At the end of the Si Dynasty, Chang'an City, Huaidefangfang, Lu Guogong's Mansion
Duke Lu, who came back from the next court, was in a bad mood today.
The source of the bad mood was related to Cheng Chumo, who was drunk after his eldest son left work last night.
It's not that he was angry because his eldest son went to a barbarian wine shop.
It's normal for a man to like women, and it's normal for him to like drinking. But if this guy drinks such good wine and doesn't know how to honor his father, that's Cheng Chumo's problem.
If it hadn't been for the servant in the house who asked him to come back last night, he happened to be practicing martial arts in the yard, and he might have missed half the jar of wine.
It was also thanks to the wine, which had a strong aroma, otherwise he wouldn't have noticed it.
Thinking of the half jar of fine wine, Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin was furious again.
He walked quickly to Cheng Chumo's room and pushed open the door. He saw Cheng Chumo with a lifeless expression on his face and his eyes blankly looking at the roof. When Cheng Yaojin saw this, he immediately got angry and said:
"Guizi, please tell me, where did you get that jar of wine last night?"
Cheng Chumo was also in a bad mood now. He only remembered that he and Brother Qin got drunk yesterday after drinking. He did not expect that the wine had such strong stamina, and his head was still buzzing.
Later, he was brought back to the house by the servant. Before he entered the house, his father stopped him and slapped him awake.
First, the father beat and kicked him because he had good wine and was not filial to his old man.
Later, after my father drank wine, he kept asking him where he bought the wine. Cheng Chumo drank the wine last night and couldn't find Bei. He only remembered Brother Qin, who seemed to live in a village outside Chang'an City. Let him go to him when he wants to drink.
But I really can’t remember which Zhuangzi it is.
So I was tied up in the room all night, and now I was sleepy and hungry.
But I was also glad in my heart. Fortunately, it was cold now, otherwise I would have been tied up in the yard by my father.
It is estimated that he is being watched by several younger brothers in the yard.
Cheng Yaojin waited for a long time and didn't hear Cheng Chumo's answer, so he couldn't help but get angry.
He reached out and pulled out the riding crop from behind, and immediately slapped it on the ground beside Cheng Chumo, saying:
"Son, my father asked you a question, but you dare not answer. Come here, tie this rebellious boy to the willow tree in the yard. Today I must teach him how to talk to him."
As soon as he finished speaking, several servants rushed into the house with a shout, carried the tied-up Cheng Chumo and ran out.
Cheng Chumo came to his senses at this moment, opened the door of the room, and said quickly:
"Dad, I know I'm wrong. Just now, I was thinking about where Brother Qin's home is."
Cheng Yaojin raised his hand and asked his servant to put Cheng Chumo down first.
"Well, where is his home?"
"Well, I didn't remember the specific place. I just knew it was a village outside Chang'an City."
Cheng Yaojin became even more angry when he heard this. Even a fool knew that he was in Zhuangzi outside the city. How could he live in the mountains if he didn't live in Zhuangzi? So he said angrily:
"Carry it out and tie it to a tree. When you remember, I will let you down."
"And you guys, please keep an eye on him. Don't let him sleep until he remembers."
With that said, Cheng Yaojin stood up and left Cheng Chumo's yard.
Cheng Chumo's grievance-filled cry came from behind, causing the sparrows on the tree to fly up in flakes. The scene was truly heartbreaking for those who heard it and shed tears for those who saw it.
Cheng Chumo's personal servant, Cheng Er, sneaked out of the yard and ran to the back house after Cheng Yaojin left.
After a while, a middle-aged woman wearing a long green skirt and a fox fur cloak, with several maids, walked towards the front hall where Cheng Yaojin was.
The middle-aged woman is the daughter of Cheng Yaojin's second wife, Cui Shi, and Cui Xin, the Cui family of Qinghe.
