Shu Yan followed the instructions of Doctor Liu, grabbed the medicine according to the prescription, boiled it in a casserole, and drank it for his grandfather. It's like the scene when he was serving Xie Yi, but the difference is that Xie Yi is just weak, but his body can move, but Dr. Shu doesn't dare to move at all, and it is all up to Shu Yan to eat, drink, and Lazar. When feeding the medicine, Shu Yan picked up his grandfather's head, and then put two pillows on him to make him a little taller. Shu Yan always asked his grandfather what he wanted to eat, and then went to do it. Shu Yan thought that hens could best replenish his body, so he killed a few hens and made chicken soup to supplement his grandfather's body. And no matter what he cooks, Dr. Shu always eats a little bit and doesn't drink much water. Dr. Shu has his own ideas, try to eat less and drink less, so that the frequency of defecation and defecation will naturally be less, and Shu Yan can be less troublesome.

Shu Yan also saw it, so he pretended to be angry and said, "Ah Gong, are you thinking about me?" If you really want to think about me, you can eat more, drink more, and try to get better as soon as possible, then I won't be easy? ”

Dr. Shu couldn't: "Okay, Ah Gong will listen to you, eat more, drink more." ”

Compared to "eating and drinking", "Lazar" is the most difficult thing to do. Dr. Shu's lower body couldn't move at all, and Shu Yan couldn't help him up and sit on the toilet, and he couldn't even turn over. There was no way, so Shu Yan simply dug a big hole in the wooden board in the middle of Dr. Shu's bed and put the toilet under the hole, so that he didn't have to move when it was convenient. When the convenience was over, the toilet was emptied and the hole was plugged, which solved a big problem.

Every night before going to bed, Shu Yan has to wipe his grandfather's body. When he slept at night, Shu Yan mostly lay down in his clothes, and as soon as Dr. Shu made any movement, he immediately got up to greet him.

Under Shu Yan's careful care, Dr. Shu's wind and cold had long been cured, and the redness, swelling and bruises on his legs had gradually improved, but as Dr. Liu said, his left leg still couldn't move.

People who lie in bed all day long are always depressed. In order to relieve Dr. Shu's boredom, Shu Yan took out the poetry book when he was fine, discussed it with his grandfather, and deliberately pretended not to understand many places, so as to ask his grandfather for advice, and Dr. Shu would say: "This stupid boy, I've been busy lately, I can't even know this, this should be understood like this......" In this way, Dr. Shu came to his senses, felt that he was not useless, and his mood was much better. In addition, Shu Yan often told his grandfather about the new things he heard outside, and added oil and vinegar to it, so he made a mystery and deliberately made the old man Shu happy. For this reason, Shu Yan tried every means to do everything, but unfortunately he didn't have Lao Laizi's colorful clothes, otherwise he would have entertained his relatives.

Shu Yan often called Ruoxin over, and the old and the young discussed poetry and books together. In this way, it can not only relieve Dr. Shu's boredom, but also give Ruoxin guidance. However, when facing Ruoxin, Shu Yan became serious, and would never deliberately make mistakes like he did with his grandfather, and Shu Yan was serious about Ruoxin's study, and he was not sloppy at all. After a few months like this, until the first month of the next year, Ruoxin's homework has improved a lot, and Dr. Shu is also full of red light, except for the inability to move his legs, his body has also recovered as before, and he is even more energetic than before.

The neighbors of Shujiazhuang often have people come to visit Dr. Shu, and they see Shu Yan taking care of Dr. Shu so meticulously, serving Dr. Shu with a radiant face and strong spirit, everyone praises Shu Yan and praises Shu Yan for being so virtuous and filial, which is difficult to find in ancient and modern times. Coupled with Shu Yan's actions in the past, Shu Yan's reputation for virtuous and filial piety has been famous since then. The three generations of the Shu family were already famous, and Shu Yan's reputation was even better than that of his fathers and ancestors, expanding outward from the Shujiazhuang area, and slowly, everyone in the entire Ruyin County knew about it.

