Chapter 36: Geng Yong
In Liujiazhuang, outside the county seat of Zhuoxian County, Liu Bei solemnly led the idle male labor force in the village to work hard, since his father Liu Hong left for two months, his mother Wang gradually came out of her small emotions and began to support the family.
During this period, Liu Bei was also able to get his wish and came to Liujiazhuang to practice some of his ideas about governing the place, after all, in most families, the mother is always playing the role of doting, and she is more tolerant of children's nonsense.
After a long time, Liu Bei got up, clapped his hands, turned around, and said loudly: "Everyone, let's stop here today, let's go eat now." ”
After speaking, Liu Bei took the lead in leaving, completely ignoring the cheers behind him, not because Liu Bei was indifferent to fame and fortune, or the so-called "fear of praise and arrogance".
But Liu Bei knew that the cheers of these people had nothing to do with him, and it was all for the upcoming lunch.
After Liu Bei walked away, the atmosphere of the crowd suddenly relaxed, although Liu Bei was only an eleven or twelve-year-old child, but for the sake of His Holiness, Liu Bei's identity as the young head of the family still made them a little uncomfortable.
"You said that the young master of the family is not messing around?" A middle-aged man shook his head and sighed.
"Yes, how can a house be built in winter? It's not easy to dig this foundation. A man chimed in.
These two words were like the fuse that ignited a powder keg, and the others followed suit.
"Who said it wasn't, and I heard that the young owner of such a big and good house actually wanted to use it as a toilet place, and what kind of toilet is it!"
"Alas, it's a pity for this house."
"Humph! What is this? I heard that the young head of the family is also planning to make a house for Yu and the chickens, Wang Lichang, don't you say? ”
Wang Wen looked at the gazes that everyone threw at him, hesitated for a moment, and nodded and said, "That's what my nephew told me." ”
"You see, I'm not wrong." The man who had just spoken proudly craned his neck and looked at the people around him.
"Alas, this housewife doesn't care, just let the young master come here."
When Wang Wen heard this, he couldn't help but say, "My sister can't control my nephew." ”
Wang Wen spoke, and the scene was quiet at first, and then burst into cheerful laughter.
"Elder Wang, if you don't say it, I almost forgot that you are the cousin of the young family master, alas, we all have to call you 'Lord Wang'."
When Wang Wen heard such a compliment, not only did he not appear happy, but his face turned red, and he stiffened his neck and said, "Don't you be so good, isn't it interesting?" ”
"Alright, alright, don't be angry." Seeing Wang Wu's expression, an old man glared at the kid who had just spoken, and hurriedly played a round.
Seeing this, Wang Wen was embarrassed, waved his hand and said, "Don't be like this, don't be like this." ”
The look of avoidance made everyone laugh, and the harmonious situation just now was restored.
Everyone talked for a while, and I don't know who shouted, "What about Liu Neng's kid?" ”
Then the people looked at me, and I looked at you, and they all started running.
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In the courtyard of the Liu family's house in the tenant field, Liu Bei looked at Liu Neng who stepped forward with a shy face and a rice bowl, and said helplessly: "Uncle Liu Neng, how many bowls have you eaten here?" ”
One spoonful, two spoonfuls, and when the porridge in the bowl was scooped up, Liu Neng turned around and smiled at Liu Bei: "Young master, haven't I eaten enough?" ”
Liu Bei waved his hand and motioned for Liu Neng to leave quickly with the bowl, but after Liu Neng left, Liu Bei sighed - it is not easy to act.
Liu Bei has never thought that he is a genius, nor does he think that there are so-called "born to know" characters in this world, of course, whether in the past life or in this life, he has seen many smart and powerful characters, but Liu Bei always thinks that those people just master the correct methodology and follow the right path and stick to it, and in this process, on the one hand, people are expanding the length and width of the road, on the other hand, the road is also unconsciously improving the depth of a person.
However, in essence, these people are not much different from ordinary people, Liu Bei has always suspected that under a certain amount of resources, the so-called "genius" is an excuse made up by ordinary people to be lazy, after all, persistence is the most valuable quality in the world, and the more precious things want to get it, the more price you pay.
These ideas that can be called "shocking" in this late Han society are so natural in Liu Bei's view. People of different eras have imprints belonging to different eras, and these imprints always imperceptibly affect a person's three views.
Liu Bei, who was just an ordinary lecturer in a secondary college in his previous life, did not feel that he could manage a place well just by relying on some unsystematic knowledge.
However, whether it was Emperor Gaozu who took Zhanhou Xiao He as the first credit when rewarding his ministers, or Cao Cao, who coerced Xu Shao with a knife in the future to get the comment of "a capable minister who rules the world, a traitor in troubled times", he looked up to the sky and laughed and left, all reflect the preciousness of the ability to "rule the world" from the side.
