Volume 1 Little Yuanba Chapter 5 Qian Sanniang Godson
"I went to Jizhu Lane." Li Danzhao answered directly.
"Third brother, this is no joke."
As he spoke, Li Yan glanced at his eldest brother, and saw that he was stroking his beard without expressing any emotion, so he continued: "The Chen family has offended the emperor, and the whole family will be punished. Be careful if you are seen, it will not be easy to harm the whole family!"
"Don't worry, Third Uncle, I won't have to worry about it." As soon as Li Dan finished speaking, he heard a sound at the door and hurriedly got up and went to open the door. Just then, Mrs. Gao walked to the door with the support of Li Shuo.
"You, you, did you really go to Ji Zhu Alley?" Gao apparently heard it from outside the door. He was tapping his fingers anxiously: "You hozen, what can I say to you?"
After hearing this, Li Yan hurriedly leaned over and said: "Second sister-in-law, whisper, come in and say something!"
Mrs. Gao waved the little girl who was following him to leave, came in and sat down on the right side of Li Su. Li Shuo hung up the lantern and came in, closed the door, sat down across from his brother, and asked Li Dan eagerly
: "Third brother, have you seen Auntie Chen? What's the situation there now?"
"I went in from the back alley, and there seemed to be a guard guarding the front yard. But I saw Zhou Dutou." Li Dan told him what Zhou Dutou taught him, and the room suddenly became silent.
"Here, do you think this is what the county official meant?" asked Mr. Gao.
"That's what Zhou Dutou said." Li Dan replied dryly, then turned to look at Li Shuo and saw that his eyes were full of reluctance.
"The county magistrate is thinking about the Li family!" Li Su suddenly said: "Brothers and sisters, I think this engagement must be dealt with quickly, and if you drag it on, it will be against my Li family..."
"But, his uncle, it would be too much to break off the engagement now... This, how will Shuoer see anyone in the future?" Mr. Gao spread his hands in embarrassment.
"Second sister-in-law, there is nothing we can do about it!" Li Yan looked at his brother and advised Gao: "If we don't break off the engagement, as the county official said, it's hard to say whether Xiaowu's reputation can be preserved.
Nowadays, except for the eldest brother, who is a scholar in our family, there is only one scholar, can you bear to see him throw away his future for a woman?"
Mrs. Gao bit her lip and looked at her son: "Wu Lang, tell yourself, what do you think?"
"Ahem, why are you asking this kid?" Li Su said, patting the chair's deputy's hand heavily.
Originally, Li Shuo was so nervous that he couldn't breathe after hearing his mother's questions. But when his uncle said this, the young man became a little angry.
He is two years younger than Chen Huier, but he has also been playing around since childhood. Now when he heard the adults discussing asking him to break off the engagement, he immediately said angrily: "If you ask me, I don't agree!
How can anyone be so dissatisfied with the poor and love the rich? It’s really a good idea for us to add insult to injury when something happens to someone else!”
Li Dan blinked in surprise after hearing this, tilted his head and stared at his brother appreciatively for a moment.
Li Su over there was already roaring: "You bastard, do you dare to criticize Sang and Huai, saying that you have no elders? You have a great reputation? I was a Beijing official back then!"
"Brother, calm down, why bother arguing with the younger generation?" Li Yan hurriedly tried to persuade him, and then said to Li Shuo: "Wu Lang must not be rude! Why are you talking to your uncle?
If you don't want to, just say you don't want to, what are you doing with all this useless gossip?"
Li Dan, who was standing next to him, cheered inwardly, but tried not to laugh out loud on his face.
It turned out that Li Su was a minister of rites, and when he was in office, he was exposed for asking for bribes when he received high-ranking officials from Liangzhou who came to Beijing to pay tribute. Therefore, he lost his official position and returned to his hometown. Therefore, he was afraid that someone would take advantage of his virtue and would jump up every time he was stepped on.
