Chapter 40: The Choice (I)
After a rainy day in late autumn, the weather suddenly cooled.
The nights began to get longer, and the sun was no longer as bright as it used to be.
Winter is the most leisurely day for the gardener, and in the days when everything is withering, the free time of Tang Zheng has also become more.
Today, Steward Qin suddenly came, and the two of them drank a little wine at the table, gossiping casually, drinking and drinking, and snowflakes were already floating in the sky.
Tang Zheng opened the window, and a gust of wind sent the snow into the house, and the snowflakes fell on Tang Zheng's shoulders and palms, gradually melting into invisibility.
"Another year has passed. Tang Zheng said softly.
Sentimentality for no reason.
"Yes, it's another snowy day, and it reminds me of that snowfall more than 20 years ago. Steward Qin also looked at the snowflakes outside the window and said leisurely: "If there were no second elder of the Wu family, there would be no me Qin Yuan today...... Now I have to add you. ”
Tang Zheng just smiled.
"By the way, have you been to see them in the past few days?" asked Steward Qin.
"Well, I just went there yesterday, the second elder's health is not bad, but I miss my son a little, and my spirit is not very good, so it is useless for me to persuade him. ”
Steward Qin frowned when he heard this: "Wu Xing is too disagreeable, he has been to the academy for so long, and it takes almost a year to get a letter, and even the eldest young master writes letters more often than him." ”
"That's right, the letter asks for money. Tang Zai said with a smile.
Steward Qin thought he was speaking directly and glared at him, but thinking that Tang Zheng was not wrong, he also laughed.
A sip of old wine went down, and the warmth that came out of his body dispelled the cold, and Steward Qin suddenly said, "The little young master is about to open the door." ”
"En?" Tang Zheng paused: "When?"
"Just these two days. Steward Qin replied: "Next year, Lixia will enroll, and now it is the right time to open the door and wash the pulse, and it can no longer be delayed." ”
Because the process of opening the jade gate is painful, the major families generally do not require their children to open the door too early, and try to do it after their minds are mature. Those who opened the door early like Xu Muyang were either gifted, or they were beaten a lot, and their ability to resist pain was exercised.
After the New Year, the little master will enter school, and now is the best time to open the door, and the little master is going to open the door, and the servants will naturally be fast.
Sure enough, then Steward Qin said, "Your affairs are almost decided." In the past few days, all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods have been revolving around his wife, offering great hospitality, hoping to win the opportunity. ”
"Oh. Tang Zheng just sighed.
"You're not in a hurry?" Steward Qin was surprised.
"If it's useful in a hurry, I will definitely be in a hurry, in a hurry, in a hurry, and in a hurry, I will burn my eyebrows and show Uncle Qin in a hurry. Tang Zai said with a smile.
“...... Stinky boy, and poor-mouthed, are you so confident that you can make it?" Qin Yuan also laughed.
"It's not confident, but I feel that everything that should be fought for has been fought, and at this point, it is no longer the time to continue fighting, but just wait quietly. Tang Zheng replied.
For Tang Zheng, the result of the servant study is like the graduation exam of the students, and the foundation is to lay a good foundation during the study, rather than relying on the Buddha's feet before the exam.
And for the old lady of the Wei Mansion, they should have already made up their minds at this time. Therefore, the real result is predestined long before the final moment comes.
"That being said, after all, you have to be calm to do it. I really didn't expect that in this matter, my old man is not as determined as you. Steward Qin shook his head and said.
"That's Uncle Qin's concern for the kid, how can he be as heartless as me. Tang Zai said with a smile.
"You're just sweet-mouthed!" Steward Qin snorted angrily and stood up: "Okay, everything that should be notified has been notified, and I have to do what I have to do, old man...... You're not in a hurry, but I'm always worried about something, and I have to help you run around and ask. ”
"Uncle Qin bothered. Tang Zheng bowed to Steward Qin.
After sending Steward Qin out and returning to the house, Tang Zheng glanced at the table, and the small white flower in the flower pot had been transformed into Yiyi.
"Dad, I'm going to hide and seek!" Yi screamed and grabbed Tang Zai's shoulder, tugging at his ear and giggling.
"How many times have I said it, I want to call my brother!" Tang Zai twisted Yiyi's little face: "Also, I'm too big, I can't drill into your hole......"
Well, why does that sound so unpleasant?
"Use the phantom array, use the phantom array!" the little guy clapped his hands and shouted, and with a wave of his hand, a phantom array had appeared in the space of the house.
Unlike Tang Zheng, this little thing's phantom array doesn't even need to be clothed, and she just raised her hand to come, to put it bluntly, the phantom array is not a formation for her, but a spell.
This is also the game she has played most often with Tang Zai since she could speak.
