"Old man, don't just blame me, eat it yourself."
"Hehehe, I don't like sour food, just give it a try."
"All right."
"I'm going to the Western Region to visit relatives. When do you plan to come back?"
When Liu Mingzhi heard Liu Zhi'an's inquiry, he lowered his head and spit out the hawthorn core in his mouth, frowning slightly and thinking for a moment.
“About this, I am not sure yet, Master.
It may be possible to come back in about a year, and it may be possible to come back in about two years.
Of course, it might take longer.
The specific time depends on the situation! "
Liu Zhi'an turned the candied haws in his hand and was silent for a while, then smiled and nodded.
"Hehehe, that's true."
Liu Mingzhi took a small bite of the candied haws in his hand and said softly: "Old man, I will be back as soon as possible."
"Although you bastard has already been to the Western Regions many years ago, it was already many years ago after all. You should still be careful when you should be careful on the road."
"Old man, don't worry, I will be more careful."
Liu Zhi'an stared at the candied haws in his hand in silence for a long time, then turned to look at Young Master Liu who was following him, smiled and nodded.
"Bastard thing."
"Old man?"
Liu Zhi'an casually stuffed the candied haws into Young Master Liu's hand and took out the tobacco pouch from his waist.
He skillfully lit a pot of tobacco and blew out a puff of smoke with a sad expression.
"I hope that after you and Yun'er, Yan'er, Wanyan, and Rongrong return from the Western Regions, I can buy you another bunch of candied haws."
Hearing Liu Zhi'an's sighing tone, Young Master Liu's body trembled slightly.
The eyes that finally calmed down suddenly became sour again.
He is not a fool, how could he not hear the profound meaning contained in the words of his old man!
"I will, I will."
"Hahaha, I hope so."
For a moment, both father and son were silent, and no one said anything else.
For some things, it is enough for each other to understand what is going on. There is no need to make it too obvious.
Liu Zhi'an gently took a puff of dry cigarette and turned to look at Young Master Liu.
Young Master Liu seemed to feel something, swallowed the candied haws in his mouth, and instinctively looked at Liu Zhian.
The father and son looked at each other, smiled, and continued walking forward.
Half a day later.
Canal pier outside the city.
Young Master Liu and his group stopped while talking and laughing.
Liu Zhi'an gently shook the folding fan in his hand, raised his head and gestured to the fleet of ships with the Liu family's business name hanging on the water in front.
"You bastards, just send them here."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the old man waving to Liu Zhi'an on the bow of the boat, and nodded with a wry smile.
"Hehehe, we can only send it here."
After Liu Zhi'an waved to the old man on the bow of the boat, he looked at the eldest son standing beside him with a faint smile.
"Now that you and your wife leave, we won't be able to see each other in a short time.
I don’t know what year or month it will take for our family to meet again next time!
It's still early, so we're not in a hurry. Let's take this opportunity to talk to your mother more. "
Young Master Liu nodded slightly and walked straight towards Madam Liu who was talking to Qi Yun, the third princess, Yun Xiaoxi and her sisters not far away.
"Mother."
Qi Yun, the third princess, Qinglian, the queen and the other sisters looked at their husband who came over and immediately stopped talking.
"Husband."
"Husband."
"Um."
Madam Liu looked at Young Master Liu with kind eyes, smiled slightly and pointed at Liu Zhi'an who was standing not far away.
"Son, have you told your father?"
Young Master Liu heard Mrs. Liu's inquiry and nodded happily.
"Mother, I have already said everything that needs to be said."
"Hehehe, that's good, that's good."
"Mother, my dear, you know what kind of virtue I am.
Therefore, I will not repeat some words again.
Mom, I can only wish you all the best and get home safely. "
Mrs. Liu smiled slightly and nodded, then raised her hand and patted Mr. Liu's shoulder a few times.
"Son, you and your wife and others are going to the Western Regions. You must be more careful on the way."
"Hey, I know, kid. Thank you for your concern, mother."
Mrs. Liu looked up at the sky, turned around and signaled to Qi Run and his wife.
"My child, it's getting late. It's time for you to say goodbye to your father-in-law and mother-in-law."
"Okay, the kid will go over first."