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Especially tonight, I was stabbed in a sore spot by my nephew, how could I not be furious!
"Anyway, if I don't agree, I can't speak!"
Li Shuo didn't expect that after talking for a long time, he would focus on asking him to break off the engagement. He stood up in shame and anger and said, "Whoever agrees with this idea will do it. Don't ask me to take the lead!"
After saying that, he saluted Mrs. Gao: "Mother, the child is tired and needs to rest first. Excuse me first!" After saying this, his face turned red and without waiting for Mrs. Gao to speak, he lowered his head and pushed the door open.
Li Dan waved his hand hurriedly when he saw it: "Mom, don't worry, I'll go and persuade the fifth brother." After that, he quickly ran away.
"These two children really don't make anyone worry-free!" Mrs. Gao was so anxious that she patted the coffee table. The little girl outside the door poked her head to take a look, but she didn't dare to come in, so she had to close the door and wait in the corridor.
"The child is ignorant and we cannot let him have his way. It's enough for the family to have a third brother who behaves mischievously, but we can't bring up another one!" Li Yan said quietly, stroking the short stubble on his chin.
"That's right!" Mr. Li sighed and said, "My Lord Fan has good intentions, but Xiao Wulang is ignorant, so why should we follow suit? Wouldn't it make the County Lord feel cold?"
"County Lord, County Lord, doesn't he also care about the money?" Mrs. Gao muttered.
"What I'm saying is, if it weren't for the name of my Li family, such a major case that angered the emperor, do you think that having money would be worthy of the attention of the county magistrate? It's just a woman's opinion!" Li Su tossed his sleeves and looked at his younger brother.
One glance.
"That's right, Second Sister-in-law. For such a big matter, if Mr. Fan County can direct it to Kenjie, the two hundred taels are worth it.
At least if Wu Lang's reputation is preserved, then he can continue to promote people and climb up the ranks step by step.
When there is a question in front of you saying 'Jinshi passed the exam', two hundred taels are nothing! So don't worry about the money, let's talk about whether to break off the engagement and how to deal with it."
Li Yan looked at his brother's eyes and quickly answered the words to persuade him. Mr. Gao agreed to the money, but before the money was sent, County Magistrate Fan had already taken the initiative to express his goodwill.
It seemed that a hundred taels was enough, and the rest would naturally be divided between himself and his eldest brother. Li Yan felt happy just thinking about it.
"In this case, since Mr. Fan County is willing to exonerate my Li family, that's the best thing. I think we should break off the engagement as soon as possible, even if we give more to the Chen family.
But Mr. Fan reminded me that we should do something for the government school and the county school. Don’t feel bad, brothers and sisters, this is all for the future of the children, right?"
Li Su said, using his eyes to stop Li Yan who was anxious to speak, and nodded to Mr. Gao with a smile.
"Then, what does uncle mean...? Is another three hundred taels enough?" Gao said through clenched teeth, stroking his palms and said, "Amitabha, if you want more, I won't be able to take it out for a while, so how about this?"
"Well, I think it's about the same, so let's do it like this. I'll leave for Nanchang tomorrow. It's up to my third brother to run around the county and Raozhou Prefecture. As for the matter of breaking off the engagement, I'll take care of it, brother and sister.
My opinion is not to give cash. If you give cash, it will be confiscated as property.
After we and Fan Taizun have settled the matter, the banknotes you have cashed for the Chen family should preferably be in smaller denominations so they are easy to carry and available at any time.
In this way, we can be worthy of the Chen family. No matter what, they really have to be exiled for three to five years, and they have to spend money outside! Don’t you think so, brothers and sisters?"
His words made Mr. Gao nod his head repeatedly, and said that he was very considerate. He never thought that the two brothers would not need so much for actual planning, and the rest was put into their own pockets! "Oh, what's going on here?
What else can I do? It’s just a waste of money to eliminate the disaster! I still have to deal with the matchmaker, and I can’t accept the gift. She will leave it alone!
