Farming and reading family

Gao E frowned unconsciously when she heard Chen Ke muttering these things. He himself didn't even plan to take the imperial examination, so what was the point of teaching Zheng Yan like this?

However, Chen Ke was the father, and Gao E didn't want to go in when he was teaching his son a lesson, so she just stood at the door and listened quietly.

Chen Ke didn't know where he read so many pedantic articles, and he said a lot of fragmented things. Gao E almost couldn't help but want to join in and say a few words.

Just at this moment Chen Ke stopped.

"Your mother also said that you should study even if you are not pursuing fame. Don't think that you don't need to study if you don't want to be an official." Chen Ke said solemnly.

This was indeed what Gao E said, but was this what she meant?

He also asked Chen Ke to use it to teach his son a lesson.

"I understand, kid." Chen Zhengyan said timidly.

"Okay, from now on you can't hang around in the fields and learn those things like raising pigs and growing vegetables." Chen Ke let it go seeing that his son had a good attitude.

When Gao E heard this last sentence, she was a little angry. Just then, Chen Zhengyan opened the door and came out. He saw her hurriedly bowing at the door.

"Wait for me in the yard first, I'll come find you later." Gao E said with a serious face.

Chen Zhengyan thought his mother was also angry, so he timidly agreed and walked to the side of the yard, not daring to play around.

Chen Ke saw Gao E standing there and knew that Gao E had also heard what he said when he scolded the child.

Looking at Gao E's serious face, he felt that Gao E seemed to dislike him scolding the child like this.

"Let's go inside and talk." Gao E said and closed the door.

Seeing Gao E like this, Chen Ke felt a little guilty: "I haven't been home for a while, and I haven't been able to discipline them. Look at the eldest child, he follows the eldest brother to the fields every day, and he also follows Peng Can to cut grass for the pigs. He doesn't look like a student at all."

"Then how does he look like a student?" Gao E asked back.

Chen Ke thought for a moment and said, "A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen."

Why does this sentence sound so familiar to Gao E?

Suddenly I remembered that her father-in-law had said the same thing.

Chen Ke protected her at that time, but now he says this about his own son. People really have double standards.

"Doing no harm is a benevolent practice, like seeing the cow but not the sheep. A gentleman, when seeing animals alive, cannot bear to see them die; when hearing their cries, cannot bear to eat their meat. That is why a gentleman stays away from the kitchen." Gao E read out the main text directly.

"This is the master's advice to the king to implement benevolent governance, not that all else is lost if you just study." Gao E said with a little anger, "If scholars take things out of context and teach others, they will mislead the students."

Chen Ke didn't dare to look at Gao E. He didn't know when Gao E had read these.

"You're a scholar, but do you know what altars and lands are?" Gao E questioned. "They are the gods of earth and grain, the foundation of the people's livelihoods. Yet you despise them so much?"

"I..." Chen Ke said with a guilty conscience, "No..."

"I have laid out these reasons, but you think they don't exist, not because you believe in them deep down." Gao E stared at Chen Ke.

"I..." Chen Ke did reflect after hearing these words, "I just don't want Zhengyan to work too hard on the farm."

"Whatever he wants to do is not hard." Gao E said directly.

Chen Ke hadn't thought about this. He felt that farming was very hard work. He went out early and came back late. His hands were covered with calluses, his back was bent, and his hair was white...

"When teaching a child, you cannot impose your ideas on him unreasonably. Maybe he will think so when he grows up, but he is not grown up yet. He has his own logic now." Gao E's voice gradually lowered.

Chen Ke nodded, not quite understanding.

"I will guide Zhengyan, please don't scold him anymore." Gao E was almost out of anger. "If you are dissatisfied with the children in the future, we can discuss it first and teach them after we reach a consensus."

"Okay." Chen Ke did not object.

In fact, Chen Ke didn’t care about the children before. Gao E was the one who took care of the children.

This time he wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as a father, but who would have thought that Zhengyan was not only not as knowledgeable as Jin Chao, but also did not study hard and liked to work in the fields. This was intolerable.

As a result, his wife heard him scolding the child for the first time and gave him a good scolding.

Gao E came out of the cave and watched the sun setting. She called out to Chen Zhengyan and went out.

In fact, apart from Xiaowu, Gao E didn’t know how to be a mother to the other four children.

In her mind, those four children were not born by her, nor were they raised by her, and she felt like a stepmother.

But she knows how to manage people.

In her entrepreneurial career, she has met all kinds of people and all kinds of employees. If she wants her employees to achieve her goals, she must know how to manage them.

Gao E didn't walk far, but just sat on the flat ground in front of the door, from where she could see the villagers working below.

"Do you think what your father said about you is right?" Gao E didn't even look at Chen Zhengyan.

Chen Zhengyan said seriously, "Father's teachings are naturally correct."

Gao E then looked at her boss and asked, "Can't you think for yourself?"

Chen Zhengyan was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

"When your father was not around, I asked Jin Chao to watch you study and learn to read. You could obviously concentrate on studying and learning to read, but you preferred to go out with your uncle." Gao E said slowly.

"I know I was wrong." Chen Zhengyan said hurriedly.

"If I think you are wrong, I will tell you when you go out with your uncle." Gao E looked at Chen Zhengyan seriously.

Chen Zhengyan looked at his mother in confusion. He knew that his mother was much more tolerant of him than before, but sometimes he didn't know what his mother was going to do.

"If you like something, there's nothing wrong with it as long as it doesn't hurt others," Gao E explained.

Chen Zhengyan was even more confused.

"Your father taught you from his perspective and for your own good." Gao E did not deny Chen Ke. "Everyone is born different, and their preferences for a certain thing or thing cannot be concealed."

"I'm just asking you, do you dislike studying, or do you think your family conditions are not good and you can't study because you are the eldest brother?" Gao E looked at Chen Zhengyan.

Chen Zhengyan was a little confused.

"You don't have to think about how I will react to what you say." Gao E felt that the eldest daughter was a little mature. "I am your mother. Although you are still young, I hope you can follow your heart."

Chen Zhengyan mustered up his courage when he heard his mother say this: "I really envy my uncle for being able to cultivate the land so well. We can grow the same crops on the same land, but my uncle can always harvest more."

"Are you simply envious, or do you think that harvesting more grain can make your family live a better life?" Gao E continued to ask.

Chen Zhengyan thought about it seriously and shook his head. At his current age, he couldn't really tell the difference.

"But you just prefer to go to the fields and feel happy when you see the crops growing well?" Gao E guessed.

Chen Zhengyan nodded cautiously.

"That's good too." Gao E looked at Chen Zhengyan seriously. "The simplest joy in a person's heart is very precious."

This was the first time Chen Zhengyan heard this. He thought about it and realized that before his mother sold him, he had never dared to be happy and always had to look at his mother's face. Now he is indeed much happier than before.