Chapter 27 Teaching a Child
Jiang Shu glanced at the people in the hall and saw that they all looked worried and sad, so he knew that the situation was serious.
"I don't know why the Marquis called me here," Jiang Shu asked.
Shen Changze gestured to Huo Chong and told him the whole story of Yan Yang's truancy from beginning to end.
"He has been beaten and punished, but Yan Yang would rather die than study. What should we do?" Old Lady Shen beat her chest in worry.
Cheng Jinchu didn't expect the situation to be so serious.
She was angry and mad, and slapped Yan Yang in the face.
"You have to read this book whether you want to or not."
Yan Yang was stunned. He was already sad and even sadder. His eyes, which used to be bright, became dull and lifeless.
He did not argue, refute, admit his mistakes, or say anything.
"Yan Yang."
Cheng Jinchu preached earnestly, but Yan Yang seemed to be deaf and did not respond.
Cheng Jinchu was so angry that she had a miscarriage. She covered her belly with her hands and frowned.
"Madam, Madam... it's bleeding!" The maid was terrified.
The clothes were thin in summer, and a line of blood flowed along the hem of Cheng Jinchu's skirt and dripped to the ground.
It was shocking.
"Quickly invite Dr. Fang in!" Old Madam Shen ordered urgently.
Fortunately, she had foresight and invited Doctor Fang to come in advance.
Shen Changze carefully carried Cheng Jinchu to the chair, and Doctor Fang carefully examined her pulse.
After a long time, Doctor Fang took her hand back and said solemnly: "Mrs. Jin is in a state of miscarriage. You must not worry about it anymore. You must rest."
At this point, Doctor Fang pursed her lips and hesitated.
"Just say it." Shen Changze said.
Doctor Fang said: "Mrs. Jin's body can't stand it anymore. It's best not to let her ask about anything."
"Changze, send Jinchu back. Let's discuss the rest. Don't let her worry about it anymore." Old Madam Shen said decisively.
Cheng Jinchu looked at Yan Yang, and was worried about leaving, but she couldn't bear the pain, so she could only let Shen Changze carry her away.
Yan Yang knelt quietly, without any reaction to Cheng Jinchu's accident.
Seeing him like this, Shen's mother was worried and didn't know what to do.
"Shu'er, Yan Yang also called you mother, what do you think about this?" Old Lady Shen threw the problem to Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu glanced at the gloomy and depressed Yan Yang and said, "Although he called me mother, I am not a real mother after all, and I don't know how to teach a child."
"It's my grandmother and mother who should have experience."
"This..." Shen's mother and Old Lady Shen looked at each other.
Although they were mothers and raised children, they had never met someone as stubborn as Yan Yang.
Maybe he was spoiled during those years at the border.
After a moment of silence, Old Lady Shen said, "In short, Yan Yang and Yan Huan can no longer live in Suoyun Courtyard."
"What does mother mean?" Shen's mother was puzzled.
"Isn't what Doctor Fang said clear enough? From today on, no one and nothing in the mansion can affect Jinchu." Old Lady Shen's tone was firm and she would not allow any arguments.
Yan Yang was already like this. If he was a failure, then the child in Cheng Jinchu's belly would be the new hope. Of
the two children, one must be kept.
Shen Changze came back soon, and Old Lady Shen told him the decision just now.
"Grandma is right. I will order people to move their things to mother's place." Shen Changze said.
Mother Shen looked panicked and said, "I have taken over the general affairs of the mansion. I am so busy every day that I have no time to take care of two children."
Old Madam Shen glared at her discontentedly and said, "Send him to Shouyongtang. I am an old woman with nothing to do. I will take care of him."
Mother Shen smiled awkwardly, "It's not that I don't want to take care of him, but I really don't have the ability."
Yan Yang was so disobedient that she really couldn't take care of him.
"Or, send him to Shu'er. Shu'er is smart and clever, can read and understand, and is more suitable for raising children than us."
This is a good suggestion.
Shen Changze looked at Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu's eyes moved slightly, and he said with a little sarcasm, "If I raise him, Madam Jin will probably not be able to sleep well every night."
Cheng Jinchu's attitude towards Jiang Shu was not clear to others, but Shen Changze knew it very well and immediately gave up the idea.
"Okay, let them go to Shouyong Hall to accompany this lonely old woman of mine." Old Madam Shen made the final decision.
People are not close without reason. Jiang Shu could not treat her sincerely.
Therefore, Old Madam Shen still felt that she was the most appropriate to educate him, and she could find Jiang Shu if she needed anything.
Who would educate him was decided, but how to educate him was a problem.
For the stubborn Yan Yang, several people were at a loss.
"Madam, do you have any advice?" Shen Changze asked Jiang Shu.
As Shen's mother said, Jiang Shu was smart and sensible, and he must have a good idea.
Jiang Shu didn't want to intervene, but seeing a five-year-old child with a look of despair and silence was really pitiful, he said: "Do you want Yan Yang to be sensible and talented, or do you want him to be obedient and study?"
"What's the difference?" Shen Changze was puzzled.
Jiang Shu said: "Hou, look at the trees outside."
Shen Changze looked out as he was told and saw many trees planted in the yard.
"Ginkgo, magnolia, osmanthus, podocarpus... they are all trees. Some can bear fruit, some can bloom, some are edible, and some are beautiful. They are different, but all are loved."
"Children are like trees. Different children will grow into different trees. But no matter how powerful a person is, he cannot turn magnolia into ginkgo."
Jiang Shu paused, and then said: "If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool. If people are not taught, they will not become talented. But we must teach students in accordance with their aptitude and cannot generalize."
"You mean, don't let him study anymore." Shen Changze frowned.
Jiang Shu shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to study, but I won't force him. Lord Hou might as well ask what Yan Yang likes and what he wants to learn."
Shen Changze looked at Jiang Shu deeply, then turned to ask Yan Yang: "Tell Daddy, if you don't study, what do you want to learn?"
Yan Yang looked up at him, mustered up his courage and said in a trembling voice: "I want to learn martial arts and become a majestic general like my father and mother."
"No!" Shen Changze rejected it outright.
The battlefield is dangerous, and he can't let Yan Yang follow in his footsteps.
Yan Yang's body trembled when he was yelled at by Shen Changze, and he hung his head and didn't say anything.
Looking at Shen Changze who was easily angry, Jiang Shu frowned and said: "When children make mistakes, parents should teach by words and deeds and set an example. If you only scold, beat, punish and force your children, and are unwilling to patiently guide and teach them, how can the children be sensible?"
Not only will they not be able to become talents, but they may also resent over time.
"He can do anything, but he can't be a general." Shen Changze slowed down his voice, but he was very persistent.
Jiang Shu said, "Learning martial arts does not only make you a general, and being a general does not only require learning martial arts. If the Marquis wants to change Yan Yang, he might as well set an example and teach by words and deeds."
"What do you mean?"
Jiang Shu said, "Anyway, he can't read this book, so let's temper him for two years. The Marquis will take him with him, teach him to practice martial arts to strengthen his body, read official documents, and let him know that military generals also need to know how to read."
Military generals also need to know how to read.
Hearing this, Yan Yang's body and mind trembled.
"Grandmother, what do you think, mother?" Shen Changze asked the two.
Not studying is a big deal, and he is afraid that making a wrong decision will ruin Yan Yang's future.
Old Lady Shen and Shen's mother looked at each other and said, "Let's do it this way."
There is no better way now, so we can only take it one step at a time.