Chapter 47 Enlightenment◇
◎: "Hey! Chang Sanlang! What are you doing here? I've been looking for you for a long time! My mother wants to make clothes for you and wants to take your measurements. Come with me quickly.
"Hey! Chang Sanlang! What are you doing here? I've been looking for you for ages! My mother wants to make you some clothes and wants to take your measurements. Come with me!"
Zhu Xi was just about to go play with Zhou Yu when he saw Zhou Yu also looking for him and hurriedly ran in her direction...
Zhou Yu walked around several houses but didn't see Chang Sanlang. Just when he was about to go back, he saw him coming out of Zhou Luo's house. He ran over and pulled him towards his own yard.
His brother had just bought some cotton cloth yesterday, and his mother was planning to cut it up to make clothes for them. Thinking that Chang Sanlang had been wearing Zhou Jin's clothes these days, she thought of making two sets for him. However, she looked for Chang Sanlang everywhere but couldn't find him.
"Hey, black girl, have you ever been cheated by someone close to you?" Zhu Xi was pulled by Zhou Yu's sleeve and walked into their yard. Somehow she asked this question.
Zhou Yu was confused by his strange question. Turning around, he saw that his eyes seemed red and swollen, and his nose was also red. He couldn't help but ask:
"You were hiding and crying just now? What? Are you homesick?"
"No,"
Zhu Xi hurriedly shook his head and denied it. His good mood just now suddenly disappeared.
Thinking that his grandparents' brother was actually his grandfather's man, but had been hiding it from him, and that it had been so many days and there was no news of him, he felt sad and worried. He became depressed and his voice became hoarse.
"I just found out that someone I always thought was close to me was actually lying to me. Even though I know he didn't have bad intentions, I still feel bad..."
"Oh, so that's what you're talking about." Seeing that Zhu Xi seemed really sad, Zhou Yu deliberately stretched out his voice and said:
"Well, I've also been deceived by people close to me! Zhou Jin just lied to me and said that the pink plaid one looked good on me, but in fact she wanted to leave the light pink one for little Aying!"
Zhou Yu, just like when he was coaxing little Zhou Ying, deliberately puffed out his cheeks, put his hands on his hips and said angrily:
"I'm already this dark now, but he still says I'm pink and takes advantage of me. He thinks I'm stupid!"
Looking at the angry little girl in front of him with her cheeks puffed up and her hands on her hips, Zhu Xi's melancholy suddenly improved. He looked Zhou Yu up and down and gave a serious suggestion:
"With your skin tone, pale pink probably won't look good on you."
Seeing the little girl glaring at him like she was threatening money, he smiled and changed the subject, "Then aren't you angry that your brother lied to you like this?"
"I'm angry, but it'll be over in a moment. He's my brother. Even though he likes to bully me, he'll also protect me. How could I really be mad at him?" Zhou Yu tiptoed and patted Zhu Xi's shoulder, saying magnanimously, "You've been making me angry these past few days, haven't you? At most, I put some sesame oil in your bowl and deliberately made the acupuncture more painful, but I didn't do anything to you! Haha..."
"Okay, so why did I say the stew at lunch yesterday was so spicy? I thought Auntie accidentally added too much peppercorns, so I didn't dare to say anything. Turns out it was you, a stinky girl, who was responsible!!"
Zhou Yu's antics made Zhu Xi feel a lot better. After all, he was just a teenager, so he felt playful. He blew a breath on his hand and started to tickle Zhou Yu's itchy spots. Seeing Zhou Yu dodging and laughing while being tickled, he couldn't help laughing too.
He couldn't help but think of the pranks he had done in the past, like the one where the black girl put sesame oil in it. He did it often. His father, his elder brother, Lord Zhou, and even his grandfather had all been fooled by him.
He remembered that once, after his father disciplined him, he secretly replaced the sugar dish next to his father with salt during the meal, causing his father to choke badly, and he had to drink a pot of tea to get rid of the saltiness.
And his eldest brother, he once secretly heated up the stone lock that his eldest brother often lifted, causing his eldest brother to drop the stone lock when he lifted it because it was too hot, and he almost got hit on the foot...
Thinking of his deceased elder brother, Zhu Xi felt sad again. If his elder brother were still alive, even if his father and mother were gone, with his elder brother protecting him, no one would dare to bully him...
But God took them all away. Although he still had his grandfather, he had so many grandchildren that it seemed he wouldn't be missing one more...
…
Zhu Xi was still feeling sad. In Zhou Yu's eyes, the boy who had just been amused by him suddenly became silent again. Zhou Yu didn't know what to do for a moment and could only stop smiling awkwardly.
"Why, do you have a deep relationship with the person who deceived you?" Zhou Yu asked cautiously.
"Well, he's my foster brother, eight years older than me. He's been by my side since I was born. After my eldest brother passed away, I've always treated him as my real brother, and he loves me like his own brother. But I just realized that he was always someone my grandfather arranged to be by my side, and he acted according to my grandfather's orders..."
But I'm not mad at him. I told you, even though he lied to me, he didn't mean to hurt me. On the contrary, he's always been protecting me...
I just suddenly felt that many of the people who usually hold you in high esteem, care about you, and take care of you, now have another face. I don’t know who to trust anymore.”
Well, it turns out that he was frightened by human nature and was so scared that he no longer believed in humans!
Zhou Yu understood this time.
So he pretended to be serious and asked Zhu Xi,
"Chang Sanlang, what would you think if my brother and I found you in the mountains and suspected you were a bad guy or a fugitive? Saving you might be dangerous to us, so we didn't save you and let you die in the wilderness?"
Zhu Xi...instinctively said angrily:
"How dare you?! How could I be a bad guy!?"
