Chapter Thirteen: Father and Son Secret Discussion
"Second Young Master, Third Girl, please use supper!" After putting the food in the food box on the table, Wang Zhou went over and said to Wang Yi and Wang Tan who were standing aside and talking.
Wang Yi was telling a story for Wang Tan. When he heard Wang Zhou say this, he immediately stopped, patted Wang Tan's little head, and said with a smile: "Tan'er, it's time to eat. After the meal, I will tell you another story... I will tell you one before going to bed, okay?"
"Okay, let's have a meal first, Tan'er is hungry," Wang Tan, who was still unsatisfied, stood up obediently, took Wang Yi's sleeve, and came to the table.
Wang Ning had wiped the two round stools clean. After Wang Yi and Wang Tan sat down, he retreated aside with Wang Zhou and a woman named Aunt Qi who had served Wang Tan.
Today, Wang Tan, accompanied by Wang Zhou, came back from a trip outside the village and clamored to have dinner with Wang Yi, and said he would sleep with Wang Yi in the evening. Wang Yi also agreed. Wang Fu, his father and son, and Wang Jin did not object.
Wang Yi ordered Wang Zhou and Wang Ning to move Wang Tan's bed to his house and put it through a curtain. In later generations, he and his wife's big bed and daughter's small bed were similar to each other, so as to facilitate the care of his timid daughter. At the same time, he also told his daughter a story before going to bed every day. Now, there is such a little girl of the same age and who feels extremely friendly together in the same house, which allows Wang Yi to find some of the feeling of being a father in later generations. Unfortunately, there is a person who was missing who could not be missed.
After Wang Zuo and Wang Fu and his son, Wang Jin left, Wang Yi told Wang Tan some anecdotes that should be considered more ancient than the Tang Dynasty when Wang Zhou and Wang Ning were setting up food, just like telling stories to his daughter in later generations. Wang Tan listened with relish, and even Wang Zhou and Wang Ning, who were busy, were so obsessed with it that he almost knocked down the plate. They were all told by Aunt Qi, who served Wang Tan.
Wang Tan took a few bites of food, looked at Wang Yi, who was still thinking about something while eating, and asked a little vaguely: "Second brother, what are you thinking?"
Wang Yi, who was thinking about being a father and son with Wang before dinner, came to his senses, shook his head, looked at Wang Tan and smiled, then pointed at a piece of meat in the bowl with chopsticks and said, "Second brother is savoring what kind of meat this is, why does it taste so good..."
"Second brother, I know that this is hare meat, and it was captured by several uncles in the village..."
"Oh! Is it hare meat?" Wang Yi pretended to be surprised, picked up a piece of meat and chewed it a few bites, and nodded seriously, "Tan'er, it's really hare meat. No wonder it's so fragrant. I didn't even eat it just now..."
"Second brother, is Tan'er better than you?" Wang Tan giggled, looking very proud.
"Tan'er is better than the second brother. Next time, I will ask you what I don't know about? OK? Have a good meal now!"
"Yeah! OK!" After being praised by Wang Yi, Wang Tan nodded happily and continued to bury his head to eat.
Wang Yi also had a big meal, but he was still thinking about what he had just asked about Wang Zuo and Wang Jin. Just now, after he and Wang Zuo, Wang Fu and Wang Jin came back from the village, they asked about a lot of things about the three people. In addition to inquiring about the situation of Zhuangzi, the composition of personnel, and the situation of the fields, they also directly expressed their doubts. Wang Zuo and Wang Jin also answered them patiently one by one.
Although Wang Zuo and Wang Jin's answers are acceptable, Wang Yi felt that the two answers were to avoid the important points and not answered the key things in all the questions. When Wang Yi asked why this village was built like this, Wang Jin actually said that it was built according to the guidance of a master. When Wang Yi asked about the situation of these people in the village, Wang Zuo said that they had all moved here from the Jianghuai area due to war in the previous dynasty...
Wang Zuo and Wang Jin's answer was not very convinced. He guessed that there must be something that the two of them had not told him, and there might be many very important things that were not told to him, but Wang Zuo and Wang Jin did not say it, and he could not ask any more...
The doubts were superimposed, but they could not be eliminated. Wang Yi had a headache!
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"Father, today the second young master asked this, is there something wrong? Or is he suspicious about something?" Wang Fu, who had just come out of Wang Yi's house and returned to his father Wang Zuo's place of residence, asked worriedly.
Wang Yi just asked about Wang Zuo and Wang Jin a lot of things. Although Wang Zuo and Wang Jin answered one by one, Wang Fu, who was standing aside, found that Wang Yi didn't seem to believe the answers of his father Wang Zuo and Wang Jin, as if he suspected that Wang Zuo and Wang Jin were lying to him, or that something was deliberately hiding from him. When he asked the three of them to leave, there was still doubt in his eyes.
Wang Zuo, who looked a little solemn, nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, Fu'er, the second young master must have discovered some unusual places in the village. When he went out just now, he also discovered that the layout of the village was different. He must have been suspicious, so he asked this question!"
Wang Fu looked a little nervous, "Father, what should I do? The child thinks that the second young master will find more abnormalities!"
"Fu'er, it's okay! He will know about the matter in Zhuang sooner or later," Wang Zuo said, showing a smile, signaling Wang Fu to sit next to him, and then continued: "The second young master can see these abnormal places, which means that his mind has now completely returned to normal, and is smarter than ordinary people. If he is not a particularly thoughtful person, it is unlikely that he will see any abnormal situation in Zhuangzi from outside..."
"Father, then if you say this, we don't need to be on guard against him?" Wang Fu still didn't fully understand what his father meant.
Wang Zuo shook his head and said seriously: "No, we can take the opportunity to carefully check the current second young master's mind and how intelligent it is." Wang Yi said again and showed a very emotional look. "The second young master has been different from ordinary people since he was a child, and has been praised by the general and the people around him. Now that he can perform like this, he must have returned to his true nature. I am very happy! It's a pity that the general's affairs have not been revealed yet, otherwise...ah..." After saying that, Wang Zuo was very quiet and sad again.
He was a little infected by the feelings revealed by his father. Thinking of the hardships over the years, Wang Fu was also very moved, but he was still calm and asked in a low voice: "Father, then do we... want to tell the second son about the general and the eldest son?"
"No, I can't tell him now, even the name of the general is not good," Wang Zuo shook his head without thinking, with a firm look on his face. "The second young master's mind has just been restored for a few days. What happened in the years is not very clear. I am not very clear about the affairs in the village. I tell him now that he can only be bad. Even if I want to know, I have to be cleared of the general's grievance... Alas! I shouldn't have told the second young master that day, so that he felt curious and confused... He should make up a father with another identity for the second young master... Alas!"
Wang Zuo sighed a few words, waved his hand and told Wang Fu not to interrupt first, and then continued: "Now we do not fully understand the court's orders. Although there is a rumor about our people in Chang'an, everything will still be variable before the formal edict is delivered. Moreover, the eldest son does not know whether it is life or death. We cannot let the second son have any accidents! Fu'er, I will tell you today that even if the court has formal edicts, we will still have to wait and see for a while. When the situation is completely clear, then make a decision..."
"Yes, father!"
Chapter completed!