"Go ahead."
Young Master Liu nodded slightly, smiled lightly, walked to Qi Run and his wife and stopped in front of them.
"Father-in-law, mother-in-law."
"child."
"Hey, Zhi'er?"
"My father-in-law, my mother-in-law, and my son-in-law are taking Yun'er, Sister Ya and the other sisters to the Gumo Country in the Western Region to visit their relatives this time.
I don’t know when I will be able to return.
You two, you must take care of your health. "
"Okay, okay, I know, I know."
"Zhi'er, don't worry at home, we will take good care of your health.
You and your wife will travel thousands of miles west together this time. You will be tired of traveling, traveling, and sleeping in the open. You must pay attention to your own safety. Do you understand? "
"My son-in-law understands, thank you very much for your concern, mother-in-law."
"Kid, it's getting late, let's just say that."
"Okay, okay, my son-in-law understands.
Father-in-law, mother-in-law, and son-in-law go and say a few words to my old man. "
"Okay, go ahead."
After Young Master Liu bowed, he turned around and headed straight for Liu Zhi'an.
"Old man."
Liu Zhi'an looked at Young Master Liu who had come to him, raised his eyebrows, and asked with a surprised expression: "Didn't I ask you to talk to your mother more? Why did you finish talking so quickly?"
Young Master Liu looked at Liu Zhi'an's surprised expression and looked back at Madam Liu who was explaining something to Qi Yun, the third princess and her sisters.
"Old man, everything that needs to be said has been said."
"Where are your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"The two elders have already said what they need to say."
"Well, in that case, I won't say anything more.
By the way, come here with me. "
"Okay, here we come."
Liu Zhi'an, Liu Dashao and his son walked to the riverside more than 20 steps away from the crowd and stopped.
"Old man, do you have anything to tell me?"
When Liu Zhi'an heard Young Master Liu's question, he turned around and looked at Liu Yiyi, Liu Feifei, Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengzhi, Xiao Keai and their brothers and sisters.
"Bastard."
"Old man?"
Liu Zhi'an withdrew his gaze, squatted by the river with his clothes in hand, and washed his hands with a handful of river water.
"Yiyi, Feifei, Chengfeng, Chengzhi, Yaoyao, Yue'er, Chengqian...their brothers and sisters have all grown up now.
This girl Yiyi has already left the palace to get married.
Chengfeng, Chengzhi, and Chenggan are all married and have families of their own.
The children are older and have their own ideas.
As elders, you should try to respect the children's own ideas.
If Yiyi, Chengfeng, Yue'er and other brothers and sisters make mistakes, I will never have any objections to you, the father, who should be beaten or scolded.
At the same time, I will never interfere with you in disciplining your children.
But..."
Liu Zhi'an paused for a moment before looking up at Young Master Liu with a slight frown.
Liu Dashu saw the situation and asked directly: "Old man, what is it?"
Liu Zhi'an stood up slowly and gently shook the water stains on his hands a few times.
"From now on, try to scare the children as little as possible.
It's okay to hit, and it's okay to scold.
However, don’t put any psychological pressure on your children. "
Listening to Liu Zhi'an's seemingly pointed words, Young Master Liu frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.
"Old man, do you think I want this to be the case with you?
After all, don’t I hate that iron cannot become steel?
Chengfeng, Chengzhi, Chenggan and the others, as long as one of them can live up to their expectations, why should I, this young master, do this? "
Liu Zhi'an took out his handkerchief and wiped the water on his hands, then looked at Young Master Liu with a deep look.
"You bastard, what did you just say?"
Young Master Liu casually put his hands on his back, stared at the sparkling water on the canal, and sighed softly with a melancholy expression.
"Oh, I tell you, young master, I hate iron but not steel. As long as one of the three brothers can live up to their expectations, I don't have to be like this."
Liu Zhi'an raised his eyebrows, casually flicked the folding fan in his hand, and narrowed his eyes with a faint smile.
"Oh? Don't the three of them live up to expectations?"
Young Master Liu's pupils shrank slightly when he heard his old man's profound tone, and he immediately turned his attention to Liu Zhi'an.
"Old man, what do you mean by this?"
