Chapter 3 Delivering Porridge
The morning sun is always warm and inviting, and when the last hints of chill are washed away by the warm sun, Mestre House finally wakes up from the silence. The largest manor in the crystal city is as active as ever in the warm air, with a stable and peaceful atmosphere. It's just that in this atmosphere full of happiness, there will always be some foreign objects mixed in, which makes people feel uncomfortable, and this discordant atmosphere comes from the two people arguing in the front hall of the main entrance. No, it's not a quarrel, because, in this case, it should be said that it is more appropriate to say that one person's harsh criticism and another's compromise is more appropriate.
"Clan Master, please think about it again, the Third Young Master is still young now, is it too unfair to the Third Young Master to take the test now. One of them said visibly pleading.
"What do you know, the most important thing is the heart of a businessman, his age is the critical moment of the shaping of the heart, how can he be allowed to develop like this. The patriarch scolded.
"However, the third young master is only seven years old now, so he is too young. Besides, the Third Young Master still has the martial arts task assigned to him by Master Asking Heart to complete, is it too cruel to put so many questions on a seven-year-old child. β
"Ah Fu, you have also followed me for many years, and you have to understand how well I say that you can understand. Merchants are different from martial artists, weighing the pros and cons, playing tricks, and doing everything, which is simply contrary to the martial artists who believe in glory. Xiaolong is now seven years old, and if he doesn't educate the heart of a businessman early, I'm afraid that the Mester family will raise an heir who doesn't understand business at all. β
"Why can't you let the third young master take the path of a martial artist, it's rare that the third young master has such a talent for martial arts, and when a strong man appears in the Mester family, isn't it also a good story." Ah Fuyang begged.
"There is a strong man in the Mestre family, and he is also the third son of the current head of the family, I really think about it, if it really becomes like this, the reputation of the Mestre family for thousands of years will not be ruined. Ah Fu, if you say anything today, I will only treat you as a drunk nonsense and don't care about you. Stand down!" the patriarch scolded angrily as if he had heard something rebellious, his face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"Clan Lord......"
"Say no more, get out!"
"......" Ah Fu wanted to say something more, but in the face of the angry clan master, he had no choice but to retreat.
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"Ah Fu, how are things going?" Seeing Ah Fu coming in from outside the door, a dignified lady quickly rushed to Ah Fu and asked. Looking at the situation, it seems that your lady has something to explain to Ah Fu.
"Mistress. I'm sorry, but you didn't get things done. Ah Fu said apologetically.
"Is that ......?"
"I'm sorry, Mistress ......"
"I don't blame you, it's hard for you. Obviously, it was the result that he had known for a long time, but when he really heard the news, his expression of loss was still clear.
"Mom, am I really going to deliver porridge with Uncle Fu tomorrow?" The child on the side saw your lady's lost expression, as if he also understood something, and asked frankly.
"yes. Let's send porridge from tomorrow, and put it away for the time being. After all, Mrs. Gui still didn't want to let the seven-year-old child have any psychological burden, and while comforting, she tried to put on a smile that looked relatively sunny.
"How long will it take? Will it delay the task given to me by Master Asking Hearts? If the task is not completed, Master Conscience will be angry. "A child is still a child after all, and even now, he still hasn't understood the life he is about to face.
"Let go of the martial arts practice first, and then your father will talk to the Master of Conscience. It doesn't matter if you don't complete the task, it doesn't matter if you don't do it, and the Master of Conscience won't get angry. Your lady was relieved.
"How can this work? The Master of Conscience has said that a husband must act from beginning to end, and do what he says. I have already promised Master Inquiry, how can I give up halfway. The child looked very unhappy after listening to his mother's words, and his childish face showed a rare Yan sΓΉ that was completely incongruous with it.
"Okay, Xiaolong is right. Mom and Uncle Fu still have something to say, can you go back to your room and play for a while?"
"Hmm!"
"Alas!" Ah Fu couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the carefree little dragon who was still living in his own world.
"This kid has been kind-hearted since he was a child, and now he has been practicing the exercises with his heart for more than a year, and his heart is becoming more and more similar to that of a real martial artist. β
"It's me who is incompetent!"
"I don't blame you for all the things I said. He is stubborn by nature, and now he has the identity of the head of the family, for fear of falling into the name of the Mester family, and there is no way to make him change his mind. That's it, let him follow you to send porridge for a few days from tomorrow, and you will have to worry about the rest of the days. If he doesn't get the results he wants, he probably changes his mind. Although it will delay Xiaolong's practice of the exercises, he is only 7 years old after all, and a delay of a few days will not have much impact. Okay, you can go back too. Knowing that if she continued to talk about it, the result would not change anything, so she shook her head in annoyance and let Ah Fu retreat.