As soon as he entered the front hall, he saw Cheng Yaojin sitting on the chair in the main hall. Speaking of this chair, it was also spread from the palace recently. It is very popular in Chang'an City now, and many families have replaced their furniture with this new one. style.
Cheng Yaojin also felt that such a chair would be more comfortable.
After talking to Mrs. Cui, Mrs. Cui asked the craftsmen in her house to make a batch of chairs based on the shapes of the chairs in the imperial palace. Now they have basically been replaced in the house.
Ms. Cui took the chicken soup she had stewed in the morning from the maid, walked slowly to Cheng Yaojin and said:
"Mr. Sir, you have worked hard in court. This is the chicken soup I made for you this morning. Sir, please drink it while it's hot."
With that said, he brought the chicken soup to Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin smiled and took the chicken soup, took a sip and said:
"Well, thank you for your hard work, madam. From now on, just leave this kind of thing to the servants. It's cold, madam, don't tire yourself out."
"It's my honor to serve your husband with a spoon, and I don't feel tired."
Cheng Yaojin laughed when he heard this.
"I am truly blessed to be able to marry you."
After speaking, he quickly asked Cui to sit on the chair next to him.
He took a few more mouthfuls of chicken soup, and then put the soup bowl on the maid's tray aside.
Seeing that Cheng Yaojin had finished drinking the chicken soup, Mrs. Cui felt that the time was running out, so she asked:
"Master, I heard from my servant that Chu Mo was tied to a willow tree by you again, but what mistake did he make?"
Cheng Yaojin asked the servants and maids to go out, then looked at Mrs. Cui and said with a smile:
"But that boy Cheng Er went to you to inform you again? You just love Chu Mo and the two of them too much."
Mrs. Cui stood up and saluted Cheng Yaojin, saying quietly:
"Hey, please forgive me, husband. I really can't bear to watch Chu Mo suffer in such a cold weather. If it's not a big mistake, can you spare Chu Mo this time?"
"Hey, madam, what are you doing? Get up quickly."
As he spoke, Cheng Yaojin helped his wife sit on the chair, and then continued:
"Speaking of it, Chu Mo didn't make any mistakes this time. On the contrary, he made a contribution to our family."
Mrs. Cui couldn't understand at this time, why she had to be punished even though she had made meritorious service.
"Then since it is a meritorious service, why should my husband punish me silently?"
Cheng Yaojin looked at his wife's confused expression, took Ms. Cui's hand and said:
"Madam, listen to me slowly. Yesterday, Chu Mo drank with his friends and brought back half a jar of fine wine. According to Chu Mo, the friend who invited him to drink brewed it himself."
"Madam, you don't know. That wine is much better than the wine made in our brewery. It's even the first time in so many years that I, Old Cheng, have drunk such good wine."
"In the past two years, the wine produced by our winery has been severely suppressed by the Sanle wine from the Western Regions, and our monthly income has become less and less."
"So I thought, let Chumo find his friend, and we can partner with him to sell the wine he brews."
"This way our family can earn more money every year. But this guy got so drunk that he forgot where his friend's house was."
"I got angry and tied him to a tree to let him think about it."
Mrs. Cui figured out the ins and outs, pondered for a while and said:
"If that's the case, why don't you let Chu Mo go to the place where you met that friend yesterday and look for him? Maybe you can still meet him. If you meet him, wouldn't it be enough to take him back to your house? If you can't meet him, you can also let him go. Mo, go find his friend outside the city."
Cheng Yaojin patted his head when he heard this and said:
"Madam is very considerate, so she asked the servant to release Chu Mo and let him find someone."
After saying that, he kissed Ms. Cui disrespectfully, which made Ms. Cui feel shy for a while.
It was said that Cheng Chumo, who had been punished for one night and one morning, was finally released.
He took a few pieces of pastry and put it in his mouth, then went out to the West Market and embarked on a journey to find Qin Ming.
However, he didn't know that Qin Ming had already left Chang'an City. Obviously, his journey to find Qin Ming would not go smoothly.
