"Ha!" Mrs. Zhan sneered hoarsely, and sat up with her last bit of strength, "Boss, you are a good and filial person, but look at your daughter, she has become an orphan after just a few days of studying.
temper."
After saying a few words, Mrs. Zhan gasped from exhaustion and stared at Zhan Feiyu with her sinister eyes, "This time she offended Zhu Landlord's family and almost caused the third son to be beaten to death. In the future, she will continue
If you continue reading, if you offend those noble people, our Lao Zhan family will be risking our lives!"
Boss Zhan's face turned pale. When he was a boy, he once went to the county with his companions. He saw with his own eyes that a passerby who had offended a nobleman was beaten to death in the street by the other boy's boy.
The shrill and painful screams, the dead face, and the blood on the ground made Boss Zhan wake up from nightmares for half a month.
"Then Xiaoyu, it's better to stop studying!" Ma yelled, fearing that Zhan Laosan would be killed by her niece.
"Mom, Xiaoyu won't read anymore." Boss Zhan assured firmly.
Boss Zhan felt sorry for his daughter before, but now he and Mrs. Zhan are of the same mind. It would be nice to be married without studying and live happily. All the girls in the village live like this.
Mrs. Zhan's cloudy old eyes flashed with pride quickly, and she looked at Mr. Zhan with a look of relief, "Third brother, help your brother up, don't let the cold air enter your body. I was the one who caught the cold because of your brother. Now it's cold."
My whole body hurts when I get cold.”
After Zhan Lao Sanqiang helped Zhan Lao Da to stand up, Mrs. Zhan looked at Li and Zhan Feiyu in the corner, "Li, the boss is the one who is in charge of the house. If you don't want to go through with it, I will ask the boss to write to you."
He Lishu, you can take the dowry away, but Xiaoyu is the eldest child and must stay in my Zhan family. If you are not convinced, let your eldest brother and the head of the Li family come!"
When you marry, you obey your husband. Even if the couple reconciles and divorces, the children will belong to the man. Of course, there are some husbands who object to not having children, but Mrs. Zhan is determined to keep Zhan Feiyu, so it is impossible for Mrs. Li to take her away.
Mrs. Li looked intently at the silent boss Zhan. Seeing that he didn't say a word, she felt her heart fall into a hole in the ice. This was the man she married! She and Xiaoyu combined were not as good as his mother.
Old Mrs. Zhan forced herself to get out of bed. When she saw Boss Zhan coming over, she hugged him and began to cry, "Boss, there's nothing I can do about it. With Xiaoyu's temper, she will really kill people in the future.
If you want to blame me, blame my mother for being cruel, she can't give a white-haired person to a black-haired person."
"If the villagers want to scold me, then scold me. I, the nurse, cannot let Xiaoyu go to private school! You are a filial child!" Mrs. Zhan couldn't help crying. She closed her eyes to cover up the coldness in her eyes.
"Mom, don't cry, I know, I know everything." Boss Zhan nodded. In the past two days, his wife and daughter had complained about him, and even the third child didn't want to see him.
At today's banquet, the villagers also openly and secretly asked Xiaoyu to study, saying that as a father, he could not harm his daughter. Boss Zhan was so aggrieved that only his mother knew the helplessness and pain in her heart.
Zhan Laoer glared at the smug little Yao and warned her to restrain herself, even if she wanted to be happy, she should go back to the house.
Zhan Laosan looked helplessly at his mother and elder brother who were hugging each other and crying. Xiaoyu was just reading a book. It was not murder and arson. Mother and elder brother were too imaginative.
In a rare moment of wisdom, Mr. Ma pinched Zhan Laosan's arm and said in a low voice: "Think about Erlang!"
Previously, she said that Erlang should take Zhan Feiyu's place at the private school. But Ma remembered how happy Erlang was and couldn't go to the private school. The wild children in the village often laughed at Erlang.
Zhan Laosan opened his mouth. Although he loved his niece, he cared more about his own son. Besides, his mother made such a fuss, and the eldest brother agreed. Zhan Laosan didn't know what to say.
"Mom, don't make any noise." Pulling Mrs. Li's hand, Zhan Feiyu looked at the scene in front of him as if he was watching a farce.
Her own memory is that she was in the Zhan family. She was still a baby in her infancy at that time. Seven years was neither long nor short. Although Zhan Feiyu could not fully regard the Zhan family as relatives, she still had feelings for him. But at this moment,
The bond seemed to have been severed.
