Chapter Seventy-Four: A Gift to Feng Chang's Family
After the brothers finished sighing, Luo Yan remembered Feng Chang's two children. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Brother, I wonder where the two nephews are now?" Luo Yan asked. said that he was a nephew, but in fact, Luo Yan was ten years older than these two children. Feng Chang married his wife very early and gave birth to a pair of twins, although life was a little more difficult at the beginning, but he was considered to have grown up and did not die early.
These two children are now eight years old, if nothing else, if there is no accident and there is no large-scale plague or other diseases, with Feng Chang's family background now, the children can still live well.
It is also sad to say that the fertility of ancient people was very strong, but whether the child can grow up after birth is a big problem. The low level of medical care, the poor economic situation, and the very high requirements of pediatrics are difficult to find, resulting in a slight encounter with some more difficult diseases, which can only make the child die in pain.
"Hiding in the wing, their uncle is an official, and the children are stunned, haha." Feng Changshun also made a joke about Luo Yan.
Indeed, let alone children, even those adults outside the door just now were actually a little in awe of being an official like Luo Yan. Although he surrounded Luo Yan just now and asked questions about the east and west, no one dared to approach Luo Yan within three steps. If Luo Yan came over in the past, it would be a good thing that this group of people didn't pull Luo Yan's sleeves and tease him.
Children from poor families, although they are still a little innocent at the age of seven or eight years old, grow up in a complex environment early, and they will always be a little afraid of people from official families. After all, when I was a child, my parents used to call the names of some evil officials to scare them who were disobedient.
Let Feng Chang call the two little guys in. The two little guys followed behind Feng Chang a little timidly, and after entering the door, they poked their heads out of Feng Chang's legs to look at them, and then quickly retracted their heads. After that, he poked his head out again, looked at Luo Yan carefully, and saw that it was really the familiar Uncle Luo, so he let go of Feng Chang's thighs.
"Come, two leather monkeys, come over and let your Uncle Luo hug you." Amused by the actions of the two little guys, Luo Yan didn't care how old he was, he directly called the two little guys over, and then hugged the two children to his lap one by one.
In the past six months, without Luo Yan's drag, the situation in Feng Chang's family has improved a lot. The two children were not as thin as Luo Yan remembered at this time. Although the new clothes Feng Chang made for the two children during the Chinese New Year were all coarse cloth, they did not hide the cleverness of the two children.
Although the two children are twins, there are still some differences in their appearance. The big one is called Feng Qin, who is taller and slightly darker; The small one is called Feng Ji, slightly shorter, and also white. The combined meaning of the brothers' names is diligent in books, which is Feng Chang's regret that he couldn't read well when he was a child, so he pinned his hopes on the next generation.
The two children were five years old when they went to school, although it was a year later than the average school time, but fortunately, the two children were also smart, and Luo Yan didn't come to tutor them, so there was no hindrance. At this pace, it is time for children to learn the classics of the Analects and the Book of Songs.
Putting down the two children, Luo Yan instructed: "Xiao Qin, Xiao Ji, go to the bar and bring the biggest burden on the table." "On the table are all the things that Luo Yan brought with him when he came this time. Naturally, the two children ran over and struggled to carry the burden.
Motioning to the two of them to open the baggage, the contents made the two children lose their mouths in surprise, and even Feng Chang looked stupid.
What Luo Yan took out were two sets of the Twelve Classics, and they were engraved after official revision.
Feng Chang's family used to be nervous, and he didn't go to the bookstore much, but he also took his children to visit many times in the past six months. How high the value of this book is Feng Chang naturally knows a rough idea, and the two children now share a book of Analects, which Feng Chang bought with gritted teeth.
The cost of engraving printing is inherently high. Fortunately, it is a Confucian classic, and there are many people who need it, so the price is naturally low, but even if it is low, it is the cost of the family for almost three or four months. At this time, Luo Yan took out two complete sets at once, and looking at the quality of the paper, it was not comparable to the one he bought before.
Feng Chang has a plan to treat these two sets of books as family heirlooms.
"Brother, the younger brother is here, and he doesn't bring many things, these two sets of books are the books that Xiao Qin and Xiao Ji will read next. Even when you go to the school, what you learn is inseparable from these twelve books. ”
After a pause, Luo Yan said again: "I hope that the books that the two children go to the school are copied by themselves. Looking at Feng Chang's surprised expression, Luo Yan continued to explain: "In the past six months in Chang'an, I have seen many children from rich families sitting on countless books, but I can't even memorize the most basic Analects. Is this because his family is wealthy, so he can't study hard? In fact, it is not the case, often the parents of these people are very strict with their children and grandchildren's reading, but these people because the books are too easy to get, they have a lazy mentality, they don't read books today, they don't read books tomorrow, day after day, they waste themselves. ”
Seeing that Feng Chang was still puzzled, Luo Yan continued to explain: "It is necessary for us to wait for the elders to create good conditions for them to study. But in the process, they can't feel that they deserve to be benefited from studying. Otherwise, in the future, without our support, they will be lazy. What's more, there are hundreds of scholars in Chang'an City every year, and those who are in the middle are also chatting. After reading the book, let them know the etiquette of morality, this is the most important thing. ”
After listening to Luo Yan's words, although Feng Chang still couldn't let go of the idea of letting his two sons study and become officials, Luo Yan's suggestion was still followed.
