Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

When Patriarch Yu heard the news, he was so angry that he almost fainted again. The one who caused the trouble was the son of his younger brother.

My younger brother was over 30 years old when he had this son. He treated him like the apple of his eye and was afraid that he would get bumped or bruised. Naturally, he became arrogant and dissolute.

He asked someone to call the father and son over and gave them a severe scolding.

"Look at you, what have you done? You hurt the eldest son of the Li family so badly, how could the Li family let it go?"

"Brother, what do you think we should do about this?"

"What should I do? What should I do? You only ask me what to do when something happens? I asked you to discipline me well, but you didn't listen. Now you've caused a big disaster."

Patriarch Yu became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He had originally wanted to negotiate an alliance with the Li family, but now he knew that there was no hope, without even having to talk.

"It's my fault, brother. If the Li family pursues the matter, please save your nephew's life. He is my only child." The younger brother of the head of the Yu family burst into tears.

"I'll ask the butler to prepare some gifts. You can bring your nephew and follow the butler to apologize in person. The Li family hasn't said anything yet, so the matter shouldn't be as serious as the outside world says."

"Thank you for your advice, brother. I understand now."

Patriarch Yu waved his hand and asked the father and son to leave. Things were not as simple as he thought.

Li family

The head of the Li family sat in the study with a worried look on his face, thinking about the ins and outs of the matter.

"Master!" A servant came in hurriedly to report, "Butler Yu brought the person who caused the accident to apologize. Master, would you like to meet him?"

"No!" The head of the Li family was angry and spoke in a bad tone.

The children of the Yu family have always been arrogant and domineering. This time they have hurt the roots of their Li family. He and the Yu family are irreconcilable.

After a while, the servant came back and said, "Master, someone is kneeling at the gate of the mansion, saying that he is here to apologize."

The head of the Li family slammed the table in anger, "Go tell him that the things that the children of the Yu family have done will not be forgiven, unless one life is exchanged for another."

"Yes, as ordered."

The servants took the order and left.

After a while, a Li family aide came in with a thick stack of information in his hand.

"Master, regarding the Yu family's previous intention to borrow troops, I have sorted out the information, please take a look."

Patriarch Yu’s eyes widened, his beard flying with anger.

"It is absolutely impossible to borrow troops. Don't mention this matter again in the future."

Even after his son was injured, the Yu family still wanted to borrow people from him. They are simply dreaming.

When Patriarch Yu learned that not only had the Li family confiscated all their gifts, but they had not even seen the father and son, his servants sent them back.

"Both of you go to the ancestral hall and kneel down."

"Uncle, it was not my intention to injure the eldest son of the Li family. There were too many people around at that time, and I didn't even touch him before he fell to the ground. It had nothing to do with me. I was wronged." Nephew Yu tried to defend himself.

Seeing the murderous look in the eyes of Patriarch Yu, his father covered his mouth and dragged him out.

"Brother, I will take him to the ancestral hall to kneel down."

After he left the house, he said to his brainless son, "Ancestor, please stop talking!"

Patriarch Yu pointed at the father and son's backs as they left and said to the steward, "They are truly rotten wood that cannot be carved."

On the main street of Nanzhou Prefecture, a luxurious horse-drawn carriage was speeding towards the Li family.

Sitting in the carriage was the eldest daughter of the Li family who had married into the Zhou family, and next to her was her eldest son who had just turned six years old.

"Donger, when we get to grandma's house, you have to behave yourself and don't make any noise, okay?"

The little boy named Dong'er nodded obediently, "Mom, I know, my uncle is sick and my grandma is in a bad mood. I will comfort her."

"Dong'er is so good." A smile finally appeared on Li's wrinkled face.

When they arrived at Li's house, Li took Dong'er's hand and walked straight to the main courtyard.

When she saw the white hair on her mother's temples, Li couldn't help crying and she hurried forward to pay her respects.

"Dong'er meets grandma." The child came forward and greeted softly.

Mrs. Li covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and touched his head, trying to hold back her tears. "Donger is so good!"

"Mom, how is my eldest brother now?" Li asked her mother impatiently.

Mrs. Li winked at the maid beside her, and the maid immediately stepped forward and held Dong'er's hand.

"Young Master, would you mind taking me to the garden to see the butterflies?"

Dong'er looked at Li. Li knew very well that some things could not be said in front of children, so she nodded slightly to him.

Seeing her grandson being taken away by the maid, Mrs. Li began to sob.

"Since he was brought back yesterday, your father has consulted all the doctors in Nanzhou Prefecture. I'm afraid that Kun'er will never be able to..."

Mrs. Li couldn't utter the rest of the words and kept wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"It's a pity that he doesn't even have a child yet."

After hearing what her mother said, Li's heart skipped a beat. "Is it really that serious?"

Mrs. Li nodded.

"Can he recover in the future?" Li was unwilling to accept that her brother was so young and had become like this.

"The doctor said it was minimal."

So Li began to comfort her mother, and the two of them talked about many personal matters. Before they knew it, half a quarter of an hour had passed.

Just at this moment, a servant came hurriedly to report.

"Madam, the young master accidentally fell into the water."

"Ah!" Li stood up and rolled her eyes. She was about to faint. Madam Li quickly supported her and pinched her philtrum.

Li quickly recovered. She looked at the servant who came to report, "How is Dong'er now?"

"After we found out, we quickly fished the young master out, but..." The servant hesitated and dared not say anything more.

"But what?" Li was excited, and had a bad feeling in her heart.

"When he was fished out, the young master was no longer breathing."

Li's eyes went dark, his hands and feet felt weak and he wanted to rush out, his throat was dry and his voice was shaking violently.

"Quick, take me to have a look. I don't believe it. My Dong'er was fine just now."

Things were never as Li had imagined. When she was helped to the garden, she saw a person lying motionless on the ground.

"Dong'er..."

Li's heart-wrenching screams came to an abrupt end, and she fainted completely.

The cause of the incident was soon discovered. When Dong'er was playing hide-and-seek with the children in the mansion in the garden, he secretly ran behind a rockery to hide, but accidentally slipped from a stone and fell into the lotus pond in the garden. When the maids and servants in the mansion found him, it was too late.

The series of events that happened to the Li family caused the entire Nanzhou Prefecture to boil.

The one who died was the eldest grandson of the eldest son, who was the smartest and most clever of the younger generations in the Zhou family. Old Mrs. Zhou brought her maids and servants to the Li family and made a big fuss.

From then on, the Zhou and Li families broke off relations.

Li, who was caught between the two families, could not bear the untimely death of her son and blamed herself endlessly. She chose to hang herself on the seventh day after her son's death.

Yun Zhentian was frightened when he heard about all the recent events.

"Someone, go and call the Fourth Young Master over."

The servant quickly invited Yunkang to the study.

Yunkang has been having a good time recently and his face has become much rounder. After entering the study, he picked up the snacks on the table and stuffed them into his mouth.

"Dad, what do you want from me?"