"Haha, that's not right. You should answer, 'I'm already dead, what else can I think?' Or, 'Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!' Haha, that's right! Hahaha!"
Zhou Yu burst into laughter at the joke he made up on the spot.
Zhu Xi was left in a state of bewilderment... His face gradually turned pale...
Okay! You black girl! I'm pouring out my heart to you, and you're just joking with me, right?
It’s so infuriating!!
I'm about to explode with anger...
Before Zhu Xi could lose his temper, Zhou Yu finally stopped laughing and said soothingly:
"What I mean is, other people's betrayal is their own business. We can't just throw the baby out with the bathwater and start to be paranoid about everyone we see, thinking that they want to harm us, right?
Those who want to harm you do not treat you sincerely, so you naturally don’t need to treat them as relatives or friends in the future. If they hurt you, you should pay them back one by one when you meet them next time. Winning or losing depends on your own ability!
But if you don't dare to make new friends because of them and trust others who treat you well, wouldn't that just do what they want, making your loved ones sad and your enemies happy? "
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Yes! He also sends back those who plotted against him.
For example, the stepmother who deliberately spread his reputation as a playboy...
Or, the third uncle who always followed his second brother closely...
Why should we feel sad for ourselves? !
Moreover, even if he didn't want to compete with them for that position, he still had to fight for his dignity! He was the legitimate grandson of Emperor Chengqian, the legitimate son of the crown prince, and the grandson of the Duke of E!
Why should I be afraid of them?
If he ran away and hid, wouldn't that be just as the black girl said, giving them what they wanted?! Just so they could brand him as a coward and incompetent in front of his grandfather?!
Originally, under the relentless guidance of that group, he was already considered incredibly stubborn and foolish in his grandfather's eyes! If this continued, his vast fiefdom, his paradise, and his eight or ten wives would all be gone!
Zhu Xi felt that what Zhou Yu said made sense, and suddenly felt that he couldn't be so depressed anymore. He had to work hard for his own paradise! At the very least, he had to let his uncles and brothers know that he was not someone to be trifled with.
"You are right. I can't condemn everyone because of one person who hurt me! How can I deny those who treat me well just because of those bad guys? Don't worry, I will never think like this again!" Zhu Xi assured Zhou Yu.
"Uh! I don't think we can be so absolute. Perhaps you should also reflect on this," Zhou Yu also suggested seriously:
“For example, why do so many people dislike you?
Is it because you're too self-righteous? Narcissistic? Calling yourself "little master" all the time? "
Zhu Xi...
………
While Zhou Yu was counseling Zhu Xi, Zhou Jin was also invited by Zhou Po to their yard. Zhou Zelin was sitting on the kang in the house waiting for him.
Zhou Jin raised an eyebrow, curious about what this uncle had said, having dismissed everyone and called him over to say. Aside from the last time Zhou Zelin had insisted on buying him a pony, he hadn't spent much time with this uncle. His sister, on the other hand, was often called in to make herbal remedies and give him acupuncture due to Zhou Zelin's health issues, so she was more familiar with him.
But seeing that Zhou Zelin didn't say anything, after the greeting, Zhou Jin just stood aside, watching everything.
Zhou Zelin was amused by his cautious and respectful, yet scheming little gestures. He thought to himself, "You dare to kill people and even beat up your own uncle, and you're still pretending to be honest?" He was too lazy to expose him and just pointed to the edge of the kang and said,
"Okay, stop standing there and sit down."
Seeing Zhou Jin cautiously move over and half-sit on the edge of the kang, Zhou Zelin asked directly:
"In a few days, you will all be reporting to the military camp. Do you have any ideas?"
He had to be straightforward. Seeing how defensive this kid was, if he beat around the bush, he would probably keep beating around the bush for a whole day.
"Who are you talking about, uncle?" Sure enough, after I asked this question, the kid still pretended to be ignorant and threw the conversation back to him.
Zhou Zelin had no choice but to ask more directly:
"What I mean is, when you go to the military camp, do you want to bide your time and save your life? Or do you want to be more aggressive and earn some military merit?"
"Excuse me, uncle, what's wrong with saving your life? What's wrong with being radical? Cousin Bo is going with me this time. What is his plan?" Zhou Jin stood up and asked with a bow while glancing at Zhou Bo who was standing beside him.
What a slippery boy! Zhou Zelin laughed again and said:
"Your cousin Bo is different from you. If our family hadn't fallen, and he had taken the path of a civil servant, he might have achieved something. But now, apart from keeping a low profile and waiting for the future, he has no other choice. I plan to ask an old friend to arrange a civilian position for him in the army. This will save his life and also help him practice some courage.
You, at such a young age, are decisive yet not blindly radical. Your bold yet careful nature makes you a natural military commander. So, I'd like to ask you...
If you want to do the same as your cousin Bo, then I will ask my old friend to find you a civil service position or a job in charge of military farming; if you have other plans, you can also tell me. Although I don’t have many friends in the army, it shouldn’t be too difficult to find someone to help you.
Don't worry, I will do my best to settle not only you two, but also your cousin Dai and the other sons of the Zhou family. Your uncle is right, we have already lost a lot of sons of the Zhou family, and we can't lose more like this."
Zhou Zelin smiled and told Zhou Jin all his plans, not treating him like a child at all. In his opinion, the thirteen-year-old Zhou Jin was more mature than he was when he was in his twenties.
He had just heard Zhou Po say that this kid had just sold a few pheasants in town and had found Zhou Li a job as a bookkeeper in a restaurant. His aunt and daughter-in-law were so touched. At such a young age, he was so good at dealing with people. He was really not as good as him when he was young!
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