Ye Tian knew that Zhou Xiaotian's mother was only forty-six or seventeen years old this year, but she looked like an old man in her sixties with gray hair and a haggard face. It could be seen that the changes in the family had dealt a huge blow to her.
"Mom, let me help you, the steps are high!" Zhou Xiaotian was indeed a filial son. He put the bundle on his back, supported his mother with his hands and walked into the courtyard.
"Brother, hold on to Auntie, and I'll help you get your things."
After more than a week of recuperation, Tang Xuexue's complexion improved a lot and she was a little fatter than before. When she saw Zhou Xiaotian packing a small bag on his back, he quickly came to help.
Zhou Xiaotian didn't know who Tang Xuexue was to Ye Tian, so he dared to ask her to help. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, I can do it. Thank you, little sister..."
"Xiao Tian, we... where have we come? Why... why is the air here so fresh?"
Although Zhou's mother could no longer see, she could still feel the sensation on her nose and body skin. As soon as she entered the yard, she felt the difference here.
"Ye...Brother Ye, you...are you setting up a formation here?" Zhou Xiaotian didn't pay attention at first. Hearing what his mother said, he looked around and a look of shock suddenly appeared on his face.
The Zhou family was truly a member of the Qi Sect back then, and it used to have a great reputation in the world. Although the inheritance has been lost now, Zhou Xiaotian still has good eyesight.
"Okay, let's talk inside the house, Auntie, are you tired of sitting in the car for such a long time?"
Ye Tian waved his hand, moved the two of them to the main wing in the front yard, and said: "The old house has been tidied up long ago, and we are just waiting for you, aunt, to come over. Let's rest here for a while, and I will give it to my dad."
Make a phone call and ask him to come over and meet Xiaotian!"
After all, he was employed in his father's shop, so he still had to come over to check it. After Ye Tian poured a glass of water for Zhou's mother, he was ready to go out and make a phone call.
"Wait a minute, Xiao...Xiao Ye, you are a few years older than Xiao Tian, are you okay if I call you by your name?" Just when Ye Tian was about to go out, Zhou's mother stopped him.
Ye Tian stopped and said, "Auntie, just call me Ye Tian!"
"Okay, then I'll call you Ye Tian." Mother Zhou nodded, suddenly turned her face, and said to Zhou Xiaotian who was standing aside: "Xiaotian, kneel down!"
Zhou Xiaotian was obedient. Without saying a word, his knees "popped" and he knelt down to Ye Tian on the ground paved with blue bricks.
"Hey, Auntie, you... what are you doing? Xiaotian, get up, why are you kneeling down to me?" Ye Tian was confused by the actions of Zhou's mother and Zhou Xiaotian, and quickly reached out to help Zhou Xiaotian.
"Xiaoye, don't let him get up. We in the Zhou family don't have such unworthy descendants!"
Zhou's mother's words made Zhou Xiaotian look pleading to Ye Tian. He knew that if his mother gave up her anger, there would be no need to think about it today. Let alone treating her eyes, she might not recognize him as her son.
"Did that happen?" Ye Tian opened his lips to Zhou Xiaotian, but no sound came out. Zhou Xiaotian nodded, with a look of shame on his face.
Originally it was Zhou Xiaotian who told Ye Tian not to tell the truth, but when his mother asked him about it when he got home, Zhou Xiaotian, who had not dared to lie since he was a child, told him how he robbed the tomb and how he met Ye Tian.
"Go call my dad!" Seeing Zhou Xiaotian nod, Ye Tian felt a headache and quickly made a gesture of mouthing and making a phone call to Tang Xuexue, who was standing at a loss.
Ye Tian is also a junior, and there are things he should not say to Zhou's mother, but Ye Dongping is different. When the time comes, he can smooth things over. This is why Ye Tian asked Tang Xuexue to call.
"Auntie, what is going on? You see the ground is quite hard, let him stand up first?"
Ye Tian pretended to be confused and waved his hand to Tang Xuexue to make a call. Tang Xuexue was also a very smart girl and ran out immediately.
"Xiaoye, you don't have to hide it from me. I already know it. This unscrupulous descendant dares to rob the tomb and humiliate the ancestors. I don't have the shame to see his father who is so inferior!"
Zhou's mother was originally a teacher in school, but after her eyesight became bad, she switched to a job in logistics, and now she can't even attend class. But she understood very well, and she shed tears as she spoke.
"Mom, it's all my fault, don't be sad!"
Seeing his mother shed tears, Zhou Xiaotian suddenly became anxious and knelt down in front of his mother. He knew that the reason why his mother's eyes were blind was caused by frequent tears.
"Pah!" A crisp slap sounded, but it was Zhou's mother who slapped her son, "A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's morality through tranquility and cultivate one's virtue through frugality. Zhou Xiaotian, where is your virtue? Where have you gone? Put the following
Memorize it for me!"
After being slapped by his mother, Zhou Xiaotian didn't even dare to raise his hand, and said honestly: "Without indifference, you can't make your ambition clear, without tranquility, you can't go far, if you are slow, you can't be energetic, and if you are impetuous, you can't manage your surname.
