★Zhang Junsheng’s perspective★
My father won't let me go out...
I heard from my mother that the corpse brought at the banquet that day was just to scare me, and they also wanted to kidnap me to use it to threaten my father. So, they wouldn't let me go out to play. Ha...it's boring to be alone at home.
My father was afraid of making me happy, so he specially found a great scholar for me. Who can bear this? (>д<) This little old man talks a lot about keeping his mouth shut. He is full of sourness. He is really convinced. Whenever he loses his mind even a little bit, he hits my hand with the small ruler. Oooh, it hurts so much.
Fortunately, my sister always relieves my boredom. She teaches me to play lattice, throws bags with me, and teases the old Confucian scholar from time to time. Hehehe, it's quite interesting. Of course, once discovered, there will be a lot of pain.
Not yesterday, the old man told me the story of Emperor Tai Zheng's "three kneels to seek virtue".
"...Emperor Taizu knelt down twice. Although Wei Jingyu was moved, he still did not dare to obey. Emperor Taizu, who is a rich man, knelt down for the third time. That was in the winter with heavy snow. Ah, Wei Jingyu just pretended not to know and pretended to sleep. The cold outside the house would surely retreat on its own after a long time. Emperor Taizu Gao's heart was as solid as stone. He knelt for three hours in a daze and finally moved Wei Jingyu. What did the young master learn from this story?"
"Ah... you should be able to gain everything in the world by kneeling down!" The old Confucian master has told this story countless times, and I deliberately teased him with a smile.
The old man's face darkened, he raised his ruler and hit me again. "Snapped!"
"Okay, okay...I just said that..."
In the evening, the old man carved many words on wood and asked me to trace them on rice paper. He always held my hand on my back and followed his pace. This makes me very uncomfortable. He smells like grilled onions, vomit..._(:ì」∠)_
Do you think I gave in? No way! On this day, he brought a painting of two swans playing in the lake. He asked me to write a poem on this theme. Hehe, obviously I will, but I don’t want to answer seriously!
"Two big fat geese jumped into the river. What's in the river? Two big fat geese!"
"Snapped!"
"What a job!"
"Pah! Pah! Pah!"
(´•︵•`)Been beaten again
This little old man is very bad. Every time I don't get what he wants, I will definitely go to my father to complain. I couldn't argue with that pitiful look.
"Although the young master is smart, he is not serious. He regards the ancient sages as child's play and dismisses calligraphy and poetry. He is old and incompetent. Please choose someone wiser..."
I knelt in front of my father and looked at the little old man's triumphant look, which made me even more angry. I will continue to play tricks on you tomorrow!
"Mr. Liu is the Imperial Confucian scholar, and he is a well-deserved great scholar. Why do you look down upon him so much?"
"It's boring..."
"Nonsense!" My father slapped the table and pointed at my face and yelled: "You don't read books and you don't practice calligraphy. Do you want to be an idiot rich kid in the future?"
"These old Confucian masters have taught me, what's there to learn..." I pointed my index finger, still retorting without overestimating my abilities.
The father looked angry but not angry, his sword-like eyebrows twitching constantly. Then he took a deep breath and said to the old man: "Sir, you have worked hard. Let's take a day off tomorrow. The money will be the same as before."
"Then I'll take my leave." The old man picked up the book and walked away softly, leaving me kneeling in embarrassment.
My father pressed my head and asked coldly: "Tell me, why are you causing trouble?"
I felt my face was burning, my palms were sweating, I was ashamed, and the little rabbit in my arms was uneasy. Therefore, I didn't dare to look directly at my father, but he refused to let me go. Those sharp sword-like eyes kept staring at me.
Father patted my neck and sighed: "You should be allowed to rest for a few more days. It is true that father is too hasty. It will be very depressing if you are not allowed to go out. Tomorrow I will ask a few children to accompany you to the palace. Play."
