Chapter 496: A Difficult Choice
Zhuangzi sat on the ground with his buttocks, and the whole person was stupid.
Master had reminded him that this was the case.
As a preacher, as a Taoist inheritor, you can't be dragged down by your family. Once you have a family, you can't go all out to preach. Others will use your family as a threat to manipulate you, and then you will not be able to preach, and you will only be at the mercy of others. Or? Your family is going to die!
The reason why the master handed over Sister Qing'er to Tianya Nameless instead of handing it over to him was for this reason. Master wants Sister Qing'er to have a stable home and live an ordinary life. Instead of following him all his life to wander and be hunted down and killed all his life. I don't want him to preach because of Qing'er.
But? It's not as simple as it seems. Sister Qing'er, he can choose to give up, no matter how Sister Qing'er resents him, but what about Rong'er?
Rong'er, he can't give up!
Rong'er is the only descendant of the master's family, and his mother has explained to him, and he has also promised his mother that he will take care of Rong'er for the rest of his life and protect the descendants of the family.
If Rong'er is taken care of, then he will be relieved. But? Rong'er doesn't have anyone to take care of her? Who's going to take care of her? He is not at ease who takes care of her, and he can only rest assured after understanding this person. If this person is as reliable as the nameless big brother at the end of the world, he can rest assured.
Now the point is, isn't that the case?
Even if he can give up Rong'er and give up Qing'er. But he agreed to sell his son, and he was already married to Bai Xue. And also! Bai Xue is already pregnant. Even if Bai Xue doesn't need him to take care of her, just like those village girls in the ancient village, she doesn't need him to bear anything and take on anything, but what can he do?
As soon as a man promises a thousand gold, he should be like the nameless big brother in the world, who promises to take care of Yang Qing'er for the rest of his life.
Now Zhuangzi, he came to Qi with confidence to find Rong'er and marry Rong'er. But? Now! was poured a scoop of cold water on Rong'er's adoptive mother, which extinguished the flame of hope that ignited in his heart.
Taoists are also human beings, and they also have affection, and they also need to live the same as the people around them.
Taoism is not what the legend says, it does not eat the fireworks of the world!
How Zhuangzi wished that he could not only preach, but also live the same life as the people around him. Preaching is his profession, just like Confucius, teaching students is his profession. While preaching, he lived the same life as the people around him.
Why? Why? Taoism will be misunderstood by so many people? Why? So many people hate Taoists and preachers? Why?
Taoism teaches the world to live a correct life, why do so many people not accept it and hate it?
Why?
Thinking of his own life and the fate of Taoism, Zhuangzi grinned and cried. But! It's the kind of silent sobbing! Two lines of tears welled up.
"Brother Zhuang!" When Rong'er saw it, she screamed distressedly. He left his adoptive mother and prepared to get out of bed.
The adoptive mother tugged at the hem of her shirt from behind, and she turned her head to look at her adoptive mother in confusion. The adoptive mother shook her head at her and motioned for her to ignore her.
Rong'er was helpless, so she had to sit up straight again.
She knew that her adoptive mother was deliberately provoking Brother Zhuang by saying this to Brother Zhuang. But! What the purpose is, she hasn't figured out yet. At this time, she was a little foggy.
"Have you figured it out? You? β
The adoptive mother pulled Rong'er aside and sat down, facing Zhuangzi, and asked.
Zhuangzi woke up and looked up.
"I tell you! Give it up! You shouldn't have a family drag! You shouldn't have family to worry about. As the inheritor of Taoist doctrine, you should be concerned about the whole world, not just your family, but certain people or a few people! Do you understand?
Zhuangzi! When the judgment continues, indecisiveness, the future is endless!
I'm telling you! You have to put your heart down now, give up everything, and devote yourself to preaching. Don't think about Rong'er, Yang Qing'er, Mai'er, and the daughter of the Bai Gui family, you don't have to think about any of them! You give up now! Give it all up! Single-minded preaching.
You know what I mean?
