Zeng Yuping, Zeng Guofan's grandfather, has a strong dream about this scholarly family.
Zeng Yuping is a legendary local figure.
when he was young, he didn't read a book, so he idled around all day and did nothing. He is an ordinary farmer, but he likes to go to the city and hang out with a group of dude.
One day, an old man pointed to Zeng Yuping, who was having a good time, and taught his grandson that when he grew up, he should never learn from him. He always went to the city to pretend to be an uncle without money, and this family would be defeated by him sooner or later.
when Zeng Yuping heard this, he was greatly stimulated and thought that he was living a wonderful life. I didn't expect people to look at him like this behind his back.
"naturally, I have never known for a lifetime."
At that time, Zeng Yuping was 35 years old. He took long-term workers to get up early and work in the fields, vowing to start a family and make a career. He told Zeng Guofan that the vegetables he grew tasted delicious, and the hard-earned money was spent to feel at ease.
Zeng Yuping struggled for more than ten years, which turned the Zeng family from an ordinary middle peasant into a small landlord with a well-off family. He has prestige in the local area. He is independent, courageous and upright, so people around him always let him settle disputes.
after he became rich, Zeng Yuping made an important decision. He did not hesitate to pay a high price for a famous teacher to teach his eldest son Zeng Linshu to read. However, Zeng Lin's book talent is dull. When he was forty years old, he took the exam for 16 times, but he always fell into Sun Shan, and he never won the scholar.
So, Zeng Yuping pinned her hopes on her eldest grandson Zeng Guofan.
Although Zeng Guofan's father and son have repeatedly failed to make the list, it is wishful thinking to laugh at the Zeng family's desire for official career in imperial examinations.
But Zeng Yuping never gave up what he decided. When others advised him to tell fortune, he "disbelieved in three things". He didn't believe in Feng Shui, doctors, monks and Taoists, and only believed that man could conquer nature.
he firmly believes that one of his sons and grandchildren will advance wave after wave, and one of them will bring others into the imperial examination, so that the Zeng family will turn over one day.
Zeng Guofan worshipped his grandfather Zeng Yuping since he was a child. His grandfather's stubborn belief and unyielding disposition had a profound impact on Zeng Guofan's life. Instead, it inspired Zeng Guofan's character of "being frustrated more and more" and shaped his unique philosophy of life.