Patriarch, he doesn't want to take the imperial examinations

Chapter 26

For dinner, I ate black-bone chicken stewed with yam, fried pork with green peppers, cold lotus root slices, and winter melon pork ribs soup.

Meng Zhen was full of praise, and he gave a thumbs up and praised: "The second-hand skills are good, I will cook more in the future."

Meng Hong chuckled, and was about to accept his father's compliment, but Meng Qing who was beside him said: "A gentleman stays away from the kitchen, how proper is it for a man to stay in the kitchen, and be laughed at when he speaks out."

The smile on his face suddenly froze, and Meng Hong seemed a little displeased: "Brother, where did you say this? I only cook once in a while, so I will be laughed at. Could it be that my brother is jealous of my cooking skills? I can't?"

With a "snap", Meng Qing slapped his chopsticks on the table, "You've got a slippery tone, if you're the next one, why are you talking to me and your brother?"

The corner of Meng Hong's mouth twitched, and he said to himself, "I'm going to make a mistake next time, so do you respect the old and love the young? You say this or scold that all day long, so you can't get along with your younger brothers in a good manner?"

But he wanted to think about it, but he couldn't say it directly.

He eased his eyebrows, and put chopsticks and spare ribs in his brother's bowl, "Don't you think the dishes I cook are delicious? Big brother works hard for the family, so eat more."

Meng Qing still had a dull face, without much emotion, but his tone was much gentler than before.

"Since you know your brother and I have worked hard, then listen carefully to what your brother says, meet with the girl from the Liu family, and make an appointment in advance."

The corners of Meng Hong's mouth started to twitch again, his brother was like a matchmaker, always urging him to get married.

Although the elder brother is like a father, his father is still around, and his father doesn't urge him, so I don't know why Mengqing is in a hurry.

Basically, as soon as Meng Qing met, he was urged to go on a blind date, and his head was about to explode.

Putting down the chopsticks, he said angrily, "I'm full, go back to my room."

"Sit down!" Meng Hong just got up and pushed the stool away, and Meng Qing stopped with a yell.

Meng Hong stood in front of the table for a moment, sat down without listening to what his brother said, and said with a sullen face: "Brother, can you be reasonable, I didn't say that I won't get married, it's just a few years later, you Why do you have to hurry up?"

"I urged you?" Meng Qing was obviously also angry, and stood up to confront him, "You have also reached the age of starting a family. As your elder brother, it is only natural for me to advise you to start a family as soon as possible. Why is it my fault?"

"Father indulges you and lets you go. If I don't care about you anymore, you will really be lawless."

Meng Hong tilted his head slightly, his eyes turned a little red at some point, as if he was wronged.

"It's just that I don't want to get married so early, and it's not that I've done anything outrageous. Why does my brother say that about me? Why am I lawless?"

Although his words were light, they sounded forbearing and somewhat unpredictable.

Meng Qing seemed to have noticed something, but was at a loss for words for a while, and didn't know what to say.

"Okay!" At this moment, Meng Zhen said suddenly, "Every time I eat, I keep nagging, making people uncomfortable."

He glanced at the two of them, saw that they were motionless, and said, "Don't eat out, don't stand here to block your eyes."

Now the two brothers have nothing to say, no matter how much they argue, they can't continue to argue endlessly after the old father has spoken, that would be really unfilial.

After the two sat down, Meng Zhen said to Meng Qing: "Don't worry about Meng Hong's marriage in the future, he wants to play for another two years, so let him go."

"father……"

Meng Qing endured and wanted to refute, but was stopped by Meng Zhen's eyes, "You will marry a bride in a month or so, you should take care of your own affairs first."

Meng Qing lowered his head and said nothing.

He wondered if he controlled Meng Hong too strictly, and it would be fine to delay getting married a year or two later.

It's just that when he thought of the current situation of his Meng family, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Although there are five brothers in their family, there is a large age gap between them. He and Meng Hong are the only ones who can be the leaders in the family.

As the saying goes, a big family prospers, and this big family first prospers its children and grandchildren.Although his Meng family has many sons, he has no grandchildren.

He has already passed the age of being a father, but he has been unable to hold the child for a long time, so he put his eyes on Meng Hong, thinking that he is the son of the Meng family, no matter who gives birth to the child, it is the same, it is for them. There is nothing to be taboo about the branches and leaves of the family.

However, he kept bumping against Menghong again and again, and his father's words made him unavoidably discouraged.

Forget it, let him go, he doesn't care anymore.

In another month, he welcomes his bride into the house, and then he will work hard to try to have more children, so as to add to their Meng family.

There was a momentary silence at the dinner table, Meng Qing and Meng Hong each had their own concerns in mind, and did not move their chopsticks again.

Meng Zhen saw the appearance of the two of them, moved his lips and wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.

Meng Che, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Second brother cooks delicious food. When I grow up, I will marry a virtuous wife like second brother, then I can eat delicious meals every day."

For a while there was some embarrassment at the dinner table, Meng Hong broke his face and nodded his forehead: "You are a child, you know what kind of wife, virtuous."

Meng Che pouted: "Of course I know. Although I am young, I am smart. Our master has praised me countless times. Marry a wife and marry a virtuous man. I know that my wife is a woman, so she is as virtuous as my second brother. "

Now it was Meng Hong's turn to be dumb, what Meng Che said was not unreasonable, it's just that he was a man, so why did he have something to do with Xian Hui.

It's incredible.

"Let's eat." Meng Qing said at this time, without any emotion, in a calm voice.

Soon there was the sound of bowls and chopsticks moving on the dinner table.

Just no more words.