Chapter 405: King of Soldiers?
Yike and Ziyi followed their parents to see their grandfather, who also lived in the same compound, but in a different direction. Grandpa lives in the East Courtyard. Mom said that all the people living there are retired chiefs and leaders.
Yike and Ziyi followed their father and mother and walked into a courtyard house that looked quaint.
After entering the gatehouse, you will see a green wall in front of you. There are wooden corridors on the east and west sides forming a circle. There are two wing rooms on each side, and there are side rooms on the left and right of the main window room. There is a walnut tree in the yard, and its branches are bare.
There is a pond in the center of the patio, and in the pond there is an Old Turtle - she named it herself, haha, because the turtle she raised in her previous life was called Old Turtle. The old turtle's shell is bigger than a washbasin, with its head and feet tucked inside the shell. If Yi Ke hadn't raised it in his previous life, he would have thought it was just a flat stone.
There is a small rockery in the pool, and there is some unknown green grass on the rockery. In this winter, where everything is either yellow or white, this green looks particularly vibrant.
This whole courtyard is exquisite and elegant, and it is pleasing to the eye. One can think that living here must be very comfortable. There was envy in her eyes. She really wanted to live her idle life in a house like this.
In the main room, an energetic old man sat beside the coffee table. Under his gray hair was a face marked by traces of time.
The old man sat there straight, without a trace of hunchback, and his eyes were not the cloudy ones of an old man, but still firm, with a military temperament.
He looked very healthy and his voice was powerful, you wouldn't be able to tell that he was already in his eighties.
The old man was brewing tea with boiling water. The fragrance of tea floating in the air went into Yike's nose along the tip of his nose, and a refreshing smell spread in his nasal cavity.
Grandpa was very happy to see Yi Ke. Although he was old, he was still in good health.
"Dad, this is Yike, your youngest granddaughter." Tang Chu stood beside the old man and said respectfully.
Yike also stepped forward and called out obediently: "Hello, Grandpa. My name is Yike."
When the old man saw Yi Ke, he became a little agitated, and the health doctor next to him quickly tried to persuade him to calm down.
He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, and after a while he said, "Good boy, I know, I know. You are a good boy, it's good that you are back, it's good that you are back, and we will live happily together as a family in the future."
After Grandpa finished speaking, he handed a nanmu box to Yike and said, "This is what your grandma left behind. She said it was for grandchildren. Your brothers and sisters all have them, but this is the last gift left. I thought I would never be able to give it away, but I never expected that I would have a granddaughter in my old age. This is your grandma's spirit in heaven blessing you, blessing you to return to our family."
"Thank you, Grandpa. Thank you, Grandma!" Yike took the box with both hands and thanked them respectfully.
Yike's grandfather had three sons and two daughters. Except for Yike's father who was in Kyoto, the other two sons were developing in the military outside. The grandsons followed in their father's footsteps and were all training in the army to defend their country.
The old man once said: "The army not only trains people's bodies, but also trains people's minds. His descendants should join the army and contribute to defending the country, even if it means shedding blood and sacrificing their lives."
Therefore, when the grandson in the family grew up, he went to join the army. He never had the chance to enjoy the happiness of family life with his children and grandchildren.
The old man was quite satisfied with his granddaughter Yike, but he was quite dissatisfied with Ziyi.
Because when Ziyi and Yike saw the old man, they noticed that the guards around the old man were quite extraordinary.
For someone who practices martial arts, his alertness is naturally very high, so both of them realized that the other was not simple. Naturally, the guards also noticed that Ziyi was not simple, but they did not notice any serious problems.
The guards naturally reported to the old leader - Yi Ke's grandfather. The old man naturally knew that Ziyi was just a rural farmer, but he didn't expect that he was actually a master.
So, when Tang Chu introduced Ziyi, the old man waved his hand and asked him to sit down, and asked everyone to sit down before speaking to Ziyi.
"Young man, your name is Ziyi, right? You know kung fu, right?" The old man asked Ziyi with his sharp eyes.
"A little bit." Ziyi said modestly.
"Then why don't you join the army? Someone like you who knows Kung Fu, they will definitely recruit you." The old man's attitude became gentler.
"I have no plans to join the army," Ziyi replied.
The old man was very annoyed that Ziyi had such great abilities but did not join the army to serve his country. He thought that Ziyi was not ideologically conscious enough, so he was dissatisfied with everything about Ziyi.
"With all your abilities, have you ever thought about contributing to the country and defending your homeland?" the old man asked seriously.
"Grandpa, I am also contributing to society in the countryside." Ziyi answered seriously.
The old man was very angry, but he knew that he was not his child and he had no right to order him to join the army.
He had no choice but to say to Yike, "Child, come back and live here. Grandpa will find you a good school. You and him should live separately for the time being. You are not yet of age and you don't have a marriage certificate, so it's not considered marriage. It can only be considered engagement. You should come back first and transfer your household registration back. It's not reasonable for a child of my Tang family to live in your husband's house without a marriage certificate. You will study in Kyoto. When you graduate from school and grow up, if you still want to be together, it won't be too late to continue then."
Yike understood that the old man was disgusted with Ziyi and wanted her to break up.
She really didn't expect that something like this would happen just when she came to meet the old man and have a meal.
Neither mom nor dad dislikes Ziyi, but why would such a wise old man like grandpa dislike him?
"Just because he didn't join the army, you don't like him. Do you also dislike him for being a farmer?" Yi Ke was angry, but he also wanted to get things clear, so he asked the old man patiently.
"Child, how could grandpa look down on farmers? All of my ancestors were farmers. If he didn't have any skills, he would just be a farmer and grandpa wouldn't say anything. But he has skills but doesn't think about serving the country and only wants to enjoy a comfortable life. How can such a person who doesn't want to make progress protect you in the future? When the day comes that he can protect you and give you a comfortable life, and you are still willing, it won't be too late for you to get married then." Grandpa Tang wasted so much time persuading him for the sake of his granddaughter, only because he had just adopted her.
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