Chapter 17: The Story of the Golden Apple
Su Muran looked down the hillside, "Mom, where did you say our family's land is?" Titis smiled slightly and spit out two words: "All!"
"Liar. Su Muran glanced at Titis in disbelief. The golden wheat fields under the hillside are undulating like waves in the autumn wind, and there is no end in sight. If your family has such a big land, how can you still live in that kind of shabby house, and just sell some food is enough to build a big house, okay?
Thetis looked at Su Muran's suspicious gaze, feeling angry and funny, so she had to raise her hand and swear: "I swear in the name of Styx, I absolutely did not lie to Achilles, all the wheat fields he sees now are the property of his father Peleus. ”
"Mom, can you still talk now?" Su Muran looked at Titis with a nervous expression. It is said that the god who broke Styx's oath has not been able to speak for nine years, and he does not want to face a mute mother every day in the future.
"Stinky boy, I'm not lying!" said Theses dissatisfiedly, swearing that this stinky boy still didn't believe it, so angry.
Mom can still talk, so she didn't lie, the land under the mountain is really her own. Su Muran's heart secretly blossomed, it turned out that his family was still the landlord class, not the poor middle peasants he imagined. But he soon became unhappy again.
"Mom, our family's land is so big, and there is so much grain grown, why do we usually live so hard?" Su Muran looked puzzled, it stands to reason that the landlord's family should not eat fragrant and drink spicy food? Why did he gnaw on the bread for several months in a row? Grande's family didn't live like this!
Thetis's face became serious, "Achilles, have you ever seen our family's granary?"
"Yes, Mom. Su Muran responded, the granary at home is actually a small room, and it can't hold much grain at all.
"The family's granary can't hold so much grain, because the harvested grain won't reach the house. Thetis paused, "Instead, she sent to the front." ”
"Every year, when we harvest food, we only have enough to eat at home, and the rest is transported to the front, not only for us, but for every family in the village. Thetis explained to Su Muran.
I see!
Su Muran immediately understood, the three armies did not move, and the grain and grass went first. The consumption of food in the war was enormous, and it is no wonder that the life of his family was miserable when he heard that the war between the army led by Peleus and the Asians had been going on for five years, and that the huge army was all dependent on the rear.
"I didn't expect Dad to be so rich, didn't Grandpa Ikaon say last time that Dad was kicked out of the house by Grandpa when he was young?
Seeing her son's look of fascination, Thetis immediately knew what he was thinking, but adventure was not about going out to play in the mountains and rivers, facing endless dangers, and she was absolutely unwilling to let Achilles run out to take risks.
Theses hurriedly spoke, "These lands were not obtained by your father's adventure, your father did not even have a piece of land when he married me, this was a congratulatory gift from Demeter when his mother got married. ”
Su Muran was immediately stunned, but his eyes lit up immediately, his mother never said anything about her and her father. Su Muran opened her big sparkling eyes, leaned in front of Thetis, and said with a smile: "Mom, tell me about the time when you and your father got married." ”
Thetis was stunned for a moment, she usually never wanted to talk to Su Muran about this, but today, in order to completely dispel the bad idea of taking risks in his heart, Thetis decided to make an exception to talk about it.
"When I married your father......"
"Mom, aren't you a goddess, why did you marry Dad a mortal?"
Thetis immediately blushed and said in shame: "You ask your father to go, I don't know anything!"
What the hell are you a party to tell me that you don't know how you got married? Su Muran looked at Titis with a stunned expression, he was really stunned by his mother's fierce reason.
"Do you still want to listen to me?" Thetis crossed her waist with her left hand, and pointed at Su Muran with her right hand and said fiercely, it is rare not to be a lady once.
Seeing that her mother seemed to be annoyed and angry, Su Muran immediately coaxed, bent down and said, "You speak, you speak, please speak." ”
"Ahem. Thetis put her hand down and returned to her usual dignified and generous appearance, "When we got married, we invited a lot of gods, and they gave a lot of gifts......"
After waiting for a while, Titis didn't speak, and Su Muran looked at it with a look of expectation, "And then, Mom?"
"And then the wedding is over. ”
Su Muran's face was already stiffened with expectation, and he stretched out his hands and applauded mechanically. Wow, your wedding story is really wonderful.
