Chapter 8: The Fault of Not Raising a Godfather

Yue Su asked Wang Xuezheng to sit down and go to the cross-courtyard where Mu Tianjiao lived.

When I entered the courtyard, a maidservant girl saw it and hurriedly greeted her, "Master." ”

Yue Su nodded slightly and said, "Where is Sen'er?" ”

"If you go back to the master, the young master is in the back room." The handmaid replied cautiously.

"Take me there."

"Yes, sir."

The maidservant led the way, passed through the corridor, turned a moon gate, and came to the small courtyard behind, and in the courtyard, I saw a child squatting on the ground, and the child was Yue Sen. On Yue Sen's side, stood Mu Tianjiao.

At this time, Yue Su listened to Mu Tianjiao in the courtyard say: "Sen'er, your father asked you to go over to apprentice, don't play for the time being, go over first, and come back to continue playing after the apprenticeship." If you go late, your father will be angry again. ”

"I'm not going." Yue Su still squatted on the ground and said bluntly: "I don't want to worship any teacher, I hate studying, I want to play." ”

"If you want to play, you don't have to rush for a while, and it's not too late to come back and play after the apprenticeship." Mu Tianjiao said softly.

"Don't go, don't go...... I haven't eaten lunch yet, how can I have the strength to apprentice......" Yue Sen said very unhappily.

"Meals...... Didn't you already have someone bring it to you......" Mu Tianjiao said quite puzzled.

"It's not delicious, I want to eat unicorn mandarin fish, I want to eat Longjing shrimp, and assorted duck tongue." Yue Sen said honestly and unceremoniously.

"The Dongpo meat and sauce tofu we just delivered are all made by the chef we brought, didn't you like to eat it before. Your father said that no one should buy any more of the dishes you mentioned, and whoever dared to buy them again would chop off his hands. You don't know that what your father said was always counted, and how dare anyone buy it? Mu Tianjiao said softly: "Hurry up and eat, otherwise you will be hungry, mother will feed you." ”

After speaking, Mu Tianjiao looked around and saw that the food was all placed on the stone table on the side, she walked over in a few steps, picked up the rice bowl, put some vegetables in the rice bowl, and walked back to her son. Then, she took a piece of meat and said softly: "Come, good, mother feeds you." ”

"I don't eat! I'm going to eat unicorn mandarin fish and Longjing shrimp right now! As he spoke, Yue Sen raised his arm and knocked over the rice bowl in his mother's hand to the ground.

However, Mu Tianjiao didn't seem to be angry, and still said softly: "Son, your father has been angry for the past two days, you still don't want to make him angry again, he will go out in two days, and then your mother will ask you to buy it for you and make it for you." Eat something now, don't go hungry. ”

Seeing his son knocking over his job, Yue Su was already angry and wanted to scold, but now that he heard what his wife said, he was even more angry. I heard him shout: "If you don't want to eat, don't eat!" ”

After all, the father and son had just met, and when they were eating at noon, Yue Su suppressed his anger several times and did not have a seizure. But this time, he really couldn't hold it back.

As soon as she heard Yue Su's sharp voice, Mu Tianjiao was startled, and quickly turned around to look back, only to see Yue Su walking in from outside. Now Yue Su's face is as heavy as iron, as if someone owes him a lot of money.

It was Yue Sen, who was not afraid at all, glanced back, then turned his head and was busy with himself.

"Husband, how are you ...... It's ......," Mu Tianjiao said cautiously.

"I'm the one who asked Zhuge Liang three times!" Yue Su said angrily as he walked. A few steps came to Mu Tianjiao, and casually glanced at what his son was doing squatting on the ground.

It didn't matter if he saw this, the anger in Yue Su's heart rose again. It turned out that the son was squatting on the ground fighting crickets.

"Do you do this all day at home?" Yue Su asked sharply.

"When a child is small, it is ...... Occasionally...... Play ......," Mu Tianjiao hurriedly explained. …,

"When your younger brother Mu Tianbo was young, did he also play this at home? Mothers are so defeated! Yue Su was also furious, and when he spoke, he was not polite at all. After saying that, Yue Su raised his arm, asked Mu Tianjiao to push to the side, leaned over and grabbed the back of Yue Sen's neck, and directly lifted the child up.

