Heroes of the Sons and Daughters

chapter 91
Although this book is a kind of leisure pen and ink, it should not be a small essay, but it should have some rules.

For example, when a painter paints a tree, the main stems and branches are interspersed in order, and the arrangement is proper, but it still needs to be dyed and decorated to make it interesting.For example, An Shuixin and Tong Ruren in the book are their origins; An Longmei and Jinyu sisters are their cadres, and they are all texts.Deng's father and daughter, Zhang's husband and wife, Tong's uncle and wife, all their details are all side-by-side.This group of people wrote from the first chapter of the book to the last chapter, and only then did they intersperse and arrange them properly. Naturally, they had to add some embellishments to complete this article of cause and effect.This cause was created by Mr. An Shuixin, and this effect must still bear on Mr. An Shuixin.This time the book will be presented to Mr. an.

But it is said that since Mr. An became a Jinshi in that year and used a list to be a county magistrate, three years have passed during this period. Keep your mind and body at ease, and pay attention to your own business.Considering this, the first concern is the son's fame.

There is nothing to do that day, so I have to tell him face to face, and then set a homework for him, so that he can prepare for the next year's rural examination according to the course work.Immediately called "Yuge", seeing that the young master was not in front of him, he joined his wife and said, "Ma'am, you see that Yuge has been panicking a little bit lately. I only call him these few days and he never sees him here. Is he alone?" Now that you're an adult, why don't you just spend all your time in your own room?"

Lie Gong, you see, Mr. An Shuixin's words made him feel that he was a little too strict in front of his son.As a son of man, the winter is warm and the summer is clear, the evening is quiet and the morning is quiet, and there are certain etiquettes for going in and out for support, and asking for seats and lapels.Could it be that the time of shitting and urinating is not allowed for him, so that he can't leave him day and night?But I don't know that Mr. An has another unspeakable concern.It turned out that because he had worked so hard all his life and was not met by chance, when he returned home this time, he had already made up his mind not to leave the mountain again.Seeing that this son can still be cultivated, he wanted to point out his filthiness on this son.I am also deeply worried that his talent is too high, that he is more than smart and not calm enough.

And precisely at a time when "if you have a wife, you admire your wife", you can get both beauties at the same time, and it's hard to guarantee that you won't be mistaken for "the three beauties of the jade hall and the golden horse" for the sake of "the two beauties in the emerald curtain and brocade tent".

At this time, the master is full of poems and etiquette court training, waiting to teach his son, he doesn't want to yell, but he doesn't see the young master "going to the court".Then I felt a little flustered.

The wife saw that the master was not very happy about carrying the son, so she waited for someone to call him, and also thought that if he really wandered in her room and found him suddenly, he would be in the middle of the master's anger, and he would inevitably be reprimanded on the spot. He just said: "He was still here just now, what is he thinking about now?" The old couple taught and raised him at the same time, but it was all a painstaking effort to love their son.I don't want his old couple's painstaking efforts. They happened to ask and answer in their free time, but they were overheard by an irrelevant caring person, and they really cared there, which coincided with the saying "There are people in the court who are good at being officials". .

"There are people in the court who are good officials", Lie Gong must not mistake him for party planting and selfishness.You just look at the big and small ministers and workers in the court. If it turns out that everyone is a group of human nature and nature in their hearts, the pros and cons of the country are related to each other. Remonstrating with Shangxian, being harmonious and honest, not only saved the deep palace's endless hours of labor, but also secretly helped many talents and cultivated so much vigor!What do you think this has to do with this passage?
It has always been said that the family and the country are one, although the land is different, the principles are the same.If you don't believe me, you only need to look at the eldest sister of the An family.

But he said that when Master An and Mrs. An were talking that day, the eldest sister was waiting on her side.Hearing what the master and wife said, he thought for a moment that he was afraid that the master would be angry with him, and the wife felt sorry for him when he saw him; I dare not persuade the master, and it is not easy to ask my wife, and it is even more inconvenient to deal with the master in front of others. "At this moment, someone like me has been greatly favored, why don't you show some kindness and say something, isn't the master spending money, food and rice to support his servants?" Thinking of this, he struck up a conversation and came over. Seeing that the saliva box was found, he took the saliva box and walked out the back door of the upper house, walked around to the back window of the uncle, called "grandma" softly, and asked, "is the uncle in the house?" Is there?"

Zhang Jinfeng was making pieces of hats for her father-in-law to wear during the new year. Although Miss He was too late for these fine needles and threads, she was also doing a lot of needlework recently, learning to make stand-up collars for her mother-in-law there.At this moment, one needle was lost, and two threads were broken.His sister was talking and laughing and working at the same time. Hearing the voice of the elder sister, she asked, "Is it the elder sister? The uncle is not in the room. Why don't you come in and sit down?" I went in. The old man was angry that the old man was always not here. Thanks to his wife, he covered it up. Where did the old man go? The two grandmas should send someone to tell me, otherwise, the two grandmas will go up and promise. .” After he finished speaking, he turned around and went to pick up the spittle box, and returned to the upper room to serve him as usual.Sisters Jin and Yu also put down their work and came to their parents-in-law.

