Yoshida Mii

Chapter 253 Song Bai's Choice
Lin Shi and Zhang Qian have already returned for a series of activities such as calling on the county magistrate after being selected as a scholar.Song Bai, who lived up to expectations and failed the ranking, naturally came back earlier than them.

Song Bai lingered outside until it was dark, and then sneaked into the house at night, in order not to run into the folks in the village.

Unexpectedly, when he entered the door, Song Zhaodi came out to pour water out of Aunt Song's second aunt Song's foot-washing basin. When she saw a black figure jumping in, she screamed in fright, and a basin of dirty water for washing feet was poured Buckle to her feet.

"Stop barking!" Song Bai was nervous at first, but when he heard his niece barking like a butcher, he became even more angry, and added angrily in a low voice, "It's me."

Song Zhaodi was relieved when she heard Song Bai's voice, curled her lips in dissatisfaction, and shouted to Westinghouse behind her, "Mother, third uncle is back!"

Song Bai just wanted to stop Song Zhaodi, but it was already too late, Second Aunt Song and Second Uncle Song had already opened the curtain and came out, leaning on the door frame with their hands clasped, Song Yu said with a mocking smile: "Oh, the great scholar is back! Why haven't the people who announced the good news come out yet?" Come on, are you back first?"

"Father, mother, the great scholar of our family is back! Your second elder, hurry up and come out and have a look!" Second Aunt Song called even more exaggeratedly.

Even Da Mao and Er Mao followed the example of their parents and looked at Song Bai with a sneer, making Song Bai even more ashamed.

Song Bai was angry and hated, his face was flushed red, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, he was ashamed, at this moment, he couldn't tell whether he should hate the second wife who laughed at him, or hate the next door That Lin Shi who was admitted as a scholar made him even more useless.

Mrs. Huang and Mr. Song were old and went to bed early, and they got up quickly when they heard the noise.Hearing Aunt Song's running on her youngest son so much, Huang lifted the curtain of the main room with a face, and scolded impolitely with his hands on his hips: "What's your name? A wild cat's name is Chun as loud as yours! Go back to the house and sleep with you!" Go! Take all the children to the house, the noise in the middle of the night is unbearable!"

Second Aunt Song curled her lips, and greeted Da Mao and Zhao Di to enter the house. Before she lowered the curtain, she deliberately loudly said to Mrs. Huang: "Mother, the third child is back, this family should be divided!"

"Share your mother's legs!" Huang cursed angrily, and dragged Song Bai into the room.

Old man Song had already lit the oil lamp in the house. Seeing his son's thin face, old man Song didn't know what to say.

Mrs. Huang pulled Song Bai to sit down, touched Song Bai's face distressedly, and said, "I'm thinner, much thinner than when I left!"

Song Bai didn't say a word, he really didn't know what to say, he lowered his eyes and looked at the beating dim oil lamp, the three of them were silent for a while, Huang finally made up his mind and said: "San'er, you go back first." Rest in the house, I'll boil water for you, we won't pass the exam this year, and next year. Parents still pay for your studies, you're not stupid, but you're missing a chance, sooner or later a scholar can't escape."

Seeing Huang's statement, old man Song also hurriedly said: "Yes, listen to your mother, don't think too much, and don't listen to your second brother and second sister-in-law's nonsense, there is nothing you can hear from those two people. Concentrate on Studying your books and preparing for next year's exam is your real business."

For the first time, Song Bai felt so much pressure in front of his parents. Seeing that Mrs. Huang and Mr. Song didn't say a word of blame, Song Bai couldn't wait to go back to the house, so he stood up and said, "Hey, I'm going back first, I haven't slept for a few days Alright." After saying that, he returned to his Westinghouse as if fleeing.

The next morning, Song Bai woke up full of sleep, and as soon as he went out, he heard Second Aunt Song laughing in the yard: "Oh, Mr. Xiucai woke up? Tsk tsk, after all, scholars are blessed. Woke up and worked for half a day, Mr. Xiucai just got up!"

Because Song Bai came back, Second Aunt Song started to quarrel with Huang early in the morning. She only said that she was not comfortable, that she was tired from work yesterday and could not go to the field today. No way, Second Aunt Song is not afraid of scolding now, and there is Song Bai who is Huang's weakness, so Huang has no choice but to go to the ground and let Second Aunt Song and Song Zhaodi cook at home.

When several people came down to the ground, Song Bai was still sound asleep, Huang had no choice but to put the small stove secretly made for Song Bai in the main room, and waited for Song Bai to eat after getting up.

Song Bai felt that his life was unbearably miserable. Second Aunt Song called him either a scholar or a champion, making a mess of sarcasm, and would always talk about Lin Shi next door and Zhang Qian from the town.Although Second Aunt Song also hated Lin Shi very much, and even had a dislike for Zhang Qian who hadn't met much, she didn't want Lin Shi to be a scholar.But the problem is precisely, if someone like Lin Shi wins, why don't you win Song Bai?Why do you still enjoy the offerings of your family?When even Er Mao gets up early and goes to the field, how can you, a young and strong man, still have the face to sleep until the sun shines on your butt?