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"Fauber, why is it so early this time?" As soon as the convoy left Mestre House, a young man under his command couldn't wait to ask Fauber.
"Don't you need to ask, the third young master's talent and wisdom were already famous in Crystal City last year, with his ability, if it is a few years later, even if it is a test, it will be meaningless. Fauber replied with a cold expression.
Yes, it is because the intelligence is too outstanding that it will lead to the current situation. The mind is too mature, so the maturity period is much earlier than that of children of the same age, and now the third young master is only 7 years old, and he has already shown that in addition to the maturity that far surpasses his peers, coupled with the increasingly resolute character, I am afraid that it will really lead to a flood in a few years. From the standpoint of the head of the family, it is the best time to implement the test now, but from the standpoint of a father, it is undoubtedly the worst behavior to ruin the child's martial arts future.
The so-called delivery of porridge, as the name suggests, is the righteous act of the Meister family to ensure the livelihood of people living in distress in the city, and to deliver food to poor people. At the same time, because of the greed of human nature, many people will speculate on the amateurs of "sending porridge" on weekdays, and use the "porridge" of the Meister family to earn their own interests. Although the Mester family has the task of managing Jingcheng, the "delivery of porridge" was initiated in the name of the family after all, so it was difficult for the director to supervise them one by one when delivering the porridge, and even if there were some people with better family conditions who came to "receive the porridge", there was no way to detect it. Therefore, in the end, in order to be able to put an end to this kind of speculative behavior, the Mester family also tried their best, but after all, they were still a little powerless.
However, the so-called "blessing and misfortune depend on each other", and there are disadvantages and benefits. Because there is no way to manage both, the Mestre family will not work hard in this area in the end, as long as they can stop the big stream, it doesn't matter. However, the remaining scattered speculators became the subject of testing the young children of the Mestre family. Let these young children come out to see the world, and at the same time, think of some ways to reduce speculators, so as to temper the heart of businessmen.
Generally speaking, the children of the Mestre family are only led out by Fauber to "deliver porridge" when they are over the age of fifteen. After all, if you are too young, you will not know much, and if you are too old, you may already have your own values and character, and it is probably impossible to cultivate your mind. And now that the third young master was only 7 years old and was sent out to deliver porridge, it would naturally make these descendants of the Meister family interested.
"Isn't that too early, the third young master is only 7 years old, even if he is so smart, can he rely on his intelligence to make up for the things that can only be tempered by experience?" the young man was still a little incredulous, and asked in confusion.
"It's better not to say this, are you doubting the intelligence of the third young master, or are you doubting the eyesight of the clan master?" Fu Bo, who usually looked harmless to people and animals, suddenly had a glint in his eyes, and said as if asking and warning.
"Don't, don't talk nonsense, Fauber, you don't know what I mean. The young man was obviously quite frightened by this appearance of Fuber, and hurriedly argued.
"In the future, it's better to keep your mouth tight, and it doesn't matter with me, I'm just an old man with poor ears. Others are different, don't be sold and help people pay for it when the time comes. Fauber admonished without raising his head.
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll pay attention to it later. Alas, I really don't know what the patriarch thinks, it's rare that there is a genius in the Mester family that is rare in a thousand years, and I didn't expect to encounter this result in the end. As soon as the young man finished speaking, he seemed to have some regrets about the matter of the third young master, and after turning his head and glancing at the truck where the third young master was, he couldn't help but say to himself.
"Forgot what you just said?"
"It doesn't matter, it's just me and Fauber here, Fauber won't sue me for being black, right?" The young man likes Faber more on weekdays, so he doesn't worry.
"Naturally, I won't care about you, but it's hard to say whether there are such people in this porridge delivery team. I'm asking you to have more eyes, don't say anything, it's good that you know some things yourself, sometimes an inadvertent mistake may lead you to never be taken seriously by the head of the family. β
"Isn't I sorry for the Third Young Master, it's rare to have such a good talent, if you can continue to cultivate, I'm afraid that even the first day of the military, the one whose name is Wen, and the young man who started the third stage of the armed forces at the age of 23, I'm afraid it can't be compared to the Third Young Master. β
"Yes, if you can continue to cultivate, it's a pity that he was born in the Meister family, and it's a pity that his eldest brother is also a martial artist. Every detail may lead to the fall of a genius. There are more than 10 million people in the entire camp who have the talent of the strong, but there are only a few hundred people who can reach the level of the strong, isn't it because of various accidents and reasons that these geniuses died halfway. Even if you were born in a wealthy family, it would be in vain if you didn't have an environment to be able to practice the exercises!" Fu Bo sighed. (To be continued......)