amaotonovel Chapter 1238 None of the brothers-in-law are any good!
Chapter 1238 None of the brothers-in-law are any good!
There are a few old sayings in the Zhongyuan Hall: "It's the New Year," "Since we're already here," "He's still just a child," "It's really not about the money," and "I'm not that kind of person."
Song Zhiyan alone fits three of these criteria: "Anyway, you've already come all this way to take the position. I'm still a child. I'm not someone who wants to compete with the master for the title of local specialties."
Moreover, you, sir, have eaten our Hejian donkey meat sandwich. If you don't mention the name of this local specialty before you leave, how will you face the folks of Hejian in the future?
So the Emperor Zhu left, cursing and swearing, and even after he had left the Hejian region, he was still venting his dissatisfaction in his carriage.
“Look at him, he’s still talking about whoever he is. He’s our son-in-law’s student. If we were talking about who he is, he would have to call us Grandpa.”
"Damn it, they've completely abandoned all shame for the sake of a tribute item!"
Emperor Zhu couldn't help but sigh and said, "What kind of monsters and demons are living in Ningyang County? The clever ones are more cunning than monkeys, while the stupid ones are so stupid you wouldn't hear a word if you hit them with a stick."
Empress Ma glanced at Emperor Zhu and retorted, "Are you sure those people who can't utter a word after being hit three times are stupid?"
"Don't you even think about what they're doing now?"
"They're either members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, or the Crown Prince's personal guards, and some might even be your personal guards. Their mouths aren't sealed, so would you dare use them?"
Emperor Zhu said with a dark face, "We're talking about that little rascal Song Zhiyan—if I remember correctly, his ranking in the palace examination was only around the second class, which is a bit worse than Zhou Jingxin, Li Mingchen, and Geng Xingming."
"Now look what's happened! Even something as simple as this is so troublesome. Once we get to Luanxian and Zunhua, those guys will skin us alive!"
……
Just as Emperor Zhu was leisurely making his way from Hejian to Dadu, Zhu Laosi, who was inexplicably feeling a slight pain in his heart, was lying in a "太" shape on a deck chair on the top deck of the treasure ship, basking in the sun.
Xu Yungong, who had once again been kicked out of the house by his eldest sister without any mercy, lay naked on another recliner not far from Zhu Laosi.
"I've figured it out now. All sisters in the world are the same, and all brothers-in-law and brothers-in-law are the same too."
Xu Yungong suddenly spat and said, "None of the brothers-in-law are any good!"
Zhu Laosi turned to look at Xu Yungong with a bewildered expression.
"Hey Xu Da, when your sister kicked you onto the boat, did I stop her?"
"Look at my older brother, look what he's done to us by that nice brother-in-law. Have I ever done anything to you like that nice brother-in-law did?"
Zhu Laosi said with great dissatisfaction, "A person should have a conscience!"
Xu Yungong turned his head slightly, glanced at Zhu Laosi, and said sarcastically, "Conscience? If you had any conscience at all, you shouldn't have come to my sister and talked about Xinming Island, let alone said that the sea was rough and that if something happened to you, my sister shouldn't wait for you.
“If you don’t tell me, my sister won’t know. If she doesn’t know, she won’t have kicked me onto the boat.”
Xu Yungong curled his lip and continued, "The question is, what kind of risk could there possibly be in coming to Xinming Island?"
"We're on a treasure ship that's unparalleled in the world, and we're following an old route that countless predecessors risked their lives to find. The journey has been smooth sailing, if not calm, at least relatively calm. And yet you're telling my sister that the waves are huge?"
"Do you know what my sister said to me?"
"She told me to protect you!"
"Me, Your Highness Prince Yan's future brother-in-law, I'll protect you?"
Xu Yungong grew increasingly furious as he spoke: "Is there any justice left? Is there any law left?!"
Upon hearing Xu Yungong's words, Zhu Laosi immediately touched his nose and turned his head to the other side, no longer looking at Xu Yungong. He had been thinking of playing the victim like his brother-in-law, hoping to take the opportunity to hold hands with the Xu family's daughter. Who would have thought that he would use too much force and end up kicking Xu Yungong onto the boat as well.
Of course, it's not a bad thing that Xu Yungong was kicked onto the ship. After all, it's a major event of expanding territory, and as long as he can get involved, he'll have made a solid contribution.
The only problem is the force with which the Xu family girl kicked Xu Yungong.
If Xu Yungong can't hold on, how can I, Zhu Laosi, possibly hold on?
If I can't handle it, won't the husband's authority be weakened in the future?
I'm not afraid of what she might do, but I'm afraid she might challenge me to a duel on our wedding night.
Judging from the force with which she kicked Xu Yungong, it's hard to say for sure...
Zhu Laosi's mind was completely occupied with the Xu family's daughter, while Xu Yungong, rather irritated, yelled, "Ah~"
As Xu Yungong's voice fell, a chorus of barking dogs erupted from nearby boats.
Oxen, water buffalo, sheep, horses, donkeys, big yellow dogs, tabby cats, and several horse-drawn boats nearby were filled with these kinds of livestock.
Oxen and water buffalo, as well as horses and stables, these are used for working.
Sheep are for eating meat.
As for the big yellow dog and the tabby cat, they are indispensable treasures for pioneering the land. The big yellow dog can guard the house and the tabby cat can catch mice and snakes. With them around, at least you don't have to worry about snakes, insects and rodents in the newly established camp.
Of course, the big yellow dog and the tabby cat are not without their drawbacks.
Big Yellow Dog is a dog that likes to get into fights all the time; the dog on ship A might not get along with the dog on ship B.
Moreover, these things don't really follow instructions because they have their own judgment and are too autonomous.
Tabby cats are even more complicated; they run away from home at the drop of a hat and only occasionally come back to check if their human is still alive.
Zhu Laosi turned around and glanced at Xu Yungong, saying, "What the hell are you yelling about? Who do you think you are, some wolf king, barking nonsense here!"
Xu Yungong had a dark expression and didn't want to talk to Zhu Laosi.
This young master is not some wolf king.
This young master is nothing more than a pitiful wretch who was kicked out of the house by his older sister.
Farewell, Qinhuai River.
Farewell, pleasure boats of the capital!
It's not that I, the young master, am heartless and want to leave you all, but rather that I'm just unlucky and have been stuck with an unreliable brother-in-law and an even more unreliable older sister!
Xu Yungong was internally ranting, but Zhu Laosi looked at a warship in the distance and said, "Hey Xu Da, how many of those three thousand short, ugly ronin on that warship do you think will make it back alive this time?"
Xu Yungong was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhu Laosi and asked, "What are you planning to do now? Trying to imitate our good brother-in-law and steaming people on the beach?"
Zhu Laosi curled his lip and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Our good brother-in-law didn't steam short, ugly men alive on the beach in Dengzhou Prefecture—it was the Japanese envoy who steamed short, ugly men alive, so don't blame it on our brother-in-law!"