Cheng Zhaofeng followed the team of the Iron Knife Hall all the way to Changde, although he said that he was helping, Qin Ye had no intention of letting him help at all. Seeing Qin Yongsen languishing, Cheng Zhaofeng looked pitiful and chatted with him from time to time to comfort him. Who knew that this move made Qin Ye even more uneasy, as long as Cheng Zhaofeng went to Qin Yongsen, he would find a reason to stand on the side, which made Cheng Zhaofeng even more boring.

Fortunately, Changde is not far away.

However, when it came to Changde, the Qin family was busy with funerals, and Cheng Zhaofeng was even more ignored. He wandered around the village, aimless, but always felt that someone was watching his every move. With the attitude that more things are better than less, I have no choice but to stay in the room and not go out, and I only feel that my days are like years.

finally survived to the burial, and as soon as the funeral was over, he urged Li Qiang to return to Jingzhou together.

Not long after they left the village, an old man who looked like a farmer stopped them, "This is Li Qiang Li Hall Master?" ”

Li Qiang nodded, "Something?" ”

The old peasant smiled slightly, "Master Li, Mr. Cheng, can you go home with the old decay?" ”

The old farmer's home was not in the village. Cheng Zhaofeng felt that something was wrong when he entered the door, a mud house, it seemed that no one had lived in it for a long time, but the tables, chairs, and tea sets were clean.

The old farmer found out Cheng Zhaofeng's doubts and said with a smile: "This is my family's old house, and later I made money to repair a yard at the head of the village, and the whole family moved over." However, I often come to rest, after all, it is close to my family's field and it is convenient to do work. As he spoke, he beckoned the two of them to sit down and serve tea. Mr. Cheng, we met last time. It was when you and the second son came to see Mancang, and we had dinner together. ”

"Yes, there were a lot of folks that day." Cheng Zhaofeng said with a smile.

"They are all old brothers, and many of them helped when they opened the dart game with a full position. So, I've also been to Jingzhou. However, I was the first to return. Money, you can't make enough money. I still like to guard a few acres of land, and my wife and children are hot on the kang. There is food and clothing, and there is nothing to do. The old farmer was smiling and pulling homely.

Li Qiang didn't say anything, just nodded politely, and waited for him to get to the point.

"In our Qinjiawan Village, eight out of ten families are surnamed Qin, and my name is Qin Daquan." Qin Daquan didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and began to talk about the past, "When Mancang adopted Xiaoye, a few of our brothers persuaded him not to raise it, and if he really liked it, he would take him around and play, and it would be wrong to record him in the family tree, but this matter is also known to a few of our old brothers." ”

"Why?" Cheng Zhaofeng couldn't help but ask, could it be that at that time, he saw that Qin Ye's character was not good?

"The children are five years old, too old, and they don't know where to flee. If you really want to hug and raise, it is not difficult to hold a newborn male baby. However, later on, I saw that this little ghost was quite sensible, and the old brother had nothing to say, after all, it was a matter of other people's families. Qin Daquan shook his head and took a sip of tea.

Li Qiang still listened to him patiently, but Cheng Zhaofeng didn't have such a good temperament, "Brother Daquan, what's the matter with us?" ”

Qin Daquan thought for a long time and let out a long sigh, "I really didn't expect this to happen......!" He stopped again, and after a while, he saw tears in his eyes.

Cheng Zhaofeng just wanted to comfort, Qin Daquan wiped his eyes and said again: "It's so old, sooner or later." I know, we all know ....... But....... ”

Halfway through speaking, Qin Daquan rested for another half a day. Cheng Zhaofeng really couldn't help it, "Mourning, people are like this, just figure it out." As she spoke, she looked at Li Qiang and motioned for her to say goodbye and leave.

Li Qiang didn't pay attention to him, but continued to look at Qin Daquan, waiting for him to continue.

Qin Daquan finally spoke, his eyes looking into the distance as if he was looking through an earthen wall, "Before, we received a letter from Mancang. ”

"When?" Li Qiang asked urgently.

Qin Daquan calculated slightly, "Eight days ago." ”

But as soon as he said this, Li Qiang and Cheng Zhaofeng were stunned. Eight days ago, Cheng Zhaofeng had just arrived in Changde with Fuling's team. Could it be that Qin Mancang actually sent a letter before he died?!

Mancang said that he plans to bring his family back to his hometown in the near future. After that, he never went to Jingzhou again, and the Qin family went into hiding. Qin Daquan sighed.

Cheng Zhaofeng thought about it, but still didn't quite understand, and asked: "Does the old man mean that he plans to ignore his children and grandchildren and return to his hometown to spend his old age in peace?" ”

Qin Daquan shook his head, "No." Mancang wants to return to his hometown with his children and grandchildren, including those old people who want to follow him back to his hometown. ”

Now it was Li Qiang's turn to be puzzled, "What do you mean?" ”

"Man Cang has a high opinion of the second son, although he has always belonged to the eldest son before, in fact, Man Cang has not seen the eldest son a few times a year, let alone what he can say. What he meant was that the Iron Knife Hall was officially handed over to the second son, and their Qin family would live in Changde as farmers for a long time and never leave. He said that he would ask the second son to control it, and if the descendants disobeyed, he would also ask the second son to deal with it according to the door rules. Qin Daquan explained in a low voice.

Li Qiang frowned and guessed: "Draw the ground as a prison?" ”

Qin Daquan smiled bitterly and continued: "He also asked us to arrange the aftermath of Xiaoye...... ”

"What?!" Li Qiang and Cheng Zhaofeng exclaimed at the same time.

