Poor Family

  Chapter 94 Take a step back

  Li Yanqing galloped all the way back to his hometown, but he was still a day late, the patriarch had passed his first seven days and was buried in the earth.

  In front of a new grave next to Li's ancestral hall in Lushan Town, Li Yanqing knelt down in front of the tombstone and said silently in his heart: "Yanqing has avenged the patriarch, may the patriarch rest in peace in heaven!"

  At this time, Li Daqi sighed softly, stepped forward and supported his son's shoulders, "Come home with me first! I have something to tell you."

  Li Yanqing stood up and stared at it for a long time, and took two handfuls of soil for the new grave, then led the horse and his father back home.

  Father and son sat down in the inner hall, Uncle Zhong served them tea, Li Yanqing was silent for a moment and said: "Although the patriarch was killed by murder hired by Liu Chenghong, Li Wengui cannot escape responsibility."

Li Daqi nodded, "Everyone knows this. Li Wengui has already made this matter clear to the elders in the ancestral hall. He regrets that he should have taken in Liu Chenghong, the Zhongshan wolf, which led to the patriarch being killed by Liu Chenghong. He regretted it. I kowtowed to my elder brother's spirit to plead guilty, his forehead was bleeding, and everyone forgave him."

   "How eloquently said!"

  Li Yanqing sneered, "But he didn't tell the truth. Did he say that he ordered Liu Chenghong to destroy Li Jiliang's business secretly, so that Liu Chenghong seized the opportunity to kill the patriarch?"

  Li Daqi was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time, "Qing'er, is this true?"

  Li Yanqing nodded wearily, "Li Wengui borrowed the horse to cause trouble, and he wanted Daddy to go to Zhending Mansion to find the patriarch. His goal is actually Daddy, not the patriarch."

This is Li Yanqing's own deduction. Li Wengui may not let Liu Chenghong and the three thieves of the Bai family kill his brother, but if his father was also on the boat at the time, he might be the one who suffered the misfortune. According to his own advice, he did not go to Zhending Mansion, so he survived.

  Li Daqi felt his scalp explode and shook his head again and again, "Impossible, this is just a coincidence. Although Li Wengui is disgusting, he is not this kind of person."

Li Yanqing saw that his father was determined not to believe it, so he didn't want to dwell on this matter anymore, and turned to another matter, "The patriarch once told me that someone reported to the military and falsely accused us of selling military rations privately, which led to the seizure of the rations. , is there such a thing?"

   "There is such a thing. We spent 1,000 yuan to manage it, and the military gave us a grace period of five days. Could it be that Liu Chenghong informed us?"

   "It was Liu Chenghong who reported the secret, but Li Wengui told him the information, and the patriarch came back from Zhending Mansion with leather goods. How could Liu Chenghong know? Didn't Li Wengui tell him?"

The more Li Yanqing talked, the more excited he became, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe Li Wengui originally wanted Liu Chenghong to **** the leather goods, but he created an opportunity for Liu Chenghong to kill the patriarch. Li Wengui is not an accomplice but is better than an accomplice. Tell the tribe clearly?"

  Li Daqi was stunned, and he sighed, "It's useless to say these things now, Li Wengui has been unanimously elected as the new patriarch!"

"What!"

   Li Yanqing stood up abruptly, and couldn't help being furious. Li Wengui is still shameless. What qualifications does he have to be the patriarch?

  Li Yanqing turned around and strode out. Li Daqi hurriedly pulled him back, "Qing'er, the situation is very unfavorable to us now. Don't be reckless, calm down first."

  Li Yanqing was stunned, "What does Dad mean by this, what does it mean that the situation is not good for us, what happened?"

  Li Daqi hesitated for a moment and said: "Li Jiliang has been disbanded."

   "Why disband?"

"It's hard to say. The patriarch's bones were not cold yet, and his two sons quarreled over the division of the family property. Li Wengui told them that 40% of the patriarch was still in the grain business. As a result, the two sons came to the door every day to ask for the bill. I returned the money to them, and Li Dongdong and I felt that without the patriarch, it would be difficult for the grain business to continue, so we agreed to disband."

Li Yanqing was very speechless. One of the patriarch's two sons lived in Anyang County and the other lived in Tangyin County. The eldest son ran a tavern, while the second son made a living by lending money. He only came back to participate in the clan sacrifices during the New Year. It was hard to see each other. , Everyone shook their heads when they mentioned these two people, and even the patriarch himself always said that his descendants were worthless.

   It’s just that Li Yanqing never imagined that the two of them could be so miserable. His father started to fight for the family property before his bones were cold, and he was also instigated by Li Wengui to dismantle the grain store. This made Li Yanqing both resentful and disappointed. Years of hard work were ruined like this.

  Li Yanqing didn't sleep for two days and was extremely exhausted. He didn't want to talk about anything, so he went back to his room to sleep.

