nashuaworldcup Chapter 282 In short—My mentality collapsed.
Chapter 282 In short—My mentality collapsed.
Whether Fourteenth Brother was willing or not, his father had already sent him to work as a handyman under his fourth brother in just two days. The Ministry of Revenue was a place like this, or as Yinzhuo would say, a gathering place for cattle and horses. Once you got there, no matter how capable you were, you wouldn't be able to leave without spending a few days fiddling with abacus beads. Fourteenth Brother was good at drawing a bow and shooting arrows, but asking him to fiddle with abacus beads was like asking Zhang Fei to embroider. After only two days, he ran to his fourth brother with a tearful face to complain.
Who is Yinzhen? He's a ruthless man who can get himself into a mess. It would be a miracle if the Fourteenth Prince, with his pampered upbringing, could get away with anything from him. So, instead of complaining, our Fourteenth Prince received a huge gift package of mental arithmetic tutorials. Every day, he had to be personally forced to practice by his Fourth Brother, and he also had to face random checks from his Sixth Brother, who loved to watch the drama unfold. In just a few days, the Fourteenth Prince truly understood the saying, "When it rains, it pours," or "When the boat is late, it encounters a headwind." In short—his mentality collapsed.
"Sixth Brother, please have some compassion for your poor little brother! During the day, I'm enslaved by Fourth Brother at the Ministry of Works, and when I come home at night, you still torment me. I'm no human being; even an animal couldn't withstand this! Look at these dark circles under my eyes, aren't they almost as dark as those iron-eating beasts? And look at the resentment emanating from my whole body, isn't it even greater than Sadako from the stories you told us? I don't care, starting tomorrow, I'm going on strike! Sixth Brother, if Fourth Brother causes me trouble, you absolutely have to help me, or I'll hang myself at the entrance of your Shufeng Pavilion..."
Yinzhuo was drinking tea when he heard the Fourteenth Prince's words and paused. Yinzhuo had only two thoughts about what the Fourteenth Prince had said: First, wasn't this my poem? Second, my younger brother has made something of himself.
"Hanging himself at the entrance of my Shufeng Pavilion? Fine, Dexi, go find a sturdy rope for your Fourteenth Master and hang him on a tree in our courtyard. I want to see how he hangs himself today."
Well, now it was Fourteenth Brother's turn to be dumbfounded. He never expected his Sixth Brother to react this way. Wait a minute, he remembered that his Sixth Brother's reaction after saying this to his father wasn't like this... But obviously, this wasn't the time to dwell on these things. Didn't he see Dexi already walking towards the door? If they really did hang the rope up in a bit, would he hang himself up? Or...?
"Hey, hey, hey, how did you get hung up on the rope? Sixth Brother, I was just joking with you, why did you take it so seriously? Come on, Sixth Brother, have some tea. Just pretend you heard something inhuman. Be magnanimous and forgive your little brother this once, okay?"
Yinzhuo hadn't originally intended to hold a grudge against the Fourteenth Prince. After all, no matter how much this guy talked big, he still had to obediently go to the Ministry of Revenue to work early the next morning. If he really dared to quit, it wouldn't be as simple as his fourth brother causing him trouble.
"Alright, Sixth Brother knows you've had a tough time under Fourth Brother's tutelage these past few days, so I won't hold your loose tongue against you this time. By the way, let me tell you, starting tomorrow, the abacus mental arithmetic practice will be adjusted from two hours to three hours a day. Fourth Brother's schedule will remain the same. After your shift, bring your abacus to me, and I'll guide you for the remaining hour."
Guidance? Well then, I really have to thank you, Sixth Brother. Actually, if you want to deal with me, we can just say so. After all, no one understands the saying "I may escape the death penalty, but I can't escape punishment" better than me. There's really no need to use such a polite word as "guidance" to comfort me.
To be fair, as the elder brother who watched the Fourteenth Prince grow up, Yinzhuo understood him quite well. Look, the guy who was complaining about being worse than livestock yesterday got up obediently to go to work at the Ministry of Revenue early the next morning. You ask why the Fourteenth Prince is so obedient? Hehe, of course, it's because he's not stupid. You know, although Yinzhuo got this job for him, wasn't Kangxi also watching? If he dared to quit, let alone whether his two older brothers would agree, he wouldn't even get past his father. If he can't even endure this little bit of hardship, how can he expect to become a great general leading troops to fight on the battlefield and make great achievements? Dream on! He'll probably only ever be a bald prince until he dies.
Fourteen initially thought his sixth brother would use this opportunity to teach him abacus mental arithmetic a lesson to teach him a lesson, but he soon realized that he had been judging his sixth brother by his own petty standards. When someone said they were teaching, they really meant it, without any personal feelings involved. Of course, everything has two sides; it's true that they wouldn't take the opportunity to retaliate, but it's also true that they were impartial and incorruptible...
"Fourteen, are your ears just for breathing? Tell me how many times I've read this series of numbers, how can you still make a mistake? People say that the master leads you through the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual. With your comprehension ability, do you think I, as your master, can trust you to cultivate on your own? No wonder Fourth Brother hesitated when he mentioned you last time he came to me. So you're just torturing him like this every day, aren't you? Dexi, come here and read it to him. If you make a mistake again today, he can skip dinner."
Fourteen felt nothing but grievance. What did he mean by tormenting his fourth brother every day? Wasn't it the two of them tormenting him every day? And what did he mean by skipping dinner if he made another mistake? He was still growing, and what if he didn't get enough nutrition and didn't grow into a healthy old man?
Even if the Fourteenth Prince was secretly plotting against Yinzhen and Yinzuo, would he dare to rebel? He wouldn't dare. So, in order to grow into a good old man, there was only one word—training. Yinzuo didn't care how wronged the Fourteenth Prince felt. At this moment, he was even questioning his own ability to be a teacher. In other words, he had broken down.
Has the Fourteenth Prince eaten dinner yet? Hmm... Judging from the way he's wolfing down his food, he has. Yinzhuo rested his chin on his hand, watching the Fourteenth Prince devour his food like a gluttonous beast, and silently repeated to himself countless times that he shouldn't scold the child while he was eating, otherwise it would affect his digestion, before finally swallowing the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"Are you finished eating? If you are, hurry up and leave. My head is spinning just looking at you. When you come over tomorrow, just go find Dexi. While you're studying, let's not see each other. Now I understand the true meaning of the saying that you pose no threat to me in academia, but you would definitely make me lose face in the education field. Alright, that's enough for today. My head is throbbing. Dexi, help me to the back to rest."