At half-high sunset, the Zhu family's main hall was fully staffed and dinner was ready. The Zhu family had dinner at this time mainly to take advantage of the daylight and not waste wax oil. They would not miss the opportunity of God.
A large table was placed in the middle of the Zhu family's upper landlord's room, and the Zhu family sat around the large table. The old man of the Zhu family was over fifty years old and in good health. He sat in the middle of the table with a dry pipe in his hand. In front of him was a stack of boiled peanuts and a cup of turbid wine, which formed a sharp contrast with the steamed buns, rotten vegetable leaves, pickled vegetables and porridge on the table.
Sitting next to the old man Zhu was the old lady Liu. Liu was about the same age as the old man Zhu. She had wrinkles on her face, but she was clean and tidy. You could tell at a glance that she was not easy to get along with. Sitting next to the old lady Liu was the family of the fourth uncle. The fourth uncle Zhu Shouxin and the fourth aunt Zhao just got married this year. Fourth uncle has the potential to be a pretty boy. He looks similar to the most outstanding one in the Zhu family. He perfectly inherited the genes of old lady Zhu and was very much loved by the old lady. Fourth aunt was wearing a brand new skirt, her hair was combed in a bun popular in the town, she wore a silver hairpin, and a string of valuable silver earrings on her earlobes.
Sitting next to old man Zhu was the family of uncle Zhu Ping'an. Uncle Zhu Shouren was a middle-aged man. He wore a half-new student's robe, with a bun tied on the top of his head and a net scarf wrapped around it, giving people the feeling of being well-read in sage books. Next to him was aunt Wu, who was about the same age as uncle. She was wearing a half-new blue flowered double-breasted dress, which was also neatly dressed. In Wu's arms was their six-year-old son Zhu Pingjun, who was late. His brand new clothes were covered with mud, and he was sniffing and his paws were black.
Next are Zhu Ping'an's parents in this life. His father, Zhu Shouyi, has a bronze complexion and is very strong. He is a typical farmer. However, Zhu Ping'an has learned in recent days that his adopted father can be said to be a versatile person. He can hunt, do carpentry, and is good at farming. However, he is very honest and can be said to be dull. Zhu Ping'an's eldest brother, Zhu Pingchuan, is ten years old this year. He is almost a replica of his father, Zhu Shouyi. He is strong and honest.
The third uncle is very similar to his father. At first glance, he is an honest farmer. The third aunt is Zhang who just persuaded Chen at the door. The third uncle and the third aunt have been married for many years. Three years after their marriage, they had a daughter, the timid little girl Zhu Pingyu in the arms of the third aunt.
There are many right and wrong in the farmyard.
The eldest uncle Zhu Shouren is a scholar. Although he has not passed the examination for more than ten years, he is finally a boy. Scholars read the Four Books and Five Classics. They must pass the county examination, the prefecture examination, and the academy examination to obtain the title of scholar. Uncle Zhu Shouren concentrated on studying and did not engage in agricultural production. It took him more than ten years to pass the county and prefectural examinations six years ago and obtain the title of Tongsheng. Although he never passed the examination for a scholar, it was a long journey of a hundred miles and a beginning. Mr. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu valued their eldest son very much and believed that he was the hope of the Zhu family to bring glory to the ancestors. Especially after Uncle Zhu Shouren obtained Tongsheng, they favored Uncle Zhu's family even more. Fourth uncle is the youngest son, and Mrs. Zhu dotes on him, and even dotes on the little fourth aunt. As for the two families of my father and third uncle, they are not much concerned. There are those who are valued, those who are favored, and those who are not cared for. When a family is together, how can there be less right and wrong.
The partiality of the old man and the old lady is still very obvious. It can be seen from the clothes alone. The clothes of the four rooms of the Zhu family are very different. The eldest uncle and the fourth uncle's family are better dressed, half-new clothes, while my family and the third uncle's family are coarse cloth clothes with patches.
