my grandmother

Chapter 26 Father and Son
The siblings of the Li family harbored that unspoken secret, and dared not ask for this, nor did they dare to ask for that, which made Old Man Kuan frowned, feeling very depressed.

After everything was agreed, Li Xuedong and his siblings rushed back to Xiaoli Village, while Mrs. Kuan walked home worried.

As soon as he entered the gate, he saw the big cart parked in the yard. Before the old man could ask, the little grandson Zhuang rushed out of the kitchen and shouted excitedly at the old man: "Weng weng weng weng! Dad! came back!"

Grandpa Kuan's eldest son, Li Wenliang, came out of the kitchen and greeted him with a smile, "Father is back."

Li Wenliang was in his early thirties, with a medium build, strong and agile, dressed in indigo coarse cloth shirts and pants, and always had a smile on his face. He looked like a simple yet shrewd farmer.

"Didn't you say you would come back tomorrow?" Old Man Kuan looked at his eldest son and smiled.

"The second child returned to Linhai last night. I thought about the urgency you said in your letter, so I set off in the middle of the night and arrived home for a while. The shop in Linhai, Ah Zhuang, is as familiar as I am. I have her to teach my second child. , I don’t need to delay you any longer.” Li Wenliang said, looking at his father carefully, “Father looks pretty good.”

"Huh? That loser, he still knows to come back! How is he doing now? Can he see the shop?"

The old man Kuan became annoyed when he heard the word "second child".

"The second child is much more sensible now than before. Last year I let him go to Fuzhou, and this year I let him go to Yangzhou twice, and everything was done properly. Dad can't always think about his naughty things when he was a child." Li Wenliang laughed.

"Hmph!" Old Master Kuan snorted, but there was a clear smile on his face.

His youngest son is very smart. Originally, he had high hopes for this youngest son, thinking that the family would have a young student who studied, but who knew, alas, when he was very angry, he really wanted to beat this rebellious son to death with a stick!

"Don't mention him, let's talk in the backyard." The old man Kuan patted his eldest son and motioned.

The two entered the backyard, and my wife brought over a plate of freshly baked fish cakes and a plate of steamed rice cakes.

Li Wenliang boiled water to make tea, the old man Kuan picked up a piece of fish cake and ate it slowly, watched his eldest son make tea, and motioned him to eat a piece of fish cake first.

"Has your mother told you about the two important events in our family?" Old Master Kuan asked with a smile after watching his son eat the fish cake.

"I know. It's not all from my mother. When I first arrived at the town, I met the third child. He came back with me and talked all the way. The third child just left." Li Wenliang laughed.

Old Mr. Kuan laughed helplessly when he heard Li Wenliang say that he had met Li Wenhua.

Since it was Wen Hua who told it, then whatever Wen Hua knew, Wen Liang also knew.

"It was just discussed about Xuedong's going to the government school." The old man Kuan sighed, "Xuedong and his elder sister are very well-known in the clan. Tongtian in the clan, their siblings are all in unison He refused to take even a single copper coin, but later, he entrusted Mr. Gao's gold mask, that is, he took the copper coin from the rented house. This is the resentment of the clan. Sigh."

"From what the third child told me, Mr. Xiucai and his elder sister didn't see him at all." Li Wenliang said in surprise.

According to Wenhua, Mr. Xiucai and his elder sister are very close to him.

"The third child is an idiot! What can he see? Oh, I'm also to blame for this matter. Since I helped... Alas!" After that, the old man Kuan didn't continue.

At the beginning, he really didn't expect that Xuedong could really pass the exam for this scholar!
The copper coins for Xuedong's government and college examinations were just a whim, and there were not many copper coins anyway.

Even after Xuedong passed the government examination, he didn't dare to have any hope.

Among the few scholars in the county, which one is not known throughout the county as a child prodigy since childhood?
Not to mention him, even Mr. Gao was very surprised that Xuedong was able to pass the exam, and he kept saying that this was the Qi movement of the Li family.

"Father, don't think about it too much. It's human nature for the talented sisters and brothers to have resentment against the clan. Even we, when we mention the clan, don't we also feel resentment?

"Fortunately, there will be a long time in the future. In the future, we will treat each other with sincerity to Mr. Xiucai's family, but sooner or later, we will be able to exchange our hearts for our hearts. People are born with flesh." Li Wenliang's words were not all comforting.