At home, all I could hear was Second Aunt Song's sharp sarcasm, Song Bai couldn't sit still, opened his book, and threw it aside irritably before turning two pages, let alone wanting to go for a walk, Everyone knew that Lin Shi passed the exam but he didn't. He didn't want to go out and be compared with that kid Lin Shi.

How could he pass the exam!Song Bai lay on the bed restlessly, tossing and turning, but the brat who has only been studying in the town for more than a year, probably couldn't even recognize the characters before, so why did he hit it?
Is it a gift for the county master?Or was it just really shit luck?Song Bai couldn't figure it out, he was angry, and he didn't know where to vent it. Under the sadness, he just felt like those troubled sons in the scriptures. Even the wild woman in the country dares to speak out and ridicule, and when she rises to prominence, let's see how he will deal with these people to vent his anger!Song Bai thought bitterly.

However, he couldn't bear it until Song Baifei became Huang Tengda.Not long after, the busy autumn harvest came to an end, because Song Bai didn't go to the academy to study, so this year's food didn't need to be sold, and the family finally had enough to eat, and Second Aunt Song's complexion was rare For a few days, he didn't sneer at Song Bai.

It’s just that Song Bai couldn’t hold on anymore. One of the reasons was that Lin Shi came back, and Xin Xiucai lived next door to him. He went to Lin’s house to congratulate him all day long. I don’t know how many people wanted to talk to Mr. Xiucai.Lin Shi is as lively and triumphant as he is desolate and short of breath.

"What's the big deal!" Song Bai angrily said, "He is only 48 people, and the country people just don't know much. Is this scholar the same as scholar?"

Second Aunt Song snorted, curled her lips and said, "We are all illiterate vulgar people. We don't know the difference between a scholar and a scholar. We only know the difference between those who are admitted to a scholar and those who are not." the same!"

The second reason is that Song Bai himself doesn't want to study anymore, and now he is annoyed when he picks up a book. Before, he honestly stayed at home to read and review. It was because of Dong Bao's incident that he was panicked and frightened, so he had to stay at home and save his money. He wanted to hibernate for two days and pass the exam soaring to the sky to impress everyone, but unfortunately he failed again this time, which completely destroyed him.

Originally, Song Bai was not a person who loves to study. He had been studying in the academy before. He just wanted to live in the town and receive support from his family. He had some food, clothing and flowers. Reading was just an excuse for him to live a comfortable life. Now living in the country, the food is barely enough, and he can't go out. He has only been back for a few days, and he feels aggrieved. He really can't live the life of studying behind closed doors.

Maybe I'm not the material for reading!Song Bai thought depressedly.Now he doesn't want to go to the academy to study anymore, Wenfeng Academy won't accept him, and other academies are even more useless, and it costs more money to be far away from home, and the second elder brother and second sister-in-law at home will never agree to pay any more For him to study.

Lin Shi helped his parents and grandpa to harvest autumn at home, pulling sticks in the field, plowing and planting, and all the living records are the same. If others don’t know, they won’t be able to distinguish this peasant boy in coarse clothes, trousers waist, and straw hat. Is a talent!
Everyone praised Lin Shi and envied Lin Fu and his wife for having such a sensible and capable son. In contrast, Song Bai, a man who was a few years older than Lin Shi, stayed at home all day and couldn't come out. It makes people want to curl their lips when they mention it.

When the autumn harvest was over, Song Bai finally couldn't bear it any longer, and he hesitated to old man Song and Mrs. Huang: "Father, mother, I, I don't want to study anymore... I, I can't pass the exam... I don't want to be a scholar either..." I don't want to take the exam!"

Mrs. Huang seemed to have been hit by a thunderbolt from the blue sky. When she came back to her senses, she grabbed Song Bai and stared at her and shouted, "Why don't you miss me? Did your second brother and sister-in-law talk nonsense again? I, I beat those two to death." Go bastard!"

"Hey, hey!" Song Bai hurriedly pulled Huang Shi back, not saying that he didn't want to miss him, but said vaguely: "Mother, I can't ignore the meaning of my second brother and second sister-in-law... I listen to it every day. I can't calm down to study those sour words, and I will waste it year after year, and it is still useless."

Huang wiped away tears in distress, feeling as if the sky was falling, how much money and painstaking effort did the whole family spend for Song Bai?Counting on Song Bai to be more promising than his eldest son Song Yang, he didn't expect that in the end, it would be nothing but a bamboo basket to fetch water.

"Don't listen to your second brother and second sister-in-law, they still can't manage this family, mother told you to study at home, I see who dares to say sour words between them in the future, whoever dares to speak, I will drive out of this house naked Get out!" Huang said, holding Song Bai's hand.

Song Bai was in a hurry, he really couldn't stay in this dilapidated countryside, he couldn't go out, he couldn't go in, he couldn't read a book, he was really suffocated to death, in a hurry, he told the truth, "Mom, I , I don’t want to study, I don’t like to study! Besides, Lin Shi has won, what do people think of me? I, I can’t afford to lose this person, so I don’t want to study!”

Old man Song sighed, and said: "San'er, you have been studying for a few years... You have a tender skin and tender meat, what else can you do besides studying? You can't do the work in the field, but you can do it." Don't come!"

(End of this chapter)