans.

They were both strangers. Tian Buli walked in and asked curiously, "Is Dou Niang home?"

The two women looked at Tian Buli. They saw that Tian Buli was dressed neatly and decently, and did not look like a bad person.

"Are you Mr. Tian Xiao?"

The cause of Tian Buli's death in his previous life was that he worked too hard on women. Now, seeing his young wife talking to him, he started to change his bad habits again.

"I'm not small in any way."

The young wife smiled and said, "It's right, it must be my young husband. My aunt went to visit Liu's house, and Madam Liu invited them to a banquet and a play."

At this time, Bao'er ran in from outside, and when he saw Tian Buli, he shouted, "Second father! You are here, my mother is not here, and I don't know where she went."

Your mother went to eat meat without you.

Tian Buli did not want to hurt Lao Er's feelings and said, "Is that so? I'll come back another day."

"I have plenty of food and drink, and I have everything. Take some books home to study today. Tell Dou Niang and the others not to worry about me. I'll come over once or twice a month."

The young wife looked at Tian Buli happily and said, "I am the wife of my aunt's younger brother, from the county village. You can just call me Li Qin. I just got married this year, and this is my sister Xiaohua."

Li Hua knew that Tian Buli had passed the imperial examination and was even more capable than his father.

Li Hua, who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, wiped his hands on his waist and said, "Little husband, what do you want? I'll get it for you!"

Tian Buli knew that Dou Niang was thinking about finding a wife for him, but for now he really had no intention of provoking anyone else.

"No, you guys go ahead and do your work. I know where the gentleman's books are. I can do it myself."

Tian Buli had no other intentions, but the two sisters stopped cooking and followed him into the house.

Leopard had nothing to do, so he followed in.

The young wife said enthusiastically: "My father said that he was worried about several wives living here, so he asked my sister and I to come over to help with some things. My husband Yan Zhuang will help sell tofu in the future, and we can leave the physical work to him."

The dragonfly certainly doesn't need to work to earn money. The oldest tiger does odd jobs for Mr. Hu, and the little dog goes to school.

Leopard, who stayed behind, originally wanted to grind tofu to make money, but recently someone from his grandfather's family came to help and took over the tofu business.

Bao'er will probably be the one to take care of the farmland in the future, after all, he has a father who is a scholar. If he had a father who is a juren, selling tofu would be too embarrassing.

These are the adults' considerations. In short, Baoer has been free recently and does not have to do heavy work. He can play with the children of the neighbors every day. And because his father's status has been improved, he has become the eldest among the children.

Without the eldest and youngest, the second child lived a very comfortable life. No one cared if he stole two eggs every day, and no one competed with him for food or quilt.

However, I couldn't help feeling a little lonely in recent days, so I was very happy to see Tian Buli come back.

"Second Dad, my uncle wants to name our tofu Hu Family Tofu, saying that it was made by my parents and called it Hu Family Tofu. I said we should call it Second Dad Tofu, and they called me stupid." Baoer and Tian Buli complained. They are still a little unfamiliar with their uncle's family and can't play together.

Tian Buli said helplessly, "It's good to call it Hu's tofu. Isn't your last name Hu? Besides, your uncle is also one of our family members. We should not say two different things to each other. They have learned the tofu-making skills that your father and I taught you. They will definitely give you a few hundred coins in pocket money every month. How great is that."

The young wife Li Qin did not have such an idea, but after hearing what Tian Buli said, she felt a little embarrassed and could not refute it.

When Bao Er heard about the several hundred coins, he immediately shouted happily, "Great! Second Father, you're right. I'll listen to you!"

Among the three children, Hu'er is the most confused. He speaks and acts without thinking and believes in the rigid principles that he understands.

Bao'er is just a little silly and has a good relationship with Tian Buli. He does whatever he is told to do and is the honest kid among the three brothers.

Gou'er is the one who is more loved by his parents. Although he is young, he is the easiest to understand adults' instructions and is several times smarter than his two brothers in reading and literacy.

Since Tian Buli is the father of the three children, he will naturally not treat his three godsons unfairly and will not let them suffer a great loss in front of him.

He simply picked up a dozen books and wrapped them with the piece of cloth handed to him by his young wife.

When Tian Buli left, he said to Bao'er, "Just listen to your mother at home. I'll take you to the fields in autumn. From now on, you will just be in charge of the rent of the several hundred acres of land between your family and mine."

Baoer asked curiously, "Aren't you in charge of that, Second Father?"

Tian Buli smiled and said, "When I was making tofu, didn't you follow me? But the fields are different from the tofu stalls. You can't just give them to others. What belongs to you belongs to you. When you get married in the future, you will understand the importance of the fields. They are all money."

Bao'er was a little shy, "My mother said she wanted to find a wife for you, second father. She mentioned it several times and then said she would wait until you passed the imperial examination. If you passed the imperial examination, you could marry a scholar's daughter."

The young wife Li Qin looked at Tian Buli and said, "That's right! My aunt has told us many times that warriors like those in Fuyuan Escort Agency can marry good women from well-off families. My dear husband, if you pass the imperial examination in the future, you must marry a lady from a well-off family to be worthy of you!"

Tian Buli was also unsure about his future, mainly because he felt that he lacked cultural level and was not as devoted to study as Mr. Hu. He was busy with life matters most of the time.

"Let's talk about it next year. It won't be too late after I pass the imperial examination."

Tongsheng, Linsheng, and Xiucai can take the exam every year, and the provincial examination for Juren is held every three years, and this year happens to be one of them.

The provincial examinations in this world are not held in spring, but in autumn.

In spring, there are examinations for students of Tongsheng, in summer for Xiucai, and in autumn for Juren.

There are very few people who can pass the exam all the way. Most officials study hard for three years or more than ten years before they pass the exam.

Tian Buli thought about the scholar and said quickly, "I will go to Qitian Mansion for two months in autumn to take care of Mr. Hu. If he passes the exam, you will have a father who is a juren."

Leopard said: "It's fine now."

Tian Buli reminded, "You can't talk like that at a time like this. You can keep silent, but you can't talk casually, especially when your mother and others are talking about your father's exam. It's better for you to go out and play than to talk nonsense, otherwise your mother will definitely beat you."

Leopard didn't quite understand this, but he still nodded and agreed obediently.

Mr. Hu worked hard since he took the examination for the status of a scholar in early spring. Not only did he pass the examination, but he also resolved his family feud and a long-cherished wish.

Now not only Tian Buli, many people have also begun to worry about the health condition of this sick man.

If Leopard got beaten for making sarcastic remarks at a time like this, he would have asked for it.

(End of this chapter)