After a while, Shun Niang and Grandma Yan brought the food up. Four dishes, two meat and two vegetarian, one steamed river fish, one stewed egg, one fried tofu, one stir-fried rapeseed, and the rice was steamed white rice.
The grandfather and grandson sat down and followed the rule of "eating without speaking" and ate quietly. Of course, the Taoist idiot didn't feel "fearful of life" or "pretending". He added rice once in the middle and ate a full meal.
It took two bowls of rice before I put down my chopsticks.[]
The tofu and fried rapeseed were almost completely eaten, and the steamed river fish and stewed eggs were eaten with only two or three chopsticks. Putting down their rice bowls, the three of them looked at each other in confusion.
"Does grandma eat vegetarian food on weekdays?" the Taoist Chi asked.
Wang Ning nodded and said: "I have stopped eating meat for many years. Your sister also wanted to become a vegetarian with me, but I didn't allow it. You children are growing up, so it is not easy to avoid food. Earlier,
It’s okay to eat in the temple to pay respect to the Buddha and Bodhisattvas. Now that we are at home, we should start eating meat as soon as possible.”
The Taoist idiot said seriously: "Grandma, all things have spirits. Even if my grandson enters the mortal world, he will not dare to forget the teachings of the Buddha. This precept cannot be broken."
Wang Ning frowned and said: "How can Changzhai be so easy to maintain? How old are you, how can you bear this?"
Dao Chi's eyes were sincere and he said: "Then let nature take its course. When your grandson becomes greedy for food and drink, you can eat meat again. If you force yourself, your grandson will really not be able to bear it."
Wang Ning touched Dao Chi's head with pity on his face: "Good boy, grandma won't force you, just take your time."
Wang Shunniang was standing by and said, "Grandma, since Erlang is also a vegetarian, how about my granddaughter also follow my grandmother in eating the long fast?"
Wang Ning shook his head and said: "I made an oath in front of the Bodhisattva. Your brother was raised in the temple because he was a child. Why are you joining in the fun? You will be a wife and mother in the future. What will you do if your body is not strong?
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Wang Shunniang's face turned red and she hid in the kitchen by clearing away the dishes.
Dao Chi remembered that he was going to the Prince's Mansion to study with him, but before telling the old lady about it, he said: "Grandma, my grandson made an agreement with the clan leader before he came down the mountain, that he would accompany Qi Lang of the clan clan to Prince Xing's Mansion to study with him."
When Wang Ning heard this, she couldn't help but be surprised and said: "Don't Erlang want to take the imperial examination? Why do you want to go to the palace?"
The Taoist idiot said: "My grandson wants to go to the palace to broaden his horizons. It won't delay the boy's exam next year."
"Erlang has already thought about it, will he end next year?" Wang Ning asked.
"Well, my grandson has already decided." Dao Chi said firmly.
Wang Ning took a long breath and said: "I can see that although Erlang is young, he has an idea. I won't stop you, but you have to remember that even if you have great ambitions, you must not forget benevolence, justice and propriety."
Zhixin is the foundation of life."
The Taoist idiot said sternly: "My grandson will obey my grandmother's teachings and will never tarnish the lintel of my nine-bedroom house."
Grandma and grandson were talking when they saw Granny Yan coming in and saying, "Old lady, the seventh young master of the clan and the third young master of the twelfth clan are here. They are waiting outside the gate."
After hearing this, Wang Ning couldn't help but look at Dao Chi.
Dao Chi also had a puzzled look on his face. He didn't know what the purpose of these two young men's visit in the evening was. Wang Ning thought for a moment and said, "Since you are here, please come to the living room to serve tea." After that, he ordered Dao Chi: "
Most of the time they are here to visit you, so you go out to entertain the guests first; if they are just visiting Erlang, just order soup after waiting for the guests in the south hall; if they want to see me, just bring them in directly."
In the past, even a young boy in his teens, Wang Ning, would not meet guests in the inner courtyard. Now that he has a pillar in the family, he is more confident. In addition, there is also a Taoist idiot's brother, Wang Ning.
