Zhong Xuan was discouraged and since then he abandoned literature and started business, became a small vendor, carried a load every day, bought some groceries from the city, and sold them everywhere in the countryside. Although he was not rich, he was more than enough than those

Zhou Quan is not only the same age as Zhong Xuan, but also from the same village. The two of them studied together, and their talents were not bad, but their fates were different. Zhong Xuan took the scientific examination at the age of 18 and failed, while Zhou Quan passed the exam. Zhong Xuan was discouraged and since then he abandoned literature and started business, became a small vendor, carried a load every day, bought some groceries from the city, and sold them everywhere in the countryside. Although he was not rich, he was more than enough than those poor families.

Zhou Quan has been dependent on his mother since childhood, and his life has been very tight. But after he passed the exam for scholarship, he could get one or two silver cases issued by the court every month. This tael of silver is very small in the eyes of the rich, but for ordinary people, it is a huge sum of money because it can buy two stones (about three hundred kilograms) of rice. Zhou Quan and his mother's life have been easier since then. In the autumn of the year when he was twenty-one, he went to the provincial government to take the autumn examination. If he passes the imperial examination this time, he will have the opportunity to enter the official career. However, things went against my expectations. Unfortunately, Zhou Quan was defeated after the results were released a month later. With a depressed mood, he embarked on his way home.

In order to save money, I carried my burden all the way and walked all the way. The road was rugged, either crossing mountains or crossing ridges. When he reached a dense forest of Guangyuan , he was already sweating profusely and panting, so he sat under a big tree to take a nap. Unexpectedly, before my butt was still hot, a baby cries suddenly came from the nearby jungle intermittently. Zhou Quan looked at the sound and did not see the baby. He thought he had encountered something unclean, so he ran away in fear.

However, after running a few steps, he stopped and sighed: "Full, it's good that you are still a scholar. How can you believe those fallacies? Since I heard the baby's crying, there must be a baby nearby! So he listened again, and after determining the direction of the sound, he walked up to him and spread the deep grass. Sure enough, he saw a white and fat baby boy lying in a strap made of silk.

After seeing Zhou Quan, the baby boy not only stopped crying, but also stretched out his hands and begged him to hug him. Seeing this, Zhou Quan felt pity and quickly picked up the baby boy, looked around, and found that the forest was empty and there was no one else. He thought that the baby boy was placed here by some cruel parents, so he felt anger in his heart.

A blood-red jade pendant hung around the neck of the baby boy, which looked very valuable. Zhou Quan was puzzled again when he saw this: The child’s parents shouldn’t be able to support him so they left him here. Could it be that he was sick? But he looks very healthy! Just as he was suspicious, Zhou Quan suddenly found a letter in the ribbon that wrapped the child. He quickly opened it and took out the letter paper to see what was going on. I saw a few lines of small characters written in crooked Chinese characters: Raise this son well, and I will thank you very much in the future. The piece of blood jade on his neck is priceless. Please don’t sell it at a low price until the critical moment.

It seems that this baby boy is really homeless. Zhou Quanxin was kind-hearted and worried that he would be taken away by the wild beasts in the forest, so she decided to take him home and raise him for a lifetime. He picked up the ribbon, wrapped the baby boy again, carried it on his back, and coaxed him while walking, "Good baby, don't cry, go home with your father."

The baby boy may have been tired of crying, and fell asleep on Zhou Quan's body. Zhou Quan thought about it. Since he decided to take him back to raise him, he would be his adopted son from now on. He had to give him a name! Since Zhou Quante hopes that he will be able to win a Jinshi in the future, he named this son Zhou Jin.

"Son, where did you come back with a baby?" The old mother Liu looked forward to her day and night, and finally waited for her son. But when she saw him bringing a baby boy back, her heart was filled with doubts.

"Mom, I picked this child up in Yushuling." Zhou Quan put down his bag. At this time, the baby boy had woken up. Seeing Aunt Liu very kind, he smiled at her. When Liu saw this warm smile, his heart instantly melted.Zhou Quan took the opportunity to tell the story of his discovery of the baby boy and then brought him back without hesitation. Then, he read the contents of the letter to Liu.

After hearing this, Liu hurriedly looked at the blood jade on the boy's neck and said excitedly, "This should be the legendary blood jade. Although Lao Sheng has never seen it, he heard that it is very valuable. Son, since you decide to raise him, you must raise him to a human being no matter what. As for this blood jade, it is better to keep it well so that outsiders will not see it and cause trouble."

"Well, I think so too." Zhou Quan nodded and put away the blood jade. At this moment, Liu suddenly remembered something and frowned, "But, you are not married yet, but you want to raise someone else's children. How can you marry in the future? No matter which girl from a family, you will definitely not want to raise a child for others."

"If no one is willing to marry, then I won't marry, or marry late, and wait until the child grows up." Zhou Quan had already made up his mind, so Liu naturally didn't say much, and just sighed in his heart: My miserable son, you are wronged!

In order to give Zhou Jin a legal identity, Zhou Quan asked his relationship to find the village chief and asked him to join the child so that the villagers would not gossip about him. After hearing about the child's experience, the village chief not only felt very sympathetic, but also admired Zhou Quan very much. Therefore, he registered Zhou Jin without saying a word. From then on, Zhou Quan and his old mother Liu took on the heavy responsibility of raising Zhou Jin.

This Zhou Jin is very smart and can recite some Tang poetry and Song lyrics at the age of two. At this time, Zhong Xuan's son Zhong Wen was also one year old. In order to continue the friendship generation, Zhong Xuan brought his son to Zhou Jin to play whenever he had time. There are unexpected changes in the sky, and there are good fortune and good fortune in the world. But in this year, Liu fell seriously ill and died without treatment. Zhou Quan encountered a bandit on the way to buy a coffin for his old mother. In order to protect my mother's coffin book, he actually started fighting with two thieves. The two thieves were so angry that they not only snatched Zhou Quan's money, but also beat him seriously.

