There was a fierce battle in the Sai Mansion, and the mess left that day has now been cleaned up. It's just that the yard of the house, which should have been a small bridge and flowing water, has been destroyed a lot. The gravel and sand are easy to clean up, but the broken bamboo and branches are traces that need time to smooth out.
Fortunately, Mrs. Sai didn't know the hidden truth. She only knew that after going to Liuzhuang that day, a thief came to the house and fought with the maid, turning the house upside down. Fortunately, the thief died under the maid's sword in the end.
This explanation is reasonable. Mrs. Sai didn't think much about it. She just sighed that the days were getting harder and harder. Now Yulin County is not peaceful. I don't know when this day will end.
At this moment, Mrs. Sai was tasting the fragrant tea brought back from Liuzhuang in the pavilion in the yard. Looking at the broken corner of the pavilion, she frowned. Only the soothing jasmine tea can relieve her boredom.
The maid came to report that Mr. Xia was visiting.
Mrs. Sai frowned even more.
"That guy is back again?"
Since she spanked him on the back that night and recognized his true face, Mrs. Sai has been more cautious with this young and fair-skinned boy. Although she did not tear her face off, she no longer let her daughter meet him casually.
She was afraid that this guy was a fake teacher and would take her precious daughter away one day.
Fortunately, this guy suddenly disappeared recently. I thought he had completely disappeared and was relieved for it. Who would have thought that he would come back today.
"Why did he come?"
"To see the young lady."
"How can he do what he wants? Just say that Jiangnan is not here."
"Madam, the young lady has been going to the Xia family every few days recently. We can't stop her all the time. She will meet her eventually!"
This is exactly what Mrs. Sai is worried about. Her daughter used to be willful and willful and would not obey anyone. She doesn't want to be subdued by that guy. Yesterday, she tried to change her teacher, but she had a big fight with her daughter, and she even said that if she wanted to change her teacher, she would never study again.
This time, it was beyond Mrs. Sai's expectations. Although her daughter was a little bit unruly in the past, she was very respectful to her and never neglected or disobeyed her. This time, she actually quarreled with her for a teacher. There must be something unspeakable between the two of them.
With so many worries, how can Mrs. Sai feel at ease with her daughter living with this teacher day and night?
But she couldn't stop her. After thinking about it, she said to the maid: "Call Jiangnan over. I will personally supervise the teaching in the future."
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After a while, Xia Shang was invited into the courtyard, and then she saw Jiangnan rushing over in a hurry, her pretty face flushed, and she almost pounced on Xia Shang when she saw him.
But Mrs. Sai coughed lightly on the side and then calmed down her excitement.
These days, Jiangnan has been very anxious.
There was no news from Mr. Xia, and he was not sure whether he was dead or alive. He tried various methods to find out but got nothing.
It felt like a person walking in the rain for a long time, and finally got an umbrella, but it was blown away by the wind after being opened for a short while.
Jiangnan had been alone since he was a child. After feeling the father-like protection from Mr. Xia, he took deep root in his heart. He was strong on weekdays, but once he felt attached, he would believe in him without reservation.
Xia Shang's disappearance was like losing his father to Jiangnan, and he cried silently countless times at night.
Now seeing Xia Shang again, it was like finding a treasure that had been lost. All the words in his heart were stuck in his throat and he had no way to say them. The only thing was that his mother was standing by his side, which really ruined the scenery.
Jiangnan suppressed his excitement and just wanted to find a place where no one was around to ask the teacher to tell him what happened in the past few days. He said to his mother: "It's rare for the teacher to come back. I haven't listened to the teacher's teachings for a long time. I will go to your small building with the teacher to start the class."
After that, he grabbed Xia Shang's hand without hesitation. Just as he took half a step, Mrs. Sai in the pavilion said coldly: "Wait, the small building was damaged by thieves and has not been repaired yet. In the future, I will be in this pavilion. It's just right for me to listen to Mr. Xia's teachings."
"Mother..."
"Don't say too much, ask Xiao Cui to bring all the textbooks and books. Mr. Xia, please come in."
This Mrs. Sai smiled but didn't smile, and she didn't give Xia Shang a good face.
The three of them sat in the pavilion and waited for Xiao Cui to bring the textbooks and classics that Hua Chao followed.
Seeing someone staring at him, Xia Shang was a little uncomfortable. He had never taught Jiangnan anything seriously. Now he had a female training book in his hand and could only read it according to the book.
"The heart is like the face, so it is very important to decorate it. Once the face is not decorated, it will be dirty; once the heart does not think of good, evil will enter it. Everyone knows that decorating the face, but not cultivating the heart, will lead to confusion..."
Xia Shang is not good at talking and reciting, and Mrs. Sai interrupted him several times in the first few sentences.
Jiangnan wanted to help the gentleman out, but he couldn't get a word in. He only heard his mother saying this and that.
One or two sentences are fine, but Xia Shang couldn't stand three or four sentences.
So he threw away the book and retorted loudly: "Why should I, a grown man, teach women's training? Madam, you have criticized me for so many faults, but you must have studied women's training very deeply?"
Mrs. Sai didn't know where her rage came from. She just felt that she didn't like Xia Shang at all. Seeing Xia Shang was angry, she felt very happy. She couldn't help but proudly puffed out her chest and held up a proud mountain: "Although I was not born in a wealthy family, I have also restrained myself and strictly followed all kinds of women's training. I ask myself if I have never disgraced women's customs."
"Although Madam has never disgraced women's customs, she has not fulfilled her mother's responsibilities, which is why Jiangnan is so stubborn and difficult to discipline today."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I treat Jiangnan like my heart and soul. I have raised him up by myself. How can I not fulfill my mother's responsibilities? "
"Since ancient times, there have been family rules, and the elders and the young, both inside and outside the family, should follow the rules and speak sternly. I am a teacher, the most respected in the family, and the most important thing is to preach. Even if there is something wrong, how can you interrupt? As a mother, you should leave an example for your children and grandchildren. This is the right temperament. If you talk back to me like this, are you teaching your daughter to talk back to me like this in the future? And when you get married in the future, will you still talk back to your husband like this?
You usually dominate the streets in Jiangnan, but you don't stop it. Now you are notorious and everyone is afraid of you. When you came the first day, you whipped me! Tell me, have you fulfilled your mother's responsibility?"
"You, you, you..." Mrs. Sai was so angry that her pair of mountains were shaking up and down, and she was sweating.
Xia Shang was in a dominant position and continued, "I, I, I... What do I mean by I? If a mother is not upright, how can a woman be upright? What if I have read the Women's Training?"
"You are making up a story!"
"If you hadn't looked at me coldly and sarcastically as soon as you entered the room, I would be too ashamed to tell you!"
"Who are you talking about?"
"Oh! I understand!" Xia Shang pretended to be in a state of confusion, "Are you still upset because I touched your butt at night, and you want to make things difficult for me?"
He was so excited that he forgot that Jiangnan was there. As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Shang felt something was wrong.
Looking back, Jiangnan's eyes were almost popping out, her little mouth was pouting, and she was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.
Looking at Mrs. Sai again, her face was as red as fire, and her heart was full of shyness.
"You, you, you... you are such a scoundrel! How can my mother and I live!"