"Next time, my brother will be busy in the past two days, you are obedient, don't run around. ”
Xiao Yiyi's face immediately drooped, and he shouted at Tang Zheng: "I hate it!"
As soon as he turned around, he turned back into flowers and returned to the flower pot, ignoring Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng shook his head with a smile and sat back at the table.
Opening the drawer, Tang Zheng took out a letter from the drawer.
Looking at the handwriting on the letter, a smile appeared in Tang Zheng's eyes.
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The day has finally come to go to the exam room.
On this day, the servants of the Garden of Meditation gathered in front of the Taitai Hall, waiting for fate to come.
Before that, first of all, the little young master opened the door.
Maybe because he didn't want to lose face in front of people, the little young master's opening was not displayed in front of people, but in the hut behind the hall.
Despite this, the screams that came from afar like killing pigs were still clear to everyone, and the roar was so thrilling, occasionally mixed with the wife's concerned shout: "Don't shout, hold your breath, and exert yourself......!" It's already open, you can do it......"
How to listen to how to give birth to a baby in the delivery room.
Tang Zheng couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
This smile was seen by the other little guys, who mistakenly thought that he was confident, Shi Mo glared at him fiercely, and made a few lip shapes in his mouth, Tang Zheng could see it clearly, it was "Don't think you will win." ”
He chuckled, but didn't respond.
The screams gradually subsided, and Tang Zheng knew that the rush was about to be completed.
After a while, the Lu Lingshi accompanied the old lady out, and said as he walked: "Congratulations to the master, congratulations to the lady, the door is open and turned around, the talent of the little young master is still good." ”
The talent is good, but the will is too low.
Tang Zheng secretly said in his heart, just with Wei Tianchong's earth-shattering cry, it can be imagined that he couldn't really give full play to all his talents, otherwise at least the door was open five times, and if he was stronger, it would be possible to turn six times.
"It's finally a mid-grade qualification, much better than Tianzhi...... It's a pity that the men of the Wei family don't have daughters to compete for after all. Zheng Shufeng automatically ignored the word in the middle and lower grades, but felt sorry that the men of the Wei family were not as good as the women.
Her daughter Wei Qing'er opened the door for six turns, but she was born with seven love veins, which is very suitable for cultivating the exercises of the Thousand Feelings Pavilion, and the future is the greatest, Wei Qingsong's daughter Wei Diemen opened five turns, and the future is also bright, but it is the eldest young master Wei Tianzhi who has only to make two turns, although he has entered the Moon Washing Academy, he has not made much progress, and he is still working hard to enter the Linghai Level, if the luck is not enough, the Linghai Rank may be the peak of his life.
And Wei Qingsong's son Wei Mingmen opened three times, pressing Wei Tianzhi's head, which has always made Zheng Shufeng unhappy.
Now that the youngest son has opened the door four times and entered the middle grade, as long as the resources are enough, it is not a problem to reach the peak of the spirit master in theory, as long as there is a good opportunity, it is not impossible to enter the heavenly state of mind.
After all, the family is supported by men, and with these four turns of the jade gate, Zheng Shufeng was also relieved.
Walking out at this moment, Zheng Shufeng had already said to the servants below: "The little young master has succeeded in opening the door, and the door has been opened four times!"
All the servants replied loudly together: "Congratulations to the little master, congratulations to the old lady, I wish the little young master to cultivate immortals as soon as possible, and the lintel of the light gate!"
Zheng Shufeng nodded with satisfaction: "The little young master's matter is completed, and it should be you next, come to think of it, some of you have been waiting for this day for a long time." ”
Hearing this, everyone became nervous.
Tang Zheng secretly admired Zheng Shufeng's methods.
The little young master Wei Tianchong had just opened the jade gate at this time, and it was the moment when the vitality was seriously injured and needed to rest, and it was estimated that everyone had fainted at this time.
At this time, it is impossible for him to interfere with the decision to serve as a servant.
Although Zheng Shufeng is his mother, even if he wants to interfere, it is useless, but one less opposing voice, one less person who refutes his own face, it is also good - in case her choice is opposed by her husband and son at the same time, it will be difficult for even her to do it.
Now that there is one less possible opposition, and her husband will easily refute herself in family matters, Zheng Shufeng has actually invisibly grasped all the power in her own hands.
From this aspect, Zheng Shufeng's attitude towards Shimo is also more obvious - she will never hand over her son to Shimo.
At this time, Wei Danbai and Zheng Shufeng had already sat down, and Zheng Shufeng Shi Ran said: "Even so, I don't need to say anything superfluous." Everyone also knows how difficult it is to get a place in a Moon Washing Academy. Although the Wei family has a big business, it can't just be thrown on useless people in vain, after all, it depends on your performance to determine the action. Now I'm giving you the most reluctant chance, if you have anything to say, just say it, come one by one, serve the dream, and start with you first. ”
Although Zheng Shufeng spoke implicitly, the meaning was undoubtedly to ask everyone to make a wish, of course, it was too bad to say it directly, and he always asked the other party to show his willingness, and he couldn't wait, and the host was polite and "forced to accept it helplessly".