If the Luo Carpenter in this village had not come back from the city, found Zhou Quan, and carried him back to the village, he might have died outside. Zhou Quancai couldn't live for a few days, so he entrusted Zhou Jin to Zhong Xuan, hoping that he could take good care of him until he grew up. In order not to let Zhong Xuanbai grow up, Zhou Quan took out the priceless piece of blood jade, as well as the ribbon and letters from that time.

Zhong Xuan is also a person who values ​​love and righteousness. He grabbed Zhou Quan and Zhou Jin without hesitation and said, "Brother Zhou, please don't worry, as long as I, Zhong Xuan, eat it in one bite, I will never let Jin'er hungry."

"I will feel relieved with you!" Zhou Quan nodded and left with a smile. Zhong Xuan paid for it himself, bought two coffins and buried Zhou Quan and his mother. Afterwards, Zhou Jin was taken home. After hearing this, Zhong Xuan's wife Xie roared in anger, "You idiot, you bought a coffin for someone and helped them raise children. I'll ask you, how much money did that person named Zhou give you when he was dying?"

"Brother Zhou has always been generous. He not only gave me thirty taels of silver, but also gave me their house." In order to calm the situation, Zhong Xuan had to lie to Xie. As for the matter of the blood jade, he even dared not mention it, and just hid it in a peony flower pot.

Of course, Xie would not believe Zhong Xuan's words easily, so he asked Zhong Xuan to take out thirty taels of silver for her to see. Zhong Xuan had long expected that Xie would do this trick, so he took out the thirty taels of silver he had borrowed in advance, plus the private money he had hidden. Seeing that money was jealous, Xie stopped making noise.

After Zhong Xuan borrowed money, the pressure doubled. In order to earn money to pay off his debts, he went out early and returned late every day. Xie didn't understand why, so one night, after dinner, sneered at him, "I didn't see you as hardworking as raising my own children before. Now I have raised more children from other people's families, but you are diligent. I really don't know what you are thinking."

Zhong Xuan explained with a wry smile, "Although Brother Zhou gave me thirty taels of silver, it won't take long. In the future, both children will have to spend money on their meals and study. If I don't work hard now, how can I support them in the future? "

" Brother Zhou, can he know that you are so righteous to him? If he knows something under the spring, he should bless you to earn more money and come back! "Xie snorted coldly, then squinted Zhong Xuan's eyes and said, "You are so diligent, go wash dishes, don't sit here." "

Wash it! A real man can bend and stretch. Zhong Xuan thought so, so he put away the dishes and chopsticks and went into the woodshed.

Time flies, and years passes. In the blink of an eye, three eyes passed, and Zhou Jin is five years old. Seeing that this boy could understand the words, Xie often asked him to help him wash clothes and cook and slaughter pig grass. As for her own child Zhong Wen, he supported him like a treasure, fearing that he would suffer any grievance.

Zhou Jin was a young man and he had been under the burden of life since then. Because others were still young and their hands and feet were not very quick, he often got scolded by Xie. Xie was impatient. Seeing Zhou Jin washing clothes clumsyly, he was unhappy and often took his butt out. She knew very well in her heart: there was a lot of flesh on her butt, and it was not easy to leave marks with her hands. In this way, she was not afraid that Zhou Jin would go to Zhong Xuan to complain.

However, what surprised her was that Zhou was quite surprised. Every time Jin was beaten and scolded, he did not mention a word to Zhong Xuan. It was really impressive to have such cultivation at such a young age. Xie had a little conscience, and she should have repented for her words and deeds. However, not only did she not, she bullied Zhou Jin even more violently.

One day in November of that year, a lot of thick clothes were piled up at home. When Zhong Xuan left, Xie carried a basket and took two children to the small river outside the village to wash clothes. The cold wind was blowing, and the sky was cold everywhere. Scene. Xie did not see a villager by the river, and he felt happy. So after putting down his back basket, he asked Zhou Jin to squat by the river with his butt sticking out and washing all the clothes on the back basket. As for herself, she stood by like a supervisor, holding her arms all the way, and watching.

Zhouzhong washed for a while, and his hands were cold red. He couldn't stand the cold river water, so he stood up and said, "Mom, the river water is too cold, I can't stand it. Can you wait until the weather is warmer in the afternoon and let me wash my clothes? "

" You bargained with me at a young age. What if you grow up in the future? "Xie was angry and raised his feet and kicked Zhou Jin into the river. The river was not very deep. Although it would not drown Zhou Jin, it was enough for him to drink a pot. Seeing Zhou Jin rushing in the water, Zhong Wen not only did not have a trace of pity, but instead clapped his palm and laughed loudly, "Mom, you kicked well! It was really good to kick! "

The scene happened to be caught by Zhong Xuan who went home to get the scale. He ran over, pulled Zhou Jin out of the river, and glared at Xie and said, "Okay, when I was not here, was that what you bullied the child? "

" Am I bullying him? I am teaching him to be a good person. Isn’t there a saying that “Jade cannot become a weapon without carving”? You have also been a scholar exam, but you don’t even understand this common sense? "Xie was used to bullying people. Not only did he not have a trace of fear, but he still looked sarcastic. Zhong Xuan was anxious, raised his hand and slapped her, "You are not a human being! "

" The surname Zhong, how dare you hit me? How dare you hit me for this other person’s child? I’m not finished with you! "Xie Shi was angry and immediately gave Zhong Xuan two fists. These fists didn't hurt or itch, but they also made Zhong Xuan furious. She couldn't help but howl and scare her, "Stop! Don't blame me for being rude to you if I don't stop. "

" Dad, it's all my fault. Please don't quarrel with your mother anymore. "Although Zhou Jin already knew that Zhong Xuan and his wife were not his biological parents, he felt that the kindness of raising them was greater than that of heaven, so he always called them parents. Zhong Xuan felt a little comforted when he heard this, so he gradually subsided, "Look, you are not as sensible as a child."After saying that, he pulled Zhou Jin and went to change his clothes at home.