One day, Shu Yan and Ruoxin were accompanying Dr. Shu, and it happened that Zhixin's needle to make female red was missing, so they came to ask Ruoxin. After asking, he was not in a hurry to leave, anyway, he was not in a hurry to work at home, and it was rare to come once, Dr. Shu collapsed on the bed again, how could he leave immediately, and simply sat at Shu's house. Shu Yan saw Zhixin coming, and knew that Zhixin didn't read other books, so he accepted the rest of the books, just took out the "Book of Songs", and several people made fun of the "Book of Songs" together. At this time, he saw Pavilion Chief Xia coming in from outside, and Dr. Shu hurriedly gave up his seat. Xia Chun doesn't look at the gray hair, but his face is red, and his body is still very tough.

Shu Yan and the three of them all greeted: "Grandpa Xia is here!" ”

"Well, haha, the Han family sister is also there."

Zhixin smiled: "My brother is often here, and Brother Yan helps him guide his homework every day. I don't come often, and I just arrived today, and I happened to meet Grandpa Xia. ”

"Okay, I heard that Yan'er is erudite and talented, and the "Five Classics" and "Analects" are all excellent, and it would be great to have Yan'er help Ruoxin study. Your father is only known as Ruyin, you two are smart and clever, the so-called blue is better than blue, and you will be able to surpass your father's talent in the future. ”

"Grandpa Xia has won the award." Shu Yan and Ruoxin were embarrassed and diverted the topic, "Long time no see, how are you doing?" ”

Xia Chun rubbed his hands and sighed with his mouth: "Okay, it's very good, if it's peaceful today, I, as the pavilion chief, will have a lot of peace of mind." My husband has nothing to do today, so I came to see the old doctor. Xia Tingchang looked at Dr. Shu, "Yo, man, you seem to be tougher than years ago, this red face, you look younger than me, the man in the armor." ”

Dr. Shu laughed: "Thanks to Yan'er, this kid, I can count on him these days." ”

"Yes, Yan'er is such a good boy, his father is already very good, he is even better than his father. Brother, you don't know, now Yan'er is famous, not only our Shujiazhuang, but the entire Ruyin is spreading, how the grandson of Dr. Shujiazhuang Shu is smart, how virtuous and filial, how brave. ”

"Where is it, he just did something within his part, how can he enjoy such a big reputation, how can he afford it at such a young age?" Although Dr. Shu was humble in his mouth, his heart was already happy.

Zhixin listened to Xia Tingchang's words and felt beautiful in her heart, she didn't go out much, she only knew that people in Shujiazhuang were praising Shu Yan before, but she didn't expect that Brother Yan's reputation had spread throughout Ruyin. She admired Shu Yan a little more, and looked at him with a smile.

Shu Yan served hot tea, and Pavilion Chief Xia held the hot tea cup in his hand and looked at Shu Yan: "Yan'er, don't look at your young age, this reputation is indeed well deserved." I wonder how old Yan'er is this year? ”

"Sixteen years old." Dr. Shu joked, "Why Pavilion Chief Xia, you ask him his age, is it to kill Yan'er?" ”

"Hahahaha, do you still need me to talk about Yan'er's family affairs? Far away in front of you, who doesn't know that your Shu and Han families have been close to each other for generations, and the two babies are talented and beautiful, and a pair of jade people made in heaven are right in front of you. ”

After Shu Yan and Zhixin listened, their faces turned red when they brushed it. Zhixin was so ashamed that she hurriedly ran out of the door. Only Ruoxin was secretly laughing.

Dr. Shu also smiled: "I am naturally willing to do this family business, and I want to ask my brother to pull this thread." It's just that the child is still young, and I don't know what the Han family means. ”

"I'm willing to serve this brother, I've wanted to be this matchmaker for a long time. But I'll have to wait a little while, not today, I'm here for something else today. ”

"Oh, anything else?"

"Well, it's for Yan'er's filial piety."