Did you hear that right? My father actually forgave me and wanted to find me friends to play with? The flood of excitement in my heart rushed through my body, and I couldn't help but smile at the corner of my mouth: "Thank you, father, you are the best to me!"
"It doesn't matter if it's not good, it's up to you!" My father's tone sounded like he was angry, but I still noticed the vague expression of joy. The father and king were really strange, but he was very happy but he was very angry.
The next day, my father rarely went to the court to work. Instead, he sat in the main hall drinking tea with his mother and concubine. I also accompanied Xiaoxin to play with pockets in the room. Suddenly I saw several carriages enter, and I was curious to hit the children from the car.
Only the tall brother saved my life in the field, and I was a little impressed. I have never seen the rest.
When Uncle Nihao saw me, he hugged me very affectionately and scratched my face with his stubble, which made me struggle in pain.
"Mengzi, I listen to you. We all brought our children to your house to discuss matters. You don't even know some of the children, so let the brothers introduce them!"
Father raised his tea cup: "Okay, I happen to know him too."
The first person to walk in was a pair of brothers. The eldest was named Niwumin, and he was the same age as me. The younger one is called Niwujun, and he is the same age as his sister. They are all Uncle Nihao's children.
The boy with the rosy face is called Guan Yu, and he is the son of Uncle Guan Lang. There is also the tall, thin and fair boy named Mu Chenlin, the son of Uncle Mu Mingrui. Gao Tianjie is the eldest son of Uncle Gao Chou, and Gao Mingzhi is the son of Uncle Gao Yu. I have written them all down.
My father wanted to discuss matters with his uncles, so he took us children to the back garden to play. Duan Zhili was the eldest, so he organized us to play games.
That little brat named Niwu Jun had snot flowing to his mouth without wiping it, his eyes were dull, and he didn't look very smart. But he and his sister have known each other for a long time, and this time he picked a hand of wild flowers and gave them to his sister.
"For you..." Niwujun held the wild flowers and handed them to his sister.
Xiaoxin seemed to hate him and refused to accept the flowers. She glanced at him sideways and said, "Can you please stop pestering me?" Niwu Jun also refused to give up until he achieved his goal, and followed his sister to beg.
Guan Yu and Mu Chenlin were very curious about me. They never experienced as many things as me, so they pestered me to tell them stories. They know little about the outside world, and naturally they don't know about caravans and missions.
Gao Tianjie and Duan Zhili were the same age. They sat on a stone and chatted about whose girl was more beautiful. They even ranked them: the daughter of the Wei family ranked first, followed by Gao Tianjie's sister...
Gao Mingzhi was not very talkative and just listened to me telling stories from a distance. I asked him to come with me, but he just smiled and then hid further.
The Niwu people didn't seem to like me very much. They kept glaring at me with a malicious face, like an aggressive rooster, always ready for a fight.
"Hey!" Niwumin greeted me: "Are you good at fighting? Why is it you when my father opens his mouth, and you when he closes his mouth?"
I'm not good at fighting. Although I don't want to admit it, my body is as delicate as a girl. I can fall down with just a push. It's really shameful... (๑•́ ₃•̀๑)
When he learned about it, he smiled contemptuously: "It's so useless, you might as well be a female doll!"
"Huh?" I stood up full of anger, glared at him and said, "Don't underestimate me, if you have the ability, try it!"
What I said was somewhat overestimating my abilities. The Niwu people were as strong as an ox. Compared with my small body, I was really no match for him. But my sister is watching from the side, how can I lose my momentum?
"Better, don't cry at that time, go to find father and mother!"
"Who crying who puppy!"
"•̀_•́)-o)`з΄)dong!"
"(ﾟД(┗┐(`ω΄ﾉ)Dang!"
I kicked him in the face, and he roared and pushed me to the ground. I tore his clothes, and the two of them struggled on the stone floor. Niwujun was so frightened that he burst into tears. Xiaoxin also shouted hurriedly: "Don't hit brother! Don't hit brother!"