It seems that I have to work hard. Let's not talk about bringing honor to my family, at least I can make my family live better.
As soon as he entered the house with his short legs, Zhu Pingan saw a strange phenomenon. There was a white air column on the head of each member of the Zhu family. The white air column on the head of his uncle Zhu Shouren was a little thicker than that of others, but they were all white.
The sudden phenomenon surprised Zhu Pingan. He shook his head quickly. When he closed his eyes and opened them again, the strange phenomenon just now disappeared. Everyone returned to normal and the white air column could no longer be seen.
Strange, what happened just now? It was definitely not dazzled. There was no problem with my vision. Why did it feel a bit like the luck written in the novel? Could it be that I could see other people's luck? It was very strange that I traveled through time and space and was reborn. It made sense to see other people's luck, but why can't I see other people's luck now? !
"Zhu'er, why are you standing there like an idiot? Why don't you come to eat?" Seeing Zhu Ping'an standing at the door in a daze, his mother Chen couldn't help but remind him, "Silly boy, if you don't come, your biased grandmother will give your share to the eldest and fourth sons' families!"
"Oh, I'm coming." Zhu Ping'an quickly came back to his senses and responded. Forget it, it's strange to see other people's luck, so it's normal that I can't figure it out for a while.
Before eating, Zhu Ping'an still kept the habit of his previous life and ran to the washbasin with his short legs to wash his hands.
This is a bit strange in ancient rural areas where hygiene is not very important, especially the little boys in the village are like mud monkeys, such as Zhu Pingjun from his uncle's family, who is now sniffing in his aunt Wu's arms. Zhu Ping'an has insisted on washing his hands and face since he came to this life and became this little boy. After more than ten days, he has been clearly distinguished from those runny-nosed little brats. A white and chubby little brat is still quite eye-catching.
"After recovering from his illness, this kid, Zhu'er, has become very particular about cleanliness. Could he be possessed by an evil spirit?" Aunt Xiao Si covered her mouth with a handkerchief and looked at Zhu Ping'an with her narrow eyes, making a fuss.
Possessed by an evil spirit?
Zhu Ping'an was obviously frightened by Aunt Xiao Si. In such a closed and backward rural area, being suspected of being possessed by an evil spirit is a very dangerous thing. Just think about the old man Wang who was forced to drink a bowl of gray water for talking in his sleep! I have been very careful. I didn't show any super-time and space thoughts. I just washed my hands. Aunt Xiao Si is really a restless woman. She is a perfect match for my idle uncle.
Zhu Ping'an made up his mind that he would keep his mouth shut about the fact that he could see the luck and would not tell anyone.
Before Zhu Ping'an could figure out how to deal with Aunt Xiao Si's words, his mother Chen had already quit!
"Who do you say is possessed by evil spirits? I think you are possessed by evil spirits. My son is a little bit clean, so he is possessed by evil spirits. What about you? You wash your hands and face every day and often wear new clothes. Aren't you possessed by a fox spirit?" Hearing what Xiao Zhao said, Chen's heart was filled with nameless anger. She stood up and walked forward two steps, standing in front of Xiao Zhao, asking her to give an explanation.
Zhu Ping'an's ten-year-old brother Zhu Pingchuan also said that his brother would not be possessed by evil spirits.
"Mom, look at my second sister-in-law and the others. I just said something casually, and my second sister-in-law is like this." Xiao Zhao avoided Chen's gaze, turned her head and looked at Old Lady Zhu aggrievedly, and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, looking weak and pitiful.
"That's it? I only said one sentence to you, and you cried and wiped your tears like that. It's so hypocritical. It's a pity that I'm not the fourth brother, so I won't buy it! Fourth brother, you must explain it clearly today, otherwise I won't be willing." Chen didn't buy Xiao Zhao's tricks. She spoke coldly and heroically, which was completely different from the fourth aunt who pretended to be soft and pitiful.