"Ah......h

When Yue Su was in a hurry, he didn't have a serious start, Mu Tianjiao was pushed and fell to the ground. But when she saw her son being lifted up by Yue Su, she didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly shouted, "What are you doing?" ”

At the same time, Yue Sen also shouted: "Why are you arresting me, let me go!" ”

"Why? You'll find out later! Yue Su was no longer polite, picked up his son, turned around and left.

"Wow......" Yue Sen has been pampered since he was a child, his mother is the county lord, and he is Yue Su's only son, so at a young age, he is the king and hegemon at home. Everyone in the family is spoiled, whether it is the old lady or Mu Tianjiao, they all regard him as the pearl of the palm, and they don't know how to hurt all day long, and they are afraid of melting in their mouths. Therefore, Yue Sen has never been wronged at all, and no one dares to move half a finger of him, and now that his father lifted him up all of a sudden, he immediately used his magic weapon of all kinds of trials - crying.

This trick will definitely work in front of other elders, and of course, it will also work in front of Lord Yue. The son cried loudly, how could he not feel distressed, it was his own son. However, Yue Su knew even more that if he continued to indulge, in another two years, his son would not know what would become of him. He clenched his teeth, and his legs did not stop.

Mu Tianjiao heard her son crying, and became even more anxious, her mother was the most distressed for her son, it has been like this since ancient times, it is the root of her life and the flesh of her heart, how can she let him suffer the slightest grievance. Hurriedly got up and shouted at Yue Su, "Where are you going to take him?" Then, he pulled his legs and chased after Yue Su.

The maidservant at the door, when she saw this scene, was so frightened that she was stupid, and quickly and honestly shrank aside. Yue Su was carrying his son, and as soon as he stepped out of the hospital, Mu Tianjiao had already chased after him, grabbed Yue Su's arm, and cried and said, "Where are you going to take your son?" ”

"Of course, you have to be disciplined, if you are left by your side, sooner or later you will become a gentleman. I can't wait for him to grow up and lose the face of my father-in-law's family, once he does something hurtful, do you want me to kill him myself! Yue Su didn't care about his wife's crying, and said angrily.

"Even if it's discipline, you don't need to do this...... After all, the child is still young,......," Mu Tianjiao said aggrievedly.

"I have my own measure, you let go!" Yue Su flicked his sleeves, broke free from his wife's hand, and then continued to move forward.

Children and adults were crying, and the villains in the courtyard couldn't hear it, and many of them rushed over to see what was going on. Zhu'er is Mu Tianjiao's personal maid, so she was naturally the first to come, but when she saw that it was Lord Yue, where did she dare to speak out.

Yue Su also saw Zhu'er and shouted at her: "You go and help the county lord and persuade her not to cry anymore." ”

"Yes, yes......" Zhu'er nodded hurriedly, ran to Mu Tianjiao's side, supported Mu Tianjiao, and whispered: "County Lord, this ...... Don't cry, don't cry and break your body......"

How could Mu Tianjiao stop her tears, her son cried vigorously, as if there was a steel knife piercing her heart. Seeing Yue Su carrying his son farther and farther, Mu Tianjiao was even more distressed and couldn't cry.

Yue Su walked out of the cross-courtyard where Mu Tianjiao lived, and he also understood that he would never be able to go to the study to worship at the moment, in this case, his face would be lost. After thinking about it for a while, he had a plan in his heart, put his son under his armpit, and walked straight towards the front yard.

Lord Yue is such a big official, and there are few subordinates in the house who have to wait, and when the subordinates heard the crying, they didn't know what was going on, so they rushed to look around. Seeing that it was an adult holding his son, they were all stunned. …,

Soon, Yue Su came to the small courtyard where Tie Qiu lived. Tie Qi was already married, so he couldn't live with his brothers, and the Yue Mansion was very big, so he could naturally allocate a courtyard. Yue Su stood outside the courtyard and did not go in immediately, but called a subordinate and said, "Go and call Tie Qiu." ”

"Yes, yes......" The subordinate didn't know what was going on, but seeing Yue Su's face was pale, how dare he delay, so he hurriedly went to call someone.

