At night, Tianjing is brightly lit.

In a large quaint mansion, a thin old man in his sixties and seventies was sitting quietly in his study reading a book. The book in my hand is a little yellowed, and I don't seem to know how many times I have been read. The old man reads very slowly, silently reading word by word, and after reading a paragraph, he will stop and think. When you have finished thinking about it, you will continue to read the second paragraph......

After reading a page or two, he would take a sip of tea, and although he didn't know when the tea was cold, he didn't mind, and seemed to read it with relish.

The old man had gray hair, slightly thin cheeks, and a lot of age spots on his skin. He has a typical Chinese face, and when he has a face on the board, he looks quite majestic, and his body exudes an aura of non-anger and self-authority.

This old man's name is Liu Tianli, and he is the current head of the Liu family.

Every night, he would spend an hour or two reading a book, and if he wasn't reading, he would use it to learn calligraphy, or to draw. And when he finished the book, that is, at eleven o'clock, he would stand quietly behind the gate of the mansion with a seven-foot torture rod in his hand.

The rod was seven feet long, and it was shiny black, a bit like a round pole.

At this time, he put down the book in his hand, took the seven-foot torture staff in the study, and came to the door of the mansion, where he stood quietly. As long as someone in the younger generation of the Liu family returned after eleven o'clock, he would beat him with a seven-foot torture rod. Because in the Liu family's family rules, no matter what happens, you must come back at eleven o'clock in the evening.

After Liu Tianli stood for fifteen minutes, he saw that no one was late to return, so he ordered someone to close the door of the mansion. And as soon as the door of the mansion is closed, if there are still people who do not come back, they can only climb the wall. If no one knows about climbing the wall, it's okay, but if it's known, it's definitely a punishment......

Of course, eleven o'clock must be returned, and this family rule is only implemented among the younger generation of the Liu family. Generally over the age of 30. You don't have to follow this house rule anymore, but you still have to go home, no matter how late it is. Moreover, there are some outstanding children of the Liu family. You will also get ****, and you don't have to follow this rule.

Also, if something really happens, you can't come back at 11 o'clock, just ask for instructions in advance. It will generally be allowed. Although the Liu family's family rules are quite strict, they will not be pedantic to the point of conformism and indiscriminateness.

However, after the door of the mansion was closed, Liu Tianli did not leave, and still stood there with a seven-foot torture staff. Because the children of the Liu family all knew that he would only keep fifteen minutes, but tonight, he wanted to keep it for thirty minutes......

As he expected, he waited twenty minutes. A sneaky figure came in over the wall. It was a young man in his early twenties, and after jumping off the wall, he clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Hehe, doesn't grandpa know that it's useless for him to stay there?"

"Really?" at this time, Liu Tianli asked quietly.

"Ah, grandpa, why are you, why are you still here?" the young man was startled, and immediately fled with his head in his hands.

"Stop!"

Liu Tianli shouted. With a seven-foot staff, he chased after him.

"Ah, grandpa, don't. The young man dared to stand there, and immediately ran away without a trace. But. After a while, he obediently walked back, came to Liu Tianli, and said with some fear: "Grandpa, I was wrong. ”

"What's wrong with you?"

Liu Tianli asked quietly, just the seven-foot torture staff in his hand. It's stressful for young people.

"I—I shouldn't be late. The young man said nervously.

"What else?" Liu Tianli continued to ask.

"I should have taken the initiative to admit my mistakes, and I should not have evaded punishment. The young man thought for a moment and said.

"What else?"

"Report the reason for the late return. ”

"How many rods do you think you should be fined?"

"Three rods. ”

"Slap", "Slap", "Slap".

After Liu Tianli hit three canes, he said, "Next, do you know what to do?"

"In three days, copy the Analects ......" the young man said with some bitterness, being beaten with three canes was nothing, he had already been used to being beaten. However, to copy the Analects, you have to write it in italics......

"Oh, I've copied the Analects. Liu Tianli said lightly, and then said in a deep voice, "Since you have copied the Analects, then add a little more, and the ...... of the "Disciple Rules" has also been copied."

"No, grandpa. The young man shouted.

"Huh?" Liu Tianli glanced at him, and the young man immediately shut up.

At this time, Liu Tianli's phone rang suddenly, and he couldn't help frowning after hearing it. With a status of his level, few people usually call after ten o'clock in the evening, unless there is something very important.

"Then grandpa, I'll go first. The young man asked expectantly.

Liu Tianli waved his hand, and the young man left as if he was fleeing, and then he took out the phone and saw that it was Liu Tianfeng calling, and he was slightly surprised. After all, it was already half past eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, and Liu Tianfeng was calling at this time, so there must be something important.

It's just that Liu Tianfeng is now the vice president of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, the first university, so what do you need to ask him for? By the way, it seems that there is a student in the Faculty of Liberal Arts who has been nominated by Tai Academy, is it because of this matter?

"Big brother, I'm Tianfeng. ”

At this time, he heard the phone say, he said "um", and asked, "Tianfeng, it's so late at night, is there anything wrong?"

There was a deep groan on the phone, and he said, "Big brother, I saw a person. ”

Liu Tianli frowned slightly when he heard this, and couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, and asked, "Who did you see who asked you to call late at night?"

"A person who looks, looks exactly like that person. He said on the phone.

"Huh?" Liu Tianli was puzzled, then his body shook and asked, "What did you say?"

"It's a guy who looks exactly like he did more than twenty years ago. He continued on the phone, as if he knew that Liu Tianli would react in this way.

"He, he's not dead?" At this time, Liu Tianli was a little shocked.

"No, it should be the man's heir. He said with a deep groan on the phone.

"Are you really?" Liu Tianli was stunned for a moment, he was really frightened just now, thinking that the person was not dead. When he heard that it was only the heir of that person, he was relieved, and then asked, "Is it really the heir of that man?"

"Ten of you**, you can't be wrong. ”

"Okay, I see, if it's okay, so be it. At this time, Liu Tianli said lightly, his face looked very calm, but his heart was not calm.

At this time, Liu Tianfeng, who was in Qingshan Village, was stunned for a moment. It seems that the eldest brother doesn't care, doesn't he care about it anymore?

…… (To be continued.) )