"The spring is silent and cherishes the trickling water, the shade of the trees shines on the water and loves the clearness and softness; the little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it."
Under the shade of the trees next to the lotus pond in Xiaojiazhuang, Xiao Rui was lying on a rocking chair with a fishing rod on the shore next to him. Looking at the lotus buds that had just emerged, he couldn't help but think of this Qijue song he learned as a child. The spring plowing ended successfully, and good news came from all over the country. The vacation promised by the emperor was finally in place, and Xiao Rui returned to the farm happily to start his vacation.
At the Diaoyutai next to it, someone laughed and praised: "What a poem! A few simple sentences but it outlines a leisurely and contented picture. As a poet, you should go to the Imperial College."
Xiao Rui knew who it was without raising his head, and complained: "The Emperor, we are fishing here, could you please keep your voice down? The fish are all scared away by you."
"What the hell! You fish every day, every day. For ten days in a row, you haven't caught a single fish scale. How can I frighten away your fish? You are so addicted and your skills are poor, but you blame the fish in the pit for not being good? Where's your face? Every day you catch a fish. If I eat the fish I caught, do I still have the nerve to talk?" Old Li Yuan mocked without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, are you being reasonable? Without my skill in stewing fish, Dabai wouldn't even eat the fish you caught." Xiao Rui wasn't polite either.
Old Li Yuan was choked and knew he was in the wrong, so he changed the subject and said: "How many times have I told you that I am not the Supreme Emperor? You call me Third Master! Everyone in the village calls me that, but you kid can't remember it! Oh, The hook is bitten, haha, Xuanzhen, quickly, quickly get the net."
Next to him, Pei Ji hurriedly got up from the recliner. The two old men cooperated very well and a large silver carp weighing more than ten kilograms was fished out.
"Haha, today's lunch is settled..." Old Li Yuan joked provocatively at Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui curled his lips, "I've eaten fish for several days, that's enough. Let's have spicy chicken for lunch today."
"Boy, did you mean it?" Old Li Yuan quit at that time.
"How about cooking it separately? If you want to eat the fish, cook it yourself. I will provide the kitchen ingredients and even the recipe." Xiao Rui said proudly.
you……
Pei Ji quickly tried to smooth things over, "Third Master, please calm down, the Prince Consort is joking with you. The fish has been caught too. It's still early for dinner. The weather is very good today. How about we play chess? I'll get the chessboard, Prince Consort." You are my only opponent in my chess skills."
Although Pei Ji was suppressed by Xiao Rui, it was the general trend. In addition, Xiao Rui acted fairly and made great achievements with his son, Lawyer Pei. Now his son has been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry and will definitely be a high official in the future. So Pei Ji still has a little appreciation and admiration for Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui smiled, "Mr. Pei, please stop flattering him. I asked him to do it. Seriously, he can't win a game."
Old Li Yuan's beard was about to burst with anger, "Come on, boy, come and fight for three hundred rounds! Today I will let you know what it means to respect the old and love the young."
"Three hundred rounds? Do you look down on me, or do you overestimate yourself? I can't beat you within a hundred rounds, so I lose!"
Two hours later, Old Li Yuan kicked over the chessboard, lying on the recliner and looking at the sky speechlessly, not wanting to say a word.
Xiao Rui proudly picked up the big silver carp from the barrel and walked back while whistling, not forgetting to finish off the knife: "Third Master, do you want to eat this fish spicy or not spicy at noon?"
"Get out! I won't eat at noon! I'm full! Xuanzhen, bring me a blanket, I'm sleepy."
Maybe the old man was really angry this time, and he really didn't eat lunch.
Just when Xiao Rui was thinking of countermeasures, a servant came to report that Princess Xiangcheng and Princess Changle arrived.
Xiao Rui was overjoyed. He would get whatever he wanted. Wouldn't his granddaughter not eat the food he brought? Unexpectedly, a quarter of an hour later the two women retreated with their lunch boxes in hand. Grandpa said he had no appetite.
Xiao Rui curled his lips, he was really an old kid, just give him a step to play, why can't he afford to lose a few games of chess?
"Xiangcheng, how could you comfort yourself when you couldn't eat?" Xiao Rui asked.
ah?
Xiangcheng almost didn't react. He blushed and recalled it, shook his head and said, "There seems to be no time when I can't eat."
Pfft... Haha, it turns out that my sister is what my brother-in-law often said: Do you know how to eat without heart or lungs?
Xiao Rui knocked Chang Le on the head, "Don't talk nonsense, do you need me to tell you who is a foodie?"
