Eating silently, sleeping silently, talking about Confucius. Wu Lao Er was used to talking to people during meals, but he could only hold back under the sharp gaze of his father-in-law.

After two bowls of porridge silently, Wu Lao Er and Xia Keke obediently followed Xia Shi to the study. Wu Lao Er kept slandering along the way, you said you were strange, you have eaten breakfast, sitting in the dining room and watching the two of us eat, is it interesting? Wu Laoer, who originally wanted to give his beloved Ke'er a dish and feed him porridge, could only turn his grief and anger into food and end his breakfast trip with Xia Keke's provocative smile.

After the subordinate had served tea, Xia Shi opened his mouth and asked Wu Lao Er, "I don't know what else is going on with the virtuous nephew today?" ”

When Wu Lao Er heard it, is this an eviction order? Right? Right?

glanced at Xia Keke, and replied in a proper manner: "My son-in-law has nothing to do today, I just want to come to accompany Ke'er and talk or something." ”

Xia Keke lowered his head shyly, but Xia Shi said, "This is not good." Although the two of you have decided to be married, there is a difference between men and women after all. According to the old man, let's stop here today, the future is long, the virtuous nephew should focus on reputation, even if there is nothing to do, he should study hard at home. ”

This is saying that Wu Lao Er has no culture and no etiquette. In all fairness, Xia Shi said it really well. You can be shameless, but you can't let a Confucian disciple who is over half a hundred years old also be embarrassed, right? Today's incident spread out, and in addition to Wu Lao Er and Xia Keke, there was also a sentence that Xia Shixia had no way to teach his daughter. Wu Lao Er thought about it and felt that it was not interesting to go back to Wu Boss, read a book, read a bird book by himself, but he really couldn't directly refute the face of the old man, so he said: "It's okay for the son-in-law to go back, and he can't read the book alone, so it's better to listen to his father-in-law's teachings here." ”

Chi Guoguo's sycophancy, what kind of teachings do you listen to, how can Wu Lao Er have that thought, it is purely to chat with Xia Shi, get closer to the relationship, and facilitate himself to come to Xia's house to hang out before getting married.

Xia Shi's brain didn't turn so much, and as an old Confucian student with no prospects, he was most willing to listen to someone to listen to his lectures. So he said very happily: "The son can be taught, since the virtuous nephew has a heart, the old man will accept it." ”

Xia Keke understands Wu Lao Er's personality, and there is nothing wrong with this person, but she doesn't believe that Wu Lao Er will be a good child who loves to learn. Secretly glanced at Wu Lao Er, and said softly to Xia Shi: "Dad, Sister Yiren asked her daughter to go to Xia Garden, and her daughter won't bother you here." ”

Xia Shi listened to the dissatisfied: "A girl's house runs outside all day long, and you still have to go out when the guests are at home, there are really no rules at all." It's better to go back to the room and do some female celebrity. ”

Wu Lao Er hurriedly said: "Father-in-law's words are wrong, you and I have already decided, the post has been changed, although it is not yet the right day to get married, but I can't say that my son-in-law is a guest." And Ke'er has an appointment with someone first, so it's really not appropriate to break the contract, according to the son-in-law, it's okay to go out for a walk. ”

Xia Shi is now busy with being a teacher, and he thinks that his daughter is disturbing the two of them here, so he said casually: "Go, go, come back early, don't be crazy and forget to go home." ”

Hearing this, Xia Keke first blessed his father, then turned to Wu Lao Er and stuck out his little tongue, and then exited the study lightly.

Xia Shi saw that his daughter actually stuck out her tongue at Wu Lao Er, her face was not very good-looking, and she said to Wu Lao Er: "Don't be surprised by the virtuous nephew, my daughter, she has been disobedient since she was a child, and she has no rules for a girl's family." Fortunately, there are no outsiders, otherwise alas. ”

Wu Lao Er smiled and said: "My father-in-law is bad, according to my son-in-law, Ke'er is a natural outpouring." Only in front of the closest people can you show your innocent and reckless side, to say something you don't like to hear, the son-in-law still likes her like this, you want to give me a whole serious woman no matter what time as a daughter-in-law, I really may not be able to look at it. ”

Wu Lao Er said proudly on the side, but when he saw Old Man Xia's face, he secretly said that it was bad. What I said before was fine, but the next few sentences really exposed my nature, and I didn't say anything big or small. Could it be that he thinks the other side is Boss Wu?

