"Mr. Kong, Mr. Kong, this time it was all my godson who had no way, which caused the dog to collide with Father William, and asked Mr. Kong to help say a few kind words." Saying that, Ding Juren reluctantly gave a salute to Kong Yiji.

Then, he motioned to the butler beside him to take out two boxes, and he handed over a gift slip and continued: "This is the cost of Father William's treatment and recuperation and some tonics, and I also ask Mr. Kong to accept it on his behalf." ”

Tang Ning took the gift sheet and looked at it, and was immediately shocked, because in addition to some tonics, there were actually a hundred taels of gold, and suddenly realized, it turned out that the reward of the side quest came from this, and it seems that if there is no accident, the side quest can be completed today.

So he coughed lightly and pretended to say: "Master Ding, to be honest, this time the trouble of Ling Gongzi is really too big, Father William is extremely angry, saying that he has to go to Shanghai to find Mr. Ambassador to make the decision, or I see that we are all from Lu Zhenzhong, so I can persuade him."

I see that you are also very sincere today, so I am willing to help both of you resolve this misunderstanding, but you must promise me three conditions. ”

Seeing that Tang Ning was willing to agree, Ding Juren secretly breathed a sigh of relief, so he hurriedly asked: "As long as Mr. Kong is willing to help resolve this matter, not to mention that the three conditions are thirty or three hundred." I just don't know, what exactly do I need to do? ”

Tang Ning held up a finger and said, "First, you must strictly discipline Ling Gongzi, and no similar things will happen again, especially Ling Gongzi seems to have some misunderstandings about me......

Before Tang Ning finished speaking, Ding Juren hurriedly said: "Mr. Kong, don't worry, even if you don't say this, I will do it, this rabbit cub is really lacking in discipline, I will give him a year of grounding from today, and I won't even let the door of Ding's Mansion out, if he dares to hold a grudge against Mr. because of this matter in the future, I will personally break his legs!" ”

Tang Ning nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, that's good." Now let's talk about the second point, Master Ding, you also know that the cause of this incident is actually because you are unwilling to follow Father William to trust Christianity, of course, as a colleague, I can understand your distress, I can't defend you in front of Father William that day, but privately I also know that you can't make decisions based on your own likes and dislikes, there are still many factors to consider. ”

Hearing Tang Ning so understanding, Ding Juren was moved: "Thank you Mr. Kong for your understanding, just like you said, in fact, it doesn't matter what you believe, there is no difference between believing in this foreign religion and believing in Buddhism, but I am in this position now, and many things are really involuntarily." ”

Tang Ning said knowingly: "I understand this, but now that things have come to this point, you can't say nothing at all." As for me, I have thought about it for you for a long time, and I have also fought with Father William, as for you, you can not join the Church because of your status, but you must introduce at least 30 people to the Church sincerely, these people can be your family members, or your relatives, but in short, there must be no less than 30 people, otherwise Father William's face will really not be able to fall. ”

Speaking of this, Tang Ning suddenly took a step closer and said in a low voice: "Even if you spend some money to hire thirty people, you understand what I mean, right?" ”

"Understand, understand, thank you Mr. Kong for mediating this, I will do it as soon as I go back, and guarantee that thirty people, ah no, forty people will come to believe tomorrow." Ding Juren patted his chest and reassured.

Because the first two requirements put forward by Tang Ning were not difficult, Ding Juren now has confidence, so he took the initiative to ask: "I don't know what this last request is?" ”

Tang Ning said: "This last request has nothing to do with Father William, nor does it have anything to do with today's affairs, it is purely a doubt of a certain person in Kong, and I want to ask Master Ding to explain my doubts." ”

Hearing Tang Ning say this, Ding Juren's heart suddenly chuckled, but he still stubbornly asked, "Mr. Kong, is your doubt related to Ding?" ”

Tang Ning nodded and replied, "That's right, it's about you." I wonder if Kong has offended you, Master Ding, somewhere, and the last time you asked me to go to your house to copy a book, it doesn't seem to be that simple, right? ”

"This, this Mr. Kong, you may have misunderstood, there was no injustice between you and me in the past, and there is no enmity in the near future, and there has been no contact over the years, how can there be anything to offend me? And the last time I asked you to go to the house to copy the book, it was because Ding admired Mr. Kong's calligraphy, so he took the liberty to ask for it......"

Before Ding Juren could finish speaking, Tang Ning interrupted with a cold face: "Master Ding, if you have this attitude, then I don't think there is any need to talk about it, I worked so hard to help you mediate, but I couldn't even get a word of truth?" ”

Seeing that Tang Ning was about to turn his face, Ding Juren suddenly panicked, and had no choice but to grit his teeth and say: "Okay, then I'll tell you the truth, but Mr. Kong, you can't hold a grudge against me because of this, after all, Ding just moved this thought, but he didn't do anything to harm Mr. Yu." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it, all I wanted was a truth." Downing urged.

"I wonder if Mr. Kong still remembers Laneige?" Ding Juren suddenly asked.

Tang Ning searched Kong Yiji's memory, and then recalled that this Lanzhi was Ding Juren's wife, that is, the mother of Ding Gongzi, but she was also Kong Yiji's childhood sweetheart, and it was even said that the two adults almost engaged them when they were young, but because the Kong family suddenly fell into the middle of the family, Lanzhi was promised to Ding Juren.

Thinking of this, looking at Ding Juren's complicated old face again, Tang Ning couldn't help but have a bad feeling, could it be because of this bloody plot like a love triangle?

But the more I was afraid of something, the more I came, only to hear Ding Juren sigh: "I think I am good enough for Laneige, but Lanzhi has been depressed since she married into my Ding family, and she didn't tell me until she died a few months ago, in fact, she has always remembered you in her heart, in fact, many people who have asked you to copy books over the years have been secretly arranged by Laneige, so I am jealous and hateful, and I want to harm Mr. Yu......"

PS: In that era, those who could support a strong laborer who did not work all the year round and devoted themselves to studying were wealthy families, while Kong Yiji was not diligent in his limbs, did not divide the grains, and could read for a lifetime, indicating that his family background should meet this condition, but it may be that his family may fall into the middle of the road later.