For today's plan, there is only procrastination.

The patriarch stood up straight, said with a straight face: "Nonsense, there is only so much silver in total, and now that it has been spent, what will I do in the future?" I need money everywhere along the way, and it costs money to settle down after I get to the border......"

Du Changgui stood up and interrupted him: "That's all in the future, let's get through the difficulties in front of us first." You have to live first, if you can't survive, everything else is. ”

When he went out to recognize Tianma last night, he heard Ah Li and Ah Zhen chatting, and he learned that the clan had finally dug up the silver from Du Zhizhong's hand, and the patriarch changed hands and returned it to him.

He understands that the patriarch wants to continue to gamble on Du Zhizhong, after all, he has pinned hopes on him for many years and has paid countless efforts, and he will be reluctant to lose it. But when it comes to a large amount of money, it is not okay to make decisions without consulting the clansmen! If you want to be a good person and take your own money, what's the matter with being generous to the whole family?

He couldn't bear it, and he had to get the money back.

Du Changgui's words resonated with most people, and everyone kept shouting: "Yes, yes, what Brother Changgui (uncle) said is reasonable, you have to live first......"

The patriarch had to say something more, but Du Changgui didn't give him a chance to talk. I'm so busy that I don't have time to listen to his nonsense.

Du Changgui raised his voice and asked, "Patriarch, there won't be no money in the clan, right?" I remember forty-three taels, where did the flowers go? You tell everyone! ”

The clansmen's faces suddenly changed, and they couldn't stop squeezing around the patriarch, surrounded him, and asked loudly: "Where is the silver?" What about the money of the clan? Take it out and take a look! ”

The patriarch was so squeezed that his head was about to explode, so he had to cough violently a few times, pointed at Du Zhizhong and said: "Xiao Zhong said that he is just a small official, and it is impossible for him to contact such a large amount of military salary, let alone greedy for ink. There is someone else who is really greedy for ink, and he is just a backbiter. The old man thought that he had fine skin and tender flesh, and that he could not bear the bitterness, so he returned the silver to him. As a member of the same clan, anyone will be soft-hearted when they learn that he has been wronged, right? Do you think so? ”

Seeing that some of the clansmen were about to be abducted by the patriarch's crooked reasoning, Du Changgui sneered again and again:

"Patriarch, patriarch, you are really our good patriarch! You don't believe in the Dali Temple under the Son of Heaven, but believe in Du Zhizhong's words, which is disloyal;

The clansmen are hungry and cold, but you give Du Zhizhong the life-saving silver, you see what he eats every day? How much does it cost to get a doctor? He is a human being, and the other clansmen are grass! Regard the people of the clan as grass mustard, and you are unjust, patriarch!

The old patriarch took your hand before he died, and asked you to manage the family well and continue it from generation to generation.

People who are disloyal, unrighteous and unfilial, don't confuse right and wrong here and try to get by! For the sake of today's plan, hurry up and repay the money that belongs to the clan.

The money that went out of your hand should be taken back from you. ”

Du Changgui said it reasonably, and the words were sonorous.

The clansmen nodded again and again, and the crowd became more and more angry, so they almost went directly to search for money from the patriarch.

The patriarch was anxious, and when his children and grandchildren saw that the situation was not right, they immediately rushed to Du Zhizhong, who was lying in bed to recuperate, squeezed out his family, slipped him out, and searched all over his body.

Poor Du Zhizhong's family, like a weak chicken, where is the opponent of others. can only be slaughtered by others, and all the silver in the house was searched, a total of 41 taels and twenty copper plates.

The nearest clansman rushed forward with a brisk step, grabbed the silver and ran back to hand it to Du Changgui: "Uncle Gui, you take it." ”

Du Changgui didn't stretch out his hand: "This is not suitable!" ”

"Suitable, couldn't be more suitable! If you hadn't asked a few more words today, the money would have been lost, and we wouldn't have gotten a penny! Do you think so? ”

"Yes!"

"Leaving the disloyal, unrighteous and unfilial Du Changxing in the position of patriarch is always a scourge, I suggest, our Du family changes the patriarch, do you think it's okay?"

"Good!"

"The patriarch is Du Changgui, your brother will be the leader, do you agree or not?"

"Agreed!"

……

Du Ruoli talked to Wang Zhizhang and his wife about the old days, and despite their diligence, she went out to sweep the goods.

As soon as he walked ten or so steps, he passed a pawnshop when he heard a quarrel coming from inside.

A teenager who was in the period of voice change and whose voice was like that of a male duck said, "200 taels? Are you mistaken? This blue-glazed vase was originally collected for 1,000 taels of silver, and now it is for you, and you only give 200 taels? Is it because my son is young and easy to bully? ”

An old voice replied to him: "Pawnshops have pawnshop rules, and it doesn't matter how much silver you spend on it, it doesn't matter how much silver it is worth." In our store's opinion, it is worth 200 taels. Lang Jun thinks it's not appropriate, you can find another house, and there is no need to make noise this time. ”

"Cheng, it's not right!"

The young man in a white-washed brocade robe slammed the door, his face flushed with anger.

His little servant held a blue vase with a strong color and smooth glaze, and followed closely: "Childe, we have already searched all the pawnshops in this county, and they are almost all at this price." The old man is sick and needs silver urgently in bed, or ......"

"Shut up and say no more! Young Master Ben can't swallow this breath! ”

The boy in the costume covered his ears, closed his mouth and ran forward desperately. After running a distance, he wiped a handful of tears with his sleeve, and turned back to the little guy: "Little fox, you're right, Daddy is lying on the bed waiting for the silver to save his life, it's better to change to the silver first." Everything else is a trivial, and I shouldn't be presumptuous. ”

As he spoke, he was dressed up, took a deep breath, and walked towards the pawnshop door again.

"Wait!"

Du Ruoli stepped forward and asked, "This son, can you let me see this vase." I can pay a higher price than a pawnshop, provided the thing is worth it. ”

The little boy's eyes lit up, and he motioned to the little guy to show the vase to Du Ruoli:

"Sister, please see, the vase is evenly colored, the glaze is smooth, and there is no impurity on it. It was a caravan that my father invited to know each other and brought it back from Persia, and it took a lot of effort and favors. If it weren't for the change of family, he would never be willing to take it out. ”

Du Ruoli didn't get started, with the guidance of the master, she watched carefully little by little, the more she looked, the more she liked it, and the more she watched, the more she wanted.

She had seen this precious blue-glazed porcelain through the glass in a museum, and she liked it very much at that time, and she dreamed of it several times.

I didn't expect to run into her, how could I not take it.

Du Ruoli said: "Since the vase is worth 1,000 taels of silver, my sister doesn't take advantage of the son, so she will buy it from the son for 1,000 taels of silver." This will give Childe a silver ticket, Childe take it! ”

(End of chapter)