  At five o'clock the next day, Li Yanqing got up for a run as usual. While running, he thought about what his father should do in the future? Although the food company has been disbanded, can the father do something else? For example, open a bookstore, open a school and so on.

  Li Yanqing was thinking wildly all the way, and when he returned to the entrance of the village, he happened to meet Li Zhen. Li Yanqing smiled and said hello, "Good morning, third uncle!"

   Li Zhen glanced at him, his expression changed, he quickened his pace and hurried away, leaving Li Yanqing at the entrance of the village, Li Yanqing watched his back going away, wondering in his heart, where did he offend Li Zhen?

  At this moment, someone behind him coughed heavily, and when Li Yanqing turned around, he saw that it was Li Daguang, riding a donkey, passing by him, as if he hadn't seen him.

   "Fourth Uncle, did you go to school so early?"

  Li Daguang ignored Li Yanqing and urged the donkey to gallop away, which made Li Yanqing very upset. Why did the tribe see him like a **** of plague? Is it because—

  Li Yanqing has already guessed the reason. Everyone in the clan is afraid of Li Wengui and dare not get close to him. It seems that Li Wengui knew that his return would be bad for him, so he took action first, and everyone will treat him with this attitude.

  As soon as Li Yanqing returned to the door of the house, Uncle Zhong ran out and said, "Little official, the third master is here!"

The third master is Li Wengui. He heard that Li Yanqing had returned, so he hurried to Li Yanqing's house. Li Daqi was more polite, and invited Li Wengui to sit down in the inner hall. The two exchanged a few words, and Li Wengui asked with a smile: " Qi, where's Qing'er?"

"I'm here!"

  Li Yanqing walked into the inner hall from the outside, he glanced at Li Wengui and said: "The new patriarch will go to the Three Treasures Hall for everything, please speak up if you have anything to say!"

  Although Li Yanqing did not salute, Li Wengui was not angry. He smiled and said to Li Daqi, "I want to have a private talk with Qinger!"

  Li Daqi retreated, and only Li Wengui and Li Yanqing were left in the room. After drinking tea, Li Wengui asked lightly, "If I'm not wrong, Liu Chenghong should have been killed by you!"

Li Yanqing stared at him coldly, "You are indeed very lucky. The three heroes of the Bai family are dead, and Liu Chenghong is also dead. There is really no proof of death. No one knows the evil things you have done. In your seat, are you worthy of your own conscience?"

Li Wengui's expression was gloomy, and he sighed lowly, "I am a little responsible for my brother's death, but I never have the slightest idea of ​​killing him. If I, Li Wengui, have the slightest idea of ​​killing my brother, I will be punished by heaven and earth, and I will die badly." !"

"A little responsibility? To put it lightly, you can hide your actions from others, but you can never hide it from me. Liu Chenghong will not know which ship the patriarch is on? Nor will he know when the patriarch will return? But you know it clearly clearly.

Also, Liu Chenghong colluded with the Bai family's three murderers. You not only knew about it, but also tacitly allowed him to do so, and provided Liu Chenghong with a lot of money. You knew who the Bai family's three murderers were, and you still indulged Liu Chenghong. Such a crime is just' Can a little responsibility be cleared up? "

  Li Yanqing stared at Li Wengui sternly and said, "If you really have remorse, why didn't you confess your crime in the ancestral hall? You still want to hide it, for fear of losing the chance to be the patriarch, am I right?"

Li Wengui's face turned red and then turned pale. He tried his best to avoid Li Yanqing's stern eyes, and said for a while, "Some of what you said is right, and some are wrong. I admit that I have been deliberately trying to destroy your food business, but it is aimed at you father and son. It wasn't aimed at my elder brother, I never thought of killing him, I even sent someone to warn the Bai brothers that they are only allowed to rob money and not hurt people, and I will give them another three hundred taels of silver each after the matter is done, If someone is injured, there will be no penny, but I never thought that Liu Chenghong would do it himself, to be honest, I really wish I could peel his skin with my own hands."

Speaking of this, Li Wengui regretted and hated again, and tears welled up again. He was dazzled by the narrow hatred in his heart. In order to destroy Li Daqi and his son, he did whatever he could. Unexpectedly, he ended up killing his elder brother. Now he is awake, He regretted it too late.

  Li Yanqing looked at Li Wengui coldly. He knew that Li Wengui was telling the truth. Butou Lei also told him that the three Bai brothers did not hunt down the patriarch, so they almost turned against Liu Chenghong.

  But no matter what Li Wengui explained, he couldn’t shirk his crime. He really cared about his family, so why would he go to a murderous person like the Bai brothers to deal with his elder brother? This alone is enough to prove that he is vicious in his heart, and it is enough to prove that he has no brotherhood in his heart.

  The few tears now are nothing more than crocodile tears.

