As soon as they saw him appear, the villagers in the village became nervous, and immediately a few people surrounded him, wanting to say something to him, but Old Man Ma didn't listen, just raised his hand, and those people retreated.

He walked straight over.

Yan Gang's face was even more ugly than just now, he frowned and glanced at Yan Zicong behind him, Yan Zicong was also a little flustered, as if he couldn't believe that Old Man Ma appeared like this. The lawsuit between their two eyebrows was hot, but they didn't dare to say anything rashly at the moment, but Old Man Ma laughed and said, "Fifth Master, are you still wondering, why did I come back so soon?"

“……”

Yan Gang gritted his teeth and didn't speak.

Old Man Ma sneered: "As the saying goes, a strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake, not to mention that it is a dragon or an insect, and it may not be clear whether it is a dragon." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Yan Zicong out of the corner of his eye, revealing a disdain that was not concealed at all.

Then he shook his head.

Now I understand, it seems that at noon, those patrols found that there were some people in the back mountain and the pine forest, which should be sent by Yan Zicong and them, and they wanted to control the entire Gantang Village. In that way, even if our conclusions at this meeting are really not as good as they wanted, they can use guò forceful means to force us to comply.

At some point, the sword will be more effective than the tongue.

Yan Gang suddenly understood, he was angry, glared at Yan Zicong fiercely, and then looked up at Old Man Ma, his face was already very ugly, but he still let himself smile a little, and then said: "Old Ma, you have really worked hard over the years, and Gantang Village handed it over to you, and there is really nothing wrong with it." ”

“……”

"However, since you told the old man that you wanted to come to guard the ancestral hall, then guard it well, and you don't care about other things. ”

As soon as the old man Ma heard what he said, his brows furrowed, I knew that this old man had his own ideas and his own choices, but for fear that he would be pressed by Yan Gang, he subconsciously wanted to take a step forward, but as soon as the old man Ma stretched out his long arms, he stopped me behind him, and said to Yan Gang without looking back: "That's right, the old man did make an oath in front of the old lady back then, and he wanted to protect this ancestral hall for the Yan family." But Fifth Master, do you know what the meaning of the old man guarding the ancestral hall?"

Yan Gang also frowned: "What do you mean?"

"There is another meaning of guarding the ancestral hall, which is to protect the family business of the Yan family. The old lady has long said that the gentleman's ze, the fifth generation, no one can prosper from generation to generation. Although the old lady is heroic, she is also worried that her children and grandchildren will be unscrupulous, relying on the Yan family's family background to run rampant and act arbitrarily, and when the time comes, she will ruin this family business, this family reputation, and be infamous for thousands of generations. ”

“……”

"In that case, this ancestral hall, the old man is afraid that he will not be able to keep it!"

“……”

"What the old man wants to guard is the ancestral hall, and it is the Yan family!"

Although Old Man Ma's words did not mention him, they were talking about him in every word, and Yan Gang didn't know what to say for a while, he only gasped heavily, and even his neck was red.

I was also a little surprised, I thought that a person of Old Man Ma's age lived in this small mountain village all the year round, and he might be good at dancing and swords, but when it came to arguing with people, I was worried that he might not be able to do it, but I didn't expect him to be so articulate, and after a few words, Yan Gang was so said that he didn't even have the strength to reply.

Thinking about his words, every sentence is a wise saying.

If it was in the past, I might not have such a deep understanding, but since listening to the former emperor of the dynasty - that is, my grandfather, what he did, let me understand this truth, at the beginning of the establishment of each dynasty, there will be one, or even a group of emperors, to govern the world well, but the gentleman's Ze, the fifth generation and beheaded, once the descendants begin to degenerate**, relying on their own family background and rampant, then the building collapses, and no one can recover.

Thinking of this, I sighed, and the heart that had already been mentioned in my throat also fell back a little at this time, and walked to his side: "Old man......"

He looked at me and only nodded.

And in my heart, there was an indescribable sense of stability.

Even Aunt Hong behind me breathed a sigh of relief, she grabbed Su Su, who was already trembling, and whispered: "It's okay, don't be afraid, we don't have to be afraid when Old Man Ma comes back." ”

Just when the people on our side were a little relaxed, and I was just about to walk up to Yan Qingchen to help him up, a very gentle voice slowly sounded: "This old man's words are really reasonable, like an initiation, which makes the younger generation suddenly open." ”

As soon as I heard this voice, my heart trembled again.

When he raised his head, he saw Pei Yuanxiu holding his hands behind his back, slowly turning around, and saluting Old Man Ma.

Old Man Ma squinted at him slightly, and seemed to be able to sense that this person was not so easy to deal with, his face was full of vigilance, and he simply arched his hand.

Pei Yuanxiu said with a smile: "The old man's words just now are indeed very reasonable, but the younger generation has a word, I don't know if the old man is willing to listen to it?"

Old Man Ma said, "You say." ”

"The old man is guarding the ancestral hall for the Yan family, and he has worked hard, so he should naturally be respected by the Yan family. ”

“……”

However, respect is respect, ethics must not be abolished, and the position of master and servant must not be disordered. The affairs of the Yan family are the affairs of the Yan family, and it may be possible to adopt the opinions of some other people, so as not to block the eyes and ears, but if the other people are some people who have lost their virtues, then it is possible to do another thing. ”

Loss of Virtue?

As soon as these words came out, Old Man Ma was stunned and looked at him in amazement.

I was also stunned: "What do you mean by that?"

Pei Yuanxiu raised his eyes and looked at us lightly: "I mean, guarding the ancestral hall, it should be a person with strong virtue to take on this important responsibility, but if this person is not virtuous, then we should consider whether he has this qualification, not to mention, he also has to participate in your Yan family, so important, so confidential matters." ”

Old Man Ma's face changed suddenly.

This time, he didn't speak, the villagers behind him were all furious, and several young people rushed up uncontrollably, pointed at Pei Yuanxiu and said, "Why do you say that?!"

"That is, the old man is highly respected, how can he be the person you said has lost his virtue?"

"You don't want to spew blood!"

I couldn't react for a while.

Although now, the situation has become a little uncontrollable, but I know that Pei Yuanxiu is not an untargeted person, he said that Old Man Ma "has lost his virtue", but Old Man Ma did not immediately refute, just stood there, looking at him with a complicated face.

Is it?