Ling'er came out of the alley of the abandoned courtyard, thinking of the group of children who were the same age as herself, and her heart was full of emotion. I remember that when I first crossed over, I saw the situation at home, and I complained a lot at that time! Why do others become young ladies and princesses as soon as they go, or they have a solid family, how can they become an orphan girl with nothing when they come to themselves?

Although this body also has a father and mother, it's a pity that it's not biological, and it's still so old! Older than my grandparents, I really couldn't call them dad and mother at the beginning! Now that I think about it, I was really born in happiness and didn't know how blessed I was! Look at these children, how hard and pitiful! Alas!

By the way, we must complete this business, and when the time comes, we can help them when we have money! Also, my father and mother are old and lonely, if they are accompanied by this group of children, they must be happy, and they can also get some right-hand men, right? Ling'er touched the bag of cordyceps in her arms, and inquired all the way in the direction of the county office.

When Ling'er arrived at the county office, it was already after noon, when the sun was highest and the weather was the hottest, there were very few pedestrians on the road, and the officials standing guard at the gate of the county government also hid in the shade of the trees on the side, dozing off while shaking their fans weakly. Ling'er walked in front of the two officials, and they didn't even notice it!

He tugged at one of them on the sleeve, "Uncle, uncle, wake up!" ”

The man opened his eyes slightly, and saw that it was Ling'er such a child, and said impatiently: "Don't make noise, don't be noisy, it's noon, don't run around the child, hurry up and go home and sleep!" Really, we can't sleep if we want to! ”

Ling'er smiled awkwardly: "That...... Uncle, may I ask, is Ding Zhutou here? ”

"No, no, don't go, go while playing!" Ling'er tried it again with another servant, but it was still the same result.

On such a poisonous day, it's not a way to wait here, who knows if Ding Zhutou has gone out to handle the case? Can't come back today? I had to get back to Yamaguchi before dark, and the group of little flowers, they were waiting for their answer!

Ling'er looked at the two officials, it must not be easy to get words out of their mouths, most of them have to spend money to do things, and they only brought a total of 200 wen today, which is not enough for people to stuff their teeth! She hesitated again and again and decided to go directly to the Ding family!

So, she left the county office, found a cool roadside stall for lunch, and then asked all the way to Ding's house.

I heard the bearded man say that Ding Zhutou's family is rich and quite wealthy, Ling'er has always thought that Nading Mansion must be a high-ranking family, white jade stone steps, and there are two big stone lions in front of the door! When she actually arrived at Ding Mansion, she was quite surprised to see it with her own eyes.

Of course, the gate of Dingfu is indeed quite high, but it is not as luxurious as imagined, and there is no stone lion in front of the door, on the contrary, it is just two wooden doors that are taller and wider than ordinary people's homes, and they are a little old, and they look at least a hundred years old!

In addition, the location of this Ding Mansion is quite remote, located in the northwest corner of the county, surrounded by alleys composed of dense ordinary civilian houses.

Ling'er was very hesitant, is this the Ding Zhutou family? Could it be just another ordinary family surnamed Ding? She lingered at the door for a long time, and suddenly heard a hoarse voice say, "Hey, boy, why don't you go home and sleep at noon?" ”

Ling'er turned around and saw an old man in his fifties and sixties sitting on the bamboo chair inside the big wooden door, who was shaking his fan and looking at himself with half-squinted eyes. Ling'er immediately greeted him with a smile: "Hello grandpa, may I ask if this is Ding Zhutou's family?" ”

"Ding catcher? Oh, you said Master Xiaoquanzi? Yes, this is it, boy, are you looking for Master Xiaoquanzi? ”

Little whole child? Could it be that the nickname of Ding Zhutou? Ling'er nodded and said, "Yes, grandpa, is Ding Zhutou at home?" ”

"No, he went out to handle the case, and he left last night, and he doesn't know when he will come back! Alas, according to me, he is always busy day and night on his errand, and he has little money, so he might as well quit his errand and go into business! No, I'll have to talk to the master when I'm free for this matter! ”

The old man talked to himself as he spoke, Ling'er didn't understand the situation very well, and he didn't know the identity of this person, but listening to his tone, it seemed that he had a good relationship with Ding Zhutou's family, but he was a janitor, maybe he was an old loyal servant of the Ding family for decades, right?

Ling'er rolled her eyes, leaned over and picked up the old man's fan, fanned it a few times, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, I don't know what you call it?" ”

"Hehe, the old man's surname is Shen, everyone calls me Old Shen!"

"Hello Grandpa Shen! Grandpa Shen, I heard that the Ding Zhutou family is one of the richest families in our Cangping County, how can the Ding Mansion ......?"

The old man glanced Ling'er up and down dissatisfiedly, "What, boy, don't you think the gate of our Ding Mansion is not grand enough?" ”

"No, no, no! Grandpa Shen, don't get me wrong, I mean Ding Zhutou is a county catcher, except for the county master, there are few people older than him, he is so honest, even if he has a lot of money, he is not greedy for pleasure, this is the blessing of the people of Cangping County! ”

Old man Shen laughed: "You kid is a little interesting, at a young age, your kung fu is first-class!" Boy, what are you looking for the young master? Urgent? ”

"This... It's not in a hurry, I think maybe Ding Zhutou is more anxious than me, right? ”

"Huh? Hurrying than you? What do you mean? ”

Ling'er looked around, it was noon, the weather was hot, and there was silence all around. She leaned into the ear of the old Shen and whispered, "Grandpa Shen, I heard that Ding Zhutou has been busy looking for a medicinal herb recently, called... What is it called? ”

"The best cordyceps, it looks like a bug!"

