Chapter 136: Landlord Dad's Trouble 23

Chapter 136: Landlord Dad's Trouble 23

Although Han Maode has been living a prosperous life these years, Liu Juhua's affair, his son's far away from his father and his family's closeness to Han Xingwang's family, and the fact that his only son and grandson is a fool and dumb, all these things have added a touch of gloom to his life. , life was not so satisfactory.

He often wanders into the village, and when he sees the villagers gathered together to chat and laugh, he will wonder if these people are talking about their family, what crimes their family has committed, and have five granddaughters in a row, and the only grandson is still a fool. Thinking of this, even if he ate white flour steamed buns and rice all at once, he couldn't feel happy.

His son has been raised badly, and he treats his enemies better than his father. Whose fault is this? It's his father's fault, it's his useless father who can't support his only son.

In the dead of night, he wished he could slap himself dozens of times, hating himself for wanting to marry that selfish woman Liu Juhua as his wife? So much so that the only son who is now like this is not close to him.

But after all, God was kind to him. He even let his son know about Han Xingwang and Liu Juhua's calculations. He knew what kind of person his son was. Well, he waited to see them bear his son's wrath.

But the son said that the stupid grandson is not stupid at all, and he can be cured. He just felt that the haze above his head was gone, and his whole body seemed to be alive again. If the grandson is good, even Liu Juhua's calculations in the past can be ignored by him.

I never thought that my grandson not only got better, could talk, but also studied with his son. The son said that his grandson was talented in reading and planned to send him to the town to study.

People in the village knew that they planned to send their grandson to study in the town, and privately said a lot of bitter words, thinking that his grandson was stupid at first, but even if he got better, he would be so smart.

He didn't worry about this at all, because his grandson was healed, and their family didn't have many other things, but they still had some money. In the future, they would marry a capable grandson's wife to their grandson. He didn't care that much.

But since the grandson went to school, every time he came back, he told him that he was rewarded by the master. He didn't care much about it before, and gradually he would think that his grandson is not a Wenqu star, who will really be able to test for talents and raise people in the future... Be a high official?

Now that grandson has won the first place in the county exam, how can he not be excited? He can't wait to spread the word to everyone in the town.

However, what the son said was right, the grandson just passed the county exam, so he shouldn't be too high-profile, even so, he still put on the new clothes his son bought for him in the county, and carried the new cigarette stick that his son bought for him in the county , put on the new shoes his wife made for him, and wandered out.

He knows exactly where the villagers like to get together and talk, squinting his old eyes, with a three-point smile on his face, he walks leisurely and familiarly to the crowded place, and at that stop, the talking people, Immediately, he stopped talking, and looked at the brand-new navy blue satin robe with his eyes.

Among them, a villager who was about his age joked, "Brother Maode, why are you willing to wear such bright clothes today?"

Han Maode glanced at him and patted the clothes on his body: "It's nothing, it's not that Han Ze took the book fair to the county for an exam, and brought me a few sets of clothes by the way, saying that the styles in the county are good-looking, you say it's not a waste Silver? But he bought everything, and now he doesn’t work, so he just put it on.”

The man laughed a few times: "Brother, you are enjoying yourself."

Han Maode sighed: "What kind of blessing do you enjoy, and you also need to contribute to the book fair."

Hearing what he said, the man asked again: "How did your Shubo go to the county for the exam?"

Han Maode took a few puffs from the dry cigarette holder: "It's not too bad, so I got the first place in the exam, and I said it was the top case in the county."

"No. 1? That's a big deal."

"It's nothing. It's just a county exam. It's still early. In the future, I have to go to the provincial government to take the college exam. Only after taking the college exam can I become a scholar. There are many talents in the provincial government, so it's difficult."

"It's okay, isn't Shubo only nine years old?"

"That's right, Han Xingwang's two grandsons are older than my family's Shubo. When I went back to the county, I got 170 or 80 in the exam. They are not in a hurry. Why should I be in a hurry?"

"Han Chengming's two children read Shubo earlier than Shubo, why are they not as good as Shubo?"

"How can I know that?"

"Too......"

