Cute little peasant girl: Love me through the family group!

Chapter 297 It's so arrogant!

Looking at the face in front of him that looked very much like the old village head, Bai Zhiqing nodded with a smile.

"Oh~" The old face of the village head turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile, "The servant of the household department, but a senior official of the third grade! The ancestors really have spirits! The ancestors have spirits! Hurry up, come with me into the village, today will be big Opening a ancestral hall to worship the ancestors will make the ancestors happy!"

Bai Zhiqing is as good as a follower of kindness.

He didn't notice it outside the village before, but when he entered the village, Bai Zhiqing realized that Baijia Village had undergone tremendous changes compared with eight years ago.

For eight years, Bai Molin would return to Baijia Village every two years. Although he had mentioned the changes in Baijia Village in front of his family, seeing is better than hearing, and the visual impact is far stronger than hearing.

Green brick and large tile houses were built in the village, and the ancestral hall was more magnificent than before. Even a circle of stone chairs was built under the big tree at the entrance of the village for people to rest.

These changes all started when Bai Zhiqing took the villagers to plant cotton.

The villagers are grateful to him!

If Bai Zhiqing was just a businessman richer than the villagers, the villagers might not appreciate him but would envy him; but now that he has become a third-rank official in the court, he is an existence that the villagers can't even look up to, and the villagers will only treat him With gratitude and respect.

As the biggest official of the Bai clan since the establishment of the genealogy, Bai Zhiqing has never been idle for a moment after entering the village, and he has to take the lead in all the procedures of ancestor worship.

So busy until the evening.

After offering sacrifices to the ancestors, a feast was held in the village, with a total of more than 20 tables set up to celebrate Bai Zhiqing's return to his hometown.

The tables are arranged according to their status in the clan. Bai Zhiqing and the clan elders sat at the main table, Bai Erlang's family and Yaya sat at the second table, and although Bai Dalang was Bai Zhiqing's brother, the seats were far away from the main table. It's a little far away, and it's in the same position.

Bai Dalang was not angry in his heart, but he dared not speak out, so he picked up his wine glass and drank the wine.

Halfway through the banquet, Bai Erlang raised his wine glass and approached Bai Zhiqing. Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang nudged Bai Dalang with her elbow, motioning him to follow.

Bai Dalang blushed from drinking, and sat still.

Mrs. Zhang had no choice but to whisper in Bai Dalang's ear, "Bai Erlang has gone to toast the third younger brother, you don't want to go yet."

Over the years, Bai Erlang helped Bai Zhiqing manage the small farms and textile workshops, and the textile workshops grew bigger and bigger. Now not only Dongcheng County, but even the cotton in several nearby counties are sold to the workshops.

As one of the stewards of the workshop, Bai Erlang is considered a respectable figure in Dongcheng County.

Bai Zhiqing thought of his hard work and gave him a share of the shares. Now Bai Erlang is the second richest in Baijia Village, and his status in the clan has also risen.

The Bai Dalang family was very jealous, and the Zhang family was even more jealous.

Hearing what his mother-in-law said, Bai Dalang frowned displeasedly, and said loudly: "I am the elder brother! If you want to respect, you have to be respected by him. There is no reason for me to respect him! I am not like some villains. He licked his face and begged for help. Besides, my son is the number one scholar, and he is going to be the number one scholar in the future, so he is much better than any other talent!"

Zhang was so frightened that she hastily covered Bai Dalang's mouth. Although she also felt that her Jinbao was smart and had passed the scholar examination early, she would go to the Juren examination this fall.

Jin Bao will definitely be better than Bai Zhiqing in the future!

But it's enough to think about it in your heart, how can you say it in front of Bai Zhiqing!
Besides, the banquet held in the village today is to celebrate Bai Zhiqing's becoming a high-ranking official. Wouldn't it be offensive to say such things in the interest of others? What if he is punished by heaven again? !

Having suffered several times of divine punishment, Mrs. Zhang was really afraid. Even after so many years, she still did not forget the suffering she suffered back then.