Yue Sen also kept crying, and the crying led Tieqiu's wife Mei'er out, since she got married, Mei'er no longer had to serve Ruan Aoyue, she was either responsible for some housekeeping in the house on weekdays, or went to Ruan Aoyue's side to talk.

Mei'er came out, and when she saw Yue Su standing outside the courtyard with the child in her arms, she was also confused, and hurriedly asked for peace, "Mei'er has seen the master." ”

"Excuse me." Yue Su suppressed his anger and said calmly.

"Master, what are you ......?" asked Mei'er cautiously.

"I'm waiting for the Iron Worm for something." Yue Su said.

"Then, sit inside." Mel said.

Yue Su nodded, and walked towards the courtyard with the child in his arms. Mei'er looked at one and cried vigorously, as a woman, she inevitably felt compassion, and whispered: "Master, young master, this is ......"

"Don't mention it, let's talk about it when Tie Qiu comes back."

Yue Su walked outside the hall and did not go in, even if he was a leader, he had to avoid the suspicion of men and women. Mei'er also knew what Yue Su meant, so she had to accompany her. After a while, Tie Qi rushed over, he saw Yue Su holding his son, he was also a little stunned, took a few steps forward, bowed down and said, "My lord, you are looking for me." ”

"I'm going to put this kid here for two days." Yue Su said directly.

"Ah......" As soon as he heard this, Tie Qi became even more confused, "My lord, how can the young master ......?"

"I'll tell you later, you can arrange a clean empty room first." Yue Su said.

"Sir, there are ready-made ones in the vacant room." Without waiting for Tie Qiu to speak, Mei'er said, "Follow me." ”

After speaking, Mei'er led the way in front and led Yue Su to the vacant wing room on the side. The room was very tidy, and there was a small bed, after Yue Su came in, he was very satisfied, walked to the bed, and threw his son on the bed.

Mei'er was much smarter than Tie Qiu, and she didn't ask any more questions, and pulled Tie Qi out of the room. In the room, only Yue Su and his son remained. Yue Su looked at his son who was crying loudly, his face sank like water, and he only said, "Cry, keep crying." Look at what you can cry tired of. ”

With that, he grabbed a chair and sat down.

The child crying, just a means of coquettishness, the more you coax him, the more energetic he is, if you don't take it seriously, he will cry and cry will be tasteless, and it will stop soon.

Sure enough, after Yue Su finished saying this, it didn't take long for Yue Sen's crying to stop.

Yue Su had been looking at his son quietly, and when he saw that his son was no longer crying, he said in a calm tone: "My father asked you to go to the study to worship the teacher, why didn't you come?" ”

Yue Sen didn't answer, he simply turned his head away and didn't look at Yue Su.

After waiting for a long time, he didn't see his son talking, Yue Su didn't take responsibility, and said again: "I haven't eaten until noon, I'm hungry." ”

To tell the truth, Yue Sen is indeed hungry, and his mother does not eat when he feeds him, which is the child's willfulness. He has always said that he is used to being disciplined and restrained, so he is naturally reluctant, so he wants to force his mother to comply. It's a pity that the time was not right, so my dad bumped into it.

Yue Sen still didn't speak. Maybe he wants to use his tenacity to compromise his father.

Yue Su saw that his son didn't speak again, and he muttered for a long time before he said loudly: "Tie Qiu, what do you eat at noon?" ”

Tie Qiu ate with Jin Cicada and them at noon, and he didn't eat at home, but Mei'er replied: "If you go back to the master, the steamed buns at home." ”…,

"Okay, heat me some, I'm just a little hungry." Yue Su said.

"Yes, sir." Mei'er said yes and hurried to the kitchen.

In the courtyard of her house, there is a special kitchen, and Meier cooks by herself every day. Although I used to serve the young lady, my cooking level was very sparse, but over the years, I have also been cultivated by Tie Qiu, and my cooking skills are very good.

The leftover buns at noon naturally can't be eaten by adults, don't look at Mei'er to know, Yue Su doesn't care, but out of identity, of course, he has to pack a few.