Shi Meng has stepped forward and said loudly: "Shi Meng has been selling himself to the Wei family since he was a child, and he has been taken care of by the old lady......"
After saying a bunch of nonsense about Thanksgiving Dade, Shimeng finally said, "...... If you can get the grace of the old lady and enter the college, you will swear by the devil in your heart, and you will always remember your heart, and you will be loyal to the Wei family from now on, belong to the Wei family, and serve the Wei family with all your heart, and glorify the lintel of my Wei family. ”
The heart and demon wish of the dream can be regarded as decent, talking about allegiance, belonging, and service, to put it bluntly, it will belong to the Wei family in the future, but after becoming a spirit master, there should also be treatment.
This is also very normal, people fight for the future, after all, it is for life change, if you become an immortal and have to be a servant for the rest of your life, then who will have enough to eat and have nothing to do to cultivate immortals?
"Yes. Wei Danbai and Zheng Shufeng only nodded when they heard this.
After the dream, it should be Shi Mo, but Shi Mo lowered his head and did not step forward, and pushed another little guy next to him.
The little guy was pushed out by him, and he had no choice but to make a wish on the spot.
He knew that he didn't have much chance, in fact, by this time, everyone knew that this was just a formality, if there was no accident, then the person chosen by his wife would only be Shi Meng and Tang Zheng, and because of this, this little guy made a wish to be weak and listless.
One by one, the little guys played like this, until only Tang Zheng and Shi Mo were left in the field.
Tang Zheng knew that Shi Mo was going to deliberately appear in the last one of the most evil, so that no one followed suit when he made a great wish for the demons, chuckled, and stepped forward and said: "If you can be blessed by the Wei family and get the opportunity to cultivate immortals, Tang Zheng will definitely serve the young master with all his heart, and make a wish with the demon in my heart, the young master will not get rid of the ordinary, the Tang Tribulation will not get rid of the servant, the young master will not be heavenly, and the Tang Tribulation will not get rid of the nationality." If Tang Zheng is lucky enough to be able to peek into the secret of the heart of heaven, he will create an immortal law and leave it in the gate!"
Hearing this, Wei Danbai and Zheng Shufeng were moved at the same time.
Different from the wishes of the previous little guys, Tang Zheng's wishes were extremely specific.
The young master does not get out of the ordinary, and the Tang Tribulation does not take off the servant, that is to say, the little young master Wei Tianchong does not enter the realm of the mortal for a day, and he will still be a servant for a day in the Tang Tribulation, and he will not change his identity because of this. And even if the little young master enters the realm of detachment, as long as he has not entered the realm of heavenly mind, then Tang Zheng will not leave the country, that is, he will always appear as a member of the Wei family, of course, he will no longer be a servant.
This is a very solemn promise, not only limiting himself, but also saying that the reward for the young master in the future will not only include the service in life, but also the care of cultivation, if he is not sure, he will not dare to say this.
But at the same time, this is also another statement, that is, if one day the little young master Wei Tianchong enters the heavenly state of mind, he will officially no longer belong to the Wei family, and will regain his free body. Of course, as the price of regaining his free body, he will leave a passable immortal method for the Wei family.
Most of the wishes of the little guys are illusory and do not refer to real objects, this is to give themselves a chance to turn around in the future, and in the case of seeking opportunities, no one will say that they will be successful in cultivation in the future and will definitely leave, although everyone inevitably has this idea.
Tang Zheng was probably the first servant of the Wei family to propose to leave in the future, but at the same time, he also put forward the conditions for leaving the Wei family.
This is what moved Wei Danbai and Zheng Shufeng, the difference is that the performance of the two people is completely different.
Wei Danbai snorted, obviously dissatisfied.
Zheng Shufeng showed a smile on his face.
To be able to create his own immortal method, it must at least be in the Heavenly Mind State, that is to say, Tang Zheng has absolute confidence in himself to say this.
To be honest, such a promise is actually far more powerful than the previous little guys, and it is only because of the intention to leave that people don't like it very much, but for an actual woman like Zheng Shufeng, it is like this that makes a wish with a clear goal and return more acceptable to her.
In any case, to ensure that Wei Tianchong can enter the heavenly state of mind and to ensure that the Wei family has an immortal inheritance, these two points alone are worth all the investment in Tang Zheng, from this point of view, Tang Zheng may not be loyal enough, but the return given is definitely the most generous, at least much more affordable than what "serving the Wei family" - living in the Wei family every day and eating and not working is also called service, isn't this the case for the Wei family's spirit masters now? The number of times they really need to be used is actually very small.
