Chapter 161 Tiger Mother
In the inn, Cui was having a meal. Her son Zheng Shanguo had just met an acquaintance in the inn. Now they had a lot of fun talking. Before they knew it, a while had passed, and she became a little restless.
Nine years ago, General Zheng Cheng was killed in the battle of Yecheng. Cui, who was only 20 years old, became a widow. His father Cui Yanmu wanted her to remarry. Cui would rather die than follow him, claiming that women should die and there is no reason to remarry, let alone abandon their youngest son.
Since then, Cui has been widowed and upright, and basically does not need to go out, and devotes himself to teaching his son Zheng Shanguo.
Zheng Cheng was born in the Zheng family in Xingyang and had many relatives. His brother Zheng Yi had a high status in the Sui State; Cui family was born in the Cui family in Qinghe, and his father Cui Yanmu was the uncle of the Dugu family of the Sui State at that time. Although the Zheng family was an orphan and widowed mother, they lived a good life.
Even so, Cui still strictly taught her son Zheng Shanguo. Since she lost her husband, she no longer put on makeup and only wore coarse cloth clothes. She did not put on wine or meat at random except worshiping ancestors or entertaining guests.
The reason for doing this is to let his son develop simple living habits. Cui placed all his hopes on Zheng Shanguo and would never allow his son to develop extravagant bad habits.
Thanks to his prominent family background, Zheng Shanguo entered the officialdom at the age of fourteen and became the governor. Cui was afraid that his son would be unfair in his actions and ruin his official reputation. His family style was unavoidable, and he would never leave Zheng Shanguo.
Zheng Shanguo was handling official duties in the hall, and Cui sat behind the screen and listened. When her son handled it well, she was happy. If she didn't handle it well, she would correct it in time.
For Cui, her son is everything. The meaning of her existence is to make her son become a talent and be a good official praised by the world. Only in this way can she be worthy of her husband, and her son, who has always been obedient, is now forgetful.
They just stayed in Baigouyi for a while and had to continue their journey after lunch. Cui had no objection to his son going to meet his acquaintance, Yinshi Master, after all, this was also a ritual.
An acquaintance met by chance in a foreign land, and could not pass by without even saying hello, but Zheng Shanguo didn't know that things were urgent, that was wrong. Cui was worried that his son would miss the trip by spending time reminiscing.
It is not a big deal to delay a day's itinerary, but the key is that if you have a bad attitude, it will be bad to develop bad habits over time.
Cui ordered the maid to remind Zheng Shanguo. Seeing that the maid came back alone, she felt nervous and asked what was going on.
"Go back to the mistress, the husband is having a great time talking to his friend..."
"Didn't you say I have something to see him?"
"I said it, and my husband said I knew it, and I would come over in a while."
Cui didn't say anything when he heard this, but waited around. After a while, his son was not here yet. He got up and wanted to go out of the yard. After walking a few steps, he stopped and asked the maid to remind his son again.
She is a widow who is dedicated to the integrity and will not show up without showing up, so as not to cause trouble.
During her widowhood, Cui never missed gifts that should be given for weddings and weddings, but she would never go out for banquets or relatives. As long as she could not go out, she would never go out.
After a while, the maid turned back with a bitter face, saying that the husband and his friend had a great time talking, and always said, "I know, I'll come in a moment." Cui suddenly became nervous when he heard this: "What are they talking about? Are they talking so speculatively?"
Cui has always strictly disciplined his son, especially not allowing Zheng Shanguo to have any chance to get involved in bad habits. What is bad habit? Eat, drink, whore, gambling, and have sex.
With the status and financial resources of the Zheng family, if Zheng Shanguo wants to play with other noble children all day long, it will be fine if he can have fun, such as flying eagles and lackeys, but Cui will never allow his son to get involved in this bad habit and become a prodigal son.
Therefore, Cui is strictly guarding against the enemy on weekdays and does not allow Zheng Shanguo to have friends. The Yin Shi master of the Yin family has heard of him, and he is considered a gentleman with the style of a noble family.
Then the problem must be someone else!
"Say, who else is there except Yin Langjun?"
"Miss Mother, there is also the friend of Yin Langjun here, called Yu Kaifu."
"Is it the General Kaifu, his surname is Yu?"
"Ah, yes...yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,
Young people who have no friendship get together and can talk about each other, either talk about scriptures and teachings, or say those...
When Cui thought of this, a feeling of anxiety arose and asked quickly: "What are they talking about? Have you ever heard a few words?"
The maid thought bitterly and replied: "I probably remember that Yu Langjun was talking about the mountain dog in Shu, which was dark red all over. Compared with the thin dogs in the Central Plains, they all..."
Before he could finish his words, Cui had already taken the door away. Her baby son actually talked about the hunting dog with someone, and he was still happy that he didn't even want to see her mother!
Talk about hunting dogs, which means meetings about hunting, traveling, drinking, meat, and women's sex, and then going to the Lefang to have fun, then you will become extravagant in food, clothing, housing and transportation, and then you will indulge in wine and sex...
My Aguo was ruined by my friends!
Cui thought about this and was so anxious that her son, whom she had taught painstakingly, was actually attracted by a few words. It would be awesome to continue like this. She didn't care about so much and had to make a quick decision.
The maid ran up with a veil, and Cui was stunned and hurriedly took it with her. The woman went on a move to prevent wind and sand and avoid letting passers-by peek at her face. She usually brought a veil or veil to cover her face with a tulle. Of course, this was not for widows, but for Cui, it was an indispensable item for travel.
She put on her hat and quickly walked to the front of the main hall. When she was about to rush in, she suddenly remembered Lishu. Although she was a widow, she was also a woman from the Cui family of Qinghe, so she slowed down and crossed the threshold.
It was too rude to see the guest wearing a veil indoors, so Cui took off the veil and handed it to the maid. She saw her son Zheng Shanguo chatting and laughing at someone at a glance.
"Brother Yu said very much...hehehe!"
Zheng Shanguo was chatting and laughing. He picked up a cup of water to drink water. Suddenly he saw his mother appearing at the door. He was as if a mouse was seeing a cat. He was so scared that he was choked by the water and coughed several times. The Yin Shi Master also saw Cui and quickly stood up to salute.
When he was still in the Sui State, Zheng Shanguo promoted to the Duke of the County, so his mother Cui was the "county king". Therefore, the Yinshishi still called the other party as "county king" to show respect.
Cui was anxious, but his face was as calm as usual. He went up to greet his son's friends one by one, especially glanced at the "Yu Kaifu" to see if this person is a person with ulterior motives.
She was born in a noble family and was naturally generous in treating people. After all, for the sake of her son's face, she could not pull people away like a shrew.
First, he asked about Yin Shi Master and Shawn Yue's situation, and then said that Zheng Shanguo would have to take care of him more in the future. Anyway, he said all the polite words he should say.
Zheng Shanguo, who was still chatting and laughing freely just now, has now become a mouse sitting next to a cat. Seeing his appearance as a "mama's baby", Yuwen Wen sighed in his heart: It's really not easy for children from single-parent families...
Chapter completed!