20demayo Chapter 702 Liu Shengyuan is back too
Chapter 702 Liu Shengyuan is back too
At this point, Luo Fugui thought of something, smiled and continued, "It's your village chief, your uncle, who has some experience. When I just escaped from the county and took the villagers away, I happened to see him running away with his family and their belongings.
Later, I accidentally ran into someone from your Zhangjia Village in the mountains, and I learned that he had only briefly mentioned his intention to leave, and the next day his entire family disappeared. Everyone was quite dissatisfied with him as the village chief, blaming him for not taking them with him. I don't know if he finally escaped."
Thinking of the situation of Uncle Daqiang's family, Zhang Pingan was silent for a moment.
Uncle Daqiang is the village chief and his status is different, so what he did at the time was indeed a bit unkind.
But it is also human nature. When disaster strikes, everyone runs away. It is not just a saying.
However, no one cared during the war, but after the war was over, the villagers would definitely have opinions.
He didn't say much.
Through what Luo Fugui said, combined with what County Magistrate Weng said, he had a general understanding of the current situation of everyone in his hometown.
During this ancestor worship, helping the clan members is definitely indispensable.
When talking about the past private school events, everyone was filled with regret and felt a little depressed.
Luo Fugui was still thinking about Master Luo's family. "I hope good things happen to good people. Uncle Luo's family are all good people! It's a pity that the capital is too far away, and there's still no news from them. In fact, we villagers still talk about Master Luo from time to time. Life was really good for everyone back then!"
Zhang Pingan heard this and started talking about Master Luo's family, saying with a smile, "Look at me, I have so much to say that I forgot to mention it all. I met Uncle Luo's family in Kaifeng. They have settled down there now, and their two grandchildren are married. They are not rich but they are stable. You don't have to worry too much. When things get better in the future, I think they will definitely return to their hometown to worship their ancestors."
"Really? That's great!" Luo Fugui instantly cheered up after hearing this and said with relief: "I said good people will be rewarded!"
"But why did they go to Kaifeng? I heard that most people fled south at that time!"
"Most people just followed the crowd, and no one had a map or anything, so it was inevitable that they got lost. Plus, they encountered rebel soldiers, and ended up in Kaifeng by accident," Zhang Pingan explained briefly.
"Then after you go back to your hometown to worship your ancestors, how long are you going to stay at home? I'll see if I can ask for a few days off from the academy so we can get together after we return to our hometown. By the way, Sheng Yuan, let's ask him to come along too!" Luo Fugui asked Zhang Ping'an about his future plans.
They were childhood friends and hadn't seen each other for many years. He was happy from the bottom of his heart that they had both survived the disaster.
It was not like what the headmaster had instructed him to do, that he must get close to the academy and build a good relationship with it, and let Ping An allocate money to the academy to ask for benefits or something like that.
It's not because of the other party's current identity.
Of course, if the other person is doing well, he is genuinely happy for him and proud to have such a good friend.
Those bitter emotions from my youth are long gone.
"How is Sheng Yuan doing now? Is he also in the county? I haven't heard from County Magistrate Weng about it!" Zhang Ping'an asked in surprise.
He had specifically asked Liu Shengyuan before, but County Magistrate Weng said that he had no impression of such a person.
This means that Liu Shengyuan definitely does not live locally.
"He is not in the county, he is in his hometown Liujia Village. He just came back a while ago. If Fu'an hadn't met him and told me, I wouldn't know about it," Luo Fugui said with a smile.
He got a little angry again and said angrily, "This kid is doing well now, but he came back quietly. If Fuan hadn't run into him, he might not have come to find us. When you meet him, you have to talk to him. You two used to have the best relationship!"
Jin Bao was also surprised when he heard this, "Liu Shengyuan is back too?"
Then he laughed and scolded, "This brat, he didn't come to see you when he came back. How unkind! When the time comes, Ping An won't have to tell me anything. I'll have to tell him something too! Is he going back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, or will he stay there from now on?"