When the time passes, the intention is to go away, and then it becomes withered, and many people do not take on the world. They stay in the poor house with sorrow, how will they be able to get back to you!"
"This mother of Zhou is a learned person."
Hearing the passage that Zhou Xiaotian recited, Ye Tian knew that it was the "Book of Commandments" written by Zhuge Liang to his 8-year-old son Zhuge Zhan when he was 54 years old. It was regarded by future generations as a treasure book for cultivating one's moral character and surname, and admonishing and training one's children.
After Zhou Xiaotian finished reciting it, he said, "Mom, I know I was wrong!"
"Although I am not a member of your Zhou family, I have been with your father for more than ten years and know the character of your Zhou family. How come you dare to do such small things as tomb robbing? Are you worthy of the ancestors of the Zhou family?
Zong?"
Zhou's mother was a very strong-willed person, and she was merciless when she scolded her son. Hearing this, Ye Tian was also heart-beating. He didn't know if he should be grateful that his little mother was no longer around, otherwise he would have lost his temper.
Will he end up like the kid in front of me?
"Auntie, please calm down. He is still young and has no social connections. He can be forgiven for making a wrong step on his business trip. Didn't I just ask him to come to Yanjing to work? He will definitely not dare to do this again in the future.
Something happened!"
However, it was not an option for Zhou's mother to teach her son a lesson in front of him. Ye Tian thought about it and tried to persuade him.
"Xiaoye, when I could see with my eyes, I could still control him, but...but now that Auntie can't see anything, I'm afraid that he will learn bad things!"
Zhou's mother took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears, then stretched out her hand to touch Ye Tian. Ye Tian quickly handed over his hand and said, "Auntie, your eyes can be cured, don't worry..."
Holding Ye Tian's hand tightly, Zhou's mother said: "Xiaoye, I heard this unscrupulous man said that it doesn't matter if Auntie's eyes are on. I... I have something to ask you."
"Auntie, you said..." Ye Tian replied.
Zhou's mother hesitated for a moment and said: "Xiaoye, I heard that you, like Xiaotian's father, are from a strange sect. I...I want Xiaotian to worship you as his teacher, and I won't go on business trips again in the future."
Make a mistake and do something bad!"
Although Zhou's mother cannot see with her eyes, she knows better than anyone else that Ye Tian's hand to help his son may be just out of temporary kindness. There are no other factors between the two. Maybe his son will do something illegal in the future.
Things come up.
"This... Auntie, this is not okay. Our two families have different inheritances, and the skills and secrets we have learned are also different. This is inappropriate!"
After hearing what Zhou's mother said, Ye Tian suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. He had already rejected Zhou Xiaotian on this matter, so why was it brought up again?
"Xiaoye, I heard from Xiaotian's father that the inheritance of the Zhou family has been lost long ago. As for the things Xiaotian learned, some of them were memorized and taught to him. Just think that the Zhou family no longer exists.
,OK?!"
Mother Zhou had a pleading look on her face. Ever since her husband passed away, she had raised her son alone. She had not spoken to her parents' family once in so many years, but for the sake of her son's future, she said this to Ye Tian.
talk.
Zhou's mother once heard her husband and father-in-law talk about things in Qi Menzhong. She knew that among the rules in the world, apart from father and son, the most important one was the relationship between master and apprentice. Only his son worshiped Ye Tian as his master.
Only then could she truly feel at ease.
"Auntie, this...this situation is inappropriate. Xiaotian and I are about the same age, so it's okay to be friends, but master and disciple, this...this is not okay!"
Ye Tian shook his head repeatedly. It stands to reason that Zhou Xiaotian's character is not bad and meets the standards of Mai's lineage for accepting disciples. However, he is too old. He has already passed the age of practicing this sect and cannot inherit the Mai lineage.
inherited.
"Xiaoye, it's... Auntie took the liberty of disturbing you. Xiaotian, let's go!"
What Ye Tian didn't expect was that Zhou's mother actually stood up and called her son to leave. This immediately made him feel a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that her character would be so strong.
Ye Tian smiled bitterly and grabbed Zhou's mother and said, "Auntie, why are you doing this? If Xiaotian and I are friends, we will still look after him!"
Mother Zhou shook her head and said, "That's different. I know this child is filial. If he worships you as his teacher, he will obey you in everything. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to control him in the future!"
"This... what kind of fallacy is this?"
Ye Tian was speechless by what Zhou's mother said. Seeing that she had already stood up and walked out the door, he quickly said: "Auntie, how about letting Xiao Tian be my registered disciple? He is really not suitable to learn the secrets of this sect.
But there are some things I can still teach him."
In ancient times, direct disciples passed on the mantle, and the master would pass on all the skills to him. The registered one was equivalent to the nominal one, which just meant that he accepted you and occasionally taught him some skills.
However, this is not an insult to Zhou Xiaotian, because when Ye Tian became a disciple at the age of five, he was also a registered disciple of Li Shanyuan, and he was not officially accepted as a disciple until he was ten years old——
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