Before he could ask the clan leader, Li Yanqing rushed back to the village and begged Uncle Hu to go to the county town, telling his father Liu Chenghong that he had been driven out of Li's mansion and not paying attention to the so-called "medical expenses". Li Yanqing was worried that his father would not know about it, so he was deceived by Liu Chenghong for some money.

Liu Chenghong is at the end of his journey and can make a fortune, he will not miss this kind of opportunity.

Uncle Hu didn't say a word, and went to the county town with a whistle stick. After arranging the most important things, Li Yanqing, who was extremely sleepy, fell into a pit and fell into a dark dream.

Just as Li Yanqing put down his worries and fell asleep peacefully, the patriarch Li Wenyou and his brothers handled the aftermath of the ancestral temple with their brothers in the mansion.

Li Wenyou is not only the head of the Li clan, but also a famous gentry in Tangyin County. He is the guest of the magistrate Liu Zhen, and his third brother Li Wengui is the Du Baozheng of Xiaohe Township.

The key to his attention is that he has a brother who is an official in the capital, his second brother Li Wensi.

Li Wensi became a seventh-rank official in the capital. Although the seventh-rank official is generally called a sesame official, in fact, the magistrate of Tangyin is only an eighth-rank official, and the seventh-rank official in the capital is even more amazing in the village.

According to the tradition of being an official in the capital and glorious village, Li Wensi built a large mansion covering an area of ​​eight acres in Lushan Town, which was used for his father to live in. After his father went to immortality last year, his elder brother Li Wenyou lived here, and this mansion became the veritable residence of the patriarch.

Li Wenyou suffered a little cold at night and drank a cup of hot tea. He felt much better. He gently stroked the Great Ancestor Spirit Table on the small table and said to his third brother Li Wengui: "Third brother, don't plead for him. You can do it if you collect taxes and change someone else. Liu Chenghong may not be the one who has caused trouble. Liu Chenghong has caused a lot of trouble. Several tribesmen have a lot of opinions about him. In the past, his father spoiled him and let his temperament go wild. After his father went to immortality, he not only did not restrain himself, but instead became more and more oppressed the tribe. This time his son burned the ancestral temple again. If he spared him, I, the leader of the tribe, probably wouldn't be a clan leader for a long time. This time I was determined to drive him away, but not just for the ancestral temple, don't make things difficult for me."

One of Li Wengui's responsibilities as a capital Baozheng was to collect taxes and labor services in his hometown. The court had heavy taxes and exploitation became increasingly serious. The people were extremely resistant. It was difficult for the lower-level township officials to collect taxes. Although Liu Chenghong was fierce and cruel, he was very effective in collecting taxes. He has always been Li Wengui's right-hand man and served as the head of tax collection.

Li Wengui had just rushed back from the county and learned that the ancestral hall was burned and heard that his elder brother was going to drive Liu Chenghong away. Li Wengui was anxious and didn't bother to go to see the ancestral hall. He ran to find his elder brother to plead for Liu Chenghong.

The eldest brother had already said this, and Li Wengui had to sigh secretly and smile bitterly: "I heard from my eldest brother. Liu Chenghong has indeed offended too many people, so it's better to leave. How about the eldest brother asking Butler Sun to take his seat?"

Butler Sun is also Li Wengui's capable assistant. Since Liu Chenghong was driven away was a foregone conclusion, Li Wengui could only settle for the second best, allowing Butler Sun, whom he promoted, to become the Li family's housekeeper.

Li Wenyou sighed and said, "A big incident happened tonight. I was in a mess. Let's talk about Butler Sun's affairs in two days!"

Li Wengui glanced at the Great Ancestor Spirit Card on the table and whispered: "What the big brother said is referring to the Great Ancestor's appearance?"

"You heard about it, too?"

Li Wengui nodded, "The whole mansion is talking about this, but I think it's a bit strange. This kind of thing has never happened before, so how could it happen tonight?"

Li Wenyou glared at his third brother with a little angrily, "Because the ancestral hall has never been burned, and the Great Ancestor's spirit card has never encountered fire. Of course, the Great Ancestor's spirit will not appear. How many times do you hope this kind of thing happen!"

Li Wengui was really embarrassed and quickly explained: "Brother, don't be angry, I don't mean that..."

"I know that's not what you mean!"

