novelraw Chapter 178
Chapter 178
"Go to the study and write the Analects silently!" Zhu's mother looked at him in a mess, neither blamed nor asked, raised and lowered her eyelids lightly, ordered.
Zhu's father opened his mouth beside him, but finally said nothing.Zhu quickly saluted, got up and went to the study.Zhu's father looked at his thin and straight back worriedly, and was a little worried. After all, a 12-year-old child is growing up, so it's okay to punish him, but he is really hungry, and he probably won't be able to sleep at night.
Zhu's father finished the meal with his wife and daughter, carefully packed up the leftovers, put them together as nicely as possible, and went to the study in a secretive way.Looking at the eaves that have been in disrepair along the road, only the exquisite layout shows that they were once brilliant, just like nobles like them, they have nothing but appearances.
In the study, Zhu sat kneeling on the ground with his back facing the door, shaking slightly, Zhu's father felt sore when he saw it, no matter how brave he was, he was just a child.If you want to complain, blame him for his background and good looks.If Zhu doesn't obey his wife's arrangement, and if he doesn't go to the Wu family as a "guest", then he can only let him stumble.His wife waited for him to bow his head and admit defeat, but Zhu went home with injuries every day, and he didn't know what he was doing outside.But, how could this arm be twisted past the thigh?Which son of the public family doesn't live like this?How can bamboo escape from the sky?If you said you used to boast about your identity before you got married, now everything has fallen into dust.
"Zhu" he softly called Zhu, Zhu's body froze, and Hisoka made some movements.When he turned around and saw that it was his father but no mother or sister, he breathed a sigh of relief, took out a piece of cake from his bosom in front of his father, and swallowed it again.He wasn't crying just now, he was obviously choking on eating pancakes in a hurry.
Seeing this, his father put the rice beside him and hurried to pour him a bowl of tea.Zhu looked at the weak tea soup that had already been brewed, and drank it without frowning.
"Zhu, don't be so rude, you have to remember your identity." No matter how poor and miserable you are, you must have a strong character.In Anjing, there are many people who sell their ancestors' things and come out to beat their swollen faces to pretend to be fat.
Zhu put down the tea bowl, ate up the cakes in his hand, and picked up the leftovers from his father and put them in his mouth. No matter how beautifully they were stacked, they were still leftovers. The best food in the family was given to his mother, and secondly to his elder sisters. , he and his father have always eaten their leftovers.Even so, he still wants to eat. It is the time when he is growing up, and the feeling of waking up hungry in the middle of the night and swallowing cold water to satisfy his hunger is too unbearable.
Eat the bamboo and wipe it clean, put the bowl away, wipe your mouth, flick your sleeves and pick up your pen, and start silently talking about the Analects of Confucius.With a pen in one hand and sleeves in the other, the handwriting is as if the man is already quite strong, but living in a humble room has his own brilliance.Bamboo uses a brush that has been shaved, stained with stinky ink, and the characters are still very imposing when they fall on the cheapest straw paper.His father watched from the sidelines and nodded in satisfaction, as if the vulgarity of Zhu just eating was just his illusion.
Seeing him pensively writing, Zhu's father also knew that he was not convinced, but who told him he was a boy.Even if he was asked what he did, he wouldn't tell. His clothes were torn and mended and then torn, as if he was snatching food from wild dogs every day.Zhu's father took out a small sewing kit from his sleeve, and with the help of the only oil lamp, he knelt behind Zhu and lifted up the corner of his clothes to mend it.Because the family was poor, the lamp was burned with oil boiled from sardines, which was stenchy and the smoke was heavy, which made his eyes hurt after a while.Zhu's father mended the hole in his body carefully, and said with distress
"Just rest your eyes, I'll mend your sleeves for you."
Zhu put down the brush, turned to his father, raised his eyes and stared at him as he mended.Bamboo's father sighed while mending,
"As a man, how can you look at people like this? No matter how proud you are, you have to hold back, lower your head, and look at the ground."
Zhu looked at his father's rough hands busy with housework all day, and said the first sentence of the day
"Father, let's go to Da'ao to see Uncle."
Zhu's father paused his hand, didn't lift his eyelids, and said in a low voice after a while
"It's fine for you to talk to me, but don't dare to let your mother and sisters hear it. It will embarrass them and make you unhappy." Because he lowered his head, he didn't see the disdain in the corner of Zhu's mouth.
"Uncle has entered the Great Ao since then, and the general loves him very much, who dares to make fun of him."
Zhu's father sighed, "You are still young and don't understand. The Wu family has always been inferior to the Gong family. Even if your uncle is favored again, he is nothing in the eyes of your mother and sisters."
