128. Father and son

Chu family, pear orchard.

This courtyard, which is more remote than Zhaohui Hall, is named after a circle of two-person high pear trees, and in the early years, it was the courtyard of the ancestors of the Chu family who confiscated the female dependents who made mistakes in the family.

In midsummer, you can still see sparse small white flowers on the branches, and more have fallen into the soil, stained with mud, and are no longer clean.

When the second master of the family, Chu Qiu, hid under the pear tree and paced.

It's a clean place, and not many people come here on weekdays.

It's just that in the past few days, the two sons in the second room, Chu Ji and Chu Jie often come and go, so there are many people who are waiting.

He stood under the tree for half an hour, and his face was as ashen.

Liyuan, Chu Qiu still didn't want to enter, he really didn't want to take the initiative to see the vicious wife who had been in the same bed for nearly twenty years.

But Cheng gave birth to two children for herself, and in the treatment of her sons, she fulfilled the responsibilities of a mother within her ability.

As Chu Qiu, he can't stop his two sons from doing their filial piety, he came for his eldest son Chu Ji.

The youngest son Chu Jie came home for only two days, and he made trouble with him more than ten times, both soft and hard, and every time he could have new reasons and excuses, he was sent away.

This little son, Chu Qiu is very worried, he is too cautious, too tactful, only clever, and has no great wisdom like his mother, and he will suffer a big loss in the future.

Chu Qiu always disciplines Chu Jie strictly, and the relationship between father and son is not close, but now because of Cheng's affairs, he has separated from him as a father, and it will be even more difficult to teach in the future.

As for the eldest son Chu Ji, since he was a child, Chu Qiu has been even more strict with the eldest son and grandson in this family, Chu Ji is strict with himself, has a stable personality, and meets Chu Qiu's requirements everywhere.

It's just that they are also not close.

After Chu Ji came back, he knew about his mother, so he didn't look for him, but almost lived in the pear orchard.

Morning and dusk are fixed, even reading and writing are also in the pear orchard, and I can stay late every day, but I don't come to greet my father again.

Chu Qiu understood his concerns, this was because he was afraid that after the Cheng family lived in the pear orchard, the people in the family would climb high and step on the low and secretly bully the Cheng family.

There are two sons who come back to visit their mother from time to time, so Cheng's life will not be too difficult.

As soon as Chu Jie came back before, he also sent a few subordinates who didn't care about it, and the rest of the Chu family didn't care about it.

The youngest son, Chu Jie, wanted to "rescue" his mother, no matter what she did, he didn't care about it, anyway, since Cheng was his mother, there was no reason to suffer like this.

Chu Qiu wanted to know what his eldest son was thinking, so he came over after dealing with the day's affairs, knowing that his eldest son was not in his courtyard, and walked to the pear orchard unconsciously.

After taking over the Chu family, the backyard was a lot cleaner, and several major families in Zhongzhou were interested in the eldest daughter of the Chu family, even if they failed to get married, there were many more people who had contact with Chu Qiu in private.

Chu Qiu didn't dare not contact them, nor did he dare to contact them too much, so he was careful everywhere in case he fell into a trap due to unfamiliar relationships.

The foundation of the Chu family has not been deep enough over the years. The current momentum is an opportunity for them, and Chu Qiu wants to seize it, and he is doing it step by step.

People were already tired, and they were tired of standing, and a big man actually leaned against the pear tree, drowsy.

Chu Ji said goodbye to his mother, who was still complaining, and after going out, he frowned and looked up, and what he saw was this scene.

In an instant, the bitterness in his heart became more obvious.

Chu Ji stepped forward, and the sound of stepping on a dead branch under his feet woke Chu Qiu, and he saluted: "Father."

"You're out? Can I fall asleep while standing? I guess it's too much sun these days." Chu Qiu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Chu Ji: "Father, I'll send you back to rest."

Chu Qiu didn't move, he looked at his face more like Cheng's, but fortunately his temperament was not like his mother's eldest son: "Ji'er, let's talk."

"Father, please speak."

Chu Qiu wanted to have a heart-to-heart relationship with his son, but when he said it, it was still like blaming: "In the past few days, my father has not seen you

Come and say goodbye."

Chu Ji: "I'm afraid. My mother did something wrong, and my second brother ...... But the son did not object to his father's disposition in his heart. It's just that a father may be able to live without a wife, but a son can't live without a mother.

Zi said, "A few admonitions from my parents", my mother, maybe she just needs someone to talk to her more."

Therefore, Chu Jicai came to accompany Cheng every day and read more with his mother, hoping to use the sage's quotations to ignite the unwillingness and resentment in his mother's heart.

Chu Qiu was quite shocked in his heart, his eldest son's treatment of his relatives was serious and strict, which made him think of his eldest brother Chu Xia.

When I was a child, Chu Xia and Sister-in-law Qiu had no children at that time, and Sister-in-law Qiu was busy, and the eldest brother often held Chu Ji in his spare time and read him the Four Books and Five Classics.

One reads happily, the other listens carefully.

Chu Ji was influenced by his eldest brother and became a humble gentleman who truly cultivated in his heart.

After the shock, Chu Qiu's heart was undoubtedly very proud.

"It's just that my mother doesn't like her son's company, and she didn't care about it for a while, so she asked her father to come over, isn't it her son."

Chu Qiu understood his eldest son, Chu Ji didn't really care, but he felt a little ashamed of Cheng in his heart. But as a child, he studied the philosophical books of the sages since he was a child, and he should not complain about his mother, so he was even more ashamed to go to see his father.

After all, he is still a young man who has nothing to do.

"Father doesn't blame you, Ji'er. You've lost weight, but you've been working hard lately in the academy?"

Chu Ji: "My son has always had a bitter summer, which makes my father worried."

The son said, "Parents are only worried about their illness." Ji Er is so sensible and reasonable, except to care about your body, Father has nothing else to do."

Chu Ji: "I'm ashamed."

"I have time to go to Zhaohui Hall to find your uncle, my skills are good, and I have made a few dishes very well recently, I think you can eat more, and you also want to eat in the bitter summer."

"I understand."

"Ji'er, after the New Year, you will reach the crown year. Now that the court of Xiye is in power, it is not difficult to find an official position for you, but what I am afraid of is that it will make you go the wrong way. Father thought about it for a long time, and wanted to know what you thought about yourself."

The Chu family has no one to be an official in the court, so they can only take the road of "filial piety and honesty", with the current situation of the Chu family, if you want to find a way, it's not impossible, but who are you looking for?

Troubled times are coming, and there is no one to turn to.

It is the wang clan that is facing such a difficult choice, not to mention the common people at the bottom.

Hearing this, Chu Ji's brows furrowed even deeper, how could he not feel pain while reading every day?

The discussion between father and son drifted away.

What they didn't know was that this conversation was listened to by Cheng Rong inside the wall, she knew a few words, although she couldn't fully understand what her son said, but this eldest son completely stood in the perspective of the Chu family, and came over every day to "fulfill filial piety", what kind of filial piety is this?

Cheng Rong listened quietly, and then the tears kept flowing, and she covered her mouth for fear of disturbing them with her voice.

In the future, except for her youngest son Chu Jie, she has no other hope.