Qin Daquan paused and said: "We have full authority to arrange the affairs of Xiaoye, he doesn't want to know." After all, after so many years, there are still feelings, if I knew ......, I understand that he would definitely be reluctant. It's just that I didn't expect that this thing had not been done yet, so I would do his next thing first. Alas......, no matter what you say, let Mancang have children and grandchildren to the end. As he spoke, he saw tears in his eyes again. Now, the funeral is over. I will keep the two of you, but also to be a witness, what Brother Mancang said, a few of our old brothers did it. The two of you will wait for a while, and then take the two of you to see it later. ”

"Qin, old man Qin, did you say why?" Cheng Zhaofeng asked anxiously.

Qin Daquan smiled and wiped his tears again, "The second son knows. A few of our old brothers only do things, and don't ask about things. ”

It didn't take long for a young man to rush in at the door, "Uncle, uncle, it's not good! Brother Xiaoye ....... Suddenly pushed open the door and saw that Li Qiang and Cheng Zhaofeng were still sitting in the room, and swallowed the words back. Master Li, Mr. Cheng. ”

"It's panicked, and it makes people see the joke. What's up? Qin Daquan glanced at the visitor with disgust.

"Uncle, Brother Xiaoye accidentally fell into the water......

"Just get out of the water and get up." Qin Daquan pretended not to know, and blinked his old eyes. On the side, Li Qiang and Cheng Zhaofeng were shocked.

The young man hurriedly said, "A stick of incense didn't come up, so we went everywhere to find someone to go into the water to check, and found that his feet were entangled in aquatic weeds, and that's it, that's it...... Nope. ”

There was silence in the room for a moment, and Qin Daquan said, "Take me to see." As if remembering that there were two more guests, "Two, together?" ”

Li Qiang nodded, "Qin Ye is also a subordinate of Nangong, and if there is an accident, it must be handled properly." ”

When a few people arrived at the scene, Qin Ye was still lying wet on the edge of the pond, lifeless. Qin Yongsen sat aside, like a fool, no matter how the concubine on the side called, he didn't respond, and Qin Ye's wife was already crying and fainting, and a group of village women carried her home with all hands and feet.

Cheng Zhaofeng looked at Qin Yongsen and couldn't bear it, but he didn't step forward, the matter had come to this point, and there was nothing to say. Seeing that Qin Daquan had finished a brief discussion with several old men, Li Qiang stepped forward and asked, "What is the funeral in the village?" ”

Qin Daquan nodded, "Suddenly." We'll deal with it, though. ”

Li Qiang nodded, "After all, it is the Nangong Sect, and Mr. Cheng and I will also stay, and we will leave when the matter is done." As for Hall Master Qin, I will write back and wait for the Hall Master to make arrangements. ”

Qin Daquan continued to nod, "Okay." Then trouble Hall Master Li to explain the truth, and the second son should also understand. ”

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Nangong Jin really understood. The day before, I was surprised that Qin Ye would actually drown. I received two letters today, one from Li Qiang and the other from Qin Mancang.

Qin Mancang's handwritten letter was dated half a month ago, but it only arrived in his hands at this time, just to take Qin Yongsen and Qin Ye back to their hometowns and let themselves know the reason.

In the old man's opinion, he, the master of the hall, is the master of hatred, and many things don't need to be proven at all, so he punishes himself first and prays for the idea of letting go. Alas...... the old man really counted everything, but he didn't know that he would die.

It turned out that since there was a Nangong Sect in the village, Qin Mancang had suspicions, because those who were making trouble everywhere with their waist cards were the ones who were in trouble with his iron sword. After that, Zhang Long made a big splash out of the Qing Fushou gao, and took out the waist card that belonged to the Iron Knife Hall.

It wasn't until Zhao Fengming came to him that his illusions were broken. I thought that Qin Yongsen was completely unaware of it, and everything was Qin Ye's fault. However, the discarding of cards shows that this is not the case.

Qin Mancang was very sad and asked his children and grandchildren to have a showdown. In the letter, he promised to take the entire Qin clan back to Changde, and from then on he would not go out of the village in seclusion, and if he violated the rules of the request, he would be punished. As for the culprit Qin Ye, he will definitely give a satisfactory explanation.

The letter was short, and he must not have thought that he would die from this decision at the time of the showdown. Satisfied? In the old man's heart, Qin Ye has been sentenced to death. Alas, after all, there is no blood, and what he wants to protect is only Qin Yongsen.

Nangong Jin took the letter and could only sigh. This old man understands how to be a man too well. It's all for the sake of the family, sometimes it's better to be confused, let go earlier, maybe there won't be such a result.

A few days ago, Zhang Long was escorted to Beijing.

Obviously, Zhang Long pointed out that it was Qin Ye who supplied the goods, but Zheng Shu tried to lead the spearhead to Puzhou.

And one thing in Zhang Long's testimony is very clear, Qin Ye asked him to spread half of the goods in Jingzhou as a gift, but Zhang Long reduced the goods by half, until the wind tightened, he hurriedly took out Nangong's waist card to sell the goods in his hand, and raised the price to an incredible level.

I really don't know if I should thank him for his greed, otherwise the situation would have been worse. In short, now that Qin Ye is dead, there is no proof of death.

Even so, Zheng Shu also took the Nangong clan out of the whole thing, because he said, 'Qin Ye is an undercover agent, in order to investigate Puzhou'.