Chapter 3: Mother Presents Son with a Sword
Three days later, in the early morning, in the courtyard of the Tan family. Tan Wenhui knelt at the door, Tan Zhen stood in front of him with a solemn face, Tan Yaoguang was full of loss on Tan Zhen's right, and Lin Ruoshui was very worried on his left. Tan Zhen took out a letter from his arms and said solemnly: "Wen Hui, after arriving in the capital, go to the cabinet minister Uncle Li to live temporarily, here is my letter." Uncle Li came here the year before, do you remember? You can ask Uncle Li more before you take the test, and you will be more sure!" Wen Hui nodded in response. Lin immediately said: "Hui'er, you must be more careful along the way, the journey to the capital is long, you must ensure safety!" Wen Hui looked at his mother and smiled and said, "Mother, don't worry, I won't do anything hurtful along the way, and I won't let myself be hurt in the slightest!" After hearing this, Lin touched Tan Wenhui's head and turned back, and at the same time as he turned around, tears also fell. It was Tan Yaoguang, who saw that Tan Wenhui was still kneeling on the ground and helped him up. patted Tan Wenhui on the shoulder and said, "Hui'er, you are going to take the official road, your grandfather, I will not stop you, but your martial arts can't be wasted, I will take the test for you at any time." Also, if there is bullying men and women on the road, hurting people and setting fires, if you don't see it, you will count, if you see it, you must stop it. To be worthy of your surname Tan, do you know?" Tan Wenhui didn't answer, but he heard Tan Zhen say: "Wenhui, do what you can." Remember not to hurt people's lives, and to get out of time if you can't do it. Don't be reckless!" Wen Hui replied and remembered. I heard my grandfather say again, "I don't have enough food for a day, and I feel uncomfortable." Don't just read and skip food!" Wen Hui smiled and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I won't be hungry." After speaking, Tan Yaoguang and Tan Wenhui smiled. Tan Zhen listened inexplicably on the side. How did Tan Zhen know that Tan Wenhui can now be regarded as a good hand at guns and sticks in the martial arts, and his knife and swordsmanship are also very good.
After a period of greetings, Tan Yaoguang and Tan Zhen sent Tan Wenhui to the entrance of the village, at this time many villagers had gathered at the entrance of the village, and the old gentleman in the village also came to see him off. Just about to say goodbye, I saw Lin Ruoshui rushing over with a saber, her eyes were still red, she should have just cried, and I saw that she hung the saber on Tan Wenhui's waist very seriously. After hanging up, regardless of their Tan Yaoguang and Tan Zhen's shock, and Tan Wenhui's surprise and confusion, he reluctantly said: "Manly man, when you go out, you have to stand up to the sky, if you really encounter the kind of situation your grandfather said, this sword is your sharp weapon to punish evil and promote good, you must bring it!" After speaking, he also stuffed two silver tickets of one hundred taels to Tan Wenhui. Wen Hui refused this and said, "Mother, my father has given me two hundred taels of silver tickets just now. Enough is enough.
"Be prepared, take it! Let's go! If you don't leave, your mother will cry again in a while." Lin pushed Tan Wenhui twice, and tears were about to fall again. When Wen Hui saw his mother like this, he was about to kneel, but he didn't expect Lin Ruoshui to hold Tan Wenhui's shoulder with one hand, and Tan Wenhui couldn't kneel. Lin Ruoshui waved his hand and shook Tan Wenhui away, turned his back, looked at Tan Yaoguang's father and son, who were still shocked, and said bitterly: "You should go on the road." Remember your surname is Tan, your father and grandfather were the famous Young Master Tan and Tiger Hunter in the martial arts. If you go out, don't insult the reputation of the Tan family. Do you remember?
Tan Wenhui listened to his mother's words, immediately knelt down, and replied very seriously: "Hui'er hereby promises, I would rather be broken than disgrace the family! Please grandfather, father, mother rest assured! The child will leave immediately, and I hope that grandfather, father, and mother will take care of their health, and there are still a few days before the Lantern Festival.
Many people in the village are puzzled, people who can take the test usually go to the capital years ago, and there are almost no people like Tan Wenhui who leave after the New Year, and now they go, isn't it too late? Several members of the Tan family ignored other people's discussions, but just watched Tan Wenhui go farther and farther.
As soon as Tan Yaoguang and the three of them entered the house, Tan Zhen asked the Lin family with a straight face: "Ruoshui, why did you give your grandfather's sword to Wen Hui? You should know that that sword is your family's heirloom sword, and that sword is well-known in the rivers and lakes, so you are not afraid that Hui'er will get this sword, which will cause some people in the rivers and lakes to notice? At that time, I am afraid that we will not have a peaceful birthday!"
Lin Ruoshui looked at her husband who was a little angry, and replied slowly: "Xianggong, I always feel that if our Hui'er doesn't enter the official career this time, he will enter the rivers and lakes! I let him take that sword to defend himself just in case, I think that those who don't know this sword should not be Wen Hui's opponent, and those who know this sword will at least give my father a little face." I just want Hui'er to have more life-saving things. For me, Hui'er is more important than any rivers and lakes!"
Tan Zhen wanted to say something, but Tan Yaoguang grabbed the conversation. Tan Yaoguang said happily: "Ruoshui girl, I said twenty years ago, you are more angry than my son, and I am still thinking about whether to secretly give him my tiger spear." Hahaha!"
"Dad, I still say the same thing, Wenhui doesn't take the road of rivers and lakes, only builds temples. You're always like this, you're going to be angry with your son!And Ruoshui, if Wen Hui really takes the road of the rivers and lakes, I won't be able to move!" Tan Zhen said angrily.
Tan Yaoguang was very unhappy when he heard this, and yelled at Tan Zhen loudly: "Silly Tan Zhen, if I can anger you to death, it will be fine." I don't have a son like you, and officialdom is no better than the rivers and lakes. If you move, you will move, and I will not move. I want to wait for Hui'er to come back to pick me up, no matter which way Hui'er goes, I Tan Yaoguang will not stop me, if you dare to stop it, I will break your two hands. Hum. Look what you're holding back!"
Tan Zhen listened to his father's words, ignored them, and only said, I went back to the house, and pulled Lin Ruoshui into the house. Back in the house, Lin Ruoshui asked Tan Zhen: "Xianggong, if Hui'er really takes the road of rivers and lakes, do you really want to move?" Tan Zhen did not answer. just looked at Lin Ruoshui quietly, but there was a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart!
Tan Yaoguang listened to Lin Ruoshui's question outside the house, and was also busy using internal force to hear Tan Zhen's answer, but after a while, Tan Yaoguang laughed out loud when he didn't hear Tan Zhen's voice. The laughter was still echoing in the courtyard, but the people were already walking on the village road. Nearly 60 years of skill, it is really extraordinary!
After Tan Zhen heard Tan Yaoguang's laughter, he was depressed for a while, and said stupidly: "Let's talk about it then, hey!"