Seeing Xia Shi's face pale, Wu Lao Er hurriedly remedied: "Forgive me, father-in-law, my son-in-law is also a natural expression, only in front of the closest people can I show my innocent and reckless side." The son-in-law also thinks that his father-in-law is close."

As he spoke, Wu Lao Er felt that his explanation was far-fetched, so he stopped talking, but smiled towards Xia Shi with a flattering smile.

Looking at Wu Laoer's appearance, Xia Shi shook his head helplessly, "You, just like that girl, this is the nature that is difficult to change, what kind of nature is it, the nature is easy to change, but the little master didn't teach it well." ”

Wu Lao Er said embarrassedly: "My father-in-law is reasonable, my master himself has not read a few books, and there will be a few ancient sayings in total, and there will still be a few words after more than ten years." Until now, the son-in-law still regrets it, why didn't he meet his father-in-law earlier, otherwise the son-in-law wouldn't be so unruly. ”

Xia Shi angrily reprimanded: "How can this be true, how can there be a disciple who arranges the master like this, respecting the teacher, respecting the teacher, respecting the teacher, didn't your master teach you this sentence?" The so-called one day as a teacher and a father for life, no matter how bad the master is, it is also a person who enlightens you, teaches you how to be a man, passes on your skills, and works hard for you. Only this once, and there must be no such rebellious remarks in the future. ”

Wu Lao Er, who said this, burst into tears, and hurriedly accepted the lesson with an open mind: "What my father-in-law said is that my son-in-law is not, and I will never do it again."

Seeing that Wu Lao Er could humbly admit his mistakes, Xia Shi let him go, took a sip of tea and moistened his throat and said: "The master must devote himself to preaching and teaching, and you will also be filial to the master in the future as a disciple, do you know?" ”

Wu Lao Erji said dog-leggedly: "Yes, yes, my father-in-law is reasonable." ”

In fact, he now wishes that Xia Shi would kick him out because of his rude words, and he can talk about it later, and now he should go to the summer garden to meet my little sister. It's a pity that Xia Shi may have been angry with his daughter too many times before, and his anger disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"I don't know who the mentor of the virtuous nephew is"

Wu Lao Er showed a respectful look, clasped his hands into fists and said: "The son-in-law's mentor is the former chief manager of the palace collection department surnamed Hai, who is rich from above and below, and is now serving as a deacon in the East Factory. ”

Xia Shi heard the words and muttered: "The chief manager of the collection department, it is said that all the etiquette should be familiar with the heart. The person who sits in this seat is well-read and well-read, and he has a good heart, not to mention that he has learned from his ancestors, but he will never be as you say that he is not familiar with the classics. But if you can teach a disciple like your kid, either he doesn't have any intentions, or your kid is really not successful. If you want me to say, it's probably the latter. ”

Wu Lao Er Khan, are you really my father-in-law? How can you say that about your son-in-law, do you still want your daughter to have a good life? Shall I put little shoes on her?

Thinking so, he said respectfully: "What my father-in-law taught me is that my son-in-law is really useless, and my master's skills have not been learned, and I know how to play all day long." ”

Xia Shi snorted dissatisfiedly: "It's good to know, you kid is full of slippery words, no one can guess what you think in your heart." Although the collection division is to study martial arts, it is also necessary to be proficient in various classics. Now that you are out of the palace, if you want to have a great career in the future, you must read a lot of books. ”

"Yes, remember my father-in-law's teachings."

Xia Shi nodded, as if thinking about something, and said to Wu Lao Er after a while: "You are eighteen years old this year, and your birthday has passed, you should have added a crown gift, right?" ”

Wu Lao Er and Xia Keke are going to change posts, so Xia Shi knows his age and birthday. The crown ceremony, or coming-of-age ceremony, signifies that young men and women have reached a certain age, have grown up, can get married, and from then on participate in various things as adults in the family. The rite of passage is recognized only by the elders of the family or the teachers who are studying in the school to perform certain ceremonies for young people according to tradition. To put it simply, the purpose of holding the crown ceremony is to remind the person who performs the crown ceremony: from now on, the "child" who has no responsibility in the family will be transformed into an adult who has officially stepped into the society, and only by practicing the virtues of filial piety, loyalty, and obedience can he become a qualified son, a qualified younger brother, a qualified subordinate, a qualified junior, and a variety of qualified social roles.