When Xie saw Zhong Xuan, this boy, ignored her and Zhong Wen, he only took Zhou Jin away. She was so angry that she stamped her feet and said, "My surname is Zhong, you are actually an outsider in your eyes. So what's the point of following Wen'er and I follow you? Humph, from today on, you two father and son will live together, Wen'er and I will not serve you anymore! "After saying that, the woman didn't want the clothes in the river anymore, so she pulled Zhong Wen back to her parents' home.

Zhong Xuan changed Zhou Jin's clothes. When she returned to the river, she found that the dirty clothes were still in the river, but Xie's mother and son disappeared. He knew that Xie had taken the children back to her parents' home when he saw this situation, and he was too lazy to find them. After Zhou Jin returned to the river, he hurriedly squatted to the river to wash clothes. While washing him, he said to Zhong Xuan, "Dad, I can wash these clothes. Please don't quarrel with my mother again in the future. "

" Well, I understand. "Zhong Xuan saw that Zhou Jin was so sensible, and his heart was filled with shame. On this day, he made an exception and did not sell goods. Instead, he followed Zhou Jin and washed his clothes, and then took him to a private school in the village. He thought: Jin'er is already at the age of school, so why not take the opportunity to send him to school, so that the aunt would not find any more things for him all day long.

After finishing this matter, Zhong Xuan went to his mother-in-law's house with shame and took Xie and Zhong Wen back. When having dinner that night, Zhong Xuan stated that he wanted to send his two children to school to study. Xie originally wanted to refute a few words, but he heard that Zhong Xuan had already paid the money, so he had to give up. From then on, when Zhong Xuan went out every day, he sent his two children to school, and when he sold the things and returned to the village, he would take them home.

week was very studious, and with his talent, he could write poems and essays by the age of ten. The husband was not only satisfied with his intelligence and studious, but also praised his sincerity and generousness and politeness. On the other hand, Zhong Wen was stupid and he was also very tired of learning. In class every day, he either lay on the desk and slept out, and followed the naughty boys in the village. For this reason, the private school teacher invited Zhong Xuan to interview several times.

Zhong Xuan had educated Zhong Wen several times before and slapped him in the ass. Zhong Wen not only refused to listen to advice, but also believed that his brother Zhou Jin had sued him for evil from his father. So he not only hated Zhou Jin, but also often went to Xie to talk bad things about him. Xie had already had a grudge against Zhou Jin, but now she heard that he bullied her son like this, and she was even more angry and always wanted to find an opportunity to teach this boy a lesson. However, Zhou Jin was already ten years old and would soon grow into a big guy, and she would not be like It was so easy to bully before. Xie was so troubled that he could not find a chance, so he had to endure it for the time being.

A year later, one day in July, just after heavy rain, Zhong Xuan carried a full load of goods in order to make money. Unexpectedly, when he was down the mountain, he slipped and fell to the ground with a load, and lay on the bed for half a month. Seeing that the medical expenses increased, his family's savings gradually decreased, and he was about to lose his burden. Xie quickly said to Zhong Xuan, "You have raised that little boy for eight or nine years. Now he has grown up. It's time to repay you well. What else do you want him to read? Tomorrow, let him take over your burden and earn money to support the family, and you should have a good rest. "

" Jin'er is smart and has won the exam in the future. Let's benefit from it. Let him continue to study. Don't delay his future for the sake of immediate interests. "Zhong Xuan knew Xie's intention and couldn't help but sigh. Xie was even more angry when he heard this, and couldn't help but shed tears and said, "Now our family is so poor that we can't get out of the way, but you are still thinking about other people's children. Are you still human? Besides, even if the Zhou surnamed Zhou passes the exam in the future and becomes an official, he will definitely not care about us. After all, we are not a family with him. ”

Xie's voice was very loud, and her intention was very obvious: not only did she say it to Zhong Xuan, but also Zhou Jin heard it too.

Zhou Quan is not only the same age as Zhong Xuan, but also from the same village. The two of them studied together, and their talents were not bad, but their fates were different. Zhong Xuan took the scientific examination at the age of 18 and failed, while Zhou Quan passed the exam. Zhong Xuan was discouraged and since then he abandoned literature and started business, became a small vendor, carried a load every day, bought some groceries from the city, and sold them everywhere in the countryside. Although he was not rich, he was more than enough than those poor families.

Zhou Quan has been dependent on his mother since childhood, and his life has been very tight. But after he passed the exam for scholarship, he could get one or two silver cases issued by the court every month. This tael of silver is very small in the eyes of the rich, but for ordinary people, it is a huge sum of money because it can buy two stones (about three hundred kilograms) of rice. Zhou Quan and his mother's life have been easier since then. In the autumn of the year when he was twenty-one, he went to the provincial government to take the autumn examination. If he passes the imperial examination this time, he will have the opportunity to enter the official career. However, things went against my expectations. Unfortunately, Zhou Quan was defeated after the results were released a month later. With a depressed mood, he embarked on his way home.

In order to save money, I carried my burden all the way and walked all the way. The road was rugged, either crossing mountains or crossing ridges. When he reached a dense forest of Guangyuan , he was already sweating profusely and panting, so he sat under a big tree to take a nap. Unexpectedly, before my butt was still hot, a baby cries suddenly came from the nearby jungle intermittently. Zhou Quan looked at the sound and did not see the baby. He thought he had encountered something unclean, so he ran away in fear.