Han Maode showed off his grandson enough in the village, and by the way, publicized the exam results of Han Chengming's two children, and then returned home satisfied.

In less than half a day, everyone in the village knew that Han Ze's son, Han Shubo, had won the first place in the exam. Han Chengming's two sons hadn't passed the exam yet, but they got 170 or 80 in the exam.

When Han Ze heard the rumors in the village, he didn't think it must be the old man who did it. He felt helpless and sad, but he could understand the old man's show off. After all, there was nothing at home for him to show off for so many years.

At this time, Han Chengming and his son also returned home. Han Xingwang and Liu Juhua already knew Han Jixue and Han Jiwen's exam results, so naturally they also heard the rumors from the villagers.

Liu Juhua couldn't help but scoffed: "The villain gets his wish."

Han Xingwang said slowly: "I don't blame Brother Maode either. After all, although his family has been rich all these years, there really hasn't been anything outstanding in the family. A few years ago, Han Ze's son couldn't speak, and he was also worried. It’s not good, we have to understand and understand him.”

Thinking of Han Ze going to the county town to buy clothes and cigarette holders for Han Maode, not even a piece of cloth for her, she couldn't help but swear: "Understood, if Han Maode hadn't married me, he would have no son , where did the grandson come from? She, Wang Lanhua, has been married to Han Maode for so many years, doesn't she only give birth to girl movies?"

After all, she always felt that Han Maode had treated her badly. Even if she did something wrong to Han Maode, Han Maode should treat her preferentially for the sake of giving birth to his only son. Instead of being like an enemy to her like now, even if the family has endless money, they won't give her a penny.

And that Wang Lanhua only gave birth to two maids for him, but raised her ex-husband's two sons, and hired a maid to serve her, can she be willing?

She was unwilling and had no choice but to be filial to her stepmother, that heartbroken Han Ze, what could she do?

Han Chengming sat on the chair, scratched his hair in distress, and frowned: "Father and mother, what about Han Ze and the others, we can't care so much now, it's April, so I asked the gentleman in the academy , the government examination requires five villagers and one scholar to recommend you, last time we went back to the county examination and our family spent fourteen taels of money for the nominees alone, this time we don’t have fifteen taels of silver, can we do it?”

It cost him twenty or thirty taels of silver to go back to the county examination. The government examination needs to be taken in the prefectural city. The travel expenses, board and lodging expenses plus the money of the recommender, there is no forty taels of silver, how can I do it?

Now he regrets supporting his two sons at the same time. It is too expensive to study the imperial examination. If only one son is studying, he can spend at least half of the money. Thinking of this, he turned his eyes, looked at the two sons, and had some thoughts in his heart.

Looking at the two sons, he said, "Go out first, I have something to talk to your grandparents."

Han Jixue obviously noticed the change in his father's face, and walked out calmly. When he reached the door, he looked at Han Jiwen: "Go and play, I'll wait for my father here, and tell him something later."

Han Jiwen didn't doubt that he was there, so he turned around and ran out. He was almost useless for studying and taking exams these days, and he was eager to go out and play.

Seeing him running out, Han Jixue quietly lay down by the door.

Han Chengming waited until his two sons had gone out, and he laughed at himself: "Father, I found out that it is impossible for a peasant family to support two children in the imperial examination, especially since our family is an outsider and does not have much land. My younger brother didn’t even have a family, so even if I saved some money, it wasn’t enough for the two children to study for the imperial examinations.”

Han Xingwang also knew this reason, he looked at Han Chengming: "Then what do you want to do?"

Han Chengming sighed: "Two children can only provide one, it's not that I'm cruel, it's really powerless."

Han Xingwang frowned, obviously disagreeing: "Although the ranking they got this time is not ideal, but they are still young, and they may not be able to pass the examination of scholars in the future, how can they just give up?"

Han Chengming looked at Han Xingwang helplessly: "I don't want to give up any of them, but the family really doesn't have that much money."

Han Xingwang frowned and looked at Liu Juhua, and asked, "His mother, what do you think?"

Of course Liu Juhua didn't want the two of them to give up either of their grandchildren, so she said without thinking, "Of course they have to be allowed to study."

