Chapter 659: Chiang Kai-shek whips the warriors in the street
For Jiang Qingzhi, the experience in South America was a major turning point in his life.
Before this, he was a confused young man who didn't know what to do or why he was alive.
In the jungle, amidst gunfire and hail of bullets, and amidst intrigue and deception, Jiang Qingzhi slowly came to understand a truth: the desire for fame and fortune is only fleeting, and it is enough to have enough money… Too much fame, fortune and external things are not necessarily a blessing, but a curse.
So when he received the call, he abandoned his family business without hesitation, returned to his country and became an unemployed vagrant, spending his days traveling around the mountains and rivers and eating and drinking the fine food.
Why do people live?
This eternal topic has troubled many wise men.
Young people feel that they have an unlimited future, so they don’t think about this problem.
Those who like to think about this question are either troubled by mental illness or have begun their own life and death test.
Only those who have experienced life and death, or have been under the shadow of death for a period of time, will seriously consider the question of why they are alive.
The rest are just whining without any reason, and forced expression of sorrow for the sake of writing new poems.
When he saw his pregnant wife, Jiang Qingzhi forgot about this question.
At this moment, he only lives for his wife and children.
The past cannot be retrieved, the future is still future, only the present moment is within reach and real.
"Still eating!" Jiang Qingzhi handed the plate of melon seeds to Huang Yan'er. Li Tian muttered, "You can't even eat melon seeds."
Jiang Qingzhi didn't know when pumpkins were introduced to the Central Plains. One day, he went to the Western Garden and found a row of pumpkins. He was immediately shocked and asked the eunuch, who said that pumpkins look beautiful when they bloom.
Jiang Qingzhi burst into laughter at that time... Are pumpkin flowers beautiful?
Then the guy took ruthless action and transplanted the pumpkins to his own farm.
"Eat pumpkin seeds for lunch!" Jiang Qingzhi comforted his wife, "Eating too many pumpkin seeds will cause internal heat and hurt your teeth."
If you see a woman with a tiny gap on her front teeth in later generations, it must have been caused by eating melon seeds.
"Old pumpkins are best stewed." Li Tian immediately perked up, "It's sweet."
"Steamed is best." Jiang Qingzhi felt that steamed food tasted better.
"Or let's braise it!"
Braised?
Jiang Qingzhi was stunned. He felt that ever since his wife became pregnant, her preferences had become more and more like the emperor's, and she had no fixed character at all.
But he nodded anyway and asked the cook to make a braised pumpkin.
So everyone had a dish for breakfast that they had never seen or eaten before.
"Sweet and sticky, ugh! Who told you to add the chili oil?" Old Xia Yan was angry, "Such a good pumpkin dish, just what I like, but they added chili oil, isn't that like cooking a crane and burning a piano? It really ruins the scenery!"
Li Tian, who was ruining the mood, was eating with relish.
“Delicious, sweet, salty and spicy…”
Jiang Qingzhi took a bite and frowned slightly, but his habit of not wasting food drove him to continue eating.
"Add some more vinegar!" Li Tian ordered.
"Don't do that!" Jiang Qingzhi warned, "Be careful not to get sick from eating too much."
Li Tian said, "What did you say last time, husband? Sour boy, spicy girl? No wonder I like sour food lately."
Is this woman under too much pressure?
Jiang Qingzhi observed his wife calmly.
He was the only child of the Chiang family, so the inheritance of the family line was extremely important. Even the Taoist priest said that it was best for the first child to be a son.
Li Tian seemed calm, but in fact she was under tremendous pressure.
"Well... Actually, it doesn't matter whether you have a boy or a girl." Jiang Qingzhi swore that he was sincere.
He had this understanding in his previous life: the so-called incense is actually just a kind of obsession of human beings who are unwilling to face the fact that they will die when they are born and are unwilling to leave this world.
Having a son makes me feel like I am still alive in this world.
Even though my parents are divorced and have started their own families, they remain surprisingly consistent on this issue.