However, after running a few steps, he stopped and sighed: "Full, it's good that you are still a scholar. How can you believe those fallacies? Since I heard the baby's crying, there must be a baby nearby! So he listened again, and after determining the direction of the sound, he walked up to him and spread the deep grass. Sure enough, he saw a white and fat baby boy lying in a strap made of silk.

After seeing Zhou Quan, the baby boy not only stopped crying, but also stretched out his hands and begged him to hug him. Seeing this, Zhou Quan felt pity and quickly picked up the baby boy, looked around, and found that the forest was empty and there was no one else. He thought that the baby boy was placed here by some cruel parents, so he felt anger in his heart.

A blood-red jade pendant hung around the neck of the baby boy, which looked very valuable. Zhou Quan was puzzled again when he saw this: The child’s parents shouldn’t be able to support him so they left him here. Could it be that he was sick? But he looks very healthy! Just as he was suspicious, Zhou Quan suddenly found a letter in the ribbon that wrapped the child. He quickly opened it and took out the letter paper to see what was going on. I saw a few lines of small characters written in crooked Chinese characters: Raise this son well, and I will thank you very much in the future. The piece of blood jade on his neck is priceless. Please don’t sell it at a low price until the critical moment.

It seems that this baby boy is really homeless. Zhou Quanxin was kind-hearted and worried that he would be taken away by the wild beasts in the forest, so she decided to take him home and raise him for a lifetime. He picked up the ribbon, wrapped the baby boy again, carried it on his back, and coaxed him while walking, "Good baby, don't cry, go home with your father."

The baby boy may have been tired of crying, and fell asleep on Zhou Quan's body. Zhou Quan thought about it. Since he decided to take him back to raise him, he would be his adopted son from now on. He had to give him a name! Since Zhou Quante hopes that he will be able to win a Jinshi in the future, he named this son Zhou Jin.

"Son, where did you come back with a baby?" The old mother Liu looked forward to her day and night, and finally waited for her son. But when she saw him bringing a baby boy back, her heart was filled with doubts.

"Mom, I picked this child up in Yushuling." Zhou Quan put down his bag. At this time, the baby boy had woken up. Seeing Aunt Liu very kind, he smiled at her. When Liu saw this warm smile, his heart instantly melted.Zhou Quan took the opportunity to tell the story of his discovery of the baby boy and then brought him back without hesitation. Then, he read the contents of the letter to Liu.

After hearing this, Liu hurriedly looked at the blood jade on the boy's neck and said excitedly, "This should be the legendary blood jade. Although Lao Sheng has never seen it, he heard that it is very valuable. Son, since you decide to raise him, you must raise him to a human being no matter what. As for this blood jade, it is better to keep it well so that outsiders will not see it and cause trouble."

"Well, I think so too." Zhou Quan nodded and put away the blood jade. At this moment, Liu suddenly remembered something and frowned, "But, you are not married yet, but you want to raise someone else's children. How can you marry in the future? No matter which girl from a family, you will definitely not want to raise a child for others."

"If no one is willing to marry, then I won't marry, or marry late, and wait until the child grows up." Zhou Quan had already made up his mind, so Liu naturally didn't say much, and just sighed in his heart: My miserable son, you are wronged!

In order to give Zhou Jin a legal identity, Zhou Quan asked his relationship to find the village chief and asked him to join the child so that the villagers would not gossip about him. After hearing about the child's experience, the village chief not only felt very sympathetic, but also admired Zhou Quan very much. Therefore, he registered Zhou Jin without saying a word. From then on, Zhou Quan and his old mother Liu took on the heavy responsibility of raising Zhou Jin.

This Zhou Jin is very smart and can recite some Tang poetry and Song lyrics at the age of two. At this time, Zhong Xuan's son Zhong Wen was also one year old. In order to continue the friendship generation, Zhong Xuan brought his son to Zhou Jin to play whenever he had time. There are unexpected changes in the sky, and there are good fortune and good fortune in the world. But in this year, Liu fell seriously ill and died without treatment. Zhou Quan encountered a bandit on the way to buy a coffin for his old mother. In order to protect my mother's coffin book, he actually started fighting with two thieves. The two thieves were so angry that they not only snatched Zhou Quan's money, but also beat him seriously.

If the Luo Carpenter in this village had not come back from the city, found Zhou Quan, and carried him back to the village, he might have died outside. Zhou Quancai couldn't live for a few days, so he entrusted Zhou Jin to Zhong Xuan, hoping that he could take good care of him until he grew up. In order not to let Zhong Xuanbai grow up, Zhou Quan took out the priceless piece of blood jade, as well as the ribbon and letters from that time.

Zhong Xuan is also a person who values ​​love and righteousness. He grabbed Zhou Quan and Zhou Jin without hesitation and said, "Brother Zhou, please don't worry, as long as I, Zhong Xuan, eat it in one bite, I will never let Jin'er hungry."

"I will feel relieved with you!" Zhou Quan nodded and left with a smile. Zhong Xuan paid for it himself, bought two coffins and buried Zhou Quan and his mother. Afterwards, Zhou Jin was taken home. After hearing this, Zhong Xuan's wife Xie roared in anger, "You idiot, you bought a coffin for someone and helped them raise children. I'll ask you, how much money did that person named Zhou give you when he was dying?"

"Brother Zhou has always been generous. He not only gave me thirty taels of silver, but also gave me their house." In order to calm the situation, Zhong Xuan had to lie to Xie. As for the matter of the blood jade, he even dared not mention it, and just hid it in a peony flower pot.

Of course, Xie would not believe Zhong Xuan's words easily, so he asked Zhong Xuan to take out thirty taels of silver for her to see. Zhong Xuan had long expected that Xie would do this trick, so he took out the thirty taels of silver he had borrowed in advance, plus the private money he had hidden. Seeing that money was jealous, Xie stopped making noise.