Duan Zhili hurriedly came over to start a fight, but the two of us who were so angry couldn't pay attention to him, and instead made him look unhappy. The other children looked at our crazy appearance and froze in place, not daring to move.
"Stop!" I don't know who called my father! When I heard his voice, I hurriedly let go of my hand, which made me tremble all over. Uncle Nihao also rushed over and gave Niwumin a slap in the face without asking any questions. He touched his cheek with great grievance and didn't know what to say.
My father looked at me with contempt on his face: "What's the matter, is it honorable to have people pinned down on the ground and beaten?"
Uncle Nihao was even more angry. He chose a big wooden stake nearby and was about to hit his child. I didn't know what to think, but at that moment I shouted desperately: "Uncle, stop!" Uncle Nihao was stunned and then The wooden stakes were thrown aside.
"We are not fighting, but Brother Niwumin is teaching me martial arts!"
Ni Hao looked back at him: "Is that so?"
Niwumin looked at me in disbelief, and I nodded repeatedly to hint that if I didn't do this, Uncle Nihao would probably kill him!
He admitted that he was helping me train my body. My father smiled and said, "In that case, just follow Wu Min and practice hard. I will let you practice at Uncle Nihao's house in the future."
"This little brat is so young. He even dares to hit the young master. Why don't you apologize quickly?"
I quickly said there was no need to apologize and claimed that I was the one who made the first move. Uncle Nihao just finished. After my father criticized me a few more words, he took his uncle and left.
Niwumin looked puzzled: "What do you mean, are you pitying me?"
"What, I'm talking to you like this, judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart..." I pouted, very dissatisfied with his attitude.
"Just now...it was indeed my words that offended me first..." Niwumin was not good at apologizing, so he stopped at this point.
"Can my brother come to train me more often in the future? You are right, I am so weak, it is better to be a girl..." I held his hand. The master said that for such a rigid person, we must soften him. win over.
We looked at each other and smiled, and soon forgot the hatred we had just felt. In other words, it wasn't hate at all.
Xiaoxin pulled my sleeve: "Brother, can you take out my wooden duck?"
I always agree to my lovely sister's requests without thinking. This time it was the same again. Niwumin asked to come with me. Before I could react, he squatted in front of me, put me on his back with his hands, and then...he picked me up on his back. ! !
"Put it down, put it down! This could kill someone!" Not only was this guy carrying me on his back, he was also running very fast. If I fell at this speed, something would really happen!
Niwumin is still laughing: "The more scared you are, the easier it is to fall!"
Damn it... I was thrown away by him. The moment he put me on the ground, my legs seemed to have lost consciousness and went limp.
"Ouch!" Niwumin immediately helped me up: "This physical fitness is not good, let's start exercising soon!"
Oh my god... I counted twelve stars in total when I told him about this great discovery. Niwumin looked at me with a pitiful and idiotic expression, "What the hell? It's obviously all your fault!"
Niwumin took my hand. His palm was covered with calluses and felt hard when he squeezed it. He was also surprised by my hands: "These hands are so tender. Are you really a boy?"
The two of us sneaked into the palace, not daring to disturb the adults talking about business, so we just quietly took the wooden duck and prepared to leave. But unfortunately, our father discovered us.
"Jiang'er? Come here..."
It seemed that he was going to be criticized again. In order not to hurt the Niwu people, I asked him to hide behind the curtain and face the "storm" alone with his head held high.
"This is your uncle Shangguan Tong, why don't you meet him soon!"
It was inexplicable... Fortunately, my father was not angry, so I saluted the man who was drinking tea very respectfully. When the uncle saw me, a smile broke out on his face, and he couldn't wait to push the girl behind him out: "The young master is greeting us, hurry up..."
"My daughter has met the young master..."
"Hello……"
This girl is a little thin, but very respectful and polite. The blush on her face has not disappeared. Is she afraid of me? He didn't dare to look directly at her.
