The early autumn mornings are exceptionally peaceful and tranquil. The sun shines warmly on the dilapidated ancestral hall of the Xu family, soft and warm.

In the ancestral hall, the men and elders of the Xu family sat on chairs, listening to the report of the patriarch Xu Yuanhao emotionally, at least this year will not be too sad.

Since Yuan Hao became the patriarch, although the Xu family is still not as good as those families, it is finally thriving, and Yuan Hao's strength is also steadily advancing, and this year he has done several things that make everyone feel good.

For example, to win the quota of the Seven Star Dao Academy, the Xu family has produced two geniuses, Xu Fusheng and Xu Yufu, if it continues to develop like this, the Xu family is afraid that it will not take long to go further.

"This year, the total income of our cloth shops, pharmacies and minerals has reached 5,000 taels of silver, and the Xu family's various expenditures are 2,000 taels of silver, and the rest of the families are distributed according to the number of people and consumption, which can be about 200 taels. Xu Yuanhao said proudly.

Everyone here also smiled when they heard this number, 200 taels of silver is not less, at least the family's life is guaranteed.

Of course, we expect that each family will receive 400 taels of silver next year. Xu Yuanhao paused and said loudly.

At this time, the discussion in the ancestral hall gradually became louder, and they were all calculating how to distribute the silver taels next year.

"Ahem...... Ahem, no. A slightly questioning voice said slowly, and everyone's eyes looked at Xu Qingshan. Xu Qingshan was obviously a little nervous, Xu Fusheng, who was standing next to him, knocked lightly on his father's chair and said in a low voice: "Father, it's okay to tell the truth." ”

"Oh, what's wrong?" Xu Yuanhao looked at Xu Qingshan with an unkind expression.

"Why is this the number of our income from cloth shops, pharmacies and minerals this year, the figure I reported should not be this. Xu Qingshan looked at Steward Xu who was standing behind Xu Yuanhao.

Xu Fusheng coughed suddenly, looked at Xu Chongtian, and the invisible gaze of the two seemed to spark.

Xu Yuanhao's heart was stunned, and he shouted: "Chongtian, what's going on, how much did Qingshan report." ”

Steward Xu was in a cold sweat on his head, looked at Xu Fusheng, and then at Xu Yuanhao, his body trembled, and he suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud.

Xu Yuanhao, who thought it was a false report, immediately spoke: "Chongtian, don't be afraid, how much did they report, you tell the truth, I, Xu Yuanhao, will make the decision for you." ”

Xu Chongtian, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled even more, just lying on the ground, not daring to raise his head at all.

Xu Fusheng tapped his fingers lightly on the table, looked at Xu Chongtian and said, "Steward Xu, how much did my father report, you said." It won't be that you falsely reported the numbers and took it to Luohongyuan to be chic. Huh?"

Xu Chongtian raised his head, his face was like ashes, he looked up at Xu Yuanhao, and then lay on the ground.

"Say, what is the income that my father has reported to you?" Xu Fusheng snorted coldly.

"Yes, yes. Xu Chongtian fought at the gate, and finally whispered: "This year, the income reported by Lord Qingshan is 9,650 taels of silver, and the average number that each family can get is 380 taels. ”

One stone stirs up a thousand waves. With a bang, the crowd immediately became a mess. All kinds of questioning, scolding, accusations, and suspicions were intertwined, and he looked at Xu Yuanhao.

Xu Yuanhao was struck by lightning, and his face turned white in an instant.

"Then how much did you tell Uncle Yuan Hao?" Xu Fusheng pressed step by step. "It's 9,000 taels!Young master, lords, I was wrong, I shouldn't have coveted silver, I swear I won't dare again!" Xu Chongtian cried loudly.

Xu Yuanhao only felt that countless thunderbolts exploded in his brain, and he was so angry that his whole body trembled, his lips trembled, and he couldn't even speak.

The elders of the various families began to talk in a low voice, and there was some doubt and disdain in their eyes when they looked at Xu Yuanhao, Xu Qingshan sighed in his heart, he really didn't expect his son to be like this......

Xu Yuanhao scolded angrily, rushed over, and his palm instantly turned red and hit Xu Chongtian: "Xu Chongtian, the old man treats you well, you villain!"

Xu Yufu screamed, "You...... You...... You are colluding, Xu Chongtian! You dare to harm my father like this. Patriarchs must not believe the words of this beast. ”

Xu Fusheng took a step forward, Wu Feng lifted up, pointed straight at Xu Yuanhao's Liuyan palm, and said indifferently: "Uncle, are you going to kill people again?"

A gray-haired old man suddenly struck the ground with his cane and shouted, "Presumptuous, what kind of system have you become?" The scene gradually quieted down with the appearance of the old lady.

Xu Fusheng stopped Xu Yuanhao and continued to say unhurriedly: "Uncle, you said that it was framed by your housekeeper. But what is the figure that my father has reported, why not ask my father, and you should have saved the annual receipts, and where did you put them?"

Several old people didn't care about accusing Xu Fusheng of not knowing etiquette, but turned to Xu Qingshan and said: "Qingshan, you are in charge of the Xu family's external business, you say, what is the income you reported to Yuan Hao." ”

Xu Qingshan glanced at Xu Yuanhao, a little unbearable, just looked at his son, and then said firmly: "The number I reported to the patriarch is 9,650 taels, this is this year's income receipt, you clan elders can take a closer look." After speaking, he took out a stack of documents that had been prepared from his arms and handed them to several clan elders.

