Because Mrs. Li was hanged, and it involved a woman's name, whether the illegitimate child was true or not, it was not glorious, so she only stopped for three days and was buried.

And on the side of the mansion, they began to pack their bags.

Although this is the ancestral house, Li Zhuohang and his wife will come back when they are old, this time they still have to take a lot of things away, they are busy for several days, and they only go on the road on the eighth day of the first month of September.

When returning, take the boat by water.

Before dawn, Steward Mo instructed his subordinates to carry luggage to the Yuehe Ferry, and the carriage pulled one trip after another, and there was an endless stream of shoulder-to-shoulder carrying.

In the chaos, Wang's mother turned out a big snake from Li Hanyao's baggage, knowing that it must be the girl's idea, and secretly sent it back to the small Buddha hall.

Li Hanyao couldn't find her beloved pockmarks before getting into the car, and after thinking about it, she knew that she had been "sent back to her hometown". Hurriedly turned around and went straight to the small Buddha hall, and sure enough, I saw that the pockmarks were stuffed in a basket in the corner of the wall, and they were confined. She immediately grabbed the snake's head and pulled it out, because she didn't have time to find something to put on, so she dragged it out and ran out.

The maid followed her, and in order to stop her from turning, she coaxed her to say "I'm going to start the boat", but she ignored it, but this time she urged the maid to "run faster, the boat is going to start!" The maid was so aggrieved that she almost tripped over the threshold.

At the gate, they met Wang's mother.

Mother Wang saw her dragging the snake, and hurriedly said, "Little ancestor, you can't take this!" ”

Li Hanyao leaned to one side to prevent her from snatching the snake, and asked, "Why can't you bring it?" The ship is so big, and it's not that it can't sit down. ”

Mother Wang also knew that direct persuasion might not work, so she took a roundabout tactic, so she coaxed in a good voice: "Girl, this snake was raised by an old lady." Now that the lord, the wife and the girl are gone, there is no one in this big house, and the old lady is too lonely. Leaving this snake can also accompany her old man. ”

Li Hanyao rolled her eyes and said, "I only want to bring it to my grandmother." When I see pockmarks, I think of my grandmother. Daddy said, this is called 'seeing things and thinking about people'. - I will think about it when I see Wang's mother. Grandmother is underground, accompanied by grandfather. ”

Wang's mother thinks, and she thinks of her grandmother when she sees pockmarks?

That's a fool.

Well, isn't it just a ghost!

The pockmarks were sent back and dragged out, as if they understood what was happening: Li Hanyao was leaving, and Wang's mother didn't let her take it.

It really wanted to go with Li Hanyao.

Otherwise, who will feed it eggs in the future?

It's chasing eggs!

I saw that it wrapped the snake's tail around Li Hanyao's waist, and circled it around the arm twice, and the snake's head came out from under the little girl's armpit and spit out the snake letter at Wang's mother.

This brute......

Mother Wang was angry.

In the study, Li Zhuohang was talking to the clansmen, as long as the clansmen did not leave, they all came, one was to see them off, and the other was that Li Zhuohang had something to explain.

Before leaving, he made a decision: to promote Li Zhuoyuan to the chief treasurer. And said: "If you can double your income within three years, I will let you take charge of all the transactions of Taiping Company in Huizhou; If you double the industries in Huizhou within ten years, after ten years, these properties will be under your name. ”

Li Zhuoyuan's eyes widened, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Is this true?" ”

Li Zhuohang said lightly: "I have never been true to my word. ”

Li Zhuoyuan immediately got up, bowed slightly, and hugged his fists and said: "Please rest assured, the foolish brother will do his best to live up to the trust of the family master!" ”

He solemnly used the honorific title.

Li Zhuohang said: "Then we'll wait and see." Ten years later—" He paused intentionally before smiling—"Tianming has grown up, too. Everyone praised him for his intelligence, and his words were unfounded, and it was seen that he might stand up for the door. ”

Li Zhuoyuan bowed again and said: "The foolish brother will definitely live up to the high expectations of the head of the family!" ”

Li Zhuohang's hand pressed down, "Sit down." ”

After Li Zhuoyuan sat down, his body was still trembling slightly.

He was so excited, not to mention the reaction of the clansmen: Li Zhuohang was so generous and bold to Li Zhuoyuan, what about them?

Li Zhuohang looked around at everyone: "You don't have to be red-eyed, I don't give it in vain, the conditions for three or ten years are here." If you can do the same, I will treat them equally. If not, it's better to be down-to-earth. Otherwise, if I give you a shop, you will not be able to keep it, or you will be crushed or invaded. ”

Inspired by his promise of "treating everyone equally", everyone was eager to try, but they didn't care about his later vigilance, and they all rejoiced: "I will work hard." ”

Li Zhuohang saw that there was nothing to do, no longer talking nonsense, got up, dressed in white, floated out of the study, and walked straight to the gate.

