Poor Family

Dieling Pass is the northernmost pass of the Western Region Protectorate.

In order to effectively resist the invasion of northern Tatars, Dachu also built many piers and platforms along the northern border of Dieling Pass, one every three or four miles.

After Li Zhengkun was exiled to the northwest, he became a pier army. The station where he was stationed was located in the middle of the northern part of Dieling Pass.

"time to eat!"

Remembering the voice of the pier leader, several pier soldiers on the pier immediately surrounded him, scrambling to reach out and grab the black-faced dry film in the dustpan.

Li Zhengkun couldn't compete with others for food. He always waited for others to finish taking it before going to get it.

"Two for each person, don't take more."

The pier leader angrily scolded anyone who wanted to take more.

However, two dry films couldn't fill Dunjun's stomach, and some people still wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get more dry films.

"Snapped!"

The pier's long eyes and quick hands hit the back of a dark and thin man's hand, and immediately, a piece of dry film fell to the ground.

The head of the pier glared at the dark and thin man who took Duo Na: "Ge Er, how many times have I told you that the rations of the pier army are all fixed. If you eat more, others will have to eat less. Next time you will have to eat less. If you take too much, you will be deprived of food for a day."

Ge Er was obviously a little dissatisfied, but he did not dare to challenge the head of the pier who was in charge of the rations, so he could only take out his anger on the bully.

I saw him kicking the dry film on the ground towards Li Zhengkun who was standing far away, and said angrily: "Hurry up and get your rations. You are no longer a noble person, and you still want someone to serve you!"

Looking at the dry film covered with dust on the ground, Li Zhengkun tightened his hands hanging by his sides and pursed his lips into a line.

After a moment of silence, Li Zhengkun bent down and picked up the dry film.

"Ha~"

There was a sneer, and then, with a bang, another piece of dry film was thrown to the ground.

When Li Zhengkun saw it, he suddenly raised his head and looked angrily at Ge Er who was throwing away the dry film.

Ge Er raised his chin and looked at Li Zhengkun provocatively.

Looking at Ge Er's disdainful face that he was sure he didn't dare to cause trouble, Li Zhengkun's chest was hit by waves of anger that made him feel painful and stuffy.

He desperately wanted to vent his anger, but...

Li Zhengkun forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, endured the humiliation and bent down again, picking up the dusty dry film.

He couldn't beat Ge Er, and he was new here. He had no friendship with the other Dunjun soldiers, so no one would help him in a fight.

Dun Jun's injury cannot be treated, and it will kill someone if he is not careful.

From the capital to the northwest border, he fell down and stood up again and again on the road of exile, which made him deeply aware of his greed for life and fear of death. Now, he has long lost the nobleness of a scholar and just wants to live a good life.

Li Zhengkun held the dry film tightly, without looking at other people's reactions. He silently squatted in the corner and carefully wiped off the dust on the dry film with his hands.

The dry film is very dry and rubs the throat. When I was in the capital, I had never heard of such a thing, let alone eaten it.

He had never imagined that someone would eat such a thing.

But now, Li Zhengkun didn't dare to waste this kind of food that even the livestock at home would not eat.

The border crossing was more difficult and difficult than he imagined. It was common to be hungry without enough food, and every bit of food was precious.

A bit of dried film crumbs fell from the corner of his mouth. Li Zhengkun saw it and immediately picked it up carefully.

Li Zhengkun was a little stunned as he threw the dried film scraps into his mouth.

"That family are just barbarians from the border. They are not even as good as the servants at home. My husband really doesn't need to take it to heart."

This was the comment made by his wife to Shizhenghe and his family when they first learned of their existence.

At that time, he was panic-stricken because he suddenly knew that he was not of the uncle's blood. His wife's words clearly calmed his uneasy heart.

Yes, he was a Jinshi carefully trained by the uncle's family, while Shi Zhenghe was just a small military household in the border area.

At that time, whenever he talked about Shi Zhenghe, he actually looked down on him from above.

And now, his life is worse than that of a slave!

Zeng Jin's contempt for Shi Zhenghe in turn gave him a loud slap in the face, which also reflected his despicableness.

Li Zhengkun slowly chewed the dry film in his mouth, chewing it, and his eyes filled with mist.

How did his life get to this point?

Li Zhengkun began to think back on his life over the past few decades.

The first thirty years were definitely a happy one for Shi Zhengkun. He had parents and siblings who loved him, a wife from a noble family, and four smart children. He himself lived up to expectations and became a successful man in Wuchang. My uncle was the first scholar to enter the Imperial Academy.

He is pride and glory to the uncle.

According to the uncle's arrangements for him and his own plans, he will steadily climb up the Imperial Academy step by step.

It is foreseeable that his life will definitely be happy, beautiful and colorful, but now he is living an extremely failed life.

When did his life slowly deviate from its original track?

It was a letter from Uncle Jiang's family, and it was Shi Zhenghe's appearance.

He is not of the uncle’s bloodline!

Li Zhengkun still remembers the fear and collapse in his heart when he found out that he was not of Bofu's blood.

He didn't know why something like this happened to him, turning him from a proud man to a thief who stole other people's lives.

It was from that time that his life began to deviate from its original track.

His life took a turn for the worse, starting from his estrangement from the uncle's house.

Li Zhengkun repeatedly recalled how his relationship with the uncle's family had gradually become completely estranged step by step.

He knew that even if the uncle's house wanted to recognize Shi Zhenghe at the beginning, they never thought of giving up on him. They even felt guilty towards him because he took the initiative to move away from the uncle's house.

If he continues to serve in the Hanlin Academy well as always, does not compare with Shi Zhenghe, restrains his wife and children not to conflict with them, and avoids their family, even if Shi Zhenghe and his family become more and more prosperous later, and the uncle's house pays more and more attention to them, he The relationship with the uncle's house will not turn bad.

He knew very well that even if he was not a bloodline of the uncle's family, everyone in the uncle's family still had feelings for him, especially his father and mother. He had truly felt their love for him.

However, he did many things wrong later.

He couldn't suppress the desire to compete with Shi Zhenghe. He wanted the people of the uncle's house to see that he was better than Shi Zhenghe.

Therefore, he either chose to ignore some things done by his wife and the Zeng family, or became an accomplice, pushing everyone in the uncle's house further and further away.

The worst move he made was to take the Li family to Beijing.

The arrival of the Li family not only made Shi Zhenghe's family completely hate him, but also made the uncle's family completely separate from him. From here on, his father and mother never saw him again.

The mist in his eyes burst out, tears slid down his cheeks and flowed into his mouth, mixed with tears, Li Zhengkun chewed the dry film with regret.