After Zhong Xuan borrowed money, the pressure doubled. In order to earn money to pay off his debts, he went out early and returned late every day. Xie didn't understand why, so one night, after dinner, sneered at him, "I didn't see you as hardworking as raising my own children before. Now I have raised more children from other people's families, but you are diligent. I really don't know what you are thinking."

Zhong Xuan explained with a wry smile, "Although Brother Zhou gave me thirty taels of silver, it won't take long. In the future, both children will have to spend money on their meals and study. If I don't work hard now, how can I support them in the future? "

" Brother Zhou, can he know that you are so righteous to him? If he knows something under the spring, he should bless you to earn more money and come back! "Xie snorted coldly, then squinted Zhong Xuan's eyes and said, "You are so diligent, go wash dishes, don't sit here." "

Wash it! A real man can bend and stretch. Zhong Xuan thought so, so he put away the dishes and chopsticks and went into the woodshed.

Time flies, and years passes. In the blink of an eye, three eyes passed, and Zhou Jin is five years old. Seeing that this boy could understand the words, Xie often asked him to help him wash clothes and cook and slaughter pig grass. As for her own child Zhong Wen, he supported him like a treasure, fearing that he would suffer any grievance.

Zhou Jin was a young man and he had been under the burden of life since then. Because others were still young and their hands and feet were not very quick, he often got scolded by Xie. Xie was impatient. Seeing Zhou Jin washing clothes clumsyly, he was unhappy and often took his butt out. She knew very well in her heart: there was a lot of flesh on her butt, and it was not easy to leave marks with her hands. In this way, she was not afraid that Zhou Jin would go to Zhong Xuan to complain.

However, what surprised her was that Zhou was quite surprised. Every time Jin was beaten and scolded, he did not mention a word to Zhong Xuan. It was really impressive to have such cultivation at such a young age. Xie had a little conscience, and she should have repented for her words and deeds. However, not only did she not, she bullied Zhou Jin even more violently.

One day in November of that year, a lot of thick clothes were piled up at home. When Zhong Xuan left, Xie carried a basket and took two children to the small river outside the village to wash clothes. The cold wind was blowing, and the sky was cold everywhere. Scene. Xie did not see a villager by the river, and he felt happy. So after putting down his back basket, he asked Zhou Jin to squat by the river with his butt sticking out and washing all the clothes on the back basket. As for herself, she stood by like a supervisor, holding her arms all the way, and watching.

Zhouzhong washed for a while, and his hands were cold red. He couldn't stand the cold river water, so he stood up and said, "Mom, the river water is too cold, I can't stand it. Can you wait until the weather is warmer in the afternoon and let me wash my clothes? "

" You bargained with me at a young age. What if you grow up in the future? "Xie was angry and raised his feet and kicked Zhou Jin into the river. The river was not very deep. Although it would not drown Zhou Jin, it was enough for him to drink a pot. Seeing Zhou Jin rushing in the water, Zhong Wen not only did not have a trace of pity, but instead clapped his palm and laughed loudly, "Mom, you kicked well! It was really good to kick! "

The scene happened to be caught by Zhong Xuan who went home to get the scale. He ran over, pulled Zhou Jin out of the river, and glared at Xie and said, "Okay, when I was not here, was that what you bullied the child? "

" Am I bullying him? I am teaching him to be a good person. Isn’t there a saying that “Jade cannot become a weapon without carving”? You have also been a scholar exam, but you don’t even understand this common sense? "Xie was used to bullying people. Not only did he not have a trace of fear, but he still looked sarcastic. Zhong Xuan was anxious, raised his hand and slapped her, "You are not a human being! "

" The surname Zhong, how dare you hit me? How dare you hit me for this other person’s child? I’m not finished with you! "Xie Shi was angry and immediately gave Zhong Xuan two fists. These fists didn't hurt or itch, but they also made Zhong Xuan furious. She couldn't help but howl and scare her, "Stop! Don't blame me for being rude to you if I don't stop. "

" Dad, it's all my fault. Please don't quarrel with your mother anymore. "Although Zhou Jin already knew that Zhong Xuan and his wife were not his biological parents, he felt that the kindness of raising them was greater than that of heaven, so he always called them parents. Zhong Xuan felt a little comforted when he heard this, so he gradually subsided, "Look, you are not as sensible as a child."After saying that, he pulled Zhou Jin and went to change his clothes at home.

When Xie saw Zhong Xuan, this boy, ignored her and Zhong Wen, he only took Zhou Jin away. She was so angry that she stamped her feet and said, "My surname is Zhong, you are actually an outsider in your eyes. So what's the point of following Wen'er and I follow you? Humph, from today on, you two father and son will live together, Wen'er and I will not serve you anymore! "After saying that, the woman didn't want the clothes in the river anymore, so she pulled Zhong Wen back to her parents' home.

Zhong Xuan changed Zhou Jin's clothes. When she returned to the river, she found that the dirty clothes were still in the river, but Xie's mother and son disappeared. He knew that Xie had taken the children back to her parents' home when he saw this situation, and he was too lazy to find them. After Zhou Jin returned to the river, he hurriedly squatted to the river to wash clothes. While washing him, he said to Zhong Xuan, "Dad, I can wash these clothes. Please don't quarrel with my mother again in the future. "

" Well, I understand. "Zhong Xuan saw that Zhou Jin was so sensible, and his heart was filled with shame. On this day, he made an exception and did not sell goods. Instead, he followed Zhou Jin and washed his clothes, and then took him to a private school in the village. He thought: Jin'er is already at the age of school, so why not take the opportunity to send him to school, so that the aunt would not find any more things for him all day long.