When the wife saw the two of them, she asked, "what is Yuge doing at home?" Miss He replied, "not in the house." Master an frowned and asked, "where did he go?" The lady replied, "I'm afraid it's in the study." Mr. an said, "since the study was vacated for Deng Jiugong, the books have not been cleared up until now, and they are in a mess. What is he doing there alone? " Ms. He said: "I packed it up early. When Jiugong didn't leave, he said: 'After this old man leaves, I have to make room. I have to be quiet for a while.' When Jiugong came back, he couldn't even wait for the next day, so he changed into his clothes and took the boys to clean up in the middle of the night."

When Mr. An heard this sentence, he became a little pale.Ms. He accosted him again and said, "The daughters-in-law still laughed at him and said, "Why bother to be so busy at this moment?" I have suffered a lot and lost a lot of money. All in all, this trip is not to be an official, but for the three of you and me. Now it is not easy to finish your business, don't you and I, as children, still bear it? I have to watch the old man work hard to support you and I can’t do it? So I’m busy packing out of the study, and starting tomorrow, I’ll take a one-and-a-half-year leave with you two.’”

Mrs. An said: "What's the matter? Why don't you just ask for a year and a half leave?" Miss Zhang interjected: "The daughters-in-law also asked him the same way, and he said, 'During the year and a half, I don't want to bother me with anything about the two of you except for the parents' meals. I plan to resign as soon as I can for all the banquets and entertainments outside. Do your best for a year and a half, focus on it, work hard, and get the promotion of Jinshi in your hands first, and ask the two old people to like it and then talk about it.'" Master An sneered: "How much academic ability and fortune he has, Dare to say such arrogant words!" Mrs. An said: "This can be called 'little horse thinks the road is narrow'!"

Miss He went on to laugh and said: "Grandma just waited to say that, but I haven't seen him look like a big mother when he said this, with his legs crossed, his face sullen, and nothing under his chin." , but I can't stop holding my beard with three fingers stretched there. The two daughters-in-law only said, "You have to use your skills, and you have to think about coming to serve your parents-in-law often." Only this sentence , I began to teach, and asked my daughters-in-law: "What do you two do? From now on, I am in the study, in front of my parents, and I want you two to take care of me at all times. It is rare for you two to get together in adversity." Because of fate, we serve the two old people together. It is time to learn to do all the big and small things in the family, so as to save my mother's mental energy. If my parents want to change my place, you can't Stick to what I say, just let someone tell me.' The daughter-in-laws who said it were like two fools, and like two three-year-old children, and they didn't want to laugh at him, so they had to listen to him and agree to him. At this time, what does the father-in-law want to tell him? , the daughter-in-law called someone from the study."

When Mr. An asked this question just now, he had an angry expression on his face, but after hearing what the two daughters-in-law said, he knew that this son was not only not burdened by lust, but also showed consideration for his painstaking efforts, he couldn't help but be overjoyed , Said: "I don't believe that our silly brother has such strength!" Miss Zhang also laughed and said: "Since I said this that day, every day is busier than a person who travels a long way. I can't wait until the sky. Da Ming got up, hurriedly rinsed his mouth, washed his face, and left, he couldn't even wait to comb his hair. Father-in-law doesn't see him these days, please An always come in from outside in the morning?" Master An couldn't help but nodded happily, because he asked Mrs. Said: "If this kid can do this, it is actually painful!"

Please see, Lie Gong, the first happy thing for women in the world is nothing more than a husband praising his own son in front of him.Mrs. An just saw that the master said that the son was flustered by some foreign affairs, and she was sweating, fearing that her husband would be angry and her son would suffer; I don't want to hear him praise his son easily, but today he suddenly talked like this, and the old couple were so happy that the wife also had a "propriety" with the master, saying: "This is not the benefit of the master's usual teaching!" Looking at the two daughter-in-laws, he said: "I don't know if he suppressed his strength, or did you two force the lazy donkey to grind it?"

Mrs. An only cares about such things in her mouth, but in her heart she is saying that her son loves her daughter-in-law.But I didn't know that this sentence was right!The young man who planned to have a romantic relationship with poetry and wine, why didn't his two sisters talk to each other, driving a lazy donkey to the grindstone!Even so, this lazy donkey should not be underestimated.If you think of ways to force him to go to the grinder no matter what, and he keeps pooping a lot, sitting on the slope, and can't go to the grinder, what can you do?It's just that a person as virtuous and blessed as Mr. An, how could he have such a son?
Gossip less.However, Mr. An was reviewing his old work in the study today, and when he sat until noon, two grandmas brought out hot pancakes, a large plate of fried meat and stewed lumps, a plate of wind meat, and a small plate of polished round-grained rice porridge. .It just so happened that he felt a little empty after reading the article, and just as he needed it, he picked up some chopsticks and picked up a few slices of wind meat.I just took a bite, and when I heard my father call, I immediately thought of the words "Book of Rites" that "the father has no promises, if you practice in your hand, you will throw it out, if you eat it, you will spit it out, and you will go without going." Respectfully agreed: "Hey." Throwing down the chopsticks, he spit out the mouthful of pastry he was chewing on the table, and before he could rinse his mouth, he stood up without haste, in a gentle manner, and walked involuntarily. Come to the upper room.

