Ruian County, immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year, is bustling, but as soon as you enter the city, you can hear the sound of selling.

There are also pedestrians walking through the streets and alleys coming and going, congratulating each other on the New Year.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year!"

"Ada Chen, where are you going on this trip?"

"Oh, this Chinese New Year is coming to an end. We can't just let it go. Why don't we go and take a look at the shop? Doesn't this year's entire business depend on that shop?"

"This year will definitely be a good year, I wish you good luck!"

"May you be happy and prosperous!!"

Listen to passers-by congratulating each other.

Huang Tinghui and the old patriarch turned a deaf ear and just moved on.

"Old patriarch, who is that person you mentioned before?"

"Your old friend?" Huang Tinghui had never asked the old patriarch this question. He could see that the old patriarch didn't want to mention that person.

It's just that the two of them were walking together at this time, heading to the home of the person they wanted to see.

Huang Tinghui cannot be ignorant of that person's identity.

"That man!" the old patriarch said. He pursed his lips slightly and sighed, "That man is an old friend of mine!"

"My cousin too!"

After the old patriarch finished speaking, Huang Tinghui was shocked.

The old patriarch’s cousin?

The old patriarch’s cousin is actually a teacher at Luyang Academy?

Huang Tinghui never expected this.

For this reason, Huang Tinghui even imagined many exciting plots.

"You are probably very curious. My cousin and I are old friends, but we have never been in contact with each other, right?"

"Actually, this matter has nothing to do with my cousin, but it has something to do with my grandpa and grandma!"

"My cousin wasn't even home back then!"

The old patriarch sighed and told Huang Tinghui the whole story.

After listening to the old patriarch's story, Huang Tinghui finally understood why the old patriarch had always maintained a relationship with his scholar cousin.

It turns out that the old patriarch's mother suffered from a serious illness in her early years. This disease is not incurable, but it costs money.

The old patriarch and his family couldn't come up with all the money, so they had to ask the old patriarch's grandparents and their family.

At that time, the old patriarch's grandparents agreed to this matter, which also gave the old patriarch and his parents hope.

But the most tragic thing in the world is to give the other person hope, and then completely kill that hope.

At that time, the old patriarch's cousin was studying abroad to take the imperial examination, and his cousin, who was a scholar, was taking the imperial examination.

But studying costs money, and spending money is like running water.

The old patriarch wrote a letter to his cousin who was out of town, hoping to get some money from the family so that he could pass the examination.

In this era, the mentality of favoring boys over girls was extremely serious.

Not to mention a married daughter?

As the saying goes: A married daughter throws away water!

Then they are no longer a family.

After much thought, the old patriarch's grandparents sent all the money that was supposed to be used to treat the old patriarch's mother's illness and save lives to her cousin who was out of town at the time.

When the old patriarch and his son went to the old patriarch's grandparents to withdraw money with great hope, they found that the money was gone!

The life-saving money is gone!

The old patriarch's mother was also seriously ill that time.

End with hatred!

How could this make the old patriarch not hate his cousin's family and his grandparents?

Even the old patriarch's cousin came back later and kowtowed to the old patriarch's father to apologize.

However, they were driven out by the furious Huang family father and son.

Since then, the old patriarch's family has lost all contact with his grandparents' family.

The old patriarch later heard that his cousin had been admitted to the Juren Examination and was qualified to be an official.

But he only has the qualifications to be an official. If a scholar from a poor family like him fails to pass the Jinshi examination, he will naturally have no chance of getting an official position.

After working hard for most of his life, the old patriarch's cousin seemed to know that he could no longer rely on Jinshi.

He then joined Luyang Academy to teach and became a teacher.

After hearing what the old patriarch said, Huang Tinghui also sighed.

However, compared to the sigh, Huang Tinghui was even more moved and grateful to the old patriarch.

Although the old patriarch’s cousin made the old patriarch’s mother seriously ill and passed away.

But the relationship is complicated, and the old patriarch's attitude towards his cousin must also be extremely complicated.

If Huang Tinghui encountered such a thing, he would definitely not want to meet his cousin.

What's more, if you have something to ask for.

But the old patriarch did it for Huang Tinghui and the seed of a scholar in Huangjiacun.

He just did it.

How could Huang Tinghui not be moved?

After all, the human heart is made of flesh after all!

"Let's not talk about it anymore. It's all about old sesame and rotten millet!"

"After so many years, I am still an old guy who is about to end up in the loess!"

"Any grudges or grudges will probably disappear!"

The old patriarch was leaning on a cane and said to Huang Tinghui with a smile.

But probably only he himself can know what the old patriarch is really thinking in his heart at this time!

"Old patriarch, don't say that!"

"Don't say that, you look like you're going to live a long life!"

Huang Tinghui supported the old patriarch and said to the old patriarch.

"hehe!"

"You are the only one who can speak, and you are the only one who has a sweet mouth!" the old patriarch said to Huang Tinghui with great joy.

He looked ahead, pointed to a certain road and said to Huang Tinghui.

"Not far, not far!"

"The house ahead is probably my cousin's house, let's go quickly!"

"If you meet my cousin earlier, maybe you will have a greater chance of entering Luyang Academy!"

"After all, at the beginning of the new year, I don't know how many people are eyeing the seats in Luyang Academy!"

The old patriarch said with emotion.

Like in later generations, key high schools are places where parents fight hard to fight for and rob them.

Some parents even spend their hard-earned money working hard and working hard from dawn to dusk to make money.

You also want your children to go to key high schools.

After all, educational resources have always been extremely scarce.

It is the same everywhere and in any era.

Who doesn’t want their children to have the opportunity to receive good educational resources?

After all, if he can attend a key high school, then he may be able to enter a key university.

His life and destiny may have undergone tremendous changes as a result.

The same is true for being able to study in Luyang Academy.

In this era where literature is the most important thing, if you can enter Luyang Academy to study, you can get a good name in the competition among thousands of troops.

Isn’t that the real “carp leaping over the dragon’s gate”?

So how rare this opportunity is, you can know it by just thinking about it with your toes.

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Chapter completed!