"He returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors and move his grandfather's grave. He will probably stay for about a month," Luo Fugui replied.
"I heard he fled to Nanchang Prefecture during the war, and there he married and had children, starting a family. Initially, he worked as a tutor for a wealthy family. Later, when the Xin Dynasty was first established, he passed the imperial examination but failed the metropolitan examination. So, he became a teacher at the Nanchang Prefecture's school. It was a respectable job, and it would allow him to focus on preparing for the metropolitan examination."
"He is not yet thirty. A scholar of his age must take the exam again," Zhang Pingan nodded, understanding.
"He's always been a good student, talented and hardworking, so that's not surprising," Jinbao nodded. "But he's going to relocate his grandfather's grave, so it seems he doesn't plan to come back!"
"That's right!" Luo Fugui said regretfully. "From what he said, his ancestral home is Hongzhou, and they've basically settled down in Nanchang Prefecture. He came back this time mainly because his father was ill and couldn't go back home, so he hurried back to worship his ancestors, hoping to fulfill his father's dying wish."
"Is Uncle Liu in poor health? This is really... Alas!" Jinbao sighed.
"Yes, his mother passed away due to illness in Nanchang Prefecture a long time ago, leaving only his father. This was his father's wish, so of course he had to come back as a son," Luo Fugui nodded.
His mother also passed away during the war years, so he understood Liu Shengyuan very well.
A few people were silent for a moment. Birth, old age, sickness and death are so powerless.
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"Fugui, is Master Yang still in the academy?" Seeing the silent atmosphere, Liu Sanlang couldn't help asking after a moment.
"Master Yang?" Luo Fugui was stunned for a moment, not realizing who it was.
"He was the martial arts teacher at Qingsong Academy who taught students riding and archery," Liu Sanlang explained with a heavy heart.
"There are no martial arts teachers in the academy anymore, let alone horses. People are not well fed, and there are not many students. How can we teach riding and archery?" Luo Fugui shook his head, not knowing where Master Yang had gone.
Seeing the concerned faces of the others, Luo Fugui thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "I haven't been at Qingsong Academy for very long. Why don't I ask the dean? Perhaps he knows. The dean is a veteran of the academy!"
After saying that, he was about to go out.
"Well, let's go together!" Zhang Ping'an stood up and said.
No matter what, there is no reason to let Fugui run errands.
"Okay," Luo Fugui did not refuse, "The headmaster has wanted to visit you for a long time. Even if you don't come today, he will probably go to the inn early tomorrow morning."
They had just walked a short distance when the current headmaster of Qingsong Academy came forward to greet them.
He is about forty years old, with an enthusiastic but measured attitude, neither humble nor arrogant, and has an elegant temperament.
Zhang Ping'an knew that the current headmaster was still a member of the Lin family, but he was a branch of the Lin family's branch, and was very far away from the main family of the Lin family.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been left behind when they fled south.
It is said that this headmaster used to be a teacher at Qingsong Academy, but he was somewhat invisible and had a weak presence.
Zhang Pingan was not impressed.
After exchanging pleasantries, Liu Sanlang explained his purpose. Lin Shan stroked his beard and recalled, "I know Master Yang. He's been the only martial arts master in our academy for the past twenty years. He didn't flee during the war, staying in the county the entire time. I think he was even forced to do odd jobs in the rebel army's camp. Later, when the rebels left, he found a way to escape, survived the famine, and lived until the founding of the new dynasty. But he was old, and the famine took its toll on everyone. He later died of illness, and it was several elders in the academy who helped bury him."
"Dead?" Liu Sanlang asked uncertainly. Even though he had a premonition in his heart, he still felt very sad.
Zhang Ping'an also thought of that free and unrestrained man, and fell silent for a moment.
Master Yang is truly one of the rare people at that time who lives passionately, honestly and freely.
After a moment, Zhang Pingan sighed and asked, "Where is he buried? Can you take us to see it?"
After saying this, he ordered everyone to quickly buy some offerings after they had eaten.