Xiao Changle quickly covered his mouth and shook his head in denial, "I don't know, it's not me anyway."
Xiangcheng smiled and protected his sister: "Except when you are sick and can't eat, you have to ask the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine. Once you recover, everything will be fine."
Xiao Rui asked: "The old man's disease... tsk tsk, is it a heart disease? Bah! What kind of heart disease? It's just a problem. You don't even eat, but you still take medicine? No, let's find another way. Xiao Changle, what about you? You can't eat. How was it when?"
Xiao Changle stuck out his tongue and said weakly: "I don't dare not to eat. If I don't eat, my mother will spank her. My father is reluctant to do it, but my mother will really spank her."
ha? ? ? This method... hahaha, not to mention, it is definitely useful for children. Xiao Rui and Xiangcheng laughed until their stomachs ached.
At this moment, Xiao Changle thought of a good idea, "By the way, when I was sick and couldn't eat, my mother didn't beat me, but my father told me stories. If I want to listen to the stories, I have to eat first."
story?
Xiao Rui's eyes lit up, what a great idea!
Although she is coaxing children, children are children too! There is no shortage of good stories here. Even an adult can't resist the temptation, right?
"Let's go, each person brings a small horse and get ready to listen to stories. The Tang Dynasty Storytelling Club is about to begin."
It was still Xiao Rui's fishing platform, with a gavel, a long table and so on. The whole set of equipment was very formal. With a snap, Xiao Rui cleared his throat and told the story of Journey to the West.
Old Li Yuan, who was sleeping, was also woken up and was so angry that he wanted to curse, but when he opened his eyes and saw what Xiao Rui was doing, he suppressed his anger and endured it, wanting to see what this kid was going to do.
"Chaos first opened, and the world was in chaos. No one could see the vast expanse. If you want to know the power of Hunyuan, you must read Journey to the West to release the disaster! At that time, the world was divided into four major continents, namely Dongshengshenzhou, Xiniuhezhou, and Nanfanbu. Zhou, Yuebei Juluzhou..."
In one breath, he talked about the Monkey King traveling across the ocean to seek immortality and learn arts, but Xiao Rui shamelessly broke the chapter.
Xiangcheng asked curiously: "Brother Rui, why don't you talk anymore? What happens next?"
Xiao Changle became even more anxious and asked worriedly: "Brother-in-law, did the monkey king fall into the water and die? You won't just talk about this, right? I won't be able to play with water anymore. Can you not let the monkey The king fell into the water! Those monkeys sounded so pitiful, they were having a banquet and died before the meal was finished."
Pfft... I was almost teased by this kid and couldn't stand it anymore. What kind of logic is this? Are children’s brain circuits so strange?
Xiao Rui laughed so hard that he covered his stomach: "I feel a little hungry after talking for a long time, and my stomach is growling."
"Ah? My stomach is growling? Is it there? I didn't hear it. Sister, did you hear it?" Changle looked at Xiangcheng in confusion.
Seeing Xiao Rui's malicious smile, Xiangcheng seemed to understand, but she didn't point it out, "I didn't hear it either."
By coincidence, there really was a sound at this time. Everyone turned around and looked at Old Li Yuan who was eavesdropping not far away. Old Li Yuan blushed and glared at everyone: "What are you looking at? Grandpa, I have noon." The water and rice haven’t been eaten yet, so why don’t you hurry up and get some food? You don’t know how to respect the elderly at all!”
Xiangcheng and Changle were overjoyed and quickly got up and rushed to get the food. I thought grandpa had finally calmed down.
But Xiao Rui stopped the two of them, "Wait a minute, the food has already been cold by now, and there is nothing to eat. It will be dark in another hour, let's have dinner together later, and make fire monsters back and forth." Troublesome."
What? ?
Boy, you...
Old Li Yuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Pei Ji was also anxious and kept winking at Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui pretended not to see it, got up and packed his things to leave, "The sun has gone down and it's still a little cold. Let's talk in the house. Those who make trouble in the future will not only have no food to eat, but also no stories. Gotta listen.”
Old Li Yuan couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up and rushed towards Xiao Rui without even bothering to put on his shoes. "Hun Dan, I will fight with this evil obstacle like you..."
"What are you doing? You just do this when you can't make sense? Is this a ploy? Everyone is watching, but I didn't do anything..."
"Don't run..."
The grandfather and grandson started chasing and quarreling, and everyone laughed. At this moment, in this situation, there was no emperor or ministers, only a pair of fun-loving grandfather and grandson.