The family also didn't want their brothers to be separated from each other.
A single tree cannot make a forest, and there is only one Taoist idiot in the outer ninth house. If you want to find help in the clan, naturally the most suitable one is the half-brother of the twelfth house.
Dao Chi didn't expect that the old man had already thought so much, so he responded and followed Grandma Yan out.
When they walked to the gate and saw the situation outside, Dao Chi couldn't help but be surprised. Behind Wang Sanlang and Wang Qi, they were not followed by the servants, but Li Zhong, the manager of the twelfth room, and Zheng Hai, the manager of the nursing home.
Beside everyone, there were three carriages.
Wang Sanlang looked vaguely guilty, while Wang Qi looked a little annoyed and impatient.
The Taoist idiot bowed and said, "I have seen two brothers. Are the two brothers here to visit my younger brother?"
Wang Qi said with a gloomy face: "Auntie sent someone from the palace this afternoon to teach us the rules tomorrow. Grandpa sent me to tell you that you should come to the clan house before 10:00 tomorrow morning. We met Sanlang on the road.
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"My little brother has written it down. I'm sorry to trouble my brothers from the seven clans." Dao Chi said seriously.
The corners of Wang Qi's mouth twitched and she said: "Why didn't you call Seventh Brother and started calling you Lao Shizi clan brother? Do you think Sanlang is also called clan brother?"
Wang Sanlang was nearby, his head drooped, not daring to raise his head to look at the Taoist idiot.
Dao Chi sighed inwardly and said, "Brother, are you here to visit your little brother?"
When Wang Sanlang heard this, he immediately raised his head, his eyes so bright that they almost dazzled the Taoist idiot.
He nodded vigorously and said: "Si... Erlang left the book at home. I was afraid that you might need it, so I packed it up and brought it to you." At this point, he pointed to the housekeepers Li Zhong and Zheng Haida and said, "Zhong Zhong."
Uncle and Uncle Hai came to see Erlang on the orders of the master."
The door was not the place to talk, so with a few words of greeting, the Taoist idiot invited everyone into the courtyard.
The two boxes of books that Wang Sanlang brought were the notes and annotations of the Four Books and Five Classics that Dao Chi had borrowed from Tongyuan. Before Dao Chi came out of the twelfth room, he was reluctant to part with these two boxes of books. Now that they were lost and found, he was very happy.
However, when he saw the three huanghuali boxes that Li Zhong held out, the Taoist idiot's smile froze. Notwithstanding the repayment of his biological mother's dowry, this rightfully belonged to him. If the twelfth house withheld it and refused to give it to him, it would have belonged to the twelfth house.
No; the remaining two gifts prepared by the so-called old ladies and masters are not easy to receive.
In terms of birth and etiquette, he is no longer a grandson of the Twelve Households. No matter how unrelated he is to the Twelve Households, he can only be regarded as a clan relative.
The "Succession Book" clearly states, "Wang Ning's family is happy, Qinghong is willing to live, and the clansmen agree with each other. There is no dispute, and they are all willing to be famous and have heirs and grandsons. After the succession is established, all the inheritance of Qingzhou will be jointly agreed upon.
The descendant Jin and his biological daughter Shun Niang share the inheritance. Jin's education, study, marriage and other matters should be handled by the descendant's grandmother, and the family will not interfere. I hope that the descendants will follow this filial piety and support the heir's grandmother, do their best to fulfill their duties, and be diligent and thrifty in running the house.
, In order to inherit the ancestral aspirations, the descendants have spread, and the melons are endless. The Shi family has high hopes."
His remaining obligation to the Twelve Housewives is to respect human kindness and observe the system for one year after the death of his biological father and biological mother. Xiao Cui has been dead for many years, and Wang Qinghong is in his prime. If nothing unexpected happens, Taoist Chi will not be around for two or thirty years.
Fulfill "obligations".