You now have Rong'er, Yang Qing'er, Mai'er, and the daughter of the Bai Gui family, and you will have many women to worry about in the future! Why? Because you are Zhuangzi! You are the inheritor of Taoist doctrine! Because! You care about the world. So! There will be women who will fall in love with you, and you will fall in love with them! There will also be people like Bai Gui who are willing to marry their daughter to you!
Do you understand what I'm saying?
That's it, no woman loves you, no one wants to marry their daughter to you, that's weird! What does that mean? It shows that there is something wrong with you, and you are not a qualified Taoist, and you are not a qualified inheritor of the Taoist doctrine. Do you understand? β
After a flicker, seeing that Zhuangzi seemed to have listened, Rong'er's adoptive mother continued: "You can rest assured! I know! The most reassuring thing for you is Rong'er! Rong'er, you can rest assured, she is capable! She has her own bamboo workshop in the capital, and more than a dozen sisters help her work, and her income is just right.
She also bought a house in the capital, which is still a faΓ§ade house. Outside the city, she had already bought the house in the workshop. And also! When I die, my current house also belongs to hers. So! You can rest assured that she is fine. With these possessions, she doesn't have to worry about her life. Let alone! Does she continue to make money? Isn't it? β
When Zhuangzi heard this, he felt that it seemed to be the truth.
Just like what the adoptive mother said, it is enough for Rong'er to live for a lifetime. Let alone! Rong'er is still making money? There are more than a dozen little sisters under her command to help her earn money?
"You don't have to worry about her when it comes to marriage! I'll tell you the truth! Rong'er already has a sweetheart. Not only is he handsome, he is also a descendant of the nobility of the Qi State and a popular person next to the king of the Qi Kingdom! He is Tian Gongzi Tian Ju! β
Hearing this, Zhuangzi shifted his gaze to Rong'er.
Rong'er saw Brother Zhuang coming over, and quickly lowered her head.
Zhuangzi looked at Rong'er's face and found that Rong'er's face did not have any expression. Looking for Rong'er's eyes, but not seeing Rong'er's eyes.
"You don't know yet, do you? All right! Let me tell you! Why did Rong'er stay in Qi and not return to Song! Do you know what the reason is? β
Seeing Zhuangzi shaking his head, Rong'er's adoptive mother continued: "She is here for revenge! I don't know what the specific feud is, Rong'er didn't tell me. Anyway! She killed Tian Wen, the son of the Tian Slang family, the great minister of Qi State, and was hunted down by the authorities.
At that time, Tian Gongzi Tian Ju liked Rong'er, and Rong'er also liked him. There is not much age difference between the two of them, and Rong'er has always treated Tian Gongzi as a big brother. Tian Ju, the son of Tian, came to the rescue and saved Rong'er. So! has a life-saving grace for Rong'er again.
And also! This! Not long ago, the remnants of the Cheetah team came to settle old accounts again, and Rong'er almost died. Rong'er's good sister, the dumb eldest sister, died that time. If it weren't for Tian Gongzi Tian Ju who came to the rescue in time, Rong'er would have died again......"
Rong'er's adoptive mother gave a general account of what happened.
Zhuangzi listened, believed it thoroughly, and sat there paralyzed. He didn't have the courage to look at Rong'er's face and expression. With his head down, he choked.
"Give it up! Zhuangzi! Since you can't take care of Rong'er, you give up! Rong'er's adoptive mother said bewildermently.
"Me? You? Zhuangzi lowered his head and asked, "Where is my mother?" β
"Your mother is gone!"
"Didn't you say that before? Do you want to officiate the marriage between me and Rong'er? β
"That's to see what kind of attitude you have! Right now! Knowing what your attitude is, I have to tell you the truth! β
"Where's my mother?"
"Your mother is gone, she doesn't want to see you undecided. Pander to? Tian Gongzi? You? What are you doing here? You? When did you come? β
That's it! At the door of the room, Tian Gongzi Tian Ju appeared.
Zhuangzi turned his head to look, a young and handsome boy, dressed in brocade clothes. That temperament inevitably made him feel ashamed of himself.
"Tian Gongzi?" Rong'er screamed in panic and hurriedly got out of bed. Asked, "Why are you here?" You? β