Poor Family

  Chapter 87 Horse Disturbance (Part 2)

Li Daqi saw that his son's expression was not right, and he felt a little guilty, so he forced a smile and said, "Qing'er, how about this horse? It was not for sale at first, but Uncle Wang heard that he was buying it for you, so he agreed to sell it to me." .

Li Yanqing stepped forward to look at the horse, the horse was really good, with strong muscles, a thick frame, and slender limbs, no less than his own Xuejian, he also smiled: "This horse is really good, Daddy can keep it for himself to ride! "

   "Daddy doesn't need a horse, this is for you."

  Li Yanqing shook his head, "I have a horse myself, and raising two horses is too extravagant. Daddy usually travels between Anyang and Tangyin, so he just needs a horse."

  Li Daqi was helpless, he really couldn't force his son on this matter, he could only persuade him with reason, so he said to Li Yanqing: "I went to meet the ancestors of the three clans this afternoon, let's have a good talk."

Li Yanqing knew very well that his father must not have categorically rejected Li Wengui, he must have been trapped by some rules and regulations Li Wengui put forward. This is his father's weakness. It is a family rule.

  Li Yanqing didn't want to embarrass his father for a small matter, so he nodded and asked the groom to take the horse to the stable first, and then returned to his yard with his father.

   "This house is not bad!"

  Li Daqi looked at the yard and said with a smile: "When will we buy a house like this in Anyang, planting more than a dozen peaches and plums in the yard, this has always been my dream."

  Li Yanqing said with a smile: "If Daddy likes it, I can buy a house right now."

  Li Daqi was taken aback, and quickly waved his hands and said: "I'm just talking, now we need to keep a low profile, besides, things like the house can't be rushed, we have to take our time."

  At this time, the magpie stepped forward and gave a blessing, "The magpie sees the master!"

  Li Daqi laughed, "It turns out that you are a magpie, and you are quite well-behaved. I also want to thank you for taking care of Qing'er."

   Magpie blushed and said in a low voice: "Thank you for the compliment, Master, this is the magpie's duty."

  Seeing that she was obedient and obedient, Li Daqi liked her in his heart, so he took out a piece of broken silver that weighed two or so, and handed it to her, "It's the first time we meet, this is your pocket money."

When Magpie saw that the master actually handed him a piece of silver, he was a little panicked and looked at Li Yanqing at a loss. Li Yanqing didn't expect that his father, who was always restrained and rigid, would understand these ways of the world, so he laughed and said: "Since it is the master's point If you want, just accept it!"

  The magpie accepted the money timidly, "Thank you, master!"

  Li Yanqing asked his father to sit down in his study, and the magpie obediently went to order tea without the master's instructions.

  At this time, Li Daqi suddenly saw a thick stack of notes on the table, and a familiar feeling flooded into his heart. He quickly picked it up, and it turned out to be his own notes from that year.

  It has been more than ten years, except that the paper is a little yellow, the rest is well preserved, exactly the same as it was back then, seeing things and thinking about people, Li Daqi thought of his dead wife again, his nose was slightly sore, and the corners of his eyes were a little red.

  Li Yanqing didn't disturb his father's thoughts, after a while, the magpie came into the room with tea, Li Daqi walked out of the memory, and the two sat down.

   "I went to see the three clans today... that Li Wengui."

Li Daqi knew that his son was extremely disgusted with Li Wengui, so he quickly changed his words, and continued: "As expected, he really brought up the matter of the horse and asked us to return the horse to him. He insisted that it was his horse. Of course I would not agree. Let him go to the patriarch to discuss this matter."

   "And then?" Li Yanqing asked again, he really wanted to know how his father fell into Li Wengui's trap and brought back a horse.

   "Of course they turned their backs, and then Li Wengui uttered harsh words..."

  Li Daqi hesitated for a moment, gathered his thoughts and said: "Qing'er, I'm not afraid of Li Wengui as a father, and of course I won't give in. I handed over the horses to him. It's just that he moved out of the family rules, which is very bad for us!"

   "Family Rules!"

  Li Yanqing smiled contemptuously, "Does the clan rule require me to hand over the horse to him?"

"That's right! The family rules clearly stipulate in the article on property disputes among the clan members. If there is a property dispute between the younger generation of the clan and the elders, the younger generation must first hand over the property to the elders, and then appeal to the clan leader for mediation. If the mediation fails, the elders of the clan will In the ancestral hall's ruling, Li Wengui used this as an argument to ask us to hand over the horses to him first, which is very difficult for Daddy!"