Xu Yuanhao glared at Xu Qingshan's father and son fiercely and said: "I didn't expect that I, Xu Yuanhao, would be put together by your father and son, but the Qing people are self-purifying, I believe that the clan elders will find out and give me a fair one." ”

"Uncle, since you keep shouting that you are wronged, do you dare to let us check your father and son's room, is it that you are greedy for our Xu family's silver taels, let's go and take a look. Xu Fusheng said unhurriedly.

Clan elders, you look at me, I look at you, and then look at the brothers of the long houses of the families below, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Hey, Yuan Hao, since you said that you were wronged, then let each family send a representative, and you can take them to see the place where you checked Yinliang." ”

The representatives of each family accompanied everyone towards the room of Xu Yuanhao's father and son, walked to Xu Yuanhao's study, pointed to a secret grid on the wall and said: "That is the place where the account books and silver are stored, you can go and check it, if you can't find anything, hmph, don't blame me......"

Before the words fell, the dark grid had been opened, and everyone was about to go back with the dark grid, Xu Fusheng paused and said: "Wait a minute, we haven't gone to my cousin's room yet, since we want to check, we have to take a look......"

Walking to the room of Xu Yu's mansion, everyone immediately flipped up, and they didn't know who shouted: "Come and see." ”

Everyone walked to the bed side of Xu Yu's mansion together, only to see that the bed board had been lifted, and all the gold, silver and jewelry hidden under the bed were piled up.

Look at the dark grid in your hand, multiple books are stacked together, and if you take it carefully, you will know that there are more than 10,000 taels, how have you ever seen such a scene in each room of the Xu family, and all your eyes are straight.

The Xu family's food and clothing are always standardized, look at these, look at their own homes, and then think about the things in the ancestral hall just now, everyone suddenly realized, if it is not so half and half of the deduction, how can they accumulate so much wealth.

Xu Yuanhao's whole body suddenly became cold, and the information in his hand was scattered on the ground. He knew it was all over.

Xu Yufu pounced, hugged his father and shouted: "Father, tell them that these are not yours!

Xu Yuanhao calmed down, caressed his son lovingly, and said, "Yu Fu, it doesn't matter if these treasures are mine or not. From now on, your father can no longer take care of you. ”

Xu Yuanhao looked at Xu Qingshan and Xu Fusheng, Xu Qingshan couldn't bear it and turned his head. But seeing Xu Fusheng's expressionless face and awe-inspiring righteousness, he couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, I'm still old, I didn't expect Fusheng to wake up this time and really change your personality, you didn't have such a deep Taoism before." ”

Xu Yuanhao sighed and walked into the ancestral hall under the gaze of everyone in the Xu family. Walking into the gloomy ancestral hall from under the sun made him feel thin for the first time, and the Xu family's winter came really early this year.

It's just that no one will remember what he did for the Xu family during the years he was the head of the Xu family, and everyone only knew that he was greedy for a lot of money that should have belonged to them.

Xu Fusheng was unmoved, he had always been willing to kill a thousand by mistake rather than let one go, he slowly looked at Xu Yuanhao and the elders of the clan and said: "Uncles and uncles, I think that my uncle has worked hard for the Xu family even if he has no credit, we should at least give him a decent one."

Why don't I, the surrogate father who is a nephew, give him a decent face, and I give my uncle a fair chance to fight as a second-generation child of the Xu family?"

If he wants to be the head of the Xu family, it is impossible to deter without force, and he knows that if he doesn't take advantage of the fact that he solves the father and son of the Xu family today, there will be endless troubles in the future.

Everyone looked at Xu Fusheng suspiciously, but Xu Yuanhao didn't wait for everyone to speak, and said slowly: "Okay, I accept your challenge, no matter whether you win or lose, I hope you can treat the Xu family well." ”

Xu Fusheng looked at Xu Yuanhao calmly and said: "Uncle, if you win your nephew, your nephew will not practice martial arts in this life, and the quota of the Seven Star Daoist Academy will be given to Yu Mansion; ”

Xu Yufu, who was standing beside Xu Yuanhao, said angrily: "Xu Fusheng, what kind of thing are you, you dare to challenge my father, let me try your catties first." ”

Xu Fusheng looked at Xu Yuanhao, looked at Xu Yufu carefully, and smiled: "Okay, cousin, filial piety is commendable." It's just that your father and son, no matter who it is, will have to waste your cultivation if you lose!"

Xu Yuanhao's brows slowly furrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "Yu Fu, you step down." ”

After speaking, he stared at Xu Fusheng word by word and said, "As long as you are willing to promise to let Yu Fu go, I promise!"

Xu Fusheng shook his head and interrupted Xu Yuanhao: "Uncle, you know, if you leave the cultivation of the Yu Mansion, it will not be a good thing for you, me, or the Xu family, as long as he is willing to abandon his cultivation, I guarantee that the Xu family will treat him well, and I can even give him the quota of the Seven Star Dao Academy." ”

Xu Qingshan pulled Xu Fusheng and said, "Son." ”

Xu Fusheng patted his father's hand and said, "Father, wealth is in danger, if we don't do this, how can we make the Xu family better." ”

The eyes of all the people present who looked at Xu Fusheng began to be fearful, no matter what the victory or defeat was, in terms of courage alone, this kid was really ruthless to himself and others.

It's just that no matter how talented Xu Fusheng is, how can he be Xu Yuanhao's opponent.