79. The Farmer Who Became the Top Scholar

"May our ancestors bless you."

When the Yan family returned to the village, the villagers of Yongning Village, who had received the news long ago, were already waiting at the entrance of the village, especially Yan Chu's family, who were looking forward to the path outside the village.

When the ox cart just arrived at the village, Yan Chu had not yet gotten off the ox cart, but was hugged by several sisters, and other clan members also happily greeted him.

In today's world where clan consciousness is strong, the more promising descendants in the clan, the better for the clan members.

"Yan Chu", now it's time to call him Yan Lu, looking at the sisters who haven't seen each other for many years, his face showed some excitement and nostalgia.

Now I have a good relationship with my sisters, and I didn't refuse them to visit me in the capital because I was afraid that my family would let it slip like in the last life. My second sister is not promised to that rough man who loves to drink and beat people. Everything still has a chance to turn around.

"Second sister, third sister, fourth sister."

Yan Lu stepped forward and asked the three sisters.

Although this cousin from the next room is not as good at looking down on others as the eldest cousin, he has always been cold and indifferent to them, the second-room siblings, and has never taken the initiative to greet them before.

Yan Meihua and the others felt strange, but thinking that their younger brother is now the first in the county examination, which has earned them a lot of face, it is normal for the eldest room to see that their room is about to rise, so they deliberately make friends with them.

Thinking of this, Yan Meihua and the sisters are even more proud of their younger brother.

"Yan Chu is really a proud child for our Yan family. He is the youngest first in the county examination. Third mother-in-law, don't be confused. Not everyone is worthy of our Yan Chu now."

Old man Yan is the third among his cousins, so the villagers sometimes call him San Gong, and the third mother-in-law of Yan Jiang.

The one who is speaking now is the daughter-in-law of the clan leader. Although her generation is younger than Yan Jiang, her husband is the future clan leader, so it is not too much to say such words.

Fu Zhenzhen, who was standing behind the Yan family, seemed to realize that the lady was talking about her. She had also heard the rumors in the village these days. She clutched the corner of her clothes, lowered her head and pursed her lips without saying a word. She also felt that he was the first in the county examination and a future scholar. How could a little girl like her be worthy of him?

My mother-in-law bought me to be a child bride, but she would definitely not be the child bride of such a powerful brother.

Fu Zhenzhen quietly raised her head, glanced at the boy surrounded by everyone, and then quickly lowered her head.

However, he is really handsome.

"Aunt, what you said is not right. When marrying a virtuous woman, we should look at her virtue, speech, appearance, and achievements. It has nothing to do with her background. As long as she is excellent in the four virtues of women, she is a good match regardless of her background."

Yan Lu frowned and stood up. The reason why he ended up like that in his previous life was because he failed Fu Zhenzhen, which caused Fu Yugui's revenge. Since he was reborn this time, he would certainly not let himself make the same mistake again.

In fact, Fu Zhenzhen is also a good girl. She is gentle and polite. Compared with the spoiled princess, she is much less troublesome. Her biggest failure at the beginning was that she did not have a prominent family background, but later Fu Yugui's appearance also showed that Fu Zhenzhen's family still had capable people.

So it was not so difficult to accept for "himself" to marry Fu Zhenzhen.

As long as "I" marry Fu Zhenzhen, those things will not happen. With his talent and the help of himself who is familiar with the future historical process, whether it is the past self or the present self, they will create a brilliant future for the Yan family together.

Yan Lu felt that he had figured out the meaning of his rebirth. He would keep an eye on the present self and make him pay back what he owed Fu Zhenzhen. Moreover, as Yan Lu, without Fu Zhenzhen's ties, he could marry the princess as in his previous life.

Of course, Yan Lu had not thought about whether he should marry the princess who was unwilling to forgive him for his daughter despite his desperate begging and quickly arranged to marry the new Tanhua in the second year after his divorce. Perhaps after getting this chance to start over, he could change to a more suitable royal woman.

"Brother Yan is young, but he is eloquent."

As for women, there are no rules that restrict women, such as women's virtues. Yan Yan, a nine-year-old child, said this so fluently. In the eyes of these country women, he is not a good man.

The daughter-in-law of the clan leader is also flattered by many people in the village. She was humiliated in front of so many people, and her face was not good. However, because Yan Yan was still a child, his third cousin was a promising man, so she couldn't say anything to such a child.

"It's really not painful if the knife doesn't cut yourself, Third Aunt, I think your grandson likes the girl you bring home very much, so don't pull the wrong red line when the time comes."

The child bride is pitiful, but at the same time she is also looked down upon by everyone. In this era, the child bride is like a slave who sells herself. She is a person without personality. If she is beaten to death, she will be wrapped in a mat and thrown into the back mountain. Such a person is not suitable for Yan Chu, a child who is about to become a scholar.

"Wan Fang, you are really joking. We in the Yan family don't have a tradition of raising child brides. I took Zhenzhen home as my granddaughter out of pity. There is no such thing as a child bride. She is not Xiaobao's child bride, nor is she Erbao's child bride. But if the child falls in love with her in the future, that's another matter."

Yan Jiang took advantage of the fact that everyone was here and hurriedly spoke clearly. Ever since the news came that her little grandson had been admitted to the criminal justice system, her old man had been criticizing her for the stupid thing she had done. Yan Jiang herself was also worried. She regretted it. Now there were rumors in the village. She had explained it many times when she visited the house, but no one believed her.