   What made Li Yanqing especially angry was that when things had come to this point, Li Wengui still refused to let their father and son go, and even had to draw on the bottom line, instigating the patriarch's two unsatisfied sons to come and make a noise, which led to the final disbandment of the grain bank.

  Li Wengui is now only afraid that he will expose his crimes in the family, so he takes the initiative to ask for peace, but once the limelight is over, will he let himself and his father go?

  He wants to see how Li Wengui wants to continue singing this play? Li Yanqing didn't say a word, and watched Li Wengui's performance with cold eyes.

Seeing that Li Yanqing didn't say a word, Li Wengui thought he had moved him by talking, and continued: "Qing'er, it's meaningless to say these things now. Anyway, I am very grateful that you avenged my brother. If it weren't for you, I will be guilty for the rest of my life.

How about this! We have canceled all the previous grievances, and now we start from the beginning. As long as you publicly recognize me as the patriarch and make it clear to everyone that I have nothing to do with Liu Chenghong, I will let your father represent Wen Cunfang in the family elders' meeting and participate in the family's decision-making. How about it, you should be able to accept this request! "

  Speaking of this, Li Wengui looked at Li Yanqing with full expectation. He made a condition that he thought Li Yanqing could not refuse. He believed that Li Yanqing had tasted the feeling of being neglected by his tribe and would definitely agree to his request.

Li Yanqing has already seen through his hypocrisy and vicious nature, he said with a firm and non-negotiable attitude: "The patriarch treats me with great kindness, if I agree to you, it will be a betrayal of my conscience, please forgive me accept!"

  Li Wengui's face darkened immediately, and he gave Li Yanqing a hard look, unable to conceal his inner anger.

"It's fine if you don't accept it, but I also want to remind you that if you talk nonsense behind my back and ruin my reputation, I may not be able to do anything about you, but I will take revenge on your father and let him taste the taste of being kicked out." Feel like a family."

   Li Yanqing turned around abruptly, staring at Li Wengui with a murderous look, "If you dare to do this, your grandson Li Baoer will not survive, believe it or not!"

  Li Wengui's face changed drastically, and he was so scared that he took a few steps back. He looked at Li Yanqing in disbelief. He suddenly remembered that Li Yanqing had killed the three Bai brothers and Liu Chenghong. Maybe this murderer could really do it.

Li Wengui's arrogance was suppressed, so he could only hold back his breath and said: "Okay! I apologize for what I said just now. In short, I will slowly make up for my mistakes in the future. I only ask you to consider it for the benefit of the family and keep it safe for the time being." silence."

  Li Yanqing hated him extremely in his heart, and said coldly: "You go! You are not allowed to step into my house again, I don't want to see you again."

  Li Wengui was angry and hated, but he had nothing to do with Li Yanqing, so he had to turn around and leave in a hurry.

   Not long after, Li Daqi walked in. He looked at his son nervously and said, "What are you going to do?"

  Li Yanqing stared into the distance, and after a while, he said calmly: "Now that I am fighting with him, the result will only be a loss for both sides, and it will also cause family division. The cost is too high, and I will not touch him for the time being."

Li Daqi breathed a sigh of relief immediately, "Actually, this is what my father wants to persuade you. Take a step back and don't let hatred blind your heart. The patriarch is dead, but we living people have to continue to live. You have already done this." Do your best."

  Li Yanqing shook his head, "Just because I don't move him now, doesn't mean I will let him go. One day, I will let Li Wengui's reputation be ruined, and I will express my anger!"

  Li Daqi couldn't say a word. After a long while, he sighed, "You can do whatever you want! I don't want to know about Li Wengui, and I don't want to ask anymore."

  Li Yanqing temporarily put this matter aside, and asked his father, "Does Daddy have any plans?"

  Li Daqi smiled, "Tomorrow I will go back to Anyang with Li Dongdong to sort out the accounts, and then I want to travel to Bashu and Jiangnan for a few months. This is my wish since I was a child, let's talk about it in the future!"

  At this time, Li Daqi suddenly remembered something again, and hurriedly said: "I heard that Brother Yue, Wang Gui, and Tang Huai have all decided to take the martial arts test. You...you don't think so, do you?"

  Li Yanqing smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, Dad, learning martial arts is just my hobby, but it will never be my main job. I know very well what I want to do."

   "That's good, Qing'er, when you are admitted to Juren, Daddy will definitely come back to celebrate for you."

  Li Yanqing was silent again. He comforted his father that martial arts was just a hobby, but his father didn't know the pain in his heart. The arrow shot by the Khitan barbarian in front of his eyes five years ago still hurt his heart.

  Li Yanqing sighed in his heart, he just wanted to grow up quickly, and he was already a little impatient.

  【The 4,000-character chapter is asking for a ticket! 】

  (end of this chapter)