In addition, Tang Zheng's departure and Wei Tianchong are tied together, which means that in the days to come, if Tang Zheng wants to be free, he must do his best to help Wei Tianchong, from this point of view, he is also more motivated than any servant to take care of Wei Tianchong, because this is also for his own good.
The last thing is that Zheng Shufeng doesn't trust her demons, she prefers to believe in human nature. In her eyes, if there is really a servant who can reach the heavenly state of mind in the future, it is not something that a small Wei family can control, it is better to let him go and make a good fate. And even if the other party is truly free, as long as the relationship is good, it may not be that he will not help the Wei family in the future, and sometimes, feelings are more important than contracts.
So for Tang Zheng's heart, she likes it very much.
The couple showed different attitudes towards the same wish, and for Shimo, this was the opportunity.
The next moment, he had already stepped forward, knelt down in front of Zheng Shufeng and his wife, and cried: "Under the care of the old lady, Shimo was able to enter the Wei family, follow the young master to read and write, and live a worry-free life." With such great kindness, Shi Mo can only repay it with his body! Shi Mo knows that he has done little things and made a big mistake, but Shi Mo now regrets and is willing to change. Now I make a supreme wish here, if the old lady is not disgusted, I can give Shimo another chance, Shimo will be loyal to the Wei family from now on, but the Wei family is the master of life, as a cow and a horse, there will be no complaints, and the will will never change!"
Great Ambition!
is not only a grand wish, but even with the Wei family as the master of life, he is willing to be a cow and a horse.
Shi Mo, you are really ruthless enough, in order to cultivate immortals, you didn't even take off your cheap status, it seems that you are also desperate to press, Tang Zheng sneered in his heart.
He knew that as long as he could become a spirit master in the future, even if he didn't ask to get rid of his servant status, the Wei family would not really be able to use him as a servant, but he would be the lowest status among all spirit masters, even worse than the status of Qin Steward!
Hearing Shi Mo's ambition, Zheng Shufeng and his wife were also obviously stunned.
The two of them looked at the Lu Lingshi who was sitting next to them, and saw that the other party nodded, which confirmed that the other party's wish was from the heart and could be counted.
There is no rule for the heart demon to swear, the key is to come from the bottom of your heart, and the role of Lu Lingshi is to confirm whether the heart and demon wishes of each servant are sincere.
Wei Danbai asked in a deep voice, "Shi Mo, do you know what Lu Dao is talking about?"
Shi Mo replied loudly: "The little one knows the way, the little one says, every word comes from the bottom of his heart, and there is no lie!"
"In that case, Shufeng, look at ......" Wei Danbai groaned for a moment and looked at his wife.
Although he had discussed with his wife before to serve the two of them, he couldn't help but be moved in the face of Shimo's great wish, and he already hoped that his wife would change her mind at this moment.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Shufeng shook his head lightly with a gloomy face.
This action shocked Shi Mo's heart, and even Wei Danbai was a little dissatisfied: "Shufeng, are you too prejudiced against Shi Mo?"
Zheng Shufeng snorted: "This is not a preconception, but understanding." What is not suitable is not suitable, even if it is a great wish, it is meaningless. I, Zheng Shufeng, don't know how to cultivate immortals, but I know how to behave in the world, and I have never heard of an ignorant boy who can grow up after making a wish. Moreover, there are thousands of people in Wenxin Country, and they have never heard of any family that dares to take cultivators as servants, and my little Wei family does not dare to set this precedent. There are some promises, he dares to give, and we dare not accept them...... I think it's better to be a down-to-earth person after all, no matter how beautiful the promise is, it's just a promise, rather than envy the fish in the abyss, it's better to retreat and close the net!"
Wei Danbai was speechless when he said this, and Lu Shi smiled and nodded again and again, and the ink was like falling into an ice cave, and even Tang Zheng was shocked.
He didn't expect that in the face of Shi Mo's demonic wish, Zheng Shufeng was not moved at all, which was much beyond his expectations.
Zheng Shufeng said again: "Although the Tang Tribulation has long-term ambitions, it has something to say, and it is not illusory and empty. The Heavenly Mood Realm is still a little far away from the Wei family, if it is really exchanged for a Heavenly Mood Realm, this transaction can be greatly done......"
Wei Danbai also smiled, one place for a heavenly state of mind, that is naturally a return of ten thousand benefits, thousands of people enter the immortal study every year, but on average, one day may not be able to produce a heavenly state of mind. With Tang Zheng's promise, it is indeed extremely valuable. Listening to what his wife said was reasonable, he also nodded yes.
Shi Mo shouted: "I don't accept it, madam, what kind of thing is his Tang Tribulation? Why can he help the young master to enter the heart ......of heaven?
"Just rely on my Jade Gate five turns, is it enough?" Tang Zheng said leisurely.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.