Now that the little grandson has been admitted to the case, everyone should probably believe her clarification this time. After all, she is stupid, and she will not be stupid enough to give her rich grandson a bought wife.

However, this daughter-in-law is not worthy of the youngest grandson, and it is hard to say with the second grandson. This time he was ill and could not take the county examination. According to what was previously agreed, the family will no longer support him in education in the future. If the other party marries a daughter-in-law If so, that kid Zhen Zhen is pretty good.

She works hard and quickly, and is well-behaved and sensible. Such a daughter-in-law makes people happy to look at her.

Because of this, the old lady didn't say anything, but her attitude was already obvious.

Regardless of the faint disappointment in Fu Zhenzhen's heart, the second roommate of the Yan family was very happy. It was not that Fu Zhenzhen was not good, but that the identity she had been bought for was a bit embarrassing.

The happiest ones are Peach Blossom and Orchid. Their sisters are similar in age to Fu Zhenzhen, and they live in the same house. In the past, because of her status as a child bride, which was rumored in the village, they did not dare to get close to her, for fear of getting too close. It only deepens the misunderstanding of others. Now it's better. Grandma has explained clearly. They can't be sisters-in-law, but they can be friends.

Because Yan Chu passed the exam, the village was filled with joy, but everyone understood that everything would not be settled before the end of the college exam.

Seeing the tired look on Yan Chu's face, everyone let him go home without saying much. They were all waiting for him to make a splash during the hospital exam and bring honor to their Yongning Village and the Yan clan.

*****

That night, Yan Chu studied his books as usual and traced a hundred large characters. Then he was about to turn off the lights and go to the Kang. When he was near the window, he suddenly heard some rustling noises outside the yard.

At this time, everyone in the family should be asleep.

Yan Chu opened the window a small crack and saw a thin figure carrying a bucket of water under the moonlight, and poured it into the large water tank in the yard with great effort.

The Yan family did not have a well, so if they wanted to drink water, they had to go to the public well in the village. Fortunately, the well was very close to the Yan family, and it was only a thirty-step walk away.

In the past, Yan Changxi fetched the well water at home. These days, he is accompanying his son in the county seat, so the family naturally has one less labor force to fetch water.

Looking at the girl struggling to carry the water, Yan Chu sighed, closed the window and walked out.

"This water, I...I'll just beat it. You're a scholar, don't hurt your hand."

Seeing Yan Chu coming out and looking like he was about to take the bucket from her hand, Fu Zhenzhen was so shocked that she could hardly speak.

"If you make your voice louder, you will wake up everyone at home." Yan Chu is not a weak scholar. These years' scientific examinations are not only a test of a person's talent, but also a test. Depending on one's physical constitution, after all, not everyone can stay peacefully in the scientific research shed for several days in the coldest months of winter and the dog days of summer, even if they can't eat well or sleep well.

Therefore, almost as soon as he came to this world, Yan Chu secretly practiced a unique set of fitness techniques that he had learned as a general in his previous life. Even though he was only nine years old now, his strength could not be underestimated.

Just carrying a pot of water is a trivial matter.

After listening to Yan Chu's words, Fu Zhenzhen did not dare to open her mouth anymore. She just looked at the bucket in his hand eagerly and followed him step by step, planning to take it back at any time when the other party could no longer lift it.

Yan Chu was very strong, carrying the two buckets back and forth, and quickly filled the water tank with water.

Fu Zhenzhen's eyes changed from nervousness at the beginning to admiration later. The way she looked at Yan Chu was almost like stars.

He is good at reading and has such great strength, the young man in front of him cannot find anything bad to do.

Fu Zhenzhen thought that she was indeed not worthy of him.

"Do you want to know how to read?"

After finishing picking up the water, Fu Zhenzhen looked down at her toes, wondering if she should say thank you to Yan Chu. Before she could think about it, she heard the question from the young man opposite.

She raised her head, thinking that the other party might have seen her secretly learning to write on the baskets of calligraphy papers he had hidden in the woodshed. Her cheeks were red, her lips were twitching, and she was so nervous that she didn't know how to speak.

"From now on, I will teach you how to write every night after everyone else is asleep. Don't you want to learn?"

Yan Chu touched the little girl's slightly yellow hair. It seemed that increasing the family's income would have to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

"Just nod if you want to learn. Grandma has said that you are the girl she adopted as her granddaughter. That is my sister. With such a close relationship, there is no need to be polite to my brother."

Before deciding how to deal with the relationship with Fu Zhenzhen, it is best for them to be siblings.

When Yan Chu first came to this world, he thought about teaching his sisters how to read. However, for the second sister and the others, learning embroidery was more important than learning calligraphy. They only learned some common characters and how to write their own names from him. No matter how hard he tried to persuade me, he wouldn't come.

It is virtue for a woman to have no talent. This wrong etiquette has delayed many girls.

Therefore, after seeing Fu Zhenzhen's interest in calligraphy, Yan Chu came up with this idea. Let's not mention it for now. It is always good for her to learn more calligraphy and broaden her horizons.

elder brother.

Fu Zhenzhen said this silently in her heart. She remembered her brother who went to find food for her and never came back. His life or death was unknown.

She lowered her head, not wanting Yan Chu to see her tears. Fu Zhenzhen nodded vigorously with a strong nasal tone.

She felt that she was still lucky. Although she was sold by her aunt, she met such a good family.