"Well, I think so too, alas, that's the only way to go." Old Master Kuan sighed again.

Their Wangzifang took over the family affairs. Although Feng and Sheng didn't dare to speak out, they didn't necessarily dare to be angry, and they couldn't be subdued. They don't know what will happen in the future.

Together with the male members of Man and Xiang, their Wangzi Fang did not have as many people as Feng and Sheng. To take charge of the family affairs, their Wangzi Fang could only be close to Xuedong, a scholar. Their family and Xuedong's family can no longer be identified anyway.

"When will Mr. Xiucai leave? I'll take them there." Li Wenliang suggested.

"The purpose of calling you back is to let you accompany Xuedong's family to settle down. We have to leave in two days. There is a deadline for Xuedong to report to the school. You can bring a few more bank notes. From now on, Xuedong will We don't need to pay for the expenses of the side, we subsidize it ourselves.

"Also, Xuedong's elder sister has a big idea and a stubborn temper, and she is also capable. This way to settle down in Pingjiang City, don't twist with her, don't make decisions for her, and don't meddle in their family affairs." The old man Kuan paused for a moment, and then continued: "Even for Xuedong's affairs, I also listen to his eldest sister. You are doing your best to help."

"Okay." Li Wenliang nodded, "When I listened to the third son, I felt that Mr. Xiucai was very powerful."

"Yeah." The old man Kuan hummed, and didn't know what he thought of. He was lost for a while, looked at his eldest son and said, "When I was young, I heard from the elders in the clan that our Li family's feng shui is all in the Li family's daughter. Every time the family prospers, it depends on the daughters of the Li family. If the Li family really has a movement this time, this luck may belong to the elder sister Xuedong. You have to respect her."

"Dad, don't worry." Li Wenliang responded with a smile.

The old man Kuan and Li Wenliang talked about some big and small things in the clan. His wife called for dinner, and the two went out of the backyard. Just as they sat down, Li Wenhua jumped in, "Something happened, something happened!"

"What happened?" Old Man Kuan hurriedly put down his chopsticks.

"Don't worry, speak up!" Li Wenliang stood up.

"The two little ones from Li Wencai's family in Xiaolizhuang were beaten! They beat..." Li Wenhua exuded excitement all over his body, gesticulating with both hands, "Here, here, it's all blood! Bloody!"

The old man frowned.

"The two who beat Mr. Xiucai? What happened? Who beat him?" Li Wenliang heaved a sigh of relief, sat down with Li Wenhua, poured a cup of tea and handed it to him.

"I see this is retribution! This is called retribution unhappy! Everyone says so!" Li Wenhua raised his head and drank his tea. "Not far from our Lijiaji, when we were approaching Xiaolizhuang, it was said that those two merchants bumped into two passing merchants, and those two merchants didn't know what business they were doing. I don’t know what kind of beating was used, Xue Fu and Xue Shou were beaten with blood all over their heads, on their heads, right here, there was such a long and wide gash! Tsk! Scary!”

Li Wenliang stared at Li Wenhua's fingers that were stretched vigorously. If his cousin's fingers were really so long, what would happen?

"Believe it or not, it's really that long, at least three inches long, just above the head, from here to here! Tsk, it's full of blood, it's really scary. Tsk." Speaking of being scary, Li Wenhua clicked his tongue quite satisfied. .

Li Wenliang looked at his father.

The old man Kuan frowned, and waved his hand to Li Wenhua, "Okay, go back, how old are you, look at you, no matter what, you shouldn't gloat like this and lose your fortune! Go back quickly, don't mention this matter again Already!"

"I don't have it, I just...then I'm leaving." Li Wenhua tied his tongue, stood up quickly and walked out.

"Let's eat here." Li Wenliang followed Li Wenhua to stay behind.

"No need, the food in my house is ready, eat it, I'm going back." Li Wenhua ran back without even walking.

Seeing Li Wenhua leave the courtyard, Li Wenliang looked at his father, "Father?"

"How can we, a scholar, have this ability. What Wenhua said is right, retribution is not good. Let's eat." Old Master Kuan motioned to his eldest son.

(End of this chapter)