flstandardbreds Chapter 334 My Five Brothers Are Bosses 5
Chapter 334 My Five Brothers Are Bosses 5
The juicy meat wrapped in cabbage leaves was incredibly delicious. Soon, the aroma of meat filled the air near Wang's house.
The Wang family is next to the Zhang family, and on the other side is the land. There are more than 70 households in this village, with a lot of land, and each family has an independent courtyard.
There was a faint smell of Wang's barbecue, and some families in the village could smell it. The Wang family was wealthy and ate more meat than the villagers, so the villagers were used to it.
The villagers are used to it, but the five brothers of the Zhang family next door are not. They are exhausted lately. There is no oil, no meat, only corn grits, cabbage, potatoes and other things in their home, which tastes tasteless.
The five brothers were eating corn grits porridge and cabbage with sauce at home when they smelled the aroma of meat. The smell became stronger and stronger and more fragrant. The five of them were drooling and followed the smell to the outside of Wang's wall.
Each of the five brothers brought a small stool of different heights and stood on it. A row of five heads appeared on the wall of Wang's house.
Seeing someone coming, Zhang Xintong ate even more eagerly, swallowing the succulent meat mouthful by mouthful. The five heads on the wall drooled furiously, their mouths drooling.
The fifth one who succeeded was the least determined
"Sister, can you give me a piece of that meat?"
The other four brothers echoed
"Sister, we want one too."
Zhang Xintong smiled cunningly, wrapped a piece of roasted pork belly in cabbage leaves and walked to the wall. Zhang Chenggong opened his mouth and waited, and the other four people also watched eagerly.
When the meat in Zhang Xintong's hand was 20cm away from Zhang Chenggong, she suddenly stopped and put it into her mouth.
"You want to eat my flesh? No way!"
The five brothers glared at each other, obviously very angry.
Zhang Xintong laughed and left the wall, walked into the house and took out two glasses of iced orange juice. The orange juice had an attractive color and looked delicious.
Zhang Xintong handed Wang Sheng a glass, and they both toasted. After drinking most of the glass of orange juice, Zhang Xintong smacked her lips.
"Husband, it's so sweet! I won't drink this half cup, you drink it!"
The five heads on the wall swallowed their saliva again. These days, sugar was such a precious thing that only the rich and powerful could afford it. Their eldest sister actually thought it was too sweet and refused to drink it. It was such a waste of sugar.
Zhang Chengyang shouted to Zhang Xintong
"Sister, I'll give you one last chance. Come back and take care of us. When we become successful, we'll treat you well. If you don't come back, when we become successful, we won't let you get any of the credit."
The other four brothers echoed
"Yes, big sister, you give us the meat now, otherwise we will never care about you in the future."
Zhang Xintong picked up five stones from the ground and threw one on each of them's foreheads.
"I will have my own children in the future. It's a joke that I don't need you to take care of me."
The five brothers outside the wall covered their foreheads with their hands. When they heard their eldest sister say that she would give birth to her own child, their hearts sank. It seemed that their eldest sister would not care about them anymore.
The five brothers finally faced reality and knew that there was no hope on their eldest sister's side, so they could only find a solution on their own.
After the autumn harvest, the five brothers should return to the academy to study, but they have no money and cannot pay the tuition, so the academy will not accept them.
In this dynasty, the imperial examination required a letter of recommendation from the academy. The academy would only issue a letter of recommendation if the five brothers went to study there.
The imperial examination is held every three years, and the number of college recommendation letters is limited.
The imperial examinations just concluded this year. In the five brothers' previous life, Zhang Chengyang was the top scorer, passing the exam six years later at the age of 20. Zhang Chengming was the third place winner, passing the exam nine years later at the age of 21. Zhang Chengli and Zhang Chengwan also passed the exam nine years later at the age of 9. Zhang Chenggong passed the exam twelve years later at the age of 19.
When the fifth brother, Zhang Chenggong, passed the imperial examination at the age of 20, the original owner was 28. By then, the eldest brother, Zhang Chengyang, and the second brother, Zhang Chengming, had already established themselves in the officialdom, and all five of them had achieved great success. The fifth brother's subsequent business success was also due to the support of his four older brothers.
It has to be said that the five brothers were smart and all of them passed the imperial examinations when they were around 20 years old.
The five brothers were all in their 40s when they died, more than 20 years after each of them took the exam. Having served as high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen for many years, they had almost forgotten the Four Books and Five Classics they learned in their youth.
If they took the exam at the original time, they knew the exam questions, but the eldest brother had to wait six years to take the exam. Without the help of the eldest sister, they simply could not afford the money to study in the academy.
If they didn't go to college, they wouldn't be able to pass the imperial examinations. If they couldn't pass the imperial examinations, they wouldn't be able to live a good life, which was definitely not acceptable.
They have to go to college to study, but they don’t have their tuition fees. What should they do?
As the boss, Zhang Chengyang spoke first.
"Without my eldest sister, it would be impossible for all five of us to go to school. I will take the imperial examination in six years. I know all the questions. I will go to school, and you four will work to support me. When I pass the exam, I will take you to the capital, and you can take the exam then."
The five brothers are all cold-hearted people. They were so good in their previous life because they were supported by the original owner. The five of them were a community of interests. Later, when they became officials and did business, it was even more so. With the interests together, there was naturally no conflict.
In this life, Zhang Chengyang went to study and asked the other four brothers to work, but they naturally refused. They knew their brothers too well and knew that he would not care about them after he passed the exam and went out.
Zhang Chengming took the lead in opposing
"Brother, I'll go to school and you can just tell me the exam questions. The four of us are young and can't earn much money by working. You are older and can earn money."
The third and fourth brothers refused to work when they heard this, so it seemed like they had to work no matter what.
"Big brother, second brother, if you want to talk about being young, we are just the right size. In six years, we will only be 16 years old. By then, we will pass the imperial examination and become young geniuses. The elders will be more interested in us. You are older, so it is more suitable for you two to work and support us."
The fifth child did not like studying and preferred doing business, so he did not fight for the opportunity to study.
"I don't care which of you is studying, but I can't do any work. I'm only 8 years old. Don't count on me."
The four older brothers had no time to deal with the fifth brother, so they started arguing. If they hadn't had their wits about them, they would have almost come to blows. As they argued, they brought up many things from their past lives, each saying something was wrong.
Zhang Xintong sat on a small stool and listened with her ears propped up since they started arguing, enjoying the show on the spot. It was perfect.
From their arguments, Zhang Xintong learned that in their previous life, the five had taken refuge with the Fifth Prince. Zhang Chengyang had reached the second rank, Zhang Chengming the third, and Zhang Chengli and Zhang Chengwan, with the full support of the elders, also reached the third rank. As for Zhang Chenggong, he became a wealthy businessman. Because he divorced his wife and remarried, his former father-in-law took refuge with the Crown Prince and completely exposed the fact that the five had taken refuge with the Fifth Prince and were secretly plotting against him. The Fifth Prince ultimately lost his bid for the throne, and the Crown Prince's first act upon ascending the throne was to kill the five brothers. At the time of their deaths, Zhang Chengyang was 48, Zhang Chengming 46, Zhang Chengli and Zhang Chengwan 44, and Zhang Chenggong 42.