"Grandpa, grandpa......"

There were bursts of screams in his ears, and in a daze, he even noticed that someone was pulling his beard, and the old lady finally opened his eyes reluctantly. After Zhishi, from extremely busy to leisurely, he unconsciously became more and more sleepy, spending most of the day in a half-asleep and half-awake way, and this way of calling, he has become accustomed to.

Seeing a child with dark eyes standing next to the soft couch, he smiled bitterly and stretched out his hand to touch the round little head, and then laughed and said, "Little one, can't you let your grandfather sleep a little longer?" ”

"Can't!" The boy who was called a little boy by the old lady Yue was about four years old, and at this time the little head shook like a rattle, and there was no naughtiness on his face, only seriousness, "Daddy and mother have instructed that grandpa nap time should not exceed one hour." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out a finger and shook it vigorously, and then said with a straight look: "Grandpa, it's exactly an hour, no more, no less, it's time to get up!" In the morning, when I was in bed, my mother still spanked me. You are an elder, and you can't stay in bed, you have to be an example to everyone in your family! ”

The old lady Yue was immediately angry. This last sentence could never have been said by Zhou Jiyue, it could only have been said by his little grandson who was better than a ghost! So, the old man who was in the court back then, and even the emperor didn't dare to dismiss it easily, had to be smiling in front of his young great-grandson at this moment.

"It's a little bit, you see, grandpa is a fraction of your age, of course, you can't calculate it according to your father's algorithm. In this way, let grandpa sleep for half an hour more every afternoon in the future, and then grandpa will let the kitchen make you your favorite snack, okay? ”

"Not good." Xiao Budian shook his head vigorously again, and said seriously, "Brother Chang'an said that you can't deceive. ”

Old lady Yue is really out of line now. This little guy not only inherited Yue Qianqiu's intelligence, but also learned Yue Xiuyi's "uprightness", this little guy will grow up in the future, won't it be more difficult than Yue Qianqiu's back then? Annoyed is annoyed, but the old lady Yue's ideas have always been a pile of out, but in the past, he was dealing with the ministers, but now he is dealing with his great-grandson.

"Little one, your grandfather was too bitter in the past, so now that he is old, of course he should enjoy more happiness. Do you wake up at six o'clock every day and feel amazing? Tell you, when your grandfather was young, it was less than five o'clock (Mao Zheng), and after Yin Zheng (four o'clock), he had already gotten up. ”

"Huh?" Xiao Budian's eyes widened suddenly, and then he suddenly realized, "I know, I know, it's for the court!" I heard my mother quietly scold my father, saying that every time he wants to go to court, he procrastinate and refuses to get up early! ”

What kind of temperamental person Yue Qianqiu is, there is no one in the world who knows better than the old lady Yue, so as soon as he heard it, he knew that Xiao Budian really overheard the private conversation of the little couple. is that stinky boy, who is clearly not a regular official who goes to the court every day, but he occasionally has to bargain when he meets the court, and he doesn't know who to learn from......

He smiled, then shook his head and said, "It's not the court." Although the court said that it was said that it was early every day, there was a carriage to sit on, and your grandfather's grade was high, and when he arrived at the palace gate, someone greeted him with lanterns, and some people sent him to the court room to rest. Even if you have to stand for a while at the court, standing like this every day is also a kind of exercise for sedentary people. ”

Where has Xiao Budian heard such a truth, at this time, the little eyes widened at the boss, and his face was full of puzzlement: "If it's not the court, then why does Grandpa get up so early?" ”

"In order to survive, to put it more simply, in order to have a full stomach, in order to be able to live."

Although it was just to coax the juniors not to be so honest in the future, when he said this, the eyes of the old lady Yue unconsciously deepened, and the gaze seemed to have passed the long years and returned to the most bitter and tiring time of the year.

At that time, he was just a small apprentice, although he went to private school for two years when his young family was still so-so, because of his good qualifications and fast learning, he not only knew how to read, but also memorized a few Mongolian books, but in the end, because of the death of his father, there was no longer a pillar of support, and he had to come out to do things to make a living. Luckily, he met his father-in-law, who he will never forget.

