"Gone?" Old man Guo was a little annoyed, and then looked Guo Ketang up and down, as if he was looking for something.

A woman, being looked at like this by her own parents, even Guo Ketang was a little unaccustomed to it, and couldn't help asking: "Uncle, you... What are you looking for? ”

"The kid surnamed Zheng, didn't you vote for a name post or something?"

Guo Ketang understood what his uncle wanted, and it was estimated that he heard that Zheng Peng came to the door, and hurriedly came, nine times out of ten he wanted words, you must know that he took the famous post that Zheng Peng came to the door last time, locked himself in the study to appreciate the copy, and did not come out for a few days.

"Uncle, Zheng Gongzi didn't hand over the name post this time, by the way, his handwriting is really that good?" Guo Ketang couldn't help but ask.

In terms of business, Guo Ketang is a good hand, but he is not interested in dancing and ink, in her eyes, Zheng Peng's words are a little better-looking, not much special, his uncle Guo Yuanzhi is also a celebrity in Weizhou, especially that handwriting, iron and silver hook, widely praised in Shilin, it is necessary to respect Zheng Peng so much?

"Thin and crisp, side-drawn like an orchid bamboo, strong and elegant, with the momentum of breaking gold and cutting jade, the boy surnamed Zheng, although the heat is insufficient, but the general trend has been achieved, as long as he practices diligently, over time, he will become everyone." Old man Guo said with some feelings.

Guo Ketang thought that Zheng Peng was writing a little special, but he didn't expect his uncle to speak so highly of him, and said with some puzzlement: "Uncle, according to his niece and granddaughter, Zheng Peng is a little clever and unmotivated marketman. ”

Putting aside the book and not reading, running to be a peddler that people look down on, and then taking care of it after borrowing the situation in Guo's mansion, it is simply the kind of sleek small businessman behavior.

Old man Guo said with a straight face: "A person who has learned a good hand shows that he has talent and perseverance, which is commendable; If a person can create a font, it is not only talent and perseverance, but genius, and it is everyone who started the sect, and the boy surnamed Zheng has the potential to become a grandmaster. ”

Seeing that Guo Ketang still didn't believe it, Old Man Guo took the initiative to "wash the ground" for Zheng Peng (the meaning of finding a reason): "If you want to succeed in everything, you must first go through some tempering. In order to make their cultivation to a higher level, some people live in seclusion in the mountains, some people place their affection on the landscape, and some people flow in the fireworks and willow lane, the Zheng family's boy, in Yuancheng is not good, and when he arrives in Guixiang, he has also become a hawker, everyone thinks that he is rotten wood that cannot be carved, and he saw him for the first time in the academy, and he also has a prejudice against him, if it is not for listening to his poems and seeing the words he wrote, he almost lost his eyes. ”

Poetry is like talent, words are like people, and the ancients thought that people who wrote well were not far behind.

Hearing his uncle's evaluation, Guo Ketang couldn't help but be in awe of Zheng Peng: Could it be that Zheng Peng deliberately belittled himself just to train himself?

Future grandmasters, why don't you have a slightly better attitude towards him?

Coincidentally, no book is written, just when Guo Ketang wondered if he had more respect for Zheng Peng, in Yuancheng County, some people remembered Zheng Peng.

In the early winter of this year, the north wind was cold, and there was a sense of depression between heaven and earth, and the weather was getting colder and colder, and finally it was fluttering light snow.

This is the first snow in winter, although it is not raining much, but the old man Zheng, who has always liked vassal elegance, ordered people to set up a banquet in the pavilion in the back garden, so that the children of the Zheng family could accompany him to enjoy the snow, and by the way, he would inspect the homework of the juniors.

The Zheng family has always called itself a wealthy family and a scholarly family, and it has long become a practice to appreciate the snow and examine the homework, in order to meet the occasion, most of the themes are plum, snow, and bamboo-related, and the children of the Zheng family have made preparations early, and for a time good poems and good sentences appear from time to time, and the whole family is immersed in this false prosperity.

I haven't been famous for many years, so it's good to leave some hope for myself.

Old man Zheng drank a glass of warm wine handed over by the maidservant, a trace of blush appeared on the old man's face, he was in a good mood, he saw the eldest son holding a glass of wine, absent-mindedly, several times to his mouth and put it down, a little distracted to look at the fluttering snowflakes outside, the wine was cold and did not drink, and couldn't help asking: "Yuan family, see that you are worried, do you have something on your mind?" ”

Zheng Yuanjia was named by the old man, he sighed, just opened his mouth, swallowed back the words to his mouth, raised his hand and dried the wine, and then said a little bitterly: "Father Lao is concerned, son... Nothing to worry about. ”

His own son, can Master Zheng not understand, seeing the appearance of Zheng Yuan's family wanting to speak and stopping, he knows what he thinks.

With a soft sound of "pop", Old Man Zheng put down the wine glass, and said with some emotion: "Are you thinking about Peng'er?" ”

Hearing the old man speak, Zheng Yuanjia said with some worry: "Peng'er has never suffered since he was a child, and he had no money when he left. ”

The adopted son is 100 years old, 99 years old, the only son was exiled, and he can't help, and now he drinks wine and eats meat, clothes and food, and I don't know how the son who has no skills is doing?

will not be reduced to begging for food on the street, or seriously ill and have no money to see Langzhong......

Speaking of the back, Zheng Yuanjia's eyes were red and his tone was choked.

Old Man Zheng thought of his eldest grandson, and also sighed and said: "Peng'er is the most astute among his peers, and his understanding is not bad, but it's a pity that he didn't take the right path, it's a pity." ”

To mention that Zheng Peng can put his mind on his studies, he must have a great future, and Mr. Zheng has always believed that among so many children and grandchildren, Zheng Peng is the most promising person to shine on the lintel.