Zhu gently swallowed Heng into his stomach, and his mother was anxious to let him go to someone else's house to "be a guest", so which one is noble?What are you talking about? Is it inferior to a businessman?Mother only cares about money, so she doesn't care about these things.To him and his father, he was full of propriety, righteousness and shame, but everything he did was extremely low-spirited.However, he didn't want to separate from his father about these things. His father was already suffering, and he didn't want to disobey him anymore.With his mother and sisters, his father and servants are no different. If he resists him again, he may have no way to survive.Like the fathers of the princes he saw, they couldn't bear the humiliation and hard work, and how many of them died of early illness after finding short ones.
"Father, I want to serve Uncle Dadian, let's go and see him, didn't he also write to invite you?" He lowered his voice and begged.
Zhu's father softened his heart. Speaking of his younger brother, Da Dian Shina, he almost raised him. Look at her face.Dadian attendant is a thoughtful person, regardless of his persuasion, the people who came with Edo left.He also walked out of a way, and then received news from his younger brother that he was already very popular with the general in Dayao.For his younger brother, he has always cared about him, and he doesn't know whether he is good or not.
"Thank you for remembering your uncle, it's not in vain that he loved you since childhood. Speaking of which, your ability to climb walls, climb trees and pick out birds is really passed down from him, even this mischievous temper is similar!"
Seeing his father let go, Zhu quickly grabbed his sleeve and said, "Yes, yes, in this case, father will take me to Da'ao to see uncle."
"You..." Zhu's father patted his hand, and said slowly, "You don't know, it's hard to go out every day at home, let's not say whether your mother agrees or not, it's just the travel expenses for this round trip, let's pay for it." Can't come out. Besides." His expression darkened, and he said, "Besides, this family is inseparable from everyone. If I leave, what will your mother and sisters do?"
Zhu scolded softly in his heart, it was because his father was too capable that his mother dared to dismiss the servants one by one, and finally the whole family's work fell on the father alone.Originally, he was known for his talent and outstanding appearance, but now his hands are so thick that he pulls his clothes, and his temples are already gray. He looks ten years older than his actual age.
"Father, didn't uncle write a letter saying that if you have any difficulties, you can tell him? Why don't you ask him to pay some travel expenses and then write a letter to mother, and mother will agree! Father!"
"You child, how can you be so thick-skinned." Zhu's father laughed, not to mention, what Zhu said is also a way, he has long been worn out by life, and the Dadian attendant is a nostalgic kindness of.Besides, he looked at Zhu, this kid is good-looking and talented, just like his temperament... If he goes to Da Dian Shi's place, it would be good to ask him to help Shuohe find a good family.Don't ask for wealth, as long as you don't work as hard as yourself.He has suffered a lot, and he doesn't want his child to suffer again.It is said that the Wu family is always looked down upon by the public, but in those days it was a real life, there was no room for daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, and now the public is just empty-handed.Besides, Zhu and his wife have been fighting recently, and he also knows that although he can't persuade him, going to someone's house as a guest is really shameless, so he doesn't blame Zhu for being stubborn.
After thinking a lot, he finally nodded his head and said, "Okay, I'll take care of this matter, but before it's done, don't let your mother say anything."
Seeing that his father agreed, how could Zhu not respond, he nodded his head desperately, and reassured him again and again.
Da Dianshi is really a nostalgic person, and he also misses his brother and nephew, so it doesn't take long for this letter to come and go.There were also generous gifts and money with the letter, but it just fell into the hands of the father and son, and there was nothing left.However, although the mother had a sullen face, she arranged for someone to send them away.Walking on the official road, Zhu looked at the sky outside and felt like a bird breaking free from its cage, soaring freely in the sky.Zhu's father is not as optimistic as he is, but he is also happy to see Zhu happy, but the 12-year-old child makes life so sharp that no parent will bear it.
When Takeshi set foot in the bustling Edo, stepped into the exquisite gate of Ooku, and knelt in front of his uncle Odenori who was wearing a gorgeous Kyoyuzen, the 12-year-old Takeshi seemed to see the rotation of the gears of fate and feel his own heartbeat.A kind of power surged from the bottom of his heart.Uncle Dadian Shi liked him very much, he even saw the general at his uncle's place, he was full of style, when the general saw him, he was stunned for a long time.Youyou sighed, "When He got married, he was only about the same age as you." Zhu is a caring person, so he naturally knew that the general was talking about her only son, He Jun. At that time, he saw a door in front of him. The front opened.
