If you ask Yinzuo what was the sentence he regretted most in the 42nd year of Kangxi's reign, then the sentence "If you need anything, just send someone to get it from me" must be the one that comes to mind. That 14th kid really doesn't know how to be polite. He is so honest that Yinzuo can't help but think that he is probably a fool.
When they needed ice, they would bring people to his sixth brother to get it. When they needed any fresh fruits and vegetables, they would bring people to his sixth brother to get them. Even when they needed money, they would come to his sixth brother to get it. Yinzuo had never been humiliated like this since he was a child. He had always been the one to get things from others, but he had never been taken advantage of like this before. As the saying goes, who can tolerate this? Not even his aunt could tolerate it. After the fourteenth brother brought people to Yinzuo again to get things from him like a swarm of locusts, Yinzuo really couldn't tolerate it anymore.
"Fourteen, you've almost had enough. If you keep moving like this, your nephew and niece will probably have to beg on the streets as soon as they're born. Come, Sixth Brother, let me ask you, what are you thinking? Do I have the words 'sucker' written on my forehead?"
Seeing that Yinzuo was getting anxious, Fourteenth hurriedly waved his hand and asked someone to take the things away. He then calmly turned around and walked back to sit next to Yinzuo. Smilingly, he took the teapot and cup on the table, poured a cup of tea for Yinzuo and handed it to him.
"Sixth brother, didn't you say that I could come to you if I needed anything? Why did you get so angry when your younger brother actually came to get it? And it's not as exaggerated as you say. You have a wealthy family, and what your younger brother took away is just a drop in the ocean. Besides, don't you always go to Khan Ama to move things? Why didn't Khan Ama get angry with you? Oh, it turns out what Third Brother and the others said was right. Sixth brother is just stingy..."
Fourteen's last words were a warning to his sixth brother. Yinzuo put down the cup in his hand and gave Dexi a look to signal him to go out and close the door. Then he glanced around to find something handy. He caught sight of a decorative feather duster in a vase beside him, stood up and pulled it out. He waved it in his hand and thought it was good. Then he turned and walked towards Fourteen.
"Yes, I did tell you to send someone to get whatever you need, but are you actually getting it? You're almost like bandits invading the village. And how dare you say I'm stingy? If I were stingy, I would have had you kicked out eight hundred years ago. Look at how stupid you are. If I need something, at least I know to ask my dad. What about you? You're so bold, why don't you ask Khan Ama? Don't you know the way to Qingxi Bookstore?"
Although Fourteen was reckless, he wasn't stupid. The moment he saw Dexi close the door, he knew something bad was waiting for him. Seeing Yinzuo approaching with a feather duster, he suddenly jumped three feet high, nimbly escaping Yinzuo's attack range. Then, relying on the furnishings in the flower hall, he dodged Yinzuo's attacks. But as the saying goes, a master can be defeated by a random punch, and Yinzuo was wielding the feather duster skillfully. Even with his agility, Fourteen was bound to take a few hits.
"Ouch, it hurts, Sixth Brother, please stop it. I know I was wrong. I just said something wrong. Sixth Brother is very generous. It's me who is mean. Please don't bother with me. Ouch, it hurts, Sixth Brother, please be merciful."
Fourteenth Boy has always been full of energy. After chasing and fighting with Yinzuo, apart from being hit a few times, he did not show any signs of fatigue. Instead, Yinzuo was exhausted from chasing and fighting Fourteenth Boy for a while. After beating him and venting his anger, Yinzuo was too lazy to argue with this brat anymore. He threw the feather duster in his hand to the ground, turned around and walked back to where he sat before, picked up the tea on the table and drank it before looking at Fourteenth Boy standing not far away.
"What are you still standing there for? Come over here quickly. You're such a grown-up and you don't have any good judgment. I hit you on the shoulder just now and it's hurting. Come over here and give it a massage."
Listen to what you said. You hit me and made your shoulders feel uncomfortable. Now you let me massage your shoulders, and you are simply...
"Alright, I'll come back and give you a shoulder massage right away... Sixth brother, how's the strength? If it's too light or too heavy, please tell me so I can adjust the strength..."
Being able to bend and stretch is the true character of a man. Fourteen felt that it was not shameful for his sixth brother to give in. After all, it really hurt when a feather duster hit him. Now he had no father to love him, no mother to love him, and no place to complain. When it was time to admit defeat, he had to admit defeat...
Here, Fourteenth felt that he was as pitiful as a cabbage, but Yinzuo, who was closing his eyes and enjoying himself, didn't feel sorry for this little guy at all. He was ruthless when he ordered this guy around. Pinching his shoulders was just the beginning, and serving him tea and water was not the end. Later, Yinzuo even took Fourteenth to reminisce the past, gave him a broom, and asked him to go outside and sweep the courtyard of Shuyizhai.
Fourteenth was gritting his teeth while holding the broom. After all, these were not good memories. They were all his dark history. What Yinzhen said before was like a boomerang that had been flying for a long time and hit Fourteenth's forehead accurately at this moment. Fourteenth felt that his fourth brother was right. Every word that the silly self said in front of his sixth brother made him unable to raise his head in front of his sixth brother.
"Why are you still standing there? What's the matter? Do you think this broom looks familiar? Well, after all, our Fourteenth Master was very familiar with it when he was a child. I heard from Mother that there was a time when he wanted to sleep with the broom in his arms. Okay, stop being so sentimental with the broom. My Shu Yi Zhai is not as exquisite and compact as Shu Feng Xuan. If you can't finish sweeping here, Sixth Brother won't let you go."
Regarding Yinzuo's words, although Fourteen dared not speak out in anger, he dared to cricket in his heart. Haha, he still had the nerve to say it? Why would I want to sleep with a broom in my arms? That's because you are too unkind. Go around the capital and ask around. Is there any brother who would trick his younger brother into sweeping the floor and pushing the millstone, and even say that if you can't sweep your own house, how can you sweep the world? Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Fine, you wait, wait until your son comes out, and then you will see how I can use your words to trick him.
Yinzuo knew nothing about Fourteenth's mental activities, but even if he knew, he probably wouldn't take it seriously. After all, it was probably not the turn of Fourteenth, the uncle, to fool the child. Yinzuo, the father, was very skilled in this business, so why would he let someone else do it?
After many years, Fourteenth was supervised by his Sixth Brother again and cleaned the courtyard for him for an entire afternoon. He was so tired that his back ached and his legs cramped. It was not that Fourteenth had become worse than his childhood self over the years, but what Yinzuo said this time was really not misleading. Compared with his Shuyizhai, Shufengxuan, which occupied a not-so-small courtyard, was really exquisite and compact.
"Sixth brother, you have to have your kitchen cook a few dishes to reward me tonight. I've been so tired this afternoon that my arms and legs feel like they're not mine..."
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