After finishing this matter, Zhong Xuan went to his mother-in-law's house with shame and took Xie and Zhong Wen back. When having dinner that night, Zhong Xuan stated that he wanted to send his two children to school to study. Xie originally wanted to refute a few words, but he heard that Zhong Xuan had already paid the money, so he had to give up. From then on, when Zhong Xuan went out every day, he sent his two children to school, and when he sold the things and returned to the village, he would take them home.

week was very studious, and with his talent, he could write poems and essays by the age of ten. The husband was not only satisfied with his intelligence and studious, but also praised his sincerity and generousness and politeness. On the other hand, Zhong Wen was stupid and he was also very tired of learning. In class every day, he either lay on the desk and slept out, and followed the naughty boys in the village. For this reason, the private school teacher invited Zhong Xuan to interview several times.

Zhong Xuan had educated Zhong Wen several times before and slapped him in the ass. Zhong Wen not only refused to listen to advice, but also believed that his brother Zhou Jin had sued him for evil from his father. So he not only hated Zhou Jin, but also often went to Xie to talk bad things about him. Xie had already had a grudge against Zhou Jin, but now she heard that he bullied her son like this, and she was even more angry and always wanted to find an opportunity to teach this boy a lesson. However, Zhou Jin was already ten years old and would soon grow into a big guy, and she would not be like It was so easy to bully before. Xie was so troubled that he could not find a chance, so he had to endure it for the time being.

A year later, one day in July, just after heavy rain, Zhong Xuan carried a full load of goods in order to make money. Unexpectedly, when he was down the mountain, he slipped and fell to the ground with a load, and lay on the bed for half a month. Seeing that the medical expenses increased, his family's savings gradually decreased, and he was about to lose his burden. Xie quickly said to Zhong Xuan, "You have raised that little boy for eight or nine years. Now he has grown up. It's time to repay you well. What else do you want him to read? Tomorrow, let him take over your burden and earn money to support the family, and you should have a good rest. "

" Jin'er is smart and has won the exam in the future. Let's benefit from it. Let him continue to study. Don't delay his future for the sake of immediate interests. "Zhong Xuan knew Xie's intention and couldn't help but sigh. Xie was even more angry when he heard this, and couldn't help but shed tears and said, "Now our family is so poor that we can't get out of the way, but you are still thinking about other people's children. Are you still human? Besides, even if the Zhou surnamed Zhou passes the exam in the future and becomes an official, he will definitely not care about us. After all, we are not a family with him. ”

Xie's voice was very loud, and her intention was very obvious: not only did she say it to Zhong Xuan, but also Zhou Jin heard it too.Zhou Jin was not stupid, so he naturally knew Xie's intention. In order not to make Zhong Xuan feel embarrassed, he quickly walked into the house and said, "Mom, stop talking, I will go to sell goods tomorrow."

"Dad, don't worry about recuperating. If you have the chance in the future, I will definitely take the exam." As he said that, Zhou Jin grabbed Zhong Xuan's hand again and said with a pious look on his face.

Zhong Xuan was very moved and couldn't help but say with tears in his eyes, "Jin'er, I'm sorry for you."

Zhou Jin said, "As long as I can share my worries and sorrows for my father, Jin'er will not feel wronged at all."

So, from that day on, Zhou Jin, who was only eleven years old, took on the burden of the family, imitating Zhong Xuan's appearance every day, carrying a load of goods, and walking around the streets and alleys. Because this kid was willing to endure hardship and was as diligent as Zhong Xuan, by the time he was eighteen years old, he had already earned nearly 100 taels of silver for the Zhong family. However, he couldn't get a penny of this money. He gave all the money he earned every day except for leaving behind capital. Xie's name is: Help Zhou Jin keep it, and return it to him when he gets married in the future.

At this time, Zhong Wen was also seventeen years old. Xie hoped that he would study hard so that he could get fame and fortune and let her enjoy it. However, Zhong Wen is not a material for studying at all. He won’t say that his homework is so bad that he is a mess. He is still idle all day long and is stumbling with a bunch of gamblers. Gradually, he became addicted to gambling and asked Xie for some pocket money to play in the gambling house every day. After Xie found out that the situation was wrong, he stopped giving him money.

Zhong Wen was angry about this, so he took advantage of Zhong Xuan and Zhou Jin's money outside and Xie went to work, and sneaked back home and stole all the hundreds of taels of silver from Xie's box. Except for leaving a few taels of silver to hide in Zhou Jin's room and waiting to blame him, the kid took all the money for the rest of the money. As a result, in less than half a day, he lost all the money.

Two days later, Xie found that his money was gone, so he started looking for it in the house like crazy. At first she thought it was a thief who had entered the house, but seeing that there was no sign of turning inside the house, she realized: This was done by the thief who was a thief! And that thief must be among the three men at home. So she called the three of them to the front and asked loudly, "Who stole my money? Come out for me, or I will go to the yamen to report to the official!"

"Mom, I saw my elder brother sneak into your room yesterday. Maybe he did this." In order to take the initiative, Zhong Wen took the lead in frameing Zhou Jin. Zhou Jin said with a blushing face, "I went into the house yesterday to help my father get the clothes. After I took the clothes, I quickly left the room."

It turned out that when Zhong Xuan returned home that day, his clothes were all wet. After he got home, he went to take a shower, and Zhou Jin went to get him clean clothes. Zhong Xuan obviously didn't believe that Zhou Jin took Xie's money, so he spoke for Zhou Jin, "Jin'er took me clothes and went to the woodshed to cook. He definitely didn't take the money."

"It wasn't him, was it me? Dad, if you don't believe me, you can go to my room first, then go to my brother's room to see the truth, and the truth will be clear soon." Zhong Wenzhen said something. Xie felt it was reasonable, so he immediately searched the rooms of the two of them. Of course, the first thing she wanted to search was Zhou Jin's room. As soon as she searched, she found a few taels of silver from the straw mat under his bed. Xie immediately asked Zhou Jin in anger, "The money you earn every day is left to me to keep. Where did this money come from? Tell me quickly!"

