Chapter 182: Zhou Zhou's younger brother
"Mom, where is the beef jerky my father brought back?" The Xu family was having dinner when Xu Jiaye suddenly raised his head and asked.
"What are you looking for for beef jerky? It's just snacks. Eat obediently." Xu's mother coaxed her son, "Come on, good son, eat a big chicken leg." She put a chicken leg into her son's bowl.
Xu Jiaye lowered his head and took a big bite, "I don't want to eat now, mother, you put it in my schoolbag, and I will take it to school tomorrow."
Xu's mother frowned, "Bring it to others again?" She was helpless about her son's blindness and generosity, and advised him, "Your father just brought back a little, can you eat it yourself?"
It's not that she's stingy, if it's cakes or something, her son will bring them to his classmates, when did she ever say that? It is really hard to buy beef jerky.
Her natal family runs a dyeing workshop, and her husband's family is in the silk business, so there is no shortage of money in the family. But beef jerky can't be bought with money. This time the master went outside to collect the goods and happened to come across it, so he brought back such a little.
Xu Jiaye pouted, "Why is it someone else, I brought Zhou Zhou food, he is my boss."
"Just the new kid? Didn't you fight with him a while ago?" Mother Xu frowned even tighter.
"Mother, can you stop mentioning this? I told you it wasn't a fight, it was a martial arts competition. Do you know about the martial arts competition? Why don't you understand?"
"Mother doesn't understand, mother knows that the brat beat your mouth to bleed, and you still play with him? Jiaye, that child is not good, didn't mother tell you not to play with him?"
Xu Jiaye was not happy, "I didn't get bleeding because my teeth were about to fall out. He didn't hit me, but I bumped his head. Zhou Zhou is my friend, my boss, mother, I won't let you Say him."
"Why are you so indifferent to your child? Isn't mother doing it for your own good? You..."
Grandma Xu Jiaye couldn't stand it any longer, and glanced at her, "It's okay, they are all children, they will be annoyed for a while, and they will be fine for a while, why do you meddle with you as an adult?" She patted her grandson's head lovingly, "Family!" Ye, grandma vaguely remembers that child is younger than you, right?"
Xu Jiaye nodded, "Yes, he is more than two years younger than me. He just celebrated his fifth birthday. The birthday cake his mother made for him is delicious. Grandma, grandma, when I celebrate my birthday, I will have my birthday too cake."
Grandma Xu didn't know what the birthday cake was, but when her grandson asked for it coquettishly, she agreed, "Okay, okay, okay, here you are, here you are."
"Thank you grandma!" Xu Jiaye was very happy.
Looking at the smiling face of her grandson, Grandma Xu looked even more loving, "My grandson is almost eight years old, eat well and grow up, just like your father."
"Yes." Xu Jiaye responded loudly, and took a big mouthful of rice, but Grandma Xu had no words to praise.
Mother Xu felt that her son was stupid and wanted to discipline her from time to time, but her mother-in-law spoiled her and stopped her from doing so.
"Family business, you just said that Zhou Zhou is your boss, what's going on? Did you guys compete again?" Grandma Xu knew about the martial arts competition.
Xu Jiaye nodded, then shook his head again, "It's a competition, but it's not a fight anymore. The boss said, 'A gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands', so we changed the competition to memorizing "The Analects of Confucius". Boss."
Father Xu, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but ask, "Isn't he two years younger than you? You haven't recited him before?"
"That's right, we have only learned half of "The Analects of Confucius", and the boss has memorized the whole book." Not only did he not feel ashamed, but he was also proud of it.
Father Xu was surprised, and looked at Grandma Xu, "Is he so smart?" Grandma Xu is the daughter of a talented scholar in trouble.
"Of course." Xu Jiaye was even more proud, "The boss was in the D class before, and he was promoted to the same class as me the day before yesterday, so he sat in front of me. He can answer all the questions asked by Mr. Kang, and he has never been slapped on the palm. .He is the smartest in the class. He also knows martial arts. He can run so fast that I can't catch up with him." His little face lit up, full of admiration.
Father Xu and Grandma Xu looked at each other again, shocked!
A five-year-old child jumped to Class C not long after starting school. What kind of talent is this? His family business is not considered stupid, and his family also pays close attention to his studies. He studied for a year and a half before he was promoted to Class C. Even if this child has been enlightened in advance at home, at the age of five, and has finished reciting "The Analects of Confucius", this child should not be underestimated!