Dr. Shu and Shu Yan were both shocked: "Filial piety? ”

"Yes, old doctor, you are also born in filial piety, you must also know that now the world is peaceful, the country has just been built, and the imperial court is in urgent need of talents to govern the country, the emperor ordered that all states and counties should regularly recommend talents with both ability and political integrity to the imperial court within their respective jurisdictions, the state should promote talents, and the county should promote filial piety, depending on the population of the county, the large county can be recommended every year, and the small county can only recommend one every two or three years. This year is the year when our Ruyin County recommends filial piety, and I think that with Yan'er's talent and fame, no one in the entire Ruyin County can match, so I came to ask, but Yan'er's age is too young, only sixteen years old. ”

Dr. Shu said: "At the beginning of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was thirsty for talent, and asked to recommend talents from all over the country to govern the world, and later when the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had formed a custom, but the old system of the previous dynasty, there was an age limit for filial piety, and those who were not old enough could not be raised, the highest had been limited to forty years old, and those who were less than forty years old were not allowed to be raised for filial piety, although there was no such provision in our dynasty, but in any case, sixteen-year-old children could not have this qualification, so wouldn't it be laughed at by others? ”

"I don't have this rule in the court, and I have been raised as filial piety at the age of eighteen, but sixteen years old is really too young." Xia Tingchang pondered for a moment, "I see that Yan'er is mature and steady, has a great reputation for intelligence, and is like an adult in all aspects of speech and behavior, otherwise ...... like this, I will falsely report Yan'er's age as two years old and say that he is eighteen years old, what do you think?" ”

After listening to this, Dr. Shu was about to say, 'How can I do that, honesty and trustworthiness are the foundation of being a human being, how can age be changed at will.' Before he could say anything, he remembered the last words of the old servant Xie Yi before he died: "Don't delay Yan'er's future with your own thoughts." I thought: This filial piety is a big deal, the entire Ruyin County has to raise one person in two or three years, and now Yan'er declares that it is prosperous, if I don't agree now, I don't know what will happen in the future, miss this opportunity, and maybe there will be no more in the future. I have already delayed my son, how can I delay Yan'er again! Dr. Shu was silent when he thought of this.

Seeing that Dr. Shu didn't say anything, Pavilion Chief Xia looked at Shu Yan. Shu Yan laughed: "Thank you Father-in-law Xia for your kindness, but I can't respond to this name of filial piety." ”

"Why?" Xia Chun asked calmly.

First of all, there is a cloud in the Analects: people do not know what they can do without faith. Honesty is the most basic code of a gentleman, and a gentleman believes in it and then works for his people. If I misrepresent my age, people will inevitably find out that I am a dishonest person, and even if I become an official, people will not listen to me willingly. Secondly, my grandfather is paralyzed in bed here, my parents died early, and there is no one else in the family. ”

Pavilion Chief Xia laughed after hearing this: "What you said is reasonable, but Yan'er, you have to think about it, this act of filial piety is the only way out for the children of the poor family, and it is not something that has to be lifted every year, if you miss this time, the next time will not necessarily be when, and it may not be anyone's turn." ”

"Filial piety, filial piety, is filial piety and honesty, filial piety and honesty must be scarce, how to highlight the value of filial piety when the number of people is raised? If I go against my will to accept the name of filial piety, I am sorry for my grandfather, and I am sorry for the people, what kind of filial piety is this? Even if I don't have this opportunity in the future, I will still stand in heaven and earth, and I have no regrets! ”

Xia Chun had long expected that Shu Yan would not agree to this matter, so he was not surprised, and said with a smile: "This move will inevitably be looked at by the people of the world." Don't worry, as long as there is this opportunity in the future, as long as I, Xia, am the pavilion chief, I will definitely recommend you to Ruyin. ”

Shu Yan thanked Pavilion Chief Xia, and Pavilion Chief Xia resigned, and since then Shu Yan has gained another good name: resignation is not filial piety.