Otoharu

Chapter 235
Li Mei'er and the others went to school, and Li Yan was going to rest for a day before going to the ethnology school. When he and Mrs. Jiang were having breakfast at Mrs. Li's place, some guests came to the door.

"It seems that the master and wife of the Zhou family brought the young master of the Zhou family here." Mrs. Lin said to the three of them.

Mrs. Jiang guessed that Zhou's family might come over, but she didn't expect it to be so soon, so she smiled and said to Mrs. Lin, "Mother, hurry up and invite people in."

After Mrs. Lin left, Mrs. Li asked, "What are the Zhou family members doing here?"

Li Yan immediately replied with a smile: "Mother, it's a long story. We just came back yesterday and we were so tired that we didn't think to tell you about it. I went to the state capital this time and knew that Ah Yi was also in the state capital. When he was studying in the academy, he wanted to stop by and see him. Only then did he know that he was no longer studying in the academy. His classmates told us that he went to the Taoist temple in Siming Mountain to learn martial arts from the Taoist priest. I thought this kid didn’t know Meeting parents, staying in the Taoist temple is not a problem, so I persuaded him to come back." Li Yan just said briefly, and didn't mention Zhou Muyi's expulsion from the academy.

Mrs. Li frowned after hearing this, and started nagging, "This is the same for Ah Yi. If you don't read good books, what kind of kung fu should you go to learn, and you still go to Taoist temples to learn? Do you still want to be a Taoist priest? Not prosperous, just him and his brothers and sons, if he really went to become a Taoist priest, his mother would cry to death. You are doing the right thing, you should persuade him to come back, even if you don’t want to study, the family is so rich Well, it’s good to help his brother take care of the family’s business, how could he be out in the wild and not come back.”

Mrs. Li's philosophy is very simple, and the son has to stay by his parents' side. Of course, being an official is not included in this list, which is a major event for the glory of the ancestors.

As soon as Mrs. Li finished speaking, Mrs. Lin came over with Master Zhou and Mrs. Zhou, and Zhou Muyi followed them, walking listlessly at the end.

The three greeted Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li was not that familiar with the Zhou family, so after a few pleasantries, they were asked to go back to their yard to talk with Li Yan and Mrs. Jiang.The Zhou family couple had something to ask Li Yan and Li Yan in private, so they happily went.

When they arrived in Jiang's room, Zhou Duan and Qin bowed to Li Yan and his wife before they sat down.

Li Yan and Jiang Shi hurried forward together to stop them, "Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, what are you doing?" Zhou Duan's seniority is a generation older than Li Yan, so he is not easy to be respected by his elders.

"This is me as a father, thank you husband and wife. Thanks to you, my son-in-law will come back, and my old wife and I will not be kept in the dark." Zhou Duan said earnestly with slightly red eyes.

Li Yan was a little embarrassed when he said this, so he could only smile modestly: "They are all relatives of our own family. When we meet, we naturally need to help. Besides, Ah Yi is not unreasonable. After we said a few words, he told us came back."

Zhou Duan glanced at his son who had kept his head down all the time, and said with hatred: "My family is unlucky. I don't know what I did in my previous life to give birth to such an uneasy son."

Qin didn't speak, but wept silently on the sidelines.

Mrs. Jiang glanced at the Zhou family couple in a strange way, thought about her words, and then said: "Ah Yi has come back now, uncle and aunt Zhou, please teach him well, he will be very successful in the future, Ah This child Yi is quite good-natured."

Hearing this, Zhou Duan sighed heavily again, and said: "This child, I don't know what kind of demon is possessed, he must go to Siming Mountain to worship the old Taoist priest and become a master. No matter how much I and his mother persuade him, it's useless if you say we Although the family is not very rich, but the family has a great career, how can I let my son go to Guanli to become a Taoist priest!" At the end, his tone was a little exasperated.

"I'm either a Taoist priest, or I'm learning Kung Fu from Taoist Master Siming. The Taoist priest said that I'm destined for the world, and he doesn't want to accept me as an introductory disciple..." Zhou Muyi, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't help but speak, and there was a little grievance in his tone.

"I didn't let you talk!" Zhou Duan glared at him and cursed rudely.

Zhou Muyi immediately fell silent.

Li Yan and Mrs. Jiang felt awkward for a moment, not knowing what to say, and finally Mrs. Jiang persuaded: "Uncle Zhou, I have met Mr. Siming Daoist, and he is indeed a very capable person. Yi Zhen wants to learn kung fu, and learning from him is more beneficial than learning from ordinary masters..."

"But that Taoist temple is so far away from Dezhangshui Town, and the life on the mountain is poor, how could I be willing to go there to suffer those hardships." Qin was still crying, her eyes were as red as peaches from crying, and she pulled her son's hand Don't let go of your hands.

Seeing his mother's appearance, Zhou Muyi quickly persuaded him: "Mother, it's not like I won't go home all the time. When I finish my studies, I will go down the mountain."

"Shut up, kid, your mother is crying like this, and you're still thinking about going up the mountain, don't think I don't know, don't you just want to study martial arts in the future, become a military officer, and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, But you know yourself, have you ever thought about your mother, she knows you are fighting for your life, how can you rest assured, she is not in good health, and no matter how frightened she is all day long, her body will not collapse! If she knew you If you are so unfilial, I shouldn't have agreed with your mother to keep you!" Zhou Duan was also in a hurry and said all kinds of angry words.

Zhou Muyi's face was also flushed, and he clenched his hands into fists, as if trying to restrain his emotions.

Seeing that the father and son were about to quarrel, Mrs. Jiang hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over, "Uncle Zhou, it's not as serious as you said, and now our Dayan can be regarded as a prosperous country and a peaceful country, unlike previous years when we were always at war. , as long as you don’t go to border gates and other places, you don’t have to go to the battlefield, just like a civil servant. Don’t you think so, Mr. Jiang?” As she spoke, Jiang poked Li Yan next to her with her elbow, telling him to tell her quickly Let me prove it.

"Oh! Oh! Yes!" Li Yan quickly responded, "Nowadays, most of the court's military officers are stationed in various state capitals. If there are no wars and civil rebellions, they are usually just training soldiers, and they will not really go to the battlefield to kill the enemy."

Zhou Duan was just a merchant, and he didn't know much about the official system of the imperial court. He thought it was the most dignified to be a civil servant in the imperial examination, and to be a military officer was to go to the battlefield to fight for his life. Now, after listening to Li Yan's words, he still has some doubts, "A Yan said But it’s all true, so you really don’t need to go to the battlefield?”

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, you can go to the state capital to inquire about it. There are many junior military officers there, and they never leave the state capital." Li Yan said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)