Hearing the tone of the old man's tone relaxed, Zheng Yuanjia immediately said: "Father, what Peng'er said is also the flesh and blood of the Zheng family, he has been away from home for so long, and I don't know how he is doing, I want to go to Guixiang County to see him, and tell him to study hard and strive to return to his hometown as soon as possible, and ask my father for permission." ”

Old Man Zheng was about to express his position, when someone suddenly said loudly: "Father, no, uncle, this is trapping you in injustice." ”

Everyone turned their heads to look at Zheng Cheng who was speaking.

"Zheng Cheng, what do you mean by that? When did I fall into the injustice of my father? Zheng Yuanjia was furious when he heard this, pointed at Zheng Cheng and scolded loudly.

Zheng Yuanye, who was sitting on the side, pretended to be angry and said: "Cheng'er, how can you talk to your uncle, they are all family, can your uncle still harm your father?" ”

Facing everyone's complicated eyes, Zheng Cheng stood up unhurriedly, saluted the old man, and said eloquently: "Is it the decision of the eldest father to put the eldest brother in Guixiang County for self-examination, or is it a decision made in front of the ancestors and the Zheng family, if the order is changed overnight, then where is the prestige of the eldest father?" Uncle Sizi is heartfelt, we understand, but we can't push the eldest father to the cusp. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Cheng's eyes were red, and he said with some grievances: "I know, many people present have some misunderstandings about me, saying that Brother Peng is not there, and the Zheng family will have the final say in the future, misunderstanding, this is definitely a misunderstanding, the eldest brother left Yuancheng that day, that is, I personally sent him on the road, and the parting was a brother hugging and crying, it is difficult for you to understand the brotherhood between me and Peng." ”

Zheng Cheng did cry when Zheng Peng left, but he was cried by the pit, came out of Chunhualou, and looked for Zheng Peng all over the county with a stick.

When I think of Xiao Qiao's miserable appearance and the ten yuan that was cheated, I still feel like crying.

When he spoke, Zheng Cheng said it so eagerly, not only his eyes were a little red, but his tone was choked, not only Zheng Yuanjia was a little overwhelmed when he saw it, but even Old Man Zheng nodded secretly.

Compared with Zheng Peng, Zheng Cheng is much more sensible, but unfortunately he is a little stupid and has no talent for reading.

Old Man Zheng looked at Zheng Cheng and said, "Cheng'er, in your opinion, what should be done about this matter?" ”

Zheng Cheng said in a surprising voice: "Back to Uncle's words, actually... In fact, the grandson has been inquiring about Brother Peng's news, and heard that Brother Peng's condition is not very good, so he sold all his belongings, and bought a little maid with a water spirit after selling the money. ”

As soon as the words fell, not only did Zheng Yuan's family show a disappointed look, but the old man of the Zheng family's face turned even more gloomy.

drove him to your hometown, just hoping that he would be ashamed and brave, but he didn't expect that his dead nature would not change, even if he sold his belongings, he would buy a servant girl to enjoy, which was simply hopeless.

Zheng Yuanjia said with some reluctance: "Xiao Cheng, how is Peng'er doing now?" ”

"Brother Peng was forced to make a living, and set up a stall in the post pavilion outside the city, reading letters, writing letters, and naming people to earn some money to help support the family."

Zheng Yuanwang has always respected his brother Zheng Yuanjia, and he also likes his nephew Zheng Peng, seeing that his father and eldest brother's faces are not very good, he immediately smiled and said: "Reading is good, you don't have to work in the field, you can make money by setting up a word stall and talking lightly, how good, and literacy is also a craft, and you will not be ashamed to eat with your own craft." ”

Someone helped, Zheng Yuanjia's face relaxed a little: Young man, who hasn't made a small mistake? It is acceptable to set up a word stall to make money and live while learning homework.

Zheng Cheng secretly saw the expression of Uncle Zheng Yuanjia, and the corners of his mouth showed a sneer that was not easy to detect, and continued: "I heard that Brother Peng has only been on the table for three days, maybe he made too little money, so he gave up setting up a stall and changed to selling meat, by the way, selling pork, cheap meat." ”

As soon as the words fell, not only Zheng Yuanjia's face suddenly changed, but even the eldest father, Old Man Zheng, his face also turned gloomy.

The Zheng family in Yuancheng, from the Zheng family in Xingyang, passed down the world with poems and books, and ran to be a lowly trader if he didn't do anything, isn't this a smear to the ancestors and ancestors?

Old Man Zheng slapped the table with a "bang" and said coldly: "Rotten wood can't be carved." ”

This time, Zheng Yuanjia didn't dare to speak again, but lowered his head a little helplessly.

Zheng Peng's eyes rolled, and he quickly spoke: "Father, these are just what we heard from people, we didn't see it with our own eyes, we can't take it seriously, Brother Peng is a member of our family, fighting tigers and not leaving brothers, since the uncle misses Brother Peng so much, it is better to let the grandson go to your hometown to see what is going on, not only reflects the father's care for Brother Peng, but also reassures the uncle, if Brother Peng is really wrong, the grandson can also persuade him in time, in order to fulfill the responsibility of the brothers to support each other, and ask the uncle to be fulfilled." ”

Now the status is not very stable, and some people in the family say that he deliberately squeezed Zheng Peng out of power, Zheng Cheng decided to take this opportunity to wash himself and win people's hearts.

Anyway, I went, how to do it, how to say it, hehe, it's not my own decision?