"I, I don't know, mom, these money are not mine." Zhou Jin was difficult to tell. Xie even thought he was lying, so he took the opportunity to scold him. Zhong Wen took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire and said bad things about Zhou Jin, and signaled the two to drive Zhou Jin out of the house. Of course, Xie was reluctant to ask for it, so he gave Zhou Jin two choices, either to go to the county government to meet the officials, or to take the initiative to get out of the Zhong family and compensate 100 taels of silver.

Zhong Xuan didn't believe that Zhou Jin did this at all, and couldn't help but say angrily, "Then let's report to the official, I want to see who did this."

Zhou Jin had already guessed that Zhong Wen took the money and then blamed him. In order not to make Zhong Xuan feel embarrassed, he had to say with tears in his eyes, "Mom, you want to chase me, I'll leave." But I can't pay back the hundred taels of silver for a while. Let's do this, I'll give you the money I earn every day as compensation. "

" Then when do you want to return? "Although Xie was still a little unhappy, she had no other choice but to pout and asked. Zhou Jin said firmly, "Don't worry, I will definitely pay it back if it won't take ten years. "After saying that, he knelt down and kowtowed to Zhong Xuan and Xie three times and said, "Thank you for your parents' raising me. From today on, the child will move out and live there. I still don't live with my parents. I hope the two elders will take good care of their health. "

" Jin'er, what your mother just said was an angry thing. Since you have admitted it wrong, don't move out. "Zhong Xuan knew that Zhou Jin was wronged, so he could not bear to leave? Xie was reluctant to leave and quickly said, "What he said is the water that was poured out. How could he regret it? Are you still men? "

" Mother, don't worry, I will leave. "Zhou Jin took his clothes and walked towards Zhouquan's old house without saying a word. Xie stopped him again and said, "That house is regarded as the support we have raised you over the years, and it is also ours. You can't live in it. "

" Let him live, how can the three of us live in these houses? "Zhong Xuan said with tears in his eyes. Xie was unwilling to forgive others, "No, we can't let the thieves live with us." "

" Mother, I'll live outside the village. It won't embarrass you and your father. "Zhou Jin thought about it and there were several caves in the deep mountains west of the village. It was warm in winter and cool in summer, which was a place to shelter from wind and rain. Seeing that the boy had made up his mind, Zhong Xuan gave him the flower pot with peony flower and said, "Child, this is the flower that your former adoptive father likes to raise the most. If you remember the kindness of his adoption back then, take the pot of flowers back and take them to look and raise them. "

" Well, dad, I understand. "Zhou Jin nodded solemnly and left with the flower pot. Xie and Zhong Wen didn't know that there was a piece of blood jade hidden in the flower pot, so he naturally didn't hold the flower pot off.

Zhou Jin carried a bag and the flower pot, holding the flower pot, and was about to go to Zhou Quan's old house and take out the tablets of him and his mother-in-law Liu. Unexpectedly, when he went out, he accidentally fell on the threshold. The soil in the flower pot and the piece of blood jade fell at the door together. Zhou Jin picked up the piece of blood jade and looked at it a few times. At this time, a strange middle-aged man suddenly rushed out from the side, grabbed Zhou Jin's hand tightly, and asked excitedly, "Is this jade pendant yours? Did you get picked up from a grass back then? "

" I heard from my adoptive father that I was indeed picked up by my former adoptive father from the grass in Yushu Ridge, but I don't know whether this jade pendant is mine. I have to ask my adoptive father Zhong Xuan to find out. "Zhou Jin touched the back of his head and said.

The middle-aged man was even more happy when he heard this, "Your former adoptive father is Zhou Quan, right? "

" is exactly. "Zhou Jin nodded without hesitation.

The middle-aged man cried and said happily after hearing this, "In this way, you must be the young master. Young Master, the last time the rescue will come late, I hope the young master will forgive his sins. "

It turns out that this Zhou Jin was actually the prince of the big Chu State (fictional country). Eighteen years ago, the King of Chu passed away, a coup occurred in the Chu Palace, and Zhou Jin, who was in his infancy, was hunted down. At the critical moment, the guard Wang Peng led a group of loyal people to rescue him and took Zhou Jin out of the city. However, Wang Peng was still chased on the road. In order to lead the thief away, Wang Peng hid Zhou Jin in a grass, and left letters and blood jade, hoping that kind-hearted people would adopt him. Later, Wang Peng led the thief away and wanted to take Zhou Jin away, but he saw the scholar Zhou Quan taking Zhou Jin away. He was a little worried about Zhou Quan before, but after observing secretly for a few days, he found that Zhou Quan and Liu were both very nice to Zhou Jin, so he left with confidence.

Now that the rebellion has been quelled, Wang Peng took over the order of the Empress and came to take Zhou Jin back to his country to inherit the throne. After Zhou Jin learned about his life experience, especially after hearing that his biological mother was still alive, he followed Wang Peng to the Great Chu State.

Later, Zhou Jin changed his name to Chu Jin and successfully inherited the throne. It is said that during his sixty years of reign, the Great Chu Kingdom had good weather and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. In order to repay his kindness, he sent someone to pick up Zhong Xuan and his wife to live in the Great Chu Kingdom. Xie felt guilty, and Zhong Wen was afraid of being retaliated, so he naturally did not dare to go. Zhong Xuan went to the Great Chu State with peace of mind. When he came back, Zhong Wen exported the houses of the Zhong family and the Zhou family. He and Xie had no residence and had to live on the streets. Looking at the miserable appearance of the two, Zhong Xuan said to Xie with emotion, "Drunk is a harm to the child. Look at your spoiling and indulgence. Now, what have you done to him and yourself?"