First ask her to go to the Chen family to tell her, and then find a small sedan to quietly send the Chen girl back. If something happens to her family, she will hide in the Li family. What is going on?
She's not a serious married woman. Isn't this harming my fifth son?
Third uncle, you have to make it clear to the county magistrate. Let’s draw a clear line. The crimes committed by the Chen family have nothing to do with us...!" Mr. Gao rambled on, and the more he talked, the more he felt that he was making sense.
"Fifth brother, wait for me!" Li Dan caught up with Li Shuo: "Hey, this is the first time I've seen you speak so forcefully. That's right. Why are you looking downcast?"
Li Dan always felt that this younger brother was too soft in front of his mother, but now it was a bit unbelievable to hear that he dared to say no to her face.
"Brother, please stop praising me. I feel very uncomfortable!" Li Shuo replied with a pout.
"how?"
Li Shuo looked back and said softly: "You don't know yet? They asked me about my feelings just because I already have the fame and are just being polite. How can they really take my feelings into consideration?"
"You mean...?"
"In the end, they will go to Chen's house to break off the engagement."
Li Shuo smiled bitterly: "These people, they are thinking about the reputation of the Li family and the future of the second brother and fourth brother. They can't really take me to heart!"
"That's not necessarily the case. Second brother and fourth brother have to consider it. They will definitely not want to lose your talent!"
Li Dan sneered: "It's true that you said they are for the Li family. But then again, the uncle should sit in that seat and think about the whole family."
"Third brother, what do you mean? After all this, they are right?" Li Shuo waved his hand.
"They sacrificed the Chen family for the Li family. They were just adding insult to injury as I just said. What's wrong with that? If you are really benevolent and righteous, you should think of other ways."
Li Dan sighed: "It's a pity that the two of us have nothing to say about this home. It only adds to the troubles here. What can we do?"
Why don't you go quietly and talk to Sister Hui and untie her? Maybe my mother will send her back tomorrow, and she must be on pins and needles now."
"That's fine." Li Shuo looked back again: "Now my mother is talking to my uncle and my third uncle. I'll go over quickly. When she comes back, I'll stare at her tightly, so I won't have a chance."
After saying this, he thanked Li Dan again, and then walked back three steps at a time.
He and Chen Hui were already engaged, so it was not advisable to meet each other. But now that things were urgent, they didn't care about etiquette.
When Li Dan saw him leaving, he recalled that Meng'er must have been tossing and turning and had trouble falling asleep at the moment, and he was also very troubled that he was unable to help.
And what Zhou Dutou said, he was afraid that the whole family would be exiled. Thinking about the thousands of mountains and rivers that we have traveled, we don’t know when we will see each other again. Feelings of emotion came to my heart, and I couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.
I have been in this era for fifteen years, but it is still difficult to understand this kind of implicating family members.
It doesn't matter if he is really guilty, he is obviously just involved.
Alas, this emperor doesn’t know what he thinks?
He was wandering in a depressed mood, and when he raised his head, he was already in front of his yard.
The little girl Zhen'er in her aunt's room was looking outside the door. When she saw him, she clapped her hands in surprise and shouted: "Third brother is back!"
Then he ran over and pulled him over: "Third brother is back, my aunt is so anxious!"
"Are you anxious, Auntie?" Li Dan looked at the sky. He had come back later than this time in the past, but he never seemed to be in a hurry.
"Third brother, I don't know. In the evening, my aunt called my aunt and scolded her again." Zhen'er pouted and told him aggrievedly.
"For what?"
"Isn't it because you always run out? My aunt said that the emperor sent troops to arrest people and asked my aunt to keep an eye on you and not go out!"
"That's why?" Li Dan said, "How can she watch me...?" He swallowed his words halfway and saw Xiao Qian standing at the door staring at him.
Aunt Qian entered the family at the age of fourteen and has just turned twenty-four this year.