——Get married and have children. These are necessary tasks in life! Even if you have to use a surrogate mother to have a child, it’s fine.
My father said: If I don’t have a grandson, who will visit my grave and burn incense for me when I die?
The mother said: I will die with regret at the thought of you living alone without a grandson.
Jiang Qingzhi's reply was: Do you still visit the graves of your great-grandfather and great-grandmother? Do you remember where their graves are? Do you still mention them during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese New Year, etc.?
Uh!
He was satisfied to hear the astonishment on the other end of the phone, followed by a beep...
After three generations, everything about you in the world will be forgotten. Of course, your bones may still be there, but they are just a pile of chemical elements.
So Jiang Qingzhi's words were extremely sincere.
"Didn't my husband sleep well? Yes, my husband didn't sleep at all last night, Yan'er, Yan'er." Li Tian reached out and covered Jiang Qingzhi's forehead. He didn't have a fever! So she called Huang Yan'er over.
"Make the bed, and don't let anyone disturb your husband."
"Yes."
"What your husband said is true. My daughter, she is also my daughter. She is our flesh and blood."
"Yes, I know."
Li Tian perfunctorily dealt with her man. After he got into bed, she came out and ordered, "Yan'er, go to the front yard and check to see if your husband has run into anything these days. If you don't come back..."
Jiang Qingzhi heard his wife gnashing her teeth and saying, "If it doesn't work, ask a skilled Taoist to come and take a look at your husband."
"My lady, your majesty is the most accomplished in Taoism!"
"Yes, but Your Majesty, please don't ask."
Jiang Qingzhi was confused and always felt that something was wrong.
He slept very soundly. When he was woken up at noon, he felt refreshed, and his mind was empty, which was very comfortable.
The world is noisy, even the sounds of birds are very clear, yet it is exceptionally peaceful.
When your mind is calm, the world will be calm.
If your mind is not at peace, the world will be noisy and restless.
"Do I have the talent to become a monk or a Taoist priest?" Jiang Qingzhi laughed at himself.
He suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Oops, I forgot something."
Jiang Qingzhi got up in a hurry, "Yan'er, Yan'er!"
"Uncle!" Huang Yan'er rushed in. Jiang Qingzhi was only wearing his underwear and subconsciously put his hands up to cover his lower body. "Ask Shitai if he's here." Jiang Qingzhi then remembered one thing. Today was the day Zhu Shitai joined the army.
He hasn't made any arrangements yet.
Huang Yaner went out and muttered, "Master looks a lot stronger than before, but his legs are not as hairy as before."
When the weather was hot, the guards in the front yard often rolled up their trouser legs. Some of them had legs covered with black hair, which looked quite scary.
Zhu Shitai had arrived a long time ago. When he heard that his second uncle was catching up on his sleep, he took the initiative to chat with the guards.
"…In Lisbon, the rich men love to have affairs with women, and when they succeed, they are very proud of themselves and brag about it everywhere."
Bol was surrounded by guards, talking about exotic things.
"Stop it." Huang Bing asked, "If the woman's husband knew about it, would he be able to tolerate it?"
"You have to go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife!"
Boll sighed, "So barbarians are barbarians, those husbands are also stealing!"
"So those rich and powerful people are having affairs?" Huang Bing's eyes widened.
"That's right," Boll said. "It's not uncommon in the West for a couple to have their own lovers."
What the hell!
Zhu Shitai was surprised when he heard this. "The emperor is having an affair with his minister's wife, and the minister is having an affair with his colleague's wife. With all this chaos, how can this country not be in chaos?"
"Courtesy, righteousness, integrity and shame are the four pillars of a country. If the four pillars are not expanded, the country is no longer a country." Zhu Shitai found it incredible.
"I don't know. But..." Boll thought, "I think it is..."
"Rob!" Zhu Shitai said suddenly.
"Yes, what the young Duke said is right." Bol suddenly realized, "It's exactly robbery. They just grab whatever they like. As for propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame, those people don't care."
