Little Fourteen came more often, and Yinzuo felt that it was not a good idea to always coax him by telling him stories. This guy was too energetic, so he had to find something for him to do. So he specially found some time to go to the cat and dog room and carefully selected a three-month-old Mongolian mastiff.
"Dexi, when your Fourteenth Master arrives today, you will arrange for someone to take him to get familiar with the dog. From now on, the job of walking the dog will be handed over to him. When the time comes, you will arrange for someone to follow him. As long as nothing unexpected happens, don't worry about him. Let the dog walk him however it wants."
So when Fourteen entered Shu Yi Zhai as usual, this time the one who greeted him in the pavilion was no longer his sixth brother, but a cute little ball.
"Fourteenth Master, you are finally here. This is Tianlang. Our master brought him back from the cat and dog room this morning. The master has instructed that after you come here, I will take you to get acquainted with him. When you come here in the afternoon, the task of walking the dog will be left to you."
Fourteenth naturally would not refuse this task. After all, he had always been coveting Lai Fu from his fourth brother's family. He had wanted to secretly take the dog back to Yonghe Palace several times when his fourth brother was away, but his fourth brother had always been on high alert against him, and he had never succeeded so far. He did not expect that happiness would come so suddenly, and his wish actually came true in the hands of his sixth brother.
Since having Tianlang, Yinzuo has finally been relieved. Fourteen, now six or seven years old, is full of energy, and Tianlang, a three-month-old puppy, is also lively and active. The man and the dog run around in the garden for an entire afternoon. After coming back, one is so tired that he falls asleep as soon as he returns to Chunfeng Hall, and the other is so tired that he lies in his nest and cannot be woken up even if he is shouted.
Now that he didn't have to look after the children, he naturally had more time. At the beginning, when he had just gotten rid of Fourteenth's entanglement, Yinzuo slept in for a few days, but if he slept too much, he naturally couldn't fall asleep. After a few days of doing nothing, Yinzuo decided to find something to do.
"Dexi, go get your fishing rod and let's go sit by the lake. If we can catch some fish today, have the kitchen stew it for lunch. When Fourteen comes this afternoon, we'll reward him. He's been doing pretty well these past few days."
Shuyi Zhai, where Yinzuo now lives, is right next to the lake. Dexi looked at the bright sun outside and simply moved the fishing rods, buckets and other utensils directly into the pavilion. After everything was tidied, he went into the house and invited Yinzuo out.
What is the first step in fishing? Yinzuo recalled a video he had seen on a certain audio platform in modern times. It seemed that the first step was to make a nest. Yinzuo thought this was simple. Although he didn't know how to make a nest, he knew how to feed the fish. So he took the bag of bait from Dexi and threw it into the lake. Dexi was stunned by what he saw.
"Oh, my Lord, fishing is not as good as yours. The bait you spread is enough to buy a few fish..."
Yinzuo turned a deaf ear to Dexi's nagging, and his hands kept moving. After a while, the bag in his hand was empty. Looking at the empty bag, Yinzuo nodded with satisfaction, threw the bag to the ground, took the fishing rod next to him, skillfully put the bait on it, cast the hook, then sat down on the chair next to him, picked up the handkerchief next to him to wipe his hands, picked up the teacup on the table, and waited for the fish to be caught.
Dexi sighed helplessly as he watched his master's smooth movements. "Just a few days ago, you were talking about the Fourteenth Master feeding the fish in this lake. Was the way you just cast the bait any different from the way the Fourteenth Master fed the fish earlier? It's exactly the same, isn't it?"
There is a saying that goes, one rod, one line, one hook, and one fishing session takes half the night. Although Yinzuo did not fish for half the night, he sat there for more than an hour and did not wait for a fish to bite the hook. At first he was quite calm, but after a long time he could not help but doubt his life.
"What's going on? I poured in so much bait and it all went down the drain. Dexi, we've been sitting here for an hour, and there's not a single fish taking the bait."
Dexi looked at the still fishing rod in the lake, then at his master, who was starting to get a bit irritable. He was puzzled. Sure, pouring so much bait in should attract a lot of fish, so why hadn't he caught a single one after waiting so long? Could it be that all the bait had saturated the fish?
"Master, maybe this place isn't working. Why don't we move outside the pavilion?"
Yinzuo's patience had run out at this point. Looking at the bright sun outside, he suddenly felt that it was not necessary to eat this fish.
"Forget it. Maybe it's too hot outside today, and the fish have gone somewhere cool. Let's stop fishing. Think of something else to do to pass the time."
Hey, didn't you teach Fourteenth Master earlier that success requires wisdom and perseverance? So why are you giving up so easily now that it's your turn? You're making me wonder, how could I possibly know what you're trying to do?
"Master, how about I have someone bring you the archery target? You haven't played with it for a while."
Yinzuo was not interested in Dexi's suggestion at all. What's the point of shooting arrows in such hot weather? If that's the case, he might as well continue fishing.
Dexi had followed his master for so many years, so he was naturally familiar with all his reactions. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he knew that the master was not satisfied with this.
"How about pitching pots? You don't have to get up to play, you can play while sitting."
Yinzuo had been getting a little tired of playing the game of pitching pots these days, and still didn't answer when he heard this. Dexi had no choice but to continue thinking about it.
"Then why don't I go and fetch Tianlang and let him play with you for a while."
Yinzuo paused tapping the table when he heard that, and Dexi immediately understood that it seemed that his master was quite interested in this, so he hurriedly called the servants to bring Tianlang over.
Although Fourteen spent more time with Tianlang these days, Tianlang slept in Shuyizhai at night. After all, it was Yinzuo who brought it back, so Tianlang knew Yinzuo as his master. As soon as the chain was untied, it ran towards Yinzuo.
"Oh, it seems you have more conscience than Fourteen. Ever since he got you as a playmate, he has completely forgotten about me, his brother. But you are quite good. You play with Fourteen every day, and you still remember that I am your master."
Yinzuo bent down and touched Tianlang's head, then picked it up from the ground. The three-month-old Mongolian Mastiff was not small in size and naturally quite heavy. Yinzuo felt his arms a little sore after holding it for only a while.
"Dexi, go get the ball that was sent from the cat and dog room. I'll play with Tianlang for a while."
I love to see what you said. Didn't you just say that you wanted Tianlang to come over and play with you for a while? It's only been a while and you're the one playing with him. Okay, anyway, no matter who plays with whom, as long as they can make the master happy, it's fine.
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