Wu Laoer's crown ceremony was added by Hai Dafu when he was in the palace at the age of sixteen, and only a few familiar eunuchs such as Li Lianying and others were invited to watch at that time. At this time, the crown ceremony was not as grand as that of Shang and Zhou, and there was no strict age regulation, and the crown ceremony could be crowned at the age of sixteen. It seems that Wu Lao Er and so on are even simpler, but they add a crown, salute, and write a yellow table paper to announce the world, and the ceremony is completed after the guests give gifts.

Seeing that Wu Lao Er nodded yes, Xia Shi asked again: "Have you ever taken the table word?" You can't always be called a virtuous nephew and a virtuous nephew, don't say it, presumably you're not too used to it. In the future, after you and Ke'er get married, you can't just call you a virtuous son-in-law when you meet. Don't have a table word? Then after you go back, you should ask your father-in-law to give you a watch, or you can find your master. ”

There are many ancient Chinese etiquettes that are very exquisite, and there are many that make modern people scratch their heads. But Wu Lao Er is half an ancient man now, and he knows all these rules and everything. Generally speaking, in ancient times, it was inconvenient for men to call them by their first names, because of the suspicion of disrespect. Therefore, you need to take another alias related to the meaning of your name, which can also be said to explain the meaning of your name, and call it a word to show the meaning of its name and express its virtue. Mortals salute each other, and they will call it the word of virtue. Because it is the word of virtue, it was later called the word of the table.

The word is generally given by parents or teachers at the time of the coronation ceremony. And Wu Lao Er had not changed his name to Wu Sangui at the time of the coronation ceremony, and Hai Dafu also scratched his head for a long time for the name 'Er'. Can it be called 'plus one'? Wu Er, word plus one? When I think about it, I think it's too two, isn't it.

Hai Dafu flipped through the classics at night, thought hard for a long time, and finally thought that Wu Laoer's crown gift was added by himself, and should no longer deprive his parents of the fun of taking words for their son, so he waved his hand and told Wu Laoer, you will let your father take this word when you go home, and we don't want this item for today's crown gift. Wu Lao Er didn't care at the time, what could he do if he had a table or not. Later, I went out of the palace or something, until recently I took Father Wu and Mrs. Wu to live with me, but I forgot about it.

At this time, Wu Lao Er said vaguely to Xia Shi, and said: "Later, King Zhao gave him a name, and his son-in-law changed his name to Wu Sangui, and he never remembered such a thing. Now that I listened to my father-in-law's reminder, I remembered that the words had not yet been settled. However, neither of the son-in-law's parents had ever read and could not read much, and the master was embarrassed to trouble again, so he asked his father-in-law to give him words. ”

Xia Shi shook his head and said: "This is not appropriate, even if the father-in-law is illiterate, it will not be the turn of the old man to pick up this watch." You are not my child, and you are not my disciple, if the old man takes the table for you, it will not be in line with the etiquette. ”

Wu Lao Er knew that his father and mother would definitely not have ideas for the sake of words, why? Because these two have always been a problem with choosing a name. As for what Boss Wu's original name was, Wu Lao Er didn't know, he also asked Boss Wu, but unfortunately Boss Wu was tight-lipped about it, and even Father Wu and Mrs. Wu didn't tell him. But thinking that it may be 'dog leftovers' or something, it is not difficult to understand why Boss Wu is so secretive about his original name.

Thinking of this, Wu Lao Er said to Xia Shi: "My father-in-law's words are wrong, people say that my uncle is half a son, and my daughter-in-law is half a daughter. After Ke'er enters the door, Yan Jiaci will definitely treat Ke'er as his own daughter, but his father-in-law is so careful about taking words, is it not his son-in-law for a family? ”

Not to mention that Wu Lao Er's Lotus Flower secretly changed the concept, Xia Shi thought in his heart, not long after meeting today, this kid said several times about his father-in-law and father-in-law. This is also a son-in-law, not a son, otherwise I would have to give him a good lecture on etiquette and humility! But he still has the face to say that 'my uncle is half a son', do you say that about my father's son?

"Virtuous nephew, this word can't be taken by the old man, you better go back to find your father-in-law, it's really not good, go to your master. The old man has been a Confucianist for decades, and he has not heard of a precedent for his father-in-law to take words. ”

Wu Lao Er said in his heart while talking about old antiques: "My father-in-law's words are wrong, and my son-in-law thinks that the disciple is not necessarily inferior to the master, and the master does not necessarily have to be better than the disciple." Although the disciple's skills are all taught by the master, it is not necessary to be better than the blue. Therefore, what has never been precedent before may not be in the future. If you and I don't do it, we may not be the sons-in-law of future generations. Therefore, although the father-in-law of the son-in-law took it, he didn't have to worry too much. ”

Xia Shi just shook his head, but did not express any opinion on Wu Laoer's deviant words. After talking for a long time, Xia Shi didn't agree at first, but in the end, he couldn't get entangled before he thought of a compromise solution, that is, Xia Shi first temporarily took one, and waited for Wu Lao Er to go back and show that his parents agreed, so that he could officially use this table. Wu Lao Er said that there was no pressure, and his father and mother would definitely agree.

