Before he had time to make a request to the patriarch, Li Yanqing rushed back to the village and begged Uncle Hu to go to the county seat, telling his father that Liu Chenghong had been kicked out of the Li Mansion and that he should no longer pay attention to the so-called 'medical expenses'. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Liu Chenghong is at the end of his rope, and he will not let go of this kind of opportunity.

Uncle Hu didn't say a word, he went to the county seat with a whistle stick, and arranged the most important things, and Li Yanqing, who was extremely sleepy, fell into the pit and fell into a dark sleep.

Just when Li Yanqing let go of his worries and fell asleep peacefully, the patriarch Li Wenyou was in the mansion and his brother to deal with the aftermath of the ancestral hall.

Li Wenyou is not only the patriarch of the Li clan, but also a famous gentry of Tangyin County, and the guest of Liu Zhen of Zhixian County, and his third brother Li Wengui is the capital of Xiaohe Township.

The key to his being so valued is that he has a brother who is an official in the capital, and the second brother Li Wensi.

Li Wensi became a seven-rank official in the capital, although the seven-rank is generally called a sesame official, but in fact, Tangyin Zhixian is only eight-grade, and the seven-rank Beijing official is a great figure in the township.

According to the tradition of being an official in the capital and glorifying the township, Li Wensi built a mansion covering an area of eight acres in Lushan Town for his father to live in.

Li Wenyou suffered a little cold at night, drank a cup of hot tea, and felt a lot better, he gently stroked the big ancestor spirit card on the small table and said to the third brother Li Wengui: "The third brother should not intercede for him, collect taxes and pay for one person can also do it, it does not necessarily have to be him Liu Chenghong, Liu Chenghong has caused a lot of right and wrong, several people have great opinions about him, it used to be his father who spoiled him, and his temperament came chaotically, after his father went to the immortals, he not only did not restrain himself, but intensified his oppression of the clansmen, this time his son burned the ancestral hall again, if he spared him again, I'm afraid that the patriarch of me will not be long in coming, this time I am determined to drive him away, but not only for the ancestral hall, you don't have to embarrass me. ”

One of Li Wengui's responsibilities as the capital is to be responsible for the collection of local servitude, the imperial court taxes are heavy, the exploitation is getting worse, the people are very resistant, and the low-level township officials have difficulty collecting taxes.

Li Wengui had just rushed back from the county, learned that the ancestral hall had been burned, and heard that the eldest brother was going to drive Liu Chenghong away, Li Wengui was suddenly anxious, and he didn't care to see the ancestral hall, so he ran to find the eldest brother to intercede for Liu Chenghong.

The eldest brother has already said this, Li Wengui had to sigh secretly, and said with a wry smile: "I listen to the eldest brother, Liu Chenghong has indeed offended too many people, and it is okay to leave, what does the eldest brother think about letting Steward Sun take his place?" ”

Steward Sun is also Li Wengui's right-hand man, since it is a foregone conclusion that Liu Chenghong will be driven away, Li Wengui can only retreat to the next best thing, and let his single-handed Steward Sun ascend to the position and become the chief butler of the Li Mansion.

Li Wenyou sighed and said: "There was a big incident tonight, I was in a state of confusion, let's talk about Steward Sun's affairs in two days!" ”

Li Wengui glanced at the Great Ancestor Spirit card on the table, and said in a low voice: "The big thing that the eldest brother said, but does it mean that the Great Ancestor manifests the spirit?" ”

"You've heard that, too?"

Li Wengui nodded, "The whole mansion is talking about this, but I think it's a little strange, this kind of thing has never happened, how can it happen tonight?" ”

Li Wenyou glared at the third brother a little angrily, "Because the ancestral hall has never been burned, and the Great Ancestor Spirit Card has never been on fire, of course the Great Ancestor Manifestation will not appear, you want this kind of thing to happen a few times!" ”

Li Wengui was really embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "Big brother, don't be angry, little brother doesn't mean this......

"I know you didn't mean that!"

