Fourth Master's childhood sweetheart

Chapter 715

After walking out from the inn, Hong Yao looked at the people coming and going all around, feeling happy in his heart.

The people live and work in peace and contentment, and most of them have smiles on their faces.Only in this way can the Qing Dynasty become more prosperous and powerful in the future.

"Selling biscuits—selling biscuits—"

As soon as Hong Yao walked to the street, he heard the shouts of selling sesame seed cakes.Almost instantly, his eyes moved in the direction of the voice.

Seed cakes are also his favorite food since he was a child.

Moreover, Hong Yao once heard from Yu Yu that when his Ama and Er Niang went to the south of the Yangtze River, because Er Niang was pregnant, they stayed in Jinan Mansion.

At that time, Tong Jia Xili and Yinzhen came out together, and once ate a sesame seed baked by an old grandfather on the side of a bridge.Moreover, he was given money to help his grandson go to school.

Hong Yao looked around and saw that the baker was still an old man.His hair is gray, but his spirit is hale and hearty.And beside him, there is indeed a bridge.

Huh?
Could it be that he just came out here, and ran into the sesame seed stall that his mother-in-law ate?

Hong Yao was secretly delighted, and hurriedly walked through the crowd towards the yelling old grandfather.

The old man was making pancakes, and when he saw Hong Yao coming, he asked, "Young master, do you want some pancakes? I have been pancakes on this street for decades, and my pancakes are the best."

After the grandfather finished speaking, a very kind expression appeared on his face.

He has been making pancakes on this street for decades?

As soon as Hong Yao heard this, he felt that there was a door.Maybe, he really is the old grandfather that my mother saw back then.

"Grandpa, hello." Hong Yao seemed a little reserved, and asked, "Ten years ago, when my mother-in-law came to Jiangnan, she was passing through Economic Nanfu, and she also ate pancakes from a grandfather on the side of the bridge."

"I don't know if it was you. My mother-in-law was with my Ama at that time. I heard that she once gave some money to the grandpa and grandson at that time, so that he could study hard."

Hong Yao wanted to know if this old man was the same old man back then.

If yes, how is his grandson reading now?His grandson is older than him. If he had taken the imperial examination, he might have been able to make some progress by now, right?
As soon as the old man heard Hong Yao's words, Panbing's hands froze instantly.He looked at Hong Yao, his eyes turned red for a moment.

"You are Engong's son?" The old man's voice trembled, and he wanted to kneel down immediately.

Hong Yao never thought that his curiosity would make the old man show such a look, so he immediately stepped forward to help the old man up.

"Grandpa, you don't have to do this."

Hong Yao patted his head shyly, and said, "I am an official in the capital, and I went to the south of the Yangtze River with the late emperor to observe the people's sentiments."

"Now I am too busy with trifles to come out, so let me go south to see the situation along the way. I just arrived here in Jinan, and I remembered you, so I wanted to ask."

The old man seemed quite emotional, he had no doubts about Hong Yao's words.

Although people from all over the world knew what happened that year, but when he saw Hong Yao, he seemed to be able to see some of the appearance of the old benefactor.

"My grandson passed the Juren examination and is very promising."

The old man smiled and said, looking a little relieved, and said: "Although the money given by the benefactor was not much, it made him firm in his belief in studying. It is also thanks to the benefactor that he is what he is now."

"Have you passed the exam?"

Hong Yao looked happy, and continued to ask: "Where do you work now? A Juren in his early twenties, the future is boundless!"

Mentioning this, the old man's face showed a bit of bitterness, as if there was something unspeakable hidden in it.

Seeing that the old man hesitated to speak, Hong Yao looked a little puzzled and strange, so he asked, "Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Is there something hidden?"

The old man shook his head, glanced at Hong Yao, and said, "It's nothing. Don't ask about this matter, young master."

...

Don't ask, how can this work!

Hong Yao refused, and continued: "Grandpa, don't worry, now the Qing Dynasty is governed by officials, and the emperor will be more diligent for the people after he ascends the throne. If the local people have grievances, they will definitely be resolved."

The old man's eyes flickered, and he asked after a while, "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Hong Yao nodded and said, "If you really have something to hide, just tell me."

After Hong Yao's questioning, the old man who seemed very embarrassed finally finally spoke out slowly about a concern that had been in his heart for nearly half a year.

Back then, after Tong Jia Xili and Yinzhen gave the old grandpa's grandson, they sent the grandson to a better school in Jinan Prefecture to be a school boy.

The book boy, who is studying with the children of the rich family.The education they receive is the same, but they have to help others with their work and so on.

Such days are actually nothing to the young grandson.As long as he can read, let alone being a book boy, he is willing to do odd jobs, chop firewood and cook for others.

The days of being a book boy lasted for about ten years.Since then, the growing grandson began to study hard at home and prepare for the scientific examinations again and again.

From the children's examination to the township examination to the provincial examination, he has achieved good results.Although there was still some gap with those top ones, he finally passed the Juren examination in his early twenties.

For these farmers, it is already a big deal to have a scholar in their village.Having a Juren in their village was a major event that shocked the whole town.

Juren can change the future and destiny of their entire family.

After winning the examination, the little grandson took a small official of the ninth rank to do it. He was diligent and conscientious, and he always remembered Yinzhen's compassion for the poor people like them back then.

It's just the way of heaven and earth...

A little bookboy by my side at the beginning has become a Juren in a flash.This incident made a kid from a rich family very unbalanced in his heart.

Relying on the relationship in the family, the son of the rich family intentionally created a big problem for the little grandson when he was on a business trip.He messed up his errand and was severely punished and removed from his post by his immediate superior.

From then on... no one asked him to work again.

"Is there such a thing?"

After Hong Yao listened to the old man's narration, he was very upset.What he hates the most is these bullying things.Obviously I have no ability, but I want to vent it on others!What a waste!

PS: Here, the grandfather is named Tian Qi, the little grandson is named Tian Yun, and the bully is named Zhou Xian. (These names will be used in the next chapter)
(End of this chapter)