The noodles and stuffing are ready-made, and Mei'er is quick with her hands and feet, and she quickly wraps eight of them, and after steaming, they are brought to the side room. Tie Qiu moved a table and placed the bun next to Yue Su. Yue Su looked at the hot buns and said with a smile, "Mei'er, I'm sorry for you." ”

"Look at what you said, sir, isn't this what Mei'er should be. Sir, eat it while it's hot. Meier said.

"Okay." Yue Su nodded.

Then, Mei'er pulled the iron hitch and walked out of the chamber again.

Yue Su looked at his son on the bed, shook his head, turned to look at the buns on the table, picked up the chopsticks, pinched one, and took a bite. Should I say it or not, Mei'er's buns are really good, with thin skin and big filling, and the taste is very delicious. Yue Su was also really hungry, three bites and two bites, and one bun was eaten.

"This bun is really good." Yue Su praised it, and said: "I remember when I was a child, this kind of meat bun was rarely eaten once a year, and during the Chinese New Year, the dumplings I ate were also more vegetables and less meat." Now, if you want to eat meat buns, you can eat them at any time, which is considered a blessing. You grew up with a golden key in your mouth, and you have been soaked in a honey pot since you were a child, where do you know this happiness. Ordinary children, let alone eating steamed buns, even if they can eat a steamed bun, they will be happy for a few days. I don't know how lucky you are compared to them. Unicorn mandarin fish, Longjing shrimp, for many people, let alone eat, may not have seen it. Do you know how much this dish is worth? Do you know how long this dish lasts for ordinary people? To tell the truth, just one Longjing shrimp was enough for our family to eat for two days. As a father, from the county order to the prefect, he has never tasted the taste of this Longjing shrimp. It wasn't until he entered the capital later that the first emperor stayed as his father to eat in the palace, and he was lucky to taste it. As a father now, he is already the second assistant of the dynasty, a member of the first class, and his daily meals are not so luxurious, and it is enough to have fish and meat. There are frozen bones on the stinky road of Zhumen's wine and meat, maybe you don't understand this truth now, but in the near future, you will definitely understand. As a father, I don't want you to become a gentleman, I hope you can become a good man who stands up to the sky, understands the hardships of the people, and a porridge and a meal are not easy to come by. ”

Yue Su said something earnestly, but Yue Sen didn't seem to be moved, and he didn't know if he understood it. But Yue Su didn't ask too much, and seeing that his son was still silent, he said in a kind voice: "You're hungry too, get up and eat a bun." The steamed buns made by your Aunt Meier taste very good. ”

"I don't eat it." Three words finally popped out of Yue Sen's mouth.

"Think for yourself, and when you want to eat it, pick it up and eat it. When you want to apprentice or study, tell Aunt Meier. With that, Yue Su stood up.

"I don't want to eat any steamed buns, and I don't want to study with a teacher." Yue Sen said stubbornly.

"Think for yourself." Yue Su grabbed a bun, took a bite, and then turned around and left the room.

While walking, I ate the steamed buns, and after I went out, I finished the steamed buns.

When Tie Qiu and Mei'er saw the adults coming out, they hurriedly saluted, Yue Su waved his hand and said, "Sen'er has been in your house for the past two days. ”

"Ah......" When they heard this, Tie Qiu and Mei'er were stunned, and then Tie Qi replied, "Yes, my lord." The subordinates must take good care of the son. ”…,

"You don't need to take special care of it, lock the door, and don't let her take people away without my orders, even if the county lord comes." Yue Su said.

"This ......" Mei'er was stunned again.

However, Tie Qiu had always carried out Yue Su's orders absolutely, and immediately responded: "Yes, my lord." ”

"Also, the buns on the table are the food he eats, and if he doesn't eat and asks for anything else, he will not be allowed to give it to him. If he wants to go out, just ask him if he wants to study, and if he does, he will come and inform me, and if he doesn't, he will continue to be locked up. Yue Su commanded.

"Yes, sir." Tie Qiu nodded again.

"Hmm......" Yue Su also nodded, as if he was still not at ease, thought about it, and said: "Remember for me, if he doesn't eat the buns on the table, or throws them away, he can't eat them again." Hungry for two meals, let him know what a porridge and a meal are not easy to come by. ”

"Subordinates obey."

