Chapter 10 Integrity is the foundation of building a family!
I don’t know how many times Priest Liang Xingyang said this. When he was chatting with Yun Fu, he said that he was going to travel around the world to see what happened in this world and why he fell to this point.
It is also said that Taoism entered the world in troubled times and lived in seclusion in peaceful and prosperous times.
However, when he said these words, Yun Zhao felt that it was untrue.
The stupid young master of the Yun family suddenly became smart, which was not worth mentioning to the Taoist priest. The building was about to collapse, and the energy in the universe was disordered and the evil spirit was inevitable.
The original destiny has left the right path. Some inexplicable blessings are not necessarily a good thing to add to a certain person. Yun’s best behaves according to the previous path. Don’t think that the stupid young master of Yun’s family is enlightened and do things that do not match the identity of Yun’s family. Be careful that God has eyes!
In the small Guanzhong, there are all people who claim to be kings. This little thing in Yun's family is like a stone thrown into the sea, and it is quickly forgotten. Even those who know it are used to it.
That's what Yun Niang did!
So, Yun Zhao’s dinner was horrible!
Millet rice is home-cooked, mainly because the dishes are terrible. The salted vegetables pickled in last autumn were dark and colorless.
In the past, Yun Zhao was so stunned that he didn't plan to live a good life, so he ate the same thing, but now he can't do it. He is the one who is ready to live a good life, and eating is the most enjoyable thing for him at this age.
Fortunately, my mother also cooked a goose egg for Yun Zhao, which was the only highlight of the meal.
Seeing Yun Zhao clumsyly peeling the goose eggs, Yun Niang snatched them over and peeled them in his bowl and said, "Eat them all!"
Yun Zhao looked at the two little maids who were eating rice at the small table and ate voraciously, then pushed the rice bowl and said, "It's not delicious!"
Yun Niang's face did not change her expression, and took away the goose egg from Yun Zhao's bowl. She took a bite by herself. Seeing that her son had no intention of snatching her, she naturally ate the whole goose egg.
Yun Zhao pushed the rice bowl again and said, "I want to eat noodles!"
Yun Niang stood up and nimblely distributed the rice in Yun Zhao's bowl to two little maids, and then continued to sit on the kang and eat her own rice and salt.
Seeing that he had no food, Yun Zhao sighed and left the dining table, dragged it over the small desk, and began to continue copying his "Three Character Classic".
"There have been severe drought in recent years, and there is no wheat planting at home, so it's too wastewater."
Yun Zhao nodded and continued to write big characters.
"Tomorrow, my mother will ask Yunfu to go and cook some wheat and grind noodles?"
If Yun Zhao cried, Yun Niang would naturally not indulge her son. Yun Zhao didn't say anything, how could Yun Niang let her son go hungry for a long time?
However, the fate of hunger cannot escape.
This was what Yun Zhao asked for. Today, he promised that all the young men of the Yun family would study, which caused a great burden to the family.
The family business is only achieved by my mother's hard work. Yun Zhao is a prodigal son, and it is very correct to let the clan members study.
However, the right thing is not necessarily the right thing.
Dozens or hundreds of boys, half a year old, have gone to school, who will do the many tasks at home?
My mother was angry, so Yun Zhao naturally needed to find a reason to vent her anger.
For example, picky about eating...
"The gentleman said that people always have to read, and that people who can't even write their own names cannot become real people.
He also said that the people are ignorant, and they are ignorant in not knowing how to read. If Yun’s family is rich, it would be enough for him to teach me alone.
Nowadays, there are many people in the world. Studying is not for the sake of fame, but for the sake of better life. Therefore, no matter how expensive it is, you have to study. Only in this chaotic world can you not be deceived and die innocently."
Yun Zhao said what he wanted to say in Mr. Xu's tone.
Yun Niang said: "The truth is correct, but it actually doesn't work. My mother thought you were just asking Yun Yang and Yunshu to join in, but she didn't expect a group of people to come in.
It would be okay if the family members of this group of people were sensible, but if there were a few confused people, you would be in trouble if you did things with kindness.
My son will take charge of the family business in a few years and must pay attention to small things. Things that make sense are not necessarily good things. People's hearts are unpredictable, so my son must know.
I also heard from Mr. Xu that you have signed a contract?"
Yun Zhao covered his chest and said, "Just joking."
Yun Niang flipped around Yun Zhao for a moment, then turned out the contract letter, looked at the content on it for a moment and said, "Did you promise 10,000 taels of silver?"
Yun Zhao nodded.
"Do you know how much is ten thousand taels of silver?"
Yun Zhao shook his head.
"The house, land, animal, slave, plus some money passed down from ancestors, and then the Yun family village should be exchanged for 7,000 taels of silver. If you really want to pay Mr. Xu 10,000 taels of gold, your mother needs to pay all the dowry."
Seeing that his son was still stunned, Yun Niang repelled the two little maids, took out a piece of red cloth from a locked wooden box on the bed, and placed it in front of Yun Zhao and said, "Open it!"