"Ah, yes, that's it!"

"What, you have?" Old man Shen sat up from the bamboo chair all the time, his expression quite excited and excited.

Ling'er smiled and pushed it away, not saying yes or no, just for the sake of embarrassment: "This...... I'm sorry, Grandpa Shen, my uncle said that you must see Ding Zhutou himself before he can say it! ”

"Myself, he went on a business trip, boy, do you really have it? Take it out and take a look! ”

"Hehe, Grandpa Shen, in fact, I just heard that a relative in my family has this thing, and I also heard that it is very valuable, not to mention that I don't know what the real thing looks like, so I want to see Ding Zhutou first!"

Old Shen stood up and said anxiously: "Oh, it's good to have news, where does your relative live?" I'll find someone to go with you right away! ”

"This... This ......" Ling'er hesitated, pushing back, no matter how the other party asked or urged, she repeatedly insisted on seeing Ding Ding before talking. Now that he doesn't know anything about the situation of the Ding family, such a valuable thing will be inexplicably handed over to a stranger by a fool!

Old man Shen was helpless, so he had to let Ling'er wait at the door, he hurried in, and after a while, two small men came out, one of them led a tall horse, and the old man Shen repeatedly instructed: "You go to the county government first, ask the young master where he is, and then quickly pick him up, just say... Let's just say there's news here! ”

"Yes!" The two little men stepped on horseback and hurried away under the scorching sun. Seeing that they were in such a hurry, Ling'er was a little surprised, could it be that there was something else? Ling'er stood next to the old man Shen, watching the backs of the two little guys gradually disappear, and after a while, the old man Shen sighed, and Ling'er said: "Grandpa Shen, why are you sighing!" ”

Old man Shen looked back at her, and sighed again: "Alas, boy, your thing must be real, if there is another fake, the old lady and young master are afraid that they will be furious!" ”

"Huh? Why? I... I don't know if it's real or fake, but I heard that the Ding Mansion paid a high price to search around, so I came here to try my luck! My mom and dad don't even know! ”

"What? Your father and mother don't know, how can you get that thing, stinky boy, could it be that you are playing with us? ”

"No, no, Grandpa Shen is not angry, that thing is not our family's, it is my relative's family, and the relative's family is short of money, so it is about to be sold, so I dare to ask!"

"That's pretty much it! Come, come in, sit with me and wait! Old man Shen recruited her in and asked her to go to the concierge next to her to bring out the bamboo chair.

Ling'er was naturally happy, and she just took advantage of this time to find out some news, and after some chat, she knew a rough idea. Although the Ding family is rich, it has an excellent tradition, and the masters of the past generations have been quite diligent and thrifty, and this Ding family mansion is the best proof.

But when it came to Ding Zhutou's father's generation, there were some accidents, Mrs. Ding had three sons, Ding Zhutou and his father were the eldest, and he should inherit the Ding family according to convention, but this guy was a playboy when he was young, and he often wandered on the flower street, slept in flowers and willows, made a lot of things outside, and owed a lot of debts.

Ten years ago, because of Ding's father, the Ding family had a major incident, and almost lost most of the family property, or now the Ding family is definitely the richest man in Cangping County. At that time, Mrs. Ding was also seriously ill, and left her last words before she died: Ding Zhutou and his father are not allowed to meddle in the affairs of the Ding family, and the Ding family is inherited by Ding Zhutou.

The matter passed like that at that time, and the two uncles didn't say anything. But a few years later, the two uncles were dissatisfied, they were also the biological sons of Mrs. Ding, they worked diligently to make money for the Ding family, never made a big deal, and in the end they only got a share of the hair, while their eldest brother who defeated the Ding family enjoyed his success and continued to be free!

If his son, Ding Zhutou, inherits the Ding family, the Ding family's property will be lost sooner or later! So in any case, this Ding family's property must not be handed over to Ding Zhutou. The two uncles made a lot of trouble about this several times, but fortunately, Mrs. Ding felt sorry for her grandson and knew her eldest grandson's temperament, so she kept pressing the two uncles and insisted that Ding Zhutou inherit the family business.

Now Mrs. Ding's health is not as good as day by day, Ding Zhutou grew up with his grandmother since he was a child, and he felt very sorry for his grandmother, so he ran around for several months to help her find medicine, but his two uncles stayed in front of Mrs. Ding's courtyard every day, pretending to cry and cry, wishing that the old lady would go sooner, and they would divide the family property!

And Ding Zhutou's father knew that this time was very important, so he didn't go out to have a good time, and he sighed every day outside the door of Mrs. Ding's courtyard. The brothers who were already worried about it were always together, so naturally they would inevitably make a lot of noise, and the old lady was even more angry! It is said that the old lady vomited blood twice more yesterday afternoon, and she couldn't find the medicine primer again, so I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to last for a few days! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )