After worshipping the ancestors, everyone sat down. In addition to Du Yinsheng, Du Chensheng, and Zhang Guangyi, there are also several village goblins, which can be regarded as representing Du Jinning's elders and respected people in the village.

Everyone first praised Du Jinning, and then talked about the banquet.

Du Jinning said: "I came back directly after attending the Luming banquet yesterday, and I will go back tomorrow to see off the master and others, so I don't have much time to stay at home." How about I entrust a hundred taels of silver to my uncle and grandfather and Zhang Lizheng, and bother them to feast the villagers for me? ”

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Du Yinsheng frowned, and then glanced at Du Chensheng again, and his heart became more and more disgusted with Du Chensheng's family.

If it weren't for them, how could Du Jinning avoid his hometown like a snake and scorpion? Such a promising child, if he is not close to his hometown, it is estimated that the time to come back in the future will be less and less.

The situation of the Du family, except for the children, no one in the village does not know.

Du Yinsheng's worries are also shared by the villagers, and everyone speculates that Du Jinning is in a hurry to return to Fucheng, which may be an excuse, but in fact, he is unwilling to have more contact with Du Chensheng's family, so as not to cause trouble again.

Uncle Li, a townsman who was a witness when the Du family was separated, has always been a good man. Seeing that Du Jinning rejected Du Chensheng and the others so much, he intended to be a peacemaker and persuaded: "Fucheng is not far from here, Brother Ning, you can go back to see off the master first, and then come back to live for a while, it is best to call your mother and your sister back." Brother Ning, you are now a lifter, no one in this village dares to give you a grievance, don't take the past too seriously. Blood is thicker than water, your grandfather is your grandfather after all, without him there would be no your father, let alone you, don't you say? ”

Du Jinning glanced at him with a faint expression: "Uncle Li means that I am not filial?" ”

"No, no, no......" Du Yinsheng was startled, and said to Uncle Li with a calm face, "What do you mean?" Our Du family has finally come up with a big lifter, do you still want to buckle a big hat of unfilial piety for Brother Ning? Chensheng himself hasn't spoken yet, do you have a part to speak here? ”

"Yes. Brother Li, if you can't speak, don't say it, lest one of the people in our village who finally came out of the village be charged by you and beaten back to the white. Zhang Guangyi also agreed.

Du Chensheng, who had been hanging his eyelids with a straight face, became energetic when he heard this, raised his eyes and opened his mouth to say something, but was frightened by the cannibalistic gazes of Du Yinsheng and Zhang Guangyi.

If he jumped out at this time and said that Du Jinning was not filial, the people in several villages could drown him with a mouthful of spit, and Du Yinsheng and Zhang Guangyi could even eat him alive.

Uncle Li blushed and waved his hands like windmills: "No, no, I didn't mean that." I'm me, I'm just ......"

"You don't have to say it." Zhang Guangyi interrupted him, "Brother Ning, the people and levels he is in contact with now are beyond your imagination, since he has something, how can a small banquet be delayed?" Brother Ning also said just now, put the silver here with his uncle and grandfather, and let's help him Zhang Luo. No, in order to say a few more words and drink a few glasses of wine with you, he will delay his big business. ”

"Thank you Uncle Zhang for your kindness." Du Jinning stood up and saluted Zhang Guangyi, and said to everyone, "I really want to go back to Fucheng for something, not an excuse." ”

Qi Muyuan also hurriedly testified: "Du Jinning is telling the truth. ”

"Thank you, Young Master Qi, for accompanying Jinning back to the village." Du Yinsheng thanked Qi Muyuan first, and then said to Du Jinning, "You can rest assured that you can go back, the banquet in the village will have me and your Uncle Zhang." ”

"Then I'm going to bother my grandfather." Du Jinning said, took out a silver ticket from his arms, and handed it to Du Yinsheng.

Du Yinsheng waved his hand: "Don't do it so much, one thirty taels is enough." ”

Niu's lips, who were sitting by the door, squirmed, but finally he didn't dare to speak.

She also knows that Du Jinning is not what it used to be. When she was admitted to Xiucai, she was able to ask the county master not to open the way for them, and now that she has been admitted to the lifting of people, she can't rectify them as much as she wants? And all kinds of threats and threats were ineffective against Du Jinning, and she really didn't dare to provoke Du Jinning.

Du Yinsheng and Du Jinning refused, and in the end, Du Yinsheng still accepted the one hundred taels of silver.

He glanced at Qi Muyuan and asked Du Jinning, "Do you want to stay at home tonight?" ”

Du Jinning said apologetically: "I have to go to the academy to visit the gentlemen in a while, maybe I have to go to the county magistrate, there are a lot of things, and I won't go back to the village at night." I came back too late last night, and it was already dark when I entered the city, so I stayed at Qi Muyuan's house directly. I'll stay with him tonight. ”

Du Yinsheng was disappointed in his heart, knowing that Du Jinning finally had a grudge against Du Chensheng's family. As long as they are in Peach Blossom Village, Du Jinning has no possibility of going back to the village to stay well.

He sighed secretly, but his face was not obvious, and he nodded understandingly: "Yes." You are where you are today thanks to the teachings of the gentlemen in the college. You have to understand Yuan, not only the glory of Boyue Academy, but also the glory of our Lishui County, the county lord may go to you after the ya. It's convenient for you to go back to the city and live. ”

Knowing that Du Jinning didn't live at home, he might get up and say goodbye after a while, and he hurriedly asked, "I don't know what happened to the Du family in Fucheng that I asked you to inquire about?" ”

Du Jinning wanted to wait for outsiders to leave before telling Du Yinsheng about the Du family in the alley, but when she asked at this time, she hurriedly told Du Yinsheng about the situation of his family, but she didn't say that she lived in the same alley as the Du family.

Du Yinsheng groaned and did not speak immediately.

"Is my uncle going to come to the door to confess his relatives?" Du Jinning asked.

"What do you say?" Du Yinsheng asked rhetorically.

"This is naturally up to you, uncle, after all, this is your wish." Du Jinning is naturally indispensable. I confessed to her before, and maybe I still had some trouble for her. But now the Du family at the end of the alley is already a man with his tail between his legs, and he doesn't dare to provoke her at all, and he can't cause trouble to her.

Du Yinsheng looked at Du Jinning: "Listening to what you just said, I think they are not pleasant. If you admit your relatives, I'm afraid it will cause you trouble. Or forget it. Anyway, after so many years, what is the matter with our group to recognize it? I can't get close to it. ”

Du Jinning was very surprised.

Du Yinsheng would rather force his frail son to study hard, hoping that the family would show off his talents, so that he could take his father's tablet to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. Now that she's fulfilled his wish, why isn't he in a hurry?

But she was still very happy to be able to recognize that relative. Who wants to ask for trouble.

"Then let this matter go. When you want to go back and admit it, I will accompany you. She said.

"Okay, okay." Du Yinsheng nodded vigorously.

After saying this, Du Yinsheng was about to ask Du Jinning about her engagement, when he saw a person running in from outside, panting and saying, "No, it's not good." ”

Du Yinsheng looked fixedly, but it was Du Yunyi, he frowned, and asked, "What happened?" ”

"Emperor, Emperor...... Crashed. Just now...... The death knell sounded in the county. ”