Perhaps because he felt that his words were a bit heavy, Li Wenyou also softened his tone and said: "Because you are not at the scene tonight, I don't know what happened at that time, I can be regarded as witnessing it with my own eyes, other children are scared far away, that child actually rushed into the fire, in the smoke and flames, if there is no guidance from the Great Ancestor, how can he find this spirit card?" Without the guidance of the Great Ancestor, how could he escape from the fire? ”

"But... That's a coincidence, isn't it? ”

If you don't see this kind of thing with your own eyes, it's really hard to believe, and Li Wengui has always been shrewd, so it's normal for him to have doubts in his heart.

But Li Wenyou saw it with his own eyes and was convinced, he waved his hand to interrupt Li Wengui's words, "I know what you are suspicious of, but he is just a six-year-old country boy, do you think he will set fire to the ancestral hall?" ”

Li Wengui also felt that he was too suspicious, and he was actually suspicious of a six-year-old child, so he hurriedly apologized: "The eldest brother is right, the younger brother really shouldn't be suspicious." ”

Li Wenyou's short and thick fingers lightly tapped the table, his eyes flashed with an unconcealable excitement, and he lowered his voice and said: "Third brother, you still don't understand, the key is that the Great Ancestor has appeared, if this matter is known to the Li family in the capital and the south, our Xiangzhou Li family will straighten their backs from now on." ”

After all, Li Wenyou is just a local landlord, his vision is not high, and all he thinks about is his own one-third of an acre, but he doesn't want to think about it, if Li Jing's manifestation is known by the court or the Son of Heaven, what will be the consequences?

"Little brother understands, what is the big brother going to do next?"

Li Wenyou thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow morning, you go to the ancestral hall to have a look, consider the reconstruction plan, and I will personally go to Li Wencun." ”

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In his sleep, Li Yanqing was catching fish in the stream at the entrance of the ancestral hall, the water suddenly became deeper, drowning him, he was in a hurry to scratch everywhere, but he couldn't catch a life-saving straw, and he was about to be suffocated.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a small round face with a mischievous smile, and my nose was pinched by two little fingers, no wonder I dreamed of drowning.

"Second brother woke up!"

Xiao Qing'er slapped happily, Li Yanqing breathed smoothly all of a sudden, he quickly sat up, and the big black beside him slipped away at some point, and the sky outside was already bright.

"Why is Xiao Qing'er here?" Li Yanqing touched her little head and asked with a smile.

"Grandmother asked me to send some food to my second brother."

Xiao Qing'er put a small basket in front of him, and there were a few coarse buns inside, Li Yanqing was really hungry, grabbed one and gnawed it, and smiled vaguely: "Don't you call me stupid second brother?" ”

"Hmm!"

Xiao Qing'er nodded heavily, and said in a serious manner: "Xiao Qing'er, your second brother is a smart child, don't call him a stupid second brother in the future." ”

Li Yanqing laughed, he suddenly remembered something, so he felt it out of the corner and said with a smile: "Close your eyes, the second brother will give you something good." ”

Xiao Qing'er covered her eyes with both hands, but secretly left a finger slat, "What's delicious?" ”

Li Yanqing broke off a small piece of white jade cake and stuffed it into her mouth, which was a piece he specially left for Xiao Qing'er.

"It's so sweet! Second brother, what is it? She asked, her eyes wide open.

Li Yanqing stuffed the small cake into her hand and said with a smile: "Let's eat together, you eat the cake, I eat the bun!" ”

Xiao Qing'er held the white jade cake and nibbled on it in small bites, reluctantly watching the jade cake become smaller little by little.

"Is it delicious?"

"Hmmm! Delicious, second brother, what kind of cake is this? ”

"It's called.... Victory cake, I bought it in the town. Li Yanqing didn't dare to tell her that this was called a white jade cake.

At this time, Aunt Hu's shout came from outside, "Xiao Qing'er! ”

Xiao Qing'er hurriedly stuffed the last bite of cake into Li Yanqing's mouth, and ran away with the empty basket, "Second brother, I'll come to play with you later!" ”

After sleeping beautifully and eating three steamed buns, Li Yanqing felt refreshed, he got dressed and came to the yard, fetched a bucket of water from the well to wash his face and brush his teeth, but heard Aunt Hu outside the gate say: "Daqi is not at home, there is only one child at home." ”

"Huh! We're just here to find Qing'er. ”

Li Yanqing heard that this was the voice of the fourth uncle Li Daguang, he hurriedly washed his face and tidied up his clothes, at this time, the courtyard door creaked open, and a few people walked in outside.