Han Xingwang smiled, and said gently: "The matter of silver..."

Liu Juhua paused and looked at him: "As for the money, what can I do as an old woman? I can only rely on Chengming to earn it. That's his son. If he doesn't earn money, who will earn it?"

Han Chengming smiled bitterly and said, "Mother, even if I have ten hands, I can't earn that much money."

Han Xingwang lamented: "I also offended Brother Mao De and Han Ze very much at the beginning. If I hadn't offended them, I could have rented them at least a hundred acres of land. Why is my family so poor?"

Speaking of Han Ze, Han Chengming suddenly thought of Han Ze's yard in the county seat. He asked, "Father, how much property did Uncle Han Ze give Han Ze? He has bought fields and yards for so many years. Where did he get the money for buying the big yard?"

Han Xingwang said in a deep voice, "How much property do you have, it's just more than two hundred mu of land and a few hundred taels of silver. After all these years, how much can Huahua have left?"

Liu Juhua's eyes lit up: "Then where did he get the money to buy the fields and yards?" Her eyes widened suddenly: "Could it be that he did something bad?"

Han Chengming's eyes also lit up. If he did something bad, can they threaten him with this and ask him to share some money with them?

Han Xingwang snorted: "What bad things do you think Han Ze can do to get so much money?"

Han Chengming and Liu Juhua were stunned, "Then where do you think he got the money from?"

Han Xingwang frowned in thought, and suddenly his pupils widened slightly, "Han Ze has been growing flowers for the past two years, and even built a garden to grow flowers. If the flowers are useless, would he spend so much effort?"

Han Chengming came to a sudden: "Father, do you mean that Han Ze's money may be obtained by selling flowers?"

Han Xingwang nodded: "It's not possible, but very sure. I never thought of coming here before, but now the more I think about it, the more I feel that Han Ze made money by growing flowers. I saw people driving several carriages to pull flowers , I think it's the nobleman who bought Han Zehua."

Liu Juhua was not happy when she heard that Han Ze had made money, but only felt angry, aggrieved and unwilling, she said angrily: "No wonder I often see Wang Lanhua wearing new clothes in the past two years, and my feelings are all because of Han Ze's earning money." Silver, what a white-eyed wolf, what a Han Ze, earning money, not talking about giving flowers to my own mother, but buying clothes for my stepmother, and buying a dowry for a sister who was not born by a mother, it’s really good!"

Han Xingwang said: "Han Ze really shouldn't. It stands to reason that Han Ze's uncle's property belongs to their Han family. You, a mother, have remarried. If you don't give it to you, don't give it to you. But the money he earned by himself is worthy of filial piety." You one or two."

Liu Juhua stood up suddenly: "No, I have to go to Han Ze."

Han Xingwang pulled her to sit down: "What are you in a hurry for? It's not like you don't understand Han Ze's temperament. We have to figure it out slowly. If you are so reckless, will he talk to you?"

Liu Juhua also felt impulsive when she thought of what he said to Han Ze those few times.

Outside the door, Han Jixue stood up straight and quietly went back to his room. He clenched his fists, grandma and dad were dazzled by money, but he didn't. He knows better than anyone else what uncle's temperament is. Even if he earned the money himself, as long as he doesn't want to, no one can take the money out of his hands, not even his grandma, nor the uncle's own mother.

Since grandma can't get money from uncle, then he and Jiwen must have one of them who can't continue to study and take the imperial examination.

Han Jiwen!

He squinted his eyes. He didn't expect Jiwen to do better than him in the exam this time. It seems that this kid's knowledge is not much worse than his. He clenched his fingers and his face was gloomy. If Han Shubo was the big obstacle on his way to success, then Han Jiwen was the little obstacle.

Since it was an obstacle, he had to get rid of it one by one, otherwise how could he succeed in success and fame?

Han Xingwang and the others didn't know that their words had been heard by Han Jixue, and they were still discussing how to 'impress' Han Ze. Han Chengming said, "Why don't we have a whole table of wine and food, and invite Han Ze to come over for a drink. After a few glasses of wine , When Han Ze is drunk, won't he be at our mercy?"