Perhaps because he felt that he was talking a little heavy, Li Wenyou also relaxed his tone and said, "Because you are not at the scene tonight, I don't know what happened at that time. I witnessed it with my own eyes. Other children were scared away. The child actually rushed into the fire. In the thick smoke and fire, how could he find this spiritual card without the guidance of the Great Ancestor? How could he escape from the fire without the guidance of the Great Ancestor?"

"But... this is a coincidence!"

If this kind of thing was not seen with your own eyes, it would be difficult to believe. Besides, Li Wengui has always been extremely smart, so it is normal for him to have doubts in his heart.

But Li Wenyou saw it with his own eyes and believed it without any doubt. He waved his hand and interrupted Li Wengui's words, "I know what you are doubting, but he is just a six-year-old country boy. Do you think he will set fire to the ancestral hall?"

Li Wengui also felt that he was too suspicious and actually suspected a six-year-old child. He quickly apologized: "Brother is right, I shouldn't be suspicious."

Li Wenyou gently tapped the table with his short and thick fingers, and his eyes flashed with an unconcealed excitement. He lowered his voice and said, "Third brother, you still don't understand. The key is that the great ancestor has appeared. If this matter is known to the Li family in the capital and the south, our Li family in Xiangzhou will be straightened from now on."

After all, Li Wenyou is just a local rich man with a low vision and his thoughts are all his own acre of land. But he didn't think about what would happen if Li Jing showed up and was known by the court or the emperor?

"I understand, what should I do next?"

Li Wenyou thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow morning, you go to the ancestral hall to take a look and consider the reconstruction plan. I will go to Liwen Village in person."

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In his sleep, Li Yanqing caught fish in the stream at the entrance of the ancestral hall. The water suddenly became deeper and submerged him. He was anxious to catch him everywhere, but he could not catch a life-saving straw. Seeing that he was about to be suffocated to death, Li Yanqing woke up immediately, panting heavily.

When I opened my eyes, there was a small round face full of a naughty smile in front of me. My nose was pinched by two little fingers. No wonder I drowned in a dream.

"Second brother wakes up!"

Xiao Qing'er slapped her hands happily, and Li Yanqing's breathing was smooth all of a sudden. He sat up quickly. Dahei beside him slipped away. It was already bright outside.

"Why is Xiao Qing'er coming?" Li Yanqing touched her little head and asked with a smile.

"The grandmother asked me to give me some food to my second brother."

Xiao Qing'er put a small basket in front of him, and there were a few thick buns inside. Li Yanqing was really hungry. He grabbed one and chewed it. He smiled vaguely and said, "Don't you call me stupid second brother?"

"Um!"

Xiao Qing'er focused on the key points and said seriously in his father's tone: "Xiao Qing'er, your second brother is a smart child, don't call him stupid second brother in the future."

Li Yanqing laughed loudly. He suddenly remembered something, and took it out of the corner, and said with a smile: "Close your eyes and my second brother will give you something good."

Xiao Qing'er covered her eyes with her hands, but secretly left a gap in her fingers, "What's delicious?"

Li Yanqing broke off a small piece of white jade cake and stuffed it into her mouth. This was a piece he left for Xiao Qing'er.

"It's so sweet! Second brother, what is it?" she asked with black eyes wide open.

Li Yanqing stuffed the cake into her hands and smiled and said, "Let's eat it together, you eat the cake, I eat the bread!"

Xiao Qing'er held the white jade cake and nibbled it in small mouthfuls, and reluctantly watched the jade cake become smaller bit by bit.

"Is it tasty?"

"Hmm! It's delicious, second brother, what kind of cake is this?"

"This is called... Desheng Bread, I bought it in the town." Li Yanqing didn't dare to tell her that it was called Baiyupan.

At this time, Aunt Hu's shout came from outside, "Xiao Qing'er!"

Xiao Qing'er quickly stuffed the last bite of cake into Li Yanqing's mouth and ran away with an empty basket, "Second brother, I'll come to play with you later!"

After sleeping beautifully, eating three more steamed buns, Li Yanqing felt refreshed. He put on his clothes and came to the yard, fed a bucket of water from the well to wash his face and brush his teeth, but heard Aunt Hu say outside the gate, "Daqi is not at home, there is only one child at home."

"Haha! We're here to find Qing'er."
Chapter completed!