Chapter 184: The Warmth of Family Affection
In the next few days, Ao Lie fell into an extremely busy situation. It is necessary to organize the reconstruction of the elite army; and personally inspect the site for the construction of the college; He also had to go to the headquarters of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce from time to time to calculate the specific use of his property with his grandfather Ao, and he didn't even have time to visit his mother and wife when he was busy. In the words of a classic sentence in later generations, it is to devote limited time to unlimited struggle for the cause, this sentence is simply the best interpretation of Ao Lie's current situation.
Just when Ao Lie was busy, the arrival of the two people made Ao Lie have to leave all the work at hand and greet the two in person. These two people are none other than Ao Lie's father Liu Yu and father-in-law Cai Yong. After welcoming the second elder into the mansion, Ao Lie asked respectfully with a tired look on his face, "Father, father-in-law, why did you come back?" ”
Liu Yu made a cold face, snorted and said, "Do you still know that there is a father like me?" I ask you, after you came back, did you ever visit your mother, who wept for you day and night? Have you ever visited Yan'er, who worries about you? ”
Ao Lie opened his mouth when he was asked, and replied in a low voice: "Isn't the child busy, all kinds of things are about to tire the child down." ”
Liu Yu listened to Ao Lie's defense, the anger on his face was even stronger, and he was just about to open his mouth to reprimand, Cai Yong on the side stretched out his hand to stop Liu Yu, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, Brother Bo'an, you just put away Father Yan's posture, and I don't know who is chattering along the way, worried about Lie'er's safety." Liu Yu's old face turned red, snorted heavily, and sat down to stop talking.
Cai Yong turned his head to look at Ao Lie, and said with a smile: "Lie'er, the old man and your father came here, and they didn't mean anything else. Originally, I wanted to come to see you, worried about what damage you suffered in the battle of Shaxian. Later, when I heard that you had come to the Son of Heaven to show the promotion of the subordinate martial arts and the establishment of the academy, the old man and your father asked the Holy Lord for an angel's errand. Take the opportunity to come back and help you. ”
"Help so-and-so?" Ao Lie asked suspiciously: "The two elders are both important ministers in the court, can they stay and not return to Luoyang?" ”
Liu Yu stretched out his finger and pointed at Cai Yong, and said angrily: "Isn't it your good father-in-law who forced him to resign from his official position for his father, return to his hometown, and come back together to help you take care of those trivial matters?!" Your father-in-law has even sold his own mansion and is ready to fund you, don't you thank your father-in-law quickly! Speaking of the most slush, Liu Yu's originally slightly stern tone slowly softened.
Cai Yong reached into his arms. Slowly took out two things, holding a scroll of holy decrees in his left hand, and holding a list in his right hand, and handed them to Ao Lie at the same time, and said in his mouth: "This is the holy decree of the Son of Heaven." The Son of Heaven has consented to all the things which you have done, and has granted you the rank of knight to the rank of the generals under your command, and has granted you the right to arbitrarily decide on the occasion of the occasion, and you may decide at your own discretion in all things in the two states. As for this list, it is the old man's entire family property. After the old man sold the family property, the money in exchange was recorded on it, and now the old man is penniless and poor, and he will have to rely on you to support him in the future. ”
Ao Lie's heart was moved. Stretched out his hand to take the holy decree and the list, and said with a little choked up: "Father-in-law, I really don't know what to say, my son-in-law will kowtow to you." "Although Cai Yong is a Hongru. But if you are honest, you will naturally not have a lot of wealth in your hands, but this affection. But he couldn't help but be deeply moved by Ao Lie. Ao Lie, who didn't even have to kneel to see the Son of Heaven, bowed to Cai Yong willingly under the warm family affection. Ao Lie's kneeling is limited to touching family affection and has nothing to do with money.
Cai Yong smiled and helped Ao Lie up, pointed at Liu Yu, and said, "The person you really want to thank is your father, in order to come back to help you, he abandoned his life's persistence." He also prepared a generous gift for you. Hearing this, Liu Yu smiled and beckoned to the outside of the hall, and dozens of accompanying sergeants walked in carrying more than a dozen large boxes, and after putting the boxes in the hall, they saluted Ao Lie, and then bowed their heads and retreated.