Li Dan felt like a mother and sister in front of her, and he was most afraid that she would be wronged and offended.
So when he saw her, he was like a mouse meeting a cat. He suddenly shrunk by three points and said with a smile: "Blessed aunt, why are you standing at the door so late? Be careful of catching a cold."
Then he winked at Zhen'er and taught her to help Xiao Qian go in.
"You also know it's late? But you just don't care about your family, right?" Xiao Qian said with tears welling up in his eyes.
She is the third child in the family, with a brother and a sister above her.
Normally her father was very fond of her. Unexpectedly, after marrying her brother-in-law, her husband-in-law first died and then he went through all kinds of hardships to raise Li Sanlang.
The eldest lady always behaved like a royal wife, scolding her every now and then to show off her face, not to mention how much she felt wronged in her heart.
She usually held her own in front of people, but when she saw Third Brother, she couldn't help but burst into tears to vent her anger.
"Hey, don't cry! My aunt said something in the house, don't cry, don't cry!" Li Dan hurriedly helped Xiao Qian into the room and sat down, while he stood beside her politely.
"Don't stand, you, you kneel down!"
Li Dan was stunned by Xiao Qian's scolding, but he immediately knelt down obediently. Zhen'er reached out to take the cushion on a chair and put it under his knees, but Aunt Qian reached out to block it.
"Aunt...!" Zhen'er didn't dare to say anything after seeing her expression.
"What do I tell you on weekdays?" Xiao Qian's face was filled with anger.
"Auntie, it was my fifth brother who begged me to go to Jizhu Lane. You know that little bookworm of his can't even climb a tree..."
Li Dan thought it was his sneaking into Chen's house that made her unhappy, so he quickly defended himself.
"That's not what I'm talking about!" Xiao Qian interrupted him angrily: "I told you not to show off and not to cause trouble outside, but you are so good that you even dare to hit the third brother of the Zhao family?"
"Oh, so that's why?" Li Dan laughed: "Auntie, don't let others add insult to injury!
The man surnamed Zhao smashed up the shop and hurt people, so I was so angry that I taught him a lesson. Why did he come to file a complaint so soon? It seems that this kid is quite agile!"
"Shut up!" Xiao Qian slapped the table: "Something happened to the Chen family. You go to visit her. Her family is the same age as your father. The place of justice. Did I stop you?
But Zhao Sanlang's matter is different. His family is a real noble family. Why would you provoke him?
Especially in this season! It is wrong to go to Tianxiang Tower during the mourning period of other countries. Is it right for you to fight in Tianxiang Tower?
At best, you're standing up for someone else, but at worst, you're suspected of being a philanderer. Why don't you use your brain to think more deeply?"
"Oh!" Li Dan gasped and quickly kowtowed: "My child just wanted to vent his anger. I really didn't expect this joint to worry my aunt. It's my fault!"
"Sanlang, you are already fifteen years old now. You can't always just slap your head and rush forward in everything. You have to think about the consequences two or three steps.
Now that you know your own shortcomings, you must actually correct them, and you can't ask others to hold you accountable every time you make a mistake. Wouldn't that really make you a vulgar martial artist?"
Xiao Qian said and shed tears: "My aunt was called by my aunt to scold her for her poor upbringing. It's just for the sake of appearance. But if the whole family despises you and neglects you, there will be endless troubles! You, you should change it!"
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Li Dan was speechless, and Nuonuo could only apologize repeatedly. He knew what Xiao Qian meant, and his aunt had already told him that he was already fifteen and it was time to start his own business.
In fact, the so-called "independent family" is to take this opportunity to liquidate the family's assets and drive Li Dan and his son out to live alone.
The eldest lady had always suspected that Xiao Qian had kept part of her husband's inheritance that she had brought back. In addition, she was jealous of the dowry she had brought and wanted to plunder it.
Xiao Qian was wary of her ambitions and didn't want her to find reasons or excuses, so she warned Li Dan, "Don't give others a thumbs up."