If Elder Jian hadn't told him, he wouldn't have known that Elder Lu and Elder Qin were also from the Leng family. In fact, he didn't care about the affairs of the clan before. He only took care of business because of his grandfather's relationship.
He didn't want to disappoint his grandfather. Every time he saw his father's appearance, he really wanted to run away from home. But he was worried that his mother would have no one to take care of him, so he persisted.
A-Lan arranged for Elder Jian to go back to his room to rest first, and then invited the elder to the front hall when it was time for dinner.
Elder Jian knew that Ah Lan would not come to the front hall if he had accommodated himself. After eating, Elder Jian asked with a smile: "Why don't you go to your small courtyard to eat today?"
A Lan said: "You are staying in the guest room. It is a bit far to go there. I invited the chef over today, so I used the big kitchen."
"It turns out that today's meal was cooked by the restaurant's chef, and it is really delicious. I have always known that the food at Leng Family Restaurant is delicious, and it is indeed well-deserved." Elder Jian said.
"I originally planned to invite you to the restaurant, but who knew that the restaurant manager had closed the shop. I had no choice but to write a letter to the manager. As a result, the chef came during lunch." A-Lan shrugged and said.
"So that's it. I don't know when the restaurant will open." Elder Jian said.
"Don't worry, Elder Jian, when you go to the Elder's Mansion tomorrow, I will visit all the shopkeepers in their homes," said A-Lan.
"That's best. Business can't be delayed. We just need to resolve other matters as soon as possible." Elder Jian said.
The maid came in and said a few words to Alan. Alan nodded and invited Elder Jian to the guest room.
After several people went to the guest room, the maid hurriedly served tea and cakes.
"I'm going to the Elder's Mansion tomorrow. Do you have any suggestions?" Elder Jian asked.
"Actually, Elder Jian doesn't need to care about what we said. Just listen to what they say and compare them in your own mind." A Lan said.
"You told me before that your two cousins and nephews are really fine, right?" Elder Jian asked.
"Elder Jian, if you believe me, why do you need to confirm again? In fact, they are in the house, they just didn't come out." A Lan said.
"It's not that I don't believe you, I just want to confirm that they are still alive. I know you just want to scare them and let them taste the feeling of losing a loved one. Unfortunately, they can't understand your intentions at all." Elder Jian said.
"Elder Jian is right. I originally planned to let them have a taste of what it's like to be a relative, hoping that they can empathize with it. But as you can see, they didn't realize their mistakes at all. I think what I did was simply wrong.
It's meaningless. In fact, I don't want to leave them in Leng Mansion. You know it's a waste of food." A Lan said.
Elder Jian smiled and suddenly remembered what Shopkeeper Li said today. Then he asked: "Alan, Shopkeeper Li mentioned before that Shopkeeper Liu poisoned Shopkeeper Li. Was it the instructions of the third elder?"
"The third elder is very smart. Even if he had this plan, he would not tell Shopkeeper Liu openly. He might have hinted to Shopkeeper Liu and hoped that Shopkeeper Liu would do this." A Lan said.
"I just don't understand why Shopkeeper Liu would do this?" Elder Jian asked.
"Because several of their shopkeepers once embezzled money from the shop, and they knew that I would not reuse them again, so they stayed with the three elders. Because the three elders have been hinting to them that I have gone too far.
This gave them the illusion. Shopkeeper Liu was worried that Shopkeeper Li would be reused by the Third Elder, so he took action. I didn’t originally plan to let Shopkeeper Liu go, but I wanted to give him a chance, but I didn’t expect that he didn’t seize this opportunity, and instead
After leaving the Leng Mansion, we went to the Elder Mansion." A Lan said.
"It's simply disgusting. I didn't expect these three people to do so many things without telling me. After I finish dealing with them, I will deal with Elder Lu and Elder Qin as soon as possible." Elder Jian said.
"Elder Jian should also be careful, Elder Lu is not easy to deal with." A Lan said.
"I certainly know Elder Lu is cunning. They have been coveting my position for too long. How could they let this opportunity pass so easily? And the clan leader really let me down." Elder Jian said.
"But, what are you going to do?" Alan asked.
"Alan, what do you think I should do?" Elder Jian asked.
"Of course, we need to find the evidence first, and then deal with them according to the clan rules. Even the three elders should return to the clan and deal with them according to the clan rules. I'm afraid that the clan will act hastily, and then it will be like...
It’s like nothing happened.” Alan said.
"This time, I will handle their affairs personally. Don't worry, Ah Lan, I will definitely give you an explanation." Elder Jian said.
"I hope Elder Jian can just give an explanation to Shopkeeper Jingtian, but I don't care." A Lan said.
"I will." Elder Jian said.
Elder Jian returned to the guest room and lay on the couch after bathing and changing clothes. He still couldn't sleep. Because he was thinking about what Shopkeeper Li and Shopkeeper Qi said, he kept thinking about what to say when he saw the three elders tomorrow.
He had previously ordered the clan to keep the three elders in the clan. After he returned, while dealing with the affairs of the three elders, who knew that Elder Lu did not obey his order and returned the three of them to the mansion.
Early the next morning, Elder Jian had the same breakfast and then went to the elder's residence.