Liu Zhi'an looked at Young Master Liu for a moment with his lips slightly raised, then turned and walked towards the dock not far away.
"Shouldn't you be very clear about what I mean by this?
What's the matter, do you want me to explain it clearly? "
Listening to Liu Zhi'an's seemingly disdainful tone, Young Master Liu clasped his brow with his fingers, smiled bitterly, and set out to follow.
"Old man, I have to admit, young master, you see things thoroughly."
Liu Zhi'an turned his eyes to look at Young Master Liu who looked a little helpless, smiled and shook his head.
"So, Chengfeng, Chengzhi, Chenggan and the others really don't live up to expectations?"
Liu Mingzhi casually took off the wine bag from his waist, took out the cork and took a few sips of wine. He glanced at the brothers Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengfeng and Liu Chengqian who were standing in the distance.
"Old man, since you asked me that, I don't have anything to say.
To be honest, the three of them are not disappointing.
Rather, he was too ambitious.
They are so proud that even this young master and I, the father, can't see through the thoughts of their three brothers. "
Liu Zhi'an paused slightly, looked at Young Master Liu with a half-smile and asked, "Oh? Can you really not see through it?"
When Young Master Liu heard this, he frowned slightly and fell silent.
Liu Zhi'an looked at the silent Young Master Liu and asked again with a faint smile: "You bastard, can you really not see through it?"
Young Master Liu pursed his lips a few times, and a look of hesitation flashed in his eyes.
"Old man, I..."
Liu Zhi'an waved his hand casually, raised his feet and continued walking towards the dock.
"There are some things that you just need to know in your heart.
I'm old and don't want to interfere with your thoughts. "
"Old man, it's not an option for the three of them to continue like this."
"Bastard, don't always look at problems from your own perspective. Sometimes, it's appropriate to think from the children's perspective.
What you think may not be what your children want. "
"Old man, I understand everything you said about me.
However, I am already this age now, how long can I leave them?
The identities of their brothers are here, and they have no chance to choose. "
Liu Zhian suddenly turned his head to look at Young Master Liu and shook his head angrily.
"If you don't give it a try, how do you know that their brothers don't have a chance to choose?
Did you have the chance to choose back then?
Back then, I could have given you a chance to choose.
Why can't you also give children a chance to choose? "
"I!"
"You little bastard, you and your children now are just like my husband and you back then.
Whichever step you take, that’s the step. "
Liu Mingzhi remained thoughtfully silent for a long time and nodded gently.
"Okay, Master, let me think about it again."
"Bastard, no matter how you think about it, what result will you get in the end.
I’m still saying what I just said, don’t always look at problems from your own perspective.
Sometimes, I also think about it from the perspective of children.
Your thoughts are good and are for the sake of the children, no one will deny this.
Including the children themselves, they would not deny it.
But just because your idea is good, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily right.
You, think about it carefully. "
"Okay, I understand."
Liu Zhi'an looked up at the sky, raised his arms and stretched.
"You bastard, it's getting late. Let's stop talking here. It's time for us to set off."
Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips a few times and nodded sadly.
"Then let's set off."
Liu Zhi'an nodded slightly and waved happily to Liu Yuan, who was standing not far away.
"Old brother."
Liu Yuan quickly walked up to Liu Zhian, smiled lightly and bowed.
"The old slave is here."
"Have everything on the carriage been loaded onto the ship?"
"Master, most of it has been packed. The remaining items will be ready soon."
"Okay, go ahead and say hello."
"Yes, I obey my orders."
"You bastard, let's go."
"coming."
Liu Zhi'an walked to the dock and stopped, turned around and looked at Mrs. Liu and Qi Run and his wife.
"Madam, my father-in-law, my mother-in-law, it's getting late, we should board the ship."
"Hey, here we come."
"Come here, come here."
It took about a cup of tea.
Liu Zhi'an and the others all boarded the Liu family's fleet.
Young Master Liu stopped on the shore, looked at Liu Zhi'an and the others standing on the bow of the boat, chuckled and waved.
"Old man."
"What's the matter?"
"Old man, you must take good care of your body.
After this young master and your daughters-in-law come back, we will have to wait for you to buy us candied haws. "
(End of chapter)