After thinking about it, she felt angry, so Zhang stretched out her hand and squeezed Bai Dalang's waist, secretly scolding this doggy man who is usually so cowardly, but when he is drunk, his nature is revealed, he really can't stand on the stage!
While twisting Bai Dalang, Mrs. Zhang sneaked a guilty glance at Bai Zhiqing, for fear that Bai Zhiqing would get angry.

Seeing that Bai Zhiqing didn't react at all, as if she didn't hear Bai Dalang's words at all, Mrs. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, and at this moment she was a little thankful that Bai Dalang's seat was far away from Bai Zhiqing.

Seeing Bai Dalang drinking too much, Mrs. Zhang was afraid that he would annoy Bai Zhiqing by talking too much, so she escorted Bai Dalang back home in advance.

That night, Baijia Village was very lively, the lights were brightly lit, and the feasts were staggered.

The next day, Bai Zhiqing led his family to offer incense to the deceased elder.

Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang's family also came.

After offering incense, Bai Dalang led Bai Jinbao to Bai Zhiqing, with a simple and honest expression, but his eyes could not hide his pride, and said, "Third brother, this is your eldest nephew Bai Jinbao. Jinbao will go to Lizhou City to take the exam next month. What are you trying?"

"Country Examination." Bai Jinbao reminded.

"Yes! It's the provincial examination. Third brother, when your eldest nephew passes the Juren examination, he will go to the capital to take the Jinshi examination next year! Is it possible for him to live at your house while he is preparing for the examination in Beijing?"

The words were spoken by Bai Dalang, but were instructed by Bai Jinbao.

Although Bai Jinbao's qualifications are mediocre, he is extremely confident, thinking that his third uncle, a prodigal son, can turn around and pass the exam in one fell swoop. If he takes the imperial examination, he will definitely do better than his third uncle!
He has been studying since he was a child, and he passed the scholar examination at the age of 16. He failed the last provincial examination. He just accumulated a lot of money to make a blockbuster this time, and he was eager to pass the examination.Then he went to Beijing to participate in Chunwei under the name of Jie Yuan, and won the first prize in one fell swoop!
Regarding the imperial examination, Bai Jinbao is very confident, but he is afraid of being like his third uncle before, because no one in the court was relegated to a bitter and cold place to be a petty official, he wants to enter the Hanlin Academy!
So he wants to support his third uncle, and stay at his third uncle's house during the preparation for the exam in Beijing to let others know that he also has a backer behind him.

Thinking of this, Bai Jinbao glanced at Bai Molin from the corner of his eye, and sneered in his heart, laughing at Bai Molin stupidly.

Even if Bai Molin passed the examination of a scholar at the age of ten, he is still a scholar now. As far as he knows, Bai Molin has been doing business all these years, and he doesn't even read books.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high. It is really stupid for a good scholar to go into business instead of being a good scholar.

But that's good too, the third uncle's resources will belong to him in the future, and won't be taken over by Bai Molin.

The more Bai Jinbao thought about it, the more beautiful he became, and he looked very dissatisfied.

Bai Zhiqing looked at Bai Jinbao secretly, although he didn't like Bai Dalang and his wife, he would not be prejudiced against the younger generation, if Bai Jinbao was a good person, he would not hesitate to support him.

But Bai Jinbao's eyes flickered, and it was obvious that he was not sincere.

Besides, Bai Jinbao is only a scholar now, and he hasn't passed the provincial examination, so he wants to go to Beijing to take the general examination and live in his house.

It's really arrogant!

If Bai Jinbao really has the ability to send someone to Beijing for the exam, Bai Zhiqing would not mind providing him with a place to live temporarily.

It's not just Bai Jinbao, Bai Zhiqing is willing to provide a place for any member of the Bai clan to prepare for the exam in Beijing.

Anyway, he has a lot of houses in Beijing, and he has made a lot of money selling Yuyan God Ointment in the past few years. Bai Molin has added a few yards in the capital.

Living in Daqing, he couldn't escape the influence of the clan society. As the most promising person of the Bai clan, Bai Zhiqing had to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of the Bai clan.

(End of this chapter)