Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 404: The Filial Son Xiao Cui

"Why are you back in broad daylight?" Zhao Yue, who was lying on the couch in a daze, leaning on her hands and listening to a serial reading, shuddered and looked up at her son in confusion - why does this child never attend duty properly?

When will I get a promotion if I'm idle like this?

Cui Bianxu didn't realize he had been labeled a slacker at work, so he waved his hand and drove everyone out: "Mother, I'm here to discuss something with you."

"What's the matter? Tell me~" Zhao Yue yawned lazily, and her eyes were instantly filled with tears of fatigue.

"I didn't keep this house clean when I lived alone. Now that I'm getting married soon, shouldn't I clean it up?" Cui Bianxu was very good at fooling his mother.

Zhao Yue was stunned, somewhat puzzled. "If you wanted to find someone to repair the house, why didn't you tell me earlier? How can we repair the house in such a cold weather?"

Is there something wrong with this kid's brain? Chinese New Year is almost here, it's getting cold outside, and he's planning to renovate his house?

Moreover, was this kind of thing worth him coming back to tell me while he was on duty? The Dali Temple was really too idle!

Cui Bianxu's mouth twitched slightly, but then he thought it was natural - his mother's ideas were always so outrageous.

"Mother, didn't you say that grandma knows some feng shui? I don't ask for a prosperous career or great wealth, but I do ask for the health of the women in my family. It's always unsafe to let outsiders handle this matter. If someone tries to do something bad...why not let grandma help with some advice?"

Xiao Cui patiently and gently put forward his demands bit by bit, asking A Niang to be patient and not to be impatient.

"You mean to change this? Hi!"

Zhao Yue suddenly understood and became excited. She raised her chin with a hint of pride and said, "That's right. The Liu family is particularly devoted to Feng Shui. The Zhao family's second branch's house was designed by your grandmother..."

She was just about to brag about her mother's skills, but suddenly remembered that the house her mother had decorated herself was not very good, and her father had so many concubines...

Cui Bianxu seemed oblivious and said happily, "Then please ask my mother to tell my grandmother. I will thank her properly someday."

"You kid, your grandmother is not a stranger, what is there to thank her for?"

Zhao Yue was about to put on her shoes and go look for Liu Manqiang as she spoke. She instantly became energetic: "I'm going to go over and tell you, you're still too young. What's the point of being healthy? You need to have many children and good fortune. Nian Nu's figure is obviously that of a fertile woman. I need to tell your grandmother that Feng Shui should also be a factor in the matter of offspring!"

Cui Bianxu quickly grabbed her and said, "Wait a minute, mother. I came back for something else. Didn't you bring some books on feng shui when you brought your dowry? Give me two introductory books."

"What do you want this for?"

Zhao Yue's fiery heart was interrupted and she felt unhappy: "Didn't you read all that when you were a kid?"

"Grandma gave Nian Nu a compass today. Nian Nu couldn't understand it, and she wanted to repay her grandmother's kindness, so she asked me to find two introductory books for her to take home and learn."

Huh, Cui Bianxu breathed a sigh of relief. His mother had been fussing for a long time, but finally he made her say what she wanted to say!

Originally, there was no need to play any tricks or beat around the bush with his own mother, but it was a different matter when the target was his grandmother. If his mother knew that he secretly suspected his grandmother, she would definitely beat him up.

He is about to get married and doesn't really want to be beaten.

"Compass? What kind of compass?" Zhao Yue really didn't know what her mother had given her. The box was covered and she didn't look at it. She thought it was just some valuable jewelry or something like that. She didn't expect it to be a compass. At this moment, besides being surprised, she was more confused.

Seeing that she had taken the bait, Cui Bianxu described the compass in detail: "Mother, what is the significance of this compass that Grandmother gave to Nian Nu? Should it be enshrined?"

He asked this deliberately. Zhao Yue sneered when she heard it and said, "Why do you want to worship this thing?"

At this time, Zhao Yue seriously suspected that her son was getting dumber and dumber. Who would worship a compass?

What's the point of offering a compass? Will it be used to guide the path to reincarnation when you go to the underworld?

"But I seem to have seen this thing you mentioned somewhere..."

Zhao Yue rubbed his head and said, "I must have seen it in my childhood, but this thing..."

Under Xiao Cui's expectant gaze, Zhao Yue flung her handkerchief aside and said, "Why bother so much? It's just a compass. If Nian Nu doesn't like it, just put it away. I'll buy her a head covering next time she comes. As for those Feng Shui books, they're all at Qinghe's house. They're heavy, who would carry them? Tell her not to read them. If your grandmother asks about them, I'll be there for her!"

These few words were enough to make Cui Bianxu sigh inwardly. His mother was indeed unreliable. However, he still wanted to try harder. It was better to coax his mother into talking than to beat around the bush with his grandmother. "Nian Nu loves this thing very much and says that your grandmother is kind. There must be a reason for giving it to her. I don't want to disappoint your grandmother."

Xiao Jiang, who doesn't like studying, doesn't realize at this time that he has been forced to be labeled as a student.

"What's the point of reading those miscellaneous books? I'd rather spend my time thinking of new stories..."

Zhao Yue muttered to herself that she had listened to The Legend of the Condor Heroes countless times and was now tired of it. She really needed new stories to enrich her life.

"Mother..."

"Alright, alright, call the soul back!"

Zhao Yue said unhappily, "It's just the 'Book of Houses', 'Book of Changes', 'Book of Burials' and the like. You can go and look for them yourself. I don't have any of them on hand right now..."

She paused, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Cui Bianxu: "No, I remember the compass!"

"What?!" Cui Bianxu tried hard to suppress his excitement. There was only a slight curiosity on his face, but his heart was already rising.

Zhao Yue was serious for once, her voice even lowered. Her furtive manner somewhat resembled that of her daughter-in-law, Xiao Jiang. "That compass seems to really be used for worship."

Cui Bianxu: ???

"I'm telling you this, you can't go out and tell anyone else." Zhao Yue reminded the mother and son that it's important to settle accounts openly.

"Mother!" Cui Bianxu was speechless. Is he that kind of person?

At most, he would just talk to Nian Nu. Could Nian Nu be considered an outsider?

"Oh my, oh my, calling for your soul? That's right, when your great-grandfather was alive, he always regretted not having a son to inherit the family business. I remember when he was young, he often stayed alone in the Liu family's ancestral hall for a long time. One time, I became interested..."