Sure enough, Da Dian Shi told his brother that he wanted to adopt Zhu, and the general loved him very much.The father, who had always been strong and gentle, suddenly became agitated. Zhu had never seen his father be so rude in front of others, and put his interests in front of him clearly, and Da Dianshi's face was not very good-looking.Bamboo still stubbornly wanted to stay. In the end, his father compromised, but his spirit seemed to be withdrawn from his body, and his whole body seemed to wither in an instant.On the day his father left, he chased him far away, but his father didn't even look back.
On the day Zhu officially became Tokugawa Zhu, he happily ran to the Daidian attendant, wanting to tell his father the news, but got the news that his father had passed away long ago.Before he left, his father only said to him, "Your path is chosen by yourself. You must walk well, don't regret it, don't complain, and don't give up lightly." Unexpectedly, these words became the last words of his father.Zhu stood there in a daze, this was wrong, he was already distinguished, and he was still waiting for his father to boast of himself, to see a gratified smile on his face that had suffered through vicissitudes.
Zhu clenched his fists tightly, thinking, even if my father reaches the sky, I still have to live like this.If he knows, he will laugh even in the sky; if he laughs, I will know it in the world!
Time flies, Zhu grows up day by day, Da Dian really treats him well, and the general treats him well too.However, Zhu is farther and farther away from the goal he thought.There are three thousand beautiful men in Daoli, and the servants of Dadian are struggling. The public, headed by the master trusted by the imperial platform, fought fiercely with the Wu family.Not to mention the Wu family, in fact, the public house is also fighting fiercely.Years have passed, and the grand ceremony attendant's favor is still there, and his face has not faded, but the new ceremony attendant has come.More young men slept on the general's bed, and Zhu gradually got a glimpse of the essence of Da Ao's check and balance technique.The tide rises and falls, and the water overflows. He can see more and more clearly, but his heart is getting colder and colder.Finally one day, he found himself sitting in front of the window, just like the little bird trapped in the cage of the ceremony.The golden wire cage is served by a dedicated person, but its wings have been clipped. Even if it is released, it will not be able to fly, nor can it forage in nature. If it goes out, it will just die.
Daoli is full of dangers, but he lives with ease, but he is not happy and free.There are more and more ridicules directed at the grand servant, the general's love for bamboo makes people jealous, and there are naturally a lot of ugly words.However, the general treats Zhu like his own mother and child.Bamboo was doted on by the general, and he was in a trance, and his mother didn't seem to be like this.He was somewhat envious of Mr. He, whom he had never met, and wondered if he was also favored by thousands of people, and he could still receive the favor of Yu Wen from him today.However, if the general really dotes on him, why did he marry Ji Yi far away, but she is the eldest daughter of a concubine, so fortunately it took up a long word.It is said that the royal family also proposed marriage, but the general flatly refused. This is an honor that the shogunate has not sought for many years.
When Zhu reached the marriageable age, he understood the general's love for He Jun, and it really hurt him, so he was reluctant to let him suffer a little bit of grievance.Arranging a way out for him early is also a way out.The shogunate has been around for a hundred years, and the daimyo are powerful. It is already difficult to continue to centralize power, and the shogunate is also crumbling.In Ji Yi's place, there is a country of its own, and Tokugawa Mitsusada is also well-known. There is such a big wall to keep out the wind. When Mr. Crane is married, it really can't be blown by the wind or rained.Moreover, I heard that Gang Jiao treats He with deep affection, He Jun has nothing to say, and she never accepts other men.Zhu thought he was transparent, but once again he found out a little bit about his marriage and became more and more confused.What exactly does he want?What is he after?
On this day, the general once again proposed a marriage contract to the lord of the Satsuma domain, Shimadzu Tsuitoyo, but this guy refused for the second time.The first time was when he was 12 years old and he had just been adopted as a foster son. This time, Shimadzu Tsutsuyoshi was widowed.Zhu felt depressed. The Satsuma clan could be regarded as a powerful clan among foreign daimyos. The general made such arrangements again and again. Could there be political arrangements in it?He thought about it, and felt a little uncomfortable. If it was Mr. He, would she be willing?
He brought a group of people and went out of Da'ao. Hearing that Yoshihara has been famous for a long time, he simply took advantage of today's boredom to go for a stroll.In the bustling market, he walked among the crowd, as if he had passed away.As if back in the day when he was wearing Yuanfu, his father put on newly made clothes for him, combed his hair in a bun, and led him to the street to buy him delicious fruits.The warmth and heavyness at that time made him feel lost now.Suddenly, the guard stood in front of him and drew his sword.He saw a dazed young girl in front of him, looking at himself as if he had lost his soul.
For some reason, he raised his mouth and smiled, this man is such a fool.
The author has something to say: Children don’t think their mothers are ugly, dogs don’t think their families are poor~
I know everyone has different opinions on bamboo, but I have a personal preference. I still have to explain.