Ao Lie looked at the dozen or so large boxes in front of him suspiciously, and said in surprise: "Where did my father get so many belongings?" Liu Yu was so angry by Ao Lie's words that he almost didn't jump up, and scolded angrily: "Bastard! You are an unfilial son, who is honest and honest for your father and an official, where can you find so much money? Open it up and see for yourself. ”
Ao Lie hesitated and opened a box, but what jumped into his eyes was not the gold and silver jewelry he imagined, but bundles of bamboo slips. Liu Yu's voice sounded again: "Do you see clearly?" For his father and his official integrity, he can't take out a single copper coin. These books are copies copied by my father in the Eastern View. All the books in the Dongguan have been copied by the Father, and now, these copies are yours. ”
A copy of all the books in the East View? Ao Lie's mouth grew in surprise and looked at the book in the box in disbelief. Right now, Ao Lie is worried about the opening of the academy, and his father sent these books at the right time, which is simply a relief in the snow. Dongguan is the library of the royal family, which contains a variety of rare and valuable books for research, which can be said to be a place where all civilizations throughout the ages are brought together, so the value of the books in Dongguan is even no less than gold in terms of civilization alone. Ao Lie's acquisition of these books is equivalent to obtaining the general outline of all the knowledge in the world, and he can use these books as a syllabus.
More importantly, the collection of books in Dongguan is like a huge magnet, which has an irresistible allure for all scholars, and many people want to feast their eyes on it but cannot enter it. Now that Ao Lie has these books, are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit teachers who are famous enough? Are you afraid that you won't be able to recruit a large enough number of students? Ao Lie looked at the Linben in front of him blankly, and really wanted to shout: Linben is in hand, and all the soldiers in the world belong to me!
Turning around, Ao Lie looked excited, and was just about to thank his father, but Liu Yu waved his hand and said: "Actually, the reason why my father was able to bring these Linben to Youzhou was the meaning of the saint. If you want to thank the Holy One, thank the Holy One. Ao Lie suddenly woke up when he heard this, Dongguan is the imperial library, and the emperors of previous dynasties have been extremely strict in protecting Dongguan, if there is no consent from Liu Xie, even if Liu Yu has the identity of the emperor's uncle, he cannot copy the books in Dongguan privately.
Ao Lie faced the direction of Luoyang and murmured remembrance: "Little Xiezi, thank you." ”
"Okay, now that business is over, it's time for us to talk about private matters." Liu Yu interrupted Ao Lie's thoughts: "Go into the back hall with your father to visit your mother and wife." ”
Listening to Liu Yu's words, Ao Lie's face was embarrassed again. Since returning to Youzhou. Ao Lie hasn't gone to see his mother Mrs. Ao and his wife Cai Yan yet, it's not that Ao Lie is unkind, it's really because of Sun Shangxiang's matter, so Ao Lie doesn't know how to face them. Now that Liu Yu proposed to go to the back hall, Ao Lie had to stiffen his head, follow behind Liu Yu and Cai Yong, and walk towards the back hall step by step.
Along the way, Ao Lie was thinking about how to tell Sun Shangxiang about Sun Shangxiang after seeing his mother and Cai Yan later. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked outside the backyard door, he heard a burst of laughter like a silver bell: "Sister Yan'er." Your piano sound is so good, unlike Shang Xiang, who can only dance with knives and guns. Why don't you teach me how to play the piano? Cai Yan's voice immediately sounded: "The piano technique is just a trail. My sister is very envious of you, the dancing sword is so imposing. If my sister can have your one-and-a-half moves, she can also protect her husband on the battlefield. ”
This is...... The dialogue between Sun Shangxiang and Cai Yan? Ao Lie immediately felt that his brain was a little insufficient, how did the two of them play together? Listening to the tone, it seems that they still get along very well? The two of them are not cross-eyebrowed. Ao Lie is about to burn high incense, but how can this be the case now? And what kind of situation is this? For the first time in his life, Ao Lie felt that his brain had a short-circuiting problem.
