"Um."

The woodcutter spoke.

...

"I……"

The young scholar clenched his hands tightly and said, "I failed the exam."

...

The woodcutter was slightly stunned.

He was not too surprised.

After all, the owner of the house had already told him this guess.

...

"Yeah?"

The woodcutter grinned.

"It doesn't matter."

"You're just taking the exam for the first time."

"This time I'll treat it as accumulating experience."

"We'll come back next time."

...

"Play ~"

The woodcutter reached out and patted the young scholar on the shoulder, "Get up."

"It's a great honor for our family to take the exam."

"Which family nearby can take the exam?"

...

The young scholar looked stunned.

"But I failed the exam."

...

"I know."

The woodcutter nodded, "You told me."

"younger brother."

The woodcutter looked serious.

"You're still young."

"We are not famous families either."

"At the beginning you said you wanted to study..."

"All of us don't like you."

"What kind of people from a family like us compete with young masters from famous families?"

"But you have to rely on your own efforts to get to the present step by step."

"You saw it, too."

"Auntie, who had no contact with us because of your parents' departure, and because of you, she started to walk with our house again."

"So are your sister-in-law's younger brothers' family."

"Since I got married with your sister-in-law, they have never come to our house on their own initiative."

"But because of you, they're here."

"They all acknowledge your efforts."

"They started thinking you were dreaming about it, and they began to think that you might really be able to be on the list."

"You have achieved such a change by your own efforts."

"Brother, you're amazing."

"Don't deny yourself just because of one failure."

"It's not that there's no chance."

"Not this time, we'll come back next time."

"Come again next time."

"Brother believes that with your efforts, you will definitely get the results you want."

“It doesn’t matter if there isn’t.”

The woodcutter smiled.

"You are so powerful that you can be a teacher in a private school."

"No matter what, I am much better than my brother."

...

"elder brother……"

The young scholar's mouth opened slightly.

...

"Do you have no confidence in yourself?"

The woodcutter stared into the eyes of the young scholar.

...

The young scholar's mouth moved.

"I……"

...

"younger brother."

The woodcutter raised his eyebrows.

"It's not like you."

"My brother is the most confident in himself."

"Otherwise, why would you resist everyone's disapproval..."

Yes.

The woodcutter was not optimistic about his younger brother back then.

But at that time, his parents died early. He had just gotten married, and all the burdens in the family suddenly fell on him alone.

He thought it would be fine if my brother had something to do.

You can not indulge in the sadness of your parents leaving.

He just reminded his younger brother a few words and just liked him.

...

"I walked on this path by myself."

Thinking about it now, the woodcutter thinks that my younger brother is really brave and confident in himself.

...

"My brother won't be defeated by one failure."

The woodcutter smiled.

"My brother is not that weak."

“Isn’t it?”

...

"elder brother……"

The young scholar's eyes were a little wet.

he……

The young scholar took a deep breath.

"elder brother."
To be continued...