   "I know that Dad cares about the family rules, but there are also rules in the family rules. When the people of the clan are down and down, the family has to do their best to help. Back then, we couldn't even eat, so we didn't see what role the family rules played?"

  Li Yanqing's words were not heavy, but they were extremely sharp. With one sentence, he tore away the hypocritical cloak of family rules. Li Daqi smiled helplessly and said: "The family rules are a very sharp knife, but it is held in Li Wengui's hands. Under the blade, we can only avoid it. Qinger, let's listen to what my father said! Give the horse to me first. He, shut his mouth, and we will plead to the patriarch after the patriarch returns."

  “But our fate is not in the hands of Li Wengui!”

  Li Yanqing categorically said: "Let me hand over the horse, compromise and admit humiliation to Li Wengui, I, Li Yanqing, can't do it."

  Li Daqi suddenly became a little anxious. How could his son be so stubborn that he didn't know how to be flexible?

"Qing'er, my father didn't really give him the horse, but just to silence him, to prevent him from using the family rules to catch us, to buy us time, as long as the patriarch comes back, I will ask the patriarch to take the horse back." Come back, this matter will be over, this is a strategy, does Qinger understand?"

  Li Yanqing shook his head secretly. The cowardice in his father's bones has not changed, and he always settles the incident with compromise.

   Little did he know that the horse incident was just Li Wengui’s temptation, and a compromise would only make the other party more arrogant and worse. My father should never have gone to Li Wengui, and ignoring Li Wengui was the best response.

  Thinking of this, Li Yanqing tried his best to use a calm tone and said to his father: "Don't worry about this matter, Dad, I will go back to Anyang tomorrow morning, and I will handle it myself!"

"you......"

  Li Daqi couldn't speak for a while, he was so anxious that he wanted to persuade his son again, but the decisiveness and perseverance revealed in his son's eyes made him unable to speak.

  After much deliberation, this matter really cannot be resolved by himself, so Li Daqi could only heave a long sigh, "Okay! I'll go to the patriarch. It seems that this matter can only be resolved by the patriarch."

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  Early the next morning, Li Daqi rented a spare donkey cart and went back to Anyang County. He still insisted on keeping the red horse for his son. He was worried that if Li Wengui really took the horse away, his son would at least have a spare horse.

But Li Yanqing didn't take this matter to heart at all, he still ran, read, and practiced martial arts normally. After Li Daqi left, the horse turmoil was like a bubble that was punctured, without any news or traces. For three days in a row, Li Wengui did not trouble Li Yanqing, as if nothing happened.

  This afternoon, Li Yanqing was practicing riding and archery on the school grounds as usual. Zhou Tong was amazed by his archery talent. In just over a month, Li Yanqing's achievements were somewhat better than ordinary people who practiced hard for three years.

   "Wang Gui, how many times have I told you that when shooting an arrow, you must hold down the bow!"

  Seeing that Wang Gui shot empty again, Zhou Tong became a little angry, pointed at Wang Gui with a wooden stick and shouted, "I asked you to practice strength every day, have you practiced?"

  Wang Gui said dejectedly: "The student has indeed practiced, but for some reason, the moment he draws the bow, his arm can't be stabilized!"

   "That's the lack of strength. I guess you are usually lazy and haven't practiced hard. From now on, you stop riding and shooting, and give me strength training. Lift your arms flat and walk 500 steps. Go now!"

  Wang Gui was full of fear, he lifted a twenty-pound stone lock and walked five hundred steps, would he still need his own arm? He tremblingly asked: "Master, can you lift the ten-jin lock first?"

  Zhou Tong stared, "You still dare to bargain with me?"

  Wang Gui was so frightened that he ran far away, "I'm going to practice now!"

  Zhou Tong glared at Wang Gui's back, and then shouted at Li Yanqing: "Now it's your turn, shoot three consecutive shots today, eighty steps!"

  Although Li Yanqing can already practice both left and right bows, Zhou Tong thinks that it is better not to rush, and Li Yanqing must accumulate for half a year before starting.

   This is also Zhou Tong's recognition of one of Li Yanqing's weaknesses, that is, the ability to control horses is not enough, he must lay a solid foundation, and Li Yanqing will become a real master of riding and shooting in the future.

  Li Yanqing didn't say a word, put the quiver on his back, got on his horse, rode the horse and galloped towards the school field, staring sharply at the arrow target eighty steps away.

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