Zhu Shitai thought of his second uncle's geography class, which mentioned the Western world. "So when they are short of money, they just rob and kill. They don't have any pity or guilt at all."
"Yes." Paul nodded.
"No wonder my second uncle said that the world is a jungle. If you are soft-hearted, you will surely die!" Zhu Shitai sighed, but there was a hint of melancholy between his brows.
"Uncle."
Jiang Qingzhi came out.
"Second uncle." Zhu Shitai turned around and saluted.
"I didn't sleep last night, so I just took a nap. Wait for me to eat something and then go to Huben Zuowei." Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile.
"Uncle, there is no rush for this matter."
"Hmm?" Jiang Qingzhi said dissatisfiedly: "Damn it! Who has been so anxious these days, coming to Xin'an Lane every day to urge us?"
Zhu Shitai smiled bitterly, "I also want to go in earlier, but... my parents said that before going in, we have to... sow seeds first."
sowing?
Jiang Qingzhi was startled for a moment, then he understood what the old playboy and his wife meant.
I only have this one son. If anything happens to me, the Duke's Mansion will be cut off. As for adopting a son from the family, bah! I would rather lose my kidneys in the flowers than hand over the Duke's Mansion to others.
The old playboy vowed that the old trees would sprout new buds, but his kidneys were almost broken and the fields still yielded no harvest.
So he turned his attention to his son.
If I can’t do it, what about my son?
Before the war, let’s leave an heir to the Duke’s Mansion.
"Tsk!" Jiang Qingzhi said sympathetically, "Poor kid, but even His Majesty would agree to this. By the way, whose daughter is willing to marry here so hastily?"
Wedding procedures these days are very complicated, with things like exchanging letters, asking for names, and making betrothal gifts...not to mention the weddings of wealthy and powerful families.
According to the procedure, they probably won't be able to get married even after the war is over.
"It's from the Wang family."
The Wang family is also an old and powerful family. Although they are not very conspicuous, it is this low-key style that made Zhu Xizhong take a liking to them at first sight.
"Brother, I'm scared. The more successful a person is, the more unreliable he is. Qingzhi, please help me take care of this matter." Zhu Xizhong, as a father, became a hands-off boss.
"Aren't you afraid that I might take a look at you recklessly?" Jiang Qingzhi said unhappily.
"If it doesn't work out, let Dalang and his wife move to Xin'an Lane. I only want a grandson, and I'll keep the couple to torment you."
Hey!
Jiang Qingzhi went to the girl's house without stopping.
Before he reached the destination, he was blocked by several military heroes.
"Chang Wei Bo, I heard that Altan Khan was sharpening his sword and the war was about to start. My children and grandchildren wanted to join the army to serve our country, but the Ministry of War said that this matter was presided over by Chang Wei Bo..."
The leading military hero Jiang Qingzhi recognized him, as he had stabbed Qiu Luan many times when he followed him.
"Yes." Jiang Qingzhi nodded, Wu Xun laughed, "In that case, please let Chang Wei Bo speak."
"Okay!" Jiang Qingzhi said, "Whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk. See you at the Huben Zuowei."
"Does it have to be like this?" Wu Xun looked grim.
Their children and grandchildren have already ruined their health due to alcohol and sex, and now they are being dragged out like this, just to make a fool of themselves!
Jiang Qingzhi looked at them.
Seriously:
"Yes, it must be so. And I am telling you today. As long as I am alive, those unqualified people will never be able to gain seniority in the army."
"Jiang Qingzhi!" Wu Xun was furious.
Jiang Qingzhi looked at him coldly, "Make way!"
"So what if I don't allow it?" The road to wealth and honor for my children and grandchildren was cut off! Wu Xun was so angry that he was overwhelmed.
The whip whistled.
Snapped!
"what!"
Amid the howling of pain, Jiang Qingzhi rode away on his horse.
On the second floor of the street, a scholar whispered: "In the late spring of the 30th year of Jiajing, the thief Jiang whipped the warriors in the street!"
(End of this chapter)
