Be a master through ancient times

Chapter 2 Why Are You Not an Official?



He thought that after saying this, the others would feel relieved.But except for Xiao Yuan who had a little smile on his face, everyone else was still frowning.

"Little brother, don't take things to heart. The doctor said it's not good to be bored in your heart." The honest man said, their father died early, and the burden of the whole family fell on him, so that his Faced with looking a little older than his peers.

Chu Ci was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the original owner had said countless words that he was fine after being injured, and naturally these words could no longer comfort them.

"It's true. I'm a little hungry. Is there anything to eat at home?" Since the original owner returned home, he hardly touched a drop of water except for the daily medicinal soup, let alone eating. This was also a reason for the family to worry.

Now hearing him shouting that he was hungry, everyone felt relieved, knowing that it was good to be hungry, and it was good to be open.After all, those are fates, and one cannot fight with fates.

"Yes, yes, I will ask your sister-in-law to kill a chicken and make soup for you right away."

"Brother, no need, I can't drink chicken soup now, just eat some porridge." Chu Ci quickly stopped him.

"Hey, I'll go right away." Brother Chu went out happily.

Chu Ci's mother looked at Big Brother Chu's back, then turned her head and said to Chu Ci, "Your brother and sister-in-law are all good, you have to raise your spirits, and support them when you grow up. I want you two brothers to support each other. Little Er, stop fighting with yourself..."

She began to cry as she spoke. During this period of time, the family has been in a gloomy state. As a woman, she has nothing to do. Every day, she sees that the vitality on Xiaoer's face is getting less and less. She dare not cry. For fear of causing bad luck.

Seeing him slowly recovering now, she finally let go of her heart.

Chu Ci sat up and patted her on the back. He didn't know what to say, but since he assumed this status, he would definitely take the responsibility.

……

It has been three days since I woke up that day.

In the past three days, Chu Ci actively took medicine and cooperated with the treatment, and he looked much better, and his face was no longer pale and lifeless.

He himself felt that he had gained some strength, so he wanted to go out and have a look.

Although it can be seen from the room he lives in that his family is not very good, but only after he left the room did he know what it means to be poor.

There are three houses built of loess that can live in people.One room for himself, one room for his brother and sister-in-law, one room for his mother and his little nephew.The kitchen was outside, just a small shack made of wood.There is a yard, but it is just surrounded by branches and bamboo sticks.

There is a dining hall in the middle of the house, and a yellowed New Year picture is pasted in the middle, and a wooden shelf is set up on it. Burnt incense.

An Eight Immortals table was placed in the middle of the dining hall, with a stack of pickles and four bowls of corn porridge on it.This porridge is so clear that there is not much corn in it.

Chu Ci thought of the white rice porridge he ate these days, with mixed feelings in his heart.Scholars in ancient times had a high status, and they were divided into three, six, and nine grades when it came to food.

He walked out the door and found his little nephew was scratching something in front of a grass cage with his butt pouted, so he called out to him, "Xiao Yuan, what are you doing?"

"Uncle," Xiao Yuan turned his head, "I was touching the eggs, but I didn't touch them. The chicken hasn't laid eggs for several days." He pouted, looking unhappy.

"What did grandma and your parents do?"

"Tianqing went to grab the corn."

Chu Ci is clear, since he came these few days, it seems to be raining every day, but today it is sunny.Peasants depend on the sky to eat, and when the weather is fine, they naturally have to go to work.

"Then who made this meal?"

"Me," Xiao Yuan blinked, "I knew how to cook last year, uncle, did you forget?"

Chu Ci was speechless, how would he tell Xiao Yuan, in fact, his uncle didn't even know that he could cook?

The original owner was a scholar, and was a bit lively when he was a child. After reading for a few years, he became more and more silent. Basically, he "kept his ears off the window and read only the books of sages".

For him, everything except reading is mundane, so how can he care about who cooks the meals at home?

"I've been sick for so long that I almost forgot about it." Chu Ci smiled, then dragged a small bench and sat down, "Xiao Yuan, come here, I'll test you, do you know what uncle does every day?"

The memories left to him by the original owner are basically related to reading, and he has hardly seen anything he did besides reading.

"Uncle, let's read."

"Just read?"

"That's right, they all said that uncle who studies every day will one day become an official. Uncle, why haven't you become an official yet?" Xiao Yuan asked.

Chu Ci was silent, if the original owner heard this sentence, he would probably vomit three liters of blood.If you get involved in a case of fraud, even if your grievances are cleared and your innocence is proved, you will still be labeled as an unknown person, and your official career will basically come to an end.Even if you pass the exam, you may just be a candidate for the rest of your life.

"Do you eat this every day at home?" Chu Ci pointed to the bowls of corn porridge in the room, and changed the subject.

"Cooked rice at noon and evening, uncle, are you hungry? I'll go and bring out your meal." Before Chuci could respond, Chu Yuan turned directly into the kitchen, brought out a bowl of white rice porridge, and There is a plate of scrambled eggs.

He put the things on the big bluestone in the yard, then quickly went inside and moved a high stool out, put porridge and scrambled eggs on it, and brought a pair of clean chopsticks, "Uncle, eat quickly."

Chu Ci watched him running around like a little bee, his eyes were clear when he looked at him, and he didn't even feel jealous or unhappy.Obviously he is the youngest in the family, but he seems to be used to this kind of differential treatment.

"Xiao Yuan, do you want to eat the same food as Uncle?"

Xiao Yuan shook his head, "Uncle has worked hard in studying, and he has been sick recently, so of course he wants to eat better, I'm not greedy." That's what he said, but his eyes didn't dare to look at the food on the stool , I am afraid that I will not be able to move my eyes away after seeing it.

What a sensible child!Chu Ci sighed. Compared with him, the original owner was a little ignorant.The family's predicament was caused by him, and he chose to die without thinking about what he could do for the family.

He got up and walked into the dining hall, took out one of the bowls, poured out some of the soup on it, then poured half of the white rice porridge down to stir, and pushed the other half of the bowl to Xiaoyuan.

"You eat with uncle." He also set aside half of the plate of scrambled eggs with salt.His mother probably bought the eggs. After all, the chickens at home haven't given birth for several days, and he has eaten eggs every day these days.

Chu Yuan swallowed, "Uncle, you should eat..."

"Don't you listen to what my uncle said?" Chu Ci put on a straight face, and he took the water from the water tank. Far should also be afraid.

"Listen," Xiao Yuan nodded vigorously, then picked up the bowl and picked up the rice vigorously, for fear that if he ate slowly, he would be considered a disobedient child.

Seeing him eating, Chu Ci slowly picked up the bowl to eat.


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