Otoharu

Chapter 257
Just as Mrs. Wu was discussing with her daughter about getting engaged quickly, Mrs. He Liu was also telling her son what happened today with red eyes.

"Mother knows that our family is in ruins. In their eyes, it's just a shabby household. But it's not our mother's fault. It's okay for mother to be humiliated, but she can't bear you being abused by others."

He Zheng looked at He Liushi with a gloomy expression, and asked with a frown, "Third Aunt really said that, saying that our family is... a shabby household?"

Mrs. He Liu tried the tears from the corners of her eyes again, choked up and said, "Why should I lie to you, Mrs. Wu said that our family doesn't even have money for your education, and we still need your grandmother to help. People like us have money." What face is there to climb up their family, even if she marry her daughter to a pig to a dog, she will not marry our family."

He Zheng clenched his hands tightly into fists, and the veins on his face bulged out of anger, obviously extremely angry.

Mrs. He Liu quickly stretched out his hand to hold He Zheng's hand, and persuaded with tears: "Son, it's useless to be mother. When your grandfather betrothed mother to your father in order to repay his kindness, mother actually didn't want it in her heart. But after having you, my mother also wanted to live a down-to-earth life with your father. No matter how tight and hard life is, as long as my mother sees you, she will be relieved in her heart. You are so smart and motivated. If you pass the examination as a scholar, listen to your mother, let’s not follow those short-sighted common sense, you should study hard, and when you pass the examination of Juren and Jinshi, there is no such thing as a famous lady, so why care about a mere merchant’s daughter.”

He Zheng closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time. When he opened his eyes again, he had already concealed the anger and unwillingness in his eyes, looked at He Liushi and said, "Mother, don't worry, I'm fine. I was confused before and let you Don’t worry, from now on I will concentrate on my studies and stop thinking about other things.”

He Liushi wept with joy, hugged his son and cried, "Son! My son! It would be great if you could figure it out!"

He Zheng patted He Liushi on the back, comforted him for a while, and then said again: "Mother, I want to go to Bailu Academy to study soon, I have been here for a while, I can't continue to waste."

Mrs. He and Liu didn't want her son to stay here any longer. The son finally figured out that he couldn't let Hu Meizi lose his soul, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll go tell your grandmother and ask her to borrow the money." I will give you the money to go to Bailu Academy."

"Mother, do we really have no money at all? We haven't even returned the money for the examination of talents to our grandmother..." He Zheng asked very ashamedly after hearing what his mother said. He didn't want to let his grandmother For the money, they already owed too much to their grandmother.

Mrs. He Liu also showed embarrassment, hesitated for a while and said: "Son, mother doesn't want to keep begging your grandmother, but you don't know about our family's situation. Your father is not in good health, so it's okay to buy him medicine and see a doctor." Most of the savings in the family have been spent. Although your grandmother still has some money in her hand, she is not the only son of your father. If she subsidizes us, the other houses will definitely cause trouble. Mother has no choice but to repeat it again and again. I have come to beg your grandmother again and again, and mother promises that this is the last time, when you pass the Juren examination, our family's situation will be better, and I will pay back the money I lent to your grandmother before."

He Zheng is a person with a high spirit, and when his mother said it was the last time, he nodded and said, "Mother, you don't need to go, let me tell my grandma, every time you have to sacrifice your face to beg, I don't like it in my heart." Nice."

After hearing He Zheng's words, He Liushi couldn't help but her eyes turned red again, and she took his hand and said emotionally, "Mother's words like you are enough, mother should say it, you are a big man, how can you do it for me?" some money to ask for help."

"That's not an outsider, isn't it my own grandmother?" He Zheng said helplessly.

Mrs. He and Liu were very persistent, not wanting her son to worry about money.This time, Mrs. He and Liu tried their best to solve the problem, crying and begging in front of Mrs. Liu.Liu didn't intend not to give the grandson the money, but he was a little angry because the grandson didn't care about his studies. Now that his daughter begged and promised, she naturally let go.

Mrs. Liu handed over the 50 taels of silver note that he had prepared long ago to Mrs. Liu, "These 50 taels are enough for brother Zheng's repairs. Let him keep some for pocket expenses and buy some pens, inks, papers and inkstones on weekdays. Please Let’s have a meal with classmates, he’s getting older now, so communication is also very important.”

Mrs. He and Liu took the silver ticket, and cried again with his mother. Mrs. Liu's brain hurt from crying, and hurried away, "It's alright, alright, don't cry here, go back and give it to me." Brother Zheng, get ready to salute, since you are going to the academy, hurry up and go, you have to prepare for the academy exam when you arrive at the state capital, don't delay it again."

Only then did He Liushi wipe away his tears, and said with a smile on his face: "Got it, mother, I'll go back and prepare." After speaking, he got up and left.

He Zheng wanted to leave here, and although Li Mengdan was being detained in the room to reflect, he also got the news and became a little anxious.She hurriedly found Bi'er, her personal maid, to find out when He Zheng left.

"What, why are you in such a hurry to leave tomorrow morning?" Li Mengdan became more anxious when he heard the news that Bier had returned, and wandered around the house twisting his handkerchief.

"I heard that my aunt was in such a hurry because she was afraid that she would be late and miss the exam at Bailu Academy." Bi'er replied.

"It's not far from the state capital, so why be in such a hurry, my aunt is really." Li Mengdan frowned, and tightened the handkerchief in his hand.No, she must see her cousin. If she lets her cousin go like this, it will be really impossible for her and her cousin in the future.

As soon as Li Mengdan rolled her eyes, she thought of a way. She looked at Bier and said, "Aren't you very familiar with Brother Yu's Shutong painting scroll? You ask him to help send a message to Master Biao, saying that Master has something to do with him." Discuss, let him go to the pond in the front yard to have a talk at Xushi."

Bi'er was a little embarrassed when she heard the words, she hesitated and said: "Girl, is this okay, if people let the grandma and the old lady know..."

"You put more money on the scroll, as long as he doesn't tell, and we don't tell, who will know." Li Mengdan said impatiently.Bi'er didn't dare to disobey her master's wishes, so she had no choice but to comply.

He Zheng got the message from the painting scroll in the afternoon, and he was still a little strange, why his cousin suddenly asked him to go to the yard to talk, and if he had anything to do, just come to him directly.

Painting Scroll received Bi'er's instructions, and said vaguely: "The young master said that it is not good to talk about it in a place where there are people, so I chose the evening, so you must go there on time."

Although He Zheng was puzzled, he didn't think too much about it. He thought it was his cousin who wanted to have something private with him, so he agreed.

(End of this chapter)