The Ye family hung white for seven days, there was no gong and drum puja, only the door was full of filial piety.

The teachers of Huating College came to the door one after another, and the students came to the door.

The people of the town remembered Mr. Ye's past exploits, and they cried endlessly in front of the court.

The Ye family did not set up a white seat, but only received a few people close to them.

Everyone who came only offered a stick of incense on the mourning hall, and then quietly retreated.

Half a month later, the Ye family was completely deserted.

The pain of the flood crossing was slowly erased by time, and Yongshun County officially entered the summer and returned to its former appearance.

Returning to the academy, Chen Ping looked at the forest path that he had walked with Ye Lao, and felt like a world away.

"Let's go."

He Qingxuan stopped for a moment on the bluestone pavement, his eyes overflowed with remembrance, and he said helplessly: "Brother Chongwen, won't he come?" ”

Chen Ping shook his head, "Their ancestors and grandchildren can be the same amount as me, let him rest more." ”

He Qingxuan bowed silently and sighed in his heart.

"It's weird." He Qingxuan changed the topic and looked at the groups of students in the corridor.

"The academy is very quiet today, isn't there a student fighting on weekdays?"

On the other side of the corridor, I saw a few students looking at them and whispering.

Seeing the two of them looking at them, they immediately looked away and dispersed as if nothing had happened.

Chen Ping didn't pay much attention to it, "Maybe it's because the weather is too hot." ”

The heat is steaming after the rainstorm.

The teachers who taught the class were all with straight faces, their eyes were in a trance, and they were a little uneasy.

Not only the academy, but even the people outside were a little impetuous.

Until the end of class, He Qingxuan intended to find someone to ask about it.

But suddenly found that the students around him seemed to be deliberately alienating themselves.

He told Chen Ping about this, and Chen Ping pondered for a while, and then reacted consciously.

Although he was careful, he was exhausted during this time, and he did not notice the changes around him.

"Let's find someone to ask."

Things do get a little weird.

Half a month ago, the teachers and students of the academy went to the Ye family to send the spirit.

Even if it is a person who walks through tea, it should not have such a big change in just half a month.

The two glanced at each other and went directly to find the teacher Li Yang.

Bai Shou's friend passed away, and Li Yang seemed to have been taken away from his spirit.

At this time, when he was leaning in front of the window, he looked lonely.

There was also a chessboard in front of him, and there were still unfinished games on the chessboard.

Seeing the two of them coming, his gaze became more and more complicated, "You are here." ”

Chen Ping was surprised, "You know we're coming?" ”

He felt that Li Yang's eyebrows seemed to be depressed, and he was even more dignified than when he went to pay homage to Ye Lao's coffin that day.

Li Yang sneered, "If you don't come, I'll go to you." ”

"You have been accompanying Chongwen for half a month, but you know that there are people outside who slander your master!"

"This bunch of shameless people, they even said! He even said......"

Li Yang is usually very kind, and rarely shows such indignation.

Seeing this, the two of them suddenly felt uneasy.

Chen Ping asked quickly, "What did the people outside say?" ”

As if he felt that it was difficult to speak, Li Yang took a deep breath and suddenly dropped his sleeves, "Go out and inquire yourself!" ”

"It's a pity that my friend, half of his life is famous, and he is dedicated to the public, how can he ever be greedy for ink and half of it?"

"But he was so slandered by the bad villain, but he was bullied and now he is powerless to refute, such an act is really despicable!"

Li Yang seemed to be in a very bad mood, but after finishing speaking, he got up and strode away, not knowing where to go.

Chen Ping only heard the word "greedy ink", and his whole heart tightened suddenly, and he suddenly felt bad.

He didn't have time to think about it, so he ran out of the academy.

He Qingxuan thought of the situation in the past few days when the people in the family discouraged him from going out, and he also had a bad premonition.

The two ran directly out of the gate of the academy and came to a crowded place.

A low sneer slammed into his ears!

"If you want me to say, there is no impermeable wall in this world, so isn't Ye Wenchang a scholar? How can an ordinary flood channel be built into that shape? ”

Chen Ping paused, his eyebrows were coldly raised, but he didn't move.

He Qingxuan took a step slower, and just happened to hear the next sentence: "The embankment hasn't been repaired for ten years, where did the money go?" As for the last time the road was built, tsk, I heard that the county government got a lot, but anyway, we ordinary people didn't see a single one. ”

"I've also heard that the money is in their pockets, but the world is as black as a crow...... How many of them can be clean officials? ”

The drinker shook his head and said to the man next to him: "If someone is an official, he wants to sell his reputation and reputation, and if he is famous, he will have a lot of money, so don't you hit it off!" ”

The drinker was drunk, dressed in brocade clothes, and he didn't know which merchant it was.

He Qingxuan recognized him and was a member of the donation to repair the road.

"I'll just say that the people who make a fuss are all high, why is this old Mr. Ye so keen on dealing with money, it turns out that there is still this reason."

"Groundless wind may not be without cause......"

Ridiculous!

Amusing!

They were actually saying that Wang Xianling colluded with Ye Lao to be greedy for ink.

Chen Ping was furious when he heard this, and his handsome little face was full of anger, and he rushed directly into the tavern.

"Yongshun County didn't even have an official road before, so why be greedy?"

"My teacher has a wide range of friends, even if he can give it a go in the capital, why waste time here."

"Full of ridiculous words, you have proof!"

The two rushed over in a rage, and the drinker immediately came to his senses and was startled.

He seemed to recognize the two children, and immediately said, "If it's true, we just heard about it." ”

Rumors are fiercer than tigers, and there is no better killing blade than this!

He Qingxuan immediately said coldly, "You dare to slander my teacher, don't think about taking over the He family's business in the future." ”

The man was immediately stunned, didn't dare to stay longer, and left with a vague voice.

I never expected that in just half a month, someone would slander Ye Lao so much.

Chen Ping was not at ease, and walked around with He Qingxuan again.

Fortunately, not many people believed this rumor, and the drinker who came to Fang Cai may have been unhappy with the donation of silver.

"The teacher is an honest person, and this rumor will definitely be self-defeating."

He Qingxuan said indignantly.

Chen Ping frowned, still having questions in his heart, "Where did this rumor come from?" ”

He Qingxuan said coldly: "Don't worry, I'll let my family check it immediately, I don't believe it's not going to find out!" ”

Chen Ping reminded, "No matter what, let's not tell Chongwen yet." ”

However, things turned out unexpectedly.

He Qingxuan used all his family connections to search for more than half a month, but he still didn't find the source of the rumors.

Not only that, but the rumor spread like lightning throughout Qingsong Town.

This is clearly someone spreading rumors, deliberately targeting Ye Lao and Wang Xianling.

Seeing that Ye Chongwen was about to return from school.

He Qingxuan was so anxious that Chen Ping couldn't keep his composure.

On this day, the two of them came to the gate of the academy and wanted to intercept Ye Chongwen.

Unexpectedly, it was too late.

The entrance of Huating College.

A high-spirited student stopped Ye Chongwen, who had lost a lot of weight, and said coldly.

"What did I say wrong? Ye Wenchang colluded with the government to donate money, and if something happened, it was self-inflicted! It's a ......"

"Oops!"

Bang.

The student flew out the door and fell to the ground, screaming in pain.

Ye Chongwen paused for a moment, and when he turned his head, he saw Chen Ping like frost, crossing the threshold.

"What the fuck are you trying to talk nonsense again?"

Angry, where do you care about the etiquette of a scholar.