"That's enough, Xiaoyu continues to study in the private school!" As soon as Old Man Zhan said this, everyone was stunned. They all turned around to look at Old Man Zhan who was sitting on the stool smoking a pipe. Dad/Grandpa didn't care about anything.
Why did he suddenly hold back a big move?
Slapping his pipe on the table, old man Zhan cursed angrily: "What are you looking at? I told Xiaoyu to continue studying. Anyone who makes any more noise will get out of Zhan's house!"
In fact, old man Zhan supported Zhan Feiyu's studies from the beginning, and it would give him more face when he went out. When Xiaoyu gets the honor in the future, he will be the grandfather of the female scholar. Muramasa doesn't want to think about it anymore, but he can still fight for the position of clan leader.
But Mrs. Zhan wiped her neck with a kitchen knife, and the second brother also analyzed the disadvantages of Xiaoyu's continued study. Old man Zhan acquiesced without bothering to argue. But today, he was beaten by the old patriarch, and old man Zhan had to show his courage as a leader.
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"Dad, did you drink too much tonight?" Little Yao squinted at Old Man Zhan and curled his lips unhappily, "Why are you talking nonsense?"
Mrs. Ma nodded in agreement, her father must be old and confused, no wonder her mother-in-law has always been in charge!
The despised old man Zhan stood up, pointed at his two daughters-in-law angrily, and roared angrily, "They are all short-sighted fools. If you don't let Xiaoyu study, the clan and the village will be happy."
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"That's right, if a scholar comes out, people in the village will be able to straighten their backs when they go out." Zhan Laosan chuckled, and the guilt and discomfort finally disappeared, and he patted Zhan Feiyu on the shoulder encouragingly, "
My uncle is still waiting to take advantage of you."
"Xiaoyu, when you finish school tomorrow, go and kowtow to the old patriarch." Li smiled warmly, looking at the ugly-looking old lady Zhan and others, and felt extremely happy.
"Mom, I understand, I'm going back to study." Zhan Feiyu responded obediently, said hello to Mr. Zhan and Mr. Zhan, and went back to the house with Mrs. Li.
Old Mrs. Zhan almost breathed out of anger at the mother and daughter. Her wrinkled old face was twisted ferociously, and she said sternly: "This is our family's business, why should the clan care about it!"
Old Man Zhan ignored Old Mrs. Zhan who was trembling with anger. As a mother-in-law, she could divorce her daughter-in-law, and the clan could also divorce an old woman, even if her eldest grandson was already in his teens.
In the bedroom, a lamp is as bright as a bean.
Meng Yizi asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "There is no violation."
Fan Chiyu, his son told him: "Meng Sun asked him if he was filial to me, and I replied, 'It's no violation'."
The crisp reciting sound stopped abruptly. After a while, the reciting sound continued. Fan Chi asked: "What do you mean?"
Confucius said: "In life, things should be done with propriety; in death, burial should be done with propriety, and sacrifices should be done with propriety."
How to practice filial piety? It does not violate etiquette. Parents should serve them with etiquette when they are alive. Zhan Feiyu laughed at himself, maybe he was a rude person who violated the teachings of Confucius and Mencius.
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The night passed by in a flash, and none of the Zhan family had a good sleep except for a few children. Now that the patriarch had spoken, Zhan Feiyu walked step by step towards the private school in the light of the morning light.
When he saw Master Lin standing in front of the door in a green shirt, Zhan Feiyu quickened his steps and said, "Master."
"The Master said: A gentleman is knowledgeable in literature, and if he makes an appointment with you with courtesy, you can stay with him. How do you explain it?" After Master Lin finished speaking, he looked at the young disciple with complicated eyes on his clothes, which were still stained with dew.
Zhan Feiyu was startled, and instantly understood why Master was testing him. His clear voice was smooth and calm, "Confucius said that a gentleman should study the classics extensively, restrain himself with etiquette, and not deviate from the Taoism."
Rebellion is a big taboo for becoming an official in the imperial examination! It would be fine if he was a reclusive scholar. A Meng boy who had studied for less than three months would disturb the family and make his grandmother angry! Regardless of right or wrong, in the end it was only Zhan Feiyu's reputation that was dragged down.
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"A gentleman tolerates what others cannot tolerate, tolerates what others cannot tolerate, and deals with what others cannot tolerate. When will you figure it out and when will you come in?" After Master Lin said this, he turned around and entered the yard, while Zhan Feiyu was punished to stand outside the door.