"Mom, did you say that you would encounter a dragon when you went out on an adventure?" Su Muran stared at Titis with big bright eyes, pretending to be innocent.
Titis couldn't help but feel a big headache, this precious son has not been fooling well lately. She stretched out her hand and straightened her long hair on her forehead, which was tossed by the west wind, and her head was racing rapidly, it was absolutely impossible to talk about her and Peleus, so what should she say?
There is! Thetis put a mischievous wisp behind her ear, and said with a smile at Su Muran: "Achilles, today my mother will tell you a story that happened at my mother's wedding. ”
"What's the story? Is there an adventure story?"
"Of course, it's much more exciting than that adventure story. ”
Thetis sorted out her thoughts and said, "Mother is going to tell you the story of a golden apple today. ”
When Su Muran heard this, he immediately became interested.
"When my mother got married, a lot of gods came, and they gave a lot of gifts......" Su Muran rolled her eyes in her heart, did you just say this?
Thetis ignored him and continued: "One of them, I don't know which god gave him the golden apple, and on it was engraved the words, 'For the most beautiful goddess.'" ”
"It must be for your mother. Su Muran immediately flattered.
"That's not it, the wedding gift for my mother will be handed over to me or your father in person, and the golden apple was not handed over to my mother, so it shouldn't be for my mother. ”
Su Muran frowned, "Who is so visionless?"
"The goddesses who were invited to the wedding wanted to get the golden apple, but Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was the first to go up and get it, because she took it for granted that she was the most beautiful and that no one would fight with her. ”
"Mom, don't you like this Aphrodite?"
Thetis smiled at Su Muran, revealing a row of white and neat teeth, "Mother doesn't like beautiful women." ”
Sure enough, where there are people, there are women, and where there are women, there are rivers and lakes.
Thetis continued: "Although Aphrodite has put many goddesses at ease, there are still two goddesses who disagree, one is Hera, the queen of the gods, and the other is Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, both of whom believe that they are more qualified for the golden apple. ”
"Mom, don't you like Hera and Athena either?"
There's a smug smile on Thetis's face, "Not really, Mom likes these two." The look seemed to say, "You can't compare to me in terms of beauty."
Su Muran wiped the cold sweat on her forehead, although her mother has always been calm in other things, she will never admit defeat when it comes to beauty.
The three goddesses were at odds and asked Zeus to judge for them who was eligible for the golden apple. But Zeus was also distressed, and he intended to give the golden apple to Aphrodite, but Hera and Athena, one was his wife and the other was his daughter, and he did not want to offend both of them, so he asked Apollo, the most handsome male god present, to make a choice for him. ”
"And then, who did Apollo choose?"
Apollo was not stupid, and he knew that whoever he chose would offend the other two goddesses, so he proposed that it would be better for the most handsome man in the world to choose who to give the golden apple. Zeus agreed with him, and sent Hermes to bring the most handsome man in the world. ”
"Why do you have to look for it? Isn't Dad on the scene?" Su Muran was a little strange, isn't Peleus handsome enough?
"Your dad is very handsome, but he is still a little worse than that person. Thetis continued, "It was a young lad named Paris. He was taken to Mount Polion, where his wedding took place, and Zeus asked him to choose the most beautiful of the three goddesses. The three goddesses promised him benefits in order to win him over, Hera said that she would give him a huge kingdom, Athena said that she would give him a clever mind and a strong body, and Aphrodite said that she would give him the most beautiful woman in the world as his wife. Achilles, if it were you, which one would you choose?" Titis suddenly changed her words and asked Su Muran.
"Athena, of course. Su Muran replied without hesitation. The great kingdom was dispensable to him, for he was already the prince of Sever. Not to mention the most beautiful woman, he doesn't believe that she is more beautiful than Thetis, so he doesn't want to live with a woman who is not as good as Thetis.
Thetis raised an eyebrow, she thought Achilles would choose Aphrodite, "The man chose the most beautiful woman in the world, and he gave the golden apple to Aphrodite. ”
"Did he get the prettiest woman in the world?"
"I don't think so. ”
"Mother, do you think Aphrodite will break her vows?"
"Who knows, but there's something that shameless woman can't do. ”
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