He is no longer the son of the twelfth brother, but the elder of the twelfth brother also sent a "gift", which is obviously "kindness in anticipation of happiness" and has the intention of taking care of the children and grandchildren who have already passed away. Moreover, judging from their character of self-assertion of identity
, this “gift” is definitely not light.
The intention was not bad, but the Taoist idiot knew that he couldn't accept it. Although they had only been together for a few days, he could also see that Wang Cui and Wang Qinghong were both talking to themselves and stubborn. Today, he could give something as an elder.
If he comes here tomorrow, he can continue to point fingers at his affairs in the name of his elders. In that case, it will become a joke if a Taoist idiot becomes a successor. What's the difference between being raised together in another house?
However, if there is a "gift from the elders, which cannot be declined", and it is the first day of Dao Chi's birth, if he blatantly refuses Twelve Fang's good intentions, it will appear that he "doesn't know good and evil". Dao Chi can only regard them as "ordinary"
"I accepted the gift graciously, and politely asked Li Zhong to convey his gratitude to several elders.
After finishing the errand of delivering things, Li Zhong retreated first, leaving the hall to his brothers to talk.
Wang Qi looked at the boxes with curiosity in her eyes, but Wang Sanlang's mouth drooped again, showing a bit of depression.
The atmosphere was a little heavy, so Wang Sanlang forced a smile and said, "Since you're here, why don't you pay your respects to your great-aunt first?"
Wang Qi echoed: "That's right, that's right. We went to pay homage to my uncle and aunt, or we were rude." At this point, he snorted and said, "It is said that the outer door of the ninth house is the tightest. I went to visit relatives.
Home, this is the first time we are waiting outside the gate; Erlang won’t treat us as outsiders and won’t even let us in through the second gate, right?”
Looking at the angry expression, it was obvious that the other party was waiting outside the gate to express his dissatisfaction.
Dao Chi smiled, stood up and said, "Both brothers are not outsiders, so naturally they can enter. Please come with me."
Wang Qi laughed proudly and followed, but Wang Sanlang pointed to the boxes and said: "Erlang, please put these in too, it's not good to leave them outside..." At this point, he took out two boxes from his arms.
He came with a piece of paper and said: "In addition to these books, I also brought Orchid Grass and Xiaosui. Since I didn't know whether you would keep them or not, I told them to wait in the carriage. My great-uncle is already old, and you have to study again.
There must be someone to serve you here. Both of them work as hawkers in the house. I asked them and they are willing to come and serve you. Think carefully about whether you should leave a servant or not. After all, you are here as a child.
The people raised at home have an honest and responsible nature."
Those two pieces of paper are the personal contract between Lan Cao and Xiao Sui.
Dao Chi thought about Wang Ning's gray hair and the fine calluses on Shun Niang's hands, and really wanted to keep these two girls.
But after all, he had only been here for a day, so he couldn't make the decision at will, so he said: "Brother is right. I also feel that there is a shortage of manpower here, but whether to retain people or not, I have to ask my grandmother for instructions first."
Wang Sanlang was originally afraid that the Taoist idiot would give it a decisive blow, but now that he saw him saying this, he was extremely happy.
The three little brothers each carried a box and entered the inner courtyard.
These things were sent to Dao Chi by Fang Twelve, so naturally they didn't need to be sent to Wang Ning's house. Wang Qi made a fuss to see Chi's house, and Dao Chi first led the two of them into the east wing of his residence.
The size of the east chamber is similar to that of the south hall. They are nine feet long and five feet deep. They are two small rooms, separated by a bookshelf in the middle. The inside is the bedroom and the outside is the study.
Dao Chi is still very satisfied with this place. Although the furniture and furnishings are all old, the white paper on the walls and the curtains on the bed are also new. Even if they are just fine fabrics, the outer nine rooms are still very beautiful.
Speaking of which, I am afraid that I have already tried my best to buy it.
But for Wang Sanlang and Wang Qi, this wing is cramped, and even the servants' rooms are more spacious than this one.
Wang Qi responded and just laughed twice and stopped looking at it; Wang Sanlang looked at everything in surprise, and his eye circles turned red unknowingly...
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