"Okay, that's all, lock the door." Yue Su said.

"Yes, sir." Tieqiu immediately found the lock and locked the wing.

The door was locked, Yue Su patted Tie Qiu's shoulder and said, "Tie Qiu, please husband and wife." ”

"My lord, where are you talking about this...... Tie Qiu smiled innocently.

Yue Su nodded solemnly, and said, "Remember, if the county lord makes trouble here, notify me immediately." ”

"Yes, my subordinates remember."

After the order was finished, Yue Su instructed again, and then left, Tie Qiu's courtyard, and returned to the study. Seeing Wang Xuezheng, Yue Su only said that his son was sick, so he could not come to worship the teacher, and waited for a day or two, and when the child was better, he would invite Teacher Wang to come over. Subsequently, Yue Su asked someone to take ten taels of silver and give it to Wang Xuezheng, which can be regarded as a deposit.

Yue Su personally sent Wang Xuezheng out of the mansion, don't look at the official university, but the Ming Dynasty paid special attention to respecting teachers, and his son's teacher came to the door for the first time, so he had to send it away.

Seeing Wang Xuezheng away, Yue Su couldn't help but sigh. There are enough things in the court, and now that there is such a son in the family, how can it not be a headache. However, as the old saying goes: The Qi family rules the country and the world, if even the son is not well disciplined, how can he govern the country. He is still a Taifu, he is the emperor's teacher, if his son can't teach him well, this Taifu is really too watery. If you don't teach, it's your father's fault.

Yue Su returned to the study, and as soon as his butt touched the chair, he heard a rumor outside that the second lady Mu Tianjiao was coming. Yue Su invited his wife in, Mu Tianjiao entered the door, the door of Zhu'er's room was closed, and followed by Mu Tianjiao walked to the chair beside Yue Su and sat down, and said with a little nervousness: "Husband, what happened to Sen'er?" ”

"He's my own flesh and blood, what can I do with him? He is still young, and many bad habits can be corrected. Over the years, I have been busy with the affairs of the imperial court, and I have not made time to discipline and raise my godfather's faults, so I decided that I must teach Sen'er well in the future. Yue Su said calmly.

"That'...... The husband is right, I heard that the husband took him to the courtyard of Tieqiu, and he has not eaten until noon, and now it is not early, and I don't know whether he has eaten or not. Mu Tianjiao said with concern.

"Madame can rest assured about this." Yue Su could only speak like this.

"Sen'er has never left me to live with Tieqiu, and I don't know if I can live there, and ...... I don't know if his food there can meet the child's appetite. Otherwise...... Otherwise...... Take him back and discipline him well. Mu Tianjiao said in a tone of concern and discussion.

"You are so spoiled by him, how can you discipline him well. When I was young, I worked as a carpenter with my father, and I was very happy to be able to eat white flour steamed buns. Look at him again, growing up in a honey pot, picking and choosing what to eat, and not wanting to study, so he has to behave like a gentleman. Now that he is only six years old, he is still like this, and when he grows up, he will not get even worse. If you do this again, you will not love him, but harm him. Madam, you don't want your children to grow up, they don't work hard, they can't study, they can't achieve anything, they can only walk birds and fight cocks, they will be idle all day long, and they will do the things that bully men and women. Yue Su said earnestly.

"This ...... Husband, I understand what you said. It's just, it's just that the child is still young...... Our family is not suffering...... Why ......"

For Mu Tianjiao, the child is still young, which may be the excuse for everything. But she couldn't finish her words, Yue Su directly interrupted her and said, "Don't mention that the child is young, didn't Lord Yue-in-law tell you when he was alive that he was at home from his father and married from his husband?" Don't mention more about children's affairs, I have my own decision. I think you're tired too, go back and rest, and I'll go to your place for dinner in the evening. ”

"Well, then......"

In this year, the emphasis is on three obedience and four virtues, Yue Su said that she was married to her husband, Mu Tianjiao lost her temper, not to mention that she is a gentle person herself, knowledgeable and reasonable, but she is too spoiled by her children. At that moment, he stood up, said goodbye to his husband, and returned to the courtyard where he lived.

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