"Ah Chang, have you finished reading the book again? You kid just cast the wrong baby, if you fall into those scholarly families, you will definitely be able to get a champion back. More than a dozen of my broken books are about to be destroyed by you, and my family is thin and I don't have much inventory. Anyway, I don't have much work here, and you are diligent, so I told the fat man Chen in the bookstore around the corner, you go to him to see! ”

Faced with such good news, the apprentice Ah Chang was overjoyed. He was about to thank him for his kindness, but the old shopkeeper opposite suddenly made a straight face: "If Ah Ye hadn't said that you are diligent and willing to work, and you know a lot, it's a pity to waste this qualification, I wouldn't have helped you." But that big fat man Chen is not a good person, he often goes down to collect some tattered books, and then picks out the good ones and prints them. ”

"You're going to have to find time to help him copy, you know? Hey, in fact, it's because there is no serious scholar who is willing to squeeze him like this, otherwise, it's useless for me to beg him! If you don't want to, I'll talk to him, don't force it. ”

"I do, of course I do!" Ah Chang said happily, "I can read books and practice calligraphy, where in the world is there a better errand than this." ”

"What, it's better than my errand?"

"It's not...... You know I didn't mean that......"

That conversation, which seemed to be a long time ago, sounded in the ears of the old lady Yue as if it happened clearly yesterday. He closed his eyes lightly and said in a low voice: "Grandpa had to get up early every day, because he had to clean the store, sort out the goods, fill the water tank with water, and finish all the chores that should be done. Only in this way can I have time to go to the Chen Family Bookstore around the corner to read books, copy books, and practice calligraphy......"

"Grandpa's words were ugly, fortunately I met an old scholar who specialized in writing letters to others, clicked a few words, and later found a few good calligraphy books in the Chen family bookstore, practiced for many years, took a lot of detours, and finally was joked by many readers that the words were ...... without wind and bones."

Xiao Budian didn't seem to understand, but he tried his best to keep the words of the old lady Yue in mind. Seeing that Grandpa Tai's eyes were confused and seemed to be in a daze, he hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, what about later?" ”

"Later...... Hehe, just like your father fell in love with your mother, your great-grandfather married your grandmother to me, and then there were four ...... your uncle, grandfather and their brothers."

Such a name, the average child may think that it is winding, but the little one is not wrong at all. But in the end, he was still young, and at this time, he actually asked, "Grandpa, what about my grandma?" ”

"Your grandmother...... "Old lady Yue's face showed deep melancholy, "She has suffered too much, and she is long gone." ”

"What does it mean not to be there?"

The child's words are unscrupulous, but the old lady Yue was reminded of a long memory, instead of blaming the little one, but said in a trance: "Your grandmother is a person who loves to laugh, obviously called Ah Ye, but when I see her, others seem to see the sun in winter, and I can't wait to get closer." I'm the same, but she's a little jasper, and I can't climb it, so I can only hide away. ”

"But my hobby of reading, which everyone else scoffs at, is taken by her, if it weren't for her saying good things in front of her father-in-law every day, my father-in-law wouldn't value me like this as a poor boy. Later, it was also my father-in-law's doorway, and I was admitted to a small official, and later took off that official shirt for meritorious service...... I didn't care about anything at home before, she was all busy...... Alas, if she hadn't taken care of me, a poor boy, and wouldn't have been an official, and she would have followed me everywhere, she wouldn't have been in such bad health......"

I still remember that before Ah Ye left, he took his hand and instructed him to take care of himself and let his four sons help each other, but he didn't have half a word of advice on what happened after his death, let alone like ordinary women, forcing him to promise not to continue the strings, treat his four sons well, and not have other women...... And at that time, he held her hand tightly, how did he promise?

"I can have today, all because of you, so don't worry, I will definitely raise the four sons well and let them marry a good daughter-in-law. As for me, no matter how many good women there are in the world, they are all others, not you. I won't marry again, and in the future, we can still make a couple in the underground......"

And how did she answer at that time? didn't deliberately say anything nice, didn't tearfully thank him for his promise, and didn't force him to swear that he couldn't break the contract...... She just looked into his eyes quietly, as if she wanted to engrave all his voice and smile into her heart. Until they took their last breath, their clasped hands never let go......

"Grandpa, will you be able to meet grandma in the future? Can you still be together? Just like dad and mom? ”

"We'll be together." Old lady Yue touched Xiao Bu's head again, and said with a smile, "Lovers will eventually become dependents, so as long as they are truly affectionate, life and death will be together and will never be separated." ”

"That's good." Although Xiao Budian didn't quite understand what the so-called death meant, he still instinctively threw himself into the arms of the old lady Yue and hugged him tightly like a coquette, "I will also be with grandpa in the future!" ”

"Stupid words!" Old lady Yue was startled, but faintly happy. He flicked a finger on the door of Xiao Bu's head, and then snorted softly, "You will also meet someone you like in the future, just be with her!" ”

"No, I like my father and mother, and I like my grandfather, my father and I want to be with my grandfather!" Xiao Bu nodded his head in the arms of the old lady Yue, and then suddenly remembered something, quickly moved his head, and then blinked his eyes and asked, "By the way, grandpa, I heard my father and mother say, what kind of mausoleum do you seem to be buried with in the future?" What is a funeral ...... Not! ”

