Shangqiao Town and Xiaqiao Town are only more than 50 miles apart, and the people of the two towns are clothed with water and water, and relatives of each other abound.

The surnames of Shangqiao Town are the Guan family and the Qu family, while the surnames of Lower Qiao Town are the Wang family and the Han family. These four surnames occupy seventy percent of the families in the two towns, and these four families are in-laws with each other and do business together.

Guan Liangbi, the third old lady of the Guan family, was only twenty-eight years old at the time, and he ranked fifth in the township examination high school, becoming the first person in the history of Shangqiao Town.

When the news came, the children surnamed Guan were all excited, and the Guan family also turned from an ordinary rich family to a family of cultivation and study. Since then, the scholars in the two towns have taken Guan Liangbi as an example and studied hard.

The Guan family is rich, Guan Liangbi is even more cherished by the sun and the moon, after winning the lift, he said goodbye to his hometown fathers, and traveled abroad, it is said that this is also a common way for the children of the family, not only to understand the people's feelings and increase experience, but also to prepare for the future palace test strategy.

But no one thought that after the wars broke out frequently, the heroes competed for each other, and Guan Liangbi went without any news.

Some say he died in the war, while others say he died in the flooding of the Yellow River that year.

Ten years later, Emperor Taizu of Great Qi ascended to the great treasure, built the Xiaoyun Heroes Building, built 24 portraits of heroes, and was known as the 24 generals of Xiaoyun in history.

The first of the twenty-four generals is Xiao Yuan, the Duke of Dingguo, at that time, the name of the Duke of Dingguo had already spread all over the world, but the people in Shangqiao Town did not expect that Guan Liangbi, who had disappeared for ten years, was Mr. Qingyun, the first strategist under the command of the Duke of Dingguo.

After that, Guan Liangbi was appointed as a servant in the Ministry of Officials, and later transferred to the James Mansion as a James Shi to assist the prince. In the past 30 years, the children of the Guan family have many officials, and the Guan family has become a Shilin clan, until eight years ago, the prince died, and Emperor Taizu died ten days later.

After the death of Guan Liangbi, the young imperial grandson ascended the throne, thanked Guan Liangbi for assisting two generations of monarchs, and treated the Guan family with courtesy, posthumously crowned Guan Liangbi as the Duke of Wenshun, and sealed Guan Liangbi's two grandchildren, but Guan Liangbi's direct descendants have no real shortage after the expiration of the Ding Wei period, far away from the court, although the children of the other heads of the Guan family also have officials in the court, but they are either small officials or go out to a remote place, and the Guan family has been silent in the court since then.

However, in Shangqiao Town, the Guan family is still famous. As early as the heyday of the Guan family, Guan Liangbi's branch and the other two heads of the house have all moved north, and now it is Guan Liangbi's eldest brother Guan Liangfu's branch that remains in the old house of the Guan family in Shangqiao Town.

Guan Liangfu is over eighty years old, dying of old age, and has long been ignorant of the affairs of the clan, and the head of the Guan family is Guan Liangfu's eldest son Guan Mingjue.

And the reason why the Tao family, who is lonely and lonely, can gain a firm foothold in Shangqiao Town is all thanks to Guan Liangfu, the old lady Guan.

The Tao family lives in the north, Tao Shiyi's father is a tried-and-true talent, who is quite excluded in the clan, so he simply went south in the name of study tour, and came to Shangqiao Town in the name of Mr. Mu Qingyun Guan Liangbi.

Father Tao's original intention was just to have a glimpse of the old mansion of Xiande, but he didn't expect that he would fall ill when he arrived in Shangqiao Town.

This illness is three months, the body is exhausted, so he has to set up a stall to sell calligraphy and painting for a living, it is also his luck, was encountered by the wandering Guan old lady Guan Liangfu, Guan Mingjue is very appreciative of his calligraphy and painting, and learned that he does not want to return to his hometown, so he let him learn to study in the Guan family.

The Guan family learned to eat and live, and they did not restrain themselves, and Tao's father came to the Guan family shop to do some copying and writing work, and he could also earn some pocket money.

Guan Liangfu has nothing to do, and often calls Tao's father to his house to talk about poetry and painting, and he has become a year-old consciousness after coming and going. Although Guan Liangfu has a younger brother who is famous all over the world, but his knowledge is mediocre, Tao's father is commensurate with his master and apprentice, he is happy, and he treats Tao's father as a son and nephew. Later, he also asked him to marry a woman from the Huang family as his wife, and Tao's father settled down in Shangqiao Town from then on.

In fact, the reason why Guan Liangfu took a fancy to Tao's father at that time was because he was optimistic about his learning, and there was no reading seed among the Guan family's younger brothers, even if there was a big tree of Guan Liangbi, it was difficult for them to borrow. However, the Guan family has the grace of knowing Tao's father, and once Tao's father is named on the gold list, it will also help the Guan family's room.

But it backfired, and three years later, Tao's father failed again in the township test, and he was disheartened, so he simply broke off the idea of the imperial examination.

What the Guan family wants is to raise people to be Jinshi, since Father Tao has no enterprising heart, Guan Liangfu is gradually cold to Father Tao, and later, it is difficult for Father Tao to see Guan Liangfu.

After the death of Tao's father, the Huang family inherited the incense under the arrangement of the clan elder, although they still lived in Shangqiao Town, but the Guan Tao family only moved around during the New Year's holidays.

But now, Tao Shiyi appeared in a small courtyard in the town, and sitting opposite him was Guan Mingjue, the head of the Guan family's generation.

Half an hour ago, Tao Shiyi was invited out of the house by the people sent by the Guan family and brought here, this is the town, and there are low and dilapidated houses and courtyards nearby, although Tao Shiyi was surprised at first, but he was not panicked.

"Shibo, why did you call me over all of a sudden?" Tao Shiyi's face was always respectful.

Guan Mingjue was sixty miles away, his manes were already snow-white, he played with the iron ball in his hand, and looked at Tao Shiyi quietly.

After a long time, he spoke: "Virtuous nephew, shouldn't you be in Shilipu now?" Why did you come back all of a sudden? ”

Tao Shiyi stood with his hands down and said humbly: "That child is sick, my little concubine is uncontrollable, so people called me back." ”

"Sick? That's a coincidence, but it's better now? Although it was a word of concern, it came out of Guan Mingjue's mouth, but there was no trace of emotion.

"It's just that the child has a cold and flu, and there is no major problem, Uncle Shi doesn't have to worry about it, the nephew has already reprimanded the concubine and asked her not to make a fuss anymore." Tao Shiyiyun was light and light, and smiled apologetically.

At this time, a man in Tsing Yi walked in and whispered a few words in Guan Mingjue's ear, Guan Mingjue's eyes moved slightly, and then looked at Tao Shiyi playfully.

"Since he is already fine, why didn't I see that child in your house, even the concubine you got from the Qian family is nowhere to be seen."

Tao Shiyi had already guessed that Guan Mingjue would not be prevaricated by him in a few words, and with Guan Mingjue's vigilance, he would definitely let people search Tao's house.

Fortunately, he figured out how to deal with it on the way here.

"Don't hide it from Uncle Shi, something just happened in my house."

"What?" Guan Mingjue asked.

"Several of my nurses are missing, and my nephew is afraid that something will change, so I sent Tao Sancun father and son to escort the child and my concubine out of the house for a while."