When the master saw it, he said with a smile: "Forget it, there's no need. I asked you to relax today, and I thought of the rural examination next year, so I urged you to work hard. Just now I heard the two daughter-in-laws say that you have already paid attention to it." So far, it's even better. It's just how do you plan to do your homework now?" The young master replied: "I plan to read the article for a few days first, and then write one or two articles, and concentrate on it, and familiarize myself with the pen." Mr. An said: "Yes, that's all. It's just that the homework doesn't start from here. Art making, although it is a study that deceives fame. If the scriptures are not accurate, the history is not good. Even if the articles are full of flowers, It is a study without books. Although your book is not published, it has been a year since it was out of stock. I am afraid that Old Master Cheng will not teach you to recite it like a primary school student because he sees that you are an adult. He will use him in the future When you read a book, you can't believe it. The ancients "Sanyu" read books, taking advantage of the long winter night in front of you, just to sort out the books, and then start to write articles. The articles I read include the thirty articles I selected for you Qi, Zhen, 20 chapters on the subject of ink, concise and contemplative, enough, don’t be greedy. But this is the work of the book, don’t deceive yourself, don’t dabble. Starting tomorrow, I will give you a [-]-day limit. Arrange for me the thirteen scriptures you have read, as well as "Lun" and "Meng". Maybe I will ask you to recite them in front of your two daughters-in-law, so be careful to make a fool of yourself on the spot!" The young master naturally listened to each sentence and responded. .The wife and the two young mistresses are looking forward to their son while caring about their husband-in-law. They feel that these gentle words and strict instructions from the master can encourage him even more.

I don't want the eldest sister to hear this, but she doesn't quite agree.He secretly wondered: "Hey! There are so many books, I don't know how many books there are, can you read them all by yourself in 20 days? It's going to be tiring!" Do you think it's funny?They have a strict father who is as good as heaven, a loving mother who is as generous as earth, and a pair of beauties who are as beautiful as flowers and crystals guarding him. Are you afraid that you will not be considerate of this virtuous man and this quick-witted son-in-law?If you can't read it well, if you're too tired to read it, what's the matter with you?But Mei Xiang was asked to do the trick!Isn't it strange?No wonder, the sentiment is ideal.There is also a little bit of natural justice and human affection.If you don't believe Lie Gong, just look at Mencius and Gaozi who have carried the hard bar for half a lifetime, and when they lift it up to their heads, it's just that one of them can understand "food and sex", and the other can understand "if it's their love, then they can do it for them. It's good."

Don't gossip.But after Mr. An finished giving the young master's instructions, he said to his wife, "Yuge's fame is the first thing in my heart, and the second is my family's financial resources. Although my family is not generous, I can barely eat and wear; all because of My unprovoked official success almost ruined my family. I was fortunate enough to be a loser by relying on the spirit of my ancestors. Now I want to learn from Mrs. Feng who got out of the car again. It seems unnecessary. It’s just that I No more tricks, but the word 'clothing and food' must be considered early. This matter is due to the fact that my ruler is short, and I have been relying entirely on my wife these years. Even so, is it a coincidence? Is it possible for a daughter-in-law to make porridge without rice? I think the way to manage money is probably nothing more than the principle that "there are many who live, and few who eat; those who live for it are ill, and those who use it are comfortable". For today The plan is to get rid of these useless and redundant people in my family as soon as possible, so as to save a lot of useless expenses. From now on, from you and me, we will all live in simple food and plain clothes, and this is a long-term plan. Take advantage of your leisure today , the daughter-in-law is here again, why don't you discuss it?"

The wife said: "Master's words are very worrying, and I think so too. It's just that it's easy to say, but I'm afraid there are many things that won't work when it's done. Let's tell people that some of the few in my family use it." The family members are all left in the hands of the old life. When they go away, where are they asked to go? Even these few hired workers, such a big place, have to be taken care of by these people. When it comes to trouble, First, the master is worth the money; it’s just that Yuge is so big that he can’t even go to a temple or listen to a play. In addition, the master thinks, besides living, what troubles do our family have? Is it? Just barely digging and searching, this situation is not good! As for everyone’s clothes, they are all ready-made, and they don’t have to use money to buy them right now. Could it be that they are discarded at this time? After this, why don’t you go buy cotton clothes? The master thought for nothing, is that what I’m talking about?”

Although Mr. An is a master of classics and history, he is a layman who measures his salary.After hearing this, it is not only the truth, but also the truth. I bowed my head early and started feeling bored and embarrassing.Half a day later, he said: "If we wait to talk, can't we just sit and wait for death?"

(End of this chapter)