Everyone followed and sent it off respectfully.

In the courtyard, all the concubines also came out surrounded by Jiang Yuzhen.

Li Zhuohang asked, "What about Yao'er?" ”

Jiang Yuzhen said: "I asked Mother Wang to take her to the car first." ”

Li Zhuohang nodded, took her hand, kept his feet, and left.

When I came outside, I saw Wang's mother and Li Hanyao confronting each other, Li Hanyao hurriedly called "Daddy", and the pockmarked snake's head also clicked up and down twice.

Li Zhuohang saw the trick at a glance and said, "Mother Wang, take the girl to the car." ”

Wang's mother is busy.

The pockmarks were on the road smoothly.

Li Zhuohang boarded the carriage, Li Zhuoyuan pulled his son Li Tianming to the front of the car, and asked him to send the uncle of the head of the family, while taking advantage of the fact that the carriage had not yet moved, he asked the car for instructions: "Master of the family, what is Li Zhuoran's arrangement?" ”

Li Zhuohang said: "You don't have to do the errands in that shop, let him concentrate on studying." If the gold doesn't help him finish his education, don't expect anything from him, just wait for his son to grow up and raise him. ”

Li Zhuoyuan was busy owing to him.

Li Zhuohang said again: "Zhen and Li Tianhua, you don't have to take extra care, but you must not be bullied. If I let me know that someone oppressed her mother and son on the grounds that his family had offended her family, I would not spare her. Since they are a family, they should take care of each other, instead of falling into the well. Otherwise, what am I going to do with you? ”

And they all said, "How can we do such a thing?" ”

Li Zhuohang waved his hand, and the carriage started.

The crowd walked straight to the Moon River ferry.

At the crossing of the Moon River, the fog is exceptionally thick.

Li Zhuohang's family got off the car and got on the boat, and everyone said goodbye again, wiped their tears and waved their hands to see the boat leave the ferry and go downstream, and soon was drowned by the morning fog and disappeared at the bend and the mountain.

Li Zhuoyuan thought to himself: The head of the family was very disappointed in Li Zhuoran, and he was afraid of affecting the reputation of the old lady, so he had given up his mind of succeeding Li Tianhua and chose Li Tianming again.

Ten more years!

Ten years later, Li Tianming grew up.

The past ten years have been the deadline for Li Zhuohang to test him and Li Tianming.

On the Moon River, Li Zhuohang and Jiang Yuzhen led Li Hanyao to stand at the stern of the boat, watching the outline of Yuezhuang gradually blur in their vision.

There is no sorrow about leaving home, the speed of the boat is not in a hurry or slow, the mountains, fields, and villages on both sides of the strait are approaching in turn, the colorful autumn scenery on the mountains, the well fields after the harvest in the fields, and the villages - far away warm villages, smoke in the ruins, and the villagers have not eaten breakfast - from blurry to clear, and then left behind, they are like walking in the landscape gallery, which makes Li Hanyao can't help but marvel.

Li Zhuohang patiently answered his daughter's various questions.

He could tell that his daughter was in a happy mood.

His heart was also full of hope.

Ten years, Yao'er has also grown up!

In the past ten years, he needs to stabilize the Li side branch, and Li Zhuoyuan is the best choice.

This is Li Zhuohang's strategy: to appease Li Zhuoyuan, isolate Li Zhuoran, and prevent them from having the opportunity to join forces to make trouble.

Li Tianhua rushed out of the mouth of Nancun, and the small figure quickly approached the Moon River, but did not go to the ferry, but ran onto the Moon Bridge, stood on the bridge and watched the Li family's boat go down the river in the morning mist, and muttered: "Sister is gone......"

A fat monk came from the village.

Li Tianhua didn't pay attention to him at all.

The monk stood behind Li Tianhua.

"Master Li is gone."

It's not about asking, it's about stating the facts.

Li Tianhua turned his head, looked at the monk in confusion, and quickly remembered: He had seen this monk at Mrs. Li's funeral.

The monk grabbed a handful of fried peanuts from his pocket and gave it to the little doll, "Give it to you." ”

Li Tianhua didn't answer, "I don't eat." ”

The monk said, "It's not stealing. ”

Li Tianhua said: "I don't eat." ”

Why give him peanuts to eat?

In the memory of the little baby, except for his grandmother and mother, no one in the village gave him anything to eat; If you send something, you must have a plan. Except, of course, my sister. Thinking of this, the little baby wanted to cry, and she missed her sister even more.

The monk said, "I am friends with your grandfather. ”

Li Tianhua didn't seem to believe it.

The monk put the peanuts into his purse, touched his head again, and muttered in a low voice: "So smart, it's clearly his ......."

He turned and strode toward the bridge.

Li Tianhua looked at his back in confusion.