Zhang Heng was too short of money to dare to stay in Pucheng for a long time, so he quickly turned around and went home. After half an hour's journey, Zhang Heng was so hungry that he was dizzy.

As the ancients said, good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone. Zhang Heng took a trip in vain and was so hungry that he was dizzy. When he got home, it would not be calm. He had just walked to the entrance of the village when he saw his eldest brother guarding the house with a gloomy face. At the door, oh, second brother is also there.

Zhang Heng dragged his tired legs to the door of the yard. He saw the look on his second brother Zhang Shu's face that said, "The savior is here."

Zhang Heng sneered in his heart, but his face turned pale with shock: "What's wrong, second brother? Why are you kneeling here? The ground is wet. If you kneel for a long time, your knees will get rheumatism..."

Zhang Shu's face was even more surprised, thinking that his kindness to the third child was not in vain.

"...As long as the time is limited to one day and one night, there will be no problem."

Zhang Shu: "..."

Zhang Jun looked at Zhang Heng coldly and sneered: "Where have you been?"

Zhang Heng laughed sarcastically and said: "I went to Pucheng..."

"Why are you going to Pucheng?" Zhang Jun said expressionlessly, "Could it be that you also want to recruit a son-in-law?"

Zhang Heng said solemnly: "Brother, you are insulting me. How can I, Zhang Heng, be such a shameless person? I went to Pucheng today to see if there is any way out. This home is everyone's home, and I want to Make a contribution!"

Zhang Shu said from the side: "Lao San, I don't like to hear what you say..."

"Shut up!" Zhang Jun yelled at Zhang Shu, then turned to Zhang Heng and said: "It's useless for me as the boss to talk now, right? I said that you don't need to worry about this matter, but you all turned a deaf ear to my words! Okay, since you If everyone is so capable, then you can take care of this family, or let’s just divide the family into parts and let each of us live our own lives!"

Zhang Jun waved his hand and entered the house, never coming out again.

The two brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shu looked at each other and sighed at the same time.

Zhang Shu patted his knees and stood up, sighing: "You went to Pucheng today, you should be able to understand why I took that route, right?

Pucheng is too small and too closed. People like us have no other way out here, so we can only live in this place!

But farming still depends on the weather. When the year is good, you can live half full, but when the year is bad, starving to death is common..."

Zhang Shu's face no longer had the usual frivolity, only seriousness remained. Everyone knew about the current situation. If they couldn't find a way out, in autumn, the Zhang family would be without food, or even starve to death!

Zhang Heng looked back at the village.

The village in the early sunshine after the rain has a paradise-like scenery. The mountains in the distance are shrouded in clouds and mist, the fields are green, farmers are leading their cows on the riverside road, and the sounds of children playing can be heard from afar...

Zhang Heng sighed and said: "Second brother, go in. I have an idea that I want to discuss with my two brothers."

Zhang Shu nodded.

The two of them entered the house together and pulled Zhang Qu out from the kitchen. The three brothers took their seats in the main room.

The stool was missing a leg, so Zhang Heng sat down carefully.

Zhang Shu said: "Lao San, didn't you say you had something to say?"

Zhang Jun lowered his head and looked at the floor.

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "I went to Pucheng today and wanted to understand some things. My two brothers can help me with the details."

Zhang Heng considered his words.

"...When it comes to studying, I think my eldest brother's insistence is right. If we three brothers want to get ahead, we must rely on studying. We have no other way to go!"

Zhang Heng asserted.

Zhang Jun raised his head when he heard this, and his face looked much better.

Zhang Shu frowned and was about to speak when Zhang Heng raised his hand and said, "Second brother, listen to me."

Zhang Shu closed his mouth.

Zhang Heng continued: "We must persist in studying, but we cannot ignore the difficulties encountered in studying. We must find ways to solve them. Otherwise, let alone studying, we will starve to death before our eyes, so what else? read?"

Zhang Jun breathed a sigh of relief and said: "What the third brother said is true, but I will solve the problem of eating..."

Zhang Heng shook his head and said: "Brother, it's not just about eating. If you want to be a Jinshi, you need more than just eating, studying, the four treasures of the study, going to Beijing to take the exam, studying and socializing... Where does the money come from? If it’s farming, it won’t be able to support it at all.”

Zhang Jun lowered his head.

Zhang Heng said: "So, my idea is... we three brothers will go to Bianjing to make a living!"

"What!"

Both Zhang Jun and Zhang Shu screamed out in shock.

Zhang Shu said anxiously: "Lao San, your idea is even more unreliable than mine! Where is Bianjing? It is the capital! Bai Juyi said that it is not easy to live in the capital. We will all starve to death in our hometown. Why? Where to wait in a big city?

Moreover, Pucheng is more than a thousand miles away from Bianjing. With such a long distance, we have so many expenses and we are afraid that we will starve to death on the way!"

Zhang Jun also followed up and said: "Second brother is usually unreliable, but what he said is right. People are humble when they leave their hometown. At least we still have land at home, so we can survive no matter how hard things get.

But when we arrive in Bianjing, we have no friends. If something happens by then, we will be really helpless, but we never dare to have such an idea!"

Zhang Heng expressed his understanding of the objections of his two brothers. To stay away from home and go to a place thousands of miles away to make a living, let alone people of their time, even people of later generations, must have great determination.

Zhang Heng said: "Since we want to take the imperial examination route, we must go to the most suitable place for the imperial examination. The so-called most suitable is naturally Kaifeng Mansion.

Although the Kaifeng Imperial Examination is highly competitive, the number of places admitted each time is the largest. There are more famous teachers who are more proficient in the content of the imperial examination. Being taught by them will give you an inherent advantage.

If we can get to know teachers with profound backgrounds, it will be of great benefit to the provincial examination, and our road to the imperial examination will be smoother.

I understand the worries of my two brothers, who think that we three brothers will not be able to survive in life. In fact, there is no need to worry about this problem. Kaifeng is expensive, but there are many opportunities.

After the three of us brothers go there, whether we are looking for jobs or starting our own small business, our opportunities will be much greater than in Pucheng.

All in all, if we stay in our hometown, not only will we not be able to take the imperial examination, we may even starve to death. After arriving in Kaifeng, we will gain more advantages in the imperial examination and we will be able to survive."

After listening to Zhang Heng's words, Zhang Jun shook his head and said: "No, this is too risky. We still have tribesmen here to help us. If we go to Kaifeng, we will really be strangers. This is too risky. I don't agree. !”

Zhang Shu chuckled: "Brother, don't be angry. After all, Xiaosan'er is too young. It's normal to not have thoughtful ideas. Okay, okay, let's get something to eat first. I'm hungry!"

Zhang Jun nodded and went to work in the kitchen.

Zhang Heng suddenly said: "Are the Zhang family members really trustworthy?"

Zhang Jun and Zhang Shu were suddenly stunned.

"...After our parents died, our three brothers were still young. Did the clan say anything to help us?

That was the first year of farming when my father died of illness. However, an uncle came to plow our family's land, and the eldest brother, who was only twelve years old, did it by himself... The eldest brother had never plowed the land before that. "

Zhang Heng said calmly that he had not traveled through time when these things happened, but he had memories of this.

Zhang Jun's face looked a little ugly: "It's busy farming, everyone is busy, it's normal that they can't take care of us..."

Zhang Heng sneered: "During the Spring Festival when my eldest brother was fifteen, our family really ran out of rice to cook. On New Year's Eve, our three brothers froze into a ball, hungry and cold. Is there any help from the clan? ?”

"This family is simply unreliable!"

Zhang Heng said calmly.
Chapter completed!