Chapter 729: Really Fragrant (First Update)
Liu Xian smiled coquettishly and said to Wang Tianwen: "Brother Tianwen, please come this way. I will take you to my house. It's a humble house. Please don't dislike it, brother Tianwen."
Wang Tianwen didn't think much and followed Liu Xian.
Along the way, Wang Tianwen saw a large number of thatched cottages. The villagers in Liujia Village were sallow and thin. It seemed that even in the Central Plains Cultivation World, the lives of the people at the bottom were not easy.
After a cup of tea, Liu Xian stopped and was stunned.
"Brother Liu Xian, is this the humble house you are talking about?"
Wang Tianwen looked strange. In front of them, there was a manor covering an area of five or six acres.
It has red bricks and blue tiles, and there are two huge stone lions at the door. Two big and round servants stand at the door with proud expressions.
There is a clear contrast between the manor and the simple thatched cottage, as well as the contrast between the caretaker and the sallow-looking villagers.
Liu Xian's face turned red. He had only been away from home for a few years, and his family had undergone earth-shaking changes.
At this moment, a tall middle-aged man and a plump middle-aged woman walked out.
"Hey, fourth brother, you are finally back!"
The middle-aged man looked happy when he saw Liu Xian.
He is Liu Xian's second brother Liu Hu. Liu Hu strongly supports Liu Xian's studies and has been quarreling with his wife over this matter.
"Second brother, what on earth is going on? Is this our home?"
Liu Xian asked in disbelief, "There have been too many changes in the family!"
"This is your home. Your sister-in-law and I are back to visit our parents. We have separated and my house is not far away."
"The fourth uncle is back. He is still promising. The fourth uncle will become an official in the future. Don't forget your second brother and I. We will live frugally and provide for your education. With the blessings of our ancestors, you will finally succeed."
The middle-aged woman said with a flattering smile on her face.
"When your second sister-in-law was still quarreling with me, let me tell you what! Fourth brother is a Wenqu star who has descended to earth, and the graves of our old Liu family are smoking. Fourth brother, you haven't been back for a long time. My parents miss you very much. Come in with me quickly." Bar!"
Liu Hu and the middle-aged woman pulled Liu Xian and walked in, with Wang Tianwen following behind them.
Before Liu Xian could react, he hadn't come back for several years and his family had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Not long after, Liu Xian saw his parents. They were both wearing silk clothes and had rosy complexions, which was in obvious contrast to the sallow and skinny villagers of Liujia Village.
"Xian'er, you're finally back. That's great. Second brother, call all your brothers and sisters over. Let's have a good family reunion."
"Dad, Mom, what is going on? I haven't been back for just a few years. How did our family become so rich?"
Father Liu smiled and told what happened.
After Liu Xian became a student of Yingtian Academy, Li Yuanwai immediately gave their family more than fifty acres of land, Song Yuanwai helped build the manor, Sun Yuanwai gave away furniture, Chen Yuanwai gave away rice, and even the county magistrate sent someone to give him a hundred Come over with two pieces of silver.
As we all know, students from Yingtian Academy become officials, and at least they are county magistrates. Liu Xian's future is limitless.
In addition to wealthy businessmen rushing to give away things, many relatives appeared in Liu Xian's family, some of whom borrowed money. At first, Father Liu was not used to the friendship, but as time went by, they gradually adapted to this kind of life.
Father Liu has four sons and two daughters. His daughter is already married, and Liu Xian is the most promising son.
Liu Xian's third uncle Liu Xin was also favored by the shopkeeper because of Liu Xian.
"Father, mother, how can you accept other people's things? What can we give in return?"
Liu Xian frowned and said, he still wants to criticize those wealthy businessmen and powerful people! In the blink of an eye, his family became the target of his criticism.
How does this make him write policy papers? How to face classmates?
"Fourth uncle, look at what you said, we don't steal or rob, they voluntarily gave it to us, why don't we want it? My father and mother have worked hard for this family for most of their lives, shouldn't they live a better life? Don't they Should I eat bran-pharyngeal vegetables?"
The middle-aged woman said sourly, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.
"That's not what I meant. We didn't earn this back. How can we accept it?"
"Fourth brother, what you said is wrong. Mr. Li also has good intentions, so we can't let him take things back! Besides, my parents are very old. Do you want them to work in the fields? And your nephews and nieces, are they going to be hungry often in the future? When you become an official, there will be more people who respect you. What's wrong with us taking advantage of it? Don't forget, we didn't let you do anything The work, washing and cooking is done by your sister-in-law and mother. My eldest brother, me, third brother and father go to the fields. You just need to hide in the house and study while we work in the fields. Now that you are making a difference, can't we take advantage? We should Hungry and suffering?”
Liu Hu complained that in his opinion, the purpose of studying is to become an official, and as an official you can eat well and wear good clothes. If the purpose of becoming an official is to live a harder life, who would want to become an official!
He had just lived a good life for a few years, so naturally he didn't want to go back to the hard life.
After hearing this, Liu Xian frowned. He suddenly remembered something. He pointed at Wang Tianwen beside him and said, "Dad, mother, this brother Tianwen, he is my classmate. Like me, he is in Yingtian Academy." read."
"Wang Tianwen, who was born late, met Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu."
Wang Tianwen bowed to Father Liu and Mother Liu as juniors and said politely.
Knowing that Wang Tianwen was a student of Yingtian Academy, they did not dare to neglect him.
"It turns out that he is Xian'er's classmate. If he stays here for a few more days, he will regard this place as his home."
Wang Tianwen smiled and agreed. Through the changes in the living conditions of Liu Xian's family, we can see how highly scholars were valued in the Yan Dynasty.
That night, the Liu Mansion was very lively. When they learned that Liu Xian was back, wealthy businessmen, in-laws, and old friends came to visit one after another. The Liu family held a banquet that lasted for three days and three nights.
At first, Liu Xian was a little uncomfortable, but after hearing the praises from his old friends and relatives, he felt a little elated. Wang Tianwen sat aside, watching Liu Xian exchange cups with his old friends and relatives, and shook his head.
It seems that Liu Xian accepted all this calmly. Wang Tianwen did not look down on Liu Xian. Everyone grew up in a different environment and made different choices.
The same rice feeds hundreds of people. If everyone was the same, the world would be boring.
The life Liu Xian lives now is easily accessible to Wang Tianwen. Wang Tianwen is not envious, he is just a spectator.
Three days later, Liu Xian and Wang Tianwen were drinking tea and chatting in the stone pavilion.
"Brother Tianwen, do you think I'm a hypocrite? Saying one thing but doing another?" Liu Xian hesitated for a while and asked nervously.
Father Liu fully supported his studies, and the neighbors laughed at him for raising a loser. Liu Xian managed to survive, and his family lived a happy life because of him, which made Liu Xian feel very proud. .
What's funny is that he wanted to write a farming policy before, criticizing the rich businessmen and powerful people for occupying a large amount of land, leaving ordinary people with no land to cultivate, but now that his family has become a rich man, he can't write it at all.
His brothers and sisters also own a lot of land, totaling more than a hundred acres. This was something he had never dared to think about before.
In fact, he also wanted to return his things, including the house, furniture, clothes, and food! In the past few years, Liu Xian's parents, brothers and sisters have spent a lot of money and used good medicines for medical treatment. How can they pay back? Where did he get the money to pay back?
As soon as he mentioned returning the things, several of his sisters-in-law cried, made trouble, and hanged themselves, scolding Liu Xian for having no conscience, and his parents didn't want to return them. Who would want to live a hard life after finally living a good life for several years?
