67 Chapter 67
Zhuang's mother never dreamed that she would be able to see Zhuang's father one day, or that she had thought about it for many years, looked forward to it for many years, and when her wish came true, she couldn't believe it.
As a woman, she is soft and cowardly, and has no capital to survive independently, the only thing she can rely on is a man, but she is not stupid, even if she doesn't know the world anymore and is forgotten by a man for several years, even if she looks forward to it, she actually understands that this is not the same as turning hands.
It's just that she didn't dare to say it, and she didn't dare to let herself understand this fact, she dreamed every day, this man was different from before, she gave birth to a son for him!
The importance of boys is almost engraved in women's hearts, in ancient times, women who can pass on the family to their husbands are different from others, even if they are from a wealthy family, the degree of attention that the aunt who has a concubine to rely on is not the same.
As a result, it turned out to be ...... Zhuang's mother burst into tears when she saw Zhuang's father, her quality for many years was there, even if she was in tears, but her appearance was still so good-looking, and she didn't even have a snot bubble at all, even if it was theoretically unscientific.
Zhuang's father was moved when he saw this woman all these years, and he didn't dare to say that she was as beautiful as before, but she also had a melancholy and moving state that she had never seen before, and he was excited that day, and it was a happy family that day, he not only stayed overnight, but also deliberately showed the father-son relationship, and inquired about his son's homework.
Seeing the empty rooms on the four walls, and then seeing the old furniture, from the mouth of the maid Xiaoling, he knew that the mother and son had not had a good time all these years, and Father Zhuang's heart was full of pity, not only let the little maid who followed him to allocate manpower, but most importantly, he immediately took out a large amount of money.
When he found out that his son didn't have many serious books here, or that there weren't many books, he felt even more guilty in his heart, why didn't he care about this son back then?
Fortunately, I talked with my son all the way, knowing that my son is not shallow, and the words are not particularly white, Zhuang's father is comforted, in the end, it is his own species, even if he doesn't study, it's great!
For Father Zhuang, a person who has put on the skin of a talented man but has no serious merits to make a note on the skin of a talented man, he can study, but the imperial examination is a fall, and they are from a noble family, so why do they have to squeeze that single-plank bridge with those sons of poor families and seize their resources? Of course, don't say whether you can grab it or not.
Therefore, he didn't feel much unhappy about Zhuang Yan's not preparing for the imperial examination, but he was proud to feel that his son was like himself, and it was not easy to finally have a son like himself!
The old man in the family, Guo Yihou, is a noble in martial arts, knowing that this kind of martial arts is not easy, and in the peaceful years, the family is already rich, and there is no need to fight for a higher level, in case it is really dead, what is the use of being rich and noble.
With this in mind, he is committed to letting his children and grandchildren take the road of the imperial examination, and strive to be mixed into the civil service team in the future, at least safely.
This kind of long-term plan is not much at all, purely the original intention of cherishing his life has made him more upbringing of several children and grandchildren, "Lao Tzu has fought all his life, just to let his children and grandchildren enjoy happiness", and even a few sons have not achieved anything, but the grandchildren are better, not to mention anything else, the grandchildren in the family are all in the imperial examination, although some have been admitted and some have not been admitted, but the atmosphere has changed.
Zhuang's father's two sons-in-law are no exception, the eldest son is the eldest grandson of this generation, the old man personally watched, and finally came from the imperial examination, although the ranking is not good, fortunately, he has a good mind, and now he is an official. The second son was watched by his brother, who had not passed the imperial examination three times, and was still preparing for the fourth time.
For the two sons who have drilled into the hole of the imperial examination, Zhuang's father is proud and dissatisfied, he has never been in the imperial examination, he knows the hardships, but he is not really empathetic, his son's ranking in the imperial examination is better than the kind of name Sun Shan, but the ranking of the imperial examination is so low, in the end, it is dissatisfying - his son, if you want the imperial examination, at least it should be Tanhua!
Out of these psychology, Zhuang's father and his two sons can't talk about going together, and in the general direction, he naturally won't refute the old man, saying that the imperial examination is not good or bad, so he only talks about his son's results, saying that they did not meet his expectations, and over time, the relationship between father and son is not good.
Now there is a son who clearly said that he is not subject to the imperial examination, and his talent in calligraphy and painting makes him love it very much, listen to what is said outside, he is a talented father, and there is a son of a calligraphy and painting family, it is also very beautiful to think about!
Zhuang's mother didn't understand this, and she said that Zhuang's father's decision was very good, and blindly obeyed it.
In the past few years, Xiaoling has even taken the housekeeper to buy, inside and out, almost single-handedly, and knows more naturally, I feel that it is inappropriate, and I dare not say it, I am afraid that it is my own short-sightedness, and I don't know the benefits of this, and then asked Zhuang Yan with a little worry: "I heard that the imperial examination is excellent, and you can be an official." Can I be an official without the imperial examination?"
"You can, too. Zhuang Yan replied like this, and Xiaoling breathed a sigh of relief and really put her mind at ease.
However, Zhuang Yan is not so optimistic, even if he can relist the door wall, but the harm of this method of relisting the door wall is also obvious, even if he didn't know that he was from the outer room before, after this incident, he must also know the identity of his outer room, even if he has been corrected, but in the eyes of some particular people, he is still the outer room.