Step into the backyard. Ao Lie hurriedly raised his eyes and saw Cai Yan sitting on a chair with a guqin on the table in front of him; And Sun Shangxiang was reclining on Cai Yan's body, with his hands around Cai Yan's neck. Look at the appearance of the second daughter. It is clear that the boudoir is intercalary, and there is no contradiction.
"You ...... How could it be ......" Ao Lie stammered and wanted to ask what the situation of the two was, but he was embarrassed to face Liu Yu and Cai Yong. Asking what he wanted to ask directly, and the way he wanted to say and then stopped, made Cai Yan and Sun Shangxiang burst into a pleasant laugh like a silver bell at the same time.
Hearing the laughter of the second daughter, Mrs. Ao came out of the room and said with a smile: "You two crazy girls, what are you laughing at?" As soon as the sentence was finished, Mrs. Ao suddenly saw three men, two old and one young standing in the courtyard, and the pace under Mrs. Ao's feet suddenly stopped, and she looked at Ao Lie fixedly, her eyes were already moist, and big tears slipped down her chest.
Seeing Mrs. Ao crying, Ao Lie felt ashamed in his heart, hurriedly took two steps forward, knelt in front of Mrs. Ao, and said with self-reproach: "Mother, the child is not filial, which makes you worried." Mrs. Ao suddenly burst into tears, hugged Ao Lie in her arms, stretched out her right hand and slapped Ao Lie's back vigorously, and said in a choked voice: "The wings are stiff, aren't they?" I don't know if I'm coming back, I'm going to see my mother first, right? You almost lost your life on the battlefield, do you want your mother to shed tears for you? ”
Liu Yu hurriedly stepped forward and comforted his wife in a low voice: "Madam, okay, okay, Lie'er came back safely, we should be happy, in front of Yan'er and them, what kind of body are you crying and crying?" Besides, Lie'er is now the governor of Youji Dadu, not a child, so you have to save some face for Lie'er......"
"Shut up!" Mrs. Ao said angrily to Liu Yu: "Do you still have the face to say this? If it weren't for you, Lie'er went to the battlefield at the age of eight, how could you have so many troubles today? Also, when you ran to Luoyang alone and threw our orphans and widows in Youzhou, what kind of face do you have to return to this home today? ”
Liu Yu's fear of guilt is famous, and he was scolded by Mrs. Ao in front of his daughter-in-law, Liu Yu's face was flushed, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet. In the end, Cai Yong stood up and solved Liu Yu's dilemma: "Forget it, on the day of the family reunion, what to do when you say those unhappy things." Saying that, Cai Yong also secretly glanced at Liu Yu.
Liu Yu understood, took Mrs. Ao's hand, walked towards the room, and whispered as she walked: "Madam, is it okay to compensate you, let's go to the room and talk slowly, you see, Lie'er and Yan'er are still there, how much to save some face, isn't it ......" Under Liu Yu's language offensive, Mrs. Ao broke into laughter, glanced at Liu Yu, and then obediently followed Liu Yu into the room.
After Liu Yu and his wife entered the room, Cai Yan walked to Cai Yong's side and blessed Cai Yong, and then the father and daughter whispered on the side. Speaking of which, Cai Yan hasn't seen her father for several years, although she really wants to have a good time with Ao Lie, who has been married for a long time, but she can't bear to snub her father, or how to say that her daughter is her father's little padded jacket.
On the other side, Sun Shangxiang walked gently to Ao Lie's side and whispered in Ao Lie's ear: "Aunt is so domineering, I will be like my aunt in the future!" If you do something that makes me unhappy, see how I clean you up! Sun Shangxiang's words suddenly made Ao Lie sweat, looked at Sun Shangxiang with a bitter face, and said pitifully: "Aren't you?!" (To be continued......)
PS: PS: I'm sorry everyone, Da Kun promised to take his daughter out to play, but he came back late. In this way, tomorrow, Da Kun will try to explode a few more chapters to make up for everyone. Today, because of time, I can't explode, and I can't code so many words.