Father Xu thought of the unfathomable male master again, so he asked his son, "Jiaye, then, did your boss mention what his grandfather and his father do?"
Xu Jiaye thought for a while, then shook his head, "No, he only said that his grandfather loves him very much, and the handwriting is beautiful. His grandfather wrote him a copybook, and Master Kang praised it. His father..."
He thought hard again, "I didn't hear the boss mention his father, oh, I remembered, he mentioned it once, saying that his father is stupid, how did he get into the first prize, I didn't quite hear it, it seems like this Come on. Dad, do you want to know what the big daddy does? Tomorrow I will go to the school to ask."
"No, no need!" Xu's father said quickly, a storm arose in his heart, the champion... He didn't even dare to think about it in his dreams, Xu's father felt as if he had grasped the truth, and couldn't help looking at his son, with ignorant eyes, he didn't know what he said. What kind of shock did the father bring.
Father Xu sighed in his heart, and was somewhat proud that his son had better luck than him. He stroked his son's head and said, "Jiaye, don't you want to bring beef jerky? Ask your mother to bring it to you. Not only your boss, but other friends will share the food."
Xu Jiaye nodded obediently, "Got it, Dad! No matter who brings delicious food, we will share it together. The boss brought sauce pancakes, which are delicious. I have never eaten them. The pork jerky he brought , flower cakes, finger cakes, and egg yolk cakes are also delicious."
Father Xu smiled, "Then you should get along well and help each other. He is young, so don't bully him. If others bully him, you have to help him. He is your boss, right?"
"I know, if you are the boss for a day, you will be the boss for life!" The voice rang out. As for bullying, who can bully the boss?
The corner of Xu's father's mouth twitched, "If you don't understand anything in your homework, you can ask him for advice. Don't think he's embarrassed because he's young, who makes him smart, right? Family business, you can do it Study hard, or your boss will be promoted to Class B, and you won't be able to play with him."
For his son to be able to hug his thigh, Father Xu also worked hard enough.
"Yeah, why didn't I think of that? Daddy is still smart." Xu Jiaye looked suddenly enlightened, "I want to study hard, go to the second class with the boss, and be the boss's younger brother all the time. Daddy, Daddy, I'm full. I went to review my homework, and the master will check it tomorrow." He hurriedly put down the bowl.
"Go!" Father Xu patted his son's head with a look of relief.
"Master, you don't really take the family business seriously, do you?" Seeing her son leaving, Xu's mother couldn't help but ask, "No. 1 scholar? How is that possible? They are all Wenqu stars in the sky, so they can be won casually? Didn't you hear what Jiaye said? That kid's father is pretty stupid. Besides, can the number one scholar live in our alley?"
She pursed her lips, expressing her disbelief.
Not only Xu's father's face sank, but Grandma Xu looked at her dissatisfied at night, "You don't talk when you eat, you don't talk when you sleep, there are no rules. What are you talking about, you talk too much!"
Xu's mother naturally did not dare to contradict her mother-in-law, but she was very dissatisfied in her heart.
The home is a merchant, so why are there so many broken rules? And it's what the master is saying, right? Xu's mother knew that her mother-in-law and her husband were devoted to cultivating the family business, and wanted to change their families by studying for the imperial examination.
This is wishful thinking! What happened to the merchant? Don't you still wear gold and silver, and drink spicy food? Their family business is so small, and they forced them to study, which is too cruel.
Father Xu naturally saw his wife's dissatisfaction in his eyes. As the business grew bigger and bigger, Father Xu became more aware of the low status of merchants. It's true that you have money, but you can spend more, and you have to bow to people wherever you go, for fear that if you don't manage any place, you will bury hidden dangers, and if you are not careful, you will go bankrupt. What's the use of having more money if you can't protect it?
Father Xu couldn’t make it himself, so he pinned his hopes on his son and devoted himself to nurturing his son to study, so that he could change his family in the future. Fortunately, this dynasty, unlike the previous dynasty, allowed the children of merchants to take imperial examinations.
His wife is a woman with long hair and short knowledge, so he doesn't care about her. Fortunately, Jia Ye is a good boy. Although he is not very smart, he is definitely not stupid. The family has money and can afford it. As long as they can win a scholar, the family will have confidence.