"I know I was wrong to my husband!" Standing on the street with the cold breeze, Xie left tears of regret. After Chu Jin learned about the recent situation of the three, he made a special trip to send people to send money. In order to prevent Zhong Wen from repeating the same mistake, Zhong Xuan became the head of the family. Not only did he manage the money well, but he also often taught education classes to Xie and Zhong Wen. Finally, under his influence and education, Zhong Wen embarked on the right path and Xie gradually became open-minded and cheerful.

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Zhou Jin had already guessed that Zhong Wen took the money and then blamed him. In order not to make Zhong Xuan feel embarrassed, he had to say with tears in his eyes, "Mom, you want to chase me, I'll leave." But I can't pay back the hundred taels of silver for a while. Let's do this, I'll give you the money I earn every day as compensation. "

" Then when do you want to return? "Although Xie was still a little unhappy, she had no other choice but to pout and asked. Zhou Jin said firmly, "Don't worry, I will definitely pay it back if it won't take ten years. "After saying that, he knelt down and kowtowed to Zhong Xuan and Xie three times and said, "Thank you for your parents' raising me. From today on, the child will move out and live there. I still don't live with my parents. I hope the two elders will take good care of their health. "

" Jin'er, what your mother just said was an angry thing. Since you have admitted it wrong, don't move out. "Zhong Xuan knew that Zhou Jin was wronged, so he could not bear to leave? Xie was reluctant to leave and quickly said, "What he said is the water that was poured out. How could he regret it? Are you still men? "

" Mother, don't worry, I will leave. "Zhou Jin took his clothes and walked towards Zhouquan's old house without saying a word. Xie stopped him again and said, "That house is regarded as the support we have raised you over the years, and it is also ours. You can't live in it. "

" Let him live, how can the three of us live in these houses? "Zhong Xuan said with tears in his eyes. Xie was unwilling to forgive others, "No, we can't let the thieves live with us." "

" Mother, I'll live outside the village. It won't embarrass you and your father. "Zhou Jin thought about it and there were several caves in the deep mountains west of the village. It was warm in winter and cool in summer, which was a place to shelter from wind and rain. Seeing that the boy had made up his mind, Zhong Xuan gave him the flower pot with peony flower and said, "Child, this is the flower that your former adoptive father likes to raise the most. If you remember the kindness of his adoption back then, take the pot of flowers back and take them to look and raise them. "

" Well, dad, I understand. "Zhou Jin nodded solemnly and left with the flower pot. Xie and Zhong Wen didn't know that there was a piece of blood jade hidden in the flower pot, so he naturally didn't hold the flower pot off.

Zhou Jin carried a bag and the flower pot, holding the flower pot, and was about to go to Zhou Quan's old house and take out the tablets of him and his mother-in-law Liu. Unexpectedly, when he went out, he accidentally fell on the threshold. The soil in the flower pot and the piece of blood jade fell at the door together. Zhou Jin picked up the piece of blood jade and looked at it a few times. At this time, a strange middle-aged man suddenly rushed out from the side, grabbed Zhou Jin's hand tightly, and asked excitedly, "Is this jade pendant yours? Did you get picked up from a grass back then? "

" I heard from my adoptive father that I was indeed picked up by my former adoptive father from the grass in Yushu Ridge, but I don't know whether this jade pendant is mine. I have to ask my adoptive father Zhong Xuan to find out. "Zhou Jin touched the back of his head and said.

The middle-aged man was even more happy when he heard this, "Your former adoptive father is Zhou Quan, right? "

" is exactly. "Zhou Jin nodded without hesitation.

The middle-aged man cried and said happily after hearing this, "In this way, you must be the young master. Young Master, the last time the rescue will come late, I hope the young master will forgive his sins. "

It turns out that this Zhou Jin was actually the prince of the big Chu State (fictional country). Eighteen years ago, the King of Chu passed away, a coup occurred in the Chu Palace, and Zhou Jin, who was in his infancy, was hunted down. At the critical moment, the guard Wang Peng led a group of loyal people to rescue him and took Zhou Jin out of the city. However, Wang Peng was still chased on the road. In order to lead the thief away, Wang Peng hid Zhou Jin in a grass, and left letters and blood jade, hoping that kind-hearted people would adopt him. Later, Wang Peng led the thief away and wanted to take Zhou Jin away, but he saw the scholar Zhou Quan taking Zhou Jin away. He was a little worried about Zhou Quan before, but after observing secretly for a few days, he found that Zhou Quan and Liu were both very nice to Zhou Jin, so he left with confidence.

Now that the rebellion has been quelled, Wang Peng took over the order of the Empress and came to take Zhou Jin back to his country to inherit the throne. After Zhou Jin learned about his life experience, especially after hearing that his biological mother was still alive, he followed Wang Peng to the Great Chu State.

Later, Zhou Jin changed his name to Chu Jin and successfully inherited the throne. It is said that during his sixty years of reign, the Great Chu Kingdom had good weather and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. In order to repay his kindness, he sent someone to pick up Zhong Xuan and his wife to live in the Great Chu Kingdom. Xie felt guilty, and Zhong Wen was afraid of being retaliated, so he naturally did not dare to go. Zhong Xuan went to the Great Chu State with peace of mind. When he came back, Zhong Wen exported the houses of the Zhong family and the Zhou family. He and Xie had no residence and had to live on the streets. Looking at the miserable appearance of the two, Zhong Xuan said to Xie with emotion, "Drunk is a harm to the child. Look at your spoiling and indulgence. Now, what have you done to him and yourself?"

"I know I was wrong to my husband!" Standing on the street with the cold breeze, Xie left tears of regret. After Chu Jin learned about the recent situation of the three, he made a special trip to send people to send money. In order to prevent Zhong Wen from repeating the same mistake, Zhong Xuan became the head of the family. Not only did he manage the money well, but he also often taught education classes to Xie and Zhong Wen. Finally, under his influence and education, Zhong Wen embarked on the right path and Xie gradually became open-minded and cheerful.

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