zài / guò / qù / xǔ / duō / xiāng / shēn / dōu / xiāng / xìn / gēng / dú / néng / gòu / xīng / jiā在过去,许多乡绅都相信耕读能够兴家。In the past, many local gentlemen believed that farming and scholarship could bring prosperity to a family.