It was based on this understanding that Liu Bei came to Liujiazhuang and started "messing around", anyway, everyone except Liu Bei saw it this way.
Liu Bei also knew that during the period of his management of Liujiazhuang, he made a lot of mistakes and made a lot of appearances, but Liu Bei still thought that it was worth it, and the direction he chose was also correct.
Practice is the best teacher, Liu Bei firmly believes in this.
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After lunch, Liu Bei got up with some food and went to a family in the village, since he invented things such as soap and new candles to make money, his father Liu Hong specially gathered some craftsmen and asked his family to specialize in work.
This is the case with the family where Liu Bei went, but it is worth mentioning that there are only two people in this family, and they are a pair of mother and son who depend on each other.
Liu Bei naturally did not do the so-called condolences and rejoicing with the people, although this trick of Zhongzong in later generations was really a supreme mastery of prestige, but with his age and identity at the moment, if he did so, it was really a bit of "painting a tiger is not an anti-dog".
In fact, if it weren't for Liu Bei's earnest request, Liu Hong would not have let the mother and son work at home, because this workmanship was originally done by Liu Hong in order to win over his own tenant farmers and craftsmen, and a woman still has a child, and she has not undergone any professional training to work? I'm afraid I'm asking for trouble.
However, the reason why Liu Bei made such an unreasonable request "because of the difficulty of his father" was not because of any bloody episodes such as "meeting beauties on the road", but because the unruly and precocious child in the mother and son was called Geng Yong.
Liu Bei didn't know if his conjecture was right or not, if nothing else, this kid was actually Jian Yong in the original historical time and space.
"Jian Yongzi Xianhe, Zhuojun people also. There is little old with the ancestors, and the retinue is circling...... Or said: Yongben's surname is Geng, and the language of Youzhou people is Geng, so it changes with the sound. ”
In his previous life, every time Liu Bei read "Three Kingdoms, Shu Shu, Xu Lusun Jian Yi Qin Biography Eighth", every time he saw this paragraph, infinite doubts always rose in his heart.
In this Han empire that "rules the world with filial piety", because the hometown people called Geng Jian, they changed the surname passed down from generation to generation by their ancestors, is there a more ridiculous reason than this?
Then Liu Bei came to two conclusions:
Otherwise, Jian Yong's father had some grudges that made him have to change his surname and name, but this doesn't make sense, that is, after Jian Yong followed Liu Bei to become famous, why didn't he change back to his ancestor's surname?
Then, there is only another possibility, that is, Jian Yong's mother remarried, and the remarried person was still a person surnamed Jane.
In fact, unlike the feudal etiquette that has become more strict and distorted since the Southern Song Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has always been relatively tolerant and open to the widow group.
Whether it is Bo Ji, the biological mother of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Xiaowen, or Princess Pingyang and General Wei Qing, Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun, they all show a truth - Cao Cao's hobbies are actually very common in this era, and those ridicules in later generations are completely unreasonable.
Even, for the widow who is generally widowed, if she does not remarry as soon as possible, the government will first return the money to see the effect, and if she does not act, the government will personally come forward to force her to marry her.
Moreover, if Jian Yong's mother's remarriage is established, then Jian Yong's bad temper in history will be explained - obviously, his stepfather does not treat him well.
In fact, in his previous life, Liu Bei mentioned his inference to his colleagues and friends, but unfortunately no one believed him except for the nickname of a historical inventor, after all, history is rigorous, and Liu Bei's inference has no facts as a basis, which is too conjecturical.
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When Liu Bei was about to arrive at Geng Yong's house, he was standing at the door for some reason Geng Yong to look at it, and then Geng Yong didn't say hello, just buried his head and went to do his own thing.
Liu Bei didn't care, came to Geng Yong, watched Geng Yong draw on the ground with a branch, and asked thoughtfully, "Are you practicing calligraphy?" ”
Geng Yong raised his head and nodded, and then concentrated on his own business again.
"Where's your mother, hasn't she come back yet?" Liu Bei said knowingly.
"Hmm." Hearing Liu Bei mention his mother, Geng Yongfang responded with a word of regret.
Seeing this, Liu Bei no longer made it difficult for others, and quietly waited for Geng Yong's mother's return.
After about a quarter of an hour, Geng Yong's mother rushed home from the direction of the workshop, and when she got closer, she saw Liu Bei, she was stunned for a moment, stopped and rubbed her eyes, confirming that she was not mistaken.
Then Geng's mother quickened her pace, came to Liu Bei, saluted first, and then turned around and taught Geng Yong a lesson: "Yong'er, why don't you invite the young master of the family to the house, what are you talking like here?" ”
Liu Bei hurriedly stopped: "Auntie, Bei has just arrived. ”
Geng's mother listened to Liu Bei's persuasion, and also stopped reprimanding her son, turned around and invited Liu Bei into the house first, and then pulled Geng Yong into the house.