My father smiled at me and said, "This girl's name is Shangguan Ruozi, and she is the same age as you. You can take her to play in the back garden first, and no fighting is allowed!"
Playing with a strange girl? To be honest, I really don't want to. This girl seems to be too honest at first glance, and she talks like a wooden head. However, it was difficult to disobey her father's order, so he had to wave to her and lead her to the back garden.
Niwumin suddenly jumped out, hugged my neck tightly and laughed: "Oh, where did you get such a cute little sister?"
cute? Where did you see it? Looking back, this girl's face was flushed with embarrassment, her head lowered all the time, and she had no energy at all... Maybe it was prejudice? Maybe they are on guard against us?
When Duan Zhili and Gao Tianjie saw that I had brought a girl over, they approached me with evil smiles on their faces: "Is this a marriage partner?"
Bah bah bah! Don't talk nonsense. I wanted to stop them, but they were very tall, so they were teased. I was so angry!
Several people gathered around Shangguan Ruozi, and I asked curiously, "Are you here to play with us?"
She quietly raised her head to look at me, but then lowered her head again. She seemed to be muttering something at the corner of her mouth, but the words never came out.
It’s impossible not to speak! I squatted down and bent my neck to look at his face. When she saw me approaching, she hurriedly turned her head away and closed her eyes and lips tightly.
"Let's play games together, okay?"
She thought about it for a long time, and then she squeezed out a few words: "Father said, this is against the rules..."
"If you don't want to play, why are you looking for me?"
"Father said, let me meet the young master..."
"So what do you want to see me for?"
She stopped replying, and it was only then that I noticed that his face and neck were all red with nervousness. Wasted so much of my time. I was thinking in my heart, but it accidentally slipped to my lips: "What a boring person."
I subconsciously blocked my mouth, and instantly realized how rude my words were, and apologized to the girl again and again. But she didn't even look at it, she just said softly: "I'm sorry, sir, I disturbed you, I'm sorry..."
As a result, I was riddled with guilt. It seemed that the communication with Shangguan Ruozi could not go on. My father is really interesting. What was the purpose of bringing this guy here?
The happy time is very short, as fast as the leaves falling to the ground. The sun is about to set, and colorful golden ripples are rolling in the sky, which is the ocean of dusk. The children all followed their father back. Niwumin made an agreement with me that he would come to the palace to train me at this time tomorrow. I agreed happily and he also smiled. The dark face looked particularly simple and lovely under the afterglow of the setting sun.
In the evening, my mother cooked again, simply making four dishes and one soup. Thinking that the dinners of ordinary ministers were more sumptuous than this, I couldn't help but murmur in my heart.
My father seemed to see through my thoughts, so he touched my head and explained: "As the saying goes, 'It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.' Your father, I am used to eating this kind of food, and I also like to stay close to you." The warmth of being at a small table.”
I nodded, feeling that my father was just like Yan Hui in ancient times, and I couldn't help but admire him even more.
After a long meal, my father seemed to mention it accidentally: "Why should I take responsibility for him for what happened today?"
"Huh? I don't understand what you are talking about..."
"Silly boy, do you still want to hide it from your father?" He slowly put down his chopsticks: "Tell me what you think. Don't you think it's shameful?"
"Father, it is precisely because I took on the responsibility for him that I made this friend!"
The father thought for a while, then said to his mother with a smile: "As expected of my son, he now knows how to win people's hearts."
I didn't quite understand what he said, but my father's expression was very happy. Seeing my parents happy made me smile, and the food tasted even sweeter.
I am really tired today, but it is very worth it. I have made many friends today. This should be the happiest day when I returned to my father. In the dead of night, I lay on the bed and began to think about the girl named Shangguan Ruozi. Actually, if I think about it carefully, I feel quite sorry for her. I have lost some weight, but my appearance is pretty decent. I really shouldn't judge others... I must get my father's consent someday and I must come to apologize in person.