After listening to the steward's report, the three elders did not react. They did not expect that Elder Jian would come to the door. The third elder was the first to calm down and asked the steward to invite Elder Jian in quickly.
"Third brother, why do you think this old man came here?" the elder asked.
"He ordered us to stay in the clan before. Maybe he heard that we left, so why don't he come here to have a look? Brother, try to talk as little as possible for a while, and first listen to what Elder Jian plans to say." The third elder thought for a while and asked.
"I know." The great elder said impatiently.
The housekeeper invited Elder Jian into the front hall. The three elders stood up and greeted Elder Jian. They said respectfully: "Elder Jian, I didn't expect you to come here."
"I remember that I asked the elders of the tribe to stay in the tribe for a few more days. Why did you come back so soon?" Elder Jian asked.
"Elder Jian, brother, he really misses Xian'er so much that we have no choice but to come back. Although we can't bury Xian'er until we find him, at least we can come back to accompany them." The third elder murmured.
"So that's why? Come here today, I want to know something." Elder Jian said tentatively.
"I don't know what Elder Jian wants to know. We have made it very clear to the clan about what happened before. We should not have misappropriated the gold mine before. The gold mine has been handed over, and we also know that we were wrong. We didn't know this.
What else does Lan want? After all, we are his elders, why should he embarrass us?" the third elder said sadly.
Elder Jian smiled slightly. It seemed that the third elder knew exactly what he wanted to ask when he came to the door, so he simply said it to himself without waiting for him to ask.
"I won't care if you leave the clan. What I want to know is that A-Lan has always handled the Leng family's business. After all, he is the head of the Leng family. If A-Lan has any problems with handling things, you can
Report to the clan, and then the clan leader will handle it. There is a problem with the Leng family's business. A Lan checked all the Leng family's shops and found out the reason for the problem. While he was dealing with it, the four shopkeepers asked to leave Leng's business.
Jia. I heard that A-Lan promised the four shopkeepers to leave the Leng Mansion and gave them a sum of money. But you took the four shopkeepers back to the Elder's Mansion and made no secret of the results of A-Lan's handling many times. I remember that you asked the four shopkeepers to leave the Leng Mansion.
You stay in the capital because I hope you can help. But what are you doing?" Elder Jian said leisurely.
"Elder Jian, please calm down and listen to us. We are doing this for the good of A-Lan. A-Lan asked the four shopkeepers to leave the Leng family in one go. The other shopkeepers were really disappointed when they saw this. We feel that A-Lan is so
It may have been impulsive, so we tried our best to appease a few shopkeepers. Later, only three shopkeepers were willing to come back to Leng Mansion to work, but there is currently no shop that needs them, so we only need to ask them to stay in the house. In order to appease their families, we
, and also gave some silver and supplements to the three shopkeepers. We did this entirely for the good of Alan and for the sake of the Leng family's business. You can't just listen to one-sided words and just blame us." The third elder said more and more aggrieved, as if doing so
The person who made the mistake was Alan, not them.
Elder Jian saw that the third elder was plausible, so he continued: "Are you really doing this for the sake of the Leng family? Let's not talk about this for now, and let's talk about the rumors spread before. A Lan has just returned from Fengtian Sect.
, they began to bribe beggars to spread rumors. They spread rumors that A-Lan tortured the second wife and imprisoned his biological father. In fact, I know you are also worried that the Leng family's business will be affected, but only by doing this will the clan consider changing a head. A-Lan
He is your nephew, do you feel guilty for doing this?"
After hearing what Elder Jian said, the third elder naturally refused to admit that they were responsible for spreading the rumors. So he said to Elder Jian: "Elder Jian, I don't understand what you said, or who told you what, how can we
What would he do? When we saw A Lan return from missing, we were still glad that he was finally back and that the Leng family's business no longer had to be handed over to his father. But who knew that after he came back, he would bring his second wife with him, just to let
What surprised us was that his father did not come back. We had no idea who spread the news. Later, A-Lan also explained to us that his father and mother were recuperating in Fengtian Correctional Institution. After we found out, we would
I have never asked. Although A-Lan is our nephew, he is also our head. Naturally, we dare not have any doubts about what the head says, so we cannot control how bad words come out from outside. Are you right?
?”
The third elder is very good at quibbling, and he can make the dark side turn into the white side. Elder Jian laments that what A-Lan and A-yu said is right, the third elder is indeed very treacherous.
"I want to ask clearly about Shopkeeper Liu. Shopkeeper Liu poisoned Shopkeeper Li before, and was later kicked out of the Leng family by A Lan. But he was not convinced, and then went to the Elder's Mansion. After you go back, he will wait for you the next day.
Leave the elder's mansion. Tell me, what do you want?" Elder Jian said coldly.
The first elder seemed a little nervous, but the third elder said to Elder Jian gently: "Elder Jian, we don't know about shopkeeper Liu poisoning shopkeeper Li. He used to be the shopkeeper of the Leng family, and he is a guest at home. How can we know?
The reason why he kicked him out. If A-Lan had told us in advance, we would not have kept Shopkeeper Liu in the mansion. Besides, Shopkeeper Liu didn’t say anything, he just hopes to stay in Leng Mansion in the future.”