Farming and reading lady

By the time the twelve families gathered, five days had passed. After all, everyone would go out for a walk if they had nothing to do, and they would not stay at home all day waiting to be called. The twelve family heads gathered, and the four great ancestors led the team. The young people who were brought out to broaden their horizons were led by the young master Yan Ming to the Yan family's villa to ride horses and hunt. Young people are always curious, and many of them asked him about things, but who is Yan Ming, and can people easily get something out of him?

He shrugged and said innocently, "My father thinks I'm young and ignorant, so he never tells me important things."

The other young masters all agreed, and echoed: "Same, same."

The fathers always think that they are too young and ignorant, and keep the truth from them. But everyone has gone through the age of ignorance, right? If they are not given experience, how can they grow up by themselves?

The heads of the families who were criticized just felt their ears itchy, but they didn't know why, and they were wondering if they were not adapting to the climate here and there.

"Brother Yan, you said that the mysterious Xianqing hermit is a little girl from the Gu family?"

"Brother Yan, was the sweet potato noodle shop run by Murong Yu founded by the Gu family?"

...There were a lot of questions, and Yan Nianjun patiently answered them one by one.

"That's nothing. If the descendants of the Gu family are just that unbearable, it doesn't matter whether they come back or not." The head of the Ming family was not serious at all. He had no relationship with the Duke of Dingguo. The Duke of Dingguo just happened to have the surname Ming.

The four old ancestors sat behind the crowd with their heads slightly lowered as if they were asleep, but their faces darkened slightly, but they did not speak.

"Brother Ming, what you said is wrong. Our thirteen families are of the same blood. We feel guilty for not lending a helping hand for all these years due to that reason. Now that the Gu family has outstanding descendants, we should be happy." The head of the Zhuge family said disapprovingly.

"We have been living in the countryside for more than a hundred years without any achievements. Even if we were to pull ourselves out, we would be nothing but a useless piece of crap." Patriarch Ming insisted on his own ideas. The twelve families have been sharing resources over the years, so why should more people get a piece of the pie?

"Brother Ming, please be careful with your words. Although the Gu family has been away from the hustle and bustle of the world in recent years, don't forget how brilliant and talented our ancient ancestor was." Patriarch Shangguan looked at Patriarch Ming with a frown.

Patriarch Ming didn't care, and said lightly: "The ancient ancestor is the ancient ancestor, or maybe the green smoke from the Gu family's ancestral tomb has been illuminated by the ancient ancestor. Haha."

As he spoke, Patriarch Ming even laughed out loud.

"Ming Cun Dao!" The head of the Yuan family scolded. It has been many years since they last met, and this guy has become even more outrageous. What nonsense is he saying in front of several ancestors? Don't you feel that his aura has become a little colder?

"Brother Yuan, why bother getting angry at those insignificant people? It's not worth it." The head of the Ming family still had a smiling look on his face.

Yan Nianjun narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the head of the Ming family and snorted coldly. He was saying that in recent years, the Ming family's output has been decreasing year by year. So that's why. He glanced at the other people again. The heads of the various families all looked unhappy, but he was somewhat relieved in his heart. It seemed that only the Ming family was alienated for the time being. He kept silent because it was not his turn to speak.

The head of the Yuan family sneered, "Ming Cundao, don't forget that our thirteen families' ancestors all came from the thorn bushes, and no one is nobler than the other. What's wrong with the Gu family not coming out for a hundred years? It's better to say that our twelve families are incompetent than to say that the Gu family is incompetent. The twelve families can't keep one family safe even if they join forces. Why are you pretending to be so important here? It's irrelevant and not worth it. Your Ming family enjoys common resources, but it's not necessarily outstanding. Do you think it's worth it?"

Patriarch Yuan's words were mercilessly slapping Patriarch Ming's face. Patriarch Ming's face instantly turned dark: "Yuan Hexuan, who do you think you are? Calling you Brother Yuan means I respect you. What right do you have to say that to me? We just didn't say it. Everyone thinks the same as I do. You step on me like this just to pull up a useless waste with no future. You really made a fool of yourself."

"Well, Yuan Hexuan is not a dish, then am I, Yuan Cong, considered a dish in your eyes?" Yuan Laozu's voice was flat, but it sounded like thunder in everyone's ears.

"Don't be upset, big brother. I don't know how such an ignorant kid got the position of the family head. It's a pity that Brother Ming is blind." The words of the ancestor Duanmu were not exaggerated.

"The Ming family's resources will be suspended for two years. The Ming family should reflect on themselves." Ancestor Xiao's words were light, but they made Ming Cundao sweat profusely. Although he was the head of the family, most of the family members still listened to his eldest brother. If he knew that the family's shared resources were suspended because of him, he would be torn apart.

"Ancestors, ancestors, I was ignorant and said the wrong thing. Please show mercy and forgive me this time." Mingcun said with tears in his eyes. How could he be so proud that he forgot those old guys were sitting behind him.

No one at the scene spoke for him, which showed that Ming Cundao was still a failure. Ancestor Xiao did not give in: "Let's just leave it at that. The Gu family has been here for hundreds of years. You are such a noble Ming family, so I think you are not short of these resources. It's just two years. It won't hurt you or move your bones."

Mingcun cried, no no no, this would definitely hurt him, or even worse. But he ignored him.

Wu Laozu took over the conversation and said, "Nianjun, you should tell us everything you know. Let these short-sighted guys hear who is the hopeless case."

"Yes, great uncle!" Yan Nianjun replied respectfully, "In fact, I, Yan Honglou, have passed on some news to various families, but maybe no one paid attention to it, so I will mention it again here. The only direct branch of the Gu family in this generation is Uncle Gu's family in Xiaoyuewan Village. Uncle Gu has three sons and two daughters, and all three sons have the title of scholar. The eldest family has two sons and two daughters, and both sons are scholars. Although the two daughters are not outstanding, they can read and write, and are quite knowledgeable; the second family has one son and one daughter, and the son has also become a scholar, and the daughter is no less outstanding than the two in the eldest house; the third house also has one son and one daughter, and you brothers and younger brothers should have heard of it."

Yan Nianjun paused here, obviously giving everyone time to search their memories, but he didn't pause for too long, and continued: "The youngest scholar in Daling Kingdom is the son of Brother Gu San, and the most controversial Xiangjun in Daling Kingdom is the daughter of Brother Gu San."

He just narrated the story very objectively, without adding any exaggeration or personal emotion.

"These are indeed two outstanding children. No matter how controversial the title of Lady of the Country is, it was given to her, and that is the fact." The head of the Leng family, who had been silent, agreed.

The head of the Tie family also said: "No matter how others argue, she was able to be conferred the title because of her ability, no matter why she was conferred the title. But from what Brother Yan said, this girl was able to be conferred the title not only because she was considered as an adopted daughter by the daughter of the Zhenguo Duke, right?"

Yan Nianjun smiled when he thought of this: "Brother Tie is right. Being considered as the adopted daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo is just a bit of luck at best. She is worthy of the title of Xiangjun for a good reason."