Letting the two children keep their books in their rooms, Luo Yan told Feng Chang about his own affairs: "Brother, here, the younger brother still has opinions to explain to his brother clearly." ”
"Oh, you say?" Feng Chang saw that Luo Yan's expression was a little serious, so he didn't talk nonsense.
"Before this trip, I had already resigned." Ignoring Feng Chang's surprised expression, Luo Yan continued: "Now that I have been involved in the whirlpool of seizing the heir, I originally thought that I would bring my brother to live in Chang'an this year, although the younger brother has only been an official for a few months, but his savings can still buy a house in Chang'an. But now it seems that the situation is volatile, and everything needs to be considered in the long term. ”
"Then you won't be in danger of your life, will you?" Although Feng Chang didn't know how big the risk of seizing the heir was, Feng Chang still had an impression of the unpredictable things in folk legends. The most recent one, the example of Emperor Yang of Sui, Feng Changke knew.
"It's nothing, I'm just a pawn, brother, don't worry. It's just that once the time comes, the brother had better be prepared to leave his homeland. The king of Hades is good at seeing that the little ghost is difficult, and the little brother is worried that these local officials will find trouble for his brother in order to curry favor with the officials when the time comes. Luo Yan told Feng Chang the worst result in advance.
There is really no way, Li Shimin's current situation is no different from what is written in the history books. But people like Luo Yan have appeared, and it is difficult to guarantee that the final result will not change. So Luo Yan can be regarded as leaving a way back for his brother.
After saying the most important sentences, Feng Chang knew that the matter was a bit big, so he didn't say anything more, and the two of them sat quietly like this.
It wasn't until Feng Chang's wife brought the prepared dishes that the atmosphere became lively again.
The two children were called, and Feng Chang's wife went to the stove room to eat alone, leaving Luo Yan and the four of them. Although Luo Yan wanted to leave Feng Chang's wife to eat together, after all, the custom was already like this, so Luo Yan had no choice but to give up.
Feng Chang's family came up with a lot of good things because of Luo Yan's arrival, all kinds of dried vegetables and fish, as well as meat, adding up to a total of eight dishes. Even for some well-off families, it is quite difficult to come up with different eight dishes at this time. Looking at the two children's eyes staring directly at some plates on the table, Luo Yan knew that this was something deliberately reserved for himself, and his heart was moved again.
Motioning for Feng Chang and the two children to eat, Luo Yan also picked up the rice bowl and began to gobble it up.
Although Feng Chang's wife is not a chef, the dishes she cooks are not as exquisite as those in the big restaurants in Chang'an City. But the treasures between the mountains and the wilderness have been able to make up for these shortcomings. Luo Yan finished eating a bowl of rice with the dish, which was a few words. Seeing that Luo Yan was not picky about his family's food at all, Feng Chang was also happy in his heart.
Those who forgot the past when they became officials, Feng Chang has not seen them. There is a petty official in Luzhou City, who used to be a petty official, but now he is a petty official who is not in the stream, and his nostrils are facing the sky. I also hired a cook in the city to eat, and I didn't know the old people I saw on weekdays.
Seeing that Luo Yan hadn't changed at all, Feng Chang was very happy in his heart.
When Luo Yan was about to finish eating two bowls of rice, he was finally full at this time, so he slowed down the pace of eating and waited for the two little guys to slowly eat their favorite dishes. Finally, when Luo Yan had just finished eating, the two little guys put down the bowl, rubbed their bulging stomachs, and took the initiative to stand up and clean up the table.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do at this time, Luo Yan took out the gift for Feng Chang and his wife.
What was given to Feng Chang was a set of jade, but Luo Yan didn't know what to give. As for Feng Chang's wife, Luo Yan got a set of gold and silver jewelry. Although people may not wear this jewelry, as a woman, who doesn't like to collect a few pieces and enjoy them at home.
At the same time, there were two hundred taels of silver given to Feng Chang, which was part of Luo Yan's exchange from the system plus Li Yuan's reward. It's okay to let Feng Chang live comfortably for a few years, and Feng Chang is also a little smart, take it out to do some small business, and it is estimated that it will be able to flow for a long time.