Speaking of Wu Laoer, the word is really not easy to take, the word 'Sangui', there is no classic book to check, and there is no deep meaning in it. It's just a name casually given by King Zhao, and most of the reasons why Wu Lao Er resolutely didn't go to Hai Dafu is here, he knows that Hai Dafu actually has a poor cultural level. Since there is such an old man, there is no need to find someone else to do it for him. It's better to finish it early.,I'm going to find a sister to make love.。

"You are an eunuch, congenitally deficient, how about calling it 'Ying Xiong'?"

This person Wu Lao Er knew that it was his son with the name "Wu Sangui", Kangxi gave her marriage to Princess Jianning, but unfortunately Princess Jianning had already had a hot relationship with Wei Xiaobao, and was later 'clicked' by Jianning, and she was a real eunuch! Of course Wu Lao Er quit, you take a look at your own names, 'Wu Er', 'Xiao Guizi', 'Wu Sangui', none of them are good, they are already eunuchs, and they have to give their own names as eunuchs, of course Wu Lao Er will not do it.

Seeing that Wu Lao Er's head shook so resolutely, Xia Shi thought for a while and said: "Parents all over the world want their sons to glorify their ancestors, what do you think of the word 'Yanzu'?" ”

Wu Yanzu? Wu Lao Er shook his head, no, his appearance is too bad.

Seeing that Wu Lao Er shook his head again, Xia Shi had no choice but to say: "Your name was changed by His Royal Highness King Zhao, Chengtian Family Kindness, what do you think of 'Chengen'?" ”

Wu Lao Er, hehe, Wu Chengen is so famous, he really doesn't dare.

Seeing that Wu Lao Er shook his head again, Xia Shi continued: "You have an official body, you should want to fly Huang Tengda, what about the word 'Mengda'?" ”

Wu Mengda, Wu Lao Er's mind first appeared the image of a lewd uncle, and he shook his head decisively.

'Junru', 'Kequn', 'Zhenyu', 'Yusen', 'Jianhao', and 'Benevolent Enemy' were all vetoed by Wu Laoer.

In the end, Xia Shi was really helpless, so he had to say one casually. Wu Lao Er was also depressed, and when he heard that it was not a name he was familiar with, he nodded and accepted.

Then Wu Lao Er said goodbye and left on the grounds of going home to report the good news to his parents and brothers, and Xia Shi was also choked by Wu Lao Er, so he didn't keep it anymore, and waved his hand to send Wu Lao Er away.

On the way to the summer garden, Wu Lao Er muttered about his words, and the more he chattered, the more familiar he felt. slapped his thigh and said, "Damn, I'm fooled!" Deep Sea, you kid wait for me! ”

Wu Lao Er didn't expect to choose and pick and choose, and finally made an unreliable word. It is said that the stationmaster of Tianjin Station is greedy, especially fond of antique calligraphy and painting and all kinds of jade jewelry, has no loyalty to the country, deceives superiors and subordinates, is simple-minded, and is often played by moles. Think about Wu Lao Er himself, if nothing else, it is a dowry for the Xia family, isn't it also a variety of rare antiques? And when he first arrived in Daye City, he embezzled the white jade coins given by King Zhao for his own use, extorted a lot of good things from the four gang leaders, and finally killed Li Dongyi.

And the careers of the two are strikingly similar, Wu Lao Er is the commander of the Jinyi Guard of Daye City, the number one of the secret service agencies of Daye City, and Wu Jingzhong is the leader of the military commander in Tianjin. Given the occupations of these two people, no one believes that these two people are not related in the past and present lives!

Wu Lao Er said to himself in his heart: "Okay, from today on, I, Wang Yan, Wu Er, Xiao Guizi, officially changed my name to my surname Wu Ming Sangui Zi Jingzhong!" ”

The surname is Wu, the name is Sangui, the word, and the !!

Wu Jingzhong, the new military and head of the Tianjin Station, swore that if he knew that there was a person named Yu Zecheng, he would kill him by all means!