Before Xiao Budian could finish speaking, his mouth was covered by Old Lady Yue. Immediately after, I only heard this old man, who was very dignified in front of people, babble twice, and then pointed to his great-grandson and scolded him angrily: "At a young age, don't eavesdrop on adults, let alone learn nonsense, you know?" Accompany...... Ahem, anyway, don't say these two words in the future, I'm not dead yet! ”

Seeing that Xiao Budian was ignorant, he didn't seem to know what he said wrongly, and the old lady could only secretly scold Yue Qianqiu and be listened to by his son. However, the word "funeral" really evoked another memory that he almost forgot.

Compared with the unforgettable past between him and his wife, the acquaintance with the emperor is really funny.

Everything is novel, problems emerge one after another, the common sense of daily life is not understood at all, it can be said that everyone who does not know how ordinary people live at all, that is the true portrayal of the emperor at that time.

I remember that the young emperor was looking around the market in a daze, and when he asked about the price of eggs, he immediately argued with people very unconvinced. Of course, it's not that it's too expensive, but it's incredible...... Because it's so cheap!

Therefore, he happened to come out at that time and watched coldly for a while, and when he found that something was not quite right, he immediately stepped forward to be a peacemaker. He first insisted that the emperor was his distant cousin, then bought a basket of eggs out of his own pocket, and when he pulled the angry but confused emperor out of the market and found a secluded corner, he showed his true colors.

He did not grovel and flatter, but scolded the little emperor who didn't know the suffering of the people!

"Where did Childe come from? Could it be that when I was a child, I never read the story of Emperor Jin Hui's ridicule of the world? Everyone in the world is dying of hunger, and that stupid Emperor Jin Hui even asked why he didn't eat minced meat! What about you, you are so pampered by your family that you even think that an egg costs a hundred dollars? Oh, if that's the case, I'll take all the eggs in this county and sell them to your family, and see if your family will lose all their money! ”

"One hundred wen is just the price reported by your housekeeper, and it is you young masters who have never known the real price outside! You are still arguing with others, do you know that those small traders and vendors around you look at you like fools? If I don't come forward and drag you away, people can sell you a bunch of rotten goods at ten times higher than the market price! ”

At that time, the emperor's reaction after being stunned, now the old lady still feels funny when he thinks about it. Because the young man who had been arguing with people before was so red and thick in neck that he was so embarrassed that his face turned blue and white for a while, and finally burst out a few words.

"I ...... It's the first time I've come out of the house......"

Although the old lady Yue did not get the news of the little emperor's departure at that time, he still made a judgment by virtue of his bolder and keener thinking than ordinary people in the officialdom, so he generously invited people back to the county office, and let people watch the busy day of the county order from the trial of the case to the people, to the reception of large businessmen, to the negotiation of water conservancy matters, and so on.

So, when the people in the palace finally arrived, the young emperor was already impressed by him...... If it weren't for the chance encounter at that time, there would have been no good story of the emperor's insight and the relationship between the monarch and the minister. Of course, after the little emperor became a truly mature son of heaven, it was easy to guess that he had already recognized himself back then.

Thinking about it, Old Lady Yue couldn't help but show a smile. The next moment, a familiar voice came from outside: "Lord Yue, the emperor has summoned you to the palace to play chess." ”

As soon as the words fell, the old lady Yue's face changed greatly. He patted Xiao Budian without thinking about it, lowered his voice and said, "Quick, go outside and say, your grandfather and I are sick, I have no strength, and I can't get up!" ”

He is obviously already a person, why should he go to the palace to play chess with the emperor who has nothing to do?

However, Chen Wuliang outside was like a thousand miles of ears, and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know that you are old and strong, where will you get sick?" The emperor said, don't regret the true gentleman......"

Before he finished speaking, Old Lady Yue finally couldn't help but interrupt: "Okay, okay, don't be verbose, can't I go?" ”

His chess strength is not much better than the stinky chess basket, although the emperor's chess strength is also a little bad, but he is better than him, and now the big and small things are gradually handed over to the prince, and he has turned the abuse of him, the former leader, into a hobby, which is simply unreasonable! Even if it is rare to regret a move, it will be talked about for several days, where did you come from so cautiously!

While standing up, Old Lady Yue directly took Xiao Bu's hand without saying a word, and a slippery smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Today he took his great-grandson to go, if there was any case, he would directly let the powerful Xiao Budian disrupt the chess game, and if he wanted to settle the account, let the emperor go to find Yue Qianqiu, and it would be decided! 8)