Yun Zhao opened the red cloth, and there was another layer of blue cloth inside. After peeling off the four layers of cloth, a silver ingot with black in white appeared in front of him.
Yun Niang put the silver ingot in Yun Zhao's hand and asked him to hold it, then whispered: "This is a silver ingot of ten taels, the wealth at home is kept under the box. It was passed down from your grandfather's hand. None of the three generations could bear to spend it.
The 10,000 taels of silver you promised to Mr. Xu requires a thousand silver ingots like this in your hand.
Yun Zhao put down the silver ingot in his hand awkwardly and said, "Mr. Xu also said that if I was as old as you, and if I earn less than 10,000 taels of silver a year, this contract would be invalidated."
Yun Niang clamped Yun Zhao's face with both hands and said, "Remember to me, your grandfather has followed General Qi throughout his life. They fought against Japanese pirates on the southeast coast for ten years, and finally cleared the Japanese pirates. He fought fiercely with the Mongols in the north for ten years to ensure that our territory in the Ming Dynasty is not lost.
From a small hundred men to a guerrilla general, what he relies on is trustworthy and will do the best.
Although your father is not as capable as your grandfather, he is also an unparalleled person. Many times, even if he suffers a loss, he never breaks his promise.
This is also the most important reason why your father is gone and my mother can still control the entire Yun family.
Your contract with Mr. Xu seems like a joke, but it is not!
Because Yun cannot break his promise, even if it is a joke."
Yun Zhao looked at his mother who was speaking sharply, not knowing what to say.
It was not until his mother finally said that if Yun Zhao could not make ten thousand taels of silver in the future, she would give the Yun family fortune to Mr. Xu to repair Yushan Academy that she was shocked. He found that in this damn era, he really could not make any promises.
Whether my mother will give you something at that time is one thing, and whether Mr. Xu will be another thing, but the promise has not been fulfilled but it is real.
If Mr. Xu takes out this contract after Yun Zhao becomes an adult, the matter will be very big.
All Yun Zhao's expectations were put on this joke, which was something Yun Niang was extremely opposed to. She believed that the decision-making power should not be given to others.
Being lucky is the difference between ordinary people and the big families who have been circulating for a long time.
"I have already owed someone ten thousand taels of silver?" Yun Zhao felt his head was very confused. It was obviously a joke between teachers and students, but why did it become real.
Yun Zhao suddenly found that his mother's eyes were full of cunning, and his mood immediately calmed down. This was just a way for her son to be educated by her mother.
Maybe it was Mr. Xu who discussed it with her.
"Just remember my son."
Seeing that Yun Zhao was not panicked when she was writing, Yun Niang was a little dissatisfied, so she sighed and took her out.
After his mother left, Yun Zhao stopped the pen in his hand and said to himself: "I should actually let them succeed once..."
It is easy for young people to pretend to be adults to be exposed. Similarly, it is not so easy for adults to pretend to be young. Unless Yun Zhao lives in his own world like before and ignores the outside world, there will definitely be problems.
From a glance, you can see from this matter what attitude the big family has to adhere to when educating their descendants.
The Yun family’s population composition is simple. To put it bluntly, only Yun Niang and Yun Zhao are left with the two masters. If the family population is a little larger, it may be even more cruel.
This time, Yun Zhao calmly finished copying the "Three Character Classic" before going to bed, and he also knew to pack up his pen, ink, paper and ink.
The next day, Yun Zhao was routinely blocked by two big white geese. At this time, Yun Zhao was used to being abused by two big white geese and didn't even need to cover the quilt. Anyway, the two big white geese only bit their butts, and the thighs were full of flesh. Last time, the head was covered, and the calves, which were bitten by the big white geese, really hurt.
The most annoying thing is that the two big gooses chased Yun Zhao and ignored the two little maids behind him. It is probably because Yun Zhao's body is thick and has a good taste and comfortable bite. The two maids who are like reed sticks have no bite their heads.
This is how experience grew. When Yun Zhao left the inner house, he kicked the big white goose that held him and took two maids to the study.
Today's study room is very lively, with some people raising people. After all, it's Yun's front yard, and everyone who can come seems to have come.
However, there are many adults and few children.
When Yun Zhao came, everyone looked at him with pity, and even whispered.
The whispers are just a description. They look weird in their whispers, but their voices are very loud.
"It's pitiful, the disease is cured, and this is happening again."
"I used to be just a fool, but now I'm a fool!"
"What a fool, he is obviously a prodigal son!"
"The eldest lady still spoils this stupid son too much. If she was born in my family and dared to make a fortune like this, I would kill him."
Yun's blue brick wall blocked the road where the sound spread, so that these noisy sounds reverberated in the narrow patio, and finally turned into a chicken circle or duck circle.
Mr. Xu walked out of the study with a book in his arms, coughed lightly, and the villagers immediately stopped.
Chapter completed!