Han Xingwang also said: "Even if you don't let me manipulate you, if you eat and drink together, you can get in touch with each other. You are his mother. If you coax him with a few kind words, even if his heart is as hard as a rock, he will soften."

Liu Juhua stood up: "Then, Chengming is going to buy vegetables, and I'm going to call Han Ze?"

Han Chengming thought of Yinzi who was about to arrive, so he sighed excitedly, "I'm going to buy vegetables." After walking a few steps, he turned around and stretched out his hand: "Mom, Yinzi?"

Liu Juhua glared at him, but still gave him the money.

Han Chengming took the silver, weighed it, hummed a tune and left.

Liu chrysanthemum walked quickly to Hanjiayuanzi. Han Ze was planting and watering the flowers in the garden. She walked over and said with a smile, "Where is Han Ze planting flowers?"

Han Ze looked up at her, hummed, and continued to water the flowers with the water bottle.

Willow Chrysanthemum laughed twice: "It's good to plant flowers, it's good to plant flowers..."

Han Ze lowered his head and asked while watering the flowers, "Why are you here?"

Liu Juhua hurriedly said: "A few children have passed the county exam. I'm going to celebrate. Come over for dinner at noon?"

Han Ze glanced at her: "I'm busy, so I won't go."

Liu Juhua was in a hurry: "I have prepared your food and drink, how can you not go?"

Han Ze put down the kettle: "Mom, what do you want from me? Can you talk about something? I dare not eat your family's food."

Liu Juhua's expression was a little unnatural, and she said angrily, "What's wrong with asking you to eat a meal? You're being pushy? I, a mother, can't cook a meal for my son?"

Han Ze smiled but said, "Mother, it is still possible for you to cook for brother Han Chengming, but I have never eaten a meal made by you since I was a child, and I am not greedy. Besides, now that someone cooks for me, there is no shortage of that kind of meal." Meal."

Liu Juhua was silenced by him, her old face turned blue, she really didn't cook for Han Ze.

Han Ze said with a smile: "Okay, mother, don't be angry, just talk about what you have to do? There is no need to do unnecessary things."

Liu Juhua gritted her teeth, hating again and again, she could only ask loudly: "I heard you made a lot of money selling flowers?"

Han Ze didn't hide it either: "I earned some money. I earn money by my ability. I don't steal or grab it. What's wrong?"

Of course there is nothing wrong with that.

Liu Juhua looked at him and said bluntly: "Since you have earned so much money, I have no more money to use. Give me some money."

Han Ze laughed and said, "Mother, why do you ask me for money? You have no money to use, you should go to Han Chengming and Uncle Xingwang, what do you want me for?"

Liu Juhua looked at him: "You are also my son, I am not greedy for Han Maode's money, but you should give me some of the money you earn yourself?"

Han Ze hummed: "I can give you money."

Liu Juhua said happily: "Really?"

Han Ze smiled and said, "As long as you and Uncle Xingwang are separated, I will support you."

"What did you say?" Liu Juhua's eyes widened, and she pointed at him bitterly: "You let me get together? What do you care about?"

Han Ze was also very helpless: "Mother, you are Uncle Xingwang's daughter-in-law now, from Uncle Xingwang's family, not from my family, even if my money is not given by my father, but I earned it myself, there is no reason to support others family."

Liu Juhua's eyes were red, and she roared, "But you are my son!"

Han Ze also said: "But you didn't want me back then, you remarried."

Liu Juhua's chest was blocked. If I knew Han Ze was of this virtue, I might as well strangle him to death. Why is she so irritating.

Liu Juhua pointed at him and threatened: "I don't care, you have to give me money, otherwise, or I won't leave."

Han Ze asked her, "Aren't you going? Are you agreeing to get together?"

Liu Juhua covered her chest and shook it.

Han Ze ignored her, looked at the servant next to him, and said, "Go to Han Xingwang's house and ask Han Chengming to come over and take his mother back, or let his mother and his father get together, and stay at my house if they don't get married. My parents misunderstood, what should I do?"

The servant: "..."

Han Ze glared at him: "Go."

The servant ran away in a hurry.

Liu Juhua's face was livid: "..."