Even if you can do anything to study? You can write the name of your father and grandfather during the scientific examination, but when you go to the officialdom, this point is bound to be criticized, and maybe there will be more bad arguments, and the more outstanding you are, the more dirty water will be splashed, and this is inevitable. But he hates those troubles, and he hates being criticized.
Moreover, the purpose of the imperial examination is to become an official, and he does not want to be an official, so why should he sharpen his head in the imperial examination? If he can calm down and study his knowledge well, he will naturally be willing, but if he wants to work in the officialdom, he will not be willing.
That kind of life, after living once, he doesn't want to live a second time, and he is not an official fan, calculating this and that, and guarding against the days of being calculated by others, the days when he accompanies the king like a tiger, and the days when he is to blame at every turn, is it really good?
When there are conditions, Zhuang Yan always wants to live a relaxed and comfortable life. Maybe it's also the experience of his previous life that has affected his state of mind, and his mind is more and more able to settle down, and it's not blindly upward, it's good to develop horizontally occasionally and look at the width of the world.
The night was spent very quietly, the next morning, Zhuang's father hurriedly walked back, he still had a brain, knew that before he talked to the old man, he took the child to the door to force the palace, instructed a few words, and left a few people to take care of, and then went back to report.
Zhuang Yan didn't run around again this day, stayed in the room and read the book honestly for a while, and painted another picture, which he had promised to the brother surnamed Zhuang, it is always bad not to send it, and besides, there are still some words that need to be passed on by others.
Zhuang's father went there for two days and there was no news, Zhuang Yan was not very worried, but Zhuang's mother was a little restless, for fear of being forgotten again, with this experience, she did not resist going back to the house with Zhuang's father to be a concubine, the children are so old, and she is not afraid of anything, she herself, it is better to go back than to be outside without food and clothing, even if she is not favored, there is also Yueyin.
After a hard life, people often have some changes, and the change of Zhuang's mother is more practical, even if she still relies on men, she also knows that sometimes silver is more reliable.
Zhuang Yan went to Wuchezhai again in the past two days, met Brother Zhuang, confessed his life experience, and gave him the painting, but there was no joy in the conversation, but a little lonely: "The painting is promised to Brother Zhuang, so naturally it should be presented as promised, if Brother Zhuang does not like it, he will also dispose of it with Brother Zhuang." I really didn't know that I was like this before, and I was commensurate with Brother Zhuang, it was really presumptuous, if Brother Zhuang minded, I would accompany him here, and I wouldn't dare to call it like that in the future. ”
The outer room means that the son of the third child, or the kind of restless little child, in this case, many people will doubt their own character, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, in the case that the wrong place is a woman, her son is naturally not the good one.
Zhuang Yan put himself in the position of "not knowing" in his words, and others more or less had to read him innocent, be more forgiving, and not look at people with colored eyes.
Brother Zhuang was indeed a little unhappy, but seeing that Zhuang Yan turned out to be the one who didn't know it, thinking of his age, and thinking that his biological mother would not tell her son such a thing, so he ...... His face softened a lot, and when he opened the painting, he saw that it was a courtyard map, but it was not a luxurious courtyard, but a very simple one.
"I haven't been to any good places, and I can't paint much, although this garden is simple, but it is the most familiar, and it can be painted better, maybe it doesn't fit...... Mind, if there is a request, I will redraw it. Zhuang Yan's words contained some feelings of inferiority, which made people feel pity.
"I look good. Brother Zhuang said this, seeing that Zhuang Yan was not as lively as before, and there was no smile on his face, thinking of the results of his dramatic search for his father, he was relieved again, "A gentleman's friend, how can you look at your background? Xiaolang has extraordinary knowledge, although he is wrong by his background, he must not be willing to fall." Besides, now that father and son recognize each other, it will be fine in the future, you and I are still talking about friendship, how can we change our friends' original intentions because of the change of identity?"
The argument that Brother Zhuang found for himself was very reliable, and it sounded extremely gentlemanly, he nodded slightly, and he was more comfortable to speak again. Zhuang Yan seemed to be moved by his words, and the two inevitably said some emotional words between them, and then went to see Master Zeng together, Zhuang Yan thanked him for the good framing of the painting, and the unexpected joy of recognizing his father, and wanted to thank this "matchmaker" more.
Brother Zhuang was purely idle, followed Bai for a trip, and by the way, he knew some real insiders, how did he recognize his father?
As a result, this trip was not in vain, Zhuang Yan not only thanked Master Zeng for the "good luck", but also talked about the previous conversation with Brother Zhuang, praising Brother Zhuang for being a gentleman.
This incident has been twisted and turned, and then there is the previous "recognition of the father", plus the current "friendship interpretation", it is comparable to the drama, there is suspense, there is baggage, and the one involved is a handsome little Langjun, and the talent of painting is also true, and he is not afraid that it will not be passed on at all.
Zhuang Yan was really relieved after this trip, although he didn't know who Brother Zhuang and Master Zeng were the big mouths, but for the sake of some talents, Brother Zhuang would also pass on the matter, so that his whitewashing work was initially completed. 166 Reading Network